JPH01217395A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Purpose of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) This invention relates to a document creation device that can use external character patterns created by an operator as pictographic patterns for pictorial graphs.

In recent years, with the development of microcomputers, various document creation devices have been developed. Some of these document creation devices include a graph display unit that displays a pictorial graph, a pie chart, a bar graph, or a line graph.

However, conventionally, for example, when displaying a pictorial graph,
It is not possible to use pictograms created by the operator, and therefore a function to create pictorial graphs that takes advantage of the originality of the operator has been desired.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As described above, when displaying pictorial graphs in conventional document creation devices, it is not possible to use pictograms created by the operator. I was unable to create a graph.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide a document creation device that can use external character patterns created by an operator as pictograph patterns for pictorial graphs.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving Problems) According to the present invention, when creating a pictorial graph, the external characters (picture symbols) corresponding to the Kuten code input by the operator are stored in the external character pattern storage. A pictorial graph is created using these external characters.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, original pictographs can be created.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention. A central processing unit (CPU) 1 is, for example, an 8-bit microprocessor that controls the entire device. The CPUI is connected to the CPU bus 3. CPU
A keyboard 7 is connected to the bus 3 via a keyboard interface 5. Through this keyboard, various data for creating documents and data for creating pictorial graphs are input. Further, a display 11 for various data is connected to the CPU lot 3 via a display controller 9. A display random access memory (RAM) 13 is connected to the display controller 9, and this R
The contents of AM13 are displayed on display 1 via display controller 9.
] is displayed. Furthermore, a printer 17 is connected to the CPU bus 3 via a printer interface 15, and various data including tables, graphs, ruled lines, etc. are printed. Furthermore, a floppy disk drive (FDD) interface 19 is used to connect the floppy disk drive (FDD).
FDD) 21 is connected. Created documents and external characters created by the operator are registered in the FDD 21 as necessary. The read-only memory (ROM) 23 is shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11.
A storage area in which various programs are stored, including the programs shown in FIG. 13 and the flowchart in FIG. It has a dictionary area, etc. required to perform this. The random access memory 25 also includes a keyboard 7.
The document buffer area that temporarily stores the document input from It has a management table area for storing, a line buffer area for storing one line of data to be printed, and an external character pattern storage area for storing external character patterns created via the keyboard 7 or external characters read from the FDD 21. ing.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of creating a pictorial graph using pictograms (external characters) created by the operator. In step 27 of the flowchart, a pictogram pattern is selected.

To select a pictogram pattern, a menu selection display as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 11, for example.

The operator places the cursor on the pictorial graph as the type of graph, and manually enters the Kuten code that specifies the pictorial symbol created and registered in advance. Furthermore, the maximum value on the vertical axis,
Specify the minimum value. If not specified, it will be automatically determined from the numerical values of the data to be graphed. Note that if the vertical axis minimum value is not specified, it will be 0. Furthermore, specify whether or not to draw the grid horizontally by placing the cursor on it. Set each item and press the Select/Execute key. In response to the depression of the selection/execution key, the CPUI determines in step 29 whether the operator has selected a custom character. When determining that a custom character has been selected in step 2, that is, a Kuten code has been input, the CPU reads the custom character pattern (pictogram pattern) corresponding to the Kuten code input from the custom character pattern area of the RAM 25 in Step 3. . Next, the CPUI creates a pictorial graph using the external character pattern obtained in step 25. That is, the external character pattern is developed in the line buffer area of the RAM 25 and displayed on the display 11 or printed on the printer 17.

The second operation is repeated depending on the amount of data to be graphed. As a result, a pictorial graph as shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. Note that if a custom character is not selected in step 29 of FIG. 2, in step 33 the CPU] is
A character pattern is read from the character pattern area of the OM 23 and developed in the line buffer area of the RAM 25 to create a pictorial graph similar to that shown in FIG.

Next, a process for accurately representing the amount of data by variably controlling the amount of expansion of the character pattern when the 1] fill position of the data is not an integral multiple of the character pattern size will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart 1 showing the process of developing a pictographic pattern from the start point to the end point in dot width.

First, in step 37, the CPUI reads the starting and ending positions of the pictogram pattern from the table area of the RAM 25. Next, in step 39, the CPUI develops the pictogram pattern in the direction of the end point in the line buffer area by the dot width. Next, in step 41, the developed position of the pictorial pattern on the line buffer up to the present time is stored in the work area of the RAM 25. and,
In step 4B, it is determined whether the expanded position stored in the work area has reached the end position. Step 43
If the unfolded position has not reached the end position, the process returns to step 39 and steps 39 to 43 are executed again. This repetition is repeated until the expanded position reaches the end position. By developing the pictograph pattern dot by dot in this way, we can create 45 in Figure 4.
As shown in 47, the amount of data is accurately expressed in pictographic patterns.

Next, when drawing borders using pictograms, the space between characters of the pictograms is always printed as 0 (in both line and column directions), regardless of the character spacing and line spacing values of the document itself. The processing will be explained with reference to the flowchart in FIG. Initially, in step 45, the CPUI scans the document buffer area of RAM 25 to determine the start and end points of a character. Next, expand the pictograph font at the starting point on the line buffer area. Next, in step 49, the value obtained by adding the pictorial font size in the direction from the starting point to the ending point to the starting point coordinates is set as the next development start point of the pictorial font developed from the starting point. (See FIG. 7) Next, in step 51, the CPU determines whether the pictographic phono I. has been developed to the end point. That is, it is determined whether the value obtained by subtracting the starting point coordinate from the expansion point coordinate or the value obtained by subtracting the starting point coordinate from the ending point coordinate becomes "-".

If the pictograph font has not been developed to the end point in step 5], the next pictogram font) is developed at the development point on the line buffer area in step 53. Then, in step 55, a value obtained by adding the pictograph font size in the direction from the start point to the end point to the current development point is set as a new development point. Then, the process returns to step 51 and steps 51 to 55 are repeated again. This repetition is
This process is continued until it is determined in step 51 that the pictogram font has been developed to the end point.

Note that if you develop an emoji font with the inter-character space set to 0 as shown in Figure 7, the coordinates of the start and end points are fixed, so if there is a space at the end as shown in Figure 8. There is.

A method for creating good-looking pictograph ruled lines by equally allocating this space to each pictogram will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9.

First, in step 57 of the flowchart in FIG. 9, the document buffer area is scanned to find the start and end points of the pictogram, and the RA is calculated from the line spacing value and character spacing value.
The total number of dots (length) from the start point to the end point on the line buffer area of M25 is determined. Next, in step 59, the length (total number of dots) from the start point to the end point in the line buffer area 2 is set in full-width font size (for example, 24
Find the number of full-width emoji fonts by dividing by (dot). Furthermore, from the length from the starting point to the ending point,
The space of I·-tal is determined by subtracting the value obtained by multiplying the font size by the number of pieces. Part 1 - Calculate the space to be allocated to each pictogram font by dividing the total space by -] O- (number of pictograms - 1) of the pictogram font. Next, step 61
In the line buffer area of the RAM 25, pictographic fonts and spaces between fonts are developed alternately from the start point to the end point.

By doing this, it is possible to create ruled lines in which spaces are evenly allocated to each pictogram font.

As shown in FIG. 8, other processing when a space is created at the end will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 1o. The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 shows the process when reducing the size of the pictogram font and printing the pictogram ruled lines. Initially, in step 63, cPUl
l manipulates the document buffer area to find the start and end points of the pictograph ruled line. Next, in step 65, the length from the start point to the end point on the line buffer area is divided by the full-width size of the pictogram font to find the number of pictogram fonts. That is, the number of full-width sized pictogram ruled line fonts that can fit between the starting point and the ending point on the line buffer area of the RAM 25 is calculated. Next, in step 67, it is determined whether the remainder is "0". If the remainder is "0", it means that the emoji font will fit between the start point and the end point without a gap, and if the remainder is not "0", the emoji font will not fill in the gap between the start point and the end point. Show that. Therefore, if the remainder is not 0, the CPUI proceeds to step 69 and calculates the reduced size by dividing the length from the start point to the end point in the line buffer by (number + 1). In other words, find out how much the pictogram font should be reduced to eliminate the gap. Next, in step 71, the pictogram font is reduced according to the reduced size determined in step 69. Next, in step 73, the dot pattern of the reduced pictogram font is developed from the start point to the end point of the line buffer.

Next, the process of changing the orientation of the font of the pictogram ruled line depending on the drawing direction will be described using flowchart 1 shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12. First, in step 75 of FIG. 11, the document buffer area of the RAM 25 is scanned to obtain coordinate information of the start and end points of the pictograph ruled lines.

Next, in step 77, based on the coordinate information of the start point and end point obtained in step 75, the ruled line is oriented rightward, leftward,
Determine whether the direction is upward or downward. If the ruled line is oriented to the right, that is, in the direction of arrow 89 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 0 degrees to the right in step 79. If the ruled line is oriented to the left, that is, in the case of arrow 91 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 180 degrees to the right in step 81. Furthermore, if the direction of the ruled line is upward, ie, in the case of arrow 93 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 270 degrees to the right in step 83. Furthermore, if the direction of the ruled line is downward,
That is, in the case of arrow 95 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 90 degrees to the right in step 85. Next, in step 87, the Dora I pattern of the pictographic font is developed in the line buffer from the start point to the end point. As a result,
For example, the character font "A" is output in different directions depending on the drawing direction of the ruled lines, as shown in FIG.

By doing this, for example, if the design of an emoji is such that it connects with the lines of the preceding and succeeding emojis, even if the drawing direction of the emoji borders changes, the emoji borders can be printed so that the lines are continuous. I can do it.

Next, a process for printing pictogram fonts in the same orientation regardless of vertical or horizontal writing will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 13.

First, in step 97, characters to be expanded are read from the document buffer area of the RAM 25.

Next, in step 99, it is determined whether the image is written vertically or horizontally.

If it is determined that the writing is horizontal, the CPUI proceeds to step 103.
Then, the character font is read from the character pattern area of the ROM 23. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 9 that it is vertical writing, the process advances to step 101 and it is determined whether the data to be printed is a pictograph ruled line. If it is an emoji border, go to step 103 and save the emoji font to ROM2.
Read from the character pattern area of B. On the other hand, step]
If it is determined in step 0] that it is not a pictograph ruled line, the process proceeds to step 05, where the corresponding character font is read from the character pattern area of the ROM 2B and rotated 90 degrees to the left. When the processing in step 103 or steps 1, . By doing this, if the design of the pictogram γ is such that a line connects the preceding and succeeding pictograms, it is possible to print pictogram ruled lines with continuous lines in both vertical and horizontal printing.

[Effects of the Invention] As stated above, according to the present invention, pictograms created by the operator can be registered as external characters, and the pattern can be read out by inputting the Kuten code and displayed or printed as a pictorial graph. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention -1'5-, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of creating a pictorial graph using pictograms created by an operator, Figure 4 shows an example of a menu selection display, Figure 4 is an example of a pictorial graph printed by the document creation device of the present invention, and Figure 5 shows the process of developing a pictogram pattern in dot width from the start point to the end point. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the process for printing pictograms in pictogram borders with a spacing between characters of 0, and Figures 7 and 8 show pictogram fonts in pictogram borders with a spacing between characters of O.
Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the process of allocating spaces evenly between each pictograph font in pictogram borders, and Figure 10 is a case where pictogram borders are printed by reducing the size of pictogram fonts. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the process of changing the font orientation of pictogram borders depending on the drawing direction.
The figure shows a specific example of changing the orientation of the font of the pictogram ruled line depending on the drawing direction through the process shown in Figure 11, and Figure 13 shows how the pictogram font is printed in the same direction regardless of vertical or horizontal printing. 12 is a flowchart illustrating processing when 1 ・CPU, 7 Keyboard, 11... Display,
17.Printer, 23...ROM, 25...RAM0
Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue = 977- ↑ Development point Figure 7 Figure 6 Starting point Ending point Figure 8

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a document creation device equipped with a custom character registration function and a graph creation function, a custom character pattern storage means for storing arbitrarily created custom character patterns; selecting a custom character pattern stored in the custom character pattern storage means; A document creation device comprising: a private character pattern selection means; and a means for creating a pictorial graph representing the amount of data by repeatedly developing the private character pattern selected by the private character pattern selection means. (2) When the means for creating the pictorial graph develops the external character pattern, it develops it in units of one dot so as to match the amount of data.
Document production device described in Section 1.