JPH0962251A - Document processing apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: Even when a character output is performed by selecting any one output device from a plurality of output devices for which a part of document processing is entrusted, a character output optimal for a target output device is obtained. Provided is a document processing device capable of calculating the following character output position and a control method thereof. SOLUTION: When a CPU acquires a selected typeface name and an output destination output device, character width information 21 having a typeface name 22 that matches the typeface name is searched, and matching character width information is searched. In this case, the output position of the character to be output is calculated using the character width of the character width information, and the output position is supplied to the target output device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device and a document processing method, and more particularly to a document processing device and a document processing method for outputting characters and the like from a plurality of output devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an output device such as a printer or a display, for example, an output device provided with font data and configured to output characters or the like using the font data (hereinafter referred to as "character output") When outputting characters, when the name and size information of the font to be output, the character string to be output, and the output position are specified, the document processing apparatus determines the character output position of each character from the character string to be output. Then, the information such as the determined character output position and the typeface name is supplied to the output device side, and in response to this, the output device outputs characters.

In the process of determining the character output position, character width information is usually determined from the typeface name of the designated typeface, and the relative character output position from the beginning of the character string is determined based on this character width information. The method of calculation was adopted.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional document processing apparatus, there are a plurality of output devices used for character output, and any one of the plurality of output devices is selected and selected. When it is desired to output a character from the output device, at least two output devices of the plurality of output devices have the same typeface name as the typeface used for the character output, but the character shape (character design), etc. It may have font data with different contents.In such a case, even if the name and size information of the typeface to be output as a character, the character string to be output, and the output position are specified, the character of each character from the character string is specified. The character width information used when determining the output position could not be uniquely determined only from the typeface name, and the optimum character output position could not be calculated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. Even when any one output device is selected from a plurality of output devices and a character is output, the character output is optimal for the target output device. An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device capable of calculating a character output position and a control method thereof.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the document processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the character width storage means for storing the character width of each character for each typeface and the display position of the character to be output are described above. A plurality of character output means for determining based on the stored character width of the character, at least a character to be output, a typeface of the character, and a display position determined based on the character. In a document processing device that causes one of the selected output devices to output characters, an output device type storage unit that stores the type of the output device to which the stored character width is applied in association with the typeface. A designating means for designating a typeface of characters to be output by the user and a type of the output device, a type of the designated output device and a type of the stored output device corresponding to the designated typeface The output device type comparison means for comparing the character widths and the character width determination means for determining the character width of the character to be output according to the comparison result, and the display position determination means is based on the determined character width. The display position of the character to be output is determined, and the determined display position is supplied to the output device.

[0007] Preferably, the character width determining means determines whether the specified output device type and the stored output device type match as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparing means. The character width of the character to be output corresponding to the type of the output device is selected from the character width storage means and determined.

Further, preferably, the character width determining means determines that the specified output device type and the stored output device type match as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparing means, and When there are a plurality of the stored character widths corresponding to the matched output device type, the character width having the smallest number of the stored output device types is selected from the plurality of character widths. Then, the character width of the character to be output is determined.

Further preferably, as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparison unit, the character width determination unit matches the designated output device type with the stored output device type, and When there are a plurality of stored character widths corresponding to the matched output device types, the character width having the largest number of stored output device types is selected from the plurality of character widths. Then, the character width of the character to be output is determined.

Further, according to the control method of the document processing apparatus of the present invention, the character width storage means for storing the character width of each character for each typeface, and the display position of the character to be output are the character width of the stored character. A display position determining means that determines the output position based on the display position determining means based on at least the character to be output, the typeface of the character, and the display position determined based on the character. In a method of controlling a document processing device for causing a character to be output to another output device, the type of the output device to which the stored character width is applied is stored in association with the typeface, and the typeface and output of the character to be output by the user When the device type is specified, the specified output device type is compared with the stored output device type corresponding to the specified typeface, and the character width of the character to be output according to the comparison result. Determined, determines the character display position to be output based on the determined character width, and supplying the display position that is the determined to the output device.

[0011]

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

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

As shown in FIG. 1, a CPU 2 for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus 1 has a floppy disk drive (FDD) 3 for storing processed document information and a hard disk drive (HDD) for storing various information via a bus 12. )
4. A RAM 5 for writing and reading various data during a character output processing operation, and a ROM 6 for storing a program for a character output processing operation described later with reference to FIG. Similarly, the CPU 2 has a keyboard 7 for inputting various data via the bus 12, and a video RAM (VRA) for storing character display data.
M) 8 is connected to each other, and the VRAM 8 is connected to a CRT 9 for displaying a document or displaying an operation panel.
Further, the CPU 2 is mutually connected to a printer interface (printer I / F) 10 via a bus 12, and the printer I / F 10 is connected to a printer 11 for performing document print output.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure (data format) of the character width information 21 used by the document processing apparatus 1. The character width information 21 is created for each typeface and stored in the HDD 4, for example.

In FIG. 2, the character width information 21 includes a font name 22 of a font to be output, a type 23 of an output device that can output this font, and a character width 24 of each character that can be output by this font. It is composed by. In the present embodiment, the ratio of the character width 24 to the basic character size is stored.

The character output processing operation executed by the document processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 3, first, in step S1, the typeface name of the typeface for outputting characters and the type of the output device of the output destination selected before this character output process is called are acquired, and in step S2, in advance. A search for the corresponding character width information 21 is started from the stored character width information 21 based on the typeface name and the type of the output device.

As a result of the search in step S2, step S1
It is determined whether or not the character width information corresponding to the typeface name acquired in step S3 exists (step S3), and if it exists, the process proceeds to step S4, and the character width information retrieved in step S2 corresponds to the acquired output device type. Determine if they match.

When they match in the judgment of step S4, the process proceeds to step S5, and this character width information is set as the character width information used for the output position calculation of the character output.

When the character width information corresponding to the acquired typeface name does not exist in the determination in step S3, or the searched character width information does not match the acquired output device type in the determination in step S4. In some cases, the process proceeds to step S6, and the arbitrary character width information is set as the character width information used for the output position calculation of the character output.

In a succeeding step S7, a character string for outputting the character and an output position which are selected before this character output process is called are acquired, and in a step S8, for each character of the character string, the step S5 or The character output position of each character is calculated based on the character width information set in S6, and in step S9, after outputting each character of the character string to the calculated character position to the output device, this character output processing is performed. finish.

In step S5, when there are a plurality of character width information 21 having the same typeface name and matching output device types, the number of output device types 23 stored in the respective character width information 21 is calculated. Character width information having the smallest number of types (namely, character width 24) is set as character width information used for output position calculation of character output. Not limited to this, when there are a plurality of character width information 21, even if the character width information having the largest number of output device types 23 is set as the character width information used for the output position calculation of the character output. Good.

Further, the information handled by the character width information 21 is not limited to the character width, but is the information necessary for calculating the character output position, which is uniquely determined by the typeface and the character, such as the left and right margins of the character and the rectangular area circumscribing the character. So long as it is any information.

Further, in this embodiment, the character width information 2
Although the storage destination of 1 is HDD4, it is not limited to this, and
The type of the storage device is not limited as long as it is a storage device such as the DD 3 or the ROM 6 that can be searched and information can be acquired.

A general method for calculating the output position of each character from the character width information 21, the character string, and the output position is to integrate the character width of each character from the output position.
Not only this calculation method but also other calculation methods can be used to obtain the same effects of the present invention.

As described above, in the present embodiment,
Since the type 23 of the output device is stored in the character width information 21, even if there are a plurality of output devices having the same typeface name and different typefaces, the character output is performed based on the optimum character width information. It is possible to calculate the position to be used, and thereby to make the target output device perform optimal character output.

If there are a plurality of character width information 21 having the same typeface name and matching output device types, the numbers of output device types 23 stored in the respective character width information 21 are compared. Since the character width information with the smallest or largest number of types is set as the character width information used for the output position calculation of character output,
Even when there are different typefaces having the same typeface name and the same output device, it is possible to perform character output based on the optimum character width 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 system or a program. In this case, by reading a storage medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into the system or the apparatus, the system or the apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The type of the output device designated by the user is compared with the type of the output device stored in the output device type storage means corresponding to the typeface designated by the user, and the character width of the character to be output according to the comparison result. Is determined, the display position of the character to be output is determined based on the determined character width, and the determined display position is supplied to the target output device. Even when any one output device is selected from the plurality of output devices assigned to the character output device, it is possible to calculate the character output position that is the optimum character output for the target output device. Play.

Preferably, as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparison means, the specified output device type and the stored output device type match, and correspond to the matched output device type. When there are a plurality of stored character widths, the character width having the smallest number of stored output device types or the largest character width is selected from the plurality of character widths and is output. The character width of the character to be output is determined, the display position of the character to be output is determined based on the determined character width, and the determined display position is output to the output device. Even if there are different typefaces with the same output device, it is possible to perform character output based on the optimum character width information.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of character width information used by the document processing apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a character output processing operation executed by the document processing apparatus of FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 2 CPU (display position determining means, output device type comparing means, character width determining means) 4 HDD (character width storing means, output device type storing means) 7 keyboard (designating means) 9 CRT (output device) 11 Printer (output device)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A character width storage means for storing a character width of each character for each typeface, and a display position determination means for determining a display position of a character to be output based on the stored character width of the character. A document processing apparatus having at least a character to be output, a typeface of the character, and a character output to a selected output device among a plurality of output devices that output the character according to a display position determined based on the character. In the output device type storage means for storing the type of the output device to which the stored character width is applied in association with the typeface, and for designating the typeface of the character to be output by the user and the type of the output device. Specifying means, output device type comparing means for comparing the specified output device type with the stored output device type corresponding to the specified typeface; and outputting according to the comparison result. A character width determining means for determining a character width of a character, the display position determining means determines a display position of a character to be output based on the determined character width, and the determined display position And a document processing device for supplying the document to the output device. 2. The character width determination means outputs the output device type if the specified output device type and the stored output device type match as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparison means. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character width of the character to be output corresponding to the type of the apparatus is selected and determined from the character width storage means. 3. The character width determining means, as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparing means, the type of the designated output device and the stored type of the output device are coincident with each other, and the coincident output is performed. When there are a plurality of the stored character widths corresponding to the device type, the character width having the smallest number of stored output device types is selected from the plurality of character widths and output. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character width of the character to be determined is determined. 4. The character width determination means, as a result of the comparison by the output device type comparison means, the type of the designated output device and the stored type of the output device match, and the matched output When there are a plurality of the stored character widths corresponding to the device type, the character width having the largest number of stored output device types is selected from the plurality of character widths and output. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character width of the character to be determined is determined. 5. A character width storage means for storing a character width of each character for each typeface, and a display position determination means for determining a display position of a character to be output based on the stored character width of the character. A document processing apparatus having at least a character to be output, a typeface of the character, and a character output to a selected output device among a plurality of output devices that output the character according to a display position determined based on the character. In the control method, the type of the output device to which the stored character width is applied is stored in correspondence with the typeface, and when the user specifies the typeface of the character to be output and the type of the output device, the designated type is specified. The type of the output device is compared with the stored type of the output device corresponding to the designated typeface, the character width of the character to be output is determined according to the comparison result, and the determined character width is set to the determined character width. Based Control method for a document processing apparatus characterized by determining the display position of the character to be output, supplying the display position that is the determined to the output device.