JP2899103B2 - Information processing apparatus and method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention aims to obtain data compatibility with other machines.
The present invention relates to a character processing device having a function of notifying a user when a variable not defined is found.

[Related Art] In recent years, in order to improve a man-machine interface, all settable items that can be set by an operator are displayed on a display screen, and items and values to be set are indicated by a cursor display such as underlining or inversion. The setting method is taken. However, there has been a remarkable advance in technology in recent years, and the functions are immediately strengthened.If the number of configurable items in the same item increases in the succeeding model, data on the new It could not be used or was forcibly changed to a configurable value.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve such problems, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus and method including a display control unit for displaying, on a display unit, items of a print font usable by a document processing unit. A determination unit that determines a print type set in the read document data; and a case where the print type determined by the determination unit is not included in the print type item usable by the document processing unit. Control means for identifying and displaying that the item is an extended item, and causing the display control means to perform display control so as to selectably display a print font used in the document data. Solve.

[Operation] According to the present invention, even when the number of settable items increases in the succeeding model, the information processing apparatus is provided with the extension items in advance so that the data can be used in the old model without any problem. If the print font set in the data is not among the print font items that can be used by the document processing means, it is identified and displayed as an extended item, and the print font used in the document data is displayed to be selectable. Thus, the user can know that an unusable print font has been set, and can reset the print font to one that can be used by the document processing means.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a character processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a microprocessor (CPU) which performs arithmetic and logical determinations for character processing and controls each component connected thereto via each bus.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a read-only memory (ROM) in which a control procedure by a microprocessor (CPU) and the like are stored in advance.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a random access memory (RAM), which is used for temporarily storing various data from each component.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a keyboard (KB) in which character keys for inputting characters and symbols, function keys for instructing various functions, and the like are arranged. In this embodiment, in particular, a key (RK: rightward cursor movement) and a left arrow (LK: leftward cursor movement) are provided.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a CRT controller (CRTC), and a display (CR
Control to display in T).

Reference numeral 6 denotes a character generator (CG) which generates character signals such as characters and symbols to be displayed on a display (CRT).

 Reference numeral 7 denotes a display (CRT) for displaying a character string or the like.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a floppy disk controller (FDC), which controls a floppy disk drive (FDD).

Reference numeral 9 denotes a floppy disk drive (FDD) for writing and reading data to and from a floppy disk (FD) as an auxiliary storage device.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a bus (BS), which is used for exchanging control signals, transferring data, transferring address signals, and the like.

FIG. 2 is an example in which setting items are displayed on a display (CRT). The underlined items are the set items. Normally, the cursor CM (underline) is moved by the → key or the ← key to select between Mincho and Gothic.

FIG. 3 shows a case where another settable item is newly added in another model, and data in which the added item is set is read from the auxiliary storage device FD.

For example, it is assumed that a brush type is added to a print type in a succeeding model, and data set in the brush type is read. In this case, a cursor is displayed at "Others" because this model cannot handle the brush. Therefore, the user knows that a setting other than "Mincho" or "Gothic" has been set, and it is possible to reset the setting to "Mincho" or "Gothic" that can be handled by this model. .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing in FIG.

A step S1 checks whether or not the data to be displayed is a print typeface. If the typeface is not a print typeface, the corresponding processing is performed. In step S2, the print font items are displayed. In step S3, it is checked whether the setting item is "Mincho", and if so, step S4 is executed. In step S4, an underline is displayed on the character string of Mincho. In step S5, it is checked whether the setting item is "Gothic".
If it is Gothic, step S6 is executed. Steps
In S6, underline the Gothic text.
In step S7, other character strings are underlined. Therefore, if a setting other than “Mincho” and “Gothic” is made, the cursor is displayed at “Other”.
In step S8, key input is performed. If there is an input, go to the next step. In step S9, the input key is → (RK)
Check if the key, and if so, perform step 10. In step S10, the underline of Mincho is erased and the underline is displayed in Gothic. However, if a cursor is displayed on a Gothic font or elsewhere, no processing is performed. In step 11, it is checked whether the key is the ← (LK) key. If so, execute step S12. Otherwise, a process corresponding to the input is performed.
In step S12, the cursor being displayed is deleted, and the cursor is displayed on the left item.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the document data input from the storage medium is used by determining which of the setting ranges “Mincho”, “Gothic”, and “other”. The user can determine that the document data has been set to a typeface that cannot be handled by this model, and can reset the document data to a typeface that can be handled by this model.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by setting “others” for setting items that may be extended in the future, even if an item is added in the succeeding model, the data is stored in the old model. It can be handled without any problems.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, even if the number of settable items in the succeeding model increases, the information processing apparatus has extended items in advance so that the data can be used in the old model without any problem. If the print font set in the expanded document data is not among the print font items that can be used in the document processing means, it is identified and displayed as an extended item, and the print font used in the document data can be selected. Is displayed, the user can know that an unusable print font has been set, and can set the print font that can be used by the document processing unit again.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an item setting screen of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an item setting screen when data created elsewhere is read. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing. CPU: Microprocessor, ROM: Lid-only memory, RAM: Random access memory, KB: Keyboard, CRT: Display, CRTC: CRT controller, CG ...
Character generator, FDD ... Floppy disk, FDC ... Floppy disk controller, BS ...
bus.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus having display control means for displaying on a display means items of print fonts usable by a document processing means, and determining a print font set in read document data. Means, if the print font determined by the determination means is not among the print font items usable by the document processing means, identify and display that the item is an extended item, and print the print data used in the document data. Control means for causing the display control means to perform display control so as to display a font in a selectable manner. 2. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a display control means for displaying, on a display means, items of print fonts usable by a document processing means, the print font set by read document data. A determination step of determining whether or not the print font determined in the determination step is not an item of a print font that can be used by the document processing means. A control step of causing the display control means to perform display control so that the print font used in the step (c) is selectably displayed.