JPH0385673A - Sentence processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by providing a deciding means to decide the initialized state of a floppy disk and a floppy disk control means to initialize the floppy disk, which is decided not to be initialized, and afterwards, to store a sentence into the floppy disk. CONSTITUTION:A storing means 2 stores a character string inputted from an input means 1. When an indication to store the character stored in the storing means 2 into the floppy disk is inputted from an indication input means 3, a deciding means 4 decides the initialized state of the floppy disk. A floppy disk control means 5 initializes the floppy disk, which is decided not to be initialized by the deciding means 4, and stores the sentence, which is stored in the storing means 2, into the initialized floppy disk afterwards. Thus, when the inputted character is stored into the floppy disk which is not initialized, operation can be simplified.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (a) Industrial Application Field This invention relates to a text processing device such as a Japanese word processor or a computer capable of creating text, and in particular has a floppy disk device as a storage device. The present invention relates to a text processing device that can store texts.

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, in text processing devices of this type, it is common to store (register) created texts on a floppy disk. The floppy disk used in this case is
You must use one that has been initialized in accordance with the data storage method of the text processing device that created the text. Alternatively, you must use a floppy disk that already has text stored on it and has enough space to store new text.

Initialization of a floppy disk is normally performed prior to text creation work.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the above configuration, initializing the floppy disk is a different process from inputting and editing text, so it is executed in input/insert 2 mode for creating text. could not. In other words, after creating a text, if you want to save the text to a floppy disk and you do not have an initialized floppy disk on hand, you must change the mode and then perform an operation to initialize the floppy disk. . Alternatively, the solution was to initialize the floppy disk with another device of the same model.

This invention was made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances.In this case, when attempting to register text on a new, uninitialized floppy disk, the uninitialized floppy disk can be stored without initializing the disk. The present invention aims to provide a text processing device that is initialized and then automatically registers text.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this invention. As shown in the figure, this invention has an input means 1 for inputting text.
, a storage means 2 for temporarily storing sentences inputted from the input means 1, and 3- storing the sentences stored in the storage means 2 on a floppy disk; an instruction input means 3 for inputting instructions; A determining means 4 determines the initialization state of the floppy disk when the instruction is given manually, and a floppy disk determined by the determining means 4 as not being initialized is initialized, and the text stored in the storage means 2 is then read. Floppy disk control means 5 for storing information on the initialized floppy disk
This is a text processing device comprising the following.

The text processing device of the present invention basically has a display device that displays input text and various information related to text creation. The display device may be composed of a CR'11LCD or the like.

The input means I of the present invention mainly consists of a keyboard, an encoding circuit that converts signals from the keyboard into codes corresponding to keys on the keyboard, and an input buffer that temporarily stores the codes output from the encoding circuit. It is fine if it is done. The input means 1 and the instruction input means 3 may be constructed as one unit. That is, the keyboard kana, alphabet and number keys function as input means 1, and various function keys including a function key for instructing to store a created sentence on a floppy disk function as instruction input means 3. . As the input means 1, a tablet device or OCR may be used. Further, as the instruction input means 3, a pointing device such as a mouse may be used.

The storage means 2 is typically a RAM or a hard disk device.

The determining means 4 is configured to determine the initialization state of the floppy disk from information in the index section of the floppy disk. The determining means 4 may be mainly constituted by a microcomputer.

The floppy disk control means 5 is comprised of a floppy disk device that has the function of writing text to and reading text from the floppy disk, and a control section that controls initialization, text writing, and reading of the floppy disk. A wide variety of floppy disk devices known in the art can be used, and the control section may be configured mainly with a microcomputer.

The number of floppy disk devices is not limited, and generally it may be one or two. Also used are floppy disks, etc. 3. well known in the art.
5-inch, 5-inch, or 8-inch ones may be used as appropriate.

(E) The action storage means 2 stores the character string input from the input means 1. When an instruction to store the characters stored in the storage means 2 on the floppy disk is input from the instruction input means 3, the determination means 4 determines the initialization state of the floppy disk. A floppy disk control means 5 initializes the floppy disk determined by the determining means 4 to be uninitialized, and then stores the text stored in the storage means 2 on the initialized floppy disk. therefore,
To simplify operations when storing input characters on an uninitialized floppy disk.

(F) EXAMPLES Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 is a keyboard, which includes kana/alphabetic keys, numeric keys, conversion/substantive keys, a registration key for inputting instructions to register created sentences on a floppy disk, and various functions as a Japanese word processor. It is equipped with funkun yong key etc. for giving instructions.

This keyboard 11 is connected to a control unit 13 along with a CRT 12 that displays reading information of words input to create sentences, words including kanji characters as a result of converting the reading information, and various information. .

The control unit 13 includes a microcomputer, a kana-kanji conversion dictionary that stores a large number of words including kanji and their reading information, a key control circuit, a character generator, a display buffer, a CRT controller, a program memory for storing programs, etc. It is comprised of , and performs various data processing described below.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a text buffer, which is comprised of a large-capacity RAM, and temporarily stores created sentences, such as sentences containing kanji and kana mixed words including words converted to kana-kanji, until they are stored on a floppy disk.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a floppy disk device, which writes (stores) the created text on, for example, a 3.5-inch floppy disk according to a signal from the control unit I3;
It is controlled to read out the memorized sentences. As the floppy disk device 15 and the floppy disk, those known in the art are used.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a printer that prints the created text on paper, and uses, for example, a thermal transfer printer.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, when the user operates the keyboard 11 to input sentences, the input sentences are sequentially displayed on the CRT 12 and temporarily stored in the sentence buffer 14 to create a sentence (step 100). After being created,
When a floppy disk (FD) is set in the floppy disk device 15 and the user presses a registration key on the keyboard 11, an instruction to register the created text is input to the control unit 13 (step 101). In response to this instruction, the control unit 13 operates the floppy disk device 15, and checks whether the floppy disk set in the floppy disk device 15 is initialized or not based on the information in the index section transferred from the floppy disk device 15. is determined (step l02). If the set floppy disk has been initialized or has text already registered and has a free storage area, the control unit 13 reads the text stored in the text buffer 14 and transfers it to the floppy disk. Memories (
(step 103). At this time, the registered name of the text is entered manually, and the text is stored on the floppy disk along with the registered name.

If it is determined in step 102 that the set floppy disk has not been initialized, a message asking whether or not to initialize it is displayed on the CRT 12. This is for the purpose of making the user check the floppy disk in which the control program is stored, that is, the system file, to avoid erroneously initializing it. For example, messages such as "1. Do you want to register automatically after initialization?" and "2. Do you want to exit without registering?" are displayed, and the user enters one of the numbers. This allows you to select whether to perform initialization. Then, when the user inputs the number "1", the control unit 13 determines that the initialization is to be performed, and in step 104
), the floppy disk device 15 is activated to initialize the set floppy disk (step 10).
5). When the initialization of the floppy disk is completed, the control unit 13 executes step 103 to store text on the initialized floppy disk.

In step +04, if it is determined not to initialize,
Finish the text registration process.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, after writing a sentence, an uninitialized floppy disk can be initialized without any special operation for initializing the floppy disk, and then the sentence can be registered automatically. It can be done. Therefore, if you only have an uninitialized floppy disk, there is no need to initialize the floppy disk again when registering text.
Operability in such cases is improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment. l...Input means, 2...Storage means, 3.
・・Instruction input means, 4. Judgment means, 5.・Floppy disk control means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Input means for inputting sentences; Storage means for temporarily storing sentences inputted from the input means; Instruction input for inputting instructions to store the sentences stored in the storage means on a floppy disk. determining means for determining the initialization state of the floppy disk when the instruction is input from the instruction inputting means; and initializing the floppy disk that the determining means determines is not initialized, and then storing it in the storage means. A text processing device comprising: floppy disk control means for storing written text on an initialized floppy disk;