JP2001331482A - Plate composition device, plate composition method and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plate composition device provided with an object arrangement function for matching the size of a character string and an object and the object arrangement function for easily changing an arrangement form. SOLUTION: In the case of arranging the object set by an anchor information setting means 172 to the position of an anchor specified in the character string by an anchor specifying means 171, an object arrangement means 175 arranges the object in the character size of the character string in which the anchor is specified corresponding to the arrangement information of an object arrangement setting information means 173. Also, in the case that the arrangement form of the object is changed by an object arrangement form changing means 174, by changing the arrangement form of the object corresponding to the arrangement information, the object arranged in the character string can be arranged in a different area or the object arranged in the different area can be arranged in the character string.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a typesetting apparatus, a typesetting method, and a recording medium for performing electronic typesetting, and more particularly to a typesetting apparatus for arranging objects such as line drawings and images in a character arrangement area. And a typesetting method, and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art DTP (D
Many applications for (esk top publishing) have a function called “object arrangement”. The object arrangement is to arrange data other than character string data such as a line drawing and an image (this is called an object) in a predetermined character arrangement area. FIG. 18 is for explaining how the object arrangement functions. FIG. 18 (a)
Now, for the character string shown on the display,
The figure shows an operation in which an operator operates a mouse pointer MP to specify an object in a character string. When a character string is designated by the mouse pointer MP, a caret is displayed at the designated position. When the operator specifies an object to be arranged, the DTP application executes an object arrangement function. as a result,
An object specified by the operator is placed at a specified position in the character string. Note that the character string after the designated position of the object moves by the amount corresponding to the arrangement of the object. FIG. 18B shows a state in which the object is arranged at the position of the caret in the character string specified by the operator in FIG.

[0003]

By the way, such an object arrangement function is often used for pasting an object having the same size as the size of a character string. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare an object having the same size as the character string. However, when the size of the character string is changed due to the layout or the like, there is a problem that the size of the character string is different from the size of the object arranged by the object arrangement function. In such a case, the operator must manually change the size of the object, and the work efficiency of the operator decreases. Also, preparing an object having the same size as the character string size means that an object must be prepared for each character string size, which is also a factor that reduces work efficiency. .

Further, when it is desired to place an object placed in another area in a character string, the object placed in another area is deleted, and then the object is placed in the character string by the object placement function. Conversely, even if you want to place an object placed in a character string in another area with the object placement function, delete the object placed in the character string and then place the object in another area. Therefore, there is a problem that changing the arrangement mode of the objects takes time and effort.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a typesetting apparatus, a typesetting method, and a recording medium having an object arranging function such that the size of a character string matches an object. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a typesetting apparatus, a typesetting method, and a recording medium having an object arrangement function in which the arrangement mode of an object can be easily changed.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve such problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a typesetting apparatus for performing typesetting by arranging a character string and objects such as line drawings and images in a character arrangement area. An anchor specifying means for specifying, in the character string, an anchor indicating that the object is to be used; an anchor information setting means for setting, for the specified anchor, anchor information about the object to be used; Object placement information setting means for setting the placement information of the object; object placement means for placing the object in the character placement area;
When arranging the object set by the anchor information at the position of the anchor specified in the character string, the object arranging means includes: Accordingly, the size of the object is arranged as the character size of the character string in which the anchor is specified.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the object set by the anchor information setting means is arranged at the position of the anchor specified in the character string by the anchor designating means, the object arrangement means sets the object arrangement information setting. According to the arrangement information set by the means, the object is arranged with the character size of the character string whose anchor is specified. Therefore, when arranging an object in a character string, the size of the character string and the size of the object can be matched, and a typesetting device that executes object arrangement with good operability can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the typesetting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the anchor information set by the anchor information setting means is included in character string data constituting the character string. , Is characterized.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the typesetting apparatus, the anchor information set by the anchor information setting means is included in the character string data constituting the character string, so that the character size and the length of the character described in the character string data are obtained. Since the anchor information can share the information of the body ratio, when arranging the object in the character string, the size of the character string and the size of the object can be matched, and a typesetting device that executes the object arrangement with good operability is provided. Can be provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a typesetting apparatus for performing typesetting by arranging a character string and an object such as a line drawing or an image in a character arrangement area, wherein the object is used in the character string. Anchor designating means for designating an anchor indicating that the designated anchor,
An anchor information setting means for setting anchor information relating to the object to be used; an object arrangement information setting means for setting arrangement information of the object; an object arrangement mode changing means for changing an arrangement mode of the object; And an object arranging means for arranging the object in the character arrangement area, wherein the object arranging means responds to an anchor designated in the character string in accordance with the arrangement information set by the object arrangement information setting means. The method is characterized in that the object set by the anchor information is arranged, and the arrangement mode of the object is changed according to the change in the arrangement mode of the object by the object arrangement mode changing unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the layout mode of the object is changed by the object layout mode changing means, the typesetting apparatus can be used for the anchor designated according to the layout information set by the object layout information setting means. By changing the arrangement mode of the arranged objects, the objects arranged in the character string can be arranged in another area, and the objects arranged in another area can be arranged in the character string. In addition, it is possible to provide a typesetting device that executes object arrangement with good operability.

The invention according to a fourth aspect is the composition device according to the third aspect, wherein the object arrangement information setting means sets arrangement information corresponding to a change in the arrangement mode of the object. Is characterized in that the object is arranged with reference to the arrangement information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the object arrangement information setting means sets the arrangement information corresponding to the change in the arrangement mode of the object. Therefore, the object arrangement means does not need to set the arrangement mode change again. Since the object arrangement can be performed with reference to the arrangement information, it is possible to provide a typesetting apparatus that executes the object arrangement with better operability.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a typesetting method for arranging a character string and an object such as a line drawing and an image in a character arrangement area and performing typesetting, wherein the object is used in the character string. An anchor specifying step of specifying an anchor indicating that, for the specified anchor,
An anchor information setting step of setting anchor information relating to the object to be used, an object arrangement information setting step of setting arrangement information of the object, and an object arrangement step of arranging the object in the character arrangement area, The object placement step includes:
When arranging the object set in the anchor information at the position of the anchor specified in the character string, the size of the object is set to the anchor according to the arrangement information set in the object arrangement information setting step. Are arranged as the character size of the designated character string.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the object set by the anchor information setting step is arranged at the position of the anchor specified in the character string by the anchor specifying step, the object arranging step includes the step of setting the object arrangement information. According to the arrangement information set in the process, the object is arranged with the character size of the character string whose anchor is specified. Therefore, when arranging an object in a character string, the size of the character string can be made to match the size of the object, and a typesetting method for executing object arrangement with good operability can be provided.

In the invention according to claim 6, a character string and a line drawing,
A typesetting method for performing typesetting by arranging an object such as an image in a character arrangement area, comprising: an anchor specifying step of specifying, in the character string, an anchor indicating that the object is to be used; An anchor information setting step of setting anchor information relating to the object to be used, an object arrangement information setting step of setting arrangement information of the object, and an object arrangement mode changing step of changing an arrangement mode of the object And an object arranging step of arranging the object in the character arrangement area, wherein the object arranging step is performed on the designated anchor according to the arrangement information set in the object arrangement information setting step. Place the object set by the anchor information , In accordance with the change of the arrangement of the said object by said object arrangement mode changing process,
The arrangement mode of the object is changed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the typesetting method, when an object arrangement mode is changed in the object arrangement mode changing step, the object is arranged with respect to the anchor designated according to the arrangement information set in the object arrangement information setting step. By changing the arrangement mode of the placed objects, the objects arranged in the character string can be arranged in another area, and the objects arranged in another area can be arranged in the character string. It is possible to provide a typesetting method for executing object placement with good operability.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a program for realizing the typesetting method according to the fifth aspect.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a program for realizing the typesetting method according to the fifth aspect is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The same effects as those of the typesetting method according to the fourth aspect can be realized by a computer.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium recording a program for implementing the typesetting method according to the sixth aspect.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a program for realizing the typesetting method according to the sixth aspect is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The same effects as those of the typesetting method according to the fifth aspect can be realized by a computer.

[0022]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a typesetting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The typesetting device 1 is a personal computer generally used, and includes a CPU 11, a display unit 12, an input unit 1
3, network I / F 14, media drive 15,
It comprises a storage unit 16 and a memory 17. CPU1
1 controls the entire typesetting apparatus 1, and in particular, realizes the functions of the typesetting apparatus 1 by executing a program recorded on a media disk 18 inserted in a media drive 15 in a memory 17. The display unit 12
This is for displaying information necessary for the typesetting process, and instructions for anchor specification, anchor information setting, arrangement information setting, and arrangement mode change, which will be described later, are displayed on the display unit 12.
Is performed while the operator is watching. The input unit 13 includes a mouse and a keyboard, and is used by an operator to input an instruction to the typesetting device 1. Instructions relating to anchor designation, anchor information setting, arrangement information setting, and arrangement mode change, which will be described later, are performed by operating the input unit 13 by an operator. Network I / F14
Is for connecting the typesetting device 1 to a network (not shown). Via the network I / F 14,
The typesetting device 1 outputs typesetting data to an output device connected to a network (not shown). Further, a program for realizing the function of the typesetting device 1 can be downloaded from a server (not shown). Media drive 1
Reference numeral 5 is used to read a program recorded on the media disk 18. The functions of the typesetting device 1 are realized by the program read by the media drive 15. The storage unit 16 stores a program read by the media drive 15. In addition, the storage unit 16
String data, object data, anchor designator 1
The position of the anchor specified in the character string at 71, the anchor information set by the anchor information setting unit 172, the arrangement information set by the object arrangement setting unit 173, and
The typesetting data created by the typesetting device 1 is also temporarily stored.

The memory 17 is a work area for the CPU 11 to execute the program stored by the storage unit 16. As a result of the execution of the program by the CPU 11, in the memory 17, the anchor specifying unit 171,
Anchor information setting unit 172, object arrangement setting unit 1
73, the functions of the object arrangement mode changing unit 174 and the object arrangement unit 175 are realized.

An anchor designating section 171 adds a description about an anchor to character string data by an operator operating the input section 13 to designate an anchor in a character string displayed on the display section 12.

The anchor information setting section 172 sets an object to be used for the anchor specified by the anchor specifying section 171. Further, from the position of the anchor specified in the character string by the anchor specifying unit 171, information described in the character string data is also acquired, and the anchor information is set. Note that the anchor information setting unit 172 can set a plurality of objects for one anchor.

The object arrangement setting section 173 sets object arrangement information relating to the object arrangement set by the anchor information setting section 172. As the object arrangement information, arrangement in a character string, variable size arrangement, fixed arrangement, and the like can be set (described later). Further, the setting of the object arrangement information relating to the object arrangement mode changing unit 174 described later is also performed by the object arrangement setting unit 1.
73 performs.

The object arrangement mode change unit 174 changes the object arrangement mode set by the anchor information setting unit 172. The object arrangement mode change unit 174 changes the object arrangement mode according to the object arrangement information of the object arrangement setting unit 173. At this time, the arrangement mode of the object is changed according to the object arrangement information set by the object arrangement setting unit 173.

The object placement unit 175 places the object set by the anchor information setting unit 172 in the character placement area based on the object placement information set by the object placement setting unit 173. Further, the object arrangement unit 175 arranges the object whose arrangement mode has been changed according to the change of the object arrangement mode by the object arrangement mode changing unit 174.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation process of the typesetting device 1. In step S1, the operator arranges a character string in the character arrangement area. The operator operates the input unit 13 to create a character arrangement area on the display unit 12, and arranges a character string inside the character arrangement area. Regarding the creation of the character string data to be arranged, the operator may directly input the character string data through the input unit 13 or arrange the character string data downloaded from another computer via the network I / F 14 via a network (not shown). May be.

In step S2, the operator enters the input
To specify an anchor in the character string displayed on the display unit 12. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a state where an anchor is designated in a character string. Display 1
In FIG. 2, a page BP for performing typesetting is displayed, and a character arrangement area TE for arranging characters therein is displayed therein. The character string TL1 arranged in step S1 is displayed inside the character arrangement area TE. The operator operates the input unit 13 to display the pointer PO in the character string, specifically, between characters forming the character string. When the pointer PO is displayed between the characters, the operator operates the input unit 13 to execute the function of the anchor specifying unit 171 to specify the anchor AN at the portion where the pointer PO is displayed. I do. In addition, it is preferable that a display for identification is performed on a portion where the anchor AN is specified. In FIG. 3A, an anchor AN is designated between the characters "no" and "dog", and an "I" -shaped mark is displayed for anchor identification.

Step S3 is a process of setting an object corresponding to the anchor AN specified in the character string. FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a state in which object information is set for the anchor AN specified in the character string. The operator operates the input unit 13 to display the pointer PO on the anchor AN specified in step S2 described above. When the pointer PO is displayed on the anchor AN, the operator operates the input unit 13 to activate the anchor information setting unit 172. The anchor information setting unit 172 displays the object selection menu MO at the position where the pointer PO is displayed. The object selection menu MO is for setting object information corresponding to the anchor AN.
As shown in (b), a list of objects that can correspond to the anchor AN is displayed. The operator operates the input unit 13 to display the pointer PO on the object selection menu MO,
Further, the user operates the input unit 13 to select an object in a portion where the pointer PO is displayed. FIG. 3B shows that the operator has selected “Map.TIF” as the object corresponding to the anchor AN. By such a process, the anchor information of the anchor AN is set by the anchor information setting unit 172. The setting of the object information corresponding to the anchor AN may be performed by another method. For example, the anchor information setting unit 172 may display an object list in another area of the display unit 12, and the operator may select from the list.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of character string data of the character string TL1 for which anchor designation and anchor information setting have been performed in steps S1 to S3. Character "day" that constitutes character string data "Japanese dog"
Is character code "day (shift JIS code: 93FA)", character size 16Q (1Q = 0.25)
mm), long flat body ratio 0%, lower left point (x1, y1), upper right point (x2,
y2) is set, and the object ID (0)
Is set. Here, the object ID is used to identify a normal character and an anchor. If the object ID is 0, it is a normal character. Similarly, character data of the characters “book”, “no”, and “dog” are also set. Anchor information is also set for the anchor AN specified between the characters "no" and "dog". Here, the anchor data of the anchor AN is a character code "-". That is, this anchor does not have a character code, and thus the anchor AN is not displayed as a character. The font size is
It is 16Q like the character data constituting the character string "Japanese dog". This is set when the anchor information setting unit 172 reads the character size of the character data of the character string to which the anchor is specified when setting the anchor information regarding the anchor AN. The long flat ratio is also set by the anchor information setting unit 172 reading the setting regarding the long flat ratio of the character data of the character string to which the anchor is specified. Regarding the lower left point and the upper right point of the anchor data, since the object corresponding to the anchor AN is not displayed, the coordinates of the lower right point and the upper right point of the character data “no” are set as the lower left point and the upper right point of the anchor AN. . Since the object corresponding to the anchor AN is specified for the object ID, 1 is set for the object ID. Note that the object ID set here is also used in setting object placement information described later. In this example, the character data constituting the character string is described as having the same character size. However, if the character data is different, for example, the character size immediately before the part where the anchor is specified is set. Set the anchor data with. The same applies to the long flat body ratio.

Step S4 is a step of setting object arrangement information corresponding to the anchor AN. The operator operates the input unit 13 to activate the object arrangement setting unit 173. Object arrangement setting unit 173
Displays the object arrangement menu MH shown in FIG. 5 on the display unit 12 and prompts the operator for input. The object arrangement menu MH shown in FIG. 5 includes an object name input unit 51, an object character string arrangement button 52, an object size variable arrangement button 53, an object fixed arrangement button 54, a plurality of arrangement setting buttons 55, and a character string arrangement setting. A section 56, a variable-size arrangement setting section 57 and a fixed arrangement setting section 58, and an OK button 59 and a cancel button 60 are further provided.

The object name input section 51 is used for inputting an object name corresponding to the specified anchor AN. If the object corresponding to the anchor AN is selected in step S3, the object name input unit 51 displays the object name selected in step S3. If it is desired to change the object selected in step S3, the object can be changed here.

The arrangement button 52 in the object character string is
Button used to place an object in a string. When the arrangement in the character string is selected as the arrangement mode of the object, the object arrangement setting unit 173 creates object arrangement information for arranging the corresponding object in the character string in which the anchor AN is specified. The object size variable arrangement button 53 is a button used when arranging objects in a variable size. When the variable size arrangement is selected as the object arrangement mode, the object arrangement setting unit 173 assigns the object corresponding to the anchor AN to the size variable arrangement setting unit 5 described later.
7, the object arrangement unit 175 creates object arrangement information for arrangement. The object fixed arrangement button 54 is a button used when an object is fixedly arranged. When the fixed arrangement is selected as the arrangement mode of the object, the object arrangement setting unit 173 sets the object arrangement information for the object arrangement unit 175 to arrange the object corresponding to the anchor AN in the setting performed by the fixed arrangement setting unit 58 described later. create.

The multiple arrangement setting button 55 is used to select a plurality of objects for one anchor. In step S3, if a plurality of objects have already been selected, the check mark of the multiple arrangement setting button 55 is displayed from the beginning when the object arrangement menu MH is displayed. The details of the multiple arrangement setting will be described later.

The in-character-string arrangement setting section 56 is used to set valid object arrangement information when the in-object-character-string arrangement button 52 is selected. A scale input unit 61 is displayed in the arrangement setting unit 56 in the character string. The scale input unit 61 is for setting the scale when arranging the object corresponding to the anchor AN in the character string. Here, “character string conformity” is set by the anchor information set by the anchor information setting unit 172. This indicates that the object is arranged in the character string at a size that matches the character size of the character string. Note that an arrangement in the original size, a scale instruction, and the like may be made possible.

The variable size layout setting section 57 is used to set valid object layout information when the variable object size button 53 is selected. The variable size arrangement setting section 57 displays a variable size setting section 62 and an object arrangement position setting section 63. The variable size setting unit 62 is used to input items to be conformed when the size of the object is changed, and specifically, a “text” column and a “line” column are displayed. In other words, the size of the object in the x direction is determined by the number of characters, and the size of the object in the y direction is determined by the number of lines. By setting the variable size setting unit 62, changing the character size changes the size of the object in the x-axis direction, and changing the line size changes the size of the object in the y-axis direction. Object arrangement position setting unit 63
Is input to determine the position of the object with respect to the specified character string of the anchor AN.
Specifically, a “head of sentence”, “center of sentence”, and “end of sentence” buttons are displayed. The “head of sentence”, “center of sentence”, and “end of sentence” buttons are exclusively selected. Input unit 1 by operator
By operating the “3” and checking the “head of sentence” button, the object is arranged at the position of the head of the character string in which the anchor AN is designated, with the variable size set by the variable size setting unit 62. Similarly, if the user operates the input unit 13 and checks the “sentence center” button or the “sentence end” button, the variable size set by the size variable setting unit 62 and the center of the character string specifying the anchor AN or The object is placed at the end of the sentence.

The fixed arrangement setting section 58 is used to set effective object arrangement information when the object fixed arrangement button 54 is selected. Fixed arrangement setting section 5
In FIG. 8, an object arrangement coordinate designation section 64 and an object arrangement reference designation section 65 are displayed. The object arrangement coordinate designating section 64 is used to designate coordinates at which an object is to be arranged, and the operator inputs the coordinates of the lower left point of the object to designate the arrangement coordinates of the object. The object placement reference designating section 65 is for designating an object placement reference point. A “page” button and a “character frame” button are displayed so that the lower left point coordinates of the page frame and the lower left point coordinates of the character frame can be exclusively selected as the placement reference points of the objects. The operator inputs a desired reference point into the input unit 13.
Can be selected by operating. For example, if the “page” button is selected, the arrangement reference point of the object is one of the vertex coordinates constituting the page frame, that is, the coordinate of the lower left point. The arrangement position of the object is determined by the arrangement reference point and the arrangement coordinates of the object. If the fixed arrangement is selected as the arrangement mode of the object, the object is arranged regardless of the position of the anchor AN specified in the character string. In addition, since the setting regarding the size is not performed, the object is arranged at the original size of the object.

Returning to step S4 in FIG. 2, the operator places an anchor AN on this object arrangement menu MH.
Is input, the arrangement mode and the arrangement setting of the object corresponding to are input. Here, the anchor AN specified in the character string
The operator does not operate the object name input unit 51 because he wants to place “MAP.tif” at the position of “”.
Press with O. If there is no problem with this setting, the operator moves the pointer PO to the OK button 59 displayed on the object arrangement menu MH, and presses the OK button 59 by the input of the input unit 13. To cancel the setting, the user presses a cancel button 60. When the operator presses the OK button 59, the object arrangement setting unit 173 creates object arrangement information as shown in FIG. In the object arrangement information of FIG. 6, "1" set when the anchor information of the anchor AN is set is input as the object ID. For the object name, the setting at the time of setting the anchor information is inherited, and `` Map.
TIF "has been entered. As for the arrangement mode, “arrangement in character string” input in the object arrangement menu MH is set, and as the scale setting, “character string conformity” set in the arrangement in character string setting section 56 is input. . Other items of the object arrangement information are not set at this point because no input has been made.

In step S5, the object placement unit 175 places the object on the character placement area TE based on the anchor information of the anchor AN set in step S3 and the object placement information set in step S4. In this example, an object name "Map.TIF", an arrangement mode "arrangement in a character string", and a scale setting "character string conformance" are set in the object arrangement information.
"Character size" 16 in anchor information of anchor AN
Q, “lower left point” (x6, y5) is set. Therefore,
The object placement unit 175 loads the object data set in the object placement information from the storage unit 16 and places the object data Map.TIF at the position of the anchor AN in the character string “Japanese dog”. FIG. 7 shows an object Map.TIF based on anchor information and object arrangement information by the object arrangement unit 175.
It is a figure for showing the state where was displayed. object
Map.TIF is arranged at the position of the anchor AN specified between the characters “no” and “dog”. Specifically, the lower left point of the object Map.TIF is arranged so as to coincide with the lower left point (x6, y5) set in the anchor information, and the size of the object is the character size 1 of the character data constituting the character string.
It is consistent with 6Q. In addition, the display position of the character “dog” has been changed as a result of the object Map.TIF being arranged and the lower left point coordinate of the character start point being added 16Q in the x direction.

When the arrangement of the objects is completed, the character string data (including the anchor information), the character arrangement area object data, and the object arrangement information are stored in the storage unit 16 as typesetting data relating to the page BP, and the processing in FIG. I do.

By executing the process shown in FIG. 2 by the typesetting apparatus shown in FIG. 1, when arranging the object in the character string, the size of the character string and the size of the object can be matched. It is possible to provide a typesetting device that performs a good object arrangement.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining a process in which the object arrangement mode is changed by the typesetting device 1. When the arrangement mode of the objects arranged in the process of FIG. 2 is changed, the arrangement mode of the objects is changed by the process shown in FIG.
Here, a description will be given of a process in which the arrangement mode of the object is changed for the typesetting data displayed as shown in FIG. 9.

In step S101 of FIG. 8, an object whose arrangement mode is to be changed is specified. By operating the input unit 13, the operator operates the pointer PO displayed on the display unit 12 and moves the pointer PO on the object whose arrangement mode is to be changed. When the pointer PO is displayed on the object, the operator operates the input unit 13 to specify the object.

In step S102, an arrangement mode of the object is selected. The operator proceeds to step S10 described above.
A desired arrangement mode is selected for the object specified in step 1. FIG. 10 shows the object OB.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a desired arrangement mode is selected. When the operator operates the input unit 13 to specify the object OB, the object arrangement mode changing unit 1
74 is activated. Object arrangement mode change unit 174
Displays the object arrangement mode change menu MS at the position of the pointer PO displayed on the display unit 12. In the object arrangement mode change menu MS, menus of “arrangement in character string”, “variable size arrangement”, and “fixed arrangement” are displayed. The operator operates the pointer PO to select a desired arrangement mode from the above three types of arrangement modes. As a result of the selection, the object arrangement setting unit 17
No. 3 changes the item of “arrangement mode” stored in the object arrangement information.

"Change to arrangement in character string" step S103
Is a process performed when the arrangement in the character string is selected in step S102. Step S10
In step S3, the object arrangement setting unit 173 executes
Search for the anchor corresponding to the object specified by 01. In order to search for an anchor corresponding to an object, an anchor having anchor information that stores an object ID that matches the object ID stored in the object placement information may be searched. The object arrangement setting unit 173 outputs the character string data TL1 to TL
4, character string data specifying an anchor AN having an object ID that matches the object ID of the specified object is searched. If the character string data specifying the anchor AN is found, the process proceeds to step S104. Here, when the object arrangement setting unit 173 performs a search, the anchor AN having the object ID that matches the object ID “1” of the specified object OB is converted to the character string data TL.
It finds that it is designated between the character "no" and the character "dog" in 1.

In step S104, the previous step S1
The object arrangement setting unit 173 acquires the anchor information of the anchor AN found in 03. By acquiring the anchor information of the anchor AN, the object arrangement setting unit 173 acquires the lower left point coordinates of the anchor AN.

In step S105, the object arrangement setting unit 173 rewrites the object arrangement information based on the anchor information of the anchor AN obtained in step S104. The item of the object arrangement information to be rewritten is an item relating to the arrangement in the character string. Specifically, the item of the “scale setting” is rewritten by the object arrangement setting unit 173. Here, the arrangement mode of the object is changed from the arrangement in the character string to the arrangement in the character string, and the specified position of the anchor AN is not changed.
Actually, the object arrangement setting information is not particularly rewritten.

In step S106, the object arranging unit 175 arranges the object at the position where the anchor AN is designated in the character string based on the object arrangement information rewritten in step S106 and the anchor information of the anchor AN. This step is the same as the process of step S5 shown in FIG.

When the process from step S103 to step S106 is completed, the process proceeds to step S114, and waits for the determination of the process end.

"Change to variable size arrangement" step S10
The flow from step 7 is a flow when the variable size arrangement is selected in step S102. In step S101,
When an object whose arrangement mode is to be changed is designated and the variable size arrangement is selected as the arrangement mode, first, in step S107, a process for setting the object arrangement information is executed. The object arrangement setting unit 173 performs the object arrangement menu MH shown in FIG.
Is displayed on the display unit 12. Here, the operator makes an input to the variable size layout setting section 57 of the object layout menu MH. Specifically, inputs are made to the variable size setting unit 62 and the object arrangement position setting unit 63, respectively. By the input of the variable size setting unit 62, the number of characters and the number of lines, which are the reference of the variable size of the object, are determined. The input position of the object arrangement position setting unit 63 determines the arrangement position of the object with respect to the character string for which the anchor AN is specified. In this case, the size variable setting unit 62 displays
2 in the column, that is, the x-axis size of the object for two characters,
An input is performed in the “line selection” column with 3 as the object, that is, the y-axis size of the object for three lines. It is also assumed that the “head of sentence” button of the object arrangement position setting unit 63 has been input.
This input result is written in the object arrangement information. As a result, the variable size of the object is determined to be 2 characters for the x-axis size and 3 lines for the y-axis size, and the anchor AN
Is set to place the object at the beginning of the specified character string.

In step S108, step S1
As in 03, the object arrangement setting unit 173 searches for an anchor corresponding to the object specified in step S101. This process is the same as step S103, and will not be described in detail.

In step S109, the object placement unit 175 places the object based on the object placement information set in step S107. The object placement unit 175 reads the variable size of the object and the placement position of the object from the object placement information set in step S107. Further, the object arrangement unit 175 identifies a character string specifying an anchor corresponding to the object from the object ID stored in the object arrangement information. Further, the object placement unit 175 acquires the character size and the line size of the character string from the anchor information of the anchor specified in the character string. Here, based on the object placement information set in step S107, the object placement unit 175 determines that the size of the object is two characters for the x-axis size, three lines for the y-axis size, and It is obtained that the position where the object OB is to be placed is the character string TL1 specifying the anchor AN, which is the beginning of the character string. Further, from the anchor information of the anchor AN, the character size and the line size of the character string to which the anchor is specified are obtained. In addition,
In this case, since the information about the line spacing is not included in the character string data, it is not reflected in the anchor information.
The line size is the same as the character size. The object arrangement unit 175 arranges objects based on the acquired object arrangement information and anchor information.
FIG. 11 shows a state in which the objects are arranged in a variable size through such a process. Map.tif, which is the object OB, has a character size of 16 on the x-axis.
The size is changed to 32Q, which is twice as large as Q, and the size of the y-axis to 48Q, which is three times as large as the line size (= character size) 16Q, and is arranged at the beginning of the character string TL1. Here, the arrangement position of the character string TL2 is also changed with the change of the arrangement mode of the object OB. In this description, the line size is the same as the y-axis of the character size.
If the line spacing has been set, the line spacing setting is also reflected in the anchor information, and the y-axis of the character size + the line spacing is acquired as the line size.

When the process from step S107 to step S109 is completed, the process proceeds to step S114, and waits for the determination of the end of the process.

The flow from the "change to fixed arrangement" step S110 is a flow when the fixed arrangement is selected in step S102. When an object whose arrangement mode is to be changed is specified in step S101 and the fixed arrangement is selected as the arrangement mode, first, in step S110, a process for setting object arrangement information is executed. The object arrangement setting unit 173 displays the object arrangement menu MH shown in FIG. Here, the operator makes an input to the fixed arrangement setting section 58 of the object arrangement menu MH. Specifically, an input is made to the object arrangement coordinate designation unit 64 and the object arrangement reference designation unit 65, respectively. The coordinates of the lower left point of the object are determined by the input of the object arrangement coordinate designating section 64. The input of the object placement reference designating section 65 selects whether to designate a page reference or a character frame reference as the placement reference of the lower left point coordinates of the object. Here, x = 100 and y = 150 are input to the object arrangement coordinate designating section 64. Millimeters and pixels can be used as units for numerical input. Here, it is assumed that coordinates are specified in millimeters. Object placement reference designator 6
It is assumed that the user has input a “page” button 5. This input result is written in the object arrangement information. As a result, the coordinates of the lower left point of the object are (x, y) = (10
0, 150), and the placement reference point of the lower left point of the object is set as the lower left point of the page BP.

In step S111, the object placement unit 175 obtains coordinates to be the placement reference point of the lower left point of the object from the object placement information set in step S110. Since the page reference is selected here, the object placement unit 175
The lower left point coordinate (X1, Y1) of P is acquired as the arrangement reference point.

In step S112, the object placement unit 175 determines the coordinates of the lower left point of the object stored in the object placement information set in step S110,
From the placement reference point at the lower left point of the object acquired in step S111, the coordinates at which the object is to be placed are calculated. Here, the arrangement reference point is the lower left point (X1, Y1) of the page BP, and the coordinates of the lower left point of the object stored in the object arrangement information are x = 100 and y = 150.
Therefore, the coordinates at which the object OB is to be arranged are given as (X1 + 100, y1 + 150).

In step S113, the object placement unit 175 determines, based on the calculation result in step S112,
Place the object on the page. The object arrangement unit 175 specifies an object to be arranged based on the object ID stored in the object arrangement information. The object placement unit 175 places the object specified by the object ID such that the lower left point of the object matches the coordinates at which the object calculated in step S112 is to be placed. here,
The object placement unit 175 determines that the placement reference point of the object is the lower left point (X1, Y1) of the page BP, and the coordinates where the lower left point of the object should be placed are (X1 + 100, Y1 + 1).
50), the object OB1 is arranged at the corresponding coordinates on the page BP. FIG. 12 shows a state where the objects are fixedly arranged through such a process. The coordinates of the lower left point of Map.tif, which is the object OB, are (X1 + 100, Y1 + 150), and the size of the object OB is arranged at the original size read from the storage unit 16. In the case of the fixed arrangement, the object OB1 is arranged at a predetermined position on the page irrespective of the character string to which the anchor AN is specified.

When the process from step S110 to step S113 is completed, the process shifts to step S114 and waits for the judgment of the process end.

A step S114 decides whether or not the state in which the arrangement mode of the objects has been changed. The operator
The arrangement mode of the object is changed, and if the arrangement mode is satisfied with the arrangement of the changed object, the flowchart of FIG. 8 ends. If the user is not satisfied, the process returns to step S102 to change the layout of the object again.

Through such a process, the object arrangement information is rewritten as shown in FIG. By switching the “arrangement mode” item of the object arrangement information, the change of the object arrangement mode from the next time only needs to select only the change of the object arrangement mode in step S102. When the arrangement mode of the object is changed by the selection of the object arrangement mode change unit 174, the object arrangement unit 175 determines whether the object whose arrangement mode has been changed is based on the arrangement information corresponding to each item of “arrangement mode”. An arrangement can be performed. When “arrangement in character string” is selected as the arrangement mode, the object arrangement unit 175
The object is placed so that the size of the object matches the character size of the character string to which the anchor is specified. When “variable size arrangement” is selected as the arrangement mode, the object arrangement unit 175 adjusts the size of the object to the size of the number of characters and the number of lines of the character string to which the anchor is specified, and the anchor is specified. Determine the placement position for the character string and place the object. When “fixed arrangement” is selected as the arrangement mode, the object arrangement unit 175 assigns the object using the lower left point coordinates and the reference point coordinates described in the “lower left point” and “reference point” items of the object arrangement information. Deploy. For changing the object arrangement mode, an object arrangement menu MH is displayed when an object whose arrangement mode is desired is designated, and an object character string arrangement button 52, an object size variable arrangement button 53, and an object fixed arrangement button 54 are displayed. When pressed, the object arrangement mode changing unit 1
74 may be activated.

When the typesetting apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 operates as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8 and the object arrangement mode is changed by the object arrangement mode changing unit, the object setting mode is set by the object arrangement setting unit. By changing the arrangement mode of the objects placed on the specified anchor according to the placement information, the objects placed in the character string can be placed in another area or placed in another area. Since the objects can be easily arranged in a character string, it is possible to provide a typesetting device that executes object arrangement with good operability. In addition, the object arrangement setting unit sets the object arrangement information corresponding to the change in the arrangement state of the object, so that the object arrangement unit can easily change the object arrangement form, thereby executing the object arrangement with better operability. Can be provided.

[Arrangement of Multiple Objects] In the typesetting apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the operator can also select two or more objects corresponding to the anchor. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining a case where two types of objects are handled in the typesetting device 1. FIG. 14 (a)
Shows a state in which two objects OB1 and OB2 corresponding to the anchor ANS specified in the character string TL5 on the page BP are arranged in the character string. As described above, in order to make a plurality of objects correspond to one anchor, a plurality of objects are specified at the time of setting the anchor information in step S3 of FIG. 2 or displayed on the display unit 12 in step S4. The multiple arrangement setting button 55 on the object arrangement menu MH may be clicked on the input unit 13 and an object name to be added may be input from the object name input unit 51.

The object arrangement setting section 173 causes the display section 12 to display a multiple object arrangement setting menu MFH shown in FIG. 15 in order to create object arrangement information when a plurality of objects are used by the above operation. The multiple object arrangement setting menu MFH includes an object name list section 70, an object lower left point coordinate input section 71, an object scale setting section 72, an object arrangement simulation section 73, an OK button 74, and a cancel button 75.

The object name list section 71 is a section for displaying a list of a plurality of objects input in step S3 or step S4 in FIG. This shows that the object arrangement setting unit 173 sets the object arrangement information for the object displayed in the object name list unit 71. If it is desired to further add an object, an object name to be added may be input to the object name list section 71. If it is desired to reduce the number of objects to be handled, the object names displayed in the object name list section 71 may be deleted to reduce the number of objects to be handled.

The object lower left point coordinate input section 71 is a part for inputting the lower left point coordinates of the object with respect to the lower left point coordinates of a circumscribed rectangle obtained when a plurality of objects are arranged. FIG. 14B shows the objects OB1 and O
B2 is a circumscribed rectangle SQ whose vertices are determined by the arrangement
O is shown. Object lower left point coordinate input unit 71
By inputting the coordinates of the lower left point of the plurality of objects with respect to the lower left point PSQ (xp, yp) of the circumscribed rectangle SQO, the arrangement positions of the plurality of objects are determined. Here, it is assumed that the lower left point coordinate of the object OB1 is input as PO1 (xo1, yo1) and the lower left point coordinate of the object OB2 is input as PO2 (xo2, yo2).

The object scale setting section 72 is a section for setting when changing the size of each of a plurality of objects. When arranging a plurality of objects, the original size may be too large / small, so that the size of each object may need to be changed. In such a case, the object scale setting unit 72 can change the size of each of a plurality of handled objects by inputting the size setting for each object. Here, the object OB
It is assumed that the object scale setting unit 72 has performed an input to reduce the OB2 in the x direction and the y direction by 50% and to arrange the OB2 at the original size.

The object arrangement simulation unit 73
It is used to confirm the arrangement state of a plurality of objects set by the object name list unit 70 to the object scale setting unit 72. The object placement simulation unit 73 sets the object displayed in the object name list unit 70 at the position of the lower left point coordinate with respect to the lower left point of the circumscribed rectangle input by the object lower left point coordinate input unit 71. By indicating the arrangement state at each size set in 72, the operator can confirm whether the arrangement of the plurality of objects is being executed in a desired state. The object arrangement simulation section 73 may arrange a plurality of desired objects, and reflect the result to the object name list section 70 to the object scale setting section 72.

If the arrangement of a plurality of objects is executed in a desired state, the operator operates the input unit 13 and presses the OK button 74. To cancel the arrangement of a plurality of objects, a cancel button 75 is pressed.

This multiple object arrangement setting menu M
The object arrangement setting unit 1 receives an input made by the FH.
Reference numeral 73 creates object arrangement data as shown in FIG. This object arrangement data is arrangement information in which a circumscribed rectangle SQO obtained by arranging the objects OB1 and OB2 is regarded as an object. The object link indicated in the object arrangement information indicates an object ID of a link destination constituting the circumscribed rectangle SQO. That is, in this example, the object O constitutes the circumscribed rectangle SQO.
B1 and the object OB2, the object link “2” in the object arrangement information of the circumscribed rectangle SQO
And “2” is given as the object ID of the object OB1. Object arrangement setting unit 173
Sets an object link “3” to the object OB1 and gives the object ID “3” to the object OB2.

With such object arrangement information,
A circumscribed rectangle SQO and a plurality of objects O included therein
B1 and object OB2 can be arranged as corresponding to one anchor.

[Rotation of Object] In the typesetting apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the operator can also rotate and place an object corresponding to an anchor. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a case where an object is rotated and arranged in the typesetting device 1. FIG.
Shows a state in which the object OB3 corresponding to the anchor ANY specified in the character string TL6 on the page BP is arranged in the character string given the angle θ. The setting for arranging the object in such a rotated state will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 17 shows an object arrangement setting unit 173.
Is an object arrangement menu MHR displayed by the. Object arrangement menu MHR shown in FIG.
Have the same functions as the object arrangement menu MH shown in FIG. 5 except that the object arrangement menu MH has a rotation angle designation unit 81.
Is different. The rotation angle designation unit 81 is used for giving a rotation angle to the object corresponding to the anchor. The operator operates the input unit 13 to give a desired rotation angle to the rotation angle designation unit 81. Here, it is assumed that θ is given as the rotation angle.

As a result, the object arrangement setting section 173
Creates object placement information as shown in FIG. This object arrangement information is substantially the same as the object arrangement information shown in FIG. 6, but differs in that an angle item exists. That is, the object O
It is shown that B3 is arranged in a character string given an angle θ.

The object placement unit 175 places the object OB3 at the anchor position in the character string based on the object placement information and the anchor information for the anchor ANY specified in the character string TL6, as in step S5 of FIG. I do. Thereby, the object O
B3 has the same size as the size of the character string and is arranged in the character string. Subsequently, the object placement unit 175 rotates the object OB3 at the angle θ stored in the object placement information with reference to the lower left point of the anchor ANY.

With such object arrangement information,
The object placement unit 175 can place the object given the rotation angle θ as corresponding to the anchor.

In the above description, it has been described that after the arrangement of the object in the character string is performed, another arrangement mode is selected. However, after the variable size arrangement or the fixed arrangement of the object is performed. Alternatively, another arrangement mode may be selected.

Although the description so far has been directed to a horizontally written character string, the present invention can also be applied to a vertically written character string.

[Modifications] The present invention is not limited to the above-described examples and embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, a plurality of anchors may be specified in a character string. Even if a plurality of anchors are specified, the anchors can be identified by the anchor information, so that the object corresponding to the anchor can be uniquely determined. Therefore, by specifying a plurality of anchors in a character string, it is possible to provide a typesetting device and a typesetting method that are more expressive and have good object operability.

When handling a plurality of objects,
Although the reference coordinates of the lower left point coordinates of each object have been described as the lower left point of the circumscribed rectangle, the lower left point of the page BP may be used as the reference coordinates, or the lower left point of the character arrangement area TE may be used as the reference coordinates.

Further, as the object arrangement information, for each object, a lower left point (xo, y
o), scale setting of the object x: y = X (%):
A matrix given by Y (%) and the rotation angle of the object (xo, yr (yr is the lower right point of the object)) may be set.

Further, the size of the object may be set for each arrangement mode of the object.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a typesetting device as an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for describing an operation when specifying an anchor in a character string and an operation when setting anchor information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of character string data in which an anchor is designated;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an object arrangement setting menu MH.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining object arrangement information.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a state where an object is arranged at a position where an anchor in a character string is designated.

FIG. 8 is a detailed flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a typesetting state in which an object is arranged at a position where an anchor in a character string is designated by the operation shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an operation of changing an arrangement mode of an object.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which the arrangement mode of the object has been changed to a variable size arrangement.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which the arrangement mode of the object has been changed to a fixed arrangement.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the object arrangement information created by the object arrangement setting unit 173 by the operation of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a diagram for describing a state in which a plurality of objects are arranged corresponding to one anchor.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a multiple object arrangement setting menu MFH.

FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a state where an object arranged at a position of an anchor specified in a character string is arranged with a rotation angle θ.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an object arrangement menu MHR.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for arranging an object in a character string;
FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 typesetting device 11 CPU 12 display unit 13 input unit 14 external network I / F 15 media drive 16 storage unit 17 memory 18 media disk 51 object name input unit 52 object character string arrangement button 53 object variable size arrangement button 54 object fixed arrangement Button 55 Multiple arrangement setting button 56 Character string arrangement setting section 57 Size variable arrangement setting section 58 Fixed arrangement setting section 59 OK button 60 Cancel button 70 Object name list section 71 Object lower left point coordinate input section 72 Object scale setting section 73 Object arrangement Simulating unit 81 Rotation angle specifying unit 171 Anchor specifying unit 172 Anchor information setting unit 173 Object arrangement setting unit 174 Object arrangement mode changing unit 175 Object Placement unit AN, NX, ANY Anchor BP page MFH Multiple object arrangement setting menu MH, MHR Object arrangement menu MO Object selection menu MS Object arrangement mode change menu Map.TIF object OB, OB1 to OB3 Object PO Pointer TE, TE1 to TE2 Character Placement area TL, TL1 to TL6 Character string

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A typesetting device for performing typesetting by arranging a character string and objects such as line drawings and images in a character arrangement area,
Anchor designating means for designating an anchor indicating that the object is to be used in the character string, and anchor information setting means for setting, for the designated anchor, anchor information about the object to be used,
An object arrangement information setting unit for setting the arrangement information of the object; and an object arrangement unit for arranging the object in the character arrangement area, wherein the anchor information is set at a position of the anchor specified in the character string. When arranging the object set in step (a), the object arranging unit sets the size of the object as the character size of the character string to which the anchor is specified, according to the arrangement information set by the object arrangement information setting unit. A typesetting device. 2. The typesetting device according to claim 1, wherein the anchor information set by the anchor information setting means is included in character string data constituting the character string. 3. A typesetting apparatus for performing typesetting by arranging a character string and objects such as line drawings and images in a character arrangement area,
Anchor designating means for designating an anchor indicating that the object is to be used in the character string, and anchor information setting means for setting, for the designated anchor, anchor information about the object to be used,
Object placement information setting means for setting the placement information of the object, object placement mode changing means for changing the layout mode of the object, and object placement means for positioning the object in the character placement area The object arrangement unit arranges the object set by the anchor information with respect to the anchor specified in the character string in accordance with the arrangement information set by the object arrangement setting unit; A typesetting device, wherein the arrangement mode of the object is changed in accordance with a change in the arrangement mode of the object by a change unit. 4. The object arrangement information setting means sets arrangement information corresponding to a change in the arrangement mode of an object, so that the object arrangement means arranges the object with reference to the arrangement information. 3. The typesetting device according to claim 2, wherein: 5. A typesetting method for arranging a character string and an object such as a line drawing and an image in a character arrangement area and performing typesetting.
In the character string, an anchor specifying step of specifying an anchor indicating that the object is to be used, and for the specified anchor, an anchor information setting step of setting anchor information relating to the object to be used,
An object arrangement information setting step of setting the object arrangement information; and an object arrangement step of arranging the object in the character arrangement area, wherein the object arrangement step includes the step of setting the anchor specified in the character string. When arranging the object set in the anchor information at the position of, according to the arrangement information set in the object arrangement information setting step, the size of the object as the character size of the character string in which the anchor is specified Arranging. 6. A typesetting method for arranging a character string and an object such as a line drawing and an image in a character arrangement area and performing typesetting.
In the character string, an anchor specifying step of specifying an anchor indicating that the object is to be used, and for the specified anchor, an anchor information setting step of setting anchor information relating to the object to be used,
An object arrangement information setting step of setting the arrangement information of the object; an object arrangement mode changing step of changing an arrangement mode of the object; and an object arrangement step of arranging the object in the character arrangement area. In the object arranging step, the object set in the anchor information for the specified anchor is arranged according to the arrangement information set in the object arrangement information setting step, and the object arrangement mode changing step A typesetting method, comprising: changing an arrangement mode of the object according to a change in an arrangement mode of the object. 7. A recording medium on which a program for realizing the typesetting method according to claim 5 is recorded. 8. A recording medium on which a program for realizing the typesetting method according to claim 6 is recorded.