JPH05314105A - Documentation device and block edit control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change characters in two different block areas without casting burden on a user in real time in a documentation device provided with a block edit function. CONSTITUTION:When a block area A that is a switching target area is designated by a cursor after a block switching function is designated by the operation of a (block switching) key 16a on a keyboard 16, a CPU 10 detects character information in the block area A from document information stored in a document buffer 31 in a RAM 11. Thence, when a block area B that is another changing target area is designated by the cursor, the CPU 10 detects the character information in the block area B from the document information stored in the document buffer 31. In such a case, the CPU 10 saves the character information in the block area B to a saving area 32, and shifts the character information in the block area A to the block area B, then, reads out the character information in the block area B stored in the saving area 32 at present to the block area A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus having a block editing function and a block editing control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus, it is possible to move, copy or delete a character within a rectangle (block) designated by two points in a displayed document as it is.
This is called a block editing function. This block editing function has functions such as block insertion, block range deletion, block movement, block copy, and block space replacement. The block insertion function is a function of inserting a space in the block area. The block range deletion function is a function of deleting characters in the block area. The block moving function is a function of moving a character in the block area to another place by overwriting it as it is. The block copy function is a function to copy the characters in the block area as it is to another place by overwriting. Block space replacement is a function of replacing characters in the block area with spaces.

By the way, in the block editing function as described above, when the contents of the block area A and the block area B are exchanged, for example, the characters in the block area A are saved in another place and the contents in the block area B are saved. The user himself / herself has to perform such work as moving the characters in the block area A to the block area A, and then moving the saved characters in the block area A to the block area B. in this case,
The user needs to remember where the characters in the block area A have been saved.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, when the characters in two different block areas are exchanged, the character in either one of the block areas is saved in another place. There is a problem in that it is troublesome work, and it is necessary to be aware of the evacuation place, which imposes a burden on the user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a document creation apparatus and a block editing control method capable of exchanging characters in two different block areas in real time without burdening the user. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

A document creating apparatus of the present invention comprises a first designating means for designating a first block area,
A second block area that specifies a second block area different from the first block area specified by the first specifying means.
Specifying means, saving means for saving the character information in the second block area specified by the second specifying means to a predetermined saving area, and the first specifying means specified by the first specifying means. Moving means for moving the character information in the block area to the second block area, and the character information in the second block area saved in the save area by the save means to the first block area. And a reading means for reading.

The block editing control method of the present invention is
By specifying the first block area and the second block area different from the first block area, the character information in the second block area is saved in a predetermined save area, and The character information in the first block area is moved to the second block area, and the character information in the second block area saved in the save area is read to the first block area. To do.

[0008]

According to the above construction, the user only needs to specify the first and second block areas which are the exchange target areas.
The character information in the first block area and the character information in the second block area can be exchanged. Therefore,
Unlike the conventional case, the user himself / herself can exchange the character information in real time without the troublesome work of saving the character information in the first or second block area to another place.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of the document creating apparatus according to the embodiment. In the figure, 10 is a microprocessor (hereinafter referred to as CPU), and 11 and 12 are CPUs.
A memory (RAM, ROM) accessed by 10.

The CPU 10 controls the entire apparatus. The CPU 10 accesses the RAM 11 and the ROM 12 and executes a document creation process or a block edit control process as shown in FIG. 2 by activating a program according to an input instruction.

The ROM 12 has a program area 1 in which various processing programs for determining the operation of the CPU 10 are stored.
3, a character pattern area 14 in which font data is stored, a dictionary area 15 in which a standard dictionary for converting reading information input in kana or romaji into kanji information is provided. There is.

The RAM 11 is provided with an area for storing various kinds of information necessary for creating a document. Here, the document buffer 31 for storing the document information, the character information during the block editing control of the embodiment. An evacuation area 32 for evacuation is provided.

Further, 16 is a keyboard (KB), 17 is a keyboard interface (KB-IF), 18 is a display, 19 is a display controller (display-CNT), 20
Is a dot memory for display, 21 is a floppy disk device (FDD), 22 is an FDD interface (FDD-).
IF), 23 is a printer device (PRT), and 24 is a printer interface (PRT-IF).

The keyboard (KB) 16 is a keyboard interface (KB-
IF) 17 to CPU 10. This keyboard 16 has a "character" key, a "numerical value" key,
Here, a "block exchange" key 16a for designating a block exchange function which is one of the block editing functions is provided.

The display unit 18 is, for example, a liquid crystal display with a backlight of 40 characters and 20 lines, and the bottom line (20th line) is set as an area (guide line) dedicated to guide display. The display-CNT 19 controls the display of the display 18 by using the display dot memory 20 under the control of the CPU 10.

Floppy disk device (FDD) 21
Under the control of the CPU 10, saves the created document, stores external characters and second level characters, etc. via the FDD interface (FDD-IF) 22. The printer device (PRT) 23 is, for example, a serial printer. Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

Here, it is assumed that the text information in two different block areas A and the text information in the block area B are exchanged when the document information as shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. Explain.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2, after the block exchanging function, which is one of the block editing functions, is designated by operating the "block exchanging" key 16a of the keyboard 16 (step S1), the screen shown in FIG. As shown, the cursor 41, 42
Is designated by (step S2). In this case, the area designated by the cursors 41 and 42 is indicated by a dotted line, and the range can be arbitrarily designated by moving the cursors 41 and 42. When the range is decided, "selection /
Press the "Run" key. As a result, the CPU 10
The character information in the block area A is detected from the document information stored in the document buffer 31 of the AM 11 (step S3).

Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the block area B which is another exchange target area is designated by the cursor 41 (step S4). In this case, the ruled line that surrounds the block area A is moved by the cursor 41 to specify the block area B. When the cursor 41 is moved, the ruled line surrounding the block area A moves along with the movement. In this example, the cursor 41 may be moved to the right. When the destination is decided, "Select / execute"
Press the key. As a result, the CPU 10 determines the block area B from the document information stored in the document buffer 31.
The character information in is detected (step S5).

Here, the CPU 10 detects the character information in the block area B, and thereby RA
It is saved in the save area 32 of M11 (step S6).
Then, the CPU 10 moves the character information in the block area A to the block area B (step S7), and also reads the character information in the block area B currently stored in the save area 32 to the block area A ( Step S8). As a result, the character information in the block area A and the character information in the block area B are exchanged and displayed, as shown in FIG.

Thus, two different block areas A
The contents of the block area A and the block area B can be exchanged by simply designating the block area B with the cursors 41 and 42. In this case, the user himself / herself exchanges the character information in the block area A and the character information in the block area B in real time without the troublesome work of saving the character information in the block area A or B to another place. can do.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, by designating two different block areas, the character information in the areas can be exchanged in real time. Therefore, the blocks can be easily exchanged without imposing a burden on the user, which is very convenient when, for example, creating a name list or a calculation table.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a display screen for explaining block exchange of the embodiment.

[Explanation of Codes] 10 ... CPU, 11 ... RAM, 12 ... ROM, 16 ... Keyboard (KB), 16a ... "Block exchange" key, 1
8 ... Display device, 31 ... Document buffer, 32 ... Evacuation area, 4
1 and 42 ... Cursor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first designating means for designating a first block area, and a second designating area for designating a second block area different from the first block area designated by the first designating means.
Specifying means, saving means for saving the character information in the second block area specified by the second specifying means to a predetermined saving area, and the first specifying means specified by the first specifying means. Moving means for moving the character information in the block area to the second block area, and the character information in the second block area saved in the save area by the save means to the first block area. A document creating apparatus comprising: a reading unit for reading. 2. The character information in the second block area is saved in a predetermined save area by designating a first block area and a second block area different from the first block area, respectively. The character information in the first block area is moved to the second block area, and the character information in the second block area saved in the save area is read in the first block area. A block editing control method characterized by issuing.