JPH0756916A - Document generation device and editing range designation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a document generation device which can set an operation accompanied by an editing processing to be efficient as a result by switching a range designation method after the content of the editing processing is set. CONSTITUTION:When the editing range designation method for designating an editing range in a character string unit, a line unit or a block unit is selected after the content of the editing processing of shift is set, information for indicating the method is stored in the range designation method area 14b of RAM 14. CPU 1 changes information on the range designation method area 14b in accordance with the switching indication of the editing range designation method. CPU 1 executes the editing processing of shift which is set, for example, for document data in the editing range designated by the editing range designation method corresponding to the information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document creating apparatus having an editing function for performing editing processing such as copying and moving on a designated editing range in document data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a document creating apparatus such as a Japanese word processor or a personal computer, various types of input document data (including kana-kanji conversion results) such as insert, delete, copy, move, line feed, etc. An edit function is provided for performing edit processing. In such an editing process, in the processes such as “copy” and “move”, it is necessary to specify the editing range of the document data to be edited.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, for example, when three lines of document data are input and displayed on the display screen of the display, the edit mode of "move" from the keyboard Is specified. At this time,
A message prompting the user to specify the edit range is displayed on the display screen. Here, if the character string "very good weather" starting from the character "to" on the first line is specified by the cursor 20, the specified character string "very good weather" is moved to the specified position.

Further, as shown in FIG.
When a line that is all the character strings of the line is specified, the character string "Yesterday was fine weather" of the specified line moves to the specified position. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, when a rectangular block 21 from “name” at the left end to “60” at the right end is designated by the cursor 20, all the character strings within the range of the designated block 21 are designated. Will move to the specified position.

The edit range of the edit process is specified by such a range specification method of the character string unit, the line unit or the block unit, and the edit process such as "move" or "copy" is executed for this edit range. To be done. This range specification method is
It is fixedly set when the editing process is executed. Normally, when an edit mode such as "move" is simply specified, the range specification method for each character string is set. When the block edit mode is designated, the range designation method for each block is automatically set. Similarly, when a line-by-line editing process is designated, a line-by-line range designation method is automatically set.

[0006]

Conventionally, in edit processing that requires the specification of an edit range, there is a range specification method for each character string, for each line, or for each block, but either range specification method is fixedly set. And they cannot change each other. That is, even in the editing process of the same content such as "move" or "copy", the range designation method is set completely differently. For this reason, even if the contents of the editing process are the same, for example, to change the editing process in block units and the editing process in character strings to each other, first terminate the editing process in progress and restart the editing process you want to change. There is a need to.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document creating apparatus which enables the range designation method to be switched after setting the contents of the editing process, and as a result the efficiency of the operation accompanying the editing process can be realized. Especially.

[0008]

A first aspect of the present invention is, for example, a document creating apparatus having an editing function for executing editing processing such as moving and copying, and the editing range is set in character string units, line units or block units. The apparatus is provided with a switching means for setting each editing range designating method for designating so as to be switchable, and an editing control means for executing a predetermined editing process on the document data of the designated editing range.

A second aspect of the present invention is a designation method storage for storing information for designating a selected editing range designation method in a document creation apparatus having an editing function for executing editing processing such as moving and copying. Means, switching means for changing to information according to switching of the editing range designating method, and editing control means for performing editing processing on document data in the editing range designated by the editing range designating method corresponding to the information Is.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, after the contents of the editing process of movement are set, the editing range is specified in the character string unit, the line unit or the block unit by the editing range specifying method. The editing range designation method is switched and set by the switching means. The editing control means executes, for example, a moving editing process on the document data in the editing range designated by the switching-set editing range designation method.

In the second aspect of the present invention, for example, when the editing range designation method for designating the editing range in character string units, line units or block units is selected after the contents of the moving editing process are set, Information for instructing this is stored in the designation method storage means. The switching means changes the information in the designation method storage means in response to the switching of the editing range designation method. The edit control means executes the set edit processing, for example, the movement, on the document data of the edit range designated by the edit range designation method corresponding to the information stored in the designation method storage means.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining the configuration of a document creating apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of a concrete configuration of the document creating apparatus of the embodiment, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are the same. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.
6A and 6B are conceptual diagrams showing a display example for explaining the operation according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus includes a control unit (CPU) 1 for controlling document creation processing and the entire apparatus,
An input device 2, a display device 3, a document memory 4 and a range designation method memory 5 are provided. The input device 2 is, for example, a key input device for performing input operations required for inputting, creating, and editing document data. In the embodiment, for the sake of convenience, it is assumed that the content of the editing process is only "move" or "copy". Therefore, the input device 2 has the moving key 2a and the copy key 2b corresponding to each. Further, the input device 2 is a cursor key 2c for operating a cursor, a selection / execution key 2d for instructing confirmation of selection / designation and execution of processing, and conversion / switching for switching an editing range designation method in the embodiment. It has a next candidate key 2e and a previous candidate key 2f. The conversion / next candidate key 2e is usually a key for designating the kana-kanji conversion process and the next candidate character of the conversion result. The front candidate key 2f is a key for designating the front candidate character of the conversion result.

The display device 3 has a display screen for displaying the input document data and the editing process result. The document memory 4 is a buffer memory for storing the input document data (including the kana-kanji conversion result). The range designation method memory 5 is a memory for storing information for instructing the editing range designation method selected or switched during the editing process in the embodiment.

Further, this apparatus has a move / copy control unit 6, a range designation control unit 7, a range designation method switching unit 8, a target data extraction unit 9 and a cursor control unit 10. The movement / copy control unit 6 is activated according to the operation of the movement key 2a or the copy key 2b of the input device 2, and the range designation control unit 7 is activated.
The edit processing of moving or copying the document data within the range given by is executed. The range designation control unit 7 outputs an instruction to each of the range designation method switching unit 8, the cursor control unit 10, and the target data extraction unit 9 based on the information stored in the range designation method memory 5, and the target data extraction unit The document data extracted (extracted) 9 is given to the move / copy controller 6.

The range designating method switching unit 8 switches the range designating method in accordance with a key input from the input device 2 and stores information corresponding to the range designating method in the range designating method memory 5. The target data extraction unit 9 extracts the document data of the edit range set based on the range designation method and the cursor movement from the document memory 4 and gives it to the range designation control unit 7. The cursor control unit 10 controls the movement of the cursor according to the operation of the cursor key 2c of the input device 2.

The document creating apparatus of the embodiment is specifically constructed as shown in FIG. The CPU 1 is a microprocessor, and by a program 15a stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 15, a control unit 1, a move / copy control unit 6, a range designation control unit 7, a range designation method switching unit 8 shown in FIG. The respective functions of the target data extraction unit 9 and the cursor control unit 10 are executed. ROM15 is
In addition to the program 15a, display pattern data 15b corresponding to character data (character code) is stored. RA
The M (random access memory) 14 has a document buffer area 14a corresponding to the document memory 4 shown in FIG. 1 and an area 14b corresponding to the range designation method memory 5.

The keyboard 12 and the keyboard controller 12a are components corresponding to the input device 2 shown in FIG. The keyboard 12 includes a move key 2a and a copy key 2
b, a cursor key 2c, a select / execute key 2d, a conversion / next candidate key 2e and a previous candidate key 2f. Display 13, display controller 13a and display RAM
Reference numeral 13b is a component corresponding to the display device 3 shown in FIG. The display RAM 13b is read / write controlled by the display controller 13a and stores display pattern data to be displayed on the display screen of the display 13.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. (Basic Operation) First, the CPU 1 executes the document creation mode, inputs document data in accordance with the input operation of various character keys of the keyboard 12, and stores the document data in the document buffer area 14a. The CPU 1 displays the input document data on the display screen of the display 13, as shown in FIG. Here, tabular document data including characters and ruled lines is displayed on the display screen.

In this state, it is assumed that the CPU 1 executes, for example, "move" or "copy" edit processing in accordance with an input operation from the keyboard 12. That is, as shown in step S1 of FIG.
When a is operated, the CPU 1 activates the "move" editing process. As shown in FIG. 5A, the CPU 1 displays a message prompting the designation of the editing range on the display screen. The designation of the edit range is to designate the range from the current position of the cursor 20 to the moved position.

Here, in the embodiment, the range designation method of the edit range includes each of the character string unit, the line unit and the block unit, which can be selected by operating the keyboard 12. For convenience, here, when the edit processing key such as the move key 2a is operated, the range designation method for each character string is initialized. Therefore, the range designation method area 14b of the RAM 14 stores information instructing the range designation method for each character string.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the CPU 1 displays on the display screen the operating method for switching the range designating method. Here, the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12
Is operated, the method is switched to the range specification method in units of lines, and when the previous candidate key 2f is operated, the method is specified in the range specification of blocks. When the select / execute key 2d of the keyboard 12 is operated (NO in step S2), the CPU
1 determines the range designation method for each character string.

Next, the cursor key 2c of the keyboard 12
Operate and edit range (range of document data to be moved)
Move the cursor 20 to the specified position to set
When the select / execute key 2d of the keyboard 12 is operated, C
PU1 determines the editing range in character string units (step S
4 YES, S5, S6 YES). The CPU 1 reversely displays the character string of the confirmed editing range on the display screen (step S7). This reverse display is for confirming the range specified by the user. Therefore, an underline may be displayed, for example, in a character string in a specified range other than the reverse display.

The CPU 1 takes out the document data corresponding to the confirmed specified range from the document buffer area 14a, and executes the "move" editing process here (steps S8, S).
9). That is, after the editing range is designated, the cursor 20 is moved to the moving position by operating the cursor key 2c, thereby executing the editing process of moving the document data corresponding to the designated range to the moving position. At this time, if the content of the editing process is “copy”, the editing process of copying the document data in the designated range to the position designated by the cursor 20 is executed. (Switching Operation of Range Designating Method) In the basic operation of such an editing process, the switching operation of the range designating method of the editing range according to the gist of the present invention will be described. Here, for the sake of convenience, in the initial stage, the range designation method in character string units is set as described above, and the CPU 1 sets the range designation method to step S10 in FIG.
The processes from to S13 are executed. That is, the range designating method area 14b of the RAM 14 stores information designating the range designating method for each character string (step S11). The character string of the editing range designated by the character string unit range designating method is highlighted on the display screen (step S12).
Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the guide line for switching the range designation method different from the character string unit is displayed again (step S13).

On the display screen shown in FIG. 5A, when the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12 is operated, C
PU1 recognizes the switching instruction in the range designation method on a line-by-line basis (YES in step S14). The CPU 1 stores the information designating the range designation method for each line in the range designation method area 14b of the RAM 14 (step S15). CPU1
Displays the designated range 22 for each line designated by the cursor 20 in reverse video, as shown in FIG. 5B (step S1).
6). Further, the guide line is displayed again for switching the range designation method different from the line unit (step S1).
7). Here, the conversion / next candidate key 2 on the keyboard 12
When e is operated, the range specifying method is switched to the block unit, and when the previous candidate key 2f is operated, the range specifying method is changed to the character string unit.

On the display screen shown in FIG. 5B, when the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12 is operated, C
PU1 recognizes the switching instruction in the block unit range designation method (NO in step S14). The CPU 1 stores the information designating the block-by-block range designation method in the range designation method area 14b of the RAM 14 (step S1).
8). The CPU 1 reversely displays the designated range (corresponding to the dotted range 21 shown in FIG. 7C) in block units designated by the cursor 20 (step S19). Further, the guide line for switching the range designation method different from the block unit is displayed again (step S20). here,
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12 is operated, the range designation method is switched to the character string unit, and when the previous candidate key 2f is operated, the line unit range is selected. Switch to the specified method.

For example, when the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12 is operated, the CPU 1 stores information instructing a range specifying method in character string units in the range specifying method area 14b. Further, when the select / execute key 2d of the keyboard 12 is operated, the CPU 1 confirms the range designation method in character string units and, as shown in FIG. 6B, changes the editing range by the range designation method in character string units. A message prompting you to specify it will be displayed.

In this way, when an editing process such as "move" or "copy" is instructed from the keyboard 12,
A range designation method for designating an edit range is prepared for each character string, each row, and each block, and each range designation method can be switched. Specifically, a range designation method area 14b for storing information designating each range designation method is prepared, and the CPU 1 executes a designated range setting process corresponding to each range designation method based on this information. As shown in FIG. 5A, in the switching process of each range designation method, a message indicating the range designation method switching operation is displayed on the display screen,
It is executed according to this switching operation. In the display screen shown in FIG. 5A, when the conversion / next candidate key 2e of the keyboard 12 is operated, the range designation method for each character string is switched to the range designation method for each line. When the range designation method is confirmed, the editing process such as “move” or “copy” of the document data is executed for the edit range designated by the cursor 20 by the range designation method. For example, in the case of a block unit range designation method, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
The block range 21 is set as the edit range only by designating the location, and the edit process such as "move" or "copy" is executed on the document data in the specified range.

[0029]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when the editing process that requires the designation of the editing range is executed, the range designating method of the character string unit, the line unit or the block unit can be arbitrarily switched. You can Therefore, when the contents of the editing process are the same, it is possible to easily change the editing process by the different range designation method without changing the setting process of the contents of the editing process. As a result, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the operation associated with the editing process that requires the specification of the editing range.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the basic configuration of a document creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main part of a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a display example for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a display example for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a display example for explaining the operation of a conventional editing process.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control device (CPU), 2 ... Input device, 3 ... Display device, 4 ... Document memory, 5 ... Range designation method memory, 6 ... Move / copy control part, 7 ... Range designation control part, 8 ... Range designation method Switching unit, 9 ... Target data extracting unit, 10 ... Cursor control unit, 12 ... Keyboard, 13 ... Display, 14 ...
RAM, 14a ... Document buffer area, 14b ... Range designation method area.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A document creating apparatus having an editing function for executing a predetermined editing process on a specified editing range in input document data, comprising: setting means for setting the contents of the editing process; A range specification method setting means for setting each edit range specification method for specifying the range in character string units, line units, or block units in a switchable manner, and the edit range specification method set by this range specification method setting. A document creation apparatus, comprising: an edit control unit that executes the edit process set by the setting unit on the document data in the edit range. 2. A document creating apparatus having an editing function for executing a predetermined editing process on a specified editing range in input document data, comprising: setting means for setting the contents of the editing process; A selection method storage unit that selects each edit range specification method for specifying the range in character string units, line units, or block units, and stores information for instructing the selected edit range specification method, and Switching means for switching the information in the designation method storage means to change to the information for instructing the set editing range designation method in response to the switching of the editing range designation method; and information stored in the designation method storage means. An edit control means for executing the edit process set by the setting means on the document data in the edit range designated by the corresponding edit range designation method is provided. Document creating apparatus according to claim and. 3. A document creating device having an editing function for executing a predetermined editing process on a specified editing range in input document data, comprising: setting means for setting the contents of the editing process; Switching means for setting each edit range designating method for designating the range in character string units, line units, or block units, and the edit range designated by the edit range designating method set by the switching unit. Display control means for displaying the document data by a display method different from the normal display method; and editing by the setting means for the document data in the editing range designated by the editing range designation method set by the switching means. A document creation apparatus comprising: an edit control unit that executes a process. 4. A document creating apparatus having an editing function for executing a predetermined editing process on a specified editing range in input document data, the step of setting the contents of the editing process, and the editing range. Selecting each editing range designating method for designating the character string unit, line unit or block unit, and setting by switching the selected editing range designating method, and the set editing range designating method And a step of extracting the document data of the editing range specified by the editing range specifying method. 5. A document creating apparatus having an editing function for executing a predetermined editing process on a specified editing range in input document data, the step of setting the contents of the editing process, and the editing range. Selecting each editing range designating method for designating the character string unit, line unit or block unit, and setting by switching the selected editing range designating method, and the set editing range designating method And a step of displaying the extracted document data of the editing range by a display method different from a normal display method.