JPH01183768A - Editing system for document production system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce manhours required for correction and change of documents by changing automatically the overall layout of a document in case this document is partly changed. CONSTITUTION:When chapters, paragraphs and clauses are changed together with addition and deletion carried out for document parts, a document structure editing part 1-3 reads document structure information out of a document structure storing file 1-2 and displays it on a CRT 1-4. Then the necessary changes of the document structure are instructed via a keyboard 1-1. A word processor, etc., are used for production of the document parts required by the changes of the document structure. Then the document parts are written in a document parts storing file 1-5 via a document parts storing part 1-10. Then the documents are synthesized by a document synthesizing part 1-6. In this case, the change of page layout due to the change of the document structure is automatically processed. The processing result of the part 1-6 is printed by a printer 1-9 via a print control part 1-8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an editing method for a document creation system using a computer.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, each page of a document is created and edited using a word processor, a drafting system, etc., or by handwriting.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional method of editing documents on a page-by-page basis is based on creating layout (arrangement) information for each page of a document. If there is a change in a part of a document created using this method, and the size of that part changes, the page layout information also needs to be changed, and the amount of man-hours required to correct/change the document is enormous. becomes. Furthermore, if a change in a part of a document affects subsequent pages, it is necessary to change the layout information of multiple pages, and there is a drawback that the document cannot be corrected/changed quickly.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to automatically change the entire document when a partial change is made to the document. Therefore, the document editing method according to the present invention includes: a storage means for storing the structure of a document corresponding to the table of contents of the document; an input means for inputting instructions for the structure of the document and editing contents;
an editing means for changing the structural information of the document using the input means; a means for reading part information of the document according to the structural information of the document changed by the editing means and composing the document;
and means for displaying the document created by the synthesis means on a display device.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment includes a keyboard 1-1, a document structure storage file 1-2, a document structure editing section 1-3, a CRTI-4, a document component storage file 1-5, and a document synthesis section 1-2. 6, a display control section 1-7, a print control section 1-8, a printer 1-9, and a document parts storage section 1-10.

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The document structure storage file 1-2 stores document structure information, which is a detailed table of contents of the document. The document component storage file 1-5 stores text information of the minimum unit of the structure of a document as a document component. This document component is created using a word processor, CAD, or the like.

A document according to the present invention is created as follows.

(1) The structure of the entire document is input in the form of a detailed table of contents of the document using the keyboard 1-1, which is an input device.

The information entered at this time is the "chapter" of the document.

There are "sections", "sections", and what kind of document parts each consists of. The document structure information inputted from the keyboard 1-1 is written into the document structure storage file 1-2 by the document structure editing section 1-3.

(2) Individual document components corresponding to the document component names described in the document structure information are created using a word processor or the like, and written into the document component storage file 1-5 via the document component storage section 1-10. If the document component has been created in the past and already exists in the document component storage file 1-5, the creation of the document component can be omitted.

(3) Document synthesis section 1 according to instructions from keyboard 1-1
-6 reads document structure information from the document structure storage file 1-2.

(4) The document synthesis unit 1-6 reads the necessary document component from the document component storage file 1-5 based on the document component name in the document structure information.

(5) Document synthesis section 1-6 is “chapter”, “section” and “section”
The process of sequentially connecting multiple document parts is performed while assigning numbers, adding paragraphs, and performing prohibition processing. At this time, the page layout is automatically performed according to the size of the paper to be printed.

(6) The display control section 1-7 displays the processing results of the document synthesis section 1-6 on the CRTI-4.

(7) The print control section 1-8 prints the processing result of the document composition section 1-6 on the printer 1-9, and the creation of the document is completed.

When changing documents, the process is as follows.

(8) Change the document component using a word processor or the like, and change the inside of the document component storage file 1-5 through the document component storage section 1-10.

(9) The document composition unit 1-6 performs document composition again.

At this time, changes in page layout due to changes in component sizes are automatically processed.

00) Print the processing results of the document synthesis section 1-6 to the print control section 1-8.
to print on the printer 1-9.

When changing "chapters", "sections", and "paragraphs" or adding/reducing document parts, the process is as follows.

OD Document structure editing section 1-3 reads document structure information from document structure storage file 1-2 and displays it on CRT 1-4.

θri Input instructions for necessary changes to the document structure using the keyboard 1-1.

03 Create a document component in accordance with a change in the structure of the document using a word processor or the like, and write the document component into the document component storage file 1-5 via the document component storage section 1-10.

04) The document synthesis unit 1-6 synthesizes the documents again.

At this time, changes in page layout due to changes in the structure of the document are automatically processed.

09 The processing result of the document synthesis section 1-6 is sent to the print control section 1-
8 to print on the printer 1-9.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention automatically performs page layout when combining document structure information and document parts in the document synthesis section 1-6, thereby making it possible to partially change the document structure or change the document structure. By simply changing the parts, the necessary changes to the entire document can be made, which has the effect of reducing the number of man-hours required when changing the document.

Additionally, if the structure or parts of a document created in the past can be used, a new document can be created by reusing the structure or parts of a document, which has the effect of reducing the man-hours required when creating a new document. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A means for storing the structure of a document corresponding to the table of contents of the document, a means for storing part information of the document that is a component of each page of the document, an input means for inputting instructions for the structure and editing contents of the document, and a means for storing the document structure corresponding to the table of contents of the document; an editing means for changing the structural information of the document; a means for reading part information of the document according to the structural information of the document changed by the editing means and composing the documents; and displaying the document created by the composing means on a display device. An editing method for a document creation system, characterized by comprising means for.