International Business Machines Corporation

Haruhiko Nakai

Akio Kido

Yohsuke Kinoe

Yoshihiko Enomoto

Tetsuji Orita

Character information is standardized in electronic documents. By comparing a font used in an electronic document and a font within a target font set to be provided as a replacement font, a font comparison table referred to during actual font replacement is automatically generated. The font comparison table is presented to the user, in order for the user to amend errors in the comparison table. The font in the electronic document is replaced based on the amended font comparison table.

Method of standardizing character information in electronic documents

A system and method for assisting the user to operate a pointer so as to move the pointer onto a desired object by the pointing device. A pointer movement direction in which the user wants to move the pointer is detected in accordance with a movement of the pointer by the pointing device (Step S ). Candidate objects located within a predetermined range of the pointer movement direction are displayed (Step S ). The object is selected from the displayed candidate objects (Step S ). The pointer is moved onto the selected object (Step S ).

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Kawasaki, Japan

Haruhiko Nakai