JPH0751374B2 - Document processor - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus capable of electronically creating, editing, printing, etc., a document using a word processor or the like.

"Prior art" When Japanese documents are printed by typesetting, some punctuation marks such as symbols, punctuation marks, parentheses, punctuation marks, and kanji return points are printed with their spaces properly packed. The result is natural and visually pleasing and easy to read.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" However, when a document is created by an ordinary word processor, the widths of characters or symbols (hereinafter simply referred to as "characters") are appropriately designated at the places of these punctuation marks. There must be. For example, taking the right parenthesis "(" as an example, a normal word processor would write a full-width font "("
This is because the half-width font "(" is prepared, and it is necessary for the operator to select these fonts. Therefore, in the conventional document processing device, for those who have no knowledge of printing about punctuation, the character width There is a problem that it is difficult to create a beautiful printed material in which the adjustment is made, and the task of switching the character width becomes difficult for a person skilled in the art.

For this reason, an apparatus for creating a document in which the character width of a predetermined combination of characters is automatically adjusted according to the typesetting rules is being studied. However, in such an automated device, if characters are added or deleted from a part of the converted document, the characters that match the platemaking rule may not match, and in this case, the character width is restored. There was a problem that I could not.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a document processing apparatus capable of adjusting the character width when printing or the like while storing the original document.

"Means for Solving Problems" In the present invention, a document editing means for electronically editing a document and a predetermined combination of predetermined characters or symbols are used to change these characters or symbols. Table indicating the power width, document data storage means for storing the document data created by the document editing means, display means for displaying the document based on the document data, and documents stored by the document data storage means Read out the data and collate two consecutive characters or symbols with the table.
The double punctuation collation means for extracting the portion of the heavy punctuation product, and the document data stored in the document data storage means are read out to collate three consecutive characters or symbols with the table, and the portion of the triple punctuation product. And a character or symbol for which no combination can be found by any of the collating means for the document data temporary storage means for temporarily storing the document data. The document data writing means for writing the document data with the already set display width for the portion of, and the document data writing means for writing the document data with the display width designated by the table for the portion of the character or the symbol corresponding to the combination, and this document Each time a predetermined amount of document data is written in the document data temporary storage means by the data writing means, this predetermined amount of document data is written. And it is provided with a transfer means for transferring the data to the display unit in the document processing apparatus. Here, the display unit may be a printing unit that prints the document, or a CRT or a liquid crystal display device that displays the document on the screen.

According to the present invention, the data after the character width is changed is stored in the display data temporary storage means and used as the ad-hoc display data. Therefore, the original document exists, and the character width can be adjusted again by changing the original document.

[Examples] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The document processing unit 1 of this document processing apparatus includes a CPU (central processing unit) 2. The CPU 2 is connected to each unit in the processing unit through the bus 3, and is also connected to other devices via an interface circuit (not shown).

The document processing unit 1 is provided with a pattern storage unit 4 that stores a pattern for character width conversion and a pattern matching unit 5 that matches the pattern with a character code. The document whose character width is to be changed is stored in the original document storage area 6A of the document storage unit 6, and the display document whose character width has been changed is stored in the display document storage area 6B. 1 for display memory 8
It is a memory for storing display data for pages.

Outside the character processing unit 1, a disk memory 11 storing a procedure for controlling the document processing apparatus, a printer 12 and a display 13 for outputting a document, and an input operation such as document creation are provided. A keyboard 14 and a floppy disk 15 for performing the operation are connected. Further, a communication device 16 is connected to the document processing device, and a document can be output to another printer 17 via the communication device 16 and a document can be read or written by the file service means 18. There is.

Now, it is assumed that the operator inputs a certain document into the document processing apparatus by the keyboard. In this case, each input character is sequentially stored in the original document storage area 6A of the main memory, and the full-width display is displayed.
Done by 13.

After the creation of the document is completed in this way, it is assumed that the operator has instructed the display 13 with a character width according to the platemaking rule for this document.

2 to 4 show the character width according to this plate making rule. Here, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show the case where the character width is restricted between two adjacent characters (two character pattern), and FIG. 4 is the character width is restricted between three consecutive characters. The case (3 letter pattern) is shown. That is, these are cases of double punctuation and triple punctuation, respectively. In these figures, a bisection indicates a so-called half-width character (character width is half the normal width (full-width)), and a quadrant indicates a half-width character width.

In the present embodiment, the pattern matching unit 5 prepares a pattern target character list as shown in FIG. 5 in order to realize such conversion to the character width. In FIG. 5, the right column shows the types of characters whose character widths may be changed, and the bottom column shows Planck (blank). In the right column of the figure, patterns are classified into four groups.

A state of the character width changing work using this pattern target character list will be described with reference to FIG. 6 below.

When the operator instructs to display the document with the character width according to the platemaking rule, the character code of the document is read from the main storage unit 6 in the order of the characters input in the original document storage area 6A (step). . The read character code for one character is stored in the pattern matching unit 5. Each character code of the target characters forming the pattern target character list is sent from the pattern storage unit 4 to the pattern matching unit 5 (step), and it is determined whether or not the target character is the pattern target character (step). As a result, when the one character is not the pattern target character, a signal indicating pattern matching failure is output (step). In this case, the character width information and the character code are displayed without changing the character width (full width). It is stored in the document storage area 6B (step).

On the other hand, when the character is determined to be the pattern target character, the next one character is read from the original document storage area 6A (step). With respect to this one-character character code, the pattern matching unit 5 executes the fifth code as described above.
The pattern target character list shown in the figure is obtained (step). And do the same for this letter,
It is determined whether both form a two-character pattern (step). When the first character and the next character correspond to any of the combinations of classifications shown in FIG. 7, they correspond to the two-character pattern. For example, when the right angle bracket ““ ”continues for two characters, the classifications are both“ 1 ”, which corresponds to the first combination in FIG. 7.

If it corresponds to a two-character pattern, that is, if it corresponds to a double punctuation mark, the two-character pattern conversion table shown in the right half of FIG. 7 is read from the pattern storage unit 4 (step). In this case, a pattern matching establishment signal is output (step), and these character codes are written in the display document storage area 6B together with the character width information (step).

On the other hand, when the two-character pattern does not correspond to the step, it is determined whether or not those two characters are a combination that is a target of the three-character pattern (step). The target combination of the three-character pattern is one as shown in FIG. Therefore, of the obtained two-character classifications, the third classification is considered only when the first classification is "2" and the second classification is "4". When it is found that the character does not correspond to the three-character pattern, a signal indicating that pattern matching is not established is issued, and in this case, the character width of the first character is fixed to the full width (step).

On the other hand, if the two characters correspond to a part of the three-character pattern, the next character code is read from the original document storage area 6A (step, it is determined whether or not the three-character pattern. (Step) As a result, if these three characters correspond to a three-character pattern, such as “) (”, that is, if they correspond to a triple punctuation,
The three-character pattern conversion table shown in the right half of FIG. 8 is read from the pattern storage unit 4 (step). Then, the pattern matching establishment signal is output (step), and these character codes are written in the display document storage area 6B together with the character width information (step).

The above work is repeated character by character until the processing for one document is completed. During this conversion process, the display document storage area 6B
When the data written in 1 is for one line (step), the content is sent to the display memory 8 and the content is displayed on the display 13 (step).

On the other hand, when the operator requests printing with the character width changed, this is read out and sent to the printer 12 with all the converted data of the document stored in the display document storage area 6B. Printed. If the operator instructs remote printing, the communication device 16
Then, the data of the document is sent to the intended printer 17, and printing is performed there.

FIG. 9 shows the structure of print information when printing is performed by controlling the character width in the printer of this embodiment. Thus, when printing a document, the document start flag indicating the start of the document is sent. Next, the character width information specifies the character width to be printed, the start position and the end position of the character to which the character width is applied, and subsequently, the character code string of the corresponding character width is sent. When the character width is changed, the character width information is sent immediately before the character code to be changed, and the code of the corresponding character is sent next.

FIG. 10 below shows the relationship between the character data and print information for a part of a document. In this example,
The first to second characters are instructed to print in full-width,
Half-width printing is instructed for the 23rd bracket ")". After the 24th, full-width printing will be performed again.

In the embodiment described above, the operator operates the keyboard to create a document, but the document is transferred from another device using the proppy disk 15 or the communication device 16 and the original document is created. Of course, the character width may be changed by storing it in the document storage area 6A. Also,
In the embodiment, the program for controlling the character width is stored in the disk memory, but it may be stored in a storage medium other than this. It goes without saying that the disk memory 11 can not only store the program but also can be used as various storage units such as the document storage unit 6 of the document processing unit 1.

"Effects of the Invention" Since a double punctuation mark and a triple punctuation mark are distinguished and each of them is converted into a character width conforming to the plate making rule, it is compared with a document processing device that processes only double punctuation marks. The processing of triple punctuation can be performed reliably and quickly, and the document can be displayed in an easy-to-read form. Further, since the document data whose character widths have been converted for the double punctuation mark and the triple punctuation mark are written in the document data temporary storage means by a predetermined amount are transferred to the display means, the character width conversion is performed. The finished portion can be sequentially displayed in parallel with the conversion process of the subsequent document data.
Furthermore, since it is not necessary to store the entire text of the document data in the document data temporary storage means, the storage area of the document data temporary storage means can be reduced. Further, since the document data with the changed character width is written in the document data temporary storage means, it is necessary to add or correct a document based on the document data stored in the document data storage means without changing the character width. You can Further, even when the edited document is displayed, the punctuation marks can be processed without fail.
Moreover, since the document whose character width has been changed is only temporarily stored for display, the same document does not exist twice and its management is easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document processing apparatus, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanations showing plate making rules for two-character patterns. 4 and 5 are explanatory views showing a plate making rule concerning a three-character pattern, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of contents of a pattern target character list, FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing operation of character width control of the document processing apparatus, and FIG. Is an explanatory diagram showing conversion contents of character width for a two-character pattern, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing conversion contents of character width for a three-character pattern, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of print information. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between character data and print information for a part of a document. 1 ... Document processing unit, 2 ... CPU, 4 ... Pattern storage unit, 5 ... Pattern matching unit, 6 ... Document storage unit, 6A ... Original document storage area, 6B ... Display document storage area, 11 …… Disk memory, 12, 17 …… Printer, 13 …… Display, 14 …… Floppy disk.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document editing means for electronically editing a document, and a table showing a width to be changed of a predetermined character or a symbol for a predetermined combination of the character or the symbol, A document data storage unit that stores the document data created by the document editing unit, a display unit that displays the document based on the document data, and the document data stored by the document data storage unit is read out and made continuous. Double punctuation collation means for collating two characters or symbols with the table to extract a portion of the double punctuation mark, and three consecutive characters for reading the document data stored by the document data storage means. Alternatively, a triple punctuation collating means for collating the symbol with the table to extract the portion of the triple punctuation, and a document data for temporarily storing the document data. The temporary storage means and the document data temporary storage means write the document data with a display width that has already been set for the portion of the character or symbol for which the combination cannot be found by any of the collating means, Document data writing means for writing the document data with the display width designated by the table for the portions of the characters or symbols corresponding to the combination, and the document data writing means stores a predetermined amount of document data in the document data temporary storage means. And a transfer unit that transfers the predetermined amount of document data to the display unit each time the document processing apparatus writes the document data into the document processing apparatus. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display means is a printing means for printing a document.