JPH04167052A - Document editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase the document editing efficiency by providing an editing means which erases at least one of pieces of information on carriage return marks, spaces, and tabulations in a document within a range set by an editing range setting means. CONSTITUTION:The device is equipped with the editing range setting means 15 which sets the editing range of an input document, the editing means 13 which extracts the document corresponding to the extracted editing range and also erases at least one of pieces of information on the carriage return marks, spaces, and tabulations in the document. Therefore, when a large document such as a manual is edited, paragraphs are rearranged almost automatically and the trouble of erasing spaces and tabulations, one by one, is eliminated. Consequently, the load on the operator is reduced and the document editing efficiency is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a document editing device that edits a document created using a computer.

(Prior Art) Recent advances in computer technology have been remarkable. For example, Japanese word processors that input Japanese pronunciation information and convert it into document information containing kana and kanji have become widespread.

By the way, when creating a document using such a Japanese word processor, the layout may be considered depending on the purpose of the document. If so,
Sometimes a document is created by starting a line break in the middle of a sentence to leave this blank space.

However, when trying to translate a document in which a line break mark is inserted in the middle of a sentence into English using, for example, machine translation, the machine translation system generally treats the line break mark as one unit of translation and creates a translated sentence. Therefore, inserting a line break mark in the middle of a sentence can lead to misunderstanding of the original meaning of the sentence, preventing accurate translation, and leading to incorrect translations.

Therefore, conventionally, for documents where a line break mark like this is inserted in the middle of a sentence, edit the document in advance to delete unnecessary line break marks and extra spaces and tabs following the line break mark. There is.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in conventional document editing devices, an operator manually searches for the positions of line feed marks, spaces, and tabs that he or she wants to delete one by one, and gives instructions to delete them. This greatly impedes the operability of the editing process by the operator. Particularly, when the document to be edited has a length of several tens of pages or more, the correction work requires a great deal of time and effort, which has the drawback of significantly reducing the efficiency of document editing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and allows a specified document range to be summarized into one paragraph with a simple operation, reducing the burden on the operator and increasing the efficiency of document correction. The purpose is to provide a document editing device that can. - [Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) The document editing device of the present invention includes an editing range setting means for setting an editing range of an input document, and an editing range set by the editing range setting means. The present invention includes an editing means for extracting a document and erasing at least one of information such as line break marks, spaces, and tabs in the document, and a display means for redisplaying the document edited by the editing means.

(Function) As a result, according to the present invention, when editing a large amount of documents such as manuals, the compilation of paragraphs is almost automated, which saves the trouble of erasing blanks and tabs one by one. The burden on the operator is reduced and document editing efficiency is increased. Additionally, a new paragraph is displayed in the revised document, allowing the operator to see this and determine whether or not the appropriate revision has been made, allowing for more accurate document editing. .

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a circuit configuration of a document editing device according to the same embodiment. In the figure, l is an input section consisting of a keyboard, etc., and this input section 1 is a document to be edited (
For example, it is used to enter commands for various editing operations, including manual editing of Japanese, English, and Chinese texts.

The input data from the input section 1 is then sent to the editing control section 2. This editing control section 2 is, for example, a microcomputer as the main control section, and centrally controls operations related to editing in each section, including input/output operations of the input section 1 and the display section 6, which will be described later. It is.

A document storage section 3, a document format extraction section 4, a document format information storage section 5, and a display section 6 are connected to the editing control section 2.

The document storage section 3 is made up of, for example, a RAM or a magnetic disk, and stores documents input through the input section 1.

The document format extraction section 4 is for extracting the document structure format of the document stored in the document storage section 3, and extracts parts unnecessary for translation, such as line break marks, spaces, and tabs.

The document format information storage section 5 is for storing the document format information extracted by the original text format extraction section 4.

The display section 6 is composed of, for example, a CRT display, and is adapted to display input documents and other various editing information.

Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of the key arrangement on the input unit 1 used in the same embodiment.

In this case, the input unit 1 has character keys 12, edit keys 13, function keys 14, and cursor keys 1 on the surface of the input unit main body 11.
5 is arranged.

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of the screen layout on the display section 6 used in the same embodiment.

In this case, the display section 6 includes a document display area 61 and an editing area 6.
2 is divided into upper and lower halves and displayed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as above will be explained.

First, an editing control unit 2 for input data from the input unit 1
The flow of processing will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In this case, when the character key 12 is operated on the input unit 1,
If YES is determined in step A1, the process proceeds to step A2, where the input sentence by operating the character keys 12 is stored in the document storage section 3, and the document is displayed in the document display area 61 of the display section 6 at step A3.

Next, when the edit key 13 is operated, the process passes through step A1 and is determined to be YES in step A4, and the process proceeds to step A5.
The process proceeds to , and editing processing, which will be described later, is executed on the input sentence stored in the document storage section 3.

On the other hand, when the function key 14 is operated, the process passes through steps A1 and A4 and is determined as YES at step A6, and the process proceeds to step A7, where the process corresponding to the function key is executed.

Here, if none of the character key 12, edit key 13, or function key 14 is operated, the process advances to step A8 to proceed to other processing.

Next, editing processing of an input sentence by operating the above-mentioned editing key 13 will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

It is now assumed that a document is input from the input section 1, and this input document is stored in the document storage section 3 and displayed on the display section 6 under the control of the editing control section 2.

From this state, when the operator specifies a cursor by operating the cursor key 15 of the input unit 1 in step B1, the specified range of the cursor is set as an editing target as shown in step B2.

When such an editing request is input, the editing control section 2 outputs a request to the document format extraction section 5 for extracting the document format within the range specified by the operator.

Next, the process proceeds to step B3, where it is determined whether one of the edit keys 13, for example, a mark deletion key has been operated. Here, if there is no key operation, the process moves to step B4, which is another process. On the other hand, if there is a key operation and the answer is YES, the process advances to step B5.

In this step B5, the document format extraction section 5 extracts the first line of the document corresponding to the specified range from the document storage section 3. And for this extracted line, line break mark,
It checks for the presence of tabs and blanks, and if a line feed mark is present, the corresponding line feed mark information is deleted, and if a tab or space exists, the corresponding tab or space information is also deleted.

When the editing work for the first line is completed, the process proceeds to step B6, and it is determined whether the editing work has been completed to the last line in the specified range. Here, if the determination is No, the process returns to step B5 and the same operation is performed on the next line of the document in the specified range.

Thereafter, the operations at step B5 and step B6 are repeated in the same manner.

Then, the work is completed until the last line of the document in the specified range.
If YES is determined in step B6, the process proceeds to step B7, and the revised document is redisplayed on the screen through the display unit 6.

Next, a specific example of such editing processing will be explained using the documents shown in FIGS. 6 to 10.

The document shown in FIG. 6(a) is a quotation from the judgment, but because the - sentence is long, a line break mark is inserted in the middle of the sentence, that is, at each clause.

When the above-mentioned editing process is performed on such a document, the existence of a total of six line break marks in the document will be detected, and all of these line break marks will be deleted, resulting in the correction shown in Figure 6(b). You will now be able to obtain a document that has been completed.

Next, the document shown in FIG. 7A has three paragraphs lined up, and the beginning of each paragraph is indented, that is, a space is provided, according to the usual Japanese notation.

If you perform the above editing process on such a document, a total of two line feed marks and two spaces following them will be detected in the document, and all of these line feed marks and spaces will be deleted. A modified document as shown in FIG. 7(b) can now be obtained.

Next, in the document shown in FIG. 8A, each of the first five lines has a tab, and sentences are input every other line using line feed marks.

If you perform the above editing process on such a document, a total of six line feed marks and the tabs following each line break mark in the document will be removed, and the top five lines and bottom line will be removed, as shown in No. 8ffi(b). You will now be able to obtain a document with a unified 5-line format.

The above document example is a case of a document in Japanese, but the same applies to a document in a foreign language such as English.

The document shown in Figure 9(a) has five paragraphs lined up,
It's like having a paragraph space at the beginning of each paragraph.

If you perform the above editing process on such a document, a total of four line feed marks and four spaces following them will be detected in the document, and all of these line feed marks and spaces will be deleted. A revised document as shown in FIG. 9(b) can now be obtained.

Next, in the document shown in FIG. 10(a), each of the first five lines contains a tab, and a line break mark is inserted in each line.

If you perform the above editing process on such a document, a total of five line feed marks and the tabs following each line break mark in the document will be removed, resulting in a revised document as shown in Figure 10(b). become.

Therefore, in this way, by specifying the edit range for the input document, the positions of line feed marks, spaces, and tabs that exist within this specified range are automatically detected, and the positions of line feed marks, spaces, and tabs that exist within this specified range are automatically detected. Since tabs can be deleted all at once, it is now possible for operators to search for every newline mark, space, or tab position they want to delete one by one, and instruct them to delete each one. In comparison, the burden on the operator can be significantly reduced, and the efficiency of document editing can be improved.

In addition, a new paragraph will be displayed in the revised document, allowing the operator to see this and determine whether or not the appropriate revision has been made, allowing for more accurate document editing. .

Furthermore, in the case of a document with a line break mark inserted in the middle of a sentence as shown in Figure 6 (a), machine translation systems generally consider the line break mark as one unit of translation, which prevents accurate translation. In addition to completely eliminating these inconveniences, especially when translating long documents,
By performing the above-mentioned processing as pre-editing, it is possible to improve the efficiency and quality of translation. Furthermore, the correction of combining several paragraphs into one as shown in Figure 7 is also useful for post-translation editing. This is because the requirements for a paragraph differ depending on the language, and even if there are three paragraphs in the source language, it often becomes more natural to combine them into one in the target language. This is because.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications without changing the gist.

[Effects of the Invention] The document editing device of the present invention includes an editing range setting means for setting an editing range of an input document, extracting a document corresponding to the editing range set by the editing range setting means, and extracting a document corresponding to the editing range set by the editing range setting means, and Since it is composed of an editing means for erasing at least one of the following information: line break marks, spaces, and tabs, and a display means for redisplaying the document edited by this editing means, it exists within the range specified by the operator. You can remove line breaks, spaces, and tabs all at once.

As a result, when editing a large number of documents, such as manuals, the compilation of paragraphs is almost automated, which saves the trouble of erasing spaces and tabs one by one, reducing the burden on the operator. and the document editing efficiency is improved. Additionally, a new paragraph is displayed in the revised document, allowing the operator to see this and determine whether or not the appropriate revision has been made, allowing for more accurate document editing. .

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the document has several tens of pages, it is possible to avoid accidentally deleting parts that should not be deleted or overlooking parts that should be deleted.
It is possible to provide a document editing system that can easily make corrections as intended, reduce the burden on an operator, and improve document editing efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the key arrangement of the input section used in the embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the key arrangement of the input section used in the embodiment. 4 and 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment, and FIGS. 6 to 10 are diagrams for explaining the embodiment, respectively. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of a document. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Input section, 2... Edit control section, 3... Document storage section, 4... Document format storage section, 5... Document format extraction section, 6... Display section. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Lower Figure 6 Figure 7 bl Figure 8 Figure 10

Claims (1)

[Claims] Editing range setting means for setting an editing range of an input document; extracting a document corresponding to the editing range set by the editing range setting means; A document editing device comprising: editing means for erasing at least one piece of information; and display means for redisplaying the document edited by the editing means.