JPH0353371A - Document processor with frame editing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily read the sentences by printing the horizontal and vertical ruled lines at the punctuations of sentences set on the columns in a frame editing mode. CONSTITUTION:When a horizontal punctuation position is designated, the horizontal ruled line print data is added to the coordinate data on the horizontal punctuation position and both data are stored in a storage means opposite to each other. When a vertical punctuation position is designated, the vertical ruled line data is added to the coordinate data on the vertical punctuation position and both data are stored in the means 6 opposite to each other. At the same time, the character information inputted from an input means 1 after designation of the punctuation positions is also stored in the means 6. When a print instruction is received from the means 1, a reading means 7 reads the memory contents out of the means 6. Then a print instruction means 8 outputs the horizontal or vertical print instruction when the horizontal or vertical print data is read out. A print means 2 receives the print instruction and prints a horizontal or vertical ruled line at the boundary of the character or picture information under gone the frame editing. As a result, the sentences are easily read.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is a method of setting recovery areas within a frame displayed on a screen and editing text information and image information for each area. The present invention relates to a document processing device with a frame editing function.

(b) Prior Art The frame editing function in this type of document processing device refers to treating a certain W1 block as one book and performing editing work within that block. There are two types of editing: column editing and block editing. Column editing refers to the function of dividing a series of documents into two or three columns and editing each column (each area).Block editing refers to the function of dividing a document into two or three columns and editing each column (each area). , means the ability to edit within that range. In column editing using the above-described conventional apparatus, the procedure for setting the positions of horizontal and vertical breaks, which are the boundaries of columns, is as follows. In other words, first move the cursor in the row direction of the display frame, align it with the position you want to divide vertically, and press the function key ゜Vertical divider.Further, move the cursor in the column direction of the display frame, align it with the position you want horizontal divider. Press the "Horizontal break" button on the Funkyon key.Boundary symbols are displayed in the vertical and horizontal directions as a result of these operations.

The display frame is divided into several levels (multiple areas), and each level can be edited.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, the above boundary symbols are always used when performing column editing.
Although it was displayed on the display screen, the information was not for printing ruled lines, so border lines were not printed during printing.

In other words, the boundaries between columns were blanks (spaces).

Therefore, when there are a large number of columns, the boundaries between the sentences arranged in columns become clear, and the layout of the sentences becomes less varied, making it difficult to read the two-column sentences.

This invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and therefore, when printing text that has been edited into columns, it is possible to print a document with a frame editing function that can print ruled lines at the boundaries between the texts that have been edited into columns. Provide processing equipment.

(2) Means for Solving the Problems FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic structure of the present invention. In the figure, the present invention is a document processing device that displays a frame approximately corresponding to the paper size on the screen, and can edit character information and image information for each of a plurality of areas divided within the display frame. an input means 1 for inputting various instructions including character information and printing instructions, a printing means 2 for printing character information, ruled lines, etc., and a designation means for specifying horizontal separation α position and vertical separation vertical position within the display frame. 3, horizontal ruled line data addition means 4 for adding horizontal ruled line print data to the coordinate data of the horizontal dividing position when specifying the horizontal dividing position, and vertical ruled line printing data to the coordinate data of the vertical dividing position α when specifying the vertical dividing position. a vertical ruled line data addition means 5 for adding vertical ruled line data, and a storage means for storing coordinate data of a vertical division position and vertical ruled line printing data in correspondence, and storing coordinate data of a vertical division position and vertical ruled line printing data in correspondence. 6, a reading means 7 for reading character information, image information, and coordinate data from the storage means 6 when a printing instruction is inputted from the input means 1; When read out,
This is a document processing device with a frame editing function, which includes a print indicating means 8 for outputting coordinate data and ruled line print data to a print means 2.

The document processing device according to the present invention basically refers to a device consisting of an input means, an editing means, a storage means, a display means, and a printing means, and typical examples of this type of device include a Japanese word processor, It includes a Roman word processor, a Chinese word processor, and a computer with document editing functions.

The input means can be a keyboard, a tablet input device, a pointing device such as a mouse, etc.

The printing means may be of a type capable of printing characters and ruled lines, and specifically, it is preferable to use a dot matrix printer.

Preferably, the designating means uses cursor movement keys arranged on the keyboard, but it may also be configured to designate the position with a pointing device.

The means for displaying the display is a CRT or LCD connected to or built in the above device. A dot matrix type display device such as an EL display can be used.

The storage means may be built in the main body of the apparatus or may be a RAM, but it is also possible to use a hard disk or floppy disk as an external storage device.

The composition ruled line data adding means, the vertical ruled line adding means, the reading means, and the printing instruction means are configured from the CPU.

(E) Effect According to this invention, when selecting the frame editing function, the groove separation α
When the position is specified, full ruled line print data is added to the coordinate data of the horizontal separation position, and both data are stored in the storage means in correspondence. Furthermore, when a vertical delimitation position is designated, vertical ruled line data is added to the coordinate data of the vertical delimitation position, and both data are stored in the storage means in correspondence. Furthermore, character information input from the input means after the delimiter position is designated is stored in the storage means.

Then, when a printing instruction is input from the input means, the reading means reads out the contents stored in the storage means, and when the vertical ruled line printing data or the vertical ruled line printing data is read out,
The printing instruction means outputs a horizontal ruled line printing instruction or a vertical ruled line printing instruction, and in response to this, the printing means operates to print a square ruled line or a vertical ruled line at the boundary of the frame-edited character information or image information. do.

(F) EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor as an embodiment of the present invention.

In the same figure, IO is a keyboard, including character keys for inputting character information, numeric keys, a frame editing key for selecting a frame editing mode, a horizontal separator key for dividing the frame into squares and vertically, and a vertical separator. key, a change key for changing the separator line type, a cursor movement key for specifying the horizontal and vertical separator positions with the cursor, a print key for printing documents edited in columns, etc. , text information, image information, and various instructions including printing instructions are input to the CPU II.

CPU II consists of a microprocessor and a ROM
The following processing is performed according to the control program stored in the program memory l2 consisting of:

That is, text information, image information, etc. input from the keyboard 10 are stored in the data memory 13 (described later). When the horizontal delimiter key is pressed, the coordinate data of the specified horizontal delimiter position is obtained, and the grid line print data is associated with the PI [data, ? Floating data: Input it into the coordinate memory 14, and fill line printing data into the delimited data memory 1.
Enter 5. When the vertical separator key is pressed A''., the coordinates of the specified vertical separator location are determined, the vertical ruled line print data is made to correspond to the coordinate data, and the coordinate data is input into the coordinate memory 14. , the vertical ruled line print data is input into the delimiter data memory l5.When a print instruction is input from the keyboard 10, the coordinate data stored in the coordinate memory l4 is inputted into the column-edited data stored in the data memory I3. The text information or the image information is read out from the horizontal ruled line printing data and the vertical ruled line printing data stored in the delimiter data memory l5, and when the vertical ruled line printing data or the vertical ruled line printing data is read, the horizontal ruled line printing or the vertical ruled line printing data is read out. An instruction to print vertical ruled lines is output to the printer l6.

The data memory 13, coordinate memory 14, and delimiter data memory 15 described above each include a RAM. l7 is R
A frame memory consisting of OM, preset A4, 8
Three frames corresponding to the size of paper such as 5th grade are stored in memory.

Further, the CPU II edits the text information and image information stored in the data memory 13 for each area divided based on the coordinate data stored in the coordinate memory 14. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between text information tliL to be edited in columns and coordinates S. Area A is the starting position'
eAS. , row direction length X. ma, column direction length Yllll
It is set with ll1. Region B is similarly set with a start coordinate S, a length in the row direction Xtn+m, and a length in the column direction Ytmm. These start coordinates, length in the row direction, and length in the column direction constitute coordinate data. Note that the lengths in the row direction and column direction also include a direction component.

18 is a kana-kanji conversion dictionary for converting a kana character string input from the keyboard 10 into a sentence containing kanji. l
9 CRT for displaying ephemeral character strings and converted sentences
It is.

Next, the contents of the processing operation of the CPU I will be explained according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b).

When the frame editing key on the keyboard 10 is pressed (step 30), a column setting screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (step 31). Move cursor C on the screen using the cursor movement keys (steps 3j to 34), enter "horizontal separation" and then "vertical separation" on the function keys (steps 32-35), and at this time the guidance area is A horizontal delimiter and a vertical delimiter are input according to the displayed delimiter type (step 36). Then, the ruled line print data is added to the input coordinate data of the delimiter, and the coordinate data is stored in the coordinate memory! 4, the ruled line print data is stored in the delimiter data memory l5.

If the delimiter type is not set, the delimiter type can be changed by pressing the Convert/Next candidate key or the Preprint key (
In step 37), the line can be changed in a loop from a thin solid line, a thick solid line, and a double line to a broken line and a thin solid line. In other words, the line types that can be used for separation are 4N types. Also, if you want to change the separator type that has already been set, press the function key “
"Change" is input (step 39).

When the change key is pressed, the display screen changes as shown in FIG. 6, and a delimiter type change screen is displayed (step 40).
), and blinks the change target (step 4l).
), the system waits for a key (step 42). When the cursor movement key is operated here (step 43), the object to be changed moves in the direction of the arrow of the cursor movement key (step 44). When the convert/next candidate key or previous candidate key is pressed in the key wait state (step 45), the delimiter type is changed among the four line types described above (step 46). Also, if you press the unified key while waiting for a key (step 47)
, all delimiter types are unified (step 48).

Further, when the frame unit key is pressed (step 49), as shown in FIG. 7, the change target blinks in the frame unit D, and the change of the delimiter type is switched to frame units (step 50). Next, after the selection of the change target is completed, when the execution key is pressed (step 5l), the delimiter type is changed to the one displayed on the screen (step 52). When the end key is pressed (step 53), the delimiter type changing process is ended and the process moves to step 32 (step 54).

When the print key is pressed in step 32, stacked ruled lines and vertical ruled lines are printed between the column-edited text information based on the set delimiter type.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, horizontal and vertical ruled lines are printed at the boundaries between columns of text in frame editing, so the boundaries of the columns of text can be clearly identified. Text becomes easier to read. Furthermore, by curving the ruled lines, it is possible to add variety to a monotonous text layout.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic structure of this invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a Japanese word processor which is an embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 3 also explains coordinate data in the embodiment. (a) and (b) of FIG. 4 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the frame editing process of the embodiment. It is. 1...Input means, 2...Printing means, 3...Designation means,...Horizontal ruled line data addition means,...Vertical ruled line data addition Means, . . . Storage means, 7. Printing instruction means.・Reading means, Fig. 1 Fig. 5 Fig. 2 13 17 14 Fig. 6 Fig. 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document processing device that displays a frame that substantially corresponds to the paper size on a screen, and that can edit character information or image information for each of a plurality of areas divided within the display frame. There is an input means for inputting various instructions including text information and printing instructions, a printing means for printing text information, ruled lines, etc., a specification means for specifying horizontal and vertical separation positions within the display frame, and Horizontal ruled line data addition means for adding horizontal ruled line print data to the coordinate data of the horizontal dividing position when specifying the dividing position, and vertical ruled line data addition means for adding vertical ruled line printing data to the coordinate data of the vertical dividing position when specifying the vertical dividing position. a storage means for storing the coordinate data of the horizontal separation position and the horizontal ruled line print data in correspondence, and a storage means for storing the coordinate data of the vertical separation position and the vertical ruled line print data in correspondence, and inputting a printing instruction from the input means. a reading means for reading character information, image information, and coordinate data from a storage means; A document processing device with a frame editing function, comprising: printing instruction means for outputting the image to a printing means.