JPH1011514A - Table preparing method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To simplify the input format when creating a table with application software. SOLUTION: A symbol system in which symbols and characters are assigned corresponding to the types of table frames is prepared, and the symbol system is displayed on a table creation screen. When creating a table, a user inputs a desired symbol string with reference to the symbol system. The application software creates a table corresponding to the input symbol string based on the symbol system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a function of application software of a computer, and more particularly to a method for creating a table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The table creation function of the conventional application software of a computer is generally divided into the following two methods. One is a method of creating a table by determining the start and end points of the table frame, and the other is a method of creating a table by inputting how many rows and columns to create a table.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the prior art, in the case of a method of determining a starting point and an ending point of a table frame and creating the table,
When the start point and the end point are far apart, inputting each point requires skill. Also, in the case of the method of creating a table by inputting how many rows and columns to create, when the table format is complicated, for example, when one frame is composed of several frames again , Then some modifications are needed. Also, when a document is obtained in a printed form and a complicated table of the document is re-entered, neither of the above two methods is effective.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for easily creating a table even when the table format is complicated when the table is created by application software such as word processing software of a computer.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a symbol system in which symbols, characters, and the like (hereinafter collectively referred to as symbols) are assigned according to the types of table frames. When creating a table, the symbol system is displayed on a screen, and the user inputs a desired symbol string with reference to the displayed symbol system. The application software of the computer creates a table for the input symbol string based on the symbol system. When printing the created table, a corresponding symbol string is printed on a part of a document or the like.

When creating a table, the user only needs to input a desired symbol string while looking at the symbol system displayed on the screen, and can easily input even if the table format is complicated. Further, by printing a symbol string corresponding to the type of the frame of the created table on a part of a document or the like, a person other than the creator can easily copy the symbol string.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to the present invention. This system uses a control unit (CP
U) 1, a storage device 2 built in the control device 1, a display device 3,
The storage device 2 includes a printing device 4, an input device 5 such as a keyboard, and an auxiliary input device 6 such as a mouse. The storage device 2 previously holds a table 20 of types of table frames and a corresponding symbol system according to the present invention. . It should be noted that a plurality of tables 20 of the symbol system are prepared, and an arbitrary table such as 1 mm unit and 1 point unit in each of the vertical and horizontal directions, and the A and B versions can be selected as needed.

[0008] The application software program is:
It is provided in a form stored in a storage medium such as an FD or a CD-ROM. Before using the application software on the computer, the administrator or user of the computer sets a storage medium such as an FD or a CD-ROM in the corresponding storage device in advance, and stores the storage medium such as a hard disk device permanently installed in the computer. Install application software on the device. Thereby, the application software can be used on the computer thereafter. The application software may be directly usable from a storage medium such as an FD or a CD-ROM without being installed in a storage device such as a hard disk device permanently installed in the computer.

When the application is started, the control device 1 displays a screen as shown in FIG. The screen includes a command menu 31 and a document editing screen 32. The command menu 31 includes file, print, table,
By clicking a desired command with the mouse 6, functions such as document storage, printing, and table creation can be called.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the configuration of the command shown in FIG. Here, in particular, as the table creation function 120, a conventional method for creating a table by determining the start point and end point of a table frame (start point end point mode 12
1) In addition to the method of creating a table by inputting how many rows and columns are to be created (how many rows and columns mode 122), input a symbol string corresponding to the type of table frame according to the present invention. A method of creating a table (symbol input mode 123) is added.

When a table creation command is selected from the command menu 31 on the screen shown in FIG. 2, a table creation function 1 shown in FIG.
20 start point end point mode 121, how many rows and how many columns mode 122,
A table command menu such as the symbol input mode 123 is displayed, and when the symbol input mode 123 is selected, a symbol input screen is displayed on the display device 3.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the symbol input screen. The symbol input screen includes a symbol input area 33 and a symbol system display area 35. 34 is a cursor.

In FIG. 3, in a symbol system display area 35, a table of a desired symbol system corresponding to the type of table frame held in the storage device 2 and a definition of a specific symbol are displayed. Here, in the symbol system table, the vertical represents the number of rows in the table, and the horizontal represents the number of columns when counting by half-width columns.
In this embodiment, A4 paper is assumed, and the maximum of the table is 50 ×
80. For example, the symbol “C” corresponds to a table frame having a size of 3 × 10, and the symbol “W” corresponds to 50 × 80.
Corresponds to the size of the frame. The symbols "O", "Z",
“()” And “<>” have special meanings as follows.

The symbol "O" corresponds to displaying the remainder of the line. For example, if there is a “0” next to the symbol “C”, a 3 × 10 frame and a 3 × 70 frame are displayed side by side as shown in FIG. The symbol "Z" corresponds to adding a table to the remaining vertical portion up to 50 rows.
For example, the symbol string “LZ” has a frame of 10 × 80 and a frame of 40 × 8.
This corresponds to displaying the 0 frame vertically arranged as shown in FIG. The symbol “()” is represented as “(a) b”, and corresponds to displaying “a” in parentheses repeatedly b times. b is a natural number from 1 to 9. For example, by expressing the symbol string “(HO) 3”, as shown in FIG.
This corresponds to displaying a 10 × 10 frame and a 10 × 70 frame horizontally arranged three times vertically. Symbol "Y"
Corresponds to a line feed. Normally, this is not necessary when one line has 80 columns, but when a line is to be broken below 80 columns, a symbol "Y" is inserted to cause a line break. For example, the symbol string “(D) 2
By writing “YE”, as shown in FIG. 7, two 3 × 20 frames are arranged side by side, and a 3 × 40 frame is arranged and displayed below them. In the case of a table frame that cannot be represented by the above symbol system, for example, a 15 × 25 frame, it is represented by a character string “<15 × 25>”.

The user inputs a desired symbol string (character string) from the input device 5 with reference to the symbol system displayed in the symbol system display area 35 in the symbol input screen of FIG. For example, when creating a table as shown in FIG.
(2) 4 (7) 4 (70) 3Z ”may be input. Here, “E” corresponds to the frame of (a), and “(2)
“4” is in the frame of (b)-(e), and “(7) 4” is in (f)-
Corresponds to the frame (i). "(70) 3" is (nu)
And (ru), (o) and (wa), (f) and (yo). “Z” is the remainder of the row and corresponds to the frame of (T).

When a table-type document as shown in FIG. 8 is created and input by designating a table with a certain number of rows and columns, it is impossible to create the table by one operation. After entering in the form, it is necessary to repeat the correction to complete the table.
In addition, when specifying the start and end points of the table frame with an auxiliary input device such as a mouse and inputting, when only a part of the document to be created is displayed on the screen, the screen scrolls and the end point is accurately determined. It is difficult to specify.

The input symbol strings (character strings) are sequentially displayed in the symbol input area 33 in the symbol input screen of FIG. When the user inputs a desired symbol string and selects "execute", the control device 1 runs a symbol input mode table creation program to create a table corresponding to the input symbol string.

FIG. 13 shows an example of a table creation processing flow in the symbol input mode. Symbols (characters) in the order entered
Are read one by one (step 131), and the type is decoded (step 132). Depending on the result of this decryption, the processing is divided as follows. First, when the symbol is 1 to W, a table frame corresponding to the symbol is created by directly referring to the symbol system table (step 133). If the symbol is "O", a new table frame is added to the remaining part of the previous table row (step 134). If the symbol is "Z", the column of the previous table is added. A new table frame is added to the remaining part (step 135). If the symbol is the opening parenthesis "(", the reading is continued up to the symbol (numerical value) following the closing parenthesis ")" (step 13).
6) Referring to the symbol system table, a table frame corresponding to the symbol or the symbol string in parentheses is repeatedly created the number of times after the parentheses (step 137). If the symbol is the opening parenthesis "<", the symbol is read continuously to the closing parenthesis ">" (step 138), and a table frame for the numerical value in the parenthesis is created (step 1).
39). Thereafter, it is determined whether the frame of the table created in this way can be displayed (step 140). If it can be displayed, the frame of the created table is registered in the display area (step 141). Move on to the processing of the symbol. If the display is not possible, an error is displayed and the reediting process is prompted (step 142).

When the processing of all symbol strings (character strings) is completed in this way (step 130), the symbol input screen of FIG. 3 is deleted (step 143), and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. The created table is added and displayed on the screen (step 144). As a result, for example, “E
(2) 4 (7) 4 (70) 3Z ”in FIG.
Is displayed.

In the above, the case where the A4 paper is set in the vertical direction has been described as an example. By replacing the table of the symbol system, the symbol system corresponding to the paper can be designated. In this case, in the process of creating the table in FIG. 13, the table to be applied may be replaced when the paper is first selected. As an example, FIG. 9 shows a table of a symbol system in which A3 paper is laid horizontally. Here, even if the size of the sheet changes, only the vertical and horizontal lengths change, and other symbols do not change.

As an optional function at the time of printing, a function of printing the character string of the symbol string used for creating the table at a part of the table, for example, at the bottom line of the document is added. Thus, when the document is distributed in the form of a printed document, another person who has obtained the document can easily create the table.

In this case, as an operation of the application, when a “print” command is selected on the screen of FIG.
A parameter input screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and "print table symbols" can be checked as one of the options. Then, when "execute" is selected in the checked state, the table symbol 110 corresponding to the bottom line is printed as shown in FIG. In that case, the first three characters are
In accordance with the size and orientation of the paper, printing is performed as "A4T" when the A4 paper is vertical, and "B5Y:" when the B5 paper is horizontal. In the case of FIG. 11, “A4
T: E (2) 4 (7) 4 (70) 3Z ".

[0023]

According to the present invention, by adding a symbol input mode to a table creation command of application software, it is possible to easily input a table format even when the table format is complicated. . In addition, by adding a table symbol printing option to a printing command of application software, a person other than the creator can easily copy the table.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a document editing screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a symbol input screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence between symbol strings and table frames.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence between symbol strings and table frames.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of correspondence between a symbol string and a table frame.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence between symbol strings and table frames.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of table creation according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a table of a symbol system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a document print screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a specific example of document printing according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a command according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a table creation processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 control device 2 storage device 3 display device 4 printing device 5 input device 6 mouse 20 symbol system table 31 command menu 32 document editing screen 33 symbol input area 35 symbol system display area

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method for creating a table by application software of a computer, comprising a symbol system in which symbols are assigned in accordance with the type of table frame, and for input symbol strings, A table creation method, wherein a table is created based on the table. 2. The table creation method according to claim 1, wherein the symbol system is displayed on a screen so that a user can input a symbol string corresponding to the table to be created. How to create a table. 3. The table creation method according to claim 1, wherein the created table and a symbol string corresponding to the table are printed.