JP2001051985A - Data display device and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make compatible display of a layout of an entire document and easiness in reading of sentences without performing operation for switching a display form. SOLUTION: A CPU 2 discriminates presence/absence of a cursor within a paragraph inputted over the boundary of pages and when there is the cursor, the display form set in a RAM 4 is set to 'page continuous picture' but when the cursor is out of the paragraph of a sentence inputted over the boundary of pages, the display form set in the RAM 4 is set to 'page division picture'. Then, display data are prepared on the basis of the input data written in the RAM 4 for each page, and displayed on a display device 5 according to the set display form.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data display device for displaying data in a display area divided for each page, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a display mode of data in a document creation device or the like, in order to input and edit a document while reliably imagining the shape of the document at the time of printout, the print result of the document itself is edited. WYSI displayed as
There are known a WYG (What You See Is What You Get) screen and a text editing screen for displaying only input data without layout elements in order to input and edit characters in an easy-to-read state.

In a conventional WYSIWYG screen, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11A, the upper and left margins of the paper at the time of printout, the character size, the line pitch / digit pitch, the header printed on the upper margin, and the like are displayed. )
As shown in the figure, the bottom margin of the paper and the footer or the like printed on the bottom margin, such as a page number such as "1 page", are displayed, and the breaks of the page are also displayed as they are. . Therefore, the user was able to grasp the layout of the entire page when inputting and editing a document.

On the other hand, in the conventional text editing screen, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the top, bottom, left and right margins when printed out,
Layout elements such as character size, line pitch, digit pitch, headers and footers printed on the top and bottom margins of the paper are not displayed, and only input data is displayed. It was convenient when editing.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, WYS
On the IWYG screen, as shown in FIG. 11B, when there is a page break in the middle of the text, the top and bottom margins of the paper and the header and footer printed in the top and bottom margins are displayed in the middle of the text. Therefore, it is difficult to comprehend the contents of a sentence input across pages, and it is not possible to imagine the layout of the entire document at the time of print output on the text editing screen. Therefore, the user has to switch between these two types of display modes as necessary to input and edit a document, and to switch display modes such as key operation of a keyboard or designation of a display mode by a pointing device. , It takes time and effort to perform the operation, and the work efficiency is degraded. In addition, performing an operation of switching the display mode during inputting and editing of a document also interrupts thinking and causes a problem that the user feels troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing a data display device that achieves both display of a layout of an entire document and readability of text without performing an operation for switching a display mode, and The purpose is to provide a storage medium.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
For example, as shown in FIG. 1, storage means (for example, RAM 4) for storing data in page units, and display means (for example, display device) for displaying data stored in this storage means in a display area divided by pages 5), determining means (for example, CPU 2) for determining whether or not the data displayed by the display means is displayed across the pages, and determining that the data is displayed across the pages by the determining means. In this case, the data is displayed by temporarily separating the page breaks. If the data is no longer displayed across the pages,
Display switching means (for example, CPU2) for returning to a state in which data is displayed in a display area divided by pages.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage means stores data in page units, and the display means displays the data stored in the storage means in a display area divided by pages. The determining means determines whether or not the data displayed by the display means has been displayed across the pages, and the display switching means has determined that the data has been displayed across the pages by the determining means. The data is displayed by temporarily separating the page breaks. If the data is no longer displayed across the pages, the data is returned to the state where the data is displayed in the display area divided by the pages.

Therefore, data is normally displayed in a display area divided by pages, and when data is displayed across pages, data can be displayed continuously without being bound by page breaks. Therefore, data displayed across pages becomes easier to read. Further, when data is not displayed across pages, it is possible to return to a state in which data is displayed in a display area divided by pages. It is possible to obtain a data display and a continuous data display irrespective of page breaks.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 are diagrams showing a computer system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. First, the configuration will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a computer system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a computer system 1 includes a CPU 2,
It comprises an input device 3, a RAM 4, a display device 5, a printing device 6, a storage device 7, a storage medium 8, and a transmission control unit 9, and each unit except the storage medium 8 is connected by a bus 10.

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2
Expands an application program specified from a system program stored in the storage device 7 and various application programs corresponding to the system into a program storage area (not shown) in the RAM 4 and is input from the input device 3. Various instructions or data are temporarily stored in the RAM 4, various processings are executed in accordance with the application programs stored in the storage device 7 in accordance with the input instructions and the input data, and the processing results are stored in the RAM 4. , On the display device 5. Then, the processing result stored in the RAM 4 is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 7 which is instructed to be input from the input device 3. The processing result stored in the RAM 5 is input to the input device 3.
Printing is performed by the printing device 6 in accordance with the input instruction from.

When executing a data display process (FIG. 3) to be described later, the CPU 2 stores a "page continuous screen" or a "page classification" in a display format memory 4a formed in the RAM 4 according to the selected display mode. "Screen" and set the continuous display flag 4b to "ON" or "OFF".
Then, the input information input from the input device 3 is analyzed,
The editing process (FIG. 4) is executed according to the input information. In this editing process, the CPU 2 stores the input data for each page in the page memory 4d in the RAM 4, and updates the cursor position data set in the cursor pointer 4c according to the movement of the cursor. Then, display screen creation processing (FIG. 5) or column display screen creation processing (FIG. 8) is executed. In the display screen creation processing and the column display screen creation processing, the CPU 2 switches the display mode set in the display format memory 4a and the setting of the continuous display flag 4b according to the cursor position data set in the cursor pointer 4c. Display data is created based on the various data stored in the RAM 4 and displayed on the display device 5.

The input device 3 includes a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse provided with a cursor key, numeral input keys, various function keys, and the like.
Output to 2.

The display device 5 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e) It is constituted by a liquid crystal display screen or the like, and displays display data inputted from the CPU 2. The printing device 6 includes a printer or the like, and prints out print data input from the CPU 2.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 4 is a C
When the PU 2 executes the various application programs, it forms a program storage area for expanding various data, and when the CPU 2 executes the data display processing (FIG. 3), it forms a memory area for expanding various data. . FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a memory area formed in the RAM 4 for storing various data. As shown in FIG. 2, the display format memory 4a, the continuous display flag 4
b, a cursor pointer 4c, a page memory 4d, and a work memory 4e.

The display format memory 4a stores a display format of data displayed on the display device 3. When the display screen creation processing (FIG. 5) is executed, “page division screen” or “page continuous screen” is set. When the column display screen creation processing (FIG. 8) is executed, Either “column division screen” or “column continuous screen” is set. The continuous display flag 4b is set to “ON” when the data displayed on the display device 3 is a display based on the “page continuous screen” or the “column continuous screen”, and the “page division screen” or the “column layout”. If the display is based on "Segment screen", "OF
F ".

The cursor pointer 4c stores cursor position data displayed on the display screen, and the page memory 4d stores data input for each page. When the CPU 2 executes the data display processing program, the work memory 4e stores various programs, data, input instructions,
This is a memory area for expanding processing results and the like. In addition, R
The AM 4 also has a program storage area for expanding various data when the CPU 2 executes the various application programs.

The storage device 7 stores programs, data, and the like in advance, and has a configuration including a storage medium 8 readable by the CPU 2 such as a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. is there. The storage medium 8 includes a portable medium such as a CD-ROM and a fixed medium such as a hard disk. The storage medium 8 includes the system program, various application programs corresponding to the system, a data display processing program,
It stores an editing processing program, a display screen creation processing program, a column display screen creation processing program, data processed by various processing programs, and the like.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 8 may be partially or wholly received from a transmission control unit 9 from a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line. Further, the storage medium 8 may be a storage medium of a server constructed on a network. Further, the program may be configured to be transmitted to a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed on these devices.

The transmission control section 9 is a computer system 1
And a terminal for connecting an external device such as a server or a client via a transmission medium such as a network line. The terminal transmits data or the like stored in the storage medium 8 to the server or the client via the transmission medium. Or,
Receives data and the like transmitted from the server and the client.

Next, the operation will be described. A data display process executed by the CPU 2 of the computer system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. A program for realizing each function shown in this flowchart is stored in the storage medium 8 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 2. This program can also be transmitted in the form of a program code via a transmission medium such as a network line.

When document editing is designated from the input device 3,
The CPU 2 designates a newly created document as a document to be edited, or designates an existing document stored in the storage device 6 and calls it (step S1), and selects a display mode of the display screen (step S2). . For example, when a new document is specified in step S1, a page division screen is selected as the display form of the initial screen of the new document. For example, when an existing document is specified and called in step S1, When the position of the cursor in the called existing document is within a paragraph input across page boundaries, for example, a page continuous screen is selected as a display mode.

Next, the CPU 2 determines whether the display mode selected in step S2 is a page division screen or a page continuation screen (step S3). The displayed document is displayed on the page division screen, the "page division screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S4), and the process proceeds to step S6. If it is determined in step S3 that the page continuous screen has been selected, the designated document is displayed on the page continuous screen,
The "page continuous screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S5), and the process proceeds to step S6.

The CPU 2 determines in step S6 that the input device 3
Parses input information from. Then, according to the input information, edit processing such as input of characters and image data (FIG. 4) is executed (step S7), display screen creation processing (FIG. 5) is executed (step S8), and updated by the display screen creation processing. The display data is displayed on the display device 5 according to the displayed display data (step S9), and it is determined whether or not the editing is completed (step S10). In this case, the process returns to step S6.

Next, the editing process executed by the CPU 2 of the computer system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. The program for realizing each function shown in this flowchart is the CPU 2
Are stored in the storage medium 8 in the form of readable program codes. This program can also be transmitted in the form of a program code via a transmission medium such as a network line.

In the data display processing (FIG. 3), when the input information is analyzed (FIG. 3; step S6), the CPU 2
Determines whether the information input from the input device 3 is image data (step S71). If the information is image data, the process proceeds to step S72. If not, the process proceeds to step S76. Move to

In step S72, when the input image data is input from the position where the cursor is currently located, whether or not the input image data fits within the page is determined by the cursor set in the cursor pointer 4c. Is determined by referring to the position data, and if it fits, the process proceeds to step S74. If it does not fit, the cursor is moved to the head of the next page (step S73), and step S74 is performed.
Move to

In step S74, the input image data is written into the page memory 4d for the page specified by the current cursor position. Then, the CPU 2 moves the cursor to the first digit of the next line of the input image data (step S75), and executes the next processing (display screen creation processing (FIG. 5) or column setting) in the data display processing (FIG. 3). The processing shifts to display screen creation processing (FIG. 8).

In step S76, the input data is stored in the page-by-page memory 4 for the page specified by the current cursor position.
Write to d. Then, the CPU 2 moves the cursor to the next digit of the input data (step S77), ends the editing process, and executes the next process (the display screen creation process (FIG. 5) or the step in the data display process (FIG. 3)). The processing shifts to the set display screen creation processing (FIG. 8).

Next, a display screen creation process executed by the CPU 2 of the computer system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. The program that realizes each function shown in this flowchart is
The program is stored in the storage medium 8 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 2. This program can also be transmitted in the form of a program code via a transmission medium such as a network line.

The editing process (FIG. 4) is executed (FIG. 3; step S7), and when the cursor is moved (FIG. 4; step S7)
75, or step S77), the CPU 2 determines that the display mode set in the display format memory 4a is “page division screen”.
Is determined (step S81), and in the case of the “page division screen”, it is determined whether or not the movement of the cursor by the editing process (FIG. 4) is within a paragraph that crosses pages. (Step S82), if it is not the “page division screen”,
The process moves to step S86.

If it is determined in step S82 that the cursor has been moved into a paragraph across pages, "page continuous screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S82).
84), the continuous display flag 4b is set to "ON" (step S85), and the routine goes to step S91. If it is determined in step S82 that the cursor is not moved into a paragraph across pages, it is determined whether the currently input paragraph is beyond the page boundary (step S83).

If it is determined in step S83 that the paragraph being input has been input beyond the page boundary, "page continuous screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S84), and the continuous display is performed. The flag 4b is set to "ON" (step S85), and the process proceeds to step S91. If it is determined in step S83 that the paragraph being input has not been input beyond the page boundary, the flow directly proceeds to step S91.

In step S86, the CPU 2 determines whether or not a line feed instruction has been input from the input device 3 and the input of data to the currently input paragraph has been completed. If the input has been completed, the process proceeds to step S88. The process proceeds to step S87 if the input has not been completed. In step S87, it is determined whether the cursor has been moved out of the paragraph. If the cursor has been moved out of the paragraph, the process proceeds to step S88, in which the cursor is not moved out of the paragraph.
If the cursor is within the currently input paragraph, the process moves to step S91.

In step S88, the continuous display flag 4
b is set to “ON”, and “O” is determined.
If "N", a "page division screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S89), and the continuous display flag 4 is set.
b is set to “OFF” (step S90), and the process proceeds to step S91.

In step S91, the CPU 2 updates the display data based on the display mode set in the display format memory 4a, ends the display screen creation process, and executes the next process (display process) in the data display process (FIG. 3). (FIG. 3; step S10)).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of a document according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a display example on the page division screen, in which the cursor is located at the next digit of the data input on the first page. On the second page, since nothing has been input, the page is displayed on the page division screen, and layout elements such as page margins, headers and footers are also displayed. FIG. 6B shows a case where character data is further input from the state of FIG. 6A and a sentence of one paragraph is input across the page boundary between the first page and the second page. As shown in FIG. 6B, when a sentence of one paragraph is input across a page boundary, the display form is a page continuous screen, and upper and lower margins, a header, a footer, and the like are displayed. The text is displayed consecutively without the text. In this case, a dotted line or the like is displayed at the position of the page boundary to indicate the page boundary.

FIG. 6C shows that a cursor is moved from one paragraph input across a page boundary to the outside of the paragraph when a line feed instruction is input in the state of FIG. 6B. It is a figure showing a case. As described above, when the cursor moves outside the paragraph input across the page boundary, the display is switched from the continuous page display to the page division screen, and the display state shown in FIG. Thus, layout elements such as upper and lower margins, headers and footers are displayed again.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example when image data is input into a document. When image data is input from the position designated by the cursor, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the image data cannot be completely input within the page, that is, the input image data crosses the page boundary. When inputting, as shown in FIG. 7B, the cursor is moved to the first line of the next page, and image data is input from the cursor position. Then, the cursor is displayed on the next line of the input image data.

Next, a column display screen creation process executed by the CPU 2 of the computer system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
A program for realizing each function shown in this flowchart is stored in the storage medium 8 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 2. This program can also be transmitted in the form of a program code via a transmission medium such as a network line.

For example, in the data display processing (FIG. 3), if the document data includes columns, the display screen creation processing (FIG. 5) is executed (FIG. 3; step S8).
The PU 2 executes a column display screen creation process. In this case, the display format memory 4a is set to one of the "column-separated screen" and the "column-continuous screen" as the display mode.

The CPU 2 first determines whether or not the display mode set in the display format memory 4a is a "column division screen" (step S11). The process proceeds to step S12, and if it is not the “column division screen”, the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S12, it is determined whether or not the movement of the cursor in the editing process (FIG. 4) is within the paragraph that crosses the column boundary, and by moving the cursor into the paragraph that crosses the column boundary. If there is, the "column continuous screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S14), the continuous display flag 4b is set to "ON" (step S15), and the process proceeds to step S21. If the cursor is not moved into a paragraph that crosses the column boundary, it is determined whether the currently input paragraph is beyond the column boundary (step S13).

If it is determined in step S13 that the paragraph being input has been input beyond the column boundaries,
The “column continuous screen” is set in the display format memory 4a (step S14), the continuous display flag 4b is set to “ON” (step S15), and the process proceeds to step S21. If it is determined in step S13 that the paragraph being input has not been input beyond the column boundaries, the flow directly proceeds to step S21.

In step S16, the CPU 2 determines whether or not a line feed instruction is input from the input device 3 and the data input of the currently input paragraph has been completed. If the input has been completed, the process proceeds to step S18. If the input has not been completed, the process proceeds to step S17. Step S
In step 17, it is determined whether the cursor has been moved out of the paragraph. If the cursor has been moved out of the paragraph, the process proceeds to step S18. If there is a cursor at, the process proceeds to step S21.

In step S18, the continuous display flag 4
b is set to “ON”, and “O” is determined.
If it is set to "N", "column division screen" is set in the display format memory 4a (step S19), and the continuous display flag 4b is set to "OFF" (step S2).
0), and proceed to step S21.

In step S21, the CPU 2 updates the display data based on the display mode set in the display format memory 4a, ends the column display screen creation process, and executes the next process (FIG. 3) in the data display process (FIG. 3). The process proceeds to the display process (FIG. 3; step S9).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of display data including columns. FIG. 9A shows a case where data is input to a column-structured portion, and the display form at this time is a column-structure division screen. In the state of FIG. 9A, if data is further input, unless a line feed instruction is input, the paragraph will cross the column boundary, and the display mode is switched to the column continuous screen. As shown in FIG. 9B, the data of the column is continuously displayed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, the display of the part which is not multi-columned is partially hidden, but the data being input in the multi-column part becomes easy to see.

When a line feed instruction is input from the input device 3 in the display state as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), the display mode is switched to a column division screen, and a layout based on columns is displayed. Further, in the display state as shown in FIG. 9C, when data is further input to a column, a paragraph is input across a column boundary and a page boundary, and the display form is changed. The screen is switched to the column continuous screen, and as shown in FIG. 9D, the data input to the column of the next page is continuously displayed.

As described above, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the cursor is within a paragraph input across page boundaries, and if so, changes the display mode set in the display format memory 4a to "page". When the screen is set to "continuous screen" and the cursor is outside the paragraph of the text input across the page boundary, the display mode set in the display format memory 4a is set to "page division screen". Then, display data is created based on the input data written for each page in the page memory 4d, and displayed on the display device 5 in accordance with the display mode set in the display format memory 4a.

When input data including a column is input, it is determined whether or not the cursor is in a paragraph input across the column boundaries. Is set to "column continuous screen", and when the cursor is outside the paragraph input across the page boundaries, the display mode set in the display format memory 4a is set to "column division". Screen ". Then, the page-specific memory 4d
The display data is created based on the input data for each page stored in the display format memory 4a, and is displayed on the display device 5 in accordance with the display mode set in the display format memory 4a.

Therefore, at the time of ordinary document editing, the document is displayed on the page division screen, and at the time of editing a paragraph that crosses page boundaries, display of layout elements such as line-direction margins, headers and footers is eliminated, and page boundaries are displayed. The sentence can be displayed continuously without being caught by. When the cursor is moved out of the paragraph across the page boundary by inputting a line feed instruction or the like, it is possible to return to the original page division screen when the paragraph has been edited. As a result,
At the time of normal document editing, a layout display of the entire page can be obtained. At the time of document editing at a page boundary, a continuous display in which sentences are easy to read can be obtained, so that there is no need to perform a screen display form switching operation. Thus, the working efficiency can be improved.

When editing a document including a column, a display including a column layout is usually performed as a column division screen, and when editing a paragraph that crosses a column boundary, the layout display of the column is performed. Can be continuously displayed without being bound by the column boundaries. When the paragraph editing is completed, the display returns to the column division screen again. Therefore, even when a document including columns is edited, there is no need to perform a switching operation of the display mode of the screen, and the work efficiency can be improved.

In the above embodiment, when a document is input or edited, display is performed on a page continuous screen when a cursor is present in a paragraph input across pages. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the document data is displayed, when the data of the previous page and the data of the next page are both displayed on the screen, the display on the page continuous screen is performed. It may be configured. At this time, even when the paragraph of the sentence does not cross the page boundary, when the data of the previous page and the data of the next page are both displayed on the screen, the display is performed on the page continuous screen. Is also good. Further, when performing display on a page continuous screen, a configuration may be adopted in which pages are displayed continuously by eliminating only gaps between pages while displaying layout elements such as upper and lower margins, headers, and footers.

For example, as shown in FIG. 10A, when a document is displayed, when a scroll is performed, a page boundary between the first page and the second page is displayed. Will be displayed. However, this FIG.
In the display state shown in (a), the content of the text on the second page is not displayed yet, and only the content of the first page is displayed. Further, by further performing scrolling, FIG.
As shown in (b), when the contents of the text on the first page and the contents of the text on the second page are displayed on the screen, they are displayed on a page continuous screen. Then, when the content of the text on the first page is not displayed as shown in FIG. 10C by scrolling, the display is performed again by the page division screen.

In the above embodiment, the unit of the sentence is set to each paragraph separated by a line feed. However, the unit of the sentence may be separated by inputting a blank line, an item heading, or the like. Alternatively, the user may arbitrarily set conditions for dividing the units of these sentences.

[0058]

According to the first and fourth aspects of the present invention, data is normally displayed in a display area divided by pages, and when data is displayed across pages, Since data can be displayed continuously without being caught by page breaks, data displayed across pages becomes easy to read. Further, when data is not displayed across pages, it is possible to return to a state in which data is displayed in a display area divided by pages. Data display,
In addition, a continuous data display that is not restricted by page breaks can be obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when data is input or edited, data is normally displayed in a display area divided by pages, and when data is displayed across pages, If the data is displayed continuously without being caught by the page breaks, and the data is no longer displayed across the pages, the display can be returned to a state where the data is displayed in the display area divided by the pages. Therefore, the user does not need to perform an operation to switch the display mode during data input or editing work, and does not interrupt thinking, thereby improving work efficiency.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when editing a document including columns, data is usually displayed in a display area divided by columns, and data is displayed across columns. In such a case, data can be displayed continuously without being caught by a column break, so that data displayed across a column break becomes easy to read. When data is no longer displayed across columns, it is possible to return to a state in which data is displayed in a display area partitioned by columns. Therefore, even when a document including columns is edited, it is possible to obtain a data display separated by columns and a continuous data display that is not restricted by columns, without performing a display mode switching operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a computer system 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a memory area formed in a RAM 4 of FIG. 1 for storing various data.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a data display process executed by the computer system 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an editing process executed by the computer system 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a display screen creation process executed by the computer system 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a document according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display example in a case where image data is input into a document when the editing process of FIG. 4 is executed.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a column display screen creation process executed by the computer system 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of display data including columns.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state where data is displayed on a display screen as a modification of the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a conventional WYSIWYG screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional text editing screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 computer system 2 CPU 3 input device 4 RAM 4a display format memory 4b continuous display flag 4c cursor pointer 4d page-specific memory 4e work memory 5 display device 6 printing device 7 storage device 8 storage medium 9 transmission control unit 10 bus

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing data in page units, a display means for displaying data stored in the storage means in a display area divided by pages, and a display means for storing data displayed by the display means in pages. Determining means for determining whether or not the data is displayed across the pages; and when the determining means determines that the data is displayed across the pages, the data is displayed by temporarily separating the page breaks. A display switching means for returning to a state in which the data is displayed in a display area divided by the page when the data is not displayed across the pages. 2. The data display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display switching means displays data by temporarily continuing a page break portion of said display area when inputting or editing data. Display device. 3. When the data is displayed across columns, the display switching means displays the data by temporarily connecting the column breaks, and thereafter, the data is displayed over the columns. 3. The data display device according to claim 1, wherein when the data is no longer displayed, the data is returned to a state in which the data is displayed in a display area divided into columns. 4. A storage medium storing a computer-executable program for sequentially displaying data in a display area, wherein the computer-executable program code for storing data in page units is stored. Computer-executable program code for displaying the displayed data in a page-separated display area, and computer-executable program code for determining whether the displayed data is displayed across pages. When it is determined that the data is displayed across the pages, the data is displayed by temporarily separating the page breaks, and then, when the data is not displayed across the pages,
A storage medium storing a program including: a computer-executable program code for returning data to a state where data is displayed in a display area divided by pages.