Appeal No. 1998-1389 Page 16
Application No. 08/553232
user enters precise values for the layout objects, to define a
physical structure into which content may be loaded. The
structure is displayed to the user prior to entry of content.
After the format has been determined (col. 7, lines 51-54),
"the user could enter text directly into the allowed layout
spaces, lengthening, shortening or altering the fonts as
necessary to accommodate the layout." As complex documents
such as newspapers are both content-driven and layout-driven,
additional software support mediates the elaborate
relationship among size, content attributes and layout
objects.
In operation (col. 15, lines 19-22), the system initially
loads a default set of objects with associated sets of default
attributes. These objects and attributes may be altered, and
new ones created, by user command. Smith further discloses
(col. 8, line 64 - col. 9, line 24) an image subsystem utility
program to facilitate input of image data as an object and
user manipulation of the entered image. Editing functions
permit the user to modify the position, color, and density of
the image pixel values. An image processing system permits
point manipulation, rotation, cropping, scaling, and color
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