JPH02306366A - Preparing system for table of contents - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an information processing device that creates, displays, and prints a single document, and particularly relates to a table of contents suitable for creating a table of contents for books such as manuals. Regarding the creation method.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the method for creating a table of contents was disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-27
As described in Publication No. 1171, there is a means for classifying chapters, sections, sections, 1, etc. that indicate table of contents items in a document (2. In a document creation device that creates a table of contents, the table of contents items are renumbered, The created table of contents itself is stored as a document.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

, the above-mentioned prior art assumes "," etc. as a delimiter to "recognize the 9th section of the first section of the table of contents," but "
Since character strings such as "Chapter 1" are not included in the table of contents, it is necessary to mark these exceptional character strings in some way, which requires considerable effort.

Furthermore, since the format of the table of contents differs from that of the main text in terms of font size, number of columns, etc., it must be possible to accommodate how to set the leader between the character string and the page number. Furthermore, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to compile a plurality of documents and create a single table of contents.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the effort required to create a table of contents and to facilitate the creation of a table of contents for various modifications and multiple documents.

[Means to solve problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes a central processing unit, a storage device that stores at least operating programs and document data of the central processing unit, an input device, and an output device. means for specifying a table of contents target character string in the document-data stored in the storage device; means for attaching at least one type of mark to the specified table of contents target character string; and means for creating a monthly list in which existing page numbers are associated with the table of contents target character strings.

The marking means uses marks attached to the table of contents target character strings to indicate modifications of one document (large heading, middle headings 1 to 9, small headings (-fathom mark)).

In the table of contents list created by the table of contents list creation means, the table of contents target character string and the page number are separated by a predetermined delimiter such as a tab, and a set of the table of contents target character string and page number is separated. The next table of contents target character string and page number are separated by a predetermined delimiter such as a return/break mark.

The present invention also provides means for temporarily storing the table of contents list created by the secondary contents list creation means in a work buffer or the like, and means for pasting the stored table of contents list at a designated position in any document. have.

Further, in the present invention, the table of contents target character strings specified by the specifying means can be limited by selecting one or more types of marks added by the marking means.

Furthermore, in the present invention, when the list creation means separates the table of contents target character string and the page number with a tab, the table of contents list or the document pasted by the pasting means , by using the tab setting function of the information processing device, the tab position, alignment type, and blank border type between the table of contents target character string and the tab can be set to arrange the format of the table of contents. It becomes possible.

[Effect]

When a table of contents target character string is specified for indexing a text by the specifying means, the marking means adds a mark to the specified table of contents target character string according to the stock type of the heading. This mark allows you to determine the desired table of contents level (large heading, middle heading, subheading). The table of contents list creation means searches for a marked table of contents target character string from the beginning of the target document, obtains the table of contents target character string and the page number on which it exists, and inserts a tab between the two. □Create a table of contents list. This table of contents list is saved in the work buffer by the saving means, and the saved contents can be pasted anywhere in one document by the pasting means, so it is pasted into the document in which the table of contents format is defined. By doing so, tables of contents for multiple documents can also be created in a specified format.

Furthermore, by using the tab setting function of the information processing device, the tab position, alignment type, and blank space can be set, and the format of the table of contents can be easily converted.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is a bus that is a data transmission path, 3 is an output device such as a display, 4 is an output control unit that controls the output device 5, and 5 is an input device such as a keyboard. , 6 is an input control unit that controls the input device t5, 7
1 is a text storage section that stores document data; 8 is a buffer section that temporarily saves a table of contents list, text, etc. for cutting and pasting; 9 is a mark that displays headings and other marks to modify the text. A table of contents list creation section 10 searches for the marked table of contents target character string and creates a table of contents list, and 11 a tab or the like for arranging the format of the table of contents.

This is a tab/reader setting section for setting the reader type, etc.

In the following, the structure of the document data and table of contents list in this embodiment will be explained first, and then the processing procedure will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing document data stored in the document storage section 7. As shown in FIG.

The character string 30 is the character string 20 modified with a heading or the like. The substring 21 is a delimiter 22
An 8-part string 25 that is separated by and represents one paragraph.
similarly indicates one paragraph separated by the delimiter 24.

The large heading mark 40 is a mark indicating that the partial character string 31 (equivalent to 21 in the character string 20) is a large heading, and the medium heading mark 41 is a mark indicating that the partial character string 35 (character string 2
0 corresponds to 25) is a mark indicating that it is a medium heading. Here, we modified the 5th paragraph delimiter (return) in paragraph units up to 62 or 34, but instead of the paragraph delimiter, we defined a new heading end symbol,
Headings may be modified in units of arbitrary character strings.

Marks such as the large heading mark 40 are used to modify the character strings to which they are attached, and the modification content of each mark is defined in advance. Modification contents include designations such as font size, font, layout, etc. For example, the large heading mark 40 is a quad-width character. Gothic font, centering, etc. are set, and the middle heading mark 30 is set to full-width characters, BA Mincho font is indented by one character, etc. These settings are made in advance in the system, for example, Save it in table format. However, this table may be prepared in advance by the system or may be defined by the user.

This also applies to the tabs described below.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the structure of the table of contents list stored in the buffer section 8. As shown in FIG.

50 is an item explaining the structure of the table of contents list, and 60 and 61 are examples of the table of contents list. 51 is a table of contents character string, 521 is a tab indicating a separator for drawing a leader between the table of contents target character string 51 and page number 53, 55 is a page number, and 54 is 1
This is a symbol indicating a break between the table of contents target character string 51 and the page number 53 of the set. 61-64 are table of contents list 6
0, and 71 to 74 indicate the contents of table of contents restore 0.

Here, various marks can be defined in advance for the tab, and the type can be specified together with the mark 7. For example, the tab type is left-aligned.

1 with right edge alignment (end of line alignment), center alignment, numerical alignment, etc.
In this embodiment, right edge alignment is preferred. If you define this tab and use this mark, the page number after the mark will be aligned to the right edge of the line, which is ideal for a table of contents. It can also be set to replace ``''C. For example, a 3-point leader or the like can be specified as the leader.

Note that these specifications regarding the tabs are also stored and saved.

Next, according to flowchart 1->12 of FIG. 4, the processing procedure of this embodiment will be explained.

First, the process starts at step 100. Next, in step 101, a table of contents target character string is specified. This is instructed from the input device 5. When using a heading-qualified string as a table of contents target string, this process is performed using the heading (-
In step 102, the specified character string for the table of contents is marked. In other words, the second
As shown in the figure, heading decoration is performed by attaching a large heading mark 40 and a medium heading mark 41. Here, this operation is repeated for all document data in the document storage section 7.

In step 103, it is determined whether the desired marking has been completed. If further marking is to be done, the process proceeds to step 101, and if the marking is completed, the process proceeds to step 104.

Next, in step 104, the table of contents lists 60 and 70 are created for the document data in the document storage section 70, and the buffer section 8
to be memorized. This is because the table of contents target character strings 61 and 35 are not embedded in the document data stored in the one-document storage unit 7, so the table of contents list creation unit 10 searches these to create the table of contents target character strings 31 and 35. Obtain the page number where the page exists and create a table of contents list 60°70.

In step 105, the table of contents list stored in the buffer section 8 is pasted into the target document as part or all of the document.

In step 106, the tab reader setting unit 11
The format of the table of contents is adjusted by setting the table of contents tab m (usually a line-end alignment tab) and the leader type (for example, 6-point league) to be placed in the tab blank. This is a function normally provided in document processing devices.

At step 107, the 5-line processing is completed.

In addition, when setting the type of main heading, medium heading, subheading, etc. in Heading 1 - Modification, the table of contents target character strings can be set as main heading only, large heading and medium heading, or large heading and medium heading. It may also be specified by the type of mark, such as a subheading.

In addition, in order to create a table of contents for multiple text blocks, you can create a table of contents document, create a table of contents list for each document in the buffer section 8, and paste these table of contents lists into the table of contents document. , you can create a table of contents for multiple documents.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create the final table of contents document format, and the time-consuming mark-up process can be replaced by marks that indicate document modifications, thereby saving time in creating the table of contents. effective. Furthermore, since the table of contents target is marked and embedded in the document, even if the number of pages increases or decreases due to modification of the document, the time-consuming process of specifying the table of contents target character string is no longer necessary, and the process of creating the table of contents list.

All you need to do is paste it into the table of contents document and set tabs, etc. Furthermore, you can create one table of contents for multiple documents.
Since you can do it in the same way, you can save a lot of time in creating the table of contents.

Further, by setting a tab between the table of contents target character string and the page number, conversion to various table of contents formats can be easily performed using the tab setting function of the information processing device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing document data with a table of contents target mark, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a table of contents list, and FIG. The figure is a flowchart of this embodiment. 1...Central processing unit 2...
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Output device 5... Input device 7... Document storage section 8...
・・・・・・Backup part 9・・・・・・・・・Marking part 10・・・・・・・・・Table of contents list creation part 1
1...Tab reader setting section 1.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An information processing device comprising a central processing unit, a storage device for storing at least operating programs and document data of the central processing unit, an input device, and an output device, wherein the storage device includes: A means for specifying a table of contents target character string in stored document data, a means for marking at least one type of mark on the specified table of contents target character string, and a page number on which the marked table of contents target character string exists. A method for creating a table of contents, comprising: means for creating a table of contents list in which the character string corresponds to the table of contents target character string. 2. Claim 1, wherein the table of contents list creation means inserts a predetermined delimiter between the table of contents target character string and the page number in the table of contents list.
How to create the table of contents. 3. The table of contents list creation means is characterized in that, in the table of contents list, a predetermined delimiter is inserted between the three sets of table of contents target character strings and page numbers and the next table of contents target character string and page number to separate them. 3. The table of contents creation method according to claim 1 or 2. 4. It is characterized by having means for temporarily storing the table of contents list created by the table of contents list creation means, and means for pasting the contents of the stored table of contents list into a designated position of an arbitrary document. A method for creating a table of contents according to claim 1. 5. The table of contents creation method according to claim 3, wherein the marking means uses a mark indicating a modification of the document as the mark added to the table of contents target character string. 6. The table of contents creation method according to claim 1, wherein the specifying means specifies the table of contents target character string by selecting one or more types of marks added by the marking means. . 7. The table of contents creation method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined delimiter used by the table of contents list creation means to separate the table of contents target character string and the page number is a tab. 8. By using the tab setting function of the information processing device on the table of contents list or the document to which the table of contents list has been pasted by the pasting means, tab positions, alignment types, and the table of contents target character strings and the table of contents target character strings can be set. 8. The table of contents creation method according to claim 1, wherein the format of the table of contents is adjusted by setting a leader type for a blank space between tabs.