Managing white space in a portal web page
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1. A method for managing white space in a web page, comprising:
- detecting white space adjacent to a non-rectangular shaped portlet rendered on the web page;
measuring a non-rectangular shape of the white space and identifying a type of the non-rectangular shape of the white space;
matching the identified type of non-rectangular shape to a same type of non-rectangular shape of a graphic image stored amongst a set of graphic images in a database that fits within the measured non-rectangular shape of the white space without requiring scaling of the graphic and that also includes content pertinent to content of the portlet; and
,rendering the graphic image that fits within the white space.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to web page layout and provide a novel and non-obvious system for managing white space in a web page. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing white space in a web page includes detecting white space adjacent to a non-rectangular shaped portlet rendered on the web page. The method further includes measuring a non-rectangular shape of the white space and selecting a graphic having a shape congruent with the shape of the white space. The method further includes rendering the graphic that was selected into the white space.
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1. A method for managing white space in a web page, comprising:
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detecting white space adjacent to a non-rectangular shaped portlet rendered on the web page; measuring a non-rectangular shape of the white space and identifying a type of the non-rectangular shape of the white space; matching the identified type of non-rectangular shape to a same type of non-rectangular shape of a graphic image stored amongst a set of graphic images in a database that fits within the measured non-rectangular shape of the white space without requiring scaling of the graphic and that also includes content pertinent to content of the portlet; and
,rendering the graphic image that fits within the white space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for managing white space in a web page, comprising:
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computer usable program code for detecting white space adjacent to a non-rectangular shaped portlet rendered on the web page; computer usable program code for measuring a non-rectangular shape of the white space and identifying a type of the non-rectangular shape of the white space; computer usable program code for, matching the identified type of non-rectangular shape to a same type of non-rectangular shape of a graphic image stored amongst a set of graphic images in a database that fits within the measured non-rectangular shape of the white space without requiring scaling of the graphic and that also includes content pertinent to content of the portlet; and
,computer usable program code for rendering the graphic image that fits within the white space. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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