Electronic Document Editing Apparatus Memo Insertion Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic document editing programs hide important text when displaying memo input boxes, making it difficult for users to accurately match memos with corresponding paragraphs or sentences.
Innovation Solution
An electronic document editing apparatus and method that divides a paragraph into two blocks based on a user-selected point, generating a blank space for memo input between them, allowing memos to be inserted without hiding the text and displaying memo contents in the same position as the corresponding paragraph or sentence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a memo input box is displayed on the text of the electronic document, then the user can input a memo at the corresponding point, but the text of the electronic document is hidden by the memo input box
Solution Approach 1:
The paragraph containing the memo insertion point is divided into two separate blocks: the first block contains text before the insertion point, and the second block contains text after the insertion point. The memo is displayed in the space between these two blocks, allowing the memo input function to be provided without hiding the original text content.
2Loss of information
If a memo is displayed at the right side or lower end of the image of the text, then the user can view the text of the electronic document, but it is difficult to accurately match the memo with the corresponding paragraph or sentence
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the paragraph into two distinct blocks positioned above and below the memo, the system creates a clear spatial relationship between the memo and its corresponding text. This segmentation allows users to easily identify which text the memo refers to, eliminating the matching ambiguity present in side-by-side or bottom-right display methods.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of placing the memo horizontally adjacent to or below the text (same dimension), the invention inserts the memo vertically between text blocks (different dimension). This vertical insertion creates a clear hierarchical structure where the memo is positioned in the space separating its related text content, improving positional correspondence.
3Ease of operation
If a memo input box is displayed on the text, then the user can input a memo, but the user cannot simultaneously view the memo and the corresponding text contents
Solution Approach 1:
The text is segmented into two blocks that frame the memo vertically. This arrangement allows the memo to be displayed in the intermediate space without overlapping the text content, enabling users to view both the memo and the corresponding text sections simultaneously in a clear, organized layout.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a method of operating an electronic document editing apparatus capable of inserting a memo into a paragraph, the method including: when a user points a first point of a first paragraph among a plurality of paragraphs included in an electronic document and then inputs a memo insertion command for the first point, dividing the first paragraph into two paragraph blocks based on the first point of the first paragraph based on the memo insertion command, and generating a blank space for inserting a memo between the two paragraph blocks.