Automatic character stem stretching
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJacob G. Refstrup, Martin J. Murrett, Christopher E. Rudolph
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Abstract
A method and system for extending characters. The method automatically identifies sections of a character to elongate and sections of the character to not elongate. The method moves the sections of the character that are not to be elongated and elongates the sections that are to be elongated. The sections to be elongated are those sections of the character that are parallel to an axis for extending the character.
Claims20
A method of extending a character, the method comprising:
- automatically identifying a set of sections that are parallel to an axis and a set of sections that are not parallel to the axis;
- displaying the extended character by increasing a length of at least one parallel section of the set of parallel sections and adjusting the position of at least one non-parallel section based on the increase in the length of the parallel section.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that when executed by at least one processing unit extends a character, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
- automatically identifying a set of sections that are parallel to an axis and a set of sections that are not parallel to the axis;
- displaying the extended character by increasing a length of at least one parallel section of the set of parallel sections and adjusting the position of at least one non-parallel section based on the increase in the length of the parallel section.
A method of extending a character, the method comprising:
- automatically identifying an axis for extending the character;
- extending the character along the identified axis by elongating at least a first section of the character and moving at least a second section of the character without elongating the second section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.