JPH03127170A - Logical structure generation processing system in document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation for preparing a document and to reduce the instruction quantity, and to improve the operability of a user by preparing in parallel an argument structure and the contents. CONSTITUTION:In a central processing unit 11, a storage part 12 is provided, and a contents editing program 13 for editing and outputting the contents of a document, based on data inputted from a keyboard 17, and a structure editing program 15 for generating a materialized specific logical structure to an object document from a generalized common logical structure are contained, and also, a contents editing area 14 for holding the edited contents data displayed to a display device by the contents editing program 13, and a structure editing area 16 for holding a relation of the common logical structure and the specific logical structure, and the contents are provided. In this case, the logical structure and the contents are generated in parallel. In such a way, generation of a contradiction between the logical structure and the contents can be prevented.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an apparatus for inputting and editing a document.

The present invention relates to a logical structure creation processing method in a document creation device that performs input editing while adding a logical structure to a document.

[Prior Art] There are various types of documents, such as essays, reports, and letters, depending on their purpose, and similar logical structures such as chapters, sections, and paragraphs are observed between documents of the same type.

Conventional techniques have focused on this point and have made it possible to easily create documents according to a logical structure. For example, as stated in IJ-3 of the 38th National Conference of the Information Processing Society of Japan, documents can be roughly divided into logical structures as described above, Japanese documents, line drawings, etc. It is considered to be divided into structured document definitions divided by type and structured documents created individually corresponding to the documents each operator wants to create.

A structural document definition is positioned like an intersection of structural documents, and when creating a specific structural document, the operator should fill in the excess and deficiency of the structural document definition before or after inputting the contents. , create a specific structure document by adding or deleting excess or insufficient structures;

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned conventional technology positions a logical structure common to a plurality of structured documents as a structured document definition, and creates a fixed document in which the number of repetitions of partial logical structures and the order of appearance are fixed. However, it does not take into consideration non-routine construction documents, and users must create structural documents by adding and deleting partial structural documents that are too short or too large for the structural document definition. Ta.

In addition, the creation of a structured document was supposed to be done before inputting the content or after inputting the 11th content, but there is a possibility that conflicts may occur if the logical structure and content are input separately, so it is difficult to create a structured document when inputting and editing the document. It is preferable to create a structure document in parallel.

The purpose of the present invention is to simplify operations for document creation and reduce the amount of instructions required, thereby improving operability for users and preventing inconsistencies between logical structure and content. It is in. In the present invention, a structural document definition is referred to as a common logical structure, and a structural document is referred to as a specific logical structure.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the logical structure and content are created in parallel in the process of creating the logical structure and content in a device that inputs and edits a document.

In addition, in the process of creating a specific logical structure from a common logical structure that has a logical structure common to multiple documents in a document input/editing device, guidance for a partial common logical structure determined under certain conditions from the common logical structure is provided. Furthermore, when the above-mentioned guidance is shown to the user, a means for denying the guidance, a means for determining the content of the instruction from the user, and a common method when the result of the determination is negative. A means for determining a partially common logical structure based on conditions different from the logical structure is provided.

[Operation] According to the present invention, by creating the logical structure and contents in parallel, and by showing guidance to the user, it is possible to prevent a contradiction between the logical structure and the contents.

Also, by providing guidance to users.

The user only needs to input the content while referring to it, which simplifies the operation.

Furthermore, since processing is performed by treating each common logical structure as a partial common logical structure, it is easy to repeat partial logical structures and change the order of appearance. , even if deletion is not performed, it can be done with a simple instruction, the amount of instructions from the user can be reduced, and operability is improved.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a central processing device t! 11 includes a storage unit 12, a content editing program 13 that edits the content of a document based on data input from the keyboard 11, and outputs it to a display device; A structure editing program 15 for generating a specific logical structure embodied in a document is stored, and a structure editing program 15 for holding edited content data to be displayed on a display device by the content editing program 13 is stored. Content editing area 14. A structure editing area 16 is provided for holding the relationship between the common logical structure, the specific logical structure, and the contents. The processing device 11 also includes a keyboard 17 used to input the contents of the document, a mouse 18 used for other input instructions, a display device 19 that displays the contents to be edited and can point to a specific position on one screen, An external storage device 21 is connected for storing a common logical structure and each document. Note that an example of a content editing screen 20 is shown in the display device 19.

The overall flow of the logical structure creation process and the role of each component will be explained with reference to FIG.

When you start the logical structure creation process, content editing program 1
3 initializes the content editing area 14 and outputs a content editing screen as shown at 20 in the figure on the display device 19, and then passes control to the structure m collection program 15. The structure editing program 15 secures a structure editing area 16, reads a common logical structure as shown in FIG. Referring to the logical structure, determine candidates for partially common logical structures that can be selected next,
A corresponding specific logical structure as shown in FIG. 3 is created, and the purpose of the logical structure, for example, distinctions such as "Chapter 1" 33, "Number" 34, "Title B" 35, etc., is passed to the content editing program 13. .

The content editing program 13 displays the use of the partially common logical structure as guidance in the guidance display area of the content editing screen 20 displayed on the display device 19, waits for input from the user, and inputs the content using the keyboard 17. When the content editing program 13 receives the input content, it is edited in the content editing area 14, displayed in the content display area of the content editing screen 20, and then sent to the structure editing program 15. After requesting a correspondence between the contents and structure, the next substructure is requested to be created.

Instead of inputting content, the mouse 18 is used as a display device 19.
This is a device used to perform processing such as pointing to an area for displaying commands on the content editing screen 20 displayed in the content editing screen 20, and pointing to a portion of the content to be edited. When the user uses the mouse to instruct to select another candidate, the content editing program 13 accepts the request and instructs the structure editing program 15 to change the conditions and select a partially common logical structure. .

FIG. 2 shows an example of a common logical structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a partially common logical structure 1.1 "Document" has a partially common logical structure 1.1 "Title A" at the bottom, and a partially common logical structure 1.1 "Title A". The section ``Chapter 1.2r'' has a repetition, and the section ``Chapter 1.2r common logical structure'' has a partial common logical structure 1.2 at the bottom.
．． While selecting ``1 r number'' and partial common logical structure 1.2.2 r title BJ, and partial common logical structure 1.2.3 F bar graph'' and partial common logical structure 1.2.4 r figure''.

In addition, r in the figure indicates that it is held repeatedly.
The figures in the figure show the uses of a partial common logical structure, taking a common logical structure called a document as an example.

FIG. 3 is an example of a specific logical structure created from the common logical structure shown in FIG. 2 of one embodiment of the present invention. "Document" 3
1 is generated from the partial common logical structure 1 in FIG.
．． 2, "Numbers J 34, 40 from Partial Common Logical Structure 1.2.1," Title BJ 35, 41 from Partial Common Logical Structure 1.2.2, "Paragraph J 36.
Figures 42 and 37 are generated from the partial common logical structures 1.2.3 and 1.2.4.

For example, a case will be described in which the specific logical structure shown in FIG. 3 is created.

When the logical structure creation process starts, partial common logical structures 1 "Document" and 1.1 "Title A" are created from the common logical structure.
is selected, the two usages, ``Document'' 31 and ``Title A'' 32 are connected, and a guidance to input the ``Document Title'' is displayed. When the user inputs the content of the title, the content of the "number" 34 to be selected next is automatically determined, and the next candidates, namely, partial common logical structure 1.2 "chapter" and 1.2. 2rTitle B”
Select to display guidance for entering the "Chapter 1 title." In this way, it is possible to input the contents while interactively referring to the structure defined by the common logical structure. In the diagram of Figure 3, “Paragraph J36.r Diagram J37.r
In "Paragraph" 38, the input of "Paragraph" is requested by repetition, but in the case of "R figure" 37 in the figure, by indicating another candidate, the input of "R figure" is requested again using repetition. Can be done. Further, following the input at 38 in the figure, we want to input the next new chapter, so we create a new chapter by using the repetition of "partial common logical structure 1.2r chapter".

Next, while creating the logical structure of one embodiment of the present invention according to the flowchart of FIG. 4, the user inputs the contents of the document and associates it with the structure. The flow of processing will be explained using FIG. 3 as an example.

First, when the document creation process is started, the structure editing program 15 initializes a stack for storing a partial structure of a specific logical structure to be created (401).
1. Partial common logical structure of one common logical structure as the first candidate. In other words, the process of selecting "r document" (40
Do 2).

A partial specific logical structure is created based on this candidate and stored in the stack (403). It is determined whether there is another partial structure below the candidate (404), and the partial common logical structure 1.1 "Title A" shown in FIG. 2 is determined (404).
If it is determined that there is no partial structure at the bottom, it is determined whether the user has specified a usage (405) tt.

As a result of the determination in step 404, as shown in FIG.
J, 1.2.3 If it is determined that there is a partial structure such as r paragraph j, the partial common logical structure 1.2. l r number” and 1.2.
2. Select ``Title B'' (411). It is determined whether the next candidate has been selected from the lower partial structure 412
), if the candidate is not selected due to selection conditions, etc., it is determined that there is no partial structure below the candidate, and a process of popping up one stack is performed (416).

When candidates are selected, for example, partial common logical structure 1
．． 2 Part common logical structure at the bottom of "Chapter" 1゜2.1 When "Number" is selected, candidate selection conditions are stored in a specific logical structure at the top of the stack (421), and the specification in step 403 Return to logical structure creation/storage processing. The selection of the partial common logical structure 1.2.1 r number is stored at the top of the stack (421), and in step 403 a specific logical structure of the partial common logical structure 1.2.1 r number is created ( 403). Since the process returns to step 403 for creating and storing a specific logical structure, the determination process in step 404 is performed, and after the process for selecting the lower partial structure of the candidate in steps 411, 412 and 421, the specific logical structure in step 403 is returned. The processing until returning to the creation/storage process is continued until there is no partial common logical structure below the partial common logical structure that is a candidate when creating a specific logical structure in step 403, that is, partial common logical structure 1.1 "Title A
” and partial common logical structure 1.2.1 r number”, 1.2.
2 r Title BJ, 1.2.3 r Bara Bluff J, 1
．． This process is repeated until there are no more partial structures at the bottom as shown in Figure 2.4r.

While waiting for an input from the user, it is determined whether a usage specification has been made (405), and if it is determined that no usage has been specified, guidance is displayed in the guidance display area of the content editing screen 20 under the control of the content editing program 13. Display processing (406) is performed, and input from the user is awaited (407).

If the user has input, the input content is judged by the content editing program 13, and if it is determined that the content has been input (408), it is stored in the stack along with the content input by the user. A process (414) for associating the partial specific logical structure that is present is performed, and a process (415) for determining the candidate partial specific logical structure stored in the stack.
), the control is passed to the structure editing program 15, and the structure g collection program 15 executes the process (416) of popping up one stack to the previous candidate.

Further, if the content editing program 13 determines that a negative instruction has been input from the user (409), for example,
As shown in FIG. 3, after inputting the contents of the "Paragraph" 38, the guidance for inputting the contents of the "Paragraph" is displayed again (406), and while waiting for input from the user (407), 1 If a negation is made by specifying “chapter”, it is determined that a negation instruction has been input (409)
be done. Control is passed to the structure editing program 15, and the process of popping up one stack (416) is executed.

Here, a "paragraph" that is not shown in the figure after "paragraph" 38 in FIG. 3 is popped up. It is determined whether the stack is empty due to popup (417), and if it is empty, error processing (423)
will be held.

If it is not empty, the lowest common logical structure existing in the stack is selected as a candidate (418), and the conditions for the lower substructure of the candidate selected in preprocessing are changed from the previous selection, and the next candidate is selected. A selection process (419) is performed. Since "Document" 31 and "Paragraph J33" exist in the stack, it is determined that it is not empty (417), and "Partial Common Logical Structure 1.2r Chapter" is selected as a candidate (418), "R Paragraph".
The conditions are changed from when 38 was selected, and ``partial common logical structure 1.2.4 r diagram'' is selected (419).

After the next candidate selection process (419), a determination is made (420)
), if there is no candidate to select, the process returns to step 416 and again pops up one stack (41
Execute 6). If there is a candidate to select, here r
Since there is a candidate called ``Diagram'', the conditions for ``R Diagram'' selected as a candidate in step 419 are stored in the specific logical structure at the top of the stack (421), and the process proceeds to step 403, which creates and stores the specific logical structure. return. Since there is no partial structure at the bottom of "Partial Common Logical Structure 1.2.4 r Diagram", a determination is made as to whether or not there is a usage specification (405). Last time, a negative instruction was given by specifying the purpose of the "chapter", so it was determined that the purpose was specified, and the selected "diagram" was the one for which the purpose was specified.
Since it is not a “chapter”, it is determined that it is not included in the usage (410)
Then, the stack is popped up again, and figure r is popped up (416). "Document" in the stack
31, “Chapter” 33 exists, so it is determined that it is not empty (4
17), select "partial common logical structure 1.2r chapter" as a candidate 418), change the conditions from when "diagram" is selected and select 1 partially common logical structure (419), Since there is no partial structure at the bottom of Partial Common Logical Structure 1.2゜4r Diagram, the next candidate is not selected and it is determined that there is no candidate (420
) and returns to step 416 for the third time to pop up the stack.

``Chapter 1'' 33 is popped up (416), leaving only ``Document'' 31 on the stack. However, since it is not empty, the partially common logical structure l "document" is selected as a candidate 418),
From the partial structure at the bottom of this candidate, select the partial common logical structure 1.2r section as the next candidate based on the repetition condition.41
9), it is determined that there is a candidate (420), and the condition for "Chapter 1 selected as the next candidate" is stored (421), Step 4
The process of creating and storing a specific logical structure in step 03 is performed.

In this way, the creation of the specific logical structure and the content input for "Chapter" 39 onwards in FIG. 3 are again performed in parallel.

Although we have explained the case where content input and negative instruction are input, if it is determined that neither content input nor negative instruction is input, it is determined whether it is an end instruction (413).
be done. If it is a termination instruction, the document creation is terminated, but if it is determined that it is not a termination instruction, it is assumed that a command has been input, and command processing (422) is performed.
Commands such as modifying chapter numbers are processed.

In this embodiment, the usage of the partially common logical structure is displayed as guidance, but the guidance of the partially common logical structure may be specially created and displayed.

According to the above-mentioned conventional technology, since the creation of the logical structure and the content input are performed in parallel, there is no contradiction between the logical structure and the content, and since guidance is displayed to the user,
The user can operate the system easily, and the operability can be improved.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the user can input content and create a logical structure in parallel, and since guidance is provided to the user, it is possible to avoid discrepancies between the logical structure and the content. It can be prevented.

Furthermore, by showing guidance to the user, the user can input the content while referring to it, which simplifies the operation and allows the use of each substructure that makes up the logical structure one by one. Rather than having the user make a selection, the system selects related substructures in multiple groups while referring to the substructures defined in the common logical structure, and automatically selects the structure according to the purpose, making it easy to create logical structures. The amount of operation required can be reduced, and operability can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a common logical structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a specific logical structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing in one embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Processing device, 12... Storage part, 13... Content editing program, 14... Content editing area, 15
... Structure editing program, 16... Structure editing area, 17... Keyboard, 18... Mouse, 19.
...Display device. 20... Content editing screen, 21... External storage device. No.! Figure of the tuan (A) Figure of the cow (B)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the process of creating the logical structure and content of a document,
A logical structure creation processing method in a document creation device characterized by creating a logical structure and content in parallel. 2. In the process of creating a specific logical structure from a common logical structure that is common to multiple documents, it has a means to show the user guidance on a partial common logical structure determined under certain conditions from the common logical structure. A logical structure creation processing method in document creation processing. 3. In claim 2, means for negating the partial common logical structure determined under certain conditions, means for determining whether the content is the instruction content from the user, and when the result of the determination is negative, the common logical structure A logical structure creation processing method in document creation processing that has means for determining a partially common logical structure under different conditions.