JPH0644232A - Editing and correction system of document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically perform a centering or right-justifying processing in an original document on a Japanese word processor when the format of the document after preparation and editing is changed and format processing is performed. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 2 retrieves a centered line and a right-justified line by editing state recognizing processing subroutines S6 (S6-1-S6-9) and stores a RAM 6 with the centered line or light-justified line as line information on the discriminated line. Then, the centered line or right-justified line is decided, line by line, by format automatic correcting processing subroutines S8 (S8-1-S8-8) according to the line information and a centering processing or right-justifying processing is automatically performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an original edit processing state (specifically, centering and centering) when a format of a document created and edited by a document creating apparatus (Japanese word processor) is changed. Right-justified) automatic editing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The conventional editing and correction method in a Japanese word processor is as follows, which is a manual operation, not an automatic editing and correction.

First, the centering processing function will be described. As shown in (a) of FIG. 8, the number of characters in one line is set to, for example, 30 characters in the format setting, the character "a", for example, is input to a certain line, and the line feed key is subsequently operated, and then the centering key is pressed. By performing the operation, the centering processing function, which is one of the editing functions, is activated and the character "a" is laid out in the middle of the line.

Since the number of characters in one line is 30 characters, the middle digit corresponds to 30/2 = 15th character, and no matter which digit in the line the character "a" is entered by keying, it is automatically processed by the centering process. Therefore, it is moved to the center position of the 15th character. If the number of characters in one line is not an even number but an odd number, the number of characters divided by 2 is rounded up to the nearest whole number. For example, if there are 29 characters, then 29/2 = 14.5, so the 15th character is also the center position.

Thereafter, characters are input one after another from the next line to create a desired document while performing necessary editing.

It is often the case that the format of a document thus created and edited is changed in order to modify the layout of the entire document.

For example, if the number of characters in one line in the original format setting is changed from 30 to 40, and the format processing is performed, the character "a""a" is written as shown in FIG. 8B. Remains at the 15th character as before, and the centering processing function, which is the editing function performed for that line, is disabled. Because the "note"
This is because the character "a" should come to the 20th character in the middle of the line in the layout. However, the centering function disappears and only the space for 10 characters is expanded to the right of the character. In other words, the document has a different form than originally intended.

Then, again, the character "a""a"
By moving the cursor to a certain line and operating the centering key, as shown in (c) of FIG.
The character a is subjected to centering processing, moved to the center position of the 20th character, and the layout is corrected as originally intended. Of course, this is done manually.

Next, the right justification processing function will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the number of characters in one line is set to, for example, 40 in the format setting, and, for example, the character b "or more" is set.
Is input to a certain line, and the right-justified key is operated to activate the right-justified processing function, so that the character b "or above" is laid out at the right end of the line. The "or" of "or more" is located at the 38th character, and the "upper" is located at the 39th character.

Next, in order to correct the layout of the entire document, if the number of characters per line in the original format setting was changed from 40 to 30 and the formatting process is performed, "more than"
The rightmost 10 characters including the character b is moved to a position a few characters behind the left end (start of the line) of the next line as shown in FIG. The line immediately preceding the line with "is" becomes a completely blank line, and the right-justification processing function, which is the editing function performed for the line where "or more" was located, is disabled. That is, even in this case, the document has a different form from the originally intended form.

Therefore, the cursor is moved again to the line having the character b of "or more", and the right justification key is operated to perform the right justification processing as shown in FIG. 9C, and further, As shown in (d) of FIG. 9, the completely blank extra line on the one line is deleted to correct the layout as originally intended. Of course, this is also done manually.

Even in the case of the centering line, if the number of characters in one line is reduced to a certain extent, a completely blank line may occur due to the format processing after the format change. Sometimes the position is constant and some space to the right of it.

[0013]

As described above, in the conventional Japanese word processor, when the format of a document that has been created and edited is changed and the format processing is performed, the original editing processing is performed. Since the centering or right-justified state, which is the state, is destroyed, it is necessary to perform the centering process and the right-justified process again by manual operation in order to restore the initially intended layout.

However, the manual centering processing operation and right-justification processing operation are considerably troublesome even if they are performed only for one line. Moreover, if there are many centering lines and right-justified lines in one document, it is difficult to find the corresponding lines in the document that need to be manually corrected first, and after finding them, the correction work is done one by one. It was extremely troublesome to do, and it took a great deal of labor and time.

The present invention was devised in view of such circumstances, and when a document which has been created / edited is subjected to a format change and is subjected to a format process, a correction work by a troublesome manual operation. It is an object of the present invention to make it unnecessary to automatically realize the centering or right-justified processing which is the editing processing performed on the original document.

[0016]

An editing / correcting system in a document creating apparatus according to the present invention comprises means for retrieving a centering line and a right-justified line for the entire document, and centering as line information on the line identified by the retrieval. A means for storing the line or the right-justified line, a means for determining the centering line and the right-justified line for each line in the format process after the format change, and a centering process for the line determined as the centering line And a means for executing a right justification process for a line determined as a right justified line.

[0017]

[Function] When the editing / correcting system is operated for a document that has been created / edited, first, the centering line and the right-justified line are searched for as a preparatory work, and the centering line and the right-justified line are respectively searched for in the corresponding lines. Row information is added and stored. At the next stage, the format processing after the format change is performed, and it is determined whether the row is the centering row, the right-justified row, or neither based on the row information for each row. A centering process is automatically performed on a line determined to be a centering line, and a right-justification process is automatically performed on a line determined to be a right-justified line.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an editing / correcting system in a document creating apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of a document creating apparatus (Japanese word processor). In the figure, 2 is a CPU that controls the entire system
(Central processing unit), 4 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a program for its control, 6
Is a RAM (random access memory) that functions as a working memory and a user memory for assisting control and storing data, 8 is an external storage device such as a floppy disk or a hard disk, 10 is an input device such as a keyboard, and 12 is a CRT or liquid crystal. Display (LC
A display device such as D), and 14 are printers (printing devices).

FIG. 2 shows the character string X on one line displayed on the screen of the display device 12. Length of one line (number of characters per line)
Is Lm, and the length of the character string X being edited is L
Let c be the length from the beginning of the line to the character string X.

Centering processing or right-justification processing on a tab line or indent line has little meaning.
Therefore, when determining whether the line in which the character string X exists is the centering line or the right-justified line, the tab line and the indent line are excluded.

If neither the tab line nor the indent line, and the character string X has been centered, the following equation holds.

Lm- (Ls + Lc) = Ls or (Ls + 0.5) (1) When the character string X is right-justified, the following formula is established.

Lm- (Ls + Lc) = 1 or 0.5 (2) This (1), (2) is the principle of searching the corresponding line for editing and correction. It is an expression.

Next, the operation of automatic editing correction will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS.

In FIG. 3, the CPU 2 operates according to the program stored in the ROM 4, waits for the format key of the input device 10 to be operated in step S1, and waits for step S1.
Then, the procedure proceeds to 2 to display the format setting menu screen on the display device 12. Then, in step S3, a key input is awaited, and in step S4, it is determined whether or not the key input is an automatic edit correction. If it is not the automatic edit correction, the routine proceeds to step S5 to execute the normal format processing, but if the automatic edit correction is selected, the routine proceeds to step S6 to execute the edit state recognition processing subroutine. The detailed operation of this edit state recognition processing subroutine is shown in FIG. This will be described below.

In step S6-1, the row number register R
Set "1" as the initial value to. Step S6-2
Determines that the current line is either an indent line or a tab line. When the line is the indent line or the tab line, the centering process or the right justification process does not make sense, and therefore the process is skipped to step S6-8. If it is neither an indent line nor a tab line, the process proceeds to step S6-3, and conditional expression (1) for being a centering line, that is, Lm- (Ls + Lc) = Ls or (Ls + 0.5) is satisfied? To judge. When this is true, the process proceeds to step S6-4, "centering line" is set as the line information for the line, and the result is stored in the RAM 6, and then the process proceeds to step S6-8.

If the conditional expression (1) is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S6-5, and the conditional expression (2) for right-justified row, that is, Lm- (Ls + Lc) = 1 or 0.5 is satisfied. Determine if you are doing. If this is true, the process proceeds to step S6-6 to determine whether there is a line break or a page break at the end of the line. If it is not a line feed or page break, it is considered to be a part of the sentence following the next line and not right-justified. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S6-8, but if it is a line feed or page break, it is considered to be right-justified. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S6-7, "right-justified line" is set as the line information for the line, and the result is stored in the RAM 6, and then the process proceeds to step S6-8.

In step S6-8, it is determined whether or not the current line is the end of the sentence. If not, the step S6-
After proceeding to step 9 and incrementing the content of the row number register R by +1, the procedure returns to step S6-2 and the next row is searched for centering rows and right-justified rows similar to the above, and the row information is searched. The setting storage process is repeated for the entire document. When the end of the sentence is reached by this repetition, the determination in step S6-8 becomes affirmative, and the process proceeds to step S7 in FIG.

In step S7, a new format value is set on the format setting menu screen by operating the input device 10, and then the enter key is operated to proceed to step S8.
In step S8, a format automatic correction processing subroutine is executed. The detailed operation of the format automatic correction processing subroutine is shown in FIG. This will be described below.

In step S8-1, the row number register R
Set "1" as the initial value to. Step S8-2
RAM6 to check if the current line is the centering line
Judgment based on the line information from. When the line information indicates "centering line", the process proceeds to step S8-3, the centering process is executed for the line, and then the process proceeds to step S8-7. In this centering process, for example, the character string of the line is once left-justified and moved to the beginning of the line, and then the new format is set (1).
If the formatting process that satisfies the expression is performed, the centering process is performed. However, the character string does not necessarily have to be left-justified once, and may be directly centered by a required calculation.

When it is determined in step S8-2 that the line is not the centering line, the process proceeds to step S8-4, and it is determined whether or not the current line is the right-justified line based on the line information from the RAM 6. When the line information indicates "right justified line", the process proceeds to step S8-5, the right justified process is executed for the line, and then the process proceeds to step S8-7. In this right-justification process, for example, if the character string of the line is once left-justified and brought to the beginning of the line, if right-justification is performed by performing a formatting process that satisfies the formula (2) in accordance with the new format setting. Processing is performed. However, also in this case, the character string does not necessarily have to be left-justified once, and may be directly right-justified by a required calculation.

If it is determined in step S8-4 that the line is not right-justified, the process advances to step S8-6 to execute normal format processing, and then advances to step S8-7.

In step S8-7, it is determined whether the current line is the end of the sentence. If not, the step S8-
After incrementing the content of the row number register R by +1 in step 8, the flow returns to step S8-2 to determine the same row information for each next row as described above and perform a formatting process (centering process or centering process). (Including right-justified processing) is repeated for the entire document. When the end of the sentence is reached by this repetition, the determination in step S8-7 becomes affirmative, and the process returns to the main routine of FIG. 3 to move to the next process.

Specific examples of the automatic editing correction are shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 shows the case of the centering process, and FIG. 7 shows the case of the right justification process.

FIG. 6A shows the state before the automatic editing and correction, in which the number of characters in one line is set to 30 and the character "a"
Comes in the 15th character. FIG. 6B shows a state in which the automatic editing correction has been performed. The number of characters in one line is set to 40 in the new format setting, and the character "a" is automatically set to 20.
Centered on the letter. Layout correction by manual operation is unnecessary.

FIG. 7A shows a state before automatic editing and correction, in which the number of characters in one line is set to 40, the character b "or above" is right-justified, and it comes to the 38th and 39th characters. .
FIG. 7B shows a state in which the automatic edit correction is performed, and the number of characters per line in the new format setting is set to 30 characters.
The character “b” or more is right-justified to the 28th and 29th characters. Also in this case, layout correction by manual operation is unnecessary.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When changing the format of a document that has been edited, by simply operating the relevant editing and correction system, the line for centering and right-justified editing and correction is automatically found, and the line corresponding to the actual formatting process Required centering processing and right-justification processing are automatically executed, and there are few manual operations that the operator should do when changing the format. It is possible to significantly reduce the load on the machine and to significantly improve the work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic electrical configuration of a document creation device (Japanese word processor) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for deriving a conditional expression for determining centering processing or right-justified processing in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an edit state recognition processing subroutine in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a format automatic correction processing subroutine in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a screen display diagram showing automatic editing correction for centering processing performed in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a screen display diagram showing automatic editing correction for right-justified processing performed in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a screen display diagram illustrating how to edit and correct centering processing in a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a screen display diagram illustrating how to edit and correct right-justified processing in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 CPU 4 ROM 6 RAM 8 External storage device 10 Input device 12 Display device 14 Printer S6 Editing state recognition processing subroutine S8 Format automatic correction processing subroutine

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A means for retrieving a centering line and a right-justified line in the entire document, a means for storing a centering line or a right-justified line as line information about a line identified by the retrieval, and a format process after a format change. In each of the rows, a means for determining a centering row and a right-justified row based on the row information, a means for performing a centering process on the row determined as the centering row, and a means for right-handing the row determined as the right-justified row An editing / correcting system in a document creating apparatus, comprising: a means for executing a closing process.