JPH03157756A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of the device by constituting the device so that two items are changed by only designating a first item and a second item, and also, in the case other item exists between the items, the position of this item is moved by allowing it to conform with the position of the changed two items. CONSTITUTION:The device is constituted of a keyboard 1, a line counter 2, a cursor counter 3, a control part 4, a text buffer 5, a table frame deciding part 6, a one-line data reading-out part 7, a one-line data writing part 8, a one-line buffer 9, an item changing part 10, a work buffer 11, and a display part 12. Also, it is constituted so that with only designating a first item and a second item, the position of its item is moved by allowing it to conform with the position of the two items after the two items are exchanged even in the case other item exists between two items. In such a way, the change procedure is simplified, and the operability of the device is enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document creation device such as a word processor that is capable of replacing items in a table created in a document.

[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Conventional document creation devices such as word processors, when exchanging the positions of two items in a table consisting of multiple items, block designate the first item and store it in memory. The second item is designated as a block and stored in memory, and the first item is stored in the memory. Second
If there are other items between items, you must specify a block for that item and store it in memory, specify the destination for each item and swap them, and then modify the table frame. There was a problem that the procedure was complicated and the operability of the device was low.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and by simply specifying the first item and the second item, the two items can be exchanged and other items can be inserted between the two items. In some cases, by configuring the position of this item to match the position of the two items after swapping and moving it, the procedure for exchanging the two items is simple and the document creation device has high operability. For the purpose of providing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The document creation device of the present invention has two items in a table having a plurality of items.
In a document creation device in which the positions of two items can be swapped,
a means for specifying a first item to be replaced; a means for specifying a second item to be replaced; and a means for specifying a first item and a second item to be replaced; When exchanging the first item and the second item, if there is another item between the two items, the position of the other item is adjusted to fit the position of the two items after the exchange. The apparatus is characterized by comprising a means for moving the position.

[Operation] After specifying the first item and the second item, the document creation device of the present invention replaces the first item and the second item,
1st. If there is another item between the second item, the position of the other item is moved to match the position of the two replaced items.

[Examples] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on drawings showing examples thereof.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention. 1 in the figure is a keyboard equipped with a key for instructing the exchange of two items in the table, a key for specifying the item to be exchanged, an execution key, a cancel key, etc. Commands input from the keyboard L are sent to the control unit 4. is man-powered.

The control unit 4 controls data exchange between each part of the device according to input commands. A line counter 2 counts the number of lines in a document, and a cursor counter 3 counts the number of characters in one line.

The text buffer 5 stores the document, and the table frame determination unit 6 determines whether the table frame from the replacement start position to the replacement destination or from the replacement start line to the replacement end line is complete. The one-line data reading unit 7 reads a maximum of one line of the document from the text buffer 5 and stores it in the one-line buffer 9. An item replacement unit 10 replaces a plurality of items of a maximum of one line of a document stored in a one-line buffer 9 and writes them into a work buffer 11 provided with the same size as the one-line buffer 9. The one-line data writing section 8 writes the document written in the work buffer 11 into the text buffer 5. CI'
? A display unit 12 consisting of a T or the like displays the document in the text buffer 5.

Next, a procedure for exchanging two items using the document creation apparatus configured as described above will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, it is determined whether the key for instructing the replacement of two items in the table has been pressed. If a key has been pressed, it is determined whether the cursor position is within a swappable item.

If the cursor is in the item, the cursor position is set to variable X, the left ruled line position immediately adjacent to X is set to variable XL1 and variable XLW, and the right ruled line position is set to variable XRI and variable XRW. Next, in order to clearly indicate the first item to be replaced, the display from XLW to XRW is changed, for example, by blinking.

Next, when the item designation key is pressed manually, the second item designation process is repeated while the key is pressed manually. First, the first
The direction of the second item with respect to the item is determined, and if the second item is to the right, the flag variable 5IDE$FG is set to ``1'', and if the second item is to the left, ``2'' is set.

5 If IDE$FC; is "1", set the position one half-width character to the right of the XRW position to the cursor position variable X.5
If IDE$FC; is "2'°, set the position of one half-width alumni from the position of XLW to the cursor position variable X. When the first item is specified, the position of XLW and the position of XLl match. Therefore, set the left ruled line position nearest to the cursor position X to variable X L 2 and variable XLW, set the right ruled line position to variable XR2 and variable XRW, and write XLW.
The display from the position to the XRW position is changed, but the XL
If the W position and the XLI position do not match, the display from the XLW position to the XRW position is returned to its original state, indicating that it is not the second item. When this is repeated, the display is changed and restored, and the candidates for the second item are sequentially shifted to the next item.

As described above, when the second item candidate is determined, the execution key can be input, and the first item and the second item are exchanged. The table frame determining unit 6 determines whether or not the area between XL1 and XR2 is a complete table frame. If the table frame is complete, the replacement start line, which is the horizontal ruled line above the row where the cursor is located, is set to variable S17, and the end line, which is the lowest horizontal ruled line of the complete table frame, is set to variable EL.

Set the replacement start row SL to the row counter variable ML. The one-line data reading unit 7 reads one line specified by the variable ML from the text buffer 5 to the one-line buffer 9.

If XLI is smaller than ML2, i.e. the second item is
, the items between XLl and XRI are placed in the first group, the items between XRI and ML2 are placed in the second group, and the items between ML2 and XR2 are placed in the third group.
group. If XLl is greater than ML2, that is, if the second item is to the left with respect to the first item, then
Interchange LI and XL 2, and exchange XRI and XR2.

A work buffer II having the same size as the one-row buffer 9 is provided, and the contents of the one-row buffer 9 are read into the work buffer 11. XLI to variable WPO3 indicating the position of work buffer 11
Set. The variable WIDE indicating the item width size of the one-line buffer 9 is set to "°0".

First, move the third group. Add WIDE to wpos. Position LP of the line read by the one-line buffer 9
Set ML2 to O3. ML from XR2 to WIDE
Set the width size of the third group by subtracting 2. The contents corresponding to the size of the WED ring are written starting from LP01 of the one-line buffer 9 and starting from wpos of the work buffer 11. When the movement of the third group is completed, CN
Add “1” to T.

Next, move the second group. Add WIDE, in which the item width size of the third group is set, to wpos. [, Set XRI to PO5.

Set the width size of the second group, which is ML2 minus XRI, to WIDE. Transfer the contents of the one-line buffer 9 for the size of WIDE starting from [2PoS] to the work buffer 11 starting from wpos. When the movement of the second group is completed, "L II" is added to CNT.

Next, move the first group. WIDE, in which the item width size of the second group is set, is added to wpos. Set XLI to LP01.

Set the width size of the first group obtained by subtracting XLI from XRI to WIDE. The contents of WIDE size starting from LP01 of 1-line buffer 9 are transferred to work buffer 1.
Transfer 1 wpos as the starting position. When the movement of the second group is completed, °'1' is added to CNT.

That is, when the item replacement unit 10 writes the contents of the one-line buffer 9 to the work buffer 11, it divides the contents into three groups: the first item, the second item, and the item between the first item and the second item. Divide and swap the three groups to work buffer 1.
1, the two items are exchanged and the item between the two items is placed in a position that corresponds to the position of the two items after the move.

After writing one line, the one-line data writing unit 8 writes the contents of the work buffer 11 to the text buffer 5. The display section 12 displays the line in the text buffer 5 specified by M. “1” is set in the variable ML of row counter 2.
” is added to complete the swapping of two items in one line.

The above operation is performed until M+ is moved line by line until ML passes the last line EL, completing the replacement of the two items.

Figure 2 is an example of screen display for item movement, and shows the second (a)
The first item ``Hobby'' in the table consisting of ``Name,'' ``Date of Birth,''``Hobbies,''``Gender,'' and ``Age,'' as shown in
After specifying , if you specify the second item "age" as shown in FIG. 2(b), these two items will be swapped and the result will be as shown in FIG. 2(C). In this case, "hobbies" corresponds to the first group, "gender" corresponds to the second group, and "age" corresponds to the third group, and the second item is to the left of the first item. , the second item corresponds to the first group, and the first item corresponds to the second group.

Although this embodiment has been described with reference to the case where items are transposed in the horizontal direction of the table, it is also possible to apply this to the case where the items are transposed in the vertical direction, and the same effect can be obtained.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The document creation device of the present invention only specifies the first item and the second item, and even if there is another item between the two items, the position of the item is swapped and the two items are changed. Since the configuration is such that the two items are replaced by moving the device according to the position of the device, the replacement procedure is simple and the device has excellent operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document creation apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a screen display example, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure for exchanging two items. ■...Keyboard 2...Line counter 3...Cursor counter 4...Control unit 5...Text buffer 6...Table frame determination unit 7...1 line data reading unit 8... 1-line data writing unit 9...1-line buffer IO...Item replacement unit 11...Work buffer 12...Display unit Patent Applicant

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a document creation device capable of exchanging the positions of two items in a table having a plurality of items, means for specifying a first item to be exchanged; and a means for specifying a second item to be exchanged. a means for specifying; a means for exchanging the first item and the second item after specifying the first item and the second item; and a means for exchanging the first item and the second item; If there is another item between two items, a document creation device comprising: means for moving the position of the other item to match the position of the two replaced items.