JP2003296322A - Mailer for electronic mail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide mail software capable of solving the problem that it is difficult to read an electronic mail. <P>SOLUTION: The mailer of electronic mail is introduced to a terminal connected to a network where bi-directional communication is possible, and provided with a text document edition functioning part 1 for transmitting a text document to a mailer introduced to another terminal connected to the network and an edited document display part 2 and a received document display part. The edition functioning part 1 is configured to automatically input line feeding codes to a text document by every prescribed number of characters, and the edited document display part is configured to display the text document whose line feeding has been executed at the line feeding positions during the editing operation. Thus, the text format of the text document can be maintained, and the easily readable display of the text document can be executed as the received document in the mailer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an email mailer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, various types of electronic mail are used. For example, there are “HTML format” and “rich text format” that include various functions, and “text format” is the most basic and popular one. "HTML format" and "rich text format" allow various expressions, but can use only limited mailers, while "text format"
Is versatile, email is used globally,
Today, it is used in various terminal devices and can be said to be the mail format as a global standard. However, since the additional information in the "text format" mail is minimal, conventional mailer software at the time of display
There is a drawback in that it is difficult to read the line spacing, character spacing, line breaks, etc., and it is generally impossible to display the underline because the electronic text is simply written in solid.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is mainly directed to "text format", but it is an object of the present invention to provide mail software which can eliminate the drawback of being difficult to read. .

[0004]

An electronic mail mailer according to the first invention of the present application is introduced into a terminal connected to a network capable of bidirectional communication and introduced into another terminal connected to the network. A text document editing function unit 1 capable of sending a text document to a designated mailer.
The following configuration is adopted for a device including a display unit 2 for an edited document and a display unit 3 for a received document. That is, the editing function unit 1 automatically inputs a line feed code for each predetermined number of characters in the text document, and the display unit 2 of the edited document displays the line feed code during the editing operation. It is characterized by displaying a text document with a line break at the position.

In the electronic mail mailer according to the second invention of the present application, in the electronic mail mailer according to the first invention, the display section 2 of the received document sets the display character interval of the text document. It is characterized by having a function.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic mail mailer according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the received document display unit 2 is a text document display line. It is characterized by having an interval setting function.

In the mailer for electronic mail according to the fourth invention of the present application, texts are introduced into a mailer introduced into a terminal connected to a network capable of bidirectional communication and introduced into another terminal connected to the network. The following configuration is adopted for a device including a text document editing function unit 1 and a display unit 2 capable of transmitting a document. In other words, the editing function unit 1 makes the text document for every predetermined number of characters,
This is to automatically enter a line feed code, and the above-mentioned editing function section, based on the selection command for the character in the text document made by the user, at least between the line containing the character and the next line. Input one line to the text document, and insert the line at the position corresponding to the selected character.
It is characterized in that a character other than a character that can be distinguished from a character is input.

[0008] The text format of the text document is maintained (without changing to another format document such as rich text format) by the e-mail mailer according to the first to fourth inventions having the above-mentioned configuration. As a received document in the mailer, it was possible to make the display easy to read. In particular,
In the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mailer on the transmitting side can easily add an underline that can be displayed by the mailer on the receiving side in the text, without impairing the text format of the document.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory views showing the state of the monitor of the mail editing function unit 1 according to the present invention installed in a computer. 4 to 6 are explanatory views showing the state of the display function unit 4 (viewer) of the received document of the mailer on the monitor.

This mailer is installed in a terminal connected to a network capable of bidirectional communication, and can send a text document to a mailer installed in another terminal connected to the network. Is. Then, this mailer displays a text document edit function unit 1, an edit document display unit 2 provided in the edit function unit 1, a reception function unit 4, and a reception document display unit provided in the reception function unit 4. Part 3
And (see FIGS. 1 and 4). The mailer will be described in detail below.

First, the editing function section 1 of the mailer will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the editing function unit 1 can edit a document to be sent to a mailer of another computer. When editing, the display section of the display section 2 displays "Outlook" (trade name) of Microsoft Corporation.
A predetermined position line feed function that automatically inserts a line feed in each line (a line feed code is automatically added to a text document) with a predetermined number of characters less than the line feed is forcibly displayed by well-known mailers such as Have. With this function, a line break is not arbitrarily inserted at an unexpected position as in the conventional case, and it is possible to make the document easy to see when receiving the document without the editor having to input the line break himself. The predetermined number of characters may be selectable by the editor or may not be changed.

Further, the editing function unit 1 has an underline addition function. This underline addition function will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in, specify the character string to be underlined in the text of the text document being edited. This designation work is
This is performed by a known method such as inverting the character color and the background color by operating the mouse or keyboard. The editing function unit 1 includes a conversion button a, and by clicking the conversion button a with a mouse, as shown in FIG.
One line is inserted between the line of the specified character string and the next line, and a character that can be distinguished from a normal character is added as an underline to the inserted line below the specified character string.

Next, the reception function unit 4 of this mailer will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the receiving function unit 4 displays the state of the original text as it is on the display unit 3 of the received text document in a normal state. The receiving function unit 4 has a line feed display function and a menu button b. By pressing the line feed option from the menu that appears when the button b is clicked, even if a line feed code is not attached in the document, As shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to automatically display a line feed at a predetermined position for easy viewing on the display unit 3.

Further, the reception function section 4 has a shaping display function capable of opening a predetermined space between lines and characters. Specifically, by pressing the shaping option in the above menu, as shown in FIG. 6, the line spacing of the document is widened to a predetermined width that is easy to see. In this embodiment, the function of changing the space between lines is shown, but it is preferable to implement the function of changing the space between characters as well. It is also possible to operate at the same time as the above line feed display function.

[0015]

By the implementation of the first to fourth inventions of the present application,
Although it mainly uses "text format", it was possible to provide an e-mail software that can eliminate the drawback of being difficult to read. In particular, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mailer on the sending side can easily add an underline that can be displayed by the mailer on the receiving side in the text without impairing the text format of the document. did.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state on a monitor of an editing function unit 1 of a mailer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of the editing function unit 1 on a monitor during work.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of completion of the work of the editing function unit 1.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a display function unit 4 of the received document of the mailer on a monitor.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of a display function unit 4 of the received document of the mailer on the monitor.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state on a monitor of the display function unit 4 of the received document of the mailer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Editing function section 2 Display section (of editing function section 1) 3 Display

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A text document which can be transmitted to a mailer installed in a terminal connected to a network capable of bidirectional communication and installed in another terminal connected to the network. In an e-mail mailer having an editing function unit, an editing document display unit, and a received document display unit, the editing function unit automatically adds a line feed code to a text document for each predetermined number of characters. An e-mail mailer characterized in that a display section of an edited document displays a text document having a line feed at the position of the above line feed code during editing work. 2. The electronic mail mailer according to claim 1, wherein the received document display unit has a function of setting a display character interval of a text document. 3. The electronic mail mailer according to claim 1, wherein the display unit of the received document has a function of setting a display line interval of a text document. 4. A text document, which is introduced into a terminal connected to a network capable of bidirectional communication, and which can transmit a text document to a mailer installed in another terminal connected to the network. In an e-mail mailer including an editing function unit and a display unit, the editing function unit automatically inputs a line feed code for each predetermined number of characters in a text document. Based on the selection command for the character in the text document made by the user, the function unit performs an input for inserting at least one line between the line with the character and the next line in the text document, and the insertion line An email mailer characterized by inputting a character other than a character that can be distinguished from a character at a position corresponding to a selected character.