JPH03161861A - Document processing device with table creation function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device equipped with a table-format document processing function, with the purpose of making it possible to change the table layout with a simple operation. a ruled line area determining unit that determines an area with ruled lines in the table; a framework determining unit that determines the possibility of changing the table layout by moving, adding, or deleting ruled lines; and a ruled line movement processing unit that processes ruled lines. Equipped with a ruled line automatic processing unit that automatically interpolates ruled lines in blank areas of the ruled line area, the table layout can be changed according to the insertion and deletion of characters and spaces in the table on the second screen during the editing process of the created table. If necessary, the frame overflow determination unit determines the possibility of changing the table layout, and if the table layout can be changed, the ruled line movement processing unit automatically moves the ruled line to the required position and moves the ruled line to the required position. The interpolation processing unit has a structure that changes the layout of the table by automatically interpolating necessary ruled lines to the ruled line portions where blank spaces have occurred.

[Industrial application field]

A document processing device with a function to automatically change the table layout and character layout when it is necessary to change the table layout to add text to a created table in tabular document processing. Regarding.

[Prior Art] In creating or processing a tabular document using a document processing device,
When changing the table layout by adding or deleting text and borders to a table, with conventional document processing devices, the characters written in each column of the table are moved and the borders of the table columns are redrawn. This required quite tedious operations.

A method of processing a tabular document using a conventional document processing device will be explained with reference to FIG.

In FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b), solid lines indicate the frame of the table by ruled lines, and dotted lines indicate the boundaries of the character writing area.

Figure (a) shows a processing method when the table layout needs to be changed in order to add characters to the "January Date" column during table creation or processing.

In Figure (a), (1) is a table in which the character layout is to be changed. ``Year'' in the ``Month/Day'' column of the table in (1)
If you are trying to insert a text, you will not be able to add characters unless you expand the ``month/day'' column, so you will need to either shrink the adjacent ``accommodation'' column or move the entire column to the right. (2
) is a case where the "accommodation" column is reduced. Therefore, "Accommodation" and "Tokyo" have been moved, and the vertical ruled line on the right side of the month/day column before the change has been deleted. Next, (3)
As shown in the figure, vertical ruled lines are drawn to extend the table columns, and the "year, month, and day" are newly written to complete the table layout changing process.

Figure (b) is an explanatory diagram of a conventional processing method for increasing the number of columns in a table by inserting horizontal ruled lines.

In the figure, (1) shows the table on the screen whose table layout is to be changed.

Conventionally, first, a user places the cursor at the position where a ruled line is to be inserted and inserts a space.

(2) shows the state of the table on the screen with one row of spaces inserted.

Next, as shown in (3), the cursor is placed on the screen at a position where a horizontal ruled line is required, and a horizontal ruled line is written. Furthermore, the cursor is positioned at a position in the space area where vertical ruled lines are required, and the vertical ruled lines are complemented one by one to complete the table.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] 5. As mentioned above, in the conventional tabular document creation process, processing that involves changing the tabular layout involves moving characters, writing the necessary ruled lines one by one, etc. I had to go through some troublesome operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of manual operation required by an author to change the table layout in a tabular document creation process, and to enable the table layout to be changed with simple operations.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention automatically determines the necessity and possibility of changing the table layout when characters and ruled lines are added or deleted in tabular document processing, and automatically determines the necessity and possibility of changing the table layout. The ruled line is automatically moved to the required location, and the necessary ruled line portion that is erased by the ruled line movement process is automatically supplemented with the ruled line.

The basic structure of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1(a) shows the basic configuration of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is an input means for characters, figures, etc., 26 is a display means for manually inputted characters, figures, etc., 3 is a CPU that processes input character data and figure data, 4 is a processing program, creation data, etc. 5 is a table layout or means for performing table layout processing according to input data such as characters;
6 is a floppy disk device for saving the created data, 7 is an output device such as a printer, 10 is a ruled line area determination unit that determines the position of the ruled line on the screen, and 11 is a unit that reduces the size by moving when the ruled line is moved. a frame overflow determination unit that determines whether or not the characters written in the column to be filled will fit;
2 is a ruled line movement processing unit that moves the ruled line to change the frame; 13 is a character layout change processing unit that changes the character layout of the reduced column and expanded column when the ruled line is moved; 14 is the ruled line a ruled line interpolation processing unit that interpolates ruled lines in blank areas of ruled lines that are required as a result of the movement process;
Reference numeral 0 denotes a ruled line division determination unit that determines a blank space in a ruled line portion resulting from the ruled line movement process, and 21 represents a ruled line interpolation unit that supplements a necessary ruled line in the ruled line portion where a blank is generated.

[Effect]

The operation of the basic configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1(b) and 1(C).

Figure (b) shows a case where the table layout needs to be changed due to the addition of characters to the table.

In the figure, (1) shows a table on the display screen before layout 1 to change. However, the dotted line portions are added for convenience of explanation and are not displayed on the screen.

The case where "Noboribetsu Onsen" is to be changed to "Karurus Onsen" in the table (1) will be explained.

After specifying the writing position (the first position of the column for "Noboribetsu Onsen") with the cursor using input means 1, when you try to rewrite it to "Karurus Onsen", the number of digits in the text writing area in the corresponding column is insufficient. That field needs to be expanded. Therefore, the frame overflow determining unit l1 determines the necessity of changing the framework, and further moves the illustrated vertical ruled line A to the right to reduce the size of the column on the right.
) determines whether the character layout can fit within the frame or not. In the example in the figure, the frame does not overflow, so
The ruled line movement processing unit 12 automatically moves the vertical ruled line A one position to the right, and at the same time, the character layout change processing unit 13 automatically moves the characters “surrounding tourist spots” in the adjacent frame one position to the right. . Furthermore, the ruled line division determination unit 20 detects a blank space generated in the ruled line portion B resulting from the ruled line movement processing, and the ruled line interpolation unit 21 automatically interpolates the necessary horizontal ruled line B to the ruled line portion that has created the blank space. Terminates the table change process.

Next, the operation of the basic structure of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, (1) shows the table on the screen whose table layout is to be changed.

First, place the cursor at the position where a space is to be inserted and instruct the user to insert a space.

When the ruled line area determination unit 10 determines the ruled m8i area and the frame overflow determination unit l1 determines that no frame overflow occurs, the ruled line movement processing unit 12 moves the ruled line, as shown in (2). Inserts a column of spaces in the table on the display screen.

Next, the ruled line division determination unit 20 automatically interpolates necessary ruled lines in the blank area of the ruled line area created by the movement of the ruled line.

(3) shows a modified layout table obtained by interpolating horizontal ruled lines into blank areas.

〔Example〕

The structure of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, 31 is a keyboard for manually inputting characters, figures, etc., 32 is a reading device for reading characters input manually from the keyboard 31 and converting them into character data, 33 is a RAM for storing a document processing program, input data, etc.; is a ROM that stores system programs, kanji dictionaries, etc.
5 is a CPU that processes human data such as characters according to a document processing program; 38 is an output control device for outputting the document data processed by CPU 35 to an output device;
39 is a printer that prints the document data processed by the CPU 35; 40 is a CRT that outputs the document data processed by the CPU 35 as character patterns and graphic patterns on the display screen; 41 is a printer for changing the table layout; Table processing means, 51 is a startup processing unit for starting the table processing means, and 52 is a partial movement mode in which row insertion, column insertion functions and ruled line movement are performed partially or entirely according to instructions from the operator. 53 is a ruled line area determining unit that determines the ruled line area and determines where to move the ruled line when the table layout needs to be changed; 54 is a ruled line moving process; 55 is a frame overflow determining unit that determines whether the characters written in the column to be reduced due to movement will fit in the column when the character is moved; 55 is a ruled line movement processing unit that performs ruled line movement processing; 55-1 is a partially moved ruled line; A partial movement processing unit for ruled lines in a mode where
55-2 is a general ruled line movement processing unit 57 that performs movement processing of the ruled line as a whole when in the mode of moving the ruled line as a whole;
58 is a frame expansion/reduction determination unit that determines expansion/reduction of a table column;
59 is a character layout change processing unit that changes the character layout when expansion/reduction of a table column is required; 59 is a ruled line division determination unit that determines a blank area that requires a ruled line as a result of moving the ruled line; 60 is a ruled line interpolation unit that supplements necessary ruled lines in blank areas of ruled line areas.

The operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.

Figure 3 shows the case where l spaces are inserted into the entire second column from the top of the table to expand the column vertically, (a) is the flow, and (b) is the table on the screen. It shows the progress of production.

The operation of the embodiment will be explained using the numbers shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2(a), with reference to FIG. 2 as necessary.

(2) When the table editing presence/absence determining section 52 determines the table editing mode, the ruled line area determining section 53 searches for a ruled line area and determines the ruled line area.

■ Wait for instructions from the operator about where to insert the line.

■ If there is no line insertion instruction, the process ends; if there is a line insertion instruction, the frame overflow determining unit 54 determines whether or not there is a frame overflow; if there is no frame overflow, the ruled line movement processing unit 55 moves the ruled line. Execute the process to insert l lines of blank space at the specified location.

(2) As a result of the ruled line movement processing, the ruled line division determination unit 59 determines the divided part of the ruled line, and the ruled line interpolation unit 60 interpolates the ruled line to a part where the ruled line is divided and requires a ruled line.

FIG. 4 shows a case where a space for one character is inserted into a table column and the column is expanded horizontally. Figure (a) shows the flow, and Figure (b) shows how the table is created on the screen.

In FIG. 4 and FIG. 3, the only difference in the insertion of spaces is between rows and columns, so the explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 5 shows the flow when changing the table layout to add characters to the table.

In FIG. 5, Table 5-1 shows a case where the addition of characters does not require moving the ruled line. Table 5-2 shows cases in which ruled line movement is possible in partial ruled line movement processing. Table 5-3
indicates a case where the ruled line cannot be moved because a frame overflow error occurs in the ruled line partial movement mode. Table 5-4 shows a case where the table layout is changed by moving the entire ruled line.

The flow will be explained according to the numbers attached to the diagram.

1 3 1 ■ The ruled vA area determination unit 53 determines whether or not the frame overflow occurs in the column to which characters are added. ■ If the frame does not overflow, add characters (Table 5-1).

■ If the frame overflows, change the table layout.

■ In fixed ruled line mode, if there is an overflowing frame, characters cannot be added, so the process is terminated as an error overflowing the frame.

(2) If the mode is to move the entire ruled line, the ruled line movement processing unit 55 changes the character layout for the ruled line on the right side of the column to which characters are added, and for the ruled lines and written characters to the right.

■ A ruled line division determination unit 59 determines a ruled line portion that becomes blank as a result of ruled line movement, and a ruled line interpolation unit 60 interpolates the ruled line. (2) In the case of the partial ruled line movement mode, the overflow determining unit 54 determines whether frame overflow will occur if the column on the right side of the column containing additional characters is reduced by l4 ruled line movement.

■ If there is a frame overflow, the process is terminated as a frame overflow error (Table 5-3).

[Phase] If there is no frame overflow, the ruled line movement processing unit 55 moves the vertical ruled line to the right (Table 5-2).

■ The character layout change processing unit 58 changes the character layout for the expanded column.

(2) The character layout change processing unit 58 changes the character layout for the compressed column.

(2) As a result of the ruled line movement processing, the ruled line division determination unit 59 determines the divided part of the ruled line, and the ruled line interpolation unit 60 interpolates the ruled line to a part where the ruled line is divided and requires a ruled line.

FIG. 6 shows a flow for deleting characters in a table.

Table 6-1 shows a case where moving the ruled line is not necessary due to character deletion. Table 6-2 shows cases where the illustrated ruled line 8 needs to be moved as a result of character deletion. Table 63 shows a case where a ruled line is partially moved as a result of character deletion. Table 6-4 shows the case where the entire ruled line is moved as a result of character deletion.

As shown in Table 6-1, when deleting "up",
Even if a character is deleted, there is no need to change the table layout, so only the character deletion process is performed.

As shown in Table 6-2, when deleting "up", only characters are deleted because the layout of the table is not changed in the ruled line fixed mode. In the case of the entire ruled line movement mode, the entire area to the right of the vertical ruled line A in Table 6-2 is moved to the left, and in the case of the partial ruled line movement mode, only the vertical ruled line A is moved to the left and expanded. Change the character layout of the characters written in the column to the right of the selected character.

Figure 7 shows how to specify the ruled line to be moved and either move only the specified vertical ruled line to the right in partial ruled line movement mode, or move all the vertical ruled lines and written characters to the right of the specified ruled line in whole movement mode. The flow for moving processing is shown below.

The case shown in FIG. 7 is the same as the case shown in FIG. 5, in which the ruled line is moved to the right by character addition, except for specifying the ruled line that is the basis for changing the table layout, so the explanation will be omitted.

Figure 8 shows how to specify a ruled line to move, move only the specified vertical ruled line to the left in partial ruled line movement mode, and move all vertical ruled lines and written characters to the left of the specified ruled line in whole movement mode. The flow of processing is shown below.

Since there is no difference from the case of FIG. 7 except that the ruled line is moved to the left, the explanation will be omitted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The document processing device of the present invention can automatically change the table layout and change the character layout due to the addition or deletion of characters in the table. Since input operations such as movement are not required, tabular document processing can be performed efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

117-FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram when the columns of a table are expanded vertically by the construction system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram when a table column is expanded horizontally by the configuration device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the case where characters are added to a table using the compositional system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the case where characters in a table are deleted by the configuration apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram when the ruled line in the table is moved to the right by the configuration apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the case where ruled lines in a table are moved to the left by the configuration apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a table layout changing processing method in a conventional document processing device. In the figure, 5: table drawing or means, lO: ruled line area determination section, 18 11: frame overflow determination section, 12: ruled line movement processing section, 13: character layout change processing section, 14: ruled line interpolation processing section, 20: ruled line Division determination unit 21: Ruled line interpolation unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] In a document processing device equipped with a table creation means for editing a document in a table format on a screen, the table creation means includes a ruled line area determination unit that determines an area with ruled lines of the table on the screen. , a frame overflow determination unit that determines the possibility of changing the table layout by moving, adding, or deleting the characters to be written in the table and the ruled lines that make up the table; and a ruled line movement process that moves the ruled lines to change the table layout. and a ruled line interpolation processing unit that automatically interpolates the necessary ruled lines in the blank area of the original area where the moved ruled line was caused by the movement of the ruled line of the table. During processing, if it is necessary to change the table layout in accordance with the insertion or deletion of characters and spaces in the table on the screen, the frame overflow determination unit determines the possibility of changing the table layout and changes the table layout. If possible, the ruled line movement processing section automatically moves the ruled line to the required position, and the ruled line interpolation processing section changes the layout of the table by automatically adding a ruled line to the ruled line area where there is a blank space. A document processing device equipped with a table creation function.