JPS636657A - Ruled line creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a ruled line creation device for creating a table or the like by drawing ruled lines of a desired line type, and relates to an information processing device having a document creation device such as a word processor. It is used for.

[J of invention! [Required] The present invention relates to a ruled line creation device, in which once a user sets and registers one desired line type, the user can process and create each ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines based on the line type. Since each ruled line pattern is generated using the desired line type, the user can easily and quickly create ruled lines using the desired line type, and there is no need to store ruled line patterns for each line type, which saves storage capacity. It is designed to be simplified.

[Prior Art] Ruled lines used to create various tables or draw lines in a document are generally processed as one character, and in conventional word processors, etc. Six types of ruled line patterns necessary for creating ruled lines corresponding to predetermined line types are registered in advance.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, when line types other than pre-registered line types are used,
There are cases where it is desired to draw an E line to create a table, etc., but the conventional technology has not been able to deal with this. In addition, as mentioned above, since the ruled line itself is considered as one character, in word processors etc. that have external character registration Qafi,
When a user registers an arbitrary ruled line pattern as a custom character and uses it to create a table or the like using an arbitrary line type, the ruled line pattern required to create various ruled lines corresponding to one line type, For example, it was necessary to register each of the shaped ruled line patterns, L-shaped ruled line patterns, T-shaped ruled line patterns, etc. individually, and it was troublesome to register new ruled line patterns.

The present invention was made under the above circumstances, and
The purpose is to provide a ruled line creation device that can easily create tables, etc. using ruled lines of line types other than those registered in advance by the manufacturer, and can also save storage capacity.

[Means to solve the problem] Figure 1 shows the tree [! FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the W configuration of No. 1, in which A is a line type setting registration means for setting and registering a line type desired by the user, and B is a line type setting registration means for setting and registering a line type desired by the user, and B is a function block diagram for setting and registering each ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines, for example, based on the line type. This is a "J4 line pattern generation means" that generates each one-line pattern necessary for creating the ruled line according to the line type desired by the user by performing processing operations Jji, etc.

[Function] To explain the function of the present invention, the line M setting registration means A
When the line type desired by the user, such as a wavy line or a broken line, is set and registered by, for example, creating external characters or selecting the line type menu, the ``ruled line pattern generation means B'' By processing and creating each ruled line pattern necessary for creating a ruled line such as a T-shape based on the line type, each ruled line pattern according to the line type desired by the user is generated.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a ruled line creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this embodiment is an example applied to a word processor.

The input unit l is equipped with key switches associated with predetermined information, specifically one ruled line key IA for setting a 1M ruled line code, and one Ja fl key IB for selecting various machine ILs. When multiple pieces of information are associated with a key, shift key is used to select one of them. Move the cursor on the IC1 display screen to the left, right, top, or
Left cursor key lL, right cursor key IR1, up cursor key IU, down cursor key l for moving downward
D Numerical key IN for inputting numerical information, Execution key IE for selecting and executing one item from the menu
, a release key IF for canceling the validity of existing human power information;
It has a next key IG for displaying the next selection candidate. The CPU (central processing unit) 2 has an input section l.
The 0M line registration unit 3 processes various information input from the input unit according to a predetermined program and controls the operation of the entire device. When pattern information of a ruled line pattern is input in the seed, the pattern information is decoded and registered in the area corresponding to the registration number of the user ruled line pattern memory 4.

The area of the user ruled line pattern memory 4 is divided into units of a predetermined number of dots constituting one character data.

The ruled line code memory 5 stores ruled line codes corresponding to ruled line patterns necessary for creating various ruled lines, corresponding to each area of the user ruled line pattern memory 4. The ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines here refers to the pattern itself, and does not take into account the line type.The types of ruled line patterns necessary for creating ruled lines include "-", "1", and "". ”
.

“ ]”, “L”, “””, “
``T'', ``earth'', ``do,''''', and ``ten''2.For these, there are 16aa codes ``oo'' and ``01'' respectively.
", °402", "03", "04"', "05"
"", "06", "07", "08-1"09"
, "OA" is assigned. Further, identification information corresponding to the area of the user ruled line pattern memory 4 is attached to each of these codes as an upper byte to form a ruled line code. This identification information is specifically indicated by the above registration number, and this registration number is also 16
A hexadecimal code is assigned to 0, for example, the registration number “
For 1", "2", "3", 4",...
1'O1'', '02'', ``03'', 04'', respectively.
...is divided. Therefore, for example, the ruled line code indicating the ruled line pattern "]" corresponding to the line type constituting the user ruled line pattern registered in the area corresponding to the registration number "2" of the user ruled line pattern memory 4 is "020".
In this way, the ruled line code memory 5 stores 11 types of ruled line codes for each area of the user ruled line pattern memory 4, and the total number of codes is as follows.
For example, when the user ruled line pattern memory 4 is composed of four areas, there are 44 areas.

The ruled line code assigning unit 6 includes the user 5I line pattern memory 4.
When a registered user ruled line pattern is selected as a line type status based on the registration number and a ruled line is drawn using the line type of the selected user ruled line pattern, the corresponding code is automatically generated depending on the ruled line drawing status and line type. For example, registration number “2”
is specified, and when a downward ruling signal is input immediately after a rightward ruling signal in an unwritten area of the document memory 7, the ruling line code assignment unit 6 assigns the code "0".
203″ will be automatically assigned.

The document memory 7 stores the document information input from the input section 1 in a coded manner, and the contents are stored in the display section 10 and the printing section 11 by reading character data corresponding to the code from the character generator 8. displayed or printed on.

Furthermore, if the character data corresponding to the code written in the document memory 7 does not exist in the character generator 8, that is, the user ruled line pattern (basic pattern) registered by the user or its modified pattern (the lines forming the basic pattern) When outputting a ruled line pattern (necessary for creating other ruled lines using seeds), the ruled line pattern generation unit 9
Under the control of the CPU 2, a user ruled line pattern is acquired from the user ruled line pattern memory 4 using the upper byte data forming the code, that is, the registration number, as an index. Then, the ruled line pattern generation unit 9 transforms the user ruled line pattern acquired from the user ruled line pattern memory 4 according to the lower byte data forming the code, that is, the ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines, and converts the modified pattern into a character. Output as data.

The display section 10 and the printing section 11 are constructed by a character generator 8.
Alternatively, a video signal or a print signal is generated based on the character data output from the ruled line pattern generation section 9, and the content of the character data is displayed or printed.

motion Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

User ruled line pattern registration> When registering a user ruled line pattern, first
While pressing down the fl key 1B, press the ruled line key IA. By this operation, menus ``Register ruled line pattern j'' and ``Create ``M ruled line'' are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 10. Since the intention is now to register a user M-line pattern, the user presses the execution key IE in order to select the underlined "M-line pattern registration."

Through this operation, the CPU 2 processes the input information received from the input section 1 by the ruled line pattern registration program, and first processes the registration number candidate group and the user π already registered by the user.
If there is a line pattern, that pattern will be displayed (Step 331 in Figure 3).Suppose now that a user ruled line pattern "..." has already been registered for registration number "1". If the registration number "2" is unregistered, the user presses the 2 key of the 211\ key IN to select the registration number (step 532).
Then, the user ruled line pattern registered by the subsequent operation of the input unit 1 will be stored in the area of the user ruled line pattern memory 4 corresponding to the selected registration number "2". Note that the registration number can be arbitrarily selected as long as it corresponds to an unregistered area, and it is not necessarily necessary to select it sequentially according to the number.Also, if all the registration numbers are selected, select one. All you have to do is select the already registered registration number again. However, in this case, the knee fl[l pattern registered in the area corresponding to that registration number will disappear as a new user ruled line pattern is registered.

Creation of a user ruled line pattern is done in the same way as normal character creation. That is, for each dot corresponding to one character, a "HIGH" or LOW" level signal is
- If the user ruled line pattern is created, the ruled line registration unit 3 creates a user ruled line pattern based on the signal (step 533). When the execution key IE is operated when the creation of the user ruled line pattern is completed, the created user ruled line The pattern is registered in the area corresponding to the registration number "2" of the user ruled line pattern memory 4 (step 334), and its contents are displayed together with the registration number on one display screen under the control of the CPU 2.

In this embodiment, the user's ruled line pattern is, in principle, input as a half-width horizontal pattern offset to the left. From now on, this pattern will be referred to as the basic pattern.

This basic pattern has two meanings: π-line line type information and π-line pattern information necessary for creating ruled lines.

Create ruled lines> Next, the operation of creating ruled lines will be explained.

After registering the basic pattern of the desired line type as described above, to draw a ruled line using this pattern, first press and hold the 41 key IB while pressing the ruled line key I.
Press A to display menus ``M-line pattern registration'' and ``creation of ruled lines'' on the display screen of the display unit 10, specify ``create ruled line'' with the cursor, and press the execution key IE. By this operation, the CPU 2 shifts to the ruled line creation program, and first, line type information of ruled line patterns that are registered in advance on the manufacturer's side and their selection numbers are displayed in a menu. Now, the use of user border pattern is 2
If the next candidate key IG is pressed at this stage, a menu of registration number candidates and user ruled line patterns registered by the user is displayed. Note that this menu display is performed to allow the user to select the line type.

It is better to display a full-width pattern rather than displaying the half-width basic pattern itself.Currently, a pattern "~" corresponding to the registration number "2" is displayed in the menu, and the number key IN is displayed. Assuming that an operation signal corresponding to the "2" key is input.

The CPU 2 executes various processes on the ruled line drawing signal that will be input from now on, assuming that the line type "~7" has been specified (step 541 in FIG. 4).Next, the user presses the shift key lC. and the cursor keys (left cursor key IL, right cursor key IR, up cursor key IU, down cursor key ID) to draw ruled lines.In other words, at this stage, the program is in step voice 42.
The CPU 2 determines whether or not a key operation signal is input, and if a key operation signal is input, the process proceeds to step 3.
At step 43, it is determined whether the key code is for creating a ruled line, that is, whether a key code corresponding to the cursor key has been input together with a key code corresponding to the shift key IC.

As a result, if the key code is for creating a ruled line, the ruled line code allocation unit 6 allocates the ruled line code of the 3'4 line code memory 5 to the key code as follows (step 344). .

That is, since the registration number "2" is currently selected, the ruled line code assignment unit 6 assigns the upper 1 byte of the ruled line code to "
02". The lower 1 byte is determined by taking into consideration the movement of the cursor. In other words, if the current cursor position is unregistered, the key code for creating the ruled line entered this time and the key code immediately before it are determined. Determine the lower 1 byte in consideration of the input π repetition creation key code 0 For example, when the ruled line creation key code corresponding to the down cursor key ID is input next to the right cursor key IH, the ruled line The code allocation unit 6 searches the ruled line code memory 5 using the determination code "02" of the upper 1 byte as an index, and searches for the lower 1 byte ("03") corresponding to the ruled line pattern "]" to determine the ruled line code. Assign "0203".Also, if the current cursor position has been registered, the lower 1 byte is determined by considering the registered ruled line code and the ruled line creation key code input this time.0For example, Ruled line pattern “−
When the key code for creating a ruled line corresponding to the down cursor key ID is input at the position where " is input, the ruled line code allocation unit 6 uses the determination code "02" of the upper 1 byte as an index to assign the ruled line code to the ruled line code memory 5. Search for “Border pattern”
A ruled line code "0206" is assigned by searching the lower 1 byte ('"06") corresponding to "T".

In this way, the code assigned by the ruled line code assignment FA6 is registered in the document memory 7 (step 345). At this time, if the cursor position is not registered, the assigned ruled line code is It will be registered as is, but if the cursor position is already registered, the newly assigned ruled line code will be overwritten on top of the registered ruled line code, and the registered ruled line code will be deleted. S4
As a result of the judgment in step 3, if the key code is not for creating ruled lines,
In step 347, it is determined whether or not the code is a release key code. If it is a release key code, the process returns to the main program. If not, an error warning is issued and the process returns to step S42, where the key code is input. When the ruled line code is registered in the document memory 7 in step S45, the process advances to step 346 to move the cursor based on the ruled line creation key code input in step S42, and then advances to step S47. Then, the content of the ruled line code registered in the document memory 7 is displayed at the cursor position l before movement.

Ruled line display> This display is processed by the display routine shown in FIG. That is, in step S51, the CPU 2 determines whether or not there is a display code, and if there is a display code, in step S352, the CPU 2 determines whether or not it is a ruled line code corresponding to the user's ruled line pattern. do. This judgment is
Judgment is made based on the upper 1 byte of the code. In other words, the upper 1 byte of the code is "01", "0" corresponding to the registration number.
2", "03", and "04", it is determined that the ruled line code corresponds to the user's ruled line pattern; otherwise, it corresponds to the built-in staff pattern registered in advance by the manufacturer. As a result, if it is a ruled line code corresponding to the user ruled line pattern, character data (ruled line pattern data) corresponding to that code does not exist in the character generator 8, so the process proceeds to step S53. Create character data as follows.

That is, the CPU 2 outputs the ruled line code corresponding to the user's π-line pattern to the ruled line pattern generation section 9. Then,
The ruled line pattern generation unit 9 searches the user ruled line pattern memory 4 using the upper byte of the code as an index, and extracts and obtains the corresponding basic pattern. Then, the ruled line pattern generation unit 9 creates character data corresponding to the ruled line code based on the basic pattern. Based on ``'', Figure 6 (
Obtain the basic pattern (character data) of the “~” type shown in a), and recognize that the ruled line pattern is “-1” from the content “07” of the lower byte. Then, 'M
Based on the recognition results, the ruled line pattern generation unit 9 first creates an element pattern for the "1" portion, which is the "top" element of the ruled line pattern, and an element pattern for the "-" portion on the right side.

The pattern for the "1 part part" is created by rotating the basic pattern in FIG. 6(a) by 90' to the right, resulting in an element pattern as shown in FIG. 6(b). The element pattern of the "-" part on the right side is created by rotating the basic pattern of FIG. 6(a) by 180 degrees, and the element pattern as shown in FIG. 6(C) is created by creating a ruled line pattern. The generation unit 9 synthesizes the basic pattern in FIG. 6(a) and the element patterns in FIG. 6(b) and (c) by calculating the logical sum of the basic pattern and the element patterns in FIG. 6(d). Create a “earth” type ruled line pattern with wavy line types as shown.

In this way, by simply registering the 2Jli main pattern, other ruled line patterns using the line type of the basic pattern are automatically created, so any &! i
l! ! It is possible to easily draw ruled lines using the ruled lines.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S52, when it is determined that the code corresponds to the built-in ruled line pattern, character data corresponding to that code exists in the character generator 8, so the character data corresponding to that code is converted into a character. Read from generator 8 (step 554).

The character data obtained in this way.

It is output to the display section 10, converted into a display signal, and displayed on the display section 1.
The contents are displayed on the display screen of 0 (step 35
5).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and for example, the ruled line pattern of the basic pattern may be a half-width "-" shape offset to the right, a half-width "1" shape offset upward or downward, etc. In addition, in the above embodiment, the basic pattern is a ruled line pattern created by the user, but for example, the user can choose from various preset (memorized) line types. You may choose.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, if a user sets and registers, for example, one line type desired by the user, each ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines can be processed and created based on the line type. By doing this, each ruled line pattern according to the line type desired by the user is generated, so that the &! It is possible to realize a ruled line creation device that can easily and speedily create ruled lines of type A, and that saves storage capacity by eliminating the need to store ruled line patterns for each line type.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a machine block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a ruled line creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. This is a diagram for 2... CPU, 3... Ruled line registration section, 4
...User ruled line pattern memory, 5...
- Ruled line code memory, 6...1'? Line code assignment section, 9... Ruled line pattern generation section. Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 (b) Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] The line type setting registration means sets and registers a desired line type, and the ruled line pattern generation means generates a ruled line pattern necessary for creating ruled lines based on the line type set and registered by the line type setting registration means. A ruled line creation device featuring: