JPH06259414A - Method and device for outputting furikana (japanese pronunciation of chinese character) for word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the device so that an operation burden in the case of adding a KANA (Japanese character) is reduced, and also, the KANA can be outputted by plural kinds of characters, and the kind of a character being convenient can be selected and used. CONSTITUTION:Designation of KANA character kind designation is received (Sa104, 105), and stored in a prescribed register area. Loaded KANA and KANJI (Chinese character) mixed sentence data is converted to HIRAKANA (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) data (Sb101, 102), whether the designated character kind of a KANA is Roman letters or not is confirmed (Sb103), and in the case the designated character kind is Roman letters, the HIRAKANA data is converted to Roman letter data, and thereafter, its Roman letter data is printed as the KANA (Sb104, 105). In the case the designated character kind is a HIRAKANA, it is printed as a KANA as it is (Sb106). Thereafter, in a step Sb107, the KANA and KANJI mixed sentence data being a text is printed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of outputting a pseudonym for a document preparation device such as a word processor and the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a document creation support device,
It has a function to print by adding a ruby (that is, a phonetic guide) to a character string consisting of difficult-to-read character types in an easy-to-read character type. For example, a Japanese word processor has a function to add ruby text in hiragana to a character string that is input with kanji or other difficult-to-read characters. By separately inputting character string information as information, ruby printing is realized at the time of printing.

This ruby printing function does not require ruby for a user who can read general Japanese documents, but it is not only difficult for children or foreigners who are not particularly familiar with Japanese to read kanji, and simple kanji is used. It is difficult to read, and is regarded as a very useful function, and it is in fact the fact that the function is added to almost all types of word processors.

[0004]

However, it has been pointed out that this convenient ruby printing function is insufficient.

Now, consider that the user is a foreigner. If you are a foreigner who can easily read simple Kanji, there is no problem, but if you do not want to add ruby to all kanji in extreme cases, you need to set ruby characters for all kanji. Therefore, the operation load will be significantly increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to improve a ruby output method in a document creating apparatus, which is improved so that a kana is simplified for all users. It is intended to provide the device.

[0007]

A furigana output method of the present invention comprises a step of accepting designation as furigana character type information for specific character type information used for text input or character type information different from this specific character type information, The method is characterized by including a step of setting the character string of the designated character type information as furigana character string data and a step of adding the furigana character string data when outputting the body text string data.

The furigana output device of the present invention is a character type information designation receiving means for accepting designation as furigana character type information for specific character type information used for inputting text or character type information different from this specific character type information, and the above-mentioned identification. First furigana character string data generating means for generating furigana character string data of character type information, character type information determining means for determining whether the designated character type information is different from the specific character type information, and this character type information determining means. When the specified character type information and the specific character type information match as a result of the determination, the first furigana output means for outputting the furigana character string data of the specific character type information to the input character string data. When the specified character type information and the specific character type information do not match as a result of the determination by the character type information determining means, Second furigana character string data generating means for converting the furigana character string data of the specific character type information into furigana character string data of the designated character type information, and data generation in the second furigana character string data generating means. In response to the operation, a second furigana output means for outputting furigana character string data of the designated character type information to the input character string data is provided.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the furigana character string data is automatically generated based on the text character string data only by designating the character type information used for the furigana, and this is added to the text character string and output. Therefore, the operation load when adding furigana can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, since the furigana can be output with the plural character type information, it is possible to select and use the character type which is convenient for the user.

Therefore, as described above, the operation load is greatly reduced especially when furigana is added to most of the main text, and if a Roman alphabet or a phonetic symbol common to the world is prepared as a character type, foreign users can use it. It will be a very nice improvement for us.

[0012]

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

First, FIG. 3 shows a hardware configuration of a document creation support apparatus incorporating the ruby (pseudo-kana) output function of the present invention.

In this figure, 301 is a CPU that controls the entire system, 302 is a system program thereof,
A ROM that stores dictionary data, photo data, and the like, and the ruby output function according to the present invention is included in the ROM 302 as a program. Reference numeral 303 is a document buffer, other management buffer, RAM used for program work area, etc., 304 is an FDD as an external storage device for writing / reading to / from a floppy disk for storing / recalling a document, and 305 is a character input and cursor. A keyboard for performing various operations such as movement, 30
Reference numeral 6 denotes an LCD for displaying an edited document including text characters and ruby characters, and information and status information necessary for operation, 3
Reference numeral 07 is a printer that prints a character string of the head office, a ruby character string, and the like.

Next, FIG. 1 shows a flow of a program for realizing the ruby output function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Further, FIG. 9A shows the flow of processing when a document is edited and input, and FIG. 8B shows the flow of processing when a document is printed.

First, the processing at the time of input will be described.
Steps Sa101 to Sa103 are processes for editing a very general document. In step Sa101, a character code corresponding to a hiragana character string is input, in step Sa102, the hiragana character string is converted to kanji, and then step Sa103 is performed.
Then, save the kana-kanji magic data and display it on the screen.

Immediately after or after the other processing, the ruby character type designation accepting processing according to the present invention including steps Sa104 and Sa105 is started. First, in step Sa104, it is confirmed whether or not the ruby character type is designated by a specific key input. If there is this, step Sa1
In 05, the designation of the character type is accepted and stored in a predetermined register area. Here, two types of hiragana and romaji are available for selection.

When printing, step Sb10
In step 1, the kana-kanji character sentence data is loaded into the printing page memory area, and then in step Sb102, the kana-kanji character sentence data is converted into hiragana data.
It is stored in a predetermined ruby data area.

Then, in step Sb103, it is determined whether or not the designated character type of ruby is a Roman character.

As a result of the judgment, if the designated character type is the Roman character, the process proceeds to step Sb104, where the hiragana data of the ruby data area is converted to the Roman character data. Then, in step Sb105, the Roman character data is printed at a predetermined position in the size of ruby.

If the result of determination in step Sb103 is that the designated character type is hiragana, step Sb10
In step 6, the hiragana data existing in the ruby data area is used as it is and is printed at a predetermined position in the size of ruby.

After the ruby printing is performed in this way, in step Sb107, the kana-kanji mixed sentence data which is the text is printed.

Here, FIG. 4 shows an example of ruby printing.

When steps Sb106 and Sb107 are performed, printing is performed in the state shown in FIG.

Further, steps Sb104, Sb105,
After passing through Sb107, printing is performed in the state shown in FIG.

As is apparent from the above embodiment, ruby character string data is automatically generated based on the text character string data by simply specifying the character type used for ruby, and this is added to the text character string and output. Therefore, the operation load when adding ruby can be reduced.

Further, since the ruby can be output with a plurality of character types, it is possible to select and use the character type that is more convenient for the user.

Further, according to the present embodiment, at the time of output, since the ruby character string data for output is obtained by converting the original character string data, the memory capacity for saving the ruby character string data. Will be small.

Although not shown, when ruby display is designated, it is possible to control ruby display by a designated character type according to the contents of the register. In this case, it can be realized by incorporating the display control process (the step of determining whether or not the ruby display is designated, the step of controlling the character type switching when the determination is YES) after step Sa105.

The character type designation process may be another task.

Furthermore, the process of step Sb102 may be performed after the determination of step Sb103. In this case, the process is incorporated before the step Sb106. At the same time, the processing of step Sb104 has a function of converting kana-kanji kanji mixed sentence data into roman character data.

FIG. 2 shows the flow of a program for realizing the ruby output function according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Further, FIG. 2A shows the flow of processing at the time of document editing input, and FIG.
Shows the flow of processing when printing a document.

First, at the time of input, step Sa2
Enter the character code in 01, then step Sa202
It is determined whether or not to input romaji. As a result of this determination, if the input is in Hiragana, the input is directly in Romaji. If the input is in Romaji, the process proceeds from Step R203 to Romaji and then to Step Sa204, where the Hiragana data is saved as ruby data. After that, kana-kanji conversion is performed in step Sa205, and step Sa
In 206, save and display kana-kanji magic data.

Immediately after or after other processing, it is confirmed in step Sa207 whether or not the ruby character type is designated by a specific key input. If there is this, the designation of the character type is accepted in step Sa208 and stored in a predetermined register area. Here too, two types of hiragana and romaji are available for selection.

At the time of printing, the hiragana data of the ruby data area is loaded in step Sb201, and then it is determined in step Sb202 whether or not the designated character type of ruby is a Roman character.

If the judgment in step Sb202 is a roman character, the loaded hiragana data is converted into a roman character in a step Sb203, and the roman character data is printed at a predetermined position in a size of ruby in a step Sb204.

If the result of determination in step Sb202 is that the designated character type is hiragana, step Sb20
In step 5, the hiragana data existing in the ruby data area is used as it is and is printed at a predetermined position in the size of ruby.

After the ruby printing is performed as described above, in step Sb206, the kana-kanji kanji text sentence data which is the text is loaded, and it is printed in step Sb207.

Even with such control, the same printing result as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Shunchi, Step Sb
In the case of passing through 205, Sb206, Sb207, FIG.
(A), steps Sb203, Sb204, Sb20
After 6 and Sb207, printing is performed as shown in FIG.

As is apparent from the above, according to the second embodiment as well, it is possible to reduce the operation load when adding ruby as in the first embodiment, and select and use a character type that is convenient for the user. You can

In this embodiment, the control is based on the assumption that the ruby data is held as hiragana, but it may be converted and held each time the character type is designated.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the furigana character string data is automatically generated based on the text body character string data only by designating the character type information used for the furigana character, and this is the body character. Since the output is added to the column, the operation load when adding the furigana can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, since the furigana can be output by the plural character type information, it is possible to select and use the character type which is convenient for the user.

Therefore, as described above, the operation load is greatly reduced particularly when furigana is added to most of the text, and if a Roman alphabet or a phonetic symbol common to the world is prepared as a character type, a foreign user can use it. Is convenient for
It has a very high practical value in an increasingly internationalized world.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of a program for realizing a ruby output function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of a program that realizes a ruby output function according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a document creation support device incorporating the functions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of ruby printing according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

301 CPU 302 ROM 303 RAM 304 FDD 305 Keyboard 306 LCD 307 Printer Sa104, Sa105 / Sa207, Sa208 Character type designation acceptance processing Sb102 to Sb104 / Sb201 to Sb203 Ruby data setting processing Sb105, Sb106 / Sb204, Sb205 ruby output processing

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A step of accepting designation as character type information for furigana for specific character type information used for text input or character type information different from the specific character type information, and a character string of the designated character type information is used as furigana character string data. And a step of adding the furigana character string data when outputting the text character string data. A furigana output method for a document creation support apparatus, comprising: 2. Character type designation receiving means for accepting designation as character type information for furigana for specific character type information used for inputting text or character type information different from the specific character type information, and furigana character string data of the specific character type information. A first furigana character string data generating means, a character type determining means for determining whether or not the designated character type information is different from the specific character type information, and a result of the determination by the character type determining means, the designated character type information. When the specific character type information matches, a first furigana output means for outputting the furigana character string data of the particular character type information to the input character string data, and the result of the determination by the character type determining means. When the specified character type information and the specific character type information do not match, the furigana character string data of the specific character type information is Second kana kana character string data generating means for converting to designated kana character string data of designated character type information, and, in response to the data generating operation in the second kana kana character string data generating means, of the designated character type information. And a second furigana output means for outputting furigana character string data to the input character string data.