JP5007695B2 - Typesetting device, typesetting method, and typesetting processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical field such as a system for creating and editing DTP (Desk Top Publishing) data based on data on a database.

  When an image is automatically laid out on DTP data in automatic composition, the image size does not necessarily match the size of the layout area (image frame). The image size can be adjusted or the image can be placed at any position in the image frame. It is often specified whether to lay out.

For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the image size is adjusted according to the image frame, and the layout position is determined so that the center point of the image data matches the center point of the image frame.
Japanese Patent No. 2687755

  However, in the case of Patent Document 1, in order to adjust the size while maintaining the aspect ratio, the aspect ratio of the image to be laid out and the aspect ratio of the image frame must be calculated in advance and set to be equal to each other. There was a drawback that a blank space was generated between images. In such a case, there is a problem that the margin must be filled by manual operations such as further adjusting the image size or adjusting the size of the image frame.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, etc., and performs a layout work automatically so that manual work does not occur after automatic composition, and a composition composition apparatus, composition method, It is another object of the present invention to provide a composition processing program.

In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a typesetting apparatus that executes a typesetting process based on at least an image and data defining a layout of the image, and lays out the image by the typesetting process. and the reference line creating means for creating a reference line as a reference to should do position, the adjusting means based on the length and position of the reference line during execution of the formatting process, to adjust the size and layout position of the image, the Discriminating means for discriminating whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long, and the reference line creating means creates the reference vertical reference line and horizontal reference line in a cross shape and adjusts the adjustment The means adjusts the size of the image so that the vertical dimension of the image matches the length of the vertical reference line when the image is vertically long, while if the image is horizontally long, the image of Wherein the length of the sized horizontal reference line to adjust the size of the image to match.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the composition according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting means, that the center point of the image to adjust the layout position of the image to match the midpoint of the reference line It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 3 is a typesetting method in a computer that executes a typesetting process based on at least an image and data defining a layout of the image, and a processing unit included in the computer performs the typesetting process by the typesetting process. A reference line creating step for creating a reference line at a position to be laid out, and a processing unit included in the computer , based on the length and position of the reference line when executing the typesetting process, An adjustment step for adjusting a layout position; and a processing unit included in the computer for determining whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long. In the reference line creating step, the reference and The vertical reference line and the horizontal reference line are created in a cross shape, and in the adjustment step, if the image is vertically long, the vertical dimension of the image While adjusting the size of the image so that the length of the vertical reference line matches, when the image is horizontally long, the horizontal dimension of the image matches the length of the horizontal reference line. It is characterized by adjusting the size of the image .

The invention of the typesetting process program according to claim 4 uses a computer that executes the typesetting process based on at least an image and data defining the layout of the image as a reference at a position where the image should be laid out by the typesetting process. A reference line creating means for creating a reference line, an adjusting means for adjusting the size and layout position of the image based on the length and position of the reference line at the time of execution of the typesetting process, and whether the image is vertically long, or to function as a determining means for determining whether a landscape, the reference line creating unit creates a vertical reference line and the horizontal reference line serving as the reference in a cross shape, said adjustment means, said image If the image is horizontally long, the size of the image is adjusted so that the vertical dimension of the image matches the length of the vertical reference line. Wherein the modulo the length of the horizontal reference lines to function to adjust the size of the image to match.

  According to the present invention, a reference line serving as a reference is created at a position where an image should be laid out by the composition process, and the size and layout position of the image are adjusted based on the length and position of the reference line when the composition process is executed. Thus, the layout work is automatically performed so that manual work does not occur after the automatic composition, and the labor of the layout work can be saved.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a DTP editing system.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a DTP editing system.

  First, the configuration and function of the DTP editing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a DTP editing system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a typesetting terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the DTP editing system S includes a database server 1 and a typesetting terminal 2 as an example of a typesetting device. The database server 1 and the typesetting terminal 2 are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network). ) Or the like.

  The database server 1 is composed of, for example, a server computer, and a storage unit (for example, composed of a hard disk drive or the like) has a product (a product published on paper such as a catalog) as a basis of DTP data such as a catalog, a flyer, or a magazine. ) A database for registering information on) has been established. The database includes a text database 11, an image database 12, and a built-in appearance database 13.

  In the text database 11, information such as the product name of each product, the price of the product, and the image file name is registered in association with the product number uniquely assigned to each product.

  In the image database 12, image data of each product (image data necessary for the composition process) is registered in association with the product number.

  In the built-in appearance database 13, for example, a plurality of small set data (small set files) serving as templates for defining the embedded appearance (in other words, layout) of the text and images of each product to be published on the paper such as a catalog are provided for each page. It is registered.

  It should be noted that one or more small group data is assigned to DTP data (format data) constituting one sheet by a typesetting process described later.

  The database server 1 acquires data registered in the text database 11, the image database 12, and the built-in appearance database 13 in response to a request from the typesetting terminal 2, and transmits the data to the typesetting terminal 2 via the network 3. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the typesetting terminal 2 includes a processing unit 21 including a CPU, RAM, ROM for storing data and programs, a storage unit 22 including a hard disk drive, a display unit 23 including a liquid crystal display, a mouse, An operation unit 24 including a keyboard and a communication unit 25 for communicating with the database server 1 via the network 3 are configured.

  The processing unit 21 reads and executes a DTP editing application program (including the composition processing program of the present invention) stored in the storage unit 22 by the CPU, for example, in accordance with an instruction from the operator (by operation of the operation unit 24). , Information about the product that is the basis of the DTP data is acquired from the text database 11, the image database 12, and the built-in appearance database 13 via the database server 1 and the network 3, and information about the acquired product (text data, image data, And small set data (small set file)) are stored in a display area of DTP data set in advance in the RAM, and automatic typesetting (image and text flow into the small set data) processing based on text data, image data, and small set data Like to run And which, furthermore, the reference line creating means of the present invention, acts as an adjustment means, and discriminating means such as, and performs the process described below.

  Specifically, as a preparation, the processing unit 21 serving as a reference line creating unit prepares a reference as a reference for a position where an image should be laid out by a composition process (that is, a position on a small composition data serving as a template for automatic composition). A line (for example, a straight reference line) is created. Examples of such a reference line include a vertical reference line (for example, a reference line extending in the vertical direction on the display) and a horizontal reference line (for example, a reference line extending in the horizontal direction on the display). Further, the position of the reference line may be designated by the user through the operation unit 24 or may be set in advance.

  Then, the processing unit 21 as an adjusting unit adjusts the size and layout position of the image based on the length and position of the reference line created when the typesetting process is executed. For example, the processing unit 21 adjusts the size of the image so that the dimension of the image matches the length of the reference line while maintaining the aspect ratio of the image. That is, for the size of the image to be laid out, the vertical dimension (corresponding to the height) or horizontal dimension (corresponding to the width of the image) of the image matches the length of either the vertical reference line or the horizontal reference line. To be adjusted. At this time, the processing unit 21 as a determination unit automatically determines whether the image to be laid out is vertically long or horizontally long. For a vertically long image, a vertical reference line is used, and for a horizontally long image, It is good to comprise so that a horizontal reference line may be used. That is, when the image is vertically long, the size of the image is adjusted so that the length of the image matches the length of the vertical reference line, whereas when the image is horizontally long, the width of the image And the size of the image are adjusted so that the lengths of the horizontal reference line coincide with each other. If one of the vertical reference line and the horizontal reference line is to be used as the reference line for all images, only one of the reference lines should be created.

  As for the position of the image, the processing unit 21 as the adjusting means adjusts the layout position of the image so that the center point of the image matches the midpoint of the reference line used for size adjustment.

  Note that both the size adjustment and the position adjustment may be based not only on the rectangular range of the image, but also on the rectangle that touches the outside of the clipping path (cutout image).

  Next, processing of the processing unit 21 of the typesetting terminal 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As a premise of such processing, it is assumed that information relating to a product that is the basis of DTP data is acquired from the database server 1 via the network 3.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the size and layout position of an image inserted by executing the typesetting process are adjusted. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing image adjustment processing in the processing unit 21.

  First, as a preparation, the processing unit 21 creates a vertical reference line and a horizontal reference line in a cross shape on the small set data serving as a template for automatic typesetting (FIG. 3A). For example, as shown in the figure, it is created in a cross shape so that the midpoint of the vertical reference line matches the midpoint of the horizontal reference line. As a result, it is possible to immediately cope with whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long.

  Subsequently, the processing unit 21 executes image pouring, and when image layout is started as shown in FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the image to be laid out is vertically long (FIG. 3B). 4 step S1), it is determined whether to use the vertical reference line or the horizontal reference line.

  If the image is vertically long (step S1: Yes in FIG. 4), the processing unit 21 uses the vertical reference line and maintains the vertical dimension (high height) of the image while maintaining the aspect ratio of the image. Is adjusted to the length of the vertical reference line ((c ′) in FIG. 3, step S2 in FIG. 4) On the other hand, if the image is horizontally long ( In step S1: No) of FIG. 4, the processing unit 21 uses the horizontal reference line so that the horizontal dimension (width) of the image matches the length of the horizontal reference line while maintaining the aspect ratio of the image. The size of the image is adjusted ((FIG. 3 (c ″), step S3 in FIG. 4), whereby the size of the image frame is determined.

  Next, the processing unit 21 adjusts the layout position of the image so that the center point of the image matches the midpoint of the reference line (vertical reference line or horizontal reference line) (FIG. 3 (d ′) or FIG. 3). (D ″), step S4 in FIG.

  Thus, DTP data for displaying the image whose size has been adjusted in the composition process is displayed on the display (display screen) in the display unit 23.

  The reference line on the small set data is deleted when the image is poured.

  As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, a reference line serving as a reference is created at a position where an image should be laid out by the composition process, and the image is generated based on the length and position of the reference line when the composition process is executed. Since the size and the layout position are adjusted, it is possible to automatically perform the layout work so that manual work does not occur after the automatic composition, thereby saving the labor of the layout work. In other words, since the size of the image frame is determined for the first time when the image is laid out, the size of the image and the size of the image frame always match. That is, no blank space is generated between the background and the image, and there is no need for manual operations such as further adjusting the size of the image after layout or adjusting the size of the image frame, leading to work efficiency. In addition, since the reference direction (vertical or horizontal) can be flexibly specified, a typesetting with higher design can be realized.

  Also, by creating the vertical reference line and the horizontal reference line in a cross shape in advance, it is possible to immediately cope with whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the function according to the present invention is applied at the time of automatic typesetting has been described. However, the function according to the present invention may be used when manually typesetting.

It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of the DTP editing system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of a typesetting terminal. It is a figure which shows a mode that the size and layout position of the image poured by execution of the typesetting process are adjusted. It is a figure which shows the image adjustment process in the process part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Database server 2 Formatting terminal 3 Network 11 Text database 12 Image database 13 Built-in appearance database 21 Processing part 22 Storage part 23 Display part 24 Operation part 25 Communication part S DTP editing system

Claims (4)

A typesetting device that executes a typesetting process based on at least an image and data defining the layout of the image,
A reference line creating means for creating a reference line serving as a reference at a position where the image should be laid out by the typesetting process;
Adjusting means for adjusting the size and layout position of the image based on the length and position of the reference line when executing the typesetting process;
Determining means for determining whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long;
Equipped with a,
The reference line creating means creates the reference vertical reference line and horizontal reference line in a cross shape,
When the image is vertically long, the adjusting means adjusts the size of the image so that the vertical dimension of the image and the length of the vertical reference line coincide with each other. A typesetting apparatus , wherein the size of the image is adjusted so that a horizontal dimension of the image matches a length of the horizontal reference line . In the typesetting device according to claim 1,
The typesetting apparatus, wherein the adjusting unit adjusts a layout position of the image so that a center point of the image coincides with a midpoint of the reference line . A typesetting method in a computer that executes typesetting processing based on at least an image and data defining a layout of the image,
A reference line creating step for creating a reference line serving as a reference at a position where the processing unit included in the computer should lay out the image by the typesetting process;
An adjustment step in which a processing unit included in the computer adjusts the size and layout position of the image based on the length and position of the reference line when executing the typesetting process;
A processing unit included in the computer determines whether the image is vertically long or horizontally long;
Including
In the reference line creation step, a vertical reference line and a horizontal reference line as the reference are created in a cross shape,
In the adjusting step, when the image is vertically long, the size of the image is adjusted so that the vertical dimension of the image matches the length of the vertical reference line, while when the image is horizontally long A typesetting method comprising adjusting the size of the image so that the horizontal dimension of the image matches the length of the horizontal reference line . A computer that executes a composition process based on at least an image and data defining a layout of the image;
A reference line creating means for creating a reference line serving as a reference at a position where the image should be laid out by the typesetting process;
An adjusting means for adjusting the size and layout position of the image based on the length and position of the reference line when executing the typesetting process; and
The image functions as a discriminating means for discriminating whether the image is portrait or landscape,
The reference line creating means creates a vertical reference line and a horizontal reference line as a reference in a cross shape,
When the adjustment unit adjusts the size of the image so that the vertical dimension of the image matches the length of the vertical reference line when the image is vertically long, while the image is horizontally long, A composition processing program for causing a function of adjusting a size of an image so that a horizontal dimension of the image coincides with a length of the horizontal reference line .

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