JPH03257576A - Document processor with help information display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily identify the head part of each explanation information and to improve the working efficiency with a document processor by adding the identification/display data to the head part of each explanation information stored in a help information memory to identify and display those head parts. CONSTITUTION:Plural pieces of explanation information on various functions are continuously stored in a help information memory 22. At the same time, each of these explanation information can be pointed by a specific character qualified by a bold face. For this purpose, the help menu information storing plural pairs of specific characters and their captions is stored in the head part of each explanation information. Thus the identification/display data are added to the head part of each explanation information stored in the memory 22. As a result, the head part of each explanation information is identified and displayed and at the same time scrolled. Thus it is possible to easily decide the head parts of the explanation information of different contents via the identification/display operations in scrolled display state. Then the working efficiency of the document processor is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device with a help information display function;
In particular, the present invention relates to one in which identification display data is provided at the beginning of each of a plurality of pieces of explanatory information stored in a help information memory.

[Prior art]

In general, word processors for Japanese, for example, are equipped with a number of functions such as copy functions, graphic functions, layout functions, etc., to facilitate manual work on document data and editing work on input document data. There are many.

By the way, recent word processors are equipped with a help information memory in the control device that stores explanatory information regarding each of these functions, so that even beginners can use these functions effectively. A device equipped with a help information display function that allows explanatory information about a desired function to be displayed on a display has been put into practical use.

Therefore, in a word processor equipped with this help information display function, when inputting or editing document data, after operating the help information display key, the scroll command key is operated to sequentially scroll the explanatory information and display the desired explanatory information. can be displayed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, when operating the scroll command key to scroll and display explanatory information, the scrolling speed is very fast, and each explanatory information is composed of strings of characters that have no visual characteristics. There is a problem in that it is not possible to determine which function explanatory information is being displayed. It is also possible to operate a scroll command key to scroll the explanatory information by a predetermined number of lines that can be displayed on the display while checking the contents of the display information displayed on the display, but this reduces work efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device with a help information display function that makes it possible to easily identify the beginning of each piece of explanatory information when displaying a plurality of pieces of explanatory information stored in a help information memory. .

[Means to solve the problem]

A document processing device with a help information display function according to the present invention includes:
As shown in the functional block diagram in Figure 1, there is an input means for inputting characters, symbols, and various command signals, a display means capable of displaying characters and symbols, and a plurality of explanatory information regarding each of the various functions. In response to the stored help information memory and the help information display command key, the explanatory information stored in the help information memory is read out and displayed on the display means, and in response to the operation of the scroll command key, the explanatory information is sequentially scrolled. A document processing device equipped with a help information display control means for displaying, in which identification display data is provided at the beginning of each of a plurality of pieces of explanation information stored in a help information memory to identify and display the beginning of the explanation information. It is.

[Effect]

In the document processing device with a help information display function according to the present invention, when the help information display command key is operated, the help information display control means reads explanatory information stored in the help information memory and displays it on the display means. In this state, when the scroll command key is operated, the help information display control means sequentially scrolls and displays the explanatory information. At this time, the leading part of each explanatory information is identified and displayed by the identification display data provided at the leading part.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the document processing device with a help information display function according to the present invention, since the identification display data is provided at the beginning of each of the plurality of explanation information stored in the help information memory, the beginning of each explanation information can be individually identified. Since the information is displayed and scrolled with this identification displayed, it is possible to easily determine the beginning of the explanatory information with different explanation content through this identification display during the scroll display. Moreover, the scroll command key can be operated continuously until the next identification display is displayed.
Work efficiency can be greatly improved.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to an English word processor.

As shown in FIG. 2, a keyboard 3 is disposed at the front of the body frame 2 of the word processor 1.
A daisy-wheel type printing mechanism PM is provided in the main body frame 2 at the rear of the keyboard 3, and a liquid crystal display 10 capable of displaying seven lines of display information consisting of characters and symbols is provided at the rear of the keyboard 3. .

The keyboard 3 has the usual character keys including alphabet keys, numeric keys, and symbol keys, a space key return key, cursor movement keys for moving the cursor on the display 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions, and various function keys. Explanation of various functions including a forward scroll key that scrolls the display information displayed on the display 10 in the top direction (upward direction) and a backward scroll key that scrolls the display information in the last direction (downward direction). Help information display key to display information,
A cancel key is provided to cancel various controls midway through.

The printing mechanism PM has a general configuration including a platen, a carriage, a daisy wheel, and the like.

Next, the control system of the word processor 1 is constructed as shown in the block diagram of FIG.

The display mechanism DM is a general display device comprising a liquid crystal display 10 and a display controller 11 including a display RAM for outputting display data to the display 10 and a character generator ROM storing a large number of dot patterns such as characters and symbols. It is a matter of authority. still,
Reference numeral AM designates an alarm mechanism that includes a buzzer 12 and a drive circuit 13 that causes the buzzer 12 to sound.

The control device C includes a CPU 16, an input/output interface 14 connected to the CPU 16 via a bus 15 such as a data bus, a ROM 20, and a RAM 30.

The program memory 21 of the ROM 20 includes a keyboard 3.
The display mechanism DM corresponds to the code data input from
A control program for controlling the cursor and a control program for storing its code data in the text memory 31, a cursor movement control program for moving the cursor in response to the operation of a cursor movement key, and a help information display control for displaying explanatory information regarding various functions. Programs, etc. are stored.

As shown in FIG. 4, the help information memory 22 stores a plurality of pieces of explanatory information regarding various functions in succession, and each of these pieces of explanatory information can be indicated using specific bolded characters. Help menu information, in which a plurality of pairs of specific characters and explanations for the characters are stored, is stored at the beginning of the menu. Note that this help menu information has an amount of information equivalent to seven display lines. Here, as shown in FIG. 5, each of the help menu information and a plurality of explanation information stored in the help information memory 22 is identified by highlighting the help menu information and the explanation information at the beginning. A reverse display command code is stored therein, and one line of display data, that is, the title name, which starts with this reverse display command code, is displayed in reverse.

As shown in FIG. 6, the start address table 23 contains the character code of a specific character decorated with bold characters stored in the help menu information and the start address of the explanatory information in the help information memory 22 indicated by the specific character. A plurality of information items are stored in association with each other in correspondence to the number of explanatory information items.

The text memory 31 of the RAM 30 stores document data of an input document.

One address within the help information memory 22 is stored in the address pointer 32. Pointer AP to this content
shall be.

Next, a help information display control routine performed by the control device C of the word processor 1 will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition, in the figure, Si (i=10
, 11, 12, . . . ) are each step.

When the help information display key is operated, this control is started, and the start address SA (see FIG. 4) of the help information memory 22 is stored as the pointer AP of the address pointer 32 (310), and the address indicated by the pointer AP is stored. The display data of the 7 display lines, that is, the help menu, is read from the help information memory 22 and displayed (S11).
・512). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a help menu stored at the beginning of the help information memory 22 is displayed. In this menu display, the letters "A", "E"
", rF, , rl, , "M", "T", and 'U" are displayed in bold.

Then, when the forward scroll key is operated (S1
3.S14: Yes), when there is display data of the next line following the display data of the last display line in the help information memo TJ 22 (S15: Yes), the start address of the display data of the next line is displayed in the pointer AP. Stored (S16)
, 7 display lines of display data are read from the address indicated by pointer AP and displayed (S17/518)
. When the forward scroll key is operated multiple times, the explanatory information is scrolled forward and displayed according to the number of operations. If the forward scroll key is operated, for example, four times from the state shown in FIG. 8, the state shown in FIG. 9 will appear. At this time, the explanatory information is scrolled at a high speed, but the beginning of each explanatory information is scrolled in a reversed display state, so it is easy to see the beginning of explanatory information with different explanation contents using this reversed display while scrolling. can be judged. Moreover, the forward scroll key can be operated continuously until the next highlighted image is displayed, greatly improving work efficiency.

Next, when the backward scroll key is operated (S13
S20: Yes), when there is display data in the help information memory 22 at an address that is one line back from the address indicated by the pointer AP (S21: Yes), the display data of the previous line that is one line back is stored in the pointer AP. The start address is stored (S22), and the pointer A is stored through S17 and 318.
Display data for seven display lines is displayed from the address indicated by P. In this case as well, the operation is the same as when the forward scroll key is operated.

Further, when a specific character key for specifying desired explanatory information is operated in order to display the explanatory information (S13
- S23: Yes), when the table 23 is searched and the character code of the operated character key exists as a bold-modified character code (324: Yes), the start address corresponding to that character code is stored in the pointer AP. After (S25) and S17/518, the first seven lines of the desired explanatory information are displayed based on the pointer AP. For example, when the character key "E" is operated as shown in FIG. 10, the first seven lines of explanatory information regarding the document data editing function are displayed.

When the cancel key is operated (S13・326
:Yes), processing for terminating the control such as erasing the displayed explanatory information is executed (S27), and this control is terminated and the process returns to the main routine.

Incidentally, when it is determined No in each step S15.321, S24, and S26, the buzzer 12 sounds (
S19).

Note that the explanation information may be scrolled forward or backward using the cursor down key or the cursor up key.

It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to various document processing devices equipped with a help information display function, such as a Roman word processor or a Japanese word processor that has a floppy disk drive and stores document data on a floppy disk. It is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, Figures 2-
FIG. 10 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a word processor, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the word processor, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the configuration of a help information memory. Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the structure of data stored in explanatory information; Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the structure of the head address table; Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of the help information display control routine; Fig. 8 -FIG. 10 are exemplary diagrams illustrating display examples of help information display control, respectively. 1. Word processor, 3. Keyboard, 10
...Liquid crystal display, 16...CPU. 20. ROM, 21. Program memory, 2
2...Help information memory, 30...RAM. C: Control device, DM: Display mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An input means for inputting characters, symbols and various command signals, a display means capable of displaying the characters and symbols, a help information memory storing a plurality of explanatory information regarding each of various functions, and a help Help information display control means for reading explanatory information stored in a help information memory and displaying it on a display means in response to an information display command key, and for sequentially scrolling and displaying explanatory information in response to an operation of a scroll command key; In the document processing device, the help information display function is characterized in that each of the plurality of pieces of explanation information stored in the help information memory has identification display data at the beginning for identifying and displaying the beginning of the explanation information. document processing device with