JPH06290198A - Slip preparation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically generate the slip layout preferred by a user. CONSTITUTION:At the time when an item is arranged on a form and a slip layout is about to be prepared, an CPU 10 displays a layout registration described in a layout registration document storage section 20 on a display section 14. When a user inputs the name of item and the umber of digits from an input section 12, the inputted information is stored in the layout registration document storage section 20 as the layout registration. Then, when the user inputs the arrangement system information from the input section 12, the inputted information is stored in an arrangement from information memory 24 to activate a layout processing section 26. The section 26 computes the arrangement position of each item according to the arrangement form information selected by the user and stored in the arrangement form information memory 24 and stores it in an output coordinate registration document storage section 22 as the output coordinate registration document.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form creating apparatus for creating a form using an office computer or a personal computer, and more particularly to an automatic layout function for each item.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, forms have come to be created by a form creating device composed of an office computer or a personal computer.
Some of such form creation apparatuses have a function of automatically laying out a form.

[0003]

However, the automatic layout function in the conventional form creating apparatus is based on the selection by the pattern, and if the user wants to put the layout in his / her preference, after the automatic layout, There was no choice but to change it manually with the existing layout change tool.

That is, the automatic layout itself is sufficiently usable in the sense that it is arranged in a predetermined space at equal intervals, but each item to be output constituting a form has the same space (on paper). ),
Depending on the environment in which the layout is used, whether the layout is good or not, and whether or not you feel that the space between items does not extend even if the space between the items is large.

With respect to the usage of such a space, each user has his / her own personality, which is one of the reasons why the automatic layout alone is insufficient.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to allow a user to automatically generate a desired form layout.

[0007]

The means of the present invention are as follows. The layout format designation means designates the layout format of each item to be layout-outputted on the paper.

The layout position calculation means has a layout position calculation method corresponding to each layout format that can be designated by the layout format designation means, and selects a layout position calculation method according to the layout format designated by the layout format designation means. Then, the layout position is created by calculating the arrangement position of each item on the paper. The output means arranges and outputs each item in accordance with the form layout created by the arrangement position calculation means.

[0009]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. When the user specifies a desired layout format by the layout format designating means when arranging the items on the paper to create a form layout, the layout position calculating means determines the layout format designated by the layout format designating means. In accordance with the above, one of the layout position calculation methods that is provided in advance corresponding to each layout format is selected, the layout position of each item on the paper is calculated, and the form layout is created. Then, the output means arranges and outputs each item in accordance with the form layout created by the arrangement position calculating means.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document data processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 10 in the drawing is a CPU for controlling the whole. Reference numeral 12 is an input unit such as a keyboard for various input operations, and 14 is a display unit such as a CRT. Reference numeral 16 is a file for storing records including various items, and 18 is a printing unit for printing out a form.

Reference numeral 20 is a layout registration document storage unit for storing the layout registration document, and 22 is an output coordinate registration document storage unit for storing the output coordinate registration document. Reference numeral 24 is a layout format information memory that stores layout format information input by the input unit 12. Reference numeral 26 is a RAM 28 used as a work area to refer to the information in the layout registration document storage unit 20 and the layout format information memory 24. This is a layout processing unit that creates a form layout in accordance with the above, and stores it as an output coordinate registration document in the output coordinate registration document storage unit 22.

The layout registration document 20A stored in the layout registration document storage unit 20 is made up of information on item names and the number of digits, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in the figure, the output coordinate registration document 22A stored in the output coordinate registration document storage unit 22 includes information of item name, Y coordinate, X coordinate, vertical column number, and horizontal column number.

The layout format information input by the input unit 12 and stored in the layout format information memory 24 is as follows.

First, there is favorite pattern information.
This shows a pattern such as a horizontal arrangement as shown in FIG. 3A or a vertical arrangement as shown in FIG. 3B. The layout processing unit 26 develops a layout based on this pattern selection.

The second is blank information between the items indicating the allowable limit. This is the ratio (vertical and horizontal) according to the number of digits of the item, and indicates the limit that cannot be emptied even if there is a space.

The third is blank information between blocks, which indicates the number of rows (maximum value) between blocks. This indicates the limit of blank lines when the blocks are recognized as separate blocks such as the header part and the detail part, and the heading part and the content.

The fourth is block position information. This is selected from the central arrangement from the left, from the right.

The layout processing unit 26 automatically sets the layout with reference to the first to fourth input items. The basis is the first input item “favorite pattern”. Other input items are referred to after the pattern is determined when the space (paper size) has a margin.

In the conventional example, when both vertical and horizontal arrangements can be spatially arranged, a horizontal arrangement having a small area is often selected. In the present invention, the user can arbitrarily select. Of course, if the space is insufficient in the vertical direction, the horizontal arrangement is selected, and if the horizontal is insufficient, the vertical arrangement is automatically selected (that is, if the space is insufficient, another pattern is selected). ).

How to open the space when the pattern is stored depends on the designation of the second to fourth input items. In addition,
Space is basically divided evenly.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2B is an operation flowchart of the form creating apparatus of the embodiment. First, the CPU 10 displays the layout registration document 20A stored in the layout registration document storage unit 20 on the display unit 14 (step S1).
The user uses the input unit 12 to make an input to the layout registration form 20A (step S2). For example, in FIG.
As shown in, enter "A" to "E" as item names,
Enter "5 digits" for each digit. CPU10
Stores the input information as the layout registration document 20A in the layout registration document storage unit 20.

Next, the user inputs the layout format information as described above through the input unit 12 (step S3). C
The PU 10 stores the input information in the layout format information memory 24.

Then, the layout processing section 26 is activated to execute the automatic layout processing, and output so as to store the calculated arrangement position in each blank portion of the output coordinate registration document 22A as shown in FIG. 2 (A). It is stored in the coordinate registration document storage unit 22 (step S4).

This automatic layout process is shown in FIGS.
It is performed as shown in a series of flowcharts. That is, first, the layout format information is read from the layout format information memory 24 (step S41), and it is determined which of the horizontally arranged pattern and the vertically arranged pattern is selected (step S42). If the vertical arrangement pattern is selected, the process proceeds to step S52, which will be described later.

If the side-by-side pattern is selected, RA
The total item digit number (5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25 in the example of FIG. 2A) is set in the pointer T configured in M28 (step S43), and the horizontal sheet digit number is set in the pointer W (step S44). Then, the value set in the pointer T is compared with the value set in the pointer W (step S45), and if the value set in the pointer W is larger, the values set in these pointers W and T are compared. The inter-item space S is calculated (step S4
6). Next, the calculated value of the space S is compared with the allowable digit number information in the read layout format information (step S47), and if the inter-item space S is equal to or less than the allowable digit number, the allowable digit number is maintained as it is. If it is larger than this, the allowable digit number is set as the value of the inter-item space S (step S48), and the starting point coordinates of each item are calculated from the inter-item space S and the digit number of each item (step S49). Then, the calculated starting point coordinates of each item are output for each item, and the output coordinate registration storage unit 2
2 is stored in the output coordinate registration document 22A (step S5).
0).

For example, if the output paper size is 30 digits in the horizontal direction, in the case of the example of FIG. 2A, the arrangement position is determined as shown in FIG. The contents of the output coordinate registration document 22A are as shown.

If it is determined in step S45 that the value set in the pointer W is less than or equal to the value set in the pointer T, it is determined whether the vertical alignment has already been checked. (Step S5
1) If checked, the process ends as an automatic layout error, and if not checked, the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S52, the file 16
Multiply the number of records registered in by the number of items and multiply the product by R
The pointer t configured in the AM 28 is set. In addition, the number of vertical paper digits is set to the pointer h (step S5).
3). Then, the value set in the pointer t is compared with the value set in the pointer h (step S54). If the value set in the pointer h is larger, the values set in the pointers h and t are compared. A space s between record blocks is calculated (step S55). Next, the calculated value of the space s is compared with the allowable digit number information in the read layout format information (step S56), and if the space s between the record blocks is equal to or less than the allowable digit number, the allowable digit is kept as it is. If it is larger than the number, this allowable digit number is set as the value of the space s between record blocks (step S5).
7) From the space s between the record blocks and the number of items, the starting point coordinates of each block and the starting point coordinates of each item in each block are calculated (step S58). Then, the calculated start point coordinates are stored for each item in the output coordinate registration document 22A of the output coordinate registration document storage unit 22 (step S50).

If it is determined in step S54 that the value set in the pointer h is less than or equal to the value set in the pointer t, it is determined whether or not the horizontal alignment has already been checked. (Step S5
9) If checked, the process ends as an automatic layout error, and if not checked, the process proceeds to step S43.

By thus preregistering the user's preference for space, it is possible to automatically create a layout that meets the user's request. However, if the space does not meet the user's request due to space restrictions, the rearrangement is performed by a method that can be arranged in a smaller space. In addition,
In this case, it is preferable to inform the intention by a message.

That is, since the user can register a desired layout in advance, a layout closer to the user's request can be automatically generated, so that subsequent layout changes can be reduced. Therefore, productivity is improved, and even if dissatisfaction is satisfied, it is possible to reduce the amount of change made by the tool thereafter.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the user can automatically generate a desired form layout.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a form creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an outline of automatic layout processing, and FIG. 2B is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing layout patterns, FIG. 3C is a diagram showing a form layout generated by automatic layout processing, and FIG. 3D is a diagram showing the form layout in FIG. 3C. It is a figure which shows the content of the output coordinate registration document.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a first half portion of a detailed flowchart of the automatic layout process in FIG. 2 (B).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the latter half of the detailed flowchart of the automatic layout process in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... CPU, 12 ... Input unit, 14 ... Display unit, 16 ... File, 18 ... Printing unit, 20 ... Layout registration document storage unit, 20A ... Layout registration document, 22 ... Output coordinate registration document storage unit, 22A ... Output coordinates Registration document, 24 ... Arrangement format information memory, 26 ... Layout processing unit, 28 ... RAM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A layout format designating unit for designating a layout format of each item to be layout-outputted on a sheet, and a layout position calculation method corresponding to each layout format specifiable by the layout format designating unit, An arrangement position calculation unit that selects an arrangement position calculation method according to the arrangement form designated by the form designation unit and calculates the arrangement position of each item on the paper to create a form layout, and the arrangement position calculation unit. A form creating apparatus, comprising: an output unit for arranging and outputting each item according to the form layout created in.