JPH0453785A - Document/journal data output - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a form data output device used in data processing devices such as word processors and personal computers.

[Summary of the Invention] A form data output device of the present invention is installed in a data processing device or the like, and is used when printing out form data. In other words, the character data arranged in the rectangular frame area where the items of the form are written are evenly allocated, and the character spacing is adjusted evenly, especially when the number of characters is small for the area and the spacing between each character is too wide. This device is capable of properly arranging the character data within a predetermined range.

[Prior Art] The printing format of a form by a general data processing device is shown in FIGS. 8 to 10.

For example, assuming that the number of characters to be placed within a predetermined rectangular frame is 2,
FIG. 8 shows an example of a layout in which the conventional equal allocation is performed. This arrangement has intervals a, b.

C are allocated at equal intervals.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, two characters are centered and placed in the center of the rectangular frame so that the distances d and e are equal. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 10, there is a certain character spacing f (corresponding to m spaces) between the two characters.
Insert. Alternatively, after inserting a character interval f (corresponding to m spaces) between characters in advance, a centering operation is performed to arrange the character data at an appropriate position.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, when arranging character data as described above within a predetermined rectangular frame, when the number of characters is small, it is difficult to arrange the character data evenly, as shown in Figure 8. Because they are too wide, they are difficult to see and often impractical.

Furthermore, in the combination of the centering operation and the character spacing insertion operation as shown in Figures 9 and 10, when the number of characters is several, the area within the rectangular frame and the character spacing are compared, and the result is equivalent to m spaces. The character spacing must be determined, and this also makes the operation complicated.

The reason for this is that the appropriate character spacing between the area within the predetermined rectangular frame and the characters to be placed cannot be found on the product.

An object of the present invention is to arrange characters by calculating their proper arrangement within a specified rectangular area.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of the present invention are as follows.

Specifying means 1 for specifying a rectangular frame area in which character data is to be placed (see the functional block diagram in Figure 1; the same applies hereinafter);
determining means 2 for determining the maximum character spacing based on the character size of a plurality of character data to be output; and character spacing value calculating means for calculating the character spacing value when each of the character data is evenly arranged within the designated area. 3, a determining means 4 for determining whether or not the character spacing calculated by the character spacing value calculating means 3 is larger than the maximum character spacing determined by the determining means 2; When it is determined that the character spacing is larger than the maximum character spacing, the character spacing of each character data is fixed to the maximum character spacing, and an arrangement output means 5 is provided for arranging and outputting each character data so that it is located at the center of the frame area.

[Effect] The effect of the means of the invention is as follows.

By installing the form data output device of the present invention in a data processing device etc., in form processing, if the character data is within the range that can be arranged within the rectangular frame of this form, the character type and number of characters of this character data can be Regardless of the number of characters, allocate the character data evenly within the rectangular frame in which the items of the form are written, and especially if the number of characters is small for the area within the rectangular frame,
If the character spacing is too wide when they are allocated evenly, the determining means determines this, keeps the character spacing within a predetermined range, and centers these characters, so that the character data can be properly arranged. .

[Example] Hereinafter, an example will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

First, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a data processing device to which a form data output device is applied.

That is, the key human power unit 5 inputs data d such as rectangular frames and characters to the central processing unit (CPU) 6.

The T-B table 7 stores the character size (width) corresponding to the character type of the data d, and the CPU 6 uses this T-B table 7 to index the character size. To process the data d, a format memory 8 is provided which stores in advance the format of characters, etc. for rectangular frames.

The processed data is then transmitted from the CPU 6 to the storage device 9. This storage device 9 consists of a specified item file storage section Q as that stores parameters such as rectangular frame position and character size for each item, a record file section 9b that stores all data, and a record file section 9b1 that holds each piece of data that is individually called from that file. It is constituted by a record memory section 9c.

Furthermore, a character generator (CG) section 10 for each character size converts the data in the record memory section 9c as characters for output such as print 1 display, a page memory section 11 for storing and processing the converted data, and a page memory section 11 for storing and processing the converted data. It is composed of a printer part 12 for printing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the T-B table 7, character sizes corresponding to the font types of characters are set.

Regarding the operation of the form data output device configured in this way, Figures 4 and 5 show the print format of the form, the flowchart in Figure 6 shows the layout of the operations, and Figure 7 shows the operation of the entire device. This will be explained with reference to a flowchart showing.

First, the print format of the form in Figure 4 is a horizontal rectangular frame with 1
A plurality of n characters 14 are arranged within 3. Here, the horizontal spacing between the rectangular frame line 13 and the characters 14 is W1, and the character size is the width B1, and the spacing between the characters is the spacing W2, and the maximum spacing of the spacing W2 is twice B. W2 = (D-nB)/ (n+1)≦2B-(
In case 1), the interval Wl is the same width as the interval W2, and the interval W2 is evenly distributed at a calculated interval of 2B or less.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 5, if there are few characters arranged as in Fig. 4, the same setting as above is made and W2 = (D-riB)/ (n+1)>2B -
In case (2), the character spacing is such that the space W2 is the maximum space of 2B, the character string is centered, and the space Wl between the character string and the rectangular frame line is Wl - [D -n B-2( n −1) Bl /2
- Assigned as (3).

The calculation of these allocation intervals is shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the CPU 6 refers to the record memory 9c to determine the data type, and stores the result in the T register of the designated item file section 9a (step 511).

Next, the width B of the character size is read from the T-B table 7 based on the data type, and the result is stored in the B register of the designated item file section 9a (step S12).
.

Then, the number n of characters in the designated item file section 9a is determined (step 51B), and the width of the rectangular frame line is read (step 514).

Using the parameters determined above, the character allocation interval W2 is determined (step 515). The layout obtained here is determined by comparing the interval W2 with the preset maximum interval 2B (step 516). If the interval W2 is W2≦2B (YES), the layout is a rectangular frame 1!13 and the character 14 is set to the same width as the interval W2 (step 517).

However, if W > 2B, the allocation is done by the interval W
2 is fixed to the width of 2B (step 518), and in order to center the character string to be allocated next, the interval Wl is calculated from the above equation (3) (step 519).

The flowchart in FIG. 7 shows the operation of the form data output device including interval calculation.

That is, in order to perform the layout, the Y coordinate 8 of the start line is set (step 521), and the designated item data including the rectangular frame line is transferred from the record file 9b to the record memory 9c.
(step 522). Next, each item in the specified item file section 9a is set (step 823). Then, in the allocation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 described above, after the interval p is output (step 524), the X coordinate of the designated item file section 9a is read (step 525).
). Each character is arranged in the specified character size (
Step 826), and further arranges the rectangular frame line (Step 527). Next, it is determined whether data arrangement for all items has been completed (step 328); if not (NO), the process returns to step 323 and each item 1] of the designated item file section 9a is reset. If the process is finished (YES), the process proceeds to the next step, and it is determined whether all records have been processed (step 529). If not completed (NO), update the Y coordinate of the start row in order to process other rectangular frames (step 530).
), the process returns to step S22, and when the process is finished, the operation of the apparatus is completed.

From the above, the form data output device of the present invention can compare an area within a predetermined rectangular frame with the type and number of characters to be placed there, calculate an appropriate character spacing, and place the characters.

Further, the present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications and applications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, regardless of the character type and number of characters of input character data, it is possible to quickly and easily arrange character data appropriately within a rectangular frame in which a form item, etc. is written. Can be done.

In particular, when the number of characters in the area within the rectangular frame is small and the character spacing is too wide if they are allocated evenly as is, the character spacing is fixed to a preset value and centering processing is performed to always ensure proper placement. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block configuration diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the form data output device of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing character sizes corresponding to the font types of characters, and FIG. 4 5 is a diagram showing an example of a print format of a form, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of allocating the print format, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the entire apparatus, and FIGS. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional arrangement in which equal allocation is performed. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Specifying means, 2... Determination means, 3... Character spacing value calculation means, 4... Discrimination means, 5... Arrangement output means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A specifying means for specifying a rectangular frame area in which character data is to be placed; a determining means for determining a maximum character interval based on the character size of a plurality of character data to be output; Character spacing value calculation means for calculating a character spacing value when evenly arranged within the specified area; and whether or not the character spacing calculated by the character spacing value calculation means is larger than the maximum character spacing determined by the determining means. a discriminating means for discriminating whether the character spacing is larger than the maximum character spacing; What is claimed is: 1. A form data output device, comprising: a layout output means for arranging and outputting the data so that the data is located at