JPH01216466A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save time and labor in the setting of row modification by providing a function settable the row modification comprehensively extending over plural rows. CONSTITUTION:A row modification setting means which sets row modification information representing a print form designated by the designation key of the kind of the print form on the row within a range designated by a row position designation key is provided. The same row modification can be performed extending over the plural rows comprehensively by providing a row modification table (L-TBL) in a RAM 13 to store set row modification information and a print means 19 to read out the row modification information at the time of printing a document and to print a corresponding row in a designated print form. In such a way, it is possible to execute a row modification setting operation easily and rapidly when the same row modification designation is performed extending over the plural rows.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention 1 (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention provides a document creation device having a line modification function with a function that allows line modification settings to be set for multiple lines at once. The present invention relates to a document creation device equipped with a document creation device.

(Prior Art) In recent years, many document creation devices such as personal word browsers that have become widespread have a line modification function. By using this line modification function, line by line,
You can change the character spacing, line break pitch, character size, etc. to be different from what was set in the format settings. The conventional setting operation for this type of line decoration is to specify the line position to be modified with the cursor, specify the line decoration mode, switch the display screen to the line decoration setting screen, and then set the desired line decoration on the same screen. It specifies line decorations, and line decorations could only be set for one line at a time. Therefore, conventionally, when a line decoration designation spans multiple lines, the above-described setting operation must be performed for each line, requiring a lot of time and effort to set the line decoration.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, when a line decoration specification spans multiple lines, the above-mentioned setting operation must be performed on each line, so a lot of work is required to set the line decoration. There are problems in that it requires time and effort and is difficult to operate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device having a function of allowing line modification settings to be set for multiple lines at once.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means and Effects for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a line modification instruction key for instructing a line forming a document to specify the printing form of a character string forming this line, and a An input device having keys for specifying the first line position and the last line position of a plurality of lines in which printing formats are specified, as well as keys for specifying the type of printing format, and line modification instructions for a doujin-powered device. When there is an input from a key, a message is displayed to specify the range of lines to be modified, a menu indicating the type of printing format is displayed, and the line position is specified according to the message. a line decoration setting means for setting line decoration information indicating a printing form specified by the print form type specification key for the lines in the range specified by the key; a line decoration information storage means for storing line decoration information set by the line decoration setting means; and a line decoration information storage means for reading out the line decoration information from the line decoration information storage means and specifying a corresponding line when printing the document. This system has a printing means that prints in a printing format that allows the same line modification across multiple lines to be performed all at once, so that when the same line modification specification spans multiple lines, The row modification setting operation can be executed easily and quickly.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a flow of row modification processing according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the above embodiment.

In Figure 2, 11 is a microprocessor (CPU)
, 12 is a RAM accessed by the microprocessor CPU II, and 13 is a ROM.

A microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 11 controls the entire device, and controls the RAM 12 and RO
By accessing M13 and starting a program according to input instructions, input processing of documents and images, and editing processing including line modification processing as shown in FIG. 1 are executed. RAM
12 is a document area, a line image area (print buffer),
In addition to having a non-standard character registration area, a word/phrase registration area, etc.
It has an area for a row modification table (L-TBL) that stores row modification information. The ROM 13 has a program storage area for storing programs that determine the operation of the CPU II, a document editing processing program including a line modification processing routine as shown in FIG. 1, and a character pattern area for storing display and print character patterns. , has a dictionary area where various dictionaries for converting readings input in kana or romaji into kanji are registered.

Also, 14 is a keyboard (KB), 15 is a keyboard interface (KB-IF), 1G is an LCD display, 17 is a display controller (display CNT), 18
is the display dot memory, 19 is the printer (PRT), 2
0 is printer interface (PRT-IF), 21
is a floppy disk drive (FDD), 22 is an FD
D interface (FDD-IF).

The keyboard 14 is used to input input information necessary for document creation etc. to the CPU 11 via the keyboard interface 15, and has function keys for specifying line decoration, function keys for specifying a line modification range, and the like. The LCD display 16 displays documents/images developed in the display dot memory under the display drive control of the display controller 17 under the control of the CPU II, as well as a line modification setting screen as shown in FIG. 3, etc. on the LCD screen. The printer 19 connects to the CP via the printer interface 20.
Under the control of the UII, the created document, image, etc. is printed out on paper according to the set format, line decoration, etc.

The floppy disk drive 21 stores input/edited documents, images, etc. on the document floppy disk and reads the same saved documents, images, etc. from the document floppy disk under the control of the CPU II via the FDD interface 22. .

Figure 3 shows a specific example of the line decoration setting screen displayed on the LCD display te when setting line decorations. b) is a screen for specifying line decoration in a specified range.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

When performing line modification with the same content over multiple lines, move the cursor to the line modification start line and then specify the line modification mode by operating a specific function key on the keyboard 14. Qualification setting processing is executed.

That is, when the cursor is moved to the line modification start line and the line modification mode is designated by operating a specific function key on the keyboard 14, the third line appears on the display screen of the LCD display 1B.
A screen prompting the user to specify the range of line modification as shown in FIG. 1(a) is displayed (step S13.512 in FIG. 1).

Follow the guide on the screen shown in Figure 3(a), move the cursor to the last line of the line modification range (line modification end line), and click
By operating the "SELECT/EXECUTE" key, the line modification range is determined (step S13.519 in FIG. 1).

By determining this range of line decorations, the display screen of the LCD display 16 changes from the screen prompting you to specify the range of line decorations shown in FIG. The screen will change to the one shown below.

On the modification specification screen shown in Figure 3(b), select setting items such as character spacing, line break pitch, character size, etc. using the up and down cursor movement keys, and select modification information (selector) using the left and right cursor movement keys. (Step 520 in Figure 1).

After setting the line modification information on the modification specification screen shown in Figure 3(b) above, if you operate the "Select/Execute" key, the CPU
II stores the row modification information set above in the row modification table (L
-TBL), write to all lines in the specified modification range above,
End the row modification process (step S21 in Figure 1)
.

In this way, the same line decoration that spans multiple lines can be performed all at once, and thereby, when a line decoration specification spans multiple lines, the line decoration setting operation can be easily and quickly executed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a line modification instruction key for instructing the designation of the printing format of the character strings constituting this line for a line constituting the document, and the same printing format Input from an input device having keys for specifying the first line position and the last line position of a plurality of specified lines, and a key for specifying the type of printing format, and a line modification instruction key of the human-powered device , a message is displayed asking you to specify the range of lines to be modified, and a menu indicating the type of printing format is displayed, and the line position specification key is used to specify the type of printing format according to the message. For the rows in the range
a line decoration setting means for setting line decoration information indicating the printing form specified by the printing form type specification key, and a line set by the line decoration setting means corresponding to the lines in the specified range; The present invention comprises a line modification information storage means for storing modification information, and a printing means for reading the line modification information from the line modification information storage means and printing the corresponding line in a specified printing format when printing the document. By making it possible to perform the same line decoration that spans multiple lines at once, when the same line decoration specification spans multiple lines, the line decoration setting operation can be executed easily and quickly. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a processing flow in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the embodiment, and FIG. 3(a). (b) is a diagram showing the row modification setting screen of the above embodiment. 11...CPU512...ROM, 13...RA
M, 14... Keyboard (KB), 15... Keyboard interface (KB-IF), 16...
LCD display, 17...Display controller (display CN
T), 18... Display dot memory, 19... Printer (PRT), 20... Printer interface (PRT-IF), 21... Floppy disk drive (FDD), 22... FDD interface (FDD-IF), L-TBL... Row modification table. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue nu guest number line instruction 1st E! I Figure 2 (a) (b) Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A line modification instruction key that instructs a line that makes up a document to specify the printing format of the character strings that make up this line, and the first line position and end line of multiple lines where the same printing format is specified. When an input device has a key for specifying the position and a key for specifying the type of printing format, and there is an input from the line modification instruction key of the input device, the line to be modified is displayed. A message is displayed asking you to specify the range, and a menu indicating the type of printing format is displayed, and in response to the message, the type of printing format is displayed for the lines in the range specified by the line position specification key. a line decoration setting means for setting line decoration information indicating a printing form specified by the specified key; and storing line decoration information set by the line decoration setting means corresponding to the lines in the specified range. It is characterized by comprising a line modification information storage means, and a printing means for reading the line modification information from the line modification information storage means and printing the corresponding line in a specified printing format when printing the document. document creation device.