JPH05314104A - Document creation apparatus and character modification control method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] In a document creation device with a character modification function,
The range to be modified can be specified in units of rectangles (blocks), and each character within that range is modified. [Structure] When a print suppression function, which is one of the character modification functions, is specified by operating the "print suppression" key 16a of the keyboard 16, the first and second character information existing on different lines are respectively specified by the cursor. The CPU 10 sets a rectangular range having the first character information as a starting point and the second character information as an ending point, and suppresses printing of each character information existing within the range.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creation apparatus having a character modification function and a character modification control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are some document creation apparatuses that are provided with a character modification function such as print suppression, even allocation, and underlining. The print suppression function is a function that suppresses printing of a specified character string. Equal allocation is a function that adjusts the spacing between characters within a specified range to align the start and end of character strings with different number of characters. The underline function is a function that underlines the specified character. In addition to this, there are various character modification functions.

By the way, in the case of designating the modification target range in the character modification function as described above, FIG.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7B, the start point and the end point of the range must be continuous in the row direction. Figure 4
In the example of (a), character modification such as print inhibition is applied to the range from "A2" to "A5" with the character "A2" as the starting point and "A5" as the ending point. Further, in the example of FIG. 4B, "A2" to "A9" with the character "A2" as the starting point and "B5" as the ending point.
] And "B1" to "B5" are subjected to character modification such as print inhibition.

Here, as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
When modifying each character in a rectangle (block), the modification target range cannot be specified at one time. In such a case, for example, the range is divided into several lines and the divided ranges (“A2” to “A5”, “B2”) are divided.
~ "B5", "C2" to "C5") must be specified respectively.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally, when the range to be modified is specified, the start point and the end point of the range must be continuous in the row direction, so that each character in a rectangle (block) is There is a problem in that the specification operation is extremely troublesome and time consuming, for example, when it is required to specify it several times for each line.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a document creation device and character modification control capable of designating a modification target range in units of rectangles (blocks) and modifying each character within the range. The purpose is to provide a method.

[0007]

A document creating apparatus according to the present invention includes a first designating means for designating first character information and second character information existing in a line different from the first character information. And the second character information designated by the first designating means as the starting point, and the second character information designated by the second designating means as the end point. It is characterized by comprising a range setting means for setting a rectangular range and a character modification control means for modifying each character information existing within the rectangular range set by the range setting means.

Further, according to the character modification control method of the present invention, the first and second character information existing in different lines are respectively designated so that the first character information is used as a starting point and the second character information is used. It is characterized in that a rectangular range whose end point is is set and each character information existing in this rectangular range is modified.

[0009]

According to the above configuration, by designating the first and second character information existing on different lines, respectively, a rectangular range in which the first character information is the starting point and the second character information is the ending point Is set, and each character information existing in this rectangular range is modified.

Therefore, when each character in a rectangle (block) is modified, it is possible to easily specify the modification target range without the need for the troublesome work of specifying several times in units of lines as in the conventional case. It is possible to modify each character information within the range.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of the document creating apparatus according to the embodiment. In the figure, 10 is a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as CPU), and 11 and 12 are CPUs.
A memory (RAM, ROM) accessed by 10.

The CPU 10 controls the entire apparatus, and accesses the RAM 11 and the ROM 12 and starts a program according to an input instruction to execute a document creation process, a character modification control process, and the like.

The ROM 12 has a program area 1 in which various processing programs for determining the operation of the CPU 10 are stored.
3, a character pattern area 14 in which font data is stored, a dictionary area 15 in which a standard dictionary for converting reading information input in kana or romaji into kanji information is provided. There is.

The RAM 11 is provided with an area for storing various kinds of information necessary for creating a document. Here, a document buffer 31 for storing the document information and a control table 32 for storing the control information are provided. Is provided.

Reference numeral 16 is a keyboard (KB), 17 is a keyboard interface (KB-IF), 18 is a display, 19 is a display controller (display-CNT), 20
Is a dot memory for display, 21 is a floppy disk device (FDD), 22 is an FDD interface (FDD-).
IF), 23 is a printer device (PRT), and 24 is a printer interface (PRT-IF).

A keyboard (KB) 16 receives input information necessary for creating a document and the like, and a keyboard interface (KB-).
IF) 17 to CPU 10. This keyboard 16 has a "character" key, a "numerical value" key,
Here, a "print inhibition" key 16a for designating print inhibition, which is one of the character modification functions, is provided.

The display unit 18 is, for example, a liquid crystal display with a backlight of 40 characters and 20 lines, and the bottom line (20th line) is set as an area (guide line) dedicated to guide display. The display-CNT 19 controls the display of the display 18 by using the display dot memory 20 under the control of the CPU 10.

Floppy disk device (FDD) 21
Under the control of the CPU 10, saves the created document, stores external characters and second level characters, etc. via the FDD interface (FDD-IF) 22. The printer device (PRT) 23 is, for example, a serial printer. Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. Here, as an example, the print suppression function, which is one of the character modification functions, is used.
The case where printing of each character within the rectangular range as shown in (c) is suppressed will be described.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 2, first, in a state where the print inhibition function is designated by operating the "print inhibition" key 16a of the keyboard 16 (step S
1), as shown in FIG. 3A, the first character information "A2"
Is designated by the cursor 41 (step S2),
The CPU 10 detects the line / column position of the first character information "A2" (step S3). Here, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the second character information "C5" existing in a line different from the first character information "A2" is designated by the cursor 42 (step S4), the CPU 10 By detecting the line / column position of the second character information "C5" (step S5), a rectangular range is set from the line / column position of the first and second character information (step S6). As a result, FIG.
As shown in (c), the rectangular range having the first character information "A2" as the starting point and the second character information "C5" as the ending point is designated as the modification target range.

The CPU 10 controls the character information "A2" to "A5", "B2" within the rectangular range set in this way.
-"B5", "C2"-"C5" are highlighted and printing is suppressed (step S7). Specifically, the print inhibition information (control code) is directly added to each piece of character information (character code) existing within the rectangular range in the document information stored in the document buffer 31 of the RAM 11, or The printing of the character information is suppressed by adding a pointer indicating the print suppression information stored in the control table 32.

As described above, the first character information "A2" and the second character information "C5" existing on different lines are designated by the cursors 41 and 42, respectively.
Starting from the character information "A2" of the second character information "C5"
Is set as the end point, and character information "A2" to "A5", "B2" to which each character information exists within this rectangular range is set.
"B5", "C2" to "C5" are modified. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, it is possible to easily specify the modification target range and modify each character information within the range, without requiring the troublesome work of specifying the line by dividing into several times. In the above embodiment, the print suppression function is described as an example, but the same applies to various character modification functions such as even allocation and underlining.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the modification target range can be specified in units of rectangles (blocks), and each character within the range can be modified. Therefore, when the range to be modified is specified, the character modification can be performed more easily and quickly than in the conventional case where the start point and the end point of the range must be continuous.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of designating a modification target range according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional method of designating a modification target range.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... CPU, 11 ... RAM, 12 ... ROM, 16 ... Keyboard (KB), 16a ... "Print inhibit" key, 18 ...
Display device, 31 ... Document buffer, 32 ... Control table, 4
1 and 42 ... Cursor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first designating means for designating first character information, a second designating means for designating second character information existing in a line different from the first character information, and the second designating means. Range setting means for setting a rectangular range having the first character information designated by the first designating means as a start point and the second character information designated by the second designating means as an end point; A document creation apparatus comprising: a character decoration control unit that modifies each character information existing within the rectangular range set by the setting unit. 2. A rectangular range having the first character information as a starting point and the second character information as an ending point is set by designating first and second character information existing on different lines, respectively. A character modification control method characterized by modifying each character information existing in this rectangular range.