JPH0242071B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Technical Field> The present invention relates to a text editing device (word processor), and in particular to a text editing device (word processor) that automatically adds a series of title symbols to the title line when creating a document from input text. The present invention provides a text editing device that has a printing function.

<Prior Art> Recently, Japanese text editing devices (Japanese word processors) have been put into practical use for the purpose of improving document processing efficiency. This Japanese text editing device inputs a kana sentence using an input device such as a kana keyboard, searches a kana-kanji conversion dictionary, outputs the corresponding kanji or a sentence mixed with kanji, and then inputs a kana sentence using an input device such as a kana keyboard. A document is created using a printing device.

When a text is created using such a text editing device, a title (item) may be provided for each text. For this title, consecutive serial numbers, alphanumeric characters, kana symbols, etc. are added to the beginning of the title line.

Conventionally, when creating such a text, the symbols attached to each title line were also input as text information, so it was necessary to enter serial numbers, alphanumeric characters, or kana symbols in advance when inputting the title text. .

In this case, if you delete a text with a certain title that you have created by inputting it once, or if you delete just the title line, the symbols attached to the title line after the deleted text will change, and those symbols will change. I was forced to perform the troublesome operation of re-correcting the information.

Furthermore, if the text to be input is long, the input operation may be shared among several operators, and in such cases, errors are likely to occur in the serial numbers or symbols added to the title line.

<Purpose> The present invention enables serial numbers or symbols to be attached to the title line as described above without error and easily, and in particular, when printing input text as a document, the title line can be attached to a series of titles. This allows symbols to be added automatically.

With this, there is no need to input the title symbol as text information in advance, and even if you delete a sentence that has been entered once, or delete only the title line, you can correct the title symbol again. This eliminates the need for tedious operations.

<Example> As shown in FIG. The subtitle line below the title line is input with a different code α, and is stored in the text buffer.

Then, when setting a predetermined mode and sequentially reading text data from a text buffer to create a document, the title line and subtitle line are found by detecting the codes α and β. By counting each detection, the number or symbol to be added to the beginning of the title name and subtitle name is automatically obtained, and this obtained number or symbol is used as the code α.
and β to be printed instead.

Note that the codes α and β are control codes that are distinguished from print data and are not printed when creating a normal document.

Next, the structure of the text editing apparatus according to the present invention which operates as described above will be explained with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an input device having a character input key group 11 and a function key group 12. In FIG. The character input key group 11 is comprised of kana keys or kanji tablets in the case of a Japanese word processor as in this example. Furthermore, an English word processor is composed of alphanumeric keys.

The input device 1 of this embodiment has a kana key, and also has a kana-kanji conversion device that converts the input kana characters or kana characters into kanji or sentences mixed with kanji.

The function key group 12 includes a key _K1 for setting the automatic table of contents creation mode, a print command key _K2 , and a key _K3 for instructing the title name of the major classification of the table of contents (representing the symbol α in Fig. 1 above). key to enter)
and a key _K4 (a key for inputting the code β in FIG. 1) for instructing the title name of the subcategory.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a text editing control device comprised of a CPU, which controls editing according to a ROM 5 that stores an editing program in advance.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a display control section of the CRT device 4, which displays text inputted from the character input device 1 and edited.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a RAM which is controlled according to the text editing control device 2 and constitutes various buffers, counters, flags, etc.

7 is a text buffer that stores text data in the order inputted from the input device 1; 8 is a print control device that controls the printing device 9; it receives data from the line output buffer provided in the RAM 6; The printing is performed sequentially by the device 9.

To explain the configuration of the RAM 6 described above, the RAM 6 has a line for storing data for one line of text when printing text data stored in the text buffer 7 and supplying the data to the print control unit 8. An output buffer 61, a counter KM62 for counting the number of titles in the above-mentioned major classification, and a counter KS63 for counting the number of titles in the minor classification,
It is comprised of a counter KP 64 that counts the number of pages, a table of contents buffer 65 that stores text data of table of contents pages, and a portion 66 that constitutes each flag _FC , _FM , _FS .

Next, regarding the configuration shown in FIG.
The operation will be explained according to the operation flows shown in Figures A and B and Figure 3.

FIG. 1A shows the main text of the document, and the symbol α indicates the major classification, and the symbol β indicates the control instruction for the minor classification.

First, in FIG. 1A, when inputting the _A1 text which is a major category, the _K3 key representing the major category is first operated to store the control code α in the text buffer 7. This α code does not appear on display or print.

Subsequently, _A1 copy of the text is input and sequentially stored in the text buffer 7. When the input for one line is completed, the line feed command key is operated and the line feed control code is stored in the text buffer 7. Continuing,
X _One copy of the text is input and stored in the text buffer 7.

On the other hand, when inputting the title name (B ₁ , B ₂ ) of the minor category in Figure 1A, the minor category control key K ₄ is operated before entering the text in the same way as above.
The control code β is stored in the text buffer 7. This also does not appear on the display or print.

The example sentence shown in FIG. 1A is input through the operations described above, and when this input is completed, a print command is issued using the function key _K2 . This printing operation is a normal printing operation in which the text data stored in the text buffer 7 is taken out line by line to the line output buffer 61 of the RAM 6, and then the print control device 8
The document is sent to the printing device 9 to create a document. In this case, no serial number or symbol is added to the title line.

On the other hand, if you want to automatically add serial numbers or symbols to the title line, press the key K ₂ after operating the key K ₁ to set the automatic table of contents creation mode.
Operate to issue printing instructions. In response to the operation of the key _K1 , the flag F _C is turned ON.

Also, based on the printing instruction, S100 in FIG.
- In accordance with S109, the text data stored in the text buffer 7 is sequentially read from the beginning and stored in the line output buffer 61.

In this case, if the read data is a function code, that is, codes α and β, S101 to S1
Move to 02. Since the flag F _C is currently ON in the automatic table of contents creation mode, the process advances to S121. If flag F _C is OFF, this data is skipped and the next data is read (S
(proceed to 107).

Subsequently, in S121, it is determined whether or not it is the code instructing the major classification, that is, the code α, and if the code is α, the counter KM62 for counting the number of titles in the major classification is incremented by "1" (the counter KM62 is initially set to “0”),
Furthermore, the count value "1" is converted into a numerical code and stored in the line output buffer 61 (S122 to S
124).

After that, after turning on the flag F _M (S125),
The process advances to S107.

Therefore, by executing S120 to S125, the main classification serial number from the beginning of the text is stored in the line output buffer 61 in place of the code α.

On the other hand, the code of the control instruction of the minor classification, that is, the code β
In this case, since it is not the α code in the determination in S121, the process proceeds to S130, increments the counter KS63 for counting the number of titles in the minor category by "1", and increments the counter KM for holding the number of titles in the major category. Value and said counter KS
Enter the value in a numerical code (e.g. 1-1, 2-1, 2-
2, etc.) and stored in the row output buffer 61 (S131 to S132). Then turn on flag F _S
After (S133), the process advances to S107.

Therefore, by executing S130 to S133, the serial number of the small classification is stored in the row output buffer 61 in place of the code β.

After detecting the code α or β and performing the predetermined processing, the process advances to S107, where text data is read from the text buffer 7, and whether this reading operation detects a line feed command code (S102) or the end of a line (S105).
is detected, and once these are detected, S
The process moves to step 140 and a printing operation is executed.

That is, the operation up to this point is A ₁ in Figure 1 A.
When a line is read out from the text buffer 7, the code α is detected first, and the main classification serial number “1” is stored in the line output buffer 61 instead of the code α, and the number “1” is followed by the “Introduction”. With the text data stored in the line output buffer 61, the printing operations from S140 onwards are executed.

In the printing operation after S140, data from the line output buffer 61 is supplied to the printing control device 8, which uses a pattern generator to develop the received data into a character pattern, which is then printed by the printing device 9.

Next, it is detected whether the flag F _M is ON or not, and since F _M is ON in the major category term with code α (F S is ON in the minor category term with code β), the flag F _M is in the ON state. Turn off F _M (or F _S ), convert the counter KP64 (initial value "1") that counts the number of pages at that time into a numerical character code, and insert it at the end of the line of the line output buffer 61 (as text data and A dotted line code may be inserted between this numerical character code), and the "title number, title name, and page number" of this line output buffer 61 are stored in the table of contents buffer 65 (S145).

After that, the process moves to S107 to S108 and S100, and the next line of text data is taken out from the text buffer 7, and the above-mentioned operation is repeated.

However, when the data in line X in Figure _1A is read out from the text buffer 7, the code α or β is not detected, so both flags F _S and F _M are in the OFF state, and S140→S141-S107 to S10
8→S100, the data of this _X1 line is not stored in the table of contents buffer 65. Also, when a page break instruction is detected (S103), counter KP6
4 is counted up by "1".

The above operation is performed until the end of the sentence is detected (S108). In documents created when this end of sentence is detected, a serial number is added to the title line of the major category, and a serial number within the title line of each major category is added to the title line of the minor category. become.

It should be noted that the processes of S141 to S145 described above are not directly related to the function of automatically adding title symbols, which is a feature of the present invention, that is, they are processes for automatically creating a table of contents.

That is, in this embodiment, the process of automatically adding a title symbol is performed in the automatic table of contents creation mode.

Therefore, although it is not directly related to the present invention, to briefly explain the operation of this automatic table of contents creation mode, when the end of a sentence is detected in S108 above, a flag is set.
A determination is made as to whether F _C is ON or OFF, and since we are currently in automatic table of contents creation mode, the process proceeds to S150 from where F _C is ON.

Therefore, in the previous operation, several pages of the text shown in Figure 1 (a) are printed, and the table of contents buffer 6 is printed.
5, data of major classification terms and minor classification terms indicated by codes α and β are sequentially stored.

However, in the above-mentioned printing, the serial number of the major classification is printed for the code α, and the number of the minor classification is printed for the code β, thereby creating a document of several pages for the booklet. The table of contents buffer 65 also stores data in the state shown in FIG.

When proceeding to S150 above, the table of contents buffer 65
The data is sequentially read out from the beginning and supplied to the row output buffer 61. When the end of a line is detected, the data in the line output buffer 61 is supplied to the print control device 8 and printed by the device 9. When this operation is repeated sequentially to read out all the data in the table of contents buffer 65, the table of contents page is automatically printed as shown in Fig. The table of contents page will be automatically printed.

<Other Embodiments> In the above embodiment, the process of automatically adding title symbols was performed in the automatic table of contents creation mode, but it is also possible to set the title symbol addition mode and create a document regardless of table of contents creation. It is possible to automatically add a symbol to the title line at the time of creation, or to automatically add a symbol to the title line when a print command is issued.

On the other hand, in addition to inputting the title instruction when inputting the title sentence, the title line instruction can also be input after all the input of the main text is completed.

Furthermore, the serial number (or symbol) attached to the title may be in alphabetical order, kana order, etc. in addition to numbers.

<Effects> In the present invention, by specifying that the title line of the input text is a title line, a serial number (or symbol) is automatically added to the specified title line when creating a document. There is no need to input this title symbol as text information, and even if you delete the text including the title line after inputting the text, it will be troublesome to correct the title symbol again. There is no need for any additional operations.
It has the feature that title symbols can be added accurately and easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1A and 1B are diagrams showing an example of text and an example of adding title symbols when creating a table of contents, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the text editing device of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device. It's a chat. 1: Input device, 2: Text editing control device, 4:
CRT device, 6: RAM, 7: Text buffer, 9:
Printing device, 61: Line output buffer, 62-64:
Counter, 65: Table of contents buffer, _K1 : Automatic table of contents creation mode, _K3 and _K4 : Keys for specifying title name.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a text editing device that edits input text data to create a document in a predetermined format, control information representing the title line is input by means of inputting a title line for a title line of the input text data. The input text data is inputted and held in a text buffer together with the control information, and the data is sequentially read from the text buffer and printed. When creating a document, the control information is detected and sequentially counted each time it is detected, and the control information is sequentially counted each time it is detected. 1. A text editing device having an automatic title symbol adding function, characterized in that a serial number or symbol is added to title line data designated by the control information.