JP3226735B2 - Document processing apparatus and method - 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 and method, and more particularly, to a document processing apparatus and method capable of controlling a character position in a line direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional document processing apparatus has a function of controlling a character position in a digit direction by adding a predetermined control mark to a predetermined character string in a text, for example, by uniformly assigning or controlling a logo pitch. Have.

On the other hand, when a character string is arranged in a line direction in a closed area surrounded by ruled lines, indents, and the like, and the character position in the line direction is controlled (e.g., uniform allocation and logo pitch control) for the character string. In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-229, the character position in the line direction is adjusted by operating a plurality of editing functions such as line pitch change, line insertion, deletion, insertion and movement. Alternatively, the text position is controlled in the line direction by creating a text frame and setting the inside of the text frame in a vertical composition format.

In order to change the line pitch of an arbitrary range in a document, a part of the line range in the document is specified, the line pitch value of the line is specified, and the range is specified by the specified value. In addition, there are a method of changing the row pitch of each row, a method of specifying a row pitch in a certain row, and a method of changing the row pitch of all the rows behind it.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional document processing apparatus, when performing a uniform assignment process in the line direction, a plurality of editing functions such as line pitch change, line insertion, deletion, insertion, and movement are performed. Was operated, the position of the character string in the line direction was adjusted, so the processing itself was very complicated, and if the entire area to be processed could not fit on the display screen, the display screen was switched, I had to make adjustments while checking the layout of the entire document with the layout display function.

Further, there is a drawback that extra lines must be created to change the line pitch or insert lines, thereby increasing the document capacity.

Further, when a text frame is created, a frame creation operation different from a normal operation must be performed, and the operation procedure becomes complicated. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not easy for the operator to learn the operation method.

Further, when changing the line pitch for an arbitrary range on a document, each line in a predetermined range may include a plurality of line pitch designations, and there is a case where it is desired to expand the entire predetermined range to a certain range. If it is desired to extend the range from the top line of a page to the middle line of the page to the full page, etc. A change in pitch had to be specified, and complicated editing work had to be performed by switching display screens and making full use of layout display. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that the time spent for editing work is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. When the character position in the line direction is changed by a predetermined control mark in document data, the number of digits of the control mark and the control It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing apparatus and method for automatically developing an image into an optimal print image if the number of digits of an area where a mark is located satisfies a predetermined number of digits condition.

Further, when a plurality of lines on a display screen are expanded to a specified expansion range, a document processing apparatus and method are provided in which each line pitch of the plurality of lines is automatically set so as to maintain a relative ratio thereof. The purpose is to provide.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has the following arrangement.

That is, a document processing apparatus for printing document data comprising a plurality of areas, a detecting means for detecting a predetermined control mark for each of the plurality of areas, and a predetermined control mark by the detecting means. If a mark is detected,
Judging means for judging whether the number of digits of the control mark and the number of digits of the area where the control mark is located satisfies a predetermined digit number condition, and the judgment means judges that the predetermined digit number condition is satisfied. In the case where the document data is designated by the control mark, the document data includes a developing means for controlling a character position in a line direction and developing the print data into a print image, and a printing means for printing the document data developed by the developing means. It is characterized by the following.

For example, the developing means develops a print image by controlling the character position in the line direction of the document data surrounded by the control mark in the line direction.

[0014] For example, the predetermined condition is that the number of digits of the control mark is equal to the number of digits of the area.

For example, the area is an area surrounded by ruled lines or indents.

For example, the control mark is a mark for controlling a character position in a digit direction.

A document processing apparatus for processing the displayed document data, comprising: line instruction means for designating a start line and an end line of a predetermined area consisting of a plurality of lines in the document data; Expansion range instructing means for instructing a development range as a development destination of a plurality of lines sandwiched between the set start line and end line, and the plurality of lines based on a ratio of a line pitch set for each of the plurality of lines. A row pitch updating means for updating the row pitch of each row when arranging the rows in the development range while maintaining the ratio, and a developing means for developing the plurality of rows at the row pitch updated by the row pitch updating means. , Is characterized by having.

For example, the row pitch updating means updates the row pitch of each row while maintaining the ratio based on the total row pitch set for each of the plurality of rows and the length of the development range in the row direction. It is characterized by updating.

For example, the present invention is characterized in that the position of the start line is equal to the start position of the development range.

[0020]

[0021]

[0022]

[0023]

[0024]

[0025]

According to the above arrangement, when it is determined that the number of digits of the predetermined control mark and the number of digits of the area where the control mark is located satisfy the predetermined number of digits condition, the document data designated by the control mark is determined. Can be developed by controlling the character position in the line direction and printed.

Further, a plurality of rows sandwiched between the designated start row and end row can be developed in the designated development range while maintaining the relative ratio of the row pitch in each row.

[0027]

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

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a block configuration of a document processing apparatus according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU). Reference numeral 2 denotes a read-only memory (ROM), which includes a character generator (CG), a dictionary, and FIGS.
For example, a processing program of the procedure shown in FIG. Reference numeral 3 denotes a readable / writable memory (RAM), which serves as a document memory and a work area for the CPU 1 in this embodiment.
When the character processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is started, one index (FIG. 6), which will be described later, is secured and the content is initialized to “0”. Reference numeral 4 denotes a read-only memory (external ROM) additionally provided outside. Reference numeral 5 denotes a keyboard control unit (KBC), and reference numeral 6 denotes a keyboard (KB). Reference numeral 7 denotes a display control unit (CRTC), and reference numeral 8 denotes a display unit (CRT). Reference numeral 9 denotes a peripheral device control unit (PKC), and reference numerals 10 and 11 denote external storage devices (FD10 and HD1).
1), and the FD 10 or the HD 11
The processing program of the procedure shown in FIGS. 3 and 10 may be stored. Reference numeral 12 denotes a printing unit (PRT), and reference numeral 13 denotes a pointing device (PD). Reference numeral 14 denotes a system bus for transmitting and receiving data between the above-described units.

The processing program in the apparatus of this embodiment is as follows:
The CPU 1 stores the sequential processing program through the system bus 14 in the ROM 2, the FD 10, the HD 11, or the RAM 3,
While performing the desired processing.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the printing process in this embodiment, which will be described below. First, during a normal document editing operation, it is determined whether or not a print start is instructed in step S1. In this embodiment, in order to start printing of the created document, "print"
Enter the key. Here, when a key other than the “print” key is input, the process proceeds to step S2, where the designated process other than the printing is performed.

If the start of printing is instructed in step S1, the flow advances to step S3 to calculate the printing range. In step S3, a vertical and horizontal print dot range that can be printed at once, and a print dot vertical position on recording paper are calculated based on the print target portion of the selected document and the printable range of the printing unit 12. Then, each of the calculated print dot range and print dot vertical position is
Store it in M3.

The process then proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether the print range obtained in step S3 exceeds the print target portion of the selected document. If it has exceeded, the printing process ends, and if it has not exceeded, step S5
Then, a print buffer of the size calculated in step S3 is secured in the RAM 3.

Subsequently, in step S6, step S
The document content of the print range obtained in step 3 is developed into a print image and stored in the print buffer secured in step S5.
Then, the process proceeds to step S7, in which the print image for the developed print range is output to the printing unit 12, and the process returns to step S3 to calculate the next print range. The print buffer secured in step S5 can use the already secured print buffer if it is not necessary to secure it again.

Hereinafter, the print range developing process in step S6 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a detailed process of step S6 in FIG.

In FIG. 3, first, in step S10, a start line of a range corresponding to the print range obtained in step S3 shown in FIG. That is, among the lines developed after the printing dot vertical position on the recording paper obtained in step S3, the line located at the head is calculated. Then, the calculated row is used as an expanded row and a next expanded row as R
Store it in AM3 (expansion start row calculation processing). Each line may be identified by, for example, a line number.

Next, the process proceeds to step S11, in which it is determined whether or not the print area of the next expanded line stored in the RAM 3 and the upper decoration area at least partially fall within the print range obtained in step S3. Row update end determination processing). If not, the print range developing process of step S6 is terminated. If any part of the print line is included, the process proceeds to step S12 since there is a developed line, and the next developed line is replaced by the line one line after the developed line. Update to

Then, the process proceeds to step S13, and FIG.
A "group table" as shown in (1) is created (in-line development position arrangement processing). In this embodiment, the development position of each character (1st to Nth characters) in a line is controlled based on the set table. FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the set table. As shown in FIG. 4, the set table stores a character code 71, an in-line digit direction print dot position 72, and an in-line line direction print dot position 73 (print dot offset value from the in-line character upper end position) for each character in the expanded line. And stored in the RAM 3. Note that the end (N + 1) of the set table is all zero items, and the in-line line direction print dot position 73 is provided so that the base line of the character to be printed can be changed for each character in the line. I have.

In this embodiment, the "processing range table"
Is performed based on the control mark described later. The processing range table is a table indicating the processing target range of the control mark, and details thereof will be described later. Step S1
When creating the set table in 3, it is determined whether or not the target character is already registered in the processing range table, and if it is registered, that is, if the target character is within the control mark processing range, Characters are not registered in the tuple table. Next, the process proceeds to Step S14, and Step S13
The character code 71 in the set table created in step 1 is sequentially examined from the first character (first character) to the last character (Nth character).
A control mark for controlling the character position, such as a uniform allocation control mark shown at P1 in FIG. 5, is detected (control mark detection processing).
Hereinafter, the control mark for controlling the character position is simply referred to as “control mark”. In the present embodiment, a description will be given below by taking as an example an equal allocation control mark that controls equal allocation in the digit direction as a control mark.

If the control mark is not detected in step S14, the process proceeds to step S19.
The dot position in the column direction and the row direction indicated in the control mark set table is defined as the “control mark head position” and R
AM3, and the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, first, the line / column position in the document indicated by the control mark head position (print dot position) obtained in step S14 is determined, and a closed area including the position (for example, a ruled line including P1 in FIG. 5). The number of digits of the vertically long closed region R) surrounded by is calculated. The number of digits is compared with the number of digits of the control mark detected in step S14. If they are not equal, the process proceeds to step S16 to perform a known digit direction development process, and returns to step S13 again to detect the next control mark. In the digit direction development process, the processed control mark is removed from the set table and the character position is adjusted.

On the other hand, if the number of digits of the closed area is equal to the number of digits of the control mark in step S15, the process proceeds to step S17, and all rows from the first row to the last row in the closed area are closed in the same manner as in step S15. It is determined whether or not the number of digits of the area is equal to the number of digits of the control mark. If they are all equal, the process proceeds to step S18, but if they are not equal, step S1
Then, the process proceeds to step S6, where the known digit direction developing process is performed, and the process returns to step S13 to detect the next control mark.

In step S18, an "index" and a "processing range table" as shown in FIG. 6 are added to the RAM 3 if necessary (row direction expansion preprocessing). If there is an index whose content is "0" at the time of addition, the index is not added and used. In this embodiment, a "processing range table" is provided for each control mark pair, and the "index" is an index area for storing the address of the processing range table. If the “index” is not used, its content is set to “0”.

Here, the contents of the "processing range table" will be described. The processing range table is a table indicating information of a range in which the character position in the line direction is controlled by the control mark pair. As shown in FIG.
The start position (first line 61, first line character upper-end print dot position 62) and last position (last line 63, last line character lower-end print dot position 64) to be controlled, the number of lines to be printed (the number of target lines 66) ), The digit position to be processed (target digit 6
5), and each information of the range of the control mark pair (the first line 67 of the control mark and the last line 68 of the control mark).

Hereinafter, the process of adding the processing range table in step S18 will be described in detail.

First, whether or not the target control mark pair is already registered in the processing range table is determined by determining the position of the target control mark pair (target digit 65, target line number 66, target control mark head line 67, Target control mark last line 68),
The determination is made based on whether the corresponding index value is “0”. If it has already been registered, the corresponding control mark in the set table is deleted, and step S18 ends and the process returns to step S14.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the information has not been registered, it is registered in the processing range table. Referring to FIG. 5 as an example, first, a search is made for a pair of equally-allocated control marks P4 in the closed region R toward the end of the sentence from the equally-allocated control marks P1. If there is no paired equally-allocated control mark, the corresponding control mark in the set table is deleted, and step S18 ends and returns to step S14.

Then, the line position of the control mark P1, which is the print start top line position of the uniform mark control, is set to the top line 61 in the corresponding processing range table, and the top dot printing dot position of the P1 line is set to the top line top character printing. Dot position 6
2 is stored. Further, the line position of the control mark P4, which is the printing start last line position of the uniform mark control, is stored in the last line 63, and the character bottom print dot position of the line P4 is stored in the last line character bottom print dot position 64. The control mark P
The digit position of 1 is stored in the target digit 65. Further, the number of lines to be equally allocated (the number of lines including some character code) between the control marks P1 to P4 is calculated and stored in the number of target lines 66. That is, three lines in which the characters “house”, “place”, and “record” from P2 to P3 are arranged correspond to the target line number 66. Also, the row position of the head control mark P1 and the row position of the last control mark P4 of the target control mark pair are stored in the control mark head line 67 and the control mark last line 68, respectively.

As described above, when the registration of the target control mark pair in the processing range table is completed, the process returns to step S14 to detect the next control mark. When the detection of all the control marks in the print range determined in step S3 is completed in this way, the process proceeds to step S19.
Proceed to.

In step S19, step S1
According to the index created in step 8 and the contents of the processing range table, if there is an expansion target in the row direction, the data is expanded (row direction expansion processing). That is, for all items whose index values are not “0”, first, the range of the top dot printing dot position 62 of the first line character and the bottom dot printing dot position 64 of the last line character,
The “upper-end printing dot position” of each line evenly allocated based on the target line number 66 is obtained. If the number of target rows 66 is “0”, the row direction expansion processing in step S19 is not performed. Then, the character print dot range indicated by the expanded line (the range from the upper end position of the character in the line of the expanded line to the position of “the upper end position of the character in the line—1” position of the next expanded line) Is determined. However, if the row pitch of the developed row is 0,
It is determined that the “top print dot position” is not included. Then, when it is determined that the expanded line includes the “top print dot position”, the characters to be equally allocated on the document are clarified, and the contents and the digit positions, and the “top edge of the equally allocated” stored in the RAM 3 are determined. From "Print dot position"
Calculate each element to be changed in the set table of the expanded row,
Update.

When all the processes for the number of rows stored in the number of target rows 66 in the processing range table are completed in step S19, the number of target rows 66 is set to "0".
Further, when the expanded line matches the control mark last line 68, the content of the corresponding index is set to “0”,
Release the corresponding processing range table and index.

Then, the process proceeds to step S20, and FIG.
A font pattern is obtained via the CG in the ROM 2 based on the contents of the set table shown in FIG. 2 and other format information, etc., and is developed at a corresponding dot position in the print buffer secured in step S5 shown in FIG. Image expansion processing). Then, the expansion line is updated to the next expansion line.

If there is a control mark in the set table in step S20, this is dealt with, for example, by expanding a blank.

When the print image developing process of step S20 is completed, the process returns to step S11, and the above-described process is repeated until the lines of the entire print range are developed.

When the print range developing process shown in FIG. 3 is completed as described above, the contents of the document shown in FIG. 5 are developed into the print image shown in FIG. 7 in the print buffer and stored.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, optimal printing is performed when the character position in the line direction is controlled by using, for example, a uniform allocation control mark that is also effective in the uniform allocation process in the digit direction. Since the dot positions are automatically set, it is not necessary for the operator to switch the display screen or make fine adjustments while checking the entire layout display. Also, without being caught by the line at the time of display,
Since printing can be performed with the character position controlled in the line direction, it is not necessary to create an extra line by line pitch, line insertion, or the like. In addition, since there is no need to create a text frame or the like for controlling the character position in the line direction, there is no need for the operator to learn a special operation method, and the character processing apparatus and method are very excellent in operability. Can be provided.

<Other Application Examples> In the above-described first embodiment, a closed region separated by ruled lines has been described as an example of a closed region for controlling the character position in the line direction. However, the boundary of the closed area may be determined by using, for example, indent control characters. That is,
Information that can determine the boundary of the closed region satisfies the gist of the present invention.

Further, step S1 in FIG.
Then, various functions are selected from the keyboard 6,
For example, a function may be selected by designating a specific position on a document using the pointing device 13.

Although the number of digits of a control mark has been described with respect to the number of digits of one control mark, the present invention can be applied to, for example, a case where control marks are continuously set in a row of a target area. Needless to say.

Further, in the first embodiment, an example has been described in which the control mark is an evenly allocated mark. However, for example, a control mark for processing an area surrounded by the control mark, such as a logo mark, may be used. Needless to say, the present invention can be similarly applied. Note that, for example, a control mark for performing character position control in the line direction may be newly defined so as to be distinguished from a control mark for performing character position control in the existing digit direction (equally allocated control mark or the like). .

<Second Embodiment> Hereinafter, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail. In the first embodiment described above, the control processing of the line direction pitch by the control mark has been described. However, in the second embodiment, the line pitch control for the entire line included in an arbitrary range specified on the document is described. Will be described. The configuration of the document processing apparatus in the second embodiment is the same as that in FIG. 1 shown in the above-described first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The second embodiment is characterized by a line pitch changing process of the entire predetermined range including a plurality of line pitch designations. Hereinafter, the line pitch changing process which is a feature of the second embodiment will be referred to as a "proportional line changing process". Process.

In the second embodiment, a print image of a document is displayed on the CRT 8. First, a method of displaying a print image of a document in the second embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 8 shows an example of information necessary for displaying a print image of a document among information stored in the document memory (RAM 3) in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the RAM 3 has, for example, page information 51 indicating a print dot position of each line constituting each page, and has line format information 52 and in-line character data 53 for each line of a predetermined page.

Here, the details of the row format information 52 are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the line format information 52 includes a flag 31 indicating the attribute of the line format information, for example, a line pitch designation value 32 in units of 0.1 mm, and a line pitch designation value 32 when the printing unit 12 prints. It has a print line pitch value 33 converted to a print pitch value and a line modification information area 64 indicating various modification information relating to the line.

Each time an editing operation that changes the line position is performed, such as initializing a document, calling a document, deleting a line, inserting a line, changing a line pitch, and moving a line, a line from the first line to the last line of the sentence is changed. The designated line pitch value 32 or the designated printed line pitch value 33 in the format information 52 is changed. In this process, by referring to the page information 51 and other document format information, if it is determined that the line is a line that crosses a page boundary, the line position of the line in the corresponding page information 51 ( Line number). Therefore, when the editing process is completed, the position information at the time of printing is stored in the RAM 3 in page units and line units. When displaying on the CRT 8, the page information 51, the line format information 52, and the in-line character data 53 are referred to.

FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the proportional row changing process in the second embodiment, which will be described below.

First, during a normal document editing operation, it is determined in step S21 whether or not the proportional line change function has been instructed. That is, it is determined whether the “proportional line change” key has been input from the keyboard 6. Here, if a key other than the “proportional line change” key is input, the process proceeds to step S22, where a designated process such as initial startup or other functions other than the proportional line change is performed, and step S6 is performed. Perform the corresponding display with. Note that the initial startup is based on the fact that the initial program stored in the ROM 2 is virtually sent to the CPU 1 when the "initial startup" key is pressed when the document processing apparatus according to the second embodiment is started.

On the other hand, if the proportional row change function is selected in step S21, the flow advances to step S23 to perform an original range designating process for designating the range of the row to be changed. Assuming that the document for which the proportional line is to be changed is shown in FIG. 11, the cursor is moved to P1 as the starting line of the process, the "execute" key is pressed from the keyboard 6, and the cursor is moved to P2 as the ending line of the process in the sentence end direction. And press the "Execute" key in the same way. In this way, the proportional line change range is set, and the start line position (P1) and the end line position (P2) of the process are stored in the RAM.
3 is stored.

Next, the process proceeds to step S24, and specifies to which line position in the document the end point line P2 specified in step S23 is to be changed (change destination specifying process). Move the cursor to P3 shown in FIG.
By pressing the “execute” key, the change preceding position (P
3) is stored in the RAM 3.

In step S25, it is checked whether or not the designated change range is inconvenient (range confirmation processing).
If there is an inconvenience, the line pitch changing process is not performed as an error.

Here, the range confirmation processing in step S25 will be described in detail.

In order to simplify the explanation, step S23
Let a be the start line position and b be the end line position specified in the range, and c be the change preceding position specified in step S24. In the proportional line change process in the second embodiment, it is first determined whether or not each specified line position is appropriate. For example, when a> c, the start and end points of the range line are reversed to further change the line pitch. In this embodiment, this is regarded as an error, and the change preceding position is designated again. In step S2,
Return to 4. If b = c, the change of the line pitch is considered to be unnecessary, but it is determined that the change is normal, and the process ends without changing the line pitch. Also, if there is a line whose line pitch cannot be changed, such as a page break line, within the range from a to b, an error is determined, and the process returns to step S24.

If it is determined in step S25 that there is no inconvenience in the change range, a line pitch changing process is performed in step S26. That is, among the lines in the range specified in step S23, the start line position is fixed, and the end line position is changed to the change preceding position specified in step S24. At this time, the document shown in FIG. 11 is converted so as to maintain the relative line pitch as shown in FIG. 12 by reflecting the line pitch change result on the lines within the range designated in step S23. .

To explain based on the example of step S25 described above, if there is no error in the range from a to b, the range from a to (b-1) (the first line) is referred to by referring to the line format information. The print line pitch value 63 of each line in the group) is added, and the total is set to D. Similarly, the print line pitch value 63 of each line in the range from a to (c-1) (second line group)
Are added, and the total is set to E. Therefore, the first
And the proportional coefficient E / D between the range of the second row group after the change and the range of the second row group can be obtained. The line pitch designation value 62 is updated by multiplying the proportional coefficient E / D by the line pitch designation value 62 of each line in the first line group, and the updated line pitch designation value 62 is further updated with the print line pitch value. Convert to 63,
The print line pitch value 63 is updated.

When the updating of the line format information is completed as described above, the flow advances to step S27 to display a print image of the document information on the CRT 8. In order to display the line direction as a print image, the print line pitch value 63 in the line format information 52 shown in FIG. 9 is converted according to the display resolution on the CRT 8, and the display position on the screen is calculated. Display each line.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
Since the line pitch is automatically set so that an arbitrary first range on the display screen becomes the second range while maintaining the plurality of line pitch ratios, screen switching or layout display for changing the line pitch is performed. It is not necessary to perform editing work by making full use of, and the time required for editing work is reduced.

<Other Application Examples> In the above-described second embodiment, an example has been described in which only the line direction is displayed as a print image. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. The present invention can also be applied to the case where the direction is displayed by a print image, and can also be applied to a device capable of editing the print image. In addition, in the specification of the change source range, the start line is specified, and then the end line is specified in the end direction of the sentence. However, the end line may be specified in the start direction of the sentence. After specifying, it may be possible to specify which side of the sentence head or the end of the sentence is to be changed.

Also, an example has been described in which the change source range and the change destination are specified using the cursor in the displayed document.
May be performed by designating a specific position on the document.

Further, in the second embodiment, the proportional distribution method is used for the method of distributing the difference between the first row group and the second row group. The allocation may not be performed for the row of.

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 program to a system or an apparatus.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the character position in the line direction is changed by a predetermined control mark in the document data, the number of digits of the control mark and the position of the control mark are located. If the number of digits of the area satisfies a predetermined number of digits condition, automatic development into an optimal print image can be performed.

When a plurality of lines on the display screen are expanded to a specified expansion range, each line pitch of the plurality of lines is automatically set so as to maintain a relative ratio.

Accordingly, it is possible to provide a document processing apparatus and method capable of controlling the character position in the line direction by a simple operation.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a printing process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a print range developing process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a set table according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document content before an even allocation process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an index and a processing range table according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a print example after an equal layout process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a document memory in a second embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing line format information in the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a row pitch changing process in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a document before a line pitch is changed in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a document after a line pitch is changed in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 External ROM 5 Keyboard control unit 6 Keyboard 7 CRT control unit 8 CRT 9 Peripheral device control unit 10 FD 11 HD 12 Printing unit 13 Pointing device 14 System bus

Claims (16)

(57) [Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus for printing document data comprising a plurality of areas, a detecting means for detecting a predetermined control mark for each of the plurality of areas, and a predetermined control by the detecting means. When a mark is detected, determining means for determining whether or not the number of digits of the control mark and the number of digits of an area where the control mark is located satisfies a predetermined number of digits condition. When it is determined that the digit number condition is satisfied, the document data specified by the control mark is controlled by controlling the character position in the line direction to expand the print data into a print image. A document processing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit for printing. 2. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the developing unit expands a document image surrounded by the control mark in a line direction by controlling a character position in the line direction. . 3. The document according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number of digits condition is that the number of digits of the control mark is the same as the number of digits of an area where the control mark is located. Processing equipment. 4. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the area is an area surrounded by ruled lines or indents. 5. The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control mark is a mark for controlling a character position in a digit direction. 6. A document processing apparatus for processing displayed document data, comprising: a line instructing unit for instructing a start line and an end line of a predetermined area including a plurality of lines in the document data; Expansion range instructing means for instructing a development range to be a development destination of a plurality of lines sandwiched between a set start line and an end line, and the plurality of lines based on a ratio of a line pitch set for each of the plurality of lines. Row pitch updating means for updating the row pitch of each row when arranging in the expansion range while maintaining the ratio, and expansion means for expanding the plurality of rows with the row pitch updated by the row pitch updating means. A document processing device comprising: 7. The row pitch updating means, based on a total sum of row pitches set for each of the plurality of rows and a length of the development range in the row direction, updates a row pitch of each row while maintaining the ratio. 7. The document processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the document processing apparatus updates the document. 8. The document processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the position of the start line is equal to the start position of the development range. 9. A document processing method for printing document data including a plurality of areas, comprising: a detection step of detecting a predetermined control mark for each of the plurality of areas; and a predetermined control by the detection step. When a mark is detected, a determining step of determining whether or not the number of digits of the control mark and the number of digits of an area where the control mark is located satisfies a predetermined number of digits condition. When it is determined that the digit number condition is satisfied, a developing step of controlling the character position in the line direction of the document data specified by the control mark and developing the print data into a print image; and A document processing apparatus, comprising: a printing step of printing. 10. The document processing according to claim 9, wherein, in the expanding step, the character position in the line direction is controlled for the document data surrounded by the control mark in the line direction, and the document data is expanded into a print image. Method. 11. The document according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined digit number condition is that the digit number of the control mark is the same as the digit number of an area where the control mark is located. Processing method. 12. The document processing method according to claim 9, wherein the area is an area surrounded by ruled lines or indents. 13. The document processing method according to claim 9, wherein said control mark is a mark for controlling a character position in a digit direction. 14. A document processing method for processing displayed document data, comprising: a line designating step for designating a start line and an end line of a predetermined area composed of a plurality of lines in the document data; A developing range instructing a developing range to be a developing destination of a plurality of lines sandwiched between the set starting line and the ending line; and, based on a ratio of a line pitch set to each of the plurality of lines, the plurality of lines. A row pitch update step of updating the row pitch of each row when arranging the rows in the development range while maintaining the ratio, and a development step of developing the plurality of rows with the row pitch updated by the row pitch update means. A document processing method comprising: 15. In the row pitch updating step, based on a sum of row pitches set for each of the plurality of rows and a length of the development range in the row direction, the row pitch of each row is maintained while maintaining the ratio. 15. The document processing method according to claim 14, wherein is updated. 16. The document processing method according to claim 14, wherein a position of the start line is equal to a start position of the expansion range.