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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2005
Sara Melanie Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dachuan Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jonathan Patrick Schoeller, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael John Arvold, Seattle, WA (US);
Sara Melanie Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Dachuan Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jonathan Patrick Schoeller, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael John Arvold, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Selecting and formatting warped text is disclosed. Text effects such as an underline effect and/or a strikethrough effect may be transformed along with rectangular text to form a warped text element. In such a situation, the text effects are warped with the characters of the text. Also, warped text may be accurately selected or 'hit.' The coordinates of a selection of warped text are inversely transformed to map the selection to the rectangular text. The inverse transform provides an accurate manner to determine the scope and location of the selection. When the scope and location are determined, the graphical representation of the selection may be transformed to provide a user with an accurate representation of a warped selection.