JPH0247763A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely arrange a character string in a document by designating a reference line and automatically arranging the character string in accordance with the reference line. CONSTITUTION:When a character string is inputted from a character string input part 1, its code is stored in a character string storage part 2. The character attribute from a character attribute input part 3 is stored in a character attribute storage part 4. Bit images of character font are successively generated by a character generating part 7. A character string arranging part 8 calculates positions, where generated bit images of characters should be placed, in accordance with the reference line stored in a reference line storage part 6 and successively arranges and outputs the character string on a character output part 9 like a bit map display device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device, and more particularly to a document processing device having a function of automatically arranging character strings along arbitrary reference lines.

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional document processing devices, the arrangement of character strings is limited to the vertical or horizontal direction, and character strings cannot be freely arranged. Therefore, if you want to arrange character strings diagonally, etc., the character string expressed in code must be converted to another representation such as a bit image, and then the operator must perform arrangement processing on the different representation data. This required complicated operations.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As described above, in the conventional technology, character strings cannot be freely arranged, and cumbersome operations are required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and provide a document processing device that can freely arrange character strings with simple operations and create documents with rich expressiveness.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the document processing device of the present invention includes a character string input section for inputting a character string, and stores codes of characters of the character string input in the character string input section. a character string storage section, a character attribute input section for inputting character attributes of the character string, a character attribute storage section for storing character attributes input in the character attribute input section, and input of a reference line for character arrangement. a reference line input unit that stores the reference line input in the reference line input unit; a reference line storage unit that stores the reference line input in the reference line input unit; and a code of the character of the character string stored in the character string storage unit and the code stored in the character attribute storage unit. a character generation section that generates a bit image of a character font according to the character attribute that has been set; a character string arrangement section that arranges the bit image along the reference line stored in the reference line storage section; The present invention is characterized in that it has a character string output section that outputs character strings arranged in sections, and arranges and outputs character strings along a reference line defined by inputting a reference line.

Effects With the above configuration, when creating a document, you can specify a reference line and type text according to the reference line without having to enter a character string, convert it to a different representation, and arrange it. By automatically arranging columns,
Character strings can be placed freely in the document.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a character string input section, 2 is a character string storage section that stores the code of the character string input from the input section, 3 is a character attribute input section for inputting character attributes, and 4 5 is a character attribute storage unit that stores character attributes input from the character attribute input unit; 5 is a reference line input unit that inputs a reference line;
6 is a reference line storage unit that stores the reference line input in the reference line input unit; 7 is a reference line storage unit that stores the reference line input in the reference line input unit; and 7, the character code of the character string stored in the character string storage unit and the character attribute stored in the character attribute storage unit. Therefore, a character generation section 8 generates a bit image of a character font, a character string arrangement section 8 arranges a bit image of the generated character font along a reference line stored in a reference line storage section, and a character string arrangement section 9 This is a string output section that outputs strings arranged in sections.

When a reference line of a shape in which a character string is desired to be placed is inputted into the reference line input section 5 using a pointing device or the like, the reference line storage section 6 stores the inputted reference line.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a reference line. In this case, the reference line is the fourth
As shown in the figure, point Pi = (Xi, Yt) 1:0,1. , , N line segment LJ = (Xj, YJ) − (Xj+1. Yj
+1)j: 0. ! , , , N-1, and the reference line storage unit 6 stores this set of points. When a character string is input using a keyboard or the like in the character string input section 1, the character string storage section 2 stores the codes of the characters of the input character string. In addition, the character attribute input section 3 inputs character attributes that are referenced when generating a bit image of characters such as the character type, size, and direction of the input character string, and when arranging the character string. The character attribute storage section 4 stores this character attribute. The character generation unit 7 sequentially generates bit images of a character font from the character codes of the character string stored in the character string storage unit 2 and the character attributes stored in the character attribute storage unit 4. Character string arrangement section 8
calculates the position to place the bit image of the generated character along the reference line stored in the reference line storage unit 6, and outputs the character to the character string output unit 9 of the bitmap display device, etc. as shown in FIG. Arrange and output columns sequentially. The reference line is represented by a line sentence connected as shown in Fig. 4, and the bit image IMk of each character in a character string with the number of character strings is S, where IMk is vertically Hk,
Lateral Wk: 0. When represented by a rectangle I, , , , S-1, the character string placement unit 8 places the bit image of the character on the reference line, for example, as follows. This will be explained using FIG. 5. First, align the lower left corner point of the bit image IMO of the first character of the string with the starting point PO of the reference line, and the line passing over the first line segment LO of the reference line and the line passing above the base of IMO match. Arrange the IMO so that Next, among the line segments LJ representing the reference line,
Find the line segment Lp that intersects with the straight line passing above the right side of IMO and its intersection cp, align the lower left corner point of I old with point CI), and find the line passing above Lp and the line passing above the bottom of IMI. Arrange the IMIs so that they match. By repeating this, character strings can be sequentially arranged along the reference line.

In this manner, the document processing apparatus of the present invention allows character strings to be freely arranged with a simple operation when creating a document.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, character strings can be freely arranged with a simple operation when creating a document, and a richly expressive document can be created without any troublesome operations. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document processing device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a pattern diagram showing an example of a reference line in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a character string output unit in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the expression of the reference line in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the method of arranging character strings. be. 1...Character string input section, 2...Character string storage section, 3
... Character attribute input section, 4... Character attribute storage section, 5.
...Reference line input section, 6...Reference line storage section, 7
...Character generation section, 8...Character string arrangement section, 9...
- String output section. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person

Claims (1)

[Claims] a character string input part for inputting a character string; a character string storage part for storing codes of characters of the character string input in the character string input part; and a character attribute input part for inputting attributes of characters of the character string. , a character attribute storage unit that stores character attributes input in the character attribute input unit; a reference line input unit that inputs a reference line for character arrangement (hereinafter referred to as reference line); Generate a bit image of a character font according to a reference line storage unit that stores an input reference line, a character code of a character string stored in the character string storage unit, and a character attribute stored in the character attribute storage unit. a character generator to
The method is characterized by comprising a character string arrangement section that arranges the bit image along the reference line stored in the reference line storage section, and a character string output section that outputs the character string arranged by the character string arrangement section. document processing device.