JPH06195338A - Document preparing device and head input control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily input a head composed of a number and a title without requiring any complicated work and being conscious of the use condition of the 'number. CONSTITUTION:When inputting the head composed of the number and the title, a CPU 10 stores the number and the title in a head table 33 of a RAM 11 while relating them each other, and the head composed of those stored number and title is displayed at a prescribed position. In this case, in response to the instruction showing whether the head is inputted with serial numbers or not in the case of inputting the number, the number next to the last inputted number is generated or the finally inputted number is informed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a document or a graphic,
Related to a document creation device that can input information such as tables and graphs,
Particularly, the present invention relates to a control method for inputting a title consisting of a number and a title for a document, a figure, a table, a graph, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus, when creating a document, a title may be added and information such as a document, a figure, a table, a graph, etc. may be input. In this case, for example, in the case of a document, “1. configuration description”, “2. operation description”, and in the case of a figure, “figure 1 configuration diagram”,
It is common to add a title consisting of a number and a title, such as "Figure 2 block diagram".

[0003]

Conventionally, when inputting the title as described above, the number of the title and the title are input as a normal document. For this reason, when the document is edited, such as corrected, added, or deleted, the title is also shifted according to the editing, and there is a problem that the title and the content of the title are misaligned.

As a workaround for this, there is also a method of setting an area for inputting a title by a specific operation and inputting a title consisting of a number and a title there, but the work of setting the area each time is required. It is necessary and the operability is very poor.

In any of the above methods, when creating a document with a large number of pages, figures, tables, graphs, etc., the relationship between numbers and titles cannot be known, or it is difficult to know how many numbers have been used up to now. There was a problem that the page had to be moved to the place to do.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to easily input a title consisting of a number and a title, without requiring troublesome work and without being aware of the usage status of the number. An object of the present invention is to provide a document creation device and a title input control method capable of performing the above.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a title including a number and a title is input, the number and the title are stored in association with each other, and the title including the stored number and the title is predetermined. In addition to displaying at the position of, the number next to the last entered number is issued in response to the instruction of whether or not to enter a continuous number when entering the above numbers, or the last entered The specified number is notified.

[0008]

With the above arrangement, when the title including the number and the title is input, the next number is automatically issued or the last input number is notified.
It is possible to easily enter a number without paying attention to how the number is used, and it is possible to avoid duplication of the number.

Further, since the entered number and title are stored in association with each other and displayed at a predetermined position, it is not necessary to set an area for entering a title each time, and correction, addition, and deletion of a document can be performed later. Even if you edit the title, the title and the content for that title will not be shifted.

[0010]

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 a document creating apparatus according to this 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 and a title input control process as shown in FIG. 6 by starting a program according to an input instruction.

The ROM 12 includes a program area 13 in which various processing programs (here, a title input program and a title search program) for determining the operation of the CPU 10 are stored, a character pattern area 14 in which font data is stored, A dictionary area 15 and the like in which a standard dictionary for converting reading information input in kana or romaji into kanji information is provided.

The RAM 11 is provided with an area for storing various kinds of information necessary for creating a document. Here, a document buffer 31 for storing the document information and a graphic buffer 32 for storing the graphic information. , A title table 33 for storing titles including numbers and titles 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).

A keyboard (KB) 16 receives input information necessary for creating a document and the like, and a keyboard interface (KB-).
IF) 17 to CPU 10. This keyboard 16 includes "character" key, "numerical value" key,
In addition to function keys such as a "function 1" key and a "function 2" key, a "title input" key 16a for instructing title input and a "title search" key 16b for instructing title search are provided here. Has been.

The display 18 comprises, for example, a 40-character, 20-line backlit liquid crystal display, 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 device 18 using the display dot memory 20 under the control of the CPU 10.

Floppy disk drive (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.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the title table 33. The title table 33 includes a number memory area 33a for storing the title number and a title memory area 33b for storing the title of the title, and stores the input number and the title in association with each other. The number memory area 33a and the title memory area 33b are
Although it is provided independently from other document areas, this 2
There are 1: 1 areas in the address mapping, and, for example, in the case of the information “FIG. 1 configuration diagram”, “FIG. 1” and title memory area 3 in the number memory area 33a.
The "configuration diagram" in 3b exists on the same address.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a message displayed when a number is input. This message is for notifying the last entered number, and is displayed when the subject number is arbitrarily entered.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a title list displayed at the time of title search. This title list has all of the titles that have been input at present, and is displayed when the title search is instructed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen when a title is input. In the figure, 41a and 41b indicate titles consisting of numbers and titles, and 42a and 42b indicate specific contents (documents or figures, tables, graphs, etc.) for the titles. next,
The operation of the embodiment will be described.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 6, when editing a document, figure, table, graph, etc., when inputting a title, the "title input" key 16a provided on the keyboard 16 is used. Press the button to instruct to input the title (step A1). By this instruction, the title input program stored in the program area 13 of the ROM 12 is activated, and the CPU 10 executes the following processing according to the program (step A2).

That is, first, it is asked whether or not the title number is to be entered as a continuous number (step A3). Here, when it is instructed through the keyboard 16 to input the numbers as consecutive numbers, such as "Fig. 1,""Fig.2,""Fig.3," ... Title table 3
3 is searched, and the last input number is searched (step A4). Then, by incrementing this last input number by 1, the next consecutive number is issued (step A5).

On the other hand, for example, "FIG. 1", "FIG. 2-1",
When it is instructed through the keyboard 16 to input an arbitrary discontinuous number like "Fig. 2-2", "Fig. 3-1" ... By referring to and searching for the last entered number (step A6), the last entered number is displayed in a message as shown in FIG. 3 to notify the user (step A6).
7) Wait for the user to input a number (step A8).
Thereby, the user inputs an arbitrary number through the keyboard 16 (step A9). In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, since the last entered number is displayed,
You can immediately enter the next number.

Next, titles such as "configuration diagram", "block diagram", "flow chart" ... Are input (step A10). To enter this title,
It is done by the user through the keyboard 16.

When the numbers and titles are input in this manner, the CPU 10 stores them in the number memory area 33a and the title memory area 33b of the title table 33 in a 1: 1 relationship (step A11). This number and title are displayed at a predetermined position (step A12).

As described above, when inputting a title consisting of a number and a title, when the number is input continuously, the next number is automatically issued, and when inputting an arbitrary number. , The last entered number is displayed. Therefore, it is possible to easily input the number without paying attention to the usage status of the number, and it is possible to avoid duplication of the number. The input number and title are stored in association with an area other than the document area and displayed at a predetermined position. Therefore, it is possible to input a title consisting of a number and a title at a predetermined position without setting an area for inputting a title each time as in the conventional case, and even if the document is edited, added, or deleted later. There is no difference between the title and the content for that title.
FIG. 5 shows a display screen after the title is input. Next, the title search operation will be described.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 7, when it is desired to confirm what title has been input so far, the "title search" key 16 provided on the keyboard 16 is used.
Press b to instruct the title search (step B1).
By this instruction, the title search program stored in the program area 13 of the ROM 12 is activated, and the CPU 10 executes the following processing according to the program (step B2).

That is, the title table 33 provided in the RAM 11 is referred to search all the titles that have been input at present (step B3). Then, based on the retrieved title, the list is displayed as shown in FIG. 4 (step B4).

In this way, a list of all the currently entered titles is displayed. Therefore, the relationship between the number and the title can be confirmed at a glance, which is very convenient when continuously inputting the title.

The title is input not only when editing a figure, a table, a graph, etc., but also when a document is divided into a plurality of items and created, for example. Is not limited.

Regarding the number of the title, a character corresponding to the editing content is added to the numerical value, such as "Fig. 1" when editing a figure, "Table 1" when editing a table, and "Graph 1" when editing a graph. It shall be set in advance so as to be performed.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, when inputting a title consisting of a number and a title, the next number is automatically issued or the last input number is notified. Therefore, without being aware of the usage status of the number,
It is possible to easily enter numbers and avoid duplication of numbers.

Since the input number and title are stored in association with each other and displayed at a predetermined position,
It is not necessary to set the area for inputting the title each time, and even if the document is edited, such as corrected, added, or deleted, the title and the content for the title are not displaced.

[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 view showing the arrangement of a title table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a message displayed when a number is input in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a title list displayed at the time of title search in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display screen at the time of inputting a title in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the title input process of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the title search process of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... CPU, 11 ... RAM, 12 ... ROM, 16 ... Keyboard (KB), 16a ... "Title input" key, 16b
... "Title Search" key, 18 ... Display, 19 ... Display-CN
T, 20 ... Display dot memory, 31 ... Document buffer,
32 ... Graphic buffer, 33 ... Title table, 33a ... Number memory area, 33b ... Title memory area.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting a title composed of a number and a title, a title storing means for storing the number input by the input means and the title in association with each other, and a title storing means for storing the title. And a title display means for displaying the title consisting of the number and the title at a predetermined position, a serial number instruction means for instructing whether or not to input a serial number when inputting the number, and a serial number instruction means. If it is instructed by the user to input the serial number, the number next to the last input number is issued by referring to the title storing means, and the serial number is not instructed. And a number input control means for notifying the last input number, the document creating apparatus. 2. A search instruction means for instructing a search for the title, and a list display means for searching the title storage means by the instruction of the search instruction means and displaying a list of all the titles that have been input at present. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. When inputting a title composed of a number and a title, the number and the title are stored in association with each other, and the title composed of the stored number and the title is displayed at a predetermined position. When entering a number, in response to the instruction of whether to enter a continuous number, issue the number next to the last entered number or notify the last entered number. A title input control method characterized by the above. 4. The title input control method according to claim 3, wherein in response to an instruction to search for the title, all of the titles that have been input at present are displayed in a list.