JPH0281164A - Document producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operating efficiency in terms of time by using the pointing means to the ends of paragraphs, the lines, the sentences, and the words respectively. CONSTITUTION:The character strings are divided with use of some logical rules for recognition of the initiation and the termination. For instance, the punctuation is recognized for the words based on the connection of character codes of the same type, for the sentences based on the punctuation marks, for the lines based on the arrangement of character strings, and for the ends of paragraphs based on the line feed codes respectively. For the range pointing means, a pointing button 1 for the unit of the end of paragraph, a pointing button 2 for the line unit, a pointing button 3 for the sentence unit, and a pointing button 4 for the word unit are used in response to the ends of paragraphs, the lines, the sentences and the words respectively. Thus the punctuation positions are searched in both front and back directions with push of those pointing buttons. Then the prescribed range information is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device, such as an electronic word processor, which realizes an efficient editing function when creating and editing documents.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a document creation machine, after inputting a continuous sentence, at the editing stage, the character string of the sentence to be edited is specified by using a cursor to specify the starting character position and ending character position. This means that the range that requires editing has been specified. Furthermore, an operation instruction such as copying, moving, deleting, modifying, etc. is given to the specified range, and one operation of these operation instructions is performed. In such operations, a range is specified for each operation and an operation instruction is issued each time, resulting in an operation that is inefficient in terms of time.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention logically automatically recognizes character string breaks in units such as words, clauses, lines, sentences, and paragraphs when creating or editing a document, thereby making it easier to copy, move, and edit text. To provide a document creation device that is easy to operate and is capable of repeatedly performing operations such as deletion and modification in one operation.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a document creation mechanism that inputs characters and performs a focusing operation on a plurality of character strings, a cursor means for moving between the plurality of character strings, and a cursor means specified by the cursor means. An instruction means for instructing the type of editing of characters, clauses, sentences, etc. to be edited in a character string, and automatic discrimination for detecting break positions by determining the arrangement of the character string and the type of character code according to the instruction means. There is a document creation device characterized by comprising: means.

[Operation] The cursor movement accompanying the range specification operation is performed to specify the starting end and ending end of the character string. In order to eliminate the troublesome movement of the cursor, it would be good if the start and end of a character string could be automatically recognized.

In the present invention, several logical rules are used to separate character strings in order to recognize the beginning and end.

For example, "1 word" is a combination of character codes of the same type,
Breaks can be recognized from commas in sentences, by how character strings are arranged in lines, and by line feed codes in paragraphs. Further, as an instruction means for specifying a range, instruction keys corresponding to words, sentences, lines, and paragraphs are provided, and by pressing the keys, a break position is searched in both forward and backward directions to obtain predetermined range information.

[Embodiment゛] Figure 1 is a diagram showing the layout of the keyboard used in the present invention, where key buttons 1 are used to specify paragraph units, 2 are line units, 3 are sentence units, and 4 are word unit instructions. Used for designation. When the key button 5 is pressed simultaneously with any of the keys 1 to 4, an instruction designation operation is started. 6 is a key for moving the cursor. In this embodiment, due to the key arrangement, a method was adopted in which two keys were pressed down at the same time, but a method in which each key was pressed down individually may also be used.

Figure 2 shows a concrete example of a document displayed on the screen.
0 indicates the range in units of "one word" in the sentence example, 11 indicates the range in units of "paragraph", and 12 indicates the range in units of "line".

Taking as an example the specification of a "paragraph" unit, the cursor is moved using the 6 key and moved to an arbitrary character within the range indicated by 11. At that time, it does not matter which character position is within the range of 11. Next, instruction designation key 1
If you press the 5 key after pressing , the 11 range will be highlighted, indicating that the desired range has been determined.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the software according to the present invention, in which 15 is a case where one word/range is specified, 16 is a search in the forward direction, 17 is a check to determine if the characters are of the same type, and YES is selected.
If S, go back and continue. When the answer is No, the starting end position is determined in step 18. Search backwards at 19 and 20
In step 21, the end position is determined in the same manner as in step 17.

22 is when specifying 1 sentence/range, 23 searches forward, 24 determines commas or line breaks, and No.
If , return to 23, if YES, confirm the start position of 25, search backward in 26, judge the reading point of 27, and if YES, confirm the end position of 28, and complete one stroke. It ends.

29 is for specifying "one line/range", and the position of the first character of the line is obtained with 3 degrees. Here, the start position is determined (31) and the character position at the end of the line is obtained (32).

34 is when specifying a "paragraph/range", and when it moves to execution, it performs a forward search (35), determines whether or not to insert a line break (36), and if YES, determines the starting position (37)
). Next, a backward search (38) is performed to determine whether a line break is to be performed (39). If YES, the end position is determined (40) and the paragraph range specification ends.

The above operation explanations have clarified each function, but in the past, when performing operations such as copying, moving, deleting, and decorating, it was necessary to specify the start and end positions in the document for each operation. In contrast, in the present invention, by specifying a word, clause, sentence, or paragraph, the purpose can be achieved with one action or one operation for each operation.

[Effects of the Invention] The more frequently the editing work is performed, the more effective the present invention becomes.As shown in FIG. It is possible to obtain a solved document production device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a keyboard according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a sentence used in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a flowchart of software illustrating the present invention. l: Button for specifying a paragraph 2: Button for specifying a line 3: Button for specifying a sentence 4: Button for specifying a clause or more Applicant: Seiko Epson Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney: Kizobe Suzuki et al. 2nd Procedure Written amendment (method) Indication of the case Patent Application No. 233236 of 1988 2゜ Title of invention Document preparation device Seiko Epson Corporation Representative Director Tsuneya Nakamura Contact information! 34B-8531 Extension 300-302 Ward 3 (C) (C1)

Claims (1)

[Claims] a document creation mechanism that inputs characters and edits them into a plurality of character strings; a cursor means that moves between the plurality of character strings;
An instruction means for instructing the type of editing such as a character, clause, sentence, etc. to be edited in the character string specified by the cursor means, and determining and delimiting the arrangement of the character string and the type of character code according to the instruction means. 1. A document creation device comprising: automatic determination means for detecting a position.