JPH08297655A - Table preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To efficiently and speedily prepare a table by simplifying ruled line preparation. CONSTITUTION: When a character ruled line is inputted by an input part 1, it is stored on a document memory 21, a ruled line character existent at the same row and the same column as the inputted ruled line character is retrieved by a ruled line character retrieval part 22, it is discriminated by a ruled line character discriminating part 23 whether the retrieved ruled line character is a ruled line character to become both a start point and an end point or a ruled line end character showing the lower right end of the table, and two retrieved ruled line characters are connected each other by a ruled line plotting part 24 so that a ruled line can be prepared. An output device 3 such as a display device displays the ruled line prepared by a ruled line preparing part 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table preparation device such as a word processor, and more particularly to a device for preparing a table by the user designating the start and end positions of a ruled line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a table creating device in a word processor or the like creates a ruled line by designating a starting point of a ruled line, moving a cursor, and designating an end point position.

There is also a method of creating a ruled line of the trajectory of the cursor by directly moving the cursor in the ruled line mode without designating the start point and the end point.

[0004]

In this conventional table creating apparatus, it is necessary to specify the end point without fail after the start point is specified. After the start point of the ruled line is specified and the character is input, the character It is not possible to specify the end point of the ruled line where it fits the width of. That is, the ruled line is created once, and then the character is input.

Therefore, the amount of movement of the cursor is increased. Further, since the ruled line work cannot be performed during the input of characters, there is a problem that the work of drawing the ruled line is repeated many times until the table of the desired size is created.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to reduce the user operation when creating a table with a word processor or the like.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a table creating apparatus of the present invention is a character input means for inputting character information, a document memory for accumulating input characters as a document, and a document. In a device equipped with an output means for drawing characters in a memory, when a ruled line character is input, a ruled line character search means for searching another ruled line character in the same line and the same column in the document memory, and a ruled line character The ruled line character discriminating means for discriminating whether the ruled line character searched by the searching means is the ruled line character which is both the start point and the end point of the ruled line or the ruled line end character indicating the lower right end of one table is searched. Ruled line drawing means for connecting the ruled line characters to each other is provided.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for creating a table, and FIG.
[Fig. 6] is a diagram showing a table to be created.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present invention comprises an input unit 1 such as a keyboard, a ruled line creating unit 2 for creating a ruled line from an input character ruled line, and an output device 3 such as a display device. The ruled line creation unit 2 stores the entered characters in the document memory 21, and when the ruled line characters are input,
A ruled line character search unit 22 for searching the document memory 21,
A ruled line character determination unit 23 that determines the type of ruled line character searched by the ruled line character search unit 22 and a ruled line drawing unit 24 that connects two ruled line characters. It is possible to input ruled line characters and characters in any order, and every time a ruled line character is input, ruled lines in the same row and the same column are connected.

The operation when a ruled line character is input will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The ruled line characters (step A1) input from the input unit 1 are stored in the document memory 21. The ruled line character searching unit 22 first searches the document memory 21 on the left side of the input ruled line character (step A2).

At step A3, it is judged whether or not the ruled line character has been retrieved. If retrieved, the ruled line character determination unit 23 further determines whether or not the ruled line character is the ruled line end character for indicating the lower right end of the table (step A4). In order to distinguish the ruled line ending character from the table created separately, the ruled line is not created with the ruled line characters on the right side and the lower side of the ruled line ending character.

If the determined character is not the ruled line end character in step A4, the ruled line drawing unit 24 connects the input ruled line character and the searched ruled line character to draw a ruled line (step A5).

On the other hand, if it is not found in step A3 and if it is determined in step A4 that it is the ruled line end character, the right side of the same line is searched (step A6). In step A7, it is determined whether the ruled line character has been searched. If retrieved, the entered ruled line character and the inspected ruled line character are connected to draw a ruled line. Step A5,
After creating the ruled lines in the row direction in step A8, and in step A
If the search cannot be performed in step 7, a ruled line in the column direction is created as in the ruled line creation method in the row direction (steps A9 to A15). Then, in step A14, when the ruled line character is not searched, the process ends (step A16).

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, an operation of the user when drawing a ruled line during a character input operation will be described.
First, the ruled line character 3-1 is input. Next, the character 3-2 is input, and the ruled line character 3-3 is input at a position corresponding to the length of the character. Thereafter, similarly, the characters and the ruled line characters are input in an order that is easy for the user to input (3-4 to 3-11). Finally, the ruled line end character 3-12 indicating that it is the lower right corner of the table
Enter This ruled line end character distinguishes the table just created from the table created next.

[0015]

As described above, the table creating apparatus according to the present invention connects the character ruled lines in the same row and the same column at the time when the ruled line characters are input, thereby inputting the characters and then the ruled line. The ending position of can be specified. Therefore, since the ruled line can be drawn during the character input work, it is not necessary to move the cursor only for drawing the ruled line, and efficient and quick table creation can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a table creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining a process when a ruled line character is input by the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a creation table created by the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Input Section 2 Ruled Line Creation Section 3 Output Device 21 Document Memory 22 Ruled Line Character Search Section 23 Ruled Line Character Discrimination Section 24 Ruled Line Drawing Section 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8 Three
-10, ruled line character 3-2, 3-4, 3-9, 3-11 input character 3-12 ruled line end character

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A device having character input means for inputting character information, a document memory for accumulating the input characters as a document, and an output means for drawing characters in the document memory, when a ruled line character is input. To the same line in document memory,
Whether the ruled line character search unit that searches for another ruled line character in the same column and the ruled line character searched by the ruled line character search unit are the ruled line characters that are both the start and end points of the ruled line A table preparation device having ruled line character discrimination means for discriminating whether or not a ruled line end character indicating the lower end and ruled line drawing means for connecting retrieved ruled line characters. 2. The table creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ruled line character search means searches the left (or right) side of the same line of the input ruled line character, and the other ruled line character is not searched. Sometimes the right (or left) side is searched, and after creating a ruled line in the row direction, this time the upper part of the same line of the entered ruled line character is searched, and when the other ruled line character is not searched, the lower side is searched. A table preparation device characterized by performing. 3. The table creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the ruled line character determining unit determines the ruled line ending character, no ruled line is created with the ruled line characters on the right side and the lower side of the ruled line ending character. Table preparation device characterized by.