JP3244433U - Font measurement tool - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] A font that enables comparison and classification based on weight by displaying (especially printing) character samples that serve as a guide to weight (thickness), and also allows visualization of differences between the character face and the virtual body by displaying character samples. Provide measurement tools. A character array group 7 in which a plurality of Gothic or Mincho character samples having the same character code and a frame surrounding one character sample include multiple character arrays arranged in a line; The weight and font size of Gothic fonts etc. are displayed, and character samples arranged in the same character array have the same weight, and the font size changes in stages according to the character array, and the weight is determined by the arrangement of the character array. Displays indicating character type, weight, and character size can be changed in stages up to 30 steps according to the text, and are arranged so that character samples can be identified. Sheet 11, which is a font measurement tool. [Selection diagram] Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a font measurement tool.

Currently, the weight (thickness) of characters on printed matter can be confirmed by visual inspection or by comparing a character sample with a sample whose size and weight have been set on an electronic device.

Patent Document 1 describes a document output device in which the thickness and size of characters to be printed can be arbitrarily changed and set with a simple operation, and the printing font of a printed document can be arbitrarily set and changed.
Further, Patent Document 2 describes a device for normalizing character thickness in a character normalization device, which improves the recognition rate of characters by normalizing the thickness of the characters.

Patent Document 3 describes a character image processing method for creating character image data in which a character and an image are superimposed, which compares the brightness in the color information of the character with the brightness of an area overlapping the character in a background image. A character image processing method is described which is characterized in that a difference in brightness is determined, and a weight (thickness) such as a line width of a character is controlled in accordance with the difference in brightness to create character image data.
Further, Patent Document 4 describes a typesetting method that can easily create desired bold characters.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 09-006317 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-084009 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 02-264298 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 110449/1983

However, although there is a phototype layout scale that displays size frames and series on a transparent sheet, it is only used for phototype layout work and has the problem that it does not have a function to grasp weights and does not display Japanese character samples. Therefore, in this invention, by displaying (especially printing) character samples that serve as a guide for weight (thickness), it is possible to compare and classify based on weight, and by displaying character samples, it is also possible to compare and classify characters based on the weight (thickness). The purpose is to provide a font measurement tool that can be visualized.

The present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.
[1] A plurality of Gothic or Mincho character samples having the same character code, and a character array group in which a frame surrounding one of the character samples includes a large number of character arrays arranged in a line; A sheet on which a display indicating the type of Gothic font or Mincho font, a display indicating the weight of the character sample, and a display indicating the character size of the character sample are displayed,
The character samples arranged in the same character arrangement have the same predetermined weight, the character size changes in steps according to the character arrangement, and the weight changes in steps up to 30 steps according to the arrangement of the character arrangement. and the display indicating the type, the display indicating the weight, and the display indicating the character size are arranged so that the character sample can be identified by these displays,
The sheet is a font measurement tool characterized in that at least an area other than the character sample within the frame is transparent.
The character code, display indicating the type of Gothic or Mincho font, display indicating the weight, display indicating the size, etc. for a character sample can be referred to as the display configuration of the character. Note that although the character code itself is not displayed on the sheet, characters (including numbers) determined by the character code, such as Shift JIS or Unicode, are displayed as character samples.
[2] A large number of character arrays in which a plurality of Gothic or Mincho character samples, which have the same predetermined weight and character size and may have different character codes, and frames surrounding the character samples are arranged in a line. A sheet on which a group of character arrays including columns, a display indicating the type of the Gothic font or the Mincho font, a display indicating the weight of the character sample, and a display indicating the character size of the character sample are displayed. hand,
The predetermined same character size changes stepwise according to the arrangement of the character arrangement, and the display indicating the type, the display indicating the weight that can be changed in steps up to 30 steps, and the display indicating the character size are provided. , arranged so that the character samples can be identified by their display,
The sheet is a font measurement tool characterized in that at least an area other than the character sample within the frame is transparent.
[3] The display indicating the weight is a relative value based on the size of one character of the character sample, and is an em value that can be indicated in units of 1/1000 [1] or [ 2].
[4] A claim further displaying at least one scale selected from the group consisting of millimeter, series, point, inch, and line width scales such that the character sample can be identified by the display thereof; The sheet according to item 1 or 2.
[5] The sheet according to [1] or [2], further displaying a gray scale so that the character sample can be identified by the gray scale.
It is.

According to the font measurement tool according to the present invention, anyone can easily and easily calculate the approximate value by stacking a sheet (hereinafter simply referred to as a "sheet"), which is the font measurement tool, on a flat surface of printed matter, etc. You can check and understand the weight that serves as a guide.

1 is a diagram illustrating a sheet that is a font measurement tool and an example of how to use the same, which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a figure which shows the display structure of a sheet, its explanation, and the usage method. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where the display configuration of the sheet includes the kanji character "ei" in the font. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where the display configuration of the sheet includes the hiragana font “a”; FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where the display configuration of a sheet includes fonts of hiragana, katakana, kanji, alphabets and numbers, and a point scale. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing millimeter, series, point, and inch scales, respectively. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a line width scale. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing gray scale. These diagrams show the inconsistency of weight symbols, and show (a) a comparison between the ISO/JIS standard and the commercial version, and (b) a comparison between the Mincho and Gothic versions of "ei". It is a figure which shows an example of a phototype series table.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and changes, modifications, and improvements may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

Symbols that are indicators of the weight (thickness) of characters are not uniform because, in addition to those defined by the ISO/JIS standards, several commercial standards are used. For example, as shown in Figure 9(a), used in the Mincho font (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Mincho") and Gothic font (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Gothic") by companies A and B. The symbol "R" shown is not used in the ISO/JIS standard. The symbol "D" used by Company B's Mincho and Gothic is not used by Company A, and "SB" is used in the ISO/JIS standard. Incidentally, the stages are the stages of weight, and the maximum stage is 10 in one Japanese family (a set of uniformly designed fonts with different weights).

Even with the same symbol, there are multiple corresponding weights. For example, as shown in Figure 9(b), even if the weight symbol is the same L, R, M, B, H, or U, the weight of the kanji ``ei'' in the Mincho font and the kanji ``ei'' in the Gothic font are different. are different.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, in the phototypesetting scales and series tables that are already provided, only the frames surrounding the characters are printed, the margins around the characters are excluded, and there is no weight (thickness) scale. Therefore, there is no way to understand the weight other than symbols, and currently the only way to judge the weight is by visual impression. However, the symbols have the problem of inconsistency as mentioned above, and the symbols may actually make it difficult to understand the weights.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, Sheet 1 (Example 1, Sheet 1 is printed with the display configuration shown in FIG. 4, for example), which is a font measurement tool, is used to measure characters printed on printed matter P. By using them repeatedly, the display configuration of the characters can be identified.
On Sheet 1, by overlaying the Kozuka Gothic hiragana "A" printed on Sheet 1 and the "A" printed on Print P, we contrast the two and examine the display composition of the latter "A", especially its weight. can be identified. The hiragana "a" is surrounded by a frame, and the area of sheet 1 other than the display configuration, including the area other than the hiragana "a" within the frame, is transparent, so the "a" and character sample printed on the printed matter P are transparent. You can easily judge the degree of agreement of the hiragana ``a''. Note that "printing" is a typical method of "displaying" from the viewpoint of easily creating a sheet, but it also includes, for example, pasting a printed sheet piece onto a sheet.

The sheet 11 (Example 2) will be explained based on FIG. 2. On the sheet 11, a plurality of Gothic character samples "A" (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the character "A") having the same character code are printed, and a frame 2 surrounding one character "A" is printed. (Descriptions such as "▲Character size sample▼" and "Used over printed materials, etc." written in the area surrounded by broken lines are explanations of Sheet 11, and are not applicable to the display of Sheet 11.) (not configuration). The character "A" with the same weight is arranged in a line in the vertical (up and down) direction to form character arrangement 5 (first character arrangement), and to its right is character arrangement 6 (first character arrangement) with a weight greater than that. 2 character array). The character array group 7 includes multiple rows of character arrays (first and second character arrays) arranged in the horizontal (left and right) direction, and the character size of the character "A" is graded from top to bottom according to the character array. The weight of the character "a" gradually increases from left to right according to the character arrangement (from the first character arrangement 1 to the second character arrangement 2).

Regarding the display of enlarged display 8' that enlarges area 8, the number "10" to the left of the character "A" indicates the size of the character "A", and the character "A" is a sample character. , can be said to have a virtual body, and frame 2 surrounds that virtual body. The weight can indicate an index based on the em value, and in sheet 11, the weight of the letter "A" is in six levels, but it can be changed in stages up to a maximum of 30 levels.

The em value that indicates the weight is a relative value based on the size of one character in the font, and can be expressed in units of 1/1000. For example, if you include the hiragana character "a" in the explanation, it would be as follows. Since Japanese font design is done based on Kanji characters, it is assumed that the em value is set for each font based on the line width of Kanji characters. Therefore, even for hiragana, katakana, and English numbers, which have slightly thicker lines, it is assumed that the em value that is assumed to be given to a font based on kanji will be used. Furthermore, since Japanese font design is done based on Kanji characters, it is assumed that the em value is set for each font based on the line width of Kanji characters. Therefore, even for hiragana, katakana, and English numbers, which have slightly thicker lines, it is assumed that the em value that is assumed to be given to a font based on kanji will be used.

On the sheet 11 at least one indicator from millimeter, series, point and inch indicators 3 and a gray scale 4 can be displayed. Then, overlap the area 10 of the sheet 11 on a printed matter, etc., and apply the most similar letter "A" of the letters "A" shown in the area 9, for example, to the font size of the character "A" on the target printed matter, etc. and the weight can be grasped. Further, by comparing with the index 3 and the gray scale 4, it is possible to grasp the size and shade of the measurement target object.

The sheet shown in FIG. 3 (Example 3) has a display configuration that includes multiple characters for the kanji "ei" in fonts with the same character code, a frame surrounding the kanji "ei", and a Gothic font for the kanji "ei" that is "Kozuka". Gothic", the weight of the kanji "ei" such as "EL" and "L", and their em values such as "30em" and "49em", and the number of points that indicate the font size of the kanji "ei". ``3'', ``4'', etc. are printed respectively. In other words, the kanji ``ei'' is a boxed character surrounded by a white square frame.

Near the top and left ends of the sheet of Example 3, "Kozuka Gothic", "EL", and "(30em)" are printed vertically and aligned in the center. Then, vertically below, the kanji "ei" with the same weight surrounded by a frame is arranged in a vertical line, and the character size is 3, 4, 4, 5,..., 72 points, increasing in stages. Note that "top", "bottom", "left", and "right" described in Examples 3 to 5 are the same positional directions as in Example 2, respectively.

The display positions of "Kozuka Gothic", "EL", and "(30em)" are as shown above, and the number of points is printed immediately to the right of the kanji "ei" that indicates the number of points. It can be said that the display configuration of is arranged so that the character sample kanji "ei" can be identified. In other words, as long as the character sample kanji "ei" is arranged so that it can be identified, the printing positions may be arbitrary.

Also, on the right side of the character arrangement, the weight is "(49em)" which is different from "(30em)", but the same kanji "ei" is written, but the font size is 3 according to the character arrangement toward the bottom. , 4, 5, . . . 72 points are arranged in a character array that gradually increases in size. Next to it to the right is the same character arrangement of the same kanji ``ei'' with a weight of ``(68em)'', and further to the right of that, the weight is ``(98em)'', ... ``(151em)'' The character arrangement of the same kanji "ei" is arranged in the same way. In other words, the numerical weight increases step by step according to the arrangement of the character array. Note that, on the contrary, they may be arranged so as to become smaller in stages.

On the sheet shown in FIG. 4 (Example 4), a character arrangement and a character arrangement using the hiragana "a" instead of the kanji "ei" are printed. Examples 3 and 4 are both transparent plastic sheets, and on one side of the sheets, for example, "Kozuka Gothic", "(30em)", "EL", the kanji "ei", or the hiragana "a" can be printed in black. . On the other hand, the transparency only needs to be to the extent that it is possible to judge the correspondence between the characters printed on the printed matter and the character samples printed on the sheet, so it may be semi-transparent, and transparent or semi-transparent areas are This is a requirement for at least an area other than the character sample within the frame surrounding the character.

The sheet (Example 5) will be explained with reference to FIG. The expression structure of Example 5 is different from the expression structure of the sheets of Sheet 1 (Example 1) to Example 4 in many parts, so it is different from the expression structure of the sheets of Sheet 1 (Example 1) to Example 4. I can say it.

Near the top and left edge of the sheet of Example 5, the weight is Kozuka Gothic M (em98) and the font size is 3 points (pt), Gothic hiragana "a", katakana "a", kanji "ei", alphabet A character arrangement is printed in which "A", "a", numbers "0", "1", "2", and "3" are arranged in a row in the left and right direction. Hiragana "a", katakana "a", and kanji "ei" are each surrounded by a square frame, while the alphabet "A", "a", numbers "0", "1", "2", and " 3, one frame may surround not only one character, but also a plurality of adjacent characters. This is because the convenience of using the sheet was considered. European and numeric fonts are called provisional, and each character has a different width, but this font measurement tool assumes Japanese fonts, and Japanese kanji, hiragana, and katakana are based on a square virtual body. For this reason, the background frame is laid out as a square. (The width of numbers in Roman letters is quite irregular, making it difficult to identify just by observing the characters in the font.)

Then, directly below that, a character arrangement similar to the point number "3" with the point number changed from "3" to "4" is printed, and directly below that, the point number is changed from "3" to "4". A character arrangement similar to the point number "3", which has been changed to "6", . . . , "72", is printed in sequence. Therefore, these multiple strings of character arrays constitute an array of character arrays. That is, the character size is quantified as 3, 4, 5, . . . , 72 points and increases in steps according to the downward character arrangement. On the contrary, they may be arranged so that they become smaller in stages. Note that some characters are not printed on 48 and 72 points due to sheet size limitations. In the sheet of Example 5, the weight is in one level, but it can be numerically changed in steps up to 30 levels.

A millimeter scale (see Figure 6) is printed directly above and to the left of the character array, but either one is fine, and an additional millimeter scale is printed directly below and to the right of the character array. It's okay. Note that numbers "10", "20", . . . , "40" indicating the number of frames are printed on the square frames surrounding the characters.

Directly above the character array, the font of the character sample is "Kozuka Gothic", the weight is "M", and the em value is "98em", which is printed as "Kozuka Gothic M (98em)". The size of each character sample is printed on the left side of each character array, so it can be said that the character samples are arranged so that they can be identified. , the printing position may be arbitrary as long as the character sample is arranged so that it can be identified.

A scale as shown in FIG. 6 (Example 6) can also be printed on a sheet that is a font measurement tool. Scales include millimeter, series, point, and inch scales, and the scale based on each sign can be measured by the sign indicating what scale each scale is and the dimension between the line segments each has. .

A line width scale (Example 7) as shown in FIG. 7 can also be printed on a sheet that is a font measurement tool. The line width can be identified by the number of points and mm.

A grayscale as shown in FIG. 8 (Example 8) can also be printed on a sheet that is a font measurement tool. For example, in the K (black) setting of the process color, the gray scale level is set equally in increments of 10, with white based on 0% used as the white value being 0, and black based on 100% used as the black value being 100. It can be divided into 11 stages. In addition, the stages may be 5, 10, 20, etc. by replacing 0 with 5.
In addition, "Font scale" at the top of Figures 3 and 4, "Font scale Hiragana/Katakata/Kanji/Alphabet/Number" at the top of Figure 5, and "Millimeter/Series/Number" at the top of Figure 6. The "point and/inch scale", the "line width scale" at the top of FIG. 7, and the "gray scale" at the top of FIG. 8 are not display configurations of the sheet that is the font measurement tool.

It is possible to judge the font size and weight using scales at each stage of planning, editing, and design using character samples on any plane, and to unify and share the recognition among related parties (production members, clients). It can contribute to improving the quality of products using fonts, such as flyers, posters, publications, and signs, and to streamlining and smoothing editing and design work.

1, 11: Sheet 2: Virtual body frame 3: Indices of millimeters, series, points, and inches 4: Gray scale 5: First character array 6: Second character array 7: Character array groups 8, 9, 10 : Area 8': Enlarged display of area 8 P: Printed matter

Claims (5)

A plurality of Gothic or Mincho character samples having the same character code, and a character array group in which a frame surrounding one of the character samples includes a large number of character arrays arranged in a line; A sheet on which a display indicating a type of Mincho font, a display indicating a weight of the character sample, and a display indicating a character size of the character sample are displayed,
The character samples arranged in the same character arrangement have the same predetermined weight, the character size changes stepwise according to the character arrangement, and the weight changes in steps up to 30 steps according to the arrangement of the multiple columns. and the display indicating the type, the display indicating the weight, and the display indicating the character size are arranged so that the character sample can be identified by these displays,
A sheet that is a font measurement tool, characterized in that at least an area other than the character sample within the frame is transparent. It includes a large number of character arrays in which a plurality of Gothic or Mincho character samples, which have the same predetermined weight and character size and may have different character codes, and a frame surrounding the character samples are arranged in a line; A sheet on which a character arrangement group, a display indicating the type of the Gothic font or the Mincho font, a display indicating the weight of the character sample, and a display indicating the character size of the character sample are displayed,
The predetermined same character size changes stepwise according to the arrangement of the character arrangement, and the display indicating the type, the display indicating the weight that can be changed in steps up to 30 steps, and the display indicating the character size, arranged so that the character samples can be identified by their display;
A sheet that is a font measurement tool, characterized in that at least an area other than the character sample within the frame is transparent. 3. The display indicating the weight is a relative value based on the size of one character of the character sample, and is an em value that can be indicated in units of 1/1000. sheet. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one scale selected from the group consisting of millimeter, series, point, inch, and linewidth scales is further displayed such that the character sample can be identified by its display. The sheet described in 2. The sheet according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a gray scale displayed so that the character sample can be identified by the gray scale.