JP2553809B2 - Document processing device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus for performing shelling on each of a plurality of format items that determine a document format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when printing out a created document, a switch for designating a format value such as a left margin, a right margin, a character pitch, etc. is provided as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-59792. It is set to be used and the document data is output. At this time, when the print key is operated, the printing device checks whether printing is currently possible according to the specified format value, and if it judges that printing is not possible, it turns on the error lamp. ing. In this case, the operator prints by changing the format value and then operating the print key again.

[0003]

However, in such a device, it is necessary to operate the print key to determine whether printing can be actually performed according to the set format value, and printing cannot be performed. If it is, it is necessary to change the format value.However, the format value set at the time of this change must be set by the operator based on his own experience. The changes were very difficult.

In this device, the left margin,
When setting format values of various parameters such as right margin and character pitch, what values can be set and what is the optimum value as a set value candidate?
However, there is a problem in that it cannot be judged from the display screen.

An object of the present invention is to set a margin width value for a left margin format item among a plurality of format items.
By displaying the maximum margin width value, the minimum margin width value that can be set as the margin width value, and one setting candidate value, it is possible to arbitrarily set the desired margin width value while referring to the displayed contents. It is to be.

[0006]

The means of the present invention are as follows. A display means for displaying a plurality of format items such as a paper size, the number of characters, a character pitch, and a left margin for determining the format of the document on the display screen, and a desired paper size is arbitrarily selected corresponding to the format item of the above paper size Selecting means, input means for arbitrarily inputting a desired number of characters corresponding to the format item of the number of characters, and maximum margin width value that can be set corresponding to the format item of the left margin, at least the selecting means. In the calculation means for calculating based on the paper size selected by and the number of characters input by the input means, the maximum margin width value calculated by the calculation means, and the minimum margin width value prepared in advance. Based on the guidance of the settable margin width value range on the display screen, one margin width setting candidate value corresponding to the left margin format item is displayed on the display screen. The display control means to be controlled, the guidance of the settable margin width value range, and the one margin width setting candidate value are displayed, and the desired margin corresponding to the left margin format item is selected. Setting means for arbitrarily setting the margin width value.

[0007]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. Of multiple format items such as paper size, number of characters, character pitch, left margin, etc. that determine the document format, the desired paper size is selected according to the paper size format item, and the desired paper size is selected corresponding to the character number format item. When the number of characters to be input is input, the maximum margin width value that can be set corresponding to the left margin format item is calculated based on at least the paper size and the number of characters. Then, a range of settable margin width values based on the calculated maximum margin width value and the minimum margin width value prepared in advance is displayed as guidance, and 1 corresponding to the left margin format item is displayed. The three margin width setting candidate values are also displayed. The operator is in a state where the guidance of the settable margin width value range and the one margin width setting candidate value are displayed, and the desired margin width value corresponding to the left margin format item. Can be set arbitrarily.

Therefore, when setting the margin width value for the left margin format item of the plurality of format items, the maximum margin width value, the minimum margin width value, and one setting candidate that can be set as the margin width value. A desired margin width value can be arbitrarily set while referring to the displayed contents of the value.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (1) Configuration FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display and print control system. In the figure, reference numeral 11 is a key input unit, and the input data is sent to the mode discrimination unit 12. The mode discriminating unit 12 discriminates whether or not the input mode is the format mode at the time of data input, supplies the input data to the input control unit 13 in the case of the format mode, and corresponds to the mode in the case of other modes. The input data is transferred to the control unit. The input control unit 13 includes a guidance control unit 14 and a print paper width register 1
5, print pitch register 16, number of characters / line register 1
7. Give control data to the format setting unit 18. Then, the printing paper width register 15, the printing pitch register 16,
The data held in the character number / line register 17 and the data held in the left end margin minimum value register 19 are sent to the paper median value calculation unit 20 and the input range setting unit 21. The input range setting unit 21 is further provided with setting data from the format setting unit 18. The input range setting unit 21 sets an input range based on each of the input data according to a control command from the guidance control unit 14,
The setting data is output to the display control unit 22 and the paper median value calculation unit 20. The paper median value calculation unit 20 calculates the paper median value based on the data from the registers 15 to 17 and 19 and the input range setting unit 21, and gives the calculation result to the display control unit 22. The display control unit 22 is also given control data from the input control unit 13 and the guidance control unit 14. Then, the display control unit 2
2 drives the display unit 23 to display in accordance with the input data. Further, the display unit 23 is driven to be displayed by another control unit except in the format mode. On the other hand, the format setting unit 18 causes the print control unit 2 to operate when a print command is given.
The print data is output to 4 and printed by the printing unit 25. In addition, the printing unit 25 is print-controlled by another control unit except in the format mode.

(2) Operation Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. First, in the key input unit 11,
When the format mode is designated, this format mode is discriminated by the mode discriminating unit 12, the discrimination result is sent to the input control unit 13, and the initial initial is performed as shown in step X1 of FIG. Next, in step X2, a start command is sent from the input control unit 13 to the guidance control unit 14, and guidance display for parameters to be input next is performed as shown in FIG. And if it is necessary to display the input range for the next input parameter,
The input range setting unit 21 is activated and the input range is displayed as shown in step X3. Details of the input range display step X3 will be described later. Thus, the key input waiting state shown in step X4 is entered. When a key input is made in this state, the input control unit 13 sets the input data at a predetermined position in the display memory (not shown), and echoes the data on the display unit 23 as shown in step X5. Next, in step X6, the input data is checked, and if it is not normal, the process returns from step X7 to step X4 to wait for key input again. Also, step X
If the result of the data check in 6 is normal, the process proceeds to step X8 through step X7 to set the input data. After that, the process proceeds to step X9, and it is determined whether or not the input is completed. If it is not completed, the guidance display of step X2 is returned to. The above operation is repeated, and the process ends when it is determined that the input is completed in step X9.

However, FIG. 4 shows a state in which the parameter setting has advanced to the point where the number of characters in one line is input. The input control unit 13 is provided with a counter for identifying which parameter has been input, and according to the counter value, for example, standard format designation, paper size designation, number of pages, page printing style, vertical writing designation. , Printing interval, number of characters / line, left margin, line feed interval, number of lines / page, upper margin, etc. are processed. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the guidance display “Please input the number of characters in one line” is displayed, the guidance control unit 14 sends a start command to the input range setting unit 21. This causes the input range setting unit 21 to operate, calculates the input range in step X3, and displays guidance such as "input range = 10 to 42" in the guide display area 23a provided at the bottom of the display unit 23. . That is, in the input range display step X3, as shown in detail in FIG.
First, display data is created in step Y1 and displayed in the guide display area 23a of the display unit 23 in step Y2. Then, the process proceeds to step Y3, and it is determined whether or not the input process is for the left margin. At this time, this is a step of inputting the number of characters in one line, and is not a left end margin input, so the processing is ended as it is, and the process proceeds to step X4 of waiting for a key input in FIG. If, for example, "36" is input as the number of characters in one line in this state, the value is displayed on the display unit 23 as shown in FIG. By inputting the above parameters, the counter in the input control unit 13 is incremented by "+1", and as shown in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to the input processing step for the left end margin, and the guidance message "Please enter the left end margin" is displayed on the display unit 23. Is performed. Then, in the input range display processing of step X3, display data for the input range is created in step Y1 of FIG. 3, and for example, "input range = 15 to 35" is displayed in the guide display area 23a in step Y2. Then step Y
3, the judgment is made whether or not the left margin is input,
The determination result at this time is YES, the process proceeds to step Y4, and the paper median value calculation unit 20 calculates the paper median value. The median value of paper is calculated by the following formula: median of paper = {(minimum value of left margin) + (maximum value of left margin)} / 2. In this case, the left end margin minimum value is set in advance in the left end margin minimum value register 19 at a value determined by hardware usage of the printer, for example, "15" mm. Further, the maximum value of the left margin is calculated by the following formula: maximum left margin = (paper width)-(printing pitch) x (number of characters / line). Then, the process proceeds to step Y5, and it is determined whether the paper median value calculated in step Y4 is greater than or equal to the left end margin minimum value and less than or equal to the left end margin maximum value. Then, if the decision result in the step Y5 is NO, the display processing of the paper median value is ended as it is, but if the decision result is YES, that is, the paper median value is between the minimum value and the maximum value of the left margin. For example, the process proceeds to step Y6 to display the value in the guide display area 23a. For example, if the median paper value is "25" mm, "median paper value = 25" is displayed as shown in FIG. By displaying the median value of the paper as described above, the operator inputs the left end margin designation data in the designation input range while referring to the value.

[0012]

According to the present invention, for a left margin format item among a plurality of format items, a maximum margin width value that can be determined as the margin width value is at least arbitrarily selected as a paper size. The calculated maximum margin width value, the calculated minimum margin width value, and one setting candidate value are simultaneously displayed on the display screen. It is possible to arbitrarily set a desired margin width value, which is considered to be optimum, with reference to each display content.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a format input operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of input range display processing.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first example of guidance display contents when a format is designated.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a second example of guidance display contents when a format is designated.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a third example of guidance display contents when a format is designated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Key Input Section 12 Mode Discrimination Section 13 Input Control Section 14 Guidance Control Section 18 Format Setting Section 20 Median Median Calculation Section 21 Input Range Setting Section 23 Display Section

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Paper size and characters that determine the format of a document
The number, character pitch, and a display means for displaying on the display screen a plurality of formats items such as the left margin, and selection means for arbitrarily selecting a paper size to be desired in response to format field of the paper size, the number of characters input means for arbitrarily inputting the number of characters to be desired in response to format field, the margin of the maximum possible set corresponding to the format field of the left margin
Set the width value to at least the paper size selected by the above selection means.
And a maximum margin width value calculated by the calculating means, and a calculating means for calculating the number of characters input by the input means.
Of the minimum margin width value and the configurable margin width value based on
When the guidance is displayed on the above display screen
, One margin width setting corresponding to the above left margin format item
Display control means for controlling the candidate value to be displayed on the display screen , guidance display of the range of the settable margin width value, and
In the state where the above one margin width setting candidate value is displayed.
The desired margin width corresponding to the above left margin format item
A document processing apparatus comprising: a setting unit that arbitrarily sets a value .