JPH04326465A - character processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically adjust the left margin so that the interchangeability of the positional relation between a form and a document can be held even if the document prepared by other types of character processors is called, by providing a means to adjust the left margin in the called document. CONSTITUTION:A control device 1 stores a distance beta from the left end of the form to the boundary of the printing possible range (on the left side of the form). The control device 1 calls the document prepared by other types of character processors from a document data memory 6 and calculates and stores a distance alpha from the left end of the form to the starting point for printing based on the document information set in the document. This distance alphais compared with the distance beta. When alpha is greater than beta, the value of the left margin is set to alpha-beta. When alpha is not greater than beta, the left margin is set to zero. The set left margin is restored in the document data memory 6. Thus, even if documents are exchanged between other types of wordprocessors, the positional relation between the forms and documents can be printed in the same layout without resetting of the left margin when the document is called.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a character processing device.
In particular, the present invention relates to a character processing device that can automatically adjust the left margin to maintain compatibility in the positional relationship between paper and the document even when a document created in a format of a model different from the own model is called up.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in personal type word processors, the left margin is specified from the left edge of the paper, as shown in FIG. 5(a), and in business type word processors, as shown in FIG. 5(b), In some cases, the left margin setting differs depending on the model, such as specifying the left margin from the printable boundary.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With the conventional word processors as described above, when a document created with a personal type word processor is called up with a business type word processor, the left margin settings are naturally different, so it is difficult to print the document. This has the disadvantage that the resulting document layout changes. Therefore, in such a case, the operator has to reset the left margin, and there is also the problem that the set value cannot be determined accurately.

[0004] The present invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and it is possible to maintain compatibility in the positional relationship between the paper and the document even if a document created with a different model with different format settings is called up on the own model. To provide a character processing device that can automatically adjust the left margin setting.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a character processing device that sets a left margin indicating a printing start position based on the printable boundary of paper, and performs printing, and calls a created document. a first storage means for calculating the distance from the left edge of the paper to the printing start position and storing it as a first length; and a distance from the left edge of the paper to the boundary;
A left margin adjustment that compares the first length and the second length stored as a second length, and adjusts the left margin of the retrieved document according to the comparison result. A character processing device characterized in that it includes means. In this invention, the first and second lengths are preferably processed in numerical values, specifically millimeters and centimeters, but the number of digits of a character, specifically the number of digits of a full-width character or the number of digits of a half-width character. It can also be processed numerically.

[0006]

[Operation] According to this invention, when a document created with a different model is called up, the distance from the left edge of the paper to the print start position (referred to as α) is first calculated based on the format set for that document. The value α is compared with the distance (denoted as β) from the left edge of the paper to the border of the printable range (left side of the paper).
If α is greater than β, set the left margin to the value of α − β, and
If is less than β, adjust the format to set the left margin to zero.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings. Note that this invention is not limited by this. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a word processor that is an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a control device which functions as a first storage means, a second storage means, and a left margin adjustment means, and is composed of a microprocessor and performs control for operating this system. Specifically, the control device 1 reads a created document from the document data memory (described later), calculates the distance α from the left edge of the paper to the print start position for the document, and calculates the distance α from the left edge of the paper to the print start position, and also calculates the distance α from the left edge of the paper to the print start position, and Distance β from the left edge to the boundary
is called, the value of α and the value of β are compared, and the left margin of the called document is controlled according to the comparison result.

[0008] Reference numeral 2 denotes a keyboard, which includes character input keys for inputting characters, conversion keys for performing kana-kanji conversion, edit keys for performing various edits, print keys for selecting print modes, etc. There is.

3 is a display device, and in this embodiment CR
T, displays the character string input from the keyboard 2, and displays conversion candidates on the screen in response to the operation of the conversion key. Reference numeral 4 denotes a printing device, which in this embodiment is comprised of a dot matrix type printer, and outputs the editing results. A program memory 5 is composed of a ROM, and stores a program for controlling the control device 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a document data memory, which is composed of a RAM and is used to store document data. This document data memory stores documents created with different models. The document data memory 6 may be configured as an external storage device such as a floppy disk. Reference numeral 7 denotes a print memory, which is composed of a RAM, and is used to develop document data into actual print data.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the document data memory 6 mentioned above. The contents of the document data memory 6 include format information 60, data 61, ruled line information 62, and other information 6.
It is mainly composed of 3. Format information specifically includes paper size, vertical/horizontal input, left margin, vertical/horizontal writing information, number of characters per line, line break pitch information, italics, underline, shading type information, and both ends. These are alignment printing, character dot type information, character height printing (line feed for the character height), point type information, character spacing dot type information, mode, and decorative character information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the control device 1 described above. Note that it is assumed that the document data memory 6 stores document data created with a different model. Further, the explanation will be made with reference to the print result correspondence diagram shown in FIG. 4.

First, in FIG. 3, when a document created with a different model is called from the document data memory 6 (step 10
), the distance αmm from the left edge of the paper to the print start position is calculated from the format information set for the document, and this value α and the distance βmm from the left edge of the paper to the boundary of the printable range (left side of the paper) are calculated. are compared (step 11)
. As a result of the comparison, if α is greater than β, the value of left margin xmm is set to the value α - βmm (step 12), and if α is less than β, the left margin is set to zero mm (step 13).
). The left margin set in this way is stored again in the document data memory 6.

FIG. 4 shows the printing results obtained by the above processing. (a) in the figure is an example of printing a document created by a personal type word processor. (b) in the figure shows the result of calling and printing the document using the business type word processor of this embodiment. As can be confirmed from the print example, the paper and document will be printed in the same positional relationship.

In the above embodiment, the distance α from the left edge of the paper to the print start position and the distance β from the left edge of the paper to the boundary of the printable range were explained using numerical values in millimeters, but these distances can also be processed using the number of digits of characters, specifically the number of digits of full-width characters or the number of digits of half-width characters.

[0016]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, even when documents are exchanged between the word processor of one's own model and a word processor of another model, compatibility in the positional relationship between the paper and the document is maintained, so the document can be recalled easily. There is no need to reset the left margin. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the mistake of printing the left margin incorrectly, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of editing work.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a document data memory according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing printing results according to the example.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing printing results according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Control device 2 Keyboard 3 Display device 4 Printing device 5 Program memory 6 Document data memory 7 Print memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A character processing device that sets a left margin representing a print start position based on the printable boundary of paper and performs printing, and when a created document is called up, the left margin from the left edge of the paper is a first storage means that calculates the distance to the printing start position and stores it as a first length; a second storage means that stores the distance from the left edge of the paper to the boundary as a second length; A character processing device comprising: a left margin adjustment unit that compares the first length and the second length and adjusts the left margin of the called document according to the comparison result.