System for applying font style changes to multi-script text

Details System for applying font style changes to multi-script text System for applying font style changes to multi-script text

1995-07-10

1996-03-19

Herndon, Heather R.

395150, 395151, G06F 1721

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055009310

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for automatically selecting a set of characters and applying a font so that a user sees the characters and fonts expected to appear in a document. The preferred embodiment of the invention is used when a client applies a font style change to a range of characters. The logic intelligently applies the font style to the selection. For example, applying the Chicago font to the characters ".SIGMA. n/2" would produce ".SIGMA. n/2".

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