Alignment method for positioning textual and graphic objects
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Nov 27, 1990
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Aug 23, 1989
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Aug 24, 1987
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In a computer system, an application program is able to specify the location of an object to be displayed relative to another object to be displayed by means of alignment points selected for each of the objects. The alignments points include the intersections of vertical lines through the left and right edges and center of an object and horizontal lines through top and bottom edges, center and baseline of a first line of text. An offset between the selected alignment points may be specified. The alignment points are defined independent of the content of the objects, and the operating system, in displaying the contents of each object, positions the object as specified by the alignments points and offset. Where an object is aligned relative to two anchor objects, the operating system may adjust the size of the aligned object.
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