JPH0259857A - Character string processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To paste a character string to a dasired area just with a simple operation after the character string is once cut by pasting the character string stored in a memory to a pasting part designated separately when a pasting job is designated by a designating means. CONSTITUTION:A memory 2 storing a cut character string and a designating means 6 designating a pasting job are provided. When a pasting job is designated by the means 6, a control means 1 pastes the character string stored in the memory 2 to a pasting part which is separately designated. Thus it is possible to paste the character string to a desired area with a simple operation after the character string is once cut.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Objective 1 of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a character string processing method related to cut (copy)/paste functions used in workstations, word processors, etc.

(Prior Art) In recent years, workstations equipped with multi-windows, mice, bitmap displays, etc. have become widespread, and by combining these functions, for example, pop-up menus (or pull-down menus) can be used to improve the operability of editing operations. is improving. By the way, among the editing functions provided by the above-mentioned pop-up menu etc., cutting (copying)/paste of character strings - (cut or col) V/1) as is particularly frequently used in the interactive environment of workstations.
te) There is an operation. This function involves cutting a desired character string from a document displayed on the screen and inserting it into the document or other part of the window. but,
This function is useful when pasting one cut character string in several places, and if you do not know the paste point at a certain location, for example, when you perform another editing process and find the paste point, you can use the same function again. You have to cut the string and paste it in the place where you added the character.
There was a drawback that the same character string had to be cut every time it was pasted.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in recent workstations or word processors, cut (copy)/paste operations can be easily performed using functions such as pop-up menus. Since character strings cannot be memorized, if the same character string is cut and pasted in multiple locations, the cutting operation must be performed each time. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a character string processing method that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows the character string to be pasted by simply cutting the character string once and then pasting the character string to a desired location. It is said that

[Structure 1 of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a cut (copy) 77 page cut (copy) method in which a character string displayed on a screen is cut and pasted onto another display portion on the same screen. In an apparatus having functions of 1 to 1, a storage means for storing the cut character string, a designation means for designating paste, and a character string held in the storage means when paste is designated by the designation means. A character string processing method is adopted, which includes a control means for pasting the text into a separately designated paste target area.

(Operation) In the character string processing method of the present invention, the storage means holds the cut character string. When paste is specified by the specifying means, the control means pastes the character string held in the storage means into a separately specified paste target portion.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a workstation to which the character string processing method of the present invention is applied. 1 is a CPU that performs various controls such as document creation and editing processing, and controls the entire device; 2 is a main i-device that stores data related to various operations of the CPU and is also provided with a paste buffer to be described later; A display device for displaying created documents, etc., 4 a bitmap memory for storing data to be displayed on the display device, 5 a keyboard for inputting documents, various control instructions, etc., and 6 a keyboard for moving the cursor and displaying a pop-up menu. and a mouse for making selections, etc., and 7 is an input/output control device serving as an interface between the keyboard 5 and mouse 6 and the CPU 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the CPU 1 is waiting for an input, for example, when a request for pop-up menu processing is made from the mouse 6 or the like via the input control device 7, the CPU 1 reads and writes data in the main memory @ 2 and the bitmap memory 4, and performs the processing as shown in FIG. Perform the processing according to the flow shown in . first,
After setting the device to the pop-up menu processing mode in step 201, a pop-up menu such as cut, copy, paste, paste buffer, etc. is displayed on the screen of the display device 3 in step 202, as shown in FIG. Show menu. Here, the operator selects a desired item from the displayed menu using the mouse 6 or the like. This causes CPU1 to step 203.
to determine what the selected menu is. If cut or copy is selected in step 203, the process goes to step 204 to cut or copy the character string specified by the operator. Step 205
Now, write the cut string above as the main character 'l! ! After storing the content in the base buffer 1 provided in the device 2 and transferring the content stored in the base buffer 1 to one of the other paste buffers 2 to N in step 206, The process advances to step 207, where normal cut and copy processing is performed on the cut character string, and the process advances to wait for input. If it is determined in step 203 that paste has been selected, the process proceeds to step 20B, where the latest character string stored in the paste buffer 1 is inserted into a portion separately designated by the operator, and the process waits for input. Proceed to. Furthermore, if one of the paste buffers 2 to N is selected in step 203, the process proceeds to step 209, where the character string held in the selected base buffer is inserted into the part specified by the operator. , proceed to wait for input. Here, step 20 above
When inserting the character string cut in step 4 into paste buffer 1, if the character string is already in paste buffer 1, in step 206 this character string is inserted into paste buffers 2 to N. is transferred to a buffer that does not hold the string, and then a new character string is written to the base buffer 1. Also, if there is no empty base buffer,
For example, processing is performed to transfer the contents of paste buffer 1 to the paste buffer that stored the character string first.

According to this embodiment, the character string that has been cut once is used as the base i.
If you want to paste a string that has been saved in a buffer, simply call up the paste process from the pop-up menu and select it.The string can be pasted to the specified part, and the cut operation can be performed. Pasting can be done easily and quickly without having to do it frequently. Also, if you copy a command string and put it in the base buffer, you can paste it at any time later and avoid re-entering it. This simplifies the operation of the command interpreter of the workstation, making it possible to easily input data using an interpreter such as an AI language.

[Effect of the invention 1 As described above, according to the character string processing method of the present invention, 1
Once the character string is clicked, the character string can be pasted simply by pasting it to the desired location.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a workstation to which the character string processing method of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart related to the cut (copy)/paste operation of the CPU shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a pop-up menu displayed on the display device shown in FIG. 1. 1... CPU 2... Main recorder device 3... Display device 4... Bitmap memory 5... Keyboard 6... Mouse 7... Input/output control device

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an apparatus having a cut (copy)/paste function for cutting a character string displayed on a screen and pasting it to another display area on the same screen, the apparatus includes a storage means for storing the cut character string and a pasting function. a means of specifying;
A character string processing method comprising: control means for pasting a character string held in the storage means to a separately designated paste target part when paste is designated by the designation means.