JPH0431144B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a printing condition setting method that is most suitable for a device such as a word processor that prints a previously created document based on desired printing conditions.

(b) Conventional technology As described in "Newton Bessatsu: All About Word Processors" published by Kyoikusha, current word processors interactively print the starting page (line) while looking at the display screen of a CRT, etc. Printing end page (line),
It is possible to set printing conditions such as the size of paper to be printed.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, with conventional devices of this type, although the printing start page (line) and the printing end page (line) are displayed, the actual document contents are not displayed. There is a problem in that it is necessary to wait until after printing is completed to check the contents, resulting in undesirable documents being printed.

(d) Means for Solving Problems The structural feature of the printing condition setting method of the present invention is that it includes a print start display area 11 and a print end display area 12 for setting print conditions. A document content display area 13 is provided on the displayed display screen to display the page corresponding to the setting value or the beginning of the previous page.

(E) Effect In this way, by displaying the beginning of the printing start page (line) and the printing end page (line), the printed content can be confirmed.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a block configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a control section composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and the control section is pre-stored in a built-in ROM (read-only memory). It controls the various parts and means described below based on the control program. The control section 1 and each section and means are connected by a bus 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes an input means, for example, a keyboard, and the input means includes character keys for inputting characters, symbols, etc., which will be described later. It is provided with four cursor movement keys and function keys such as an execution key for moving a cursor mark indicating an input position on the display means up, down, left and right, respectively.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a document storage means consisting of a randomly accessible memory such as a floppy disk, in which the document is managed in units of lines as the minimum unit, and n such lines (n is the correct number). integer)
is stored in page units, with 1 page being stored.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a printing condition storage section, in which printing conditions such as print start line, print end line, paper size, etc. are stored.

6 is a display means such as a CRT, and 7 is a printing means such as a thermal printer.

Currently, there is one line in the document storage means 4 as shown in FIG.
Assume that a 7-line document consisting of 10 characters is stored. Note that 8 and 9 in the figure are left and right margins that define one line. Also, in the printing condition storage unit 5, the print start line is the "first line", the print end line is the "seventh line",
Conditions such that the paper size is "B5" are stored.

In such a state, when the apparatus of this embodiment enters the printing mode, the printing conditions stored in the printing condition storage section 5 are displayed on the display means 6 as shown in FIG. 3, and the flowchart shown in FIG. Based on this, the control section 1 controls each section. In addition, in Figure 3, 10
11 is a cursor, and 11 to 14 are a print start line display area, a print end line display area, a document content display area, and a paper size display area, respectively.

First, in the S1 step, a key input from the input means 3 is waited for, and when a key input is received, in the S2 step, it is determined whether the input key is a cursor movement key, an execution key, or a key input for changing printing conditions. Determine.

If it is determined in such a determination that the cursor movement key has been input, the process advances to step S3.

In step S3, the cursor 10 is moved based on the input cursor movement key. Specifically, in the state shown in FIG. 3, the cursor 10, to which a cursor movement key indicating downward movement is input, moves to the print end line display area 12 as shown in FIG. 5a. Note that while the printing conditions are displayed, the cursor 10 is moved and displayed only in three areas: a print start line display area 11, a print end line display area 12, and a paper size display area 14. Therefore, even if a cursor movement key indicating movement in the left/right direction is input, the cursor 10 does not move.

That is, in step S3, cursor movement is executed based on the transition state as shown in FIG.

When the S3 step is completed, the process returns to the S1 step.

Further, if it is determined in step S2 that a key input for changing printing conditions has been made, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the conditions input in step S1 are written in the area where the cursor 10 is located.

Specifically, in the state shown in FIG.
When the numerical value "4" is input, the display content of the print start line display area 11 is rewritten to "4" as shown in FIG. 5b, and the print start line condition stored in the print condition storage section 5 is also changed to 4th line". In addition, the input means 3 is in the state shown in FIG. 5a.
When the numerical value "3" is inputted, the display content of the print end line display area 12 is rewritten to "3" as shown in FIG. 3rd line" is changed.

Note that the relationship between the print start line and the print end line must satisfy the condition "Print start line ≦ Print end line", and the configuration may be such that condition input that does not satisfy this condition is canceled. preferable.

When the S4 step is completed, the process advances to S5 step.

In step S5, it is determined whether the condition changed in step S4 is a print start line condition or a print end line condition, and if the above condition is met, the process is stopped.
Proceed to step S6, otherwise the process is
Return to S1 step.

In step S6, the first eight characters of the print start line or print end line changed in step S4 are displayed in the document content display area 13.

Specifically, if the state shown in FIG. 3 is changed in step S4 as shown in FIG. Eight characters will be displayed from the beginning of the fourth line.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 5 c from the state of Fig. 5 a,
If the change is made to step S4, then in step S6, eight characters from the beginning of the third line of the document stored in the document storage means 4 will be displayed in the document content display area 13 as shown in FIG. 5e. .

When the S6 step ends, the process returns to the S1 step.

Returning to step S2, if the execution key is input in this step, the process proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, the printing unit 7 prints the document stored in the document storage unit 4 based on the printing conditions stored in the printing condition storage unit 5.

Specifically, when printing conditions as shown in FIG. Print on paper. Further, when the printing conditions as shown in FIG.
Print on B5 size paper.

Although the document to be printed is specified line by line in this embodiment, it is also possible to specify the document to be printed page by page.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the beginning of the start line (page) or end line (page) of the document to be printed is displayed together with the print conditions when setting the print conditions, making it easier to check and print the contents. Modifications can be easily made.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration, Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a document stored in the document storage means, and Figs. 3 and 5 are diagrams showing the document stored in the document storage means. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing printing condition display, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, and FIG. 6 is a state transition diagram showing the movement state of the cursor. 4... Document storage means, 5... Printing condition storage section, 6...
Display means, 7... Print means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A print start display area 11 for setting a print start page or a print start line when printing a document stored in the document storage means 4 by the print means 7, and a print end page or print start line. A print end display area 12 for setting a print end line is displayed on the display screen of the display means 6, the cursor 10 is moved to this print start display area 11 or print end display area 12, and the printing is started by key input. In the printing condition setting method of setting a page or print start line and the print end page or print end line, the display screen on which the print start display area 11 and the print end display area 12 are displayed correspond to the setting values. A printing condition setting method characterized in that a document content display area 13 is provided to display the beginning of a page or line.