JPH01131966A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generate and manage a document including a space without calculating the coordinate positions of a character row and a block with simple constitution by providing an auxiliary block deleting means, a page dividing means, and an auxiliary block generating means. CONSTITUTION:By substituting and managing an auxiliary block 8 for the space generated by page division 7, it can be provided as continuous information in displaying, and it is not required to store the coordinate position individually, which facilitates and accelerates a processing. Since a page division processing is performed by substituting a series of information similarly as an initial input state by deleting auxiliary block information and page separation information in following page division after page division 7, the page division processing can be simplified. Also, no management by coordinate on the displaying 5 is performed, therefore, it is not necessary to re-calculate the coordinate of all information in editing, and since the displaying from the forefront of a page can be performed only by changing the size of a corresponding block, it is possible to limit the number of times of following page division processings, which realizes fast input.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention uses a display means such as a CRT to display characters.

The present invention relates to an input device for creating a document containing a mixture of information such as figures and images.

Conventional technology Conventionally, the method of creating a document in which information such as one character, one figure, and one image is mixed is as follows: ■ Characters are used as the basis, and a dedicated block (area frame) for figures or images is created within the text. Enter graphic or image information. (2) A method is used in which a dedicated block (area frame) is created for each character, figure, and image, and information is input into the block. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the input editing process, a method is used in which the input is performed continuously without dividing into pages, and after the input is completed, the pages are divided by automatic layout processing. In layout processing, a method is used in which blocks (area frames) that span between pages are transferred to the next page, and subsequent characters are transferred to the resulting blank space, but depending on the block size and document chapter 9. Blank sections may occur depending on the structure of paragraphs, etc. This state is shown in FIG. Figure 3 & is the input state before layout processing, Figure 3 is the size of one page, and Figure 3 C is the state after layout processing.The image block does not fit on the first page, so it is on the second page. Character strings 0 to 4 are transferred to that blank area, but there is nothing to be transferred to the blank area after that, and the blank remains as is.

In addition to the above, if the block is created in an arbitrary size, a blank space of one line of characters or less will occur at the end of the page. In addition, a blank space may occur in the middle of a page due to block placement specifications (instructions to move up or down the page). As a method for processing these blank spaces, a method is used in which the size and coordinate position on the page are all stored for each character line or paragraph, each block, and the coordinate position on the page during automatic layout processing.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional method, when editing after layout processing involves inserting or deleting characters, enlarging or reducing blocks, etc., and requires re-layout processing, , it is necessary to recalculate all the coordinate positions of each character line and block on the page, which makes the processing complicated, and the processing takes time because it is performed on all information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a simple configuration and does not require calculating the coordinate positions of character lines or blocks.
Create a document with spaces.

The purpose is to provide an input device for management.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an input instruction means for inputting and input editing instructions for one character, one figure, one image, an information storage means for storing input information from the input instruction means, and an information storage means. a drawing means for drawing stored information on a display memory means; an auxiliary block deletion means for inspecting information stored in the information storage means and deleting auxiliary block information and page break information; and character lines stored in the information storage means. A page division means that divides contents such as size and block size into predetermined page units and adds page separation information, and an auxiliary block of a size equivalent to the blank space that receives blank information generated by page division. It consists of auxiliary block generation means for generating information and appending it to the information in the information storage means.

Effect of the Invention With the above-described configuration, the present invention sequentially stores input information from the input instruction means in the information storage means, draws it on the display memory means by the drawing means, and displays it on the drawing means or the like. During page division (layout processing) after completion of input and editing, the auxiliary block deletion means deletes the auxiliary block information and page division information from the information in the information storage means, creating a series of information without page division information and blank information. Convert. Next, the page size predetermined by the page dividing means is compared with the character line size and block size in the information stored in the information storage means, character lines and blocks that span between pages are treated as next page information, and the page size is The size of the blank space and the position within the information of the blank space generated by storing the page separation information in the information of the information storage means and treating the information that spans between pages as the next page is generated as an auxiliary block. Output to means. The auxiliary block generation means receives the blank size information from the page division means and adds auxiliary block information of the same size to the indicated position in the information of the information storage means. By replacing blank spaces with temporary auxiliary blocks as described above, it becomes possible to always treat the information as a series of information, and it is possible to process the coordinate positions on the page without individually storing them.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the input device of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an input instruction circuit that instructs input and input editing of 0 characters, 0 figures, and 1 image; 2 is an information storage circuit that stores information of 1 character, 1 figure, 1 image, and block input by the input instruction circuit 1; 3 is information storage circuit 2
6 is a CRT display for displaying the contents of display memory 4, 6 is an auxiliary block deletion circuit, 7 is a page division circuit, 8 is an auxiliary block generation circuit, and information storage circuit 2 Input information from the input instruction circuit 1 is sequentially stored, developed in the display memory 4 by the drawing circuit 3, and displayed on the CRT 5. The state of page division (layout processing) after input will be explained using FIG.

FIG. 2a shows the contents of the information storage circuit 2, where each piece of information is constituted by the size and contents of its row or block. FIG. 2 shows the contents displayed on the CRT at that time. In the first input, page division processing is not performed, so the information is displayed as continuous information. When a page division (layout processing) instruction is given in this state, the auxiliary block deletion circuit deletes the auxiliary block information and page break information from the stored information.

In the first page division instruction, since the information does not include auxiliary block and page break information, nothing is actually processed.

Next, the page division circuit 7 compares the stored row t or block size with the page size and divides the page. In the example of FIG. 2, since the image block does not fit on the first page, the next character line is transferred forward, and the size of the resulting blank space and the position of the blank space in the stored information are determined by the auxiliary block generation circuit 8. It also outputs page break information in the stored information. The auxiliary block generation circuit creates auxiliary block information corresponding to the blank size and stores it in the blank position in the storage information. FIG. 2g shows the contents of the information storage circuit 2 at this time. The contents of the information storage circuit 2 are developed and displayed in the display memory 4 by the drawing circuit 3. At this time, since the auxiliary block information has no content, it is displayed as a block for securing an area as shown in FIG. 2d.

Next, editing after page division and re-page division will be explained. When the graphic block is enlarged as shown in FIG. 2e by editing work, the graphic block size in the stored information is also updated. If re-page division is instructed in this state, the auxiliary block information and page break information are deleted from the stored information by the auxiliary block deletion circuits. As a result, the stored information is not divided into pages. Thereafter, as in the first page division process, the pages are divided by the page division means, and the auxiliary block generation circuit 8 adds auxiliary block information as necessary. The contents of the information storage circuit 2 at this time are shown in Fig. 2g, and the contents displayed on the CRT are shown in Fig. 2.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by replacing and managing blank spaces generated by page division with auxiliary blocks, it is possible to have continuous information on the display, and the coordinate positions on the page can be individually determined. There is no need to memorize it, making multi-processing easier and faster. In re-page division after page division, the auxiliary block information and page separation information are deleted and replaced with the same series of information as in the initial input state, and the page division process is performed, so the page division process can be simplified. In addition, since the coordinates on the display are not managed, inserting,
Even when editing due to deletion, etc., there is no need to recalculate the coordinates of all information, and the page can be displayed from the top by simply changing the size of the corresponding block. This makes it possible to limit the number of times the page is re-split, allowing for faster input. becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an input device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a state diagram showing information and display examples of page division processing performed by the human-powered device, and FIG. 3 is an example of conventional page division. FIG. 1...Input instruction circuit, 2...Information storage circuit, 3...Drawing circuit, 4...Display memory, 6...CRT , 6... Auxiliary block deletion circuit, 7... Page division circuit, 8...
...Auxiliary block generation circuit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In an apparatus for creating a block for each piece of information according to an instruction from an input instruction means, inputting information in the block, and creating a document, an information storage means for storing input information from the input instruction means, and the information storage means auxiliary block deletion means for inspecting the information stored in the information storage means and deleting auxiliary block information and page break information; and contents of the information storage means. page dividing means for dividing the page into predetermined page units and adding page break information; and generating auxiliary block information of a corresponding size according to the blank space in the divided pages and adding it to the information storage means. When the information stored in the information storage means is divided into pages, the auxiliary block deletion means deletes the auxiliary block information and page break information stored in the information storage means, and deletes the page information. The page dividing means compares the page size with the block information stored in the information storage means, and blocks spanning pages are treated as next page information, and page break information is added, Blank information generated by page division is output to the auxiliary block generation means, the auxiliary block generation means generates auxiliary block information of a size equivalent to the blank space, and is added to the information stored in the information storage means, and the drawing means An input device for drawing information in the page-divided information storage means on the display memory means.