JPH02297260A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the input efficiency of a character processor by moving the character information input areas following an indent toward the line head of a screen to extend these input areas on the screen when an indent is set and therefore omitting the scroll needed for each line. CONSTITUTION:When an indent is set and the change of the line head position is inputted via a keyboard 10, a line head changing part 18 moves the input start position of characters to the position where the indent is set from the left end of a screen. The moved line head position is stored in a protection information storage part 19. When the characters are inputted via the keyboard 10, a cursor position monitor part 20 compares the cursor position information with the protection information stored in the part 19 and performs the scroll via a screen/cursor position control part 21. Thus the character information input areas following the changed line head position are scrolled toward the line head. As a result, no scroll is required for each line and the sentence production efficiency is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (A) Industrial Application Field This invention relates to a character processing device, and more specifically, when an indent is set in the character information input area on the screen, the character information input area after the indentation is The present invention relates to a character processing device that expands the character information after indentation on the screen by moving it toward the beginning of the line.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, the size of the screen of a display device in a character processing device, such as a word processor, is limited. Therefore, when inputting text information into an area that does not appear on the screen in a text information input area larger than the input screen, such as B4 size, the text information is input manually by scrolling the screen.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional word processors mentioned above, for example, when an area for inputting images or graphs is set on the left side of the screen, and characters are inputted on the right side, normally,
Set the indentation to align the beginnings of the characters at the beginning of the character information expression canilia. Naturally, the number of characters that can be displayed on the screen is limited in the indented character information type Canilia for the reasons mentioned above. For example, in the character information type Canilia, even if the number of characters that can be entered in one line is 50, if the screen can only display 40 characters, if you set an indent at the 30th character on the screen, 10 characters will be displayed on the screen. It will only be possible to display it. Therefore, when entering 10 or more characters, scrolling is performed line by line each time the cursor goes off the screen. As the number of scrolls increases, the time spent on screen processing increases, resulting in a significant decrease in writing efficiency.

This invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and by moving the character information expression Canilia after the indent setting to the beginning of the line on the screen, the character information expression Canilia after the indent setting can be expanded on the screen. To provide a character processing device configured as follows.

(d) Means for Solving the Problem This invention includes an input means 1 for inputting character information and various instructions, and a part of a character information type canilia whose line beginning and end are each limited by a protected area on a screen. a display means 2, a dictionary means 3 which stores a large number of words corresponding to the character information, and a reading means 4 which reads the words corresponding to the character information from the dictionary means 3 and outputs them to the display means 2. In the processing device, a line head changing means 5 receives an instruction from the input means 1 and changes the line head position, a line head storage means 6 stores the changed line head position, and a cursor control controls the movement of a cursor indicating a character input position. means 7; a determining means 8 for determining whether the cursor has moved to the end-of-line protected area; and when the cursor has moved to the end-of-line protected area, the changed line head position is read from the line head storage means 6; Scroll control means 9 for moving the character information type canilia in the direction of the beginning of the line on the screen so that its position matches the position of the beginning of the line on the screen
This is a character processing device characterized by comprising:

In the present invention, the protected area refers to an area in which input of character information is prohibited due to, for example, indentation settings. In addition, the line start position refers to the input start position when inputting character information, and this line start position can be changed by setting an indent.Furthermore, indents can be set multiple times in the character input area. be able to.

(e) Operation According to the present invention, when the line head position is changed by giving an instruction from the input means, the changed line head position is stored in the line head storage means. Next, when character information is input from the input means, the character information is displayed on the screen sequentially from the changed line head position. Next, when the cursor indicating the input position of character information enters the protected area at the end of the line, the scroll control means scrolls the character input area in the direction of the beginning of the line, determines whether or not the protected area at the beginning of the line exists on the screen, and moves to the beginning of the line. When a side protect area exists, the changed line head position is read from the line head storage means, and the character information type canilia is moved in the direction of the line head on the screen so that the read line head position matches the line head position on the screen. .

As a result, the character information type Canilia after the changed line head position is expanded on the screen, so there is no need to scroll the character information type Canilia for each line, and the efficiency of inputting character information is improved.

(F) EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited by this.

In explaining the embodiment, horizontal writing input will be taken as an example.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor as an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1O is a keyboard as an input means, which is equipped with a kana key, an indent setting key, a conversion key, a function key, etc., and inputs the pronunciation of a word as character information to the control unit 2. Control part! ! consists of a microprocessor, and performs data processing to be described later in accordance with a control program written in a memory (not shown). Reference numeral 12 denotes a display as a display means, which displays a part of the character information ``Human Canilia'' (hereinafter referred to as ``Human Canilia'') in which the beginning and end of the line are each limited by a protected area, and also displays the words that are the conversion results. . This display can be composed of a display device such as a CRT"PLCD. 13 is a conversion dictionary as a dictionary means, which stores a large number of words (kana, kanji) corresponding to the pronunciation of the word, and is composed of a ROM. Reference numeral 14 denotes an external storage device, which stores the text entered into the input area and finalized.The external storage device 14 can be composed of a floppy disk, a hard disk, or the like.

Next, the Ilt function of the control gIJ unit will be explained assuming a virtual circuit block.

When the pronunciation of a word is input from the keyboard 10, the input pronunciation of the word is given to the writing/reading section 15 that controls writing/reading to/from the conversion dictionary 13, and the writing/reading section 15 is manually operated. Dictionary 1 that converts words corresponding to reading information
3 and provides it to the screen display control section 17 via the text editing buffer 16. Screen display control section 17
is equipped with a character generator, and the words are created in characters so as to be visible and displayed on the display 12.

When the read words are input and confirmed and a sentence is created, the created sentence is stored in the external storage device 14.

The process up to this point is the same as normal kana-kanji conversion processing.

By setting an indent, when an instruction to change the line start position is input from the keyboard 10, the input instruction is given to the line start change unit 18, and the line start change unit 18 sets an indent from the left edge of the screen to start character input. position. The moved line head position is given to the protect information storage unit, and the protect information storage unit 19 stores this position.

As characters are entered manually from the keyboard IO, a cursor indicating the character input position moves to the right on the screen, and information on the moving cursor position is provided to the cursor position monitoring section 20. The cursor position monitoring unit 20 compares the cursor position information with the protect information stored in the protect information storage unit 19, determines whether the cursor has entered the protected area, and when the cursor has entered, sends a signal to the screen. is given to the cursor position control section 21. The screen and cursor position control unit 21 receives the signal and performs scroll control as described below.

For the purpose of explanation, the relationship between the screen and the human canilia is shown in FIG. In the figure, A is a screen (window),
It is assumed that this screen A can display 40 characters. Further, it is assumed that B is a B4-sized human caniglia, and that this input area B can display 60 characters. Now, it is assumed that indentation has been set from the 10th line to the 20th line on screen B, and the beginning of the line has been changed to the 20th fold.

■ is an indentation, which is a setting for changing the line alignment position. R is the right protected area and L is the left protected area. 01 to C5 indicate the cursor position.

In this configuration, the operation of this embodiment will be explained in the fourth example.
The explanation will be given according to the flowchart shown in the figure.

When characters are input and the cursor moves from the C3 position on the screen A to the C1 position, the screen A is sequentially scrolled to the right as the cursor moves. Then, it is determined whether the cursor C2 has entered the right protected area (step 30). If YES here, screen A is moved to the left (step 31), and while moving, it is determined at any time whether a left protected area appears within screen A (step 32). If YES here, set the right edge of the left protected area, that is, the indent setting position, at the left edge A1 of screen A. Step 33
), character display processing is performed (step 34) to (step 34) are shown in FIG.

Although this embodiment has been explained using a horizontal writing format as an example, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a vertical writing format and the same effect can be obtained.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, when the line start position, which is the manual start position of character information, is changed to the end of the line on the screen, and character information is input after the changed line start position, the changed line start position is The character input area after the changed line head position is scrolled toward the line head side so that the position matches the line head position on the screen. Therefore, there is no need to scroll the character information input area for each line, so the speed of inputting character information becomes faster, thereby improving the writing efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting character information and various instructions, a display means for displaying on a screen a part of a character information input area whose beginning and end of a line are each limited by a protected area, and a display means for inputting character information. In a character processing device comprising a dictionary means storing a large number of words corresponding to the character information, and a reading means reading out the words corresponding to the character information from the dictionary means and outputting the words to the display means, receiving an instruction from the input means, A line head changing means for changing the line head position, a line head storage means for storing the changed line head position, a cursor control means for controlling movement of a cursor indicating a character input position, and a line head control means for controlling whether the cursor has moved to a protected area at the end of the line. When the cursor moves to the end-of-line protected area, the changed line head position is read from the line head storage means, and the character information input area is moved to the screen so that the read line head position matches the line head position on the screen. 1. A character processing device comprising: scroll control means for moving the character toward the beginning of a line.