JPH0683826A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To move and copy a character string between a text and a graphic by switching edition processing in a generated character frame from a graphic editor to a text editor. CONSTITUTION:When a certain position in a graphic area is designated by a designating means 101, a judging means 102 judges whether the designated position is a graphic area or a character area set in the graphic area. When the result of this judgement shown the graphic area, a character frame generating means 103 generates the character frame at the position designated by the designating means 101 and when the result of the judgement shows the character area set in the graphic area, the character frame generating means 103 generates the character frame at the position of the character string in that area. Then, the edition processing in the generated character frame is automatically switched from the graphic editor to the text editor by an editor switching means 104. Therefore, the character string can be moved and copied between the text and the graphic.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus such as a Japanese word processor or a computer capable of creating documents in Japanese, and more particularly to text (document), graphics,
Moving character strings as an auxiliary function of inputting and editing tables,
The present invention relates to a document processing device capable of copying.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A case where, for example, "tachitetsuto" in a text area (text frame) is copied into a graphic area (graphic frame) will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 10
11A and 11B are explanatory views showing a state before copying, in the conventional case where a character string in a text area is copied in a graphic area (see FIG. 11).
), The area for copying characters must be secured in advance in the graphic area. Therefore, first, a text frame is created in the graphic frame (rectangular frame surrounding "Tachitetsuto" in FIG. 12), and the character string is copied therein.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally, the movement / copying of a character string is often possible only within the same medium, such as between text and text or between figures and figures. However, it cannot be said that the performance is sufficient, for example, the input document cannot be reused when the media are different.

That is, in the past, since the text editor in the text area (text editor) and the text input editor in the graphic area are independent of each other (character data in the text area and the graphic area are separated from each other). (They are managed separately), and the text and the figure are not related to each other, and the character string cannot be moved or copied between the text and the figure.

Therefore, in order to capture the characters input in the text area into the character string in the graphic area, a new text frame is provided inside the graphic frame, and the character string is moved into the text frame.
By copying, the capture of the character string within the text area must be realized. Therefore, in this method, it is not possible to operate the figure and the character together by editing the figure, which impairs the operability.

In the present invention, the same text editor as that used in the text area is used for operating the character string in the graphic area, and the graphic side accesses the character position and the width, height and character string data of the area. By holding only the data required for (the character code is managed on the text side), the character string can be moved and copied between the text and the figure.

[0007]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the present invention is
In a document processing device equipped with a graphic editor for editing graphic data in a graphic area and a text editor for editing character data in a character area, a designating means 101 for designating a position in the graphic area by the editing process in the graphic editor.
And a determination means 10 for determining whether the designated position is a graphic area or a character area set in the graphic area.
2, if the result of the determination is a graphic area, a character frame is generated at the position designated by the designating means 101, and if the result of the determination is the character area set in the graphic area, the character in that area is generated. A character box generation unit 103 for generating a character box at a position of a column, and an editor switching unit 104 for switching the editing process in the character frame generated by the character frame generation unit 103 from a graphic editor to a text editor.
And a document processing device comprising:

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the position in the graphic area is specified by the specifying means 101, the judging means 102 determines whether the specified position is the graphic area or the character area set in the graphic area. It is determined whether there is any. When the result of this determination is in the graphic area, the character frame generation means 10
3, the character box is generated at the position designated by the designating means 101, and when the result of the determination is the character area set in the graphic area, the character frame generating means 103 positions the character string in the area. A character box is generated at.
Then, the editor switching means 104 automatically switches the editing process in the generated character frame from the graphic editor to the text editor. Therefore, by this switching, it is possible to move and copy the character string between the text and the figure.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will be described below in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. An example in which the present invention is applied to a Japanese word processor will be described, but the basic function of the Japanese word processor is assumed to be already possessed and the description thereof will be omitted. As a hardware configuration, a mouse is provided. Further, the description will be made assuming that a character string is moved / copied between a text (document) and a figure.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when a character is newly input in the graphic area (graphic frame). In this figure, 1 is a mouse click position detection unit, 2 is a graphic character data generation unit, 3 is a frame information generation unit, 4 is a frame generation unit, 5 is a graphic display processing unit, 6 is a graphic data storage unit, and 7 is an editor. It is a switching unit.

The mouse click position detection unit 1 detects the position coordinates where the mouse is clicked when the mouse is clicked at the position where the character is desired to be input after the character command is selected from the menu. Graphic character data generator 2
Generates character data in the graphic data. The frame information generation unit 3 generates frame information in order to prepare data necessary for character input. The frame generation unit 4 generates a frame (rectangular area) for inputting characters. The graphic display processing unit 5
Performs processing related to display such as deletion of the selection marker. The graphic data storage unit 6 performs an increase / decrease notification process of the graphic data amount. The editor switching unit 7 switches from the graphic editor to the text editor.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram when a character is input in advance in the graphic area. In this figure, 11 is a mouse click position detection unit, 12 is a graphic data comparison unit, 13 is a frame information setting unit, 14 is a frame generation unit, and 15 is a frame generation unit.
Is a graphic display processing unit, 16 is a graphic data storage unit, and 17 is an editor switching unit.

The mouse click position detector 11 detects the position coordinates of the mouse click. The graphic data comparison unit 12 scans the graphic data based on the coordinate data of the position where the mouse is clicked, compares the character data with the coordinate position, and searches for the corresponding character data. Frame information setting unit 13
Sets frame information based on the searched character data. The frame generation unit 14 generates a frame (rectangular area) for character input or editing. The graphic display processing unit 15 performs processing relating to display such as deletion of the selection marker. The graphic data storage unit 16 performs an increase / decrease notification process for the graphic data amount.
The editor switching unit 17 switches from the graphic editor to the text editor.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the flow when moving / copying characters. In this figure, 21 is a mouse click position detection unit (1), 22 is a corresponding editor determination unit, 23 is an editor activation unit, 24 is a mouse click position detection unit (2), 25 is a graphic data coordinate comparison unit, and 26 is a frame. An information setting unit, 27 is a frame generation unit, 28 is an editor switching unit, 29 is a frame information search unit, 30 is a character data storage location specifying unit, and 31 is a character data storage unit.

The mouse click position detector (1) 21 is
After the character string is selected and the command is issued, the position coordinate of the mouse click is detected. The corresponding editor determination unit 22 determines which editor should take charge of the clicked position. The editor activation unit 23 activates the graphic editor if it is a graphic area. The mouse click position detecting unit (2) 24 converts the click position coordinates into coordinates within the graphic frame by the graphic editor and detects the coordinates. The graphic data coordinate comparison unit 25 scans the graphic data, compares the coordinates with the character data of the graphic, and finds the corresponding character data. The frame information setting unit 26 sets frame information from the searched data. The frame generation unit 27 generates a frame. The editor switching unit 28 switches from the graphic editor to the text editor. The frame information search unit 29 searches for frame information. The character data storage location specifying unit 30 specifies the storage location of the character data using the frame information that has been generated in advance by the text editor (set by the frame information setting unit 26). The character data storage unit 31 stores actual character data.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of one document.
As shown in this figure, one document is roughly divided into five memory areas, of which frame information (see FIG.
In the case of graphic characters, the frame information area is not resident, and if necessary (character input command,
It is supposed to be generated (by mouse click in the text area). Therefore, the data necessary for generation is held in the character data in the figure (see FIG. 6). Then, according to the index of the address information table of the frame information that has been set, the position of the code area (the portion that actually stores character code data in the code buffer in FIG. 5) corresponding to the frame and the position of that data By knowing the length and accessing the attribute information with a pointer to paragraph attribute information, character attribute information, layout information, and the like, various information such as character spacing, line spacing, character size, and column information can be known.

Next, a description will be given of loading the character data into the graphic data after the character operation by the text editor is completed. When a character operation is performed, the range of the character area is changed to the beginning, character attributes (typeface, size, etc.), paragraph attributes (character spacing, line spacing, etc.), layout information (number of columns, margins, etc.) ) May change, so the graphic side must set accurate information as the information to start the next operation. Therefore, in order to always hold the latest information, after the character operation is completed, data is taken in from the text editor (see the character data in the figure in FIG. 6 for the kind of data to be taken in), and these values are It is used to create a frame when characters are manipulated and to set frame information.

Next, the flow of processing when carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the new input process when a character is newly input in the graphic area. In this new input process, after the character input command is issued (step 41), the character input position is clicked with the mouse (step 4).
2) Create a frame for character input and display (step 4
3) Set frame information such as points necessary for accessing the actual character data (step 44), perform graphic post-processing (step 45), and transfer control to a text editor (step 46).

FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of the already-input processing when a character is input in advance in the graphic area. In this input processing, when the mouse is clicked (step 51), the click position coordinates are detected (step 52), it is determined whether or not the position is on the character string (step 53), and the figure is drawn. If it is a character area (step 54), a frame is generated based on the character data (step 55), and frame information is set (step 5).
6) The graphic post-processing is performed (step 57), and the control is transferred to the text editor (step 58).

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the operation of processing when a character move / copy command is executed. In this command execution process, first, a target character string is selected (step 61), a command is issued (step 62), and the destination is clicked with the mouse (step 6).
3).

Next, the coordinates of the position clicked by the mouse are detected (step 64), the place where the clicked position is located is checked (step 65), and it is determined whether or not it is a figure area (step 66). ), If it is a figure area, the figure editor is started (step 67), the click position is converted into the coordinate system in the figure area (step 68), and the figure data is scanned based on the coordinates to find the position. It is judged what kind of place it is in the graphic area (step 69), and it is judged whether the judgment result is a character string in the graphic (step 70).
If so, a frame for character display and input is created from the character data in the graphic data (step 71), frame information is set (step 72), post-processing of the graphic editor is performed, and the graphic editor is terminated. (Step 73).

Then, the text editor is started (step 74), and the index to the address table is picked up from the frame information created in advance (step 7).
5) Knowing the code buffer (where actual character data such as character code is stored) from the address table (step 76), the character data is stored (step 77).

[0024]

According to the present invention, it is possible to move and copy a character string between different media such as a text and a graphic, so that the efficiency of input / edit work can be improved and the operation can be made comfortable. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram when a character is newly input in the graphic area.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram in the case where a character is input in advance in the graphic area.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a flow when moving / copying a character.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of one document.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing details of a code buffer.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of new input processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of already-input processing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of command execution processing.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of copying a character in a text area to a graphic area in the related art.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of copying a character in a text area to a graphic area in the related art.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of copying a character in a conventional text area to a graphic area.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mouse click position detection unit 2 graphic character data generation unit 3 frame information generation unit 4 frame generation unit 5 graphic display processing unit 6 graphic data storage unit 7 editor switching unit 11 mouse click position detection unit 12 graphic data comparison unit 13 frame information setting Part 14 Frame generation part 15 Graphic display processing part 16 Graphic data storage part 17 Editor switching part 21 Mouse click position detection part (1) 22 Applicable editor judgment part 23 Editor activation part 24 Mouse click position detection part (2) 25 Graphic data coordinates Comparison unit 26 Frame information setting unit 27 Frame generation unit 28 Editor switching unit 29 Frame information search unit 30 Character data storage location specifying unit 31 Character data storage unit

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus comprising a graphic editor for editing graphic data in a graphic area and a text editor for editing character data in a text area, wherein a position in the graphic area is set by editing processing by the graphic editor. Designating means for designating, determining means for determining whether the designated position is a graphic area or a character area set in the graphic area, and when the result of the determination is a graphic area, it is designated by the designating means. And a character frame generating means for generating a character frame at the position of the character string in the graphic region when a character frame is generated at the specified position and the determination result is the character region set in the graphic region. A document processing device comprising editor switching means for switching the editing process in the character frame generated by the graphic editor to the text editor.