JPH0444159A - Japanese document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the key operations by interrupting the area designation processing and instructing the start of the KANA (Japanese syllabary)/KANJI (Chinese character) conversion processing when the KANA characters are inputted during the execution of the area designation processing of the ruled lines, etc., and then instructing the carry-on of the interrupted area designation processing after the KANA/KANJI conversion processing is over. CONSTITUTION:A function processing means 2 starts the area designation processing of the ruled lines, etc., in response to the operation of a function key. A 1st processing control means 3 discriminates decides whether the KANA characters are inputted or not during the area designation processing. If so, the area designation processing is interrupted. Then the means 3 instructs a KANA/KANJI conversion means 1 to start the KANA/KANJI conversion processing. When the KANA/KANJI conversion processing is over and the conversion candidates are decided, a 2nd processing control means 4 instructs the carry-on of the interrupted area designation processing. Thus the area designation processing is temporarily discontinued and the KANA/KANJI conversion processing is carried out if the KANA characters are inputted even in execution of the area designation processing of the ruled lines, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a Japanese document processing device such as a Japanese word processor.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides a Japanese document processing device that, when a kana character is input during area specification processing such as a ruled line, interrupts the area specification processing and instructs the start of kana-kanji conversion processing. Then, when the kana-kanji conversion process is completed, an instruction is given to continue the interrupted area designation process.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a Japanese word processor, when a function key is operated to draw a ruled line, a functional process according to a flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is executed.

If the ruled line function key is operated in the editing mode where characters can be entered, the function processing mode (ruled line mode) will be entered. First, in order to specify the area where ruled lines will be drawn, specify and input the starting point of that area. A message prompting what to do is displayed (step Sl).

Here, when the cursor key is operated to move the cursor to the starting point position (step S2) and the execution key is operated, the cursor position is determined as the starting point position of the area (step S3).

Next, a message is displayed to prompt the user to specify and input the end point position of the area (step S4). Here, when the cursor key is operated to move the cursor to the end point position (step S5) and the execution key is operated, the cursor position is determined as the end point position of the area (step S6).

When a ruled line area is specified by specifying two points, the starting point and the ending point, in this way, ruled line processing is executed and a ruled line is drawn within the specified area (step S7).

Thereafter, the process returns to step Sl, and the above-described operations are repeated, so that ruled lines can be drawn continuously in the ruled line mode.

In addition, in order to end the ruled line function as described above, the end key or the stop key is operated. Then, the ruled line mode will be canceled and you will return to the original editing mode.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Incidentally, for example, when moving the cursor in steps S2 and S5 described above, there are cases where it is desired to perform manual character correction or character correction.

In such cases, conventionally, the input kana characters could not be converted to kana-kanji until after canceling the -degree ruled line mode and returning to the edit mode, and after inputting and confirming the kana characters. , it is necessary to specify the ruled line mode from the edit mode again and specify the area from the beginning, which has the disadvantage that key operations become extremely troublesome and complicated.

Furthermore, if characters are input while the ruled line function is being executed, the input characters will be ignored. In this case, even if the user notices the problem later, the user has to temporarily terminate the ruled line function and input characters again.

The reason for this is thought to be that even if it becomes necessary to input characters during execution of area specification processing, it is not possible to interrupt the area specification processing.

However, if a kana character is input even during area specification processing such as a ruled line, it would be possible to temporarily interrupt area specification processing and perform kana-kanji conversion processing, which would improve operability. , it is clear that the input efficiency can be significantly increased.

An object of this invention is to temporarily interrupt the area specification process and perform the kana-kanji conversion process if a kana character is input even during the process of specifying an area such as a ruled line. be.

[Means to solve the problem] The means of this invention are as follows.

Kana-kanji conversion means (see the functional block diagram in Figure 1)
(same hereinafter) performs kana-kanji conversion for input kana characters by referring to the dictionary memory.

The function processing means 2 starts area designation processing by operating a function key (for example, a ruled line function key).

The first processing control means 3 determines whether or not a kana character is input while the function processing means 2 is executing one area designation process, and if a kana character is manually input, interrupts the area designation process in progress. and instructs the kana-kanji conversion means 1 to start the kana-character conversion process.

The second processing control means 4 instructs the continuation of the interrupted area designation processing when the kana-kanji conversion processing started by the first processing control means 3 is completed.

[Work] The operation of the means of this invention is as follows.

Now, when a function key is operated, the function processing means 2 starts area designation processing such as a ruled line in response.

During execution of this area designation process, the first process control means 3 determines whether or not kana characters have been input. Here, if a kana character is input, the first processing control means 3 interrupts the area designation process being executed and instructs the kana-kanji conversion means 1 to start the kana-kanji conversion process.

Then, the input kana characters are converted into kana-kanji r.

Kana-kanji conversion is performed by stage 1. Then, when the kana-kanji conversion is completed and the conversion candidates are determined, the second processing control means 4 instructs to continue the interrupted area designation processing.

Therefore, even if a kana character is input during execution of an area designation process such as a ruled line, the area designation process can be temporarily interrupted and the kana-kanji conversion process can be performed.

[Example] An example will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a Japanese word processor.

The keyboard 11 is a human-powered device that has various normally provided keys, such as character keys, function keys, cursor keys, etc., and is used to input character data, commands, etc.
Character data input from the keyboard 11 is taken into the character input function control section 13.

The character input function control unit 13 inputs and converts input character data, performs kana-kanji conversion in response to a conversion command from the keyboard 11, writes the converted characters into the document memory 14, and provides the data to the display control unit 15. The text is displayed on the text screen of the CR1 display section 16.

Further, when cursor data is input from the keyboard 11 by operating a cursor key, the cursor data is sent to the cursor control unit 17 via the keyboard control unit 12 and displayed on the text screen of the CR1 display unit 16. At the same time, the information is inputted to the character input function control section 13 and the function control section 18 as necessary.

The function control unit 18 executes various functional processes such as ruling lines, and when a function key is operated, it executes the functional process corresponding to the operation key. In this case, when a kana character is input from the keyboard 11 while an area designation process such as a ruled line is being executed, the function control unit 18 interrupts the execution of the area designation process and sends the character input function control unit 13 to perform the kana-kanji conversion process. After instructing the start of the process, the system waits for the completion of the kana-kanji conversion process. Here, when the character input function control unit 13 is instructed to start the kana-kanji conversion process from the function control unit 18, it performs kana-kanji conversion on the input kana characters as usual, and when the conversion is confirmed, the characters The input device 1 control unit 13 gives a termination command to the function control unit 18. Upon receiving this end command, the function control unit 18 continues the currently suspended area designation process.

Note that the function control section 18 supplies processing results such as ruled lines and various messages to the display control section 15 and causes them to be displayed and output from the text screen of the CR1 display section 16.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the function control section 18 when the ruled line function key is operated. The basic operation in this case is the same as usual, and after specifying a ruled line area by specifying two points, a ruled line is drawn within that area.

That is, when the ruled line function key is operated, a message is displayed prompting the user to specify and input the starting position of the ruled line area (step 511). Here, when a key is operated, the type of the operated key is determined (step 512).
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If the cursor key is operated to designate a specified position, the process advances to step S13, where cursor movement processing is performed, and then the process returns to step S12.

Then, when the cursor is placed at the starting point position, the execution key is operated. Then, this is detected in step 312, and the process proceeds to step S14, where the current cursor position is determined as the starting point position of the area.

Next, a message is displayed prompting the user to specify and input the end point position of the area (step 515). Here, when the cursor key is operated to designate the end point position, this is detected in step S16, and the process proceeds to step S17, where cursor movement processing is performed, and then the process returns to step 316.

When the execution key is operated after aligning the cursor with the end point position, the current cursor position is determined as the end point position (step 318).

When a ruled line area is specified by determining the start point and end point positions in this manner, ruled lines are drawn within the area by executing ruled line processing (step S19).

After that, the process returns to step S11, and the same process is repeated thereafter.

Here, in this embodiment, it is also possible to input kana characters (reading) using the character keys, and the operation of the character keys is detected during the execution of the area designation process, that is, in step S12 or step 516. Then, the area specifying process currently being executed is interrupted, and the character input function control unit 13 is operated to instruct the start of the kana-kanji conversion process.

Here, the character input function control unit 13 operates according to instructions from the function control unit 18, performs kana-kanji conversion on the input kana characters, and when the conversion is confirmed, the confirmed character string (containing kanji) is stored in the document memory 14. statement) and notifies the function control unit 18 of the end of the process.

As a result, the function control unit 18 cancels the interruption of the area specification process and continues the process from the interrupted point. That is, step S
If the process is interrupted at step 12, the character input function control unit 13
In response to the termination notification from step S12, the process continues. Further, if the process is interrupted at step 316, the process continues from step 516 in response to the termination notification from the character input function control section 13.

As described above, in this embodiment, if a kana character is input during execution of the area specification process for drawing a ruled line, the area specification process can be temporarily interrupted and the kana-kanji conversion process can be executed. When the kana-kanji conversion process is completed, the interrupted area designation process can be continued from the interrupted point.

Although the above embodiment has described the ruled line function as a function for performing area designation processing, the present invention is not limited to this, and functions such as area deletion, castle movement, and area copying may also be used.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of inter-functional m14ts, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a conventional example.

11...Keyboard, 12...Keyboard control section, 13...Character input function control section, 1
8...Function control section.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention makes it possible to temporarily interrupt the area specification process and execute the kana-kanji conversion process if a kana character is input even during the execution of area specification process such as a ruled line. This improves operability and greatly increases input efficiency.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Kana-kanji conversion means for converting input kana characters into kana-kanji characters; functional processing means for starting area specification processing by operating a function key; and area specification processing by the functional processing means. A step that determines whether or not a kana character has been input during execution, and if a kana character has been input, interrupts the area specification process that is being executed and instructs the kana-kanji conversion means to start the kana-kanji conversion process. and a second processing control means that instructs to continue the interrupted area specification processing when the kana-kanji conversion processing started by the first processing control means is completed. A Japanese document processing device characterized by: