JPH10228511A - Table creation processor and table creation processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability and to shorten working time. SOLUTION: A CPU 4 is controlled by a control program that is read from a recording medium 3. When a mouse 14 selects an optional cell in a table consisting of m rows and 41 columns (m) and (n) are integers) which is created or edited in accordance with a matrix label and is shown on the screen of a monitor 2, the CPU 4 controls an operation processing part 10 and undergoes coordinate operation processing of the position of the borders of each cell based on the number (p) of inputted rows and the number (q) of inputted columns by inputting matrix data (p and q) of (p) rows and (q) columns which divides the selected cell in a lower hierarchy to an input screen image that is shown on a screen by the CPU 4. Furthermore, the CPU 4 controls a graphic processing part 11, stores a table image consisting of the borders in video RAM 15 and controls the table image so that it may be shown in the screen of the monitor 2 based on a coordinate operation processing result of the part 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a table creation processing apparatus and a table creation processing method for creating a table corresponding to a matrix label.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of table creation processing apparatus, m
When creating a table composed of cells in rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers), matrix data (m, n) is input and matrix labels corresponding to table data such as the height and width of the table are input. I was creating a table.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are display screen diagrams for explaining a conventional table creation processing method.
An intermediate operation state when the table of FIG. 6C is created from the table of FIG. 6A is shown in the table of FIG.

In the table of FIG. 6A, the cell in the first row and the C column (the rightmost cell in the upper row) is replaced by 3 cells as shown in the table of FIG.
In the case of dividing into cells of rows and columns, a table is created first, which includes the matrix of rows and columns of 3 rows and 4 columns and is equally divided into 4 rows and 4 columns. Furthermore, the upper boundary of each of the four rows and four columns of the cell-divided table is clipped so that three rows are equally spaced at half the height of the entire table. To adjust the cell height for the three rows from the top. Also, the cell width is adjusted by moving the boundaries of the two rows of cells from the right at equal intervals to the right with the clip function such that the cells are positioned at a cell width of 1/3 of the entire table width from the right. The cell width is adjusted by moving the boundary line of the remaining two columns of cells from the left to the right by the clipping function so as to be at a cell width position of 1/3 of the entire table width at equal intervals. As a result, a table having cells of 4 rows and 4 columns as shown in FIG. 6B can be edited.

Next, in FIG. 6 (b), the boundary line in the row direction between each cell in the first row A column and the first row B column and each cell in the second row A column and the second row B column. In a transparent state, and a row-direction boundary line between each cell in the second row A and the second row B and each cell in the third row A and the third row B is made transparent. Each of the three cells in the first row A column to the third row A column in FIG. 6B is apparently combined and displayed as if it were one cell, and the first cell in the first row B column in FIG. ~
Each of the three cells in the third row and the B column is apparently combined and displayed as if it were one cell.
FIG. 6 having three rows and two columns of cells in the cell in the row C column
A table as shown in (c) can be created.

[0006]

In the above-described conventional method for creating a table corresponding to matrix labels, since the column labels A, B, C,... And the row labels 1, 2, 3,. All of the columns and rows are divided, and it is virtually impossible to further divide only the cells within the arbitrarily selected specific cells. Therefore, by recreating the table so that each cell is divided into m rows and n columns from the beginning, and by adjusting the height and width of each cell by the clip function, FIG.
A and B that do not require division by re-creating the table as in (b)
In the case of a cell in a column, the boundary line in the row direction is deleted, and a plurality of cells above and below are apparently combined and displayed as if they were one cell. in this way,
Creating or editing a table in which only an arbitrary specific cell is divided is an operation that is very troublesome and difficult for the creator, and is a time-consuming operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is possible to improve the operability and easily perform a table creation operation without re-creating a table or erasing unnecessary boundaries. It is another object of the present invention to provide a table creation processing apparatus and a table creation processing method that can significantly reduce operation time.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a table creation processing apparatus for performing a table creation process corresponding to a matrix label.
It has a control unit that controls an arbitrary cell of a table of columns (m and n are natural numbers) to be divided into a table of p rows and q columns (p and q are natural numbers) in a lower hierarchy. Is what you do. Also, the table creation processing method of the present invention is a table creation processing method for performing a table creation process corresponding to a matrix label, wherein an arbitrary table of m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created or edited in correspondence with a matrix label. By selecting a cell and inputting matrix data (p, q) of p rows and q columns (p and q are natural numbers) for dividing the selected cell into lower layers, the selected cell is p rows and q columns Is controlled so that cell division processing is performed on the table shown in FIG. Further, the storage medium of the present invention selects an arbitrary cell in a table of m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created or edited in correspondence with a matrix label, and divides the selected cell into lower layers. By inputting matrix data (p, q) of row q columns (p and q are natural numbers),
A table creation program is recorded in which the selected cells are controlled to be subjected to cell division processing into a table of p rows and q columns.

Conventionally, it has been necessary to re-create a table so as to include a matrix for dividing an arbitrary specific cell into p rows and q columns, and then to delete unnecessary boundaries.
M rows and n columns (m, n) created or edited for matrix labels
Is a natural number) table, and by inputting matrix data (p, q) of p rows and q columns (p and q are natural numbers) that divides the selected cell into lower layers. Since the cell within the selected cell can be divided into a table of p rows and q columns, the conventional work of re-creating the table and eliminating unnecessary boundaries is eliminated, and the operability is improved and the table creation work is improved. Can be performed more easily, and the working time can be greatly reduced.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a table creation processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to only the following embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a table creation processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a table creation processing device 1 includes a personal computer main body (not shown), a monitor device 2 capable of displaying various images such as tables and characters to be edited and pictures, and various image data and table creation. And a recording medium 3 on which data including processing program data is recorded.

The operation and control system of the table creation processing device 1 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a CP) for controlling each unit.
U) 4 via a bus 5. The bus 5 includes a RAM 6 capable of storing various data, interface circuits 7, 8, 9, an arithmetic processing unit 10, a graphic processing unit 11, and an interface circuit 12. Each is connected. A keyboard 13 capable of inputting operation information is connected to the interface circuit 8, and a mouse 14 capable of inputting operation information corresponding to the screen position of the monitor device 2 is connected to the interface circuit 9. The CPU 4 can issue a command corresponding to the operation signal from the CPU 4.

The arithmetic processing unit 10 performs a two-dimensional coordinate operation and other various processes.
Is a video RA based on the operation result of the signal processing unit 10.
Write processing of image data to be drawn is performed on M15. The video RAM 15 stores the graphic processing unit 1.
The image data for one screen processed in step 1 is written via the interface circuit 12, and the still image is output on the screen of the monitor device 2 by being repeatedly read at a predetermined cycle. It has become.

Here, the form of the table creation processing apparatus 1 is different depending on the application, but in the present embodiment, the table creation processing apparatus 1 is configured as a personal computer. Reference numeral 2 corresponds to the display for a computer, and is composed of a CRT, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like.
The graphic processing unit 11 corresponds to a part of program data for table creation recorded on the recording medium 3 or hardware on an expansion board mounted on an expansion slot of a computer. , 9, and 12 correspond to hardware on an expansion board mounted in an expansion slot of the computer.
Further, the recording medium 3 is, for example, an R in which the image data and the operating system program data are stored.
OM, optical disk, flexible disk, and the like. The RAM 6 corresponds to each area of the main memory or the extended memory on the computer.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional block configuration of the table creation processing apparatus 1 of FIG.

In FIG. 2, the CPU 4 and the arithmetic processing unit 1
0, graphic processing unit 11 and memory unit (RAM
6, the interface circuit 7 and the recording medium 3) constitute a control unit 21.
Is read out and stored in the RAM 6 based on the number of rows m and the number of columns n of the newly created table, and the input data of the height and width of the table. The arithmetic processing unit 10 performs coordinate calculation processing of the start point and the end point of each boundary line that divides each cell. Based on the result of the coordinate calculation processing, the graphic processing unit 11 draws an image to be drawn on the video RAM 15. This is a configuration in which control is performed to perform a data write process. When a table in which an arbitrary cell of the table is further divided is created, the arithmetic processing unit is based on matrix data (p, q) of the number p of rows and the number q of columns dividing the arbitrary cell. 10 is subjected to coordinate calculation processing of the start point and end point of each boundary line that divides each cell, and based on the result of the coordinate calculation processing, the graphic processing unit 11
Is configured to perform a write process of image data to be drawn with respect to. At this time, the position data of each cell in the table is stored in the RAM 6 as upper left coordinates and lower right coordinates among the coordinates of the four corners of each cell.

An input section 22 is constituted by the interface circuits 8 and 9, the keyboard 13 and the mouse 14. The input section 22 causes the CPU 4 to issue a command corresponding to an operation signal from the keyboard 13 and the mouse 14. In addition to creating a new table, a table can be created by further dividing an arbitrary cell in the table, and the height and width of each cell in the created table can be set using the mouse 14 clip. It can be adjusted by the function. When a new table is created, the data of the number of rows m and the number of columns n, and the respective height and width data are input from the keyboard 13 on the table creation input screen. When an arbitrary cell in the table is divided, matrix data (p, q) having the number of rows p and the number of columns q is input from the keyboard 13 on the table creation data input screen. . Furthermore, a menu table creation command or a division command is started, and a cell to be divided is selected using the mouse 14 and the keyboard 13 as selection means.

Further, a display unit 23 is constituted by the interface circuit 12, the video RAM 15, and the monitor device 2, and the display unit 23
By outputting the image data that has been written to the video RAM 15 to the monitor device 2, a table frame of a predetermined height and width in a desired m rows and n columns is displayed on the screen. When an arbitrary cell of the table is further divided, a frame of a table having a desired p-row and q-column child cell in the parent cell selected by the mouse 14 is displayed on the display screen of the monitor device 2. Will be. In the following, when referring to a table, the framework (frame) of the table will be referred to.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the table creation operation of the table creation processing apparatus shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 3, when a menu command on the upper side of the screen is clicked with the mouse 14, a menu showing a plurality of required functions is displayed. First, a new table is created in step S1. In other words, if the user selects the table creation command in the menu by moving the cursor with the mouse 14 and clicking it, a table creation data input screen is displayed, and the number of rows m and the number of columns n of the table, the height of the table, The width (or the height and width of the cell) is input from the keyboard 13 as input data. Thus, keyboard 1
CPU 4 based on the number of rows m and the number of columns n input from
Controls the arithmetic processing unit 10 to perform coordinate arithmetic processing on the position of the boundary line of each cell. This data is stored in the RAM 6. Further, based on the result of the coordinate calculation processing by the calculation processing unit 10, the CPU 4 controls the graphic processing unit 11 to store a table image including the boundary line in the video RAM 15, and the table image is stored in the monitor device 2. Is controlled to be displayed as a still image by being repeatedly read out on the screen. At this time, the display screen of the monitor device 2 displays, in the present embodiment, the height of each cell (the height of the table ÷ the number of rows in the table 2) and the width of each cell (the width of the table ÷ the number of columns in the table 3). Is output data, a table having two rows and three columns as shown in FIG. 4A is displayed.

Next, in step S2, the CPU 4 determines whether or not to create a table at a lower level, based on whether or not the menu division command is selected with the mouse 14. If the table of the lower hierarchy is not created in step S2, the operation is ended. If the table of the lower hierarchy is created, the division command is selected with the mouse 14 and the current hierarchy table is selected. In step S3, a cell to be divided to create a table at a lower level is selected. The cell is selected by clicking with the mouse 14 in the area of the cell, whereby the area of the cell is highlighted on the screen and changed in color, so that the user can select the cell. You can know that it was selected.
At this time, the upper left coordinates and the lower right coordinates of the four corner coordinates of each cell in the currently created table are stored in the RAM 6 to hold the coordinate area of each cell.
Reference numeral 4 controls that the cell including the coordinate position clicked by the mouse 14 is selected and the area of the cell is highlighted on the screen. The fact that the inside of the cell region is highlighted and changed in color means that the brightness level is converted in the monochrome display and the color is changed in the color display. Note that the framework of the front image can be converted into a luminance level in monochrome display, and can be changed in color in color display.

Thereafter, in step S4, a table creation data input screen as shown in FIG. 4B is displayed in a window, for example, at the center. For the table creation data input screen,
The number of rows p and the number of columns q into which the selected cell is to be divided are input from the keyboard 13. If the input row number p and column number q are to be corrected, “cancel” on the table creation data input screen can be selected with the mouse 14 and the row number p and column number q can be input again. If the number of input rows p and the number of columns q are sufficient, the user can select “OK” on the table creation data input screen with the mouse 14 to obtain the input divided row number p.
Based on and the number of columns q, the CPU 4 controls the arithmetic processing unit 10 in step S5 to perform coordinate arithmetic processing on the position of the boundary line to be divided into cells. Further, based on the result of the coordinate calculation processing, the CPU 4 controls the graphic processing section 11 in step S6 to store the image of the table including the boundary line to be divided into the cells in the video RAM 15. This video RAM
Control is performed so that the front image in 15 is displayed on the screen of the monitor device 2. At this time, the display screen of the monitor device 2
In the present embodiment, the height of the child cell (the height of the table ÷ the number of rows in the table 2) and the width of the child cell (the width of the table ÷ the number of columns in the table 3) are used as output data, and 1 in FIG. 3 hierarchically in the parent cell of row C column
It is possible to automatically create and display a table as shown in FIG. 4C in which child cells in row 2 and column 2 are created.

Next, the CPU 4 determines in step S7 whether the created and displayed table is acceptable.
The determination of good or bad of the CPU 4 may be such that, for example, “Cancel, OK” is displayed on the display screen and clicked with the mouse 14 for selection. In addition, mouse 1
If "OK" is selected in Step 4, for example, "Whether to perform another cell division process. YES, NO" is displayed on the display screen in Step S8, and the display is selectively performed with the mouse 14. You may click. In this case, if "OK" is selected with the mouse 14 in step S8 and another cell is to be processed, the process returns to step S3 and another cell is selected. To select this cell, if the mouse 14 is clicked within the range of the cell, the area of the cell is highlighted on the screen, so that the user can know that the cell has been selected. After that, by executing the above steps S4 to S6 in the same manner, a table in which the desired hierarchically divided child cells are created in the parent cell selected by the mouse 14 can be automatically displayed.

If "cancel" on the screen is selected by the mouse 14 in step S7, the CPU 4
Determines whether or not to re-set the conditions of the table in step S9. This determination may be made, for example, by displaying "whether to re-set the condition of the table. YES, NO" on the display screen and selectively clicking it with the mouse 14. If "YES" on the screen is selected by the mouse 14 in step S9, the CPU 4 returns to step S4 and controls to display the condition setting input screen of the table in a window at the center. When “NO” on the screen is selected by the mouse 14 in step S9,
The CPU 4 ends the cell division processing of the lower hierarchy of the table. Instead of the above steps S7 and S8, after a desired table is displayed on the screen in step S6, another cell division process is performed simply by selecting the cell in step S3 using the mouse 14. Can also be set. Also, if a command for executing the redoing of the table condition setting is provided in the menu, a desired table is displayed on the screen in step S6 instead of steps S7 and S9 described above, and then selected using the mouse 14. Thus, it can be set so as to return to the table creation data input screen for setting the table conditions in step S4.

Here, a label operation in a hierarchical table will be described.

By double-clicking one of the cell areas a to f in FIG. 5A with the mouse 14, the label of the layer to which the cell belongs can be displayed. For example, FIG.
By double-clicking the cell area c in (a) with the mouse 14, the label to which the cell belongs, that is, the label of the child cell belonging to the lower layer can be displayed as shown in FIG. 5B. Further, for example, any one of the cell areas a, b, d, e, and f other than the cell area c in FIG.
Double-clicking on displays the label to which the cell belongs, that is, the label of the parent cell belonging to the higher layer, as shown in FIG. 5C.

Furthermore, the table can be edited by adjusting the height and width of each cell of the created table with the clip function of the mouse 14. Characters can be input from the keyboard 13 into each cell of the adjusted and edited table. When a character is to be input into a child cell belonging to a lower hierarchy, by double-clicking the mouse 14 in the area of the child cell, a label of the lower hierarchy is displayed, and a label of the lower hierarchy is displayed. Characters can be entered in child cells. Further, by printing the tables and characters on the screen, desired tables and characters can be obtained.

Therefore, if an arbitrary cell in a table of m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created or edited in correspondence with the matrix label and displayed on the screen of the monitor device 2 is selected with the mouse 14, the screen is displayed. For the table creation data input screen displayed above, p-line q dividing this selected cell into lower layers
The matrix data (p, q) of the column is input. Based on the input row number p and column number q, the CPU 4 executes the arithmetic processing unit 10 by using a program read from the recording medium 3 or the like.
Is controlled to calculate the position of the boundary line of each cell. Further, based on the result of the coordinate calculation processing by the calculation processing unit 10, the CPU 4 controls the graphic processing unit 11 to store a table image including the boundary line in the video RAM 15, and stores the table image in the video RAM 15 in the video RAM 15. Control is performed so as to be displayed on the screen of the monitor device 2. As described above, in order to control the cell division processing in the selected cell into a table of p rows and q columns, the work of re-creating the table so as to include a matrix for dividing the parent cell into p rows and q columns can be performed. There is no need to delete unnecessary boundary lines, so that the workability is greatly improved, the work can be easily performed, and the work time can be significantly reduced.

In this embodiment, the newly created m
An arbitrary parent cell in the row n column table is divided to create a table having a plurality of p rows and q columns of child cells in the parent cell. Of the plurality of child cells, An arbitrary child cell is further divided, and r rows and s columns (r,
(s is a natural number) may be configured to create a table having a plurality of grandchild cells. In this way, the cells can be sequentially divided into lower layers.

At this time, the upper left coordinate and the lower right coordinate of the four corner coordinates of each parent cell in the currently created table are stored in the RAM 6, and the four corner coordinates of the child cell and grandchild cell are stored. Of the upper left and lower right coordinates, R
Each of these data is stored hierarchically from the parent cell to the child cell and further to the grandchild cell, and if the parent cell has a child cell, the identifier indicating that there is a lower hierarchy is stored in the parent cell. When a child cell has a grandchild cell, an identifier indicating that there is a lower hierarchy is attached to the child cell.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, an arbitrary cell of a table of m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created or edited in correspondence with a matrix label can be arranged in the lower hierarchy by p rows q Since control is performed so as to divide the table into columns (p and q are natural numbers), the operability is improved, the work can be performed easily, and the work time can be greatly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a table creation processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional block configuration of a table creation processing device 1 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a table creation operation of the table creation processing device of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIGS. 4A to 4C are display screen diagrams of the table creation processing device of FIGS. 1 and 2; FIG. 4A is a display screen diagram when a cell on the right side of the table is selected; (b) is a display screen diagram showing a matrix condition input screen, and (c) is a display screen diagram showing an example of a table obtained by dividing the right cell.

5 (a) to 5 (c) are display screen diagrams for explaining a label operation in the display unit of FIG. 2; FIG. 5 (a) is a display screen diagram showing display of cells a to f; FIG. 4B is a display screen diagram showing a label display of a lower hierarchy of the cell c, and FIG. 6C is a display screen diagram showing a label display of a higher hierarchy other than the cell c.

FIGS. 6A to 6C are display screen diagrams for explaining a conventional table creation processing method, where FIG. 6A is a display screen diagram showing a newly created table, and FIG. A display screen diagram showing an intermediate operation state when a desired table is created from the table of (a),
(C) is a display screen diagram showing a desired table.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Table preparation processing device 2 Monitor device 3 Recording medium 4 CPU 5 Bus 6 RAM 7, 8, 9, 12 Interface circuit 10 Arithmetic processing unit 11 Graphic processing unit 13 Keyboard 14 Mouse 15 Video RAM 21 Control unit 22 Input unit 23 Display unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A table creation processing device for performing a table creation process corresponding to a matrix label, wherein m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created according to a matrix label
In any cell of the table of the above, p rows and q columns (p, q
A table creation processing device, which has a control unit that controls so as to divide the table into tables of (natural numbers). 2. A table creation processing method for performing a table creation process corresponding to a matrix label, wherein m rows and n columns (m and n are natural numbers) created corresponding to a matrix label
Is selected, and matrix data (p, q) of p rows and q columns (p and q are natural numbers) that divides the selected cell in a lower hierarchy is input to the selected cell. A table creation processing method, wherein control is performed to perform cell division processing on the table of p rows and q columns.