JPH0650088U - Character string output device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When arranging and outputting a character string, it is possible to easily specify the output of the arrangement form desired by the operator using a simple specifying device. [Structure] A character string input from the keyboard 11 is stored in an input character string storage unit 16, and a fixed pattern storage unit 19
The fixed pattern of the character arrangement stored in the menu is displayed on the CRT display device 24 as a menu. When a desired menu is selected from the menus with the mouse 12, the input character string is expanded and arranged on the image buffer 22 according to the selected fixed pattern.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an output device for arranging and outputting a character string.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in a personal computer, the input character string “ABCDE” is arranged and displayed along a curve (arc) on the CRT screen as shown in FIG. 6 by inputting one character at a time while designating the arrangement position. I was going. That is, the cursor key is operated to move the cursor to the arrangement position of the first character, and then the character key is operated to input "A" of the first character. Next, the cursor is moved and the cursor is moved to the position where the second character is arranged, and then the second character "B" is input. In the same way, if you input characters one by one while specifying the character arrangement position, the input character string will be arranged and displayed along the curve.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, with such a method, it is extremely difficult to accurately specify the position of each character, and if the position is specified incorrectly, the input character string will be displayed along a predetermined curved line. It was not possible, and the key operation was complicated and extremely troublesome. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily specify the output of the arrangement form desired by the operator when the character string is arranged and outputted by a simple specifying device.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The means of the present invention are as follows. An output device for arranging and outputting a character string, a means for storing a character string composed of a plurality of characters, and a means for selecting any one arrangement pattern of a plurality of types of arrangement patterns prepared in advance. , A means for displaying the layout display image corresponding to the selected layout pattern on the display screen, a means for determining a plurality of character layout positions along the displayed layout display image, and The feature is that each character included in the above character string is sequentially arranged and output to each character arrangement position.

[0005]

[Action]

 The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. Since a plurality of types of arrangement patterns prepared in advance are displayed on the display screen as a menu, any one of the plurality of types of arrangement patterns displayed on the menu is selected. Then, a plurality of character arrangement positions along the selected arrangement pattern are determined with reference to a predetermined reference output position, and each character included in the character string stored in advance at each of the determined character arrangement positions is determined. It is sequentially arranged and output. Therefore, when arranging and outputting the character string, it is possible to easily specify the output arranging mode desired by the operator by selecting it on the display menu.

[0006]

【Example】

 An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that this embodiment shows an example applied to a personal computer. FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram showing the basic configuration of this personal computer. In this embodiment, a keyboard 12 and a mouse 12 as a pointing device are provided as external input means of this personal computer. Then, the input information from the keyboard 11 and the mouse 12 is taken into the CPU 15 via the corresponding keyboard control unit 13 and mouse control unit 14.

The keyboard 11 has various keys such as character keys normally provided, and character string data input from the keyboard 11 in a specific mode is stored in the input character string storage unit 16 under the control of the CPU 15. Transfer held. The input character string storage unit 16 stores the input character string data in a character code format, the contents of which are read out under the control of the fixed character string control unit 17 and the character font storage that constitutes the character generator via the CPU 15 is stored. It is sent to the unit 18, converted into a corresponding character font pattern, and then taken into the fixed character string control unit 17.

The fixed character string control unit 17 stores and holds a fixed pattern previously selected by the keyboard 11 or the mouse 12 from a plurality of arrangement patterns (fixed patterns) fixedly stored in the fixed pattern storage unit 19. Therefore, in order to display the selected fixed pattern, the fixed pattern (dotted line) is written at a predetermined position of the CRT buffer 20. Further, the standard character string control unit 17 writes the character string font from the character font storage unit 18 into the image buffer 22 via the image control unit 21, but in this case, the character string font is specified according to the selected standard pattern. Place in position. At this time, the fixed character string control unit 17 determines the arrangement position of the character string font using various registers provided in the CPU 15, that is, the i, y, x, and n registers, and the fixed character string is stored in the image buffer 22. Place string fonts along the pattern.

The character string font thus arranged in the image buffer 22 is read by the image control unit 21 and written in the CRT buffer 20. The CRT control unit 23 takes in the data in the CRT buffer 20 and displays it on the CRT display device 24. Further, cursor position data is input to the CRT buffer 20 from the keyboard 11 or the mouse 12 via the CPU 15.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the character arrangement position table xyp provided in the fixed pattern storage unit 19. This character arrangement position table xyp is provided for each fixed pattern, but in FIG. Only the character arrangement position table xy p corresponding to the fixed pattern is shown, and the others are not shown. A plurality of character arrangement position tables xyp are provided corresponding to the number of input characters arranged in the fixed pattern, that is, the maximum number of arranged characters (maxch) indicating the maximum number of characters that can be arranged in the fixed pattern is provided. ₀ is 1 character, xyp ₁ is 2 characters ... xy _i-1 is a character arrangement position table corresponding to i character. The coordinate position in each of the arrangement position tables xyp ₀ , xyp _1, ... Is a value (fixed value) from the origin (described later) of the corresponding standard pattern. Then, each arrangement position table xyp ₀ , xyp _1, ... Is designated corresponding to the number of input characters according to tblp. Note that tblp is provided corresponding to a plurality of standard patterns and is designated according to ptnp. ptnp designates a selected fixed pattern among a plurality of fixed patterns (four in this embodiment) fixedly stored in advance. In this embodiment, two types of arc-shaped patterns and two types of S-shaped patterns are prepared as four types of fixed patterns, and both are curved patterns.

First, the item “character string input” is selected from the processing menu (see FIG. 3A) displayed on the CRT display device 24 using the keyboard 11 or the mouse 12. FIG. 3A shows a case where the item is selected by the mouse cursor.

When the item “character string input” is selected in this way, the CPU 15 gives an operation command to the fixed character string controller 17. Then, the fixed character string control unit 17 writes each fixed pattern stored in the fixed pattern storage unit 19 into the CRT buffer 20, and the CRT control unit 23 causes the CRT display device 24 to display a menu on the contents of the CRT buffer 20. .

Next, a pattern desired by the user is selected by the keyboard 11 or the mouse 12 from the standard patterns displayed on the menu. Then, the fixed form character string control unit 17 takes out and stores the fixed form pattern selected from the keyboard 11, and writes the alternate long and short dash line of the fixed form pattern in a predetermined position of the CRT buffer 20. Then, the CRT control unit 23 causes the CRT display device 24 to display the contents of the CRT buffer 20. FIG. 3B shows the display state at this time. In the figure, P P indicates the pattern origin.

Then, a character string arranged along the standard pattern selected as described above is input from the keyboard 11. Then, the CPU 15 stores the input character string in the input character string storage unit 16, and then the fixed character string control unit 17 executes the operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the fixed character string control unit 17 sets the number of input characters obtained by the CPU 15 in the n register (step S1), and thereafter, sets the x coordinate and the y coordinate of the mouse cursor position in the corresponding x register and y register. It is set (step S2). Next, ptnp corresponding to the selected fixed pattern is designated (step S3), the maximum number of characters (maxch) of the fixed pattern read from the fixed pattern storage unit 19 and compared with the number of input characters in the n register ( Step S4). As a result, if the number of input characters exceeds the maximum number of arranged characters, it is not possible to arrange all the number of input characters in the specified fixed pattern, so the input character string is truncated and the maximum number of arranged characters is set as the number of input characters. It is set in the n register (step S5). After that, when tblp in the fixed pattern storage unit 19 is designated according to the value of the n register (step S6), the character arrangement position table xyp corresponding to the number of input characters is designated.

Then, the fixed character string control unit 17 reads the input character string code from the input character string storage unit 16 character by character, converts it into a corresponding character font using the character font storage unit 18, and The arrangement position (writing position of the image buffer 22) is obtained, and the process of writing character by character in the image buffer 22 is repeated for the number of input characters (steps S7 to S11). First, the i register is cleared to specify the first character of the input character string (step S7), the first character is read from the input character string storage unit 16 according to the value, and the character font is stored using the character font storage unit 18. (Step S9). Then, the writing position for writing this character font in the image buffer 22 is obtained. That is, the specified character arrangement position table xyp (for example, xyp_i-1Coordinate position (x_i-1, Y_i-1) Is read out and added to the mouse cursor position coordinates (x, y) set in the x, y registers to write position (x _i + X, y_i+ Y) is calculated. Now, the value of the i register is "0", and therefore the coordinate position (x₀, Y₀) Is read, the write position is (x₀+ X, y₀+ Y). Here, the coordinate position in the character arrangement position table xyp is based on the pattern origin shown in FIG. 5, and the writing position (x, y) obtained as the clicked position of the mouse cursor is the pattern origin (x, y). ₀ + X, y₀+ Y) is a value based on the starting point coordinates (0, 0) of the image buffer 22. The leading character font is written in the image buffer 22 at the writing position thus obtained (step S10). Then, after performing an increment process (step S11) for incrementing the value of the i register by "1", the process returns to step S8.

After that, the same operation is repeated for the number of input characters. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the click position of the mouse cursor is set as the pattern origin in the image buffer 22, and the input character string font is changed one character at a time. They are arranged sequentially along a standard pattern. Then, when the above-described writing processing for the number of input characters is completed, this is detected in step S8, and the processing by the fixed character string control unit 17 is completed.

When the input character string font is written in the image buffer 22 along the fixed pattern in this way, the image control unit 21 transfers the data in the image buffer 22 to the CRT buffer 20. As a result, the CRT control unit 23 causes the data in the CRT buffer 20 to be displayed on the CRT display device 24. FIG. 3 shows the display state at this time, and the input character string font is arranged and displayed along the standard pattern with the position where the mouse cursor is clicked as the pattern origin. Incidentally, when the number of input characters is three characters, the position shown in FIG. _{5 (x 1, y 1)} , (x 3, y 3), 3 characters of the character font is located on (x _5, y _5).

[0019]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, when a character string is arranged and output, by selecting an output arrangement form desired by the operator, the selected arrangement display image can be confirmed on the display screen. The character layout output according to the layout display image selected above can be automatically performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic block circuit diagram of a personal computer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a character arrangement table xyp according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a display state of the example.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a storage state in the image buffer according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 keyboard 12 mouse 16 input character string storage unit 19 fixed pattern storage unit 22 image buffer 24 CRT display device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An output device for arranging and outputting a character string, comprising means for storing a character string composed of a plurality of characters, and one arrangement pattern of a plurality of types of arrangement patterns prepared in advance. A means for selecting, a means for displaying a layout display image corresponding to the selected layout pattern on the display screen, a means for determining a plurality of character layout positions along the displayed layout display image, A character string output device, wherein each character included in the character string is sequentially arranged and output at each of the determined character arrangement positions.