CN101345949A - Character input device, display control method thereof and tape printing device - Google Patents

Character input device, display control method thereof and tape printing device Download PDF

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CN101345949A
CN101345949A CNA2008101276899A CN200810127689A CN101345949A CN 101345949 A CN101345949 A CN 101345949A CN A2008101276899 A CNA2008101276899 A CN A2008101276899A CN 200810127689 A CN200810127689 A CN 200810127689A CN 101345949 A CN101345949 A CN 101345949A
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The invention discloses a character input device which comprises: a display unit, configured for displaying conversion candidate display area, composed of multiple conversion candidates for predicating conversion candidate, and input edition area, for input edition for undetermined character; a predicated conversion candidate display unit, for displaying the predicated conversion candidate of undetermined character in conversion candidate displaying area; and a display control unit, setting and changing mutual area proportion of the conversion candidate display area and the input edition area for whole area of display area.

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Character entry apparatus and display control method thereof, tape printing apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to show the display control method of character entry apparatus, tape printing apparatus and the character entry apparatus of predictive conversion candidate according to the character of not determining of input.
Background technology
At present, as this character entry apparatus, known have a portable mobile terminal (with reference to patent documentation 1) with predictive conversion function.In this portable mobile terminal, will be presented at according to the predictive conversion candidate of not determining Character prediction of input on the Lower Half or right-hand part of display frame (display part) (with reference to TOHKEMY 2002-101178 communique).
But, in present portable mobile terminal, only show the predictive conversion candidate in the zone of the part of viewing area, so under the many situations of the conversion candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate, often exist the user to have to carry out rolling operation and wait the situation of selecting required conversion candidate, use the predictive conversion function to become very inconvenient like this.
Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide the display control method of character entry apparatus, tape printing apparatus and the character entry apparatus that can make the raising of predictive conversion function operations.
Character entry apparatus of the present invention, comprise: display unit, to the whole zone of viewing area, the input editing zone that is provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and is used to carry out not determining the input editing of character; Predictive conversion candidate display unit is used for making the corresponding not predictive conversion candidate of definite character to be presented at conversion candidate viewing area; And indicative control unit, be used for whole zone to described viewing area, the mutual regional percentage that changes conversion candidate viewing area and input editing zone is set.
The display control method of character entry apparatus of the present invention, it is characterized in that: be provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and be used to carry out the not display unit in the input editing zone of the input editing of definite character for the whole zone that is used for the viewing area, when making the corresponding described described predictive conversion candidate of not determining character be presented in the described conversion candidate viewing area, for the whole zone of described viewing area, the mutual regional percentage that changes described conversion candidate viewing area and described input editing zone is set.
According to these formations, when preferential demonstration predictive conversion candidate, the conversion candidate viewing area and the input editing zone that narrows down can broaden.On the other hand, when preferential demonstration was not determined the input editing of character, the conversion candidate viewing area and the input editing zone that broadens can narrow down.Especially be provided with when changing conversion candidate viewing area when widening, can increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate or bigger demonstration conversion candidate, can be easy to select required character string (conversion candidate).Therefore, can be when improving the predictive conversion function operations, can efficient good carry out input editing work.And, in character, include assumed name Chinese character, numeral, Roman capitals and picture character etc.
Like this, when the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate, indicative control unit preferably is provided with and changes regional percentage so that when conversion candidate viewing area 100%, the input editing zone is 0%.
According to this formation, be the whole zone of display unit owing to conversion candidate viewing area can be provided with (100%), so, also can in the whole zone of viewing area, show a lot of conversion candidates even under the little situation of display unit itself.Based on this, thereby can improve the few rolling operation of visuality, more easily select required character string.
In this case, indicative control unit preferably can be provided with to the stage change regional percentage.
Constitute according to these, can in conversion candidate viewing area, show the demonstration of conversion candidate of predictive conversion candidate and the demonstration in input editing zone simultaneously, on one side can confirm the demonstration in input editing zone, Yi Bian carry out the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate.And according to the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate, conversion candidate viewing area is widened on preferred stage ground, follows conversion candidate viewing area stage ground to widen input editing regional stage ground is narrowed down.
In these cases, conversion candidate viewing area double as shows the layout viewing area of printing layout of definite character of input, and what indicative control unit preferably can be in conversion candidate viewing area and layout viewing area is provided with change each other.
Constitute according to these, owing to the printing layout of determining character can be presented in the layout viewing area, so can effectively utilize the viewing area.
Another kind of character entry apparatus of the present invention, it is characterized in that comprising: display unit, be used for whole zone, the input editing zone that is provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and is used to carry out not determining the input editing of character to the viewing area; Predictive conversion candidate display unit is used for making the corresponding described not described predictive conversion candidate of definite character to be presented at conversion candidate viewing area; And indicative control unit, be used for changing the form of the described predictive conversion candidate that is presented at described conversion candidate viewing area.
The display control method of another kind of character entry apparatus of the present invention, it is characterized in that: be provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and be used to carry out the not display unit in the input editing zone of the input editing of definite character for the whole zone that is used for the viewing area, when making the corresponding described described predictive conversion candidate of not determining character be presented in the described conversion candidate viewing area, change the form that is presented at the described predictive conversion candidate in the described conversion candidate viewing area.
Constitute according to these, under the many situations of the conversion candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate, by carrying out character diminished or, can increasing the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate with the change of format that line space, character pitch narrow down etc.On the other hand, under the few situation of conversion candidate quantity, by carrying out character strengthened or, can seeing the demonstration of conversion candidate easily with the change of format that line space, character pitch are widened etc.Therefore, when can improving the predictive conversion function operations, can efficient good carry out input editing work.
Tape printing apparatus of the present invention comprises above-mentioned character entry apparatus.
Constitute according to this, can realize to improve the tape printing apparatus of predictive conversion function operations.
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Fig. 1 is that the related tape printing apparatus of embodiments of the invention is at the stereoscopic figure that closes under the state of lid.
Fig. 2 is that the related tape printing apparatus of present embodiment is closing the stereoscopic figure that covers under the state.
Fig. 3 is the ideograph of the formation of expression display.
Fig. 4 is the control block diagram of tape printing apparatus.
Fig. 5 A~Fig. 5 E is the demonstration transition figure (demonstration variation diagram) that is used for illustrating at the display of the control action of the input editing of tape printing apparatus.
Fig. 6 is the ideograph of the label made.
Fig. 7 A~Fig. 7 E is the demonstration transition figure of display of the control action of the tape printing apparatus that is used to illustrate that variation is related.
Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 F is the demonstration transition figure of display of control action of the input editing of the tape printing apparatus that is used for illustrating that second embodiment is related.
Fig. 9 is the ideograph of the label made.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, the tape printing apparatus that is suitable for the related character entry apparatus of embodiments of the invention is described.This tape printing apparatus is the device with predictive conversion function, also is the predictive conversion candidate of not determining character based on input is presented on the display, and makes the device of label based on the print image of determining.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, tape printing apparatus 1 comprises: apparatus main body 11 prints processing to handling band (type belt); Tape drum C, its loading and unloading are installed on the apparatus main body 11 freely, contain to handle band T and China ink band (colour band) R.
Apparatus main body 11 forms shell by device case 12, first half upper surface at device case 12 disposes keyboard 17, and keyboard 17 comprises: a plurality of function keys 15 that are used for a plurality of character entry keys 13 of input character etc. and are used to carry out various selections and determine to handle etc.Here, form etc. various that in function key 15, include bandwidth, belt length and the white space of set handling band T and character etc. be provided with key 15a, to about being presented at that options on the display 24 described later selects (about) key 15b, from above-mentioned options, the delete key 15d and being used to that required options (character string) is defined as the character etc. of (carrying out input editing) among the definite key 15c, deletion input editing of print image carries out the printing key 15e of print processing etc.
On the latter half of upper left surface of device case 12, dispose open-close lid 21 commodiously, on the upper surface of open-close lid 21, be formed with the installation/uninstalled observation window 22 that is used to observe tape drum C, simultaneously, be provided with the lid that is used to open this open-close lid in the front side of open-close lid 21 and open button 23.On latter half of upper right surface, be formed with the display 24 of input results of being used to show from keyboard 17 etc.
As shown in Figure 3, display (display unit) 24 has rectangular display frame, and this display frame comprises: the input editing zone 24a bottom, that be used to carry out input editing that is arranged on display frame; And layout viewing area 24b top, that the printing layout of definite character string (print image) of having determined is shown one by one that is arranged on display frame.In the 24b of layout viewing area, when showing the belt length of detected bandwidth and setting, use the laying out images corresponding to show the print image of having determined by input editing with the layout of having set (character boundary, font etc.) with less numerical value.Based on this, just can before print processing, confirm size, configuration equilibrium and the white space etc. of print image.Specifically, in layout viewing area 24b shown in Figure 3, the layout of the print image (" は today ") that relative bandwidth (18mm) and belt length (4.5cm) are definite, will be equivalent to part be considered as dim spot, the part that will be equivalent to character is as the demonstration of reversing of bright point.In addition, layout viewing area 24b double as shows the conversion candidate viewing area of not determining the predictive conversion candidate 83 (with reference to Fig. 5) that character is corresponding with input editing, when input editing, replace layout and show and demonstration predictive conversion candidate 83 (being described in detail later).And, on display 24, not only show above-mentioned displaying contents, also wait to show various setting menus etc. by operating and setting key 15a.
Internal recess at open-close lid 21 is formed with the tape drum installation portion 31 that is used to install tape drum C, disposes printhead 41 in tape drum department of assembly 31, is used for the processing band T that emits successively from tape drum C is printed processing (with reference to Fig. 2).
Be formed with the band outlet 32 that is communicated with tape drum installation portion 31 and device outside in the left side of device case 12, in device case 12, be used to cut off the cutting unit 33 of handling band T in the face of this band outlet 32 is built-in with.In addition, though in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, omitted diagram,, the circuit substrate of the control part 60 (with reference to Fig. 4) that constitutes total member control apparatus main body 11 also is housed in the inside of device case 12.
Outstanding being provided with in tape drum installation portion 31: the printhead 41 of temperature-sensitive mode is printed head-shield 40 and covers; Locator protrusions 42 is used to carry out the location of roll coil of strip dish 51 described later; Platen driving shaft 43 is used to carry processing band T and the China ink band R of tape drum C, and with printhead 41 face-offs (relative); And batch driving shaft 44, be used to batch China ink band R.In addition, in tape drum installation portion 31, with the corresponding band identification sensor 26 (with reference to Fig. 4) that is provided with of a plurality of tested gaging hole in the formation of the inside of cassette housing C.In addition, in tape drum installation portion 31, be built-in with the printing that is used for drive pressure paper roll driving shaft 43 and batches driving shaft 44 and carry motor 46 (with reference to Fig. 4) and reducing gear train etc. (omitting diagram).
Tape drum C contains in the inside of cassette housing 50 and batches the roll coil of strip dish 51 of handling band T and emit reel 52 and China ink reels reel 53 at the China ink band that its right lower quadrant is wound with China ink band R.In addition, the part overlapping with handling band T and China ink band R is corresponding, is provided with, and the rotation platen roller 55 that drive 43 chimeric with above-mentioned platen driving shaft.
When in tape drum installation portion 31, tape drum C being installed, on locator protrusions 42, insert roll coil of strip dish 51 respectively, the insertion China ink reels reel 53 on the driving shaft 44 batching, on platen driving shaft 43, insert platen roller 55, when off switch covers 21 under this state, then these parts link, thereby printhead 41 is with R to be connected to platen roller 55 across handling band T and China ink, enters the printing holding state.When generating print data by input editing, then based on the print data that generates, platen driving shaft 43 and batch driving shaft 44 and rotate synchronously, limit transport process band T and China ink are with the R limit to print processing by printhead 41.Meanwhile, emitting China ink band R that reel 52 emits from the China ink band reels the reel 53 at China ink and is batched.Processing band T after the print processing cuts off it by cutting unit 33 and printed the part that is over, and the processing band T that will cut off is discharged to the outside as label from band outlet 32.
Handle band T and comprise different a variety of of band kind (bandwidth, band color, China ink band color, band matter etc.), constitute by the record paper T1 that is coated with adhering agent layer overleaf and by the band T2 that peels off that this adhering agent layer is pasted on record paper T1.Be formed with a plurality of little tested gaging holes (omitting diagram) in the inside of cassette housing 50, pass through to detect these a plurality of tested gaging holes by above-mentioned band identification sensor, thereby can discern the kind of handling band T.
Then, with reference to Fig. 4 the formation of the control system of tape printing apparatus 1 is described.Tape printing apparatus 1 comprises: operating portion 61, test section 62, printing portion 63, cut-out portion 64, drive division 65 and connect these each ones and control the control part 60 of tape printing apparatus 1 integral body.
Operating portion 61 has the function as user interface, carry out by from input such as the data of the character entry key on the keyboard 17 13, function key 15 etc. and based on the print data of layout key 15f etc. to the demonstration of display 24 etc.Test section 62 has band identification sensor 26, detects the kind of handling band T (tape drum C).Printing portion 63 has tape drum C, printhead 41 and prints and carry motor 46, handles band T based on the print data that generates by 41 pairs of printheads and prints processing.Cut-out portion 64 has by full clipper 34 that cut off to handle band T and drives the cut cells 33 that the full shearing motor 35 of full clipper 34 is formed, and the processing band T that in printing portion 63 print processing is over cuts into specific length, is made into label.Drive division 65 has display driver 66, print head driver 67, prints and carry motor driver 68 and clipper motor driver 69, and each one is driven.
Control part 60 comprises: CPU (Central Processing Unit: central processing unit) 71, has ROM (the Read Only Memory: read-only memory) 72 that is used for being undertaken the control program of various control and treatment by CPU 71, as the RAM of the working region of various control and treatment (Random Access Memory: random access memory) 73 and with each one of tape printing apparatus 1 import the input and output of data or control signal input-output control unit (hereinafter referred to as " IOC:Input Output Controller ": IOC) 74, these interconnect by internal bus 75.Contain at ROM 72 internal memories: registration has the predictive conversion dictionary 72a of a plurality of conversion candidates 84 (with reference to Fig. 5) of assumed name Chinese character, Roman capitals, numeral and picture writing etc.; Based on predictive conversion dictionary 72a, choose the predictive conversion candidate fetch program 72b that does not determine the conversion candidate 84 that character (not determining character string) is predicted according to input; And will be presented at predictive conversion candidate display control program 72c on the conversion candidate viewing area 24b of display 24 by the predictive conversion candidate 83 that a plurality of conversion candidates 84 are formed.And CPU 71 is according to above-mentioned formation, according to the various control programs in the ROM 72, by various signals and the data of IOC 74 inputs from the each several part in the tape printing apparatus 1.In addition, various signals and data based on input, handle the various data in the RAM 73, and export various signals, data, thereby carry out input editing processing (print data generates and handles) and print the control of cutting off processing by IOC 74 each one in tape printing apparatus 1.
Specifically, in input editing, when by character entry key 13 input characters etc., what CPU 71 will import determines that not character string display is in the 24a of the input editing zone of display 24, simultaneously, choose program 72b according to predictive conversion dictionary 72a and predictive conversion candidate, select according to first character of the beginning of not determining character string or a plurality of conversion candidates 84 of numerical character prediction, and, make the predictive conversion candidate of forming by these conversion candidates 84 83 in conversion candidate viewing area (layout viewing area 24b), show (predictive conversion candidate display unit) according to predictive conversion candidate display control program 72c., determine that character is meant not have by determining input character under the state that key 15c determines here, determine that character is meant by definite key 15c character under the definite state (that is to say the conversion candidate of having determined 84) from predictive conversion candidate 83.In addition, about passing through (about) when key 15b begins the operation of predictive conversion candidate 83, CPU 71 will change the whole zone (indicative control unit) that candidate viewing area 24b is extended to display 24, so that increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84.
Then, with reference to the demonstration transition figure of the display 24 of Fig. 5 A~Fig. 5 E, the control action of the tape printing apparatus in input editing 1 is described.
When " ON " state that the power supply of tape printing apparatus 1 is in by the user, then on display 24, show input editing zone 24a and layout viewing area 24b (with reference to Fig. 5 A).Here, when will being presented at the left side of layout viewing area 24b, the cursor 81 of representing the input starting position is presented among the regional 24a of input editing according to the bandwidth (18mm) of being with identification sensor 26 detected processing band T and by belt length manual or that be provided with automatically.In following input editing example, label shown in Figure 6 " Love " 80 is described as making example.
When the user presses character entry key 13 and input character " あ " (roman character is input as " A "), CPU 71 is when not definite character " あ " 82 that will be transfused to is presented among the 24a of input editing zone, corresponding therewith, in conversion candidate viewing area (layout viewing area) 24b, show the predictive conversion candidate of forming by based on a plurality of conversion candidates 84 of not determining character " あ " 82 83 (with reference to Fig. 5 B).In illustrated embodiment, 4 the conversion candidate 84 of " phase hand " " Love feelings " " phasic property " " あ な " is presented among the conversion candidate viewing area 24b.Here, when mistake input input character " あ " 82, press delete key 15d input character " あ " 82 is deleted, then display 24 turns back to the initial condition shown in Fig. 5 A.In addition, when not having the predictive conversion candidate 83 not corresponding with definite character, the initial condition that layout viewing area 24b keeps Fig. 5 A does not change.
Then, when when up and down key 15b begins the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate 83, CPU 71 setting changing regional percentages will be changed the viewing area that candidate viewing area 24b becomes whole display 24, so that increase the demonstration quantity (with reference to Fig. 5 C) of the conversion candidate 84 of predictive conversion candidate 83.Specifically, conversion candidate 84 (illustrated embodiment when the beginning of selecting conversion candidate viewing area 24b, when showing conversion candidate " phase hand " 84a) and by square (linked network), for whole viewing area, setting changing is 100% for conversion candidate viewing area 24b, input editing zone 24a is 0%, and is corresponding with it, increases the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84., in becoming broad conversion candidate viewing area 24c, add above-mentioned 4 conversion candidate 84 (with reference to Fig. 5 B) here, and append and show such 6 the conversion candidates 84 of " tomorrow " " Love " " court " " あ と " " Hou " " new い ".In addition, show the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84 in the left side of conversion candidate viewing area 24c, in the present embodiment, 30 conversion candidates 84 have been shown.
And the user selects to be presented at sextus conversion candidate " Love " 84b in 30 the conversion candidate 84 by key 15b up and down, and operation determines that key 15c is defined as changing candidate 84 (with reference to Fig. 5 D) with this " Love " 84b.When determining conversion candidate (determining character) 84, CPU 71 will determine that the printing layout 86a of character " Love " is presented at (with reference to Fig. 5 E) among the 24b of layout viewing area when will determining that character " Love " 85a is presented among the 24a of input editing zone.Afterwards, when continuing the input editing processing, repeat above-mentioned same processing.On the other hand, when character (print image) is determined in printing,, carry out printing by printing portion 63 and cut-out portion 64 and cut off processing, make label 80 by pressing printing key 15e.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, when the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate 83 begins, owing to widen conversion candidate viewing area 24b so that increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84, even, can easily select required conversion candidate 84 so under the situation of conversion candidate more than 84, also can show these conversion candidates to greatest extent.Based on this, can improve the predictive conversion function operations.In addition, also can change the change of the preset proportion of candidate viewing area 24b (input editing zone 24a) such as by being arranged on the switch key of the special use on the function key 15.
Then, with reference to Fig. 7 A~Fig. 7 E the related tape printing apparatus 1 of the variation of present embodiment is described.In this variation, indicative control unit enlarges (setting changing) conversion candidate viewing area 24b so that increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84 according to the conversion candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate 83.Below, will be that the center describes with the above-mentioned first embodiment difference.
From among conversion candidate viewing area 24b, having shown state (with reference to Fig. 7 B) beginning of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates 84 83, when beginning the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate 83, CPU 71 enlarges conversion candidate viewing area 24b to increase the demonstration quantity (with reference to Fig. 7 C) of conversion candidate 84 to greatest extent according to the conversion candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate 83.In Fig. 7 C, it is 7 that conversion candidate number is shown, and conversion candidate viewing area 24d is not the viewing area that is extended to whole display 24, but is extended to the zone of the conversion candidate 84 that can show 7.Meanwhile, the zone that correspondence has enlarged, input editing zone 24a narrows down.Based on this,, do not have waste not show yet and effectively to utilize the viewing area in the zone of changing candidate 84 even under the few situation of the conversion candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate 83.
In addition, in input editing, also can show and the layout demonstration by operation layout key 15f handoff predictions conversion candidate.In addition, except that layout key 15f such as special-purpose switch key also can be set in function key 15.
Then, with reference to Fig. 8 A~Fig. 8 F the related tape printing apparatus 1 of the second embodiment of the present invention is described.In the tape printing apparatus 1 of present embodiment, different with the first above-mentioned embodiment, indicative control unit is provided with and changes so that when stage ground enlarged conversion candidate viewing area 24b, input editing zone 24a narrowed down with making the stage.That is to say, enlarge the conversion candidate viewing area 24b in display 24, the corresponding input editing zone 24a that narrows down with it.In addition, in the input editing example below, be example with the situation of making label shown in Figure 9 " new い " 90, be that the center describes to the point different with first embodiment.
When the power supply of tape printing apparatus 1 is in " ON " state, then on display 24 display layout viewing area 24b and input editing the zone 24a (with reference to Fig. 8 A).When by character entry key 13 input characters " あ ", then in the 24a of input editing zone, show and do not determine character " あ " 82, and will be presented among conversion candidate viewing area (layout viewing area) 24b (with reference to Fig. 8 B) by the predictive conversion candidate of forming based on a plurality of conversion candidates 84 of not determining character " あ " 82 83.
Then, when when up and down key 15b begins the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate 83, then CPU 71 enlarges conversion candidate viewing area 24b on stage ground so that when increasing the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84, along with enlarging the conversion candidate viewing area 24b input editing zone 24a (with reference to Fig. 8 C) that narrows down.Specifically, conversion candidate one stage of viewing area 24b (delegation of corresponding viewing area in the diagram) broadens, corresponding its zone, the stage input editing zone 24a that narrows down.In the conversion candidate viewing area 24e that this has broadened, add 4 conversion candidates 84 (with reference to Fig. 8 B) and append 3 of demonstration " tomorrow " " Love " " court " and change candidate 84.
In the conversion candidate viewing area 24e that has broadened, further proceed selection operation, conversion candidate " tomorrow " in the zone is when 84c is shown by square, then the 71 another stages of CPU enlarge conversion candidate viewing area 24e so that further increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate 84, and input editing zone 24a narrow down (with reference to Fig. 8 D) with following its another stage.In Fig. 8 D, the conversion candidate viewing area 24f that has enlarged extends to the whole viewing area of display 24 always, and in this conversion candidate viewing area 24f, newly append 3 of demonstrations " あ と " " Hou " " new い " again and change candidates 84, simultaneously, input editing zone 24a is in non-show state.
Then, by key 15b about the operation and definite key 15c, to change candidate " new い " 84d and be defined as changing candidate 84 (with reference to Fig. 8 E), to determine that character " new い " 85b is presented among the 24a of input editing zone, and, will determine that the printing layout 86b of character " new い " is presented at (with reference to Fig. 8 F) among the 24b of layout viewing area.Then, carry out printing cut-out processing, make label 90 by pressing printing key 15e.
As implied above, according to present embodiment, when enlarging conversion candidate viewing area 24b, the change regional percentage is set so that input editing zone 24a narrows down, so with selection operation predictive conversion candidate 83 in, can effectively utilize the input editing zone 24a that does not carry out input editing.In this case, also can carry out stage ground with the switch key of special use changes.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, though to following the selection operation of predictive conversion candidate 83, and the situation of the regional percentage of stage ground change conversion candidate viewing area 24b (input editing zone 24a) is that example describes, but do not limit these, for example, also can in function key 15 grades, the expansion display key be set, also can switch the viewing area by this key stage ground of operation.
In addition, though omitted explanation in the above-described embodiments, but clearly predictive conversion candidate display unit has the interaction prediction translation function, be the start-up point determining that not character string is had made to order really, the interaction prediction that will be associated with definite character string conversion candidate is presented among the conversion candidate viewing area 24b.Like this, a plurality of related conversion candidate that stores above-mentioned conversion candidate 84 among the predictive conversion dictionary 72a in ROM 72 and constitute interaction prediction conversion candidate.And, when candidate is changed in the interaction prediction that is associated with definite character string, CPU 71 is according to predictive conversion dictionary 72a and predictive conversion candidate fetch program 72b, select the related conversion candidate that is associated with definite character string, according to predictive conversion candidate display control program 72c, the interaction prediction conversion candidate of being made up of these related conversion candidates is presented among the conversion candidate viewing area 24b again.
On the other hand, though not shown, also can not change the regional percentage of conversion candidate viewing area 24b in initial condition and input editing zone 24a, and change the form that is presented at the predictive conversion candidate among the conversion candidate viewing area 24b.That is to say, replace to enlarge the function of (change is set) above-mentioned conversion candidate viewing area 24b, when the candidate quantity of predictive conversion candidate for a long time, dwindle this character or the format change of narrow down this line space, character pitch etc.Based on this, can increase the demonstration quantity of conversion candidate.
In addition, show in the above-described embodiment and can provide each of tape printing apparatus 1 inscape (predictive conversion candidate display unit and indicative control unit) as program.In addition, also can provide this procedure stores in various storage mediums (CD-ROM, flash memories etc.).
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1. a character entry apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Display unit, to the whole zone of viewing area, the input editing zone that is provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and is used to carry out not determining the input editing of character;
Predictive conversion candidate display unit is used for making the corresponding described not described predictive conversion candidate of definite character to be presented at described conversion candidate viewing area; And
Indicative control unit is used for the whole zone to described viewing area, and the mutual regional percentage that changes described conversion candidate viewing area and described input editing zone is set.
2. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
When the selection operation of described predictive conversion candidate, described indicative control unit is provided with and changes described regional percentage, and when described conversion candidate viewing area was 100%, described input editing zone was 0%.
3. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Be provided with to the described indicative control unit stage and change described regional percentage.
4. character entry apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described conversion candidate viewing area double as shows the layout viewing area of the printing layout of the definite character that is transfused to,
Described indicative control unit is provided with change each other described conversion candidate viewing area and described layout viewing area.
5. a character entry apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Display unit, to the whole zone of viewing area, the input editing zone that is provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and is used to carry out not determining the input editing of character;
Predictive conversion candidate display unit is used to make the corresponding described not described predictive conversion candidate of definite character to be presented at described conversion candidate viewing area; And
Indicative control unit is used for changing the form of the described predictive conversion candidate that is presented at described conversion candidate viewing area.
6. a tape printing apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Character entry apparatus according to claim 1.
7. the display control method of a character entry apparatus is characterized in that:
Be provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and be used to carry out the not display unit in the input editing zone of the input editing of definite character for the whole zone that is used for the viewing area, when making the corresponding described described predictive conversion candidate of not determining character be presented in the described conversion candidate viewing area, for the whole zone of described viewing area, the mutual regional percentage that changes described conversion candidate viewing area and described input editing zone is set.
8. the display control method of a character entry apparatus is characterized in that:
Be provided for showing the conversion candidate viewing area of the predictive conversion candidate of forming by a plurality of conversion candidates and be used to carry out the not display unit in the input editing zone of the input editing of definite character for the whole zone that is used for the viewing area, when making the corresponding described described predictive conversion candidate of not determining character be presented in the described conversion candidate viewing area, change the form that is presented at the described predictive conversion candidate in the described conversion candidate viewing area.
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