JPH04312166A - System for editing document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten work time, to avoid the erroneous operation of a worker and also to unnecessitate regenerating work from the plotting of a table frame by providing a table frame editing means which automatically generates the same table frame shape as that of a preceeding string when there are more kinds of data than the number of the table frame. CONSTITUTION:When assembling indication is executed from an input device 1, an assembling editing means 4 collates the table frame with data information, data is assembling-processed inside the table frame, a table frame editing means 5 automatically generates the table frame at the time of wanting the table frame and the assembling editing means 4 reassembles data. Here, the table frame executes plotting without considering data quantity. That is, the same table frame shape as that plotted when there are more kinds of data than the number of the table frame is automatically generated till the table frame is settled in data when assembling endication is executed from the input device 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document editing system, and more particularly to a document editing system for creating tables using a CRT or the like in a computer-based typesetting system.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional document editing system includes a table frame control means 20 for controlling the size of a table frame drawn from an input device 10, and a table frame control means 20 for controlling the size of a table frame drawn from an input device 10; A data control means 30 that controls the amount and division, etc., an imposition editing means 40 that collates the control results of the table frame control means 20 and the data control means 30 and assembles the data in the table frame, and displays the results of the imposition. It has a display means 50 and a display device 60 for displaying.

Next, the operation will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 4(a), drawing of a table frame from the input device 1 is completed in consideration of the amount of data to be assembled in advance. Next, as shown in FIG. 4(b), when an instruction is given to assemble the data into the table frame, the data is assembled within the table frame as shown in FIG. 4(c). At this time, the number of table frames does not change, so if the amount of data is large, some data may not be assembled.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional table creation method described above, the drawing of the table frame must be completed by first considering the amount of data to be incorporated into the table frame.
Particularly when creating tables that require a large amount of output, such as those published in newspapers, such as tables announcing university recruitment or tables incorporating information on business conditions, it takes an excessive amount of time just to draw the table frames. There are drawbacks that require it. Furthermore, if the amount of data incorporated into a table frame does not match the number of drawn table frames, there is a drawback that the table frames must be drawn again after assembly.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an input device for inputting data and instructions, a table frame control means for controlling the size of a table frame drawn from the input device, and a table frame control means for controlling the size of a table frame drawn from the input device. a data control means for controlling divisions, amounts, etc. of the data; an imposition editing means for collating the control results of the table frame control means and the data control means and assembling the data into the table frame; and an imposition editing result. In a document editing system that is equipped with a display device and a display means for displaying on a display device based on the data, when the amount of data is greater than the number of table frames, a table frame with the same shape as the table frame in the previous row is automatically created. The present invention is characterized in that it includes table frame editing means for generating table frames.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. Drawing of a table frame and input of data are performed using an input device 1 such as a mouse or a keyboard, and the size and number of table frames are controlled by a table frame control means 2.
Regarding the data, the data control means 3 controls the analysis of delimiters, the amount of data, etc. When an assembly instruction is issued from the input device 1, the assembly editing means 4 collates the table frame and data information, and performs a process of assembling the data in the table frame.If there are insufficient table frames, the table frame is edited. A table frame is automatically generated by the means 5, and the data is assembled again by the imposition/editing means 4. The assembly editing result is displayed on the display device 7 by the display means 6.

Next, the operation of this document editing system will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the document editing system shown in FIG. The table frame can be drawn by drawing at least one column of sentences as shown in Figure 3(a), without considering the amount of data. Figure 3(b)
) is an example of data to be assembled in the table frame, and mark 31
is a control character that indicates data separation. When an assembly instruction is given from the input device, since the amount of data is greater than the number of table frames, table frames having the same shape as the drawn table frame are automatically generated until the data is filled. Next, as shown in Figure 3(c), the data that did not fit into the generated table frame is displayed in Figure 3(c).
Assemble as shown in (d).

[0011] In the above explanation, the shape of the table is one in which table frames of the same shape as the first horizontal row are repeated, but the shape is not limited to this, and by drawing the table frames, n columns of table frames are repeated. When a table frame is created, the shape of the table frame in the nth column is automatically generated, so that the range of use can be expanded, as shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b). In the case of a table like that shown in FIG. 5(a), it is sufficient to create table frames up to the third column.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has the following effects.

* Even when creating a table with a large amount of data, the time spent drawing the table frame is extremely shortened, so the work time can be significantly reduced and operator errors can be prevented.

*Furthermore, the work of re-creating table frames from drawing, which occurs when the number of table frames and the amount of data do not match, is eliminated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the extensibility of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Input device 2 Table frame control means 3 Data control means 4 Assembling editing means 5 Table frame editing means 6 Display means 7 Display device

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: An input device for inputting data and giving instructions; table frame control means for controlling the size of a table frame drawn from the input device; a data control means to be controlled, an imposition editing means for collating the control results of the table frame control means and the data control means, and assembling the data in the table frame; and an imposition editing means for displaying the results of the imposition editing on a display device. Table frame editing means for automatically generating a table frame having the same shape as the table frame in the previous row when the amount of data is greater than the number of table frames, in a document editing system comprising a display means for displaying the table frame and a display device. A document editing system comprising: