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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2010
Fabian O. Winternitz, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kael R. Rowan, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy G. Dwyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Kent, Canterbury, GB;
Fabian O. Winternitz, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kael R. Rowan, Redmond, WA (US);
Timothy G. Dwyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Stuart Kent, Canterbury, GB;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for enabling a user of a diagramming system to select elements of a diagram and apply a layout constraint thereto. In accordance with certain embodiments described herein, the systems and methods provide the user with a means to perform these tasks in a manner that is faster, easier and more intuitive than interfaces provided by conventional diagramming systems. For example, in accordance with at least one embodiment described herein, a single user gesture is obtained and the steps of selecting elements of a diagram to which a layout constraint is to be applied and selecting the layout constraint are both performed based on the single user gesture.