JPH0436876A - How to import illustrations into an editing machine and the editing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To present the conversational and visual illustration fetching method by assigning a bit map memory different from first layout as layout for illustration. CONSTITUTION:With respect to the illustration fetching method for an editing machine where a prescribed illustration is fetched into first layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, second layout to which a memory different from first layout is assigned is displayed over first layout. The display area of the illustration is designated in second layout. Information of contents of the illustration and information on display of the illustration are inputted to a memory separately from each other to fetch the prescribed illustration into first layout. In this case, it is effective if coordinate positions of both ends constituting one side of a rectangle including the prescribed illustration are specified on the screen to set the display area of the illustration.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to an editing machine, particularly a method for importing illustrations into an editing machine for editing instruction manuals for automobiles, electric appliances, etc., general books, magazines, newspapers, etc. It is.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, book editing work has come to be performed using personal computers, workstations (editing machines), and the like. Editing machines include computer phototypesetting machines, word processors,
There are EP (electronic printing press), DTP (desktop printing press), etc.

In the conventional method of importing an illustration, when importing an existing illustration into a predetermined layout, first reduce or enlarge the size of the existing illustration, then move the resized illustration within the predetermined layout, place it, I decided on the composition and then captured it.

In this case, when editing a book using multiple illustrations that differ only in the size of the illustrations, the same work must be repeated anew.

[Invention or problem to be solved]

However, the conventional method of importing illustrations is
The drawback was that it was only possible to visually incorporate the illustrations in one episode, and the work efficiency was poor.

Also, importing illustrations (enlarging, reducing the size,
The disadvantage was that the quality differed depending on the worker who did the deformation, etc.).

Furthermore, when displaying the same illustration by changing only its size and display mode based on the content information, there is a drawback that the work becomes complicated.

Therefore, the present invention provides an interactive and visual method for importing illustrations by allocating a bitmap memory different from the first layout as an illustration layout, and aims to improve the workability of importing illustrations in an editing machine. That is.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method of importing an illustration in an editing machine, in which a predetermined illustration is imported into a first layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, and a first layout is allocated a memory different from that of the first layout. Display the second layout over the first layout, specify the display area of the illustration in the second layout, separate and input the content information of the illustration and the display information into the memory,
The present invention is characterized by incorporating a predetermined illustration into the first layout.

In this case, it is effective to set the illustration display area by specifying on the screen the coordinate positions of both ends of the rectangle that includes the predetermined illustration.

[Effect]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to input a predetermined illustration interactively and visually.

Furthermore, it becomes easy to enlarge, reduce, and transform the layout to a layout different from the first layout.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of a method for importing illustrations into an editing machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition,
In the description, the same initial number will be used for the same elements, and duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a method for importing illustrations into an editing machine according to the present invention;
The figure is a process diagram showing the production process.

In step 101, the basic I noise out (first layout) is displayed on the screen 2 (see FIG. 2(a)). This basic layout includes the overall size or finished size (A4, B5 size, etc.), where the text flows (columns), the number of lines in that column, line spacing, character points, font, size, etc. Information to flow the text of the same name, information that appears in the layout that is not managed (pillar text), and blank information that can be included in the layout to avoid that part when the text is flown. , the position of the non-pull that displays the page number, the state, the illustration, the photo, the position of the ruled line, the page with the thickness of 1j (hereinafter referred to as "already created page". 9 etc. is included, and this information is , called up from the database to screen 2.

In step 102, an illustration display area is specified in this basic layout (second layout). This illustration display area can be changed by specifying both ends of a side in the same line. What differs from the conventional technology is that a rough rectangular range is set.

This is not the case. This is because the content information of the illustration and the information on the display are separated, and by setting only the one-dimensional information (for example, a) among the two-dimensional information (mXn) that determines the illustration range, It is possible to give elasticity to the display mode of illustrations. Therefore, you can easily enlarge, reduce, and transform the illustration.

This designation method will be explained below based on FIG. 2.

First, create a section on screen 2 that is smaller than the screen size (for example,
5 cm x 5 cm) 3 is moved to the vicinity of the corner where the illustration is captured, and the corresponding (= 1 vicinity) is enlarged and displayed on the second screen 4 (see FIG. 2 (1)). This second screen 4 is set, for example, in the lower right corner of the screen 2, and "y1 river" is displayed therein like a manuscript paper. In this cell 1-1.”
- A cursor 5 that can be moved down, left, and right is displayed. In this case, the starting point (x − yt
) is set.

Next, block '3 is moved to the vicinity of another corner in the same row. In this case as well, a second image 1fii is displayed in one corner of the screen 2.
4 is set, and the vicinity of section 3 is enlarged and displayed (see (C) in the same figure). In this case, the end point (x,
y). In this way, only the one-dimensional information (for example, m) is set among the two-dimensional information (mXn) that determines the rectangular area into which the illustration will be imported. At this stage, illustration layout (second layout) 6 corresponding to the illustration display area is set (
(See figure (d)). In this illustration layout 6,
A bitmap memory different from the basic layout 1 is allocated and set to overlap the basic layout 1. At this stage, the basic layout 1 and the illustration layout 6 have a correlation with each other.

In step 103, illustration data (illustration content information) is input. This illustration code is versatile and is input from a Pigbase etc. connected to the editing machine. Specifically, look at the book and enter the illustration code (for example, M
-83) from the keyboard 8 (Fig. 2 (
e)).

In step 104, display information for the illustration is input. In this case, input the size of the existing illustration (the rectangular dimensions that include the existing illustration) (aXb) (
f)). By inputting these data, illustration layout 6 set on basic layout 1
The remaining two points (x Sy), (x ,, yo-1)
Calculate 1 low 1 1'
11-1 can be calculated. For example, the length of one side in the horizontal (X) direction of the illustration display area (xm-IX
If l) is m, then the length n of one side in the vertical (y) direction is 51 as n = b x m / a. At this stage, the illustration display area (mxn) in the illustration layout 6 is determined.

Step]05 is to store the illustration in the memory.

For example, the content information of the illustration is created in the bitmap memory based on the information on the display.

At this stage, the original illustration data is stored in an added state. In this case, since the illustration is held in vector format, only the outline of the illustration is drawn on the bitmap memory. - There are two ways to hold illustrations for boat fishing: the rusk method and the vector method. In the rask method, an illustration is created by filling in a large number of squares, and in the vector method, for example, if there is an illustration named L, it has the coordinate values of the changing points, and by changing these, the illustration is created. It is something that makes it larger or smaller. That is, since only the outline is available as information regarding the size, the coordinate values are recalculated according to the height and width of the set illustration, and the illustration is drawn (outputted on the bitmap memory). Unlike the rask method, only the outline of "Month 1" is drawn without filling it out, so the drawing time can be shortened.

Note that storage methods are not limited to bitmap memory; for example, numerical (coordinate value) information (
For example, (x S, y,) (X, 1, ■ y ) (x Sy ) (x S, y )) may be stored as 1 I n-1m-I n-1.

In step 106, the changed new illustration is displayed on the screen 2'' (FIG. 2(g)). In this case, the illustration is outputted within one fill-out for illustrations, based on the illustration data, to a position that has a correlation with the basic layout displayed on screen 2 (see Figure 2).
g)). The above steps complete importing the illustration.

In this embodiment, a case is explained in which one illustration is enlarged to the basic I-no-out displayed on the screen 2, but the number of illustrations may be reduced or transformed by two or more. When importing multiple illustrations,
Individual bitmap memories are set for individual illustrations.

Further, the captured illustration can be easily moved by changing the relative coordinate position between the basic layout and the illustration layout.

Furthermore, when specifying the illustration display area, in addition to the two points in the X direction, one or two points in the
1, it is possible to enlarge or reduce (deform) in the X direction on a scale different from that in the X direction.

Alternatively, the X direction may be specified first, and the coordinate position in the X direction may be incremented by 1 after inputting the display information of the existing illustration.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to provide an interactive and visual method of importing illustrations by allocating a bitmap memory different from the first layout as an illustration layout. .

In addition to fixed and semi-fixed illustration display information,
Since the content information of the illustration can be input using the display information (new illustration for the position of the official), it is possible to improve the work efficiency when importing the illustration into the editing machine.

] 1 Furthermore, since the correction results can be displayed visually,
You can also reduce the number of retries.

For example, by changing the data of the illustration display area included in the individual information at the operator's will, recalculation can be performed many times. In this case, the operator only has to give instructions according to the visually displayed box, which simplifies the operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart 1 showing a method of importing an illustration in an editing machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a process diagram showing a process of importing an illustration. 1... Basic layout, 2... Screen, 3... Section,
4. Second screen, 5. Cursor, 6. Illustration layout, 7. Book, 8. Keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A method for importing an illustration in an editing machine, in which a predetermined illustration is imported into a first layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, comprising: a second layout to which a memory different from that of the first layout is allocated; displaying a layout overlapping the first layout; specifying a display area for the illustration in the second layout; inputting content information and display information of the illustration separately into the memory; A method for importing an illustration in an editing machine, comprising importing the predetermined illustration into the first layout. 2. The display area of the illustration is set by specifying on the screen the coordinate positions of both ends constituting one side of a rectangle that includes the predetermined last.
How to import illustrations into the editing machine described. 3. In a method of importing an illustration in an editing machine that imports a predetermined illustration into a first layout displayed on the screen of the editing machine, a first step of displaying the first layout on the screen of the editing machine; a second step of superimposing and displaying a second layout to which a memory different from that of the first layout is allocated on the first layout; a third step of specifying a display area of the illustration within the second layout; a fourth step of inputting content information and display information of the illustration into the memory; and a fifth step of inputting content information of the illustration into the memory based on the display information of the illustration. and a sixth step of displaying the predetermined illustration on the screen.