JPH0793297A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To designate the input range of inputted character strings with ruled lines and to output data while excluding any specified ruled lines when outputting the data. CONSTITUTION:When character data are inputted, inside a document memory 22-1, it is discriminated whether a ruled line code showing a virtual line at a present line is stored or not. When the ruled line code of the virtual line is stored, an inputted character code is written inside a range up to the ruled line position in the document memory 22-1 designated by the ruled line code of the virtual line. When document printing is designated, the data of a printing target are read from the document memory 22-1, and it is investigated whether those data are ruled line data or not. When they are the ruled line data, it is judged whether these ruled line data are virtual lines or not based on attribute data contained in these ruled line and when they are normal ruled line data, the ruled line data are transferred to a printer control part 20 and printed out of a printer 16 but when they are the ruled line data of the virtual lines, those ruled line data are not transferred to the printer control part 20 but the printing is inhibited.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, word processors, personal computers, and the like in which a character string input range is designated by ruled lines are known. That is, there is one in which the start position, the end position, etc. of the line end are regulated by drawing a ruled line.

[0003]

However, in this type, even a ruled line for designating an input range is stored in the document memory in the same manner as a normal ruled line, and therefore, like a normal ruled line. However, there was a drawback that it was printed out. It is considered that this is because the ruled line function is used to specify the input range. An object of the present invention is to specify an input range of an input character string by a ruled line, and to exclude a specific ruled line when outputting data so that the data can be output.

[0004]

The means of the present invention is a ruled line input means for inputting a specific ruled line and a normal ruled line that can be prohibited from being output, and a character string after the ruled line when the ruled line is input to the document memory. Input control means for inputting within the range on the document memory designated by the ruled line, and a determination means for determining whether or not the output target data is the specific ruled line data when outputting the data in the document memory, The present invention is characterized by further comprising output prohibiting means for prohibiting the output of the ruled line data when the judging means determines that the ruled line data is the specific ruled line data.

[0005]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. The ruled line input means inputs specific ruled lines and normal ruled lines that can be prohibited from being output, and when the ruled line is input to the document memory, the input control means sets the subsequent character strings to the range in the document memory specified by the ruled lines. Enter in Then, when outputting the data in the document memory, the determining means determines whether or not the output target data is the specific ruled line data, and the output prohibiting means is determined by the determining means to be the specific ruled line data. Output of the ruled line data is prohibited. Therefore,
It is possible to specify the input range of the input character string with ruled lines and exclude specific ruled lines when outputting the data.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing device (word processor). A CPU 11 controls various operations of the word processor according to a system program or the like in the ROM 12, that is, a document creating process, a document printing process, and the like, and a keyboard 13, a CRT display device 14, a disk memory 15, as peripheral devices thereof.
The printer 16 is connected to the CPU 11 via an input / output interface, that is, a corresponding keyboard control unit 17, CRT control unit 18, external storage control unit 19, and printer control unit 20.

The keyboard 13 is a key input device for inputting document data and various commands, and the document data input from the keyboard 13 is taken into the CPU 11 via the keyboard control unit 17. The keyboard 13 is provided with a ruled line key AK used when drawing a ruled line, a thickness key BK for designating the thickness of the ruled line, and a print key CK for instructing document printing. Here, the thickness key BK is for designating whether or not the thickness of the ruled line is “0”. When “0” is designated as the thickness of the ruled line, the ruled line data regulates the input range of the character string. Specifies what should be entered as a virtual line to do.

When the CPU 11 writes the input document data in the video RAM (VRAM) 21, the CRT
The control unit 18 reads the document data from the video RAM 21 and causes the CRT display device 14 to display and output the text data.

When a conversion command is input from the keyboard 13, the CPU 11 converts the input kana character string into kana-kanji characters and writes a kanji-mixed sentence in the document memory 22-1 in the RAM 22. Here, when the ruled line input is instructed from the keyboard 13, the CPU 11 identifies whether the ruled line is a normal ruled line or a ruled line indicating a virtual line according to the operation of the thickness key BK. "1" is added as the attribute code shown, and if it is a ruled line showing a virtual line, "0" is added as the attribute code showing its thickness and written in the document memory 22-1. When the ruled line data (virtual line code) indicating a virtual line is written in the document memory 22-1, the input range of the character string input thereafter is regulated by this virtual line code.

When a registration command is given from the keyboard 13 after the document is created, the data in the document memory 22-1 is transferred to the external storage controller 19 and the disk memory 15 is sent.
Be registered with.

On the other hand, when the CPU 11 receives a print command from the keyboard 13, it reads the document data to be printed from the disk memory 15 and transfers it to the document memory 22-1, and then reads the data in the document memory 22-1 and outputs it. While checking whether the target data is a virtual line code, the data in the document memory 22-1 is given to the printer control unit 20 and is printed out from the printer 16. Here, if the output target data is the virtual line code, the CPU 11 prohibits the output of that data.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the document creation process. First, when data is input from the keyboard 13 (step A1), the CPU 11 checks whether the input data is ruled line data or other character data (step A2), and if ruled line data, step A3.
Proceed to.

If the thickness of the ruled line is designated, the CPU
Reference numeral 11 checks whether ruled line data indicating a virtual line or normal ruled line data based on whether or not the thickness key BK is operated (step A).
4). If the thickness key BK is operated, the process proceeds to step A5 to generate a virtual line code formed by adding the attribute code indicating the thickness "0" to the ruled line data as shown in FIG. , Document memory 22-1. If the thickness key BK has not been operated, the process proceeds to step A6, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the attribute code indicating the thickness "1" is added to the ruled line data to obtain a normal ruled line code. Write to the document memory 22-1.

Then, the process proceeds to step A7, and it is checked whether or not the data input is completed. If the end instruction is not given from the keyboard 13, the process returns to step A1. If character data has been input, it is detected in step A2 and the process proceeds to step A8, where the document memory 22-1
It is checked whether or not the virtual line code is stored in the current line. Here, if the virtual line code is stored in the document memory 22-1 as a ruled line designating the start position of the line end, the input character code is set to the document memory 22-designated by the virtual line code. Writing is performed from the ruled line position within 1 (step A9). If the virtual line code is stored in the document memory 22-1 as a ruled line designating the end position of the line end, the input character code is set to the document memory 22-1 designated by the virtual line code. Writing is performed within the range up to the ruled line position inside, but when this ruled line position is exceeded, a line feed is performed and the character code is written in the next line (step A9).

FIG. 4 shows a concrete example in which the line end start position is designated by a virtual line, and the character string of each line is the virtual line I.
It is input from the position designated by L1, IL2, and IL3. That is, the virtual line IL1 specifies the line end start positions of the first and second lines, the virtual line IL2 specifies the line end start position of the third line, and the virtual line IL3 further specifies the fourth line and the fifth line. Of the virtual line IL1, IL2, I
The positions of L3 are designated by shifting. The virtual line can be freely specified even within one table item.

On the other hand, if the virtual line code is not stored in the current line, it is detected in step A8 and the process proceeds to step A10, where the character code is input into the document memory 22-1 as usual. Such an operation is step A
This is repeated until the end of data input is detected in 7.

Next, the operation of printing the data in the document memory 22-1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when the CPU 11 receives a document print command from the keyboard 13, it transfers the document data to be printed from the disk memory 15 to the document memory 22-1, and then,
Data to be printed is read from the document memory 22-1 (step B1), and it is checked whether the data is ruled line data (step B2).

If the data is not ruled line data, the process proceeds to step B4, in which the character data and the like read from the document memory 22-1 is given to the printer control unit 20 and printed out from the printer 16.

On the other hand, if it is ruled line data, the process proceeds to step B3 to judge whether or not the ruled line data is a virtual line based on whether the attribute code of the thickness included in the ruled line data is "0" or "1". Do it. If "1" is added to the ruled line data as an attribute code indicating the thickness, the ruled line data is an ordinary ruled line, and this is used as the printer control unit 2.
0 to cause the printer 16 to print out (step B4). If "0" is added to the ruled line data as an attribute code indicating the thickness, the ruled line data is a virtual line, and therefore step B4 is skipped and its printing is prohibited.

Then, it is checked whether or not all the data to be printed has been transferred to the printer control unit 20 (step B
5) Step B until the end of transfer of all data is detected
Returning to 1, the same operation is repeated thereafter. As described above, even if the virtual line code for designating the input range is stored in the document memory 22-1, its printing is prohibited, and normal ruled lines and characters are printed. Although the ruled line data indicating a virtual line is designated by setting the thickness to “0” in the above embodiment, it may be designated by adding another attribute code.

[0021]

According to the present invention, the input range of an input character string can be specified by a ruled line, and at the time of outputting data, a specific ruled line can be excluded and output.
Documents can be created efficiently.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a document creation process.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a virtual line code and a normal ruled line code.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a line end input start position is designated by a virtual line.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a document printing process.

[Explanation of Codes] 11 CPU 12 ROM 13 Keyboard 16 Printer 17 Keyboard Control Unit 22-1 Document Memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ruled line input means for inputting a specific ruled line and an ordinary ruled line that can be prohibited from being output, and a character string after that when a ruled line is input to a document memory, a character string on the document memory specified by the ruled line. The input control means for inputting within the range, the determination means for determining whether or not the output target data is the specific ruled line data when outputting the data in the document memory, and the determination means for determining the specific ruled line data. A document processing apparatus comprising: an output prohibiting unit that prohibits the output of the ruled line data when it is determined that there is.