JPH06274482A - Character processing method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve visibility by controlling output based on the derived output position of surrounding line-designated characters or character strings, and the adjacent characters or character strings. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 2 judges whether or not information related with lines is present in the characters or character strings to be outputted, and discriminates whether or not the lines are the surrounding lines when the information related with the lines is present, When the characters or character strings have the surrounding lines, the CPU 2 obtains set space information from a program memory(PMEM) 3, and calculates the output position of the characters or character strings from the obtained space information. Next, the characters or character stings are converted into a necessary format based on the calculated output position, and outputted to a display output control part 12 or a picture input and output control part 6. Moreover, a CRT 13 or a printer 7 outputs the modified characters or character strings except modification related with the lines having the space set at the adjacent characters or character strings.

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 and apparatus for enclosing a desired character or character string in an input character string by enclosing it and emphasizing it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of device, a box rule is a type of character or character string modification method, like underlining and erasing, and is based on the position and size determined according to the character string to be modified. A line surrounds the character or character string to be modified. In addition, the character here is data such as a frame that can be treated in the same manner as the character in the character processing device, and the character string means continuous data. Also,
Conventionally, the angle of such a ruled line is fixed at 90 degrees.

In the case of performing such character modification processing, the output position of the conventional enclosing ruled line is determined by the middle or fixed margin ratio of the margins of the characters and character strings on the left, right, top and bottom in contact with the enclosing ruled line.

[0004]

Therefore, in the conventional character processing device, when the character output is such that there is no margin between any of the upper, lower, left, and right characters or the character string in contact with the enclosing rule, as shown in FIG. In some cases, a character or character string subjected to the enclosing rule and a character or character string adjacent to the character or the character string subjected to the enclosing rule are output without a blank space. As a result, not only the effect of the character modification function is halved, but also the printing quality is degraded.

Further, since the conventional enclosed ruled output type is fixed as shown in FIG. 16, there is a problem that the emphasized output expression by the enclosed ruled is poor.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and controls the surrounding ruled line output with an input character or character string based on the input margin amount or chamfer amount, Enclosed ruled characters or character strings can be output without discrimination from other characters or character strings,
An object of the present invention is to provide a character processing method and a character processing device capable of variously enclosing box ruled expressions.

[0007]

According to a first character processing method of the present invention, a margin amount between a character or a character string designated by a surrounding rule and an adjacent character or a character string is inputted, and the inputted margin is inputted. Based on the amount, the output position of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is derived, and the character adjacent to the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule based on the derived output position Or control the output with a character string.

A first character processing device according to the present invention is an input unit for inputting a margin amount between a character or a character string designated by a surrounding rule and an adjacent character or a character string, and a margin input by this input unit. Derivation means for deriving the output position of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule based on the amount and the adjacent character or character string, and the character or the character specified by the enclosing rule based on the output position derived by the deriving means. And a control means for controlling the output of the character string and the adjacent character or character string.

A second character processing method according to the present invention inputs a margin amount from an output area of a character or a character string for which enclosing rule is designated to an enclosing rule output position, and encloses a margin based on the input margin amount. The output of the ruled character or character string and the enclosing rule is derived, and the output of the character or character string and the enclosing rule specified for the enclosing rule is controlled based on each derived output position.

The second character processing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with an input means for inputting a margin amount from the output area of the character or character string for which the enclosing rule is designated to the enclosing rule output position, and the input means. Derivation means for deriving the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the output position of the enclosing rule based on the margin amount, and the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule based on each output position derived by this deriving means And a control means for controlling the output of the enclosing ruled line.

According to a third character processing method of the present invention, four corner chamfered diameters of an enclosing rule that modifies an input character or character string are input, and a chamfering enclosing rule is specified based on the input chamfered diameter. The output positions of the generated character or character string and the chamfered ruled line are respectively derived, and the output of the character or character string and the chamfered ruled line designated by the chamfered ruled line is controlled based on the derived output positions.

A third character processing apparatus according to the present invention has an input means for inputting the chamfered diameters of the four corners of the enclosing rule for modifying the input character or character string, and the chamfered diameter input by this input means. A derivation means for deriving the character or character string specified by the chamfering ruled line and the output position of the chamfering ruled line, respectively, and the character or character string specified by the chamfering ruled line based on each output position derived by the derivation means And a control means for controlling the output of the chamfered ruled line.

[0013]

In the first character processing method, the margin amount between the character or character string for which the enclosing rule is specified and the adjacent character or character string is input, and the enclosing rule is specified based on the input margin amount. An output position of a character or a character string and an adjacent character or a character string is derived, and based on the derived output position, the output of the character or the character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or the character string is controlled. Therefore, it is possible to separate the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string and output them with good visibility.

In the first character processing apparatus according to the present invention, the output position of the character or the character string adjacent to the character or the character string designated by the enclosing rule by the derivation means based on the amount of the blank space input by the input means. And the control means controls the output of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string based on the derived output position. It becomes possible to separate adjacent characters or character strings and output them with good visibility.

A second character processing method according to the present invention inputs a margin amount from an output area of a character or a character string for which enclosing rule is specified to an enclosing rule output position, and encloses the character based on the input margin amount. The output position of the specified character or character string and the surrounding ruled line is respectively derived, and the output of the specified character or character string and the surrounded ruled line is controlled based on each derived output position. It is possible to modify and output a character or a character string by a box rule having a predetermined margin regardless of the character shape of the specified character or character string.

In the second character processing device according to the present invention, the derivation unit derives the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the output position of the enclosing rule based on the margin amount input by the input unit, Since the control means controls the output of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the enclosing rule based on each derived output position, a predetermined value is not affected by the character shape of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule. Characters or character strings can be modified and output with a box rule having a margin.

According to a third character processing method of the present invention, the chamfered diameters of the four corners of an enclosing rule for modifying an input character or character string are input, and the chamfered encircling rule is specified based on the input chamfered diameter. Since the output positions of the specified characters or character strings and the chamfered ruled lines are respectively derived, and the output of the specified characters or character strings and the chamfered ruled lines is controlled based on the derived output positions, It is possible to freely modify and output a character or a character string by the enclosing rule and the chamfer enclosing rule.

In the third character processing apparatus according to the present invention, the derivation means derives the character or character string designated by the chamfering rule and the output position of the chamfering rule based on the chamfer diameter input by the input means. Since the control means controls the output of the character or character string designated by the chamfering enclosing rule and the chamfering enclosing rule based on each output position derived by the deriving means, the character or the character is generated by the normal enclosing rule and the chamfer enclosing rule. It becomes possible to freely modify and output columns.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of the first to third character processing devices of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a system bus, and each constituent block to be described below is connected to the system bus 1. 2 is a CPU, which is a program memory (P
Access to each device connected to the system bus 1 is comprehensively controlled according to various character processing programs stored in the MEM 3 (including a control procedure described below in the flowchart). The program memory 3 has I
At the time of PL, the system program read from the hard disk 15 and the function processing program read from the hard disk 15 as the function processing is executed are resident.
Further, the text data input from the keyboard 9 is also encoded and stored in the program memory 3. Four
Is an image memory (IMEM), and the image scanner 5
The bit image of the image information read from the above is stored. An image input / output control unit 6 controls image input from the image scanner 5 and output to the printer 7 of a print image developed into a bitmap image in the image memory 4. An input control unit 8 is connected with an input device such as a keyboard 9 and a pointing device (PD) 10.

The operator operates the keyboard 9 to issue operation commands for the system. In addition, the pointing device 10 is a CRT display device (CRT) 13
This is for selecting image information and instructing processing, and a mouse is used in this embodiment. This allows CRT1
Move the mouse cursor on 3 in the X and Y directions arbitrarily to select menus and character data, graphic data,
Select / edit image data. Reference numeral 11 is a video image memory (VRAM), and the display output control unit 12 reads the display data expanded in the VRAM 11 and the CRT 13
Displayed on the screen of. If the data to be displayed is character data, the font pattern corresponding to its position and attribute information is developed as an image on the VRAM 11, and is also developed as an image on the display of the VRAM 11 by software control. , V by software control
The cursor can be directly generated and displayed in the display area of the RAM 11. An external storage device control unit 14 controls access to a hard disk 15 and a floppy disk 16 which are disks for data files. In addition, CR
In T13, a character image or the like can be displayed in color.

In the first character processing apparatus having the above-mentioned structure, the derivation means (by the CPU 2 in this embodiment) draws an enclosing rule based on the margin amount input by the input means (by the keyboard 9 in this embodiment). The output position of the designated character or character string and the adjacent character or character string is derived, and the control means (in this embodiment, the image input / output control unit 6, the display output control unit 12 is derived based on the derived output position. Control the output of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string, so that the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string are separated. It is possible to output well.

In the second character processing device, the derivation means (by the CPU 2 in this embodiment) encloses the ruled character or character string on the basis of the amount of blank space input by the input means (keyboard 9 in this embodiment). And output positions of the enclosing ruled lines are respectively derived, and the control means (in this embodiment, the image input / output control unit 6 and the display output control unit 12) derives the output position of the enclosing ruled characters or Since the output of character strings and enclosing rules is controlled, it is possible to modify and output characters or character strings with enclosing rules that have a certain margin regardless of the character shape of the enclosing rule specified or the character shape of the character string. Become.

In the third character processing apparatus, the derivation means (by the CPU 2 in this embodiment) designates the chamfered ruled characters or characters by the derivation means (by the CPU 2 in this embodiment) based on the chamfer diameter input by the input means (by the keyboard 9 in this embodiment). The output positions of the character string and the chamfered ruled line are respectively derived, and the control unit (in this embodiment, the image input / output control unit 6 and the display output control unit 12) is based on each output position derived by the derivation unit.
Controls the output of the character or character string designated by the chamfering enclosing rule and the chamfering enclosing rule, so that the character or the character string can be freely modified and output by the normal enclosing rule and the chamfering enclosing rule.

The first enclosing ruled line output control operation in the first character processing method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining a first enclosing rule setting process procedure in the first character processing method of the present invention. Note that (1) and (2) indicate each step.

After the user designates a character or character string to be processed by using the keyboard 9 or the pointing device 10, the surrounding rule setting process is started, and the margin setting window as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed to display the margin. The user is prompted to input information, and for example, the upper and lower margins and the left and right margins (margins having the same amount in the upper and lower sides or the left and right sides) are numerically input. Then CPU2
Saves the set margin amount in the PMEM 3 as modification information of the character or character string selected by the user as the processing target (2), and ends the enclosing rule setting process. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, it is possible to set the enclosing rule while the user has not selected the character or character string to be processed. In this case, in step (2), the set margin amount is temporarily stored by the CPU 2 until the user selects a new processing target in the PMEM 3 or changes the input position of the character or character string. The CPU 2 adds decoration information to the input character or character string.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the first enclosed ruled line output processing procedure in the first character processing method of the present invention. Note that (1) to (12) indicate each step.

When a character output request is made by an operation by the user, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the character or character string to be output has information regarding a line (1). Is a surrounding ruled line (2), and if the character or character string has a surrounding ruled line, the CPU 2 acquires the margin information set from the PMEM 3 (3), and outputs the character or character string output position. Is calculated by taking into account the acquired margin information (4). Then CPU2
Outputs a character or a character string to the display output control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 in a format as needed based on the calculated output position (6). The CRT 13 or the printer 7 outputs a modified character or character string other than the decoration related to a line having a margin set for an adjacent character or character string.

On the other hand, N is determined by the judgment in steps (1) and (2).
In the case of O, the data output position for the unmodified character data is calculated (5), and the process proceeds to step (6) and thereafter.

Next, the CPU 2 again judges whether or not the character or character string to be output has information regarding a line (7), and if there is further information regarding the line, determines whether or not the line is an enclosing rule. When it is determined (8) and the character or the character string has the enclosing rule, the CPU 2 acquires the margin information set from the PMEM 3 (9), and adds the margin information acquired from the line output position to the margin information. Calculate (10). Then, the CPU 2 outputs the line to the display output control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 in a format as necessary based on the calculated output position (12), and the CRT 13 or the printer 7 converts the adjacent characters into adjacent characters. Outputs a box rule with a set margin or a line decoration that is not a box rule.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (8) is NO, the output position of the line for the character or character string is calculated (11), and the process proceeds to step (12) and thereafter. If the determination in step (7) is NO, nothing is done.

As described above, according to the first character processing method, the margin amount between the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is input, and based on the input margin amount. A character or character string adjacent to the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule is derived based on the derived output position of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule or an adjacent character or character string. Is controlled, it is possible to separate the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string and output them with good visibility. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the character string that is modified by the surrounding rule,
For example, for the upper, lower, left, and right character strings adjacent to "Ah", the output position of each character is determined and output based on the margin amount set and input in the flowchart shown in FIG. It is now possible to clearly distinguish between the character string “Ah” and the character strings adjacent to each other vertically and horizontally.

In the above embodiment, the case has been described in which the margin amounts for adjacent characters or character strings are set to be equal to each other vertically or horizontally, but as shown in FIG. The amount may be settable, and further, the optimum predetermined margin amount may be automatically set according to the formatted character size and the like.

In the above embodiment, the margin is set each time when the surrounding rule is set. However, for example, the initial setting is made separately in a menu or the like, and the initially set margin amount is set after the margin. If the margins of the ruled lines are controlled, the burden of the surrounding ruled line setting operation can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the margin amount between the character or character string that is modified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is specified, and the character output position is calculated according to the specified margin amount. The explanation was given on the case of displaying or printing the character or character string adjacent to the character or character string modified by the enclosing rule based on the above.The position of the character or character string modified by the enclosing rule and the output position of the enclosing rule Specify the margin amount of
Control may be performed so that a margin is formed between the area of the character or character string to be enclosed and the enclosed ruled output position.

The surrounding ruled line output control operation in the second character processing device method of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the enclosing rule setting processing procedure in the second character processing method of the present invention. Note that (1) and (2) indicate each step.

After the user designates a character or character string to be processed by using the keyboard 9 or the pointing device 10, the surrounding rule setting process is started and the margin setting window as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed to display the margin. The user is prompted to input information, and for example, the upper and lower margins and the left and right margins (margins having the same amount in the upper and lower sides or the left and right sides) are numerically input. The margin amount in this embodiment is the margin amount between the enclosing rule and the output area of the character or character string modified by the enclosing rule.

Next, the CPU 2 stores the set margin amount in the PMEM 3 as modification information of the character or character string selected by the user as the processing target (2), and ends the enclosing rule setting process. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, it is possible to set the enclosing rule while the user has not selected the character or character string to be processed. In this case, the margin amount set in step (2) is
Thus, it is temporarily stored in the PMEM 3 until the user selects a new processing target or changes the character or character string input position, and the CPU 2 adds modification information to the character or character string to be input next.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for explaining the enclosed ruled output processing procedure in the second character processing method of the present invention. Note that (1) to (12) indicate each step.

When a character output request is made by a user operation, the CPU 2 determines whether or not the character or character string to be output has information about a line (1). Is a surrounding ruled line (2), and if the character or character string has a surrounding ruled line, the CPU 2 acquires the margin information set from the PMEM 3 (3), and outputs the character or character string output position. And the output position of the enclosing ruled line is calculated in consideration of the acquired margin information (4). Next, the CPU 2 outputs the character or the character string to the display output control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 in a format as needed based on the calculated character and the output position of the enclosing rule of the character (6 ). The CRT 13 or the printer 7 outputs a modified character or character string other than the modification relating to the surrounding ruled line output position and the line having a margin set in the character or character string modified by the surrounding ruled line. On the other hand, if the determinations in steps (1) and (2) are NO, the output position of the character or character string when there is no surrounding rule is calculated (5), and the process proceeds to step (6) and subsequent steps.

Next, the CPU 2 again determines whether or not the character or character string to be output has information regarding a line (7). If there is further information regarding the line, it is determined whether the line is an enclosing rule. When it is determined (8) and the character or the character string has the enclosing rule, the CPU 2 acquires the margin information set from the PMEM 3 (9), and adds the margin information acquired from the line output position to the margin information. Calculate (10). Next, the CPU 2 outputs the line to the display output control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 in a format as necessary based on the calculated output position (12), and the CRT 13 or the printer 7 is modified with a surrounding ruled line. Output a line decoration that is not an enclosing rule with a space between it and the specified character or character string output area.

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (8) is NO, the output position of the line for the character or character string is calculated (11), and the process proceeds to step (12) and thereafter. If the determination in step (7) is NO, nothing is done.

As described above, according to the second character processing method of the present invention, the margin amount from the output area of the character or character string for which the enclosing rule is designated to the enclosing rule output position is input, and is input. Based on the amount of blank space, the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the output position of the enclosing rule are respectively derived, and the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the output of the enclosing rule are output based on each derived output position. Since the control is performed, the character or character string can be modified and output by the surrounding rule having a predetermined margin without being influenced by the character shape of the character or the character string designated by the surrounding rule.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the character string modified by the enclosing rule, for example, the upper and lower parts adjacent to the "national concave circle",
For the left and right character strings, the output position of each character and the surrounding ruled line output position are determined and output based on the margin amount set and input in the flowchart shown in FIG. It has become possible to output in a state where the "country concave circle" and the surrounding ruled lines are separated by a desired amount.

In the above embodiment, the case where the margin amount from the output position of the character or character string modified by the enclosing rule to the enclosing rule output position is set up and down or left and right is the same. As shown, it may be configured such that a desired margin amount can be set independently for each of the upper, lower, left, and right sides, and further, it is configured to automatically set an optimum predetermined margin amount according to the formatted character size and the like. Good.

In the above embodiment, the margin is set each time when the surrounding rule is set. However, for example, the margin is initially set separately in the menu or the like, and the initially set margin amount is set after that. If the margins of the ruled lines are controlled, the burden of the surrounding ruled line setting operation can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, the case where the surrounding ruled line is output so that the surrounding ruled type is a rectangle with respect to the character outputable area has been described, but the chamfering amount of the entered surrounding ruled line will be described later. The chamfered enclosing rule may be added to the designated character or character string and output.

The surrounding ruled line output control operation in the third character processing method according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart for explaining the enclosing rule setting processing procedure in the character processing method according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Note that (1) and (2) indicate each step.

After the user designates a character or character string to be processed by using the keyboard 9 or the pointing device 10, the enclosing rule setting process is started, and FIG.
A chamfer setting window as shown in (3) is displayed, and the user is prompted to input chamfer information. For example, a chamfer diameter amount of four sides is numerically input, and 0.2 mm is input in this embodiment (1). Next, the CPU 2 sets the chamfered diameter amount that has been set to PMEM.
The chamfering diameter amount setting process is terminated by storing the character or the character string selected by the user as the processing target in 3 as modification information (2). It should be noted that in the present embodiment, it is possible to set the enclosing rule while the user has not selected the character or character string to be processed. In this case, in step (2), the set margin amount is temporarily stored by the CPU 2 until the user selects a new processing target in the PMEM 3 or changes the character or character string input position, and is input next. The modifying information is added by the CPU 2 to the character or character string to be edited.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart for explaining the enclosed ruled line output processing procedure in the third character processing method of the present invention. Note that (1) to (9) indicate each step.

When a character or the like is required to be output by the user's operation, the CPU 2 reads out the character or character string to be output and the modification information from the PMEM 3, converts it into a format compatible with various output devices, and outputs it. It is output to the control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 (1). Then, it is determined whether or not the read character or character string includes line information (2), if NO, the process is terminated, and if YES, it is determined whether or not it is an enclosing rule (3). If NO, the process proceeds to step (9) and subsequent steps, and if YES, it is determined whether it is a corner portion of the enclosing ruled line (4). If NO, the process proceeds to step (8) and subsequent steps, and if YES, it is shown in FIG. Whether chamfering is set or not is determined by setting the chamfer diameter (5). If NO, proceed to step (8) and thereafter.
If YES, the set chamfering diameter data is acquired from the PMEM 3 (6), and the curvature radius r according to the chamfering diameter data is output to the display output control unit 12 or the image input / output control unit 6 (7).

Then, the CPU 2 causes the remaining portion of the enclosing rule,
That is, the horizontal / vertical lines required for the ruled lines are displayed on the output control unit 1.
2 or output to the image input / output control unit 6 (8), variously modified lines are output (9), and the process ends.

As described above, according to the third character processing method of the present invention, the chamfered diameters of the four corners of the enclosing rule that modifies the input character or character string are input, and the input chamfered diameter is entered. A character or character string designated by the chamfering ruled line and an output position of the chamfering ruled line are respectively derived based on the output, and the character or character string and the chamfered ruled line designated by the chamfering ruled line are output based on the derived output positions. Is controlled, it is possible to freely modify and output a character or a character string by the normal enclosing rule and the chamfer enclosing rule.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 14, a plurality of enclosing ruled lines K1 (a modified state by a normal enclosing ruled line), K2 (a modification by a chamfered enclosing ruled line according to the present embodiment, for example, a character string "for modification. It is possible for the user to freely select the character modification expression based on the enclosing rule, as it is possible to simultaneously output the enclosing rule modification state) to "a type of line".

In the present embodiment, the chamfering is performed assuming that all the radii of curvature r when chamfering with the enclosing ruled lines are the same, but, for example, four corners of the encircled ruled lines (upper right,
By setting a desired chamfering diameter for each of the lower right, upper left, and lower left), chamfering processing may be performed with different chamfering amounts at the respective corners.

In the above embodiment, the chamfer is set each time when setting the enclosing rule. However, for example, the chamfer is separately initialized by a menu or the like, and the initially set chamfer amount is set after that. If the chamfering amount of the ruled line is controlled, the chamfering and surrounding ruled line setting operation load can be reduced.

[0060]

As described above, according to the first character processing method, the margin amount between the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is input, and the input margin is input. Based on the amount, the output position of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is derived, and the character adjacent to the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule based on the derived output position Alternatively, since the output with respect to the character string is controlled, it is possible to output the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string with good visibility.

According to the first character processing device of the present invention, the derivation means outputs the character or the character string designated by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or the character string on the basis of the margin amount input by the input means. Since the position is derived and the control means controls the output of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string based on the derived output position, the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule is specified. And the adjacent character or character string can be separated and output with good visibility.

According to the second character processing method of the present invention, the margin amount from the output area of the character or character string for which the enclosing rule is specified to the enclosing rule output position is input, and based on the input margin amount. Since the output of the character or character string and the enclosing rule specified by the enclosing rule is derived, and the output of the character or character string and the enclosing rule specified by the enclosing rule is controlled based on each derived output position, Enclosing rule A character or character string can be modified and output by an enclosing rule having a predetermined margin regardless of the character shape of the specified character or character string.

According to the second character processing apparatus of the present invention, the derivation unit derives the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule and the output position of the enclosing rule based on the margin amount input by the input unit. Since the control means controls the output of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule and the enclosing rule based on each derived output position, it is not affected by the character shape of the character or character string specified by the enclosing rule. Characters or character strings can be modified and output by a box rule having a predetermined margin.

According to the third character processing method of the present invention, the chamfered diameters of the four corners of the enclosing rule for modifying the input character or character string are input, and the chamfered surroundings are input based on the input chamfered diameter. Since the output positions of the specified character or character string and the chamfering ruled line are respectively derived, and the output of the character or character string specified as the chamfered ruled line and the chamfered ruled line is controlled based on each of the derived output positions. Characters or character strings can be freely modified and output by the normal enclosing rule and the chamfer enclosing rule.

According to the third character processing device of the present invention, the derivation means outputs the character or character string designated by the chamfering rule and the output position of the chamfering rule based on the chamfer diameter input by the inputting means. Since the control means controls the output of the character or character string designated by the chamfering enclosing rule and the chamfering enclosing rule based on each output position derived by the derivation means, the character is generated by the normal enclosing rule and the chamfer enclosing rule. Alternatively, the character string can be freely modified and output.

Therefore, the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule can be discriminated and output from other characters or character strings without any trouble, and various enclosing rule modifying expressions can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of first to third character processing devices of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a surrounding rule setting process procedure in the first character processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a margin amount setting window in the character processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a boxed rule output processing procedure in the first character processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a first enclosing ruled output example in the character processing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of another margin amount setting window in the character processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a surrounding ruled line setting processing procedure in the second character processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a boxed rule output processing procedure in the second character processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second enclosed ruled output example in the character processing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of another margin amount setting window in the character processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a chamfering amount setting window in the character processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a chamfering amount setting window in the character processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a boxed ruled output processing procedure in the third character processing method of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a third box-shaped ruled output example in the character processing method according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of enclosing ruled lines output in a conventional character processing device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another example of surrounding ruled line output in the conventional character processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 CPU 3 PMEM 6 Image input / output control unit 7 Printer 9 Keyboard 12 Display output control unit 13 CRT

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A character processing method for modifying an input character or character string by a surrounding rule and outputting the character, by inputting a margin amount between the character or character string designated as the surrounding rule and an adjacent character or character string, Based on the input margin amount, the output position of the character or character string specified with the enclosing rule and the adjacent character or character string is derived, and the character or character specified with the enclosing rule based on the derived output position A character processing method comprising controlling the output of a character adjacent to a string or a character string. 2. A character processing device for modifying an input character or character string by a surrounding rule and outputting the input character, and inputting a margin amount between the character or character string designated for the surrounding rule and an adjacent character or character string. Means, a derivation means for deriving an output position of the character or character string designated by the enclosing rule based on the margin amount input by the input means, and an adjacent character or character string, and an output derived by the derivation means. A character processing device, comprising: a control unit that controls the output of a character or character string that is designated by a box rule based on a position and an adjacent character or character string. 3. A character processing method for modifying an input character or character string with a surrounding rule to output the character or character string, by inputting a margin amount from the output area of the character or character string specified for the surrounding rule to the surrounding ruled line output position. , A character or a character string designated by the enclosing rule based on the input margin amount and an output position of the enclosing rule, respectively, and a character or a character string designated by the enclosing rule based on each derived output position. A character processing method characterized by controlling the output of enclosing ruled lines. 4. A character processing device that modifies and outputs an input character or character string by enclosing ruled lines, and inputs a margin amount from the output area of the character or character string specified for enclosing ruled lines to the enclosing ruled line output position. Input means, derivation means for deriving the output position of the character or character string and the enclosing rule designated by the enclosing rule based on the margin amount input by this input means, and the output position derived by this deriving unit. A character processing device comprising: a character or character string designated based on the enclosing rule based on the above; and control means for controlling the output of the enclosing rule. 5. A character processing method for modifying an input character or character string with a surrounding rule and outputting the modified character, by inputting the chamfered diameters of the four corners of the surrounding rule modifying the entered character or character string, and inputting the entered chamfered diameter. A chamfering ruled character or character string based on the chamfered diameter and an output position of the chamfering ruled line, respectively, and a character or character string specified by the chamfering ruled line based on the derived output positions. A character processing method characterized by controlling the output of chamfered ruled lines. 6. A character processing device for modifying an input character or character string by a surrounding rule and outputting the input character or character string, and inputting means for inputting the chamfered diameters of the four corners of the surrounding rule for modifying the entered character or character string. , Derivation means for deriving the output position of the character or character string designated by the chamfering ruled line and the chamfering ruled line based on the chamfering diameter input by the input means, and the output position derived by the derivation means. A character processing device comprising: a character or a character string designated by a chamfering ruled line and a control means for controlling the output of the chamfering ruled line.