Systems and methods for using separate editing applications from within electronic content creation applications while preventing data loss

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate launching separate editing applications from within an electronic content creation application. A content creation application can provide one or more launch editing features for launching separate editing applications to edit the objects or object parts within content that is being created. Such launch editing can involve the content creation application analyzing one or more selected objects and/or object parts and identifying which portions should be sent to a separate editing application. The separate editing application modifies the portions and returns modified portions to the content creation application where the modified portions are incorporated or merged into the electronic content being created.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
providing a user interface for creating electronic content, the user interface provided by a processor processing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium, the user interface comprising a canvas for displaying objects used in creation of electronic content and the user interface comprising tools for editing the appearance or functionality of the objects; receiving input to edit a portion of the electronic content in a separate editing application; identifying objects editable in the separate editing application and objects that are not editable in the separate editing application, the identifying comprising using a predefined data structure that is different than the objects to determine which objects are editable and which objects are not editable; sending data about the objects that are editable in the separate editing application to the separate editing application; receiving data about modifications to the objects that are editable in the separate editing application; and modifying the electronic content based on the modifications.