JPH05143584A - Integrating method for non-character data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To arbitrarily arrange and move character data and non-character data by retaining control data indicating the size of a lump and margin when a data lump is used as unit and managing the character data and non-character data on a same screen under a same control by means of the control data, in a document processor covering character data and non-character data. CONSTITUTION:The control data indicating the size of data lump and margin when the data lump is used as unit, is retained in a control data storage part 5 for the character data stored in a character data storage part 6 and the non-character data stored in a non-character data storage part 7. And the character data and the non-character data are managed on the same screen under the same control by means of the control data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a non-character data embedding system applied to a document processing apparatus which handles a combined document of character data and non-character data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document processing apparatus which handles a combination document of character data and non-character data, combination management of character data and non-character data is realized by the following means. (1) Combination by opening a frame Designate a part of the paper surface of a document as a part where characters do not enter, and embed non-character data in that part. (2) Combination by paragraph

Non-character data is treated as a block (paragraph) of characters. Since it is a lump of characters, non-character data occupies both ends of the paper (in the case of one column), and the non-character data moves on the paper depending on the amount of characters before and after.

However, the combination management means of (1) above has a problem in editing that non-character data does not move due to fluctuations in the amount of character data, and the combination management means of (2) , There was a problem that non-character data and character data could not be arranged side by side in parallel.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional document processing apparatus, the combination management means for character data and non-character data does not handle non-character data when the amount of character data varies. Each has its own drawbacks, such as the inability to move data (in the case of a combination by framing), or the non-character data and the character data cannot be arranged side by side in parallel (in the case of a combination by paragraph).

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
In a document processing device that handles a combined document of character data and non-character data, the non-character data can be moved on the paper surface depending on the amount of the character data, and the non-character data and the character data can be arranged side by side, which simplifies editing. The purpose is to provide a non-character data embedding method that can be achieved.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a group of character data (called a format or a paragraph) is provided with data for holding non-character data, and left and right margins of the group of character data are set. By providing the data,
It is characterized in that a block of character data and non-character data are overlapped and allocated, and a margin prevents the character data and non-character data from overlapping.

[0008]

As described above, the data for holding the non-character data and the data for setting the left and right margins of the lump of character data are provided as the control data in the lump of character data (format, paragraph), and By allocating non-character data on top of each other and using a margin to prevent overlapping of character data and non-character data,
The non-character data and the character data can be handled under the same control, and the non-character data can be moved on the paper surface according to the amount of the preceding and following character data, like the character data. In addition, for example, by increasing the left margin of character data and increasing the right margin of non-character data, you can allocate character data to the right of non-character data. It will be possible to move to.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is an input device such as a keyboard through which an operator inputs character data, non-character data, edit commands and the like. Reference numeral 2 is a processor for reflecting the input of the input device 1 on the data stored in the memory 4 and displaying it on the display device 3. Reference numeral 3 denotes a display device for displaying a processing result of a document, an intermediate result of editing, and the like. A memory 4 stores document data (character data, non-character data, and control data) under the control of the processor 2.

Reference numeral 5 is a control data storage unit for holding the control data in the memory 4, and holds the sizes and margins of the character data and the non-character data in a mutually corresponding relationship.

A character data storage unit 6 holds the character data in the memory 4, and holds a character code and character control data (attributes for characters such as underline and overline).
Reference numeral 7 denotes a non-character data storage unit for holding non-character data in the memory, which holds a raster image (bitmap data etc.) and a geometric image (vector figure etc.). The operation of the above embodiment will now be described. The control data in the memory 4 exists for each data block in the document. Such a block of data in a document is called a "paragraph" or "format". Details of allocation of character data are designated for each chunk of this data, and the contents are stored in the control data storage unit 5 as control data. As a detailed example of such allocation, setting of character pitch and left and right margins can be mentioned.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the control data also includes the control data of the non-character data, and the non-character data is moved in the document like the character data by allocating the control data to the same position on the paper surface as the character data. By setting the left and right margins for character data and non-character data independently, they can be allocated in parallel.

That is, for example, by setting a right margin in one block (character block A) of character data, the right margin area can be set as a non-character data area, and the right side of the character block A is Non-character data can be placed that is divided by the set margin position. At this time, data management including the control data storage unit 5 in the memory 4 and combination management of character data and non-character data according to the control data of the control data storage unit 5 are realized under the control of the processor 2.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention,
For each of the character data held in the character data storage unit 6 and the non-character data held in the non-character data storage unit 7, the size of the unit of the data is stored in the control data storage unit 5 as a unit. , And control data indicating a margin, and character data,
In addition, by configuring the non-character data to be managed under the same control on the same paper, the character data and the non-character data can be arbitrarily arranged and moved, which facilitates the editing of a document containing non-character data. Can be done.

[0016]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a document processing apparatus that handles a combination document of character data and non-character data, the character data to be edited and the non-character data are respectively stored. Character data and non-character data storage means, and control data storage means for storing control data indicating a size of a lump and a margin in units of the lump of the character data and non-character data, and Character data and non-character data are managed by control data under the same control on the same paper surface, so that character data and non-character data can be arranged and moved side by side on the same paper surface and managed. Therefore, it is possible to easily edit a document containing non-character data.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input device, 2 ... Processor, 3 ... Display device, 4 ... Memory, 5 ... Control data storage part, 6 ... Character data storage part,
7 ... Non-character data storage unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a document processing apparatus for handling a combination document of character data and non-character data, character data for storing character data to be edited and non-character data, and storage means for storing the non-character data. , The above character data,
And a control data storage unit that stores control data indicating a size of a lump and a margin in units of a lump of non-character data, and character data and non-character data are juxtaposed on the same paper surface by the control data. A non-character data embedding method characterized by movably controlling and managing.