JPH04256064A - Mixed mode document editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the burden of an operator by editing/operating a sentence when the sentence is divided into plural blocks and automatically shifting a character string with the next block. CONSTITUTION:An operator transfers a reception document accumulated in a disk device 22 so as to start an editing processing by the operation of a document editing device 1. At that time, the operator designates an order that the sentence is linked from the content of character information in the reception document by a position input device 14. The character string is inserted and erased for respective blocks. The document editing device 1 accordingly moves up and down the subsequent characters, judges the increase/decrease of the block and shifts the character string from the next head block. In such a case, the operator designates the block order and makes the character string automatically interlock with each other by jumping respective blocks. Thus, the editing work of the operator is facilitated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mixed mode document editing device for editing mixed mode documents transmitted and received by telematic terminals.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art The CCITT names communication media such as facsimile, teletex, and videotex as telematic services, and makes various recommendations regarding these services.

[0003] One of the communication modes of this telematics service is the mixed mode used in G4 facsimile class 3.

[0004] In the mixed mode, blocks of character information such as characters and blocks of image information such as figures can be mixed in one page of a document. Character information is transmitted as code information, and image information is transmitted as bitmap raster information. Note that the document structure in this case is CCI
TT RecommendationT. 501.

[0005] Generally, when exchanging such documents, an editor is used to display and edit the documents to be sent and the documents received.

[0006] For example, suppose that a received one-page document includes a plurality of blocks of character information, and one connected sentence is divided into these blocks.

In such cases, the document received by the editor may be corrected. Now, if a word or the like is inserted into a sentence within one block, a known function of the editor causes subsequent character strings within that block to be sequentially moved down by the number of characters in that word. As a result, the character string at the end of the block ends up extending beyond the block frame.

Conventionally, the operator manually moved the protruding character string to the start position of the next block using editor editing functions such as deleting and moving character examples. .

[0009] In contrast to the above, when a word or the like is deleted within one block, the character strings within that block are incremented one after another, leaving the end of the block blank.

In this case, the first character string of the next block was manually moved to the blank space.

[0011]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In this way, conventionally,
When editing a received document in which one sentence spans a plurality of blocks, it is necessary to manually move characters between blocks, resulting in an inconvenience that the editing work is time-consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mixed-mode document editing device that eliminates the above-mentioned disadvantages and facilitates editing operations.

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems] To this end, the present invention provides:
When a sentence is divided into multiple blocks, specify the order of each block in the order in which the sentences are connected, and then perform editing operations such as inserting and deleting character strings arbitrarily for each block. If characters overflow in one block due to string insertion, the overflow characters are automatically inserted at the beginning of the next block shown in the above order, while deleting a string causes the end of one block to be automatically inserted. If the block becomes blank, the first character of the next block is automatically inserted into the blank.

[0014]

[Operation] Since the character strings are automatically moved between blocks, editing work becomes easier for the operator.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a document communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a document editing device 1 is a so-called editor that creates and edits mixed mode documents to be sent and received.

A scanner 11 in this device reads an original image, and a display device 12 displays an edited document on a screen. The keyboard 13 is used by the operator to input character information and perform various command operations, and the position input device 14 is used to specify a position on the screen, such as a mouse. The computer 15 is, for example, a general-purpose personal computer, and here performs document creation processing of character information and image information.

The communication adapter 2 is used to send and receive mixed mode documents using a digital line such as ISDN. The printer 3 records and outputs received documents and created documents.

In the communication adapter 2, the host interface unit 21 is for exchanging document information and various command information with the document editing device 1. The disk device 22 is a device such as a hard disk device that temporarily stores document information. The bitmap expansion unit 23 expands document information to be data compressed into bitmap information and outputs the bitmap information to the printer 3.

The communication control unit 24 transmits documents via a communication line according to a predetermined transmission procedure. The memory 25 is used to temporarily store transmission data and to previously store various data necessary for communication operations. The control section 26 monitors and controls the above-mentioned sections, and the system bus 27 is a signal line through which the above-mentioned sections exchange various data and control signals with each other.

With the above configuration, it is assumed that the document communication system of this embodiment receives a call and a mixed mode document is sent from the other party. In this case, the communication control unit 24 receives the document according to a predetermined transmission control procedure, and the disk device 22 stores the received document.

Now, assume that the received document is to be corrected on the receiving side. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the operator performs a predetermined operation on the document editing device 1 to transfer the received document stored in the disk device 22 to the document editing device 1 side (process 101), and starts the editing process. (process 102).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the character information block CB and the image information block IB of the received document are displayed on the display device 12 (process 103). Usually, text is set in the character information block CB, and various figures and pictures are set in the image information block IB. Further, at this time, a cursor CS is displayed on the screen, and the display position of the cursor CS is moved by operating the position input device 14, so that an arbitrary screen position can be specified.

[0024] Here, the operator looks through the display contents of the blocks CB of character information and moves each block CB one by one using the position input device 14 in the order in which the sentences are connected.
(processing 104).

Thereafter, by performing predetermined editing operations using the keyboard 13, character strings are inserted or deleted in the text of each block CB. When a character string is inserted, the document editing device 1 sequentially moves subsequent character strings down by the number of inserted characters within that one block CB. Furthermore, when a character string is deleted, the number of characters is incremented (processing 105).

After this, the document editing device 1 determines whether the number of characters has increased or decreased (process 106). For example, suppose that three characters are inserted and the last three characters of the block protrude as shown in FIG. 4. In this case (Y in process 106), the three protruding characters are moved to the beginning of the next block CB specified in process 104 (process 1
07). Then, within the destination block, the characters are sequentially moved down by the inserted character string in the same way as above. Then, determine the increase in the number of characters in that block (process 1
to 06). Here, if a character in that block protrudes, the next block is processed in the same way (from Y in process 106 to process 107).

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, suppose that three characters are deleted and the end of one block becomes blank. In this case (from N in process 106 to process 108 and Y in process 108)
, moves the character string at the beginning of the next block to the blank space (process 109). Then, the character strings in the destination block are sequentially incremented by the amount of movement, and it is determined whether the number of characters in the block has increased (proceed to step 108). here,
If the end of the block becomes blank and the next block exists, the same process is performed for that block (from Y in process 108 to process 109).

The above process is repeated each time a character string is inserted or deleted (from N in process 108, process 1
10, from N in process 110 to process 105). Then, when the operator instructs the end of the editing process (processing 1
10 Y), the above process ends.

As described above, in this embodiment, when editing a text that spans multiple blocks, the operator specifies the order of the blocks in which the text is connected, and then performs the predetermined editing operation to increase or decrease the character string. When a column is moved down or up, the strings in each subsequent block are also moved accordingly. This eliminates the need to manually move characters between blocks as in the past, making it easier for the operator to edit.

In the above embodiment, the operator on the receiving side looks at the contents of the received document and specifies the order of the blocks of character information. This is based on the document structure of mixed-mode documents, namely CCITT's Recommendation T. 50
This is because if the method conforms to No. 1, information indicating the order of blocks cannot be transmitted. However, it is also conceivable to define a new document structure, specify the order of blocks on the sending side, and transmit that information.

Furthermore, although the case of editing a received document has been described, the present invention can be similarly applied to creating a document to be transmitted.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, after specifying the order of blocks in which sentences are connected, a predetermined editing operation is performed, and if characters overflow in one block, the is automatically inserted at the beginning of the next block, while
If the end of a block is blank, the characters at the beginning of the next block are automatically inserted into the blank, making editing easier for the operator.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing correction processing of a received document.

FIG. 3 is a display screen diagram showing a display example of a received document.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a process of moving a character string when inserting a character string.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a process of moving a character string when deleting a character string.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Document editing device 2 Communication adapter 3. Printer 11 Scanner 12 Display device 13 Keyboard 14 Position input device 15 Computer 21 Host interface section 22 Disk device 23 Bitmap expansion section 24 Communication control section 25 Memory 26 Control section 27 System bus

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a mixed mode document editing device for editing a mixed mode document in which a plurality of blocks are formed within one page and each block is character information or image information, one continuous sentence is divided into a plurality of blocks. a block order specifying means for specifying the order of each block in the order in which sentences are connected when the text is connected; a block editing means for arbitrarily inserting or deleting character strings in each block; inter-block character string forwarding means inserts the overflowing character string at the beginning of the next block shown in the above order when the character string overflows, and the inter-block character string moving means inserts the overflow character string at the beginning of the next block shown in the above order, and the character string is deleted from one block by deleting the above character string. A mixed-mode document editing device comprising: inter-block character string advancing means for inserting the character string at the beginning of the next block shown in the above order into the blank space when the end is blank. . 2. The block order specifying means includes document display means for displaying each block of one continuous sentence on a screen, and position input means for specifying the position of each block displayed on the screen one by one. 2. The mixed mode document editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an order identifying means for identifying the order in which the blocks are specified by the position input means as the order of the blocks.