JPS6244866A - Area format setting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a word processor satisfying various document formation requests by controlling a frame set up in a document as an area independent from paper and setting up a format different from that of the paper in the area. CONSTITUTION:Two points are specified in a document by using a mouth 32 to specify a frame by using the two points as a diagonal. Consequently, '1' is added to the number of areas (frames) in the area control information of a page control information storing means 20 and the position, size and capacity of the specified area (frame) are stored. The frame size and the number of characters/line, the number of lines/area and a margin (0) which are calculated from the format other than the frame are stored in an intra-frame format storing means 24 and format information relating the outside of the frame is copied. When a format different from that of the outside of the frame is to be set up in each set area (frame), an upper margin, a left margin, the character size, the number of lines/frame, the number of characters/line, an interval between lines, an interval between characters, etc. are set up and the contents stored in the means 24 are changed on the basis of the set format.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a formatting function in a word processor, and more particularly to an area formatting method for setting formatting within an area (frame).

[Prior art and its problems] Conventional word processors have two formatting functions: a so-called "formatting function" that sets the format of the entire document, and a so-called "partial formatting function" that sets the format of a part of the document. There is a formatting function.

The "format setting function" is a function that sets the basic format of the entire document, and the contents of the following items can be set. That is, (1) Paper: Free/B 5/A 4/B 4/(2) Paper usage: Vertical/horizontal 7-bag binding (horizontal binding) 7-bag binding (vertical binding) (3) Text direction 2 Horizontal writing / Vertical writing (4) Margin (5) Font size: Lowercase / Standard / Uppercase (6) Font: Mincho / Gothic (7) Number of characters: 7 lines (8) Number of lines: 7 pages (9) Character spacing (10) Lines such as spacing.

Furthermore, the "partial formatting function" is a function for changing the format of a part of the basic format of the entire document, and the following contents can be changed. That is, (1) Change the spacing on a line-by-line basis (2) Change the character spacing on a line-by-line basis (3) Change the character size on a line-by-line basis.

However, with the above two formatting functions, documents with different line spacing, documents with different character spacing within the same line, documents with different font sizes within the same line, or documents mixed within the same line do not affect each other. It was not possible to create such a document as it exists in the form of a document.

Therefore, it is necessary to create separate documents with one line spacing, one character spacing, and two character sizes, and then manually work with scissors and glue.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a region formatting method that enables a word processor to meet a variety of document creation requirements.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a function to set a frame in a document, manage the inside of the frame as an area different from the area on the paper, and create a function in that area that is different from the area on the paper. This feature is characterized by the addition of a function to set another format.

[Embodiments of the invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows its configuration, and 10 in the figure is the CPU.
(central processing unit), 12 is an input buffer, and 14 is a word Φ processor program storage means. 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a document management information storage means in which the document name, last modification date, version number, author name, creation date, etc. are stored. 18 is a format information storage means, which stores paper (free/B 5/A 4/
B4/A3).

Paper usage (vertical/horizontal 7-bag binding) 1 character direction (vertical/horizontal), 2 margins 2 character sizes (lowercase/standard/
uppercase), font (Mincho/Gothic).

Number of characters/2 lines/page 1 character interval, 1 line interval, etc. are stored. 20 is a page management information storage means, and the area management information includes the number of areas (frames), the position of each area (frame), the size of each area (frame), the storage position of data in each area (frame),
The data capacity of each area (frame) is stored for each page. Reference numeral 22 denotes frame data storage means, which consists of frame format storage means 24 and frame document data storage means 26. The in-frame format storage means 24 stores character direction, 2 margins, character size, and font as the in-frame format.

Number of characters/2 lines/page 2 character spacing, 1 line spacing, etc. are stored. The frame document data storage means 26 stores frame document data. 28 is a document data storage means in which document data outside the frame is stored.

In the figure, 30 is a keyboard, 32 is a mouse, 34 is a display memory, 36 is a display device (CRT), 38 is a printing device (printer), and 40 is an external storage device (hard disk, floppy disk). These input/output devices are managed by a basic program called O8 (operating system) 42, and are controlled by input control means (program) 441, display control means (program) 46, print control means (program) 48. It is controlled by a disk control means (program) 50. That is,
Buffering of key codes from the keyboard 30 by manual input into the input buffer 12; storing coordinates by inputting the mouse 32; inputting key codes from the input buffer 12 by manual input of the keys from the word processor program; Reading and passing the key code to the requesting program, passing the coordinates to the requesting program by requesting a coordinate read, and writing data to the external storage device 40 by the word processor program, and writing data from the external storage device 40 to the word processor. - Reading of programs and data and transfer of print data to the printer 38 are performed.

In such a configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, two points are specified in the document, and a frame is specified using these points as diagonal lines. Then, for example, a frame surrounded by square brackets narrows the text area, and character data in the text area is excluded by the frame, just as if the frame had been cut out from the paper.

Such frame setting is performed on the display screen 52 of the CRT 36 shown in FIG. That is, the operation in item 1 is performed in the layout display area 54 (existed for checking the print image) on the display screen 52, which is an area in which the entire specified page is displayed in compressed form. In addition, 56 in Fig. 3 is a fixed display area, which is an area that is always displayed at a fixed spacing and size even if there is a specification such as character spacing, line spacing, 1 character size, etc., and 58 is a fixed display header area. , 60 is a system area. Further, in the figure, 62 is a mouse cursor, and 64 is a character cursor.

Hereinafter, an example of the above-mentioned frame setting operation and operation will be explained. That is, (1) Open the POP UP menu 66 as shown in Figure 4 without specifying anything (in this case,
(The mouse cursor 62 can be placed anywhere) and selects the r frame blank J68.

→ POP UP Menu 66 disappears, leaving frame K open: Where does it start? ] message appears in the system area 6 at the bottom of the CRT screen 52.
Displayed as 0.

(2) Use the mouse 32 to specify a point in the text area or margin.

- A mark, such as a mouth, will be displayed at the specified position to indicate that it has been specified, and the K frame will be empty: How far? ] message appears in the system area 6 at the bottom of the CRT screen 52.
Displayed as 0.

(3) Use the mouse 32 to specify a point in the text area or margin.

- A mark, such as a mouth, is displayed at the specified position to indicate that it has been specified.

Also, the two points specified for confirmation are the upper left and lower right of the frame (
Or, a frame is displayed, for example, with a solid line, such that the lower left and the right 2).

At this time, characters are not excluded.

Furthermore, can I leave two empty slots in the K slot? ] message is displayed in the system area 60 below the CRT screen 52.

(4) Use the mouse 32 to specify O, /N, G.

0, ni: Click the left button of the mouse 32.

-K frame empty: Executing] message is in system area 6
Displayed as 0.

→ Once the process is complete, the guidance disappears and the screen redisplays.

For N, G: Click the right button of the mouse 32.

-Position mark, solid line frame.

The guidance disappears and the original screen returns.

(5) Change of page management information When O in item 1 (4), the contents of the page management information storage means 20 are changed.

-The number of areas (frames) is increased by 1.

→ The position of the specified area (frame) is memorized.

-The size of the specified area (frame) is memorized.

→ The capacity (0) of the specified area (frame) is stored.

(6) Storage of default in-frame format - When (4) is O, the default in-frame format is stored in the (1) in-frame format storage means 24.

- The number of characters/2 lines/area is calculated based on the frame size and format outside the frame, and these are stored.

→ Margin (0) is memorized.

-For others, format information outside the frame is copied -10= It's coming.

Next, the formatting function within the area (frame) will be explained.

That is, this is a function that sets a format different from that outside the frame for each area (frame) set by the frame setting function, and the area (frame) setting screen as shown in FIG. This is carried out according to the flowchart shown in the figure.

That is, in step STI, it is determined whether the frame is empty. If the frame is empty, step S
At T2, it is determined whether the position of the mouse cursor 62 is within the frame. If it is within the frame, it is determined in step ST3 whether a formatting request, such as pressing a "format setting" key, has been made.

Once the formatting request has been made, in Step ST4,
A screen like the one shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

Then, in step ST5, settings for each item as shown below are performed. That is, ・Top margin (for vertical writing - right margin) ・Left margin (for vertical writing - top margin) ・Character size ・Number of lines/frame ・Number of characters 7 lines ・Line spacing ・Character spacing However, in Figure 5 The "?" value is calculated and displayed based on the size of the frame at that time.

Next, in step ST6, it is determined whether a termination request has been made, such as by pressing an "end" key.

If the termination request is made, in step ST7, the stored contents of the frame format storage means 24 are stored in the step ST5.
Change to the format set in .

In this way, by managing the inside of the frame as an area separate from the paper and providing this area with the function of setting a format different from that on the paper, any editing request can be met. Therefore, tasks that were previously done manually can now be performed in one document creation process, significantly reducing the burden on the document creator, and further reducing the deterioration in the appearance of the finished document due to manual cutting and pasting. It is possible to eliminate it.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an area formatting method that enables a word processor/successor to meet a variety of document creation requests.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an area formatting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining frame blanking, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the R7 display screen, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the POP UP menu, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the area (frame) formatting screen, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the area formatting operation. 10...CPU, 12...Input buffer, 14...
・Word processor program storage means, 16...
- Document management information storage means, 18... Format information storage means, 20... Page management information storage means, 22... Frame data storage means, 24... Frame format storage means, 26.
... Frame document data storage means, 28 ... Document data storage means, 32 ... Mouse, 52 ... CR7 display screen, 54 ... Layout display area, 56 ... Fixed display area, 58. ...Fixed display header section, 60...System area, 62...Mouse cursor, 64...Character cursor. Applicant Casio Computer Co., Ltd. No. 41 11 Opening Day A62-44866 (tj) Figure 6

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a word processor having a first format setting means for setting a first format for the entire document, an area setting means for setting an area in the document, and a first format setting within the area. and second formatting means for independently performing second formatting for items substantially similar to the first formatting. (2) The above first format settings include paper, paper usage, character direction, margins, character size, font, number of characters/line, number of lines/page,
This is the setting of the contents of items such as character spacing and line spacing, and the above second formatting includes character direction, margin, font size, font, number of characters/line, number of lines/page, character spacing, line spacing, etc. The area formatting method according to claim 1, wherein the area formatting method is the setting of the contents of the item.