Patent ID: 8436874

Claim:
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 plurality of editing units including an arch-shape generating unit, an item curvature changing unit, an item width changing unit, an item height changing unit, and an item position changing unit; and wherein 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.