JPH01211165A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate an input operation when a reference sentence is prepared by discriminating inputted character information, storing reference information included in starting information and storing information into a second area, and storing the other character information into a first area. CONSTITUTION:When a document including a specific word or a clause which requires the reference sentence (thereinafter referred as reference requiring information) is inputted by an input means 1, and the starting information, the reference information of the concerned reference requiring information, and the completing information are successively inputted after the reference requiring information in the sequence described as the above, according to the discrimination output of a discriminating means 6 by the input of the starting information and the completing information, a storage control means 7 stores the character information to constitute the reference sentence sandwiched between the starting information and the completing information into a second area 3, on the other hand, for the character information which is not sandwiched between the starting information and the completing information, the means 7 stores the whole information into a first area 2. Thus, the reference sentences added to positions other than main sentences are continuously, enumeratively inputted in a list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to document creation devices such as word processors and electronic typewriters.

[Prior art]

In conventional document creation devices, character information input from an input means such as a keyboard is sequentially added and positioned at the end of a created document unless a particular position is specified.

Therefore, in conventional document creation devices, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a sentence such as "The dark line beyond Ikoma (note 1) was once crowded with people passing by" is written in the text area PA of page P. In the reference area P at the bottom of P, there is a reference sentence for the “dark line” in the main text: “Note: Current National Route 308”
An example of the input procedure when creating a document with added content will be explained.

First, after inputting up to the "dark line beyond Ikoma", input, for example, "[note]" as reference instruction information at the end to indicate that there is a reference text in the "dark line", followed by the text information that makes up the main text. Enter one page of . Then, at the bottom of this page, secure an area separate from the main text area where you can enter the content of the reference sentence, and place the reference sentence here.
Note: Enter the current National Route 308.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the conventional example having such a configuration has the following problems.

In other words, when inputting a document that cites a reference sentence such as a footnote as in the specific example above, it is necessary to interrupt the main text input when entering the reference sentence to secure input space for the reference sentence. In addition, it is necessary to manually move the necessary reference information C (in the example above, the 'dark line') that requires a reference sentence to a position far away from the reference sentence. The manual process was troublesome, such as not being able to do so.

Moreover, since the inputting method is cumbersome, it is possible that the correspondence between the reference-required information and the reference sentence may be mistaken.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was devised in view of these circumstances, and can simplify the input operation when it is necessary to input a reference sentence for specific character information in the main text into an area separate from the main text area. The purpose is to capture and provide document creation devices.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the document creation device according to the present invention, as shown in the functional blocks of FIG. 1, includes an input means 1 for inputting character information, a first area 2 that can store text information constituting the text,
a storage means 4 having a second area 3 capable of storing reference information constituting a reference sentence; a storage means 5 in which arbitrary information indicating the start and end of the reference information is stored; a discriminating means 6 for discriminating whether or not the start information and the end information are included in the character information; The storage control means 7 stores the character information in the second area 3 and stores other character information in the first area 2.

[Effect]

The effects of the configuration of the present invention are as follows.

For example, when inputting a document using the input means 1 that includes a specific Chinese word or phrase that requires a reference sentence (hereinafter referred to as necessary reference information), start information is added after the necessary reference information,
If the reference information and the end information of the relevant reference-necessary information are inputted in succession in the order of description, the storage control means 7 determines whether the start information or the end information is the start information or The character information forming the reference sentence sandwiched between the end information is stored in the second area 3, while all the character information not sandwiched between the start information and the end information is stored in the first area 2.

In this way, reference sentences to be added at positions other than the main text can also be input in a continuous list along with the main text.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the structure of the document creation device. As shown in the figure, the document creation device includes a cpU (central processing unit) 1
0, ROM (Read Only Memory) 11 RAM
(Random access memory) 12, Keyboard (input means) 13, CRT (display means) 14, Printer (
15 and an auxiliary storage device 16. Note that 17 to 20 are the keyboard 13. This is a control circuit that controls the CRT 14, printer 15, and auxiliary storage device 16 according to data calculated by the CPU.

A program for operating the CPU10 according to at least the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is written in the ROMII, and, for example, "[note;"] is registered as start information, and "]" is registered as end information, respectively. . The RAM 12 stores a main text area 21 as a first area 2 that stores text information forming the main text inputted from the keyboard 13, and reference information forming a reference sentence indicating the meaning of specific character information in the main text. A reference area 22 as a second area 3 is provided.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. The operation and procedure for creating the specific document shown in FIG. 4 will be explained according to this flowchart.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of the document to be created. In other words, in the text area Pa of this page P, there is a sentence such as "The dark line that crosses Ikoma [Niko used to be crowded with people coming and going."], and in the reference area P provided at the bottom of the text area P. are reference information as a footnote to the "dark line", that is, a character string such as "Note: Current National Route 308" is written.

In this specific example, when the operator manually inputs a predetermined character from the keyboard 13, the character information is read in step S30, and the read character information is stored in the text area 21 in the RAM 12 in step S31. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the start information is included in the read character information, and if the determination is NO, the process returns to step S30 and steps 330 to 32 are repeated, while if the determination is YES, the step Proceed to S33.

Therefore, when "dark line beyond Ikoma" is input, steps 330 to 332 are repeated to store this manual character information in the text area 21 of the RAM 12. and,
After the “dark line”, the operator selects the start information “
[Note: When " is inputted from the keyboard 13, this is read in step 530, and after this start information is stored in the text area 21 in step S31, YES is determined in step S32, and the process proceeds to step S33. In step S33, the process proceeds to step S33. , a part of the start information, for example "2", is deleted from the text area 21, and in step 334, a part of the start information, for example "note 2°", is deleted from the reference area 22 of the RAM 12.
Copy to.

Further, when the operator inputs the reference information 'Current National Route 308' after "[Note:"] from the keyboard 13, it is read in step S35 and the process is read in step S36.
This reference information is then stored in the reference area 22. In step 537, it is determined whether or not end information is included in the read character information. If the determination is NO, the process returns to step S35, while if the determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S38. In other words, if you input the end information "]" after "Route 308", step 33
Following the process in step 5, this end information is also stored in the reference area 22 in step S36. Therefore, in step S37, the answer is YES.
Since it is determined that S, the end information stored in the reference area 22, that is, "]" is deleted in step S338, and the end information, that is, "]" is copied to the text area 21 in step S39, and the process returns to step S30.

In the following, for example, ``It used to be crowded with people coming and going'', the text information that is manually input is from step 330 to
The process of S32 is repeated and stored in the text area 21.

As explained above, the operator can simply enter the text continuously from the keyboard 13, such as "The dark line that crosses Ikoma [note: current National Route 308] was once crowded with people passing by." Area 21 will store "The dark line [note] that crosses Ikoma was once crowded with people passing by." while reference area 22 will store "Note: Current National Route 308." .

Therefore, as a method of outputting the text information and reference information stored in this way, for example, it may be displayed as follows.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a CRT screen, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing changes in the state of the display screen during the character input process. As shown in FIG. 5, the CRT screen 8 is divided into a text information display area 8a and a reference information display area 8b in the character input mode. If the part displayed on the CRT screen 8 is set to 20 lines, the main text information display area 8a is allocated to 15 lines, and the reference information display area 8b is allocated to 5 lines, and each area 8a and 8b is independently allocated. Configure it to scroll. For example, the cursor during input is placed in the text information display area 8a when the text information is input, and the reference information display area 8b when the reference information is manually input.
Character information entered manually from the keyboard 13 is displayed in the region on the side where the cursor is located.

Therefore, the state change of the CRT screen when inputting the above-mentioned specific example, ``The dark line that crosses Ikoma [note: current National Route 308] was once crowded with people passing by.'' will be explained.

First, when inputting to the dark line ° beyond Ikoma, the 6th
As shown in the figure (al), a “dark line beyond Ikoma” is displayed in the text information display area 8a, followed by the start information “
[Note: If you input “,” as shown in Figure 6 (bl), “
[Note] is displayed in the text information display area 8a, and "Note:" is displayed in the reference information display area 8b, and the cursor is moved to the reference information display area 8b.

Character information that will be input from now on, for example, the reference information "Current National Route 308" will be displayed in the reference information display area 8b, but if you input the end information "]", this "]" will be displayed in the reference information display area 8b.
” is displayed in the text information display area 8a, and the cursor is moved to the text information display area 8a.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (C1), the text information display area 8a displays "Dark line beyond Ikoma [Note]", and the reference information display area 8b displays "Note: Current national highway 308
"Line" will be displayed.The text information that will be input after this will be displayed. ” in the text information display area 8a.
It is displayed connected to the back of the ``dark line that crosses Ikoma [note]''.In other words, as shown in Figure 6 Fdl, ``the dark line that crosses Ikoma [note] was once crowded with people passing by. ”
is displayed in the text information display area 8a.

In this way, with the document creation device of the present invention, it is only necessary to input the reference sentence after inputting the necessary reference information in the main text.
The main text and the reference text can be manually input at once, and there is no need to interrupt the main text input and specify the input position of the reference text, unlike when using a conventional document creation device. In other words, input operations are easier than in conventional document creation devices, which reduces the burden on the operator and contributes to improving the efficiency of document input work.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the start information is described as "[Note:"] and the end information is described as "]", but the present invention is not limited to this, and various symbols can be substituted. be.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the following effects are achieved.

For example, when creating a document such as a footnote that requires a reference text to be added outside the main text, the reference text should be listed with the main text, sandwiched between start and end information, and then With only manual effort, the reference sentence can be automatically extracted and stored in an area different from the area in which the main text is stored.

That is, in the input example described above, there is no need to interrupt the input of the main text and perform a troublesome input operation to specify the input position of the reference sentence, as in the conventional case, so that the burden on the operator can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a highly convenient document creation device that can perform document input work efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the device of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 6 relate to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a document to be created, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a CRT screen, FIGS. 6(a) to +dl are explanatory diagrams showing changes in the state of the display screen during the character input process. I... Input means 2... First area 3... Second area 4... Storage means 5... Storage means 6... Discrimination means 7... Storage control means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) an input means for inputting character information; a storage means comprising a first area capable of storing body text information constituting a body text; and a second area capable of storing reference information constituting a reference sentence; a storage means for storing arbitrary information indicating the start and end of information; a determination means for determining whether or not the start information and end information are included in the character information input from the input means; Storage control means for storing at least reference information sandwiched between start information and end information in the second area and storing other character information in the first area in response to the determination output. A document creation device characterized by: