JPH08212206A - Document generation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a document generation device which can add colors to a character and the background of the character so as to output data by preparing information corresponding to a color attribute against the character and information corresponding to a color attribute against the background of the character. CONSTITUTION: A color correspondence control part 46 setting color corresponding data 24 whose character color and character background color are made to correspond to character modification data 23 which can be added to respective character data 22 is provided. A color modification control part 47 setting character modification data 23 based on the character color and the character background color for adding them to the respective characters is provided. A display control part 43 adding the character colors and the background colors to the respective characters and outputting them based on character modification data 23 and color corresponding data 24 and a printing control part 44 are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document preparation apparatus which is provided with character data and character modification information for the character and outputs based on these two pieces of information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a means for emphasizing a character for each character, character decoration information is added and output. In the character decoration information, information such as shading and underlining is included. was there. Also, to add color,
There is a concept that a character color is associated with a character to which the character modification information is added and the character color is output. Also, depending on the type of document creation device, there are some that collectively change the background color of the entire screen.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, there is no method of simultaneously setting the character color and the background color of the character for each character, and in consideration of the contrast between the character color and the character background color. However, there is a problem that the balance of the character color with respect to the character background color becomes unbalanced because there is no method for setting.

Focusing on the above, the present invention associates a plurality of character modification information that can be added to a character with a character color and a character background color, and based on that, character color and character An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can add a background color. Another object of the present invention is to provide a document creation apparatus capable of collectively changing a character color and a character background color for a character to which the same plurality of character modification information is added. In addition, it is possible to prepare multiple types of palettes as color selection candidates for changing the character color and the character background color, and use them to select a palette based on the purpose of addition and preference. It is to provide a document creation device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The object is to provide an input unit for inputting description elements such as characters and figures described in a document,
In a document creation device including a storage unit that stores the data input above, a display unit that displays the data stored in the storage unit, and a printing unit that prints the data stored in the storage unit, This is achieved by adding a color to the character and the background of the character and outputting the color attribute by associating the color attribute with the character modification information of the type.

[0006]

[Function] By associating a plurality of character modification information that can be added to a character with a character color and a character background color and adding the modification information to each character, the character color and character The background color can be added.

Further, for a character to which the same character modification information is added, by changing the corresponding color, the character color and the character background color can be collectively changed.

Further, by preparing a plurality of types of palettes as color selection candidates when it is desired to change the character color and the character background color, the palette can be selected and changed based on the purpose of addition and the preference thereof. Will be able to.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example in which the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an input unit of a keyboard for inputting characters, commands and the like. Reference numeral 2 is a storage unit such as a semiconductor memory or a magnetic storage device. The storage unit 2 has document data 21 containing information on a document currently being edited, and among them, character data 22 that is information on a character of a document and character modification data that is character modification information on a character. There are 23.

In addition, the storage unit 2 has color correspondence data 24 for associating colors with the character decoration data 23, among which,
Character color data 25 for associating a color with a character and background color data 26 for associating a color with the background of a character by using character modification
There is.

Further, the storage unit 2 has color corresponding screen data 27 which is setting information for the color of the color corresponding screen used when associating the color with the character decoration data 23. There are screen character color data 28 which is color information and screen background color data 29 which is color information of the background of the character.

In the storage unit 2, the system standard color data 31, the color corresponding screen, which is the system standard data of the color corresponding screen learning data 30 and the color corresponding screen data 27 which are the learning data of the color corresponding screen. There is display palette information data 32 that stores the type of palette to be displayed, of the color selection palette used when changing colors.

Further, the storage unit 2 has a registration document storage buffer 33 and the like which stores registration documents.

Next, 4 is a control unit such as a microprocessor for controlling the above-mentioned respective units, which is used for creating various documents.
There is an edit control unit 41 that controls editing and the like. Among them, there are a character control unit 42 that controls input and editing of characters, a display control unit 43 that controls the display unit 5, and a print control unit 44 that controls the printing unit 6.

Here, in the character control unit 42, a character decoration control unit 45 for adding character decoration information to various characters.
Further, there are a color correspondence control unit 46 for associating the color correspondence data 24 with the character decoration data 23, and a color decoration control unit 47 for combining the character decoration data 23 and the color correspondence data 24 to add a color to the character or the background of the character.

Reference numeral 5 is a display unit such as a CRT display for displaying document information such as characters and figures. 6
Is a printing unit such as a printer that prints the input content.

Next, an input method using a keyboard, which is an input unit, in the Japanese word processor described as one embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The keyboard has a character key 71, a scroll key 72, a cursor key 73, an execute key 74, a cancel key 75, a character modifier key 76 for adding character modifier information to a character being edited, and a character modifier key 76 during character editing. There are a selection item matrix key 77 for selecting each item, a previous item key 78 for switching the selection item, a next item key 79, a print key 80 for printing, and a registration key 81 for registration.

Further, the character modification data 23 is added to the color correspondence data 2
4 has a color corresponding key 82 for performing a color corresponding function, and using the color corresponding data 24, there is a color modifying key 83 for performing a color modifying function of coloring the character being edited or the background of the character.

Next, the process of activating the Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied to create, edit, and print a document will be described with reference to FIG.

When the Japanese word processor is started, the editing control section 41 is first started to initialize the storage section 2 other than the registered document storage buffer 33 (step 101).
Display the initial menu screen (Fig. 4) (Step 10
2) Wait for an editing instruction from the input unit 1 (step 10
3).

Here, the input instruction from the user is determined (step 104), and when a new document is instructed, the initial processing of the new document is performed (step 105) and the document editing processing is performed (step 106). .

When the document update is instructed in step 103, the document name of the document in the registered document storage buffer 33 is displayed (step 107). When the user selects a document, the registered document storage buffer 33 is searched. Then, the document data is called (step 108) and the document editing process is performed (step 106). When printing is instructed in step 103, the registered document is printed (step 109).

Document editing processing (step 106), and
When the document printing process (step 109) is completed, the screen returns to the initial menu screen (FIG. 4) (step 102) and waits for input (step 103).

Next, the document editing process for the newly created document and the registered document will be described with reference to FIG.

First, a document edit screen is displayed (step 1
21), and waits for an editing instruction from the input unit 1 (step 12
2).

When there is an input instruction from the user, the input instruction is judged (step 123).

Here, when the character key 71 is input, a character is input by the character input processing (step 124), the character is displayed (step 121), and then the next input is awaited (step 122).

In step 122, the character modification key 76
When is input, character modification processing (step 125)
When the color corresponding key 82 is input, the color corresponding process (step 126) is performed, and when the color modifying key 83 is input, the color modifying process (step 127) is performed, and the print key 80.
Is input, the printing process (step 128) is performed, and when the process is completed, the result is displayed (step 121) and the next input is awaited (step 1).
22).

When the registration key 81 is input in step 122, a document registration process for storing the document data 21 being edited in the registered document storage buffer 33 (step 12).
9) is performed and the document editing is completed.

Next, the character modification process (step 125) of adding character modification information to a character will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

This character decoration processing is performed by the character decoration control unit 45.
It is performed by

First, when the character to be modified is designated (step 131), the character modification setting screen (FIG. 7) is displayed (step 132) and the input is awaited (step 133).

On the character decoration setting screen (FIG. 7), it is possible to set character decoration information such as typeface, character angle, halftone, underline, and double angle that can be set in the character data 22. When the character modification information to be added to the character specified in step 131 is set and the enter key 74 is input (step 134), the character modification data 23 of the specified character data 22 is changed to the set character modification information. As a result, the character decoration is added to the character (step 135), and the character decoration processing ends.

On the character decoration screen (FIG. 7), the cancel key 7
When 5 is input (step 134), the character modification process is terminated without doing anything.

Next, the color correspondence process (step 126) for associating the color modification data 23 with the character modification data 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

This color correspondence processing is performed by the color correspondence control section 46.

First, the color corresponding screen learning data 30 is set in the color corresponding screen data 27, the color corresponding screen initial processing is performed (step 141), the color corresponding screen (FIG. 9) is displayed (step 142), and the input waiting is performed. (Step 143).
In the color correspondence screen (FIG. 9), the character color and the character background color are made to correspond to the underline and the halftone, which are the character decoration information that can be set in the character data 22. In the color modification processing (step 127), the underlined characters can be given a character color and the shaded characters can be given a background color by the color correspondence data 24 associated with each other. Like

Here, in each item of the color correspondence screen (FIG. 9),
When "specify" is selected (step 144), color information is selected, a color selection palette (Fig. 11) is displayed,
Color selection palette display processing is performed (step 145). The color corresponding screen data 27 is updated with the color information selected here. By using it, it is possible to select a color corresponding to each underlined or shaded item.

When "don't change" is selected in each item of the color corresponding screen (FIG. 9) (step 144), the color information of the item is returned to the color corresponding screen learning data 30 (step 146). This makes it possible to confirm the initial color information when the color is not changed.

When the item "yes" for color correspondence switching is selected (step 144), color correspondence switching processing for changing to the system standard color data 31 is performed (step 147).

When the processing of steps 145, 146 and 147 is completed, the color corresponding screen (FIG. 9) is displayed again.
Is displayed (step 142), and an input waiting state is entered (step 143).

When the corresponding color information is set on the color correspondence screen (FIG. 9) and the execute key 74 is input (step 14).
4) The screen character color data 28 and the screen background color data 29 of the color-corresponding screen data 27 are converted into the color-corresponding data 24.
The character color data 25 and the character background color data 26 are changed (step 148), the color corresponding screen data 27 is changed to the color corresponding screen learning data (step 149), and the color corresponding process is ended. When the cancel key 75 is input on the color correspondence screen (FIG. 9) (step 144), the color correspondence processing is terminated without changing the color correspondence data 24.

Next, the color selection palette display processing (step 145) for displaying the color selection palette (FIG. 11) for selecting color information will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. First, standard palette information is set in the display palette information data 32 (step 151), the standard palette is displayed according to the information (step 152), and input is awaited (step 153).

Here, there are a plurality of types of palettes in the color selection palette (FIG. 11). A standard palette that collects standard colors, a standard palette that collects standard colors, a warm color palette that collects warm colors, and a cold color palette. There is a cold palette that collects, and an expansion palette that collects all colors.

If the desired color is not in the displayed palette, the previous item key 78 and the next item key 79 are entered (step 154) to change the display palette information (step 155). By displaying the color selection palette (FIG. 11) based on
2) The displayed color selection palette (FIG. 11) can be switched.

When the execute key 74 is input after selecting the color to be set (step 154), the color corresponding screen data 27
Is changed to the color set in the color selection palette (FIG. 11) (step 156), and the color selection palette display processing ends. When the cancel key 75 is pressed on the color selection palette (FIG. 11) (step 154), the color selection palette display processing is terminated without changing the color corresponding screen data 27.

Next, on the color correspondence screen (FIG. 9), color correspondence switching processing for collectively changing the set color information of the character color and background color to the system standard color data 31 (step 147).
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13.

In the color correspondence switching process, the color information of the currently set color correspondence screen data 27 of each item is compared with the system standard color data 31, and the color correspondence screen data 27 is changed to the system standard color data 31. By doing so, it is set so that the user can know which item is changed and how.

First, it is checked whether or not the color-corresponding screen data 27 and the system standard color data 31 are the same (step 161). If they are the same, the color-corresponding screen data 27 remains unchanged and the selection item is changed to "not change". (Step 162, FIG. 13A). This causes the item to
It is understood by the user that it is the same as the system standard color data 31.

Next, at step 161, if the color-corresponding screen data 27 and the system standard color data 31 are different,
It is checked whether the system standard color data 31 is not set, that is, whether the color setting is canceled (step 163),
If not set, the color correspondence screen data 27 remains unchanged and the selection item is changed to "designation cancel" (step 16).
4, FIG. 13 (b)).

As a result, it can be seen that the system standard color data 31 of that item has not been set and that the color can be canceled by changing it. If the system standard color data 31 is set in step 163, the color corresponding screen data 27 is changed to the system standard color data 31,
The selection item is changed to "specify" (step 165).
166, FIG. 13 (c).

As a result, it is understood that the system standard color data 31 of the item is the color information changed in step 165, and the item is changed from the color information currently set.

Information is set for all the items by the above determination, and when the setting is completed, the color correspondence switching process is ended.

Next, with reference to FIG. 14 and FIG. 1, the color modification processing (step 127) for performing a color modification function of coloring the character being edited and the background of the character using the color correspondence data 24 will be described.
This will be described using 5.

This color modification processing is performed by the color modification control unit 47.

First, when the character to be modified is specified (step 171), the color modification setting screen (FIG. 15) is displayed (step 172) and the input is awaited (step 173).

On the color modification setting screen (FIG. 15), the color information to be added to the character or the background of the character can be set from the color correspondence data 24.

Here, the character designated in step 171 and color information to be added to the background of the character are set, and the execution key 7 is pressed.
4 is input (step 174), the character decoration data 23 of the designated character data 22 is displayed on the color decoration setting screen (see FIG. 1).
By changing the character modification information to the color modification information set in 5), the color modification is added to the character or the background of the character (step 175), and the color modification process ends.

On the color modification screen (FIG. 15), the cancel key 7
When 5 is input (step 174), the color modification process is terminated without doing anything.

In the present invention, the two underlined and shaded character modification data 23 that can be added to the character data 22 can be associated with the character color and the character background color, respectively. As a result, a character to which only an underline is added can be given a character color based on the underline (FIG. 16 (a)).
A character to which only shading is added can be given a background color based on the shading (FIG. 16B).

Characters added with underlines and shades can be given a character color and a background color based on the underlines and shades, respectively (FIG. 16).
(c)).

Further, in the present invention, by providing means for associating the underline and the shade with the character color and the character background color respectively, the character color and the character background of the same underlined and shaded characters are added. It has become possible to change colors collectively (Fig. 17). Further, according to the present invention, when associating the underline and the shade with the character color and the character background color, respectively, and when changing the color, a plurality of types of palettes are prepared as selection candidates of the color. ,
It is also possible to select a palette based on the purpose of addition and its preference.

[0066]

As described above, according to the present invention, an input unit for inputting description elements such as characters and figures described in a document,
In a document creation device including a storage unit that stores the data input above, a display unit that displays the data stored in the storage unit, and a printing unit that prints the data stored in the storage unit, Color attributes are added to the character modification information of each type to add a color to the character and the background of the character and output it. It is possible to associate the two character decoration information items of 1 with the character color and the character background color, respectively. In addition, it is possible to add a character color with only an underline to the character color based on the underline, and add a character with only a shade to the background color based on the shade. Thus, a character to which both underline and shade are added is effective in that the character color and the background color based on each of the underline and shade can be added at the same time.

If means for associating the underline and the shade with the character color and the character background color, respectively, the character color and the character background color of the same underlined and shaded characters are collectively displayed. It is effective in that it can be changed.

When associating the underline and the shade with the character color and the character background color, respectively, and when changing the color, prepare a plurality of types of palettes as selection candidates for the color. , It is possible to select a palette based on the purpose of addition and its preference.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an input unit of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of basic editing processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is an initial screen of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of document editing processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of character modification processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 7 is a character decoration setting screen of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of color correspondence processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a color correspondence information setting screen of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a color selection palette display process of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 11 shows various color selection palette screens of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of color correspondence switching processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 13 is an example of a processing result of color correspondence switching processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of color modification processing of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 15 is a color modification setting screen of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a combination of color modifications of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a modification example of color correspondence of a Japanese word processor to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input part, 2 ... Storage part, 4 ... Control part, 5 ... Display part, 6
... print section, 21 ... document data, 22 ... character data, 23
... Character modification data, 24 ... Color correspondence data, 25 ... Character color data, 26 ... Background color data, 27 ... Color correspondence screen data, 28 ... Screen character color data, 29 ... Screen background color data, 30 ... Color correspondence screen learning Data, 31 ... System standard color data, 32 ... Display palette information data, 33 ... Registered document storage buffer, 71 ... Character key, 72 ... Scroll key, 73 ... Cursor key, 74 ... Execution key, 75 ... Cancel key, 76 ... Character modifier key, 77 ... Selection item matrix key, 78 ... Previous item key, 79 ... Next item key, 80 ...
Print key, 81 ... Registration key, 82 ... Color compatible key, 83 ...
Color modifier key.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting written elements such as characters and figures written in a document, a storage unit for storing the data input by the above, and a display unit for displaying the data stored in the storage unit. And a printing unit that prints the data stored in the storage unit, by associating a color attribute with each type of character decoration information,
A document creation device that adds a color to a character or the background of the character and outputs it. 2. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein among the plurality of types of character decoration information, there are provided one that corresponds to a color attribute for a character and one that corresponds to a color attribute for a background of the character, A document creating apparatus having means for adding a color to a background of a character to which a color is added and outputting the color. 3. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means capable of changing a color corresponding to each type of character decoration information. 4. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting and adding a color from a group of various color selection candidates when changing a color corresponding to each type of character decoration information. Document preparation device equipped.