JP3390669B2 - Chart making equipment - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chart generation apparatus for inputting the same character string in a plurality of fields of different formats in a figure or table, and more particularly to a line feed position (number of characters) of the character string.
The present invention relates to a chart creating device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when inputting the same character string into a plurality of fields having different formats, it has been performed as shown in FIG. For example, when inputting and displaying the character string “medium pressure drum level rise determination established” in three types of formats 11 to 13 having different display formats, the field 111 of the format 11 has a format of 3 rows and 12 columns, When the character string is input in this field 111 in consideration of the meaning of the column, it is considered preferable to start a line break after the characters "mu" and "ascending". In addition, one character is input in two columns of kanji, and the character string input once is stored and managed by being included in the line feed position.

When the stored and managed character string is displayed on the format 12 or the format 13,
Since the field 121 of the format 12 has a format of 1 line and 34 columns, only "medium pressure drum" is displayed as a new line character string in the field 121, and the field 131 of the format 13 has 2 lines 16 Since it has a column format, only "medium pressure drum level rise" is displayed in the field 131 as a new line character string,
In all cases it was not displayed as a complete string.

On the other hand, according to the field format of each format, the same character string is input to each, or the line feed position of the input is corrected, though it is incomplete, and the character is changed according to each field format. When a column is set, the character string and the line feed position are individually stored and managed for each field even if they are the same character string.
Even if it was the same character string, it could not be modified at once.

As a conventional technique related to line feed, there is one described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 192154/1988.

[0006]

The character string data such as "medium pressure drum level rise determination established" is enormous, for example, about 30,000 kinds when designing a process control system or the like. Also, when designing in this way, 3
About 0 kinds of formats must be used, and about the same kind of fields for inputting character strings are required. It takes a lot of time and a lot of labor to input such a huge character string so as to fit into many field formats of many formats.

Conventionally, in order to reduce such time and labor as much as possible, the same character string is collectively input even in a plurality of fields having different formats. However, due to the line feed position in each field. , I couldn't always display it as a complete string just by entering it.

On the other hand, the character strings individually stored and managed for each field cannot be collectively corrected even if they are the same character string. If they are individually corrected, the character strings do not match between the fields. Or a lot of time was spent checking.

An object of the present invention is to provide a chart creating apparatus capable of producing a high quality chart in which character strings are displayed in a plurality of fields having different formats.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A chart creating apparatus of the present invention stores and manages an input apparatus for inputting a predetermined character string in a plurality of fields in which a character string is displayed in a figure or a table. A database and an output device for outputting a diagram or a table in which the character string is displayed in the field, wherein the database manages the character string displayed in the field;
A line feed character number management area for managing the number of line feed characters in the character strings of the plurality of fields in which the character string is displayed, and a display coordinate management area for managing the display coordinates of the character strings in the plurality of fields in which the character string is displayed And having.

Further, the diagram creation apparatus of the present invention is such that an input device for inputting character strings to be inserted into a plurality of fields in a diagram or a table, a database for storing the character strings, and the character strings in the fields. An output device for outputting a displayed figure or table, wherein the database collectively manages one character string and displays the number of line feed characters in the character string for each field in which the character string is displayed. It is characterized by saving as.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a diagram preparation apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention. The diagram creation device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is for creating a table, but an input device 1 for inputting a character string in a predetermined field in a predetermined format.
The database 2 stores and manages the character string input from the input device 1, and the output device 4 outputs the predetermined format in which the character string input from the input device 1 is displayed in a predetermined field.

As the input device 1, a keyboard, a pen, a mouse or the like which is normally used for inputting a character string is applied.

The format means a format of a table or figure, and one table or figure may be defined by one format, but one table or figure is created by a plurality of formats. There is also. In this embodiment, one table is considered as one format. That is, in the present embodiment, a case is shown in which a table in which "name" and a plurality of "items" are displayed is created, and tables in three different formats are created.

The field means an area (character string display column) into which a character string is input in the format.

In this embodiment, the area in which the "name" of each of the three formats is input is designated as a field. The field 111 in the format 11 has a setting of 3 rows and 8 columns, and the field 121 in the format 12 has a setting of 1 row and 24 columns.
The field 131 in 3 has settings of 2 rows and 12 columns.
The area can be set appropriately by using a mouse or the like. In addition, in the present embodiment, when a character string is input in such a field, the kanji is displayed using one character in two columns and the katakana character in one character in one column. The dakuten etc. are also displayed using one column.

The output device 4 uses a screen display device, a printer or the like, and outputs a format (table or figure) in which a character string input from the input device 1 is displayed in a field.

In the present embodiment, the character string is expressed by using Chinese characters and Katakana characters such as "medium pressure drum level rise determination is established", but of course, alphabet characters and Hiragana characters are used. , Numbers, etc. are also used. Further, although the horizontal writing character string is described in the present embodiment, the present invention can be applied to the vertical writing character string.

The database 2 is a storage device for storing the character string input from the input device 1. The database 2 in this embodiment includes a display format management unit 10 that manages a plurality of formats, a field management unit 20 that manages character strings input to each field and display conditions of the character strings, and an input device 1. And a character string data editing unit 30 that edits the character string input from to display in the field being formatted.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the display format management section 10 stores and manages three different formats together with three different fields.

The field management unit 20 manages character strings input to the field and display conditions of the character strings. For example, when the character string data input to the fields 111, 121, and 131 is “medium pressure drum level rise determination established”, such character string data is associated with the field in which such character string is input (displayed). It is stored and managed in the character string data management area 21 of the field management unit 20. In the character string data management area 21, a plurality of character strings input in any of the fields is stored and managed.

On the other hand, the field management unit 20 manages a field in which a character string "medium pressure drum level rise determination established" is input. In other words, among many fields, only the field in which such a character string is input is associated and stored and managed. In this embodiment, the fields 111,
The case where such a character string is displayed in 121 and 131 is shown. It should be noted that this association is preferably managed in the database using the format name as a keyword in view of the table or drawing.

Then, the field management unit 20 manages the number of line feed characters and the display coordinates as the display condition of the character string displayed in the field in each format. That is, in the format 11, a line feed is made at the 8th and 16th characters based on the data “8, 16” of the line feed character number 22 of “medium pressure drum level rise determination established”, and the data of the display coordinate 23 is set. On the basis of this, display and display at the position of X coordinate 1000 mm and Y coordinate 2450 mm in the format is stored and managed. At the same time, in format 12, "medium pressure drum level rise determination established" should be displayed without line breaks (no data of line feed character number 24), X coordinate 2000 mm, Y coordinate 2050 mm position during formatting (see display coordinate 25) In the format 13, a line feed is performed at the 12th character (see line feed character number 26) of "medium pressure drum level rise determination established", and the position of X coordinate 1980 mm, Y coordinate 980 mm ( Displaying at display coordinates 27) is stored and managed.

By storing and managing in this way, for example, when changing "medium pressure" in the character string data to "high pressure", by changing the character string data in the character string data management area 21, The character string of the field in which this character string is displayed will be collectively converted.

It is preferable that the area for managing such character string data and the area for managing the number of line feed characters and display coordinates of each format are collectively managed as a table.

By collectively managing the character strings as data in this way, it becomes possible to collectively modify the character strings.
This shortens the time required to check character strings and reduces omissions of corrections.

Further, the character string data editing unit 30 edits the character string input from the input device 1 so as to be displayed in the field being formatted, and the data stored and managed by the field management unit 20 is It is to be edited so that it is actually displayed on the field.

The display screen 50 does not necessarily have to be managed by the database 2, but in this embodiment the database 2 has an area for managing the actual screen display. This display screen 50 manages the final form of the field when it is output to a screen display device, a printer, or the like.
The line feed position is displayed together with the character string. In this embodiment,
It is edited in format 11 as "medium pressure drum (line feed) level rise (line feed) determination established" (see reference numeral 31), and in format 12 "medium pressure drum level rise determination established".
(See reference numeral 33). The line feed is arbitrarily performed at an appropriate position (number of characters) in the character string in consideration of the width of the field and the meaning of the character string.

Further, a method of using the chart creating apparatus (the chart creating method) in this embodiment will be described below.

First of all, "medium pressure drum level rise determination is satisfied".
Select a format with fields that should display the string. For example, when designing a process control system or the like, there are about 30 types of formats, which can be registered in advance. In the present embodiment, as a format for displaying the character string "medium pressure drum level increase determination established", formats 11 and 1 are used.
Select 3 types, 2 and 13. The selected format is stored in the database 2.

Next, the character string "Medium pressure drum level increase determination is established" is input from the input device 1, for example, format 1
Input the field 111 of 1 while displaying a display screen or the like. At this time, a line break is designated on the character string as appropriate. This line feed position is saved as the number of line feed characters. Note that the display coordinates of the field are stored in advance, but if the display position of the field is changed while creating the chart, the changed position is saved as the display coordinates.

Next, field 12 of format 12
In the field 131 of 1 or format 13, the character string “medium pressure drum level increase determination established” is displayed. In this case, since the character string has already been input in the field, the display of the target character string is completed and the chart is created by correcting only the line feed position.

When the character string is to be corrected, the character string "medium pressure drum level rise determination established" is searched for from the 30 types of formats that are registered in advance by creating a chart. To do. In this embodiment, the formats 11, 12, and 13 are searched. Then, as a search result, a list of format names (figure names) is displayed on a part of the display screen. When it is necessary to correct the line feed position of each format by correcting the character string, the field in which the character string is displayed is searched and displayed from the format name and the line feed position is corrected. At the time of correction, it is preferable to highlight the corrected character string by blinking or changing the color.

In this embodiment, the case where a figure or a table is created has been shown, but it goes without saying that when a character string is inserted in a predetermined area of a document or material classified into other than the figure or table. However, the present invention is applicable.

[0036]

According to the present invention, it is possible to create a high-quality chart in which character strings are displayed in a plurality of fields having different formats.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a screen display showing a conventional character string input state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Input device, 2 ... Database, 4 ... Output device.

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP 62-267858 (JP, A) JP 63-192154 (JP, A) JP 3-188555 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/21-17/24 G06F 19/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An input device for inputting a predetermined character string in a plurality of fields in which a character string is displayed in a diagram or a table, a database for storing and managing the character string, and the character string for display in the field. In a charting device having an output device for outputting a figure or a table, the database is a character string data management area for managing a character string displayed in the field, and characters of a plurality of fields in which the character string is displayed. An apparatus for creating a chart, comprising: a newline character number management area for managing the number of newline characters in each column; and a display coordinate management area for managing the display coordinates of the character strings of a plurality of fields in which the character strings are displayed. 2. An input device for inputting character strings to be inserted into a plurality of fields in a figure or table, a database for storing the character strings, and a figure or table in which the character strings are displayed in the fields. In the chart creation device having the output device, the database collectively manages one character string, and stores the number of line feed characters in the character string as a table for each field in which the character string is displayed. Chart creation device.