JP2002024841A - Dtp display device having window synchronous function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a DTP display device capable of inspecting easily as to whether a DTP data has been corrected as indicated by comparing two DTP data on the screen of a computer effectively. SOLUTION: In the DTP display device used by installing DTP displaying software to display DTP data in a computer body, this problem can be solved by the DTP display device including a window synchronous function, by which two DTP data can be displayed easily for comparison by incorporating a window synchronous means which automatically sets an active window state to other window states, without stopping between windows to be opened for allowing the DTP displaying software to display a DTP data file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a DTP display device wherein two DTP data can be easily compared and displayed. In the narrow sense, the DTP data is data used for DTP (DeskTop Publishing) in which all processes from design to plate making are performed by digital processing using an ordinary computer instead of a dedicated plate making system. In the present invention, it refers to document data created by document creation software, spreadsheet software, or presentation software.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an important process called proofreading in the fields of plate making and printing. Calibration work in this industry
This is an important process in which the orderer inspects the prototype print created by the plate making company and determines whether the process can proceed to the printing process in this format. Therefore, it is common practice to repeat the proofreading operation several times by giving a repair instruction to some places on the prototype print and returning it to the plate making company. recent years,
In the field of plate making printing and design, DTP, which works with digital data, is the mainstream. But DTP
There was no mechanism to efficiently compare the DTP data before correction and the new DTP data on the computer screen as it was, and simply check whether the data was corrected as instructed by the correction. Conventionally, even data created by the DTP process is checked after being printed out once by a color printer or the like. However, it was troublesome to print out each time.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and efficiently compares two DTP data on a computer screen to determine whether or not the data has been repaired as instructed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a DTP display device that can accurately and easily inspect.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a DTP display device in which DTP display software for displaying DTP data on a computer body is installed and used, wherein the DTP display software displays a DTP data file. By incorporating window synchronization means in the DTP software for automatically and automatically setting the state of the active window to the state of another window between the windows that are opened at the same time, the corresponding portions of the plurality of DTP data are stored in each window. The gist of the present invention is to solve the above problem by a DTP display device which is displayed under the same display conditions and has a window synchronization function which can easily compare and display the DTP data.

[0005] The active window is a DTP
This window is the window on the top of the desktop that is generated each time the display software opens the DTP data file and in which input operations such as mouse operations are enabled.

[0006] If the DTP display software can add a correction instruction as a comment to a layer different from the DTP data, a DTP display device capable of solving the above problem more effectively can be realized. By displaying the DTP data before the correction with the correction instruction comment added and the DTP data after the correction in two windows, it is possible to efficiently and surely confirm whether the correction instruction was corrected as the correction instruction while checking the correction instruction comment. Because it can be done.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of a DTP display device having a window synchronization function according to the present invention. 1 is a computer main body. The computer body 1 has a display 40 and a keyboard 5
0, mouse 51 is connected. Reference numeral 10 denotes an operating system (hereinafter, OS) provided in the computer.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes DTP display software for displaying DTP data. The DTP display software 20 can add a correction instruction as a comment to the DTP data and another layer. Also, DTP
The display software 20 includes a software module for providing a part of the function of the DTP display software 20 to embedded software (often called plug-in software) for extending the function originally possessed. In. The window state acquisition function 204, window monitoring function 205, and window state setting function 206 are a part of such.

A window state acquisition function 204 acquires the state of the active window (display magnification, display page, display range, etc.). The window monitoring function 205 is a function for notifying that the display state of the active window has changed. The window state setting function 206 is a function for setting the display state (display magnification, displayed page, display range, etc.) of the window.

The window synchronization means 60 sets the display state of the active window as the display state of the other windows. The window synchronization means 60 is configured as an embedded software module for extending the functions of the DTP display software 20.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a user interface screen of the DTP display device of the present invention. The screen 500 shown in FIG. 3 has two DTP data files opened and displayed in two windows 501 and 502, respectively. "Synchronize display" from the pull-down menu 503
Is selected, every time a change occurs in the state of the active window (501 in FIG. 3), the other window (502) moves so as to change the display.

FIG. 4 shows the active window 50 of FIG.
1 is an enlarged view of the curry dish at the lower right centered. The left window 502 is similarly zoomed. In FIGS. 3 and 4, since the repair instruction comment 504 is displayed on another layer over the DTP data, it is possible to accurately compare the two DTP data, including whether the DTP data has been corrected according to the repair instruction comment. Can be done quickly.

Next, how the above-described window synchronization function is realized will be described. First, the window monitoring means 205 is set to call the window synchronization means 60 when the active window changes. Then, when “Synchronize display” is selected in the pull-down menu 503 of the screen 500, the user interface of the screen 500 is set so as to enable the operation of the window monitoring unit 205. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the window synchronization unit 60. Hereinafter, the operation of the window synchronization means 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the display state of the active window changes after "Synchronize display" is selected in the pull-down menu 503 on the screen 500, the window monitoring means 2
05 calls the window synchronization means 60. Then, the window synchronization means 60 calls the window state acquisition function 204 to acquire the state of the active window (display magnification, display page, display range, etc.) (S29). Next, the display magnification, the displayed page, and the display range acquired in another window are set by calling the window state setting function 206 (S3).
2). Check whether all windows have been set (S
35) Repeat step S32 as necessary. When all windows have been set to the new state of the active window, the process ends. The window synchronization means 60 is called each time the display state of the active window changes, and performs the processing of steps S29 to S35 each time.

The embodiment of the DTP display device according to the present invention has been described above. In general, the configuration of a software module for providing a part of the function of the DTP display software to the embedded software differs depending on the specification of the DTP display software. The display software 20 whose configuration is shown in FIG. 1 is a typical example of such a thing, but is only one example. In particular, the manner in which the state change of the active window is recognized and the manner in which the window synchronization means 60 is called will vary depending on the specifications of the target DTP display software. However, this part is not an essential part of the present invention. Therefore, depending on the DTP display software employed, a DTP display device having a configuration slightly different from the DTP display device described here may be realized. However, in any case, the DTP display device according to the present invention includes the window synchronization means 60, which operates including the processing steps shown in the flowchart of FIG. Is to extend.

[0016]

As described above in detail, according to the DTP display device having the window synchronization function of the present invention, the
The two DTP data can be efficiently compared on the computer screen, and it can be easily and accurately inspected whether the DTP data has been corrected as instructed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a DTP display device having a window synchronization function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a window synchronization unit 60;

FIG. 3 is a window synchronization display screen.

FIG. 4 is a window synchronization display screen obtained by zooming one window.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer main body 10 Operating system 20 DTP display software 204 Window status acquisition function 205 Window monitoring function 206 Window status setting function 40 Display 50 Keyboard 51 Mouse 60 Window synchronization means

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A DTP display device which installs and uses DTP display software for displaying DTP data on a computer main body, wherein an active window is opened between windows opened by the DTP display software to display a DTP data file. By incorporating window synchronization means in the DTP software, which automatically sets the state of the other window to the state of another window,
A corresponding part of a plurality of DTP data is displayed in each window under the same display conditions, and the DTP data can be easily compared.
P display device. 2. The DTP display software includes a DTP
It is possible to add a correction instruction to the data and another layer as a comment. By displaying the DTP data before the correction and the DTP data after the correction with the correction instruction comment added thereto in two windows, 2. The DTP display device according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to efficiently and surely check whether or not the correction has been made according to the correction instruction while checking the correction instruction comment.