Abstract
A figure reproduction procedure that uses coordinate data for infinitesimally small segments is proposed. These segments are inherent in the figures outlined on drawing boards contained in Web pages rendering visual Web-based learning systems. These procedures aim to adjust the original figures drawn by the freehand movement of the mouse pointer into well-formed figures. They also aim to reduce the amount of coordinate data required for these segments. In the proposed procedure, the inclination angle between two infinitesimally small segments or the difference between two segment lengths is evaluated. Further, only when the result of this calculation is smaller than a specified value, these two segments are integrated into one segment. The reproduced figures on the Web page that use these integrated segments and the integration ratios obtained using these procedures are compared.
