JPH031210A - Character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a text from being deformed with an imprdent operation by judging whether or not input prohibition is set by referring to a setting means, and prohibiting input from an input means when the input prohibition is set. CONSTITUTION:A judging means 7 judges whether or not the input prohibition is set by referring to the setting means 7 when the input means 1 is operated. Character information, etc., inputted from the input means 1 is supplied to a readout means 3 when no input prohibition is set, and the readout means 3 reads out a word corresponding to the character information from a dictionary means 2, and outputs it to a display means 4. Also, when the input prohibition is set, no input from the input means 1 is accepted. Thereby, it is possible to set a state at an input prohibited state so as not to accept the input from the input means 1 by issuing an instruction to prohibit the input from an instruction means 5 when the content of the text is confirmed or editing work is interrupted transiently, and to prevent the text from being deformed due to the imprudent operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to character processing devices such as word processors and office computers, and more specifically, to character processing devices configured so as not to accept erroneous inputs during interruptions in operation. Regarding.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, for example, a Japanese word processor is configured such that information or instructions input from a keyboard are directly input to a kana-kanji conversion processing section, ie, a CPU, of the word processor itself.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, with conventional Japanese word processors, if you accidentally touch a key on the keyboard while checking a sentence you have created, unnecessary characters may be entered or unnecessary characters may be input. There was a problem that some text would be deleted.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and provides a character processing device that can inhibit input from a keyboard or cancel inhibition of input as necessary.

(d) Means to solve the problem FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram illustrating the present invention.

In the same figure, the present invention includes an input means 1 for inputting character information etc. by operating an operation unit, a dictionary means 2 for storing a large number of words corresponding to the character information, and a dictionary means 2 for storing a large number of words corresponding to the character information. A reading means 3 for reading words, a display means 4 for displaying the read words, an instruction means 5 for instructing input prohibition/input prohibition cancellation, and an input means l upon receiving an instruction output from the instruction means 5. a setting means 6 for setting input prohibition or cancellation of input prohibition for a user; and a determining means 7 for determining whether or not input prohibition is set by referring to the setting means 6 when the operation unit is operated. This character processing device includes an input prohibition means 8 which prohibits input from the input means 1 when the determination means 7 determines that input prohibition is set.

In this invention, it is preferable that the human/power means l use a keyboard, but it is also possible to use a pointing device such as a tablet input device or a mouse. The dictionary means 2 can be constructed from a ROM.

The reading means 3 can be composed of, for example, a 16-bit CPU.

The display means 4 can be comprised of a dot matrix type display device such as a CRT, LCD, or EL display. Note that it is preferable to provide a guidance display area on the screen of the display means 4 for notifying the operator through text or symbols that input prohibition is in effect when input prohibition is instructed.

It is preferable that the instruction means 5 assigns a key on the keyboard, for example, one of the function keys, as an input prohibition key, but a function key may also be used instead. The setting means 6 can be constructed from a RAM. Judgment means 7
and input prohibition means 8 are configured within the CPU.

(E) Effect According to this invention, when the input means is operated, the determination means refers to the setting means to determine whether input prohibition is set, and if input prohibition is not set, input from the input means is not performed. The readout means reads the word corresponding to the character information from the dictionary means and outputs it to the display means.

Further, if input prohibition is set, input from the input means is not accepted.

(F) EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor as an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 20 is a keyboard, including a character entry key for inputting character information, a conversion key (not shown) for performing kana-kanji conversion, and an input prohibition key 20a for instructing setting or cancellation of input prohibition. have. 21
is a conversion dictionary serving as a dictionary means, and stores a large number of words corresponding to character information. Reference numeral 22 denotes a sentence memory made of RAM, which stores sentences read from the conversion dictionary 21 and whose input has been confirmed. A CRT 23 has a guidance display area on its screen, and displays various information including words read out from the conversion dictionary 21. Reference numeral 24 denotes an input prohibition setting memory as a setting means, which is composed of condition flags for storing in code the input prohibition setting instructed by pressing the input prohibition key 20.

25 is a CPU, which performs the following processing according to the control program written in the program memory 26. That is, in the conventional process of kana-kanji conversion, words corresponding to character information (kana character string) input from the keyboard 20 are read from the conversion dictionary 21 and output to the CRT 23. In addition, in the input prohibition process that is a feature of this embodiment, when character information etc. are input from the keyboard 20, it is determined whether or not input prohibition is set in the input prohibition setting memory 24, and input prohibition is set. When it is determined that the keyboard 20 is being used, input from the keyboard 20 is prohibited.

The input prohibition process will be explained below according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Setting/cancelling input prohibition First, press the input prohibition key 20a on the keyboard 20 (
Step 30), the CPU 25 inputs the input prohibition setting memory 24
In step 31), it is determined whether or not input prohibition is set to input prohibition setting memory 2.
4 (step 32), "input prohibited" is displayed in the guidance display area of the CRT 23, and the process returns to step 30. If YES in step 31, the input prohibition setting is retrieved from the input prohibition setting memory 24 (step 33), and the "input prohibition" displayed in the guidance display area is erased to cancel the input prohibition setting (step 34). ).

Input prohibition processing It is assumed that input prohibition has been set by the above process. When any key on the keyboard 20 is pressed in this state, it is determined whether it is the input prohibition key 20λ (step 30), and if the determination is NO, then input prohibition is set in the input prohibition setting memory 24. If no, a key code of the pressed key is generated (step 36), and the key code is output (step 37) and given to the CPU 25. The CPU 25 uses this key code to convert the conversion dictionary 21
Search for the word (step 38), read out the word corresponding to the key code (step 39), and display it on the screen of the CRT 23 (step 40). The above process results in the same result as normal kana-kanji conversion.

If it is determined in step 35 that input prohibition is set, the process returns to step 30. In other words, no input from the keyboard 20 is accepted. Further, when the input prohibition key 20a is further pressed while input prohibition is set, the input prohibition setting is canceled.

(g) Effect of the invention According to this invention, when checking the content of a text or temporarily suspending editing work, if an input prohibition instruction is given from the instruction means, no input from the input means will be accepted. You can set it as an input prohibition mark so that it is not added. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the text from being deformed due to careless operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor as an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment. . l...Input means, 2...Dictionary means, 3...Reading means, 4...Display means, 5...Instruction means, 6...
... Setting means, 7... Determination means, 8.
...Input prohibition means. M 1 M 2 m

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting character information etc. by operating an operation unit, a dictionary means for storing a large number of words corresponding to the character information, and a reading means for reading words corresponding to the input character information; a display means for displaying the read word; an instruction means for instructing input prohibition/input prohibition release;
A setting means for setting input prohibition or canceling input prohibition for the input means in response to an instruction output from the instruction means; and a setting means for setting input prohibition to be performed by referring to the setting means when the operation unit is operated. A character processing device comprising: a determining means for determining whether the input is prohibited; and an input inhibiting means for inhibiting input from the input means when the determining means determines that input prohibition is set.