JPH0668080A - Document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A mark indicating the beginning of the next column is displayed at the end of each of the multiple columns set in the created document without manual input by the operator. [Structure] Each column set by the column determination unit 6 is identified, the next stage of each stage set by the column editing unit 9 is identified, and the start of the identified next stage is determined by the column value determination unit 10. The type of mark indicating the direction of the starting position of the next stage to be added to the end of the immediately preceding stage is selected according to the positional relationship between the end of the immediately preceding stage and the end of the stage immediately before that, and the format / sentence editing unit 11 selects the mark. The mark data is read from the next-stage position mark data storage unit 12, mark data corresponding to the end of each stage is added, and a mark indicating the position of the next read stage is given to each stage by the display device 4. Display automatically.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus such as a word processor which can create a document by a column.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Of various functions for creating a document provided in a document creating apparatus such as a word processor, a column for dividing one page area into a plurality of columns and allocating a series of sentences to each column for editing. There is a function. Conventionally, the following document preparation apparatuses have such a columnar function.

(1) When a column start code is input, a desired column target character string is input, and a column end code is input, a character string between the column start and end codes is entered. A document creation device that automatically sorts and displays a predetermined number of stages (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-203547).

(2) The position of a rectangular area is designated, the definition information and data of the rectangular area are input, the number of steps and the step interval are specified as the definition information of the page or area, and the page or area is defined by the definition information. A document creating apparatus for arranging the inter-region data created as a result of division to form columns (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-143189).

[0005]

However, in the document creating apparatus as described above, in order to make the displayed document easier to read, a mark indicating the start position of the next row is added to the end of the immediately preceding row. When the operator wants to display the information, the operator has to input the data for each stage, which causes a problem that it takes time and effort.

Further, when the positional relationship of each stage is changed by changing the layout of the entire created document or deleting or adding an arbitrary stage, the next stage already input to each stage is changed. Since it is necessary to change each mark indicating the start position of the document, there is a problem that the operator's work load increases and the efficiency of document creation deteriorates.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a mark indicating the beginning of the next stage can be displayed at the end of each of a plurality of stages set in a created document without manual input by the operator. The purpose is to

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a document creating apparatus according to the present invention provides a document creating means for creating a document by inputting information such as characters, and a document created by the means. Column setting means for setting a plurality of columns, a display means for sequentially displaying the document created by the document creating means in each column set by the column setting means, and deleting or adding the columns set by the column setting means. And column editing means for performing column editing such as movement.

Further, depending on the next stage specifying means for specifying the next stage of each stage set by the column assembling means, and the positional relationship between the start of the next stage and the end of the stage immediately before that specified by the means. A mark for indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is provided at the end of the stage immediately before the next stage, and the next stage position mark giving means for displaying the mark on the display means is provided.

Further, when any one of the steps is moved by the step editing means, the direction of the mark given by the next step position mark giving means is changed according to the positional relationship of each step changed by the movement of the step. It is advisable to provide means for changing. Furthermore, when the step is added or deleted by the step editing means, means for changing the direction of the mark given by the next step position mark giving means according to the positional relationship of each new step after the addition or deletion Should be provided.

[0011]

According to the document creating apparatus of the present invention, when a document is created by inputting information such as characters and a plurality of columns are set for the created document, each stage set for the created document is set. Are sequentially sorted and displayed.

At this time, the next stage of each of the set stages is specified, and the next stage is set at the end of the stage immediately before that stage according to the positional relationship between the start of the specified next stage and the end of the stage immediately before that stage. Since a mark indicating the direction of the start position of is added and displayed,
A mark indicating the position of the next read destination column can be automatically displayed for each column.

When any one of the stages is moved,
By changing the direction of the mark given to each step according to the positional relationship of each step changed by the movement of that step, the mark can be automatically corrected when any step is moved. It Furthermore, when a step is added or deleted, if the direction of the mark given to each step is changed according to the positional relationship of each new step after the addition or deletion, any step The mark can be automatically corrected when is deleted or added.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The document creating apparatus comprises a keyboard device 1, a mouse 2, a main body device 3, and a display device 4.

The keyboard device 1 is an input device provided with various input keys, and the mouse 2 is an input device for inputting position information of a mouse cursor displayed on the display device 4. Then, the operator uses the keyboard device 1
The mouse 2 is used to input information such as characters when creating a document including columns, and information about various functions.

The main unit 3 comprises a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM
Is incorporated in the microcomputer, and is responsible for various processes for document creation in this document creation device and control process for the entire device. The main part of this embodiment is an input analysis part 5, a column determination part 6, and a step. Assembly information storage unit 7, format information storage unit 8, column assembly editing unit 9, column position determination unit 10,
Format / document editing unit 11, next position mark data storage unit 1
2 and each function of the display control unit 13.

The input analysis unit 5 analyzes information such as characters input from the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2, information such as an instruction for automatically adding and displaying a next-column position mark, or information designating a column, and sets columns. Send to the judgment unit 6.

The column determination section 6 refers to the data stored in the column information storage section 7 and the format information storage section 8 and determines which column is designated by the analysis result received from the input analysis section 5. Then, the designated column is specified and sent to the column editing unit 9. Also, information such as characters and information on various function instructions for creating a document are sent to the format / document editing unit 11.

The column information storage unit 7 is a memory for storing information on a plurality of columns set for the created document. The format information storage unit 8 is a memory for storing the format information set for the created document.

The column editing unit 9 specifies the next column of the column based on the specified column information received from the column determining unit 6 and sends the information to the column position determining unit 10. The column position determination unit 10 determines, based on the specified column information received from the column editing unit 9, which position on the virtual paper surface the column is on the display screen. And a mark based on the data in the format information storage unit 8 and the mark indicating the start position of the next stage is determined based on the result of the determination.

The format / document editing unit 11 inputs document information such as characters to create a document, and sets a plurality of columns set for the created document to set a column editing unit 9
To the display control unit 13, and the process of editing, such as deleting, adding, and moving columns, is performed.

A mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage according to the positional relationship between the start of the specified next stage and the end of the stage immediately preceding the specified next stage based on the determination result of the stage position determination unit 10. Is read from the next-stage position mark data storage unit 12 and the mark is added to the end of the immediately preceding stage.

Furthermore, when any one of the stages is moved, the process of changing the direction of the mark according to the positional relationship of each stage changed by the movement of the stage, and the process of adding or deleting each stage, A process of changing the direction of the mark according to the new positional relationship of each stage after the addition or deletion is performed.

The next-stage position mark data storage unit 12 stores the mark data indicating the direction of the starting position of the next stage to the end of the stage. The display control unit 11 controls the display of the display device 12. The display device 12 is a display such as an LCD, and displays a created document in a solid writing table or column by column, a work screen at the time of column editing and the like, a message to an operator, and the like.

Next, the processing at the time of column editing in this document creating apparatus will be described. When the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2 requests addition of a mark indicating the start position of the next column to any column, the column determination unit 6 is stored in the column information storage unit 7 and the format information storage unit 8. By analyzing the information, the specified column is specified and notified to the column editing unit 9 and the format / document editing unit 11.

The column editing unit 9 specifies the next column after the column specified by the column determining unit 6 based on the information stored in the column information storage unit 7 and the format information storage unit 8. To notify the step position determination unit 10.

The column position determination unit 10 includes a column information storage unit 7.
Also, based on the information stored in the format information storage unit 8, the virtual position on the paper surface on the display screen of the column specified by the column editing unit 9 is checked, and the start of the column and the position immediately before it are examined. The positional relationship with the end of the column is determined, and according to the positional relationship, the type of mark indicating the direction of the starting position of the next column to be added to the end of the immediately preceding column is determined and notified to the format / document editing unit 11. .

The format / document editing unit 11 is a column position determination unit 10.
The mark data corresponding to the mark type notified by is read from the next-stage position mark data storage unit 12, and the mark data is added to the corresponding position, that is, the end position of the stage specified by the column determination unit 6. It is sent to the display control unit 13.

Based on the data received from the format / document editing unit 11, the display control unit 13 sorts and displays the created document for each of a plurality of set columns and displays the next stage at the end of each stage. Display a mark indicating the direction of the start position.

When an instruction to move an arbitrary column is given by the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2, the column determination unit 6 uses the information stored in the column information storage unit 7 and the format information storage unit 8 as a basis. The column to be moved is specified and notified to the column editing unit 9 and the format / document editing unit 11.

The column editing section 9 is based on the information stored in the column information storing section 7 and the format information storing section 8, and is related to the moving row specified by the column determining section 6. That is, the step position determination unit 10 is notified by specifying the step whose positional relationship is changed as the step moves.

The column position determination unit 10 includes a column information storage unit 7.
And, based on the information stored in the format information storage unit 8, added to the end of each column according to the new positional relationship of each column generated by moving the column specified by the column editing unit 9. The type of mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is determined and the format / document editing unit 11 is notified of it.

The format / document editing unit 11 includes a column determination unit 6
The information distributed to the stage specified by is moved, the position of the information distributed to other stages is also changed according to the movement of the stage, and the mark data corresponding to the type of the mark notified from the stage position determination unit 10 is obtained. The information is read from the next-stage position mark data storage unit 12, added to the end of each stage, and information for each stage and its mark data are sent to the display control unit 13.

That is, a mark indicating the direction of the starting position of the next stage is added to the end of each stage according to the positional relationship of each stage changed by moving the stage specified by the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2. change.

Further, when the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2 gives an instruction to delete an arbitrary column, the column determination unit 6
On the basis of the information stored in the column information storage section 7 and the format information storage section 8, the column to be deleted is specified and notified to the column editing section 9 and the format / document editing section 11.

The column editing section 9 is based on the information stored in the column information storing section 7 and the format information storing section 8 and is related to the column to be deleted specified by the column determining section 6, In other words, the stage position determination unit 10 is notified by specifying the stage whose positional relationship is changed due to the deletion of the stage.

The column position determination unit 10 includes a column information storage unit 7.
And, based on the information stored in the format information storage unit 8, added to the end of each column according to the new positional relationship of each column created by deleting the column specified by the column editing unit 9. The type of mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is determined and the format / document editing unit 11 is notified of it.

The format / document editing unit 11 includes a column determination unit 6
The step specified by is deleted, and the position of the next step and after is changed according to the deletion of the step. The information and the mark data for each stage are sent to the display control unit 13.

Alternatively, the keyboard device 1 or the mouse 2
When the addition of a new column is instructed by, the column determination unit 6 identifies the column to be added based on the information stored in the column information storage 7 and the format information storage 8. Notify the column editing unit 9 and the format / document editing unit 11.

The column editing section 9 is based on the information stored in the column information storing section 7 and the format information storing section 8, and is related to the column to be added specified by the column determining section 6, That is, a stage whose positional relationship is changed due to the addition of the stage is specified and notified to the stage position determination unit 10.

The column position determination unit 10 includes a column information storage unit 7.
And, based on the information stored in the format information storage unit 8, added to the end of each column according to the new positional relationship of each column generated by adding the column specified by the column assembly editing unit 9. The type of mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is determined and the format / document editing unit 11 is notified of it.

The format / document editing unit 11 includes a column determination unit 6
By adding the stage specified by, the positions of other stages are changed, and the mark data corresponding to the kind of the mark notified from the stage position determination unit 10 is added to the next stage position mark data storage unit 12.
The information and the mark data for each stage are sent to the display control unit 13.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing types of marks indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage. There are four types of marks, a mark M indicating the upper right direction, a mark M indicating the lower left direction, a mark M indicating the upper left direction, and a mark M4 indicating the lower right direction.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of the mark in the next-stage position mark data storage unit 12 for each mark shown in FIG. The next-stage position mark data storage unit 12 stores mark identifiers, data lengths, and mark data (bitmap, etc.) corresponding to the four types of marks shown in FIG.

If the number of mark types is increased as necessary, the mark data can be newly stored. Further, each mark data stored here can be used as other data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the determination processing in the step position determination unit 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when two columns D1 and D2 are set and a sentence is continuously distributed horizontally in the columns D1 and D2, a process of determining a mark to be provided to the column D1 will be described.

The kind of mark indicating the starting position of the step D2, which is provided at the end of the step D1, is the end point E (X1, Y1) at the end position of the step D1 and the starting point S (X
2, Y2), E (X1, Y1) and S (X
2, Y2) can be determined according to the condition satisfied by the relational expression.

That is, according to the following four conditions, FIG.
Select one of the four types of marks shown in. (1) (Y2-Y1) ÷ (X2-X1) ≦ −1 and X
When 2> X1, the mark M1 is selected. (2) (Y2-Y1) ÷ (X2-X1) ≦ −1 and X
When 2 <X1, the mark M2 is selected.

(3) (Y2-Y1) ÷ (X2-X1) ≧
-1 and X2 <X1, the mark M3 is selected. (4) (Y2-Y1) ÷ (X2-X1) ≧ −1 and X
When 2> X1, mark M4 is selected.

Although the case of horizontal writing in a plurality of stages has been described here, this determination processing can also be applied to the case of vertical writing.

Next, specific mark display examples will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example when a plurality of columns are set on a virtual paper surface on the display screen. On the upper side of the paper surface 20, steps 21, 22, 23
3 stages, and 2 stages 24 and 25 on the lower side,
A series of sentences is divided and displayed in columns 21 to 25 (the content of the sentence is not shown here).

When the operator issues a mark addition request to the column 21, as shown in FIG.
At the end of 24, a mark indicating the start position of the next stage is displayed. That is, the mark M1 is at the end of the steps 21, 22, and 24, and the mark M1 is at the end of the step 23.
2 is displayed respectively.

After that, when any stage is moved, the mark displayed for the stage whose positional relationship changes with the movement is changed. For example, when the step 23 is moved from the position indicated by the broken line to the position directly below as shown in FIG.
As shown in, the mark M2 at the end of the step 23 'after the movement disappears. The mark M1 on the step 22 is the mark M
2, and the mark M1 is newly displayed at the end of the row 25.

Also, when an arbitrary stage is deleted, the mark displayed for the stage whose positional relationship changes due to the deletion of the stage is changed. For example, if the step 23 is deleted as shown by the broken line in FIG. 9, the step 2 as shown in FIG.
The mark M1 at the end of 2 is changed and displayed as the mark M2.

Further, when an arbitrary stage is added, the marks of the added stage and other stages are changed and added in accordance with the addition of the stage. For example, in the state of the display example shown in FIG. 10, when new columns 26 and 27 are added to the right of columns 22 and 25, respectively, as shown by the broken lines in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the mark M2 at the end of the step 26 is
Marks M1 are displayed at the end of each. And
The mark M2 at the end of the step 22 is changed and displayed as the mark M1.

In this way, a mark indicating the next reading destination can be automatically displayed at the end of each column by giving a ranking relationship to a plurality of columns in which continuous sentences continue. . Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to find the reading destination of the sentence and select and input the mark corresponding to the direction.

Further, since the work of inputting the mark does not have to be performed, the work for creating the document can be reduced, and the operator can concentrate on the page layout without considering the marking. Furthermore, if there is no mark suitable for indicating the reading destination, the operator will create an appropriate mark by the work of creating an external character or a pattern, but since the mark is added for the time being, the document creation will proceed efficiently. be able to.

When an operator moves, deletes, or adds an arbitrary row in accordance with an instruction, the mark assigned to each row is changed according to the new rank relation between that row and the other rows, so the operator moves the row. It is not necessary to perform mark correction work associated with layout changes such as deletion, addition, and step editing.

[0059]

As described above, according to the document creating apparatus of the present invention, a document is created by inputting information such as characters, and the created document is sequentially processed in each set stage. It is divided and displayed, and at that time, a mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is automatically set at the end of the stage immediately before that according to the positional relationship between the start of the next stage of each stage and the end of the stage immediately before it. It can be given and displayed.

When any one of the stages is moved, the direction of the mark given to each stage is changed according to the positional relationship of each stage changed by the movement of the stage to correct the mark. It can be done automatically. Furthermore, when a step is added or deleted, the mark is automatically corrected by changing the direction of the mark given to each step according to the new positional relationship of each step after the addition or deletion. Can be done.

Therefore, the operator inputs a mark for making a multi-column document easy to read, or changes the layout of the created document as a whole or deletes or adds an arbitrary column to add each column. Documents can be created efficiently because there is no need to perform mark correction input work when the positional relationship has changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing types of marks indicating a direction of a starting position of a next column of each column when a created document is displayed in a column.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a storage format of each mark shown in FIG. 2 in a next-stage position mark data storage unit 12;

4 is a step position determination unit 10 of the document creation apparatus shown in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a determination process in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a display example when a plurality of columns are set on a virtual paper surface on the display screen of the display unit 4 shown in FIG.

6 is a diagram showing an example in which a mark indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage is displayed at the end of each stage shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram when the step 23 shown in FIG. 5 is moved.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example after moving the column 23 shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram when the step 23 shown in FIG. 5 is deleted.

10 is a diagram showing a display example after deleting the column 23 shown in FIG.

11 is an explanatory diagram of a case where stages 26 and 27 are added to the stages shown in FIG.

12 is a diagram showing a display example after adding columns 26 and 27 to each stage shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 keyboard device 2 mouse 3 main body device 4 display device 5 input analysis unit 6 column setting determination unit 7 column setting information storage unit 8 format information storage unit 9 column setting editing unit 10 column position determination unit 11 format / document editing unit 12 next stage Position mark data storage unit 13 Display control unit 20 Virtual paper on display screen M1 to M4 Marks 21 to 27, D1, D2 stages S Start point E End point indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A document creating means for creating a document by inputting information such as characters, a column forming means for setting a plurality of columns for a document created by the means, and a document created by the document creating means. Document creation including display means for sequentially sorting and displaying each column set by the column setting means, and column editing means for performing column editing such as deletion, addition, and movement of the columns set by the column setting means In the apparatus, the next stage specifying means for specifying the next stage of each stage set by the column assembling means, and the next stage according to the positional relationship between the start of the next stage specified by the means and the end of the stage immediately preceding A document preparation device, comprising: a mark for indicating the direction of the start position of the next stage at the end of the immediately preceding stage, and a next stage position mark giving means for displaying the mark on the display means. 2. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when any one of the stages is moved by the stage editing unit, the position is changed according to the positional relationship of the stages changed by the movement of the stage. A document creating apparatus comprising means for changing the direction of a mark given by a next-stage position mark giving means. 3. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the column is added or deleted by the column editing unit, the next step is added according to the positional relationship of each new column after the addition or deletion. A document creating apparatus comprising means for changing the direction of a mark given by the step position mark giving means.