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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsJanet Schorr, Stephen Wells, Matthew Kotler, Thomas Underhill, Scott Sherman, Ilan Berker
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A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are provided for creating and laying out a graphic within a drawing application program. The method includes receiving a data model defining a set of data and data relationships to be represented in the graphic, receiving a graphic definition describing the mapping of the data from the data model to a set of algorithms, algorithm parameters, constraints, constraint rules, and shape properties, determining a shape size and position for the layout nodes utilizing the set of algorithms, constraints, and constraint rules from the graphic definition, and creating a list of shapes and shape properties for the graphic, including size and position. The method further includes determining if the graphic fits a given layout into a specific area based on the set of constraint values and if the graphic does not fit the specific area, then modifying the set of constraint values using the constraint rules.
A method for creating and laying out a graphic within an application program, comprising:
A system for creating and laying out a graphic within a drawing application program, comprising:
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, will cause the computer to perform a method for creating and laying out a graphic within an application program, the method comprising:
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