JPH11250271A - Layout editing method, device therefor and record medium recorded with program for executing the processing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify an editing work at the time of arranging plural partial pictures such as a character string, pattern, and graphic. SOLUTION: Attributes including mutual position relations among prepared objects OB1-OB4 are set for a master object and a link object, and the connection data are stored. The object OB1 is edited, and the object data are updated. As the edited result, the updated object data are used for the object OB1, the previous object data are used for the other objects OB2-OB4, and the already set previous object connection data are used for the attributes including the mutual position relations or the like, respective objects are connected and displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a layout editing method and apparatus for arranging a plurality of component images such as character strings, pictures, figures, and the like, and a recording medium on which a program for executing the processing is recorded. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a printed matter such as a leaflet or a small part of a product advertisement, a plurality of component images such as character strings, pictures, figures, and the like are usually arranged, and their positional relationship is determined by editing the printed matter. ing. For example, an advertisement as shown in FIG. 18 includes a part image of a character string of “Egg”, a part image of a character string of “LL ball 1 pack”, and a part image of a character string of “98 yen”. I have. The dotted line in the figure represents a rectangle that defines the display area of each component image, and in the case of a character string, is a rectangle that is determined from a character frame that defines the character size of each character. The positional relationship between these component images is specified so that “LL ball 1 pack” is located below “egg” and “98 yen” is located on the right of both. When arranging these component images with such a positional relationship, the operator moves each component image on a manuscript, for example, on a screen of an electronic typesetting device using a computer, and adopts the position described above. Had been placed.

[0003]

By the way, the printed matter created as described above is often changed during the editing work. For example, a request may be made to change the character string “Egg” or the character string “LL ball 1 pack” into a character string with a large character size to draw the buyer's attention. In such a case, if the character string “Egg” is changed (enlarged) to a character string of twice the character size, the rectangle becomes larger, and the character string “Egg” having a new size is replaced by the character string below it. It overlaps with "one LL ball pack". For this reason, the character string “LL ball 1 pack” is hidden and cannot be read. Therefore, the operator replaces the character string “LL ball 1 pack” with the character string “Egg” of the new size.
Was moved to a position where it did not overlap, and its location was changed.

When the character string "egg" is changed to a character string with an increased number of characters, such as "egg directly sent to a farmer", a new character string "egg directly sent to a farmer" is replaced with a character string "98" on the left side thereof.
The character string "98 yen" is partially hidden by overlapping with the "circle". Therefore, as in the above case, the operator sets the character string “9
"8 yen" was moved to a position where it did not overlap with the new character string "Ship directly from the farm" to change its location. Therefore, such an editing operation needs to be performed for each component image every time the size is changed or the like.

The above problem is not peculiar to a case where a plurality of character strings are used as a component image, but is a case where a character string and a picture are used as a component image as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, this also occurs when a character string and a frame diagram SL surrounding the character string are used as component images. Specifically, when the character strings “egg” and “apple” are enlarged, the picture and the frame diagram S
L sometimes became invisible.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and includes a character string, a picture,
An object of the present invention is to simplify an editing operation when arranging a plurality of component images such as figures.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems and Functions / Effects thereof To achieve the above object, a layout editing method of the present invention is a layout editing method for arranging a plurality of component images such as a character string, a picture, and a figure. The step of creating the component images to be arranged and the component relationship defining the relevance between the component images when the created plurality of component images are arranged and displayed on a predetermined image plane. Specifying, arranging and displaying the created plurality of component images on the image surface in the specified component relationship, and when any of the content and arrangement of the component image is changed In the component image after the change, and the other component image in which the component relationship is specified between the component image before the change, reflecting the specified component relationship, the image The process of redisplaying on the surface The gist be obtained.

In the layout editing method of the present invention,
In the plurality of component images created as component images to be arranged, component relationships defining the relevance between the component images are specified, and the component images are arranged and displayed on the image surface. When the content or arrangement of the component images arranged and displayed in this manner is changed, such as enlarging or reducing the display area, or moving the display position, the component image (hereinafter referred to as the target) of the change , Change target part images) are displayed again in response to the change. In addition, another component image whose component relation is specified before the above-described change with the change target component image (hereinafter, referred to as a non-change target component image) reflects the specified component relation. Are displayed again on the image plane. For this reason, when a part image (change target part image) is desired to be changed after a plurality of part images are once arranged, the operator only needs to change the change target part image as desired, and the other part images are not required. It is not necessary for the operator to change (part image not to be changed) in consideration of the part relation to the part image to be changed. Therefore,
The editing work when arranging a plurality of component images can be simplified.

The component relation according to the present invention means a concept including various relations that define the relevance between component images.
For example, the positional relationship between another component image with respect to a certain component image, the relationship between the color densities of the other component images with respect to a certain component image, the magnification, the connection method between the component images, and the like can be used as the component relationship.

A layout editing apparatus according to the present invention is a layout editing apparatus for arranging a plurality of part images such as character strings, pictures, figures, and the like. Generating means for generating component data specifying the component image for each of the generated component images, and connecting the generated plurality of component images by specifying a component relationship defining a relationship between the component images; Connection data setting means for setting connection data necessary for connection, and arranging the created plurality of component images on a predetermined image surface in a component relationship specified based on the connection data, A component image displaying means for displaying the component data on the component image based on the component data, a data changing means for changing the component data of the component image, Based on the connection data, and re-displays the image on the image plane, and specifies another component image whose component relationship has been specified with the component image before the change of the component data based on the connection data. The present invention further comprises a re-display means for re-displaying on the image plane based on the component data, reflecting the component relationship which has been performed.

In the layout editing apparatus of the present invention,
When a component image to be arranged is created, component data for specifying the component image is generated for each created component image. The plurality of component images created in this way are arranged on the image surface in a component relationship specified based on the connection data, and are displayed based on the respective component data. When the component data is changed for the component image arranged and displayed in this way, since the component data specifies the component image, the component image itself is also changed by this change, and the display area is changed. It is enlarged / reduced and the display position is moved. Then, the change target component image is displayed again based on the changed component data.
In addition, the non-change target component image whose component relationship was specified before the above change with the change target component image reflects the specified component relationship based on the connection data, and is displayed on the image surface by itself. Is re-displayed based on the part data. For this reason, after once arranging a plurality of component images, if it is desired to change a certain component image, the operator need only change the component image to be changed as desired, and the other non-changeable component images are changed. There is no need for the operator to make the change himself in consideration of the part relation to the part image to be changed.
Therefore, the editing work when arranging a plurality of component images can be simplified.

Further, the computer-readable recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium in which a computer program for arranging a plurality of component images such as character strings, pictures, figures and the like is recorded. Component image creating means for creating the component image to be created, generating means for creating component data specifying the component image for each of the created component images, and creating the plurality of created component images between component images. Connection data setting means for setting connection data necessary for specifying and connecting a component relationship that defines the relationship between the plurality of created component images and the component relationship specified based on the connection data A component image display means for arranging the component data on the predetermined image surface based on the component data, and data for changing the component data of the component image Means for re-displaying the component image in which the component data has been changed on the image plane based on the component data after the change, and the component relation between the component image and the component image before the change of the component data. The function of a re-display unit that re-displays the other component image specified on the image surface based on the component data by reflecting the component relationship specified based on the connection data is provided by a computer. Is a recording medium on which a computer program for realizing the above is recorded.

In this case, the recording medium may be a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, an IC card, a ROM cartridge, a punched card, a printed matter on which a code such as a barcode is printed, or a computer internal storage device (RAM or RAM). Various computer-readable media can be used, such as a memory such as a ROM) and an external storage device.

When the computer program recorded on the recording medium of the present invention is executed by a computer, the component relations of a plurality of component images are specified as in the above-described layout editing method and layout editing apparatus. Are displayed on the image plane. Then, when a change is made to a certain part image, the change target part image is re-displayed in accordance with the change, and the non-change target part image is re-displayed on the image surface by reflecting the specified part relation. indicate. For this reason, after a plurality of component images are once arranged, if it is desired to change a certain component image, the operator need only change the component image to be changed as desired, and change other non-change target component images. It is not necessary for the operator to change the target component image in consideration of the component relationship. Therefore, the editing work when arranging a plurality of component images can be simplified.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on examples. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typesetting apparatus 100 as one embodiment in which the present invention is applied to typesetting. As shown in FIG.
Are a CPU 20, an internal memory 28, a keyboard 30
, A mouse 32, a hard disk drive 34, a display 38, and a bus 40 connecting these components.

The CPU 20 performs various controls and various calculations of the present apparatus.
An object generation unit 53, a connection data setting unit 55,
It has a typesetting editing execution unit 57. In fact, CPU
20 operates according to the program, and includes an object creation unit 51, an object creation unit 53, a connection data setting unit 55
It also functions as the typesetting editing execution unit 57 and the like. The internal memory 28 is a storage unit for storing a program for causing the CPU to function as described above, and various data such as image data, connection data, and typesetting data described later. CPU2
0 and the internal memory 28 are housed in the computer main body. Of course, the object creation unit 51, the object creation unit 53, the connection data setting unit 55, and the typesetting editing execution unit 57 of the CPU may be realized by hardware.

A keyboard 30 and a mouse 32 are used to input a character string as will be described later, objects such as pictures, figures, diagrams, and the like to be combined with the character string, various setting values, and the like to the computer main body, and input instructions from an operator. Is used as an input device for transmitting information.
The keyboard 30 and the mouse 32 are involved in object creation by the object creation unit 51. The hard disk device 34 is a storage device that stores various data required for displaying each object in association with the type of the object when performing typesetting editing by the present device. For example, for a character string, each character code, character size, typeface data, etc., for a figure or diagram, its shape or outline point coordinates, and for a picture, image data are stored. The display 38 is a display device for displaying the object. Each of the above components is directly or indirectly connected to the bus 40 of the computer body. In addition to the above, if necessary, a printer for printing figures and characters on paper or film, and an interface device for transferring figures and characters to other processing devices and the like are connected. You. Further, the typesetting device 100 may be configured to have a modem 37 connected to a communication line 36, and may be connected to a network including a server (not shown) via the communication line 36. In this case, the server uses the communication line 3
6 has a function as a program supply device for supplying a computer program to the typesetting device 100 of this embodiment via the computer program.

As will be described later, when arranging and editing a plurality of objects, a computer program for realizing the functions of the typesetting apparatus 100 of the present embodiment and the components of the constituent devices is a computer program such as a flexible disk or a CD-ROM. It can be provided in a form recorded on a readable recording medium. Then, the computer reads the computer program from the recording medium and transfers the computer program to an internal storage device such as the internal memory 28 or the hard disk device 34 or another external storage device. Alternatively, a computer program may be supplied to a computer via a communication path. When implementing the functions of the computer program, the computer program stored in the internal storage device is executed by the microprocessor of the computer. Further, a computer may read a computer program recorded on a recording medium and directly execute the computer program.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the typesetting editing process in this embodiment, which is executed by the object creating unit 51, the object generating unit 53, the connection data setting unit 55, and the typesetting editing executing unit 57 of the CPU 20. When this process is started, first, a process of creating and displaying a plurality of objects to be typeset and edited and storing data relating to the objects is performed (step S60). That is, the operator operates the keyboard 30 and the mouse 32 while looking at the display screen of the display 38 to create each object such as a character string or a figure having an arbitrary shape. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where each created object is displayed on the screen of the display 38 when performing the advertisement typesetting. Hereinafter, the processing of this routine will be described by taking as an example the case of editing the advertisement composition shown in FIG. In this ad typesetting,
An object (hereinafter, abbreviated as OB) 1 that is a character string “Egg”, and an OB 2 that is a character string “LL ball 1 pack”;
The object 3 of the character string “98 yen” and the character string “98
OB4 of a rectangular figure surrounding the circle. Each of the above character strings has display frame rectangles HW1 to HW3 indicated by dotted lines in the figure, and the size of the display frame represents a display area of the character string, and is determined by the number of characters and the character size.

The instruction to create an object in step S60 is issued by the operator operating the mouse 32, for example, as shown in FIG.
Is started by clicking a creation processing button 44 on the screen 42 as shown in FIG. In the above-described advertisement composition, the character string "Egg", the character string "LL ball 1 pack", and the character string "98 yen" are sequentially input from the keyboard 30, and are OB1, OB2, and OB3 in the order of the input. in this case,
Each input character string is displayed at an arbitrary position on the screen 42 specified by operating the mouse 32. Each time such a character string is input, the character size and typeface of each character string are also input. The character size is input directly from the numeric keypad of the keyboard 30, and the font is input by a mouse from the pull-down menu shown in FIG. That is, when the operator operates the mouse 32 and clicks the font selection button 45, the selection menu 46 is pulled down, and the operator selects and inputs a desired font using the mouse 32.
In this case, the character size and the typeface may be set to predetermined initial values (for example, the character size is 10, and the typeface is a block type), and may be changed as necessary.
When the operator operates the mouse 32 to draw a graphic (in this case, a rectangle surrounding the character string "98 yen") at an appropriate position on the screen 42, this rectangular figure is set to OB4. In the case of a picture such as a photograph or an illustration, a database stored in the hard disk device 34 is accessed, the corresponding image data is read, and the read picture is used as an object.

The CPU 20 determines, for each object,
Object data is created and stored in the internal memory 28. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining this object data. The object data is used to specify the contents of the object and to display the object by connecting it to another object in a relationship specified by connection data described later, and has a header portion and a data portion. The header section includes ID data for identifying the object and type data indicating the type of the object, and the data section includes a plurality of data unique to each object (FIG. 6A). In the case of the character string object shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the header part includes ID data (OB1 to OB3) and data (data code / 00) indicating that the object is a character string, and the data part includes , Character size data, display frame rectangle size data, typeface data, and character code data of each character included in the character string (FIGS. 6B to 6D).
In this case, the character size data is numerical data such as 10, 25 or the like input when the object of the character string is created, and the display frame rectangular size data is determined from the character size data and the number of characters included in the character string. Data (vertical and horizontal size data). The number of character code data differs for each object, and is the number of characters included in a character string. On the other hand, in the case of the above-mentioned graphic object, the header portion includes ID data (OB4) and data (data code / 01) indicating that the object is a graphic, and the data portion includes numerical data indicating the number of contour points. , And contour point coordinate data (FIG. 6E). In this case, the number of contour point coordinate data is the number of contour points. If the figure can be represented by a mathematical expression such as a circle, the data section may include the coordinate data of the center and the data representing the radius.

Subsequent to the creation and display of the objects and the storage of the object data, first, an object to be connected is selected in order to specify a part relationship between the objects (step S62). The operator selects the object by operating the mouse 32,
For example, the processing is started by clicking a connection processing button 48 on the screen 42 as shown in FIG. 4, and an object to be connected is selected by a subsequent mouse click. That is, the object (eg, OB1 / character string “egg”) clicked following the mouse click of the connection processing button 48 is selected as the master object, and the next clicked object (eg, OB2 /
The character string “LL ball 1 pack”) is selected as the link object.

Next, a part relation between the selected master and link objects is set, and object connection data representing the set part relation is stored (step S).
64). In the present embodiment, this part relation includes the following connection information. That is, as shown on the right side of the screen 42 shown in FIG. 4, the scale information, the rotation information,
It includes connection position information, position displacement information, color density information, and connection element information. When the master & link object is selected as described above, the CPU 2
0 moves the input cursor to the input position of the scale information (the blank position shown in the figure) in order to receive the input of such information.

The scale information means the magnification at which the master / link object whose part relation is specified by this routine is enlarged or reduced while maintaining this part relation. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, if the scale information is 2, the master and link objects are both objects that have been enlarged twice, and if 0.5, both objects are objects that have been reduced by half. Will be. The operator inputs a numerical value such as 2, 0.5 into the blank position shown in the figure. When the data is input in this manner, the input cursor sequentially moves to the next input position (in this case, the input position of the rotation information).

The rotation information means a rotation position of the link object with respect to the master object. For example,
As shown in FIG. 8, when the rotation information is +45 degrees, the link object is rotated 45 degrees counterclockwise with respect to the master object, and when the rotation information is -30 degrees, the link object is rotated with respect to the master object. Are rotated clockwise by 30 degrees.

The connection position information means the positional relationship (left / right / up / down / overlap) of the link object with respect to the master object. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, if the rotation information is “right”, the link object adopts a positional relationship located to the right of the master object (FIG. 9A). Similarly, if the link object is “left”, the left position is (FIG. 9 (b)), if “up”, the upper position is (FIG. 9 (c)), and if “lower”, it is lower. The position will be taken (FIG. 9D). Also,
If the rotation information is "center", the link object is
The positional relationship overlapping the master object is taken (FIG. 9E). As described above, the connection position information determines the positional relationship between the two objects, and the degree of separation or overlap between the two objects after the positional relationship is determined is defined by the positional displacement information described below. CPU
Reference numeral 20 defines reference points MP and RP necessary for the master object and the link object in defining the distance and the degree of overlap as shown in the figure according to the connection position information. The connection position information is input by a mouse from the pull-down menu shown in FIG. That is, when the operator operates the mouse 32 and clicks the connection selection button 49, the selection menu 50 is pulled down, and the operator selects and inputs desired connection position information with the mouse 32.

The positional displacement information indicates the distance between the objects and the degree of overlap between the two objects whose positional relationship has been determined as described above by x.
This defines the direction (△ x) and the y direction (△ y), and is numerical data such as (18, 15) and (10, -5). Δx and Δy are numerically input from the keyboard, and (Δx, Δy) is the reference point RP of the link object on the orthogonal coordinate axis whose origin is the reference point MP of the master object whose positional relationship has been determined as described above. Indicates coordinates. For example, if the positional relationship between the two objects is determined from the connection position information as shown in FIG. 9A, and if the positional displacement information is (18, 15), the link object is determined as shown in FIG. ) As shown in FIG.
Is 18 and Δy is 15. Fig. 9 (b)-
The same applies to the case (d). If the positional relationship between the two objects is determined as shown in FIG. 9E, and if the positional displacement information is (3, 2), the link object will be displayed as shown in FIG. 11B. △ x is 3 and △ y
Is taken to be 5, and in the case of (0, 0), FIG.
As shown in (2), a position coincident with the reference point MP and the reference point RP is taken. Although the case where both Δx and Δy are positive numbers has been described, it goes without saying that the values may be negative numbers.

The color density information defines the relative color density of the link object with respect to the master object, and is numerical data such as 120%. This color density is input as a numerical value from the keyboard. For example, if the color density is 120% as described above, the link object has 1.2 times the color density of the master object.

The inter-connection element information relates to the setting of graphic information indicating that there is a relationship between objects, and the following is defined in this embodiment. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, a straight line (a), a broken line (b), a leader line (c), an arrow (d), and a bill (e).
And "none" (f) in which no mark is set between the two objects. These are selected from the pull-down menu as in the case of the connection position information. The initial values of the connection information are as follows: the scale information is 1 time, the rotation information is 0 degrees, the connection position information is rightward, and the position displacement information is (0,
0), the color density information is 100%, and the inter-connection element information is “none”. Then, these initial values are displayed on the screen when an object selection instruction is given through clicking the connection processing button 48 on the screen 42. Therefore, the operator inputs only the connection information that needs to be changed.

When the connection information is set in this way, the CPU
20 creates object connection data for each of the objects to be connected and stores them in the internal memory 28. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining this object connection data. The object connection data includes ID data for identifying the master object selected in step S62, ID data for identifying the link object, the scale information, rotation information, connection position information, position displacement information, color density information, and the like set in step S64. Each data of the connection element information is included. When the object connection data is created and stored in this way, the CP
U20 displays the master object and the link object on the screen based on the object connection data for the part relation such as the positional relation between the master object and the link object, and for the object itself based on the corresponding object data (see FIG. 6). It is formatted and displayed on 42 (step S65).

Subsequent to the above step S64, it is determined whether or not the setting of the component relation has been completed for all the objects (step S66), and the above steps S62 and 64 are repeated until an affirmative determination is made in this step. repeat. That is, in the advertisement composition shown in FIG.
Parts-related settings are made for up to four objects. In this case, among the created objects (OB1 to OB4 in the advertisement composition shown in FIG. 3), if there is an object that is not set as the master object or the link object, the setting of the part relation is not completed, and in step S66. It is configured to make a negative determination. It should be noted that a connection completion button (not shown) may be provided on the screen 42 shown in FIG. 4, and an affirmative determination may be made in step S66 when the operator clicks the mouse on the connection completion button.

Here, a description will be given of the state of setting of component relations when performing the advertisement composition shown in FIG. 3, and the object connection data created and stored. First, the first step S6
In 2, the OB1 / character string “Egg” is selected as the master object, and the OB2 / character string “LL ball 1 pack” is selected as the link object. Since the object selected in this way is typeset as shown in FIG.
Then, the object connection data shown in FIG. 14A is created and stored in the internal memory 28. Like this, OB
By simply setting the component relation between OB1 and OB2, OB
Since the component relation has not been set for 3 and 4, a negative determination is made in subsequent step S66, and steps S62 and S64 are executed again. Then, in the second step S62,
OB1 / character string "Egg" becomes the master object,
OB3 / character string "98 yen" is selected as the link object. Next, in this step S64, FIG.
The object connection data shown in FIG. 4 (b) is created and stored. As a result, necessary component relations have been set for OB1 to OB3, but no component relation has been set for OB4, so a negative determination is made again in step S66, and steps S62 and S64 are repeated. In this iteration,
OB3 / Character string "98 yen" is the master object,
The OB4 / rectangular figure is selected as the link object, and the object connection data shown in FIG. 14C is created and stored, whereby the affirmative determination is made in step S66. When the setting of the component relations for all the objects is completed in this way, the objects OB1 to OB4 are typeset as shown in FIG. At this time, the position at the time of creation of the master object, for example, the coordinates of the lower left point is used as the display position reference, and the lower left point coordinates (in FIG. It is stored together with the object connection data.

Following the affirmative determination in step S66,
It is determined whether the object is updated and the typesetting is edited (step S68). The instruction to edit the object is started when the operator operates the mouse 32 and clicks the edit processing button 52 on the screen 42 shown in FIG. 4. The object to be edited is selected by a subsequent mouse click. You. Here, if the editing is not performed, the typesetting has been completed with respect to the parts set as described above. Therefore, following the negative determination in step S68, in order to end the present routine, it is determined whether or not the part-related setting / editing processing by this routine has been completed by pressing the completion button 54 on the screen 42 shown in FIG. The determination is made based on the presence or absence of an operation (step S70). That is, following the negative determination in step S68, the process waits until the operator operates the mouse on the completion button 54, and the affirmative determination in step S70 ends the present routine.

On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S68 by the above-described mouse operation, the object to be edited selected by subsequent mouse clicks is updated (step S72). The updating of the object referred to here includes not only changing or modifying the object itself, but also changing the display position of the object. Then, along with the update of the object, the update and storage of the object data are also performed. The updating of this object will be described using the OB1 / character string “egg” as an example. First, the operator clicks the mouse on the OB1 / character string “Egg” following the mouse click on the edit processing button 52. Then, the CPU 20 recognizes the OB1 / character string “egg” as an object to be edited,
The screen 42 is set to the editing state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the set data read from the object data in FIG. 6 is displayed in the character string input portion, the character size input portion, and the font input portion below the screen 42. The operator updates the object to be edited (OB1 / character string “egg”) as desired while viewing this screen. For example, change the character size to the previous character size (10)
To the character size (20), or the character string “egg” is corrected to the character string “egg sent directly from a farmer”. Alternatively, the OB1 / character string “Egg” is moved to a desired position on the screen while the mouse is being clicked, and its display position is changed. When the display position is changed in this way, the display position reference coordinates after the change (OB1 /
The lower left point coordinates HP) of the character string “Egg” are updated and stored. When the OB4 / rectangular figure is clicked with the mouse following the mouse click of the edit processing button 52, the OB4 / rectangular figure is updated to a new figure having a different size and shape. This graphic change is performed by operating the mouse.

When the object to be edited is updated in this manner, the updated object and the remaining objects are connected to the object connection data (FIG. 1
4), and each object itself is formatted and redisplayed on the screen 42 based on the updated object data and the set object data (see FIG. 6) (step S74). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S70 described above, and it is determined whether or not the setting / editing process of the component relation by the present routine is completed, and after the affirmative determination here, the present routine is ended.

Here, OB1 / character string "egg" is set as an object to be edited, and its character size is set to 10 to 20.
(Editing Example 1) and when the character string “Egg” is modified to the character string “Farmer-directed egg” (Editing Example 2)
And the case where the display position is changed (editing example 3) as an example,
The result of the redisplay in step S74, that is, the editing result will be described. In the editing example 1, since the character size has been doubled from 10 to 20, the object data shown in FIG. 6B has the character size data and the display rectangle size data changed (enlarged). , Other object data is unchanged. OB1 / modified in this way
As shown in FIG. 15, the character string "egg" is displayed with its character size and display rectangle size changed (enlarged) based on the object data without changing its lower left point coordinates HP. Then, the OB2 / character string "LL ball 1 pack" and the OB3 / character string "98 yen" are displayed based on the object data as before, and the OB1 / character string "Egg" is shown in FIG. Based on the object connection data shown in (a) and (b), it is connected to the OB1 / character string “egg” and displayed. The OB4 / rectangular figure is displayed based on the object data as before, and the OB3 / character string "98 yen" is displayed as shown in FIG.
OB based on the object connection data shown in (c)
3 / Connected to the character string "98 yen" and displayed.

On the other hand, in the editing example 2, since characters are added to the character string, the object data shown in FIG. The size data is also changed (enlarged) with the addition of the number of characters, but other object data is unchanged. As shown in FIG. 16, the new OB1 / character string “farm directly sent egg” thus changed is displayed with additional characters based on the object data without changing the lower left point coordinates HP. And OB
2 / Character string "LL ball 1 pack" and OB3 / Character string "98
The “circle” and the OB4 / rectangular figure are displayed in a state where the objects are connected to each other in the same manner as in the editing example 1 described above.

In the editing example 3, since the display position is changed, there is no change in the object data shown in FIG. 6B, and the display at the time of displaying the OB1 / character string "Egg" is performed. The coordinates of the position reference (the lower left point coordinates HP) are changed. Therefore, the OB1 / character string “Egg” whose display position has been changed is displayed with its lower left point coordinate HP changed, and in that case, object data is used. The OB2 / character string “LL ball 1 pack” and the OB3 / character string “98 yen” are OB1 / character strings whose display positions have been changed.
The character string “Egg” is displayed in a state where the objects are connected in the same manner as in the editing example 1 described above. In the OB4 / rectangular figure, the objects are connected to each other in the same manner as in the above-described editing example 1 for the OB3 / character string “98 yen” whose display position is changed following the OB1. It is displayed in the state.

In the above-mentioned editing example, the object OB1 / character string "Egg" as the master object is to be edited. However, the same applies to the case of editing a link object such as OB2 / character string "LL ball 1 pack". is there. In other words, in the typesetting after editing the link object, the updated object data is used for the link object to be edited, the previous object data is used for the other master and link objects, and the part relations including the mutual positional relationship and the like are used. Is connected and displayed using the previous object connection data. For example, if the link object itself is changed (the character size is changed or the character is added) as in the above-described editing examples 1 and 2, the object data of the changed link object is updated. Then, the changed link object is connected to the master object based on the set object connection data, and is displayed based on the object data updated based on the change. Editing example 3 above
When the display position of the link object is changed as shown in FIG. First, the changed link object is displayed at the changed display position. Then, the CPU 20 calculates the display position reference coordinates (lower left point coordinates HP) of the master object that is paired with the changed link object based on the object connection data that has been set with the changed link object. The calculated display position reference coordinates (lower left point coordinates H
The master object is displayed in P). The remaining objects are connected to the displayed master object based on the set object connection data, and are displayed based on the respective previous object data.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
As for the plurality of objects created when performing the advertisement typesetting as shown in FIG. 3, the parts relations including the mutual positional relations and the like are specified, and arranged and displayed on the screen 42 (step S65). When a change in the character size, addition or correction of a character string, or a change in the display position using a mouse, etc., is made to the object placed and displayed in this manner, the object OB which is the object of this change is changed.
The object data is updated for Step 1 (Step S
72), screen 4 based on the updated object data
Display again in 2. The remaining objects OB2 to OB4 not changed are displayed based on the object data unchanged, and the object OB1 to be changed is displayed based on the already set object connection data. Is connected to this OB1 and displayed. Since the result (composition result) obtained through such editing of the object directly reflects the part relationship including the mutual positional relationship between the objects, the objects do not overlap. For this reason, when a certain object is desired to be changed after a plurality of objects are once arranged, the operator only has to change the object to be changed as desired, and the other objects are changed in the part relation with respect to the object to be changed. Therefore, there is no need for the operator to make any changes himself. Therefore, the editing work when arranging a plurality of objects can be simplified, and the working efficiency can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, since the typesetting result obtained by editing the object can be visually confirmed on the screen 42, it is possible to immediately judge whether or not the editing result is appropriate. Therefore, editing errors can be reduced.

Next, a modified example will be described. In the above-described embodiment, in the process of step S62, the master object and the link object are made to correspond one-to-one, and the part relation between the two objects is set. However, the following modification can be made. That is, in step S62, a plurality of link objects are selected for one master object. In this case, the object connection data shown in FIG. 17 is created and stored. The object connection data includes the number of link objects as data, and includes connection data for each link object by the number of link objects. Even with this configuration, if any one of the master object and the link object is changed, the object data of the object to be changed is updated, and thereafter, as described above, all the objects are changed. Are connected and displayed as in the previous positional relationship.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a typesetting apparatus 100 as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a typesetting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which each created object is displayed on a screen of a display 38 in performing advertisement composition.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display 38 when performing typesetting.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how a typeface is set when a character string is input.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing object data used in identifying each object created in step S60 of the typesetting process and displaying each object.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining scale information included in connection data representing a component relationship between a master & link object.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining rotation information included in connection data representing a component relationship between master and link objects.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining connection position information included in connection data indicating a component relationship between master and link objects.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing how the connection position information is set.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining position displacement information included in connection data representing a part relationship between a master & link object.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining connection element information included in connection data representing a part relationship between master and link objects.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining object connection data for specifying a component relationship between objects to be connected;

14 is an explanatory diagram for describing a state of setting of component relations when performing the advertisement typesetting of FIG. 3 and object connection data created and stored.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an editing result in a case where the OB1 / character string “egg” in the advertisement composition of FIG. 3 is set as an object to be edited and the character size is changed from 10 to 20;

16 is an explanatory diagram showing an editing result when the OB1 / character string “tamago” in the advertisement composition of FIG. 3 is set as an object to be edited and the character string is changed to a new character string to which characters are added.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing object connection data in a modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional typesetting and explaining its problems.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional typesetting and explaining a problem thereof.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional typesetting and explaining its problems.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 CPU 28 Internal memory 30 Keyboard 32 Mouse 34 Hard disk device 36 Communication line 37 Modem 38 Display 40 Bus 42 Screen 44 Creation processing button 45 Font selection button 46 Selection menu 48 Connection Process button 49 Connection selection button 50 Selection menu 51 Object creation unit 52 Editing process button 53 Object generation unit 54 Finish button 55 Connection data setting unit 57 Composition editing execution unit 100 Composition device HP Lower left point Coordinates HW1 to HW3: display frame rectangle MP: reference point OB1 to OB4: object RP: reference point

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A layout editing method for arranging a plurality of part images such as a character string, a picture, and a figure, wherein the step of creating the part image to be arranged includes the steps of: A step of specifying a component relationship that defines the relevance between the component images when arranging and displaying the component images on an image surface, and the plurality of created component images are displayed on the image surface in the specified component relationship. Arranging and displaying the component image, and when any one of the content and arrangement of the component image is changed, the component relationship is identified between the component image after the change and the component image before the change. Redisplaying the specified other component image on the image surface while reflecting the specified component relationship. 2. A layout editing apparatus for arranging a plurality of part images such as a character string, a picture, a figure, etc., comprising: a part image creating means for creating the part image to be arranged; and part data for specifying the part image. Generating means for generating each of the created component images; and connecting data necessary for connecting the created plurality of component images by specifying a component relationship that defines a relationship between the component images. Connection data setting means to be set, and the created plurality of component images are arranged on a predetermined image surface in a component relationship specified based on the connection data,
Component image display means for displaying the component data on the image plane based on the component data; data changing means for changing the component data of the component image; and component data after the component data has been changed. Is displayed again on the image plane based on the component data, and another component image whose component relationship is specified with the component image before the change of the component data is specified based on the connection data. And a re-display means for re-displaying on the image plane based on the component data, reflecting the component relationship. 3. A computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program for arranging a plurality of component images such as character strings, pictures, figures, etc., wherein the component image creating means creates the component images to be arranged. Generating means for generating component data for specifying the component images for each of the generated component images; specifying a component relationship for defining the relevance between the component images for the plurality of generated component images. Connection data setting means for setting connection data necessary for connection, and the plurality of created component images are arranged on a predetermined image surface in a component relationship specified based on the connection data,
Component image display means for displaying the component data on the image plane based on the component data; data changing means for changing the component data of the component image; and component data after the component data has been changed. Is displayed again on the image plane based on the component data, and another component image whose component relationship is specified with the component image before the change of the component data is specified based on the connection data. A recording medium on which a computer program for causing a computer to function as a re-display means for re-displaying on the image plane based on the component data by reflecting the component relationship is recorded.