JPH05242088A - Method for displaying picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and quickly realize picture display with margin by providing a process for forming a margin part along a picture display frame based upon margin width information. CONSTITUTION:A margin width t which is an attribute of a display frame F0 is specified (S2). This specification is performed by clicking a point M or point N within the display frame F0 with a mouse or inputting a numerical value of the margin width t. Then, among the dot data of the graphics stored in a graphic storage part, the pertinent portion which tightly fits into the display frame F0 is cut out and displayed (S3), and at the same time, copied into a display data work area. Then, based upon the specified margin width t, margin data is generated (S4), stored in a margin data storing part, and then copied into the display data work area. Further, in the display data work area, AND operation is performed so as to obtain the picture with a margin part of width t around the graphic that tightly fits into the display frame F0, for displaying it on a display screen 3a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display method for pasting an image in a document and outputting the same in a document preparation device such as a word processor or a desktop publishing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a document creating apparatus using a conventional image display method, a frame is set in a document, and image data can be taken in by reading with a scanner in the frame. Here, when the character string in the document and the frame are close to each other, the image and the text (character) in the frame are too close to each other, and the balance of the document layout is deteriorated. Therefore, when the conventional method is used, a frame for setting a margin is provided outside the frame for pasting an image, and a blank character is inserted in a portion in contact with the frame in the document, so that the text and the image are combined. It was necessary to provide a blank space between.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional image display method, it is necessary to set two frames or insert a blank in the document, but such a work is very troublesome. is there. Therefore, the conventional image display method has a big problem in operability. Also,
After the image is pasted in the frame, if the operator enlarges / reduces the frame or moves it to another position while looking at the overall layout on the display unit, the positional relationship between the two frames and the size of the frame However, there is a problem in that it is necessary to change or delete the inserted blank character string and then insert a new blank character string.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image display method capable of obtaining a well-balanced output and improving work efficiency when an image is pasted on a document.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a process of providing an image display frame having margin width information as an attribute, a process of designating the margin width information, and displaying an image in the image display frame. A process for forming a margin portion along the image display frame is configured based on the margin width information.

[0006]

According to the above configuration, the image display frame is enlarged / reduced /
Even when moved or copied, since the margin information is provided as an attribute of the image display frame itself, it is possible to easily display an image with a margin.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creating apparatus using the image display method of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the apparatus, and FIGS. 3 to 7 are explanatory views of respective processing steps. ..

Referring to FIG. 3 and subsequent figures, FIG.
In the figure, 1 is an input unit such as a keyboard and mouse, 2 is a control unit such as a CPU, 3 is a display unit such as a CRT and a liquid crystal display, and the display unit 3 has a display screen 3a. An image display frame storage unit 4 is provided. In this storage unit 4,
In the coordinate system XY on the display screen 3a, the coordinates of the upper left corner point P (close to the origin 0) of the image display frame F0, which will be described later, and the length a of the side parallel to the X axis of the display frame F0 and ,
The length b of the side parallel to the Y axis is stored, and the margin width t (margin width information) that is an attribute of the image display frame F0 is also stored in the storage unit 4. Of course, the data regarding the display frame F0 may have coordinates of four corner points. In short, it does not matter as long as the rectangular frame can be specified. Reference numeral 5 denotes a graphic storage unit in which the entire dot data of the graphic F0 is stored. If necessary, a part of the entire dot data is cut out in an arbitrary size and attached (displayed) to the image display frame F0. Alternatively, it can be transferred to a display data work area 7 described later. A blank space data storage unit 6 stores blank space data created based on the lengths a and b of the two sides and the blank space width t stored in the screen display frame storage unit 4. It As shown in FIG. 5, the margin data has the same size as the image display frame F0, the central portion (hatched portion in FIG. 5) is black (value “1”), and the margin along the central portion is the margin width. It is white (value “0”) having the same width as t. Reference numeral 7 denotes a display data work area, in which the dot data of the figure that fills the image display frame F0 and the margin data are copied to this area 7, and the data at the same coordinate position of these data are both black (value " 1)) is black (value “1”), and either one is white (value “0”) is white (value “0”). Is stored.

The document creating apparatus using the image display method according to the present embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration. Next, this method will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the following designation is made to provide the image display frame F0 (step 1). For example, as shown in FIG.
Two points P (X
0, Y0) and Q (X1, Y1) are specified by clicking with a mouse or inputting a numerical value. Then,
The coordinates P (X0, Y0) and the side length a (a = X1-X
0), b (b = Y1−Y0), and the like are stored in the image display frame storage unit 4. Next, the margin width t which is the attribute of the display frame F0 is designated (step 2). This is also designated by clicking the points M and N in the display frame F0 with the mouse or inputting the margin width t numerically.

Next, of the dot data of the graphic FG stored in the graphic storage unit 5, the corresponding portion that fills the display frame F0 is cut out and displayed (pasted) as shown in FIG. 4 (step 3). , To the display data work area 7. Then, the above-described margin data is created based on the designated margin width t (step 4), stored in the margin data storage unit 6, and copied to the display data work area 7. Next, the AND process is performed in the display data work area 7 to obtain an image in which a margin portion MA is provided around the figure FG that fills the display frame F0 by the width t and is displayed on the display screen 3a ( (See FIG. 6).

Further, when changing the margin width t (step 6), go to step 2, and when changing the coordinate position or size of the display frame F0 (step 7), step 1
The process moves to. In FIG. 7, the margin width t is set to the new margin width t1.
Change the display frame F0 to a larger size and move it to move the frame F0
It is one. When the display frame F0 is enlarged, moved, or copied without changing the margin width t, the margin width is managed as an attribute of the display frame, and the information about the margin width is lost before and after the enlargement processing. Since it is not displayed, it is possible to easily and quickly create a display frame with a margin even for a new display frame after enlargement without resetting the margin width. be able to. In addition,
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the margin width t is equal to each of the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction has been described. However, the margin width is stored separately for each of these directions, and the margin widths are made different. You may do it.

[0014]

According to the present invention, a process for providing an image display frame having margin width information as an attribute, a process for designating this margin width information, an image is displayed in this image display frame, and this margin width information is set. Since the process for forming the blank portion along the image display frame is configured based on this, it is possible to easily and quickly realize the image display with the margin, and it is possible to easily obtain a well-balanced and easy-to-see display.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a document creation device using an image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an image display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of processing steps of the image display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of processing steps of the image display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of processing steps of the image display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of processing steps of the image display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of processing steps of the image display method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3a Display screen t Margin width F0 Image display frame F01 Image display frame FG image MA Margin part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When displaying an image on a display screen of a document creation apparatus, a process of providing an image display frame having margin width information as an attribute, a process of designating this margin width information, and an image in this image display frame. And a process of forming a margin portion along the image display frame based on the margin width information.