JPH04149671A - document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation device that inputs and edits documents while simultaneously displaying two documents on one screen.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, document creation devices have been widely used, and the means for operating their screens has become an important issue.

Conventionally, this type of document creation device has a method of displaying two documents on one screen by dividing the screen from the center and displaying the main document that was being edited on the left or top and the document that will be referenced on the right or bottom. and displaying sub-documents that were called up for reuse.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of such a conventional document creation device. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes character input means for inputting kana, kanji, alphanumeric characters, etc., and proofreading and editing of the input character string is performed by editing means 2 while using display means 3. The document created in this way is stored in the storage means 4, and necessary documents are printed out using the printing means 5.

When inputting and editing a document, if you want to use or refer to a document that has already been created and saved in the storage means 4 for the document currently being created, use the two-document recall means 6 to display two documents on one screen. View the document to complete and proofread the document.

Next, the operation of the conventional document creation device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e).

In the figure, while creating a document with document number 100 (A4 paper size: 50 digits x 35 lines per page),
2 Specify document display, and retrieve document number 2 from document storage means 4.
00 (B4 paper size: 90 sentences per page
When the column (column x 25 rows) is called using the 2-document calling means 6, the 2-document display state ■ is displayed on the screen. In order to perform input and editing in the two-document display state left behind for the two documents being displayed, it is necessary to set the two-document display form to No.

To change from this 2-document display state ■ to 2-document display state
Operations such as changing from a display method using X24 dot characters to a reduced display method using 12X12 dot characters must be performed.

If you cancel this two-document display once during the document creation process for document number 100, and then specify two-document display again using the same document number 200 as the sub-document, the conventional operation will return to the two-document display state. ■, and in order to change to the two-document display state ■, which is the display method left for the two documents, I performed the same display change operation as last time and performed input and editing work.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such conventional document creation devices, in the past, two-document display was specified, and the main document and sub-document were left in the two-document display method. Even if it is a document, if you cancel the document display, the device will display the fixed 2
There is a problem in that the display method must be changed from the document display state to a display state suitable for the two documents.

The present invention solves the L problem, and stores the 2-document display state of a document used as a sub-document of the main document, and when the same sub-document is specified to be displayed as 2-documents again, , it is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that transitions to the same two-document display state that was input and edited last time.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a document creation device in which an operator creates or edits a document by operating a character input means while interacting with a display means. A storage means is provided, and the two-document storage means stores information on a preferred arrangement state in which the operator sets two documents, a main document and a sub-document, on the display means, and selects the main document and the sub-document again. The document creation apparatus is such that when displayed on a display means, the two-document display state at the time of past use is set based on the information.

According to the above configuration, the two-document display storage means stores information on the preferred display arrangement of past main documents and sub-documents, and when the same combination of main document and sub-document occurs, the above-mentioned information is stored. Give the past preferred display arrangement.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a document creation device according to an 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 creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, components 1 to 6 are the same as the elements of the conventional example shown in FIG. 4, or have the same function. The difference between the present invention and the conventional example is the two-document display storage means 7.

The two-document display storage means 7 stores the two-document display state of two documents displayed in relation to the production document as a sub-document, and when displaying the same two documents again, stores the two-document display state. It is assumed that the document has a function of displaying two documents in the following two-document display state.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, while creating a document with document number 100 (A4 paper size: 50 digits x 35 lines per page),
2 Specify document display and set document number 200 as a sub-document.
(Sentence structure per 2 pages of B4 paper size: 90 digits x 2
5 lines) is called using the document calling means 6.
Document display status ■ is displayed on the screen. In order to display the entire width of the paper on the screen and perform input and editing without scrolling the screen in the digit direction, the operator selects the two-document display state.
``Divide the left and right documents into two documents'' - divide the bottom two documents, and then 2 4
X 12×12 from the display method using 24 dot characters
By using the reduced display method using dot characters, and by changing the division position to a position where the entire page of the subdocument can be seen,
2 Perform input and editing work in the document display state ■. The state in which the two documents, the main document and the sub-document, should be displayed varies greatly depending on the human power of the operator and the intent of the editing, and therefore cannot be specified unconditionally. Therefore, if this 2-document display state is canceled and you are unable to specify 2-document display again in the same sub-document as above, it will be displayed in the same state as the previous 2-document display state, so the operation Everyone believes that this is the display method that is closest to the person's intentions.

To solve this problem, when canceling the two-document display state after two-document editing work, the immediately previous two-document display state is stored in the two-document display storage means 7. If the same document is designated to be displayed again as a sub-document, the corresponding two-document display state of the main document and sub-document is retrieved from the two-document display storage means 7, and the two documents are displayed in the same display state as before. I do.

Next, the operation of storing the two-document display state will be explained with reference to the following document pattern.

(Documents registered in storage device) (Memory of state in which two documents are displayed) Item description Display font size Alternative method: : Dot structure of characters used for display Completed. Dot structure per character If the size is small, the display will fit on one screen. Can display many digits and lines Ru.

Separate main document and sub-document vertically or display it separately on the left and right. 2-document split display method.

Displaying the main document and sub-documents separately split position on one screen.

It is assumed that documents such as document number 100 "Word Processor" and document number 20 "Or estimate list" are stored in the document storage means 4. Separately, if two documents are displayed with document number 100 as the main document and document number 200 as a sub-document, "main document (document number 100), sub-document (document number 200), display font size ( ], 2 X
1.2 dot display), division method (upper and lower division), and division position H (main document 10 lines/sub document 25 lines)"
It is saved in the document display storage means 7. Similarly, for other two-document display documents, information on the previous two-document display state is sequentially stored in the two-document display storage means 7, and if the same document is designated as a sub-document, the same information as the previous one is displayed. Transition to 2-document display state. A more efficient document creation device can be realized.

As described above, according to the document creation device of the embodiment of the present invention, two
Document display storage means is provided, and the two-document display storage means displays information on a preferred arrangement state in which the operator has set two documents, a main document and a sub-document, on the display means, and displays the main document and sub-documents. When selected again and displayed on the display means, the 2nd document display state at the time of previous use is set based on the above information, and the main document and subtext 1.
When a combination of problems occurs, a preferable display arrangement based on the above-mentioned information power is provided, and the operator can immediately obtain a preferable display arrangement state, thereby improving the efficiency of document creation.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention provides a document creation device in which an operator manipulates a character input means to create or edit a document while interacting with a water dispensing means. and the two-day document display storage means stores information on a preferred arrangement of two documents, a main document and a sub-document, set by the operator on the display means, and displays the main document and sub-documents again. By providing a document creation device in which the two-document display state at the time of past use is set based on the above-mentioned information, when the same combination of main document and sub-document occurs, the above-mentioned The information provides the past preferred display arrangement, the operator can immediately obtain the preferred display arrangement state, and the efficiency of document creation is improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2(a) to (e) are pattern diagrams showing display screens in the document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional document creation device. 1... Input means, 3... Display means, 7
...2 document display storage means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A document creation device in which an operator creates or edits a document by operating a character input means while interacting with a display means,
A two-document display storage means is provided, and the two-document storage means stores information on a preferred arrangement state in which the operator sets two documents, a main document and a sub-document, on the display means, and displays the main document and sub-document again. A document creation device in which, when selected and displayed on a display means, a two-document display state at the time of past use is set based on the information.