JP3525987B2 - Editing method and device, and storage medium storing program - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing method and apparatus for editing a manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet, and a storage medium having a program recorded thereon, and more particularly to editing an manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet. The present invention relates to a technique for efficiently arranging an object with respect to an Atari figure laid out in a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In editing a manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet, for example, an Atari graphic is set for laying out a character string such as a product name, a description of the product, and a price in the manuscript. On the other hand, objects such as pictures of products and pictures such as logos and figures are often arranged.

The placement of this object has conventionally been performed by designating the placement position of the object and the magnification for enlarging / reducing the object for each object placed in the original.

Further, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 3-194649 discloses a technique for designating an object placement area for each object placed in a document and enlarging / reducing the object according to the size of the placement area. ing.

[0005]

However, in the case of each of the above-described conventional examples in which the arrangement position and the magnification, or the arrangement area must be specified for each object to be arranged in the original, the arrangement position, the magnification, or the arrangement is set. If the area is not properly specified, the object may be placed in an undesired position, or the balance between the size of the Atari graphic and the object may be deteriorated. However, it is difficult to specify the placement position, magnification, or placement area accurately at one time, and editing work often occurs again due to improper designation. It was something.

Particularly in a leaflet, a pamphlet, etc., the number of objects to be arranged in a manuscript may be as large as several tens to several hundreds, and if many objects are arranged by the method according to the conventional example. However, the burden on the worker was large, and the work time was prolonged due to the poor work efficiency.

On the other hand, in leaflets and pamphlets,
Objects are generally placed adjacent to Atari figures.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an editing method, an apparatus therefor, and a storage medium having a program recorded therein, which can efficiently perform an object arranging operation. And

[0009]

The present invention has the following constitution in order to achieve such an object. That is, the invention according to claim 1 is an editing method for editing a manuscript of a printed matter, which comprises an object designating step of designating an object arranged adjacent to an Atari graphic set on the manuscript, and a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing the Atari graphic. Circumscribed rectangle decision
Constant step, and the circumscribed rectangle of the obtained Atari figure,
Outside the object specified for the circumscribed rectangle of the object (hereinafter, this object is also referred to as the "specified object")
A tangent line designating step of designating a tangent line of the circumscribing rectangle of the atari figure that is in contact with the frame rectangle, a scaling factor determining step of determining a scaling factor of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent line, and the determined scaling factor. An arrangement position determining step of determining an arrangement position for arranging the specified object scaled up and down in contact with the specified tangent line, and enlarging / reducing the specified object at the predetermined scale factor to determine the determined arrangement. an output step of outputting is disposed in a position, a <br/> Bei example, and the object specifying step and the tangent designation step Nitsu
The input means, the
The edited data made by
Remember, the circumscribing rectangle determining step, the magnification determining step, and the arrangement position
The determination process and the output process are read from the storage means.
Based on the edited data
The edited data made by the arithmetic processing means
It is registered and stored in the storage means .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the editing method according to the first aspect, an arrangement direction designation for designating an arrangement direction of arranging the designated object outside or inside the Atari graphic Further comprising a step, in the arrangement position determination step, the arrangement position for arranging in the specified arrangement direction by contacting the specified tangent line with the specified object that has been enlarged or reduced by the specified magnification , Designation of the arrangement position direction by input from the input means
Perform the process and use the arrangement direction and the magnification as edit data.
Based on the reading from the storage means stored as
The arithmetic processing means performs the arrangement position determining step,
Edit data as the arrangement position performed by the management means.
Is registered in the storage means and stored .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the editing method according to the first or second aspect, a character string typesetting step of typesetting a character string in the Atari graphic is further provided, and in the output step, the atari type is used. the output of the result of formatting the text in the figure are lines that have, the arithmetic processing means the string formatting Engineering
And the control of the output step .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the editing method according to the second aspect, there is further provided a character string typesetting step of typesetting a character string in the Atari figure, and in the output step, in the Atari figure. The result of typesetting the character string is also output, and if it is specified in the arrangement direction specifying step that the specified object is arranged inside the Atari graphic, it is arranged inside the Atari graphic. Outputs a typeset character string that is overlaid on the specified object
However, when the arithmetic processing means performs the character string typesetting step,
Both are characterized in that the output process is controlled .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing apparatus for editing a manuscript of a printed matter, which includes object designating means for designating an object adjacent to an Atari graphic set on the manuscript, and a circumscribing circumscribing the Atari graphic. Outside seeking a rectangle
Tangent rectangle determining means and circumscribed rectangle of the obtained Atari figure
A tangent line specifying means for specifying a tangent line of a circumscribed rectangle of the atari figure which is in contact with an outer frame rectangle of an object specified for the circumscribed rectangle (hereinafter, this object is also referred to as a "specified object"); Magnification determining means for deciding the magnification of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent, and an arrangement position for arranging the designated object scaled up / down by the designated magnification in contact with the designated tangent. Arranging position deciding means, an output means for outputting the edited result of the manuscript, and enlarging / reducing the designated object by the deciding magnification, arranging it at the deciding arranging position and outputting it to the output means. And output control means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the editing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, an arrangement direction designation for designating an arrangement direction of arranging the designated object outside or inside the Atari graphic. The arrangement position determining means may determine an arrangement position for arranging the designated object, which has been enlarged or reduced by the determined magnification, in contact with the designated tangent line in the designated arrangement direction. It is characterized by.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the editing apparatus according to the fifth or sixth aspect, there is further provided a character string typesetting unit for typesetting a character string in the Atari graphic, and the output control unit is the It is also characterized in that the result of typesetting the character string in the Atari graphic is also output to the output means.

The invention according to claim 8 is the editing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising character string typesetting means for typesetting a character string in the atari figure, and the output control means is the atari figure. If the result of typesetting the character string in the output is also output to the output means, and if the placement direction designating means designates to place the designated object inside the atari graphic, It is characterized in that the character string formed by superposing on the specified object arranged inside is output to the output means.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute a process of editing a manuscript of a printed matter is recorded, and an object to be arranged adjacent to an Atari figure set in the manuscript is designated. And the tangent line of the atari figure or the circumscribed rectangle of the atari figure which the atari figure and the object designated for the atari figure (hereinafter, this object is also referred to as "designated object") are in contact with. Tangential line designating step, a scaling factor determining step for determining a scaling factor of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent line, and the designated tangent line for scaling the designated object at the determined scaling factor. The placement position determining step of determining the placement position to be placed in contact with the Scaled by magnification is a record on the storage medium a program for executing editing processing on a computer comprising an output step of outputting is arranged on the determined arrangement positions.

The "Atari figure" in the present invention is
An area (frame) for arranging (laying out) a character string, a figure, or the like in a document of a printed matter.

The "object" in the present invention
Indicates a pattern (including an image obtained by digitally converting a photo), a figure, a character, or the like, which is created in advance for being attached to a manuscript of a printed matter, or a component in which these are combined.

[0020]

The operation of the editing method according to the first aspect of the invention is as follows. An object to be placed adjacent to the Atari graphic set on the document is designated (object designation step).

On the other hand, the tangent line of the Atari graphic or the circumscribed rectangle of the Atari graphic which is in contact with the Atari graphic and the specified object for the Atari graphic is specified (tangential line specifying step). The designated tangent line is a line segment of at least one side of the outer peripheral side of the atari graphic or the circumscribed rectangle of the atari graphic, which is in contact with the atari graphic and the designated object for the atari graphic. If the Atari figure is, for example, a rectangle, at least one line segment of the Atari figure of the rectangle is designated as a tangent line, and if the Atari figure does not have a line segment on the outer periphery such as a circle or an ellipse, a circle or A line segment of at least one side of the circumscribed rectangle of the elliptical Atari figure is designated as a tangent line. In addition, the tangent may be specified by defaulting at least one predetermined line segment of the outer sides of the circumscribing rectangle of the Atari graphic or the Atari graphic, or at each editing operation, At least one of Atari graphic or circumscribed rectangle of Atari graphic desired by the operator
The line segment of the side may be designated by the operator who performs the editing work.

When an object and a tangent line are designated,
The magnification of the specified object is determined based on the length of the specified tangent (magnification determination process), and the specified object that is enlarged or reduced by the specified magnification is placed in contact with the specified tangent The position is determined (arrangement position determination step). Then, the designated object is enlarged / reduced at a predetermined magnification, arranged at a predetermined arrangement position, and output (output step).

According to the editing method of the second aspect of the present invention, the arrangement direction is further specified for arranging the specified object outside or inside the Atari graphic (arrangement direction specifying step), and the arrangement position. In the deciding step, the arrangement position of the designated object in which the designated object enlarged / reduced by the decided magnification is brought into contact with the designated tangent line in the designated arrangement direction is determined.

As for the designation of the placement direction, it may be determined in advance whether the designated object should be placed outside or inside the Atari graphic, and the placement direction may be designated as a default, or each time the editing work is performed. The arrangement direction desired by the operator may be designated by the operator who performs the editing work.

According to the editing method of the third aspect of the present invention, the character string is further typeset in the Atari graphic (character string typesetting step), and in the output step, the character string is placed at a predetermined arrangement position at a predetermined magnification. When the specified object is output,
The result of typesetting the character string in the Atari graphic is also output. When a series of steps is completed, the character string is adjacent to the typeset Atari figure, and the edited result in which the object is arranged at an appropriate magnification is output.

According to the editing method of the invention of claim 4, in addition to the editing method of the invention of claim 2,
Furthermore, the character string is typeset in the Atari figure (character string typesetting process), and in the output step, the result of formatting the character string in the Atari figure is also output, and the specified object is placed inside the Atari figure in the placement direction specifying step. When it is specified that the character string is arranged, the typed character string is output by superposing it on the specified object arranged inside the Atari graphic.

An editing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the invention is
The editing method according to the first aspect of the present invention is preferably carried out, and its operation is as follows.

The object designating unit designates an object to be arranged adjacent to the Atari graphic set on the original, and the tangent designating unit makes contact with the Atari graphic and the designated object for the Atari graphic, or the Atari graphic or the circumscribed rectangle of the Atari graphic. Tangents are specified.

When an object and a tangent line are designated,
The scaling factor determining unit determines the scaling factor of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent line, and the placement position determining unit places the designated object enlarged or reduced by the determined scaling factor in contact with the designated tangent line. Determine the placement position of the specified object. Then, the output control means enlarges / reduces the designated object at a predetermined magnification, arranges it at a predetermined arrangement position, and causes the output means to output.

An editing apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the invention is
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the editing method according to the present invention is preferably implemented, and the placement direction designating unit further designates a placement direction of placing the designated object outside or inside the Atari graphic. Then, the placement position determining means determines the placement position of the designated object to be placed in the designated placement direction by contacting the designated tangent line with the designated object that has been enlarged / reduced by the determined magnification.

An editing apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the invention is
Preferably, the editing method according to the present invention is carried out, wherein the character string typesetting means typessets a character string in the Atari graphic, and the output control means places the characters at a predetermined magnification. The designated object at the position is output to the output means, and the result of typesetting the character string in the Atari graphic is also output to the output means.

An editing apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the invention is
A preferred embodiment of the editing method according to the invention described in claim 4, wherein in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 6, a character string is formatted in the Atari figure by the character string composition means. , The typesetting result is output to the output means by the output control means, but when the arrangement direction designating means designates that the object is arranged inside the Atari graphic, the output control means is arranged inside the Atari graphic. The typed character string is output to the output means by superimposing it on the object arranged at.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, the computer executes the editing process according to the first aspect of the invention by causing the computer to read the program recorded in the storage medium.

[0034]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus of this embodiment is composed of a computer system. The CPU 10 that executes the editing process of the manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet is the bus line 20.
Is connected to an internal memory 30 configured by a RAM. In this internal memory 30, a program memory 31 into which a program is ported when executing an editing process, an object memory 32 for storing object data,
Each area such as the edit data memory 33 for storing the edit data is set. The CPU 10 also controls the driver 41 for the external storage device, the display 42, the keyboard 43, and the mouse 4 via the input / output interface 40.
4, the output device 45 and the like.

An external storage device 46 is loaded in the driver 41. The external storage device 46 stores an edit processing program created in advance and one or more object data created in advance. The external storage device 46 is also used for storing various data such as edit data. Object data is given an individual object name (file name) and is stored in the external storage device 46 in a format described later. External storage device 46
Is a magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, or other storage medium. The edit processing program, the object data, the edit data, and the like may be stored in the same storage medium, or may be stored separately in a plurality of storage media. When the power of the apparatus is turned on and the edit processing according to the present embodiment is started, the edit processing program is read from the external storage device 46 and stored in the program memory 31, and the CPU 10 edits the edit processing described later according to the edit processing program. To execute.

A screen (window) such as an editing screen for editing a manuscript of a printed matter and various setting / designating screens for performing various settings and designations is displayed on the display 42. On the edit screen, the edited results are sequentially reflected and displayed.
The operator can confirm the finished state of editing the document while looking at the editing screen.

The keyboard 43 and the mouse 44 are for performing various settings, designations and instructions.

The output device 45 is for printing a manuscript in the middle of editing or an edited manuscript as a printed matter, and is composed of a printer, a recording scanner, etc., and directly to the apparatus of this embodiment.
Alternatively, it is connected to the apparatus of this embodiment via a network.

The display unit 42 and the output unit 45 in the above-described embodiment apparatus are the output means in the present invention, and the keyboard 4
3 and the mouse 44 correspond to the object designating means, the tangent designating means and the placement direction designating means in the present invention, and the CPU 10 corresponds to the magnification determining means, the placement position determining means, the output control means and the character string typesetting means. The external storage device 46 in which the editing processing program is stored corresponds to the storage medium recording the program in the present invention.

In the apparatus of this embodiment, the manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet is edited by an editing process including a process of arranging objects described below and a process of typesetting a character string in an Atari graphic. Size of original to be edited (A4 or B4
Etc.) and direction (horizontal placement, vertical placement) etc. are specified by the operator. As shown in FIG. 2, coordinates (XY coordinates) for grasping the position within the original G are set for the specified original. The XY coordinates are, for example, a coordinate system in which the lower left point of the document G is the origin OG, the horizontal direction is the X axis, and the vertical direction is the Y axis. 2A shows the case where the horizontal placement is designated, and FIG. 2B shows the case where the vertical placement is designated. The size and direction of the designated original G are registered in the edit data memory 33. FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the edit data memory 33. The size and direction of the specified original G are registered in the “original size” and the “original direction”, respectively. For other configurations of the edit data memory 33,
It will be described later in sequence.

The editing process is performed on the editing screen displayed on the display 42. The edit screen is, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, an edit area HA and scroll bars SBX, SB.
It has Y and so on. In the edit area HA of the edit screen, all or part of the area of the designated original G is displayed.
The scroll bars SBX and SBY are for scrolling the area of the document G displayed in the editing area HA in the horizontal (X axis) direction and the vertical (Y axis) direction. The position of each point on the editing area HA and the XY coordinate values on the original G correspond to each other. Therefore, for example, when an arbitrary point is specified in the editing area HA, the XY coordinate value of the point is obtained, and conversely, an atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) whose position is represented by the XY coordinate value, an object, a character string, etc. It can be displayed in the editing area HA corresponding to the arrangement position on the document G. Further, when the original G is enlarged or reduced in the edit area HA, it is known which area of the original G is enlarged or reduced, and therefore, the position of each point on the edit area HA. And the XY coordinate values on the document G correspond to each other.

An example of the operation processing procedure of the object placement processing and the character string typesetting processing in the Atari graphic by the apparatus of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 6.

In step S1, the operator designates a point on the editing area HA of the editing screen with the mouse 44 and sets the original G.
Set the Atari figure at the desired position above (layout)
To do.

To set a rectangular Atari figure, refer to FIG.
As shown in (a), the lower left point P _LD and the upper right point P _RU are designated. When setting a circular Atari figure, as shown in FIG. 7B, the center point P _CO and the point P _r that specifies the radius r are specified. Instead of specifying the point P _r , the radius r may be directly input from the keyboard 43. When setting an elliptical Atari figure, as shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, the center point P _DO , the point P _XL that specifies the X-axis length XL, and Y
Specifying a P _YL point specifying the axial length YL. Points P _XL , P _YL
Instead of specifying, the X-axis length XL and the Y-axis length YL may be directly input from the keyboard 43. FIG. 7C shows a case where an elliptical Atari figure having a major axis in the X-axis direction is set, and FIG. 7B shows a case where an elliptical Atari figure having a minor axis in the X-axis direction is set. ing. 7 (b)-
The rectangle shown by the dotted line in FIG. 7D is the circumscribed rectangle of the Atari figure that is a circle or an ellipse. The shape of the Atari graphic is not limited to a rectangle, a circle, or an ellipse, and may be any other shape as long as the circumscribing rectangle can be designated.

No. is set for each set atari pattern.
The numbers are numbered 1, 2, 3, ....

As described above, the position (XY coordinate value) of the point specified on the editing area HA on the original G can be obtained. Therefore, the XY coordinate value of each point designated for setting the Atari graphic is edited in the edit memory 33 (see FIG. 4).
“Number of Atari graphics” and “Atari graphic setting data” in the edit data of each Atari graphic.

“Atari figure number” is the set atari
It is the number of figures. Noi (i is 1, 2, 3, ...)
The "Atari figure setting data" contains the set Atari figure.
The registered contents differ depending on the shape of. For example, quadrangle
In the case of the Atari shape, the lower left point as shown in Fig. 4 (b)
XY coordinate value (X_LD, Y_LD) And the XY coordinate value (X
_RU, Y_RU) Is registered and a circular Atari figure is shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), the XY coordinate value (X_CO, Y_CO)
And radius r, the case of an elliptical Atari figure is shown in Fig. 4 (d).
XY coordinate value (X_DO, Y_DO) And X-axis length XL
And Y-axis length YL are registered respectively. In addition, each "Atari
Commonly registered in each area for "Figure setting data"
Determine the type of Atari figure (type such as rectangle, circle, ellipse)
There is a "Type code" field for registering the type code for
It has been burned.

The set atari pattern is displayed in the designated position on the editing area HA of the editing screen.

Returning to FIG. 5, in step S2, object name / character data is created. The operator uses the keyboard 43 to create an object name / character data including an object name (file name) of an object arranged adjacent to the Atari graphic and character string data (character data) to be typeset in the Atari graphic. To do.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the object name / character data. A plurality of object names / character data can be created collectively. A number (No 1, 2, 3, ...) Corresponding to the number of the Atari figure is attached to each object name / character data. That is, Noi
The object having the object name (i = 1, 2, 3, ...) And the object name in the character-writing data is arranged adjacent to the Noi atari figure. That is, the created object name
The object to be placed adjacent to the Atari graphic is designated by the object name in the character writing data. Also,
A character string group forming the character-writing data in the same Noi object name / character-writing data is typeset in the Noi Atari figure.

The operator creates the required number of object names / character data. The figure shows a state in which three object names and typed data are created to correspond to three atari figures. Each object name / character data is separated by a "return code". In addition, in each object name / script data, the object name and the first character string are separated by a predetermined "separation code", and each character string is also separated by a predetermined "separation code".
Separated by.

The created object name / text data is the "object name / text data" in the edit data of the Atari graphic with the same number in the edit memory 33 (see FIG. 4).
Be registered with.

Up to this point, the setting of the Atari graphic on the designated manuscript and the creation of the object name / character data (including the designation of the object arranged adjacent to each Atari graphic) are completed. Atari graphic setting (step S1)
And creation of object name / script data (step S2)
Whichever comes first. Further, it may be configured to read out the Atari graphic setting data set in advance and stored in the external storage device 46, or the Atari graphic may be set by a device different from the device of the present embodiment to be portable. The data may be stored in an external storage device (floppy disk, etc.) 46 and read by the device of this embodiment. Object name·
The typed data can be modified in the same manner as the Atari graphic. However, in the present embodiment, since the object to be arranged adjacent to the Atari graphic is designated by the object name in the object name / text data, the object name / text data is stored in the case of the configuration of the above modification. The external storage device 46 constitutes the object designating means in the present invention.

Returning to FIG. 5, in step S3, object placement processing is performed. Details of this processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S11 of FIG. 6, the tangent line of the set Atari graphic and the specified object for the Atari graphic contacting the Atari graphic or the tangent line of the circumscribed rectangle of the Atari graphic and the specified object are arranged outside the Atari graphic. Specify the placement direction of whether to place inside or inside.

The designation of these tangent lines and the arrangement direction is performed, for example, by
Mouse 4 from the tangent / arrangement direction designation screen as shown in FIG.
It is performed by selecting and designating using 4, etc. The upper part of FIG. 9 shows selection items for arranging the object OJ outside the atari figure (or its circumscribing rectangle) AZ, and the lower part of FIG. 9 shows the object OJ as the attributive figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ.
Is a selection item to be placed inside. The tangent line selected in each selection item is indicated by a thick line. The selection items are to set the upper side, the left side, the lower side, and the right side of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ as the designated tangents in order from the left on the upper side and the lower side. The rightmost selection item in the lower row is for selecting designated tangents on two sides.

The operator selects a desired selection item (tangential line and arrangement direction) from the selection items on the tangent line / arrangement direction designation screen shown in FIG.
Is selected with the mouse 44, the selected item is confirmed, and the tangent line and the arrangement direction corresponding to the selected item are designated.

The designation of the tangent line and the arrangement direction is not limited to the above method. For example, the tangents and the arrangement direction may be specified on separate specification screens, or the specification may be performed separately, or the desired Atari graphic (circumscribing graphic) displayed in the editing area HA may be desired. To specify the tangent line by directly specifying the side of the mouse 44 with the mouse 44, and directly specify with the mouse 44 whether the inside area or the outside area of the Atari graphic (circumscribing graphic) displayed in the editing area HA is specified. You may comprise. Further, by determining in advance which side of the Atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) is the tangent line, storing the default tangent line information in the external storage device 46, and reading the default tangent line information, the tangent line can be obtained. May be specified. In that case, the default tangent information stored in the external storage device 46 may be changeable. Similarly, with respect to the arrangement direction, the default arrangement direction information may be stored in the external storage device 46, and the arrangement direction may be designated by reading the default arrangement direction information. Further, the arrangement direction may be fixed so that the arrangement direction is outside or inside. When the default tangent line information and the arrangement direction information are stored in the external storage device 46, the external storage device 46 constitutes the tangent line specifying means and the arrangement direction specifying means in the present invention.

In step S12 of FIG. 6, the atari graphic to be processed for arranging the object with the tangent and the layout direction specified in step S11 is specified from the atari graphic displayed in the editing area HA. When a plurality of Atari graphics are set, all of the set Atari graphics may be designated, or some of the Atari graphics may be designated. In the subsequent processing, the object placement processing is performed on the designated atari graphic to be processed with the tangent line and the placement direction specified above. In addition, the edit data memory 33
In the edit data of each Atari graphic (see FIG. 4), in the "Object placement direction" column in the edit data of all Atari graphics specified as the processing target, the above-mentioned step S1 is entered.
The arrangement direction designated by 1 is registered.

Each processing of steps S13 to S17 of FIG. 6 is performed for each Atari graphic designated as a processing target, and is repeated until the processing for all Atari graphics specified as the processing target is completed (Step S1).
8).

In step S13, the tangent line specified in step S21 among the outer edges of the atari graphic (or circumscribing rectangle) of Noj (j is the number of the atari graphic to be processed out of the specified atari graphic). The length SL of the side corresponding to is calculated as follows based on the data registered in the "atari graphic setting data" in the edit data of the Noj atari graphic in the edit data memory 33.

1. When the Atj figure of Noj is a rectangle (1) When the designated tangent is the upper side or the lower side: SL = X
_RU- X _LD (2) When the designated tangent is on the left or right side: SL = Y
_RU- Y _LD

2. When the Atari figure of Noj is a circle (1) Common to all specified tangent lines: SL = r × 2

3. When the Atari figure of Noj is an ellipse (1) When the designated tangent is the upper side or the lower side: SL = X
Axis length (2) When the specified tangent is on the left or right side: SL = Y
Shaft length

Note that X _RU and Y _RU are XY coordinate values of the upper right point of the rectangular Atari figure, and X _LD and Y _LD are XY coordinate values of the lower left point of the rectangular Atari figure, as shown in FIG. , X
_{Since RU} > X _LD and Y _RU > Y _LD , X _RU- X _LD , Y _RU-
The result of Y _LD is always positive. When the atari figure is a circle or an ellipse, a calculation formula for obtaining the length SL of the specified tangent line of the circumscribing rectangle is shown.

In step S14, the edit data memory 3
The object data of the object name registered in the "object name / character data" (Noj object name / character data) in the Noj Atari graphic edit data No. 3 is read from the external storage device 46, and the object memory 32 is read. To store. Hereinafter, this object (data) is also referred to as a Noj object (data).

Object data is, for example, as shown in FIG.
The format is as shown in (a). "Total data capacity" is the total data capacity of this object data. “X-axis direction length” and “Y-axis direction length” are shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the horizontal and vertical directions of the object OJ (the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction when placed on a document).
Is the length of. In FIGS. 10B and 10C, the outer circumference is surrounded by a dotted line in order to show the size of the object OJ, but the object OJ may or may not have an outer frame. Since the object is usually a picture (including an image obtained by digitally converting a photograph or the like), it is registered in the "object data content" as pixel data of each pixel forming the object. As shown in FIG. 10C, when the object includes a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, a character, etc., a state in which the rectangle, the circle, the ellipse, the character, etc. are arranged is treated as one pattern, and the pattern is treated. Pixel data of each pixel that makes up may be registered in the "object data content", or an arrangement for arranging rectangles, circles, ellipses, characters, etc. on the object separately from the pixel data of each pixel that makes up the design. Information may be registered in parallel to form “object data content”. In the latter case, the pattern is reproduced based on the pixel data of each pixel that constitutes the pattern, and the pattern is overlaid, and the rectangle, circle, ellipse, characters, etc. are created based on the arrangement information such as rectangles, circles, ellipses, and letters. Reproduce, Figure 10
An object such as (c) is displayed on the display 42 or is output from the output device 45. The rectangle arrangement information is the lower left point coordinate, the upper right point coordinate, etc. of the rectangle in the xy coordinate system set on the object, and the circle arrangement information is the center point coordinate, radius information, etc. of the circle in the xy coordinate system. Is. The ellipse layout information is the center point coordinates of the ellipse in the xy coordinate system, x-axis length information, y-axis length information, etc., and the character layout information is xy.
Position coordinates of characters in the coordinate system, character (column) data, typeface (Mincho or Gothic, etc.), character size, orientation (vertical or horizontal), and character spacing for character strings And so on.

In step S15 of FIG. 6, step S1
Based on the length SL of the designated tangent line obtained in 3, the magnification K of the Noj object is determined as follows.

A. When the designated tangent is the upper side or the lower side: K = SL / length in the X-axis direction B. When the specified tangent is on the left or right side: K = SL /
Y-axis length

The “length in the X-axis direction” and the “length in the Y-axis direction” are Noj stored in the object memory 32.
The data in the object data is used (see FIG. 10).

When the designated tangent line is one side, the magnifications in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction are the same as those in A. Or B. The magnification is K obtained in. That is, the object is scaled up / down in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction at the same magnification K. On the other hand, when the selection item at the right end of the lower part of FIG. 9 is designated (two tangent lines are designated), the magnification in the X-axis direction is set to A. In addition to the above, the magnification in the Y-axis direction is obtained in B. above. Ask in. However, in this case X
The length of the designated tangent line in the X-axis direction is used as SL in the calculation of the axial magnification, and Y is set as SL in the calculation of the Y-axis direction.
Use the specified tangent length in the axial direction. In this case, the object has individual magnifications (KX, K) in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.
In Y), the object may be scaled up / down, and the object may be scaled in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

The determined magnification K (KX, KY) is registered in the "object magnification" column in the edit data of the Noj Atari graphic in the edit data memory 33 (see FIG. 4).

In step S16 of FIG. 6, step S1
Determine the placement position where the Noj object enlarged or reduced by the magnification determined in step 5 is placed in contact with the specified tangent line.

In FIG. 11A, the image is enlarged / reduced at a magnification K.
The object KOJ of Noj is attributive figure (circumscribing rectangle) A
The case of arranging it outside Z is shown. Object KO after scaling up and down K times in both X-axis and Y-axis directions
When the arrangement position of J is the lower left point, the arrangement position when it is arranged in contact with the upper side of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ is the upper left point Pc of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ, and when it is arranged in contact with the right side. The position of is the Atari figure (circumscribing rectangle)
It is the lower right point Pb of AZ. Further, the arrangement position in the case of arranging in contact with the left side is a point displaced from the lower left point Pa of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ by KXL in the X axis (left direction),
When arranging in contact with the lower side, the arrangement position is KYL from the lower left point Pa of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ to the Y axis (downward direction).
It's just a point. KXL is the length in the X-axis direction of the object after enlargement / reduction (K × [length in the original X-axis direction of the object]), and KYL is the length in the Y-axis direction of the object after enlargement / reduction. Length (K × [original Y-axis direction length of object]). The coordinates of the four corner points including the points Pa, Pb, and Pc of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ are registered in the “atari figure setting data” in the edit data of Noj atari figure in the edit data memory 33. It can be easily specified from the Noj Atari graphic setting data. Therefore, it is possible to determine the arrangement position when the Noj object KOJ enlarged / reduced by the magnification K is arranged outside the attrition figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ.

Similarly, when arranging the enlarged or reduced Noj object KOJ inside the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ, when arranging it in contact with the left side, the lower side, and the two sides, the atari figure (circumscribing Rectangle) Lower left point of AZ Pa
However, it is the arrangement position after enlargement / reduction. When arranging in contact with the upper side, as shown in FIG. 11B, the point deviated from the upper left point Pc of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ by KYL on the Y axis (downward) is enlarged or reduced. 11C, and when arranging in contact with the right side, as shown in FIG. 11C, a point deviated from the lower right point Pb of the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ by KXL on the X axis (left direction). , It becomes the arrangement position after enlarging / reducing. Therefore, the enlarged / reduced Noj
It is also possible to determine the arrangement position when arranging the object KOJ of (1) inside the atari figure (circumscribing rectangle) AZ.

The determined arrangement position is registered in the "object arrangement position" column in the edit data of the Noj Atari figure in the edit data memory 33 (see FIG. 4).

In step S17 of FIG. 6, the object Noj is enlarged / reduced at the magnification determined in step S15, is placed at the placement position determined in step S16, and is displayed in the editing area HA of the display 42. The object KOJ that has been enlarged or reduced at a magnification determined based on the length of the designated tangent line to the atari figure AZ displayed in the editing area HA.
Is displayed in the edit area HA of the display 42 while being arranged at the arrangement position determined by the specified tangent line and the specified arrangement direction.

After that, the processes of steps S13 to S17 are sequentially executed on the atari pattern to be processed, and the placement result of the objects is displayed in the editing area HA of the display 42. The operator can confirm whether the arrangement of the objects is desired or not by looking at the display contents of the display 42.

Returning to FIG. 5, in step S4, the character strings registered in the object / character string data (of the same No) corresponding to each atari graphic are included in all the atari graphic set in step S1. Typeset. The operator sets the writing direction (vertical writing or horizontal writing), character spacing, character size, typeface, and the like. CPU10, based on the set information,
Each character string registered in the object / character data is typeset in the corresponding Atari graphic, and the arrangement position (XY coordinate value) of each character string is determined. As this typesetting method, conventionally, various methods have been adopted, and an appropriate typesetting method can be adopted. For example, Japanese Patent Application No.
The typesetting may be performed by the typesetting method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 277443 or Japanese Patent Application No. 8-289136.

The layout position of each character string determined as a result of the typesetting, the typesetting information such as the set direction, the character spacing, the character size, the typeface, etc. is edited in each edit pattern in the edit memory 33 (see FIG. 4). It is registered in the "Formatted result" column in the data.

In step S5 of FIG. 5, the formatted result is displayed in the edit area A of the display 42. At this time, if the arrangement direction of the object is specified inside the Atari graphic, the typed character string is displayed by superimposing it on the object arranged inside the Atari graphic AZ, as shown in FIG. Let

By the editing up to this point, the editing result as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed in the editing area A of the display 42.

Finally, the end process is executed in step S6 of FIG. 5 to end the process. In this end processing, the edit data registered in the edit data memory 33 is stored in the external storage device 46 and the processing ends, or the edit data is not stored in the external storage device 46, in accordance with an instruction from the operator. The process ends. If the display content of the display unit 42 shows the desired editing result, the operator instructs the external storage device 46 to store the editing data and ends the processing. The external storage device 46 is instructed not to store the data, and the process ends.

If the objects are to be arranged in the same document by designating different tangents and arrangement directions, the processes shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are executed again. When the second and subsequent processes are executed, the edit data for the original is read from the external storage device 46 and the edit data memory 3 is read.
Store in 3. At this time, based on the edit data read from the external storage device 46, the edit result so far is displayed on the display 42, and subsequent edits are performed following the edit result. It should be noted that step S1 is omitted when all the attrition figures in one manuscript are set, and step S2 is also omitted when all the object names and the character-giving data for one manuscript are created. Further, when the arrangement (typesetting) of the character strings in one document is all completed, steps S4 and S5 are omitted. When the layout result of the object is displayed later on the display unit 42 with respect to the Atari graphic whose display result is already displayed on the display unit 42, the "arrangement direction" of the Atari graphic in the edit memory 33 is displayed.
When arranging the object inside the Atari graphic based on the registration data of (1), the text typesetting result is displayed overlaid on the object.

In this way, in the original of one printed matter,
Arrangement of objects and typesetting processing of character strings in Atari graphics in which objects are arranged adjacent to each other are performed. After that, other necessary editing processing is performed, edit data is created, and the original of one printed matter is completed. When the manuscript of the printed matter is completed, the operator gives a printing instruction from the keyboard 43 or the mouse 44. When a print instruction is given, the CPU 10 reads the edit data stored in the external storage device 46, and causes the output device 45 to print the edit result of the document based on the edit data.

When a print instruction is given in the middle of editing, a document in the middle of editing can be printed, and the edited state in the middle can be confirmed on the printed matter. FIG. 14 shows an example of a print result in a state where the arrangement of objects and the typesetting process of the character string in the Atari graphic are all completed. Atari graphics whose arrangement direction is specified to the inside are superimposed on the object, and the typed character string is printed. Atari graphics are not printed on the printed matter. The edited state may be confirmed by printing a state in which the processing of FIGS. 5 and 6 for each tangent line and arrangement position is completed.

In the above embodiment, after the object placement process (step S3), the character string typesetting process (step S3) is performed.
Although 4) is performed, any of these processes may be performed first.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the object to be arranged adjacent to the Atari graphic is designated through the object name / character data, but the object designating method is not limited to this. For example, the external storage device 4
Various designation methods can be adopted, such as displaying a list of object names of the object data stored in No. 6 on the display 42 and selecting and designating an object adjacent to each Atari graphic from the list.

Further, all of the atari figures set at the above step S1 are determined as the atari figures to be processed with respect to the tangent line and the arrangement direction designated at the above step S11.
The process of specifying the Atari graphic to be processed in step S12 may be omitted. In this case, the operator only needs to set in step S1 only the tangent line specified in step S11 and the atari graphic to be processed in the arrangement direction.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiments and the above-mentioned modified examples, the processing efficiency is improved by configuring the processing for arranging the objects with respect to the Atari graphic having the same specified tangent line and the specified arrangement direction as one work unit. However, the invention is not limited to such a method. For example, each time an Atari graphic is set, the tangent line and the arrangement direction may be individually specified for the Atari graphic, or the set Atari graphic may be specified and the tangent and the arrangement direction of the Atari graphic may be specified. It may be configured to be specified individually.

Further, for example, a plurality of objects may be arranged in one Atari figure such that different objects are arranged adjacent to each other in contact with the upper side and the left side of a certain Atari figure, and different objects are arranged adjacently outside and inside the Atari figure. The objects may be arranged adjacent to each other.

Further, in the above embodiment, the object arranging process and the typesetting process are carried out successively.
For example, the program for performing the object placement process and the program for performing the typesetting process may be separate, and each process may be performed separately. In this case, in the object arranging process, the edit data relating to the object arranging result is edited, while in the typesetting process, the edit data relating to the type arranging result is edited so that the display of the edited result on the display 42 and the printing of the edited result are performed. This is done by referring to both of these edited data.

According to the above-described embodiment and each modification, an object (such as a photographic image of the product) to be arranged adjacent to the Atari graphic for arranging the character string such as the product name, the description of the product, and the price is designated. , Specify the tangent line and the placement direction, that is, specify whether to place the object vertically, horizontally (outer) or inside the character string placed in the Atari figure, as shown in FIG. The object is automatically enlarged / reduced at a magnification that is well-balanced with the character string placed in the figure, and the enlarged / reduced object is automatically placed at the arrangement position that is customary in leaflets and pamphlets. Placed (pasted). Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform an object arranging operation when editing a document of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet in which a large number of objects are pasted.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the method invention of claim 1, it is easy to specify an object to be placed adjacent to an Atari graphic and to specify a tangent line between the Atari graphic and the specified object. By simply giving an error-proof instruction, the position of the object, which is customary in leaflets and pamphlets, that is, the position adjacent to the Atari graphic is automatically determined, and the magnification of the specified object is also automatically adjusted. Can be decided. Moreover, since the magnification of the designated object is determined based on the length of the tangent line at which the Atari graphic and the object are in contact, the size of the designated object adjacent to the Atari graphic is well balanced with respect to the set Atari graphic. Become. Therefore, the work of arranging the objects when editing the manuscript of a printed matter such as a leaflet or a pamphlet can be efficiently performed, and the labor of the operator can be reduced. Further, even when a large number of objects are arranged, the editing work can be performed in a short time, and the burden on the operator can be greatly reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the specified object can be arranged outside or inside the Atari graphic, and various editing can be performed by changing the arrangement direction of the specified object with respect to the Atari graphic. Can be done.

According to the third aspect of the invention, characters such as a product name, a description of a product, and a price are displayed in the Atari graphic adjacent to the designated object arranged at an appropriate arrangement position with an appropriate magnification. Rows can be typeset.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the character string can be typeset by superposing it on the designated object arranged inside the Atari graphic. For example, in leaflets and the like, it is common to typeset character strings such as the product name, product description, and price on the photo of the product, but it is easy to edit the manuscript of such printed matter. .

According to each of the inventions described in claims 5 to 8, it is possible to realize an editing apparatus capable of suitably carrying out each method invention described in claims 1 to 4.

According to the invention described in claim 9, it is possible to cause the computer to execute the editing process of the manuscript of the printed matter including the arranging process of the object.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an XY coordinate system set on a document.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an edit screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an example of an edit data memory.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation processing procedure of object arrangement processing and typesetting processing of a character string in an Atari figure.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of object placement processing.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a method of setting an atari figure.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a structure of object name / character data.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a tangent / arrangement direction designation screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a structure of object data.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a method of determining an arrangement position of an object.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of a typesetting result when an object is arranged inside an Atari graphic.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a state in which the placement processing of the objects and the typesetting processing of the character string in the Atari figure have been completed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a print result in a state in which an object placement process and a character string typesetting process in an Atari graphic have been completed.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 CPU 30 internal memory 31 program memory 32 Object data memory 33 Edit data memory 40 I / F 41 driver 42 indicator 43 keyboard 44 mice 45 output device 46 External storage device

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. An editing method for editing a manuscript of a printed matter, which comprises an object designating step of designating an object adjacent to an Atari graphic set on the manuscript, and a circumscribing rectangle determining process for obtaining a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing the Atari graphic.
And the circumscribed rectangle of the calculated Atari figure and the circumscribed rectangle
The specified object (hereinafter, this object also referred to as "specified object") with respect to the outer frame rectangle of
A tangent line designating step of designating a tangent line of a circumscribing rectangle of the Atari figure in contact, a scale factor determining step of determining a scale factor of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent line, and enlarging / reducing at the determined scale factor. And a placement position determining step of determining a placement position at which the designated object is placed in contact with the designated tangent line, and enlarging / reducing the designated object at the determined magnification and placing the designated object at the determined placement position. Bei example and an output step of outputting Te, for the said object designation step and tangent designation step
Is specified by the input means, and
The edited data is registered and stored in the storage means.
Then, the circumscribing rectangle determining step, the magnification determining step, and the arrangement position determining step
The process and the output process were read from the storage means.
The calculation processing means performs the calculation based on the edited data.
The edit data made by the processing means is stored in the storage means.
An editing method characterized by being registered and stored in . 2. The editing method according to claim 1, further comprising an arrangement direction specifying step of specifying an arrangement direction of arranging the specified object outside or inside the Atari graphic. In the determining step, the designated object, which has been scaled up / down by the determined magnification, is brought into contact with the designated tangent line, a placement position for placing the designated object in the designated placement direction is determined , and the input is made by the input from the input means. Arrangement position direction specification process
Performed, the arrangement direction, before storing the magnification as edited data
The arithmetic processing means based on the reading from the storage means
Performs the arrangement position determining step, and the arithmetic processing means
Means for storing edited data as the arrangement position performed by
An editing method characterized by being registered and stored in . 3. The editing method according to claim 1, further comprising a character string typesetting step of typesetting a character string in the Atari graphic, wherein the output step adds a character string in the Atari graphic. the result of the typesetting output even rows stomach, said the processing means performs the string formatting process Tomo
An editing method comprising: controlling the output step . 4. The editing method according to claim 2, further comprising a character string typesetting step of typesetting a character string in the atari figure, wherein the output step is a step of forming a character string in the atari figure. If the output is also performed and it is specified in the arranging direction specifying step that the specified object is arranged inside the Atari figure, it is overlaid on the specified object arranged inside the Atari figure. And outputs the formatted character string, and the arithmetic processing means performs the character string typesetting step.
An editing method comprising: controlling the output step . 5. An editing apparatus for editing a manuscript of a printed matter, comprising: an object designating means for designating an object adjacent to an Atari graphic set on the manuscript; and a circumscribing rectangle deciding unit for determining a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing the Atari graphic.
The step, the circumscribed rectangle of the obtained Atari figure, and the circumscribed rectangle
The specified object (hereinafter, this object also referred to as "specified object") with respect to the outer frame rectangle of
Tangent line designating means for designating a tangent line of the circumscribing rectangle of the Atari figure in contact , scaling factor determining means for determining the scaling factor of the designated object based on the length of the designated tangent line, and enlarging / reducing at the determined scaling factor A layout position deciding means for deciding a layout position for arranging the designated object in contact with the designated tangent line, an output means for outputting a document editing result, and enlarging / reducing the designated object at the predetermined magnification. And an output control unit that causes the output unit to output at the determined arrangement position. 6. The editing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an arrangement direction specifying unit that specifies an arrangement direction of arranging the specified object outside or inside the Atari graphic. The deciding means expands at the decided magnification.
An editing apparatus, wherein the reduced designated object is brought into contact with the designated tangent line to determine an arrangement position for arranging in the designated arrangement direction. 7. The editing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising character string typesetting means for typesetting a character string in the Atari graphic, wherein the output control means typesets a character string in the Atari graphic. An editing apparatus, wherein the output result is also output to the output means. 8. The editing device according to claim 6, further comprising a character string typesetting unit that typessets a character string in the Atari graphic, and the output control unit is a result of typesetting the character string in the Atari graphic. Is also output to the output means, and if the arrangement direction specifying means specifies that the specified object is arranged inside the Atari graphic, the specified object arranged inside the Atari graphic An editing apparatus, wherein the output unit outputs a character string that is typeset on top of.