JPH03266073A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To speedily select a desired editing item candidate to be interlocked with a specified operation by displaying the editing item candidate group to be selected while being interlocked with the specified operation. CONSTITUTION:When an instructing means 1 executes the fixed operation, a relative function display means 3a displays the editing item candidate group to be selected while being interlocked with this operation on a display means 2 at prescribed timing. Thus, without executing a conventional selecting item display command by an operator, the required respective relative item candidates can be displayed by a list at optimum timing and the desired relative item candidate to be execute can be speedily selected. Therefore, efficiency for preparing a document can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device that performs predetermined batch processing on character strings specified in a range of input character information.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of document processing device has become multi-functional due to document editing demands, and keys for executing various functional processes have been arranged on a keyboard serving as an input means. It is configured so that various edits can be performed according to key operations by the operator.

Furthermore, when editing (enlarging character width, copying, moving, deleting, etc.) a specific input character string, character string designation called range designation processing is performed. That is,
There are two cases in which a range of strings is specified by pressing a dedicated key called a range specification key and a cursor key that specifies a string on the screen, and an editing process is executed on that string. In some cases, this is done in a parallel thinking style in which the desired editing item is selected by pointing the cursor from a group of editing items displayed in a window.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, considering the usage patterns of general users, a format in which a group of edit items is displayed in a window from the beginning is more user-friendly and causes fewer operational errors.

However, in conventional document processing devices, when displaying a group of editing items on the screen, the selection candidate group is not set in consideration of the accompanying key operations, so if a group of editing items involves range specification processing. A mixture of processing and non-accompanied processing,
At present, there is a problem in that the subsequent key operations are unnecessarily complicated, and the document editing efficiency is actually reduced.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and by displaying a group of edit item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with a specific operation, a desired edit item candidate that is linked to a specified operation can be selected. An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can instantly select a document.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A document processing device according to the present invention is provided with a related function display means for displaying a group of editing item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with a specific operation on a display means at a predetermined timing. be.

Further, the specifying process includes a process of specifying a range of specific character strings of the character information displayed on the display means.

Further, the specifying process includes a process of specifying a block of the area displayed on the display means.

[Effect 3] In this invention, when a specific operation is executed by the instruction means, the related function display means causes the display means to display at a predetermined timing a group of edit item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with the specific operation. To make it possible to immediately select and display desired edit item candidates linked to an operation.

Further, when a specific operation for specifying a range of character strings is performed by the instruction means, the related function display means displays a group of edit item candidates that can be selected at a predetermined timing on the display means in conjunction with the range specification, and the range is specified. To make it possible to instantly select and display desired edit item candidates linked to the .

Furthermore, when a specific operation for specifying a character string as a block is executed by the instruction means, the related function display means displays a group of editable item candidates that can be selected at a predetermined timing on the display means in conjunction with the range specification, and specifies the block. To make it possible to instantly select and display desired edit item candidates linked to the .

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a document processing device showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a keyboard, and keys for performing various inputs are shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later. The layout is arranged so that the Reference numeral 2 denotes a display section constituting display means, which is composed of, for example, an LCD, plasma, CRT, etc., and displays necessary information in a window that is displayed at a predetermined position at a predetermined timing in conjunction with the operation of the keyboard 1. . A cursor is displayed on the display section 2, which indicates the starting position for inputting character information, etc., and displays character information, etc. from the keyboard 1.

3 is a CPU section, which is equipped with related function display means 3a, and a ROM
/Various information processing is executed through work secured based on the control program and data stored in the RAM section 4.

A document memory 5 stores document information input from the keyboard 1 or the like. Reference numeral 6 denotes a range start point memory, which is a specific key on the keyboard 1 (in this embodiment, the range main idea window key 13 (
(See Figure 2)) stores the starting point address of the pressed range. A range end point memory 7 stores the end point address of the range where the range designation key 13 of the keyboard 1 is pressed.

A window memory 8 stores information to be displayed in a window displayed on the display unit 2.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the document processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the external appearance of the keyboard 1 shown in FIG. 1, and 11 is a character key for inputting characters;
Corresponding alphabet symbols, Japanese syllabary, symbols indicating control of each function, etc. are marked on or around the key tops.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a cursor control key, which is pressed to move the cursor on the display section 2 to a desired position by instructing -9←It, ↓, etc.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a range specification key, which is pressed to specify a character string within a range where the character string indicated by the cursor is the starting point or end point. In this embodiment, a window is displayed at a predetermined position on the display unit 2 at the timing when the end point of a character string is designated by the range designation key 13, and a group of editing item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with the range designation is displayed in the window. is displayed as described below.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an in-window cursor instruction key, which is pressed to instruct the movement of the cursor displayed within the window of the display unit 2.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a selection execution key, which is pressed to select the candidate indicated by the in-window cursor.

4(a) to 4(g) are state transition diagrams showing related item window display/selection processing in the document processing device according to the present invention, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. . Note that this corresponds to the case where the number of characters in one line is currently set to "20".

In these figures, K indicates a cursor, WD indicates a window, "1" in the window WD indicates that the related item candidate selection state is invalid, and "-" in the window WD indicates the related item candidate. Indicates that the selected state is valid.

In addition, in the above embodiment, since range specification processing is assumed as the specific processing, "Move", "Copy", "Underline", "Shading 1", "Shading 2", "Character conversion 1 (width double)", "Character conversion 2 (height double)".

This corresponds to a state in which "character conversion 3 (quadruple)" etc. are displayed all at once.

In the character processing device configured as described above, when a specific operation is executed using the instruction means (keys on the keyboard 1 in this case), the related function display means 3a displays a group of edit item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with the specific operation. is displayed on the display unit 2 at a predetermined timing, thereby making it possible to immediately select and display desired editing item candidates linked to the specified operation.

Further, when a specific operation for specifying a range of character strings is performed using the range specification key 13, the related function display means 3a displays a group of edit item candidates that can be selected on the display unit 2 at a predetermined timing in conjunction with the range specification. This makes it possible to instantly select and display desired editing item candidates linked to range specification.

Furthermore, when a specific operation for specifying a block of character strings is performed using the range specification key 13, the related function display means 3a displays a group of editable item candidates that can be selected in conjunction with the range specification on the display unit 2 at a predetermined timing. This makes it possible to instantly select and display desired edit item candidates linked to block designation.

The related item window display/selection processing operation in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a related item window display/selection processing procedure in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. Note that (11 to (15)) indicate each step.

When the power is turned on, (1) the desired document is input from the keyboard 1, and (2) the document is created. As a result, a document as shown in FIG. If you wish to copy, press the cursor control key 12 in step (3).
, move the cursor K to the starting character of the character string candidate displayed on the display section 2 (in this embodiment, for example, the character "ima")
(See Figure 4(b)). Next, press the range designation key 13 and select the range start point memory 6 shown in FIG.
Set the position (address) to be pointed to by the cursor (4). Next, as shown in FIG. 4(C), the cursor control key 12 is operated to move the cursor K to the end point character (in this embodiment, for example, the character "S") of the copy character string candidate displayed on the display section 2. ) (5) Next, when the range specification key 13 is pressed (at this point, the related function display means 3a of the 020 unit 3 determines that the range of the character string has been specified), the range end point memory 7 is Set the position indicated by cursor K (6). Here, the related function display means 3a displays processing related to the window memory 8, such as copying.

Set the related items such as moving 5 character conversion, etc., as shown in Figure 4(d).
As shown in (7), the related items are displayed on the window WD of the display section 2. Here, the 020 section 3 is in the work selection state, and the window WD is displayed.
The related item selection on D is determined (8). At this time, in the initial state, the top item of the related items, in this embodiment, "copy" is in the selected state.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 4(e), the operator operates the cursor control key 12 to move the cursor K to the display section 2.
Move cursor K to the copy destination displayed in (9)
Operate the in-window cursor instruction key 14 to specify the desired related item (10), and press the selection execution key 15 to select the related item "Copy" (see Fig. 4).
f) e), 020 unit 3 starts the prescribed copying process 1
1), that is, the document memory 5 specified by the position information stored in the range start point memory 6 and range end point memory 7
The character string is taken out and transferred to the document memory 5 at the position indicated by the cursor. Then, the contents of the document memory 5 are sent to the display section 2, the copy result is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(g) 2), and the process moves on to the next document processing.

In addition, if you select "Character conversion - Width double" from the related items as a work item in the judgment in step (8) for the character string specified in the range specified in steps (4) to (6) above, the window Operate the inner cursor instruction key 14,
As shown in FIG. 6(a), select "Character Conversion - Horizontal Double" from the desired related items (13) and press the selection execution key 15 to select the related item "Character Conversion - Horizontal Double". Then, the 020 unit 3 starts the predetermined character conversion-width doubling process 14), that is, the range start point memory 6 and the range end point memory 7.
The character string specified by the position information stored in the document memory 5 is retrieved, each character is enlarged horizontally, and
This information is sent to a predetermined location in the document memory 5. Then, the expanded contents of the document memory 5 are sent to the display section 2, and the character conversion and horizontal doubling results are displayed on the display section 2 as shown in FIG. 6(b) (15), for the next document processing. Transition.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the processing of the related item "Character conversion - horizontal doubling" and the related item "Copying" was explained in the judgment of step (8), but it is possible to process all related items displayed on the window WD in the same way. .

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the content to be specified is a character string, but it may also be a block area specification that specifies a rectangular area (this allows the same timing to be applied to block area specification. The block area related items may be displayed in a window, the related block area related item selection processing may be simplified, and the block area related item processing may be executed simultaneously with the selection.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which related items are registered as related items set in advance and each related item selection is executed, but it is also possible to configure the selection order of specific related items to be updated based on learning data. For example, it is possible to eliminate the need to press the in-window cursor instruction key 14 for related items that are frequently used during the document creation process, and to immediately press the selection execution key 15.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention is provided with a related function display means for displaying a group of edit item candidates selected in conjunction with a specific operation on a display means at a predetermined timing. A list of selectable related item candidates can be displayed at the moment an operation that requires editing with mutual relationships is started without any conscious effort. Therefore, desired editing item processing can be efficiently executed with fewer key operations.

In addition, since the identification process consists of specifying a range of specific character strings of the text information displayed on the display means, it is possible to immediately select interrelated items associated with frequent range specification processing at the optimal timing. .

Furthermore, since the specifying process is configured by specifying blocks for the area displayed on the display means, mutually related items necessary for block processing can be displayed at optimal timing.

Therefore, it is possible to display a list of each necessary related item candidate at the optimal timing without having to execute a selection item display command by an operator as in the past, and the desired related item candidate to be executed can be immediately selected. , it has excellent effects such as greatly improving document creation efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a document processing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the document processing device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. A plan view showing the external appearance of the keyboard shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4(a) to (g).
) is a state transition diagram showing related item window display/selection processing in the document processing device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are state transition diagrams showing another related item window display/selection process in the document processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the keyboard, 2 is the display section, 3 is the cPU section, 3
a is a related function display means, 4 is a ROM/RAM section, 5 is a document memory, 6 is a range start point memory, 7 is a range end point memory, and 8 is a window memory. Figure 1 Figure 4 (a) Number of characters in 1 line = 20 Number of characters in 1 line = 20 Figure 2 Number of characters in 1 line = 20 (d) (e) Figure 1 Number of characters in line 1 = 20 Number of characters in 1 line = 20 (f) (g) Figure

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a document processing device that includes a display means capable of displaying documents and images, and an instruction means for instructing a specific operation on a character string displayed on the display means, the selection can be made in conjunction with the specific operation. A document processing device comprising a related function display means for displaying a group of edit item candidates on the display means at a predetermined timing. (2) The document processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying process is a process of specifying a range of a specific character string of the character information displayed on the display means. (3) The document processing apparatus according to claim (1), wherein the specifying process is a process of specifying a block of the area displayed on the display means.