JP3359424B2 - Character input editing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character typesetting apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus for inputting and editing character information using a computer system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been a remarkable progress in the digitization of the character typesetting field. However, there are many problems when reusing the same format print data little by little by changing the application medium. In other words, there are many cases where it is desired to convert a basic printed matter, which is typeset for the lower section of a newspaper, into a similar advertisement in the same content and style, for example, a weekly magazine or a train hanging advertisement.

However, since the aspect ratio is naturally different in a complicated print layout, it is often better to re-create it from the beginning for easy adjustment. However, there is a need to improve work efficiency and productivity, and to reduce the psychological burden on the operator of repeating the same thing many times. This is because clients are strongly demanding delivery deadlines.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
No. 151, Tokiko 4-72432, Tokiko 6-553
Although prior arts such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 2 and Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 6-72432 exist, they cannot be realized in a form close to one touch, and there has been a strong demand for automation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a character editing apparatus capable of diverting one print data to create a similar printed matter of the same type in a simple operation by a simple operation. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A character editing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with character attribute information, format information and positional information of a basic printed matter.
This to enter broadcast, the information of the position information as well as the size of a particular frame
And the size of the entire area of the basic print
Desired printed matter made by expanding or contracting the size of a frame or a specific frame
Information on the size of the entire area of the
An input unit capable of inputting the above the basic printed matter
A storage unit for the typesetting data of the basic printed matter obtained from the input information to rank <br/> housed, a font memory which character font data of an arbitrary number has been stored in advance, the total input to the input unit
Based on the size information of the body region, the basic printed matter and on
Serial find the ratio from one another length in the X direction or Y direction of the corresponding total area of the desired printed matter, the based on the ratio
A scaling unit that expands and contracts the entire area for a desired print, and information about the size of the specific frame input to the input unit
Based on the expansion and contraction of the particular frame for the desired printed matter
And a correction processing unit that can perform the processing separately from the expansion and contraction of the entire area .

[0007]

Accordingly, the character editing apparatus of the present invention calculates the ratio from one or both of the length and width of the basic printed matter prepared from the original document and one or both of the length and width of the desired printed matter. After expansion and contraction, one or more elements of the input information (position, type name, series, deformation) of each character of the original basic printed matter are converted, and position information and other typesetting information are calculated for each character. Then, the processing result is displayed to confirm the appearance, and the portion where the size of the specific frame such as a photograph is inconvenient to change is moved only, for example, when a part of the character string including the generated margin area is included. Make part corrections.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0009] In Figure, the input unit 1, a keyboard, consists mouse, attribute information of characters, style information, and position information
Distribution, and inputs the position information as well as cyclic <br/>'s information of a particular frame photograph or the like is pasted. The arithmetic processing unit 2 includes a CPU for processing such information, and the processing result is sent to a display unit 4 such as a CRT via a control, address and data bus 3 for display.

[0010] Data memory 5, stores the information inputted as typesetting data base printed matter, a RAM for storing character data edited input. Work memory 6 forms a work area used for editing work and display. Font memory 7, Mincho, any number of character font outline data Gothic and the like are stored in advance RO
M. The large-capacity storage medium 8 is a hard disk or a floppy disk for storing basic print data and diversion data.

Further, the arithmetic processing unit 2 obtains a ratio from the length in the X direction or the Y direction of the entire area corresponding to the basic printed matter and the desired printed matter in cooperation with the display unit 4, and A scaling unit that expands and contracts the paper surface of the desired print, and expands and contracts each character based on this ratio, and moves without expanding or contracting the specific frame
Then, the specific frame, including the margin area ,
That is , a correction processing unit is provided for performing the area expansion and contraction of the character input information of the specific area in an interactive manner.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6, one procedure for processing using the input editing apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

[0013] Figure 2 is a flow chart illustrating a processing procedure of text editing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3, the paper Shin
Shrinkage (that is, expansion and contraction of the entire area) or area expansion and contraction (
That is, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the display unit 3 when performing (expansion / contraction of a specific area including a specific frame) , and FIG.
Printed matter, 5 the desired printed matter after the paper stretch, 6 specific e
This is a representation of a desired print after rear area correction.

First, in step 11 shown in FIG.
The operator inputs the individual characters that are the basis of the typesetting. Next, in step 12, Toka or to what class the logo title, Toka whether to use what typeface, Toka designation of photos sticking point (Atari ruled), a character editing went to the Toka-specified text typesetting area . FIG. 4 shows the completed basic printed matter .

It is assumed that this is for a weekly magazine. If the client requests that the same content be used for a hanging advertisement for a train (vertical to centimeter, horizontal to centimeter), the character editing device according to the present invention becomes immediately useful.

FIG. 3 shows a menu screen displayed on the display unit 4 when the paper surface is expanded or contracted in step 13 of FIG. 2 or the area is expanded or contracted in step 15. First,
The operator uses the mouse of the input unit 1 of FIG.
After clicking on the button for expanding / contracting the paper , each numerical value of the dimensions (ie, size) as requested by the client is input using the numeric keypad of the input unit 1.

Alternatively, the operator may key in a corresponding length ratio, such as 150%. When these operations are completed and the execution key is pressed, the arithmetic processing unit 2 of FIG. 1 performs arithmetic processing to calculate the position information of each character of the basic print data, and specifies the calculated coordinates in the work memory 6. ,
FIG. 5 shows the appearance of the display unit 4 via the bus 3 after the scaling process.
Is displayed as shown.

If a satisfactory result is obtained, the data may be output as shown in step 17 of FIG. If necessary, it is convenient to store the data on the hard disk or floppy disk 8 of FIG. Step 1
In 5, when the operator determines that the format is inconvenient, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the operator does not want to absolutely change the position or size of the logo or the photograph, the corresponding portion is corrected.

For this purpose, the user clicks on the area expansion and contraction shown in FIG. 3 and confirms the character string of the specific area or the layout of the specific frame on the screen, and sequentially corrects the individual areas so that no blank area remains. In other words, work and to undo the width of d and e shown in FIG. 5, the work and typesetting modified example of two rows string in a row as shown in g of FIG. 6, as shown in f in Figure 6 An example
For example, an operation of extending the vertical length of two character strings is performed. These operations can be easily by using the functions such as Windows. Finally, print data of a desired print is obtained as shown in FIG.

If it is determined that there is no room for correction, that is, it is better to newly edit, the process returns from step 16 to the character editing process.

In the present invention, the object is achieved by correcting only the code data, not the vector data or the raster data. By doing so, each part can be corrected, the basic data can be effectively used as a whole, and the operation can be completed in a very short time.

[0022]

As described above, according to the editing apparatus of the present invention, the print data created with difficulty can be diverted immediately with a simple operation, which is extremely useful in terms of labor, time and cost. Benefits are obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a menu screen displayed when performing expansion / contraction on a paper surface or area.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a basic printed matter based on basic print data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a reference printed matter obtained by extending the basic printed matter shown in FIG. 4, for example, in the horizontal direction.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an embodiment of a desired printed matter after area correction of the reference printed matter shown in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 input unit 2 CPU 4 display unit 5 data memory 6 work memory 7 font memory 8 HDD

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A printing method comprising the steps of: providing attribute information, style information, and character information of a basic printed matter;
Fine position information, it is possible to input the information of the position information and size of a particular frame, the entire territory of the basic printed matter
A place made by expanding or contracting the size of the area or the size of the specific frame
Information on the size of the entire area of the desired print or the size of the specific frame
An input unit for inputting the information of the basic print, a storage unit for storing typesetting data of the basic print obtained from the input information of the basic print, and a font memory in which an arbitrary number of character typeface data are stored in advance. And the size information of the entire area input to the input unit.
Based on the ratio from each other <br/> length in the X direction or Y direction of the corresponding total area of the basic printed matter and the desired printed matter
Calculated for the desired printed matter based on this ratio
A magnification processing unit that expands or contracts the entire area; and a size information of the specific frame input to the input unit.
Zui, the upper stretch of the specific frame for the desired printed matter
Serial character input editing device that includes a correction processing unit which can be carried out separately from the expansion and contraction of the entire area.