JP3146079B2 - Character / graphic editing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character / graphic editing apparatus for editing a character string or a graphic.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a character string or figure is edited, the character string or figure to be edited (hereinafter simply referred to as
Called the object to be edited. ) And a means for designating an editing function to be executed on the object to be edited has generally been a keyboard. When editing a character string or figure using the keyboard, step 1 ... Specify the editing target from the character string or figure. Step 2: Specify a function key corresponding to the editing function to be executed on the object to be edited. Operation steps must be performed. For example, if you want to delete a specific character string from the text, first specify the start point of the character string you want to delete, and then specify the end point,
An edit target is specified (step 1). Next, a "delete" key is designated (step 2). This editing operation has a clear procedure and is an operation system that is easily accepted by beginners.

In recent years, character / graphic editing devices having a handwriting input function have been commercialized, and these devices employ a “gesture editing operation” that takes advantage of handwriting input. In a character / graphics editing device having a handwriting input function, a character string or graphic displayed on a display screen can be directly specified by using a pen.

[0004] The gesture editing operation utilizes this, and simultaneously issues an instruction of an editing object and an instruction of an editing function. For example, when a specific character string is to be deleted from the text, a double line is drawn on the character string to be deleted, and the character string with the double line is deleted. Since the gesture editing operation is a direct instruction, there is no movement of the line of sight, and simply by handwriting input of a simple editing symbol (gesture) such as a double line, the instruction of the editing target and the instruction of the editing function can be obtained. Can be performed simultaneously. As described above, the operation system can shorten the editing time as compared with the keyboard editing operation, and is an operation system for a skilled person.

As a technique employing a gesture editing operation, for example, there is a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 1-200468. In this technology, it is also possible to display the result of recognizing a gesture input by handwriting, detect whether or not the recognition has been performed incorrectly without waiting for the execution of the editing function, and quickly deal with the recognition error. I have.

In a general character / graphic editing device having a handwriting input function, an operation system similar to a keyboard editing operation is realized by using soft keys displayed on a display screen. In other words, by directly instructing the object to be edited using a pen and then instructing the soft keys displayed on the display screen, an operation system similar to the keyboard editing operation is realized. As described above, in a general character / graphic editing apparatus having a handwriting input function, both a keyboard editing operation system and a gesture editing operation system are permitted, so that even a novice or expert can perform an editing operation. I have to.

[0007]

As described above, the keyboard editing operation system has a clear procedure and is easily accepted by beginners. For this reason, a user who first uses a character / graphic editing device having a handwriting input function learns the editing operation through a keyboard editing operation, and then becomes familiar with the operation of the device. It is common to move to operation.

However, in order to perform a gesture editing operation, it is necessary for a user to store a gesture writing pattern. For example, it is necessary to store the correspondence between a gesture and an editing function, such as "deleting" when a double line is drawn on a character string and "copying" when drawing a triple line.

Generally, the writing pattern of a gesture is determined irrespective of the type of editing function, and in order to store it, it is necessary to read a manual or the like and learn an editing operation method. This has become a burden on the user, and has been a major obstacle for intermediate users to shift from the keyboard editing operation system to the gesture editing operation system.

An object of the present invention is to enable a smooth transition from a keyboard editing operation system to a gesture editing operation system.

[0011] In order to solve the above problems, one embodiment of the present invention.
As, statements that were displayed in the handwriting input can be accepted display screen
For a specified edit target from a character string or shape,
Character to perform the editing process corresponding to the designated editing functions -
A graphics editing system, said the display screen, further, eds.
For accepting the instruction of the editing function for each editing function
Function keys are displayed, the characters and graphics editing device, the
When the function key receives the instruction, the function key
The editing function associated with the
For handwriting input for instructing by handwriting input to the target
Is associated with the object to be edited and the display screen
Characters and figures characterized by having means for displaying
Provide a shape editing device.

[0012]

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

[0018]

According to the present invention, the function keys displayed on the display screen are provided.
Is specified, the editing associated with the function key
Function can be specified by handwriting input to the edit target on the display screen.
The pattern for handwriting input to indicate
It is displayed on the display screen linked to it.

[0019]

[0020]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the character / figure editing apparatus of this embodiment.

The character / figure editing apparatus of the present embodiment
01 and the pen 202 are connected by a communication code.

The pen 202 includes a main body 201 and a pen 20.
2 power switches 204. Also, the main body 20
1 includes a display integrated tablet 203 and an external storage device 205 such as an IC card or a floppy disk.

In the example of FIG. 2, the power switch 204
Is provided on the pen 202 side, so that the power supply is not accidentally turned off during operation, and the shape of the main body 201 is smoothed so that the portable body 201 can be easily carried. The main body 201 and the pen 20
2 is connected by a communication code, but may be connected wirelessly.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the tablet 203.

In the figure, reference numeral 301 denotes a body area for inputting a character string, and 302 denotes a function instruction area in which soft keys for instructing an editing function are arranged.

In the example of FIG. 3, "cut", "copy", "paste", "tab", "return", "space", and "backspace" are prepared. And special keys ("backspace", "tab", etc.) can be input.

When the user wants to input a character string, he or she uses the pen 202 to
, A character string is input by handwriting.

When the user wants to edit a character string, the user specifies the character string to be edited from among the character strings displayed in the body area 301 using the pen 202,
An editing function to be executed is designated from among the soft keys arranged in the function designation area 302, or the pen 2
Using 02, an editing symbol (gesture) corresponding to the editing function to be executed is input by handwriting to the character string to be edited from among the character strings displayed in the body area 301.

For example, in the case of "cut", the gesture is determined in advance for each editing function such that a double line is drawn on a character string to be edited.

As described above, the character / graphic editing apparatus of the present embodiment provides two types of editing operation methods for editing a character string for a user.

The editing operation using the soft keys requires two operation steps, an operation step of designating a character string to be edited and an operation step of designating an editing function for the character string. And since the editing function becomes clear, it is easy for a novice user to understand. Also, in the editing operation using a gesture, it is necessary to remember the correspondence between the gesture and the editing function, but an operation step for specifying a character string to be edited, and
One operation step for instructing the editing function for the character string
Since it can be carried out each time, it is convenient for an expert user.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the character / graphic editing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In the figure, 101 is control means, 102 is storage means, 103 is input means, 104 is display means, 105 is function instructing means, 106 is gesture determination means, 107 is function execution means, and 108 is gesture display means. is there.

The input means 103 is connected to the pen 20 in FIG.
2 and the display means 104 corresponds to the tablet 203 in FIG.
Correspond to the soft keys arranged in the function instruction area 302 in FIG.

The storage means 102 is a means for storing the information input by the input means 103.
1 is a built-in memory.

The gesture determining means 106 includes a pen 202
The function executing means 107 is a means for executing an editing function.

In this embodiment, the gesture display means 108 is provided in order to make it possible to learn the gesture, and the gesture display means 108 is used when the editing function is instructed by the soft keys. This is a means for displaying a gesture writing pattern corresponding to the editing function.

The control means 101 is a means for controlling each of the above-described means. The control means 101, the gesture determination means 106, the function execution means 107, and the gesture display means 108 are specifically built in the main body 201. It is a processed processing device.

In this embodiment, the input means 103 is the pen 202. However, the pen 202 may be used in combination with a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, or a keyboard, a mouse, or the like may be used instead of the pen 202. . Input means 1
If 03 is not the pen 202, the gesture determination means 1
06 may be omitted.

Next, an operation example of this embodiment will be described.

In FIG. 3, "let's cherish nature by yourself."

When the user performs an editing operation of moving "self" after "natural" in order to change "let's cherish nature" by "let's cherish nature". think of.

The user first instructs "self" using the pen 202 as shown in FIG. 4, and then instructs "de" using the pen 202 as shown in FIG. , And specify "by yourself" to be edited. At this time,
The “self” designated as the edit target is displayed in a different display mode, for example, in reverse video, so as to clearly indicate to the user that the “edit” is designated as the edit target.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the user “cuts” the function instruction area 302 using the pen 202. At this time, the reverse display of the editing target "by yourself" is released, and the writing pattern of the gesture corresponding to the editing function "cut" is temporarily displayed. To cancel the reverse display,
This is to make it easier to see the writing pattern of the gesture and to clearly show that the editing operation using the gesture is possible without indicating the editing target.

The gesture writing pattern is drawn according to a predetermined stroke order. In addition, the writing pattern of the gesture may be drawn in a different brightness, color, and line type (dotted line, bold line, or the like) from the character string displayed in the text region 301, or may be blinked. If the display mode is different from the character string displayed in the area 301, the writing pattern of the gesture can be easily viewed. Conversely, the editing target below the writing pattern of the gesture may be set to a display mode different from the writing pattern of the gesture.

Then, after temporarily displaying the gesture writing pattern, the gesture writing pattern is deleted, and an editing function corresponding to "cut" is executed. Since the editing function corresponding to “cut” is a function of storing the editing target “by yourself” in a buffer in the memory and deleting it from the body area 301, it is as shown in FIG. 7 after execution.

Next, the user moves the cursor to the position where he / she wants to insert "by himself" as shown in FIG.
“Large” is designated using the pen 202. At this time, "Large" designated as the editing target is displayed in a different display mode, for example, in a reverse display, so that the user is clearly indicated as having been designated as the editing target.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the user designates “paste” arranged in the function designation area 302. At this time, the reverse display of the editing target “large” is released, and the writing pattern of the gesture corresponding to the editing function “paste” is temporarily displayed.

The gesture writing pattern is drawn in a predetermined stroke order. In addition, the writing pattern of the gesture may be drawn in a different brightness, color, and line type (dotted line, bold line, or the like) from the character string displayed in the text region 301, or may be blinked. If the display mode is different from the character string displayed in the area 301, the writing pattern of the gesture can be easily viewed. Conversely, the editing target below the writing pattern of the gesture may be set to a display mode different from the writing pattern of the gesture.

Then, after temporarily displaying the gesture writing pattern, the gesture writing pattern is deleted and an editing function corresponding to "paste" is executed. Since the editing function corresponding to "paste" is a function of inserting the content ("self") stored in the buffer in the memory at the designated position, after execution, as shown in FIG. Become.

Next, regarding "Let's cherish nature by yourself", the user enters a new line between "Let's cherish nature by himself" and "Let's cherish nature." It is assumed that an editing operation for inserting a “line feed character” is performed later.

First, the user instructs "large" using the pen 202 as shown in FIG. 11 to move the cursor to the position where the "new line character" is to be inserted. At this time,
“Large” designated as an edit target is displayed in a different display mode, for example, by reverse display, so that the user can clearly indicate that it has been designated as an edit target.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the user instructs "return" arranged in the function instruction area 302. At this time, remove the highlight of the edit target "Large",
Temporarily displays the writing pattern of the gesture corresponding to the editing function "return".

The gesture writing pattern is drawn in a predetermined stroke order. In addition, the writing pattern of the gesture may be drawn in a different brightness, color, and line type (dotted line, bold line, or the like) from the character string displayed in the text region 301, or may be blinked. If the display mode is different from the character string displayed in the area 301, the writing pattern of the gesture can be easily viewed. Conversely, the editing target below the writing pattern of the gesture may be set to a display mode different from the writing pattern of the gesture.

Then, after temporarily displaying the gesture writing pattern, the gesture writing pattern is deleted, and an editing function corresponding to "return" is executed. After execution, the result is as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the time from when the gesture writing pattern is displayed until it is erased is set so as not to disturb the editing operation, so that the drawing speed of the gesture writing pattern and the gesture writing pattern can be reduced. The time from when the writing pattern is displayed until when it is erased can be set by the user using the environment setting screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the environment setting screen.

The environment setting screen is, for example, a soft key "environment setting" (not shown in the function instruction area 302).
Is displayed when the user instructs, for example, when is instructed.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 1401 denotes "ON" / "OFF" for determining whether or not to display a writing pattern of a gesture.
This switch is a switch, and when set to "OFF", does not display a gesture writing pattern. Reference numeral 1402 denotes a drawing speed when a gesture writing pattern is displayed, and can be selected from three modes of “high speed” / “normal” / “low speed”. 1403 is the time from when the gesture writing pattern is displayed until it is deleted,
The user can select from three modes: “long” / “medium” / “short”.

The user may give an instruction directly using the pen 202 or make a selection using the keyboard.

Here, as the drawing speed 1402 is set to “low” and the erasing time 1403 is set to “long”, the drawing order of the writing pattern of the gesture becomes more visible, and the user can write the writing of the gesture. Although it is easy to remember the shape and writing order of the pattern, it takes time to execute the editing function because it takes time to display the writing pattern of the gesture.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by allowing the user to make settings using the environment setting screen, it is possible to efficiently learn gestures in accordance with the skill level.

In the above example, the editing operation on the character string has been described, but the same applies to the editing operation on the figure.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a user who is unfamiliar with the gesture displays the writing pattern of the gesture to the extent that the editing operation is not disturbed, so that the editing operation using the gesture can be visually performed. Can be learned.

Also, the drawing time of the gesture writing pattern and the time from when the gesture writing pattern is displayed to when it is erased can be set by the user, so that the time can be efficiently adjusted according to the skill level of the user. Can be learned.

Next, the processing of this embodiment for performing the above-described operation will be described.

First, the information stored in the storage means 102 will be described.

FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in the storage means 102.

In FIG. 15, 1501, 1502, 1
Reference numeral 503 denotes a variable indicating a state currently set by the user, 1501 denotes a gesture display variable indicating whether the display of the writing pattern of the gesture is set to “ON” or “OFF”, and 1502 denotes a drawing A drawing speed variable indicating whether the speed is set to “fast”, “medium”, or “slow”, 150
Reference numeral 3 denotes an erasing time variable indicating whether the erasing time is set to “short”, “medium”, or “long”.

Reference numeral 1504 denotes a cursor position variable indicating the current cursor position, which is stored separately for the number of rows and the number of digits. Reference numeral 1505 denotes a target character string variable indicating a start point and a character of a character string designated as an editing target, and is stored separately for each of the number of lines and the number of digits.

Reference numeral 1506 denotes a gesture dictionary used to display a gesture writing pattern, and includes all editing function names arranged in the function instruction area 302;
The writing pattern of the gesture is stored in association with the writing pattern. Furthermore, in order to draw the writing pattern of the gesture in the correct stroke order, the stroke order information is also stored.

The storage contents shown in FIG. 15 are information stored at the time of editing a character string, and if editing a figure, a cursor position variable 1604 and a target character string variable 1
Instead of 605, the identifier of the graphic primitive currently selected for editing is stored.

Next, the processing of the control means 101 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 16 is a processing flowchart of the control means 101.

In FIG. 16, the control means 101 first determines whether or not an input has been made by the input means 103 (step 1601). If it is determined that there is an input from the input unit 103, the gesture determining unit 106 determines whether the input information is a gesture (step 1602). If it is determined to be a gesture,
An editing function corresponding to the input gesture is executed by the function executing unit 107 (step 1603).

If it is determined in step 1602 that the input information is not a gesture, then it is determined whether the input information is a cursor movement instruction or an edit target instruction (step 1604). If determined to be so,
A range designation process is performed (step 1605). If it is determined that this is not the case, it means that the input information is input to the function instruction area 302 (instruction of a soft key) in this embodiment, and the gesture display variable 1501 of the storage unit 102 is set to “ It is determined whether or not “ON” is set (step 1606).

If it is determined that the gesture display variable 1501 is set to "OFF", the designated editing function is executed without displaying the subsequent gesture writing pattern (step 1612).

If it is determined that the gesture display variable 1501 is set to “ON”, the reverse display of the character string which is currently displayed as the edit target is canceled (step 1607), and the specified editing function is started. It is determined whether it is "cut" or "copy" (step 160).
8). This is because if the specified editing function is "cut" or "copy", it is necessary to display the writing pattern of the gesture over multiple characters, and the display processing of the writing pattern of the subsequent gestures is different. is there.

In the case of “cut” or “copy”, the writing pattern of the gesture is overwritten on the character string from the start point to the end point of the edit target by referring to the target character string variable 1505 of the storage means 102 ( Step 1609).
When drawing a gesture writing pattern, the gesture writing pattern corresponding to the specified editing function is acquired with reference to the gesture dictionary 1506 of the storage unit 102, and drawn in a predetermined stroke order. By drawing the stroke order correctly, the user can learn a correct gesture input method. The drawing speed is determined by the value of the drawing speed variable 1502 in the storage unit 102.

If neither “cut” nor “copy” is selected, the cursor position variable 15
With reference to FIG. 04, the writing pattern of the gesture is overwritten on the character on which the cursor is positioned (step 1610). When drawing a gesture writing pattern, use step 1
609, the gesture dictionary 15 in the storage unit 102.
06, the writing speed is determined based on the value of the writing speed variable 1502.

Subsequently, the drawn gesture writing pattern is erased (step 1611). When erasing the gesture writing pattern, the time until the erasure is determined by referring to the erasure time variable 1503 of the storage unit 102.

Finally, the designated editing function is executed by the function executing means 107 (step 1612).

FIG. 17 is a processing flowchart of the range designation processing in step 1605.

In the range designation processing, first, the number of lines and the number of digits at the designated cursor position are set in the cursor position variable 1504 of the storage means 102 (step 170).
1) It is determined whether data is stored at the start point of the target character string variable 1505 in the storage unit 102 (step 1702). If the data is not stored, the current cursor position is set to the number of rows and digits at the start point (step 1703). If the data is stored, the end point of the target character string variable 1505 in the storage means 102 is set to the data. Is determined (step 1704).
If no data is stored, the current cursor position is set to the number of rows and columns at the end point (step 170).
5) Since the character string range designation has been completed, the target character string is highlighted (step 1706). If the data is stored, it can be determined that the user has set the target character string again, so that the start point and the end point of the target character string variable 1505 are initialized (step 1707). Thereafter, the reverse display of the target character string is canceled (step 170).
8) The current cursor position is set to the number of lines and the number of columns at the start point (step 1709).

In this embodiment, it is assumed that a gesture can be input by the gesture determining means 106. However, a device that does not have the gesture determining means 106 and cannot input gestures (for example, a device using only a keyboard as the input means). The user can also learn the gesture input method by displaying the gesture writing pattern in (1). Therefore, the gesture determination means 1
The present invention is also effective in a device having no 06.

In the present embodiment, when the editing function is executed, the editing target is specified first, but the same effect can be obtained by specifying the editing function first and specifying the editing target later. Can be

If a mode is provided in which only the gesture writing pattern is displayed and the editing function is not executed, the character string being edited can be prevented from being erroneously destroyed when learning the gesture writing pattern.

As described above, when the editing function is instructed, when there are two editing operation methods, the editing operation method using the function key and the editing operation method using the gesture, when one of the editing operation methods is performed, By displaying the operation content of the other editing operation method, the other editing operation method can be learned. In the present embodiment, the gesture is displayed when the function key is instructed, but the function key corresponding to the input of the gesture is set to a different display mode so that the function key can be learned from the gesture. You can also.

[0090]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an effect that the user can naturally learn the editing operation method using the gesture while performing the editing operation using the function key.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a character / figure editing apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a character / graphic editing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an environment setting screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in a storage means.

FIG. 16 is a processing flowchart of a control unit.

FIG. 17 is a processing flowchart of a range designation process.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 control means, 102 storage means, 103 input means, 104 display means, 105 function instructing means, 106
... Gesture determination means 107, function execution means 108
... gesture display means, 201 ... body, 202 ... pen,
203: tablet, 204: power switch, 205:
External storage device.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Akira Nakajima 292 Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Yasumasa Matsuda Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa No. 292, Hitachi, Ltd. Microelectronics Equipment Development Laboratory (56) References JP-A-1-200468 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/21- 17/24

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display screen displayed on a display screen capable of accepting handwriting input.
To the specified edit target from the
To execute the editing process according to the specified editing function
A character / graphic editing apparatus, wherein the display screen further includes, for each editing function, an instruction for the editing function.
Is displayed, and the character / graphic editing apparatus displays the function key when the function key receives the instruction.
Edit functions associated with keys are edited on the display screen.
Handwriting input to instruct by handwriting input to the collection object
Patterns for the display
A character / figure editing device comprising means for displaying on a surface . 2. The character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, prior to the execution of the editing processing, the display object is displayed in a display mode different from a display mode of another character string or graphic.
Character / graphic editing device characterized by being displayed on a computer. 3. The character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for displaying the pattern displays the pattern for handwriting input on the display state of the object to be edited.
Characters and graphics editing apparatus characterized by displaying on the display screen in a display mode different from the person. 4. The character / figure editing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the edit target is the handwritten input on the display screen.
Characters and graphics editing apparatus according to claim this <br/> and serving as a display mode different from the display mode of the pattern for power. 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first, second, third and fourth aspects are the same.
2. The character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means for displaying the pattern includes the hand on the display screen.
Characters having first changing means for changing the drawing speed when displaying a pattern for writing input
Graphic editing device. 6. The character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the drawing speed after the change by the first changing means can be set from outside. 7. A method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 .
A character and graphics editing apparatus according to any one of, means for displaying said pattern, to display the pattern for the handwriting input on the display screen
After a predetermined time elapses, the handwriting input
Characters and graphics editing apparatus according to claim Rukoto to erase the pattern of use from the display screen. 8. A character and graphics editing apparatus according to claim 7, comprising a second changing means for changing the time until it is erased <br/> from pattern appears for the handwriting input A character / figure editing apparatus characterized in that: 9. A character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the pattern for handwriting input is displayed and then deleted.
The character / graphic editing apparatus is characterized in that the time until the setting can be set externally. 10. The method according to claim 7, 8 or 9 .
A character and graphics editing apparatus according to item 1, the pattern is erased for the handwriting input, and comprising means for executing the editing process on the knitting <br/> current target Character and figure editing device. 11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh aspect is selected.
2. The character / graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the handwriting input pattern is handwritten on the display screen.
If it is a force, based on the position of the pattern for the handwriting input, the gestures determining means for determining the edited when the function key is accepted the instruction, the hand
Is the pattern for writing input deleted from the display screen?
The editing function corresponding to the editing function associated with the function key.
A handwriting input pattern on the display screen.
If the turn is input by handwriting,
Editing processing corresponding to the editing function associated with the pattern
With respect to the editing target determined by the gesture determination means.
The editing execution means for executing Te characters and graphics editing apparatus characterized by having a. 12. A display screen displayed on a display screen capable of accepting handwriting input.
To the specified edit target from the specified character string or figure
On the other hand, the editing process according to the specified editing function
A character / graphic editing method to be executed by the graphic editing device.
The display screen further includes, for each editing function,
The function keys for accepting an instruction function appears, when the function key accepts the instruction, the character-drawing
The editing function associated with the function key is
By handwriting input to the edit target on the display screen
Edit the pattern for handwriting input for
A character / figure editing method, characterized in that it is displayed on the display screen in association with an object .