JPH01233653A - Japanese word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve document input efficiency by generating a code number and displaying the code number on a display device when an arbitrary character in a character string displayed on the display device is designated by a cursor. CONSTITUTION:For example, respective design characters 'a' (a square form of Japanese syllabary pronounced 'a'), 'i' (a square form of Japanese syllabary pronounced 'i'), 'u' (a square form of Japanese syllabary pronounced 'u')... are successively registered as external characters, one of the external characters 'a' is already inputted with its code, and 'u' exists in the character string (a creating document) on the display device. In case another external character 'e' (a square form of Japanese syllabary pronounced 'e'), which is the next character of 'u' is to be inputted next, when an input means 2 designates 'u' on the display and instructs the conversion to the code number a converting means 1 fetches the code number of the character 'u' which is '4823', from a memory 7 of a display part. Since the code number '4823' is displayed on a display device 6 by a display control means 8, an operator can grasp that the code number of 'e' which is the next character of 'u' is '4824' by referring to the display. Namely, the operator can presume the code number '4824' of 'e' without referring to a code table, and time for referring to the code table can be saved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a Japanese word processor, and in particular to a process for inputting special characters and registered non-standard characters using code numbers.

Conventional technology In general Japanese word processors, when the reading of a Japanese sentence is input in kana characters, it is automatically converted into a string of characters mixed with kanji through a kana-kanji conversion process. still,
There is also a function to input arbitrary characters using the code input method. In this method, the code number of the character to be input is checked by looking at a standardized code table such as the J-Tech S level 1 or 2, or a code table for user-created external character registration. Enter the code number using the keyboard. Use the above code input method when entering special characters that do not appear in Kana-Kanji conversion or special design characters that are registered as external characters.

For example, suppose that the problem to be solved by the invention is to register design characters such as ■■@■■ [stock] @@... in order as external characters. In this case, if the code number of ■ is r 4821 J, ■ is "4822".
, @ has code numbers in order such as r 4823 J...

It is nearly impossible to memorize all the code numbers of a huge number of characters, so when entering a code, refer to a code table. For example, if you want to input @, look up the @ code number r4823J from the code table and enter that number using the keyboard. After that, if you want to create a Japanese sentence using the kana-kanji conversion method and then input the code ``■'', look at the code table again, find the code number r4824J, and input it using the keyboard.

In this way, it is normal to look at the code table each time you input a code. A large number of characters are listed in the code table, and it is troublesome to search for the desired character among them, and if the code table is searched many times, the efficiency of document input decreases.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to save the trouble of looking at a code table when inputting characters related to characters that have already been inputted. The goal is to provide a word processor.

Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, the present invention provides an input means for specifying an arbitrary character in a character string displayed on a display with a cursor and instructing conversion to a code number, and using this input means. A conversion means for generating a code number of a designated character and a display control means for displaying the code number obtained by the conversion means on the display are added.

This will be explained using an example of the effect destination. It is assumed that the external character @ has already been input as a code, and that @ exists in the character string (document being created) on the display. Then, when the user wants to input ■, he specifies @ on the display using the input means and instructs conversion to a code number. Then, the conversion means
Corresponding character ◎ code number r 482 from display memory
3 Take out J. This code number r 4823 J
is displayed on the display by the display control means.

The operator sees this display and knows that the code number of ■ next to ◎ is r 4824 J. In other words, the code number r 4824 J of [phase] can be estimated without looking at the code table.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a Japanese word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention. This device consists of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 that performs overall control and main data processing for document creation, a keyboard 2, and an input processing section 3 that preprocesses input from the keyboard 2 and sends it to a CPU, etc. , a dictionary memory 4 edited with character codes, and a font generator 5 that generates character fonts in response to character codes.
A display 6 using a CRT or the like, a display memory 7 that stores character strings to be displayed on the display 6 at the character code level, and a font generator 5 that converts the character code strings on the memory 7 into character font strings and displays them. 6, a document memory 9 for storing created documents, a printer 10 for printing documents, and the like.

A code string of kana characters and numbers entered from the keyboard 2 is processed by the CPUI, a character code string containing kanji and kanji that has been converted into kana-kanji is written to the display memory 7, and the code string is converted into characters under the control of the display processing unit 8. It is converted into a font string and displayed on the display 6. In the case of code input, the code number entered from keyboard 2 is
The character code of the corresponding number is read out from the dictionary memory 4 and written into the display memory 7, and the character code is converted into a character font and displayed. The above is the same as before.

The device of the present invention has the following novel configuration. Specify any character in the character string displayed on the display 6 with the cursor to instruct conversion to a code number.

This input operation is performed using the keyboard 2. Cursor control is the same as before, and a conversion command to a code number is performed by a specific key signal. Upon receiving this directive, the second
The process shown in the figure is executed.

When you specify a certain character on display 6 with the cursor,
Internally, the corresponding character code on the display memory 7 is designated. Therefore, this character code is read out from the memory 7. This character code is a digital code, but this code is then converted into a numeric code string (4 digits in the previous example) representing the decimal code number listed in the code table above, and the digit code is Memory 7 for displaying code strings
write in the specified area. The code number is now displayed numerically on the display 6.

For example, suppose that the character @ of the code number r 4823 J mentioned above is displayed on the display 6, and a command to convert it to a code number is input by specifying it with the cursor. Then, the digital code of the character ◎ in the display memory 7 is read out, and the digital code is
The code string is converted into a four-digit number code string 4823 J, and the number code string is written into the display memory 7. After this, the process is the same as normal display processing, and the numeric code string in the memory 7 is converted to r482 by the font generator 5.
It is converted into a font with numbers 3J and displayed.

Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, according to the Japanese word processor according to the present invention, the code number of any character on the display can be immediately known with a simple operation, so that a series of code numbers can be read in order. When inputting a code for a character in a character group that has certain relationships and regularities, this device displays the code number of the character in the group that has already been input. It is possible to estimate the code number of a character, eliminating the need to look at the code table every time. This reduces the number of times the code table is looked up and improves document input efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a Japanese word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of character-to-code conversion processing in the same device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... CPU, 2... Keyboard, 5... Font generator, 6... Display, 7... Display memory, 8... Display processing unit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] An input means for specifying any character in a character string displayed on a display with a cursor and instructing its conversion to a code number, and a conversion means for generating a code number for the character specified by this input means. and display control means for displaying the code number obtained by the conversion means on the display.