JPH09134355A - Document preparing device and document arrangement changing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prepare a document with favorable layout without requiring large work burden at the time of changing a format by changing a document form based on a conversion rule table which is generated by means of designating a conversion rule for the document from. SOLUTION: The conversion rule designating part 42 of a document arrangement changing function 40 for changing the position of a character, a graphic and a ruled line designates the conversion rule in accordance with an input from a keyboard. A conversion rule storage part 44 generates the conversion rule table for registering change contents in the layout after format change and stores it in the table storage part 46a of a document arrangement changing part 46. The document arrangement changing part 46 changes the document format and also changes document information stored in a document information storage part 54 by following data stored in the conversion rule table in accordance with the conversion rule which is stored in the conversion rule storage part 44 so as to change document arrangement.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus and a document layout changing method capable of changing a document format by changing the format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a document creating apparatus, the document format can be changed by changing the format setting. In the format setting, the paper size, the number of characters in one line, the number of lines in one page, the line pitch between characters, the character size, etc. can be set arbitrarily. Formatting can be performed on a document that is being created according to a certain document format.

However, when the format of a document being created is changed, the document format intended at the time of creating the document, that is, the layout of the positions of characters and the positions of figures / ruled lines in the document is changed. The layout becomes unbalanced. In this case, for example, the following work is required.

(1) After the format is changed, if the number of characters in one line is small and the layout is unbalanced, it is necessary to move one sentence of the next line to the corresponding line. (2) After the format is changed, if the characters in one line are small or large and the layout is unbalanced, it is necessary to enlarge or reduce the characters in the line.

(3) If the ruled lines / graphics in one line are small or large and the layout is unbalanced after the format is changed, it is necessary to enlarge or reduce the ruled lines / graphics in the corresponding line.

(4) When the ruled line / graphic is enlarged or reduced after the format is changed, the characters in the ruled line / graphic (in the area surrounded by the line) are balanced in layout with respect to the ruled line / graphic. In the worst case, it is necessary to enlarge or reduce the characters.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional document creating apparatus, when the format is changed for the document created by a certain format, the above-mentioned (1) to (4) are performed after the format is changed. Such an operation was sometimes required. That is, if there are many characters / ruled lines / graphics that are out of balance on the layout after changing the format, it is necessary to perform a large number of document editing operations such as enlarging / reducing or moving one sentence on the next line to the corresponding line. It was a heavy work load.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and a document creating apparatus and a document arranging apparatus capable of creating a document having a good layout without requiring a large work load when changing the format. The purpose is to provide a method of modification.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a conversion rule designating means for designating a conversion rule for a document format after the format modification when the format is modified in a document creating apparatus capable of modifying the document format by the format modification. When a document format is changed in response to a format change, a conversion rule table for registering the changed contents of the document after the format change is generated in accordance with the conversion rule designated by the conversion rule designating means, and the conversion is performed. And a changing unit for changing the document format of the document based on the change contents registered in the rule table.

Further, the conversion rule designating means, when the format is modified, specifies a conversion rule including a left-alignment, a centering, a right-alignment, an enlargement / reduction optimization, and a line optimization regarding a character arrangement after the format modification. And a conversion rule graphic / ruled line designating unit for designating a conversion rule including left-alignment, centering, right-alignment, and enlargement / reduction optimization relating to the layout of the graphic or ruled line after the format change when the format is changed. The conversion rule table is left-justified for registering data indicating positions of characters, figures, and ruled lines after format change corresponding to the conversion rules specified by the conversion rule character designating means and the conversion rule graphic / ruled line designating means. Table, centering table, right-justified table, characters,
The changing unit includes a magnification table for registering data showing the enlargement / reduction ratio for figures and ruled lines, and a character number empty table for registering the number of empty characters in each line after the format change, and the changing means includes each table. The document format of the document is changed based on the change contents registered in.

Further, the conversion rule table indicates a ruled line / graphic line column table for registering data indicating the position of a ruled line or graphic before the format change, and the position of a character string in the document before the format change. A character string line digit table for registering data is further provided, and the changing means is based on the data registered in the ruled line / graphic line digit table and the character string line digit table. Determine the existence of the character that was in the area surrounded by the lines that make up the figure,
It is characterized in that the corresponding characters are targeted for scaling optimization.

Further, when the format is changed, the document layout instructing "automatic" indicating that the document format of the document is changed based on the conversion rule specified by the conversion rule specifying means at the time of the previous format change. Further comprising change instruction means,
The change means is registered in the conversion rule table based on the conversion rule designated by the conversion rule designation means at the time of the previous format change, when “automatic” is instructed by the document layout change instruction means. It is characterized in that the document format of the document is changed based on the changed contents.

According to this structure, when the format is changed, that is, when the changed document format is set, the conversion rule for the layout of the characters / graphics / ruled lines on the document after the format change is set. Then, the layout of characters / graphics / ruled lines, etc. is changed along with the format change based on the conversion rule. Therefore, the document editing operation for improving the layout balance of the document after the format change is unnecessary.

In the conversion rule, left alignment, centering, right alignment, enlargement / reduction optimization, and line optimization can be specified for characters, and left alignment, centering, right alignment, enlargement / reduction optimization for figures / ruled lines can be specified. Since it is possible to specify the conversion, the desired document layout change can be executed together with the format change.

Further, with respect to the character existing in the area surrounded by the ruled line or the line forming the figure, if only the ruled line / graphic is enlarged / reduced, the balance between the ruled line / graphic and the character in the area Therefore, the corresponding character is determined regardless of the designation of the scaling optimization for the character, and the same scaling optimization as the scaling optimization for the ruled line / graphic is performed.

Further, by making it possible to use the conversion rule specified last time as it is, for example, when the format setting of the document of the same document format is repeatedly performed, the work of setting the conversion rule is omitted. You can

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a document creation device according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the document creation apparatus according to the present embodiment is a CPU.
10, ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, RAM (Rand
am Access Memory) 14, keyboard (KB) 16, keyboard interface (KB-IF) 18, display 2
0, display controller (display CNT) 22, VRAM2
4, a printer device (PRT) 26, a printer interface (PRT-IF) 28, a floppy disk device (FDD) 30, and a floppy disk interface (FDD-IF) 32.

The CPU 10 controls the entire apparatus, and controls various functions by accessing the ROM 12 and the RAM 14 and starting a program according to an input instruction. The present embodiment includes a document layout changing function that changes the document layout when changing the document format.

The ROM 12 is for storing programs and data handled by the CPU 10.
10, a program area 12a in which various processing programs for determining the operation of 10 are stored, a character pattern area 12b in which font data is stored, and a standard dictionary 12 for converting kana or romaji input reading information into kanji information.
A dictionary area or the like in which c is stored is provided.

In the program area 12a of the ROM 12,
In addition to the formatting program for realizing the function of formatting the document, a document layout changing program for realizing the document layout changing function which is activated as necessary at the time of formatting is included.

Further, the ROM 12 is provided with a data area for storing various data. RAM14
Is for storing programs and data handled by the CPU 10, a document buffer 14a (document information storage unit 54) for storing created document information, and format information specified at the time of format setting. Format information buffer 14b (format information storage unit 52) for conversion, conversion rule buffer 14c (conversion rule storage unit 24, table) for storing conversion rule information (details will be described later) specified when the format is changed. A storage unit 26a) and the like are provided.

The keyboard 16 is an input device for inputting data and giving a specific instruction. The keyboard 16 is used to input instructions for various functions including "character" key and "numerical value" key, "cursor" key, "select / execute" key, "cancel" key, and format setting (change). Various keys for are set. The keyboard interface (KB-IF) 18 controls input of the keyboard 16.

The display unit 20 is composed of, for example, a color liquid crystal display (color LCD) with a backlight, a CRT or the like, and displays a predetermined screen when executing each function in addition to the screen for creating a document. In addition, the bottom line on the display screen is set as a guide display dedicated area (guide line) for the document creation function. The display controller 22 is a CPU
Based on the display data expanded in the VRAM 24 under the control of 10, the display 20 is caused to display.

The printer device 26 is composed of, for example, a thermal / thermal transfer type dot printer, and prints a created document or the like. The printer interface 28 controls printing in the printer device 26 under the control of the CPU 10.

The floppy disk device 30 is, for example, for 3.5 inch type high density recording, and stores / recalls created documents and the like. FDD interface 32 is CP
Input / output control of data between U10 and the floppy disk device 30 is performed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of functions relating to the format setting in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, a general format setting function is provided with a document layout changing function 40 for changing the positions (document layout) of characters, figures, and ruled lines when the format is changed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the document layout changing function 40
Is provided with a conversion rule designation unit 42, a conversion rule storage unit 44, and a document layout change unit 46. Further, FIG. 2 shows a format setting unit 50, a format information storage unit 52, a document information storage unit 54, and a display unit 56 related to the document layout changing function 40.

The conversion rule designating section 42 specifies a conversion rule in accordance with an input from the keyboard 16 at the time of format setting (format change). The conversion rule designation unit 42 inputs conversion rule information according to the setting for each item displayed on the conversion rule setting screen described later. The conversion rule designation unit 42 is a character designation unit 4 for inputting a conversion rule regarding a character in a document.
2a, a figure / ruled line designating section 42b for inputting a conversion rule for a figure or ruled line in a document is provided.

The conversion rule storage unit 44 includes a conversion rule designation unit 4
This is for temporarily storing information regarding the conversion rule designated by 2. The conversion rule storage unit 44 stores, in the conversion rule storage section 44, layout change attribute information 24a indicating whether the document layout change is set to "not", "arbitrary", or "automatic", a character conversion rule (character conversion rule) 24b, and a graphic or ruled line conversion A rule (graphic / ruled line conversion rule) 24c is included.

The document layout changing unit 46 is a format information storage unit 5.
It is referred to in order to change the document format based on the format information stored in No. 2 and to change the document layout when changing the format according to the conversion rule stored in the conversion rule storage unit 44. Then, a conversion rule table in which the changed contents on the layout are registered is created, and the document information stored in the document information storage unit 54 is changed according to the data stored in the table to change the document layout. Document arrangement changing unit 46
Is provided with a table storage unit 46a for storing a conversion rule table (details will be described later).

The format setting section 50 stores format information in the format information storage section 52 for each item displayed on the format setting screen according to the input from the keyboard 16. The format information storage unit 52 is for storing information regarding a general format set by the format setting unit 50.

The document information storage section 54 stores document information. The document information stored in the document information storage unit 54 includes, in addition to text data, data relating to figures / ruled lines and character modification data such as character magnification.

The display unit 56 displays the contents of the document information stored in the document information storage unit 54 according to the format information stored in the format information storage unit 52. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Here, description will be made assuming that the format is changed for a document created in a certain document format. First, when execution of format setting (format change) is instructed from the keyboard 16, the CPU 10 activates the format setting program and causes the format setting unit 50 to function.

When the format is set, a format screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed (step A1).
On the screen for formatting, in addition to items for setting general document formats such as paper size, number of characters per line, number of lines per page, line pitch between characters, character size, etc. "Change document layout" is provided. In the initial state,
It is assumed that "Change Document Layout" is set to "No". Note that "Arbitrary" in "Change Document Layout" is specified when setting conditions for changing the document layout due to a format change, and "Automatic" is used when changing the document layout using the conversion rules set previously. Specified in.

Here, it is assumed that the format after the format change is set on the format setting screen (step A).
2). On the other hand, the conversion rule item "Change Document Layout"
However, if "not" is set to "arbitrary", a change rule setting screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, for example, by providing a window on the format setting screen (step A).
5).

As shown in FIG. 5, on the change rule setting screen, conversion rules can be set for each of the characters, figures and ruled lines in the document. For characters, you can specify either "Left justification", "Centering", or "Right justification" for the layout, and "Scaling optimization" or "Line optimization" in addition.
Can be specified. "Enlargement / reduction optimization" enlarges or reduces the size of the character according to the contents of the format change, and "Line optimization" creates a blank part in one line due to the format change. The character on the next line is moved to change the number of characters on one line.

For the figure and the ruled line, any one of "left alignment", "centering", and "right alignment" can be designated for the arrangement, and "enlargement / reduction optimization" can be designated. Further, when the "optimization of enlargement / reduction" is set for the figure / ruled line, the characters in the ruled line / figure (in the area surrounded by the line) are also objects of enlargement / reduction.

When the "cursor" key of the keyboard 16 or the like is operated for each item, the conversion rule designating section 42 designates a character or an instruction for setting a conversion rule concerning a figure / ruled line. Part 42a,
Input by the figure / ruled line designation unit 42b (step A
6).

The conversion rule designating section 42 stores the conversion rule in the conversion rule storing section 44 as a conversion rule in accordance with the instruction inputted for each item (step A7). Here, as shown in FIG. 5, it is set to "centering" or not to "optimize scaling" or "optimize to line" for characters, and to "left align" or "optimize for scaling" for figures / ruled lines. It is assumed to have been set.

As a result, the conversion rule storage unit 44 stores data indicating "arbitrary" as the layout change attribute information 24a, and the character conversion rule 44b and the figure / ruled line conversion rule 44 are stored.
The above-mentioned contents are stored in c.

When the conversion rule setting is completed, the conversion rule setting screen is erased and the screen returns to the format setting screen shown in FIG. When the format setting including the document layout change is completed and the “select / execute” key of the keyboard 16 is pressed, the format setting unit 50 notifies the document layout change unit 46 that the format setting is confirmed.

The document layout changing unit 46 is a format information storage unit 5.
The document format of the currently targeted document information stored in the document information storage unit 54 is changed according to the changed format information stored in No. 2 (step A9).

Here, the document layout change section 46 refers to the layout change attribute information 24a of the conversion rule storage section 44 and determines whether the document layout change is designated as "not" (step A10). When the document layout change is designated as "No", there is no need to change the document layout, so the format change ends.

Further, the document layout changing unit 46 refers to the layout changing attribute information 24a of the conversion rule storing unit 44 and determines whether the document layout changing is designated as "arbitrary" (step A11). When the document layout change is designated as “arbitrary”, the document layout change unit 46 is stored in the currently targeted document information storage unit 54 according to the conversion rule stored in the conversion rule storage unit 44. Change the document information and change the document layout of characters and figures / ruled lines.

Here, when the data indicating the document layout change "arbitrary" is stored as the layout change attribute information 24a, the newly set character conversion rule 44b and the figure / ruled line conversion rule are stored in the conversion rule storage unit 44. Since 44c is stored, the document layout changing unit 46 creates a conversion rule table as described below according to these conversion rules and stores it in the table storage unit 46a (step A1).
2).

FIG. 6 shows an example of the conversion rule table stored in the table storage section 46a. As shown in FIG. 6, the left alignment table 60 and the centering table 6
1, a right justification table 62, a magnification table 63, a character number empty table 64, a ruled line / graphic row digit table 65, and a character string row digit table 66 are generated.

In the left justification table 60, the centering table 61, and the right justification table 62, data indicating whether or not to execute the document layout change corresponding to each, and the start position in each line are set.

The start position of each line is left-aligned position data "first digit" in the case of left-alignment, and centering position data "(number of characters in one line-number of characters in the line) in the case of centering".
The rounded-off value of "/ 2", and in the case of right justification, right justification position data "character end position of corresponding line-number of characters in corresponding line + 1" is set.

For example, when the settings shown in FIG. 5 are made,
“Off” indicating that no change is made is set in the left-justified table 60 and right-justified table 62, and centering position data for each row is set in the centering table 61 together with “on” indicating that no change is made.

In the magnification table 63, the size of characters / graphics / ruled lines based on the format information before change is stored in accordance with the paper size, character pitch, line pitch, etc. before and after the change of format information.
The size of the character / graphic / ruled line based on the changed format information and the enlargement / reduction ratio that is the same in layout are calculated and set for each character / graphic / ruled line. That is, the enlargement / reduction ratio "(set value of character number per line after format change) / (set value of character number per line before format change)" is calculated and set.

In the character number empty table 64, 1 of the format information is written.
The number of empty characters in one line, which changes as the number of line characters is changed, is counted and set for each line (each character string delimited by a line feed code). Then, for a line satisfying the condition of "the number of empty characters ≥ the number of characters of one sentence on the next line", the sentence on the next line (for example, one sentence divided by a punctuation mark) is moved. If the number of lines in a character string or the number of characters in a line is changed by line optimization executed from the beginning of the document, the corresponding line is changed sequentially according to the changed number of lines or the number of characters. You may do it.

In the ruled line / graphic row digit table 65, the start point position and the end point position before the format change are set for each ruled line / graphic. In the character string row digit table 66,
For each of the character strings, the start point position and the end point position before the format change are set.

On the other hand, when the layout change attribute information 24a is set to "automatic" for changing the document layout (step A)
9) Assuming that the data stored in the table storage section 46a based on the conversion rule set at the time of the previous format change is used, the conversion rule table is not created. Note that the document layout change “automatic” is designated, for example, when a similar document layout change is made when a plurality of documents having the same document format are changed.

When the document arrangement changing unit 46 generates the conversion rule table and stores it in the table storage unit 46a, the document arrangement changing unit 46 performs the post-formatting stored in the document information storage unit 54 based on the contents set in each table. The document layout is changed for the document information (step A13).

At this time, the document layout changing unit 46, if it is designated to "optimize the enlargement / reduction" of the figure or the ruled line, the start point / end point position of the ruled line / figure set in the ruled line / figure line digit table 65. And the line digit table 66 for character strings
The character string whose start point and end point position are smaller than the start point and end point position of the ruled line / graphic by comparing the start point and end point position of the character string set in, that is, inside the ruled line / figure (in the area surrounded by the line)
The existence of the character that matches is determined.

If there is a corresponding character, the document layout changing unit 46 enlarges or reduces the character within the ruled line / figure (in the area surrounded by the line) based on the enlargement / reduction ratio for the figure / ruled line. Do.

The display unit 56 displays the document after the format change based on the document information after the document layout change and the document format after the format change stored in the format information storage unit 52. FIG. 7 shows an example of the document layout change when the document layout change “arbitrary” is specified at the time of format change and the setting as shown in FIG. 5 is made. That is, the characters are set to "centering", "enlargement / reduction optimization" is not performed, and "line optimization" is set, and figures / ruled lines are set to "left alignment" and "enlargement / reduction optimization".

As a result of changing the format of the document shown in FIG. 7A, the number of characters in one line is increased and the number of free characters is equal to or larger than the number of characters in one sentence in the next line. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7B. Then, one sentence in the next line is moved to the previous line, and the character string in one line is centered.

Further, the figure (star in the figure) is enlarged and left-aligned as the document size is changed by the format change. In addition, the ruled lines are enlarged as the document size is changed due to the format change, and the character strings in the ruled line frame are also enlarged in the same manner.

In this way, when changing the format,
The conversion rule specifying unit 42 specifies that the document layout should be changed, and the conversion information for characters / graphics / ruled lines is stored in the conversion rule storage unit 44, so that the characters / graphics / ruled lines in the document obtained after the format change are stored. Since the arrangement is automatically changed, it is not necessary to separately perform operations such as enlarging / reducing and moving one sentence on the next line to the corresponding line in order to arrange the layout. Therefore, the work load is significantly reduced.

When performing line optimization on a character, the line position may not be changed when the conditions are matched for all lines, and a specific line may not be subjected to line optimization. it can. For example, if there is a number (Arabic number, Roman number, Chinese number, etc.) at the beginning of a line, it is the part that should be at the beginning of the line, such as the chapter title or the item title of a sentence with a hierarchical structure such as specifications. Even if there is sufficient space in the preceding line, it is not changed (line optimization is not performed).

In the above description of the embodiment, the conversion rule is set for the entire document, but it can be specified in more detail. That is, it may be possible to specify each page or each line. For example, when specifying a conversion rule, on the conversion rule setting screen,
The image of the page selected from the target document is displayed, and the conversion rule described above is set for the arbitrarily selected line. In this case, the table storage unit 46a stores the data for each row in the table.

[0064]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the format is changed, the conversion rule for the layout after the format change is designated, and when the document format is changed, the layout of the document is changed according to the conversion rule. Is changed, it is possible to create a document with a good layout without requiring a large work load when changing the format.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of functions related to format setting according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for format setting according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting change rules according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a conversion rule table stored in a table storage unit of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a document layout change according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 ... Document layout changing function 42 ... Conversion rule designating part 42a ... Character designating part 42b ... Graphic / ruled line designating part 44 ... Conversion rule storing part 44a ... Layout modification attribute information 44b ... Character conversion rule 44c ... Graphic / ruled line converting rule 46 ... Document arrangement changing unit 46a ... Table storage unit 50 ... Format setting unit 52 ... Format information storage unit 54 ... Document information storage unit 56 ... Display unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A document creation apparatus capable of changing a document format by changing the format, when the format is changed, a conversion rule designating means for designating a conversion rule for the document format after the format change, and a document format according to the format change. When changing the, the conversion rule table for registering the change content for the document after the format change is generated according to the conversion rule specified by the conversion rule specifying means, and the change content registered in the conversion rule table. And a changing means for changing the document format of the document based on the above. 2. The conversion rule specifying means specifies, when a format is changed, a conversion rule including a left-justified, a centering, a right-justified, an enlargement / reduction optimization, and a line optimization regarding a character arrangement after the change of the format. And a conversion rule graphic / ruled line designating unit for designating a conversion rule including left-alignment, centering, right-alignment, and enlargement / reduction optimization relating to the layout of the graphic or ruled line after the format change when the format is changed, The conversion rule table corresponds to the conversion rule specified by the conversion rule character designating means and the conversion rule graphic / ruled line designating means, and is left-justified for registering data indicating positions of characters, figures, and ruled lines after the format change. Table, centering table,
The table includes a right-alignment table, a magnification table for registering data indicating the enlargement / reduction ratio for characters, figures, and ruled lines, and an empty character number table for registering the number of empty characters in each line after the format change. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the means changes the document format of the document based on the change contents registered in each of the tables. 3. The conversion rule table indicates a ruled line / graphic line column table for registering data indicating a position of a ruled line or a figure before a format change, and a position of a character string in a document before a format change. A character string line digit table for registering data, wherein the changing means is based on the data registered in the ruled line / graphic line digit table and the character string line digit table,
3. The document creating apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the presence of a character existing in a region surrounded by a ruled line or a line forming a figure is determined and the corresponding character is targeted for enlargement / reduction optimization. 4. When the format is changed, "automatic" indicating that the document format of the document is changed based on the conversion rule designated by the conversion rule designation means at the time of the previous format change.
Further comprising a document layout change instructing unit for designating, when the document layout change instructing unit specifies “automatic”, the changing unit is designated by the conversion rule designating unit when the format is changed last time. 2. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the document format of the document is changed based on the contents of the change registered in the conversion rule table based on the conversion rule. 5. A document creation apparatus capable of changing a document format by changing the format, when the format is changed, a conversion rule for the document format after the format change is specified, and when the document format is changed in response to the format change, According to the specified conversion rule, generate a conversion rule table for registering the changes to the document after the format change, and change the document format of the document based on the changes registered in the conversion rule table. A method for changing the document layout characterized by.