Apparatus, method and program for performing layout operations on space

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a media on which a computer program is recorded, said computer program including
• first instruction module which traces a figure generated in a space;
• second instruction module responsive to information gathered during the trace to determine a field to be inputted in said space;
• third instruction module to distinguish between a first figure and a second figure generated in said space;
• and
• fourth instruction module responsive to information from the third instruction module to determine an input mode of the field.

An apparatus for performing a layout operation on space, comprising:

• a monitor including a touch panel to display the space on which a layout operation is performed;
• and
• a controller for tracing a figure drawn by an operator on the touch panel;
• and
• determining, according to the figure, a field to be inputted and an input mode of the field.

Apparatus for performing layout operations on a figure drawn in predefined space comprising:

• a computer including figure tracking function to trace the figure;
• field determining function to determine a field to be inputted on the space from the figure traced by the figure tracing function;
• figure discriminating function to distinguish between clockwise and counterclockwise figures;
• and
• input mode determining function to determine the input mode of the field as a headline input mode or an article input mode according to results of the discriminating function.