JPH0240765A - How to insert text into an editing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to an editing machine, particularly a method for inserting text into an editing machine for editing instruction manuals for automobiles, electric appliances, etc., general books, magazines, newspapers, etc. be.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, book editing work has come to be performed using personal computers, workstations (editing machines), and the like. As an editing machine: 1. There are computer typesetting machines, word processors, EP (electronic printing presses), DTP (desktop printing presses), etc.

In this case, the book editing work is performed by newly inputting all documents, illustrations, photographs, etc. for each page of the book, and the book information is stored in the storage device for each page.

Next, a text insertion method conventionally used in these editing machines will be explained.

The first method is to express all the information for displaying the text (hereinafter referred to as "layout") in command words, and input the display area of the text into the text by the distance from the origin (XSY, etc.). , it is displayed as one page when outputting.

In the second method, a common page layout (text display area, number of lines, etc.) within one page is treated as separate information, and other individual layouts that are not common are input into the text as commands. Thereafter, these are combined and displayed as one page when output.

The third method uses C
Text is input into the input section on RT.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the conventional text loading method has the following drawbacks.

First, it was not possible to interactively and visually input or display text display information such as the line spacing, the number of characters, the thickness of ruled lines, the width of one character, and the interval between ruled lines. In addition, in devices having these functions, the font and size of the font are already determined, and there is a problem that the degree of freedom of selection is low.

Second, because textual information and textual expression information were not separated, the text lacked versatility. In other words, since the text and the layout were integrated, even if the content was essentially the same, the horizontally written text and the vertically written text had to be treated as separate items. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the versatility of a text by manually inputting the content information of the text into a bitmap memory based on text display information stored in separate memories without being correlated with each other.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an editing machine that, based on the basic layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, flows a predetermined text used for editing into another layout different from the basic layout in a new display mode. In the text flow method, the other layouts consist of rectangular areas that are allocated bitmap memory different from the basic layout and are displayed superimposed on the basic layout, and the content information of the text is The present invention is characterized in that display information different from the display information of the text, which is stored separately from other information, is input into the bitmap memory based on the display information.

In this case, it is effective to set only the width of the text flow area in the basic layout within the same line in the direction in which the text is read, and then determine the end point on the last line of the text after determining the position of the characters in the text. It is.

Additionally, when inputting text content information into the bitmap memory, if a command is set as text content information, the command processing is given top priority, and text input from an input device such as a keyboard is processed. Information on the display can be given priority over information on the text display from the basic layout.

[Effect]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, text display information can be input interactively and visually.

Furthermore, it becomes easy to display the same text in an arrangement and format different from the basic layout.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a method for inserting text into an editing machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a method for inserting text into an editing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the screen of the editing machine.

In step 101, basic layout 1 is displayed on screen 2 (see FIG. 2(a)). Specifically, the overall size or finished size (A4, B5 size, etc.), where the text flows (column), the number of lines in that column, line spacing, character points, font, size, etc. information to flow text, blank information to avoid that part when text is flowed if it is included in the layout, position of non-pull to display page number, status, illustration, photo, position of ruled line , the thickness is given in advance (stored in memory, etc.), and that information is called up on the screen.

In step 102, a text input area is set in this basic layout 1. This text input area is done by specifying the start and end points on the same line.

The difference in the prior art is that the end point is determined on the same line. This is because text information and text display information are separated, and only one-dimensional information (e.g., X) is set among the two-dimensional information (e.g., X, Y) that determines the text range. This allows flexibility in the display mode of text. Therefore, it becomes easy to freely set the arrangement and display mode of sentences.

This setting method will be explained below based on FIG. 2.

First, on screen 2, start with a section smaller than the screen size (for example,
5cm x 5cm) 3 to the vicinity of the starting point where the text begins to flow, and the vicinity is enlarged and displayed on the second screen 4 (see FIG. 2(b)). Screen 2 of this second screen 4 is set, for example, at the bottom right of screen 2, and squares are displayed therein like a manuscript paper. Cursor 5 is inside this square.
is displayed and can be moved up, down, left and right within the square.

In this case, the starting point A is set at the third position in the first row.

Next, block 3 is moved to near the end point in the same row.

In this case as well, the second screen 4 is set in one corner of the screen 2,
The vicinity of section 3 is enlarged and displayed (see (c) in the same figure).

In this case, the end point B is set at the right end of the line. in this way,
Only one-dimensional information (for example, X) is set among the two-dimensional information (for example, X, Y) that determines the range of the text. At this stage, the basic layout 1 and the modified layout (another layout) 6 to be newly used for editing have a correlation in terms of storage (see FIG. 2(d)).

In step 103, a sentence to be used for editing (for example, refueling) is specified from the database using a keyboard or the like.

In step 104, text display information (composition, typeface, series italics, etc.) is input on a screen using a CRT or the like. The information entered on the screen is sequentially input into the change layout 6. If no new information is input, the file data of basic layout 1 is adopted (step 105). In other words, newly input data is adopted with priority over basic layout 1.

In step 106, calculations such as character arrangement are performed according to the text information and text display information. That is, based on this information, the specified text is calculated according to the information on the individual layout of the text (for example, if it is 12 points, how the characters will be inserted is calculated). Through this calculation process, the file data of changed layout 6 is set (step 107). Note that at this stage, the changed layout 6 is in an undetermined state (the end point of the last row has not been determined) (see FIG. 2(d)).

Next, character data (including information regarding size such as character width, height, width, etc.) is input from the above text (step 108). In this case, a command can be set. If the command is set (step 109),
Command processing is given top priority (step 110).

For example, if the text is always the same, but you want a part of it to be Gothic, you can add the Gothic command to make it Gothic anywhere, regardless of the layout. For example, if a predetermined text in the basic layout is frequently used, but only the font is different, a command can be used to select the desired font. Therefore, it becomes easy to individually arrange the file information (for example, to partially change the font). Therefore, the priority order regarding text display information is command, change layout,
Becomes a basic file.

In step 111, the setting position of the character is calculated based on the character data (each step 111).

For example, in the case of European languages, the line spacing, the number of words between lines, and the number of alphabets within a word are calculated.

In this case, the spacing between words is adjusted by calculation. If this interval is too long or too short, it will look unsightly, so for example, the character spacing is determined using a table, and the coordinate values of each character are determined. This process is repeated until the last character is reached (step 112). At this stage, the final point C (the final point in the last line) of the text in the modified layout 6 is determined (see FIG. 2(,e)).

When the last character is reached, the next font is input (step 113), and the character is drawn (step 114).

In this case, since the characters are stored in vector format, only the outline of the characters is drawn on the bitmap memory. Generally speaking, there are two ways to hold characters: the dot method and the vector method. In the dot method, characters are formed by filling in a large number of squares. In the vector method, characters are formed using vectors, and there are outline vectors and stroke vectors. For example, the letter L has coordinate values of changing points, and by changing these values, the letter can be made larger or smaller. That is, since only the outline is available as information regarding the size, the coordinate values are recalculated according to the height and width of the set character, and the character is drawn (outputted on the bitmap memory). Unlike the dot method, only the outline is drawn without filling in the squares, so
The drawing time can be shortened. CR the output image
It is efficient to use contour vectors when displaying on a T screen, and use stroke vectors when high speed is required.

When the character drawing is completed, it is output to a position on the screen that has a correlation with the basic layout 1.

In other words, based on file data, character information, etc.
The changed layout 6 is displayed on the screen (see FIG. 2(f)). This step completes the text flow.

In this system, one screen is provided as a basic layout (one bitmap memory is set), and windows are individually set for the number of changed parts (bitmap memories are set for the number of changed parts). For example, if four new sentences are entered, four separate windows are set, and although they do not appear on the screen, four bitmaps are written in the system and displayed at once. This is the point when writing sentences.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since this invention is configured as explained above,
By separating the basic layout and modified layout (completely separating the text data and layout data), the versatility of the text can be increased and the same text can be used for multiple purposes. In this case, the basic layout and the modified layout are correlated, so it is easy to exchange and move the text.Furthermore, text display information can be specified using commands, modified layouts, and basic layouts, so the text can be easily exchanged and moved. Individual arrangements become extremely easy and information (text expression, layout) can be controlled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a text loading method in an editing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a process diagram showing a text loading process. 1... Basic layout 2... Screen 3... Section 4... Second screen 5... Cursor 6... Change layout

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A text in an editing machine that flows a predetermined text used for editing into another layout different from the basic layout in a new display mode based on the basic layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine. In the filling method, the other layout is composed of a rectangular area to which a bitmap memory different from the basic layout is allocated and is displayed in a superimposed manner on the basic layout, and the content information of the text is A method for inputting a text in an editing machine, characterized in that the information is input into the bitmap memory based on display information different from the display information of the text stored separately from the content information. 2. For the text flow area in the basic layout, set only the relevant width within the same line in the direction in which the text is read, and determine the end point on the last line of the text after determining the setting position of the character in the text. 2. The method of inserting text into an editing machine according to claim 1. 3. When inputting the content information of the text into the bitmap memory, if a command is set as the content information of the text, the command processing is given top priority;
2. The method of inserting text into an editing machine according to claim 1, wherein information on text display inputted from an input device is given priority over information on text display from the basic layout. 4. In the method of pouring text into an editing machine in which a predetermined text to be used for editing is poured into another layout different from the basic layout in a new display mode based on the basic layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, the method includes: a first step of displaying a basic layout on a CRT screen; a second step of setting a text input area by specifying a start point and an end point on the same line in the basic layout; and inserting into the text input area. a third step of specifying a text to be displayed from the database; a fourth step of inputting text display information for the text; a fifth step of inputting first file data from the basic layout; and a fifth step of inputting the text display information. and a sixth step of determining the end point position of the sentence by calculation based on the first file data and setting second file data of the other layout; a seventh step of inputting the character data of the text based on the text; an eighth step of calculating the set position of the character in the other layout; a ninth step of inputting the font of the character; A method for inserting text into an editing machine, comprising: a tenth step of storing the other layout in a bitmap memory; and an eleventh step of displaying the other layout on the screen. 5. In the seventh step, if a command is set, the command processing is given top priority, and if the first file data and the second file data overlap in content, the second file data is 5. The method for inputting text in an editing machine according to claim 4, wherein the method is preferentially adopted.