JP3062212B2 - Character editing system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a character for page-making character information mainly composed of a character manuscript into an arbitrary format and outputting data which can be submitted to a computer typesetting system. It concerns the editing system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-173151, this type of apparatus often performs electronic typesetting processing with a focus on the layout of a character document.

However, even in the case of publishing one in-house newsletter or the like, for example, the processing at the layout stage and the character editing processing stage are often performed as separate and independent processes. In other words, the layouter pages in accordance with the layout instruction intended by the editor, receives the original (including the FD original) to be submitted, and maps the layout data and the character information in the printing factory. It is a normal flow to create a galley by performing a jig process, create a final printing plate through this galley proofing by an editor, and shift to a plate making process.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

For this reason, the data confirmation in the stage between the editor and the print operator is performed at least a large number of times, and a considerable number of days and complicated document correction work are required until the final plate making stage, so that the editing plate making is not performed efficiently. There was a problem.

This is largely due to the difference in the data structure between the document data and the mere document data in the computer typesetting system in the printing world, as well as in the processing related to various page making such as fonts, cutting, and filling. .

The character information normally input is a text file defined in a general-purpose OS, and often includes a character code and a control code (line feed, blank code, etc.).
In many cases, a complicated modification definition is simply made for each input character, for example, the data structure does not have a data structure defined by a computer typesetting system.

Therefore, character information created by a word processor or the like cannot be flowed in based on the layout data.
It is only a rudimentary one, such as confirming an image in a simulated manner, and contains many problems that cannot meet the demands of editors and the like.

Further, in the conventional apparatus, when inputting document information for an edited layout, the management of the assigned addresses and the like is complicated, and it is easy to allocate and draw desired document information to an arbitrary layout. It is not possible, and it is necessary to create the composition in a separate process from the layout information and the document floppy disk that are separately submitted to the printing company etc. It takes a considerable number of days to create the composition, and the printing process There was a problem that it was difficult to achieve efficient processes.

Further, printed materials require alignment information for plate production, but the adopted alignment is often different due to differences in the size, paper quality, and binding system of the edited material to be created.

For this reason, there is a problem that detailed registration information cannot be set until the plate making stage, and the input load in the computer engraving process stage is increased, and the page making efficiency is greatly reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and includes a character document layout pattern of each registered page and alignment information to be printed specified in association with the character document layout pattern. Centrally manage from the page making stage, and simultaneously draw a character document layout and alignment information associated with the character document layout with a designated length at a designated position in accordance with a character document layout selection instruction by a user. By
The setting instruction of the alignment information to be printed in association with the text original layout can be completed at the time of drawing the text original layout, and the burden of the editing operation of the alignment information to be performed before the start of the text original layout editing can be greatly reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a character editing system that can do so.

[Means for solving the problem]

A character editing system according to the present invention is a character editing system capable of editing a desired page layout based on layout information selected and designated, and printing desired alignment information to be printed together with the edited page layout. Specifying means for specifying a position and length data of the positioning information; a basic page layout pattern edited by combining the desired page layouts for a plurality of pages; and a specifying means for the layout pattern specified by the specifying means. Registering means for registering a plurality of basic page layout patterns in the memory together with the registration information, and selecting means for selecting a desired basic page layout pattern from a plurality of basic page layout patterns registered in the memory by the registering means.
Control means for analyzing the basic page layout pattern selected by the selection means and controlling the layout drawing of the alignment information specified by the specification means.

[Action]

In the present invention, a basic page layout pattern edited by combining desired page layouts for a plurality of pages and the positioning information specified by the specifying means for the layout pattern are registered in the memory in plural numbers. In addition, a desired basic page layout pattern is selected from a plurality of basic page layout patterns registered in the memory, the selected basic page layout pattern is analyzed, and the specified basic page layout pattern is specified by the specifying unit. Performs the layout drawing process of the alignment information.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a character editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
A menu selection instruction and coordinate information necessary for character editing are performed. Reference numeral 2 denotes a character editing station, and a layout memory 4
Drawing means 2a, initial setting means 2b, makeup means for executing a character editing process based on an editing program stored in
2c.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a work memory which stores drawing information, control information, and the like processed by the character editing station 2, and which is edited by the display means 5 via the work memory 3 to an electronic layout image and plate. Display the lower image. Reference numeral 6 denotes an external storage unit, which is a CTS for inputting the composition information edited in detail in the character editing station 2 to a computer typesetting system (CTS) or the like.
Store the data. The external storage unit 6 can read and write a normal document floppy disk (for example, a 32-bit CPU storing a text file defined by a highly versatile OS). Also,
The character editing station 2 has a FEP (Frondend processor) function for executing document processing in accordance with a key code input from the instruction means 1.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a printing means, which can print the copy image displayed on the display means 5 with high definition, for example, 400 DPI (dots per inch).

FIG. 2 is a system schematic diagram for explaining the system configuration of the character editing system shown in FIG.
A bit map display (BMD) capable of displaying information of 1 inch × 1344 × 1344 dots. A pointing device (PD) 12 is used to indicate a menu displayed on the bit map display 11 with a cursor. Used for creation, modification, etc.

A keyboard 13 is used for inputting character information, job names, management information, and the like. Reference numeral 14 denotes a work body, which comprises a hard disk, a work memory (RAM), a CPU, etc., and has 3.5 and 5 inch floppy disk units (FDU) 15a, 15b constituting the external storage means 6. ing.

In the character editing system thus configured, when the layout data displayed on the display means 5 shown in FIG. 1 is designated by the designating means 1, a series of data is determined based on the selected layout data. The character document layout is drawn on the display means 5. Here, when an instruction to register the layout displayed on the display means 5 is input by the instruction means 1, the layout pattern drawn on the display means 5 is stored in the layout memory 4 as a basic layout pattern. You.

After the basic layout pattern is registered in this manner, when the instruction means 1 selects and instructs an arbitrary basic layout pattern, the drawing means 2a causes the arbitrary basic layout selected and instructed by the instruction means 1 to be selected. The display unit 5 automatically draws the positioning information (register mark, each register mark, etc.) set by analyzing the pattern.

Next, registration and initial setting processing of a basic layout pattern will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a basic operation menu displayed on the BMD 11 shown in FIG.
The selection items 11a correspond to document reading, and are instructed by the pointing device 12 when reading documents from the FDUs 15a and 15b.

The selection item 11b corresponds to new creation, and is instructed by the pointing device 12 when performing a new editing process.

Further, the selection item 11c corresponds to the update process, and updates the already edited job.

The selection item 11d corresponds to the printing process, and
The output is divided into two types: output to the printer and output to the phototypesetting FD.

Further, the selection item 11e corresponds to an auxiliary process, and is basically instructed by the pointing device 12 when performing a document management process, a job management process, a basic layout management process, an FD process (initialization, etc.).

 The selection item 11f corresponds to system termination.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the editing menu 21 displayed on the BMD 11 shown in FIG. 2, where 21a to 21e are selection item headings, and the selection item heading 21a corresponds to a sink process, A desired process is selected by the pointing device 12 when performing a character streaming process, a character batch streaming process, or the like.

The selection item heading 21b corresponds to a correction process, and a desired process is selected by the pointing device 12 when performing assignment, character set designation, character correction, document insertion, mass deletion, re-documentation, and the like.

Further, the selection item heading 21c corresponds to the page call processing,
A desired process is selected by the pointing device 12 when a page is specified, a previous page, a subsequent page, or the like is performed.

The selection item heading 21d corresponds to the display mode processing, and a desired processing is selected by the pointing device 12 when performing original size display, enlarged display, facing display processing, and the like.

Further, the selection item heading 21e corresponds to the screen operation processing,
A desired process is selected by the pointing device 12 when performing a later-described hand scroll process.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an allocation menu 22 displayed on the BMD 11 shown in FIG. 2, wherein 22a to 22j are allocation selection items, and the allocation selection item 22a corresponds to a reference process.

The assignment selection item 22b corresponds to the text assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

Further, the assignment selection item 22c corresponds to the page number assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

The assignment selection item 22d corresponds to the head sentence assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

Further, the allocation selection item 22e corresponds to blank allocation processing, and is divided into detailed processing such as creation, update, and deletion.

The assignment selection item 22f corresponds to the ruled line assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

Further, the assignment selection item 22g corresponds to the headline rule assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as update and deletion.

The assignment selection item 22h corresponds to the heading assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

Further, the assignment selection item 22i corresponds to the illustration sentence assignment process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

The allocation selection item 22j corresponds to the table layout allocation process, and is divided into detailed processes such as creation, update, and deletion.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a text layout menu displayed on the BMD 11 shown in FIG. 2. A text layout menu 23 includes text layout selection items 23a to 23i. The selection item 23a corresponds to the reference assignment name processing, and is selected when the reference assignment name is input.

In addition, the text layout selection item 23b corresponds to the composition process,
Select when specifying the body composition.

Further, the text layout selection item 23c corresponds to the text size processing, and is selected when the text size of the text is specified.

In addition, the text layout selection item 23d corresponds to the number of characters processing,
Select to specify the number of characters in the text.

Furthermore, the text layout selection item 23e corresponds to the character spacing processing,
Select to specify the space between characters in the text.

In addition, the body layout selection item 23f corresponds to the number of lines process,
Select to specify the number of lines in the body.

Furthermore, the text layout selection item 23g corresponds to the line spacing process,
Select to specify the line spacing of the text.

Also, the text layout selection item 23h corresponds to the number of columns process,
Select when specifying the number of stages.

Further, the text layout selection item 23i corresponds to the inter-column processing,
Select to specify the column between the text.

Next, the basic processing operation of the character editing system will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a basic processing procedure in the character editing system according to the present invention. In addition, (1) to (5) indicate each step.

First, an initial screen is displayed on the BMD 11, and when the selection item 11b shown in FIG. 3 is pointed by the pointing device 12 (1), the character editing station 2 accesses the layout memory 4 and, for example, as shown in FIG. The basic layout list shown is drawn on the BMD 11 (2). Here, when a desired layout pattern registered and displayed is designated by the pointing device 12, a job name designation screen is displayed.
Here, a desired job name is designated and input by operating the keyboard 13 or the like (3).

Next, a process of selecting or inputting editing information is performed (4), and the result is displayed on the BMD 11 (5). Wait for the next instruction.

The registration processing to the basic layout list is performed, for example, by selecting the respective menus, and by arranging a layout pattern designating, for example, a headline text, text information, illustration text information, blank information, version information, and page number information. When a page is made in units and a registered name is entered when a series of page making is completed, it is registered in the basic layout list shown in FIG.
Unless a delete command is input thereafter, the basic layout created by the operator is registered and managed in the layout memory 4, and is called at any time to execute a text document input process based on the registered basic layout pattern. Can be used to check the composition image and correct the layout of the edited text document by simple instruction operations (change, change,
Floppy disk unit (FDU) 15a, 1 serving as an external storage device, which can delete, move, copy, etc.
It is configured to be able to be stored on a floppy disk set in 5b.

The basic layout pattern can be freely designed / changed, and a new basic layout pattern can be created based on the already registered basic layout pattern.

[Alignment drawing process]

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the automatic alignment drawing process by the drawing means 2a shown in FIG.
Note that (1) to (7) indicate each step.

First, the user operates the pointing device 12 to wait for settings relating to basic layout data processing to be made (1), and determines whether or not the designated setting is registration (register mark designation) (2). If NO, proceed to other processing. If YES, wait for the basic layout to be instructed (3). If instructed, analyze the basic layout data (4), and register the registration information (register marks, each register mark). Etc.) BMD11
It is drawn on the top (5), and it is determined whether or not correction is required (6). If NO, the process proceeds to another process. If YES, the drawn alignment information is corrected and drawn (7), and other processes are performed. Move to The positioning information to be drawn in the step (5) is constructed so that it can be drawn with a specified length according to position data (series, points, etc.) specified from the sky, the ground, the throat, and the forehead. I have. In the case of a square register mark, a cut-off interval can be specified. Further, the set positioning information is introduced into the computer typesetting system, and becomes the necessary positioning information in the subsequent plate processing.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a character editing system capable of editing a desired page layout on the basis of layout information selected and instructed, wherein a desired alignment to be printed together with the edited page layout is provided. Designating means for designating a print position of information and length data of the alignment information; a basic page layout pattern edited by combining the desired page layout with a plurality of pages;
Registering means for registering a plurality of the layout patterns in the memory together with the alignment information specified by the specifying means; and selecting a desired one of a plurality of basic page layout patterns registered in the memory by the registering means. Selecting means for selecting a basic page layout pattern; and controlling means for analyzing the basic page layout pattern selected by the selecting means and controlling layout drawing of the alignment information specified by the specifying means. Therefore, the setting instruction of the alignment information to be printed in association with the character original layout can be completed at the time of drawing the character original layout, and the alignment information editing operation load to be performed before the start of the character original layout editing can be greatly reduced. It has the effect of being able to do so.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a character editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system schematic diagram illustrating the system configuration of the character editing system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of the basic operation menu displayed on the BMD shown in FIG. 2, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an editing menu displayed on the BMD shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an allocation menu displayed on the BMD shown in FIG. Is
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a text layout menu displayed on the BMD shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a basic processing procedure in the character editing system according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of an automatic alignment drawing process by the drawing means shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the basic layout. In the drawing, 1 is an instruction means, 2 is a character editing station, 2a is a drawing means, 2b is an initial setting means 2c is a makeup means, 3
Is a work memory, 4 is a layout memory, 5 is a display means, 6 is an external storage means, and 7 is a print means.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A character editing system capable of editing a desired page layout on the basis of layout information selected and designated, the printing position of desired alignment information to be printed together with the edited page layout, and the position Specifying means for specifying length data of alignment information; a basic page layout pattern edited by combining the desired page layouts for a plurality of pages; and the alignment specified by the specifying means for the layout pattern Registering means for registering a plurality of basic page layout patterns in the memory together with information; selecting means for selecting a desired basic page layout pattern from a plurality of basic page layout patterns registered in the memory by the registering means; selecting by the selecting means The specified basic page layout pattern is analyzed, and the Control means for controlling the layout drawing of the determined positioning information.