Patent ID: 8436874
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented item editing method for editing an editable item within a layout area using an item changing unit and a disc center setting unit in the computer where prescribed areas are set as attributes of the item in a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a center point, and an internal area other than the center point of the item, the item editing method comprising steps of using the item changing unit of the computer to: specify one of the prescribed areas of the editable item when editing the item; specify any point in the layout area as a destination of the specified item; and select one of a plurality of editing units included in the item changing unit according to the specified point and editing the editable item within the layout area, the arch-shape generating unit changes a rectangular item that is the editable item to an arch-shaped item when a disc center setting of the disc center setting unit is ON by specifying only two points, a first one of the two points corresponding to a center point definition area in the rectangular item and a second one of the two points being a separate point; the item curvature changing unit changes a curvature of the editable item when a disc center setting of the disc center setting unit is ON by specifying only two points, a first one of the two points corresponding to a center point definition area in the editable item and a second one of the two points being a separate point; the item width changing unit changes a width of the editable item by specifying only two points, a first one of the two points corresponding to a width definition area on the left side or the right side of the editable item and a second one of the two points being a separate point; the item height changing unit changes a height of the editable item by specifying only two points, a first one of the two points corresponding to a height definition area on the top side or the bottom side of the editable item and a second one of the two points being a separate point; and the item position changing unit changes a position of the editable item by specifying only two points, a first one of the two points corresponding to a prescribed area other than the center point of the editable item and a second one of the two points being a separate point.