JPH08263480A - Document preparing device and environment setting method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the document preparing device with which operability in the switching operation of environment setting can be improved. CONSTITUTION: When the document preparing device is started, the start waiting state of environment setting is provided. When the change of an environment setting style is requested, the list of environment setting style names is prepared and when any different environment setting style is selected, the change processing of environment setting style is started. The list is prepared on a display device 4 by possessing environment setting style names 'Japanese document', 'table' and 'English document' from a setting information table 2a. When the environment setting style to be newly set by an operator is set to the 'English document', the setting item and set contents of the 'English document' are possessed from the setting information table 2a and changed. All the set contents are changed like 'character type' into 'half-size alphanumeral' and 'immediate alphanumeral fixture' into 'YE', for example. Then, the current environment setting style name is changed from 'Japanese document' into 'English document' and outputted onto the display device 4.

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, and more particularly to setting its environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a document creating apparatus is provided with an environment setting device for setting an input mode (input environment) at the time of character input. In recent environment setting devices, the number of setting items is increasing in order to improve the conversion rate and operability of kana-kanji conversion processing.

Further, the document creating apparatus can be effectively used by changing the environment setting of the document creating apparatus according to the characteristics of the created document. For example, when creating an English document, the input character type can be changed to half-width alphanumeric characters, when creating a normal Japanese document, the input character type can be changed to full-width hiragana, etc. .

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional document creating apparatus has the following problems. The conventional environment setting does not have a function of switching the setting state for each document, and it is necessary to change the setting item of the input environment every time a document is created.

Therefore, when there are a plurality of setting items,
It is troublesome because it is necessary to change the settings for all items each time. In particular, the burden is heavy when the document creation such as a Japanese document, an English document, or a table set is frequently switched.

As described above, since the conventional document creating apparatus cannot hold the environment setting contents, it is not possible to quickly switch the environment setting according to the document to be created.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a document creating apparatus capable of improving the operability in the environment setting switching operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a document creating apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a document creating apparatus for creating a document by inputting characters according to environmental settings. A storage unit that stores the setting content of the environment setting for each document, an input unit that inputs the processing content for the environment setting, and a processing unit that performs the processing of the environment setting according to the input processing content.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the document production apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processing content is a change of the environment setting, and the processing means reads out the environment setting style name from the storage means. Means, an environment setting style name acquisition means for acquiring an environment setting style name to be newly set from the read environment setting style name, and a setting content for changing the setting content according to the acquired environment setting style name And changing means.

In the document creating apparatus according to claim 3, in the document creating apparatus according to claim 1, the processing content is registration of the environment setting, and the processing means obtains the environment setting style name to be registered. Style name acquisition means,
Registration determining means for determining whether or not the acquired environment setting style name is registered in the storage means, and registration means for newly registering the environment setting style name if it is determined that the environment setting style name is not registered, And an adding unit that adds the current setting content to the setting content of the registered environment setting style name.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the document production apparatus according to the first aspect, the processing content is deletion of the environment setting, and the processing means stores the environment setting style name to be deleted from the storage means. An environment setting style name acquisition unit for acquiring and a deletion unit for deleting the setting content of the acquired environment setting style name are provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the document creating apparatus, in the document creating apparatus according to the first aspect, the processing content is an individual change of the environment setting, and the processing means acquires and retains the changed setting content. And a setting content acquisition means for acquiring the current setting content.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an environment setting method for a document creating apparatus, wherein characters are input according to the environment setting to create a document. It stores and inputs the processing content for the environment setting, and performs the environment setting processing according to the input processing content.

[0014]

In the document creating apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the characters are input according to the environment setting and the document is created, the setting content of the environment setting is stored and input by the storage means for each document. The processing means inputs the processing content for the environment setting, and the processing means performs the environment setting processing in accordance with the input processing content.

[0015]

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the document creating apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system to which the document creating apparatus of the embodiment is applied.

The information processing system includes a central processing unit 1 for controlling the entire system, a storage unit 2 for storing various data and programs or a setting information table 2a, a keyboard 3 for inputting operation instructions and characters, and characters and images. The display device 4 is configured to display information and the like.
The setting information table 2a may be stored in an external storage device. An input device such as a mouse may be used instead of the keyboard 3.

Next, the operation of the document creating apparatus will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an environment setting processing routine executed by the central processing unit 1. First, wait for the input of a start request from the keyboard 3 (step S1
0). When the start request is input, it is determined whether or not it is an instruction to change the environment setting style (step S1).
1) If the instruction is to change the environment setting style, the environment setting style is changed (step S12).

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an environment setting style change processing routine. First, all environment setting style names are acquired from the setting information table 2a stored in the storage device 2 (step S21). Create a list of the acquired environment setting style names (step S2)
2).

An environment setting style name to be newly set is acquired (step S23), and the environment setting style name is searched (step S24). The setting item name of the applicable environment setting style name and its setting contents are acquired until the setting items are completed (step S25), and the setting contents are changed (step S26).

When the setting items are completed (step S2)
7) The current environment setting style name is changed to the newly set environment setting style name (step S28), and this routine ends.

When the input of the start request is not the change of the environment setting style in the above-mentioned step S11, it is determined whether or not the environment setting style is registered (step S13).
If it is registration of the environment setting style, registration processing of the environment setting style is started (step S14).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an environment setting style registration processing routine. First, the environment setting style name to be registered is acquired from the keyboard 3 (step S3
1), the acquired environment setting style name is searched from the setting information table 2a (step S32). It is determined whether or not the retrieved environment setting style name has been registered (step S33). If it is determined that the environment setting style name has not been registered, the environment setting style name is newly registered in the setting information table 2a (step S34).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the environment setting style name has been registered, the setting content of the registered environment setting style name is changed to the current setting content (step S3).
5, S36). The current environment setting style name is changed and displayed (step S37), and this routine ends.

Next, when the input of the start request is not registration of the environment setting style in step S13, it is determined whether or not the environment setting style is deleted (step S1).
5). If it is the deletion of the environment setting style, the deletion processing of the environment setting style is started. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an environment setting style deletion processing routine. First, the environment setting style name is acquired from the setting information table 2a (step S41). A list of the acquired environment setting style names is created (step S42).

Subsequently, the environment setting style name to be deleted is acquired (step S43), and the environment setting style name to be deleted is retrieved from the setting information table 2a (step S4).
4). The retrieved environment setting style is deleted from the setting information table 2a (step S45). The current environment setting style name is changed and displayed (step S46), and this routine ends.

In step S15, if the input of the start request is not to delete the environment setting style but to change the environment setting independently, it is considered that the instruction to change the individual environment setting is given (step S17), and the individual environment is changed. The setting change process is activated (step S18). FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the individual setting change processing routine. First, the setting item name is acquired (step S51), and then the setting content is acquired (step S52). The acquired setting contents are temporarily stored in the storage device 2 (step S53). The processes of steps S51 to S53 are repeated until the individual setting is completed (step S54).

The setting item name for which individual setting has not been performed is acquired (step S55), and all the current setting contents are obtained. It is determined whether or not there is an environment setting style having the setting content acquired in step S55 (step S).
56). If there is no such environment setting style, the current environment setting style name is changed to the unregistered state (step S57), and this routine ends. On the other hand, if such an environment setting style exists, the current environment setting style name is changed to the environment setting style name (step S58), and this routine ends.

Next, a concrete example of the environment setting process will be shown. When the document creation apparatus is activated, the environment setting style name, the setting item name and the setting contents at the previous startup are acquired and the character input environment setting is performed.

When the document creating apparatus is activated, it enters a standby state for activation of environment settings. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a waiting state for activation of environment settings. The environment setting style can be switched from the status section of the document creation device. The environment setting style name displayed in the status section represents the current setting state, and "Japanese document" is set at startup.

When a request for changing the environment setting style is input while the environment setting is being activated, that is, when a list of environment setting style names is created and a different environment setting style is selected, the environment setting style is changed. The process is activated (steps S11 and S12).

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the setting information table 2a. The environment setting style names "Japanese document", "table set", and "English document" are acquired from the setting information table 2a (steps S21 and S22), and a list is created on the display device 4. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of environment setting style names.

When the environment setting style name newly set by the operator is "English document", the setting item and its setting content of "English document" are acquired from the setting information table 2a and changed to the setting content. . For example, "character type"
"Half-width alphanumeric characters", "Always set alphabetic characters""Yes", all settings are changed. Then, the current environment setting style name is changed from “Japanese document” to “English document” and output to the display device 4. After that, it returns to the activation waiting state of the environment setting.

Further, in the waiting state for starting the environment setting,
When the registration request of the environment setting style is input, that is,
When the environment setting style name is listed, a new style name is input in the unregistered state, and "add" is selected, the environment setting style registration process is started (steps S13 and S14). FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing registration of the environment setting style.

When "English letter" is entered and the environment setting style name to be registered is acquired (step S31), the environment setting style name "English letter" acquired from the setting information table 2a is searched (steps S32, S33). ,
It is determined whether or not this environment setting style name is registered. In this case, since it has not been registered, the environment setting style name "English letter" is newly registered in the setting information table 2a. Then, all the current setting contents are acquired, and the "character type" of the environment setting style name "English letter" is newly registered as "double-byte alphanumeric characters" and "alphabet immediate confirmation" as "present". FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the newly registered setting information table 2a.

In step S33, when the already registered "table set" is input, the current setting contents are acquired,
Change the setting contents such that "character type" is "double-byte hiragana" and "combination of punctuation marks" is ",.". Change the current environment setting style name to "English Letter" and return to the environment setting waiting state.

Further, in the waiting state for starting the environment setting,
When a request to delete the environment setting style is input, that is,
When the environment setting style name is listed and the environment setting style name is selected and "delete" is selected, deletion of the environment setting style is activated (steps S15 and S1).
6). The environment setting style names "Japanese document", "table set", and "English document" are acquired from the setting information table 2a (steps S41 and S42), and a list is created on the display device 4.

When the environment setting style name newly set by the operator is "English document", the environment setting style name "English document" is retrieved from the setting information table 2a (steps S44, S45). All the setting items of the environment setting style name "English document" and their setting contents are deleted.

Further, in the waiting state for starting the environment setting,
When there is a change in the setting item, for example, when the “full-width hiragana” is changed to “full-width katakana” from the status section shown in FIG. 7, the setting item name “character type” is set in step S51 and step S52 of FIG. Acquires that the content has been changed to "Full-width Katakana". in this case,
The setting item name “character type” and the setting content “full-width katakana” are temporarily stored in the setting information table 2a.

In step S55, the current setting contents are acquired for the setting items other than "character type". Then, in step S56, it is determined whether or not an environment setting style name having the same setting content as this setting content exists. In the setting information table 2a, there is no setting item name "character type" that is "double-byte katakana", so it is regarded as a new setting, and in step S57, the current environment setting style name is made blank, etc., and is not registered. Is displayed on the display device.

Although the environment setting style is switched from the status section of the document creating apparatus in the above embodiment, the environment display style may be switched by displaying a window. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where the environment is set by displaying a window.

[0041]

According to the document creating apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when the characters are input according to the environment setting and the document is created, the setting contents of the environment setting are stored by the storage means for each document. Since the processing contents for the environment setting are stored by the input means and the processing means performs the environment setting processing according to the input processing contents, it is necessary to individually change the setting each time a document is created. Therefore, the setting state can be easily changed when switching the created document. This can improve the operability.

According to the document creation apparatus of the second aspect, the processing content is a change of the environment setting, and the processing means reads the environment setting style name from the storage means and the read means. Since the environment setting style name acquiring means for acquiring the environment setting style name newly set from the environment setting style name and the setting content changing means for changing the setting content according to the acquired environment setting style name are provided, It is possible to improve the operability of the process of changing the environment settings according to the document.

According to the document creating apparatus of the third aspect, the processing content is the registration of the environment setting, and the processing means includes the environment setting style name acquiring means for acquiring the environment setting style name to be registered. Registration determining means for determining whether or not the acquired environment setting style name is registered in the storage means, and registration means for newly registering the environment setting style name if it is determined that the environment setting style name is not registered, Since the additional setting means for adding the current setting content to the setting content of the registered environment setting style name is provided, the operability of the environment setting registration process can be improved.

According to the document creation apparatus of the fourth aspect, the processing content is deletion of the environment setting, and the processing means acquires the environment setting style name to be deleted from the storage means. Since the means and the deleting means for deleting the setting contents of the acquired environment setting style name are provided, the operability of the environment setting deleting process can be improved.

According to the document creation apparatus of the fifth aspect, the processing content is an individual change of the environment setting, and the processing means acquires the setting content to be changed and holds the setting content. As for the others, the setting content acquisition means for acquiring the current setting content is provided, so that the operability of the individual setting process of the environment setting can be improved.

According to the environment setting method of the document creating apparatus according to claim 6, in the environment setting method of the document creating apparatus for inputting characters according to the environment setting to create a document, the setting contents of the environment setting are Each time a document is created, it is not necessary to change the settings individually, because the processing contents of the environment settings are stored and input according to the input processing contents. The setting state can be easily changed when switching documents. This can improve the operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system to which a document creating apparatus according to an embodiment is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an environment setting processing routine executed by the central processing unit 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an environment setting style change processing routine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an environment setting style registration processing routine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an environment setting style deletion processing routine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an individual setting change processing routine.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a waiting state for activation of environment settings.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a setting information table 2a.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a list of environment setting style names.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing registration of an environment setting style.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a newly registered setting information table 2a.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where an environment is set by displaying a window.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Central Processing Unit 2 Storage Device 2a Setting Information Table 3 Keyboard 4 Display Device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A document creating apparatus for creating a document by inputting characters according to environment setting, a storage unit for storing the setting content of the environment setting for each document, and an input for inputting processing content for the environment setting. A document creating apparatus comprising: means and processing means for performing the environment setting processing in accordance with the input processing contents. 2. The processing content is a change of the environment setting, and the processing means reads out an environment setting style name from the storage means and an environment newly set from the read environment setting style name. 2. The document creation according to claim 1, further comprising: an environment setting style name acquiring unit for acquiring a setting style name; and a setting content changing unit for changing the setting contents according to the acquired environment setting style name. apparatus. 3. The processing content is registration of the environment setting, the processing means acquires environment setting style name acquisition means for acquiring an environment setting style name to be registered, and the acquired environment setting style name is stored in the memory. Registration determining means for determining whether or not it has been registered in the means, registration means for newly registering an environment setting style name when it is determined not to register, and setting contents of the environment setting style name to be registered. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an adding unit that adds the current setting content to the. 4. The processing content is deletion of the environment setting, and the processing means acquires the environment setting style name to be deleted from the storage means, and the acquired environment setting style. The document creating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a deleting unit that deletes the setting contents of the name. 5. The processing content is an individual change of the environment setting, and the processing means acquires a setting content holding means for acquiring and holding the changed setting content, and for other, current setting content. The document creation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising setting content acquisition means. 6. An environment setting method for a document creation device, wherein characters are input according to environment settings to create a document, the setting contents of the environment settings are stored for each document, and the processing contents for the environment settings are input. An environment setting method for a document creation apparatus, characterized in that the environment setting process is performed according to the input processing content.