Macromedia, Inc.

Altsys Corporation

James R Von Ehr, Ii

Samantha Seals-Mason

John B Ahlquist, Jr

Steven R Johnson

Kevin F Crowder

A system and method for generating real time calligraphic curves from an input source. The input can be a stylus and the angle of attack of the line with respect to a surface can be fixed or variable. The calligraphic curve can have a fixed or variable width which can be point by point edited to form a new calligraphic curve.

System and method for generating real time calligraphic curves

A system and method in which derived graphic elements are generated automatically upon changes made to the defining graphic elements or generation parameters. A user need only modify the defining element(s) and the system will eliminate any originally derived elements and substitute therefor any newly created derived elements. The system is arranged to inhibit the generation of the derived elements until all of the changes associated with all of the defining element(s) have been made. The regeneration of the derived elements is performed once even if multiple defining elements have been modified.

System and method for automatically generating derived graphic elements

A video graphics system and method for creating variable width lines such that the lines may be easily edited. As a line image is created, a center point of that image along its length is temporarily established having width information at various points. This width information is used to create an outline of image of the desired shape, the outline having point data spaced at intervals. This point data can then be edited by a user to create different shapes. In situations where a pressure sensitive stylus is used to create the variable length line, a look-back technique is employed to insure that the line remains wide at the end point even though the user is reducing pressure as the system is removed from the pad.

System and method of generating variable width lines within a graphics

A system and method for generating self-overlapping calligraphic images from an input source. The input can be a stylus and the angle of attack of the line with respect to a surface can be fixed or variable. The calligraphic image can have a fixed or variable width which can be point-by-point edited to form a new calligraphic image. The system has the ability to expand a calligraphic image with overlapping strokes and subsequently edit the image.

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James R Von Ehr, Ii