JPH08287052A - Device for preparing dtp composition data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a DTP composition data preparing device capable of displaying a composition image for a DTP on a screen based upon input data without using an expensive DTP and easily preparing DTP composition data. CONSTITUTION: The number of lines corresponding to printing paper, the number of characters in a line, etc., are previously stored as style setting data in a reference data storage part 4A built in a storage means 4, triggers corresponding to large heading, small heading, left-justify, right-justify, paragraph feed, etc., are added to character data by an editing means 5 built in a data processing means 15 and character data corresponding to a DTP editing condition are displayed on an image screen in an edition menu displayed on a display means 3 based on the triggers and the style setting data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a typesetting data creating device for DTP (Desktop Publishing) using a computer, which displays a typesetting image on DTP based on input data, and displays the typesetting image on DTP. Create DT
The present invention relates to a technique capable of easily obtaining typesetting data for P.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in DTP, DTP composition data for making a predetermined printing on photographic printing paper is created. In this DTP composition data, "large heading", "small heading", Function keys indicating "left justification", "right justification", and "column break" are added together with the character data. Character data is input to the DTP through input means such as a keyboard and a mouse connected to the DTP, and text data created by an external processing device such as a word processor or a personal computer is read.

[0003]

When the data input to the DTP is performed by the keyboard connected to the DTP, the operation requires specialized knowledge and D
Since TPs are also expensive, it is not possible to prepare a large number of them, which causes a reduction in work efficiency. Also, when reading the data created by a word processor, personal computer, etc., the DTP operator needs to partially correct the data when converting it to the DTP typesetting data, which results in waste of double typing of the data and typographical error. However, there is a problem that accurate typesetting data for DTP cannot be obtained. When creating typesetting data for DTP from data input by a word processor or personal computer, it is difficult for the worker of the word processor or personal computer to grasp the typeset image of the data input by him / herself, and as a result, the characters on the photographic paper are not printed. However, the number of characters and the number of lines may exceed the display screen of the DTP without receiving, and there is a problem that it takes time to correct the DTP composition data.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and displays a typesetting image on a DTP screen based on input data without using an expensive DTP.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a DTP typesetting data creating apparatus capable of easily creating DTP typesetting data.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus according to the first aspect, the number of lines corresponding to the DTP editing conditions, the number of characters in a line, etc. are set as style setting data. A basic data storage means for storing as, and a trigger corresponding to the DTP editing content such as heading, left-justification, right-justification, etc. for character data, and based on these triggers and the style setting data, the display means is displayed. And a data processing unit having an editing unit for displaying a screen of the character data according to the DTP editing condition.

In the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus according to the second aspect, the data processing unit converts the trigger attached by the editing unit into a function corresponding to the DTP, so that the DTP typesetting data is generated. Is further provided with a data input / output unit for outputting.

[0007]

In the DTP typesetting data creating device according to the first aspect, the basic data storage means stores in advance the number of lines corresponding to the DTP editing conditions, the number of characters in a line, etc. as style setting data. Further, the editing means in the data processing means attaches a trigger corresponding to the DTP editing content such as heading, left justification, right justification, etc. to the character data, and displays based on these triggers and the style setting data. The character data is displayed on the screen according to the editing conditions of the DTP.
It is possible to confirm the typeset image of the character data displayed on the DTP on the screen of the display means without using.

In the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus according to the second aspect, the DTP typesetting data is output by converting the trigger attached by the editing means into a function corresponding to DTP in the data processing means. A data input / output unit is further provided, and the DTP typesetting data can be easily created by such a data input / output unit.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, the overall configuration of the DTP typesetting data creation device 100 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 is a data processing means. The data processing means 15 includes an operating means 1 composed of a keyboard and a mouse, and a data input means 2 composed of a word processor and a personal computer.
And display means 3 including a CRT, a liquid crystal screen, etc.
And a storage means 4 configured by a storage device such as a hard disk device or a floppy disk device. The storage means 4 includes a basic data storage unit 4A,
Character data storage unit 4B, typesetting data storage unit 4C, DTP
The basic data storage unit 4A is composed of the conversion data storage unit 4D, and the basic data storage unit 4A has an edit menu 10 and medium registration / display screen shown on the company profile input screen (see FIG. 3).
The medium registration / change menu 11 shown on the change screen (see FIG. 4) is preset and stored as basic data.

Further, the character data storage unit 4B stores the character data input through the data input means 2, and the typesetting data storage unit 4C is created by writing a trigger 40 (described later) into the character data. The formatted data 41 (described later) is stored. Also,
The DTP conversion data storage unit 4D uses the trigger 40 written in the formatted data 41 as the DTP function 4
3 to convert the formatted data 41 to the DTP formatted data 4
The DTP conversion data for conversion into 2 is stored.

A company profile input screen stored as the edit menu 10 in the basic data storage unit 4A (see FIG. 3)
Then, for example, the large headline 20, the small headline 21, the left alignment 2
2, selectors such as right alignment 23, column break 24, and free input 25 are provided, and one of these selectors is selected based on an instruction from the operating means 1. Also,
In addition to these selectors, the edit menu 10 (see FIG. 3) is provided with selection keys such as an image reflection key 50, a whole image display key 51, a save key 52, and a print key 53. Various processes are performed by the operation.

On the other hand, medium registration / recording in the basic data storage unit 4A
On the medium registration / change screen stored as the change menu 11 (see FIG. 4), for example, the number of columns 30, the number of double / large headings 31, the number of TAB characters 32, the number of lines in one column 33, the number of characters in a line (the number of characters in the body) 34, and Prohibition 35 ... DTP such as
Style setting data indicating editing conditions is provided, and specific numerical values are input and set to these style setting data based on an instruction from the operating means 1. In addition,
In the medium registration / change menu 11 stored in the basic data storage unit 4A, the operator can double the number of columns and the number of large / small headings described above within the range of the size of the DTP display screen (that is, the size of the printing paper). Number of dots 31, Number of TAB characters 32, Number of lines in one row 33, Number of characters in one line (Number of characters in text)
34. Make sure that you enter the specific numerical value.

Next, a specific configuration of the data processing means 15 will be described. The data processing unit 15 is composed of an editing unit 5 and a data input / output unit 6, and the editing unit 5 performs the following processing. << Step 1 >> It is judged whether or not the flow of the character data to the screen of the display means 3 is instructed by the operation means 1, and when the flow instruction is given, the instructed character data is displayed on the screen of the display means 3. Display up. In this step 1, the character data to be displayed on the screen of the display means 3 is read from the outside through the data input means 2 or read from the character data storage section 4B.

<< Step 2 >> Based on an instruction from the operating means 1, it is judged whether or not one of the selectors in the edit menu 10 (see FIG. 3) stored in the basic data storage section 4A is selected, and the selection is made. One of the selected selectors is temporarily stored. << Step 3 >> to << Step 4 >> Subsequent to Step 2, based on an instruction from the operation unit 1, it is determined whether or not a character group in the character data displayed on the screen of the display unit 3 is selected. (Step 3), on condition that the character group in the character data is selected in this Step 3, as shown in FIG. 5, the character group in the character data is set to the selector selected in Step 2. The corresponding trigger 40 is written, and the typesetting data 41 is created by writing the trigger 40 to such character data (step 4).

The trigger 40 written in step 4 as shown in FIG. 5 is the edit menu 10 (see FIG. 3).
Large heading 20, small heading 21, left justified 2 provided inside
2, right-aligned 23, column break 24, etc., which are set in advance. For example, "$$" is the headline 20
40, “<<>>” indicates the subheading 21 and “[left]” indicates the left alignment 22.
0, “[Right]” is a trigger 40 indicating the right alignment 23, ...
(Hereinafter, omitted). When the character data is read in step 1 described above, or when the trigger 40 is written in the character data in the processing of steps 2 to 4, the image reflection key 50 is pressed, Edit menu 1
The image screen 10A in 0 is displayed with the character data according to the DTP editing condition. That is, in the data processing means 15, on condition that the image reflection key 50 is pressed, the number of columns 30, the number of large / small headed doubles 31, the number of TAB characters 32, the number of lines in one stage 33, the number of characters in a line (the number of characters in the body) 34. Based on the style setting data indicating the DTP editing conditions such as the prohibition 35 ... And the trigger 40 attached to the character data as described above, the image screen 10A in the editing menu 10 is displayed as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the character data corresponding to the DTP editing condition is displayed, and whether or not the character data fits within one screen of the DTP is displayed by the DTP composition data creating apparatus 100 of the present invention which is not DTP. It becomes possible to confirm by means 3.

<< Step 5 >> to << Step 6 >> Based on an instruction from the operating means 1, the basic data storage unit 4A
It is determined whether or not the save key 52 indicating "save" has been selected from the edit menu 10 (see FIG. 3) stored in (step 5), and if no save key 52 is selected, the previous step If the save key 52 is selected and YES is returned to step 2, in step 6, the trigger 4
The character data in which 0 is written is stored as the typesetting data 41 in the typesetting data storage unit 4C.

Next, the data input / output means 6 provided in the data processing means 15 will be described. The data input / output unit 6 stores the typesetting data 41 created by the editing unit 5 in the typesetting data storage unit 4C based on the operator's instruction from the operating unit 1, and the typesetting data 41 is typeset. When storing in the data storage unit 4C, D
Based on the DTP conversion data stored in the TP conversion data storage unit 4D, the trigger 40 in the formatted data 41
Can be recognized by DTP function 43 for DTP
To convert the formatted data 41 shown in FIG.
The DTP typesetting data 42 corresponding to the program for controlling the DTP as shown in FIG.
Store in C.

That is, in the data input / output means 6, DT
Based on the DTP conversion data stored in the P conversion data storage unit 4D, the "$$" of the trigger 40 indicating the major heading 20 is changed to "LS (white blank)" to "LE (white blank) of the DTP function 43. ) ”, The“ <>> ”of the trigger 40 indicating the subheading 21 is converted to“ SS (white) ”to“ SE (white) ”of the DTP function 43, and the“ 40 ”of the trigger 40 indicating the left alignment 22 is converted. [Left] ”DT
Convert to "left (white)" of P function 43,
"[Right]" of the trigger 40 indicating the right alignment 23 is converted to "right (white)" of the DTP function 43. Hereinafter, it will be omitted.

On the other hand, the data input / output means 6 reads the DTP typesetting data 42 stored in the typesetting data storage section 4C based on the operator's instruction from the operating means 1, and further reads the read DTP typesetting data 42. DT compatible with DTP by a data conversion system (not shown)
Converted to P language and based on this DTP language, DTP
To print processing on photographic paper. Where D
FIG. 8 shows an example in which the DTP typesetting data 42 is displayed on the screen of the TP.

As described in detail above, in the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the basic data storage section 4A in the storage means 4 has 30, the number of stages, the number of double / double feeds 31 for large / small headings, and TAB. Number of characters 32, number of lines 33, number of characters in line (number of characters in text) 34, prohibition 35, etc. D
It is stored in advance as style setting data indicating the editing condition of the TP, and further, the editing means 5 in the data processing means 15 applies to the character data the large headline 20, the small headline 21, the left justification 22, the right justification 23, and the break. Triggers 40 corresponding to the columns 24, etc. are attached, and based on these triggers 40 and the style setting data described above, D is displayed for the image screen 10A in the edit menu 10 in the display means 3.
The character data is displayed on the screen in accordance with the editing conditions of the TP, whereby the typesetting image of the character data displayed on the DTP can be created without using the DTP. This can be confirmed on the screen of the display means 3 of the apparatus 100, and it can be easily confirmed whether or not the character data is surely contained in the area of the photographic paper. In the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus 100, the data input / output unit 6 converts the trigger 40 attached by the editing unit 5 into the function 43 corresponding to the DTP, so that the typesetting data 4 is converted.
1 is converted into the DTP typesetting data 42 and output, and this makes it possible to easily create the DTP typesetting data 42.

In the above embodiment, the "basic data storage unit 4A" corresponds to the basic data storage means in the claims.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, in the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus according to the first aspect, the basic data storage means has the number of lines corresponding to the DTP editing condition, 1
The number of characters in a line is stored in advance as style setting data, and the editing means in the data processing means further adds D to the character data such as heading, left justification, right justification, etc.
A trigger corresponding to the TP edit content is attached, and D is displayed on the display means based on the trigger and the style setting data.
The character data is displayed on the screen according to the editing conditions of the TP, whereby the typeset image of the character data displayed on the DTP is displayed on the screen of the display means without using the DTP. It can be confirmed, and it can be easily determined whether or not the character data is surely contained in the area of the printing paper.

In the DTP typesetting data creating apparatus according to the second aspect, the DTP typesetting data is output by converting the trigger attached by the editing means into a function corresponding to DTP in the data processing means. A data input / output unit is further provided, and the DTP typesetting data can be easily created by such a data input / output unit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a DTP typesetting data creation device.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control contents of the editing means 5 of the DTP typesetting data creation device 100.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a company profile input screen represented as an edit menu 10.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a medium registration / change screen displayed as a medium registration / change menu 11.

FIG. 5 is a diagram specifically showing typesetting data 41 created by indicating a trigger 40 in character data.

FIG. 6 is a screen display diagram showing the typesetting data shown in FIG. 5 as an image.

7 is a diagram showing DTP typesetting data 42 converted from the typesetting data 41. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a screen display diagram based on DTP typesetting data 42 on DTP.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Operation Means 2 Data Input Means 3 Display Means 4 Storage Means 4A Basic Data Storage 4B Character Data Storage 4C Typesetting Data Storage 4D DTP Conversion Data Storage 5 Editing Means 6 Data Input / Output Means 10 Editing Menu 11 Media Registration / Change menu 15 Data processing means 40 Trigger 41 Typesetting data 42 DTP typesetting data 43 Function 100 DTP typesetting data creation device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Basic data storage means for storing the number of lines corresponding to DTP editing conditions, the number of characters in a line, etc. as style setting data, and DTP editing contents such as heading, left justification and right justification for character data. And a data processing means having an editing means for displaying on the display means character data according to the editing conditions of the DTP on the basis of the trigger and the style setting data. An apparatus for creating typesetting data for DTP, which is characterized by: 2. The data processing means is further provided with data input / output means for outputting the typesetting data for DTP by converting the trigger attached by the editing means into a function corresponding to DTP. The DTP typesetting data creation device according to claim 1, wherein