JPH051947B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an editing device for editing characters and various data on a display unit, and more specifically, the present invention relates to an editing device for editing characters and various data on a display unit. The present invention relates to an editing device that can give instructions for arranging information, annotations, and other various data.

[Technical Background of the Invention] In fields such as newspaper printing and general printing, systems using computerized typesetting and various other printers have recently been used to quickly perform text, assembly, correction, and various editing processes. ing. In such a system, many articles, texts, and other various data are input using an input device, stored on a floppy disk, magnetic disk, or computer storage device, and then displayed on the display of an editing device. Various types of proofreading and editing work are performed using a computer, and the results are output using a computer typesetting machine or other various printers.

The editing device displays an outer frame indicating the plate to be printed and an area of arbitrary size (hereinafter referred to as the plate) on a display unit such as a CRT, and also secures an area for photos and an area for headings when printing. Furthermore, it has the function of creating the overall layout by securing and arranging pillars indicating the book's name, etc., and other annotations (hereinafter collectively referred to as block areas for the hanmen). When arranging the aforementioned block area, conventionally, a block area 1 of a predetermined size is generated on a display unit 2 such as a CRT as shown in FIG. This has been done by generating a cursor 4 and moving the cursor 4 according to instructions from the input section to move the entire block area 1 and determine its position intuitively.

However, when placing block area 1 at a distance from hanmen 3 by a predetermined value,
There is no easy way to specify the layout position, and the position is determined by moving the outer frame 1 of the block by moving the cursor 4, relying on intuition and skill while checking the position on the display section 2 with the operator's eyes. . In addition, since the image displayed on the display unit 2 of the editing device is generally displayed in a smaller size than the actual image, it is also necessary to set the image accurately, such as how many millimeters above or how many millimeters to the right of the reference point. Placing the block area 1 at the correct position was a difficult task just by looking at the image on the screen. Therefore, it has been difficult to improve the operability of layout work, finish the work with high precision, and obtain high-quality output.

[Objective of the Invention] The present invention has been made based on the above points, and it is possible to easily and accurately arrange block areas such as photographs, headings, pillars, and annotations in a predetermined size at a predetermined position on a printing plate on a display section. The purpose of this editing device is to provide an editing device that can display the printing plate, block area, cursor, etc. on a display unit such as a CRT. an input section for inputting the type of reference point, offset amount and direction between the cursor and the block area, etc., a cursor register for storing the coordinates of the cursor occurrence position input at this input section, and a reference point selected at the input section. A reference point register that stores the type of point, an offset register that stores the offset amount and direction specified by the input section, a size register that stores the size of the block area specified by the input section, and the cursor register. A cursor generation section that generates a cursor on the display section based on the cursor generation position coordinates stored in A control unit that calculates and stores the reference point of the area and fixes the positional relationship between the reference point and the cursor on the display unit determined by the contents of the offset register, and a control unit that keeps the positional relationship between the cursor and the reference point fixed. The present invention is provided with a display block generation section that displays an outer frame of a block area at a predetermined size at a predetermined position on the display section based on the contents of the cursor register and the size register.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration and Operation of the Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the invention. 5 is an input unit consisting of a keyboard, a coordinate input device (tablet), etc.; 6 is an input analysis unit;
7 is a control unit; 8 is a display block generating unit that generates a block area, etc. with a predetermined specified size;
9 is a cursor generation unit that generates a cursor; 10
11 is a cursor register that stores the coordinates of the cursor occurrence position input at the input section; 11 is a reference point register that stores the type of reference point selected at the input section; 12
13 is an offset register that stores the offset amount and direction between the cursor and the block area inputted at the input section, and a size register 13 stores the size of the block area inputted at the input section.

Next, the operation when placing the block area 1 at a position a predetermined distance away from the printing plate 3 will be explained. Here, an example will be explained in which the block area 1 is placed at a position a distance a to the right and a distance b downward from the cursor generation position (hereinafter referred to as offset amount).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of block area 1.
The size of the block is X in width and Y in height. The size of this block area 1 is specified by the keyboard of the input unit 5, but generally it is determined by the size of various data such as the size of characters and photos accommodated in this area. Ru. The designated sizes X and Y are stored in the size register 13 via the input analysis section 6 and the control section 7. Also, point A,
B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I are the reference points when representing the block area 1 on the printing plate 3, and in this embodiment, these nine points can be treated as reference points. There is. These nine reference points are types of reference points that are selectively specified from the input section,
For example, if "D" is specified from the input section, the control section 7
reads the value of the size data X stored in the size register 13, calculates its midpoint, sets it as point D, and stores it in the reference point register 11 as a reference point when representing this block area 1. Similarly, if point "E" is specified from the input section, the values of X and Y are read from the size register 13 and the center point E is read out from the size register 13.
is calculated and stored in the register 11 as a reference point. The reference points thus calculated and stored according to the block size are used as reference points when laying out block areas on the printing plate, as will be described later. Of course, the number of reference points is not necessarily limited to nine.

Next, offset amounts a and b are inputted from the input section 5. The input offset amounts a and b are a and b in FIGS. 4B and 4C, which will be explained later, and represent the distance between the cursor 4 and the reference point of the block area. That is, a command as to how to arrange and lay out the block area 1 with respect to the printing plate 3 is expressed by an offset amount with respect to the coordinates of the cursor's occurrence position. Therefore, the data stored in the offset register 12 in FIG. 1 is not only the offset amounts a and b mentioned above, but also the direction in which the offset is to be made, such as a to the right from the cursor generation position coordinates and b to the downward direction. The direction is also memorized. In this embodiment, the command signal from the input unit 5 to the offset register 12 fixes the positional relationship between the block areas represented by the cursor generation position coordinates and the reference point on the display unit 2. It will act as a command signal.

On the other hand, in the cursor generation unit 9, the cursor position information Xc stored in the cursor register 10,
Based on Yc, a cursor 4 is generated and displayed at a predetermined position on the display section 2 as shown in FIG. 4A. Therefore, in order to move the cursor generation position, the content of the cursor register 10 can be changed using the tablet, keyboard, etc. of the input section 5.

Next, the operation of the display block generating section 8 will be explained. First, the sizes X and Y stored in the size register 13, the reference point (for example, A) stored in the reference point register 11, and the values a to the right and b to the bottom stored in the offset register. It is read out and sent to the display section 2. At this time, the cursor 4 is already displayed on the display screen at the coordinates Xc and Yc as shown in Figure 4 A, so the reference point is set at a position offset a to the right and b offset downward from this cursor position. The outer frame of the block area is displayed so that A is located, as shown in Figure 4 (b). Next, update the contents of the cursor register 10 by issuing commands from the input unit 5 as necessary, move the cursor 4 while checking the position on the display unit 2, and move the cursor 4, for example, as shown in FIG. Position it at the lower left corner of the hanmen 3. Then, since the command signal to the offset register 12 that has already been commanded functions as a fixed signal, block area 1 moves in conjunction with the cursor 4 while keeping the offset amount and direction of a and b fixed, and moves the lower left of the printing plate 3, It is placed at a position specified by offset amounts a and b. If it is desired to change the reference point A, it is sufficient to issue a command to that effect from the input section, and the offset amount and direction of a and b may be input again in the same manner. Once the block area 1 has been placed at the desired position, the input section 5
A completion signal is input from the block area 1, and the arrangement of block area 1 is completed. When the arrangement of the block areas is completed, each data on the screen at that time is output to a floppy disk or other storage medium, and serves as an output source for a computer phototypesetting machine or various printers.

As described above, a block area 1 large enough to accommodate a predetermined pillar text, annotation text, etc. is placed at a predetermined position on the printing plate 3.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it goes without saying that the block areas arranged according to the present invention can be implemented not only in squares and rectangles but also in other polygonal shapes. Furthermore, in the above explanation, the case where point A set at the upper left of block area 1 is used as the reference point has been described, but the same applies when any other arbitrary reference point is adopted. For example, as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state in which block area 1 is positioned using reference point E. Furthermore, it is obvious that the present invention can be applied not only to placing block areas such as pillars and annotations on the printing plate, but also to placing other block areas in block areas that contain photographs and headings. . Furthermore, the size of the block area may not be calculated by the control section, but may be input directly as a numerical value from the input section. Further, although an example is given in which the command signal to the offset register 12 is a fixed command signal that fixes the positional relationship between the reference point and the cursor, it is clear that this is not limited to this.

[Effects of the Invention] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above,
According to the present invention, a plurality of types for specifying reference points of block areas are determined in advance, and by setting these types first, blocks whose sizes are not constant and change each time can be created. The area can be handled freely. Next, by specifying the amount of offset from the cursor to the reference point and its direction, the dimensions between the two can be easily and accurately laid out as digital amounts. It is completely unaffected by the size of the block area,
It is now possible to specify without relying on skill or intuition. Furthermore, for example, if a command to the offset register 12 is used as a fixed signal, the positional relationship between the reference point and the cursor can be fixed, so simply by moving the cursor while maintaining the positional relationship that has been set, Block areas can be linked together, greatly improving operability.

As described above, there is a great effect that the block area in which the pillar text, annotation text, etc. can be placed can be easily and accurately placed at the desired position on the printing plate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional example, Fig. 3 is a diagram explaining a reference point of a block area, and Fig. 4 is a display state on a display unit of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the block area when point E of the block area is used as the reference point. 1...Block area, 2...Display section, 3...
Print plate, 4... Cursor, 5... Input section, 6... Input analysis section, 7... Control section, 8... Display block generation section, 9... Cursor generation section, 10... Cursor register, 11... Reference point register, 12... offset register, 13... size register.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an editing device that is capable of displaying an outer frame indicating a printing plate, an outer frame indicating a block area, a cursor, etc. on a display unit such as a CRT, the size of the block area, a plurality of blocks defined on the block, an input section for inputting the type of reference point, the offset amount and direction between the cursor and the block area, etc.; a cursor register for storing the coordinates of the cursor occurrence position input at this input section; a reference point register that stores the type of the reference point; an offset register that stores the offset amount and direction specified by the input section; a size register that stores the size of the block area specified by the input section; and the cursor. A cursor generation section that generates a cursor on the display section based on the cursor generation position coordinates stored in the register, and a specified Calculate and memorize the reference point of the block area,
a control unit that fixes the positional relationship between the reference point and the cursor on the display section, which is determined by the contents of the offset register; An editing device comprising: a display block generating section that displays an outer frame of a block area in a predetermined size at a position on a display section.