Object editing apparatus and method, and recording medium storing computer-readable program

[0101][Second Embodiment]

[0102]The flow of a second embodiment is illustrated in FIG. 17, which illustrates a procedure executed instead of the procedure shown in FIG. 11 of the first embodiment. This embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in step S171. Since the other steps are the same, only step S171 will be described. According to step S171, when an icon indicating a selected parts form is moved and dropped, whether or not a specific key, e.g., a control key (Ctrl key), has pressed is determined before the selected item is deleted. If the control key is not pressed, a procedure similar to that of the first embodiment is executed. If the key is in pressed, however, deletion of the initially selected item is skipped. In other words, the initially selected item is copied and not moved.

[0103]As a result, a parts form constituting a page can be copied as the parts form of another page. This enhances greatly the versatility of the editing operation.

[0104]Thus, in accordance wi