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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 20, 2008
David S. Young, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert A. Walker, Ii, San Francisco, CA (US);
David S. Young, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert A. Walker, II, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer program product has a computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions embodied therein for performing a method for resizing an object. The method may include positioning a cursor to a handle of the object; selecting the handle; repositioning the handle in a direction to modify the geometry of the object; moving the handle away from the corner of the object along a path designated for maintaining the object's height, width, or aspect ratio; and confirming a new location of the handle for a resized object; wherein the resized object is displayed to the user.