Editing the sequential flow of a page

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, the computer-executable component comprising a user interface component configured to:

• cause a page to be displayed on a computing device, the page having a first layer including a plurality of objects arranged on the page, and a second layer including a plurality of reference curves, wherein the plurality of reference curves includes:
• a first reference curve, wherein the first reference curve is a visual representation of a first flow of objects on a page, wherein the first flow indicates an initial order in which the plurality of objects is arranged on the page,
• a second reference curve, wherein the second reference curve is a visual representation of a second flow of objects on the page, wherein the second reference curve is created by a human editor designating points in the plurality of objects to indicate an order of the plurality of objects on the page;
• and
• a third reference curve, wherein the third reference curve is a visual representation of a third flow of objects on the page, wherein the third reference curve is converted from the second reference curve and passes through at least one predetermined point of an object which is a different point than a point designated by the human editor;
• and
• rearrange the plurality of objects based at least in part on the third flow, following acceptance of the third flow by the human editor.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a storage medium containing modules executable by the processor, the modules including:
• a first flow module that generates a first flow of objects of a page using a flow algorithm, wherein the first flow indicates an order of the objects;
• a second flow module that enables a human editor to edit the first flow of the objects of the page to create a second flow, wherein the second flow designates points in the objects to indicate an order of the objects;
• a third flow module that converts the second flow into a third flow, wherein the third flow passes through at least one predetermined point of an object that is a different than a point designated by the human editor;
• and
• a flow reordering module that reorders the objects based at least in part on the third flow, following acceptance of the third flow by the human editor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-executable component, the computer-executable component comprising a user interface component configured to:

• cause a page to be displayed, the page having:
• a plurality of objects having a sequential order,
• a first flow to connect each object in a first order to assign the sequential order to the plurality of objects,
• an ordering tool to enable a human editor to edit the first flow of the plurality of objects to create a second flow when the first flow is not a correct sequential order of the plurality of objects, wherein the second flow is created by the human editor designating points in the objects to indicate a correct sequential order of the plurality of objects,
• a validation tool to convert the second flow into a third flow, wherein the third flow passes through at least one predetermined point of an object which is a different point than a point designated by the human editor in the second flow, and
• a reordering tool to enable a reordering of the objects based at least in part on the third flow, following acceptance of the third flow by the human editor.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• under control of one or more computing devices configured with specific computer-executable instructions,
• receiving a page of objects in an image-based file;
• generating a first flow for the objects based at least in part on historical editing trends, wherein the first flow indicates an order of the objects on the page;
• and
• modifying the order of the objects based at least in part on a second flow received from a human editor, wherein modifying the order of the objects includes:
• receiving a trace through the objects from the human editor, the trace having a start and an end and including designated points in the objects to indicate a modified order of the objects;
• comparing the trace with a perimeter of the objects of the page;
• and
• ordering the objects based at least in part on an intersection of the trace and the perimeter in a sequential order from the start to the end of the trace;
• converting the second flow to a third flow, wherein the third flow passes through at least one redetermined point of an object which is a different point than a designated point at least one predetermined point of an object which is a different point than a designated point in the second flow;
• visually representing the third flow for review by the human editor, wherein the third flow represents a potentially different flow than the second flow;
• receiving an acceptance of the third flow;
• and
• ordering the objects based at least in part on the third flow accepted by the human editor.