JPH0350665A - Kana/kanji converting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sense overflow before a conversion character string is inputted to an input position by using an indicator to display the number of conversion characters and the remainder of an input possible area, and an alarm which is given when the number of conversion characters exceeds the length of an input area. CONSTITUTION:The input position 9 is calculated beforehand, and it is detected whether a next input possible area exists on an input picture or not, and when the next input impossible area is detected, the length from the input position 9 to the end of the input possible area is calculated, and the length (l) of the input possible area is set. After that, the number of conversion characters/the remainder of the input possible area are displayed on the indicator 12 on a KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chi nese character) conversion picture screen by using a numeral. A read character string is converted by inputting it to the KANA/KANJI conversion picture screen by an input device 2, and the length (m) of the converted character string is detected. Then, the remainder (n) of the input possible area is calculated, and if the value of (n) is '0', the alarm is rised to inform an operator of it. Besides, if the value of (n) is smaller than '0', the sign of a minus is attached to (n), and the alarm is issued. If the value of (n) is larger than '0', and alarm is not rised. After that, m/n is displayed on the KANA/KANJI conversion picture screen.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion device, and in particular, a method for determining the length of a converted character string and the remaining amount of input area when displaying a screen for kana-kanji conversion. This invention relates to a kana-kanji conversion method suitable for detection.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional method, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-225248, uses an input character string,
The display method used was to display the converted string and clearly show the correspondence between the input string and the converted string.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above conventional technology requires an input character string input by an operator,
Although the corresponding converted string is made clear, the size of the inputable area at the display position and the length of the converted string currently being displayed are not displayed, and this point is not taken into account and input There is a problem in that there is a limit to the size of the available area, and if the converted character string cannot fit within the space after being displayed on the screen, the character string must be created again and the input must be repeated.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an operator with the ability to input how many characters to convert when inputting into an input area that is limited in size using a kana-kanji conversion device that uses several lines of the screen for kana-kanji conversion. is possible by comparing the character conversion string with the size of the inputable area and displaying the remaining inputtable area, and prevents overflow of the converted string before displaying it at the input position. There is a particular thing.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, when displaying a kana-kanji conversion screen, calculates the length from the input position to the end of the inputable area and the length of the converted character string currently being created on the kana-kanji conversion screen. The length of the converted character string and the remaining input area are displayed on the kana-kanji conversion screen.

[Effect]

When displaying the kana-kanji conversion screen, from the position on the input screen where you enter the character string resulting from the kana-kanji conversion.

The end of the inputable area is detected, and the length of the converted character string and the remainder of the inputable area are displayed one by one according to the increase or decrease of the converted character string on the kana-kanji conversion screen. This clarifies the correspondence between the length of the converted string and the remaining length of the inputable area,
Prevent overflow after inputting a converted string to the desired screen position.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a kana-kanji conversion device. This device includes a microprocessor 1, a keyboard 21, a CRT 3 for screen display, and a ROM 4 for storing programs. It consists of RAM5 for storing data.

FIG. 2 shows a screen during kana-kanji conversion according to the implementation of the present invention.
An explanatory diagram of the kana-kanji conversion screen is also shown.

FIG. 3 is a process flowchart of the present invention when starting kana-kanji conversion, and FIG. 4 is a process flowchart of the present invention when creating a converted character string. In the present invention, the position at which the character string resulting from the kana-kanji conversion is input is called the input position, and is defined as the position on the screen where the cursor 9 was located before the kana-kanji conversion started. In addition, a multi-line screen consisting of input character strings, converted character strings, etc. used by the kana-kanji conversion program stored in the program ROM 4 is displayed on the kana-kanji conversion screen 7, which is displayed before the kana-kanji conversion starts. The screen for inputting the character string resulting from the above will be referred to as input screen 6. The screen configuration is as shown in FIG. 2, with an input screen 6. Kana-kanji conversion screen 7, input possible area group 8 on input screen, input position 9
It consists of

The kana-kanji conversion screen also includes a converted character string 10, an input character string 11 before conversion, the number of converted character strings, and an indicator 12 representing the remainder of the input area.

The operation will be explained below. When opening the kana-kanji conversion screen as shown in Figure 2 with the kana-kanji conversion start key, the input position 9 should be calculated in advance. If no area is found, the length Q of the input area is set to the MAX value of the input screen 6. (104) If the next input-disabled area is found, the length from input position 9 to the end of the input-allowed area is calculated and set to the length Q of the input-allowed area.

(102, 103) Thereafter, the number of converted characters/remaining input area is displayed in numbers on the indicator 12 on the kana-kanji conversion screen. Immediately after opening the kana-kanji conversion screen, the number of converted characters=0, so the length Q of the inputtable area is displayed on the indicator as the remainder of the inputtable area.

Next, when actually creating a character string by kana-kanji conversion, input the reading character string on the keyboard into the kana-kanji conversion screen 106), convert it 107), and detect the length m of the converted character string. do. (108) Then, the remaining n of the inputable area is calculated, and (109) if the value of n is 0, an alarm is issued to notify the operator. (110,113)
, and if the value of n is smaller than O, an alarm will be issued if a minus or minus sign is attached to n. (111, 112, 113
) If the value of n is greater than O, no alarm is issued. Thereafter, m/n is displayed on the kana-kanji conversion screen.

(114) The conversion is further continued, and (115) if a converted character string is created, the process returns to (106). When reducing the converted string (116), if the value of 1m is not 0 (
117), m is subtracted by 1, n is added by 1, and (118, 1
19) Update the m/n display. If m=o, return to (106) without doing anything. When terminating the conversion (when entering a converted character string at the input position, canceling the conversion, etc.)
Q.

Clear m and n to O. (121) As another example, the display method of the indicator may be a bar graph instead of numbers, which has the effect of making it easier for the operator to intuitively grasp the remainder of the inputable area.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, an indicator that displays the number of converted characters and the remaining input area, and an alarm that is issued when the number of converted characters exceeds the length of the input area, are provided before the operator inputs the converted character string at the input position. It is possible to detect overflows in converted strings, thereby eliminating the need to re-enter data due to overflows.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a kana-kanji conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the screen configuration, Fig. 3 is a processing flowchart when opening the kana-kanji conversion screen, and Fig. 4 is a converted character string. It is a processing flowchart during creation. 1...Microprocessor, 2...Keyboard, 3...
・CRT, 4...ROM, 5...RAM, 6...
Input screen, 7...Kana-kanji conversion screen, 8...Entry possible area, 9...Input position, 10...Conversion character string, 11.
... Input sentence collection factor before conversion n t 5 Mo Ding father 7! + The middle screen is a pigeon house with an opening screen. Planet 4 Cause

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input device, a device for converting a kana character string inputted by the input device into a kanji character string, and a display device, and uses several lines of the input screen for kana-kanji conversion. In a kana-kanji conversion device, when displaying a screen for kana-kanji conversion, it is determined whether the display position of the character string to be input on the screen as a result of kana-kanji conversion is input-enabled or not, and if the display position is in an input-enabled area. If so, it has a means to detect the next input-disabled area, and compares the length of the conversion character string to be inputted with the length from the input position to the end of the input-enabled area, and detects the next input-enabled area. A kana-kanji conversion method characterized by displaying the remaining length one by one according to the increase or decrease in the conversion string to be input.