JPH06342433A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare an external character with bits more than the number of total bits displayed in an external character data display area by changing the prescribed range of an external character data preparation area displayed in the external character data display area while external character data are inputted. CONSTITUTION:When 'registration' is selected by operating a dial and a selection key, processing moves to the selection of a registration area. When a cursor 66 is moved with this dial and the selection key is depressed, processing next moves to the input processing of an external character bit map by judging that an external character memory at a present cursor position is selected. In this case, an external character input picture is composed of an external character data display area 56 and a cursor moving direction display area 57. When the cursor is moved to the lower edge and further moved downward, the external character input area 56 displays the bit map at the lower half of an external character area 58, and the cursor moving direction display area 57 performs 'down' display. Then, the external character data are prepared on the upper side and left side of a marker 61.

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 capable of creating external characters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a kind of document creating apparatus, a tape creating apparatus has been developed which prints a character pattern such as predetermined characters and figures on a tape-shaped printing medium.

This tape making device is provided with a bit map display and a character generator ROM (hereinafter referred to as CGROM) for storing characters and figures in advance, and selects and selects predetermined characters and figures on the bit map display. The printed characters or figures are printed on a tape-shaped printing medium.

Further, the bitmap data for the bitmap display is different from that for printing. The total display bit number of bitmap data for a bitmap display is usually smaller than that for printing. For example, the bitmap display is composed of 16 × 16 dots, and the printing is composed of 24 × 24 dots. For this reason, in a small device such as a tape making device, the bitmap display is usually provided with a display unit of, for example, 16 × 16 dots.

[0005]

However, the above-described tape making device can print only within the range of characters and figures provided in the CGROM.

Further, even if an attempt is made to add a structure for inputting external characters, the existing bitmap display is small,
It was not possible to deal with small modifications such as software and push buttons. That is, for example, in a bitmap display configured in units of 16 × 16 dots, 24 × 2
It was not possible to visually input the external characters of 4 dots.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to input an external character by using a small bitmap display.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a document processing apparatus of the present invention is a document preparation apparatus having a bitmap display for displaying a character pattern based on font data stored in advance. In the bitmap display, the external character data display area having a predetermined total display bit number, the external character data creation area having a bit number larger than the total display bit number of the external character data display area, and the predetermined external character data creation area A predetermined range display means for displaying a bitmap for the range in the external character data display area, and a display range changing means for changing the predetermined range of the external character data creation area displayed by the predetermined range display means in the external character data display area, Input a bit map signal that indicates the state of each bit to And a bit map data input unit to be displayed on the data display area.

The external character data creation area is provided with a frame indicating its boundary, and the frame includes a horizontal center marker indicating the center of the external character data creation area in the width direction and a vertical center marker indicating the center of the external character data creation area in the height direction. It is desirable to have a central marker.

[0010]

The document processing apparatus of the present invention having the above structure is
While the predetermined range display means displays the bitmap for the predetermined range of the external character data creation area in the external character data display area, while inputting the bitmap signal indicating the state of each bit through the bitmap data input means, External character data based on the bit map signal is displayed in the external character data display area. During the input of the external character data, the total display bit of the external character data display area is appropriately changed by changing the predetermined range of the external character data creation area displayed in the external character data display area by the predetermined range display means through the display range changing means. It is possible to create external characters with a bit number greater than the number.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a tape creating apparatus which is one type of document creating apparatus will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a tape making apparatus 1 of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tape making apparatus 1
A main body 5, a dial 7, a selection key 9, a function key 11, and a display device 13 are provided.

The dial 7 has a printing unit 7A for printing selected characters. The selection key 9 is arranged in the central portion of the dial 7. The function key 11 is the power key 11
A, an external character mode key 11B, an end key 11C, and a vertical / horizontal key 11D are provided.

The display device 13 includes an LCD display element 15 and
Silk print part 1 of key mode information printed on the panel
3A and.

Inside the main body 5, as shown in FIG. 2, a control circuit 3 and a tape printer 20 are provided.

The control circuit 3 includes a CPU 21 and a ROM 23.
, RAM 25, CGROM 27, input interface 29, LCDC 31, and output interface 33.
A head drive circuit 35, a motor drive circuit 37, and an optional typeface connector 39.

CPU 21, ROM 23, RAM 25
And constitute a stored program type microprocessor. These control each part based on a control program stored in the ROM 23 in advance.

The RAM 25 is an external character data buffer 25A.
And external 1 external character memory 25B and external 2 external character memory 25C
An external 3 external character memory 25D and an external 4 external character memory 25E.

The input interface 29 is a dial 7
, And the selection key 9 and the function key 11 are connected. The input interface 29 is used to input signals from these and take them into the CPU 21.

The LCDC 31 is connected to the LCD display element 15. The LCDC 31 drives and controls the LCD display element 15 based on a command from the CPU 21.

The head drive circuit 35 includes the thermal head 4
Connected to 1. The motor drive circuit 37 is connected to the tape feeding motor 43. Thermal head 41
The tape feeding motor 43 is provided in the tape printer 20.

The CGROM 27 has a built-in character generator (CG) for displaying character information on the LCD display element 15 or for printing on a tape.
The option type connector 39 is an option type RO
M45 is connected. The option typeface ROM 45 provides an option typeface for printing.

Next, the operation of the tape making device 1 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the external character data registration mode routine, and FIGS. 4 to 10 are explanatory diagrams of operating states.

The external character data registration mode routine is activated by the CPU 21 when the external character mode key 11B is pressed.

First, a registration / call selection screen is displayed (step 100, hereinafter referred to as S100). In this process, a registration / call selection screen (not shown) is displayed on the LCD display element 1.
5 is displayed. Here, when "registration" is selected by operating the dial 7 and the selection key 9, the process proceeds to the selection of the registration area (S110). Here, first LC
The registration area selection screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the D display element 15. In addition, in S110, a call is selected,
When there is a selection other than the registration area, the process moves to another process not shown.

The registration area selection screen shown in FIG. 4 has an external character display area 50, an outside 1 selection area 51, and an outside 2 selection area 5.
It is composed of 2, outer 3 selection area 53, and outer 4 selection area 54. Each area 50 to 54 is composed of a 16 × 16 dot bitmap. The external character display area 50 displays the bitmap data of the external character data buffer 25A in the RAM 25. The outer 1 to outer 4 selection areas 51 to 54 are respectively the outer 1 outer character memory 2 in the RAM 25.
It is used to select the external character memory 25E from 5B to 4 outer characters. The outer 1 outer character memory 25B to the outer 4 outer character memory 25
E is backed up by a backup power supply (not shown), and its contents are retained even when the power of the tape creating device 1 is turned off.

In FIG. 4, the screen of the outer 4 selection area 54 is reversed so as to indicate that the cursor is present here. The cursor moves within the outer 1 selection area 51 to the outer 4 selection area 54 by rotating the dial 7.

With the registration area selection screen displayed, dial 7
When the registration area is selected by rotating, the processing for reading the data from the selected external character memories 25B to 25E and writing it in the external character data buffer 25A is executed every time the selected area is changed. That is, the external character display area 50 is
The bitmap data of the selected external character memories 25B to 25E are displayed one after another.

When the cursor is moved by the dial 7 and the selection key 9 is pressed down, the external character memory 25 at the current cursor position is displayed.
When it is determined that B to 25E are selected, the process proceeds to the external character bitmap input process (S120).

In the external character bitmap input processing, first, L
The external character input screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the CD display element 15. The external character input screen includes an external character data display area 56 and a cursor movement direction display area 57.
The external character data display area 56 is located on the left half of the LCD display 15. External character data display area 56 is 16 x 48
It has a bitmap area of dots. A frame 59 is displayed in the external character data display area 56 as shown in FIG. The outside of the frame 59 is the external character data creation area 58. The frame 59 includes a lateral center marker 60,
It has a 16-dot marker 61 and a vertical center marker 62. The horizontal center marker 60 is the external character data creation area 5
8 shows the center in the width direction, and the vertical center marker 62
Indicates the center of the external character data creation area 58 in the height direction. The 16-dot marker 61 indicates the position of the 17th dot from the left end to the right end of the external character data creation area 58. The cursor 6 is displayed in the external character data creation area 58.
6 is displayed.

The cursor movement direction display area 57 has an input area display 63 and a movement direction display 64. The input area display 63 indicates “upper” display indicating that the upper half bitmap composed of 24 × 24 dots is input, or the lower half bitmap is input. This is a part for performing any of the "lower" displays shown. The moving direction display 64 is a portion that indicates by arrow display whether the moving direction of the cursor 66 is the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.

When the dial 7 is rotated in the external character input screen display state shown in FIG. 5, the cursor 66 is moved to the left and right. When the selection key 9 is pressed down, the current position of the cursor 66 is displayed "ON". The "on" display is shown here in black.

When the selection key 9 is pressed and the dial 7 is rotated repeatedly, for example, as shown in FIG.
The bitmap is displayed.

When the vertical and horizontal keys 11D are pressed down,
The moving direction display 64 is in the state shown in FIG. Further, when the dial 7 is rotated, the cursor 66 moves up and down.

When the cursor 66 is moved to the lower end as shown in FIG. 7 and further moved downward, the LCD display element 15 is changed to the state shown in FIG. That is, the external character input area 56 displays the lower half bitmap of the external character data creation area 58, and the cursor movement direction display area 57
Displays "bottom". External character input area 56 shown in FIG.
Has a frame 59, a horizontal center marker 60, a 16-dot marker 61, and a vertical center marker 62.

As shown in FIG. 8, the 16-dot marker 61 on the vertical line of the frame 59 indicates the position of the 17th dot from the upper end to the lower end of the external character data creation area 58, and is on the horizontal line of the frame 59. The 16-dot marker 61 indicates the position of the 18th dot from the left end to the right end of the external character data creation area 58. If the external character data is created on the upper side and the left side of the 16-dot marker 61 as a guide, the external character of 16 × 16 dots can be easily created.

By operating the dial 7 and the selection key 9 in the state shown in FIG. 8, for example, a desired bitmap having a total display bit number of 24 × 24 dots as shown in FIG. It can be written in the data buffer 25A.

When the external character input screen is displayed, the end key 11
When C is pressed down (S130), the input processing of the external character bitmap is stopped, and 24 in the external character data buffer 25A.
The data of x24 dots is stored in the external character memories 25B to 25E selected in S110 (S140). For example, when the outer 4 selection area 54 is selected, RA
The bitmap data is stored in the external 4 external character memory 25E in M25.

After storing the bitmap data in the external character memories 25B to 25E in S140, the external character data registration mode is temporarily terminated. At this point, the LCD display device 1
5 is in the state shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 10, the external character display area 50 is in a state in which the upper left 16 × 15 dot bitmap data of the external 4 external character memory 25E is displayed.

When the dial 7 is rotated in this state,
Outer 1 to outer 4 selection areas 51 to 54 are moved, and the upper left 16 × of the outer 1 to outer 4 external character memories 25B to 25E corresponding to the reversed selection areas 51 to 54 are moved.
The 15-dot bitmap data is the external character display area 50.
Are displayed one after another.

Outer 1 to Outer 4 External Character Memory 25 in RAM 25
The bitmap data having a total display bit number of 24 × 24 dots stored in B to 25E is read during the print processing by a print processing routine (not shown), and the head drive circuit 3
It is output to the thermal head 41 via 5. That is, when the tape is printed by the tape printer 20,
˜External 4 External character memory 25B to 25E bitmap data is printed on the tape to form a desired external character pattern.

The tape making device 1 described above is 16 ×
The external character data display area 56 having a total display dot number of 48 dots can be used to input the dot map data of the external character of 24 × 24 dots. Therefore, it is possible to input the bitmap data of 24 × 24 dots for printing without changing the display of which the vertical is expressed by 16 dots to 24 dots for printing.

As a result, the font for printing can be input while visually confirming it without changing the hardware configuration having the function of displaying a 16 × 16 dot font for display which has been conventionally used to be enlarged. You can Therefore, an extremely excellent effect that external characters can be easily input while achieving the reduction in size and weight of the device is achieved.

In the frame 59 indicating the boundary of the external character data creation area 58, a horizontal center marker 60 indicating the center of the external character data creation area 58 in the width direction and the center of the external character data creation area 58 in the height direction are indicated. Vertical center marker 6
2 and the horizontal marker 60 are provided.
With the display position of the vertical marker 62, it is possible to easily recognize which part of the external character data creation area 58 is displayed in the external character data display area 56.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various embodiments can be carried out without changing the gist of the present invention.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, the document creating apparatus of the present invention uses the external character data display area having a predetermined total display bit number and uses the external character data display area more than the total display bit number. Can input and store external characters with a large number of bits.

As a result, the external character can be input using the small bitmap display without using the large bitmap display that can display the external character bitmap as it is, so that the apparatus can be made smaller and lighter. That is an extremely excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tape creating apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the tape making device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an external character data registration mode.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tape Creating Device 3 Control Circuit 7 Dial 9 Selection Key 13 Display Device 56 External Character Data Display Area 58 External Character Data Creating Area 59 Frame 60 Horizontal Center Marker 62 Vertical Center Marker

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A document creation apparatus including a bitmap display for displaying a character pattern based on prestored font data, wherein an external character data display area having a predetermined total display bit number in the bitmap display, An external character data creation area having a number of bits larger than the total display bit number of the external character data display area, and a predetermined range display means for displaying a bitmap for a predetermined range of the external character data creation area in the external character data display area, Displaying the external character data by inputting a display range changing means for changing the predetermined range of the external character data creation area to be displayed in the external character data display area by the predetermined range display means, and a bit map signal indicating the state of each bit. Bitmap data input means to be displayed in the area Document creation device, characterized in that it comprises a. 2. The external character data creation area is provided with a frame indicating its boundary, and the frame includes a horizontal center marker indicating the center of the external character data creation area in the width direction and a center in the height direction of the external character data creation area. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vertical center marker shown.