JP6464862B2 - Display program, display method, and display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a display program, a display method, and a display device.

  Conventionally, when creating a table on a PC (Personal Computer) or the like, a technique for automatically determining the size of a frame in the table based on document data input into the frame (for example, (See Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-222063 JP 62-239262 A

  In a form displaying a plurality of items, it is preferable to arrange each item in a balanced manner regardless of the data amount of each item. However, even if the conventional technique is used, a plurality of items in the form cannot be arranged in a balanced manner regardless of the data amount.

  In one aspect, the present invention provides a display program, a display method, and a display device capable of displaying the specific value of the first item to be displayed and the specific value of the second item in a balanced manner. Objective.

In one aspect, the display program accepts designation of the first item and the second item to be displayed, and the first item and the second item according to the data amount of the specific value of the first item. The setting of the margin width with respect to the item is received, stored in the storage unit, the data amount of the specific value of the first item to be displayed is specified, the storage unit is referred to, and the specified in the margin width corresponding to the amount of data, and displays a specific value of the first item specific value and the second item, a display program for executing the processing to the computer.

  The specific value of the first item to be displayed and the specific value of the second item can be displayed in a well-balanced manner.

It is a figure showing roughly the composition of the form generation system concerning one embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the server, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of a server and a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of prefectural DB. It is a figure which shows an example of the predetermined distance management table classified by font. It is a figure which shows an example of DB management table. FIG. 7A is a diagram illustrating an example of a form definition DB, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an example of a field arrangement management DB. FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of the maximum row count management work for each field, and FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of the field arrangement work. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows a series of processes of a server. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows a series of processes of a server. It is a flowchart (the 3) which shows a series of processes of a server. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of step S32 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of step S40 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of step S60 of FIG. FIGS. 15A and 15B are views (No. 1) showing a form creation screen. FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams (part 2) illustrating the form creation screen. FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams (part 3) illustrating the form creation screen. FIG. 18A and FIG. 18B are views (part 4) showing the form creation screen. FIGS. 19A and 19B are views (No. 5) showing a form creation screen. FIG. 20A to FIG. 20C are diagrams illustrating an example of a form screen. Fig.21 (a)-FIG.21 (c) are the figures for demonstrating a comparative example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a form generation system will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a form generation system 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the form generation system 100 includes a server 10 as a display device, a user terminal 50, and a printer 70. The server 10, the user terminal 50, and the printer 70 are connected to a network 80 such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The server 10 receives operation information (instruction contents) on the user terminal 50 by the user, creates various screens, and generates a form. Further, the server 10 transmits the created screen or form data to the user terminal 50 for display, or sends the generated form to the printer 70 for printing.

  FIG. 2A shows the hardware configuration of the server 10. As shown in FIG. 2A, the server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 90, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 92, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 94, and a storage unit (here, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive)). 96, a network interface 97, a portable storage medium drive 99, and the like. Each device included in the server 10 is connected to a bus 98. The CPU 90 executes a program (including a display program) stored in the ROM 92 or the HDD 96 or a program (including a display program) read from the portable storage medium 91 by the portable storage medium drive 99. 3, the server 10 is caused to function as a form generation instruction receiving unit 30, a form generation unit 32, and an output unit 34 as a display unit. 3 also shows a search target DB (database) group 40, a font-specific predetermined distance management DB 42, a DB management table 44, a form definition DB 46, and a field arrangement management DB 48 as a storage unit, which are stored in the HDD 96 or the like. Has been. The specific data structure of these DBs and tables will be described later.

  The form generation instruction receiving unit 30 receives the form generation instruction transmitted from the user terminal 50 and transmits it to the form generation unit 32. The form generation unit 32 generates a form based on the form generation instruction. The output unit 34 outputs the form generated by the form generation unit 32 to the user terminal 50 or to the printer 70.

  The user terminal 50 is a terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer), and is a terminal used by a user who creates a form in business (for example, a staff of a city hall). The user terminal 50 has a hardware configuration as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, the user terminal 50 includes a CPU 190, a ROM 192, a RAM 194, a storage unit (HDD in this case) 196, a network interface 197, a display unit 193, an input unit 195, and a portable storage medium drive. 199 etc. The display unit 193 is a liquid crystal display or the like, and the input unit 195 is a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like. Each device included in the user terminal 50 is connected to the bus 198. The CPU 190 executes the program stored in the ROM 192 or the HDD 196 or the program read from the portable storage medium 191 by the portable storage medium drive 199, thereby causing the user terminal 50 to display the input processing unit 52 shown in FIG. And function as the display processing unit 54. The input processing unit 52 transmits information (for example, an instruction related to form generation) input by the user via the input unit 195 to the server 10. The display processing unit 54 receives the screen data and form data transmitted from the server 10 and displays them on the display unit 193.

  The printer 70 is a device that receives form data from the server 10 and prints the form on a paper medium (paper). The printer 70 performs printing on a paper medium in a format specified by the user. Note that the printer 70 may not be connected to the network 80, and may be connected to the user terminal 50 via a printer cable or a USB cable, for example.

  Next, specific data structures and the like of various DBs and tables held by the server 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4 shows the data structure of a prefectural DB that is one of the search target DB groups 40. As shown in FIG. 4, the prefectural DB is a database that stores information on prefectural citizens. For example, “prefectural ID”, “name”, “address”, “gender”, “date of birth”, “age” Each field. The “prefectural ID” stores identification information assigned to each prefectural. In the fields of “name”, “address”, “gender”, “birth date”, and “age”, each information of each citizen is stored. As shown in FIG. 3, the search target DB group 40 includes a light vehicle registrant DB, a caregiver DB, and the like in addition to the prefectural DB, but a detailed description of these DBs is omitted.

  FIG. 5 shows the data structure of the predetermined distance management DB 42 for each font. The font-specific predetermined distance management DB 42 is a database that stores a predetermined distance (a threshold value used in processing to be described later) in the Y-axis direction (up and down direction of the screen) predetermined for each font size. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the font-specific predetermined distance management DB 42 includes fields of “font”, “default flag”, and “Y-axis predetermined distance (pixel)”. In the “default flag” field, a flag “1” is input corresponding to the font currently set by the user.

  FIG. 6 shows the data structure of the DB management table 44. As shown in FIG. 6, the DB management table 44 includes “DB_ID” that is database identification information, “DB name” that is the name of the database, and “field ID” that is identification information and a name of each field of the database. And “field name” are managed in association with each other. For example, in the DB management table 44, the prefectural DB having the DB_ID “D001” includes fields such as a prefectural ID field (ID = F001) and a name field (ID = F002). Information corresponding to the structure is managed.

  FIG. 7A shows the data structure of the form definition DB 46. The form definition DB 46 stores form definition data generated by the server 10. Here, the form specifies a certain database, and the user performs an operation for pasting item names (drag and drop) on a screen (see FIG. 15A) on which item names included in the database are displayed. Created by execution. The form created by the pasting operation as shown in FIG. 15B is a form as shown in FIGS. 20A to 20C. As shown in FIG. 7A, the form definition DB 46 includes “form ID”, “creation date”, “form name”, “paste target DB”, “paste field name”, “font size”, “ Each field includes “field area width size” and “placement adjustment target”.

  The “form ID” field stores the form identification information (serial number), and the “creation date” field stores the date on which the user created the form. The “form name” stores the name of the form set by the user. The “pasting target DB” field stores the name of the database designated by the user. In the “Paste field name” field, the name of the field (item) on which the user has performed the paste operation is stored. Information on the size of the font set in each field is stored in the “font size” field, and information on the size of the horizontal width of the field is stored in the “field area horizontal size” field. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a default value of the field area width size is predetermined for the pasted field name. As an example of the unit of the value stored in the field of the field area width size, a pixel is given. Other examples include centimeters and millimeters. In the “placement adjustment target” field, “1” is stored if the field pasted on the form is the placement adjustment target, and “0” is stored otherwise. The arrangement adjustment means that when two fields are arranged one above the other, the interval (margin width) between the two fields is adjusted according to the number of rows of the fields located on the upper side.

  FIG. 7B shows the data structure of the field arrangement management DB 48. The field arrangement management DB 48 is a database that manages the coordinates of fields arranged in a form. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7B, the field arrangement management DB 48 sets the “form ID”, “pasted field name”, “placement adjustment related field name”, and “line adjustment related field number pattern”. ”And“ Upper left coordinates ”fields.

  In the “form ID” field, form identification information is stored, and in the “pasted field name” field, the name of the field pasted on the form is stored. The field of “placement adjustment related field name” stores which field is affected by the adjustment placement field. A variation of the number of rows in the arrangement adjustment related field is stored in the “line number pattern of the arrangement adjustment related field” field. The “upper left coordinates” field stores the pasting start coordinates (upper left coordinates in this embodiment) of the field pasted on the form in association with the number of lines in the “position adjustment related field number pattern”. Is done.

  FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B show works used in the processing of the server 10 to be described later (maximum line number management work for each field, field arrangement work).

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the field-specific maximum number of lines management work has fields of “form ID”, “field name”, and “maximum number of lines”. Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the field arrangement work has fields of “form ID”, “field name”, “position adjustment related field name”, “line number pattern”, and “upper left coordinate”. A specific method of using these works will be described later.

(Processing of server 10)
Next, the processing of the server 10 will be described in detail along the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 to 14 with reference to other drawings as appropriate. 9 to 14 is started when the form generation instruction receiving unit 30 receives an instruction to start form generation (form generation instruction) input from the input unit 195 of the user terminal 50 by the user. It is processing. The form generation instruction is transmitted from the input processing unit 52 of the user terminal 50. 9 to 11 are flowcharts showing a series of processes of the server 10. 12 is a flowchart showing the process of step S32 in FIG. 10, FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the process of step S40 in FIG. 10, and FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the process of step S60 in FIG. It is assumed that the databases (46, 48) in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are empty, and the workpieces in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are also empty.

  In the process of FIG. 9, first, in step S10, the form generation unit 32 acquires all DB names from the DB management table 44, generates a DB selection screen (not shown), and uses the data of the selection screen. To the display processing unit 54 of the person terminal 50. For example, the form generation unit 32 acquires DB names “prefectural DB”, “light car registrant DB”, “caregiver DB”, and the like from the DB management table 44 of FIG. Then, the form generation unit 32 generates a selection screen (not shown) in which one of the acquired DB names can be selected, and the data of the selection screen is transmitted to the display processing unit 54 of the user terminal 50. Send. The display processing unit 54 displays the selection screen generated by the form generation unit 32 on the display unit 193 based on the received data.

  Next, in step S12, the form generation unit 32 waits until one DB on the selection screen is selected by the user. That is, when the information that the user has selected one of the DBs via the input unit 195 is received from the input processing unit 52, the form generation unit 32 proceeds to step S14. Here, it is assumed that “prefectural DB” is selected by the user.

  In step S14, the form generation unit 32 acquires the field name (item name) of the selected DB (prefectural DB) from the DB management table 44. The form generation unit 32 refers to the DB management table 44 and acquires field names (prefectural ID, name, address, gender, date of birth, age) included in the prefectural DB.

  Next, in step S16, the form generation unit 32 generates a form creation screen (FIG. 15A) in which the acquired field name (item name) is included in the field name (item name) list, and the data of the screen is stored. The data is transmitted to the display processing unit 54 of the user terminal 50. The display processing unit 54 displays a form creation screen (FIG. 15A) on the display unit 193 based on the received screen data. The form creation screen includes a form creation area (address frame) and a “display” button in addition to a list of field names (item names).

  Next, in step S18, the form generation unit 32 acquires the Y-axis predetermined distance whose default flag is 1 from the font-specific predetermined distance management DB 42 (FIG. 5). In the case of FIG. 5, the form generation unit 32 acquires “12 pixels” as the Y-axis predetermined distance.

  Next, in step S20, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the field name (item name) is arranged in the form creation area. In this case, information that the user has dragged and dropped an item name (for example, an address) into the form creation area as shown in FIG. 15B via the input unit 195 from the input processing unit 52 to the form generation unit 32. Is entered, the determination in step S20 is affirmed. If the determination in step S20 is affirmed, the form creation unit 32 proceeds to step S22. On the other hand, if the determination in step S20 is negative, the form creation unit 32 proceeds to step S58 in FIG. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the user creates an address to be pasted on an envelope as a form. Therefore, hereinafter, the form creation area is also referred to as “address frame”.

  When the determination in step S20 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step S22, the form generation unit 32 acquires the upper left coordinate in the address frame of the dragged and dropped field (item). Here, it is assumed that the upper left coordinate is (X1, Y1). The upper left coordinates mean the display start point position of the pasted field (item) and the specific value (field value) of the field (item).

  Next, in step S24, the form generation unit 32 determines whether another field is pasted within the Y-axis predetermined distance (12 pixels) above the acquired upper left coordinates. In this case, the form generation unit 32 refers to the form definition DB 46 (FIG. 7A) and the field arrangement management DB 48 (FIG. 7B).

  Next, in step S30, the form generation unit 32 determines whether another field is pasted within a predetermined Y-axis distance (12 pixels). For example, as shown in FIG. 15B, at the stage where the first field is pasted, both the form definition DB 46 and the field arrangement management DB 48 are empty, so the determination in step S30 is negative and the process proceeds to step S42. To do.

  In step S42, the form generation unit 32 records the target DB, the pasted item, the font size, the field area width size, and the arrangement adjustment target flag in the form definition DB 46 (FIG. 7A). The “field area width size” in the form definition DB 46 is a value predetermined for each field. In addition, a flag “0” indicating that it is not a layout adjustment target is recorded in the “placement adjustment target”.

  Next, in step S50 of FIG. 11, it is determined whether data exists in the field arrangement work (FIG. 8B). Here, since there is no data in the field arrangement work, the determination in step S50 is denied and the process proceeds to step S56.

  In step S56, the form generation unit 32 records field arrangement coordinate information (upper left coordinates) in the field arrangement management DB 48 (FIG. 7B). Here, the upper left coordinates (X1, Y1) of the “address” in FIG. 7B are recorded in the field arrangement management DB.

  Next, in step S58, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the “display” button has been pressed. If the determination in step S58 is negative, the process returns to step S20 in FIG.

  Returning to step S20, the form creation unit 32 determines whether or not a new field name has been placed in the form creation area (address frame). If the determination in step S20 is affirmative (for example, a name field is placed below the address field as shown in FIG. 16A), the form generation unit 32 proceeds to step S22. To do.

  In step S22, the form generation unit 32 acquires the upper left coordinates of the newly pasted field (item). Here, it is assumed that the upper left coordinate is (X0, Y0).

  Next, in step S24, the form generation unit 32 determines whether another field is pasted within a predetermined Y-axis distance (12 pixels) above the acquired upper left coordinates (X0, Y0). In step S24, the determination may be made based on whether or not the difference (Y0-Y1) in the Y coordinate of the upper left coordinate of each field is 12 pixels or less. Alternatively, the determination may be made by further considering the font size defined in the form definition DB 46 in FIG.

  Next, in step S30, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not another field is pasted within the Y axis predetermined distance. Here, a case where the determination in step S30 is affirmed will be described.

  When the determination in step S30 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step S32, the form generation unit 32 executes a line number acquisition subroutine. Specifically, in step S32, the form generation unit 32 executes processing according to the flowchart in FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 12, first, in step S102, the form generation unit 32 acquires the font size and the field area width size of the field existing within the Y axis predetermined distance (existing on the upper side) from the form definition DB 46. In this case, the font size “16” points and the field area width size “15” cm are acquired. In this description, an example is shown in which a value in units of cm (centimeter) is stored as the field region horizontal size.

  Next, in step S104, the form generation unit 32 calculates the number of characters that can be displayed in one line (the number of characters that can be displayed per line) from the font size of the field present on the upper side and the field area horizontal size.

  Next, in step S106, the form generation unit 32 obtains the longest character string length of the field (address) on the upper side from the search target DB group 40 (here, the prefectural DB (FIG. 4)). Next, in step S108, the form generation unit 32 calculates the maximum number of lines from the longest character string length and the number of displayable characters per line. Here, as an example, it is assumed that the maximum number of rows is “3”.

  In step S110, the form generation unit 32 determines whether the maximum number of lines is 2 or more. If the determination here is negative (if it is 1), the processing in FIG. 12 is terminated as it is, and the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG. On the other hand, if the determination in step S110 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S112.

  If transfering it to step S112, the form production | generation part 32 will record the field name and the maximum number of lines which exist on the upper side field number management work (FIG. 8 (a)) according to a field. Here, as shown in FIG. 8A, the field name “address” and the maximum number of lines “3” are recorded. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG.

  In step S34, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the field-specific maximum number of lines management work (FIG. 8A) includes data of other fields that existed within the Y axis predetermined distance. If the determination in step S34 is negative, the process proceeds to step S42. If the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S 36, the form generation unit 32 generates a confirmation screen shown in FIG. 16B and transmits the data of the screen to the display processing unit 54. In this case, the display processing unit 54 displays a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 16B on the display unit 193 based on the received data. Note that a message for confirming whether or not to change the display position of the name according to the number of lines of the address is displayed on the confirmation screen of FIG. 16B, and a “Yes” button and a “No” button are displayed. Is provided.

  In step S38, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the “Yes” button has been pressed by the user. If the determination in step S38 is negative, that is, if the “NO” button is pressed by the user, the process proceeds to step S42, but if the determination in step S38 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S40. .

  When the determination in step S38 is affirmed and the process proceeds to step S40, the form generation unit 32 executes a line-by-line position setting subroutine. In step S40, specifically, the form generation unit 32 executes processing according to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 13, first, in step S120, the form generation unit 32 acquires the maximum number of lines in the field existing within the Y axis predetermined distance from the field-specific maximum number of lines management work (FIG. 8A). . Here, the form generation unit 32 acquires the maximum number of lines “3” from FIG.

  Next, in step S122, the form generation unit 32 instructs to specify an arrangement location when the value of the field existing within a predetermined distance is N lines (1 line) (see the instruction screen in FIG. 17A). ) And transmits the screen data to the display processing unit 54. In this case, the display processing unit 54 displays a screen as shown in FIG. 17A on the display unit 193 based on the received data.

  Next, in step S124, the form generation unit 32 waits until the field arrangement position is set. That is, as shown in FIG. 17B, when the input processing unit 52 inputs that the user has set the name by clicking on the arrangement position of the name, the form generation unit 32 performs step S126. Migrate to

  In step S126, the form generation unit 32 corresponds to the number of lines (one line) of the field arrangement work (FIG. 8B), and the upper left coordinates (for example, (X2, Y2) set in step S124. ).

  In step S128, the form generation unit 32 determines whether the maximum number of lines (3 lines) has been set. Here, since the maximum number of lines has not yet been set, the determination in step S128 is denied and the process returns to step S122. When returning to step S122, the value N indicating the number of rows is incremented by 1 (N ← N + 1). Thereafter, in step S122, the form generation unit 32 displays a screen (FIG. 18A) for instructing the arrangement location in the case of two lines. Then, when the arrangement position is set by the user (see FIG. 18B), the form generation unit 32 determines the upper left coordinates (for example, (X3, Y3)) of the field where the arrangement position is set in step S126. Are recorded in correspondence with the number of lines (2 lines) of the field arrangement work. Further, in step S122, the form generation unit 32 displays a screen (FIG. 19A) for instructing an arrangement location in the case of three lines. Then, when the arrangement position is set by the user (see FIG. 19B), the form generation unit 32 determines the upper left coordinates (for example, (X4, Y4)) of the field where the arrangement position is set in step S126. Are recorded in correspondence with the number of lines (3 lines) of the field arrangement work.

  If the determination in step S128 is affirmed through the above processing, the form creation unit 32 proceeds to the processing in step S42 in FIG. By performing the process in step S40, a margin width different depending on the number of lines in the address field is set as the margin width between the address field and the name field. For example, the margin width L1 in FIG. 17B, the margin width L2 in FIG. 18B, and the margin width L3 in FIG. 19B are different margin widths. For example, L1> L2> L3 It has become.

  In step S42 in FIG. 10, the form generation unit 32 records the target DB, the pasted item, the font size, the field area width size, and the placement adjustment target flag in the form definition DB 46 (FIG. 7A). In this case, information related to the “name” field in FIG. 7A is recorded. Note that the form generation unit 32 records “1” as the “placement adjustment target” flag based on the fact that the information related to the “name” field is stored in FIG.

  Next, in step S50 of FIG. 11, it is determined whether data exists in the field arrangement work (FIG. 8B). Here, since data exists in the field arrangement work, the determination in step S50 is affirmed, and the process proceeds to step S52.

  In step S52, the form generation unit 32 records field arrangement coordinate information from the field arrangement work (FIG. 8B) to the field arrangement management DB 48 (FIG. 7B). Specifically, the information in FIG. 8B is copied to the pasted field name “name” field in FIG. 7B.

  Next, in step S54, the form generation unit 32 clears (deletes all) the work data in FIGS. 8A and 8B.

  Next, in step S58, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the “display” button has been pressed. If the determination in step S58 is negative, the process returns to step S20, and the processing determinations in steps S20 to S56 described above are repeated. If the determination in step S58 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, the output unit 34 executes a display processing subroutine. Specifically, in step S60, the output unit 34 executes processing according to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 14, first, in step S140, the output unit 34 acquires the pasting target DB name, pasting field name, and field area width size from the form definition DB 46 (FIG. 7A).

  Next, in step S142, the output unit 34 acquires the upper left coordinate from the field arrangement management DB 48 (FIG. 7B).

  Next, in step S144, the output unit 34 acquires one actual value (one record) of the pasted field name in the form definition DB 46 from the search target DB group 40 (prefectural DB).

  Next, in step S <b> 148, the output unit 34 determines whether or not the M-th pasting field is an arrangement adjustment target. Here, the output unit 34 determines whether or not the M = 1st pasted field is an arrangement adjustment target based on the arrangement adjustment target flag in the form definition DB 46. Here, since the placement adjustment target flag is “0” and not the placement adjustment target, the determination in step S148 is negative and the process proceeds to step S160.

  In step S160, the output unit 34 arranges the acquired character string (specific address value) at the upper left coordinates in the field arrangement management DB 48. Next, in step S162, the output unit 34 determines whether there is a next pasting field. When judgment here is affirmed, it returns to step S148. When returning to step S148, M is incremented by 1 (M ← M + 1).

  In step S148, it is determined whether or not the second pasting field is a layout adjustment target. Here, the output unit 34 determines whether or not the M = 2 second pasting field is an arrangement adjustment target based on the arrangement adjustment target flag in the form definition DB 46. Here, since the arrangement adjustment target flag is “1” and is an arrangement adjustment target, the determination in step S148 is affirmed, and the process proceeds to step S150.

  If transfering it to step S150, the output part 34 will acquire the number of characters of the specific value of the related field (field which exists above).

  Next, in step S152, the output unit 34 calculates the number of lines corresponding to the number of characters of the specific value from the font of the related field (the field existing above) and the field area horizontal size. Note that the output unit 34 may acquire the number of lines of the specific value of the address arranged in step S160 described above without performing the processing of steps S150 and S152.

  Next, in step S154, the output unit 34 acquires the upper left coordinates corresponding to the calculated number of rows from the field arrangement management DB 48. For example, if the upper field (“address” field) is one line, (X2, Y2) is acquired as the upper left coordinate. For example, if the “address” field is 2 lines, (X3, Y3) is acquired as the upper left coordinate, and if the “address” field is 3 lines, (X4, Y4) is acquired as the upper left coordinate. To do.

  Next, in step S160, the output unit 34 arranges the acquired character string (specific value of the name) at the acquired upper left coordinates. Next, in step S162, the output unit 34 determines whether there is a next pasting field. If the determination in step S162 is negative, the output unit 34 proceeds to step S164 and transmits the data on the form screen on which the character string is arranged to the display processing unit 54 of the user terminal 50. The display processing unit 54 displays a form screen on the display unit 193 based on the received data.

  Next, in step S166, the output unit 34 determines whether or not the “next” button has been pressed. If the determination in step S166 is affirmed, the process returns to step S144, and the output unit 34 displays the next form screen based on the data (next record) of the next prefectural ID. On the other hand, if the determination in step S166 is negative, the process returns to step S168, and the output unit 34 determines whether or not the “end” button has been pressed by the user. If the determination in step S168 is negative, the process returns to step S166. If the determination is positive, all the processes in FIG. 14 are terminated, and the process proceeds to step S62 in FIG. When the process proceeds to step S62, the form generation unit 32 determines whether or not the process is finished. If the determination in step S62 is affirmative, that is, if the “end” button is pressed by the user, all the processes in FIGS. 9 to 11 are terminated.

  Here, on the form screen, if the field of “address” is one line, the address and name are arranged in a balanced manner at intervals (margin width) as shown in FIG. If the “address” field has two lines, the address and name are arranged in a balanced manner at intervals (margin width) as shown in FIG. If the “address” field has three lines, the address and name are arranged in a balanced manner at intervals (margin width) as shown in FIG.

  When a predetermined print command is input by the user while the display processing subroutine (S60) is being executed, the output unit 34 outputs the form data displayed on the form screen to the printer 70. To do. In this case, the printer 70 prints out on a paper medium. When the user gives an instruction to print a plurality of forms, the output unit 34 generates data for a plurality of designated forms, and outputs the generated data to the printer 70.

  As can be seen from the above description, the form generation unit 32 receives the designation of the field to be displayed, the specification unit for specifying the data amount of the specific value of the upper field, and according to the specified data amount Thus, a function as a setting unit that enables the margin width between two fields to be set to different widths is realized.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, when two fields to be displayed ("address" and "name" fields) are pasted, the "address" field existing above The number of specific value lines is calculated (S32), and the margin width between the "address" field and the "name" field can be set according to the number of lines (S40). The specific value of “name” is displayed in the set margin width (S60). As a result, the names can be arranged in a balanced manner according to the number of lines in the address.

  Here, FIGS. 21A to 21C show an example (comparative example) in the case where the margin width between two fields is set to be constant regardless of the number of rows in the upper field. Has been. As shown in FIGS. 21 (a) to 21 (c), by making the margin width constant, the balance may be deteriorated depending on the number of rows in the field existing above (particularly, see FIG. 21 (c)). ). On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 20A to 20C, the margin width is varied according to the number of rows in the upper field, so that the number of rows existing on the upper side is affected. The address and name can be displayed nicely.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the form generation unit 32 refers to the prefectural DB that stores the specific value of the “address” field, calculates the necessary number of lines when displaying the specific value, and calculates the necessary number A screen (FIGS. 17A, 18A, and 19A) for allowing the user to set the arrangement position of the “name” field for each number of lines is displayed, and is set by the user on each screen. The position of the “name” field is stored in the field arrangement management DB 48 in association with the number of rows. Then, the output unit 34 refers to the field arrangement management DB 48 and displays the form. Thereby, a user can create a well-balanced form.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the user pastes the “name” field within the Y axis predetermined distance with respect to the “address” field, the form generation unit 32 adjusts the margin width for each number of lines. (Step S30). As a result, the margin width can be adjusted for each number of lines when the pasting positions of the two fields are close and there is a risk that the balance may be deteriorated depending on the number of lines in the upper field.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the user sets the position of the “name” field has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a margin width between fields may be determined in advance for each number of rows of fields existing in the upward direction.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the fields are pasted up and down has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when fields are pasted to the left and right, the margin width between the two fields (left and right spacing) is set to a different margin width based on the data amount (for example, the number of characters) of the specific value of one field. It may be. In this case, the processes of steps S32 to S40 can be omitted.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In that case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the processing apparatus should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (except for a carrier wave).

  When the program is distributed, for example, it is sold in the form of a portable recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) on which the program is recorded. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In addition, the following additional remarks are disclosed regarding description of the above embodiment.
(Appendix 1) Accepting designation of the first item and second item to be displayed,
Specify the data amount of the specific value of the first item,
Depending on the data amount, the margin width between the first item and the second item is set to a different width,
Displaying the specific value of the first item and the specific value of the second item with a set margin width;
A display program for causing a computer to execute processing.
(Additional remark 2) In the process to receive, the designation | designated of the arrangement position of a said 1st item and a said 2nd item is received,
The display program according to appendix 1, wherein the computer is caused to execute the specifying process when an arrangement position of the first item and the second item is within a predetermined distance.
(Supplementary Note 3) In the setting process, a vertical margin width between the first item and the second item is set based on the number of lines of the specific value of the first item. The display program according to appendix 1 or 2.
(Additional remark 4) With reference to the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item, the required number of lines at the time of displaying the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item is specified, for every specified said required number of lines Displays a screen for allowing the user to set the margin width,
Storing the margin width set in the screen in the storage unit in association with the number of lines, further causing the computer to execute a process;
The display program according to appendix 3, wherein in the setting process, the margin width is set with reference to the storage unit.
(Appendix 5) Accepting designation of the first item and the second item to be displayed,
Specify the data amount of the specific value of the first item,
Depending on the data amount, the margin width between the first item and the second item is set to a different width,
A display method, wherein the computer executes a process of displaying the specific value of the first item and the specific value of the second item with a set margin width.
(Additional remark 6) In the process to receive, the designation | designated of the arrangement position of a said 1st item and a said 2nd item is received,
The display method according to appendix 5, wherein the computer executes the specifying process when the arrangement positions of the first item and the second item are within a predetermined distance.
(Supplementary Note 7) In the setting process, the vertical width of the first item and the second item is set based on the number of lines of the specific value of the first item. The display method according to appendix 5 or 6.
(Additional remark 8) With reference to the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item, the required number of lines at the time of displaying the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item is specified, for every specified said required number of lines Displays a screen for allowing the user to set the margin width,
The computer further executes a process of storing the margin width set in the screen in the storage unit in association with the number of lines,
The display method according to appendix 7, wherein in the setting process, the margin width is set with reference to the storage unit.
(Supplementary Note 9) A reception unit that receives designation of a first item and a second item to be displayed;
A specifying unit that specifies the data amount of the specific value of the first item;
A setting unit for setting a margin width between the first item and the second item to a different width according to the data amount;
A display unit that displays the specific value of the first item and the specific value of the second item with a set margin width;
A display device comprising:
(Additional remark 10) The said reception part receives designation | designated of the arrangement position of a said 1st item and a said 2nd item,
The display device according to appendix 9, wherein the specifying unit executes a process when an arrangement position of the first item and the second item is within a predetermined distance.
(Additional remark 11) The said setting part sets the margin width of the up-down direction of the said 1st item and the said 2nd item based on the number of lines of the specific value of the said 1st item. The display device according to 9 or 10.
(Additional remark 12) With reference to the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item, the required number of lines at the time of displaying the value which can become the specific value of the said 1st item is specified, for every specified said required number of lines A screen display unit for displaying a screen for allowing the user to set the margin width;
A storage control unit that stores the margin width set in the screen in the storage unit in association with the number of rows;
The display device according to appendix 11, wherein the setting unit sets the margin width with reference to the storage unit.

10 server (display device)
32 Form generation unit (reception unit, identification unit, setting unit, storage control unit)
34 Output unit (display unit, screen display unit)
48 Field arrangement management DB (storage unit)

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Accept the designation of the first item and second item to be displayed,
Receiving a margin width setting between the first item and the second item according to the data amount of the specific value of the first item, and storing the margin width in the storage unit;
Specify the data amount of the specific value of the first item to be displayed ,
With reference to the storage unit, in the margin width corresponding to the specified the data amount, and displays a specific value of the first item specific value and the second item,
A display program for causing a computer to execute processing. In the accepting process, accepting designation of an arrangement position of the first item and the second item,
2. The computer according to claim 1, further comprising: causing the computer to execute the specifying process and the displaying process when an arrangement position of the first item and the second item is within a predetermined distance. Display program. In the process of storing in the storage unit, the setting of the margin width according to the number of lines of the specific value of the first item is received, and stored in the storage unit,
In the process of the display refers to the storage unit, in the first vertical margin width corresponding to the number of rows specific value of the item to be displayed, said a specific value of the first item the Displays the specific value of item 2
The display program according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above-mentioned. In the processing to be stored in the storage unit, the number of lines necessary to display the value that can be the specific value of the first item is specified by referring to the value that can be the specific value of the first item. claim 3 displays a screen for setting the user the margin width for each of the required number of lines, stored in the storage unit the set margin width in association with the number of rows in the screen, characterized in that Display program described in. Accept the designation of the first item and second item to be displayed,
Receiving a margin width setting between the first item and the second item according to the data amount of the specific value of the first item, and storing the margin width in the storage unit;
Specify the data amount of the specific value of the first item to be displayed ,
With reference to the storage unit, in the margin width corresponding to the specified the data amount, and displays a specific value of the first item specific value and the second item,
A display method characterized in that a computer executes processing. A reception unit that receives designation of a first item and a second item to be displayed;
A processing unit that receives a setting of a margin width between the first item and the second item according to a data amount of a specific value of the first item, and stores the margin width in a storage unit;
A specifying unit for specifying the data amount of the specific value of the first item to be displayed ;
With reference to the storage unit, in the margin width corresponding to the amount of data identified, a display unit for displaying the specific value of the first item specific value and the second item,
A display device comprising:

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