JPH076165A - Setting method for document format - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a document layout image based on a set document format according to the content of the document format. CONSTITUTION:Document format information set and changed through a keyboard 1 is stored through a format setting/changing device 2 in a format parameter table 3, and displayed through a RAM 4 for display. On the other hand, the parameter stored in the formal parameter table 3 is read by a format layout image preparing device 7, the layout image of the format in conformity to the parameter is prepared, and the image is displayed through the RAM 4 for display.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document format setting method for setting document format information regarding a document.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a document processing apparatus such as a Japanese word processor, the format of a document is set by the numerical values of format parameters such as margins and character pitches. For example, set the left margin, and further the right margin, and during that time, that is, 1
I was typing the number of characters in a line. With such an input method, the format image for printing is difficult to understand at the time of setting because the format is set only for the numerical values. I was trying to get closer to.

[0003]

That is, in the past, when the document format was set, only the numerical value of the set format was displayed, so that the layout based on the set format could not be known in advance.

Further, a display itself of a reduced layout of already input document data is publicly known, but this is merely displaying the stored document data as a reduced image, and the reduction is performed at the time of formatting. The layout is not displayed.

That is, in the conventional reduced layout display, the layout image can be grasped when the document data has already been inputted, but the document image cannot be grasped at all when the document data itself has not been inputted. , There was a problem.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to change and set any desired format while viewing a document layout image when setting a document format.

[0007]

The means of the present invention are as follows. A method of setting a document format for setting document format information, wherein a document occupation layout image showing a virtual document image when a document is output on one page is generated when the document format is set, and the generated document is generated. The exclusive layout image is displayed together with the document format information stored in advance, and the contents of the document format information are arbitrarily changed and designated in this display state. Whether or not the arbitrary designated changes are illegal When it is determined that the changed contents are not illegal, the changed document format information is set and stored.

[0008]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. At the time of setting the document format, a document occupation layout image showing a virtual document image when a document is output on one page is generated, and the generated document occupation layout image is
It is displayed together with the document format information stored in advance. After confirming the display state, if there is a need to change the content of the document format information stored in advance, the operator arbitrarily specifies the change of the content. Then, it is determined whether or not the changed content is illegal. Then, when it is determined that the changed contents are not illegal, the changed document format information is set and stored.

Therefore, when setting the document format, it is possible to change and set any desired format while looking at the document layout image, and the document format can be set smoothly.

[0010]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Formatting / changing data input by pressing a key from the keyboard (KEY) 1 is added to the formatting / changing device 2. The format setting / change data is written in the format parameter table 3 and stored in the format parameter display area of the display RAM 4. The display RAM is a video memory, which is sequentially read by a device (not shown), converted into a video signal to be displayed on the CRT, and displayed on the CRT.

The above-mentioned format parameter data is stored in the address position corresponding to the lower area of the CRT. FIG. 2 is a display diagram in the embodiment shown in FIG.
The display screen of the CRT is divided into two by a dotted line C,
The lower part A of the screen is a setting display section for operating the keyboard 1, for example, displaying the selection of parameters to the operator and changing or selecting results.

On the other hand, a hard disk drive (HDD) 6 and a floppy disk drive 5 are connected to the format parameter table 3, and these disk drives 5, 6 are used in various types of format layout display corresponding to the stored format parameters. The data of is stored. Then, the data is read out when the form layout display instruction is given from the keyboard 1 or changed, stored in the form parameter table 3 and output to the form layout image creating apparatus 1. Although not shown, the hard disk device 6 and the floppy disk device 5 also operate as a document storage device for a document file of a word processor control unit that operates as a word processor. The format layout image creating device 7 is provided with the format parameter data stored in the format parameter table 3 and various data stored in the hard disk device 6 and the floppy disk device 5 (paper symbols, character marks, image data of margins, etc. Output the layout of the specified format from the set format parameter). The upper portion of the display section divided by the dotted line in FIG. 2 is the format layout displayed by the format parameter data.

In the embodiment, one character is represented by one "□". In FIG. 2, the format layout of one sheet is displayed, and the number of characters is 7 lines, one line being 5 characters horizontally. This format depends on the format parameter described above. For example, the number of characters in one line, the number of lines, the number of left and right margins, and the size of characters vary.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the embodiment. When the format layout display command is input from the keyboard 1, the operation shown in FIG. 3 is started (START). First, the format parameters of the document file previously created in the floppy disk device 5 or the hard disk device 6 are read out and set S1 in the format parameter table 3. When the format is not set, the initial format parameter data is stored in the format parameter table 3 until the format parameter setting data is added after the parameter selecting process S5 described later. Next, the format layout image creating device 7 reads out the format parameter data from the format parameter table 3, performs the format layout image creating process S2 corresponding to the data, and further displays the data, that is, the layout S3. Since the layout display is the initial layout display or the layout display previously set by the operator, it is often necessary to change this. After the layout display S3, FIG.
A parameter selection screen and a setting display S4 are displayed at the bottom of the display screen shown in FIG. The display S4 is made by the formatting / changing device 2. By this processing, the layout of the format and the parameters corresponding to the layout, that is, the set parameters are displayed. Then, the processing S5 of selecting the parameters to be the desired layout is performed. This process S5 is a process of detecting a key pressed by an operator who operates the keyboard 1. Next, it is determined S6 whether or not the data input by this parameter selection processing S5 is the end. In the case of Y, the operator has instructed that the format parameter data at the time of initialization or the format parameter data set in advance or the later-described change or setting has made the intended format layout, and at this time, the floppy disk device 5 or The format parameter of the parameter table 3 is stored in the document file of the hard disk device S7, and the process ends (END). When the result is N, it means that the format layout is not the target one, and the change screen display S8 of the parameter designated by the parameter selection in the process S5 is performed. This is done by the formatting / modifying device 2. Parameter selection processing S5 described above
Is, for example, the designation process of items for setting or changing the number of characters in one line, the number of lines in one page, left and right margin characters designation, paper size, and the like. Is an input. For example, the parameter selection process S5
When the command for designating or changing the number of characters in one line is issued with, the designated parameter change screen display S8 is a display requesting the designation of the number of characters in one line. The parameter changing process S9 is performed after the display process S8. The parameter changing process S9 is a process of detecting data input by the operator, and for example, data of the number of characters in one line is input by this process S9. Next, a determination S10 is made as to whether or not the input data is an error. For example, even when the number of characters in one line is input, the operator erroneously specifies the number of characters more than the number that can be printed in one line. When an error occurs, the parameter of S9 is returned to Y when the error occurs. Perform change processing. If no error has occurred, the parameter table maintenance process S11 is performed. By this processing, the changed portion of the format parameter table is changed as the target parameter data. Since the format parameter table becomes new data by this processing, the above-described format layout image creation processing S
2 is executed, and thereafter, the sequence is repeated until the target parameter is reached.

By the above operation, the format parameter is selected and finally the format parameter is stored in the document file. Since the document file previously stored by the word processor control unit (not shown) is stored, the format to be printed is specified by the operation flow of FIG. 3 described above. Although not shown, the print control unit reads this format parameter. Then, the document of the character file is printed by a printer or the like corresponding to the parameter. In the above-described operation flow, the format layout image creation process S2 and the layout display are performed by the format layout image creation device 7, and the process S1 of storing the format parameters in the document file in the parameter table and vice versa. The process S7 of storing the parameters is performed by the format parameter table 3, and the others are performed by the formatting / modifying device. It should be noted that the selection of parameters and the change of parameters naturally include the operation of the keyboard of the operator.

As described above, the form layout display obviously changes from the operation flow due to the setting or change, and the form layout of the finally specified form parameter is always displayed. Therefore, the operator is
The format parameters can be set while looking at the format layout, and the desired format layout can be easily specified without the need for printing or the like in the setting.

In the above description, a CRT (not shown)
Is used as the display device, but the display device is not limited to this, and an LCD
(Liquid crystal display device) and the like can be similarly performed.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a desired arbitrary format can be changed and set while viewing the document layout image when setting the document format, and the document format can be set smoothly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a display diagram in an example.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 keyboard 2 format setting / changing device 3 format parameter table 4 display RAM 7 format layout image creating device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A method of setting a document format for setting document format information, wherein a document occupation layout image showing a virtual document image when a document is output on one page is generated at the time of document format setting, The generated document occupation layout image is displayed together with the document format information stored in advance, and in this display state, the contents of the document format information are arbitrarily changed and designated, and the changed contents of the arbitrary designation are invalid. If it is determined that the above changes are not illegal,
A document format setting method, characterized in that the changed document format information is set and stored.