JPH0635641A - Graphic display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the graphic display device which can execute an easily visible display without losing character information in a display area, at the time of inserting character-string data onto graphic data corresponding to an undefined character-string. CONSTITUTION:This device is provided with a substitute deciding means 15 for deciding whether character-string display data protrudes beyond a character- string display frame or not, and fetching the protruded character-string display data, when the data protrudes beyond its character-string display frame, a character-string substituting means 16 having a substitute dictionary for setting a corresponding relation of an encodeable character-string in the character-string display data and a code corresponding to the character-string, and for substituting automatically the encodeable character-string in the character-string display data fetched by the substitute deciding means 15 to a code by referring to the substitute dictionary, and a plotting means 20 for displaying the code being a result of substitution of the character-string substituting means 16 and graphic data on a screen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic display device, and more particularly to a graphic display device for inserting character string data on irregular character frame data on the coordinates of graphic data handled by a computer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in computers and the like,
When a figure such as a drawing is handled, the figure is converted into numerical data by fitting the figure on coordinates that are predetermined standards.

For example, in the information industry and the like, a network situation is graphically displayed on a computer for network management, and an example thereof is shown in FIG. In this kind of diagramming, only the outline of the character frame etc. is left from the information of the system device etc., and the graphic data is created, and the character string data such as the device name is inserted into each of these character frames. .

However, when the character string data is inserted (or updated), the character string data needs to be properly matched within the character frame. Therefore, the operator of the computer has the coordinate position and the size of the character frame on the display image. Alternatively, it is necessary to inspect the shape and the like and specify the coordinate position, the size and the like of the character string data so as to correspond to the inspection, and there is a problem that it takes time.

As a solution to this problem, for example, as shown in FIG. 25, a graphic display system has been proposed in which character string data can be easily inserted.

In FIG. 25, in this graphic display system,
Depending on whether the character string display frame creating means 1 by which the operator creates a character string display frame when inserting a character string and the character string display frame created by the character string display frame creating means 1 are vertically long or horizontally long. If the operator is vertically long, the character display is vertical, and if the operator is horizontally long, the character display is horizontal, and the drawing direction determination means 2 and the character string dividable information and the character string obtained by the character string display frame creation means 1. A character string creating means 3 for allowing the operator to determine the optimum arrangement of character strings based on the aspect ratio of the display frame, and a character string creating means 3
The character size determination means 4 by which the operator determines the optimum character size so that the character string created by the above can be inserted into the character string display frame created by the character string display frame creation means 1 and the drawing direction determination means 2; The drawing means 5 is provided for displaying the character string created by the size determining means 4 on the screen.

The character string display frame creating means 1, the drawing direction determining means 2, the character string creating means 3 and the character size determining means 4 constitute a character display data creating means 6.

[0008]

However, in such a graphic display system, in order to display predetermined character information in a limited display area, the display character is moved or the size of the display character is reduced. However, at that time, there was a risk that it would be displayed overlapping other characters, or the characters would be too small to be read.

In view of the above conventional problems, the present invention does not lose the character information in the display area when the character string data is inserted and displayed on the graphic data corresponding to the irregular character string.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic display device capable of easy-to-see display.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, an area for displaying the character string is determined as a character string display frame from the graphic data corresponding to the character string, In a graphic display device having character string display data creating means for creating character string display data by setting a character size and a display direction based on the character string display frame and the character string, the character string display data includes a character string display frame. If it is judged whether or not it protrudes, and if it exceeds the character string display frame,
A replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data that has overflowed,
A substitution dictionary for registering a correspondence relationship between a character string that can be abbreviated in the character string display data and an abbreviation that corresponds to the character string, and can be abbreviated in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination means. A character string replacing means for automatically replacing a character string with an abbreviation by referring to the replacement dictionary, and a drawing means for displaying the abbreviation and the graphic data as the replacement result of the character string replacing means on the screen are provided. It is a thing.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the area for displaying the character string is determined as the character string display frame from the graphic data corresponding to the character string, and the character size and the display based on the character string display frame and the character string. In a graphic display device having a character string display data creating means for creating a character string display data by setting a direction, it is determined whether or not the character string display data exceeds a character string display frame, and the character string display frame is displayed. When the character string display data is protruded, a substitution determining unit for extracting the character string display data and a correspondence relationship between the abbreviation character string in the character string display data and the abbreviation corresponding to the character string are created in advance as a replacement dictionary. By referring to the replacement dictionary creating means and the replacement dictionary, the abbreviations of the character strings in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determining means are abbreviations, and the non-abbreviationable character strings are predetermined. By means of the substitution execution means for automatically substituting for each of the symbols, the substitution content storage means for storing the correspondence between the abbreviations and symbols as the substitution results of the substitution execution means, and the character string display data, and the substitution content storage means. A replacement content output means for outputting the stored correspondence relationship and a drawing means for displaying the replacement result of the replacement execution means and the graphic data on a screen are provided.

[0012]

With the above construction, according to the first aspect of the invention, the correspondence between abbreviation character strings and abbreviations is registered in advance as a dictionary in a database, for example, and the character string does not fit in the character display data. If so, register and retrieve the strings from the database and automatically replace them with the abbreviations. As a result, it is possible to display even in a limited area.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the correspondence between abbreviation character strings and abbreviations is registered in advance in a database as a dictionary, and if the character string does not fit in the character display data, it is registered. In correspondence with the database, the corresponding character strings are automatically replaced with abbreviations, and the character strings that do not correspond to the database are automatically replaced with symbols such as alphabets and numbers for display. Further, by the replacement content output means, for example, when the display area is clicked, the character string is temporarily displayed on the screen. This makes it possible to easily display the necessary information even in a small area.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of displaying a character string on a screen.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, graphic data and corresponding character string data are used to perform graphic display in a limited area on the screen.

In FIG. 1, this graphic display device is provided with a character display data creating means 10 corresponding to the character display data creating means 6 of the conventional device. The character display data creating means 10 is shown in FIG. As described above, a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing the graphic data corresponding to the character string is obtained, and the character string display frame creating means 11 using it as a character display frame and the character string display frame obtained by the character string display frame creating means 11 are vertically long. Plot to determine whether the character display is horizontal or not as shown in FIG. 4 (a), and to set the character display vertically as orientated as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Direction determining means 12
The character string creating means 13 for determining the arrangement of the character strings based on the dividable information contained in the character string and the aspect ratio of the character string display frame obtained by the character string display frame creating means 11, and the character string creating means 13. The created character string is the character string display frame creating means 11
And a character size determining means 14 for determining an optimum character size that can be inserted into the character string display frame created by the drawing direction determining means 12.

Further, substitution determining means 15 is provided on the output side of the drawing direction determining means 12 and the character size determining means 14. The replacement determining means 15 functions to determine whether or not the character string extends beyond the character string display frame, and to take out the protruding character string. A character string replacing means 16 is provided on the output side of the replacement determining means 15, and the character string replacing means 16 inputs a combination of character strings and corresponding abbreviations as shown in FIG. And a replacement dictionary storing means 18 for registering the correspondence between the character strings input by the replacement dictionary creating means 17 and the corresponding abbreviations as a dictionary in the database, and the character string extracted by the replacement determining means 15 for the replacement dictionary saving means. The substitution execution means 19 is configured to correspond to the dictionary registered in 18 and replace with the abbreviation corresponding to the character string. On the output side of the replacement executing means 19, a drawing means 20 for displaying the execution result of the replacement executing means 19 on the screen is provided.

Next, the processing of the character string replacing means 16 in the graphic display device having the above construction will be described.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the processing of the replacement dictionary creating means 17 in FIG. In FIG. 6, first,
It is determined whether or not the character string is replaced (step S1), and if not replaced, this routine ends. In the case of replacement, the character string to be replaced with the abbreviation is input (step S2), and the corresponding replacement abbreviation is input (step S3). In the example of FIG. 5, for example, the character string "print" is input, and the corresponding abbreviation "(P)" is input.

After the processes of steps S2 and S3, the user is asked whether the file can be saved (step S4). If the file is not saved, the process returns to step S1. If the file is saved, the steps S2 and S3 are performed. The character string input in the input process and the abbreviation corresponding to it are stored in a file in association with each other as shown in FIG. 5 (step S5).
Then, the process returns to step S1, and the same applies to step S below.
The processing of 2 to step S5 is repeated by the number of character strings to be replaced with the abbreviations. For example, the character string "control device,
Corresponding abbreviations "(C) and (D)" are sequentially input to the "disk device" and stored in a file.

The replacement dictionary storage means 1 stores the corresponding files of the character strings created in this way and the corresponding abbreviations.
8 is registered in the database as shown in FIG.

Next, the processing of the replacement executing means 19 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of.

In FIG. 7, first, in step S11, the character strings determined by the replacement judging means 15 to be out of the character string display frame, and the number of characters in the character strings are all arranged as shown in FIG. Store in. For example, in FIG.
(A), (b), (c) is a figure which shows an example of the character string which protruded from the character string display frame. In this example, the character string "color print" and the number of characters "7" for it are shown in FIG. It will be arranged and saved as follows.

Next, in step S12, as shown in FIG. 10, each character "color" and "la" of "color print" is displayed.
Whether "-", "p", "ri", "n", and "to" match the first character of the character string in the dictionary to be replaced with an abbreviation, that is, "p", "control", and "di" in the dictionary example of FIG. To search for In this example, "ka", "la", and "-" do not match "p", "control", and "di" in the dictionary, but since they match with "p", the process proceeds to step S13. In the process of step S13, it is determined whether the character string in the latter half of the characters matched in the dictionary search process of step S12 matches the character string in the dictionary. For example, in FIG.
"Print" of the character string "Color print" to be replaced
Is the same as the "print" of the character string in the dictionary, so it is replaced in the next step S14 and the "color print" is
It is changed to color (P) and displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

Further, even if the character of the character string does not match the leading character of the character string in the dictionary in the processing of step S12, or even if it matches the leading character of the processing of step S12, the processing of step S13 is performed. If the latter half of the character string does not match the character string in the dictionary in step S1,
In step 5, it is determined whether the character in the character string is the last character. If there are still characters to be searched, the process moves to the next character (step S16) and the search in step S12 is repeated.

Then, when the character of the character string is the last character in step S15, and after the replacement is executed in step S14, it is determined in step S17 whether or not the data taken out by the replacement determining means 15 is completed. If not completed, the process returns to step S11, and if completed, this routine is completed.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the graphic display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that
The character string replacing means 16 is replaced by a character string replacing means 16a having a different function, and the other components are the same. The character string replacement means 16a is a replacement execution means 16A having a different function from that of the above embodiment, and a replacement content storage means 16B.
And replacement content output means 16C.

As shown in FIG. 14, the replacement execution means 16A has a function of sequentially assigning symbols such as numbers and alphabets to the character strings that do not fit in the character string display frame, and the replacement content storage means 16B is the replacement execution means. It has a function of storing the correspondence between the character string replaced by 16A and the symbol corresponding to the character string. Further, the replacement content output means 16C displays the correspondence relationship stored in the replacement content storage means 16B at an appropriate arbitrary place (edge of the screen) as shown in FIG. 15 or a character string as shown in FIG. In the display frame data (A in the figure)
When a point) is clicked with a mask, it has a function of temporarily displaying the image on a pop-up window (B in the figure).

Next, the operation of the character string replacing means 16a of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in FIG. 17, in step S21, the character strings judged by the replacement judging means 15 to be out of the character string display frame are sequentially associated with numbers and arranged and stored. For example, FIG. 14 shows an example of a character string that extends out of the character string display frame. The character strings "color print" and "LAN control device" that extend out of the character string display frame are designated by the symbol "1",
Corresponds to "2". This processing is performed by the replacement determination means (1
The process is repeated until there is no character string that is determined to be out of the character string display frame in 5) (step S22).

In step S23, the above-mentioned step S21 is performed.
The replacement content storage unit 16B stores the character string and the symbol associated with each other in the file. This step S2
The process of 3 is repeated until there is no data to be stored.

Next, the processing of the replacement content output means 16C will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The processing of the replacement content output means 16C is started when the mouse button is pressed (step S3).
1). In step S32, it is determined whether the position where the mouse button is pressed in the process of step S31 is inside or outside the predetermined character string display frame. If it is in the character string display frame, the dictionary is processed by the process of step S33. Will be searched.
For example, FIG. 16 is an example when the mouse is clicked at the position of the point A. In this example, since the mouse is clicked inside the character string display frame “3”, the dictionary is searched. .

When the necessary information can be retrieved by the dictionary retrieval processing in step S33 (step S34), the character string corresponding to the symbol is displayed on the screen for several seconds in a pop-up window or the like (step S35). For example, in the example of FIG. 16, the information “optical disk device” corresponding to the symbol “3” is displayed at the location B in the drawing. In this case, instead of displaying it on the screen in the pop-up window, as shown in FIG.
A corresponding character string may be displayed at the edge of the screen as shown in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the graphic display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is constructed so as to have both the first and second embodiments. That is, the character string replacing means 16b of this embodiment has a replacement dictionary creating means 17 'and a replacement dictionary storing means 18 having different functions from those of the first embodiment.
', And replacement content storage means 16B' and replacement content output means 16C 'having different functions from those of the second embodiment, which have different functions from the replacement execution means of the first and second embodiments. 21 is connected. Here, the replacement dictionary creating means 17 'and the replacement dictionary storing means 18' have a function of registering the abbreviations representing the character strings in the dictionary as shown in FIG. 20, which can be freely registered in the dictionary at any time.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing the processing of the replacement executing means 21 of this embodiment. In FIG. 21, first, the replacement determination means 15 associates a character string that does not fit in the character string display frame (step S41) with the dictionary created by the replacement dictionary creation means 17 '(steps S42, S43).
For example, FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a result corresponding to the dictionary shown in FIG. 20. In FIG. 22, for example, when the character string “color print” is validated by the replacement determination means 15, the character The columns are associated with the dictionary of FIG. Here, since "print" of the character string "color print" is stored in the dictionary, all of "color print" are automatically replaced by the abbreviation (P). In the process of step S44, when none of the characters in the character string correspond to the dictionary in the process of step S42, they are stored in order in association with symbols such as alphabets and numbers. For example, "Token Ring" and "Library System" in FIG.
Since none of the character strings in the table correspond to "print", "control device", and "disk device" in the dictionary shown in FIG. 20, processing is performed in order to correspond to the symbols "1" and "2".

As shown in FIG. 23, the replacement content storage means 16B 'and the replacement content output means 16C' temporarily pop up the screen by clicking the character string display frame (point C in the figure) with the mouse. A character string can be displayed in a window (D in the figure) or the like.

[0041]

As described in detail above, according to the invention described in claim 1, it is determined whether or not the character string display data exceeds the character string display frame, and if the character string display frame is protruded. In addition, the replacement determination means for extracting the protruding character string display data, a replacement dictionary for setting the correspondence between the abbreviation-capable character strings in the character string display data and the abbreviations corresponding to the character strings, and It is a replacement result of the character string replacement unit that automatically replaces the abbreviation-capable character string in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination unit with the abbreviation by referring to the replacement dictionary, and the replacement result of the character string replacement unit. Since the abbreviation and the drawing means for displaying the graphic data on the screen are provided, when the character string data is inserted and displayed on the graphic data corresponding to the irregular character string in a computer or the like, the display area is displayed. Without losing the character information to, it can be performed easy-to-read display.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is determined whether or not the character string display data exceeds the character string display frame, and when the character string display frame exceeds the character string display frame, the protruding character string display data is taken out. The replacement determining means is provided with a replacement dictionary creating means for creating a correspondence relationship between a symbolizable character string in the character string display data and an abbreviation corresponding to the character string as a replacement dictionary in advance, and refers to the replacement dictionary. However, the abbreviated character string in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination means is an abbreviation, the non-abbreviated character string is a replacement execution means for automatically replacing each with a predetermined symbol,
Replacement content storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between the abbreviations and symbols as the replacement result of the replacement execution means and the character string display data, and a replacement content output means for outputting the correspondence relationship saved by the replacement content storage means. Since the replacement result of the replacement executing means and the drawing means for displaying the graphic data on the screen are provided, the effect of the first invention becomes more remarkable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of displaying a character string on a screen in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of creating a character string display frame.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a drawing direction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of dictionary registration in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of a replacement dictionary creating means in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process of a replacement executing unit in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of array storage.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a character string that is out of the character string display frame.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a dictionary search in the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a replacement example of a dictionary search in the first embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display in the first embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between symbols and character strings in the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a character string display example in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another character string display example in the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the processing of the character string replacing means of the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a process of a replacement content output means of the second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a graphic display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a dictionary in the third embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the processing of the replacement executing means in the third embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a replacement example in the third embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a drawing display example in the third embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a graphic display example on a computer screen.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional graphic display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Character Display Data Creating Means 15 Replacement Judging Means 16 Character String Replacing Means 16B Replacement Content Saving Means 16C Replacement Content Outputting Means 17 Replacement Dictionary Creating Means 18 Replacement Dictionary Saving Means 19, 16A Replacement Executing Means 20 Drawing Means

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[Submission date] September 28, 1993

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[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, when displaying by inserting the string data on a graphic data corresponding to the irregular character string, without losing character information, predetermined display
It is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic display device capable of providing easy- to- see display within an area .

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[0012]

With the above construction, according to the first aspect of the invention, the correspondence between abbreviation character strings and abbreviations is registered in advance as a dictionary in a database, for example, and the character string does not fit in the character display data. case, the search for the string from Day <br/> database that has been registered, replace them automatically abbreviations. As a result, it is possible to display even in a limited area.

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According to the second aspect of the present invention, the correspondence between abbreviation character strings and abbreviations is registered in advance in a database as a dictionary, and if the character string does not fit in the character display data, it is registered. in correspondence with at database, the corresponding attached string is automatically replaced with the abbreviation, strings that do not stick correspond to the database will be displayed automatically replaced with symbols such as the alphabet and numbers. Further, by the replacement content output means, for example, when the display area is clicked, the character string is temporarily displayed on the screen. This makes it possible to easily display the necessary information even in a small area.

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In FIG. 7, first, in step S11, all the character strings determined to be out of the character string display frame by the replacement determining means 15 and the number of characters in the character strings are temporarily arranged in an array as shown in FIG. store. For example, in FIG.
(B), (c) is a diagram showing an example of a string protruding from the character string display frame, in this example, the string "Color print" characters to it "7" is the sequence as shown in FIG. 8 <br/> It will be saved.

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As shown in FIG. 14, the replacement execution means 16A has a function of sequentially assigning symbols such as numbers and alphabets to the character strings that do not fit in the character string display frame, and the replacement content storage means 16B is the replacement execution means. It has a function of storing the correspondence between the character string replaced by 16A and the symbol corresponding to the character string. Further, the replacement content output means 16C displays the correspondence relationship stored in the replacement content storage means 16B at an appropriate arbitrary place (edge of the screen) as shown in FIG. 15 or a character string as shown in FIG. In the display frame data (A in the figure)
When the point) is clicked with the mouse , it has a function of temporarily displaying the image on a pop-up window (B in the figure).

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[0032] First, in FIG. 17, in step S21, the correspondence between numeric string is determined to protrude a character string display frame sequentially in replacement determination unit 15, keep all sequences. For example, FIG. 14 shows an example of a character string that extends out of the character string display frame. The character strings "color print" and "LAN control device" that extend out of the character string display frame are designated by the symbol "1",
Corresponds to "2". This processing is performed by the replacement determination means (1
The process is repeated until there is no character string that is determined to be out of the character string display frame in 5) (step S22).

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The processing of the replacement content output means 16C is started when the mouse button is pressed (step S3).
1). In step S32, it is determined whether the position of the mouse button pressed in the process of step S31 is inside or outside the predetermined character string display frame.
The dictionary is searched by the process of step S33. For example, FIG. 16 is an example when the mouse is clicked at the position of the point A. In this example, since the mouse is clicked inside the character string display frame “3”, the dictionary is searched. .

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An area for displaying the character string is determined as a character string display frame from the graphic data corresponding to the character string, and a character size and a display direction are set based on the character string display frame and the character string to set the character. In a graphic display device having a character string display data creating means for creating column display data, it is determined whether or not the character string display data exceeds the character string display frame, and if the character string display frame exceeds the character display frame, Replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data, a substitution dictionary for registering the correspondence between the abbreviation-capable character strings in the character string display data and the abbreviations corresponding to the character strings, and the replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data. Character string replacement means for automatically replacing the abbreviation-capable character string in the selected character string display data with the abbreviation by referring to the replacement dictionary, and an abbreviation that is the replacement result of the character string replacement means and Graphic display device is characterized by providing a drawing means for displaying the serial graphics data on the screen, the. 2. An area for displaying the character string is determined as a character string display frame from the graphic data corresponding to the character string, and a character size and a display direction are set based on the character string display frame and the character string to set a character. In a graphic display device having a character string display data creating means for creating column display data, it is determined whether or not the character string display data exceeds the character string display frame, and if the character string display frame exceeds the character display frame, Replacement determination means for extracting the character string display data, replacement dictionary creation means for creating a correspondence dictionary in advance as a replacement dictionary between the abbreviated character strings in the character string display data and the abbreviations corresponding to the character strings, By referring to the replacement dictionary, the abbreviated character strings in the character string display data extracted by the replacement determination means are automatically abbreviated, and the unabbreviated character strings are automatically a predetermined symbol respectively. Replacement executing means for replacing, replacement content saving means for saving the correspondence relationship between the abbreviations and symbols as the replacement result of the replacement executing means, and the character string display data, and the correspondence relationship saved by the replacement content saving means A graphic display device comprising: a replacement content output means for outputting the replacement result; and a drawing means for displaying the replacement result of the replacement execution means and the graphic data on a screen.