JPH10334082A - Browser, its display method, and recording medium therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display characters in the same size as at the time of reducing/ enlarging a hypertext mark-up language(HTML) document preserved, by preserving it while changing its character size corresponding to reduced/enlarged display. SOLUTION: When changing page display, namely, when the move of link or move to a new home page occurs, the magnification factor information stored in a font size enlargement/reduction area B is reset. When an instruction based on a pull-down menu concerning the preservation of HTML document is detected, the value in the font size enlargement/reduction are B and the value in an original font tag information preservation area A are substituted into a predetermined operation expression and the value of font size used for display at present is acquired. The world wide wed(WWW) browser of ROM 14 changes a font size definition in the HTML document preserved in a RAM 15 into acquired font size and preserves it in a hard disk storage device or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a browser for converting a document in a communication format received from the outside through a network or the like into a display format and displaying the browser, a display method therefor, and a recording medium therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of browser is used for communication using HTM
L (HYPER TEXT MARKUP LANGU
AGE) format (hereinafter referred to as a text file)
It is known as software for interpreting an HTML document (abbreviated as an HTML document) (conversion from a communication format to a display format) and displaying it on a display device or a device for executing the software.

A browser that handles a document in which voice and images are mixed is widely known as a WWW (World Wide Web) browser.

An HTML document is stored in a communication network, for example, a server connected to the Internet.
Documents stored on the server are also called home pages.
UR for client connected to communication network
When given a communication address called L, the client reads the HTML document of the home page from the server, converts the format, and displays it.

[0005] When the user specifies the homepage name of another server described in this display, the client is associated with the homepage name, and the client specifies the homepage name using the URL described in the HTML document. Read the home page from another server and display it. Switching the display of the homepage in this way is called net surfing.

[0006] The HTML document describes character information to be displayed (character code form), relative storage addresses of images to be displayed together (read addresses linked from URLs), and formats of these display information. For character information, the type of font (character) and size format can be defined. If there is no definition, a predetermined default is used. Browser is HTM
The character is converted into an image based on the font size described in the L document, and the character having the defined font size is displayed.

[0007] Since a large number of clients are connected to a communication network such as the Internet, there are also various types of display devices for personal computers and workstations used as clients.

[0008] Therefore, a browser capable of displaying an HTML document in a reduced / enlarged size according to the size of the display screen of the display device has been proposed.

[0009]

However, since the reduction / enlargement of the display is performed on the display image changed from the HTML document, for example, the HTML document (text form) read from the server is stored internally. When a saved HTML document is displayed, the display is the same as that before reduction / enlargement.

When the homepage is switched by the above-mentioned surfing, the reduction / enlargement mode of the display is canceled in the same manner as described above.

For this reason, the user has to set a suitable enlargement / reduction ratio every time the home page is displayed.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a browser and a display method thereof capable of reducing the user's operation labor involved in manually setting the character size of a display screen. Another object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a document in which a character size is specified in a document is received, the document is displayed in the character size, and the display of the document is performed. In a browser capable of reducing / enlarging the character size of the document, storage means for storing the document, instruction means for instructing storage of the document, and corresponding to the reduced / enlarged character according to the instruction And an information processing means for correcting the character size specified in the document to the required character size, and storing the corrected document in the storage means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the browser according to the first aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the browser according to the first aspect, the document is a document to be fetched from a server via a communication network.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a browser capable of receiving a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document, A storage unit for storing information on reduction / enlargement ratios of reduced / enlarged characters of the displayed document, and thereafter reducing / enlarging the characters of the document each time a different document is received in accordance with the stored reduction / enlargement ratio information. Display control means for displaying an enlarged image.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the browser according to the fourth aspect, further comprising instruction means for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is necessary, and instructing the automatic setting necessity by the instruction means. If there is, the display control means:
Each time a different document is received, the character of the document is displayed at the reduction / enlargement ratio indicated by the size information stored in the storage means. The received document is displayed in the character size specified in the above.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the browser according to the fifth aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the browser according to the fifth aspect, the document is a document to be fetched from a server via a communication network.

The invention according to claim 8 is a browser which can receive a document whose character size is specified in the document, display the document in the character size, and reduce / enlarge the character size of the displayed document. Storage means for storing the reduction / enlargement ratio of the initially displayed document; instruction means for instructing the storage of the document; and storage means for storing the document in response to the instruction. The character size specified in the document is corrected in accordance with the reduced / enlarged rate, and the information processing means for storing the corrected document in the storage means and the reduction / enlargement rate stored in the storage means. Display control means for displaying characters of the document at the reduction / enlargement ratio each time a different document is received.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the browser according to the eighth aspect, further comprising instruction means for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is required. If there is, the display control means displays the character of the document at the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage means each time a different document is received, and when the instruction means instructs the automatic setting to be disabled. Is characterized by displaying the received document in a character size specified in the received document.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser capable of accepting a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. In the display method, an instruction to save the document is issued, and in response to the instruction, the character size specified in the document is corrected to a character size corresponding to the reduced / enlarged character, and the corrected document is saved. It is characterized in that it is stored in the department.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the display method of the browser according to the tenth aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the display method of the browser according to the tenth aspect, the document is a document fetched from a server via a communication network.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser capable of accepting a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. In the display method, the reduction / enlargement ratio of the reduced / enlarged character of the initially displayed document is stored in the storage unit, and thereafter, each time a different document is received, the reduction / enlargement ratio is changed according to the stored reduction / enlargement ratio. Characters of the document are displayed on the display unit at an enlargement ratio.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the browser display method according to the thirteenth aspect, it is instructed whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is required. Displaying the characters of the document on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage unit each time the information is received;
When there is an instruction to disable automatic setting, the received document is displayed on the display unit in a character size defined in the received document.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the browser display method according to the fourteenth aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the browser display method according to the fourteenth aspect, the document is a document taken in from a server via a communication network.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser capable of accepting a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. In the display method, the reduction / enlargement ratio of the reduced / enlarged character of the initially displayed document is stored in the storage unit, and the storage of the document is instructed, and the document is stored in the storage unit in response to the instruction. The character size specified in the document is corrected in accordance with the reduction / enlargement ratio, the corrected document is stored in a storage unit, and thereafter, a different document is accepted according to the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage unit. Each time the character of the document is displayed on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio.

The invention according to claim 18 is the browser display method according to claim 17, wherein an instruction is given as to whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / magnification is required, and a different document is issued when the instruction to require the automatic setting is given. Displaying the text of the document on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the storage unit each time the information is received;
When there is an instruction to disable automatic setting, the received document is displayed on the display unit in a character size defined in the received document.

According to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser which accepts a document whose character size is specified in a document, displays the document in the character size on a display unit, and can reduce / enlarge the character size of the displayed document. In a recording medium to be mounted, in a recording medium that records a program that is read and executed by a computer, the program has a processing procedure for instructing storage of the document, and according to the instruction,
A processing procedure for correcting a character size specified in the document to a character size corresponding to the reduced / enlarged character, and a processing procedure for storing the corrected document in a storage unit are provided. .

According to a twentieth aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the nineteenth aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the nineteenth aspect, the document is a document taken in from a server via a communication network.

According to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser which accepts a document whose character size is specified in a document, displays the document in the character size on a display unit, and can reduce / enlarge the character size of the displayed document. A recording medium mounted thereon, wherein the program is configured to store a reduction / enlargement ratio of a character of a document displayed first in a storage unit; And displaying the characters of the document on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio each time a different document is received in accordance with the stored reduction / enlargement ratio.

According to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the recording medium according to the twenty-second aspect, wherein the program has a processing procedure for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / magnification is required, and an instruction for requiring the automatic setting. In each case, each time a different document is received, the processing procedure for displaying the text of the document on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the storage unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is received, Displaying the received document on the display unit in a character size defined in the document.

According to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the twenty-third aspect, the document is described in an HTML language.

According to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the twenty-fourth aspect, the document is a document taken in from a server via a communication network.

According to a twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browser which accepts a document whose character size is defined in a document, displays the document on the display unit in the character size, and can reduce / enlarge the character size of the displayed document. A recording medium mounted thereon, wherein the program is configured to store a reduction / enlargement ratio of a character of a document displayed first in a storage unit; A processing procedure for instructing storage of the document, a processing procedure for correcting a character size specified in the document at a scaling factor stored in the storage unit in accordance with the instruction, and storing the corrected document And a procedure for displaying the characters of the document on the display unit each time a different document is received, according to the scaling factor stored in the storage unit. And characterized in that it comprises a.

According to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention, in the recording medium according to the twenty-sixth aspect, an instruction is made as to whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / magnification is required, and a different document is received when the automatic setting is required. Each time the character of the document is displayed on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the storage unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is given, the character size specified in the received document The received document is displayed on the display unit.

[0040]

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

FIG. 1 shows an example of a system configuration of an information processing apparatus (client) dedicated to a browser equipped with a browser (software) for WWW. As the information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus having a function of executing a software program and a communication function, such as a general-purpose personal computer, a general-purpose word processor, and an information processing apparatus dedicated to image processing, can be used. In FIG. 1, a display 2, a keyboard 3, and a modem 6 are connected to an information processing apparatus main body (hereinafter abbreviated as an information processing apparatus) 1. The modem 6 is connected to a public line 7, and connects the server and the information processing device 1 via the public line 7. The dedicated line 5 connects the printer or the like to the information processing apparatus 1.

In the present embodiment, the display 2
Since a menu called a pull-down menu is displayed on the display screen of FIG. 1 and processing in the menu is indicated by a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown), the pull-down menu is schematically indicated by reference numeral 4.

The information processing apparatus includes a CPU 11, a display driver 12, a network board (communication board) 13, a ROM
14 and a RAM 15. CPU11 is ROM1
4 to read and execute various programs. The display driver 12 causes the display 2 to display an image under the control of the CPU 11. The network board 13 performs communication using the dedicated line 5, the modem 6, and the like under the control of the CPU 11. The ROM 14 stores a system processing program for performing the above-described processing, a WWW browser program according to the present invention, font data for converting a character code into an image for display, and the like. RAM
Reference numeral 15 temporarily stores input / output data for the CPU 11.

An HTML document will be described for explaining the operation of the system. 2 to 5 show display examples in which an HTML document is displayed by a WWW browser, and FIGS.
Is a description example of the HTML document itself. FIG. 2 corresponds to FIGS. 6 and 7, and FIG. 3 corresponds to FIGS. 8 and 9.
4 is FIGS. 10 and 11, and FIG. 5 is FIGS. 12 and 13.
Corresponding to For example, when the HTML document shown in FIG.
The browser sets the display character size of the character string "UN 50th anniversary ..." to be displayed based on the format related data (in this case, <FONT SIZE = 1>) described in the HTML document of FIG. A display example of this character string is indicated by reference numeral A in FIG. The display example of FIG. 3 is an enlargement of the character string A of FIG. 2 (see reference numeral B).
If the font size defined in the ML document is small,
Depending on the display, the display may be difficult to see.

Next, when the user designates the head portion of the image A 'in FIG. 2 with a mouse or the like, the WWW browser links the HTML document associated with this image and converts the HTML document in FIGS. It is displayed as shown in FIG. If the character size of the definition of the HTML document is small as shown by reference numeral C in FIG. 4 (see reference numeral G in FIG. 10), the displayed characters will be small. Further, even if the displayed characters are reduced / enlarged, the definition of the font of the HTML document (the reference character E in FIG. 6 and the reference character G in FIG. 10) is not changed and the HTML document is stored in the apparatus. After that, when redisplayed, the displayed characters become smaller. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when there is an instruction to display reduction / enlargement, the description of the font definition of the related HTML document is changed. This allows you to save or link,
A suitable character size is automatically set for the new display screen.

FIG. 14 shows a processing procedure for executing such processing. The processing procedure of FIG.
Written in a program language that can be read and executed by
The ROM 14 is provided in a WWW browser.

CPU 11 that connects to the Internet via a network and executes a WWW browser, as in the prior art.
When the homepage of a certain server is accessed by simply (abbreviated simply as “WWW browser”), the WWW browser receives an HTM including default data from the server as shown in FIG.
An L document is obtained and stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 15 (step S1).

The WWW browser sequentially takes out character strings from the first line of the HTML document shown in FIG. 6, interprets them (grammatical analysis), and displays them. Incidentally, the description enclosed by <> is a format definition, and defines a display format. <HTML> on the first line is a description indicating that this document is an HTML document. <HEAD on the second line
> Is a declaration to define the header.

<TITLE> Headquarter </
TITLE> is a description that a character string “Headquarter” should be displayed at the title position of the display. With this description, Headquarter is displayed at the upper left of FIG. In this way, the WWW browser is configured as the HT in FIG.
The description of the ML document is interpreted, and the default description regarding the font size <FONT SIZE = 1>
When (the symbol E in FIG. 6) is detected, the detected default value (numerical value 1) is temporarily stored in the original font tag information storage area (A) of the RAM 15 in FIG. 1 (step S3). The same interpretation is performed for the remaining description, and the display is performed. When the user looks at the display and determines that the character is small or large, the user instructs enlargement / reduction of the pull-down menu 4. This instruction is detected in step S4. After this detection and determination of reduction / enlargement, the WWW browser changes the reduction / enlargement ratio (magnification ratio) of the font size according to the number of times of instruction. More specifically, if the value of the font size enlargement / reduction information area (B) of the RAM 15 in FIG.
In the case of 1, the value is reduced by 1 (steps S7 and S8).
The initial value set by the reset is a numerical value 0. Needless to say, when the scaling ratio reaches a maximum reduction ratio or a maximum enlargement ratio, for example, 0 or 7, no further decrement or increment is performed. By changing the value of the font size, the WWW browser changes the character size and displays the HTML document as in the related art.

When an instruction is given for normal processing other than enlargement / reduction, the procedure is changed from step S4 to S5 to S6.
→ S13 → S9 → S10, the processing corresponding to the instruction is performed as in the conventional case.

In the first embodiment, when the page display is changed, that is, when a link is moved or a new homepage is moved, it is stored in the font size scaling information area (B). The existing magnification information is reset (step 14).

When an instruction from the pull-down menu for saving the HTML document (save) is detected (step S9), the value of the font size enlargement / reduction information area (B) and the value of the original font tag information storage area (A) are read. The value is substituted into a predetermined arithmetic expression, and the value of the font size currently used for display is obtained (step S11).

The WWW browser changes the font size definition (reference character E in FIG. 6) in the HTML document stored in the RAM 15 to the acquired font size (reference character F in FIG. 8), and a hard disk storage device (not shown). Etc. (step S12).

Since the HTML document is saved after such font size change processing, the HTML
When the L document is displayed again, the display is the same as the display before the storage.

Next, a description will be given of a second embodiment in which the reduction / enlargement ratio (magnification ratio) before the change is maintained when the page screen is changed.

FIG. 16 shows a processing procedure of the WWW browser according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 16, the same parts as those in the first embodiment in FIG. 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, when the user gives an instruction (special key) using a pull-down menu on the display screen, the character size of the document currently enlarged (or reduced) is read from another server. Display a document or a document switched by a link. Upon detecting this mode instruction in step S15, the WWW browser sets a flag Flg indicating that this mode has been set from off (0) to on (1) (step S1).
6).

When the display screen is switched due to a link or a shift to a new server, the flag Flg is used.
Is referred to (step S13), and when it is on, that is, the suitable character size information (reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the font size enlargement / reduction information area (B)) previously determined by reduction / enlargement is reset (initial value). 0) (step S17 → S1), and when displaying a new HTML document, instead of the character size specified in this document, the size / size of the font size scaling information area (B) is reduced.
The HTML document characters are reduced / enlarged and displayed at the enlargement ratio (step S3).

On the other hand, if the flag Flg remains off, the character size information in the font size enlargement / reduction information area (B) is reset. Therefore, when a new HTML document is displayed, it is specified in this document. Character size is used.

When saving a new HTML document using the character size set in the previous HTML document in this way, it goes without saying that the character size definition of this HTML document is rewritten and saved.

The following embodiments can be implemented in addition to the embodiments described above.

1) Although the above-described embodiment is an example in which the present invention is applied to a browser dedicated machine for displaying an HTML document, the present invention is also applied to a general-purpose computer, for example, a word processor, a personal computer, an electronic organizer, and the like. Can be applied. In this case, the browser program shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 15, or FIG. 16 is stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk storage device or an EEPROM, and is read and executed by the CPU. In addition, the above-described program may be stored in a floppy disk or a CDROM, and transferred (installed) to a hard disk storage device or an EEPROM.

2) In the HTML document, not only one type of character size but also a plurality of character size definitions can be used. Therefore, when the entire screen is reduced / enlarged, a plurality of character sizes may be corrected in accordance with the magnification. Further, the present invention can be applied to an extremely small or large character size exceeding a threshold value.

3) In the above embodiment, a document described in HTML has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to a document interpreted by a browser in an HTML document, and the present invention is applied to a document in which a font size is defined in the document. it can.

4) Character reduction / enlargement: a method of reducing / enlarging and displaying a character image (also called a bitmap image) converted from a character code;
The character size of the font data used to convert the character code into an image is selectively used according to the reduction / enlargement ratio, for example, 10 point font data to 11 point size font data. A method can be adopted.

[0066]

As described above, claims 1 and 2,
According to the inventions of the embodiments 10, 11, 19, and 20, even if a document such as an HTML document whose character size is specified is reduced / enlarged, the character size matches the reduced / enlarged display. Is resized and saved.
As a result, when the saved HTML document is displayed again, the characters are displayed in the same size as when the document was reduced / enlarged.

According to the third, twelfth and twenty-first aspects of the present invention, a document handled on a communication network such as the Internet can be stored in a suitable form on its own display device.

In the inventions of claims 4 to 7, 13 to 16, and 22 to 25, once the reduction / enlargement ratio of the display of the HTML document handled by the communication network such as the Internet is set, the display of the HTML document is thereafter performed. Even if you switch,
Characters are reduced / enlarged at the same reduction / enlargement ratio. Also, by instructing whether this function is necessary or not, it is possible to obtain a suitable display mode according to the type of the HTML document.

According to the eighth, ninth, seventeenth, eighteenth, twenty-seventh and twenty-seventh aspects of the present invention, the reduction / enlargement ratio is stored in the storage means. Display function can be provided. Also, by instructing whether or not the character display function is required at the same reduction ratio, the HTM
A suitable display mode can be obtained according to the type of the L document.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an HTML document.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an HTML document.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an HTML document.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an HTML document.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing contents described in an HTML document.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the description contents of an HTML document.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a display control procedure according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a display control procedure according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a display control procedure according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing equipment 2 Display 3 Keyboard 4 Pull-down menu 5 Dedicated line 6 Modem 7 Public line 11 CPU 12 Display driver 13 Network board 14 ROM 15 RAM

Claims (27)

[Claims] 1. A browser for receiving a document in which a character size is specified in a document, displaying the document in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. Storage means; instruction means for instructing storage of the document; and, in response to the instruction, correcting the character size specified in the document to a character size corresponding to the reduced / enlarged character; A browser comprising: an information processing unit that stores a document in the storage unit. 2. The browser according to claim 1, wherein the document is described in an HTML language. 3. The browser according to claim 1, wherein the document is a document taken from a server via a communication network. 4. A browser capable of receiving a document whose character size is specified in a document, displaying the document in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. Reduction / enlargement of reduced characters /
Storage means for storing enlargement ratio information; and display control means for reducing and enlarging the characters of the document each time a different document is received in accordance with the stored reduction / enlargement ratio information. The featured browser. 5. The browser according to claim 4, further comprising instructing means for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is necessary, wherein the instruction means instructs whether or not the automatic setting is required. The display control means displays the text of the document at the reduction / enlargement rate indicated by the size information stored in the storage means each time a different document is received, and the instruction means instructs the automatic setting rejection. In this case, the browser displays the received document in a character size specified in the received document. 6. The browser according to claim 5, wherein the document is described in an HTML language. 7. The browser according to claim 5, wherein the document is a document taken from a server via a communication network. 8. A browser for receiving a document having a character size specified in the document, displaying the document in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. Storage means, storage means for storing the reduction / enlargement ratio of the initially displayed document, instruction means for instructing storage of the document, and reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage means in response to the instruction According to the information processing means for storing the corrected document in the storage means and the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage means, and thereafter accepts a different document. A display control means for displaying characters of the document at the reduction / enlargement ratio each time. 9. The browser according to claim 8, further comprising instructing means for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is required. The display control means displays the text of the document at the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage means each time a different document is received, and when the instruction means instructs automatic setting to be disabled, the display control means receives the document. A browser which displays the received document in a character size specified in the document. 10. A browser display method capable of accepting a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. Instruct to save the document, modify the character size specified in the document to the character size corresponding to the reduced / enlarged character according to the instruction, and save the modified document in the storage unit. Browser display method characterized by the following. 11. The browser display method according to claim 10, wherein the document is described in an HTML language. 12. The browser display method according to claim 10, wherein the document is a document to be imported from a server via a communication network. 13. A browser display method capable of receiving a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit at the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. Of the document displayed in
A browser storing the enlargement ratio in the storage unit, and displaying the characters of the document on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio each time a different document is received in accordance with the stored reduction / enlargement ratio. Display method. 14. The browser display method according to claim 13, wherein whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / enlargement ratio is required is instructed, and when the automatic setting is required, each time a different document is received, The characters of the document are displayed on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is given, the character size specified in the received document is accepted. Displaying a document on the display unit. 15. The browser display method according to claim 14, wherein the document is described in an HTML language. 16. The browser display method according to claim 14, wherein the document is a document imported from a server via a communication network. 17. A browser display method which accepts a document whose character size is defined in a document, displays the document on the display unit in the character size, and reduces / enlarges the character size of the displayed document. Of the document displayed in
Storing the enlargement ratio in the storage unit, instructing the storage of the document, and in response to the instruction, correcting the character size specified in the document according to the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage unit; The corrected document is stored in the storage unit, and thereafter, according to the reduction / enlargement ratio stored in the storage unit,
A display method for a browser, wherein each time a different document is received, characters of the document are displayed on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio. 18. The browser display method according to claim 17, wherein whether or not automatic setting of the reduction / magnification is required is instructed, and when an instruction of automatic setting is required, each time a different document is received, The characters of the document are displayed on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the storage unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is given, the character size specified in the received document is accepted. Displaying a document on the display unit. 19. A recording medium mounted on a browser capable of accepting a document whose character size is defined in a document, displaying the document on the display unit in the character size, and reducing / enlarging the character size of the displayed document. A storage medium storing a program read and executed by a computer, wherein the program comprises: a processing procedure for instructing storage of the document; and a character size corresponding to a character reduced / enlarged in accordance with the instruction. And a processing procedure for correcting a character size specified in the document, and a processing procedure for storing the corrected document in a storage unit. 20. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein said document is described in an HTML language. 21. The recording medium according to claim 19, wherein said document is a document to be fetched from a server via a communication network. 22. A recording medium mounted on a browser that accepts a document whose character size is defined in a document, displays the document in the character size on a display unit, and can reduce / enlarge the character size of the displayed document. A recording medium storing a program to be read and executed by a computer, wherein the program stores a reduction / enlargement ratio of a character of a document displayed first in a storage unit; And displaying the characters of the document on the display unit at the reduction / enlargement ratio each time a different document is received in accordance with the enlargement / reduction ratio. 23. The recording medium according to claim 22, wherein the program has a processing procedure for instructing whether or not the automatic setting of the reduction / magnification is required, and a different document when the automatic setting is required. Each time a document is received, a processing procedure for displaying the text of the document on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the storage unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is given, A display procedure for displaying the received document in the displayed character size on the display unit. 24. The recording medium according to claim 23, wherein the document is described in an HTML language. 25. The recording medium according to claim 24, wherein said document is a document to be fetched from a server via a communication network. 26. A recording medium mounted on a browser that accepts a document whose character size is defined in a document, displays the document in the character size on a display unit, and reduces / enlarges the character size of the displayed document. A recording medium storing a program read and executed by a computer, wherein the program stores a processing procedure of storing a reduction / enlargement ratio of a character of a document displayed first in a storage unit; A processing procedure for instructing, a processing procedure for correcting a character size specified in the document at a scaling factor stored in the storage unit in accordance with the instruction, and a processing for storing the corrected document in a storage unit And a processing procedure for displaying characters of the document on the display unit each time a different document is received, according to the scaling factor stored in the storage unit. Recording medium characterized. 27. The recording medium according to claim 26, wherein an instruction is made as to whether or not the reduction / magnification is required to be automatically set, and when an instruction to require the automatic setting is given, the storage unit is provided every time a different document is received. The character of the document is displayed on the display unit at the reduction / magnification ratio stored in the display unit, and when an instruction to disable automatic setting is given, the received document is set in the character size specified in the received document. Is displayed on the display unit.