JP3817747B2 - Typeface information setting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a typeface information setting apparatus for setting a typeface for an input character string in a document processing apparatus such as a word processor or a personal computer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in a document processing apparatus, a line drawing such as an illustration or the like stored in a fixed manner in advance is arbitrarily called and inserted into a document to create a New Year's card or a guide letter.
By the way, when creating a New Year's card or a guide letter, if you give it to a superior, such as a boss, create it formally with respect to rituals, but if you give it to a friend etc., create it with a playful element There are many cases.
Therefore, when a line drawing type with a formal atmosphere is inserted, the typeface of the character is preferably a brush type or Mincho type, and when a line drawing type with a strong play element is inserted, the typeface of the character is also adjusted accordingly. POP typefaces with playful elements are preferred.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, because the typeface settings are either the default contents that are initially set in advance or the previous settings are reflected as they are, when setting a typeface that matches the line drawing type, use the typeface change function to change the typeface to the desired typeface. There is a drawback in that it is necessary to change, and it takes time and effort, and if the font change operation is forgotten, the line drawing type and characters become unbalanced.
An object of the present invention is to automatically set a character font suitable for a line drawing type as typeface information for the input character string when a character string is input to a character input area added to the line drawing. It is.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means of the present invention are as follows.
Based on the typeface storage means for storing the typeface information corresponding to the various line drawings of the line drawing with the character input area, the specifying means for specifying any desired line drawing among the various line drawings, and the specified line drawing. The character string is output in a typeface based on the typeface information stored in the typeface storage means in correspondence with the line drawing by outputting a line drawing with the corresponding character input area and inputting an arbitrary character string to the character input area. A line drawing output means for outputting to the character input area, and when a character string is input to the character input area of the line drawing output to the line drawing output means, the typeface storage means stores the typeface information corresponding to the line drawing. And font type setting means for setting the font as font type information for the input character string.
Therefore, according to the present invention, when a character string is input to the character input area added to the line drawing, a character font that matches the line drawing type can be automatically set as typeface information for the input character string.
[0006]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a document processing apparatus such as a word processor.
The CPU 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the document processing apparatus according to various programs. As its peripheral devices, the CPU 1 is connected to a key input unit 2, a display unit 3, and the like, and their input / output operations. To control.
[0007]
The key input unit 2 includes a line drawing designation unit 2-1 with a character input area, a character input unit 2-2, and the like, and the line drawing designation unit 2-1 with a character input area has various character input areas stored in advance. The CPU 1 searches the line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area for the line drawing designated as the output target from the line drawing designation unit 2-1 with the character input area, and designates the desired line drawing among the line drawings. The line drawing data with the input area is written in the output line drawing management unit 5. The character input unit 2-2 is used to key-input an arbitrary character string to the character input area of the line drawing designated as an output target. The CPU 1 takes in the character string input from the character input unit 2-2. Write to the output line drawing management unit 5.
[0008]
The line drawing storage unit 4 with a character input area is constituted by a read-only memory, stores a line drawing code and line drawing data with a character input area (bit pattern data) for each line drawing type, and fonts of characters inputted to the character input area. The change information indicating whether or not to change according to the line drawing type is fixedly stored.
When the line drawing code designated as the output target is input from the line drawing designation unit 2-1 with the character input area, the line drawing / typeface conversion unit 6 searches the line drawing / typeface table 7 based on the line drawing code, and applies. The typeface information is read and transferred to the typeface information setting unit 8. The line drawing / typeface table 7 is a table memory for storing line drawing codes and typeface information in association with each line drawing type, and the typeface information setting unit 8 outputs the typeface information read from the line drawing / typeface table 7 to output line drawing management. Write to part 5.
[0009]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, when a line drawing with a character input area is designated as an output target from the line drawing designation section 2-1 with a character input area (step S1), the CPU 1 is based on the line drawing code input from the line drawing designation section 2-1 with a character input area. The line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area is searched, the corresponding line drawing data with the character input area is read out and written in the output line drawing management unit 5, and the line drawing data with the character input area is read out from the output line drawing management unit 5 and displayed. The display is output to the unit 3. FIG. 3 shows a line drawing display example in this case, in which a line drawing of “Kadomatsu” having a New Year atmosphere is arranged on the left and right, and a character input area is inserted between them.
[0010]
When an arbitrary character string is input from the character input unit 2-2 to the character input area in a state where the line drawing with the character input area is displayed and output in this manner, the input character string is converted into the output line drawing management unit 5. In addition, the default typeface or the previously set typeface information previously set in advance is set in the output line drawing management unit 5, whereby the input character string is displayed and output in the character input area in the typeface (step S3). . FIG. 4 shows a display example in this case. When the confirmation operation is performed on the input character string (step S4), the CPU 1 again performs the line drawing storage unit with the character input area based on the line drawing code input from the line drawing designation unit 2-1 with the character input area at step S1. 4 is searched, and whether or not the font is changed is determined. Here, since the change information indicating whether or not to change the typeface according to the line drawing type is stored in the line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area as described above, the change information is determined by referring to the change information. I do.
[0011]
If no change is detected, the default typeface set in advance or the previous setting typeface remains as it is. However, if change is detected in step S5, the process proceeds to step S6, where character input is performed. The line drawing / typeface conversion unit 6 accesses the line drawing / typeface table 7 based on the line drawing code designated and input as an output target from the line drawing designation unit 2-1 with an area, reads out typeface information corresponding to the input line drawing code, and typefaces. This is given to the information setting unit 8. Then, the typeface information setting unit 8 changes the typeface by setting the typeface information read from the line drawing / typeface table 7 to the output line drawing management unit 5 as the typeface for the line drawing with the character input area (step S7). . FIG. 5 shows a change example of the typeface, and is a display state diagram when the default typeface shown in FIG. 4 or the previous setting typeface is changed to an optimal writing brush type suitable for the New Year atmosphere.
[0012]
On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows a display example when a line drawing with a character input area having playful elements is specified. In order to display and output an input character string with a sense of depth, the character input area of this line drawing is an isosceles trapezoid. When a character string is input to the character input area of the line drawing, the input character string is displayed and output in a POP typeface in accordance with the line drawing having a strong playful element as shown in FIG.
[0013]
As described above, in this embodiment, when a character string is input to the character input area added to the line drawing in a state where the line drawing with the character input area is displayed and output, the character typeface suitable for the line drawing type is automatically displayed. Therefore, the input character string can be output in a typeface that is optimal for the line drawing type.
[0014]
In the above embodiment, the line drawing with the character input area, which is a combination of the character input area and the line drawing, is stored in the fixed line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area in advance, but one or more line drawings are called up. The user may create an input character area on the line drawing on the display screen to obtain a line drawing with a character input area. In this case, when the input character area is created, a line drawing closest to the area may be searched on the display screen, and the typeface information associated with the line drawing may be set in the input character area. Here, when the font information of a plurality of adjacent line drawings is different, a priority order may be given, for example, a Gothic font may be given priority over a POP font.
In addition, if the typeface information is stored in the line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area for each line drawing, the line drawing with the character input area and the typeface information are stored in the line drawing storage unit 4 with the character input area based on the line drawing code designated. Can be read and set in the output line drawing management unit 5, the line drawing / typeface conversion unit 6, the line drawing / typeface table 7, and the typeface information setting unit 8 are not necessary, and the circuit can be simplified. It becomes.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a character string is input to the character input area added to the line drawing, it is possible to automatically set a character font that matches the line drawing type as typeface information for the input character string. Therefore, it is not necessary to change the character font according to the line drawing type, and it is possible to output the input character string with the typeface optimal for the line drawing type.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a document processing apparatus such as a word processor according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example of a line drawing with a character input area.
4 is a display state diagram when a character string is input into the character input area of the line drawing shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a display state diagram when the typeface is changed in accordance with the line drawing type from the display state shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another display example of a line drawing with a character input area.
7 is a display state diagram when the typeface is changed in accordance with the line drawing type shown in FIG. 6;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 CPU
2 Key input unit 2-1 Line drawing designation unit with character input area 2-2 Character input unit 3 Display unit 4 Line drawing storage unit with character input area 5 Output line drawing management unit 6 Line drawing / typeface conversion unit 7 Line drawing / typeface table 8 Typeface information Setting section

Claims (1)

Typeface storage means for storing typeface information corresponding to the various line drawings of the line drawing with the character input area stored therein;
A designation means for designating an arbitrary line drawing desired among the various line drawings ;
Based on the designated line drawing, a corresponding line drawing with a character input area is output, and an arbitrary character string is input to the character input area, so that it is stored in the typeface storage means corresponding to the line drawing. Line drawing output means for outputting the character string to a character input area in a typeface based on typeface information ;
When a character string is input to the character input area of the line drawing output to the line drawing output means, the typeface information corresponding to the line drawing is read from the typeface storage means and set as the typeface information for the input character string. Typeface setting means to
A typeface information setting device characterized by comprising:

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