Method and apparatus for document formatting with efficient figu

Details Method and apparatus for document formatting with efficient figu Method and apparatus for document formatting with efficient figu

1990-12-07

1996-05-14

Zimmerman, Mark K.

395145, G06F 1500

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055176216

ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for document formatting, capable of reflecting the preference of the operator and overall balance, such that the desired formatting can be obtained efficiently without tedious post-processing operations. In the apparatus, document data representing the document, including figure data representing figure elements of the document, and region data indicating layout region to which the document is to be laid out, are inputted, candidate layouts for each figure element to be laid out are generated, one of the generated candidate layouts is selected, and the document is formatted in the layout region, according to the selected one of the candidate layouts.

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