JPH0785027A - Document editor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform character modification/character type instruction with comparatively simple operations by simultaneously performing the operations of character input and character modification on a front end processor. CONSTITUTION:When information is inputted from an input device such as a keyboard 9 with Japanese syllabary(KANA) of Roman alphabets, this information is displayed in KANA on a CRT 3 while being stored in a PMEM 3. Next, the inputted KANA character string is converted to a character string mixing KANA and Chinese character (KANJI) and displayed. When an input instruction is performed from a user, an attention clause is moved to the other clause or the segmenting method of the clause is changed, for example. Further, the candidate of a homonym excepting for the conversion candidate displayed at the attention clause is selected. When a character modifying function is instructed/selected, based on information concerning possible character modification the user selects which kind of character modification is made to the present attention clause. Then, the selected modification information is stored on the PMEM 3, and the modified character string is displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document editing apparatus provided with a character modification function for modifying characters inputted and a font modification function for designating and modifying a font.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when character modification (shading, enclosing, underline, overline, reverse character, etc.) is performed in a document editing device, a character string to be targeted is specified after instructing character modification. In general, an operation such as issuing an instruction for character modification after designating a target character string has been required, and an operation independent of the character input operation has been required.

Similarly, when designating or changing the typeface of a character (Mincho, Gothic, bold, thin, italic, double-width, half-width, etc.), the target character string is designated after designating the typeface. Alternatively, an operation such as designating a typeface after designating a target character string and performing an operation independent of the character input operation is required.

Generally, a character input and a front-end processor (hereinafter referred to as FEP) for character recognition and kana-kanji conversion are used for inputting characters, but these have only a function of assisting input of characters. However, the document editing apparatus is used in an operation completely independent of the editing function, the character modification function, and the setting and use functions of a plurality of fonts.

[0005]

Therefore, in such a conventional device, the user cannot give an instruction such as character modification or typeface during character input, and once the character string is input to the end, Return to wanting to specify / change the part or typeface you want to modify, and you could not specify or change the character style or typeface without specifying the target range.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a document editing apparatus capable of instructing character modification / typeface by a relatively simple operation. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a first invention is a character string conversion processing unit for performing a character string conversion process for converting an input character string into a character string containing kana and kanji.
In a document editing device including a document processing unit that performs predetermined document processing based on information from the character string conversion processing unit,
The character string conversion processing unit, when a character decoration is instructed during the character string conversion processing, displays a settable character decoration corresponding to a target phrase of the input character string; Character decoration fixing means for fixing a predetermined character decoration among the character decoration applied to the clause, and information for adding information on the character decoration fixed by the character decoration fixing means to the character string subjected to the character string conversion processing. The document processing section is configured to perform the document processing based on the information from the information adding means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a character string conversion processing unit for performing a character string conversion process for converting an input character string into a kana-kanji mixed character string, and a predetermined document process based on information from the character string conversion processing unit. In the document editing apparatus including a document processing unit that performs the character string conversion processing unit, the character string conversion processing unit sets a typeface that can be set when the font setting instruction is issued during the character string conversion processing. A font setting means for applying to the target font, a font determining means for fixing a predetermined font among the fonts applied to the target phrase, and a character string obtained by the character string conversion processing of the information on the font fixed by the font determining means. And an information adding unit for adding the document processing unit to the document processing unit, and the document processing unit performs the document processing based on the information from the information adding unit.

[0009]

Since a generally used natural language has a phrase structure, it is common in FEP to process an input character string by dividing it into phrase structures, and prompt the user to instruct the processing. For this reason, it is displayed for the user by dividing it into clauses according to the divided phrase structure information. In the created document, the range separated by this word, clause, or logical structure of the document is often the part where character modification is performed, and the place where the two are inevitably coincide. I often do it.

Paying attention to such a point, in the first and second aspects of the present invention, the character string input by the FEP is shown to the user as separated by words or clauses. The user is required to specify the character decoration or specify / change the typeface. As a result, character input and character modification operations can be performed on the FEP, and character input and character modification / modification
You can specify and change the typeface at the same time.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a document editing device according to the present invention. It should be noted that the documents referred to in this embodiment are collectively referred to as sentences, tables, figures and images.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a system bus, and the following components are connected to the system bus 1. CP
U (Central Processing Uni)
t) 2 controls the operation of the entire device. The program memory (hereinafter referred to as PMEM) 3 selects / reads a program for editing processing including processing shown in a flowchart of FIG.
It is executed by the CPU 2. The PMEM 3, which is also a text memory, stores the data input from the keyboard 9 as code information.

Input devices such as a keyboard 9 and a mouse 10 are connected to the input control unit 8. An operator operates the keyboard 9 to issue a system operation command or the like. The mouse 10 is a pointing device (hereinafter referred to as PD) for instructing processing of image information on the CRT 13.
That is, it may be an electronic pen or the like. As a result, the cursor on the CRT 13 is arbitrarily moved in the X and Y directions to select a command icon on the command menu to give an instruction for processing, as well as an instruction for editing and an instruction for a drawing position.

Further, 11 in the figure is a video image
A memory (hereinafter referred to as VRAM) 12 is a display output control unit. The data displayed on the CRT 13 is VRAM1
1 is expanded as bitmap data. For example, in the case of character data, a character pattern corresponding to the code is developed on the VRAM 11, and it is possible to display a cursor by directly generating a cursor in the display area of the VRAM 11 by software control.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an external storage device control unit, to which a hard disk (HD) 15 for storing a Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary, which will be described later, and a disk (floppy disk; FD) 16 for data files are connected.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a part of a document edit screen on the CRT 13 when the user uses it. Where 1 in the figure
Reference numeral 7 is called a menu bar, which is a place for calling a menu that allows the user to give a work instruction during work such as editing
Using this, the user selects and instructs various functions of the document processing apparatus. Further, reference numeral 18 is a work area in which a document which is an actual work target is displayed.

The underlined portion indicated by 19 is
The user is currently inputting a sentence or character, and the cursor 20 is a mark of the place where the user is currently inputting a character. On the other hand, reference numeral 21 denotes a character string that is currently a conversion target, and is a portion (hereinafter referred to as a noticeable phrase) where the user selects a conversion candidate.

As described above, the document editing apparatus according to the present embodiment displays the contents input by the user in kana or romaji as a kana, and converts the kana into a kanji character string desired by the user.

Generally, the document editing apparatus is divided into an FEP part for assisting the user in inputting characters and a part for performing main document processing. Next, the operation of the kana-kanji conversion FEP will be described with reference to FIG.

A keyboard is generally used to input many Japanese characters, but it is unrealistic to provide the keyboard with as many keys as the number of Chinese characters. Therefore, the user is prompted to input a kana or Roman alphabet from the keyboard 9. Reference numeral 22 in FIG. 3 denotes an input device that receives an input from the keyboard 9 or the like. The kana or romaji alphabed that is the output is displayed in the form of kana or the like by the kana-kanji conversion FEP main body 23, and the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 24 or the input device 22 previously stored in the hard disk 15 or the PMEM 3 is stored. By using other input information from the user of, it is converted into a character string or sentence mixed with commonly used kanji and kana.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage format of the kana-kanji conversion dictionary 24. As shown in FIG. 4, a reading part 26 and a corresponding kanji part 27 are paired in this dictionary. Stored. Kana-Kanji conversion FEP converts the input Kana into Kanji by comparing with reading of this dictionary. Because there are homonyms, there may be multiple conversion candidates. In this case, the user can select one of them, but it is preferable that the frequently used one can be easily selected. As shown in FIG. 4, the Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 24 may also include frequency information 28 and the like.

In this way, the kana-kanji conversion FEP converts the kana-character string into a kana-kanji mixed character string and passes it to the document processing device 25 shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the kana-kanji conversion front-end processor has been described as above, but in reality, the contents input with a pen or the like are converted into kana or kanji by using a character recognition technique. The present invention can be applied to all such methods for assisting the user's input. Further, there are various expression methods such as changing the color and the shape of the underline display and the cursor during the FEP operation, and the present invention can be applied to any of them.

By the way, since a generally used natural language has a phrase structure, in FEP, it is usual to convert an input character string in phrase units according to phrase structure information. In order to prompt the user for the processing instructions, the divided phrase is displayed to the user, and the user is asked to confirm the conversion contents for each phrase or language unit. If there is an error in the candidate selection, it is common to ask for it using input from the keyboard or mouse.

When characters are modified in the created document, the clauses and words that are the basis of this phrase structure are often used as a unit. Therefore, the character string entered in FEP is shown to the user as a section or word division, and if the user wants to modify the character at this point, an instruction to that effect is given. By providing a means for issuing, it is possible to specify a simple character decoration, and to input a character and modify the character at the same time.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a scene in which character modification is specifically instructed. If a character modification instruction is issued during Kana-Kanji conversion, the character string currently being converted is modified into a plurality of columns as shown in the screen display 29 at the portion 21 where the conversion candidate is currently selected. Characters are displayed by allowing the user to select one or more of them using an input device such as the keyboard 9 or the mouse 10.

The character modification function has a modification method that can be used and a modification method that cannot be used depending on the situation of the document processing apparatus. Information on what character modification method can be used is previously document processed. It is necessary to get it from the device. In addition, it is necessary to add information indicating that the character has been modified to the kana-kanji mixed character string that has been transferred from the FEP to the document processing device and transfer it.

Next, how to provide the character modification function to the user in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 6 and 7. In addition,
This flowchart is based on the general Kana-Kanji conversion FEP 1
The flow of the function realizing part of the present invention is added to the flow chart of the conversion work of one time.

First, in step S1 in the figure, at the stage of preparation of the FEP, information on the currently usable character decoration is obtained from the document processing apparatus. Since this information stores information about the structure of the menu in a specific area on the PMEM 3 or a specific area of the HD 15 or the FD 16, it can be shared in the document editing device. The process of step S1 can be omitted.

In step S2, when an input is made in kana or Roman alphabet after waiting for the input from the user, the kana is displayed while being stored in PMEM3.
When the character input by the user is completed, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the inputted kana character string is converted into a kana-kanji mixed character string and displayed.

In step S4, the user is asked to judge the result converted in step S3.
It waits for the user's input from the input device such as the keyboard 9. At this time, in steps S5, S6 and S7, it is determined whether or not the normal kana-kanji conversion FEP has been performed.
For example, moving the target phrase displayed in step S3 or the like to another phrase (step S8) is a process in the case of affirmation in step S5, and changing the way of segmenting a phrase is affirmative in step S6. In this case, since the change may affect the character string being converted after the changed part, the part is reconverted and displayed again (step S9). Further, the process in the case of affirmative determination in step S7 is to select a candidate of a homonym other than the conversion candidate displayed in the target phrase (step S10). All of these steps S5, S6 and S7 are executed when an operation for instructing each function is performed while waiting in step S4.

Steps S11, S12, and S13 are the function-implementing portions of the present invention. In step S3, the character string of the conversion result is shown to the user. Shows. When a character modification function is designated / selected by pressing a specific key in the state of step S4 (step S11), step S1
2, the user is allowed to select which character modification is to be applied to the current target phrase based on the information on the possible character modification obtained in step S1.

Then, in step S13, the selected character decoration is performed on the FEP. That is, this modification information is set to P
The converted character string, which is stored in the MEM 3 and to which the decoration specified earlier is added, is displayed, and the process returns to step S4 to wait for the user's input.

When the user is satisfied with the result of processing in steps S5 to S11 (step S14), the fact is transmitted from the input device such as the keyboard 9 and the converted character modification information is added in step S15. The character string mixed with kana and kanji is passed to the document processing device, and the conversion work of this time is completed.

As described above, in this embodiment, it becomes possible to perform character modification during the conversion work in FEP, and the unit of the character string to be modified is the phrase indicated by the conversion. Therefore, the character modification operation can be easily performed when the document is edited.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the first embodiment, when character modification is instructed during conversion by FEP, possible character modification candidates appear on the screen. However, in the display order of character modification candidates. Was not particularly limited.

When a user creates a document, a work often occurs in which a specific word is always modified and written by a predetermined modification method. Therefore, the order of modification method candidates should be changed depending on the word to be modified, and in some cases, when a specific word appears after conversion, the character string with the character modification is given priority. It will be more convenient if it comes out in.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, information 30 on the past usage frequency of character modification is added to the kana-kanji conversion dictionary for each word. This information may indicate how many character modifications have been used in the past, or what character modifications were used when they appeared in the previous FEP.

The processing flow is the same as that shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, except that the step S1 for displaying the candidates for character modification is performed.
In step 2, when displaying the candidates for possible character modifications, the display order of the candidates is determined based on the information on the character modifications in the dictionary. In addition, when the kana-kanji mixed character string is passed to the document processing device in step S15, the character modification frequency information of the dictionary is changed according to the character modification information contained in the character string.
Further, when the frequency of performing the specific modification on the specific word is extremely high, the phrase or word that is character-modified from the beginning is output during the conversion in step S3.

In this way, in this embodiment, not only the character decoration is performed during the FEP conversion, but also the character decoration candidates are automatically changed according to the frequency of use.
The operation of character modification becomes easier.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, the information on the frequency of character modification is added to the FEP conversion dictionary. However, the frequency of character modification may change depending on the type of document to be created. It can be said that the law is more general.

Therefore, by adding the character modification frequency information to a document file or a form file that stores information such as the layout of a document, the modification frequency depending on the type of the document can be handled appropriately. Is possible.

As shown in FIG. 9, the conventional document file 3
1 is added with the word 33 of the dictionary shown in the second embodiment and the character modification frequency data 32 storing information of the modification usage frequency 34, and this is treated as one document file. The same can be done when adding to a form file.

The processing flow is the same as in FIGS. 6 and 7, except that the character modification frequency information is extracted from a document file or the like and stored, unlike the second embodiment.

In this way, in this embodiment, not only the character decoration is performed during the FEP conversion, but also the character decoration candidates are automatically changed according to the frequency of use.
The frequency is stored for each document or form, and the frequency can be used to further facilitate the character modification operation.

Next, as a fourth embodiment of the present invention, a case of setting a font of an input character string will be described. The process of designating / changing the font of the present embodiment is similar to the character modification of the first to third embodiments described above.

That is, the display portion 29 for character modification shown in FIG.
However, as shown in FIG. 10, the screen display 29 'relating to the typeface is replaced, and the process of determining the selection of the typeface selecting function is performed instead of the process of determining the character modifying function selection in step S9 shown in FIG. Further, the above step S12
In addition, corresponding to the processing of step S13, in the present embodiment,
Based on the font setting instruction during kana-kanji conversion, the character strings currently being converted are displayed in various fonts in the part currently selected as a conversion candidate, and one or more of these are displayed to the keyboard 9 or the user. The input device such as the mouse 10 is used to select and change the font.

As a storage format of the kana-kanji conversion dictionary, instead of the information 30 on the past usage frequency of the character modification shown in FIG. 8, the information 30 on the past usage frequency of the typeface as shown in FIG. 12 'is provided, and in addition to the character modification frequency data 34 shown in FIG. 9, typeface modification frequency data 34' as shown in FIG. 12 is provided.

With the above configuration, the FEP
Not only the typeface is specified and changed during conversion, but the typeface candidates are automatically changed according to the frequency of use, and the frequency is stored for each document or form, and the frequency can be used. Makes it easier to specify and change typefaces.

As long as the functions of the present invention are executed, the present invention can be applied to a single device, a system including a plurality of devices, or a system in which processing is performed via a network such as a LAN. It goes without saying that the invention applies.

[0053]

As described above, according to the first invention, when character modification is instructed during the character string conversion process,
A character decoration setting means for displaying a settable character decoration in correspondence with a target phrase of an input character string; a character decoration fixing means for fixing a predetermined character decoration among the character decorations applied to the target phrase; Since information relating to the character decoration determined by the character decoration determining means is added to the character string subjected to the character string conversion processing, the document processing is performed based on the information from the information adding means. ,
It becomes possible to specify the character decoration during the character string conversion process, and since character decoration is often done in units of clauses at the time of conversion, the range of character decoration becomes specified naturally. It becomes possible to facilitate the operation of character modification.

According to the second aspect, when a font setting instruction is issued during the character string conversion processing, a font setting means for applying a settable font to the noticeable phrase of the input character string, and to the noticeable phrase. The information regarding the font determined by the font determining means, the information adding means for adding to the character string subjected to the character string conversion processing, the information. Since the document processing is performed based on the information from the adding means, it is possible to specify and change the typeface during the character string conversion process, and the typeface setting can be performed in units of clauses at the time of conversion. Since there are many fonts, the setting range of the font can be specified naturally, so that the operation of specifying and changing the font can be facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a document editing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of a document edit screen on a CRT 13 when a user uses it.

FIG. 3 is an operation relationship diagram between an FEP and its peripheral portion.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage format of a kana-kanji conversion dictionary.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a scene in which character modification is specifically instructed.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a storage format of a kana-kanji conversion dictionary according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a format of a document file according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a part of a document edit screen according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a storage format of a kana-kanji conversion dictionary of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a format of a document file of the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 CPU 3 PMEM 9 keyboard 10 mouse 13 CRT 15 hard disk 16 floppy disk 23 FEP 24 kana-kanji conversion 25 document processor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A character string conversion processing unit for performing a character string conversion process for converting an input character string into a character string mixed with Kana and Kanji, and a document processing unit for performing a predetermined document process based on information from the character string conversion processing unit. In the document editing device including, the character string conversion processing unit displays a settable character decoration corresponding to a target phrase of the input character string when a character decoration is instructed during the character string conversion processing. A character modification setting means, a character modification determining means for determining a predetermined character modification among the character modifications applied to the target phrase, and information relating to the character modification determined by the character modification determining means, converted into the character string. An information adding unit for adding the processed character string, wherein the document processing unit is configured to perform the document processing based on the information from the information adding unit. . 2. A character string conversion processing unit for performing a character string conversion process for converting an input character string into a character string mixed with Kana and Kanji, and a document processing unit for performing a predetermined document process based on information from the character string conversion processing unit. In the document editing device including the character string conversion processing unit, the character string conversion processing unit applies a settable font to a target phrase of the input character string when a font setting instruction is issued during the character string conversion processing. Means, a typeface determining means for determining a predetermined typeface out of the typefaces applied to the target phrase, and information for adding information on the typeface determined by the typeface determining means to the character string subjected to the character string conversion processing. A document editing apparatus, comprising: an adding unit, wherein the document processing unit performs the document processing based on information from the information adding unit.