Enhanced design guides

摘要

The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing interface layout information related to one or more interface objects. As the designer places various design guides on the design canvas to assist in spacing and laying out interface objects, the ADE maintains a list of distances between each guide. When the user selects a desired screen area within the design canvas, the ADE displays selected distances for one or more of the design guides associated with the selected screen area.

主权项

1. A method for viewing one or more distances relative to one or more design guides on a design interface, said method comprising:
providing, by a computing system comprising a processor, a design interface; displaying, by the computing system, a plurality of design guides on the design interface, each design guide comprising a line extending across the design interface; detecting, by the computing system, a location of a pointer on said design interface; identifying, by the computing system, at least one of the displayed design guides based on said location of the pointer; measuring, by the computing system, a distance between said identified at least one of the displayed design guides and at least one of an edge of said design interface or a second design guide displayed in the design interface; displaying said measured distance on said design interface; and responsive to receiving an input command, binding a first of said plurality of design guides to at least one other of the plurality of design guides, wherein movement of said bound design guide moves said at least one other of the plurality of design guides; and again determining said distance responsive to said movement.