JPH0890840A - Document editing printer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a color printing device capable of printing in color without changing the document attributes of character data and graphic data. [Structure] A print color setting screen for setting color information to document attributes of character data and graphic data is displayed on the display 103, and color information corresponding to the document attributes set by the keyboard 101 is stored in the RAM 108. . Next, according to the color information corresponding to the document attributes stored in the RAM 108, the character attributes of the character data and graphic data and the line type are converted into color information, and the print image data is created in the RAM 108. Data to printer 1
Output to 05.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document edit printing apparatus having a function of printing a document in color.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a document is printed in color, color information is set for each of character data and graphic data while the document is being edited, and color printing is performed in accordance with the color information set at the time of printing. There is.

[0003]

In the conventional color printing apparatus, color information had to be set for each document attribute of character data or graphic data during document editing. Therefore, when changing the color information for printing,
When printing a document that does not have color information in the document attributes, it was necessary to re-edit to set the color information.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a document edit printing apparatus capable of color printing without having direct color information in the document attributes of character data and graphic data.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to input document data such as character data and graphic data, editing and proofing means for setting document attributes such as character attributes and line types in document data, and document data. In a document editing printing apparatus including a display unit for displaying the input / editing state of a document, a storage unit for storing a created document, and a printing unit for printing the created document, character data and graphics created by the editing and proofing unit. This is achieved by providing a means for converting the document attribute of data into color information and performing color printing.

[0006]

Since the document attribute of the character data or the graphic data can be converted into the color information for printing when printing is performed, it is not necessary to set the color information in the document attribute of the character data or the graphic data during document editing. .

Further, the color information corresponding to the document attributes of the character data and the graphic data can be set.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below as an example when applied to a Japanese word processor.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document edit printing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the processing procedure of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a central processing unit 100 controls the entire document editing / printing apparatus. Reference numeral 101 denotes a keyboard which is an input device and has keys for inputting characters and numbers, keys for converting Kanji, keys for screen control, keys for processing commands, and the like. 102 is a keyboard controller, which controls the keyboard. A display 103 is a display device and displays character data, graphic data, processing instruction items, and the like. A display controller 104 controls the display. A printer 105, which is a printing apparatus, prints print image data stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) 108. A printer controller 106 controls the printer. 10
Reference numeral 7 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a control program for the document editing printing device, and a CG for printing and displaying.
Holds (character generator) and so on. 108 is R
AM, which stores print image data and the like.

Next, the operation of each part of FIG. 1 will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, in FIG. 2, when a graphic key for activating the graphic editing function of the keyboard 101 is input (step 201), a graphic editing screen (FIG. 4) is displayed on the display 103 (step 202). . Next, in step 203, when editing a graphic such as a graph or a graphic, the surface of the graph or graphic is designated to be filled. An example of the graph editing result is shown in FIG.

In step 204, the keyboard 10
When the key is pressed to start the printing of No. 1, the graphic data edited in step 203 is stored in the RAM 108.
To be stored. Further, a print condition setting screen (FIG. 6) for setting conditions for printing is displayed on the display 103 (step 205).

After setting the printing conditions in step 206, the set printing conditions are stored in the RAM 108. Furthermore, RA
If the color printing is designated as "1: Yes" from the printing condition setting information stored in the M108 (step 207),
A print color setting screen (FIG. 7) for setting the coloring for each filling type of filling of graphic data such as graphs and figures is displayed on the display 103 (step 2).
08). If the color printing is set to "0: not executed", printing is executed (step 210).

In step 209, after coloring is set for each filling type, color information corresponding to each filling type is stored in the RAM 108, and printing is executed (step 21).
0). Next, at the time of execution of printing (FIG. 3), the color printing is “1:” according to the print condition setting information stored in the RAM 108.
If "Yes" is specified (step 301), the RAM 108
From the graphic data stored in, extract the data for which the face part is filled (step 302),
In the case of the data for which the fill is set, the fill information is converted into the color information in accordance with the color information corresponding to the fill stored in the RAM 108, print image data is created, and the print image data is stored in the RAM 108. If the color printing is designated as "0: None", or if the data is not filled, the print image data is created without conversion and stored in the RAM 108.

In step 304, the print image data stored in the RAM 108 is output to the printer 105.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the input means of the document data such as the character data and the graphic data, the editing and proofing means for setting the document attribute such as the character attribute and the line type to the document data, the document data In a document editing printing apparatus including a display unit for displaying an input / editing state, a storage unit for storing a created document, and a printing unit for printing the created document, character data and graphic data created by the editing and proofing unit. Since a means for converting the document attributes of the above to color information and performing color printing is provided, it is possible to print in color even if the document attributes of character data or graphic data do not have direct color information. A printing device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document edit printing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a print execution procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a graphic edit display screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of graphic editing.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a print condition setting screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a color setting screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Central processing unit, 101 ... Keyboard, 102 ...
Keyboard controller, 103 ... Display, 10
4 ... Display controller, 105 ... Printer, 1
06 ... Printer controller, 107 ... ROM, 108
... RAM.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Atsushi Yoneyama 1-1-1, Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi-shi, Ibaraki Hitachi Electric Co., Ltd. Electronics Equipment Division Taga Headquarters

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A means for inputting document data such as character data and graphic data, an editing and proofing means for setting a document attribute such as a character attribute and a line type in the document data, a display means for displaying an input / editing state of the document data, In a document editing printing apparatus including a storage unit for storing a created document and a printing unit for printing the created document, a document attribute of character data or graphic data created by the editing and proofing unit is converted into color information. Document editing and printing device provided with means for color printing. 2. The document editing printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising attribute color setting means for setting color information corresponding to document attributes of character data and graphic data of a document for color printing. .