JPH08220730A - Plate editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To provide a picture editing system that can prevent photographic information from separating when text data and drawings are poured into a plurality of continuous layout areas. [Structure] A plurality of preset layout areas 51
After allocating the blank 20 for allocating the drawing z (steps 4 and 5), it is determined whether or not the blank 20 allocated to the layout area 51 is within the layout area 51 (steps 6 to 7). ). When it is determined in step 7 that the blank 20 does not fit in the layout area 51 (NO in step 7),
Blank allocation area 51a in the layout area 51
Is allocated to the next layout area 52, the entire blank 20 is moved to the rear layout area 51 (steps 9 to 11), and then the drawing z is allocated to the blank 20 (step 9). 12).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic editing system capable of allocating a graphic such as a figure, a photograph or a pattern in a well-balanced manner in a character data composed of characters by using a computer. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a graphic editing system of this kind, graphic data such as figures, photographs, and patterns are allocated in character data composed of characters to create magazines and books such as telephone directories and picture books. . Specifically, FIG.
As shown in the display screen of FIG.
Character data m and a drawing z output from a database (not shown) are poured into 53, whereby a layout in which the character data m and the drawing z are mixed in the published page 50 is performed.

[0003]

However, in the picture editing system as described above, character data are arranged in the order of "layout area 51 → layout area 52 → layout area 53" among a plurality of layout areas 51 to 53.
Since the material information such as the illustrations is sequentially poured, the illustrations z may be provided at the boundary portions 54a and 54b between the layout area 51 and the layout area 52 and the boundary portions 55a and 55b between the layout area 52 and the layout area 53 depending on the length of the character data. May be located, which causes division of one figure, photograph, or pattern, so-called tearing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when drawing character data and drawing information into a plurality of continuous layout areas, it is possible to separate the drawings such as figures, photographs and patterns. It is an object of the present invention to provide a picture editing system which can prevent the pictures from crying and thereby prevent the pictures from tearing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, a material information reading means for reading material data having character data concerning a character and plate information concerning a plate, and this material information reading means. Based on the material information read in, multiple preset layout areas,
Layout means for allocating character data and allocating a picture area for posting a picture, and a judgment means for judging whether or not the picture area allocated to the layout area by this layout means is within each layout area, When it is determined by this determination means that the drawing area does not fit in the layout area, character data is allocated to this layout area to move the entire drawing area to the layout area on the rear side. , Are provided.

In the second invention, the material information having the character data relating to the characters and the picture information relating to the picture is read, and the picture size information and the picture identification information for identifying the picture are set as the picture information. Allocating the character data read by this material information reading means to the material information reading means and a plurality of preset layout areas,
Also, based on the size information of the plate in the plate information, the layout means for allocating the plate area for posting the plate and the plate area allocated to the layout area by this layout means are within each layout area. If the determination area determines that the drawing area does not fit in the layout area, the character area is assigned to this layout area so that the entire illustration area is displayed in the rear layout. The plate layout changing means for moving to the area, and when the whole plate area is moved to the rear layout area by the plate layout changing means, based on the plate identification information for the plate area, the material Illustration material layout hand that reads and allocates the illustration material stored in the information storage unit Characterized by comprising the, the.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, size information indicating a blank size of a plate is set as the plate information of the material information read by the material information reading means, and the layout is set. The means is characterized in that, based on the material information read by the material information reading means, a drawing area for allocating a drawing is blankly allocated to a plurality of preset layout areas.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the size information indicating the size of the plate as a blank is used as the plate information of the material information read by the material information reading means,
Plate identification information for identifying a plate is provided, and the layout means creates a plate in a plurality of preset layout areas based on the size information in the material information read by the material information reading means. When the layout area for layout is laid out with a blank and the layout material for the layout material is moved to the rear layout area by the layout layout changing means, the layout area is moved to the rear layout area. It is characterized in that the plate material stored in the material information storage unit is read and allocated in the blank of the area based on the plate identification information.

[0009]

In the picture editing system according to the first aspect of the invention, the layout means allows the layout means to place characters and pictures in a plurality of preset layout areas based on the material information read by the material information reading means. After allocating the graphic areas, the determining means determines whether or not the graphic areas allocated to the layout areas by the layout means are included in each layout area. Then, when it is determined that the layout area does not include the layout area, the layout layout changing unit allocates character data to the layout area to move the entire layout area to the rear layout area. As a result, in the present invention, in a plurality of continuous layout areas,
When arranging the illustrations, the illustrations are not divided at the boundary between two continuous layout areas, and the illustrations can be laid out reliably.

In the picture editing system shown in the second invention,
As the plate information of the material information read by the material information reading unit, the size information of the plate and the plate identification information for identifying the plate are provided. In the plate material layout unit, if the judgment unit does not fit within the layout area, After moving the entire determined drawing area to the layout area on the rear side, the drawing material stored in the material information storage unit is read and allocated to this drawing area based on the drawing identification information. Therefore, as in the first aspect of the invention, the drawing material read into the layout area is not divided at the boundary of the layout area, and the work of allocating the drawing material to the layout area can be reliably performed. it can.

In the picture editing system shown in the third invention,
As the picture information of the material information read by the material information reading means, size information indicating the size of the picture in blank is provided, and in the layout means, based on the material information read by the material information reading means. , It is designed to allocate the drawing area to the plural layout areas set in advance with blanks, so it is possible to complete the drawing by pasting the drawing material such as photographs and figures in this blank. .

In the picture editing system shown in the fourth invention,
As the picture information of the material information read by the material information reading means, size information indicating the size of the picture in blank and picture identification information for identifying the picture are provided, and in the layout means, the material information reading means is provided. Based on the read material information, a blank layout of the drawing areas for allocating the drawings is made in a plurality of preset layout areas. Further, in the drawing material layout means, the layout areas are accommodated by the drawing layout changing means. When the entire non-exhibited area is moved to the layout area on the rear side, the image material stored in the material information storage unit is read and allocated in the blank of this image area based on the image identification information. I am doing so
Similar to the second aspect, the drawing material read into the layout area is not divided at the boundary of the layout area, and the work of allocating the drawing material to the layout area can be surely performed.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a picture editing system according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 indicates a system body. The system main body 1 is for allocating the character information about characters and the plate information about illustrations to the layout area provided in advance in the publication page (details will be described later). An operating unit 2 including a keyboard and a mouse, an input unit 3 including a floppy disk device, an image scanner, a displaying unit 4 including a display such as a CRT, and a printing machine for printing photographic paper or the like. The material information storage unit 6 including a printing unit 5, a hard disk device, and the like are connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, the material information storage unit 6 includes a character information storage unit 10 for storing character information,
It is composed of a plate material storage unit 11 in which plate material information 17 relating to plate materials is stored. Character information storage unit 1
The character information stored in 0 includes character data 1 indicating a character.
Along with 2, the plate identification information 13 (...) That identifies the plate material such as a photograph, a figure, and a pattern, and the size indicating the size of the plate corresponding to the plate identification information 13 (...) Information 14 is set.

It should be noted that these plate identification information 13 (...
...) and the size information 14 indicating the size of the plate are written together in the position of the plate in the character data 12, and the character data 12 is output to output these plates. The identification information 13 and the picture size information 14 are output at the same time. Also,
The character information includes character identification information 16 ((1) ・ (2) ・
(3) ・ (4) ・ ・) are attached respectively. The character data stored in the character information storage unit 10 has a size,
Whether or not to include format data such as a typeface can be arbitrarily set. Further, the plate identification information 13 (...) Stored in the character information storage unit 10 is replaced by the plate identification information 13 (...) Of the plate material information 17 stored in the plate material storage unit 11. It corresponds, and these plate identification information 13, the size information 14 of the plate,
And the picture material information 17 constitutes the picture information 15.

Next, the control contents of the system body 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. << Step 1 >> Based on the instruction from the operation means 2, (1)
It is determined whether or not an instruction to read out the character information stored in the material information storage unit 6 and an instruction to select a layout area for displaying (two) characters and a drawing are output together, and YES
In the case of, the process proceeds to step 2 and thereafter, and in the case of NO, this flowchart is ended.

The instruction to read the character information is given by designating the character identification information 16 ((1). (2). (3). (4) ..). Further, a plurality of layout areas into which the character information and the picture information are poured are provided so as to be connected. That is, these layout areas are connected to each other, and, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the layout area indicated by reference numeral 51 is a character, and when the layout area is filled with characters, characters overflowing the layout area 51, The illustration is poured into the layout area indicated by reference numeral 52, and when the layout area 52 is filled with characters and illustrations, the characters and illustrations overflowing the layout area 52 are
It is designed to be poured into the layout area indicated by reference numeral 53.

<< Step 2 >> It is judged whether the character information read out in Step 1 is a portion relating to the character data 12 or a portion relating to the picture information 15, and if it is a portion relating to the character data 12, Step 3 If it is the portion related to the picture information 15, the processing proceeds to step 4 and subsequent steps. << Step 3 >> As shown in FIG. 3, the layout area is designated based on the instruction content of the operating means 2 (the layout areas 51, 52 and 53 are designated in this order).
Specified character identification information 16 ((1) ・ (2) ・ (3) ・ (4)
..) is read out from the character information storage unit 10 and displayed (as indicated by symbol m1 in FIG. 3), and the process proceeds to the next step 13.

<< Step 4 >> to << Step 5 >> Specified character identification information 16 ((1), (2), (3), (4),
The plate identification information 13 (in the character data 12
......) and the size information 14 of the picture are read together (step 4), and then, as shown in FIG. 4, in the specified layout area (first, the layout area 51 is specified). , A blank (indicated by reference numeral 20) obtained from the size information 14 of the plate is allocated as a plate area,
In addition, the plate identification information 13 (・
・ ・ ・ ・) When the blank 20 does not fit in the designated layout area 51, it is divided and allocated to the next layout area 52 to be connected.

<< Step 6 >> The size information 14 of the picture indicated by the operating means 2 is compared with the displayable area (indicated by reference numeral 51a) of the layout area 51 in which the picture is to be displayed. In this step 6, the size of the picture indicated by the picture size information 14 and the layout area 5 are set.
The size of the 1 displayable area 51a is compared in the row direction. << Step 7 >> In Step 6, the size in the row direction of the displayable area 51a of the layout area 51 is larger than the size in the row direction of the plate indicated by the size information 14 of the plate (including the same case). ), The process proceeds to step 8, and if it is determined to be small, the process proceeds to step 9.

<< Step 8 >> For the blank 20, the plate material information 1 corresponding to the plate identification information 13 (...) Of the specified plate from the plate material storage unit 11
After reading out 7 and allocating it, the process proceeds to the next step 13. << Step 9 >> to << Step 10 >> Based on an instruction from the operation means 2, with respect to the displayable area 51a of the layout area 51 in which a picture is to be displayed,
The character information (indicated by symbol m2 in FIG. 4) to be displayed in the next layout area 52 is read from the character information storage unit 10 and displayed. Then, the character information (reference m2
(Indicated by) is the displayable area 51a of the layout area 51.
The blank 20 is sequentially sent to the rear layout area 52 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5.

<< Step 11 >> The displayable area 51a of the layout area 51 is filled with the character information poured from the character information storage unit 10 in the displayable area 51a of the layout area 51, and a blank is thereby created. 20 is completely moved to the rear layout area 52, and if the blank 20 is not moved to the rear layout area 52, the process returns to step 9 and the movement is completed. If yes, step 1
Go to 2. << Step 12 >> As shown in FIG. 6, for the drawing area in the layout area 52 indicated by the blank 20,
From the plate material storage unit 11, the plate identification information 13 (...
() Is read out and assigned (as indicated by reference numeral z in FIG. 6), the next step 1
Go to 3. . << Step 13 >> It is judged whether or not all the information read out in Step 1 has been allocated to the posted page 50, and if No, the procedure returns to Step 2 and YES.
In case of, return to the previous step 1.

As described in detail above, in the picture editing system according to the present embodiment, the blank 20 for allocating the picture z to a plurality of preset layout areas 51.
Layout area 5 after allocating (steps 4 and 5)
It is determined whether or not the blank 20 assigned to 1 is within the layout area 51 (steps 6-).
Step 7). When it is determined in step 7 that the blank 20 does not fit in the layout area 51 (NO in step 7), this layout area 51
Allocation area 51a in which the blank 20 is allocated
By allocating the character data to be flowed into the next layout area 52, the entire blank 20 is moved to the rear layout area 51 (steps 9 to 11), and the blank moved to the rear layout area 51 is allocated. The plate z is allocated in the table 20 based on the plate material information 17 read from the plate material storage unit 11 (step 12). As a result, in the picture editing system of this embodiment, a plurality of continuous layout areas 51 to 53 are arranged.
In addition, when allocating the drawing z, the drawing z is not divided at the boundary between two continuous layout areas 51 to 53 and tearing does not occur, so that the layout of the drawing z can be reliably performed. .

The steps of the flowchart of the above embodiment have the following relationships with the constituent elements of the claims. (A) Steps 3, 4, 8 and 12 of the flowchart constitute the "material information reading means" in the claims. (B) Steps 3, 5, 8, and 12 of the flow chart configure the “layout means” of the claims, and further, step 8 and 12 configure the “illustration material layout means” of the claims. . (C) Step 7 of the flowchart constitutes the "determination means" in the claims. (D) Steps 9 to 11 of the flow chart configure the "illustration layout changing means" in the claims.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows. (1) In the above embodiment, in step 4, the plate identification information 13 (...) And the size information 14 of the plate z.
And the blank 20 which is the drawing area is allocated based on the size information 14 of the drawing z in the next step 5, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the drawing is stored in the drawing material storage unit 11 in the step 4 The material information 17 may be read directly, and in step 5, the picture z based on the picture material information 17 may be allocated together with the picture area indicating its size. Then, in this case, the plate z is allocated in step 5, so that steps 8 and 12 are omitted. That is, not the blank 20 for the layout areas 51 to 53, but the plate material information 17 of the plate z
May be allocated together with the picture area indicating the size.

(2) In the above embodiment, in the character data 12 of the character information, the plate identification information 13 (...
...) and the size information 14 are included together, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the plate material information 17 of the plate z is included in the character data 12 of the character data. It is also possible to display the plate z together with characters without allocating the blank 20 in 4 to 5. Then, in this case, the plate z is allocated in step 5, so that steps 8 and 12 are omitted. That is, similarly to (1) above, instead of the blank 20 in the layout areas 51 to 53, the picture material information 17 of the picture z may be allocated together with the picture area indicating the size.

(3) In the above embodiment, steps 8 and 12
, The plate z is allocated in the blank 20 on the basis of the plate material information 17, but this process is not essential. For example, in Steps 8 and 12, a photograph, a pattern, etc., which are separately prepared in the blank 20, You may make it paste a drawing etc.

[0028]

As described in detail above, in the picture editing system shown in the first invention, the layout means allows
Based on the material information read by the material information reading means,
After allocating the illustration areas for posting characters and illustrations to a plurality of preset layout areas, the illustration area allocated to the layout areas by the layout means by the judgment means is contained within each layout area. Judge whether or not. Then, when it is determined that the layout area does not include the layout area, the layout layout changing unit allocates character data to the layout area to move the entire layout area to the rear layout area. As a result, in the present invention, when allocating a drawing to a plurality of continuous layout areas,
The illustration is not divided at the boundary between two continuous layout areas, and the illustration layout can be reliably performed.

In the picture editing system shown in the second invention,
As the plate information of the material information read by the material information reading unit, the size information of the plate and the plate identification information for identifying the plate are provided. In the plate material layout unit, if the judgment unit does not fit within the layout area, After moving the entire determined drawing area to the layout area on the rear side, the drawing material stored in the material information storage unit is read and allocated to this drawing area based on the drawing identification information. Therefore, as in the first aspect of the invention, the drawing material read into the layout area is not divided at the boundary of the layout area, and the work of allocating the drawing material to the layout area can be reliably performed. It will be possible.

In the picture editing system shown in the third invention,
As the picture information of the material information read by the material information reading means, size information indicating the size of the picture in blank is provided, and in the layout means, based on the material information read by the material information reading means. , It is designed to allocate the illustration area with blanks to a plurality of preset layout areas, so it is also possible to complete the illustration by pasting illustration materials such as photographs and figures in this blank. Becomes

In the picture editing system shown in the fourth invention,
As the picture information of the material information read by the material information reading means, size information indicating the size of the picture in blank and picture identification information for identifying the picture are provided, and in the layout means, the material information reading means is provided. Based on the read material information, a blank layout of the drawing areas for allocating the drawings is made in a plurality of preset layout areas. Further, in the drawing material layout means, the layout areas are accommodated by the drawing layout changing means. When the entire non-exhibited area is moved to the layout area on the rear side, the image material stored in the material information storage unit is read and allocated in the blank of this image area based on the image identification information. I am doing so
Similar to the second invention, the drawing material read into the layout area is not divided at the boundary of the layout area, and the work of allocating the drawing material to the layout area can be surely performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a picture editing system.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the system body 1.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example (1) of a layout process according to a flowchart.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example (2) of a layout process according to a flowchart.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example (3) of the layout process according to the flowchart.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example (4) of the layout process according to the flowchart.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a conventional layout process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 System Main Body 2 Operation Means 3 Input Means 4 Display Means 5 Printing Means 6 Material Information Storage 10 Character Information Storage 11 Character Material Storage 12 Character Material Storage 12 Character Data 13 Illustration Identification Information 14 Illustration Size Information 15 Illustration Information 16 Character Identification Information 17 Illustration material information 51 Layout area 52 Layout area 53 Layout area

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Sei Koshida 1-5-1, Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Inside Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A material information reading means for reading material information having character data relating to a character and plate information relating to a picture, and a plurality of preset layouts based on the material information read by the material information reading means. Layout means for allocating character data to an area and allocating a figure area for posting a figure, and determining whether or not the figure area assigned to the layout area by this layout means fits within each layout area Means for allocating character data to this layout area when it is determined that the layout area does not fit the layout area, the whole layout area is moved to the rear layout area. A plate editing system comprising: a changing unit. 2. Material information reading means for reading material information having character data relating to a character and plate information relating to a plate, and setting size information of the plate and plate identification information for identifying the plate as the plate information. Then, the character data read by this material information reading means is allocated to a plurality of preset layout areas, and a drawing area for posting the drawing is created based on the size information of the drawing in the drawing information. The layout means for allocating, the judging means for judging whether or not the drawing area allocated to the layout area by this layout means is within each layout area, and the drawing area is not included in the layout area by this judging means. If it is judged, by allocating the character data to this layout area, , A layout change means for moving to the rear layout area, and when the whole layout area is moved to the rear layout area by the layout layout changing means, the layout identification information for this layout area A plate material layout means for reading and allocating the plate material stored in the material information storage unit based on the above. 3. The size information indicating a blank size of a plate is set as the plate information of the material information read by the material information reading unit, and the layout unit is set by the material information reading unit. 2. The picture editing system according to claim 1, wherein a picture area to which a picture is to be allocated is blankly allocated to a plurality of preset layout areas based on the read material information. 4. The plate information of the material information read by the material information reading unit is provided with size information indicating a blank size of the plate and plate identification information for identifying the plate, and the layout unit. Is a blank layout of the drawing area for allocating the drawing to a plurality of preset layout areas based on the size information in the material information read by the material information reading means, and the drawing material layout means, When the entire figure area that is not contained in the layout area is moved to the rear layout area by the figure layout changing means, the material information is stored in the blank of the figure area based on the figure identification information. The picture editing system according to claim 2, wherein the picture material stored in the section is read and allocated.