JP2001265761A - Device and method for editing data and recording medium recording editing processing procedure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify operation and to improve an editing function by preserving the process of operation such as document input as a history, selecting an arbitrary part out of that preserved process in the past and enabling reproducing at the arbitrary position in a data editing device. SOLUTION: The operation contents of editing are stored as a history at all the time, an operation history B is displayed within an editing picture A, the contents of work desired to perform again can be selected and instructed out of this indication with skipping, and a re-editing position is designated so that the arbitrary part in the operation history in the past can be reproduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data editing apparatus, an editing method, and a recording medium on which an editing procedure is recorded, which is applied to creation of a document, a figure, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional data editing apparatus, functions such as "undo" and "redo" are provided in editing software as a method for restoring the history of document input and other past operations. In the series of operations, there is known an operation in which the operation is redone, and an operation in which the immediately preceding operation is restored one by one by a "repeat" function. Also, if the recording instruction is explicitly given (for example, “cut and paste”
Etc.), a technique for reproducing an operation outside a series of operations has been proposed.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional editing apparatus, it is only possible to reproduce in a predetermined order (such as going back one by one from immediately before), or to repeat only the immediately preceding work. Cannot be reproduced. In other words, it is not possible to select an arbitrary part in the past editing history (skip to the past operation) and reproduce it. Also,
When moving to another new work environment, the function of reproducing past operation contents has not been applicable. Further, even if a macro function (macro function: automatic software processing function) is used, the operation cannot be reproduced unless the recording of the operation is explicitly instructed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem. The history of document input and other operations is stored as a history, and an arbitrary portion can be selected from the stored past history. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data editing device, an editing method, and a recording medium on which an editing processing procedure is recorded in which a portion can be reproduced at an arbitrary position so that the operation is simple and the editing function can be significantly improved.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a memory means for storing a history of an editing operation as a history, and a display means for reading and displaying the history stored in the memory means. Selecting means for selecting an arbitrary range from the history displayed on the display means, and re-executing means for re-executing the editing operation of the range selected by the selecting means at an arbitrary designated position. Data editing device.

In the configuration of the present invention, the editing operation contents are always stored as a history, and a function of displaying the operation contents is provided, so that the operator can always confirm the past operation contents without being conscious. Becomes Then, by adding the work designation function to this display function, it is possible to select and instruct work contents to be executed again. That is, an arbitrary operation in the past instructed to be selected can be reproduced from that position by specifying the reedit position (by moving the cursor or the like). Further, the re-editing operation can be executed any number of times.

Further, the re-execution means may function between different applications. As a result, when an application (2) different from the application (1) previously used is being executed, the history edited by the previous application (1) without starting up the application (1). , The previous editing operation can be reproduced.

The present invention also provides a step of storing the editing operation process as a history, a step of reading and displaying the history stored in the step, and a step of selecting an arbitrary range from the history displayed in the step. This is a data editing method including a step of selecting and a step of re-executing the editing operation of the range selected by the step at an arbitrary designated position.

Further, the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for processing the above steps is recorded.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A data editing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
Shows the block configuration of the data editing device. This data editing device is embodied in a personal computer, and has a CPU 1 that controls the entire device and a C
It comprises a memory 3, a keyboard 4, a display 5 and the like connected to the PU1. The memory 3 has an operating system (OS) 3a and an application (1).
3b, an application (2) 3c, a data file (1) 3d, a data file (2) 3e, an operation history file 3f which is a feature of the present invention, and the like are stored.
In the program of each application, the contents of the editing operation during the execution of the application are always stored in the operation history file 3f (memory means) as a history, and are stored in the file 3f during execution of an arbitrary application. A function of displaying a past operation history on the screen of the display 5, designating an arbitrary range, and reproducing at an arbitrary position is provided.

FIG. 2 shows an example of an editing screen A and an operation history B displayed on the display 5 in the present data editing apparatus. Document editing application (here “Shiba_E”
When the editing operation is being performed using the “editer” name, the application sequentially stores the operation process as a history in the operation history file 3f of the memory 3.
The user can display the past operation history B by selecting the operation history menu (pull-down menu) as needed during the editing work. Operation history B is
Past work contents (edit data itself and edit contents such as input and deletion) are stored for each number (data number), and the number of the work contents to be reproduced is selected, and an execution instruction is given to execute the edit screen. These operations can be re-executed from the designated position of A (display means, selection means,
Corresponding to the re-execution means). As a method of selecting and instructing, there is a method of specifying a range in a specification window other than a method of replacing numbers.

FIG. 3 shows the transition (A1, A2) of the editing screen when the reproduction operation is executed. Here, No. 2 in FIG.
An instruction to reproduce the operation histories 41 to 51, that is, “line feed, blank, blank,“ the detailed data of the result is ”,” is to be performed from the designated position. Even after the operation history B is displayed, by enabling the operation to the edit display, it is possible to give an instruction on where to re-execute. FIG.
In the editing screen A1, the instruction points to the head of the line next to "Nao" (the line marked with black), so one line is opened by the first line feed instruction as shown in the editing screen A2. From the next line, the characters "Detailed result data" are entered.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show flowcharts of procedures for executing the above-mentioned operation history processing. In the editing operation, first, after the initialization of the data number (# 1), when the screen editing operation is performed (# 2), the editing of the record including the position on the screen, the editing data, and the editing content is performed for each data number. Is performed (# 3), and this record is stored in the operation history file 3
f (# 4), and the data number is incremented (# 5). Thereafter, it is checked whether the process is an end process (# 6), and then whether it is an operation history process (# 7). If so, a reproduction process is performed (# 8). If it is not operation history processing, the processing is # 2
Return to In the reproduction process, a record in the operation history file is read (# 13) according to the operation history editing (# 11), selection (# 12), and the selected content, and the read content is set in the text (# 14).

Next, various embodiments will be described. Even if the process shifts to editing of a new document that is separate from the editing of one document as described above, since the operation history at the time of editing the previous document is stored, the past operation is similarly performed for the new document. Is desirably reproduced.

A function of incorporating the operation history menu into an operating system and re-executing another application with another program based on the specification defining the relationship between the editing data of the operation history and the editing contents (operation). It is also possible to incorporate. For example, the operation history file of “Shiba_Editer” shown in FIG. 2 can be accessed on another editing function application,
By incorporating a function to be re-executed by another program based on the specification defining the relationship between the stored contents of the operation history and the operation, the operation history can be reproduced by another application.

Further, in an application having a macro execution function, menu registration in the application can be defined by a macro. Therefore, the operation of reproducing the operation history can be realized without changing the application. In the actual reproduction operation, the relationship between the edit data of the operation history and the operation is translated and converted into a macro function, and the macro is executed, thereby realizing the operation without changing the application.

Although the operation history is always stored, since the storage of the memory physically consumes a large amount of memory (storage device), the maximum number is defined. By limiting the storage amount in such a manner that the contents are sequentially deleted, a comfortable editing environment can be maintained.

The present invention is as embodied in the above-described various embodiments. In addition to document creation, editing work includes spreadsheet calculation and image editing in a bit map format. In the case where it is necessary to repeat (reproduce) the past work during the work, it was not possible to respond immediately or it was limited to going back to the previous work one by one. Such a restriction is eliminated, and an arbitrary part in the past editing history can be skipped and selected, and the operation can be reproduced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified. In the above, an example in which a program for processing the above-described procedure is stored in the memory 3 has been described. However, the present invention provides a method for executing such a procedure and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. Is also included.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the history of past operations is stored in the memory as history.
By displaying the operation history and selecting an arbitrary portion from the history, the editing operation related to the selected content can be reproduced at the designated position. And this function can reproduce all the operation contents of the past (to the extent that can be stored in the memory)
Moreover, the present invention can be applied to a new work environment, and the function can be remarkably improved as compared with the conventional one which is reproduced retroactively one by one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of an editing screen A and an operation history B displayed on the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a transition diagram of an editing screen when a reproduction operation is performed in the present apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for executing operation history processing in the present apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for executing a reproduction process in the above process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 3b, 3c application 3f operation history file 5 display A, A1, A2 editing screen B operation history

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A memory for storing an editing operation process as a history, a display for reading and displaying a history stored in the memory, and an arbitrary range from the history displayed on the display. And a re-execution unit for re-executing the editing operation of the range selected by the selection unit at an arbitrary designated position. 2. The data editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said re-executing means functions between different applications. 3. A step of storing an editing operation process as a history, a step of reading and displaying the history stored in the step, and a step of selecting an arbitrary range from the history displayed in the step. Re-executing the editing operation of the range selected in the step at an arbitrary designated position. 4. A procedure for storing an editing operation process as a history, a procedure for reading and displaying the history stored in the step, and a procedure for selecting an arbitrary range from the history displayed in the step. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for processing a procedure for re-executing an editing operation of a range selected in the step at an arbitrary designated position.