Adobe, Inc.

Rae Technology Inc.

Gregory Brown

Samir Arora

Rajagopal Lakshminarayan

Gagan Arora

Clement Mok

David Kleinberg

Martin Fried-Nielsen

Martin Frid-Nielsen

A method and apparatus for a structure editor implementing a 'top-down' approach to designing a Web page. The user uses a 'drag and drop' interface to add, delete, and move display elements to define the hierarchy of the site and to define the layout of each page in the site. The present invention automatically generates a layout for each page. This layout contains display elements that represent the links between pages of the site. The present invention automatically adds, removes, and deletes the appropriate links between the pages of the site as the user moves display elements. After the user has defined the hierarchy of the site and the layout of each page in the site, the user &#x201c;publishes&#x201d; the site. The publish function automatically generates HTML for each page of the site in accordance with the display elements of each page, yielding true WYSIWYG pages for the site.

Hierarchical drag and drop structure editor for web sites

A method and apparatus for a structure editor implementing a 'top-down' approach to designing a Web page. The user uses a 'drag and drop' interface to add, delete, and move display elements to define the hierarchy of the site and to define the layout of each page in the site. The present invention automatically generates a layout for each page. This layout contains display elements that represent the links between pages of the site. The present invention automatically adds, removes, and deletes the appropriate links between the pages of the site as the user moves display elements. After the user has defined the hierarchy of the site and the layout of each page in the site, the user 'publishes' the site. The publish function automatically generates HTML for each page of the site in accordance with the display elements of each page, yielding true WYSIWYG pages for the site.

Hierarchical structure editor for web sites

A method and apparatus for a draw-based Web page editor in which the user uses a 'drag and drop' interface to add, delete, and move display elements to define the layout of a Web page. The present invention automatically generates an initial layout for each page. This initial layout contains display elements that represent the links between pages of the site. After the user has defined the layout of the Web page, the user 'publishes' the page. The publish function automatically generates at least one HTML table for the page in accordance with the display elements of the page, yielding a true WYSIWYG page.

Draw-based editor for web pages

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Summerville, SC, United States of America

Gregory Brown