Hint data editor and method of editing hint data
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorStephen K. Herron
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Abstract
A hint editor for editing raster content image rendering hints including a hint reader for separating the rendering hints from the image and a hint display for displaying the rendering hints apart from the image. The hint editor can also includes a hints depicters assignor for assigning hint depicters to represent and identify the hints for visual display. The hint editor can also include a hint writer for generating new hints and a difference display for displaying difference hints. The hint editor also includes hint selectors for selecting hints. The selected hints can be displayed apart from the image. The selected hints can also replace hints.
Claims33
A method for editing an image defined by a raster content image file comprising:
- providing rendering hints for the image, wherein the rendering hints include hint indices defining hinting actions and location data defining the image locations of the hinting actions;
- and
- displaying a visual representation of the rendering hints apart from the image.
A method for editing rendering hints for an image defined by a raster content image file comprising:
- providing rendering hints for the image, wherein the rendering hints include hint indices defining hinting actions and location data defining the image locations of the hinting actions;
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- displaying a visual representation of at least some of the rendering hints apart from the image.
A hint editor for editing rendering hints which correspond to an image defined by a raster content image file, wherein the hints include hint indices defining hinting actions and location data defining the image locations of the hinting actions, the hint editor comprising:
- a hint reader for reading hints to find the hint indices and the location data;
- and
- a hint display for displaying a visual representation of the hint indices and the location data apart from the image.
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