JPH02297123A - Document generator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To continuously generate a document where pages different in format and paper size are mixed by setting format information in master pages in a storage means and generating a display image. CONSTITUTION:When a master page generation means 3 receives the instruction for generating master pages, it secures the unused master pages in the master page storage means 4 which segments different format information in areas called as the master pages and holds them. Then, format information obtained by a format input means 2 is set in the secured master pages. A page control means 2 registers format information which the new master page generated by the master page generation means 3 has in the new page, and a display control means 6 reads the document corresponding to the page in which format information is registered from a document accumulation means 5, whereby an output means 7 executes display and printing. Thus, the document where the pages of the different formats and the paper sizes are mixed can continuously be generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a document creation device, and more particularly to - format management within a document.

(Prior Art) In conventional document creation devices, when creating a document, there is a restriction that page formats such as paper size and number of columns must be the same within one document. Therefore, when creating a document with pages in different formats, first create and print a document with pages in the same format, then create and print a document with pages in a different format, and then align each page. I had to do the work of writing it into one sentence. For this reason, there is a drawback that efficiency deteriorates when creating a document in which pages of different formats and paper sizes coexist.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventional document creation devices are designed to process pages with a single paper size and the same format, so pages with different formats and paper sizes coexist. In order to create a document with the same format and paper size, it is necessary to create and print each page of the same format and paper size, and then combine them into a -document, which reduces the efficiency of document creation. was there. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that can continuously create documents in which pages of different formats and paper sizes coexist.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) The document creation device of the present invention has a format information input means for inputting format information, a document storage means for accumulating documents, and different format information is referred to as a master page. A master page storage means that stores the master page divided into areas, and upon receiving a master page creation instruction, secures an unused master page in the storage means, and stores format information obtained by the format input means on the secured master page. a master page creation means for setting a new master page, a page management means for registering format information of a new master page created by the master page creation means in a new page, and a page in which the format information is registered by this page management means. A display control means for reading out a document corresponding to the document storage means from the document storage means to create a display image, and an output means for displaying or printing the display image created by the display control means. There is.

(Operation) In the document creation device of the present invention, upon receiving a master page creation instruction, the master page creation means stores an unused master page in the master page storage means that stores different format information by dividing it into areas called master pages. is secured, and the format information obtained by the format input means is set in this secured master page. The page management means registers the set of information possessed by the new master page created by the master page creation means into a new page. The display control means reads a document corresponding to the page in which the format information is registered by the page management means from the document storage means and creates a display image. The output means displays or prints the display image created by the display control means.

(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.

1 is a keyboard for inputting characters such as alphanumeric characters, hiragana, katakana, symbols, format information, etc., 2 is a document editing device for deleting, inserting, correcting, moving characters, etc., and 3 is a keyboard for inputting characters such as alphanumeric characters, hiragana, katakana, etc. a master page control device for securing a master page in a master page table 4;
5 is a master page table that manages the paper size, format, and address of applicable pages for each master page, 5 is a page management table that makes up the document, and memory that makes up a document buffer that holds character strings, figures, borders, images, etc. , 6 is a display control device that creates a display image according to instructions from the document editing device 2, and 7 is a CRT that displays the contents of the document buffer 5 on a real screen according to instructions from the display control device 6.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, it is assumed that the document buffer 5 holds a document input separately from the keyboard 1 or the like.

In this state, the user operates the keyboard 1 to select an editing function and inputs a master page creation instruction to the document editing device 2. The document editing device 2 displays a guide menu on the screen of the CRT 7 via the display control device 6 in order to perform format information input processing. The user inputs format information into the document editing device 2 from the keyboard 1 according to the guide menu. In this way, when the document editing device 2 obtains the one-set information, it outputs a request signal for generating a new master page to the master page control device 3. As a result, the master page control device 3 accesses the master page table 4, secures an unused master page, connects it to the currently used master page in a chain, and transfers it along with the secured master page pointer to the document editing device 2. Notify. Upon receiving this notification, the document editing device 2 sets the format information specified by the user to the master page secured in the master page table 4, makes the secured master page current, and transfers it to the document buffer 5.
is registered in the page in the page management table indicated by the master page. Thereafter, the document editing device 2 opens the first new page and instructs the display control device 6 to display this page.

The display control device 6 that received the document buffer 15
The document is read from the page, a display image is created in the format registered in the corresponding page of the page management table, and this is displayed on the CRT 7.

If the user wants to change the format of subsequent pages, the user operates the keyboard 1 to enter master page creation instructions into the document editing device 2, and then creates a new page according to the guide menu displayed on the CRT 7 in the same way as above. format information is input from the keyboard 1 to the document editing device 2. Thereafter, an unused master page in the master table 4 is secured by the master page control device 3, and new format information is set on this master page by the text@editing device@2. After that, this master page becomes the current state,
A new page indicated by the master page is opened in the new format, and a display image of this page is displayed on the CRT 7. Therefore, even if the formats of pages 1 to 3 of the -document and pages 4 and subsequent pages are different, these formats can be managed by the corresponding master pages in the master page table 4.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the document editing device 2. As shown in FIG. First, in step 201, the editing function is selected, and the process waits for an instruction to create a master page. When the instruction to create a master page is received, the process proceeds to step 202, where the CRT
7 to display a guide menu for format input. Next, in step 203, the process waits for the input of the format information to be completed. When the input is completed, the process proceeds to step 204 and requests the master page control device 3 to secure an unused master page. In step 205, the master page is After securing the hold, if the hold is secured, the process proceeds to step 20B. In step 206, format information is set in the secured master page, this master page is made current, and in step 207, the display control device 6 is requested to display the image of the new page, and the process is terminated.

According to this embodiment, - a master page is created for each different format information in a document, and when displaying the document, an image of each page is created based on the format information set in the master page. Therefore, after a document is created, each page within the document can be formatted in a desired format and displayed or printed, and the efficiency of creating a document with a mixture of different formats can be significantly improved.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, according to the document creation device of the present invention, it is possible to continuously create documents in which pages of different formats and paper sizes coexist.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of the document editing device shown in FIG. 1...Keyboard 2...Document editing device...Master page control device 4...Master page table 5...Document buffer 6...Display control device 7...CRT Agent Patent attorney Chika Nori Ken Yudo Yamashita

Claims (1)

[Claims] A format information input means for inputting format information, a document storage means for accumulating documents, a master page storage means for storing different format information by dividing it into areas called master pages, and a master page storage means for storing the different format information by dividing it into areas called master pages. A master page creation means that secures an unused master page within the means and sets format information obtained by the format input means on the secured master page, and a new master page created by the master page creation means. page management means for registering format information in a new page; display control means for reading out a document corresponding to the page in which the format information is registered by the page management means from the document storage means and creating a display image; A document creation device comprising: output means for displaying or printing a display image created by the display control means.