JPH06332432A - Calligraphic type character - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output a more natural calligraphic character with connection between characters from the display and printer, etc., of a word processor and a computer, etc. CONSTITUTION:A type font table set as a pair of two characters is prepared, and adjacent two characters are taken out from the font table as superimposing them one by one and shifting when an ordinary type is converted into the calligraphic character, then, conversion determination is performed. Then, a calligraphic document is accomplished by determining 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d the latter half of the front character of the pair of two characters and the first half of the rear character of it based on a prepared font table. Also, a more natural calligraphic type character can be generated by setting the handling of the leading character of a word, a connection state between two characters, an oblique character, and a terminating method.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a method of creating print characters, which realizes a writing character close to true in writing documents on a word processor or computer, and diversifies fonts such as printers and displays. It is designed so that

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when an English document is created with a word processor, there is no connection between the characters, and even if the individual characters are prepared in cursive type, it is a natural cursive style printer. , Or display was not possible.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
It is intended to easily realize a method of giving a word processor, a computer, or the like a natural connection between adjacent characters. The monotone sequence of characters separated by that is used as a natural cursive document. Also, the device needed to create cursive documents is not special, but a conventional word processor,
This is done only by changing the software for adding the font proposed by the present invention to the font collection of a computer or the like.

[0004]

According to the present invention, fonts are set for all combinations in which two adjacent characters have a natural connection, and they are sequentially input at the end of each character input.
Based on the preset font, a combination of two characters with a character or a combination of two characters that have been entered one by one, based on a preset font, and by confirming the conversion, a type with a natural character connection. By using characters, it is intended to eliminate the above-mentioned unnaturalness in a single flight. In addition, various supplementary work, cueing, ending, connection, etc. are stipulated as the basis of this cursive writing format, and the document is more complete.

[0005]

[Function] When inputting characters in a conventional way with a word processor, computer, etc., and then using a printer, display, etc. for output, etc., a character with connection between characters is created based on the font group of the above two character sets. You can easily replace it. Therefore, characters can be handled in the usual way, for example, key board input, Centronics specifications, modem communication, and other conventional character / symbol input / output methods can be used as is and can be executed without any change in the work. By instructing to convert from Hiragana to Kanji, cursive document output can be performed on a printer or a display.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the case of an English cursive in normal type, it cannot be said that it is a natural cursive unless there is a connection between the characters, and according to the present invention, the effect is remarkable. For comparison, FIG. 1 shows an example of the conventional type 1 and cursive type 2 with the letters “patents”. It is clear that cursive writing is required to connect letters.

In the case of actually realizing a type with this connection by a word processor, a computer, etc., in the method of the present invention, all combinations of two type characters as shown in FIG. Out of that 1
Specify each group and take out. Entered word "paten
In the procedure for changing "ts" to cursive body 4, the "pa" portion is first taken out from the approximate table 3 and the replacement is confirmed 4a. Then, the two-character set “at” shifted by one character is similarly set in Table 3.
Take out and replace 4b. The part to be changed at this time is the rear half 3b of the character before the range indicated by each arrow in 4 of FIG.
Then, only the first half 3c of the latter character is replaced and confirmed. In this manner, the final combination "ts" is repeatedly replaced until the completion 4c and 4d. In this case, it does not make any difference whether it is sequentially converted after inputting all the characters or is converted for each character input. It should be noted that, when the above-described replacement finalization is performed, all the final two characters of the word, including the latter half 3d of the final character, are fixed at the same time by the input of a character input such as a number other than a normal character or a symbol including a space that follows. .

Furthermore, in order to obtain a more natural cursive script,
Treat the first letter of a word separately from other letters. FIG. 4 shows the font setting 3a to be added. In actual use, if you automatically convert the first character after inputting one or more numbers other than ordinary characters or symbols containing spaces, etc. Instead, the font 3a for the first character is applied.

Next, in order to make the cursive writing versatile, as shown in FIG.
a, 5b for narrowing the way, and 5 for interrupting
Considering c, the font table is prepared in the same manner, and the font table is appropriately used as described above.

FIG. 6 shows another method 6 for imparting the personality of the cursive body. According to the method of the present invention, even if the entire frame of each set font table 3 is tilted, the connection which is the basis of the cursive script is not lost. Therefore, by freely selecting the tilt angle, the tilted character is 6b, 6c can be realized.

[0011]

As described above, according to the cursive character of the present invention, the connection between characters, which is a characteristic of handwriting, can be achieved by a word processor,
It can be automatically realized at high speed at the time of output from a display such as a computer or a printer. Therefore, it is possible to create a more unique document. Further, according to the method of the present invention, any complicated combination can be realized by using the two-character combination font, and it becomes easy to create a document having a habit unique to each person based on the handwritten character of the individual. Also, of the two character combinations of the method of the present invention, the latter half of the previous character,
Focusing on the former half of the latter character as a set, the storage capacity required for the font combination of the present invention is half.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a conversion to be performed by the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of all combined font tables for a set of two characters.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of creating a cursive character example and its process.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a leading character.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of inter-character connection.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a tilted character.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Conventional typed characters 2 Cursive characters 3 2 sets of cursive typed font table 4 Cursive conversion procedure and conversion unit 5 Two-character connection form 6 Inclined characters

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. The connection between characters is made by connecting the end of the previous character and the start of the next character between a plurality of characters, or by providing a connection, to further connect the two characters. A computer-readable type character or font that integrates multiple characters to realize a cursive document that has also been subjected to the above. 2. A set of two characters for each target character is set, the type font collection of "Claim 1" is set for all two character combinations, and the input document is converted to a cursive script. In this case, with two adjacent characters as one unit, one character after the previous two characters is overwritten with one character before the next two characters, and the characters are shifted one by one and the two adjacent characters
A method of creating a cursive document by partially converting the connection of characters based on a preset 2-character combination font. 3. A method for carrying out the conversion of claim 2,
A method in which only the rear half of the character before the two-character integrated print character and the front half of the latter character are determined after partial conversion. 4. A print character in which the connection between two characters is made to have a natural tone by simply thinning or interrupting the connection, not by making the connection the same thickness. 5. A method of setting the first character of a word is determined, and when the conversion of "claim 2" is performed, it is applied to a type after inputting a type such as a symbol including a digit or a space other than one or more ordinary characters. Cursive writing method. 6. Excluding a combination of two adjacent characters of "claim 2" which does not exist obviously from the set font collection, and only the second half of the character before the second character set and the first half of the character after the second character set. A method to improve the usage efficiency of the storage medium by using the font collection. 7. The font of claim 2 can be configured so that the size and inclination angle of the characters can be freely selected while maintaining the connection by enlarging / reducing or tilting the frames collectively. Written cursive print. 8. When terminating one word in the conversion of "claim 2", input the last two character sets of "claim 3" by inputting characters such as numbers other than ordinary characters or symbols including spaces. Follow the method, but confirm the characters after the conversion not only in the first half but also in the whole, and if the word consists of one character, only the character before the two-character typeset font is fixed. The method of terminating by deleting the latter character.