JPH03182962A - document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need of repeating the totally similar processing operation by controlling a processing with respect to one attribute of plural input items shown by means of data stored in a group data storage means for the input area of the same group. CONSTITUTION:A random access memory 4 has a format data storage area storing frame position data showing respective input items of a document composed of plural input items and the display position of the input areas, the format data storage area storaging the attribute data of character data inputted to frame position data, and a frame group designation data storage area storing the input item corresponding to the designated input area among the input areas of plural input items of format data as frame group designation data. A central processing circuit 6 executes control for executing the processing with respect to one input area among plural input areas shown by data stored in the frame group designation data storage area on the input area of the same group. Thus, the same operation is eliminated from repeating when the same processing is to be executed for plural input areas.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a document creation device such as a Japanese desktop publishing system or a Japanese word processor.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Document creation devices such as Japanese desktop publishing systems can easily create, modify, and save large amounts of documents, and their popularity is on the rise.

Generally, when trying to create a document with multiple frames, create an input area in an appropriate position in advance,
Enter data into it, and after inputting the correct document data, reconsider the overall layout and format the document by changing the frame position, font size, etc. if necessary. Take this procedure. In this process, for example, when performing an operation to move the position of a frame, it often happens that you want to move while maintaining the relative position of one input area and another input area, but it is difficult to move the input area. In systems that can only be used independently, check the relative position of one input area and another input area in advance, and after moving one input area, move the other input area to match that relative position. I was repeating this operation repeatedly.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when changing the display position and font size, which are attributes of multiple input areas, in the same way, it is necessary to repeat the exact same cutting operation, and the operation is difficult. After completing the process, it was necessary to confirm whether the exact same operation was performed.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a specification means for specifying some of the plurality of input areas, and input items corresponding to the plurality of input areas specified by this specification means. a group data storage means for storing data, and performs control to perform processing on any one attribute of the plurality of input areas indicated by the data stored in the group data storage means on the input area of the same group. .

When multiple input areas to which the same action should be applied are specified by the specifying means, the input items corresponding to those input areas are stored in the group data storage means, and the input items corresponding to those input areas are stored in the group data storage means, and the When processing is performed, the same processing is applied to other input areas.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 11 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that can input all information for document creation; 12 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse; A document information storage section 11 stores all information other than the information related to the style in the document information inputted from 11; a frame information storage unit that controls frame-related operations such as grouping frames and canceling grouping;
4 is a frame information storage unit for storing information regarding all frames existing in a document; 15 is for extracting and storing document information from 12.14 for outputting the document image to an output device such as a CRT; 16 is an output device such as a CRT, and 17 is a control unit that controls the overall flow of information.

FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing the configuration of the document creation device of this embodiment. Here, 1 is a keyboard for inputting character data and commands constituting a document. Reference numeral 2 denotes a read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM), which has a program storage area in which character patterns are stored and a control program according to flowchart 1 shown in FIG. 3 is stored. A display device 3 displays characters and figures on its display screen. Reference numeral 5 denotes a pointing device which indicates the position on the display screen of the display device 3 by means of pulses generated as the pointing device moves. 4 is random access memory (RAM)
It is called. ), which stores character data input from the keyboard 1 and documents to be displayed on the display device 3, and stores each input item of a document composed of multiple input items and the display device of its input area. A format data storage area that stores attribute data consisting of frame position data, character size of character data input there, and data indicating character font, and an input area for multiple input items of the format data. It has a frame group designation data storage area for storing input items corresponding to input areas as frame group designation data. A central processing circuit 6 performs processing and calculations according to a control program stored in the ROM 2, and controls the keyboard 1 and display device.

4 and 5 respectively represent an image of the document output to the display device 3 before the frame is moved and an image of the document output to the display device 3 after the frame is moved in this embodiment. The relative positional relationship between frame 2 and frame 2 has not changed.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart 1 when frames 1 and 2 are grouped and operated in order to modify the document from FIG. 4 to FIG. 5.

An example of operation will be shown below using FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4, there are three frames on the display device 3 that serve as character input areas, frames 1 and 3, respectively. Frame 2. It is displayed as frame 3.

In the state shown in Fig. 4, in order to group frames ■ and frames 2, each is put into a selected state using the pointing device 5 (step 41).Here, the selected state clearly indicates the target of the operation to be performed by the operator In step 42, the selected frame 1
The input item data indicating frames 1 and 2 is stored as a pair in the frame group designation data storage area as data in which frames 1 and 2 are grouped. In step 43, an operation is performed to move the frame 1 to a desired position, that is, the position in FIG. This is done by moving the mouse horn controlled by the pointing device 5 into the frame 1, and by moving the pointing device 5 after inputting a command to move the frame, the display position data of the frame in the format data storage area is updated. As a result, frame 1 is moved. At this time, since frame 1 and frame 2 have already been grouped in step 42, frame 1 is moved to the desired position in - operations.
and frame 2 while maintaining their relative positions.

This is because as frame 1 is moved, the frame group designation data storage area is referenced and it is stored that frame 1 and frame 2 are grouped. Update display position data.

In step 4-4, frame 3 is selected, and in step 45, frame 3 is moved to the desired position, ie, the position shown in FIG. 5, in the same manner as frame 1 was moved.

The operations up to step 45 have completed changing the document layout from Figure 4 to Figure 5, but if the current state remains the same, even if you format the document again, you will have to change the layout of the document from frame 1 and frame 2. perform operations while grouped. Moreover, when canceling the grouping of frame 1 and frame 2 (step 46), as shown in step 47, frame 1. When frame 2 is placed in a selected state (in this case, it is grouped, so it can be selected in one operation), and the ungrouping operation is performed in step 48, the data stored in the frame group designated data storage area is erased. Frames 1 and 2 are once again subject to operation alone.

In addition, in the above explanation, the process of changing the display position data of the frame corresponding to the frame stored in the frame group specification data storage area in the same way was explained, but it is also possible to change the display position data of the frame corresponding to the frame stored in the frame group specification data storage area. The present invention is also effective when processing data in other formats.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes specifying means for specifying some of the plurality of input areas, and group data storage means for storing data indicating the plurality of input areas specified by the specifying means, Since the process for any one of the plurality of input areas indicated by the data stored in the group data storage means is controlled to be applied to the input area of the same group, the same process can be applied to the plurality of input areas. When you want to perform the same operation, it is not necessary to repeat the same operation, and it also saves you the trouble of checking whether you have performed exactly the same operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing the configuration of the document creation device of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a control procedure of this embodiment. Flowchart=1. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the display image of the document before the frame is moved, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the display image of the document after the frame is moved. 3... Display device, 5... Pointing device, 11... Input device, 13...
... Frame information generation section, 14... Frame information storage section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A format data storage means for storing data indicating each input item of a document consisting of a plurality of input items and an attribute corresponding to the input item, and a plurality of format data stored in the storage means. display means for displaying a plurality of input areas corresponding to input items; designation means for designating a plurality of input areas displayed on the display means; and designation means corresponding to the plurality of input areas specified by the designation means. a group data storage means for storing data indicating an input item; and a group data storage means for storing data indicating an input item; A document creation device comprising: control means for controlling an input area. (2) The processing handled by the control means is a movement processing of the input area.
The document production device described in Section.