Layout element arranging device, layout element arranging method, layout element arranging program, computer readable recording medium, and electronic apparatus
A layout element arranging device for arranging a predetermined number of layout elements having directions, which are sequentially arranged, on a plurality of paths having a plurality of arrangement points having directions, allows for a feeling of being, liveliness and truthfulness. The layout element arranging device has a first selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of arrangement points from the plurality of arrangement points of each of the paths, based on the directions of the plurality of layout elements and the directions of the plurality of arrangement points for each of the paths, and a second selection circuit for selecting a predetermined number of paths from the plurality of paths, based on information concerning directions of the predetermined number of layout elements and the directions of the predetermined number of arrangement points for each of the paths selected by the first selection circuit.
A facility for evaluating a spreadsheet cell is described. The facility reads a function call stored in a spreadsheet cell. The function call specifies an arbitrary geometric path and an operation to be performed on the specified path. The facility performs the specified operation on the specified path, and attributes one or more values produced thereby as the evaluated value of the spreadsheet cell.