JPH01205379A - Form design system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To design a business form by putting a character-string in a rectangle by transforming the character-string independently of the enlarging/reducing ratio of the rectangle when the rectangle partitioned by ruled lines is enlarged or reduced in contrast to the character-string in said rectangle. CONSTITUTION:A spacing chart 51 for designing the business form is displayed on a displaying device 10 by a computer system 50, and a pattern, the character- string and a symbol for designing are generated on a screen by an input device 20, and the business form is designed as confirming displayed design and the whole design on a displayed picture. At that time, a ruled line menu is selected from a menu 54, and the character-string in the rectangle partitioned by the ruled lines is enlarged or reduced by an enlargement/reduction menu. At that time, the business form is designed by putting the character-string in the rectangle by transforming the character-string independently of the enlarging/reducing ratio of a rectangular frame. Through this constitution, the business form can be easily and quickly designed, and the character-string can be put in the rectangle by good balance, and it can be immediately sent for printing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a form design system for designing and outputting forms using a computer system.

(Prior art) When creating a form by printing, lines are drawn with a pencil or the like on a spacing chart printed with frame ruled lines of a predetermined size based on the specifications presented by the customer.
The form is designed by human handwriting. Since a form has a unique design for each item, there are many types of designs, and since it is almost always used as an input/output medium for various devices, there are many design limitations. That is, black printing is provided, a seal prohibition zone is provided, a rectangular handwriting area is provided inside a margin of a predetermined width from the reference side, and dimensions etc. are specified in detail. A form design created to satisfy such constraints is transferred to the process of creating a draft, which will become a manuscript for printing and plate making, after obtaining the customer's approval. The block version is based on the form design, and the nine characters and logotype are pasted in using human handwriting. The artwork created in this way undergoes a final check by the customer. There are many changes, corrections, etc. at this stage, which results in rework and is extremely complicated. After the client's final check and proofreading, the block is transferred to the plate making process, where a film master plate is created, and after this, a printing plate is created in the printing plate process and sent to the printing process. Ru. The process of passing through many steps before entering the printing process requires a great deal of effort.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) On the other hand, as a system for creating a copy of a form, there is a system that uses a digitizer as an input means and a system that inputs numerical values such as the starting point and end point of ruled lines. Since data is required and the input data is often not visually displayed, there is a drawback that it is difficult to tell whether or not the design input was successful until the drawing is performed. Furthermore, when enlarging or reducing a portion of a form designed by a ruled line frame 100 and a character string 110 as shown in FIG. Ta. For example, the 13th
The figure shows the 12th figure and the form expanded in the horizontal direction. In this case, the character string Ill is expanded in the horizontal direction at the same ratio as the ruled line frame 101. Furthermore, Fig. 14 shows the form shown in Fig. 12 reduced in the horizontal direction; in this case,
The character string 112 is horizontally reduced in the same proportion as the ruled line frame 102. In this way, with the above method, the size of the characters in the part of the string that is being enlarged or reduced is often extremely deformed compared to other parts of the same form, which poses a problem in terms of the design of the entire form. After. This eliminates the drawback that the operator must later correct the character strings included in the area to be enlarged or reduced while observing the overall design of the form.

The purpose of this invention is to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, to improve the efficiency of work such as form design and correction, and to paste a character string consisting of at least one character to a specified radical in a form with consideration to the design. To provide a form design system that can be integrated into a document design process and that can be integrated from a form design process to a plate making process or a printing plate process.

Structure of the invention: (Means for solving the problem) This invention provides a display device and various operation/processing menus in one.
At the same time, an input device for inputting necessary data, a file capable of writing or reading data, an output device for outputting the created form design data, and a computer system for processing by combining each of the above devices. A spacing chart for form design is displayed on the display device, a character string and a symbol for form design are generated on the display screen by the input device, and the display design and the overall design are displayed on the display screen. This invention relates to a form design system in which a form is designed while checking the data, and the designed form data is registered in the file and outputted from the output device. Therefore, for a character string consisting of at least one character arranged within a delimited rectangle, the character string is arranged in the rectangle such that when the rectangle is enlarged or reduced, the character string is housed in a well-balanced manner within the rectangle. This is achieved by allowing the image to be deformed independently of the magnification or reduction of the image.

(Function) The form design system of the present invention arranges characters constituting a character string so that the character string is stored in a well-balanced manner, independent of the magnification of enlarging or contracting the rectangle. By deforming and arranging them, the system can automatically change the trial and error process of pasting character strings.

(Embodiment) The form design system of the present invention was developed for producing business form designs, drafts, and film masters in an interactive manner with a graphic display. Currently, business forms go through the process of rough manuscript → block copy, cut mask → camera work, plate making, printing plate, and then printing. The block production is based on the rough manuscript provided by the customer, and the mount is engraved with Carraslot and Rotring.

It is created through a manual process that requires skill, such as drawing ruled lines using a pen or the like, and pasting letters printed on a typesetting machine. Furthermore, in the case of a form that uses a net (screen), tint block, white characters, etc., in addition to the above-mentioned block, a base film such as a screen film or tint block film, and a cut mask with the necessary parts cut out so that it can be exposed are also used. It is necessary to perform plate making using camera work and film work. Similarly, in the case of a form using multiple colors,
Original plates for each color must be created manually using cut masks and camera work. This invention allows anyone to easily perform these complex and highly accurate tasks using a computer.

The system of this invention is composed of an input device, an output device, and a conversion device, and these devices are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-126.
The content of the device is similar to that of the form design system described in No. 464.

The work procedure of the form convolution system according to this invention is as shown in Fig. 1.
Now, let's check the manuscript. - For multi-part products, check which parts are common to each part and which parts are not, and prepare a data medium (floppy disk) to store the design data.

In the character string recording in step S2, character strings are classified into words or sentences from the manuscript and recorded on a data medium using a Japanese input method such as a kana-kanji conversion method.

In the next step S3, inputting management information by item, in order to identify individual forms, individual identification information such as form name, customer name, finished size, form type, 2-dimensional car position, number of parts, 1 classification, etc. is input into a data medium. Record. Furthermore, the element list input (step S5) is a list of parts constituting the form, and fixed parts (register marks) among the parts are registered in advance.

The character strings input in the character string transcription process are automatically registered as one component for each word or sentence.

At this stage, you can also add strings, fixed parts, etc.
It can be registered in the element list using a Japanese input method such as a kana-kanji conversion method. Form layout work (
Step S6) is to perform a rough design of the form.
A rough design of the ruled lines of the form is performed by trial and error while selecting basic shapes from the menu using a screen interactive method, and these data are recorded on a data medium. Form makeup work (step S7) involves designing the form for each part individually, and in the case of multiple parts, first design a common part that is common to all parts, then design the parts entered in the item-specific management information. It takes a few minutes to design each part.

These data are recorded on the data medium separately for each part, and furthermore, the conversion work in step S8, which is performed after the completion of the element list input, form layout work, and form make-up work, includes the work up to the form make-up work. The completed data medium is converted by the data conversion device into a data format that can be processed by the output device, and the data on the data medium is converted in units of parts. In one part, the overlap of all ruled lines, screens, text/logo fixed parts is checked and converted according to the priority.

Note that among the above operations, step Sl is performed manually, steps 52 to S7 are performed by an input system, and step S8 is performed by a conversion system.

Next, the present invention will be explained by showing a specific configuration example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the form design system of the present invention is a computer that displays required messages, design patterns, etc.
An input device 20 consisting of an RT display device 10, an input mechanism (tablet) for inputting data with various menus, a keyboard including a numeric keypad, a set button, etc., and a floppy disk, m memory, on which data can be written or read. File 30 such as tape, plate making film,
An output device (for example, a laser tram plotter) 40 for outputting printing plates, etc., and a computer system 50 for combining and processing the above-mentioned devices 10 to 40 are provided, and the input device 20 inputs file numbers, product names, operator names, etc. input the management information, initialize the computer system 50 and put the file 30 in an oven state,
Spacing chart for design in grid form C
A form design already registered in the file 30 is selected by the input device 20 and displayed on the CRT display device 10, and in any of the above cases, the CRT display device lO and the input bag Enter the form design interactively using the fi20, register the data in the file 30 after the work is completed, select the form design already registered in the file 30 using the input bag M20, and display it on the CRT display device lO. At the same time, the computer system 50 processes the form design using software via the conversion system 41 and the output device 40, and displays the spacing chart in which the grid points are aligned on the CRT display device IO. a spacing chart display routine 51 and an input controller 52 that controls input commands from the input device 20.
a command analyzer 53 that analyzes commands transmitted from the input device 20 via the input controller 52; a menu routine 54 that executes a menu according to commands transmitted from the command analyzer 53; A C87 figure generation routine 55 for displaying figures and data on the GnT display device lO according to menu data from the menu routine, an input information table 58 for organizing and storing input information, and an input information table 58. 54, and a file controller 57 that connects the file 30 and the input information table 58. The menu routine 54 includes a basic figure menu 54A for processing basic figures such as straight lines and arcs, a layout menu 54B for moving and erasing lines, etc.
The application menu 54G includes a rectangle with rounded corners, a vertical ruled line, a parallel ruled line with a rounded frame, and the like. In addition, there is a character menu 54D for processing characters, and a character information table for processing characters. Further, the format of the created form design is converted from the file 30 by a conversion system 41 and sent to the output device 40.

This can also be sent online.

Next, the menu of this invention will be explained.

1. Attribute definition; In this attribute definition mode, three types of attribute items can be defined from the menu shown in FIG. One is the specification of line width, which specifies the line width value required when creating a form. The other is to specify the screen, and it is possible to specify the number of halftone dots and the angle of 1% required when creating a form. The last attribute item that can be specified is the corner rounding value, which allows you to specify the corner rounding value required when creating a form. If the tree menu is not selected, attribute values that are frequently used in form creation are set as initial values for each attribute item. The line shape is given as a solid line, a broken line, and a double line as initial values, but these can also be changed, and the initial values of the line positions are also set in advance.

2. Ruled line person crab By selecting this ruled line menu and combining the necessary graphical elements, you can design the ruled line part of the form (4th line).
(see figure).

(11 U-shaped menus (Ml to M4) By specifying two diagonal points on the tablet of the input device 20, a U-shaped school district shape is generated. Also, if necessary, various attribute values specified in the attribute definition By using , it is possible to shade ruled lines, change the line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, and round corners.Line shape, It is also possible to change the line position.

(2) 5-character menu (Sunny 5-MB) An L-shaped figure is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. Also, if necessary, as with the U-shaped menu, it is possible to specify the line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, shading and rounding of the ruled lines, and change the specification of the line shape.

It is also possible to change the line position.

(3) Horizontal and vertical equal division menu (M9 to MIO) When this menu is selected, as shown in Figure 5, the area surrounded by the two points (10-) specified on the tablet will be divided horizontally by the specified number of points. and generate line segments equally divided in the vertical direction. Further, the first line segment and the last line segment can be present or absent as necessary. By using the various attribute values specified in the above-described attribute definitions, line width change specification and shading specification can be performed. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(4) Box menu (Mll) A rectangle is generated by specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. By using the various attribute values specified in the attribute definition above, it is possible to shade corners and ruled lines by changing the line width in the vertical and horizontal directions, and to shade corners. Can be circled. It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(5) Line menu (M12) By specifying two points on the tablet, a line segment with these two points as end points is generated. Further, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition described above, line width can be changed, and ruled lines can be shaded.

It is also possible to change the designation of the line shape and the line position.

(6) Circle menu (M13) By specifying two points on the tablet, a circle whose diameter is the two points is generated. Also, by using various attribute values specified in the attribute definition, it is possible to change the line width and shade the ruled lines.

(7) Pick Menu (MIS) Changing attributes and deleting a graphic that has already been input When deforming, moving, etc. a single graphic, select this pick menu after specifying the target graphic. This puts the target figure in an editing state, making it possible to perform the above-mentioned processes. If this pick menu is selected during the ruled line menu, only the ruled line shapes will be valid.

(8) Erase Menier (M14) When erasing part or all of the figures that have already been input, specify the target figure and erase each shape. For example, when erasing a part of a rectangle as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 6, the shape shown in the right diagram is obtained by using a straight line.

3. Screen; By selecting Screen from the main menu,
The screen mode will be as shown in FIG. 7.

(1) Logo area (designation of logo area) (M22) When creating a form, if you want to specify a logo area pattern for a certain area, specify that area using the tree menu.

By changing the attribute values of the screen as needed, it is possible to shade the logo or shade outside of the logo. An example of how to specify the logo area is in section 9.
As shown in the figure, when the logo area menu is selected (step 541), the logo number etc. are input in the next step S42. The logo reduction rate specifies the reduction rate in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and the screen number is "1" ~
If you specify “4”, the logo will be shaded and background pattern will be created.
If you specify ``5'' to ``8'', the logo will be positive and the area will be shaded to create a background pattern. If you specify ``9'' to ``12'', the logo will be negative and the area will be shaded. The background pattern is created. Also, the logo background pattern area is specified (step 543).
This is done by specifying two points on the diagonal as shown in FIG.

(2) Background pattern area (designation of built-in pattern area) (M21) When creating a form, built-in pattern printing (registered pattern printing) for a certain area
If you want to use it, specify the area in the tree menu. By changing the attribute values of the screen as necessary, you can tie ropes to the picture part of the built-in ground tie,
You can shade the outside of the pattern. An example of the operation for specifying a built-in tint block area is shown in FIG.

Enter. In this case, if you specify "0", the built-in background pattern will be output as a positive output, if you specify "t" to "4", the built-in background pattern will be screened, and if you specify "5" to "8", the area will be screened. It has become. Further, the built-in tint block area is specified by specifying two points on the diagonal, as described above.

(3) Grab area (gradation area specification) (M2O
) When creating a form, if you want to use a gradation for a certain area, specify that area in this menu. You can create a gradation by specifying the gradation density at the start and end points at the same time as specifying the area. An example of how to specify a gradation area is shown in Figure 11. After displaying the gradation area menu (step 561), use the keyboard to specify whether to specify a gradation horizontally or vertically. This is specified by inputting a number (step 562). At the same time, the dot percentages of the start and end points of the gradation are specified, and then two points on the diagonal are specified to specify the gradation area (step 563).

(4) Corner screen (M23) The above figure is generated by selecting this menu and specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. By using this menu, a rounded corner screen can be performed, the corner radius is determined from the two specified points, and various screens can be used by using the attribute values specified in the attribute definition.

(5) Box screen figure (M24) A box screen figure is generated by selecting this menu and specifying two diagonal points on the tablet. Also, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition above,
Various types of shading can be performed, and by specifying rounded corners, a box screen figure with rounded corners is generated.

(6) Triangular screen figure (M2S) By selecting this menu and specifying three points on the tablet, at least one of which is not on the straight line connecting the other two points, a triangular screen figure is generated. Also, by using the screen attribute value specified in the front layout attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed.

(7) Circle screen figure (M2O) By selecting this menu and specifying two points on the tablet, a circle screen figure is generated. Also, by using the screen and attribute values specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be performed.

4. Paste mote.

(1) Paste By selecting this mote, the previously input character string group is displayed on the CR7 display device 10 as an element list. - The number of character strings displayed on the CRTIO at each time is 9, and "1" to "9" on the menu as shown in Figure 8.
”.

Select the character string to be pasted from the element list and enter the key corresponding to that item number.

When the character string pasting area is determined by specifying two points on the diagonal with the tablet, a second box is generated to display the actual character string frame within this area. For this second box, the number of points is changed, the interval between characters is changed, and the reference point is specified when changing the number of points or character spacing.

Along with this, the second box is transformed to the specified size,
Set when the optimal second box is determined. Also, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to the character string. Furthermore, by changing the font code, which is a character attribute, any font can be set.

If you enter "0" from the keyboard for character strings that are not registered in the element list and enter the character string using the kana-kanji change function, you can paste the character string in the same way as above. be able to.

(2) Stamping Specify the character string to be pasted from the element list using the above character string designation method, designate one reference pasting position on the tablet, designate and set the point number one character interval. Furthermore, by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition, various types of shading can be applied to the character string.

(3) Continuous (horizontal/vertical continuous pasting, horizontal/vertical item number specified pasting) When this menu is selected, a submenu is displayed on the CR7 display device 1o.

・Continuous specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu is a method to paste specified character strings (multiple strings) continuously in the specified area horizontally and vertically. In addition, changes to other attributes are the same as pasting.

- Item number specification (horizontal/vertical) This menu is a method for specifying the element list and character strings starting from number 0 in the specified area one by one, and pasting multiple character strings in the horizontal and vertical directions. After selecting this menu, specify the number of strings you want to paste consecutively.

After that, when you specify an area on the tablet, the area will be divided equally into this number of areas. Decide on the first pasting box in the same way as above, specify the item number one by one, and paste.

(4) Paste box copy The pasting box last pasted using the pasting menu is stored, and this pasting box is reused when pasting a new character string. This reduces the number of inputs in the pasting box and improves work efficiency. The size can also be changed by inputting the a value from the keyboard.

Note that when pasting a character string, when two points on the diagonal are specified on the tablet, a rectangle created by these two points and a second rectangle with a certain margin inside the rectangle are generated. This prevents character strings from overlapping ruled lines. or,
At this time, the computer system 50 determines the maximum number of points that can be pasted. Next, a reference point for enlarging or reducing the character string is designated, and thereafter, the number of points is changed and the character spacing is increased or decreased around this reference point. Furthermore, when pasting a character string into a box with rounded corners, by using the R input function, it is possible to paste without worrying that the characters will overlap with the rounded corners.

(5) Group pasting Character strings input continuously at the character transcription stage (by specifying the pasting area and number of lines, the text is automatically pasted in multiple columns. From the element list) Specify the column number and the number of lines to be pasted at the same time.Next, simply specify two points on the diagonal of the pasting area on the tablet to automatically determine the number of points and the one-character spacing between two lines. This is a method of pasting in multiple stages.Another method is to specify the number of points, then
Specify the width per line. This determines the number of characters to be pasted per line and at the same time determines the number of lines. Also, a certain ratio is given as an initial value for the line spacing, so that character strings are pasted in several columns, and if necessary, it is possible to change the number of points and change the line spacing.

(6) Logo (logo pasting) Logos can be broadly divided into 2 fi 11 types, which can be broadly divided into commonly used punctuation marks and company names and marks specific to each company. Both have numbers for identification, but in the case of the latter, it is managed with a number that is a combination of the customer code and logo number entered in the item-specific management information, while the former is managed with only the logo number. . Select this menu and enter the logo number. Specify the reference point on the tablet to specify the pasting position. This logo size can be enlarged or reduced, and it is possible to specify an arbitrary size, and by using the screen attribute value specified in the attribute definition above, the logo can be shaded. is also possible.

(7) Screen (screen 0N10FF menu)
When pasting a character string onto a screened figure, it is difficult to identify the existence of the character string on the graphic display. Therefore, by selecting this menu, the screen display is temporarily turned off and the work efficiency of character string pasting is improved.

(8) Enlargement/Reduction This menu allows you to modify and paste a character string in a well-balanced manner, independently of the magnification of the rectangle, for character strings within a rectangle separated by ruled lines.

Next, the pasting method of this method will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 to 38 and 39.

First, a target ruled line frame 200 and character string 210 are selected from the element list as shown in FIG. 15 (step 5200), and an enlargement/reduction operation is performed for the ruled line frame 200 (step 5201). For example, select the vertically written character string 210 as the character string, and set the ruled line frame 200 to the 16th
Zoom in vertically as shown (step 5202.5
203). If the blank character string 210 pasted in the enlarged ruled line frame 201 is a plain text, it is returned to the original character string 211 as shown in Figure i17 (steps 5204 and 5205).
). If there is enough room for the character string 211 to fit within the ruled line frame 201, the character string 212 is created by widening the character spacing as shown in FIG. 18 (steps 5206 and 52).
07). If the character string 210 is not flat, step 5207 is performed directly. By the way, as shown in FIG. 19, the character string 212 and the ruled line frame 201 are provided with a plurality of reference points Ml-M9, and the ruled line frame 201 is provided with a plurality of reference points N1 to N9. Therefore, align the reference point Ml of the character string 212 with the reference point N1 of the ruled line frame 201, and then multiply the character string 212 by the number of points 8 character length/flat body for design purposes and paste it as shown in Figure 20 ( Step 52
14). Also, when reducing the ruled line frame 200 in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 21, it is determined whether the character string 200 fits within the ruled line frame 202, and if it does not fit, the characters of the character string 210 are reduced as shown in FIG. The character string 213 is created by reducing the space (steps 5208 and 5209). If the character string 2 still does not fit within the ruled line frame 202, as shown in FIG.
Multiply 13 by flat body to create character string 214 (Step 5
210.5211), and if the character string 2N does not fit within the ruled line frame 202, reduce the number of points for the characters in the character string 214 to create a character string 215 as shown in FIG. The operations of steps 5210 to 5213 are repeated until the image fits in the frame 202. In this way, if the character string 215 is sufficiently fit within the ruled line frame 202, the character string 215 shown in FIG.
The reference point Ml' of is aligned with the reference point Nl' of the ruled line frame 202, step 5214 is performed, and the image is pasted as shown in FIG. Also, select the horizontally written character string 310 as the target character string from the element list in FIG.
When the character string 310 is expanded in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 27 (step 52+5), if the character string 310 is long, it is returned to the original character string 312 as shown in FIG. 28 (steps 5218 to 5217). If there is sufficient room in the enlarged ruled line frame 301, the character string 312 is expanded in character spacing as shown in the character string 313 in FIG. 29 (steps 5221 and 5222).

The reference point MIO of the character string 313 shown in FIG. 30 is aligned with the reference point NIO of the ruled line frame 301, step 5214 is performed, and the text is pasted as shown in FIG. Also, step 5
If the character string 311 with half-width characters is selected in step 202, step 5219 returns the half-width characters (E, F, G) to full-width characters as shown in FIG. Column 31
Paste 4. Also, when reducing the ruled line frame 300 in the horizontal direction as shown in FIG. 33 (step 5215), the character string 3
12 is sufficiently fit within the ruled line frame 302, and if it is not, the character string 314 is created by reducing the character spacing of the character string 312 as shown in FIG. 34 (step 5223,
5224). If it still does not fit in the ruled line frame 302, multiply the character string 314 by the long body as shown in FIG.
15 (steps 5225 and 5226). Furthermore, if the character string 315 does not fit within the ruled line frame 302, reduce the number of points of the character string 315 and create a character string 316 as shown in FIG. 36 (steps 5227 and 5228).
, steps 5225 to 5228 are repeated until the character string 316 fits within the ruled line frame 302. If the character string 31 is sufficiently fit within the ruled line frame in this way, step 5214 is performed by aligning the reference point MIO° of the character string 316 shown in FIG. 37 with the reference point NIO' of the ruled line frame 30, as described above. Paste it as shown in Figure 28.

5. Fixed parts mode; When this menu is selected, a list of parts (register marks) is displayed in the element list as shown in FIG. The displayed items include colored clay, center mark, horizontal perforation mark, etc. Enter the item number indicating the above-mentioned parts from the keyboard, and if you want to set the standard position, it will be displayed in a fixed position, and if you want to set it in an arbitrary position, you can specify that position on the tablet. Also, if a corner cut item number is specified, a submenu will be displayed on CRTIO. Also, input and set the necessary information regarding each registration mark from the keyboard.

(1) W Menu (Window Menu) Depending on the type of dragonfly, it may be outside the finished size and cannot be recognized on the screen. Therefore, if you select this W menu,
The outside of the finished size is also displayed on the screen to prevent forgetting to enter registration marks.

6. Cursor movement: There are the following methods for moving the cursor.

1) Specify the moving point using relative coordinates from the cursor jump reference point. It is possible to perform step 8 movement for each specified unit or direct estimating by inputting numerical values.

2) Moving the absolute coordinate value Move the cursor by specifying the absolute coordinate from the origin.

3) Move the cursor by specifying the moving point on the moving point designation tablet.

7. Finished size check function; During design, such as when inputting a figure, copying a figure while moving a figure, etc., anything exceeding the finished size will be checked and will not be displayed on the screen.

FIG. 40 shows the output configuration, and the output device 40 generates an image 42 of a plate-making film, a printing plate, etc. based on the data created by the conversion system 41 described above. A laser drum plotter can be used as the output system, and data from the conversion system 41 or file 30 is temporarily stored in the output device 40 and selectively output according to instructions from an operator.

The image data for output is processed within the output device 40, and
As shown in FIG. 1, the laser beam from the laser oscillator 44 is turned on and off. The laser beam is sent to a rotating mirror 47 via reflective mirrors 45 and 46. The rotating mirror 47 exposes an output medium 48 such as a film to laser light while moving in the longitudinal direction within the output medium support 43 .

As a result, an image is recorded on the output medium 48, and a plate-making film or the like is obtained. Effects of the invention: In this invention, after entering character string input and item-specific management information, inputting an element list, form layout work, and form makeup work are performed, and after all work is completed, image output Since the information conversion is performed, it is possible to easily and quickly design a form.In particular, for character strings within a rectangle separated by ruled lines, the character string can be converted independently from the magnification of the rectangle. It has the advantage that it can be deformed and pasted in a well-balanced manner, and the designed form can be immediately sent to the stamp 11iiiIJ process for printing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of this invention, and FIG.
The figures are block diagrams showing configuration examples of the present invention, Figures 3 and 4.
Figures 7 and 8 are diagrams showing an example of each menu, Figure 5 is a diagram showing how a line segment is designed, Figure 6 is a diagram for explaining erasing of figures, and Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of each menu. Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation for specifying a logo area, Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation for specifying a built-in area, Figure 11 is a flowchart showing an example of operation for specifying a gradation area, and Figures 12 to 14 are Diagram showing the conventional pasting method, 1st
5 is a diagram showing an element list used in the pasting method of the present invention, FIGS. 16 to 38 are diagrams for explaining the pasting method of the present invention, and FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing the pasting method. FIG. 40 is a diagram showing an output configuration, and FIG. 41 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an output device. lO...CRT display device, 20...Input device, 30
... File, 40... Output device, 50... Computer system, 51... Spacing chart display routine, 52... Input controller, 53... Command analyzer, 54... Menu routine, 55...
Bow RT figure generation routine, 56...Table controller, 57...File controller, 58...Input information table, 100-102°200-202,3
00-302... ruled line frame, 110-112° 210-
215,310-316...Character string. Applicant's agent Yuzo Yasugata $ f Figure Sheep 7 Figure 9th #//@ Author! 2 Illustration 13 Illustration 14 F2 Condolence 15・ Illustration No. 16 - Ditch f7 No. 19 No. 19 of a certain 20th vine 21 Gate A certain 22nd art 26 No. 8 No. 26 Fig. 31 8 No. 32 Go certain 33rd Fig. 34 Fig. 35 Fig. 3θ Fig. f-37
36th country $ 40 Zuka 4f Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device, an input device for selecting various operation/processing menus and inputting necessary data, a file in which data can be written or read, and outputting created form design data. a computer system that combines and processes each of the devices, displays a spacing chart for form design on the display device, and displays figures and characters for form design on the display screen by the input device. In a form design system that generates columns and symbols, designs a form while checking the display design and overall design on the display screen, and registers the designed form data in the file, For a character string consisting of at least one character arranged within a rectangle, the character string is expanded or reduced so that when the rectangle is expanded or reduced, the character string is accommodated within the rectangle. A form design system that is characterized by being able to transform regardless of magnification. 2. If the character string is written horizontally and the rectangle is expanded horizontally, if each character composing the character string has a long font, it should be returned to its original form, and if the shape of the character has some margin. When there are half-width characters in the character string constituting the character string, the space between each character is expanded to transform the total length of the character string, and the character string is designed to be stored within the expanded rectangle. The form design system according to claim 1, wherein the form design system is arranged. 3. When the character string is written horizontally and the rectangle is reduced in the horizontal direction, when the length of the character string is shortened by reducing the character interval of each character composing the character string, the shortened character If it is determined that the column cannot be stored within the rectangle after reduction, the length is multiplied by the character string to shorten the total length, and if the deformation rate of the long body reaches a specified value, the character string is The total length of the character string is newly set by reducing the size of the characters constituting the character string by a specified size, and it is determined whether the character string can be stored within the rectangle, and if it cannot be stored, it is determined that it can be stored. 2. The form design system according to claim 1, wherein the character string is changed in length or character size in the above steps. 4. When the character string is written vertically and the rectangle is enlarged vertically, if each character composing the character is flat, it is restored to its original form, and there is room for the shape of the character. 2. The character string according to claim 1, wherein the space between each character of the character string constituting the character string is widened to transform the total length of the character string, and the transformed character string is arranged so as to fit within the rectangle after expansion. Listed form design system. 5. If the character string is written vertically and it is determined that the character string cannot be stored in the rectangle when the rectangle is reduced in the vertical direction, reduce the character spacing of each character composing the character string. to shorten the length of the character string, and if it is determined that the shortened character string cannot be stored in the rectangle after reduction, the total length of the character string is shortened by multiplying the character string by flattening. , when the deformation rate of the flat body reaches a specified value, the size of each character constituting the character string is reduced by the specified size, the total length of the character string is defined again, and the rectangle is 2. The form design system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether the character string can be stored, and if the character string cannot be stored, the flat type and character size of the character string are transformed in accordance with the above procedure until it is determined that the character string can be stored. 6. A plurality of reference points are provided within the rectangle delimited by the ruled lines, a plurality of reference points are provided in the character string, and one point selected from the plurality of reference points and one point selected from the plurality of reference points are provided. 2. The form according to claim 1, wherein the rectangle is enlarged or reduced by collating one point on the same coordinates, and then the reference point after rearranging the character string and the reference point are collated on the same coordinates. design system.