JPH0524269A - Document processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obviate the need for specifying a font again to improve a printing operability by a method wherein if an external memory means for storing a predetermined font is not connected when a stored document is to be printed, the stored document is printed in a font stored in an internal memory means regardless of a specified font. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 1 prints and edits a document while controlling each component. A ROM 2 stores a program for controlling each component. A ROM 3 stores operation result data from the CPU l, input data from a keyboard 4, and the like. A printer 5 prints the document in a predetermined font. A display 6 indicates the content of a document memory 7 and the like. A built-in ROM 8 stores a predetermined font. On the other hand, ROM packs 10, 11 individually storing a predetermined font different from the aforesaid incorporated font are connected to a connector 9. At this time, if the respective ROM packs 10, 11 are not connected to the connector 9 when the stored document is to be printed, the stored document is printed in the font stored in the built-in ROM 8 regardless of a specified font.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character processing method,
In particular, the present invention relates to a document processing method capable of processing a document in which a print typeface is designated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as a ROM pack) in which a dot pattern is stored according to a print typeface and which can be separated from or connected to the apparatus main body,
A character generator built in the apparatus in which a dot pattern corresponding to a print typeface (hereinafter, referred to as an internal typeface) different from the above-described print typeface (hereinafter, referred to as an external typeface) is stored.
In a document processing device having a ROM, an external typeface may be designated to print a document registered in a document memory. In such a case, if the ROM pack specified in the external typeface is not connected to the main body of the device, printing specified in the external typeface will be stopped and the connection request for the ROM pack in the specified typeface will be issued. It is common.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, in some cases, there is a case where it is desired to print anyway regardless of the typeface. Furthermore, the ROM pack of the designated external typeface is not in hand, or If you lose it, you may want to print it all with the built-in typeface. In these cases, the operation such as newly specifying the print typeface is complicated and the operability is extremely poor.

Therefore, in view of the above point, an object of the present invention is to provide a mode for printing using a character generator ROM of a built-in typeface when the ROM pack of the external typeface designated at the time of document registration is not connected. ,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing method for improving the operability in printing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a document processing method for printing a document in a typeface stored in an internal storage means or a connectable external storage means. A document edited by designating any typeface pattern stored in the storage means or the external storage means is stored together with the identification information of the designated typeface, and it is detected whether or not the external storage means is connected. When the stored document is printed and it is detected that the external storage unit is not connected, the stored document is stored in the internal storage unit regardless of the typeface specified by the determination information. It controls to print with the typeface pattern stored in.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the configuration of a document processing apparatus for carrying out the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (CPU) in the form of a microprocessor, and each constituent element described later is configured according to a predetermined procedure. Control and print and edit documents. Reference numeral 2 is a read-only memory (ROM) in which a program for controlling each component is written by the CPU 1 according to a predetermined procedure, for example, the procedure shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a readable / writable random access memory (RAM), which is data obtained as a result of calculation by the CPU 1,
Alternatively, the data input from the keyboard 4 is temporarily stored. The keyboard 4 is provided with a character / symbol input key for inputting document data and various function keys for instructing various functions such as a print instruction and an edit instruction.

Reference numeral 5 is a printer such as a dot printer,
The content input from the keyboard 4 or the document content in the document memory described later is printed based on the designated print typeface. 6 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and various data input from the keyboard 4, CP based on this data
The data obtained as a result of the calculation by U1 or the contents of the document memory 7 are displayed. In the document memory 7, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a document in which a print typeface is designated and which has been edited is stored.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a built-in character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as built-in ROM). A print typeface (built-in typeface) for printing by the printer 5 is written in the form of a dot pattern, and this built-in typeface is designated. Then, the printer 5 prints with this typeface. This internal ROM8 is
It is pre-positioned on the device body and cannot be removed.

Reference numeral 9 is a connector for electrically connecting ROM packs 10 and 11 described later to the apparatus main body.

The ROM packs 10 and 11 are read-only memories for external expansion in which a print typeface (external typeface) different from the print typeface stored in the built-in ROM 8 is written in the form of a dot pattern. When connected and used, it can be detached from the connector 9 and stored independently when not in use. When an external typeface is designated and the ROM packs 10 and 11 are connected to the connector 9, the printer 5 prints by the designated external typeface.

Although not shown, means for detecting whether or not the ROM pack 10 or 11 is connected to the connector 9 is provided, and this detection signal is supplied to the CPU 1.

Next, an outline of the operation of the typewriter of the present invention will be described.

In the apparatus of the present invention, the selection of the print typeface is performed before the operator inputs a document to be printed in the typeface from the keyboard 4. That is, once the print typeface is selected, the document input from the keyboard 4 is printed by the printer 5 in the typeface before the change until the print typeface is changed next time.

This is also the same as when the edited document having a designated font is registered in the document memory 7 and the content is printed. In this case, if ROM pack 10 or 11 is connected to the connector 9 as an external font, the external font can be selected. On the other hand, if ROM pack 10 or 11 is not connected, the external font cannot be selected. ..

FIG. 2 shows an example in which the contents of the document are registered in the document memory 7 shown in FIG. 1 so that the contents of the document are printed in the order of the internal typeface, the external typeface, and the internal typeface. In this case, the control code (typeface identification code) that indicates the internal typeface is stored first, then the character code group (and related control code) to be printed with the internal typeface is stored, and then the external typeface The control code to be instructed is stored, then the character code and control code group to be printed in the external typeface are stored, and further the internal typeface instruction code and the character code group are stored. Each code is stored in the document memory 7.

Next, the control process of the typewriter of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The printing of the document registered in the document memory 7 is started by designating the printed document and pressing the print start key arranged on the keyboard 4.

When printing is started, the CPU 1 causes the document memory 7
The printer 5 is controlled and printed while reading the stored contents from. At this time, it is assumed that documents and the like are stored in the document memory 7 as shown in FIG.

In this way, the contents stored in the document memory 7 are read out, it is judged whether or not the contents are the typeface discrimination code, and if the typeface discrimination code for printing is detected in step S1, then in step S2. It is determined whether the typeface identification code is an external typeface or an internal typeface. If it is the built-in typeface in step S2, then in step S3, the printer 5 prints in the built-in typeface using the built-in ROM 8 until the next typeface discrimination code appears.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the typeface identification code is an external typeface, then in step S4 it is determined whether the ROM pack 10 or 11 is connected to the connector 9. If the ROM pack 10 or 11 is connected in step S4, it is determined in step S5 whether the external typeface of the ROM pack 10 or 11 connected to the connector 9 is the same as the typeface discrimination code,
If they are the same, the process proceeds to step S6, where the connector 9
The printer 5 prints using the ROM pack 10 or 11 connected to.

On the other hand, if the typeface discrimination code is different from the ROM pack 10 or 11 connected to the connector 9 in step S5, or if the ROM pack 10 or 11 is not connected to the connector 9 in step S4, Next, in step S7, it is determined whether the forced print mode is instructed. If the forced print mode is not set in step S7, then in step S8, the ROM pack 10
Alternatively, the connection (or replacement) message 11 is displayed on the display 6 to suspend the printing operation of the printer 5.

On the other hand, when the forced print mode is set in step S7, the internal typeface, that is, the internal ROM 8 is ignored by ignoring the designation of the external typeface even though the typeface discrimination code indicates the external typeface in step S9. The printer 5 is used to print.

As described above, since the forced print mode is provided in the above example, the ROM pack 10 or 11 corresponding to the external typeface designated when the document is registered in the document memory 7 is connected to the connector 9. Even without it, it is possible to forcibly print using the built-in typeface, that is, the built-in ROM8.

In the above example, a specific key is not provided as a means for instructing the forced printing mode, but this specific key is arranged on the keyboard 4 and the forced printing mode is instructed by this specific key. Good.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a print typeface is designated and an edited document is printed, when the print typeface designated in the document and the built-in typeface are different from each other, it is designated. The contents of the document storage means can be printed using the built-in character generator ROM regardless of the typeface to be printed, so if the ROM pack to be connected to the document processor is not at hand or is lost, etc. Since the printout is made, the printing operation in such a case can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a document processing apparatus embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of contents stored in a document memory.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control processing procedure in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 central processing unit (CPU) 2 read only memory (ROM) 3 random access memory (RAM) 4 keyboard 5 printer 6 display 7 document memory 8 built-in character generator ROM (built-in ROM) 9 connector 10 11 ROM pack

Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A document processing method for printing a document in a typeface stored in an internal storage unit or a connectable external storage unit, wherein the document is stored in the internal storage unit or the external storage unit. When a document edited by designating a pattern of any typeface is stored together with the identification information of the designated typeface, whether or not the external storage means is connected is detected, and the stored document is printed. When it is detected that the external storage unit is not connected, the stored document is printed in the pattern of the typeface stored in the internal storage unit regardless of the typeface specified by the determination information. A document processing method characterized by controlling as follows.