JPH03188558A - Document producer with even allocation function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To designate a range where the character strings are equally allocated simultaneously with the input of the character data by designating the range if a space is secured between the final character of a character string and a position where a line feed is instructed. CONSTITUTION:A document storage means 2 serves as a document memory which stores the document data inputted via a document input means 1. A deciding means 3 discriminates whether a space is secured or not between the final character of a character string inputted to the line for which the line feed is instructed among the document data stored in the means 2 and a position where the line feed is instructed. If the space exists, the character string included in the present line are equally allocated between the head position of the character string and a position where the line feed is instructed. Thus it is possible to designate the range for even allocation simultaneously with the input of the character data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a word processor having an equal allocation function.

[Summary of the invention] The present invention provides a document processing device with an equal allocation function,
When a line break is specified, if there is a space between the last character of the string input on that line and the position where the line break is specified, specify a range to evenly distribute this string on the condition that there is a space. The processing is performed on an intentional basis.

[Prior Art] Generally, a document processing device such as a word processor is equipped with an even layout function that prints each character constituting a character string at equal intervals within a predetermined range.

In this case, equal allocation is performed by inputting character data and then specifying two points, a start point and an end point, as a range for equal allocation.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] For this reason, even if the starting point for uniform allocation is determined from the beginning, the starting point and ending point must be specified after inputting character data, which requires complicated operations. .

The reason why the procedure is so complicated is thought to be that the character input process and the range designation process for equal allocation are performed as separate processes.

It is clear that the operation will be simplified if the range designation process for equal allocation can be performed at the same time as the character input process.

An object of the present invention is to enable range specification processing for equal allocation to be performed simultaneously with input of character data.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of this invention are as follows.

The document input means 1 (see the functional block diagram in Figure J@1, the same applies hereinafter) is a key manual device or the like for inputting one document data.

The document storage means 2 is a document memory that stores document data input from the document input means 1.

When a line break is instructed, the determining means 3 determines a space between the final position of the character string input in the line for which the line break is specified in the document data in the document storage means z and the position for which the line break is specified. Determine whether or not exists.

When the document storage means 2 determines that a space exists, the equal allocation instruction means 4 distributes the character string existing in the current line evenly between the beginning position of this character string and the position where a line break is specified. Indicates what should be assigned to. In this case, the equal allocation instructing means 4 inserts an equal allocation code for instructing equal allocation, for example, at the beginning of the character string existing in the current line and at the position where a line break is specified, respectively.

[Work] The operation of the means of this invention is as follows.

Now, assume that during an input process in which document data is input from the document input means 1, a line feed key is operated to instruct a line feed. In this case, if the character strings in the current line for which a line break is specified are to be evenly allocated, an arbitrary number of spaces are inserted between the final position of the character string and the position at which the line break is specified prior to the line break instruction.

When a line break is instructed in this state, the determination means 3 searches the document storage means 2 and determines whether a space exists between the final position of the character string input on that line and the position where the line break is instructed. Discern. Now that there is space,
In order to instruct that the character string existing in the current line should be evenly allocated between the first position of this character string and the position where a line break is specified, the equal allocation instructing means 4 may, for example, apply an equal allocation code to those positions. insert. As a result, equal allocation ii
M designation means that it has been designated as febrile.

Therefore, range specification processing for equal allocation can be performed at the same time as character data input.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a word processor.

The CPU II controls various operations of this word processor according to the system program stored in the ROM 12, and its peripheral devices such as the key input section 13, display section 14, and printing section 15 are connected to the corresponding input/output interfaces, i.e. , a key manual control section 16 , a display control section 17 , and a print control section 18 .

The key human power section 13 is a normal keyboard device for inputting document data and various commands, and the document data input from the key human power section 13 is sent to the CPU via the key human power control section 16
Incorporated into II. In this case, when the CPU II writes the input document data to the display memory (video RAM) 19, the display control section 17 outputs the document data in the display memory 19 to the text screen of the display section 14 (CRT display device).

The printing unit 15 is a normal thermal printer that performs printing operations while relatively moving paper and print head.
II responds to a print command from the key human power section 13 and
In this case, the print control section 18 prints out the document data stored in the document memory 20-1 from the printing section 15 based on the setting format preset in the format information memory 20-2. let

The RAM 20 includes a document memory 20-1 and a format information memory 20.
-2, and the document memory 20-1 stores document data created by document creation processing in code format, and the document memory 20-1 also includes an equal allocation code that specifies a range for equal allocation. be remembered.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the operation when creating a document.
Every time a key operation is performed from the key manual section 13, the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 starts to be executed.

First, check whether the new line key has been operated (step A
I) If the callout key is not operated, normal processing corresponding to the operation key, such as document creation processing, is performed (step AI). Therefore, when the conversion key is operated, the input kana character string is converted into a kana-kanji mixture. document memory 20-
1, and when the space key is operated, the space code is stored in the document memory 20-1.

When the line feed key is operated, this is detected in step AI and the process proceeds to step A3, where it is checked whether there is a blank space between the line feed commanded position and the final position of the character string on that line. investigate. Here, for example, as shown in Figure 5 (A), if you operate the line feed key after securing a two-digit space after the input character string rABcJ, a blank space will be detected, but the input character string If the line feed key is operated immediately after rABcJ, no blank space is detected.

Now, if a blank space is detected, proceed to step A4,
In the document memory 20-1, equal allocation codes are inserted at the beginning position of the character string and at the position where the line break is specified, respectively. In other words, range specification processing for equal allocation is performed. Then, a line feed code writing process (step A5) is performed, and in this case, the line feed code is written after the position where the line feed is specified.

On the other hand, if the absence of a blank space is detected in step A3, the process proceeds to step A5, where a line feed code is written at the line feed instruction position as usual.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation when printing document data in the document memory 20-1.
In response to a print command from , execution of the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is started.

First, document data to be printed is specified from the document memory 20-1, data is read from the beginning (step Bl), and it is checked whether the data read from the one-document memory 20-1 is an equal allocation code ( Step B2)
.

If the data read from the one-document memory 20-1 is not an equal allocation code, the process proceeds to step B3, and other processing is performed.In other words, if the read data is character data, it is preset in the format information memory 20-2. The printing process is performed in accordance with the format information that has been set, and in the case of other control codes other than the equal allocation code, such as white outline, double-width, etc., the printing process is performed in accordance with the control code.

On the other hand, if the equal allocation code is read out from the document memory 20-1, the process proceeds to step B4, and the character pitch is determined based on the number of characters in the character string sandwiched by the equal allocation code and the size between the equal allocation codes. calculate. Then, each character of the character string existing between the equal allocation codes is printed out at each calculated character pitch (step B5).

Such printing processing is repeated until it is detected in step B6 that all document data to be printed has been printed.

Figure 885 (CB) is a printing example corresponding to each input state shown in Figure 5 (A). If a space is secured after the input character string rABCJ and then a line feed is specified, Figure 5 (B)
), evenly spaced printing is performed, but if a line feed instruction is given immediately after the input character string rABcJ,
As shown in B), normal printing is performed.

Figure 5 (CB) is a diagram showing printing examples corresponding to each input state shown in Figure 5 (A).
...CPU, 12...ROM, 3...Key personnel department, 20-1...Document memory.

[Effects of the Invention] This invention allows character data input and range specification processing for equal allocation to be performed simultaneously during character data input processing.
The operation becomes very simple and the input speed becomes faster.

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 5 show embodiments, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a word processor, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing document creation processing. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the printing process;
Figure 885 (A) explains the input status when equal allocation is performed and when it is not performed.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A document input means for inputting document data; a document storage means for storing the document data input from the document input means; and a document storage means for storing the document data in the document storage means when a line break is instructed. A determination means for determining whether or not a space exists between the final position of the character string input on the line where a line break is specified and the position where the line break is specified; an equal allocation instruction means for instructing that the character string existing in the current line should be evenly allocated between the first position of this character string and the position where a line break is specified, when it is determined that the character string exists; A document processing device with an equal allocation function.