JPH0242564A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate correcting jobs by having a function which can perform the direct editing jobs on a layout display screen and therefore omitting an operation to return the layout display screen to a document input screen in the case the layout correction is desired. CONSTITUTION:A position change instruction input part 4 inputs externally a position change instruction (f) to the layout display on a layout display screen. A layout display data correcting part 5 inputs the instruction (f) together with the present intra-page layout data (g) received from an intra-page layout data memory part 2 and corrects the layout display data as instructed to store the new intra-page data (h) into the part 2. Furthermore a converting part 3 inputs the intra-page layout data (c) from the part 2 when an adverse conversion instruction d' is given from a conversion instructing part 7. Then the part 3 converts the data (c) into the document data (e) equivalent to one page and stores the data (e) into a document data memory part 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a word processor, and more particularly to a word processor having a layout display function.

Traditionally, word processors with a layout display function display the data layout that is being created/proofreaded, and if there is a part of the layout that you want to modify, you can return from the layout display to the document input screen and modify the document on that screen. After modifying the document, the layout is displayed again for confirmation, and the process of confirmation on the layout display and correction on the document input screen is repeated until a satisfactory document is created.

In this way, in conventional word processors, the above-mentioned processing has to be repeated many times before a satisfactory document can be obtained, which is extremely troublesome.

Also, when modifying document data, you can only see how the modified contents will affect the layout after modifying the document data and displaying the layout, but at this point the document data has already been modified and it is difficult to go back. It is.

Furthermore, when there are a plurality of parts to be corrected in the layout display, it is impossible to memorize them all at once, and the corrections must be made gradually while repeating the above process.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to change the layout from the layout display screen to the document input screen when you want to modify the layout. It is an object of the present invention to provide a word processor that facilitates proofreading work without the need to return to the previous page.

According to the present invention, a word processor having a layout display function includes means for storing document data for at least one page of created document data, and storing data regarding the in-page layout of the document data. means for holding interrelationship information between the document data and data regarding the in-page layout, and performing bidirectional conversion between the document data and the in-page layout data based on this information; A means for externally inputting a position change instruction on the layout display screen for displaying the layout, a means for interpreting the input position change instruction and correcting the layout data according to the instruction, and the corrected layout data. and means for correcting the document data using the word processor.

cliff top Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a document data storage section 1 stores document data of at least one page sentence that is being input or proofread. Here, the document data is data indicating how many lines of one page of document are included in one page of paper, and what characters are in each column and line.

The intra-page layout data storage unit 2 stores data regarding the intra-page layout of one page of document data that is being input or proofread. Here, the in-page layout data is data for displaying one page of a document on one screen in an image that is completely reduced and actually printed.

The conversion unit 3 holds information on the mutual relationship between one page of document data and the layout data within one page, and when a conversion instruction d is given from the conversion support unit 7, the conversion unit 3
One page of document data a is input from , and is converted into in-page layout data b based on the mutual relationship information, and is stored in the in-page layout data storage section 2 . Here, the interrelationship information includes an address mutual pointer from document data to layout data, a conversion table for display data, and data indicating the space for one page.For example, the number of lines and digits for one page, It consists of document data storage addresses, layout data storage addresses, character data reduced display pattern data, etc.

Further, when a reverse conversion instruction d- is given from the conversion instruction section 7, the in-page layout data C is input from the in-page layout data storage section 2, and the
Convert to document data e for pages, document data storage unit 1
to be memorized.

The position change instruction input unit 4 inputs a position change instruction f on the layout display screen into the layout display from the outside. The layout display data correction unit 5 inputs the position change instruction f from the position change instruction input unit 4 and the current in-page layout data g from the in-page layout data storage unit 2, respectively, and corrects the layout display data according to the instructions. The new in-page layout data h is stored in the in-page layout data storage section 2. Examples of modifications to the layout within a page include layout operations such as increasing or decreasing the number of digits per line or the number of lines, or changing the position of a table in a document.

The conversion/inverse conversion instruction input unit 6 inputs a conversion/inverse conversion instruction 1 from the outside to indicate whether to convert document data to layout data or to inversely convert layout data to document data. The conversion instruction unit 7 receives the conversion/inverse conversion instruction l inputted from the outside by the conversion/inverse conversion instruction input unit 6, and provides the conversion instruction d or the inverse conversion instruction d- to the conversion unit 3.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing flow of the present word processor.0If a layout is displayed when modifying a document, modifications can be repeated until the layout is OK on the layout display. When a satisfactory document is completed on the layout display and a layout OK instruction is issued, the document data is automatically changed to the corrected layout. Only in response to this layout OK instruction, the corresponding address of the document data is obtained from the address indicating the modified data position on the storage unit using the correlation information, and the modified data is displayed by display data conversion. The display data of the document data is updated again.

As explained above, according to the word processor according to the present invention, since it has the function of editing directly on the layout display screen, when you want to modify the layout, you can change the layout from the layout display screen to the document input screen. This has the effect of making proofreading easier because there is no need to go back. Furthermore, even if corrections are made on the layout display screen, the document data will not be changed immediately, making re-correction or backtracking easier. 4
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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the blocks in FIG. 1...Document data storage section 2...In-page layout data storage section 3...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A word processor having a layout display function, comprising: means for storing document data for at least one page of created document data; means for storing data regarding the in-page layout of the document data; means for holding correlation information with data regarding the in-page layout and bidirectionally converting document data and in-page layout data based on this information; and a means for displaying this layout when displaying the in-page layout. means for externally inputting a position change instruction on the screen; means for interpreting the input position change instruction and correcting the layout data according to the instruction; and correcting the document data using the corrected layout data. A word processor characterized in that it includes means for.