JP3561448B2 - Computer-readable storage medium storing a document creation program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention can be easily changed font size for a given string in the document, can be easily set scaling of specific character in the predetermined character string, the input characters easy to Rubun drafting program The present invention relates to a computer-readable storage medium on which is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Application software for layout editing that runs on a personal computer displays an input screen and a layout screen on the screen.
For example, when creating a name addressed to a postcard, input areas such as a postal code, address, and name are set in advance on the input screen, and if the operator enters characters in each input area, the corresponding information on the layout area The input characters are displayed on the postcard to be confirmed, and the layout can be confirmed.
[0003]
In such address writing software, each input area of the input area is associated with a display area on the layout area, a character arrangement direction, a character size, a font type, and the like in advance. Thus, the operator can easily create a postcard addressed to a general layout by simply inputting characters into each input area on the input area without worrying about the layout.
[0004]
The layout editing application software also has the above input area and layout area, even if it is used to create a flyer, a poster, a New Year's card, a funeral card, and the like.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the layout editing application, the character strings input in each input area of the input area all have the same size for each input area.
Here, in the address name writing, it is customary to write a small character size of a part of the company name.
For example, in the case where “Ideal Trading Co., Ltd.” is input in the input area, only the characters “Co., Ltd.” may be set to a slightly smaller size. Similarly, in the case of entering “(Co), Ltd., ideal trading company”, only the letters “(Co)” may be slightly larger.
[0006]
As described above, in the layout editing application, since each input area of the input area has a fixed character size, the character size cannot be changed in units of characters within a certain input area. .
[0007]
In this case, it took time and effort to manually divide the input character string into two and specify different character sizes for “corporation” and “ideal trading”.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is capable of variably setting a character size in character units in a character string input area so that an input operation can be easily performed. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium in which a document creation program is recorded.
[0009]
In order to achieve the above object, a computer-readable storage medium storing a document creation program according to the present invention has a predetermined size selected from a character string on a document by a computer. A computer-readable storage medium storing a document creation program for conversion,
The document creation program includes a layout screen for arranging a character string at a predetermined position and size on a document based on layout information of the document, and an input screen having an input area for inputting the character string. Display separately,
The character data of the manuscript input in the input area of the input screen is stored in a document data file,
Storing an input of an enlargement / reduction ratio indicating a character size of a character string selected from the character data as attribute data of the character data;
The selected character string is scaled and arranged on the layout screen at a scaling ratio indicated by the attribute data ,
Furthermore, when a scaling factor representing the size of the character is set for the selected character string in the character data, the selected character string is displayed differently from the other character strings on the corresponding input area of the input screen. It is characterized by displaying in color .
[0015]
According to the above configuration, when a character string is input in the character input area of the input screen, the input characters are laid out and displayed at corresponding positions on the document on the layout screen.
When a character is input in the character input area, a predetermined character is selected and an enlargement / reduction ratio is set and executed, the selected character is enlarged and displayed on the layout screen. In the character input area, it can be seen that the enlarged / reduced characters are displayed in a predetermined display color and the enlargement / reduction is set.
This enlargement / reduction ratio is stored together with the character data as attribute data of the character data.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a document creation apparatus according to the present invention.
The document creation apparatus includes a storage means 2 connected to a control means (CPU) 1 that controls the entire apparatus. An input means 4 such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device 5 for displaying input data, and an output device 6 for outputting various tabulation results and other measure data are connected to the CPU 1 via an input / output control means 3. .
The display device 5 is a CRT, LCD, or the like, and the output device 6 is a printer.
[0017]
The CPU 1 reads and executes a control program such as an OS (Operating System), a document creation program of the present invention, and the like from an external storage device (such as a hard disk drive) (not shown). With these programs, character string selection means 1a, scaling ratio setting means 1b, and layout setting means 1c are realized. This document creation program is portable in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM.
[0018]
The storage unit 2 is an internal memory such as a RAM (Read Only Memory) and stores a document data file 2a. The document data file 2a is composed of character data indicating the content of the created document and attribute data of character data attached to the character data. The document data file 2a can be saved in an external storage device and read out as necessary. Further, the document data file 2a itself can be stored in an external storage medium such as an FD.
[0019]
The document creation program executed by the document creation apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the layout editing application described above.
In the following description, a description will be given on the assumption that front writing and giver writing are performed on printed paper.
[0020]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a character input screen of the document creation apparatus.
As shown in the drawing, the right half is a character data input screen A, and a plurality of character data input areas a, b,. Character data input to each input area a, b,... Is displayed in the initial display color “black”.
The left half is a layout screen B that displays a print output state of each character data input on the input screen A.
[0021]
Character data input to the input screen A by the operation of the input unit 4 is stored and held in the document data file 2a of the storage unit 2. The layout setting means 1c has a layout (display position, character arrangement direction, character) determined in advance for each input area a, b,... , Size of font, etc.) and display on the layout screen B.
[0022]
Also, as shown in the figure, a plurality of input areas a in the input screen A can be selected in advance as a standard phrase, and when the “Birthday celebration” is selected, this standard phrase is displayed in the corresponding layout location on the layout screen B. Is done.
Further, when “Ideal Science Co., Ltd.” is entered in the company name input area b, this company name is displayed in the corresponding layout location on the layout screen B.
[0023]
FIG. 3 is a dialog box showing layout information set by the layout setting means 1c for the company name input area b.
As shown in the illustrated dialog box, details such as the horizontal and vertical positions indicating the display position, and the size of characters can be set and changed.
[0024]
The document creation program displays the character data of the input areas a and b on the layout screen B in a line in a vertical writing arrangement at the corresponding display position based on the set layout information. At this time, the character size indicated by the layout information and the set font are displayed.
[0025]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure of character data for the input area b. In the document data file 2a, the character data 2aa is written and saved together with the attribute data 2ab, and can be read out.
In the example shown in the figure, the enlargement / reduction ratios are stored as hexadecimal byte codes, respectively, as character data 2aa of “Ideal Science Co., Ltd.” and attribute data 2ab.
In the state of FIG. 4A, no scaling ratio is set, and the attribute data 2ab is in the state of the initial value “00”.
[0026]
In the input areas a and b where characters are input on the input screen A, arbitrary characters can be reduced in units of one character.
This reduction setting will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the character string selection means 1a selects a character string for which the enlargement / reduction ratio is to be set (SP1). For example, among the character string “Ideal Science Co., Ltd.” entered in the input area b on the input screen A shown in FIG.
[0027]
Next, the enlargement / reduction rate of “stock” is set by the enlargement / reduction rate setting means 1b (SP2). For example, by selecting “enlargement / reduction ratio” from the processing menu G of the document creation program shown in FIG. 2, a dialog for setting the enlargement / reduction ratio is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.
[0028]
In the dialog H, the enlargement / reduction ratio of the size of the selected character string is displayed in% in the input area J. After inputting an appropriate numerical value, the confirmation button K is pressed.
As a result, the enlargement / reduction ratio setting means 1b multiplies the character string in the input area b by a preset enlargement / reduction ratio with respect to the character size set in advance, thereby increasing the character string size of “Corporation”. Ask for.
For example, if the size of the character on the layout screen in the input area b is 45 points, the character string “corporation” is reduced by 60% to 45 × 60 (%) = 27 points.
At this time, the display color of the character string to which the enlargement / reduction ratio is set is changed (SP3).
It is a figure which shows the display screen at the time of the setting of the expansion / contraction rate of FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the control means 1 (document creation program) sets a character string “corporation” in a range in which an enlargement / reduction ratio is set among character strings in the input area b of the input screen A to a predetermined color (for example, blue). ). In the figure, for convenience, the selected character string is highlighted.
[0029]
The enlargement / reduction ratio setting means 1b performs the enlargement / reduction ratio setting process for the character string “corporation” by changing the attribute data 2ab. That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, the setting of the attribute data 2ab of each character “corporation” is changed (SP4).
Of the character data 2aa of “Ideal Science Co., Ltd.” and the attribute data 2ab stored in the document data file 2a, the attribute data 2ab of each character of “Co., Ltd.” corresponds to a scaling ratio of 60 (%). Set the decimal byte code “3C”. The changed attribute data 2ab is updated and stored in the document data file 2a as the attribute of the character data 2aa again.
[0030]
The layout screen B shown in FIG. 7 displays the character string “corporation” in the input area b in the size of the enlargement / reduction ratio (60%) set (SP5).
[0031]
As described above, the document subjected to the conversion processing of the enlargement / reduction ratio can be printed out on the output device 6 (printer) with the same layout as the layout screen B.
The document data file 2a stores character data 2aa and scaling ratio attribute data 2ab. That is, the layout information regarding the input area b is not included, the capacity of the document data file 2a can be minimized, and external storage or the like can be easily performed.
[0032]
In order to cancel the enlargement / reduction ratio, the enlargement / reduction ratio may be returned to 100% in the enlargement / reduction ratio setting dialog shown in FIG. As a result, the attribute data 2ab is returned to the initial value “00” as shown in FIG. 4A, and the character color on the input areas a, b,... On the input screen A is also returned to the initial initial color “black”. be able to.
[0033]
By the way, since the relative enlargement / reduction ratio between the predetermined character string selected for reduction and the surrounding character string is always maintained, the font type of the surrounding character string including the selected predetermined character string is maintained. Even when the character size is changed, the relative balance between the selected predetermined character string and the surrounding character string can be maintained.
[0034]
In the above-described embodiment, an example of reducing the input character has been described. However, it is also possible to enlarge the character. In this case, a predetermined numerical value corresponding to the enlargement rate may be set in the character attribute data 2ab. As described above, the size of characters can be enlarged within the input areas a, b,... On the input screen A.
[0035]
In the above embodiment, the character string reduced and selected in the input areas a, b,... Of the input screen A is displayed in a predetermined color “blue”. This display color may be displayed in a plurality of colors corresponding to the enlargement / reduction ratio. The control unit 1 reads out the enlargement / reduction ratio and performs display control so that the display color is set in advance for each of a plurality of stages.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the layout of the document is set in advance, and the input character data is arranged at a predetermined position on the document according to this layout. The selected predetermined character string of the input character data is scaled. Therefore, the character data input operation can be facilitated.
The character data of the input character string can be saved together with the attribute data indicating the enlargement / reduction ratio, can be easily stored and read out, and does not include layout information, so the amount of data does not increase. Further, the enlargement / reduction can be canceled at any time, and the state before the enlargement / reduction can be easily restored.
Thereby, the operability of the document creation work can be improved, and the working time can be shortened.
In particular, in a configuration in which a character data input screen and a document layout screen are displayed and characters are input only on the input screen side, characters can be placed at the corresponding locations on the document simply by sequentially inputting character data. Data can be arranged, but by setting the enlargement / reduction ratio on the independent input screen side in this way, it becomes possible to perform the entire character data input operation, making the input work easier. It becomes possible to plan.
Further, by adopting a configuration in which the display color of the character string for which the enlargement / reduction ratio is set is changed on the input screen, the character string for which the enlargement / reduction ratio is set can be discriminated only by the input screen.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a document creation apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display state before setting an enlargement / reduction ratio.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display state of a dialog box for layout information.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing character data and attribute data.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when an enlargement / reduction ratio is set.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a display state of an enlargement / reduction ratio setting dialog box.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display state after setting an enlargement / reduction ratio.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control means, 1a ... Character string selection means, 1b ... Reduction ratio setting means, 1c ... Layout setting means, 2 ... Storage means, 2a ... Document data file, 2aa ... Character data, 2ab ... Attribute data, 3 ... Input / output Control means, 4 ... input means, 5 ... display device, 6 ... output device, A input screen, B layout screen.

Claims (1)

A computer-readable storage medium that records a document creation program for converting a character selected from a character string on a document to a predetermined size by a computer ,
The document creation program includes a layout screen for arranging a character string at a predetermined position and size on a document based on layout information of the document, and an input screen having an input area for inputting the character string. Display separately,
The character data of the manuscript input in the input area of the input screen is stored in a document data file,
Storing an input of an enlargement / reduction ratio indicating a character size of a character string selected from the character data as attribute data of the character data;
The selected character string is scaled and arranged on the layout screen at a scaling ratio indicated by the attribute data ,
Furthermore, when a scaling factor representing the size of the character is set for the selected character string in the character data, the selected character string is displayed differently from the other character strings on the corresponding input area of the input screen. A computer-readable storage medium storing a document creation program characterized by being displayed in color .

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