JPH07121510A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a document processor capable of displaying a header text or a footer text exceeding the prescribed number of lines by a display format different from a text included in the range of the prescribed number of lines and validating the text part exceeding the prescribed number of lines. CONSTITUTION:When a header text or a footer text prepared by a text preparing means exceeds the prescribed number of lines, a display control means displays the text part exceeding the prescribed number of lines on a display by a display format different from the text included within the range of the prescribed number of lines. The text part exceeding the prescribed number of lines are also stored and can be validated by applying proper reedition to the header text or the footer text. Consequently the efficiency of edition for the header text or the footer text can be improved.

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 capable of creating so-called header text and footer text while displaying characters or the like input from a keyboard or the like on a display, and particularly to the created header text or footer text. If the text exceeds the preset number of lines, the text that exceeds the preset number of lines will be displayed differently from the text within the range of the preset number of lines, and the text that exceeds the preset number of lines will be displayed. The present invention relates to a document processing apparatus which can avoid a complicated work such as re-inputting a header text or a footer text by activating it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various document processing apparatuses capable of creating header text and footer text have been proposed. Here, the header text is text that is printed on the top of each printing paper when the same text consisting of fixed phrases is continuously printed on a plurality of printing papers. Similarly, the footer text is the text printed at the bottom of each print sheet when the same text consisting of fixed phrases is continuously printed on a plurality of print sheets.

Usually, when creating a header text or a footer text, the number of lines of each header text or footer text is set in advance. That is, the header text and footer text that can be created are limited in the number of lines, and the number of lines is limited to within the set number of lines. In the header text or footer text creation mode, text input is normally accepted only within the set number of lines. The number of set lines is generally one. For this reason, when creating the header text and footer text, the operator carefully creates the text while carefully checking the characters that are input from the keyboard and displayed on the display so that the text does not exceed the set number of lines. Was there.

[0004]

However, the creation of the header text and the footer text in the conventional document processing apparatus has the following problems. That is, in the header text or footer text creation mode, as described above, text input is accepted only within the range of the set number of lines, and key input beyond that range is invalid and cannot be validated. Therefore, the operator who notices that the key input is invalid due to the excess of the range has corrected the setting of the font size of the character and the margin margin, and then input the excess text again. Such re-inputting of text is complicated, and since it is re-inputting the content once input, the psychological burden is large. As described above, the conventional text processing apparatus has poor operability in creating the header text and the footer text.

Further, when an old display is used, the operability is further poor. This is because there are some old displays that are not reflected in the display even if the font size is changed, and in that case, it is possible to confirm that the font size has been changed only after printing on the paper. If you use such a display, use a large font size for the header text,
When the footer text is created, the text may actually exceed the set number of lines even if the text fits within the set number of lines on the display. However, since this cannot be immediately recognized from the display on the display, the operator is forced to re-enter text and repeat test printing, which makes the work very complicated and wastes printing paper.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional document processing apparatus. When the created header text or footer text exceeds a preset number of lines, the predetermined number of lines is set. The text that exceeds the number of lines is displayed differently from the text within the range of the specified number of lines, and the text that exceeds the specified number of lines is enabled so that the text that is ignored It is an object of the present invention to provide a document processing device that can avoid complicated operations such as re-inputting.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an input means for inputting characters and the like, a display for displaying characters and the like input from the input means, and characters and the like input from the input means. And a text creating means for creating a predetermined number of header texts or footer texts based on the above, and creating the header texts or footer texts by the text creating means while displaying the characters etc. inputted from the input means on the display. In the document processing device,
When the header text or footer text created by the text creating means exceeds the predetermined number of lines, the header text or footer text exceeding the predetermined number of lines is displayed in a display mode different from the text within the predetermined number of lines. The display control means for displaying on the display and the validating means for validating the header text or the footer text exceeding the predetermined number of lines are provided.

[0008]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, when the text creating means creates the header text or the footer text of a predetermined number of lines while displaying the characters or the like input from the input means on the display, the created header text or footer text is created. When the text exceeds the predetermined number of lines, the text of the portion exceeding the predetermined number of lines is displayed on the display in a display mode different from the text within the predetermined number of lines under the control of the display control means. At this time, the text of the portion exceeding the predetermined number of lines is also validated by the validation means.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a document processing apparatus embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the document processing apparatus of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the document processing apparatus comprises a main body 1 and a display device 2. A keyboard 3 is provided in front of the frame of the main body 1, and a printing mechanism PM for printing characters and the like on printing paper is provided behind the keyboard 3.

On the keyboard 3, character keys 5 for inputting various characters such as alphabet keys, numeral keys, various symbol keys, a return key 6 for instructing execution of line feed and various processes, and a cursor for moving up and down. A cursor key 7 for moving left and right, a header footer key 8A for instructing a shift to a mode for creating a header text or a footer text described later, and an end key 8 for instructing a return to the normal mode.
B. Regarding the contents of the document file being processed, the printing mechanism PM
There are provided a print key 9 for instructing the execution of printing by the printer, and other various function keys necessary for operating the document processing apparatus.

Next, the printing mechanism PM is a so-called ink jet printer having a structure for performing desired printing on a printing paper by jetting ink in a predetermined shape according to document data, and the structure of the printing mechanism PM is known. Therefore, the description is omitted here. Next, the display device 2 will be described. The display device 2 includes a screen 4 for displaying characters input from various keys arranged on the keyboard 3, and is connected to the main body 1 by a connection cable (not shown). The screen 4 can display the input characters over a plurality of lines (about 20 to 25 lines).

Next, the configuration of the control system of the document processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the document processing apparatus. Basically, the control unit C, the keyboard 3,
It is composed of a printing mechanism PM and a display section DM. Then, the keyboard 3, the printing mechanism PM, the display section DM
Are connected to the control unit C via the input / output interface 10, respectively. The control unit C will be described. The control unit C has a CPU 15 connected to the input / output interface 10 via a bus 14 as a core, and a ROM 16 and a RAM 17 are further connected to the CPU 15 via the bus 14. The CPU 15 follows various programs stored in the ROM 16 described later,
It performs various arithmetic processes necessary for controlling the document processing apparatus.

The ROM 16 of the control section C stores various programs and the like, and the program memory 16A of the ROM 16 stores the character keys 5 pressed based on the key input from the character keys 5 of the keyboard 3. A character generator that generates a dot pattern of corresponding characters, symbols, etc., an edit processing program that processes a document file, a print control program that drives and controls the printing mechanism PM to perform printing, and controls the display controller 11 of the display unit DM. A display control program for displaying characters and the like on the display device 2 and other various programs necessary for controlling the document processing device are stored. ROM1
The program memory 16A of 6 stores a header / footer editing program 16B that creates a header text or a footer text described later based on a key input from the character keys 5 of the keyboard 3 or the like.

The RAM 17 of the control unit C is the CPU 15
It temporarily stores various calculation results calculated by, and has various buffers. That is, the RAM 17
Is a text that stores display data expanded into data that can be displayed on the display device 2 via the character generator of the ROM 16 based on document data created by inputting characters or the like from the keys on the keyboard 3. A buffer, a header / footer buffer 17A for storing display data which is similarly expanded when the header text or footer text is edited by the header / footer editing program 16B, and when the created header text or footer text is displayed on the screen. Specified line memory used 1
7C and other various buffers necessary for controlling the document processing apparatus.

The header / footer buffer 17A is provided with a text area 17B for storing the contents of the created header text or footer text. Here, the text area 17B is given a memory size larger than the set number of lines that can be actually printed. This is for validating a portion exceeding the set number of lines in the header text or footer text created as described later. Although only one text area 17B is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, a plurality of text areas 17B are actually provided according to the number of header texts or footer texts that can be created in one document.

The display unit DM in the control system of FIG. 2 comprises a display controller 11 connected to the input / output interface 10 and the display device 2 described above.
Characters and the like are displayed on the screen 4 of the display device 2 via the display controller 11 which is drive-controlled by the controller C. The printing mechanism PM in the control system of FIG. 2 prints the document data sent from the control section C via the input / output interface 10 by the inkjet printer as described above. The keyboard 3 in the control system of FIG. 2 issues various commands to the control section C via the input / output interface 10 as described above.

Next, the operation of the document processing apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the header / footer editing program 16B stored in the ROM 16. This program
When you edit the header text or footer text and the text exceeds the set number of lines that can be standardly printed as a header or footer, the text that exceeds the set number is highlighted and the set line number is exceeded. In addition to displaying, the text beyond that is validated. It is assumed that the number of set lines is one here.

First, the power supply of the document processing apparatus is turned on and brought into an operating state. Then, the document processing device makes a step (hereinafter simply referred to as
1 (represented by "S"), the key input from the keyboard 3 is awaited. When there is a key input (S1: Y
es), and proceeds to S2 to determine whether the input key is the header / footer key 8A. When it is determined that the key input in S2 is not the header footer key 8A (S2: No), normal processing corresponding to the key input in S3 is performed, and the process returns to the standby state of S1. Here, the normal process means a process other than the editing process of the header text or the footer text, and specifically includes a normal text editing process, a document file reading / writing process, a print executing process, and the like.

When it is determined that the key input in S2 is the header footer key 8A (S2: Yes), the header footer edit mode is entered, and the key input from the keyboard 3 is awaited in S4. If there is a key input (S4: Yes), the process proceeds to S5, and it is determined whether the input key is the end key 8B. When it is determined that the key input in S5 is the end key 8B (S5
5: Yes), the header / footer edit mode is terminated, the mode returns to the normal mode, and the standby state of S1 is entered.

When it is determined that the key input in S5 is not the end key 8B (S5: No), the process proceeds to S6 and it is determined whether the input key is the return key 6 or not. When it is determined that the key input in S6 is not the return key 6 (S6: No), the process returns to S4 and waits for further key input. Specifically, the process returns from S6 to S4 when the key input is the character key 5, the cursor key 7, or the like. The process corresponding to the key input here is performed at the time of editing in S7 described later. When it is determined that the key input in S6 is the return key 6 (S6: Yes), the process proceeds to S7.

In S7, the header text or the footer text is edited. The text editing performed in S7 is performed in S
The editing is performed in accordance with the normal editing of the document file based on the character key 5 and the cursor key 7 which are input after the header footer key 8A is pressed in 2 to the return key 6 is pressed in S6. The entire content of the edited header text or footer text is stored in the corresponding text area 17B of the header / footer buffer 17A of the RAM 17. Here, when the header text or the footer text already exists in the corresponding text area 17B, the text is reedited and the text content after the reediting is overwritten and stored.

Next, in S8, "1" is stored in the designated line memory 17C of the RAM 17, and the first line of the edited header text or footer text becomes the designated line. Then, in S9, the contents of the designated line are displayed on the screen 4 of the display device 2 via the display controller 11. The display mode at this time is a normal display. Then S10
In, it is determined whether the designated line is the first line. Since the designated line is the first line here, it is determined as Yes in S10, and the process proceeds to S12, bypassing S11. S
In 12, it is determined whether or not there is a line next to the line displayed in S9.

If it is determined in S12 that the next line exists (S12: Yes), the designated line memory 17 is entered in S13.
Increase the value of C by 1. That is, the next line is designated. Then, the process returns to S9 and the operations after S9 are repeated. However, 2
Since the designated line is not the first line after the start, it is determined as No in S10. Therefore, the line displayed in S9 is converted to reverse display in S11, and then the process proceeds to S12. That is,
All lines other than the first line of the text created as the header text or the footer text will be highlighted. This is for notifying the operator that the portion exceeds the set number of lines that can be printed as header text or footer text.

When all lines of the header text or footer text have been displayed, it is determined in S12 that the next line does not exist (S12: No), and the process returns to the key input waiting state of S4. After that, it is possible to re-edit the header text or the footer text by inputting an appropriate key again, or press the end key 8B to return from the header-footer edit mode to the normal mode (S5: Yes). The above is the flow of the header / footer editing mode performed by the header / footer editing program 16B.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the screen 4 at the time when the header / footer edit mode is finished as described above. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the display of the screen 4 when the text created as the header text or the footer text extends over two lines. In this screen, the input character string exceeds the print width defined by the left margin position 20 and the right margin position 21, so that it is displayed over two lines. Here, the first line L1 of the character string is normally displayed and the second line L1
It can be understood that 2 is highlighted by the process of S11. By this reverse display, the operator can clearly recognize that the created header text or footer text exceeds the set number of lines and includes a range that cannot be printed as a header or footer, and that range can be clearly recognized.

Here, the text content of the part which is displayed in reverse video over the set number of lines is also stored in the text area 17B of the header / footer buffer 17A as described above. Therefore, the operator who sees the reverse display on the screen 4 and knows that the set number of lines has exceeded the number of lines can re-edit the header text or the footer text as appropriate,
It is possible to eliminate the excess of the set number of lines while validating the excess text. In this case, the re-editing process may be performed by instructing the character string in the text to change the font size or changing the setting of the margin, and it is not necessary to re-input the excess text content. Such re-editing process can be performed in S7 by inputting a key corresponding to the process between S4 and S6 in the flow of FIG. After that, the screen after the re-editing process is displayed, and it can be confirmed on the screen 4 that the excess of the set number of lines has been resolved.

Needless to say, the return key determination routine of S6 may not be provided, and if the key input in S4 is not the end key (S5: No), the process may directly proceed to the editing routine of S7. . In this case, editing is performed for each character and the input character is displayed for each character input. Even when the key input is the font size change key or the delete key, it is displayed each time in S17. In this case, compared to the case of editing and displaying after waiting for the return key of S6,
Since the result is displayed each time the character key or the like is input, the operator can immediately determine whether or not the footer and the header fit within one line when the key is input.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show examples of the screen 4 when the text is re-edited while the excess text is validated. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where the text is re-edited by changing the margin margin setting. In this screen, by moving the right margin position 21 to the right as compared with the case of FIG. 4, the setting of the margin margin M on the right side of the paper is changed to be small and the print width W is widened. This allows
The text is contained within one line. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where the text is re-edited by changing the font size. This screen shows left and right margin positions 2
0 and 21 are the same as in the case of FIG. 4 and the print width is not widened, but the font size of the character string is changed to a small font size. This keeps the text within one line. In both cases of FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, there is no highlighted portion on the screen 4, and it is shown that the entire contents of the text can be standardly printed as a header or footer.

Alternatively, the text may be contained in one line by changing the character spacing in addition to the margin margin and the font size. After that, when the print key 9 on the keyboard 3 is pressed,
The header text and the footer text are fixedly printed above or below the printing paper.

The display device 2 of the document processing device
As a result, even when the old type font size change is not reflected on the screen display, the header / footer editing program 16B causes the screen to be changed according to the number of lines actually printed. Since the display is reversed, the occurrence of the set number of lines and the range thereof are clearly shown. Therefore, the operator can efficiently create the header text or the footer text without repeatedly performing trial printing.

As described in detail above, in the document processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, when the header text or the footer text is created by the key input operation of the character keys 5 or the like, the created header text or the footer text is set to a predetermined value. If the number of lines exceeds the limit, only the text of the excess is highlighted. As a result, the operator can clearly recognize from the screen display that the created text has exceeded the set number of lines and the exceeded range. Further, since the text of the excess portion is also stored in the RAM 17, it is possible to re-edit the header text or the footer text while validating the text to eliminate the excess number of lines. Therefore, when creating the header text or the footer text, a document processing device that is excellent in the efficiency of creating the header text / footer text, which does not require a complicated operation such as re-inputting the invalid key input, is provided. Is what you can do.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the portion exceeding the set number of lines of the header text or the footer text is displayed in reverse to distinguish the portion within the range of the set number of lines on the screen. You may distinguish by different. Alternatively, when a display device capable of color display is used, it may be distinguished by different colors. Further, the number of lines to set the header and footer is not limited to one line, and this may be set arbitrarily.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the created header text or footer text exceeds the predetermined number of lines set in advance, the number of lines of the text exceeding the predetermined number of lines is the predetermined number of lines. Documents that can avoid complicated operations such as re-inputting ignored text by making the display mode different from the text within the range and enabling text that exceeds the specified number of lines A processing device can be provided, and its industrial effect is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a document processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the document processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a header / footer editing program.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen display when a header text or a footer text created by a header / footer editing program spans a plurality of lines.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen display in which the header text or the footer text shown in FIG. 4 is contained in one line by changing the margin margin setting.

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen display in which the header text or the footer text shown in FIG. 4 is contained in one line by changing the font size.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 main body of document processing device 2 display device 3 keyboard 4 screen 5 character key 7 cursor key 8A header footer key 8B end key 11 display controller 15 CPU 16 ROM 16B header footer editing program 17 RAM 17A header footer buffer 17B text Area 17C Designated line memory C Control unit PM printing mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting characters and the like, a display for displaying the characters and the like input from the input means, and a predetermined number of lines of header text or footer text is created based on the characters and the like input from the input means. And a text creating unit for creating a header text or a footer text by the text creating unit while displaying the characters or the like input from the input unit on the display, and creating the text through the text creating unit. When the header text or footer text exceeds the predetermined number of lines, the display control means displays the header text or the footer text exceeding the predetermined number of lines on the display in a display mode different from the text within the predetermined number of lines. And a validator that validates header text or footer text that exceeds the specified number of lines. Document processing apparatus characterized by comprising and.