JPH0325662A - Document preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly shift an area frame and change the size by showing markers at each apex, the middle point of each side, and the center point of a subject area frame respectively in order to attain the combination with the shifting and size changing operations of other area frames. CONSTITUTION:A marker display means 12, an area shift means 7, and an area size changing means 9 are provided. Then the markers shown at each apex, the middle point of each side, and the center point of an area frame to be changed are designated with the mouse input 12. Thus it is possible to shift the area frames all at once to the edge of a print range set in the designated direction and to magnify the size of the area frame up to the edge of the print range. These operations are combined with other area frame changing methods. As a result, the area frame is quickly shifted and the size of the frame is quickly changed. Then the operability is improved for a document preparation device.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document editing device that can mix different types of data such as text, figures, graphs, etc. -Relates to interactive operation methods for moving and resizing an area that represents a rectangular range such as a graph. [Prior Art] Conventionally, in document editing devices that are capable of creating and editing documents by mixing different types of data such as text, figures, graphs, etc., layout areas indicating rectangular ranges of figures, graphs, etc. When setting or changing settings on the screen, the specification was done by resizing or moving the area frame that was the outer periphery of the area. How to change is 18 of Hitachi Document Word Processor SUPER3000 Operation Manual Function Edition
As described on the page, there was a method to specify the destination and change size by inputting the mouse cursor or key cursor.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when moving or resizing, the mouse had to be moved along with the area, so if the movement distance was long or the change range was large, the mouse had to be moved a long distance, making operations inconvenient. . An object of the present invention is to move an area to the end of the print range in a specified direction at once or change the area frame size to the end of the print range in the specified direction at once by inputting a mouse.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above object is achieved by the following means.

An input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as a figure or graph to be created in the purchase, characters and figures to be written in the area using a mouse or keyboard, and a storage means for storing the input data. , a display means for displaying the data stored in the storage unit, and when editing such as resizing or moving the area, a reference for the operation is set at each vertex of the outer periphery and the midpoint of the side of the area to be operated. In a document creation device equipped with a marker display means for displaying a marker indicating a point, when performing an operation to change the size of an area, such as changing the size of an area, press a predetermined button of the mouse at the vertex position of the marker. When the operation is performed, an area resizing means for changing the specified top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right apex to the top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right of the print range on that page; When performing operations that change the size of an area, such as resizing an area, among the markers,
When a specified mouse button operation is performed at the midpoint position of a side, the midpoint of the specified top, bottom, left, or right side is (horizontal direction) position, or in the case of the left side or right side, the current position in the Y direction (J: bottom direction) and move to the top, bottom, left, or right of the print range on that page. When performing an operation to change the size of the area, such as changing the size of the area, a predetermined mouse button operation is performed at the center point of the area among the markers. In this case, the area resizing means changes the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right vertices of the area to the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right positions of the print range on that page, respectively, and the area position is changed by moving the area. When performing an operation, if a predetermined mouse button operation is performed at the vertex position of the marker, the designated top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right vertex will be the top left or top right of the print range on that page. ，
An area moving means that moves so as to touch either the lower left or lower right position, and when performing an operation that changes the position of an area such as moving an area, a predetermined button operation of the mouse at the midpoint of the side of the marker. If this is done, as instructed,
If the midpoint of any of the bottom, left, or right sides is the top or bottom side, the current position in the X direction (horizontal direction) is maintained, and if it is the left or right side, the current position in the Y direction (vertical direction) is maintained. ) while maintaining the position of the print area on the page.
This is achieved by providing an area moving means that moves so as to be in contact with either the left or right side.

[Effect]

On the layout display screen, the marker display means displays a marker at each vertex of the outer periphery of the area to be changed, the midpoint of each side, and the center point of the area.

In addition, when performing an area movement operation such as moving and copying an area, when a predetermined mouse button operation is performed at the vertex position of the marker, the area moving means is configured to move the specified upper left, upper right, lower left, Move the area so that one of the lower right vertices touches the upper left, upper right, lower left, or lower right of the print range on that page, and also move the mouse at the midpoint of the side of the marker. When the button is operated, if the midpoint of the specified top, bottom, left, or right side is the top or bottom side, the current position in the X direction (horizontal direction) is maintained; , the left side, or the right side, the area is moved so that it contacts the top, bottom, left, or right side of the print range on that page while maintaining its current position in the Y direction (up and down direction). Further, when performing an operation to change the size of the area frame such as changing the size of the area, the area size changing means is configured to move the specified upper left, Change the size of the area so that the top right, bottom left, or bottom right vertex overlaps the top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right of the print range on that page, and also When a specified mouse button operation is performed at a point position, the midpoint of the specified top, bottom, left, or right side is set, and if it is the top or bottom side, the position in the X direction (left/right direction) at that time. In the case of the left side or right side, the area is created so that it overlaps the top, bottom, left, or right side of the print range on that page while maintaining the current position in the Y direction (vertical direction). If the size of the area is changed and the specified button operation of the mouse is performed at the center point of the area within the above-mentioned marker, the top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right vertices of the area will be printed on that page. Change the size of the area so that it overlaps the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right positions of the range. [Example] Below, an example of implementing the present invention in a Japanese word processor will be explained using drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the document editing device according to the present invention.
), display section (4), control section (2). and storage section (3)
It consists of The input section (1) includes a numeric keypad (6), a cursor key (7), an execution key (8), and an expansion key (9). Keyboard (15) with cancel key (10), reading input key (1l), etc., left button (13), and right button (l4)
This is a mouse (12), for example, as shown in Fig. 3. The input information from the mouse includes information such as whether the left and right buttons were pressed (ON) or not (OFF), and where on the screen the instruction was made, as shown in Figure 16b (167).
It is passed to the control unit 2 in a format such as 0). Display section (
4) is, for example, a CRT display for displaying document data. The storage unit (3) holds information such as document data, various tables, and flags, which will be described later. The control unit (2) is
The input section (1), the display section (4), and the storage section (3)
It is in charge of execution in between. It is configured using the CPU.

Here, the mouse input information table (1670) shown in FIG. 16b will be explained. This table shows the position coordinates of the mouse and the ON or OFF status of the left and right buttons.
This information is retained. Left button ON/OFF judgment flag (
1671), if the left button is ON, the left button is ON.
If the left button is OFF, a value indicating the left button is OFF is held. Right button ON/O
If the right button is ON, the F F judgment flag (1672) holds a value indicating that the right button is ON;
If it is FF, it holds the value indicating that the right button is OFF. The mouse specified position
Hold coordinate values. Determination of mouse input is made with reference to this mouse input information table (1670).

Now, document creation and li collection in the Japanese word processor of this embodiment are performed as follows. First, in the initial state, when the operator instructs to create a new document or update an already created document, the control section (2) is activated.The processing at this time will be explained using FIG. 4a. Control part (2)
First, it is determined whether the operator's instruction is to create a new document or update the document, and in the case of new creation, initializes the document data, and in the case of document update, reads the data to be updated from the storage unit (3) (step 401). Note that the structure of the document data will be described later. Next, the control unit (2) displays the document on the display unit (4) (step 402). Figure 8 is an example of a document containing a mixture of figures and graphs. Next, the input unit (1) is requested to input (step 403), and the input information from the operator is determined (step 404).
). Next, if there is an input from the operator, the content is determined, and if editing such as area editing or page editing is instructed, the corresponding editing process is performed (step 406).
When instructed to specify or cancel the designation of the area for W collection,
Performs area designation and designation cancellation processing (step 406
). When the editing end is instructed, editing end processing is performed (step 407). Here, the structure of document data that holds information on a created document will be explained using FIG. 16a.

As shown in FIG. 16a, the document data includes a page management table (1610), a page format table (1640), an area management table (1620) . Furthermore, it is composed of intra-area tables (1650), and each table is composed of a plurality of blocks. Each table will be explained below.

・Page management table (1610) Area pointer (1613, 1614) indicating the first/last area of the area set within the page, and page format indicating which format data is used on each page and a pointer (1615). Further, each block is linked in ascending page order by a backward pointer (1611) and a forward pointer (1612). Note that the pages in this document data have a structure as shown in FIG. Of these, the size of page (8-3) and margin (8-4) are shown in the page format table described below, and the basic area (8-6
), the internal area (8-2) is managed in the area management table (1620), ・Page format table (1640) The paper type (A
3, A4, etc.), paper orientation (portrait, landscape), top, bottom, left, right margins, etc.・Area management table (1620) The area management table determines where and in what size data to be stored within a document (inside a page), such as text data, graphic data, graph data, etc., is stored within the page. Manage what you do.

Therefore, the area management table uses the upper left X coordinate (1623) and the y coordinate (1624) of the area where the origin is the upper left of the page excluding the margin as the area setting position within the page.
, the lower right X coordinate (1625), the lower right y coordinate (1626), and the data type (
1627). Area attributes (1) that indicate the attributes of the area itself
628) and has a data pointer (1530) that points to the data within the area (1650). The coordinates of the area will be explained in detail later. In addition, in this table, the backward pointer (1621
) and forward pointer (1622). Links in this area link from lower priority areas to higher priority areas, that is, from the lowest priority area to the highest priority area within the page. Among these, the first/
The areas at the end are each pointed to from the previous page management table.

Furthermore, the areas existing within the page are as shown in FIG. 8, and can be roughly divided into the following two areas.

(i) Internal area (8-2) This area exists on the basic area, and its position and size are determined by the operator's operations. Furthermore, one of various data such as text, graphics, graphs, and images can be stored in the area. Furthermore, editing of this area enables all area editing such as new area creation, updating, movement, copying, and deletion.

(ii) Basic area (8-6) Refers to the part of the page excluding the top, bottom, left and right margins, and when a page is generated by the operator's operation, one main area is also generated,
This is always the first area (the lowest area) within the page. In addition, this area stores only text data that will become the main text of the document, and furthermore, editing this area is equivalent to creating a new area among the editing for the above area. Updates are possible, and editing operations such as moving, copying, and deleting this area are performed by editing operations for pages such as moving, copying, and deleting pages.

- Data within area (1650) Data stored within the area, including text, graphics, graphs, image data, etc.

Further, in FIG. 8, (8-5) indicates a basic area frame that is the outer periphery of the basic area, and (8-1) indicates an area frame that is the outer periphery of the internal area.

Now, the positional information of each area in the displayed document will be explained using FIG. 10. ] In figure O. (
10-2) indicates a paper frame, and (10-3) indicates a basic area frame. (10-4) indicates an area frame. The coordinates of the area are
The coordinate system (1
0-1), and the position and size of the area are managed using the X+y coordinates of the upper left and lower right of each area. (10-5) is the upper left coordinate of the basic area frame, (10-6) is the lower right coordinate of the basic area frame,
(10-7) indicates the upper left coordinate of the area frame, and (10-8) indicates the lower right coordinate of the area frame.

Next, the editing process shown in step 405 in FIG. 4a will be explained using FIG. 4b. On the layout l-display screen, it is first determined whether the input instruction from the operator is an area editing instruction regarding editing of an internal area (step 41).
1) If there is no area editing instruction, perform editing processing other than area editing, such as page editing, printing/registration, etc. (Step 4)
19) If it is a region editing instruction, perform processing for the specified region editing. Some area editing functions require an operation to change the area frame. For example, when creating a new area or changing the size of an area, you need to resize the area frame when specifying the size of a new area or specifying the new size of an already created area. In addition, when moving or copying an area, it is necessary to move the area frame when specifying the destination to move or copy the area. In the case of a function that requires an operation to change the area frame, the area frame change process is first performed before the area editing process.

Here, the outline of the area frame changing operation is shown in Figure 9 and Figure 17.
Explain using a diagram. First, when the operator instructs to edit an area that involves changing the area frame, nine small squares are displayed on the area frame for which editing is instructed, indicating points that will serve as the reference points for the change operation, as shown in Figure 9. do. This display is called marker display. These nine reference points are managed in correspondence with numbers 1 to 9 from the lower left to the upper right as shown in Figure 17, and the operator can operate the mouse button for any of these nine reference points. By performing the and movement operations, the area frame can be changed. for example,
To change the size of an area, press the left mouse button on the reference point whose position you want to change, move it, and when you reach the position you want to change, release the button to change the size of the area frame. You can also change the size of the area frame by holding down the left button and operating the right button without moving the mouse. Also, when moving an area, press the left mouse button on the area you want to move, move the area frame to the position you want to change, and release the button when you reach the destination position to change the area frame position. You can also move the area frame by holding down the left button and operating the right button without moving the mouse.

In this example, the base point is set in the marker display point of the area,
The position of the base point indicates the state of the area frame change mode and determines the direction in which the area frame is to be changed. This base point will be explained in detail below. First, in the initial display, the base point is set at the center point in the move mode, or at a point on the area frame, for example, the lower right vertex, in the resize mode, and the base point is displayed in a blinking manner. If the operator specifies the marker display point on the area frame using the mouse in the move mode, the base point is set at the specified point, the movement process is performed in the direction corresponding to the position of the base point, and after the movement process, the base point Return to the center point. On the other hand, if the operator specifies the marker display point on the area frame with the mouse during resize mode, the base point is set at the specified point, the size is resized in the direction corresponding to the position of the base point, and the size is resized. After that, set the base point to the specified point.

Now, the process for the above-mentioned area frame changing operation will be explained again using FIG. 4b. If the instruction is to edit the area in step 411, first, it is determined whether the instruction is for a function that requires changing the size of the area frame (step 411).
2). In the case of a function that does not require a size change, the process proceeds to determination whether the function requires a movement of the area frame (step 402); on the other hand, in the case of a function that requires a change in the area frame size,
To set the base point at the lower right vertex, set base point number 3 indicating the lower right vertex in the base point number storage area (1710) (
Step 413). Next, resize flag (1680
) to a value indicating that the size is changed (
Step 414>. In addition, if the instruction is for a function that does not require a size change in step 412, it is determined whether the function requires movement of the area frame (step 412).
0), if movement is required, use the base point number storage area (171
0) is set to base point number 5 indicating the center point, and then the base point is set to the center point (step 421). Then, a value indicating no size change is set in the size change flag (1680) (step 422). After setting the base point and size change flag, the set position coordinates of the area corresponding to the area specified in step 406 are set to the upper left, lower right Xp and y coordinates (162) in the area management table (1620).
3 to 1626) and frame coordinate table (16
60) (step 415). Next, a frame change instruction process is performed (step 416), and here the size change and movement of the frame is specified. Details of step 416 will be described later. Next, it is determined based on the value of the cancellation flag (1690) whether a cancellation instruction has been given in the frame change instruction processing (step 417). If there is a cancellation instruction, the process ends without performing the specified area editing process. If there is no cancellation instruction, area editing processing is performed (step 41).
8). Also, in step 420, it is determined that the function does not require moving the frame, such as deleting an area (step 4
20), the frame is not changed and only the editing process is performed on the specified area (step 418). Next, the frame change instruction process for instructing the area frame change shown in step 416 in FIG. 4b will be explained using FIG. 5.

First of all, initial display of the area frame information being changed is performed (
Step 501). Here, the area frame for changing the area that has been instructed to be changed is displayed by referring to the contents of the frame coordinate table, and the map is displayed at each vertex, the midpoint of each side, and the center point of the displayed area frame. and display the base point. Figure 9 shows a state in which a marker is displayed on the area frame of the graphic area and the base point is displayed at the lower right vertex. Next, request input to input section (1) (
Step 502), wait for instructions from the operator. If the input from the operator is a mouse button operation that instructs a change in the area, and the left button is ON, the mouse input information table (1970) (7) Left button ON/OFF
If it is determined by the flag (1671), then the base point is changed to the marker display point closest to the specified position based on the mouse specified position coordinates (1673) and (1674). In other words, 1 to 1 for that marker display point
9 Select one of the base point numbers in the base position information storage area (17
10) (step 504), the designated base point is displayed in a blinking manner (step 505), and then the area frame changing process (step 506) is performed. Thereafter, the process returns to waiting for input (step 502).

On the other hand, if the input instruction from the operator in step 502 is an execution instruction, steps 501 to 50
The contents of the changed frame coordinate table (1660) changed by the series of operations in step 6 are stored in the area management table (16
20) (step 508), and the cancellation flag (1
690) to O F F null processing (step 509)
, and if cancellation is instructed (step 50).
3) Perform the process of turning on the cancellation flag (1690) (step 507). If the instruction is other than that, the process returns to waiting for input (step 502).

Next, the area frame changing process according to the present invention shown in step 506 in FIG. 5 will be explained using FIG. 1. Button operations using the mouse to issue instructions to change the frame of this area. The operation of pressing the right button while holding down the left button is hereinafter referred to as mouse extended input. In addition, the button operation and the operation of pressing only the left button, which is a conventional method of instruction using a mouse, will be referred to as normal mouse input hereinafter.

Request input to the input unit (1) (step 101).
Input determination is performed (step 102), and when it is determined that the left mouse button is ON based on the left button ON/OFF flag (1671) of the mouse input information table (1670), the currently displayed area frame, marker display, and base point are Erase is performed (step 103). The process advances to determination of the right mouse button (step 104). When it is determined that the left mouse button is OFF (step 102), the process ends without performing the area frame changing process. Determining the right mouse button (step 1)
04), the right mouse button ON/OFF flag (167
2), and if the left button is ON and the right button is OFF, that is, normal mouse input, the change mode is determined by referring to the contents of the size change flag (1680) (step 105). If the mode is the size change mode, the size change process is performed by normal mouse input (step 106), and if the mode is the movement mode, the movement process is performed by the normal mouse input (step 107).
. On the other hand, when the left button is ON and the right button is OFF,
That is, if it is a mouse expansion input, the change mode is determined by the value of the size change flag (1680) (step 108), and if it is a size change mode, the size change process is performed by the mouse expansion input (step 109),
If it is in the movement mode, movement processing is performed using mouse expansion input (step 110). Next, the resizing process by mouse expansion input for resizing the area frame shown in step 109 of FIG. 1 will be explained using FIG. 6. In this process, the frame coordinates after resizing are determined based on the position of the specified frame change instruction point. First, depending on the position of the specified base point,
Determine the value of M mark. If the base point is on the left side or at the center point, that is, the base point number stored in the base point number storage area (1710) is determined to be 1.4.7 or 5 (
At step 601), the upper left X coordinate of the frame coordinate table (1
661), the value of the upper left X coordinate of the basic area is set (step 602), and if the base point is on the right side or at the center point, that is, the base point number is determined to be 3, 6.9, or 5 (step 603). When, the lower right X coordinate of the frame coordinate table (16
63) is set to the value of the lower right X coordinate of the basic area (step 604). On the other hand, when the base point number is 2 or 8, the frame X coordinate is not changed. When a point on the left side or the center point is specified through a series of processes from steps 601 to 604, the area size is changed so that the left side of the area frame coincides with the left side of the basic area frame. Also, when a point on the right side or the center point is specified, the area frame is resized so that the right side of the area frame matches the right side of the basic area frame. If any other point is specified, no size change processing in the X direction (horizontal direction) is performed.

Next, determine the y-coordinate value of the frame based on the specified base point position. If the base point is on the upper side or the center point, that is, the base point number is determined to be 7.8.9 or 5 (step 60
5), set the value of the upper left y coordinate of the basic area in the upper left y coordinate (1662) of the frame coordinate table (step 606),
When the base point is on the lower side or the center point, that is, when the base point number is determined to be 1, 2, 3 or 5 (step 607), the value of the base area's lower right y coordinate is stored in the lower right y coordinate of the frame coordinate table (1664). (step 608). On the other hand, when the base point numbers are 4 and 6, the frame y coordinate is not changed. Through this process, when a point on the top edge or the center point is specified, the size of the area frame is changed so that the top edge of the area frame matches the top edge of the basic area frame. Furthermore, when a point on the bottom edge or the center point is specified, the area frame is resized so that the bottom edge of the area frame matches the bottom edge of the basic area frame. When other points are specified, no size change processing in the Y direction (vertical direction) is performed.

When the base point is located at the position shown in FIG. 12 through the above resizing process, when an expansion input is performed with the mouse, the size is changed as shown in FIG. 13. Further, when the base point is at the position shown in FIG. 14, when an expansion input is performed with the mouse, the area frame is resized at once to the basic area size as shown in FIG. 15. Further, when the base point is at the position 11-1 in FIG. 11, when an expansion input is performed with the mouse, the area frame is resized at once to the basic area size as shown in FIG. 15. The same applies to instructions in other directions. Next, the movement process using the mouse expansion input for moving the area frame shown in step 110 of FIG. 1 will be explained using FIG. Determine the frame coordinates of the destination frame based on the position of the specified frame change instruction point. The position of the designated base point in the X direction is determined (step 701). When the base point is on the left side, that is, when the base point number is 1.4.7, the frame coordinate table upper left X position I! Set the value of the basic area upper left X position in l (1661) (step 702), and set the basic area upper left X value in the lower right X position of the frame coordinate table @ (1663).
Set the coordinate value plus the area frame X size, which is the value obtained by subtracting the upper right X coordinate (1661) from the lower right X coordinate of the frame coordinate table (Step 703). When the base point is on the right side, that is, when the base point number is 3, 6, or 9, the value of the lower right X coordinate of the basic area is set in the lower right X position lm (1664) of the frame coordinate table (step 704). A value obtained by subtracting the region frame X size from the value of the basic region lower right X coordinate is set in the upper left X coordinate (1662) of the frame coordinate table (step 705). When the base point number is 2.5.8, the frame X coordinate is not changed. Through this process, when a point on the left side is specified, the area frame is moved so that the left side of the area frame matches the right side of the basic area frame. Furthermore, when a point on the right side is specified, the area frame is moved so that the right side of the area frame matches the right side of the basic area frame. If any other point is specified, no movement processing in the X direction (left/right direction) is performed.

Next, the position of the specified base point in the y direction is determined (step 706), and if the base point is on the upper side, that is, when the base point number is 7, 8, or 9, then the frame coordinate table top left y position 4! !
Set the value of the upper left y coordinate of the basic area in (1662) (step 707) and the lower right y coordinate of the frame coordinate table (1664)
This is the bond obtained by subtracting the upper left y coordinate (1662) from the lower right y coordinate JR (1664) of the frame coordinate table to the value of the upper left y coordinate of the basic area. The area frame y size is added and set (step 708). When the base point number is 1.2.3, the bottom right y coordinate of the basic area is set to the bottom right y coordinate of the frame coordinate table (1664).
Set the coordinate value (step 709), and select the frame coordinate table upper left y s? (1662) is set to the value obtained by subtracting the area frame y size from the value of the lower right y coordinate of the basic area (step 710). When the base point number is 4, 5, or 6, the frame y coordinate is not changed. ．． Through this process, when a point on the upper side is specified, the area frame is moved so that the upper side of the area frame coincides with the upper side of the basic area frame. Also, when a point on the bottom edge is specified, the area frame is moved so that the bottom edge of the area frame matches the bottom edge of the basic area frame. If any other point is specified, movement processing in the Y direction (vertical direction) is not performed. Next, in order to set the base point as the center point, base point number 5 of the center point is set in the base point number storage area (1710) (step 711).

When the above movement process specifies the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right vertices of the maca display in (11-1) in FIG. 11, the positions (11-2), (1 1-4) , (11-
Movement is performed as shown in 7) and (11-9). Also, if the midpoints of the top, left, right, and bottom sides of the marker display in (11-1) are specified, (11-3),
Movement is performed as shown in (11-5), (11-6), and (11-8). As described above, according to this embodiment, when specifying area editing that involves moving the area or changing the size, each vertex, the midpoint of each side, and the center point of the area frame of the target area are If you display a marker and specify the point displayed with the marker using the specified mouse input, in move mode, the area frame will be moved to the edge of the print range on the page in the direction corresponding to the specified point at once, and the size will be changed. In mode, if the specified point is the midpoint, the side where that point exists is changed, and if the specified point is the vertex, the vertex is changed to the edge of the print range on the page in the corresponding direction at once to frame the area. Since it is possible to change the size of the area frame, if used in combination with other area frame movement and resizing operations, the area frame can be moved and resized quickly, improving operability. [Effects of the Invention] By specifying the markers displayed at each vertex, midpoint and center point of each side of the area frame of the area to be changed using a predetermined mouse input, the area frame can be printed in the specified direction at once. It is now possible to move to the edge of the print range or resize it to a size that extends to the print range edge in a specified direction at once. If you use this operation in combination with other area frame changing methods,
You will be able to quickly move and resize areas,

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the area frame changing method according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the document editing device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of input keys and a mouse, and FIG. A flowchart of the vm collection method, Figure 4b is a flowchart of editing processing, Figure 5 is a flowchart of instruction processing for changing the area frame, and Figure 6 is a flowchart of the process of determining the coordinates after changing the size of the area frame. Flowchart diagram, Figure 7 is a flowchart diagram of the process of determining the coordinates after moving the area frame, Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of the layout screen of a document containing a mixture of text, figures, and graphs, Figure 9 is a figure area A diagram showing an example of a state in which markers are displayed. Figure 10 is a diagram showing the coordinate system on the layout screen and coordinates for managing the position of the internal area of the basic area. Figure 11 is a diagram showing the coordinate system on the layout screen and the coordinates for managing the position of the internal area of the basic area. Figures 12 and 13 are diagrams showing the set area frame and the position after the area frame has been moved. Figures 12 and 13 are diagrams showing the area frame set on the basic area and the position of the area frame after the size has been changed. , Figures 14 and 15 are diagrams showing the area frame set on the basic area and the position of the area frame after resizing, Figure 16a is a diagram showing the structure of the document data, and Figure 16b is the internal FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a table for storing data, and is a diagram showing marker display points and base point numbers. 1... Input section, 2... Control section, 3... Storage section, 4
...Display section, 5...Edit processing section, 6...Numeric keypad, 7...Cursor key, 8...Execution key, 9...
Expansion key lO... Cancel key 11;... Reading input key 12... Mouse, 13... Left mouse button, 1
4... Right mouse button, 15... Keyboard, 8-
1... Area frame, 8-2... Internal area, 8-3...
Page, 8-4...Margin, 8-5...Basic area frame, 8-
6... Basic area, 9-1... Area frame with markers displayed, 10-1... Coordinate axis. 10-2...Paper frame,
10-3... Basic area frame, 10-4... Area frame, 1
0-5... Basic area frame upper left coordinates, 10-6... Basic area frame lower right coordinates, 10-7... Area frame upper left coordinates. 10
-8...Lower right coordinate of the area frame, 1 1-1...Area frame where marker power is displayed, 11-2...Area frame where marker is displayed, 11-3...Marker display area frame, 1
1-4...Area frame where markers are displayed, 11-5...
- Area frame with markers displayed. 11-6...Area frame where a marker is displayed, 11-7...Area frame where a marker is displayed, 11-8...Area frame where a marker is displayed, 1
1-9...Area frame where marker is displayed, 11-10...
... Basic area frame, 12-1... Basic area frame, 12-2
. . . Area frame displaying a marker, 13-1 . . . Basic area frame, 13-2 . . . Area frame displaying a marker. 1
4-1... Basic area frame, 14-2... Area frame with marker displayed, 15-1... Basic area frame, 15-2...
...Region frame with marker displayed, 16lO...Page management table, 1611...Backward pointer, l612.
... Forward pointer, 1613... Start area pointer, 1614... End area pointer, 16l5... Page format pointer, l620... Area management table, 16
21...Backward pointer, l622...Forward pointer, 1623...Area upper left X coordinate, 1624...Area upper left y coordinate, 1625...Area lower right X coordinate, l626
...Lower right y coordinate of area, 1627...Data type, l
628...Area attribute, 1629...Status information, 1630...Data pointer. 1640...
Page format table, 1650... Area data, l66
0... Frame coordinate table, 1661... Upper left X coordinate,
1662...Top left y coordinate, 1663...Bottom right X coordinate, l664...Bottom right y coordinate, l670...Mouse input information table, 1671...Left button ON/O
FF judgment flag, 1672...Right button ON/OFF
Judgment flag, l673...Mouse specified position flx coordinates,
1674... Mouse specified position 1y coordinate, 1680...
Size change flag, 1690... Cancellation flag, 17l
O...Basic number storage area, 1720...Area 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 (bl Figure 4 (&) Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 7 Figure East 1 (0-) to 169θ [==ko

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as a figure or graph to be created on a page, or characters and figures to be written in the area using a mouse or a keyboard; storage means for storing the data stored in the storage unit; display means for displaying the data stored in the storage unit; and each vertex on the outer periphery of the area to be operated upon editing such as resizing or moving the area. , when performing an operation that changes the size of an area, such as changing the size of the area, in a document creation device equipped with a marker display unit that displays a marker indicating a reference point for the operation at the midpoint of a side or the center point of an area. , among the markers,
When a specified mouse button operation is performed at a vertex position, the specified top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right vertex is moved to the top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right of the print range on that page. A document creation device characterized in that it is provided with a region size changing means for changing. 2. Input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as figures and graphs to be created on a page, characters and figures to be written in the area using a mouse or keyboard, and storing the input data. a storage means, a display means for displaying data stored in the storage unit, each vertex of the outer periphery of the area to be operated upon editing such as resizing or moving the area, the midpoint of the side, In a document creation device equipped with a marker display unit that displays a marker indicating a reference point for operation at the center point of the area, when performing an operation to change the size of the area such as changing the size of the area, among the markers,
When a specified mouse button operation is performed at the midpoint position of a side, the midpoint of the specified top, bottom, left, or right side is )
While maintaining the position of , if it is the left side or right side, change the Y at that time.
A document creation device characterized by being provided with an area size changing means for changing the print range on the top, bottom, left, or right side of the page while maintaining the directional (vertical) position. 3. An input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as figures and graphs to be created on the page, characters and figures to be written within the area using a mouse or keyboard, and storing the input data. a storage means, a display means for displaying data stored in the storage unit, each vertex of the outer periphery of the area to be operated upon editing such as resizing or moving the area, the midpoint of the side, In a document creation device equipped with a marker display unit that displays a marker indicating a reference point for operation at the center point of the area, when performing an operation to change the size of the area such as changing the size of the area, among the markers,
When a specified mouse button operation is performed at the center point of an area, the top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom right vertices of the area are set to the top left, top right, bottom left, and bottom of the print range on that page, respectively.
A document creation device characterized in that an area size changing means is provided for changing the area size to the lower right position. 4. Input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as figures and graphs to be created on the page, characters and figures to be written within the area using a mouse or keyboard, and storing the input data. a storage means, a display means for displaying data stored in the storage unit, each vertex of the outer periphery of the area to be operated upon editing such as resizing or moving the area, the midpoint of the side, In a document creation device equipped with a marker display unit that displays a marker indicating a reference point for an operation at the center point of an area, when performing an operation to change the size of an area such as moving the area, the vertex of the marker When a specified mouse button operation is performed at the position,
It is characterized by providing an area moving means for moving so that the designated top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right vertex touches the top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right of the print range on the page. document creation device. 5. An input means for inputting data such as an area indicating a rectangular range such as figures and graphs to be created on the page, characters and figures to be written within the area using a mouse or keyboard, and storing the input data. a storage means, a display means for displaying data stored in the storage unit, each vertex of the outer periphery of the area to be operated upon editing such as resizing or moving the area, the midpoint of the side, In a document creation device equipped with a marker display unit that displays a marker indicating a reference point for operation at the center point of an area, when performing an operation to change the position of an area such as moving the area, one of the markers on the side When a specified mouse button operation is performed at the midpoint position, if the midpoint of the indicated top, bottom, left, or right side is the top or bottom side, the current X direction (left/right direction) While maintaining the position, or in the case of the left side or right side, the current position in the Y direction (up/down direction) is maintained so that it touches the top, bottom, left, or right side of the print range on that page. A document creation device characterized by being provided with a moving area moving means.