JPH05135046A - Method and device for processing character - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a beautiful document by turning prearranged objects into a half-size characters. CONSTITUTION:The character processor is equipped with an input means 2 to input characters, document storing means 1 to store a document while mixing half-size characters and full-size characters, prearranged object setting means 3 to set whether the prearranged objects are inputted in the half or not, prearranged object discriminating means 4 to discriminate whether the characters inputted from the input means 2 are prearranged object characters or not, and prearranged object half-size converting means 5 to convert the characters discriminated as the prearranged objects by the discriminating means 4 into the half-size width when the setting means 3 sets that the prearranged objects are inputted in the half size.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character processing device, and more particularly to a process for inputting a character in a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional character processing device includes a character processing device that can input characters only in full-width units, a character processing device that can mix half-width and full-width characters by changing input shifts, and There is a character processing device in which the character width and character spacing are set differently depending on the type.

[0003]

Therefore, in the case of a device in which characters can only be entered in full-width units, for example, when a punctuation mark (parentheses or punctuation marks) appears in a normal character, the punctuation mark and the normal character are separated from each other. There is a drawback in that a document that does not look good is created because the intervals are too large.

Further, in the case of a device capable of inputting half-width and full-width by changing the input shift, the finish of the document is good, but when the operator inputs the punctuation marks, the operator shifts by half-width each time. The input operation was very troublesome because I had to set it and enter the punctuation marks in half-width, then return to full-width shift again to enter normal characters.

Next, in the case of a device in which the character width and character spacing are set differently depending on the character type, there is an optimum width for that character depending on the character type, so if you simply type Documents can be created. However, since the character width varies depending on the type of character, the method of storing these patterns is much more complicated than the case of a simple full-width / half-width pattern, resulting in an expensive apparatus. Further, since the arrangement position of characters has a variable pitch, an extremely high-speed CPU is required to process the characters at a high speed, and this also has a drawback of being an expensive device.

Therefore, the present invention is a character processing device capable of inputting a mixture of half-width and full-width characters. First, it is designated whether the punctuation mark is to be inputted in half-width or full-width, and the punctuation mark is designated in half-width. In this case, if there is a punctuation mark in the input character string, it will be automatically converted to a half-width and input in the document, improving the efficiency of document editing and improving the appearance. An object is to provide a character processing device capable of creating a good document.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the character processing apparatus of the present invention comprises an input means for inputting characters, a document storage means capable of storing half-width characters and full-width characters in a mixed arrangement. Setting means for setting whether or not to input punctuation characters in half-width, determination means for determining whether or not the characters input by the input means are punctuation characters, and inputting punctuation in half-width characters for the setting means When it is set, it has a conversion means for converting a character discriminated as a punctuation mark by the discrimination means into a half-width.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of the character processing apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a document storage means in which half-width characters and full-width characters can be mixedly arranged, 2 is input means for inputting characters, and 3 is an instruction as to whether or not half-width characters can be input. When the output of the punctuation mark setting means 3 inputs a punctuation mark in half-width, the punctuation mark setting means 4 to store the punctuation mark determining means for deciding whether or not it is a punctuation mark character with respect to the character output by the input means 2.
Reference numeral 5 is a punctuation mark half-width conversion unit for converting the character of the input unit 2 into a half-width when the output of the punctuation-mark determination unit 4 is a punctuation mark.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of half-width conversion of the punctuation mark in this embodiment.

Here, a case will be described as an example in which ““ labor saving ”is ranked first and the rest” are input as input characters.

First, in the case of inputting only full-width characters, FIG.
Input as shown in (A). Next, in the punctuation mark half-width mode, first, "" is a punctuation mark, so it is converted into a half-width, and then input. Input in full width, and then """is a punctuation mark, so it is input after being converted to half width. Next, "o" to "ni" are not punctuation marks, so they are entered as full width. Then, since "," is a punctuation mark, it is input after being converted to a half-width. Then, "remaining" to "no" are not punctuation marks, so they are entered as full width. As a result, the input is made as shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a character processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a keyboard, which has keys for instructing processing necessary for text input and other editing input. In addition, the input of the approximately half-width setting cancel key in the present invention is also provided here.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a microprocessor type CPU, for example, which performs control necessary for character processing according to a processing procedure stored in the ROM 13.

The ROM 13 is a memory that stores the processing procedure shown in FIGS.

The RAM 14 is a writable memory and includes a document memory 15, a head display register 17, and another memory area 18 necessary for character processing. The memory area 18 also stores settings of the approximately half-angle mode of the present invention. At the time of initialization, the normal mode is set and stored as this mode.

The document memory 15 stores character information such as a character code and information regarding modification information.

The cursor register 16 stores the cursor position.

The display head register is the first row of the displayed line.
Memorize the character position of the digit.

Reference numeral 19 is a display device, for example, 48 digits * 15
The textual information of the line and the cursor are displayed.

Reference numeral 20 is a bus line for transferring address signals, data signals and control signals necessary for controlling each section.

4 to 6 show the CP stored in the ROM 13.
It is a flow chart which shows an example of the processing procedure of the present invention performed by U12.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of the overall processing.

When the power is turned on, this apparatus first proceeds to step S1 in FIG. 4 and is initialized.

In step S2, the mode is selected, and if the document editing process is selected, the process proceeds to step S3 to execute the document editing process. When another mode is selected, other document processing is performed.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the process of document editing processing.

In the document editing process of step S3,
First, in step S31, a key input process is performed.

If the end key is pressed here, the document editing process is ended. If the punctuation mark release key is pressed, the punctuation mark release mode in step S32 sets the punctuation mark half-width mode setting in the memory area 18 to the punctuation mark half-width mode in the normal mode. If the half-width mode is set, the normal mode is set, and step S3 is performed again.
Return to 1. If characters have been input, step S33.
Proceed to and execute the character input process. If any other key is pressed, the process proceeds to step S33 to execute the document editing process corresponding to the input key.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the process of character input processing.

In the character input process of step S33, first, in the punctuation mark half-width discrimination process of step S331, it is discriminated whether the punctuation mark half-width mode set in step S32 is the normal mode or the punctuation mark half-width mode. The punctuation marks in this case are, for example, the following characters.

Punctuation marks ,. ． brackets ( ) " " " " [ ] { }

If it is determined that the mode is the normal mode, the process proceeds to the character entry process in step S333. If the punctuation mark half-width mode is determined, the process proceeds to step S332, and the full-width character width code of the punctuation mark character in the target character string is converted into a half-width character width code. Next, step S333.
In the character entry process (1), the target character is entered in the document memory 15.

According to the flow of the processing shown above, it is first designated whether the punctuation marks are to be entered in half-width or full-width. When inputting in half-width, the characters entered in the input character string If there is a punctuation mark, it will be possible to automatically convert it to a half-width and input it in the document.

(Other Embodiments) In this embodiment, the case of converting a full-width character into a half-width character is explained. Similarly, a quadruple-width character is converted into a vertical double-width character. It is also possible to easily convert the character of to a full-width character.
In addition, in the present embodiment, an example of characters converted into punctuation marks is shown.
It is also easy to realize that the operator selectively selects these characters in various combinations and performs punctuation conversion with the selected set. In addition, although the present embodiment is intended for the punctuation marks existing in the JIS keyboard array, for a character in which the half-width is less than the full-width, there is no extra space,
It does not matter to expand the target.

The present invention is applicable not only to a single device but also to a system composed of a plurality of devices.
It goes without saying that it can be realized by providing software to the device or system.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, half-width and full-width characters can be input in a mixed manner. First, it is designated whether the punctuation mark is to be input in half-width or full-width. ,
If there is a punctuation mark in the input character string for the character input result, it is automatically converted to a half-width and input in the document, improving the efficiency of document editing and making it easier. The processing makes it possible to provide a character processing device that can create a document that looks good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of a character processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of half-width conversion of a punctuation mark.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a character processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the steps of overall processing.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of document editing processing.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of character input processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 keyboard 12 CPU 13 ROM 14 RAM 19 indicator 19A display buffer memory 20 bus line 21 external storage device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An input unit for inputting characters, a document storage unit capable of memorizing an arrangement in which half-width characters and full-width characters are mixed, setting means for setting whether or not to input punctuation marks in half-width characters, and the input. When it is set that the character input from the means is a punctuation mark character, and the setting means is to input the punctuation mark in half-width characters, the character determined to be a punctuation mark by the determination means is A character processing device, comprising: a conversion unit for converting to a half-width. 2. A character processing device capable of storing input characters in a layout in which half-width characters and full-width characters are mixed, and whether or not to input punctuation marks in half-width characters is set. A character processing method, wherein it is determined whether or not to input the punctuation mark in half-width, and when it is set to input the punctuation mark in half-width, the character determined as the punctuation mark in the determination is converted into a half-width.