JPH04352066A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply output respective characters with beautiful form by inputting the types of respective characters, thereby storing the types of characters and executing composing processing in accordance with the types. CONSTITUTION:An operator is allowed to specify the dot size and character code of a character pattern to be prepared by means of a pointing device 9. When the operator specifies the dot size and character code, character pattern data based upon the specified character code and size are read out from a memory 5 to a hard disk device 6 and displayed on a character dot editing screen. After completing the edition of the character pattern, whether attributes are to be set up in the edited character data or not is specified by depressing an attribute setting icon. In the case of completing the editing processing a message for urging the specification of registering the prepared character data in a character data file in the device 6 to the operator is displayed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device capable of editing characters, graphics, images, etc., for example.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been document processing apparatuses that can create character data for use in printing, display, etc. by editing dots that make up characters. In such devices, it was possible to assign created character data to a specific character code, but it was possible to assign newly defined character data (hereinafter defined characters are called user-defined characters). ), it is not possible to define an attribute that indicates the type of character, etc., and the device gives a specific attribute when it is registered. Then, the characters were formatted according to this attribute.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, as in the above example, in a document processing device that adjusts the spacing between characters according to the attributes of character data in order to output a document in a more beautiful layout, the attributes of user-defined characters are Because it was determined appropriately on the device side, all user-defined characters were formatted in the same format. For this reason, user-defined characters defined as character data similar to alphanumeric characters and punctuation marks are not treated in the same way as alphanumeric characters and punctuation character data provided in the document processing device, and are There was a problem that the image became less beautiful. Further, if an attempt is made to improve this point, it is necessary to perform a special formatting work for documents containing user-defined characters, which deteriorates the efficiency of editing work.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device that can easily output characters newly defined by the user in a beautiful format.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the document processing device of the present invention has the following configuration.

[0006] Storage means for storing character types, input means for inputting character types, and updating the character types stored in the storage means with the character types input by the input means. The apparatus includes an updating means, and a composition means for composition according to the type of characters stored in the storage means.

[0007]

[Operation] With the above configuration, the classification of each character is inputted, the characters are classified and stored according to the input, and the typesetting process is performed according to the classification.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. It goes without saying that the document processing apparatus referred to in the present invention may be a system consisting of various devices, a single device, or a system consisting of a network.

[Embodiment 1] <Configuration> FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CRT display unit, 2 is a video RAM (VRAM) that stores display pattern information for one screen, and 3 is a display unit that controls writing of pattern information to VRAM 2 and reading to CRT 1. be. A microprocessor (CPU) 4 performs main control of the document processing apparatus. Connected to the CPU 4 are a keyboard 8 for inputting character data, etc., and a pointing device (PD) 9 for specifying a position on a CRT and instructing editing processing of character data. Reference numeral 5 denotes a main memory that stores the control program shown in FIG. 3 and data for calculating character sizes and the like. Reference numeral 6 denotes a hard disk device in which document files, character pattern data, and attribute information are stored. 10 is a printer for outputting the created document; 11
12 is an image scanner for reading images such as images, and 12 is a floppy disk device for storing document files and the like. These constituent blocks are connected by an I/O bus 7.

FIG. 2 is an example of a screen for specifying attribute information of user-defined characters. 21 is the attribute setting icon, 22
is a table of attributes that can be set. Attributes can be broadly divided into kana-kanji, spaces, punctuation marks, and alphanumeric characters. Furthermore, punctuation can be divided into those with characteristics as character pattern data, such as left katsuko, right katsuko, and hyphen. The characteristic of the pattern means that when adjusting the appearance of the character arrangement during typesetting, special consideration must be given to things such as character spacing that are different from those for other characters. Alphanumeric characters are also divided into alphanumeric characters and numbers.

In the example of FIG. 2, the operator selects "a" and "^
", and give it 2C21H (H represents a hexadecimal number) as the character code and "alphabet" as the attribute.

The character data created in this manner is stored in the hard disk drive 6 as a character data file in the format shown in FIG.

The work of creating and defining character data as described above will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. This flowchart shows a process performed when the CPU 4 executes a document processing program loaded into the main memory 5.

<Description of Flowchart> The attribute setting processing method will be described below in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0015] In the initial state after the power is turned on, this document processing apparatus displays processes that can be selected by the operator as icons. The operator selects the desired process from among them, in this case the creation of character data. Then PD
9, a display is displayed that allows the operator to select the character code and pattern of the character to be created. The flowchart is written from this point onwards.

First, the operator is asked to specify the dot size and character code of a character pattern to be created using the PD9. When the operator specifies them, the character pattern data of the specified character code and size is read from the hard disk device 6 into the memory 5 and displayed on the character dot editing screen as shown in FIG. 2 (S1). However, the attribute setting window 22 is displayed when the attribute setting icon 21 is selected, and is not displayed in this case. In this state, the operator is allowed to edit the character pattern data using a prepared dot editing tool. When the operator has finished editing the character pattern, the operator specifies whether or not to set an attribute to the edited character data by pressing the attribute setting icon 21 (S2).

The operator's input is tested to see if it is an "attribute setting" or "termination" operation other than a character pattern editing operation. If the attribute setting icon 21 is not pressed (
S3-NO), the process advances to step S5 to test whether an instruction to end has been issued. If an instruction to set attributes is given (S3-YES), the attribute setting window 22
and let the operator select the attribute. In FIG. 2, alphabet 24 is selected. The selected attribute is set as the attribute data of the character data being created (S4)
. Appropriate attributes (for example, kana-kanji) are given in advance to newly created character data, so if no particular attribute is specified, this becomes the attribute of the created character.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of character data for one character. 41 is the name of the typeface, which in the example of FIG. 2 is Mincho typeface. 42 is a character code, which is 2C21H in FIG. 43 and 44 are the X dot size and character data, respectively.
It represents the Y dot size, and in the example, both are 160. 45 represents data types of character pattern data such as dot patterns and outlines. 46 is the number of left margin dots of the character pattern, and 47 is the character width data, each of which is 3 in Figure 2.
They are given values of 7 and 84. 48 is character attribute information, and in the example, it is determined in step S4 that it belongs to "alphabet". 49 is character pattern data.

When the attribute setting is completed, or if the attribute is not set, a test is made to see if an instruction to end the character pattern data editing process has been given (S5). The end of editing is instructed by the operator selecting the creation end icon 23 in FIG. If you do not want to end the editing process, proceed to step S2.
Return to and continue editing. To end the editing process, a display is displayed to prompt the operator to instruct whether or not to register the created character data in the character data file in the hard disk drive 6, and input thereto is tested (S6). If you are instructed not to register (S6-N
O), the process ends immediately. To register (S6
-YES), the created character data as shown in FIG. 4 is registered in the character data file, and the character data editing process is ended (S7).

FIG. 6 shows how the user-defined characters registered by the above method are output together with other characters. Figure 5
is an example of output when the user cannot specify an attribute and the device assigns an attribute to a user-defined character. In this example, "kana-kanji" is given as an attribute for the user-defined characters.

In FIG. 5, (a) shows a case in which all four characters are alphanumeric characters, and the character width of each character is w. During typesetting, character spacing is determined by the value of the attribute of each character data. In FIG. 5, all the characters are typewritten as alphabetic characters, with character spacing such that they overlap by a width of 51. (b) is a case where the second character 53 is a user-defined character. At this time, since the user-defined characters are set to the "Kana-Kanji" attribute, the space between the first character 52 and the second character 53, and the distance between the second character 53 and the third character 54 are Since the overlapping width is narrower to 56, the space between characters is wider than the space between alphanumeric characters. In such a case, the first character 52
and the second character 53, and the second character 53
and the third character 54 must be corrected to close the space between them.

On the other hand, FIG. 6A shows the same case as 51 and is displayed in the same way. (b) is shown in Figure 5(b).
), the second character 61 is a user-defined character, but by giving the user-defined character 61 the attribute of an alphanumeric character, the overlap with the adjacent character is reduced to (a) in Figures 5 and 6. ), only the width 51 is taken, so the character spacing is the same as those.

[0023] As described above, when creating a new user-defined character, by having the user define its attributes, it is possible to give the most suitable attributes to the character, and when outputting it, it can be output in a neat format. Can be done. Therefore, even if it is a user-defined character, there is no need to arrange the appearance in particular, and a beautiful-looking output can be easily obtained.

[0024]

[Other Examples]

[Example 2] In Example 1, attributes are set when defining user-defined characters, but by making it possible to change the attributes of user-defined characters even during document editing processing, it is possible to Characters can be given different attributes depending on when they are used.

FIG. 7 is an example of a screen for specifying attribute information of user-defined characters. 73 is a document editing screen;
71 is an attribute setting icon, and 72 is a table of attributes that can be set. Attributes can be broadly divided into kana-kanji, spaces, punctuation marks, and alphanumeric characters. Furthermore, punctuation can be divided into those with characteristics as character pattern data, such as left katsuko, right katsuko, and hyphen. Alphanumeric characters are also divided into alphanumeric characters and numbers.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing operation for setting attributes of user-defined characters during document editing as shown in FIG. The attribute setting processing method will be explained below according to this flowchart.

First, icons such as existing documents and new document sheets are displayed on the CRT 1, and the document to be processed is specified using the PD 9. The designated document is displayed in the window 73 of FIG. 7, and the operator edits the document there (S11).

During the editing process, a test is made to see if an instruction to end the editing process has been given (S12), and if an instruction to end the editing process has been given (S1
2-YES) Editing ends immediately. If it is not an end instruction, test whether an attribute setting instruction has been given (S1
3). If the attribute is not set, the process returns to step S11 and other editing processing is performed.

If it is an attribute setting, it is checked whether the character to be set is specified (S14). The target may be a string. In FIG. 7, the character string "bcdef" in the reversed portion 74 of the document being edited is the object of attribute setting. It is fine if it has already been specified, but if it has not been specified yet, a prompt is issued to prompt the operator to specify the character for which the attribute is to be set (S15).

Once target characters have been determined, it is tested whether they are user-defined characters (S16). The device of this embodiment does not allow changes to the attributes of characters other than user-defined characters. Therefore, the target character code is checked, and if the user-defined character is not in the specified character string, the attribute setting instruction is invalidated and document editing processing continues (S
16-NO). If the target character string includes user-defined characters, those character data are read into the memory 5 from the character data file. Then, an attribute table 72 is displayed and the operator is allowed to select an attribute. The newly selected attribute is written in the attribute information column of each read character data, and the character data file in the hard disk drive 6 is updated with the character data (S1
7).

[0031] Once the attributes have been set, the characters are displayed again with the set attributes (S18). The above processing,
This process is repeated until it is determined in step S12 that it is "finished".

[0032] By performing such processing, it becomes possible to change the attributes of a character once defined while editing a document using that character, and it is possible to change the attributes of a single character as a character with a different attribute. It can be output.

The present invention may be applied to a system made up of a plurality of devices, or to an apparatus made up of one device. It goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to cases where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or device.

[0034]

As described above, the document processing apparatus according to the present invention can easily output characters newly defined by the user in a beautiful format.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram of a document processing device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example of a user-defined character registration screen.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of user-defined character creation processing.

FIG. 4 is a data structure of user-defined characters.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of user-defined characters registered and displayed using the conventional method.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of user-defined characters registered and displayed using the method of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user-defined character setting screen according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of user-defined character creation processing according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1...CRT display section 2...Video RAM (VRAM) 3...Display control section 4...Microprocessor 5...Main memory 6...Hard disk device 7...System bus 8...Keyboard 9...Pointing device 10...Printer 11...Image scanner 12...Floppy disk device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing a character type, an input means for inputting a character type, and a character type input by the input means for determining the character type stored in the storage means. A document processing device comprising: an updating means for updating; and a composition means for composition according to the type of characters stored in the storage means. 2. The document according to claim 1, further comprising definition means for a user to newly define a character, and the type of character updated by the updating means is limited to characters defined by the definition means. Processing equipment.