JPH0981559A - Typesetting data correction device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) 【Abstract】 PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a typesetting data correction device capable of easily correcting typesetting data. SOLUTION: The typesetting data correction device 1 separates typesetting data in which data is mixed into character data and a function, manages mutual relations by a relation storage unit 13, and displays the typesetting image on a typesetting editing screen 41. To do. Character data is displayed on the character editing screen 43. When a function is specified for character data, the corresponding function number is shown as a subscript above the character data. On the function editing screen 45, the relation between each function number and the contents of the function is displayed itemized. When the operator modifies the character data or the function, the typesetting data is comprehensively modified and updated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a DTP (desk
The present invention relates to a typesetting data correction device such as top publishing), WP (word processor), and other character editing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in DTP, WP, and other character editing machines, the typesetting data necessary for performing typesetting are mainly character data indicating characters constituting the contents of a sentence and the like. There is a function that is instruction data for specifying the attribute for displaying. Functions include commands that specify the font, character size, character spacing, line spacing, print position, and the like. By performing the typesetting processing that collectively processes the typesetting data including the character data and the function, it is possible to create a composition such as a material, a document, a book, a leaflet advertisement.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of conventional typesetting data 1001. In FIG. 10, “# character below 5 # goshi # sentence server 9” and the like are functions, and [AIUEO] and the like are character data, and both are mixed on the screen. Further, FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of the conventional typesetting data 1101 by a method different from that of FIG.
In FIG. 11, “letter, bottom 5, go,
"Sentence, service, 9" and the like are functions, and [Aiueo] and the like are character data, and both are mixed on the screen.

The designer or the like sees the typesetting output that is output based on the typesetting data shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, and issues an instruction to change the typesetting to the operator when necessary. When the contents of typesetting data once created, the typography or the character arrangement are to be corrected, the operator is required to perform the operations shown in FIG.
The character data and the function of the portion to be corrected on the display screen of 1 are searched for and corrected.

[0005]

By the way, it is very difficult to find a corrected portion on the display screen as shown in FIG. 10 or 11 in the work of correcting the typesetting data once created. Also, the formatted data 1001 or 110
In 1, the function is displayed by abbreviation, and unless the operator is fully familiar with the meaning of the abbreviation of the function and the result caused by the change, it will lead to a correction error, and the correction result cannot be confirmed unless it is output. The work load of the operator is high, which is a problem.

In recent years, the typesetting result is displayed on the screen,
Many WYSIWYG type DTPs that can be edited directly on the screen are also used, but since WYSIWYG type DTPs do not show functions, when you make detailed formatting instructions in the text or amend typesettings with complicated functions. Has great difficulty. The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a typesetting data correction device that enables an operator to easily correct typesetting data.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a typesetting data correction device for correcting typesetting data composed of character data and a function indicating an output attribute of the character data. Display means for separately displaying the character data and the function,
A typesetting data correction device comprising: a correction unit that corrects the character data and / or the function displayed on the display unit.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram of a typesetting data correction device 1 according to the present embodiment.
The typesetting data correction device 1 includes a keyboard, a mouse or other input device 3 for inputting character data or function data, a control device 5 for processing the data, a storage device 7 for storing the data, contents and processing of the input data. A display device 15 such as a display for displaying the result,
It includes a hard copy for outputting various data and a typesetting result, an output device 17 such as a laser printer, and the like.

Of these, the storage device 7 has an external storage device as required in addition to the internal storage device and can handle a large amount of data. The storage device 7 stores a character data storage unit 9 for storing an array of character data, a function storage unit 11 for storing an array of functions for printing characters in a predetermined shape and position, character data, a function and a function number. It has a relationship storage unit 13 for organizing and storing the relationship with.

The typesetting data processed by the typesetting data correction device 1 is composed of character data and functions, and the original typesetting data is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. Character data includes ordinary characters, spaces and symbols,
The function is for specifying or canceling the font, character size, character spacing, line spacing, and print position. Basically, by combining a function or a group of functions with one or more subsequent character data, character data can be converted into character style, character size, character spacing, line spacing,
Output (print) by instructing the print position.

Next, the operation of editing the formatted data will be described. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the typesetting data editing process, FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the process of step 22 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the typesetting editing screen 41 in the first embodiment. First, when the operator starts up the editor by inputting a command from the input device 3 (step 201), the control device 5 causes the formatted data inputted in the past as shown in FIG.
An analysis process is performed by reading from an external hard disk or an internal hard disk (step 20).
2). The formatted data that is called can be either the entire data or only the data near the correction point.

Next, the analysis processing in step 202 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the typesetting data in which the function and the character data are mixed is sequentially read from an external storage device such as a floppy disk (step 30).
1). Next, the read typesetting data is analyzed and separated into a function and character data (step 302), and it is determined whether the separated data is a function (step 303). If the data separated in step 303 is a function, one or a series of functions is stored in the function storage unit 11 (step 304). If the data separated in step 303 is character data, one or a series of character data is stored in the character data storage unit 9 (step 305).

Next, a function number is given to a series of functions, and the contents of the function included in each function number and the character data associated with each function number are organized and stored in the relation storage unit 13 (step 306). The process from step 301 to step 306 is repeated while the typesetting data to be read next at step 307 is present. If it is determined in step 307 that there is no typesetting data to be read next, the process returns to step 203 in FIG. 2 and the typesetting editing screen 41 is displayed on the display device 15.

Next, the flow of correcting the formatted data will be described. While looking at the typesetting editing screen 41, the operator inputs designations of correction, addition, deletion, etc. for each of the function and character data (FIG. 2, step 20).
4). The control device 5 analyzes the input content and corrects the data in the character data storage unit 9, the function storage unit 11, and the relation storage unit 13 included in the storage device 7 as necessary,
The result is displayed on the typesetting edit screen 41 (step 20).
5). Next, the operator determines whether or not to finish the editing work (step 206). If the editing work is not ended in step 206, the process returns to step 204 to continue the editing work.

Further, when the editing work is to be finished in step 206, the operator inputs an end message from the input device 3 so that the control device 5 shuts down the editor (step 207). When shutting down the editor, the character data storage unit 9 and the function storage unit 1
1. Although the contents stored in the relation storage unit 13 have been updated, the typesetting data in which the function and the character data are mixed as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11 is reintegrated based on this new result.

Next, the typesetting editing screen 41 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. On the typesetting screen 41 displayed on the display device 15, a typesetting image is displayed at the top, a character editing screen 43 is displayed at the center, and a function editing screen 45 is displayed at the bottom. The character editing screen 43 and the function editing screen 45 displayed on the typesetting editing screen 41 can be moved to arbitrary positions where the operator can easily work. In the screen character editing screen 43, the number of lines is displayed on the vertical axis and the number of characters to be filled is displayed on the horizontal axis, and character data is displayed according to the positions of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis.

When any function is specified for the character data, the corresponding function number is shown as a subscript above the character data by a small character such as ruby. In FIG. 4, "1" shown in the first character of the first line, "2" shown in the first character of the first line, "2" shown in the first character of the second line, and "ka" in the first character of the second line. "3" shown in ",""4" above the first character "[" in the 4th line,
The function number is indicated by "5" above the third character on the fifth line. On the function editing screen 45 at the bottom, each function number and the contents of the corresponding function are shown in a bulleted list.

Next, the contents of data stored in the character data storage unit 9, the function storage unit 11, and the relation storage unit 13 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a relationship between character data, a function, and a function number, and a change caused by correction. When printing character data,
For all characters, as shown in the example of the original typesetting data in FIG. 5A, data is required for all items such as the font of the function, character size, character spacing, line spacing, and print position. . However, for what kind of item of the function and how much detail can be specified,
It depends on the performance of the text editor.

In short, all items of the function are specified for all character data, but the function storage unit 11 and the function number storage unit 13
What is stored in the screen and displayed on the screen of the display device 15 is only the function hatched in FIG. 5A different from the designation for the previous character. Further, a function number is given to the character data for which one or more items of functions are designated.

For character data for which no designation is made for a function, the same function as the character data immediately before is applied. Further, even if the characters with the function number are specified for the function only for some of the items of the function, the items other than the specified items follow the designation of the preceding character.

Regarding the first character data, the function is designated for all the items which can be designated by the function, or as shown in FIG. 5A, default values are set in advance for all the items. Specify the function only for the items that are different from the default values.

Further, for example, "1" is set as the function number to the function designated first. When a plurality of functions are designated for the same character data, "1" is set as a function number for a series of function groups.
Similarly, a series of function numbers are set in the order of arrangement of the character data. In the example of FIG. 4, the function number “1” is placed in the space before the first character “[” on the first line.
Is set, and the print start position common to each line is specified.

In the example of FIG. 5A, default values of A, B, C, D and E are given to the respective functions. If function numbers “1” to “10” (not shown) are used to specify only the change of font or print position, the function number “11” indicates that the character size, character spacing, and line spacing are The default values B, C, D apply. In the function number "11", the font is F, the printing position is G,
Under the same condition, the newly designated four characters of "aiue" of the character data will be printed at consecutive positions between predetermined characters.

Next, the correction of the typesetting data shown in FIG. 5A will be described. 5 (b), FIG. 5 (c), and FIG.
In (d), the white arrow at the bottom of each figure is the operation of the operator, and the lined arrow is the processing result automatically performed by the control device 5. The correction result of each data is stored in the character data storage unit 9, the function storage unit 11, and the relationship storage unit 13, and the display content on the display device 15 is also updated.

FIG. 5B shows an example of adding a function number. When an operator adds a function of a character size B surrounded by a thick frame to the character data "K", the control device 5 Gives "14" following the last number as the function number. At the same time, the function numbers “14”, “15”, and
"16" is automatically corrected to "15", "16", and "17", respectively. In addition, “K” next to “K” of the character data is changed to the same printing condition as “K”.

FIG. 5 (c) shows an example of deleting the function number, and the operator deletes the function number 12 in FIG. 5 (a). That is, the character sizes of "o" and "f" of the character data (functions surrounded by thick frames) are stopped from being specified to G, and the same B as "e" of the immediately preceding character data is set. Then, the control device 5 operates as shown in FIG.
(A) Function numbers "13", "14", "1"
5 "and" 16 "are replaced with" 12 "," 13 ", and" 1 ", respectively.
It is automatically corrected to "4" and "15".

FIG. 5D shows an example of deleting character data. When the operator deletes “sa” and “shi” from the character data of FIG. 5A, the control device 5 causes the “sa” to disappear.
The function number "14" that was attached to
Attach to

Although not shown in the figure, the operator is shown in FIG.
When the "sustain" is deleted together with the "sustain" deleted in (d), the control device 5 determines that the function number is "14".
Is deleted, and the function number “15” in FIG.
"16" is corrected to "14" and "15", respectively.
At the same time, the control device 5 prevents the display form of the next character data “SO” from being changed, so that the character type K and the character designated by the function number “14” for the character data “SA” before the correction are changed. The designation of size L is automatically added to the content of the function number “14” after the correction of the character data “SO”. That is, the content of the new function number "14" is the same as the original function number "1".
The contents of "4" and "15" are integrated.

When the operator deletes the character data "Sota" after "Sussis" (not shown),
The contents of the function given to the next character data “H” are the function numbers “14” and “1” in FIG.
The contents of 5 ”and“ 16 ”are all integrated. In the integrated function, the fonts are K and N
Will be specified redundantly, but in such a case, N specified later will be valid and K will be deleted.
It should be noted that when the character data without the function number is deleted, the function and the function number are not changed.

Next, the display on the display screen 15 of the result of the correction of the typesetting edit screen 41 of FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which a function is added. In FIG. 6, the operator looks at the typesetting edit screen 61, and designates the character data “satatsutetsutona” on the second line of the character edit screen 63 by using the mouse or the cursor keys, and sets the character size to grade 12. Specify new. Then, the control device 5 attaches the function number 4 to the first character data “so” of the designated character group on the character editing screen 63, and displays it on the function editing screen 65.
Display the instruction of function number "4" and character size 12th grade.

In addition, the character data "Sotatsu Tetsutona" is
In FIG. 4, since the character size is 9th grade, the control device 5
In order not to change the character size after "na", on the character editing screen 63, the character size 9 is newly designated for the "line feed mark" next to "na" and the function number is "5". , The function number “4” in FIG.
Change "5" to "6" and "7", respectively. At the same time, the corrected function number and the contents of each function are displayed in a list on the function editing screen 65.

Here, the "line feed mark" was not found in lead typesetting typesetting, and the "line feed mark" in computer typesetting was used.
Is a special function that is not character data, but is treated as a character that has no character and has only size (body size). In the example of FIG. 6, when new character data is inserted between the "new line mark" with the function number "5" and the character data "[" with the function number "6", The content of the function number “5” is applied. However, when character data with a function exists immediately after a single or a plurality of continuous "line feed marks", the function numbers may be integrated depending on the designated contents of the function.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which the function is deleted. Since the operator prints the entire fourth line designated as Gothic type in FIG. 4 in the same Mincho type as the second line. Then, the function number “4” is deleted on the function editing screen 45 of the typesetting editing screen 41.
Then, the control device 5 deletes the function number "4" from the character editing screen 43 as well, and deletes the function number "4" on both the character editing screen 43 and the function editing screen 45 as shown in FIG. Change the function number on the 5th line to "4".

The operator also operates the character editing screen 43.
Even if the function number “4” is deleted with, the same processing is performed. Further, in the function editing screen 45, of the specifications included in the new function number “4”, it is not necessary to specify the Mincho type that overlaps with the function number “3”, so it is automatically deleted. May be As a result of such processing, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. In FIG. 7, 71 is a typesetting screen, 73 is a character editing screen, and 75 is a function editing screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example in which the character data is deleted.
The entire character data of the fourth line in FIG. 4 is deleted. Then, by the control device 5, the character data of “[Ninune no hihifuheoma]” and the “line feed mark” next to “]” are also displayed from the typesetting display at the top of the typesetting screen 81. Is deleted. In addition, the contents of the fifth line in FIG. 4 are displayed on the fourth line. Further, the function number attached to the character data “mi” on the character editing screen 83 is changed from “5” to “4”.

On the function editing screen 85, the content of the function number "5" in FIG. 4 is displayed as the content of the new function number "4". Also in this example, since the designation of Mincho type is duplicated with the function number “3”, it may not be displayed.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to distinguish and display the character data or the function data in the formatted data.
The operator can easily modify each data.

Next, as a second embodiment, WY can display the typesetting result on the screen and directly edit it on the screen.
An example of screen display of SIWYG type DTP will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a typesetting editing screen 91 in the second embodiment. In the typesetting editing screen 91, function numbers are added to the necessary portions of the typesetting result at the top of the screen. The corresponding function number is shown on the function editing screen 93 at the bottom of the screen, and the content of the function is displayed following each function number. The correction of the character data and the addition of the function number are performed by directly correcting the typesetting result, and the deletion of the function number and the correction of the function contents are performed on the function editing screen 93.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, WY
In SIWYG type DTP, character data displayed as the formatted result and the function are displayed separately.
It can be easily modified.

[0040]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the operator can easily correct the character data or the function data of the typesetting data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram of a typesetting data correction device 1.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing editing processing of typesetting data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the process of step 202 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a screen for editing typesetting 4 according to the first embodiment.
Figure showing example 1

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a function is added.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which a function is deleted.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which character data is deleted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between character data, a function, and a function number and a change caused by correction.

FIG. 9 is a screen for editing typesetting 9 according to the second embodiment.
The figure which shows the display example of 1

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of conventional typesetting data 1001.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of conventional typesetting data 1101.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ………… typesetting data correction device 3 ………… input device 5 ………… control device 7 ………… storing device 9 ………… character data storage unit 11 ………… function storage unit 13 ………… relationship storage unit 15… …… Display device 17 ………… Output device 41 ………… Typesetting edit screen 43 ………… Character data edit screen 45 ………… Function edit screen

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A typesetting data correction device for correcting typesetting data, which comprises character data and a function indicating an output attribute of the character data, and display means for displaying the character data and the function separately. A typesetting data correction device, comprising: a correction unit that corrects the character data and / or the function displayed on the display unit. 2. The typesetting data correction device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit separately displays the typesetting data before the correction, the character data being corrected, and the function being corrected. . 3. The typesetting data correction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display unit separately displays the typesetting data being corrected and the function being corrected.