Graphical objects having origins defined with elasticity
CA 2380703 A1 · Owner: Hollingsworth, David E. · Inventors: Hollingsworth, David E.; Halstead, Robert H. Jr.
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To process the layout of graphical objects elastic data structures are , established for the graphical objects to define minimum and preferred sizes, stretch properties and compression properties. Composite graphical objects include elastic properties computed from their components through add and max operations which are dependent on relative elasticities of the components. The positions of origins within graphical objects are defined by pairs of elastics in each of two dimensions. The default width or height preference of a graphic object can be overridden. Overriding elastics is an effective mechanism for altering the display characteristics of graphical objects while preserving …
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