Display control apparatus, display control method, program, and communication system

A display control method of a display control apparatus that displays an image, the display control method comprising:

• acquiring, by the display control apparatus, display information for displaying, for an editing target edited by a plurality of editors collaboratively, a third component obtained by merging a second component into a first component by performing a merge manipulation for merging the second component into the first component from among a plurality of components included in the editing target;
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• causing, by the display control apparatus, the third component to be displayed based on the display information, and causing the third component to be displayed, in a manner that the first component and the second component are discriminated from each other, when a cancellation manipulation is performed to cancel the merge manipulation.

A program for causing a computer to function as:

• an acquisition section configured to acquire display information for displaying, for an editing target edited by a plurality of editors collaboratively, a third component obtained by merging a second component into a first component by performing a merge manipulation for merging the second component into the first component from among a plurality of components included in the editing target;
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• a display control section configured to cause the third component to be displayed based on the display information, and to cause the third component to be displayed, in a manner that the first component and the second component are discriminated from each other, when a cancellation manipulation is performed to cancel the merge manipulation.