JPH06309320A - Method and device for character processing - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a character processing method and device capable of performing document format setting by a simple operation and sensuously confirming the setting content. [Structure] When setting a vertical margin for the document expansion range frame for the displayed page of interest, the setting position is set by moving the cursor, and an item to be set from the soft menu, for example, U margin. , D margin. Then, the position of the upper side of the document expansion range frame is changed according to the set contents.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a character processing method and apparatus,
For example, the present invention relates to a document processing method and apparatus for creating or editing a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when changing the page format in this type of apparatus, after selecting the paper type, the page format (header position, footer position, left margin position,
Enter the right margin position, etc.) with a numerical value. To actually check the positional relationship between them, the layout display function is executed after the above-mentioned format setting, or for those with a simple format layout display function, the format layout is confirmed by the numerical input determination means. Become.

[0003]

However, in the simple format layout display method, the format layout is re-displayed by the numerical input determining means, which makes the operation complicated. In addition, it requires a format layout and a window for inputting its setting value, which is not efficient in terms of display space.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a character processing method and a character processing method capable of formatting a document by a simple operation and sensibly confirming the setting contents. It is intended to provide a device.

In order to solve this problem, the document processing method of the present invention performs processing in the following steps. That is,
A character processing method for formatting a document, displaying a document in page units, setting the format in the document by moving the cursor, updating the format in the document according to the set contents, and updating the format Update the display format in the document according to the content.

The document processing apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration.

A character processing device for formatting a document, comprising: first display means for displaying a document in page units; setting means for setting the format of the document by moving a cursor; and Update means for updating the format of the document and second display means for updating the display format of the document according to the updated format content.

[0008]

In the process or structure of the present invention, a page-based document is displayed and the format of the document is set by moving the cursor. Then, the format in the document is updated according to the set content, and the display format in the document is also updated according to the updated content.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the document processing apparatus in this embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a CPU (microprocessor), which performs calculations for character processing, logical judgments, etc., and is connected to these buses via an address bus AB, a controller bus CB, and a data bus DB. It controls each component.

The address bus AB transfers an address signal designating a component to be controlled by the CPU 1. The controller bus CB transfers and applies the controller signal of each component to be controlled by the CPU 1. The data bus DB transfers data between the constituent devices.

Reference numeral 2 is a read-only fixed memory (ROM)
The area PA is a program area in which control procedures (programs) according to the flowchart of FIG. 4 described later are stored.

Reference numeral 3 is a writable random access memory (RAM) having a structure of 1 word 16 bits, and is used for temporary storage of various data from each constituent element.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a keyboard (KB) for instructing various functions for the character processing unit such as a letter / symbol input key such as an alphabet key, a hiragana key, and a katakana key, and a conversion key, a non-conversion key, a cancel key. Equipped with various function keys for. In the figure,
CON is a conversion key, and KANA is a character / symbol input key for inputting a reading. Further, BUSHU is a key for activating radical input and a key for selecting a corresponding word from word candidates displayed in a window.

Reference numeral 5 is a single kanji input dictionary (D for searching kanji by radical input, stroke number input, single kanji input, etc.
IC1). Reference numeral 6 is a kana-kanji dictionary (DIC2) for performing kana-kanji conversion. Reference numeral 7 is a dictionary part, which is a prefix (prepositional auxiliary numeral) dictionary (PRE) that precedes a number.
DIC), a numerical dictionary (NUMDIC), and a classifier (postfix classifier) dictionary (PSTDIC).

Reference numeral 8 denotes an external storage device (DISK) such as a hard disk or a magneto-optical disk, which can also store a fixed form document. Then, the stored document is called when necessary by the instruction of the keyboard. It is also used to store auxiliary data.

Reference numeral 9 is a cursor register (CR), which is C
The PU can read and write the contents of the cursor register. A CRT controller CRTC, which will be described later, displays a cursor having a designated shape at a position on the display device CRT corresponding to the address stored here.

A buffer memory unit 10 stores a document buffer (TBUF) for storing the document information input from the keyboard 4, and a display buffer (DBU) used for storing and displaying patterns such as the document information stored in the TBUF.
F), and Kana input key KAN on the keyboard 4
It is composed of a buffer (YBUF) for storing the Kana reading code input from A.

A message display buffer memory (MDBUF) 11 stores patterns of various message data MSDAT.

Reference numeral 12 is a CRT controller (CRTC), which includes a cursor register CR and a buffer DBUF,
It plays the role of displaying the contents stored in MDBUF on the display CRT 13. The CRT display 13 is a display device using a cathode ray tube or the like, and under the control of the CRT controller,
Display various dot information.

Further, 14 is a character generator (CG), which stores patterns of characters and symbols to be displayed on the display device CRT 13 and appropriately generates a corresponding character pattern.

The character processing device of the present invention comprising the above-described components operates in response to various inputs from the keyboard KB4. When the input from the keyboard KB4 is supplied, first, an interrupt signal is sent to the CPU1,
The CPU 1 reads out various control signals stored in the ROM 2, and various controls are performed in accordance with these control signals.

Next, an outline of the operation of the embodiment will be described.

In the embodiment, the paper size is first selected in the format setting. After that, as shown in FIG. 2, the paper frame 100 and ruler windows 101 and 103 having lengths and widths are displayed. In the drawing, the horizontal ruler window 101 (double line) is shown to be active. At this time, a soft menu 102 for selecting what kind of setting processing to perform in the horizontal direction is displayed at the top of the screen. When the vertical ruler window 103 is activated by selecting the vertical ruler from the software menu 102 or by clicking the vertical ruler window 103 with the mouse, each item that can be set in that window is displayed. It is displayed as a soft menu at the top of the screen.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the horizontal ruler window 101 is active. At this time, a cursor in the shape of a "hand" is displayed in the ruler window 101 as shown in the figure. The operator operates an appropriate key on the keyboard to move the cursor to the left or right. Then, after moving the cursor to the desired position, soft menu 1
By selecting "L (left) margin" from 02,
The position is fixed. In conjunction with this operation, the left side of the character expansion range frame 104 also moves at the same time.

After that, if the same operation is performed to select "R (right) margin" in the software menu 102, the right side position of the character expansion range frame 104 is fixed.

Incidentally, "R" in the soft menu 102
The "regular" tab is used to control the position of the text edit cursor when the "tab" key on the keyboard is pressed. When the ruler window is active, move the cursor to the desired position and press the R tab key. It can be set by pressing. Moreover, the setting position and the number are arbitrary. The “B tab” will be described later.

On the other hand, when a predetermined key is operated to activate the vertical ruler window 103, a soft menu depending on the vertical direction is displayed at the top of the screen. In the vertical ruler window 103, "U (upper) margin", "D (lower) margin", and B tab of the character expansion range frame are set.

FIG. 3 shows that the "U margin" is set. As shown in the figure, also in setting the vertical margin, a cursor in the shape of a "hand" is displayed, and the operator moves the position by operating a predetermined key on the keyboard. Then, when the cursor is moved to the desired position, the predetermined key (U margin) is pressed to fix the position, and the position of the upper side of the character expansion range frame 104 is fixed. After that, "D margin", "B tab", etc. are set as required.

Now, "B tab" means a two-dimensional tab. Normally, when the tab key is pressed, the cursor position moves to the nearest setting position in the target line (horizontal direction), but "B tab" is for moving the cursor to an arbitrary digit and line position. Therefore, two-dimensional coordinates must be set to determine its position.

Therefore, the ruler window 101 (10
3) is activated. At this time, a cursor in the shape of a "hand" is displayed on the ruler window 101 (103), and the operator moves the cursor position left and right (up and down) by operating an appropriate key on the keyboard. And
Move the cursor to the desired position and select the B tab key. Then, the ruler window 103 (101) is automatically activated to set the position in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) this time, and the position in the vertical direction (horizontal direction) is set this time. Even in this setting process, vertical and horizontal lines (for example, wavy lines) for clarifying the position are displayed and moved while setting each position. The intersection position of this line is the position of "B tab".

In the above description, the character expansion range frame 1
Although nothing is displayed in 04, the document (character) being edited may be reduced and displayed.

Further, according to the above-mentioned processing, after determining each margin or the like, or during the setting, the document (character) being edited is rearranged according to the set contents.

The control procedure according to this embodiment is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and will be described with reference to the drawings. The program related to this processing procedure is stored in the program area PA in the ROM 2.

First, in steps S101 and S201, the ruler currently being actively displayed is determined.
If none of the rulers is active, other processing (such as editing processing) is performed in S301.

If the vertical ruler window 103 is currently active and a key for activating the horizontal ruler window 101 is received, the process proceeds to step S10.
In steps S121 and S123 from 3, the horizontal ruler is switched to the soft menu and the horizontal ruler active process is performed. That is, the vertical ruler is deactivated, the cursor is erased from the vertical ruler, the horizontal ruler is activated, and then the cursor is displayed on the horizontal ruler. Conversely, step S
When the key for activating the vertical ruler is received at 203, the soft ruler is switched to the soft menu for the vertical ruler and the vertical ruler active process is performed.

When it is determined in step S105 that the control key for the vertical ruler has been input, the inside of the ruler is controlled. If the key corresponds to cursor movement, cursor movement processing (step S125) is performed. If the soft menu is selected, a mark corresponding to the selected soft menu is displayed at the cursor position in the ruler, and the format layout is performed in step S113. Display again. If the key is other than the above keys, the corresponding process is performed in step S127. After the completion of the series of processes, in step S105, the process of determining the next key is performed.

Similarly, when the lateral ruler control key is received in step S205, steps S225 and S225 are performed.
In step 211, the cursor movement process, the mark display process in the ruler, and the form layout redisplay process are performed.

The format information set in the above processing is stored and saved in a predetermined area in the RAM 3 together with the document being edited. Therefore, when the document being edited is saved and read out, the document is displayed on the screen in a format according to the format information contained in the read information. Further, when the set margin or the like is once changed, the above process is performed, but the cursor position of, for example, the left margin at that time is displayed at a position according to the immediately preceding format information.

<Description of Second Embodiment> The above-described embodiment (first embodiment)
In the example), the description was centered on the efficiency of setting the margin position with respect to the paper size. However, the ruler format setting method enables two-dimensional format setting that requires vertical and horizontal setting coordinates. To do.

1. It is also possible to allocate the frame of a page (the area in which graphics, images, etc. are embedded) with the formatting function. (FIG. 6) By determining the horizontal coordinates of the frame with the horizontal ruler and the vertical coordinates with the vertical ruler, the position and size of the frame within the page can be set.

2. The center position of the paper can be easily set. (FIG. 7) Coordinates can be set at the center of the paper by adding the centering function to the cursor movement in the vertical and horizontal rulers. If a tab or the like is set at the coordinates, the cursor can be moved to the center of the page by selecting the tab key during document input. The top coordinates of the page for character input are also
It can be set in the same way.

<Third Embodiment> FIGS. 8 and 9 show the control procedure of the third embodiment.

First, when format setting is selected from the screen being edited (FIG. 10), the format setting screen (FIG. 11) is displayed. Figure 11
When the line format is selected with, the line format setting screen of FIG. 12 is displayed. Select the execute or cancel key to return to the format setting screen (steps S101, S103, S141, S).
143). Initially, the control mode of the line formatting dialog is set, so that the cursor movement key moves the selection cursor in the dialog between the items and the options in the item. When moving between items, the option at the cursor position is determined as the option for the item (step S135). Further, at the timing when the cursor is on the line pitch item and the cursor up movement key is selected in steps S127 and S129, or when the cursor down movement key is selected in the justification item, the ruler control of step S131 is performed. As soon as is started, the control of the dialog ends. The cursor in the dialog disappears, the cursor is displayed in the ruler, and the line format soft menu can be selected (Fig. 13).

Next, if the cursor left / right movement key is selected, in-step ruler cursor movement processing is carried out. When the cursor position is moved or the cursor goes out of the display ruler frame, the ruler display is scrolled horizontally. When the soft menu is selected in step S111, a mark corresponding to the selected soft menu is displayed at the cursor position in the ruler in step S117. For example, for a left / right margin soft menu, L, R
The position of is displayed at the cursor position and the current mark is erased. If all tabs are cleared, all the displayed tab marks are deleted. More specifically, referring to FIG.
When the left margin is selected from the soft menu by moving it from the cursor position in the shape of a "hand" pointing to the right of to the cursor position in the shape of a "hand" in FIG. The position of (margin) is changed to the position of L (left margin) in FIG.

When execution is selected, the screen returns to the format setting screen (FIG. 16), and when execution is further selected on the format setting screen, the screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed. Display information is calculated based on the format information. , The screen is rewritten based on the displayed information.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 18, the format can be changed.

When the up / down moving cursor is selected, the ruler control is ended and the dialog control is started in step S113. The cursor in the ruler disappears,
The cursor is displayed at the selected option of the dialog item TOP or BOTTOM item. Then wait for the next key.

In the third embodiment, the format setting is performed during the editing of the document, but the same applies when the formatting is performed before the editing of the document.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
By using the vertical and horizontal rulers in the format setting and associating the cursor in the ruler with the coordinate position of the paper, it is possible to set the information regarding the format such as the margin while confirming the format layout. By providing such an operating environment, the format for the paper can be determined more tightly than in the numerical input method, and the setting can be made finely. The operability is improved, and as described in the other embodiments, information that has been out of the format setting function until now can be set as page format information.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

Further, although various formats are set using the keyboard in the embodiment, it goes without saying that they may be set using a pointing device such as a mouse.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to perform formatting such as a margin of a document while visually understanding it with a simple operation.

[0054]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a position embodiment of a character processing device in an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a format setting example in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of format setting in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for formatting processing using a ruler window in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a format setting processing procedure using a ruler window in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of format setting in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of format setting in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a format setting processing procedure in the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a format setting processing procedure in the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state of a screen which is being edited in the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state of a format setting screen in the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state of a screen immediately after format setting in the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a state immediately after a format setting and after a change according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 keyboard 5, 6, 7 dictionary 8 external storage device 9 cursor register 10 buffer unit 11 message buffer 12 CRT controller 13 display unit 14 character generation unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A character processing method for formatting a document, comprising displaying a page-based document frame, setting a format in the document by moving a cursor, and updating the format in the document according to the set content. Then, the character processing method is characterized in that the display format in the document is updated according to the updated format content. 2. A character processing device for formatting a document, comprising: first display means for displaying a document in page units; and setting means for setting the format in the document by moving a cursor. A character processing device comprising: an updating unit that updates the format of the document according to the content; and a second display unit that updates the display format of the document according to the updated format content.