JPH08235176A - Document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically perform alteration history management and lighten the burden of the alteration history management on a user by comparing the contents of a current document with those at the time of regular version registration when the document registered as a regular version is an object to be altered after document regular version registration, and automatically adding, for example, a ruled line to the alteration history area at the right end of a screen when the contents of the both are different. CONSTITUTION: A system after generating a document list on the basis of data stored on a hard disk 5 registers a specific document as a regular version (figure output) according to a user's indication. Then the registered document is read out of the hard disk 5 and displayed on a CRT 3. When the user corrects the document at the time of editing, the ruled line is added (displayed) in the correction history area at the right end of the document that is displayed. In another way, the characters at the corrected part is changed in color and displayed when a color CRT 3 is used. When the color CRT 3 is not used, the characters at the corrected part are changed in font and displayed.

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, and more particularly to a history of document correction in a word processor or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A word processor has been widely used as one of document processing apparatuses. Then, when it becomes necessary to modify the document while creating the document using a word processor, the document is deleted or inserted by using a delete key, an insert key, or the like.

[0003]

However, at the time of changing a document in the above-mentioned conventional word processor or the like, the document is corrected each time, and the corrected portion largely depends on the memory of the changer himself. Until then, it was not possible to accurately grasp and manage the corrections.

An object of the present invention is to improve the management of the change history by automatically grasping the corrected portion of the document.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The means of the first invention is as follows. The display means displays the document data to be edited when editing the document. The detection means detects that part of the document data has been modified when the document is edited.

The correction part management means manages the correction part of the document data detected by the detection means, and at the time of displaying the document data, controls the display by the display means so as to display the correction part in a distinguishable manner.

[0007]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. First,
When the document is edited, the document data to be edited is displayed by the display unit, and the detection unit detects that a part of the document data is corrected when the document is edited. For example, whether or not a part of the document data has been corrected is checked line by line to detect the corrected line. The correction portion management means manages the correction portion detected at this time, and controls the display by the display means so as to distinguishably display the correction portion when the document data is displayed. For example, add (display) a specific identifier such as a ruled line to the area corresponding to the modified line
To do so.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a means for registering the original version is provided on the document list screen of a word processor or the like, and the official version is registered when the document becomes the original version (drawing). Then, when the document registered in the original version is designated to be changed, the line registered in the original version is compared with the current line to manage the line by line, and if it is corrected, the rightmost change is made. A ruled line is automatically added (displayed) to the history area.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a document processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a keyboard used by a user to input data and gives a predetermined instruction to the system, and 2 is a mouse used as one of pointing devices. Reference numeral 3 is a CRT that displays data processed by the system and data input by the user via the keyboard 1 and the mouse 2. A printer 4 prints the data displayed on the CRT 3 and the data processed by the system in accordance with a user's instruction. Reference numeral 5 denotes a hard disk for storing data for creating a document list screen and for storing documents registered as the original version.

The central processing unit 14 includes a keyboard controller 7, a mouse controller 8 and a CRT controller 1.
1, the operation of the keyboard 1, the mouse 2, the CRT 3, the printer 4, and the hard disk 5 are controlled via the DPK controller 12, the external storage controller 13, respectively.

Further, 6 is a ROM for storing a table processing program executed by the central processing unit 14, and 10 is a RAM used as a work area by the central processing unit 14. Reference numeral 9 is an RS-232C as a communication interface.

In the first embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure, when the user creates a document or the like, the system creates a document list screen as described later based on the data stored in the hard disk 5, A specific document is registered in the original version (drawing) according to a user's instruction. Next, the registered document is read from the hard disk 5 and the CRT 3
Display on top. When the user edits the document at the time of editing the document, a ruled line is added (displayed) to the correction history area at the right end of the displayed document.

The outline of the above-described first embodiment will be further described below with reference to the screen transition diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 and 8. FIG. 2 shows a document list screen displayed on the CRT 3 when creating a document. As a list item, in addition to the number, name, creation date, modification date, version number, paper, item called the official version 15
Is provided. This is an item for confirming whether or not the document is already registered as the official version. When the official version is already registered, the * mark is displayed in the official version display area 17. In such a display state, when the user presses the function key F4 and selects "management" on the menu bar 16, a pull-down menu for management processing selection as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. Here, when the user selects "registration registration", the screen transitions to a document list screen as shown in FIG. Here, when the user selects a document desired to be registered as the official version, for example, the document with the number 3, the * mark is added (displayed) to the part corresponding to the number 3 in the official version display area 17, as shown in FIG.
To be done.

Next, when the user selects, for example, a document (document number 1) that has already been registered in the original version by document selection (correction), the screen changes to the document correction screen as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a change history area 18 is provided in the margin at the right end of the document correction screen. The user corrects the document line by line while looking at this screen. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, in the sentence on the 7th line, if a "function" is added between the "definition" and the "specifications", the corrected line, here the 7th line A ruled line 19 is added (displayed) to the corresponding change history area 18.

Next, the overall operation relating to the change history adding process according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in the document list screen as shown in FIG. 2, the header of each document is read to determine whether or not the original version registration flag is ON. For a document with the original version registration flag ON, an * mark is displayed in the original version display area 17 thereof. Is displayed.

On this screen, it is judged whether or not there is any key input from the user. If this key input is the management selection of the function key F4, the process proceeds to step 3 and a pull-down menu as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. Also,
In the case of the document correction selection, the process proceeds to step S9, the document is corrected, and the process returns to step S1. Details of this document correction process will be described later. In other cases, the process proceeds to step S7, other processes are performed, and the process returns to step S1.

Next, the user looks at the display of the management pull-down menu and selects a specific menu. Then, in step S4, it is judged which item in the pull-down menu has been selected, and if "registration registration" is selected, the selection screen of the registration document as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Therefore, the user selects the document to be registered as the original version in step S5.
In response to this selection, the system performs the official version registration process and returns to step S1 (step S6). Details of this authentic version registration processing will be described later.

On the other hand, if any item other than "registration registration" is selected in step S4, the process proceeds to step S8 to perform other processing and returns to step S1.

Next, the details of the authentic version registration process (step S6 of FIG. 6) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the selected document is opened and the header portion of the document is read (steps S11 and S12). Next, in step S13, the state of the flag in the header registration area of the header portion is determined. If the flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S15.
If it is OFF, the authentic version registration flag is turned ON in step S14, and then the process proceeds to step S15.

Next, the contents of the document header are written and the selected document is closed (steps S15 and S1).
6).

Next, the details of the document correction process (step S7 in FIG. 6) will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. First, the modified document file is opened and the header part of the document is read (steps S21 and S22).
Next, the data part of the document is read and developed on the correction screen as shown in FIG. 4 (step S23). The user makes a desired document correction while looking at this correction screen.
At this time, the system judges what the processing key is, and if the key input is related to the document correction, step S
25, in the case of end key input, step S27
Proceed to.

In step S25, the state of the flag of the original version registration area in the header section read in step S22 is confirmed, and if it is OFF, it is processed as a normal document correction (step S29). On the other hand, if the flag is ON, the process proceeds to step S26, and the ruled line 19 is added (displayed) to the corrected line, for example, the correction history area 18 on the right side of the seventh line, and the process returns to step S24.

In step S27, the document header section and the data section are written to register the modified document, and then the modified document file is closed (step S).
28).

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In the first embodiment, only a ruled line is added to the correction history area 18 on the right side of the line where the document is changed.
For example, it is impossible to know which character has been changed. Therefore, in the second embodiment, for example, when a color CRT is used, the color of the character of the changed portion is changed and displayed. When the color CRT is not used, the font of the changed character is changed and displayed. By doing so, more detailed change history management can be performed as compared with the first embodiment.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the document registered in the document edition screen is subjected to the document edition registration process and then the document registered in the edition is subject to change, the contents of the original document at the time of registration and the contents of the current document are registered. To compare. If the contents of both are different in this comparison, for example, a ruled line is automatically added (displayed) to the change history area at the right end of the screen.
As a result, the change history management is automatically performed, so that the user's load on the change history management is reduced and the change history management is greatly improved.

[0026]

According to the present invention, since the change history management is automatically performed, the load on the user is reduced and the change history management is greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a document processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a document list screen displayed on a CRT when creating a document.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen at the time of selecting an original version registration.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a document correction screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing how ruled lines are added to a correction history area by a change history addition process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an overall operation regarding a change history adding process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of registration processing of an original version.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a pull-down menu displayed when management is selected.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a document correction processing operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Keyboard, 2 ... Mouse, 3 ... CRT, 4 ... Printer, 5 ... Hard disk, 6 ... ROM, 7 ... Keyboard controller, 8 ... Mouse controller, 9 ... RS-2
32C, 10 ... RAM, 11 ... CRT controller, 1
2 ... DPK controller, 13 ... External storage controller, 1
4 ... Central processing unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying document data to be edited when editing a document, a detection means for detecting that part of the document data has been modified when the document is edited, and a document detected by this detection means. Document processing characterized by comprising: a correction unit managing unit for managing the data correction unit and controlling the display by the display unit so as to display the correction unit in a distinguishable manner when displaying the document data. apparatus.