JPH03148725A - Character string preparing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the interval of a character pattern when it is enlarged by providing a character width deciding circuit, character interval set value table and character string reconstituting circuit. CONSTITUTION:When a character string (A)2 is selected from document data 1, character width is decided by a character width deciding circuit 3 for each unit of the character pattern in the character string A. Next, a correspondent numerical value is inputted by a character interval set value table 4 and based on the inputted numerical value, the character pattern interval is processed from a set value by a character string reconstituting circuit 5 so as to prepare a reconstituted character string (A')6. Thus, especially when the character patter is enlarged, the character string can be prepared as a satisfactorily adjusted beautiful character set without an unnecessary space between characters.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to improvements in character string creation methods, and particularly to character string creation methods used in computer phototypesetting machines, word processors, and the like.

(Prior art) - Conventionally, in the printing and display methods of computer typesetting machines and word processors, character butter 7 designed to a certain size or character patterns with information that sets the character width in advance are used. Print or display sequentially or side by side. Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character pattern designed with a certain fixed size, and Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character pattern with a set character width.

In the above-mentioned prior art, when a character pattern is designed to have a certain size, especially when the character pattern is enlarged, as shown in FIG. 7, the character spacing in the part 1-I is too wide due to the width of the characters. In addition, in a character pattern that has character width information in advance, the character spacing is adjusted in the alphabetic character example (a) in Figure 8, but the character spacing is adjusted as in the examples in Figures 3 (b) and (e). Discrepancies occur in the spacing between characters in a character set, causing the character set to become disorganized.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional character string creation method described above, since the character spacing is not adjusted, there is a drawback that the character set in the character pattern becomes disorganized when the character pattern is enlarged.

Another drawback is that it is necessary to provide an attribute of character width information for each character.

An object of the present invention is to determine the character width of each unit of a character pattern by selecting a character string, set the character spacing by referring to a table, and calculate the character string reorganization based on the set value. The object of the present invention is to provide a character string creation method configured to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and adjust the spacing when enlarging a character pattern.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A character string creation method according to the present invention includes a character width determination circuit, a character spacing setting value table, and a character string reorganization circuit.

The character width determination circuit is for determining the character width of a character pattern of an input character string.

The character spacing setting value table is used to set the numerical value of the spacing between character patterns based on the character string of the character width cut out by the above determination.

The character string reorganization circuit is for reorganizing character strings according to the set numerical values.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a character string creation method according to the present invention.

In Figure 1, IFi document data, 2 is a character string (A)
, 3tj: character width determination circuit, 4: character spacing setting value table, 5: character string reorganization circuit, 6: reorganized character string (A')
It is. When character string (A) 2 is selected from document data 1, the character width of each unit of the character pattern of character string A is determined by character width determination circuit 3. Next, the corresponding numerical value is input from the character spacing setting value table 4, and the character pattern spacing is processed by the character string reorganization circuit 5 from the set value based on the input numerical value, and the reorganized character string (A)
Create 6.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in which the character string Aft is selected.

Figures 3(a) and 3(b) respectively show the results of determining the character width (W) for each unit of the character pattern by the character width determination circuit 3 for the character string (A), and the process. FIG.

In FIG. 3(b), the character width determination circuit 3 checks dots 1 on' and 'off 1 along the positive direction of the X axis from the X coordinate origin 0 of the character pattern design size, and The X coordinate position of ON1 is determined to be the left end of the character width. Next, check the dots 1 on 1 and 'off 1' along the negative direction of the X axis from the maximum value xn of the X coordinate of the character pattern design size, and calculate the X coordinate position of the first dot 1 on 1 to the character width. It is judged as the right end of .

Therefore, the actual character width in the character pattern design size is determined and the character width portion is cut out.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing for creating a reorganized character string in a state where the character spacing setting value is set to rd=OJ and the character string is cut out according to the character width.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing for creating a reorganized character string with constant character spacing.

In FIG. 5, the left end origin of the second character pattern of the character pattern cut out with the character spacing set value rd)OJ is moved in the direction of the character string by the set value according to the order of the character strings.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing for generating overlapping character areas and creating a reorganized character string.

In Figure 6, the character spacing setting value is set to rd (for the character pattern cut out as OJ, the left end origin of the second character pattern is moved in the opposite direction to the character string by the set value according to the order of the character strings). Moving.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention determines the character width for each character pattern unit by selecting a character string, sets the character spacing by referring to a table, and sets the character spacing based on the set value. By performing column reorganization operations, it is possible to reduce the spacing between character patterns to t, especially when enlarging character patterns, creating a well-organized and beautiful character set with no wasted space between characters. This has the effect of being able to create character strings.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a character string creation method according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of character string selection. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of character width determination. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing when the character spacing setting value is r d=o J. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of processing when the character spacing setting value is rd)OJ. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of processing when the character spacing setting value is rd (OJ). FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character string of a character pattern designed with a constant size according to the conventional technology. Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character string of a character pattern in which the character width is set according to the conventional technology.1...Document data 2...Character string 3...Character width determination circuit 4● ●●Character spacing setting value table 5...Character string reorganization circuit 6・●・Reorganization string

Claims (1)

[Claims] A character width determination circuit for determining the character width of a character pattern of an input character string, and a character spacing setting for setting a numerical value for the spacing of the character pattern based on the character string of the character width cut out by the determination. 1. A character string creation method comprising: a value table; and a character string reorganization circuit for reorganizing character strings according to the set numerical values.