JPH05324636A - Document preparting device and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly operate an operation related with a character magnifica tion by directly designating the range and direction of a character string to be enlarged or reduced among the character strings displayed at a screen. CONSTITUTION:When a [character magnification] key 44c is pressed, a central control processing part 10 is started by signal information transmitted through an input control part 42, and a system is set in a mode for enlarging or reducing the displayed character string to a desired size. Then, the range of the character string information whose range is designated is inversion-displayed in a rectangular area, and fixed cursor marks KC are displayed at the four corner parts of the rectangular area. After the direction of the enlargement or the reduction is designated, the fixed cursor marks KC designated by a mouse part 46 or a cursor key 44g are moved, and the inversion-displayed rectangular area and the character string information are enlarged or reduced while being interlocked with each other.

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 equipped with a function of enlarging or reducing a character string displayed on a screen at an arbitrary magnification, and enlarging or reducing a character string at an arbitrary magnification. And a display control method for displaying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document creating apparatus has been equipped with a so-called character magnification function for enlarging or reducing a character string output and displayed on a display screen to an appropriate size for display. . This character magnification function is realized by performing the following operation for each character string unit to be enlarged or reduced.

That is, for example, by pressing the [character magnification] key provided on the keyboard, the system is first set to the character magnification mode. Then, in the display screen, a predetermined character magnification menu that is predetermined, such as "double-width, vertical-double-width, 4-fold-double, upper 1 / 4-double, lower 1 / 4-double, horizontal 1 / 2-double (half-width), full-width Is displayed in the window, so select the appropriate magnification from the keyboard. After that, if the range of the character string to be enlarged or reduced is designated and, for example, the [execute] key provided on the keyboard is pressed, the character string is displayed on the screen at the selected magnification.

Alternatively, similarly, the [n × m double angle] key is pressed to set the system to the character magnification mode.
Then, a request message to "substitute the numerical values of n (vertical) and m (horizontal)" is displayed on the display screen, and the operator inputs a desired numerical value by key. After that, if the range of the character string to be enlarged or reduced is specified and the [Execute] key is pressed as described above, the character string is displayed on the screen at the specified magnification.

[0005]

In the conventional document creating apparatus, the character magnification function needs to execute the above-described operation every time a character string unit to be enlarged or reduced.

However, when the desired magnification does not exist in the above-mentioned predetermined predetermined character magnification menu, the operator cannot obtain the true character magnification and is forced to select an approximate character magnification. Further, since the character magnification menu is expressed by numerical values, the image of the magnification cannot be immediately understood, and it was necessary to select an appropriate magnification once and display it on the screen.

On the other hand, when an appropriate numerical value is substituted for n and m to obtain a character string of a desired size by using the above-mentioned n × m double angle function, the magnification imaged by the operator is set. It is necessary for the operator himself to replace the numerical value. That is, in order to obtain the magnification imaged by the operator, the numerical value of n or m is substituted and displayed by trial and error, and if it is not the desired size, the same operation is repeated again, which complicates the operation. Yes, it is not possible to perform efficient input work.

In addition, in any of the above enlarging or reducing methods, trial and error work is required to obtain the magnification imaged by the operator, and it is necessary to reset the system to the character magnification mode each time. , The number of key operations tends to increase, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a document creation apparatus and a display control method for improving the operability that allows an enlargement or reduction operation of a character string to be performed easily and quickly. With the goal.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means for inputting character string information, various control information and various data, and a predetermined means based on the information from this input means. Central control means for performing control processing, storage means for storing information controlled by the central control means and information from the input means, and various information from the storage means or the central control means or the input means And a character string to be enlarged or reduced in order to enlarge or reduce desired character string information in the character string information output and displayed by the display means to an arbitrary size. A range designating means for designating a range of information and a direction designating means for designating an expansion or contraction direction of the character string information designated by the range designating means are provided. Based on the output information from the constant means,
The central control means enlarges or reduces the character string information and outputs and displays it on the display means.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
Input character string information, various control information, and various data, execute predetermined control processing based on this input information,
The control-processed information and the input information are stored, and the stored information, the control-processed information, or the input information is output and displayed, and desired character string information is arbitrarily output from the output and displayed character string information. The range of the character string information to be enlarged or reduced in order to be enlarged or reduced to the size is specified, and the direction in which the character string information specified in this range is enlarged or reduced is specified. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display control method, wherein the character string information is enlarged or reduced based on information about a range and a direction and is output and displayed.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention sets a mode for enlarging or reducing desired character string information in the output and displayed character string information,
The range of the character string information to be enlarged or reduced is specified, the direction in which the range-specified character string information is expanded or reduced is specified, and the character string information is specified based on the information regarding the specified range and direction. When enlarging or reducing, the display control method is characterized in that the character string information is enlarged or reduced and is output and displayed in association with the movement of a designation operation in the direction of enlarging or reducing.

[0013]

In the present invention, when enlarging or reducing a character string, if the range and direction of the character string to be enlarged or reduced in the character string displayed on the screen are directly specified, the character string is enlarged or reduced on the display screen. Reduction can be easily realized. As a result, work related to character magnification can be performed smoothly.

[0014]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic arrangement of a document creating apparatus according to this embodiment. That is, the document creation device includes a central control processing unit 10, a ROM 20 and a RAM 30,
An input device 40, a display device 50, a printer device 60, an external storage device 70, and a communication device 80 are provided.

The central control processing unit 10 controls various controls of the entire system and the control as shown in FIG. 2 according to predetermined program information stored in the program area 20a of the ROM 20, and various commands based on the input instruction information. To execute. Further, the central control processing unit 10 is a kana-kanji conversion processing unit 1.
Has 0a. That is, the work area 30a of the RAM 30
Using the input character string information from the input device 40, the dictionary information in which the reading information and the conversion word information stored in the dictionary area 20b of the ROM 20 are associated with each other according to a predetermined rule is referred to. Kana-to-Kana conversion is performed and the character pattern area 20 in which font data is stored
It has a function of referring to c and outputting the conversion result to the display device 50. Further, the central control processing unit 10 enlarges or reduces the character string information output and displayed on the display unit 50 at an arbitrary magnification based on predetermined input instruction information, and again displays the display unit 50.
An enlarging / reducing processing unit 10b for outputting and displaying is internally provided.
That is, the character designated by using the work area 30a of the RAM 30 and referring to the predetermined enlargement / reduction logic stored in the font enlargement / reduction logic area 20d of the ROM 20 based on the predetermined instruction information from the input device 40. The column information is enlarged or reduced at an arbitrary magnification to display the display device 50.
It has a function to output to.

The input device 40 controls the reception of the input information and sends it to various areas of the central control processing unit 10 and the RAM 30, and a large number of inputs for outputting various input information to the input control unit 42. Keyboard 4 with keys
4 and a mouse unit 46 for controlling the movement of the mouse cursor MC on the display screen of the display unit 50. Here, the keyboard 44 has a large number of data keys 44a for inputting data such as character string information, and [Kana] for inputting instruction information for converting the input character string information into a kanji mixed sentence. [Kanji conversion] key 44b, mode setting for enlarging or reducing the displayed character string to a desired size [Character magnification] key 44c, instruction for confirming selection of homonym opposition, etc., and executing various control processes・ [Select / execute] key 44d for confirming, [Cancel] key 44e for instructing to cancel / stop the specified control process, if there is a homonym objection or another output candidate, the next candidate is displayed. Alternatively, the [next candidate] key 44 for moving the cursor to the next candidate
f, a cursor key 44g for controlling the movement of the cursor,
Various other function keys (not shown) are provided.

On the other hand, for documents and various information that have undergone Kana-Kanji conversion control processing, enlargement or reduction control processing, etc. under the control of the central control processing unit 10, refer to the display memory 54 via the display control unit 52. Output as a display screen to the display unit 56 having a CRT display. Here, the display unit 5
A guide region 56a for outputting and displaying various guide messages is provided at a lower portion of the guide unit 6.

Further, the document or various information which has been subjected to the kana-kanji conversion control process, the enlargement or reduction control process, etc. under the control of the central control processing unit 10 is printed by the printer device 60, ie, the printer device 6.
The data is printed out by the printer unit 64 of the printer device 60 via the printer control unit 62 of 0.

Further, the various information thus created or processed for editing and proofreading is based on predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 44, and a floppy disk device (FDD) controller 72 constituting the external storage device 70. Through
The external storage device 70 is stored in the FDD 74. Further, the document information stored in the FDD 74 is stored in the RAM 3 based on the predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 44.
0 is read in the document area 30b and the image information is stored in the RAM 3
0 is read into the image area 30c, and various other information is read
The data is read into a predetermined area of the AM 30 and used for work such as editing and proofreading. Further, if desired, the above-mentioned various types of information can be communicated with other document creation devices or the like by the communication device 80 via a telephone line or the like based on predetermined input instruction information from the keyboard 44.

By the way, the [character magnification] key 44 described above is used.
When c is pressed, the central control processing unit 10 is activated by the signal information sent via the input control unit 42, and the system is set to a mode in which the displayed character string is enlarged or reduced to a desired size. Configured to configure.

More specifically, based on the signal information, the central control processing unit 10 firstly, in the character string information displayed on the display unit 56, the range of the character string information to be enlarged or reduced. The designation request message "Please specify the range to be enlarged / reduced with the mouse or the cursor" is displayed on the guide area 56a of the display unit 56 on the screen. This range designation is achieved by operating the mouse 46 and its click operation, or operating the cursor key 44g and the [select / execute] key 44d. The range-specified character string information is configured such that the range is highlighted in a rectangular area and fixed cursor marks KC are displayed at the four corners of the rectangular area. After that, the central control processing unit 10 causes the display unit 56 to "specify the magnification: 1) double angle, 2) vertical double angle,
3) 4x angle, 4) Top 1 / 4x angle, 5) Bottom 1 / 4x angle,
6) Horizontal half-width (half-width), 7) Full-width, 8) N × m double-width (numerical substitution), 9) Optional magnification ”
When "Arbitrary magnification" is selected, a designation request message for the enlargement or reduction direction "Please specify the mark of the enlargement / reduction direction with the mouse or cursor and move it" is displayed in the guide area 56a of the display unit 56. Display on the screen.
The designation of the enlargement or reduction direction is achieved by superimposing the mouse cursor MC or the cursor C on one of the fixed cursor marks KC displayed at the four corners and clicking or operating the [select / execute] key 44d. To be done. With the above operation, the central control processing unit 10 reads the position information in the document to which the character string information belongs and in the display screen from the document area 30b into the work area 30a, regarding the character string information to be enlarged or reduced, Enlargement or reduction work is executed. That is, after specifying the enlargement or reduction direction,
When the fixed cursor mark KC designated by the mouse unit 46 or the cursor key 44g is moved, the highlighted rectangular area and the character string information are interlocked with each other to enlarge or reduce the area. At the time of this enlargement or reduction processing, the central control processing unit 10 obtains a change in the size of the original rectangular area and the size of the rectangular area changed by the movement based on the moving distance of the fixed cursor mark KC, and based on this change amount, the ROM 20 The predetermined enlargement / reduction logic stored in the font enlargement / reduction logic area 20d is used to perform a predetermined operation to determine the size of the character string information that changes due to movement and the position in the document and the display screen. It is configured as follows. Here, of the fixed cursor marks KC located at the four corners of the rectangular area, the one located at the upper left is designated and moved to the right or downward of the display screen,
The character string is configured to be reduced (movement in other directions / change of magnification is not possible). Further, when the cursor mark KC located at the upper right is designated and moved to the right side of the display screen, the character string is enlarged, and when moved to the left side or downward of the display screen, the character string becomes It is configured to be reduced (movement in other directions and change of magnification are not possible). If the one located at the lower left is specified and moved to the lower side of the display screen, the character string is enlarged, and if moved to the upper or right side of the display screen, the character string is reduced (in other directions). Move to
The magnification cannot be changed). Furthermore, when the one located at the lower right is specified and moved downward in the display screen, the character string is enlarged, and when moved in the upward or leftward direction, the character string is reduced (in other directions). Move to
The magnification cannot be changed). Then, the character string information converted into an appropriate size is the character magnification mode completed by clicking or operating the [select / execute] key 44d.

When other character string information follows the character string information to be enlarged or reduced, it is interlocked with the enlargement or reduction process of the character string information to be processed.
The position information and the like in the document and the display screen are configured to be changed accordingly.

Information on the magnification selected and designated in the character magnification mode is stored in the learning area of the RAM 30, and when the character magnification mode is set next time, the menu previously selected and designated is given priority. The cursor is positioned and the like is preferentially displayed. The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the character string displayed on the display unit 56, in order to perform the enlarging / reducing operation of the character string "change of character magnification", first, the [character magnification] key 44
By pressing c, the system is set to the character string enlargement / reduction mode (step S2 in FIG. 2). Then, the display unit 56
A message "Please specify the range to be enlarged / reduced with the mouse or cursor" is displayed in the guide area 56a (see FIG. 3). By operating the mouse portion 46, the target character string is changed by the mouse cursor MC. When each of the start and end points is clicked to specify the range (step S4 in FIG. 2), the specified character string information (“change of character magnification”) is surrounded by a rectangle and highlighted, and the four corners of the rectangle are also displayed. A fixed cursor mark KC is displayed on the section (see FIG. 4).

After that, a menu regarding the magnification is displayed on the display unit 5.
6 "Please specify the magnification: 1) double angle, 2) vertical double angle, 3) 4 double angle, 4) upper 1/4 double angle, 5) lower 1/4 double angle, 6) horizontal 1/2 double angle (half size) , 7) Full width, 8) n × m
The window display is made as "double angle (numerical substitution), 9) arbitrary magnification", and the desired cursor or number is selected (step S6 in FIG. 2). Here, when "arbitrary magnification" is selected (Y in step S6 of FIG. 2), the message "Please specify the mark for the enlargement / reduction direction with the mouse or cursor and move it." Is displayed in the guide area 56a.
Is displayed (see FIG. 5), the desired cursor mark K can be displayed by operating the mouse unit 46 with the mouse cursor MC.
Click C (step S8 in FIG. 2). Then, the cursor mark KC designated by the mouse cursor MC
When is moved, the highlighted rectangular area and the size of the character string "change of character magnification" are changed and displayed together (step S10 in FIG. 2). In this case,
Of the cursor marks KC shown in, the one located at the lower right is designated and moved downward in the display screen, so that the character string is enlarged (see FIGS. 4 and 5). if,
When the cursor mark KC is moved upward or leftward, the character string is reduced.

However, here, if the cursor mark KC located at the upper right is designated and moved to the right of the display screen, the character string is enlarged, and the character string is moved to the left or downward of the display screen. Then, the character string is reduced (movement in other directions and change of magnification are impossible). Also, if the one located at the lower left is specified and moved downward in the display screen, the character string is enlarged, and if moved in the upward or right direction on the display screen, the character string is reduced. (Cannot be moved or changed in any other direction). Furthermore, if the cursor mark KC located at the upper left
When is designated and is moved to the right or downward of the display screen, the character string is reduced (movement in other directions and change of magnification are not possible). Then, any enlargement / reduction processing is completed by the next mouse click or pressing of the [select / execute] key 44d, that is, the character magnification mode ends.

When "n × m double angle (numerical substitution)" is selected in the menu (N and S1 in step S6 of FIG. 2).
2), a request message "Please substitute the numerical value of n (vertical) x m (horizontal)" is displayed on the screen. If you substitute an appropriate numerical value (step S12 in Fig. 2), enlargement / Reduction processing is performed (step S10 in FIG. 2).

In the menu, "arbitrary magnification" and "n ×"
If a value other than "m double angle (numerical substitution)" is selected (N in step S6 of FIG. 2, N in step S12), enlargement / reduction processing is performed at the selected magnification (step S of FIG. 2).
10).

In the above embodiment, when "arbitrary magnification" is selected, the character string to be enlarged or reduced is designated and the cursor mark KC is moved in the direction of enlargement or reduction. Since the designated character string is also displayed on the screen as it is enlarged or reduced in real time, it can be enlarged or reduced easily and accurately to the size imagined by the operator, and smooth operation is possible. In particular, when “n × m double angle (numerical value substitution)” is selected as in the past, in order to obtain the magnification imaged by the operator, the numerical value of n or m is substituted and displayed by trial and error.
If it is not the desired size, repeat the same operation again,
That is, it was necessary to perform the troublesome work of setting the character magnification mode each time and re-executing it, but according to the present invention, such troublesome operation can be eliminated, and the operability is remarkably improved.

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the fixed cursor mark is designated and moved as the direction of enlargement / reduction. However, by designating and moving one side of the rectangular area, the enlargement / reduction is configured. May be. Further, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation of enlarging or reducing a character string can be performed easily and quickly, and the key operation can be reduced, so that the operability is significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a screen for starting the enlargement / reduction processing of a character string according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a screen during a character string enlarging / reducing process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen during a character string enlarging / reducing process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen after a character enlargement / reduction process according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Central control processing unit, 20 ... ROM, 20c ... Character pattern area, 20d ... Font enlargement / reduction logic area, 30 ... RAM, 30b ... Document area, 40 ... Input device, 44 ... Keyboard, 44c ... "Character magnification" Key, 4
4g ... Cursor keys, 46 ... Mouse part, 50 ... Display device, 56 ... Display part.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting character string information, various control information and various data, a central control means for performing a predetermined control process based on the information from the input means, and control by the central control means. Storage means for storing processed information and information from the input means, display means for outputting and displaying various information from the storage means or the central control means, the input means, and output display on the display means Range specifying means for specifying the range of the character string information to be enlarged or reduced in order to display desired character string information by enlarging or reducing the desired character string information in the selected character string information; And a direction designating means for designating an enlarging or reducing direction of the character string information designated by the range, based on the output information from the range designating means and the direction designating means. The stage is adapted to enlarge or reduce the character string information and output and display it on the display means. 2. Character string information, various control information, and various data are input, predetermined control processing is executed based on this input information, and the control processed information and the input information are stored. The information or the control-processed information, the input information is output and displayed, and the desired character string information in the output and displayed character string information is enlarged or reduced to an arbitrary size for display. The range of the target character string information is specified, the direction in which the range-specified character string information is expanded or contracted is specified, and the character string information is expanded or contracted based on the information regarding the specified range and direction. A display control method characterized in that the output is displayed. 3. A mode setting for enlarging or reducing desired character string information to an arbitrary size in the output and displayed character string information, and designating a range of the character string information to be enlarged or reduced. However, by specifying the direction for enlarging or reducing the range-specified character string information, when enlarging or reducing the character string information based on the information regarding the specified range and direction, the direction of the enlarging or reducing A display control method characterized in that the character string information is enlarged or reduced and output and displayed in association with a movement of a designated operation.