JPH0269240A - Ruled table entry of typesetting correction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make possible the quick and accurate entry of a ruled table by providing the first step which enters an area for drawing a rule and the second step for entering the interval of a horizontal rule and the frequency of repeating the drawing of a rule. CONSTITUTION:The whole area for rules is entered from an input device 2. This data is entered into an area calculation device 4 and recognized as a rectangular area. Next, data on the intervals of vertical rules and horizontal rules and the frequency of repeating the drawing of a rule is entered. A division data calculation device 6 converts the entered data on the interval and frequency to a data format suited to the creation of rule data. After this, rule data is created based on the outputs of the area calculation device 4 and the division data calculation device 6. This processing is performed by a rule data creation device 8. The rule data is data for specifying the position of each rule in a ruled table. Then a display control signal is created based on the rule data and the ruled table is displayed. These processings are performed by a display control device 12 and a display device 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a typesetting proofing device used for data input and proofreading of phototypesetting, etc., and particularly relates to the input of ruled lines.

[Prior Art] In a conventional typesetting proofing device, inputting a ruled table as shown in FIG. 9 is performed as follows. First, input a starting point A and an ending point B1, and draw a horizontal line S. next,
Input the starting point A2 and ending point B2, and draw the horizontal rule S2. Similarly, horizontal line s3. s4. Subtract s,,s. after that,
Enter 〇 for the starting point A1 and ending point, and create a vertical rule P.

pull. Next, input the starting point C2 and ending point D1, and
Subtract 2. Similarly, vertical lines P, , P4. P, ,P
, and complete the ruled table.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional input method as described above, the operation is complicated, and therefore, there is a problem that the input takes time.

Additionally, there is a problem in that if the starting point and ending point are not specified properly, the ruled lines end up protruding.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a method that can quickly and accurately input a ruled table in a typesetting proofing device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A ruled table input method according to the present invention includes: a first step of inputting an area to draw ruled lines, and inputting the interval between vertical ruled lines to be drawn in the area and the number of repetitions thereof. , a second step of inputting the interval between horizontal ruled lines and the number of repetitions thereof, and a third step of calculating and storing ruled line data based on the area input in the first step and the data input in the second step. and a fourth step of displaying ruled lines based on the ruled line data.

[Operation] The ruled table input method according to the present invention will be explained using FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the processing as functions.

We will now proceed with the discussion assuming that the ruled table shown in FIG. 9 is to be input. First, in step S of FIG. 1, the entire area of the ruled table is input from the input device 2.

Here, the starting point A (0,0) and the ending point B (100,60)
This is done by inputting the coordinates of This data is input to the area calculation means 4 and recognized as a rectangular area.

Next, in step S2, the interval between vertical and horizontal ruled lines and the number of repetitions thereof are input. The divided data calculating means 6 converts the input data on the interval and the number of repetitions into a data format suitable for creating ruled line data.

Next, in step S3, ruled line data is created based on the outputs of the area calculation means 4 and the divided data calculation means 6. This process is performed in the ruled line data creation means 8. Here, the ruled line data is data for specifying the position of each ruled line in the ruled table. For example, it is composed of the X, Y coordinates of the starting point of each ruled line, and the x, y length (the X, Y coordinates of the ending point may also be used). This ruled line data is output and also stored in the ruled line data storage means lO.

Next, in step S4, a display control signal is created based on the ruled line data, and a ruled table is displayed.

These processes are performed in the display control means 12 and the display device 14.

[Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows a typesetting proofing device used in a ruled table input method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The pass line 49 has a ROM
2O, RAM52 is connected. Also, via the interface 42.44.46, the disk unit 40. CRT 14 which is a display device, keyboard 2a which is an input device, mouse 2b, Bentouch tablet 2
c is connected. The CPU 48 controls each of these devices based on a program stored in the ROM 50. Note that the program may be stored in the RAM 52.

A flowchart of the program stored in the ROM 50 is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described according to this flowchart.

First, in steps S and o, the area of the ruled table is input. In this embodiment, the upper left corner of the ruled table is set as the starting point A, the lower right corner is set as the ending point B, and input is made using the mouse 2b. The starting point A and the ending point B are not limited to the upper left corner and the lower right corner, but may be two points on the diagonal. Further, the coordinates of the starting point A and the ending point B may be entered numerically using the keyboard 2a. In step SIO,
Area length in the X direction XLEN and area length in the Y direction YLEN
is calculated.

Next, a dividing formula for drawing vertical and horizontal ruled lines is input from the keyboard 2a. Here, the basic form of the division formula is (1)
As shown in the formula.

P=Xs*TI, X2*T2, Xs*Ts,...
, X, , *T, ... (1) The above equation is a division equation for vertical ruled lines. The division formula for horizontal ruled lines is similarly expressed as in equation (2) below.

5=Y1*T1. Y2*T2. Y3*T3. ...-,
Y, *T,...-(2) where L, Xn...X
n is the interval between ruled lines, T1. T2...T
o is the number of repetitions.

FIG. 5 shows the area division according to equation (1). Therefore, when inputting the ruled lines in Figure 9, P=lO*2, 20*1, 30*2...
・・・・・・・・・(3) S=25*1. lo*3,5
*1 You can enter (4). Furthermore, when the number of repetitions is one, it is convenient to specify that *l may be omitted. In this case, equations (3) and (4) are P=10*Z, 20,
30*2・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・(
5) S=25JO*3,5・・・・・・・・・・・・
It can be simplified as (6).

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when Xo or Yl is omitted, the remaining intervals within the area are set to be equally divided. Furthermore, (X, *T, ,X2*T2)*
By T3, the pattern of island*T+, X2*T2 is changed to T8
It is specified that it will be repeated several times.

To give an example of the second statement, P=(+, o*2, 20*3, 10)*2. *3...
......(7) expresses FIG. 6.

Also, P=*2. (!0,20.30)*2. *4...
......(8) expresses Fig. 7. Here, F, to F6 are obtained by dividing the remainder after performing (10, 20, 30)*2 into 6 equal parts. Fl, F2
corresponds to *2, and F3 to F6 correspond to *4.

When the division formula is input as described above, the division data is then calculated based on this division formula (step S
I2-516). Now, the area length XLEN in the X direction is 10
0, the Y direction area length YLEN is 60, and the division 2P
=LO not yet 2, 20.30. *2o, and S=*2,
The operation of divided data will be explained in the case where IQ*2 is input.

First, in step S1□, the division formula P=10*2,
From 2030, *2, the table in Table 1 is created and the RA
It is stored in M52. In the table, the areas marked "equally divided" are areas where the intervals are not fixed (corresponding to *2).

Table 1 Equal division Next, in step srs, it is determined whether there is an undetermined interval. If there is no undetermined interval, step S+
Move to V. Here, since there is an undetermined interval, step S14 is executed. In step S14, the remaining interval RLEN is calculated using the following equation.

RLEN=100-2 x 10-20-30=30 In step 5i11, this residual RLEN is divided by the number of undetermined equal intervals to obtain the interval. That is, in this case, an interval of 15 is obtained as 30/2.

Next, this determined interval is set in Table 1, and Table 2 is determined as divided data and stored in the RAM 52 again.

Table 2 Note that the same process is performed for the horizontal ruled lines, and the divided data in Table 3 is obtained.

Table 3 Divided data calculated in this way and step Sh
Ruled line data is created based on the data of the area set in o (step S, 7). The ruled line data consists of the starting point and length of each ruled line, as shown in Table 4.

Table 4 0.20 0.50 0.60 40.0 70.0 100.0 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 This ruled line data is stored in the RAM 52 (step S1). Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the lines are displayed as ruled lines on the CRT 14 (step S8).

In the above embodiment, a case where a ruled line is drawn around the area has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where no ruled line is drawn around the area.

Further, although a microcomputer and software are used to achieve the functions shown in FIG. 2, it may also be configured using hardware such as a logic circuit.

[Effects of the Invention] The ruled line input method according to the present invention includes the first step of inputting an area to draw a ruled line, inputting the interval between vertical ruled lines to be drawn in the area and the number of repetitions thereof, and inputting the interval between horizontal ruled lines and the number of repetitions thereof. The second step is to input the number of repetitions. Therefore, vertical ruled lines and horizontal ruled lines can be input at arbitrary positions by a simple operation.

That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a simple, quick, and accurate ruled line input method.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing a ruled table input method according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of a typesetting proofing device used to implement the method of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows the hardware configuration in one embodiment. Figure 4 is a flowchart of the program stored in the ROM 50, Figures 5, 6, and
Figure 7 is a diagram for explaining the division method, and Figure 8 is a diagram for explaining the CRT.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a conventional ruled table input method. Figure +01020202010 Figure Figure 9

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An input device for inputting data, a ruled line data calculation means for calculating and outputting ruled line data based on the input data, a ruled line data storage means for storing the ruled line data, and for displaying ruled lines based on the ruled line data. In a typesetting proofing device that is capable of drawing vertical and horizontal ruled lines and is equipped with a display control means for calculating a display signal, and a display means for displaying ruled lines in response to the display signal, step, enter the interval between vertical ruled lines to be drawn in the area and the number of repetitions thereof, and enter the interval between horizontal ruled lines and the number of repetitions thereof, the area entered in the first step and the second A ruled table input method comprising: a third step of calculating and storing ruled line data based on the data input in step; and a fourth step of displaying ruled lines based on the ruled line data.