JPH08287064A - Method for adjusting character modification - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To add a modification protecting function for easily retrieving a character string of which protection contents are to be edited and improving the efficiency of document edition by inserting protection identifiers(IDs) into the preceding and succeeding positions of a character string having plural modification combinations and registering modification for protecting the modification of the character string and the contents of the protecting modification of the character string in a protection ID managing part to a document processor provided with a modification function (changes in the size, font, underline, etc., of characters in a character string) for a character string in a document and capable of processing a document having a logical structure element unit. CONSTITUTION: A user inserts protection IDs into the preceding and succeeding positions of a character string to be protected out of an inputted document by the use of an input device 1 and registers the inserted protection IDs in a protection ID managing part 3. The managing part 3 judges the position of a document structure element unit in the character string by an element ID in the structure of the element and stores the ID number of the protection ID, the position of the document structure element and modification protection information. Consequently a character string to be edited can easily be retrieved and modification for improving the efficiency of document edition can be executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character modification adjusting method in a document processing apparatus such as a word processor having a logical structure element unit such as a chapter structure or a clause structure, when a character string is modified by a plurality of combinations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a document editing operation or the like, in order to emphasize a particular character string or improve its appearance, the character string in the character string may be modified with a font size, an underline, or the like.

A conventional document processing apparatus does not have a function of distinguishing between a plurality of modifications of a character string and a modification which is not protected.

In the decoration setting function of a general document processing apparatus, a plurality of decorations are combined and designated in advance for the entire logical element unit in a document such as a specified paragraph, and the element unit (that is, all Can be changed). However, it cannot be specified in a specific character string unit in a paragraph or the like.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-101048, in the process of changing the decoration of the character string in the document, the appearance of the document is protected from the damage of the appearance caused by changing the format or the document in the specified range. In order to protect the character string so that it cannot be changed, the start point and the end point of the protected range are passed to the protected range process so that the character string in the protected range cannot be changed. However, when a plurality of modifications are combined, it is necessary to specify the remodification a plurality of times.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above prior art,
Documents that require qualified protection for large numbers of strings
In the case of performing a process that protects the modification x out of the three modifications x, y, and z included in a specific character string (such as a manual or research report) and changes the modification of the entire document. It was impossible to protect a specific modification of a specific character string among combinations of multiple modifications. In this case, it is necessary to redo the modification again after the modification is changed, and there is no method for efficiently editing a document with multiple modifications.

As an example, it is assumed that three types of modification x, y, z are applied to a character string requiring modification protection. Protect only the modifier x of this string and modify the entire paragraph from modifier x to modifier g
Then, we want to change the modification y to the modification h and the modification z to the modification q. In this case, after changing the character string of the entire paragraph from the modifier x to the modifier g, the user who edits again had to change the character string that needs protection to the modifier x again. In such a case, if there are many character strings to be protected, there are multiple combinations of modifiers, and it is necessary to change the overall modifier of a paragraph several times, the modifiers for the character string must be modified multiple times. There was a problem that it took time to edit, such as specifying again.

[0008]

According to the present invention, in a document processing apparatus for processing a document having a logical structure element unit such as a chapter or a section, a user needs to protect a specific modification included in the document to be edited. Specify a character string that contains the protection identifier, insert a protection identifier before and after the character string, and display the protection identifier number, a list of qualifications that need to be protected for the character string, and the position information of the logical structure element of the document. By registering in the protection management section of the, it is possible to protect a specific qualification among multiple qualifications that a character string has, and protect character strings with the same qualification contents by grouping them by assigning the same protection identifier. By registering in the identifier management unit, it is characterized in that management of modified contents and retrieval and editing of protection identifiers are facilitated.

[0009]

When a plurality of modifier elements of the character string to be protected by modification are registered, the modification that needs to be protected is registered in the protection identifier management unit together with the protection identifier and the element identifier for knowing the position in the document structure. By referring to the identifier management part, it is possible to determine the qualifying element that should be protected from edit changes, easily search for a character string that has the same qualifying content that is grouped, and you need to edit the qualifying protection content. It is possible to perform a document editing process that can cope with the modification of a character string that facilitates the search for.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a document processing apparatus, and is a block diagram for realizing the modification protection of the present invention. The user uses the input device 1 to insert the protection identifier before and after the character string that needs to be protected in the input document by the editing device 2 and register it in the protection identifier management unit 3. The protection identifier management unit 3 determines the position of the document structure element unit of the character string by the element identifier indicating the position of the element within the structure of the element, and the protection identifier number, the position of the document structure element, and the qualified protection Information is stored. After the protection identifier is inserted, it is stored in the storage device 4.

In the example of FIG. 2, the character string A of the document 7 to be edited
Is surrounded by a protection identifier of 8 and has a font size of 20.
The point is decorated in Gothic. Here, I want to change the modification of all characters in this paragraph to italic modification while retaining 20 points of this character string A and 10 points. Therefore, the character string A is modified and protected by 20 points, and Gothic is not protected. As a result of the modification, the entire character string in Document 9 is 10 points,
Although italicized, the character string A is changed to italic with 20 points. This allows the string A to be changed to italics while protecting 20 points.

FIG. 3 shows a code representation of the protection identifier. This protection identifier is represented by a hexadecimal code. The protection identifier is visualized and displayed (color designation, black / white inversion, blinking, hatching designation display, etc.) on the code display screen by switching to an edit mode that enables code display. When protecting the modification of the target character string, the document processing device inserts a protection identifier (start) 10 at the beginning of the character string and protects the modification of the character string until the protection identifier (end) 11 appears.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the protection identifier for the character string in the document edited by the user. There are two subordinate document structure elements 13 and 14 (element identifiers S1 and S2) existing in the document structure element 12 (element identifier S0) in the edited document.
The same number is given to the number of the protection identifier when there are a plurality of character strings having the same modification. Font size 20 points, underlined string 15 "ODA"
And the protection identifier number "1" is given to the character string 16 "ABC".
The font size is 20 points, and the character string 17 "OPQ" and the character string 18 "MN" modified with bold are given the protection identifier number "2".

FIG. 5 shows an example of the protection identifier management section.

The modification information corresponding to the protection identifier registered in the protection identifier management unit 19 includes the protection identifier number in the first column, the element identifier number of the document structure element in which the character string exists in the second column, and the three columns. This is the eye protection information. Here, the information in the third column can be set or reset by the user as to whether or not it should be protected.

The protection identifier is searched according to the protection identifier number for the same qualification designated by the user in the edited document. The element identifier of a document structure element represents a structural identifier for units such as chapters, sections, and paragraphs of a document (for example, ISO 8613 (ODA: Ope: Ope
n Document Architecture) corresponds to this. ). This element identifier indicates the range within the document structure to which the protection identifier applies. For example, the element identifier "1" is valid for the entire S0 indicating a chapter, and the element identifier "2" is valid for the subordinate element S1.

For example, the character string "ODA" of the element designator "1" is
The content of the decoration is 20 points and bold. Here, the decoration of the font size of 20 points registered in the identifier management unit is protected, and the decoration of bold not registered can be changed.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the present invention. First, the protection identifier insertion processing is continued until the end of the text (101) or the processing (102) of inserting the protection identifier into the character string is completed. If there is a string to insert the protection identifier, the user inserts the protection identifier before and after the string (10
3) Call the protection identifier storage (104).

The modification to be protected in the third column of the table of the protection identifier management unit is judged, and it is judged whether the previously registered character string has the same modification as the character string being edited (105). If the same qualification does not exist in the previously registered character string, the number of the protection identifier is updated (106). Write the modification to be protected in the third column of the protection management section (107).

The position of the character string in which the protection identifier is inserted is determined by the element identifier of the structured unit of the document, and the result is entered in the management table.
(108).

[0022]

According to the present invention, the character string in which the protection identifier is inserted is registered in the list regarding the modifications to be protected against a plurality of modifications, and when the protection is reset according to the protection identifier number. In addition, it is possible to easily search the protected contents, distinguish between the modification requiring protection and the modification not requiring protection, and improve the efficiency of document editing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of character string protection.

FIG. 3 is an example of hexadecimal representation of a protection identifier.

FIG. 4 is an example of an identifier confirmation method.

FIG. 5 is an example of a protection management unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... input device, 2 ... editing device, 3 ... management unit, 4 ... storage device, 5 ... layout display device, 6 ... imaging device, 7 ... document A, 8 ... protection identifier, 9 ... document A (after change), 1
0 ... Protection identifier (start), 11 ... Protection identifier (end), 12 ...
Element identifier S-0, 13 ... Element identifier S-1, 14 ... Element identifier
S-2, 15 ... Character string "ODA", 16 ... Character string "ABC", 17
… Character string “OPQ”, 18… Character string “MN”, 19… Protection identifier management unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A document processing apparatus for processing a document having a logical structure element unit, comprising a plurality of modifying functions for a character string in a document (changing the size, font, underline, etc. of characters in the character string), Insert protection identifiers before and after a character string that has a combination of modifiers, register the specific modifiers that protect the character string modification, and register the position in the document structure where the character string exists and the protection identifier. Character modification adjustment of the document processing device characterized by adding a modification protection function for facilitating the search of the character string by the content of protection and improving the efficiency of document editing by registering the number in the identifier management unit Method.