JP3082967B2 - Document processing method and apparatus - 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 method and apparatus for, for example, formatting and editing a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document processing method and apparatus for performing typesetting / editing of an advanced document include a printing surface,
In some cases, the output document has information such as a heading, and the format of the output document can be managed by collectively setting the output format.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the format value cannot be set on the paper, and the operation of setting the value many times as a numerical value, checking the configuration, and correcting it must be repeated. There was a disadvantage that it had to be done.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a rectangle indicating a plate surface of a document and an instructable position for changing the rectangle are indicated. According to the designated position, setting processing of a new printing plate using the position designating means can be performed, and when the designated position by the position designating means is the position which can be designated, the printing plate using the position designating means is set. Provided is a document processing method and apparatus capable of performing change processing in a graphic sense.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing a system of a document processing method and apparatus according to this embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a system bus for transmitting address signals, data signals, and control signals inside the apparatus. Each of the constituent blocks described below is connected to this system bus. Reference numeral 2 denotes a CPU (Central Processes) that controls the apparatus by executing a program on a PMEM 3 described later.
sing Unit). Reference numeral 3 denotes a program memory (hereinafter, referred to as PMEM) for storing a program. 4 is a communication I that enables transmission / reception means such as RS232
/ F (interface). 6 is a keyboard, 7
Reference numeral denotes a pointing device, and reference numeral 5 denotes a keyboard I / F (keyboard interface) for connecting input devices such as a keyboard 6 and a pointing device 7 (hereinafter referred to as PD). Reference numeral 8 denotes a CRT used for image display, and 9 denotes a V which develops image data to display an image on the CRT 8.
RAM (video RAM). Reference numerals 10 and 11 denote data file disks, which are a document header 61 and document data 6.
2. Stores document files roughly classified into format information 63 and rectangle management information 64 for managing rectangles of the size of the printing plate. FIG. 7 shows this state. The document header 61 includes position data for accessing text data and format information. The document data 62 includes the document itself. The format information includes data for setting a format at the time of display / print output. The rectangle management information 64 includes a display size and a display position of the printing plate. For example, reference numeral 10 denotes a floppy disk drive (hereinafter referred to as FD), and reference numeral 11 denotes a hard disk drive (hereinafter referred to as HD).

Reference numeral 12 denotes a disk I / F (disk interface) for connecting the floppy disk drive 10 and the hard disk drive 11 to the system bus 1. Reference numeral 13 denotes an image memory (hereinafter, referred to as IMEM) for storing image data to be output to the printer 14, and reference numeral 14 denotes a printer used for image output.

The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

The processing is started from a state in which only the system menu 22 shown in FIG. 3 which is a document selection menu screen is displayed.

In step S1, a file to be processed is specified. The document to be processed may be a newly created document or a created document, but here, a created document file already stored on a floppy disk (FD) is targeted.

[0011] The operator enters the F containing the document file.
D is set in the FD drive 10, and the file reading on the FD is selected from the system menu. Thus, the file stored in the FD to be read is read and displayed on the CRT 8. FIG. 3 shows the state at this time. In this example, the file in the FD is an example in which only the document 21 is present, but it goes without saying that there may be several documents. By designating the document 21 using the pointing device 7, the designation of the document is completed, and the designated document is read from the floppy disk 10 into the PMEM 3. FIG. 6 shows the state at this time.

In step S2, the format of the document read in S1 is changed. After reading the document, select the format change from the menu, the format change screen is displayed on the CRT8,
Each parameter can be changed. FIG. 4 shows this state.
It is. In FIG. 4, black circles indicate predetermined changeable positions for changing the rectangle. Each item is a value read from the format information 63. Here, an item is selected from the menu 41 and set.

Although it is possible to set the format value by inputting a numerical value as in the prior art, the margin value can also be changed by changing the rectangle written on the document paper of the display page with the mouse. .

In step S4, a printing surface setting window 4
1 is displayed, and the set value changing process is performed. Details of step S4 will be described later.

When all format changes are completed (S
6) The document is displayed according to the format (S7), and if there is no other document to be created, the process ends (S8).

Regarding the setting value changing process in step S4, the flow of information setting will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, a printing plate setting window 41 is displayed to start a set value changing process, and a display size and a display position of the printing plate are obtained (S9). A rectangle of the printing plate size is displayed on document paper (S10) (FIG. 4). ). The input by the PD is determined (S10), and it is checked whether or not the black circle on the displayed rectangle is clicked (S12). If the black circle is clicked, the screen rectangle display is changed in S13, and clicks other than the black circle are performed. If it is, check whether it is on document paper (S
16) If it is on paper, the currently displayed rectangle is erased, and while the PD key is pressed, the position and size of the rectangle are changed by moving the PD to create a new rectangle.
When the key D is released, the rectangle is replaced with a rectangle having a black circle (S17), and the process returns to S10.

If it is determined in S16 that the input in S11 is not on document paper, it is checked whether the input is a numerical input parameter window (S18).
The processing from step 11 is repeated. If a parameter is input, the set value is changed by inputting a numerical value. At this time, if a numerical value is input, the settable value can be set to the first decimal place (S1).
8). If the black circle on the rectangle is clicked, the PD is moved while pressing the PD key to change the size of the plane rectangle display (S13). When the PD key is released, the position and size of the rectangle are set. At this time, the PD input setting is often set according to the measure or roughly, so that it is set as an integer value (S15). A margin value is calculated from the set position and size (S15), and a value of the margin of the printing plate is set based on the calculated value (S20), and this subroutine ends.

In the above procedure, there are a case where a margin value is set by inputting a numerical value when setting the position and size of a printing plate, and a case where a margin value is set by changing a rectangle by inputting with a PD. There is an input setting method using a PD that roughly sets an integer value by changing the setting accuracy of the margin value, and a numerical value input setting method when you want to make more detailed numerical settings.Select either one according to the application, The position and size of the printing plate can be easily set.

As described above, when setting the margin value of the printing plate, a setting method using a PD that can be roughly set by an integer value by changing the setting accuracy of the margin value, and a numerical value input setting method that allows more detailed numerical value setting. Can be selected, and the format can be set while setting the pattern more easily according to the application.

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of one device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a system or a program.

As described in detail above, when setting the position and size of the printing plate, a margin is set by inputting a numerical value, and a margin value is set by changing a rectangle by inputting with a PD. If you want to make more detailed numerical settings by setting with PD when roughly setting by integer value by changing, you can choose the setting method of performing numerical input,
Since it is possible to set the printing pattern more easily according to the application, it is possible to easily obtain format data and set it as a new document format.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a rectangle indicating a plate of a document and an instructable position for changing the rectangle are indicated. If not, a new printing plate setting process using the position indicating means can be performed according to the indicated position. If the position indicated by the position indicating means is the pointable position, the position indicating means is used. It has become possible to provide a document processing method and apparatus capable of performing the process of changing the printing plate in a graphic sense.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a format information changing process;

FIG. 3 is a display example of a menu screen for document selection

FIG. 4 is a menu and a rectangle for setting text format information.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of setting a margin value of a printing plate.

FIG. 6 is a file format of a document file.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in a data file disk;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 system bus 2 CPU 3 program memory (PMEM) 4 communication I / F 5 keyboard interface 6 keyboard 7 pointing device 8 CRT 9 video RAM (VRAM) 10 floppy disk drive 11 hard disk drive 12 disk interface 13 image memory 14 printer

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A notifying means for notifying a pointable position so that a rectangle representing a boundary of a printing plate can be changed based on an instruction from a position indicating means for indicating a position on a display means, and the position indicating means. Determining means for determining whether or not the indicated position is the instructable position indicated by the notifying means; and the determining means determines that the instruction from the position instructing means indicates the instructable position. In the case, changing means for changing a rectangle representing a boundary of a printing plate of the document based on an instruction on the instructable position by the position indicating means, and changing a rectangle including a margin value according to the rectangle changed by the changing means. When setting is performed and the determination unit determines that the instruction of the position instruction unit is not the instructionable position indicated by the notification unit, a new printing surface setting is performed. An information processing apparatus, comprising: printing surface setting means for performing the processing of. 2. A notifying function for notifying an instructable position so that a rectangle representing a boundary of a printing plate of a document can be changed based on an instruction from a position indicating means for indicating a position on a display means, and the position indicating means. And a determining function of determining whether or not the indicated position is the instructable position indicated by the notification function. The determining function determines that the instruction by the position indicating means indicates the instructable position. In the case, a changing function of changing a rectangle representing a boundary of a printing plate of the document based on an instruction on the instructable position by the position indicating means, and a printing plate including a margin value according to the rectangle changed by the changing function. When setting the printing plate to be set, by the determination function, when it is determined that the instruction of the position indicating means is not the instructable position indicated by the notification function,
An information processing method comprising: a printing plate setting function for performing a new printing plate setting process.