JPH0410660B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a document creation device having a document page management function.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

In this type of document creation device, it is generally possible to specify the number of lines on one page and the number of characters on one line when creating a new document. In this way, a document in the desired format is created. Further, the number of lines per page can be changed and specified, for example, when proofreading or editing a document. However, the number of lines in the created document is common across all pages, and there is little freedom in creating the document. In addition, in recent years, methods have been developed to adjust the number of lines using half line breaks and 3/2 line breaks.
It was not easy to use, and there was still a lack of freedom in making various changes to the layout of the document.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a document creation device that allows the number of lines per page of a document to be specified on a page-by-page basis, thereby improving the degree of freedom in document creation. It's about doing.

[Summary of the invention]

In the document creation device of the present invention, when creating a document, the number of characters per line and the number of lines per page are set throughout the document, and the pages of the document are created according to the specified number of characters and number of lines. The apparatus includes a processing means for performing cutting management, and further includes an input means for specifying, to the processing means, an arbitrary page that has already been cut by the processing means, and setting the number of lines of this page. The processing means is characterized in that it performs pagination management of the page in accordance with the newly set number of lines inputted from the input means.

[Embodiments of the invention]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a document creation device, such as a Japanese word processor, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a CPU, and 12 is a main memory in which various programs, data, etc. are stored. 13 is an external storage device, for example a fixed disk device; 14 is a file controller that controls the fixed disk device 13; Fixed disk device 13
Various programs are stored in the computer for controlling document input, document display, proofreading/editing, document storage, document printing, etc. These programs are CPU
11, the data is loaded into the main memory 12 as necessary. 15 is an input device for inputting documents, etc.;
For example, the keyboard 16 is a keyboard controller. The keyboard 15 has various character keys such as alphanumeric keys and kana keys, a line feed key, a page break key,
Furthermore, there is a line number designation key 15 that is directly related to this invention.
It has a first class control key. 17 is a display device for displaying documents, etc., such as a CRT display device;
A display controller 18 controls the CRT display device 17. Reference numeral 19 designates an external storage device, such as a floppy disk device, in which documents (or even dictionaries in the case of a kana-kanji conversion method) are stored, and 20 designates a floppy disk controller that controls the floppy disk device 19. . 21 is a printer device such as a wire dot matrix printer; 22 is a printer device 2;
This is a printer controller that controls 1. 23
CPU 11, main memory 12, file controller 14, keyboard controller 16, display controller 18, floppy disk controller 20, and printer controller 2
This is a system bus that connects 2, etc.

Next, the operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained.
In the Japanese word processor shown in Fig. 1, after the power is turned on or after one cycle of operation, the Japanese word processor, for example,
Creating a new document, 2. Proofreading/additions, 3. Printing..."
The work menu such as CRT display device 1
7 is displayed. Then the operator uses keyboard 15.
If you specify, for example, "1 New document creation" by operating the keys, the mode will be set to create a new document. First, an operation guide message will be displayed on the CRT display device 17 requesting key input of information necessary to determine the document format, etc. Ru. In accordance with the operation guidance text, the operator inputs information specifying the format of the document, such as the number of characters in one line of the document and the number of characters in one page, using the keyboard 15. Thereafter, the operator operates the keyboard 15 to specify the start of document input, and then inputs the main text of the document. Under the control of the CPU 11, the document file in the format shown in FIG.
The document is saved in the document storage area.

As shown, the document file consists of a "document management section,""documentbody," and "document ancillary information.""Document attached information" is information added to a document, such as ruled line data and graph data. The "document body" is a collection of character codes and control character codes indicating line breaks and the like. The "document management section" is an area where document management information such as document format information and print format information are stored. For document format information,
Number of lines in one page (first line number information), number of characters in one line (character count information), page unit line number designation presence/absence information indicating whether or not the number of lines in each page is specified, first page to number of pages that make up the document. n
There is the number of lines for each page (second line number information), etc. In other words, the "document management department" has the number of lines on one page, 1
It has fields in which the number of characters in a line, information on whether or not the number of lines per page is specified, and the number of lines on the first page to the number of lines on the n-th page are respectively set. The difference between the format of the document file shown in Fig. 2 and the conventional one is that each field is newly prepared to set information on whether or not to specify the number of lines per page, and the number of lines on the first page to the number of lines on the nth page. This is what is happening. In the document file at the time of completion of creation of a new document, the information indicating whether or not the number of lines per page is specified indicates that the number of lines per page is not specified. Further, the number of lines on the first page to the number of lines on the nth page all indicate "0", for example.

When the operator needs to proofread/edit the created document, he/she operates the keyboard 15 while the above-mentioned work menu is displayed to designate "2 Proofread/Add". This will enter proofreading/editing mode. When the operator specifies a desired document by operating keys on the keyboard 15 in accordance with the operational guidance in the proofreading/editing mode, the CPU 11 searches the document storage area of the floppy disk device 19 for a document file with the specified document name. However, CPU11
develops the first page of the document text according to the information in the document management section of the document file. When developing this document, the CPU 11 checks the field (third field) for information on whether or not the number of lines per page is specified in the document management section. If the information in this field indicates that the number of lines per page is not specified, the CPU 11 inputs the field for the number of lines per page (second field) and the field for the number of characters per line (first field) in the document management section. The target page (in this example, the first page) is determined by the information in
The number of lines and the number of characters per line are determined and the document is developed. The first page of the document developed in this way is
It is displayed on the CRT display device 17.

When the operator wishes to change the number of lines on a page displayed on the CRT display device 17 (due to layout considerations, etc.), the operator operates a line number designation key 151 provided on the keyboard 15.
When the CPU 11 detects that the line number designation key 151 has been operated, it displays a message on the CRT display device 17 indicating input guidance for changing the number of lines for the currently displayed page, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. (Step S1). The CPU 11 then waits for input of the number of lines (step S2). In this state, the operator presses the keyboard 15.
Use the keys to specify the desired number of lines. CPU1
1 detects a line number input from the keyboard 15, and displays the input line number on the CRT display device 1.
7. In addition, the CPU 11 sets the number of lines per page specification presence/absence information indicating that the number of lines per page is specified in the field (third field) of the specification presence/absence of number of lines per page in the document management section of the corresponding document file, and The input number of lines is set in a field (fourth field) for specifying the number of lines of the i-th page (i=1 in this example) in the document management section (step S3). This allows CRT display device 1
The number of lines on the page displayed in 7 can be changed.

When the CPU 11 finishes the above-described processing, it develops the i-th page (i=1) of the document according to the newly input number of lines and displays it on the CRT display device 17. This makes it possible to proofread and edit the i-th page of the document after changing the number of lines. The above operation is the same for the second page to the nth page. Note that changes in information in the document management section, document expansion, etc. are performed using a predetermined area of the main memory 12, and further a predetermined area (work area) of the floppy disk device 19, etc., but how to use the memory area is as follows. Since it is not directly related to this invention, the explanation will be omitted.

The information in the document management section that has been changed in this way is written back to the floppy disk device 19 together with the document body after proofreading and editing. Then, the next time the document is called up for proofreading or addition, or when it is printed, the text of the document is expanded according to the information of the new document management section. in particular,
The CPU 11 checks the field (third field) for information on whether or not the number of lines per page is specified in the document management section.
If the information in this field indicates that the number of lines per page is specified, the CPU 11 inputs the field for the number of lines on the i-th page (fourth field) and the field for the number of characters in one line (first field) in the document management section. )
Based on each piece of information, the number of lines and the number of characters in one line of the i-th page are determined and the document is developed. However, if the information in the field for the number of lines on the i-th page is "0", CPU1
1 adopts the information in the field for the number of lines on one page (second field) regardless of whether the number of lines per page is specified.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the field for the number of lines of the i-th page corresponding to the page for which the number of lines for each page was not specified remains "0", but the field is not limited to this. do not have. For example, when saving information in the document management section, it is determined whether the information indicating whether or not the number of lines per page is specified in the document management section indicates that the number of lines is specified, and if the number of lines is specified, the number of lines is "0". '', the information of the field for the number of lines on one page (second field) may be set in all the fields for the number of lines on the i-th page (fourth field).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the number of lines per page of a document can be specified on a page-by-page basis.
Therefore, for example, the document can be printed at any position by specifying a variable line pitch, giving a very high degree of freedom in document creation. Further, for example, if only one line overflows from a page, paper can be saved by specifying the number of lines on that page as a value that is one larger than the current value.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the format of a document file applied to the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 explains the operation. This is a flowchart for 11... CPU, 12... Main memory, 15... Keyboard, 17... CRT display device, 19... Floppy disk device, 151... Line number designation key.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The number of characters per line and the number of lines per page are set as page format information, and the number of characters per line and the number of lines per page are set for all pages of the document to be created. A document creation device having a processing means for setting a page format, comprising an input means for specifying an arbitrary page whose page format has already been set by the processing means and setting the number of lines of this page, The processing means sets a page format for the specified page in accordance with a newly set number of lines input from the input means, instead of the number of page lines set for all pages as the page format information. A document creation device characterized by: 2. The processing means includes a storage means for storing the number of lines per page set for all pages as the page format information and the number of lines per page set for the specified page. A document creation device according to claim 1. 3. The input means includes a display means for displaying the created document, and the input means includes an instruction input means for setting the number of lines on a given page and an input means for inputting the value of the number of lines, and the processing means includes: , grasping the page displayed on the display means when the line number setting instruction is received from the instruction input means, and replacing the page line number set for all pages as the page format information, 2. The document creation device according to claim 1, wherein the format of the page is set according to the input value of the number of lines.