JPH0470959A - Document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the uniformity of an input system by providing an attribute changing means which changes the standard attribute as necessary and therefore eliminating the useless consideration taken into the frame attribute of an input operator. CONSTITUTION:A standard attribute setting means is provided to set a standard attribute to a pointed frame together with an attribute changing means which changes the standard attribute as necessary. Furthermore a register means is added to register the set and changed attribute. Then a desired frame registered by the register means is read out at production of the frame. The standard attribute is set and only the desired attribute is changed. Then the frame attribute or an entire frame group consisting of plural frames are registered. Thus the useless consideration is never taken into the frame attribute of an input operator and the uniformity is ensured to an input system.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document creation device, particularly a desktop publishing (hereinafter referred to as DTP) that creates a document including frames such as a character frame, a figure frame, and a table frame having a plurality of attributes. The present invention relates to a document creation device useful for document processing systems such as.

[Prior Art] Document creation in conventional DTP is performed according to the concept of a frame, and this frame can have a plurality of attributes including character attributes. Characters, figures, tables, etc. input to this frame are input according to the attributes of the frame unless a special attribute is specified. Therefore, when inputting information, the current situation is that the person doing the layout explains the input pattern to the person doing the actual work, and the person doing the input has to pay attention to this as well.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the recent demand for improved performance in DTP, the types of attributes that characters, character frames, graphic frames, and table frames have have increased significantly. Therefore, it has become difficult for the person inputting information to pay attention to this while working. In particular, when there are multiple people actually working, it is necessary to have a uniform input system, and even when it is desired to change the number of columns after inputting -degree characters, etc., the conventional method is complicated.

The present invention provides a document creation device that eliminates the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, eliminates wasteful consideration of the attributes of the frame of the person making the input, and provides uniformity to the input system.

[Means for solving the problem] In order to solve this problem, the document creation device of the present invention has the following features:
A document creation device that creates a document including frames such as a character frame, a figure frame, and a table frame having multiple attributes, comprising: a standard attribute setting means for setting a standard attribute in a specified frame; and attribute changing means for changing according to the attribute.

The present invention is characterized in that it includes a registration means for registering the set and changed attributes, and reads out a desired frame registered by the registration means when creating a frame.

Further, the document creation device of the present invention is a document creation device that creates a document including a plurality of frames such as a character frame, a graphic frame, a light frame, etc. having a plurality of attributes, and registers the plurality of frames by grouping them. A desired frame group registered by the registration means is read out at the time of frame creation.

[Operation] In such a configuration, by setting the standard attributes, changing only the attributes that need to be changed, and then registering this frame attribute or the entire frame group consisting of multiple frames, it is possible to change the attributes of the input user's frame. To eliminate wasteful considerations and provide uniformity to the input system.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document processing system according to an embodiment including a document creation device of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is the CPU that controls the entire system, and 2
is a ROM that stores programs processed by the CPU 1, and has a frame attribute setting program 2a. 3 is a RAM used for loading programs read from an external storage device 7, which will be described later, and as a work area for the CPU 1.
It has a frame data storage section 3a. 4 is a font memory that stores pattern data as dot data or vector data corresponding to character codes in order to generate character patterns, and 5 is a VRAM that develops images to be displayed on the display screen.

6 is a CRT that displays the image developed in the VRAM 5
It is a display. Reference numeral 7 denotes an external storage device such as a floppy disk device or a hard disk device, which stores various programs related to document processing in this system and registered frame data, and has a frame data registration section 7a.

A keyboard 8 is used to input various characters constituting a document or give predetermined instructions to the system, and a mouse 9 is used to control the movement of a graphic cursor displayed on the display screen of the CRT display 6. Reference numeral 10 denotes an image memory that can develop an image for one page of recording paper when it comes to the actual printing process, and 11 an image memory 10.
This is a printer that forms a visible image on a recording medium based on the image developed in the image. In this example,
The printer 11 is a laser beam printer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of frame data stored in the frame data storage section 3a of FIG. 1.

It has a frame header at the beginning, and the frame header has a length of 21
．． Number of characters in the frame: 22. BOX area 2 indicating the rectangular area of the frame
3 and a frame attribute area 24. After the frame header, the input character code is stored together with the character attributes.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the frame attribute area 24 in FIG. 2. The frame attribute area contains the attribute name 31 and a pointer indicating the attribute group, for example, the layout 32 degrees, the character 33. Each pointer 32 to 34 points to a plurality of attributes included in that attribute group. For example, the character attributes are font size 33a1 character horizontal magnification 33b9 character vertical magnification 33
The font attributes include a Japanese font 34a, a kana font 34b, a European font 34c, and the like.

In this embodiment, decoration is further added as an attribute of the frame. This allows processing such as shading on the entire frame and setting decorations surrounding the frame.

In the decoration attribute 35, a color 35a, a shape 35b, or a distance 35c from the inner frame is set for the decoration around the frame.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for setting frame attributes in this embodiment.

First, in step S41, an instruction is given to create a frame.

Then, in step S42, preset standard attributes are set, and in step S43, the attribute group shown in FIG. 3 is displayed as a change function key. Here, the standard attributes can be considered to be the settings that are most frequently used. In step S44, it is checked whether there is a change in attributes. If there is a change due to the input of the change function key, step S45. S48. . . . determines which attribute group the change belongs to, and then proceeds to step S46.
S49. ... to display the attribute panel of the corresponding group. Attribute groupings are closely related items that are processed within the same attribute panel.

Step S47. S50. ...Now change each attribute as necessary.

When the setting of the attribute is completed, the process advances to step S51, and it is checked whether this frame attribute is to be registered. If you do not want to register it, this completes the frame setting, and then characters will be entered in that frame. On the other hand, if registration is instructed, the process proceeds to step S52, where the file name to be registered is designated, and in step S53, the file name is stored as the attribute name 31 in the frame data registration section 7a. By doing so, even if no characters are input after setting the frame, input according to the frame attribute can be realized by reading and setting the registered frame attribute as necessary.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing frame attribute reading in that case. When the registered frame attribute is specified by the file name in step S61, this frame attribute is read out in step S62, and step S63. S64. Characters are entered with . Although this flow shows character input after setting frame attributes, it is also possible to change the entire frame to a desired attribute by changing the attribute of this frame to a registered attribute after inputting characters into a predetermined frame.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the frame decoration setting procedure. In step S71, it is determined whether or not a frame decoration is to be applied. If a frame decoration is to be applied, a decoration attribute is set in step S71.

If you do not use a frame decoration, for example, set “0” to decoration 35 in Figure 3.
” is set to indicate that no decoration is performed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a frame decoration, and when an attribute is set to create halftone dots, halftone dots are applied to the entire frame. 8th
The figure shows an example in which the BOX area 23 of the decorated frame is changed. In this way, by reading out the registered frame attributes, a desired frame can be created either before or after character input.

[Other Examples] An example of registering a plurality of frames on a screen as a frame group will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display screen for registration of one frame and registration of a frame group in the embodiment. 91 is one frame on the screen, 92 is a frame group consisting of three frames on the screen, 93 is a readout icon after the frame 91 is registered, and 94 is a readout icon after the frame group 92 is registered.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of registration of frame groups in the frame data registration section 7a related to FIG. 2.

101 is a file name of a frame group, 102 to 104 are pointers pointing to each frame header, and 102a to 103a are frame data corresponding to FIG.

In this way, by being able to register multiple desired frames as a frame group, the operability and versatility of combining frames is improved, and the input system requires less consideration for screen creation, increasing the uniformity of the input system. .

Although this embodiment has been described with reference to a character frame and character input, it is obvious that this embodiment can also be applied to a graphic frame and graphic input, and a table frame and table input.

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention provides a document creation device that eliminates wasteful consideration of the attributes of the frame of the person making the input and provides a uniform input system.

In other words, according to the present invention, if the person doing the layout sets the attributes in advance, the person doing the actual input can input without worrying about the various attributes of the frame, and the person doing the actual work can easily see the input pattern. There is no need for those who provide explanations and input data to pay attention to it. This function is especially necessary when there are multiple people working on the system.

It becomes possible to provide uniformity to the input system, making division of labor easier. Furthermore, even if you want to change the number of stages after completing the input of -degree characters, etc., you can use this function to change them all at once.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing system including the document creation device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the frame data storage section 3a, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the frame attribute area 24 or the frame data storage section. 7a, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure for creating and registering frame attributes in this embodiment, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure for reading frame attributes in this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart in this embodiment. Figures 7 and 8 are diagrams showing display examples of frame decoration and frame attribute settings in this embodiment. Figure 9 shows a display screen for frame registration in this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of registration of a frame group in the frame data registration section 7a. In the figure, 1... CPU, 2... ROM, 2a... Frame attribute setting program, 3... RAM, 3a... Frame data storage unit, 4... Font memory, 5... VRA
M, 6...CRT, 7...External storage device, 7a.
. . . frame data registration unit, 8 . . . keyboard, 9 . . . mouse, 10 . . . image memory, 11 . . . laser beam printer.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A document creation device that creates a document including frames such as character frames, graphic frames, and table frames having multiple attributes, comprising: a standard attribute setting means for setting a standard attribute in a specified frame; and the standard. 1. A document creation device comprising: attribute changing means for changing attributes as necessary. (2) The document creation device according to claim 1, further comprising a registration means for registering the set and changed attributes, and reading out a desired frame registered by the registration means when creating a frame. (3) A document creation device that creates a document including multiple frames such as character frames, graphic frames, table frames, etc. having multiple attributes, comprising a registration means for grouping and registering the multiple frames, A document creation device characterized in that a desired frame group registered by the registration means is read out at the time of creation.