JP3535540B2 - Document processing 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 document processing device, and more particularly to a document processing device for editing a document in page units.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the function of moving and inserting a document of a page displayed on the screen page by page, when a displayed page is instructed by a mouse click or the like, and a destination page is specified, It was necessary to decide whether or not the moving insertion destination should be "before" or "behind" the specified page each time or in advance. Therefore,
If the position to move and insert is determined to be “before” the specified page, if the nth page is specified as the move source and the n + 1th page is specified as the move destination, the position of the move and inserted page is The page becomes the n-th page which is “before” the n + 1-th page of the destination page, and as a result, the transfer is not performed.

[0003]

Therefore, the operator is
When it is desired to move the n-th page to the (n + 1) -th page, it is necessary to specify the (n + 1) -th page as the move source page and the (n-th) page as the move destination, which makes the operation difficult to understand.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing apparatus which avoids the above problems and realizes page unit editing which is easier to use.

[0005]

In order to solve this problem, a document processing apparatus of the present invention is a document processing apparatus capable of page-by-page moving processing in document information of a plurality of pages, and is a page moving destination. Is stored before and after the destination page, and a means for designating a source page and a destination page, and a designated source page and destination page. , it came to the setting storage unit
Continuous position in the order of the stored destination and destination page
And a page exchanging unit for exchanging the source page and the destination page when the positional relationship is determined. Characterize.

Here, the page exchanging means exchanges pages in place of the page moving process. Further, the page exchanging unit exchanges the source page and the destination page by changing the setting content of the setting storage unit and performing a page moving process.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

In the figure, reference numeral 16 is an instruction input device, which has a key or a mouse for instructing processing necessary for text input or other document processing. It should be noted that the operation for designating the source page / destination page is also performed here. In addition, input information from the operator can be obtained from here. Reference numeral 17 denotes a CPU in the form of a microprocessor, for example, which performs control necessary for document processing according to the processing procedure stored in the ROM 18.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a ROM that stores the processing procedure shown in FIG.
Is. Reference numeral 19 denotes a RAM that stores the content of the document, information in page units, the page position of the specified document, the page position to be displayed, and the like. The document memory area 19a, the movement destination position flag 19b, the display page information area 19c, and the movement. It has original page information 19d, destination page position 19e, and display page number counter 19f.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a display, which displays, for example, the content of the document for each page. Reference numeral 21 is a bus line for transferring address signals, data signals and control signals necessary for controlling each part.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining an example of the editing processing procedure in the document processing apparatus of this embodiment.

When the power is turned on, initialization of each unit is executed in step S1. Next, in step S2, the mode is selected by, for example, key input, and in step S3, branching is performed corresponding to the mode selection.
When the selected mode is the text editing mode, the process proceeds to step S4, the document editing processing routine is executed, and the process returns to step S2. If it is not in the text edit mode, it is suitable for other processes, but since it is not directly related to the present embodiment, it will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a detailed procedure of the document editing processing routine shown in FIG.

When the document editing in step S4 is started,
Initialization processing is performed in step S41. Here, the display page number counter 19f is set to "1", and the source page information 19d and the destination page position 19f are cleared. Next, in step S42, the contents of the page indicated by the display page number counter 19f are displayed on the display 20.

In step S43, various commands and a key input process for editing the document are input. Then, in step S corresponding to the input command and key
Branch at 44. Then, one of the designation of the position of the movement source page in step S45, the designation of the position of the movement destination page in step S46 and the process of moving and inserting the page information in step S47, or the other document editing process of step S48 is called.

When the position designation of the movement source page in step S45 is selected, the movement source page information is read from the document memory 1 to the movement source page information 19d. Also,
When the designation of the position of the destination page in step S46 is selected, the position of the destination page is set to the destination page position 19f.
Are written in the page information, and then the page is moved in the page information move / insert process in step S47. Other than that, the processing is performed in the other document editing processing in step S48.

If the source of movement has not yet been designated at the time of designation of the destination of movement, it is possible to perform processing such as displaying that fact without performing the movement insertion processing of page information in step S47.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of the document processing apparatus of the embodiment 1.

The document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment has a document memory 1 in which document information such as page information and character information is stored.
A page position designating means 2 for designating a source page and a destination page, a source page information reading means 3 for reading source page information from a document memory, and a source page and a destination page for designating. Display page changing means 4 for switching pages, and page information display means 5 for displaying the display page changed by the display page changing means 4.
And the source page and destination page are the nth page and the nth page.
A page position determination means 6 for determining that the page is designated as +1 page, a page information movement insertion means 7 for moving and inserting the document of the page designated as the movement source before the page designated as the movement destination, and the movement source. And page information exchanging means 8 for exchanging destination pages.

FIG. 5 shows a specific example of the operation method of the page moving function of this embodiment.

FIG. 5A shows the n-th page as the source page.
The display screen 9 when the page 10 is designated is shown. FIG. 5B shows the display screen when the (n + 1) th page 11 is designated as the destination. FIG. 5C shows the display screen 12 when the pages are exchanged in place of the moving and inserting process because the pages are arranged in front and back. FIG. 5D shows the destination page 1 after the movement process is completed.
3 is a display screen 15 that displays the source page 14.

FIG. 6 shows a concrete example of the flow of processing when a page is moved by the method of this embodiment.

Page-by-page move function (step S in FIG. 3)
When step 47) is activated, first, in step S471, it is determined whether the source and destination are in the relationship of the nth page and the (n + 1) th page, and if not, false is determined. If true, a process of exchanging the source page and destination page is performed in step S472, and if false, a process of performing move insertion before the destination page is performed in step S473.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration of a document processing apparatus for performing page movement using the method of Embodiment 2.

The document processing apparatus of this embodiment has a document memory 22 in which document information such as positive information and character information is stored.
From the page position designating means 23 for designating the source and destination pages and the source page position information on the document memory,
In order to specify the movement source page information reading means 24 for reading the movement source page information and the movement source page and the movement destination page,
Display page changing means 25 for switching pages to be displayed
A page information display means 26 for displaying the display page changed by 25, and a page position determination means 27 for determining that the source page and destination page are designated as the nth page and the (n + 1) th page. A page insertion position changing means 28 for changing the moving and inserting destination to "behind" the page designated as the moving destination, and the document of the page designated as the moving source is set in advance before and after the page designated as the moving destination. It is composed of means 29 for moving and inserting to the insertion position.

FIG. 8 shows a specific example of the operation method of the page moving function in the method of this embodiment.

FIG. 8A shows the n-th page as the source page.
The display screen 30 when the page 31 is designated is shown.
FIG. 8B shows the display screen when the (n + 1) th page 32 is designated as the movement destination. In FIG. 8C, since the pages are lined up in the front and rear, the display screen 33 when the moving and inserting process is performed by changing the position of the moving and inserting to the back of the page designated as the moving destination. Is. FIG. 8D is a display screen 36 on which the destination page 34 and the source page 35 after the completion of the movement process are displayed.

FIG. 9 shows a specific example of the flow of processing when a page is moved by the method of this embodiment.

Page-by-page move function (step S in FIG. 3)
When step 47) is activated, first, in step S481, the destination position flag 19b is designated as "front". Next, in step S482, a true determination is made if the source and destination are in the relationship of the nth page and the (n + 1) th page, and a false determination is made if not. If true, a process of changing the move destination position flag 19b to "back" is performed in step S482, and a process of moving and inserting after the move destination page is performed in step S483. If it is false, step S482 is not performed, and a process of performing move insertion "before" the page designated as the move destination in step S483 is performed.

(Embodiment 3) The conceptual construction of Embodiment 3 is shown in FIG.
However, in the case where it is determined that the movement source page is moved and inserted after the page designated as the movement insertion destination, the page position determination unit 6 determines that the movement source page and the movement destination page are the (n + 1) th page. The difference is that the designation as the nth page is determined.

FIG. 10 shows a specific example of the operation method of the page moving function in the method of this embodiment.

FIG. 10A shows the display screen 37 when the (n + 1) th page 38 is designated as the movement source page. FIG. 10B shows the nth page 39 as the destination.
The display screen when is specified is shown. (C) of FIG.
Is a display screen 40 when pages are exchanged in place of the moving and inserting process because the pages are continuous in front and rear. FIG. 10D is a display screen 43 on which the destination page 41 and the source page 42 after the completion of the movement process are displayed.

The processing procedure of this embodiment is similar to that of FIG. 6, but in step S471, the source and destination are the n + 1th.
If there is a relationship between the page and the n-th page, a true determination is made, and if not, a false determination is made. In step S473, a process of moving and inserting after the destination page is executed.

(Embodiment 4) The conceptual construction of Embodiment 4 is shown in FIG.
However, in the case where it is determined that the source page is to be moved and inserted after the page specified as the destination of the insertion, the page position determination means 27 determines that the source page and the destination page are the (n + 1) th page. The difference is that the page insertion position changing means 28 changes the insertion destination to "before" the page designated as the movement destination after determining that the page has been designated as the n page.

FIG. 11 shows a specific example of the operation method of the page moving function in the method of this embodiment.

FIG. 11A shows the display screen 44 when the (n + 1) th page 45 is designated as the movement source page. In FIG. 11B, the nth page 46 is set as the destination.
The display screen when is specified is shown. FIG. 11 (c)
Is a display screen 47 when the moving and inserting process is performed by changing the position where the moving and inserting is performed to the back of the page designated as the moving destination because the pages are arranged in front and rear. FIG. 11D is a display screen 50 on which the destination page 48 and the source page 49 after the completion of the movement process are displayed.

The processing procedure of this embodiment is similar to that of FIG. 9, but the destination position flag 19b is set in step S481.
Is designated as "behind", and in step S482, true is determined if the source and destination are in the relationship of the (n + 1) th page and the nth page, and false is determined if not. Hereinafter, the difference between FIG. 9 and “front” and “rear” is different.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a document processing apparatus which realizes page unit editing which is easier to use.

That is, if it is decided in advance to move and insert the page "before" (or "after") the move destination page, the nth page becomes the n + 1th page (or the n + th page).
When the operation of moving one page to the nth page is performed, (1) the previous and next pages are exchanged, (2) the page position to be inserted is changed to “back” (or “front”),
(3) By performing another process of shifting the insertion destination page backward (or forward) one page, there is an effect of providing a more user-friendly page-by-page editing environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a document editing apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of basic processing of the document editing apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing in detail step S4 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conceptual configuration when using page information exchanging means when moving and inserting before a page in Examples 1 and 3;

FIG. 5 is a specific example of the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of Examples 1 and 3.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conceptual configuration example in the case of using a page insertion position changing means in the case of being moved and inserted in front of a page in Examples 2 and 4.

FIG. 8 is a specific example of the operation of the second embodiment.

9 is a flowchart of Examples 2 and 4. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a specific example of the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a specific example of the operation of the fourth embodiment.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus capable of performing page-by-page move processing in document information of a plurality of pages, and a setting storage for storing a setting whether a page move destination is before or after a move destination page. means and, means for specifying a as the migration source page and the destination page, the order of the designated the migration source page and the destination page, and destination stored in the setting storage means and the destination page
Determining means for determining whether a positional relationship consecutive ordinal, when it is determined that the a positional relationship, it and a page exchange means for exchanging the destination page and the moving source page A document processing device characterized by: 2. The page exchanging means exchanges pages in place of the page moving process.
Document processing device described. Wherein said page replacement unit, by performing the moving processing of the page to change the settings of the setting storing hand <br/> stage, this performing the exchange of the destination page and the moving source page
The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door.