JPH07304148A - Typesetting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To reduce the work load on the operator when writing characters in a different format for each area. [Structure] A typesetting area information setting unit 19A sets typesetting area information representing a basic area and a plurality of internal areas, and a typesetting rule setting unit 19B sets a typesetting rule. Also,
The related information setting unit 19D sets the related information in which the typesetting area information, the character text, and the typesetting rule are associated with each other. When changing the size of the internal area or the like, the typesetting area information is changed by the character typesetting area changing unit 19E. The character typesetting operation unit 19F arranges the character text in the internal area according to a predetermined typesetting rule based on the related information. As a result, it is possible to change the size of the desired internal region and the like without destroying the appearance of the complicated character set.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character typesetting device, and more particularly to a character typesetting device for performing character typesetting of leaflets, catalogs, books and the like using a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, character typesetting in commercial printed matter has been performed by CTS (Computation) using a computer system.
er Typesetting System). This system performs character typesetting processing by inserting a typesetting dedicated command into character information, and outputs the processing result to photographic paper in a format for a computer typesetting machine. Further, in the field of small-scale printed matter, DTP (Desk Top Publishin) that performs typesetting processing using a small computer.
g) is used. This system has a function of interactively inputting characters and outputting the result of character typesetting.

[0003]

However, the conventional CTS and DTP systems have the following problems.

It is assumed that the CTS is used to form the printed matter of the printed matter (leaflet) shown in FIG. 9, for example. This leaflet is composed of a plurality of areas having different typesetting rules, and the typesetting rule of each area must set a large number of parameters in the CTS. Further, even when a part of the area is corrected, the operator must change a large number of parameters while assuming the correction result, and the operator's work load becomes enormous.

Further, even when DTP is used, it is necessary to set the typographic format again for the corrected area. In particular, when the typesetting is performed by using different typesetting rules for each area, the typesetting format must be adjusted every time the correction is performed, and the operator's work load becomes enormous.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to reduce the work load on an operator when character composition is performed in a character composition apparatus in a different format for each area.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character typesetting device for arranging a character text according to a predetermined typesetting rule in each of a plurality of internal areas in a basic area. Typesetting area information setting means for setting typesetting area information representing an internal area, typesetting rule setting means for setting typesetting rules, and related information setting for setting typesetting area information, character text, and related information relating the typesetting rules A character typesetting apparatus comprising means and character typesetting operation means for arranging character text in an internal area according to a predetermined typesetting rule based on related information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, in a character typesetting device for arranging a character text according to a predetermined typesetting rule in each of a plurality of internal areas in the basic area, Typesetting area information setting means 1 for setting typesetting area information representing a plurality of internal areas, typesetting rule setting means 2 for setting typesetting rules, and typesetting area information,
The related information setting means 3 for setting the related information relating to the character text and the typesetting rule, the character typesetting area changing means 5 for changing the typesetting area information, and the character text in the changed internal area based on the related information. A character typesetting apparatus comprising: a character typesetting operation means 4 arranged according to a predetermined typesetting rule.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a character typesetting device according to any one of the first and second aspects, further comprising display means for displaying a typesetting operation result.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the typesetting area information setting means sets the typesetting area information representing the basic area and the plurality of internal areas, and the typesetting rule setting means sets the typesetting rule. Further, the related information setting means sets the related information in which the typesetting area information, the character text, and the typesetting rule are associated with each other. The character typesetting operation means arranges the character text in the internal area according to a predetermined typesetting rule based on the related information. Therefore, according to the present invention, by associating the typesetting rule, the internal area, and the like with the related information, it is possible to easily perform the character setting in a different format for each area, and it is possible to reduce the work load on the operator. Become.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the typesetting area information setting means sets the typesetting area information indicating the basic area and the plurality of internal areas, and the typesetting rule setting means sets the typesetting rule. Further, the related information setting means sets the related information in which the typesetting area information, the character text, and the typesetting rule are associated with each other. Then, when changing the size of the internal area, the typesetting area information is changed by the character typesetting area changing means. The character typesetting operation means arranges the character text in the internal area according to a predetermined typesetting rule based on the related information. Therefore, according to the present invention, by changing the character typesetting area information, it is possible to change the size or the like of the desired internal area without destroying the appearance of the complicated character set.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by displaying the typesetting operation result using the display means, it is possible to interactively perform the correction work while grasping the image of the assembling.

[0013]

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the character typesetting apparatus according to this embodiment. The character typesetting device includes a data processing unit 19 including a computer (CPU) and an interactive input device 2 including a keyboard and a mouse.
0, a CRT 18 which is a display device, and a printer 21 which outputs a typesetting result. Further, the data processing unit 19 includes a typesetting area information setting unit 19A, a character text information setting unit 19B, a typesetting rule setting unit 19C, a related information setting unit 19D, a character typesetting area changing unit 19E, a character typesetting operation unit 19F, and a display processing unit. It has 19G.

The typesetting area information setting section 19A is for setting and holding information on the typesetting area of the printed matter. FIG. 4 shows an example of the typesetting area information. This typesetting area information represents information about the typesetting area of the printed matter (leaflet) in FIG. “BASE NA” in the typesetting area information
“ME” indicates the name given to the basic area. "B
"ASE SIZE X, Y" is the X direction of the basic region, Y
It represents each size in the direction. In addition, "SUB FRA
ME1 to 5 ”are internal areas A to E included in the basic area.
Represents information about. "SUB FRAME1 ~
In "5", "NAME" represents the names of the internal areas A to E, and "SIZE X, Y" represents the respective sizes of the internal areas A to E. As described above, it is possible to set a plurality of internal areas in one basic area, but it is not allowed to set the size of the internal area beyond the size of the basic area. It should be noted that the boundary lines of the internal areas A to E in FIG. 3 are merely described for facilitating the description, and such boundary lines are not shown in an actual printed matter.

The character / text information setting unit 19B is for setting and holding character / text information in which a character string to be poured into each internal area forming the basic area is represented by a character code or the like. An example of character text information is shown in FIG. This text information is the internal area name <AREA
NAME = SUB_1>, typesetting rule name <STYLENA
ME = A>, a character string, and other information. That is, the character texts to be poured into each internal area are separated by the internal area name. This text information is
It is set for each basic area and is given the name "SAMPLE_1". In the typesetting process, the character text delimited by the internal area name is poured into the corresponding internal area.

The typesetting rule setting section 19C is for setting and holding the typesetting rules as shown in FIG. The typesetting rules shown in this figure use the format name (STYLE
NAME) "A", the name of the typeface,
It is composed of information such as basic character size, character spacing, line spacing value, minimum size change value, size change step width, character modification minimum value, character modification step width, and presence / absence of padding processing. The minimum size change value represents the minimum value of the character size when the basic character size is 100% and the size does not fit in the internal area. Further, the priority order indicates which of the minimum size change value, the minimum size change step size, the minimum character modification step size, the modified character step size, and the filling process is given priority.

The related information setting unit 19D is for setting and holding the related information indicating the correspondence between the typesetting area information and the character text information. An example of the related information is shown in FIG. In this figure, "TEXT NAME" represents the name of the text information and "AREA NAME" represents the name of the typesetting area information. Therefore, by referring to the related information, it is possible to grasp the character text information that is flown into the basic area. In addition, it is possible to include a plurality of associations between the typesetting area information and the character text information in one related information.

The typesetting area changing unit 19E has a function of changing the set basic area and internal area according to an operator's instruction. The character typesetting operation section 19F is for injecting a character string corresponding to each internal area in a predetermined format based on typesetting area information, typesetting rules, character text information, related information and the like.

The display processing section 19G performs display processing based on the calculation result of the typesetting calculation section. The interactive input device 20 is for interactively setting the above-mentioned input of character text information, typesetting information, etc.
It can be configured using an EP (Front End Processor), a mouse, or the like.

The CRT 18 is for displaying the typesetting processing result and the like. A liquid crystal display or the like may be used instead of the CRT. The printer 21 is for printing out the typesetting result. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the typesetting result may be stored in an external storage device or the like.

Next, the operation of the character typesetting apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, the typesetting area information representing the area of the character set is set (S1101). The operator is a CRT 18
While viewing, the user inputs the basic area and the internal area using the interactive input device 20 such as a mouse. Typesetting area information setting section 1
9A generates the typesetting area information illustrated in FIG. 4 according to the operator's instruction. For example, the basic area and the internal areas A to E shown in FIG. 3 are set.

Then, the operator sets the formatting rule information (S1102). The typesetting rule information can be set using a keyboard or the like. Typesetting rule setting section 1
9C generates the typesetting rule information shown in FIG. 5, for example, according to the operator's instruction. Then, the operator uses the keyboard to input the character text for each basic area (S1103). Character text information setting section 10B
Generates the character text information shown in FIG. 6 based on the input character text. The related information setting unit 19D associates the typesetting area information and the character text information set by the above processing with each other, and generates related information as shown in FIG. 7 (S1104). With the above, the setting input of all information is completed.

Thereafter, the character typesetting operation section 19F combines the character text and the internal area information based on the related information, and sequentially reads the character text in the character text information for each delimiter code (S1105). Similarly, the name of the typesetting rule to be used is read from the character text information. The character typesetting information calculation unit 19F expands the typesetting rule to which the typesetting rule name is added to the internal memory, and also expands the typesetting area information to the internal memory according to the typesetting rule (S110).
6).

Then, the character typesetting information calculation unit 19F sets the character text information and the typesetting rule information for each internal area of the expanded typesetting area information, and performs the typesetting operation processing (S).
1107). In the typesetting operation process, the typesetting process is performed for each internal area, and finally the internal area is arranged in the basic typesetting area.

When the typesetting operation processing is completed, all the character texts in the related information are read (YES in S1108).
S) and S1105 to S1107 are repeatedly executed. When the typesetting operation process for all the character texts is completed (YES in S1108), the display processing unit 19G performs CR.
The position or the like of the character text on T18 is determined, and the character text after the typesetting process is displayed (S1109).

When the operator judges that it is necessary to change the internal area while looking at the CRT 18 (SS11
In the case of 10), the fact is instructed to the character typesetting operation device using a mouse or the like. For example, when expanding the internal areas 9A and 9B as shown in FIG. 9A, the character typesetting area changing unit 19E causes the internal areas 9A and 9A in the typesetting area information.
9B and the size of the basic area are changed (S111).
1). Then, the typesetting process (S1105 to S1107) is performed based on the changed typesetting area information. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9B, the internal regions 9A and 9B can be changed without losing the appearance. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the internal regions 10B, 10C, 10
Changes such as widening the width of D and 10E can be easily made. Note that the desired internal area can be changed without being limited to the examples of FIGS.

Until the desired character set is made (S111
2 YES), the above processing (S1101 to S1111)
Then, all the processing is completed. Formatted result is printer 2
It is possible to output to 1 etc. As a result, the operator can create and modify a complex format composition such as a catalog or a leaflet while confirming the assembled image.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention,
By managing the typesetting rules and character texts for each internal area using the related information and the like, it is possible to easily perform character setting in a different format for each area. In addition, it is possible to change the size of the desired internal area and the like without breaking the appearance of the complicatedly assembled character set, and it is possible to reduce the work load on the operator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a character typesetting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a character typesetting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a basic area and an internal area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining typesetting area information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating typesetting rule information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining character text information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating related information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the character typesetting device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an internal area changing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an internal area changing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 18 CRT (display means) 19A typesetting area information setting section (typesetting area information setting means) 19C typesetting rule setting section (typesetting rule information setting means) 19D related information setting section (related information setting means) 19E character typesetting area changing section (character Typesetting area changing means) 19F character typesetting operation section (character typesetting operation means) 19G display processing section (display means)

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A typesetting area information for setting typesetting area information representing a basic area and a plurality of internal areas in a character typesetting device for arranging character text according to a predetermined typesetting rule in each of a plurality of internal areas in a basic area. Setting means, typesetting rule setting means for setting typesetting rules, typesetting area information, character text, and related information setting means for setting related information relating to the typesetting rules, and character text in the internal area based on the related information. And a character typesetting operation unit arranged according to a predetermined typesetting rule. 2. A character typesetting device for arranging character text according to a predetermined typesetting rule in each of a plurality of internal areas in a basic area, and typesetting area information for setting typesetting area information representing the basic area and a plurality of internal areas. Setting means, typesetting rule setting means for setting the typesetting rules, related information setting means for setting the typesetting area information, character text, and related information that associates the typesetting rules, and character typesetting area changing the typesetting area information A character typesetting apparatus comprising: a means and a character typesetting operation means for arranging a character text in a changed internal area according to a predetermined typesetting rule based on related information. 3. The character typesetting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a typesetting operation result.