JPS5984291A - Rule transfer method for wordprocessor - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for moving ruled lines in various data processing devices (hereinafter referred to as word processors, etc.) such as word processors, office computers, and data processors. By pointing diagonally to move a part of a group of ruled lines, you can easily and accurately move it to the destination vertically, horizontally, or horizontally.Moreover, when you specify a part of a group of ruled lines diagonally to move, For ruled lines that are included in the movement target, the ruled lines can be expanded or compressed depending on the relationship with the movement destination, reducing the burden on the operator when tabulating tables using a word processor, etc., and improving operability. This invention relates to a ruled line moving method that improves

In word processors, CRTs, plasmas, and other display devices are used for input operations such as creating sentences and tabulations, and the operator operates while looking at the display on the screen to input and output the necessary data. operation is in progress.

In this case, especially in operations such as tabulation, the image of the layout that the operator has in mind does not necessarily match the actually set ruled lines. For example, if the position of the table is not appropriate, or the length of a particular column is too large or small in relation to the data such as letters and numbers entered there, you may want to move the set borders. There are often cases where you want to.

Conventionally, there are three types of ruled line moving methods used in word processors and the like.

The first method is to move the ruled lines by specifying seven ruled lines to be moved and further specifying the destination.

The λ-th method is a method in which all the ruled lines are targeted for movement, and all the ruled lines are moved by simply specifying their destination.

The third method is to specify a range of ruled lines to be moved by using a cursor or the like, and move the ruled lines included in the range above, below, to the left, and to the right of the specified position to a separately specified destination.

FIGS. 1 (1) to (4) are display examples for explaining the ruled line movement operation in a conventional word processor, etc.
Figure (1) shows the state in which the ruled line to be moved has been moved by the movement operation, Figure (2) shows the state in which it has been moved by the first conventional method, and Figure (3) shows the state in which it has been moved by the conventional method 1. 4
) shows the movement state according to the conventional third method. The dashed lines in the drawings indicate the positions of the ruled lines before movement, and a - c
, g, h, I indicates horizontal ruled lines, df, i, j, m, and n indicate vertical ruled lines, and a' to n' indicate ruled lines after movement.

As shown in Figure 1 (1), when three columns consisting of ruled line groups a-f and g-j and ~n are set and displayed, only one of the ruled line groups a-f is displayed. Suppose you want to move it from a' to f'.

In the first conventional method, as shown in FIG. 1 (2), for example, first specify horizontal ruled line a, then specify the position of a',
move it. Thereafter, similarly, the moving operation for the ruled lines b to f is performed by sequentially instructing the movement destination position for each of the seven ruled lines to be moved.

Therefore, as shown in Figure 1 (1), six ruled lines a to f
In order to move , it is necessary to specify the ruled line 6 times and specify the destination position 6 times, a total of 1/4 times.

As described above, in the first conventional method, the ruled lines are moved seven at a time, which makes the operation complicated when it is desired to move a large number of ruled lines constituting a table or the like.

Furthermore, the conventional method (U) has the advantage that the ruled line can be moved simply by specifying the destination position. but,
When the destination position is specified, all the ruled lines are moved as shown in FIG. 1 (3).

In other words, as shown in FIG. 1 (1), if there are ~n in the ruled line groups a-wf, g-j% that make up multiple tables, only a part of them, for example, only the ruled line groups a-f, can be moved. It is impossible to do so using this method.

Next, in the third conventional method, the horizontal ruled line C in FIG.
Specify the area between and k with a cursor, etc., and then select
-f and g-j are the moving targets, and if you specify the rightward position as the destination, a' to f' and g' to j' in Figure 1 (4)
It is moved like this.

In other words, even if you only want to move ruled line groups a - f, all the ruled lines above the cursor position are subject to movement, so ruled line groups g to j that you do not want to move will also be moved at the same time. . This point also applies when specifying below, right, or left the cursor position.

Therefore, in order to move as shown in Fig. 1 (1), further specify the area between horizontal ruled lines a' and h' with the cursor, and move the ruled line group g' to j' above it to the left. You must repeat the operation to return it to its original position as indicated by the broken line.

In this way, in the conventional first to third ruled line moving methods, the operations are troublesome, and there are problems such as not being able to move seven ruled lines from a group of ruled lines as shown in Figure 1 (1). There was an inconvenience.

Therefore, the method for moving ruled lines for word processors, etc. of the present invention solves these inconveniences in the conventional moving methods, and makes it possible to arbitrarily specify the range of ruled lines to be moved by simply pointing diagonally with the dots of a cursor, etc. In addition to making it possible to easily expand and contract ruled lines, which often occurs in tabulation work, this reduces the operational burden on the operator, prevents operational errors, and improves operability. The purpose is to improve.

To this end, the ruled line moving method of the present invention uses a ruled line information storage means that stores the starting points and ending points of all the already set ruled lines as ruled line information, and instructions from two points on the display device to move them. means for searching for a ruled line having its start point and C or end point within the range specified by the position information and the ruled line information of the ruled line information storage means, based on the specified movement direction and movement amount; A moving calculation means for calculating the start point, start point, or end point of the searched ruled line information is provided, and when a moving object, its moving direction, and moving amount are specified in a ruled line moving operation, the corresponding ruled line information is I'm trying to change the starting point or the ending point.

This moving operation corresponds to a combination of an operation of deleting a ruled line that has already been set and an operation of setting a ruled line at a position after the movement.

Figure 1 (1) to (7) are display examples for explaining the operation by the ruled line moving method of the present invention, and Figure (1) shows the first diagonal instruction when moving the entire ruled line group. Figure (2) shows the state where the position has been indicated, and the state where the diagonal direction has been completed, Figure (2).
Figure 3) shows a state in which the entire ruled line group to be moved has been moved to the destination position, Figure (4) shows a state in which the first position of the diagonal instruction is specified when moving a part of the ruled line group, and Figure (5) ) is the state where the diagonal instruction has been completed, Figure (6) is the state where the group of ruled lines to be moved has been moved to the destination and some of the ruled line groups have been expanded, and Figure (7)
) also indicates a state in which some of the ruled lines have been compressed due to movement. In the drawing, p and p' indicate diagonal cursor positions.

First, if you want to move the entire group of ruled lines, use the method shown in Figure 2 (1
), specify the first position of the diagonal indication with cursor p.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2(2), a position that includes all of the ruled line groups a to f is specified with the cursor p'. In this (2) lily case, the ruled lines in the range specified by cursors p and p' are to be moved, and are changed to display a line type that is easy to distinguish from other ruled lines, for example, by displaying broken lines. . In addition, if the cursor position p is changed to a black and white inverted display, etc., so that the operator can confirm the specified position by himself,
Operability is further improved.

Here, the operator instructs the destination position and the amount of movement. For example, if you shift it to the right, Fig. 2 (3)
The ruled line groups a' to f' are moved to the right as shown in FIG. The dotted lines indicate the positions of ruled line groups a to f before movement.

Note that the same applies when seven independent ruled lines are to be moved.

Next, when a part of the ruled line group is to be moved, the first position of the diagonal designation is designated as a cursor p, as shown in FIG. 2 (4).

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 2 (5), ζ, the cursor position fM'
When p' is specified, any ruled line that is even partially included within the specified diagonal range is changed to a broken line display, and the ruled line to be moved is distinguished from others.

If you set the destination to the right and specify the amount of movement, the horizontal ruled lines a to C will be extended as shown in Figure 2 (6).
The interval between vertical ruled lines e and f is widened.

-War- On the other hand, in the state shown in Figure 2 (5), if the destination is set to the left and the amount of movement is specified, the horizontal lines a - e will be compressed and the vertical lines will be compressed. The distance between ruled lines e and f becomes shorter.

As shown in FIG. 2 (4)-(force), in the ruled line moving method of the present invention, when a ruled line to be moved is specified by a diagonal instruction, the ruled line whose part of the ruled line is to be moved is moved. It is expanded or compressed depending on the direction.It goes without saying that expansion and contraction in the vertical direction is also possible.

As described above, according to the ruled line moving method of the present invention, it is possible to set all or part of a group of ruled lines to be moved by specifying a point using a cursor or the like, that is, by specifying a diagonal.

As a result, even if there are multiple tables as shown in Figure 1 (1), any seven of them can be moved with an extremely simple operation, and as shown in Figure 2 (4). It is also possible to expand and contract as shown in Fig. 2 (6) and Fig. Operability is also improved.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts involved in setting ruled lines in a data processing device such as a word processor used to implement the ruled line moving method of the present invention. In the drawings, / is a display device, ko is a cursor control unit, 3 is an operation unit, t is a ruled line display control unit, left is a ruled line control key manual processing unit, 6 is a corresponding ruled line search unit, 7 is a movement calculation unit,
g is a repeat ruled line generation unit, 9 is a ruled line setting table, 10
indicates the corresponding ruled line storage area.

A brief explanation of the functions of each part is as follows.

The display device/displays ruled lines, characters, cursors, and other patterns.

The cursor control unit displays the display amount/cursor based on the cursor information from the operation unit 3, and outputs the current cursor position to the ruled line control key manual processing unit S.

The operation unit 3 is composed of a keyboard and the like, and inputs various data and control information, and also gives instructions such as setting ruled lines and moving a cursor.

The ruled line display control unit displays ruled lines on the display device based on information about the starting point, ending point, and line type of the ruled line given from other units.

The ruled line control key manual processing section on the left outputs control signals to each section in accordance with the input signals of the ruled line control keys input from the operation section 3, and also outputs control signals from the cursor control section to indicate which ruled line the current cursor position corresponds to. If the corresponding ruled line is found, it is outputted to the ruled line display control unit to change the display of the corresponding ruled line to, for example, a broken line display, and the ruled line information is stored in the corresponding ruled line. Area IO
It operates to store it in the .

The movement calculation section calculates the starting point of the ruled line within the diagonally specified range with the cursor when [movement] of the ruled line is specified.
The position of the end point after the movement is calculated, and when only one end of the ruled line, that is, the start point or the end point, is to be moved, the same calculation is performed only for the start point or end point of the movement object.

The repeat ruled line generation unit g calculates the pitch M from the current cursor position, the start point, end point, etc. of the N ruled lines to be repeated based on the instruction of the number of repeated ruled lines N, and repeats the ruled line generation unit g. It generates N pieces of ruled line information, additionally sets it in the ruled line setting table, and also outputs it to the ruled line display control section to issue a display request.

The ruled line setting table 9 stores ruled line information of all ruled lines currently displayed, and outputs the ruled line information in response to a request.

The corresponding ruled line storage area IO temporarily stores information about existing ruled lines for which [repeat], [move], etc. are instructed by the cursor, and ruled lines that are calculated and generated during the ruled line operation.

The following Figures 7 (1) to (5) are ruled line processing flows such as setting ruled lines in the circuit of Figure 3. Figure (1) is the ruled line setting flow, Figure (2) is the ruled line erasing flow, and Figure (3) is the ruled line setting flow. ) and (4) show the line movement flow, Figure (5) shows the ruled line repeat flow,
The diagrams A-N on the right side of the flow show -/
3- Indicates the display status of the display device.

In the operation unit 3, when the ruled line key is selected, the seventh
The flow shown in Figure (1) starts.

At the same time, a guidance display as shown in Figure A on the right side is displayed at the bottom of the screen of the display device. That is,
The function selection keys "/1" to "3" are used to set ruled lines, and the line types are "/" for thick lines, "ko" for thin lines, "3" for dotted lines, and the key "ri" for erasing ruled lines. , “S” is movement, rAJ
is displayed to instruct you to set a repeat of the ruled line.

In the case of ruled line operation, the operator selects any of the keys "/" to "6" according to this guidance.

However, in the ruled line operation, in general, a starting point instruction in the case of setting a ruled line and an instruction to select a corresponding ruled line in the case of erasing a ruled line are performed by moving a cursor. Therefore,
In this flow, first, the presence or absence of key human power to move the cursor is monitored, and the cursor is moved and displayed in accordance with the key human power.

Next, the presence or absence of input on the function selection key is monitored, and the key /l is pressed.
Jt--When any one of "71" to "6" is selected, the process moves to the next step.

When setting ruled lines, specify the starting point, ending point, and line type. In this flow, the line type is first specified by operating any of seven keys "/-1" to "3".

Then, the cursor position (X++)'+') at the time when any of the keys "l" to "3" is operated is taken as the starting point information. The guidance on the display device/ is as shown in figure B on the right, ``Setting the line'', and the cursor p is also displayed.

Next, the cursor p is moved to indicate the end point, and ffi (X, +yt) is taken as the end point information. For example, in the case of the key "/", thick ruled lines are displayed, as in the display example shown in Figure C on the right.

These starting point information (x1+Y1) and ending point information (X2゜y
t) and line type information [/1 are stored in the ruled line setting table 9, the ruled line setting operation is completed, and the information in FIG. 9 (1
) Return to ■.

Note that in the case of ruled line operations, the relationship between the starting point and the ending point may be that either of them may be the starting point, but here, the first designated point is assumed to be the starting point.

If the function selection key "G" is selected for erasing ruled lines, the process goes from ■ in FIG. 9(1) to the flow in FIG. 9(2).

In the case of erasing ruled lines, the already set ruled lines are displayed on the display device/, so the user instructs the ruled line to be deleted by moving the cursor. Therefore, a pattern like the diagram on the right side of FIG.

In the circuit shown in FIG. 3, the cursor position (x, y) is captured on the left side of the ruled line control key manual processing section, and is output to the corresponding ruled line search section 6 for deletion, thereby searching for the corresponding ruled line.

The ruled line setting table stores all the information on the starting point, ending point, and line type of the already set ruled lines, and the ruled line search unit 6 searches for each ruled line stored in the ruled line setting table. Starting point information (y', y') and ending point information (X'
ty″′) are sequentially called and compared with the cursor information (x, y).

This search condition is, in the case of vertical ruled lines, x'=x'=x y′≦y≦y′ And in the case of horizontal ruled lines, X'≦X≦X' y'=y'=y It is.

When a ruled line that has been instructed to be erased is found, the information about the corresponding ruled line is deleted from the ruled line setting table 9, the display screen changes from figure E to figure F on the right, and the operation of erasing the ruled line is completed. do. Then, return to Figure 7 (11-■).

Next, the details of the ruled line moving method according to the present invention will be explained.

In the movement operation of shifting a group of ruled lines vertically, horizontally, or horizontally as explained in relation to force in FIG. ■ to 7th
Enter the flow shown in Figure (3).

This ruled line movement operation is basically completed by erasing the -l ruled line before movement and setting the ruled line after movement, but the ruled line movement method of the present invention makes these operations extremely easy. I'm trying to do it.

As already explained, the ruled line movement operation is an operation that moves all the ruled lines within the range specified by the diagonal instruction, that is, the cursor position a.If you specify the movement direction and destination, the movement target All borders will be moved.

In this flowchart of Figures (3) and (4), the movement direction is up/down or left/right, and the movement amount is 7 times in units of l,
For example, the case where the characters are shifted by /character blocks is shown. Note that a method for providing the required amount of movement through seven movement operations will be explained in the third part. Also, if part of the ruled line is included within the range indicated by the two cursor positions, the ruled line will be expanded or compressed, but regarding this point,
This will be explained from FIG. 6 onwards.

Now, in the case of a movement operation as well, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9(3), the cursor position -7g- (xt, yt) of the display device / is first captured. This cursor information is given to the corresponding ruled line search section 6 from the left side of the ruled line control key manual processing section in FIG.

In this case, as shown in Figure G on the right side of Figure (3), the ruled lines to be moved are preset and displayed, for example, the horizontal ruled line a1b and the vertical ruled line d%e, and the cursor is p
displayed at the same time. Next, perform a cursor operation so that the ruled line to be moved is included. Moved cursor position (X,.

yt) is also given as cursor information from the ruled line control key manual processing section 3 to the corresponding ruled line search section B. This state is displayed as shown in Figure H on the right. In this display example, the display of the cursor position (xl + 11) specified earlier has disappeared, but as already explained, the display of the cursor position (xl, y
1) can be indicated using black and white inversion or flashing displays, making it easier to operate.

In the corresponding ruled line search unit 6, these cursor information (xl
*”Jh) and (xt*Yt), the ruled line setting table 9 is sequentially called and compared while searching for the ruled line within the range specified by (xt * Yt).The ruled line setting table 9 contains information on ruled lines that have already been set and displayed. is the starting point (XZ y
) and the end point (X'sy') are all stored.

The search conditions for ruled lines in the case of movement are: X, ≦X'≦x2 yI≦y'≦y! and, X, ≦X′≦X! Y! ≦y'≦y2, and ruled line information that meets these conditions is extracted.

All of the ruled line information extracted from the ruled line setting table 9 is stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area IO, and as shown in FIG. 9 (3),
From there, the flow shown in FIG. 4 (4) begins.

In other words, cursor information (X+wL) and (Xt+'
All the ruled lines within the range specified by ``It'' change to broken lines as shown in Figure I on the right side of Figure 4 (4), and the guidance display shows ``/'' for the key that indicates the direction of movement.
is displayed on the top, "2" on the bottom, "3" on the right, and "lI" on the left.

When the operator inputs, for example, the key "3" according to this instruction, the ruled line displayed as a broken line disappears, and the ruled line information of the movement target stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area IO is given to the movement calculation unit 7, and the starting point is ("sy') and the end point (" *
y') changes are made.

In this flow, a shift is performed in units of /character block by one key operation, so the movement calculation is performed as follows.

That is, in the movement calculation section, the corresponding ruled line storage area 10
Ruled line information given from X, ≦X'≦xt Y+≦y'≦y2 and, X, ≦X'≦X.

For 7 folds ≦ y' ≦ yt, depending on the shift direction, if the key "/" is input to shift upward, y'+/→y', y'10/→y' key "co" ” to shift downwards, -co/-y'-/→V', V'-/→y' To shift to the right of key "3", press x'ten/→
X', X'10/→X' To shift to the left of key "q", use
The calculations x', x'-/→X'' are performed and inputted into the drawn ruled line storage area /θ again. Such calculations are performed sequentially for every seven applicable ruled lines.

When the change of the ruled line information is completed, the flow in FIG. 4 (4) returns to ■ again, and the moved ruled line is displayed as a broken line.

When such shifting is repeated a necessary number of times and the ruled line to be moved has been moved to the desired position, the user selects and operates an execution key to instruct the end of the movement.

Upon input from the execution key, the ruled line information to be moved stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area 10 is stored in the ruled line setting table and updated to the moved ruled line information.

On the screen of the display device, a ruled line of the same line type as before the movement is displayed at the position after the movement, as shown in the right figure of Figure (4) - Coco J.

Once such an operation is finished, the flow returns to Figure 1 (
Return to 1) ■.

In the movement operation according to the Sugiue flow, the object is shifted up/down or left/right by seven operations per unit.

However, if you specify the amount of movement as well as the direction of movement,
It is also possible to move it to a desired position by performing seven moving operations.

Figure 2 is a ruled line movement flow for moving the ruled line to a desired position in seven movement operations, and corresponds to the flow diagram in Figure 7 (4) above, and the diagrams on the right side of the flow ■', J ' is also shown in Figure 4 (
It corresponds to 4) Art and Crafts and J.

As shown in figure I' on the right side of FIG. 3, the guidance display instructs input of the moving direction and moving amount.

At this stage, if you select and operate any of the seven keys "/" to "ri" that indicate the direction of movement, and then enter move is, the ruled line will be moved to the desired position with just seven operations. can be done.

In this case, the ruled line information given from the corresponding ruled line storage area 10 explained in FIG. 7 (4) above, x8≦X'≦X
2y! ≦y′≦y2 and・
Regarding IX1≦X'≦x2 yl≦y'≦y, the following calculation is performed depending on the shift direction and the movement amount S.

When the key "/" is input and the key is shifted upward, y'+S→Y'+y'+s-+ When the key "ko" is input and the key is shifted downward, y'-s
-+ y', y' -s -+ y'' key "3"
When shifting to the right, x'+ s-+x',
x'+ S→X' When shifting to the left of the key "lI", use x' -S -J)X', X' -S
-+x' calculation is performed and the corresponding ruled line storage area 10
is input to.

The other operations are the same as in the case of the previous figure (4).

The processing flow for ruled line operations is further shown in Figure 7 (5).
There is a ruled line repeat operation that sets multiple ruled lines parallel to the already set ruled lines, as shown in .

In this ruled line repeat operation, "6" is selected using the function selection key shown in FIG. 4(1). And from ■ to Hirozu (5)
into the flow.

In this state, as shown in figure K on the right side of Figure 5, the specified ruled line a and cursor p are displayed on the display device.
is displayed, and a message such as <K-line repeat> is displayed in the guidance section.

As explained above, if you want to repeat the borders,
Make sure that the ruled line you want to repeat is set and displayed in advance, or set it anew by performing the ruled line setting operation described for Figure 1 (1). In this state, it is necessary to specify the ruled line to be repeated, and then specify the pitch using the cursor and the number N of lines to be repeated.

23- For this reason, when the display as shown in the figure on the right side of Figure (5) is displayed, the cursor position (Xl 1 Yt) is captured, and the corresponding ruled line search unit The specified ruled line is searched. The search conditions in this case are the same as in the previous erasure case.

When the search for the specified ruled line for repeating is completed, the specified ruled line a changes to a broken line display as shown in the diagram on the right side of FIG. 9 (5). That is, in the circuit shown in FIG. 3, the corresponding ruled line search section 6 sequentially calls and compares the cursor position and the ruled line information from the ruled line setting table 9 to search for the corresponding ruled line. When the corresponding ruled line is found, the ruled line information at that time is given to the ruled line display control unit l to change the display to a broken line, and at the same time, it is stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area IO.

Next, the pitch of repetition is specified.

This pitch is specified by moving the cursor,
The moved cursor position (X21Y!) is input to the repeat ruled line generation unit g from the left side of the ruled line control key manual processing unit in FIG. given to.

The repeat ruled line generation unit g generates the information (starting point x/, yl) (end point x#, y') of the corresponding @ line stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area 10, and the cursor information (xt +
7) and the number of repeats N, information about a new ruled line to be repeated is generated.

In the case of repeating horizontal ruled lines, the repeat ruled line information is Y ” 'l'("Y' ) + (Y2 M'
) XNy = x'~X', N pieces are calculated and generated.

Similarly, repeat ruled line information for repeating vertical ruled lines is x=x'C=x') + (xt-X') XNy-v
'~y' generates N pieces.

In addition, when repeating the same number N of horizontal ruled lines and vertical ruled lines at the same time, the above calculation is repeated in sequence. Also, if the number of repeats is N and N', the number of repeats may be entered for N and N', respectively.

All of the information on the ruled lines to be repeated that has been calculated and generated by the repeat ruled line generation unit g is additionally stored in the ruled line setting table 9, and the information about these added repetitions is sent to the display device via the ruled line display control unit Hiroshi. Display all border lines. Note that the corresponding ruled line displayed as a broken line is also returned to the original line type display at the same time as or before the display of the added ruled line, as shown in Figure N of FIG. 7(5).

When this operation is completed, all the repeated ruled lines are set, and the flow returns to step (1) in FIG. 7(1).

FIGS. 6(1) to (3) show λ points p (p!, pa) and pI (p; , p;) by the ruled line movement method of the present invention.
) is a diagram illustrating the state after movement of a group of ruled lines indicated diagonally with
A group of ruled lines ■~■ when instructed as , and Figure (2) shows a group of ruled lines ■~ when the horizontal ruled line is instructed to move as px-p;
(3) Figure (3) shows the state of the ruled line after it has been moved in the moving direction.

A ruled line that is completely included in the range of points p and p' designated as moving targets, such as the vertical ruled line ■ in Figure 6 (1) and the horizontal ruled line ■ in Figure 6 (2), is As shown in Figure (3),
Whether it's a left/right shift or an up/down shift, it's simply moved.

In addition, there may be ruled lines that are not included in the range to be moved at all, such as vertical ruled lines ■, ■' in Figure 6 (1) and horizontal ruled lines ■, ■' in Figure 6 (2), or ruled lines in Figure 6 (1). ) and the horizontal ruled line ■ in Figure 6 (2), both ends of which are not included in the range to be moved, can be moved horizontally or vertically, as shown in Figure 6 (3). It is not moved even by shift.

On the other hand, like the vertical ruled lines ■, ■' in Figure 6 (1) and the horizontal ruled lines ■, ■' in Figure 6 (2), one end is included in the range to be moved, and the other end is within the range. For ruled lines that are not included, one end of the ruled line to be moved is moved and the ruled line is expanded, contracted, or deformed accordingly, depending on the direction of movement.

In other words, the vertical ruled lines ■ and ■' in Figure 6 (11) are shown in Figure 6 (
As shown in 3), it is expanded and contracted by vertical shifting,
In the horizontal shift, only the positions within the range are moved, resulting in diagonal ruled lines.

Similarly, the horizontal ruled lines ■ and σ in Figure 4 (2) are as shown in Figure 6 (3).
As shown in the figure, the left/right shift expands or contracts, and the up/down shift moves only the positions within the range, resulting in diagonal ruled lines.

FIG. 7 is an example of a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the movement calculation section 7 of FIG. 3. The numbers in the drawing are the same as in FIG. 3, and 7/ is the target instruction input section, 7.2 is the target point storage section, 73 is the search logic creation section, 7'l is the corresponding ruled line change section, and 7 left is the information Shows the transfer logic.

The target instruction input unit 7/ inputs a point p(p) in order to specify a ruled line to be moved by specifying a target point p', which is one of a ruled line movement instruction and a diagonal instruction.

+py) and point 1'' (pz * py), and store those positional information in the target point storage section KUKO.

At the same time, the position information p' is also given to the search logic creation section 73, which creates a search logic according to the above-mentioned FIG. 6 (3) and sends it to the corresponding portrait line search section B. Output.

30- The portrait line search unit B uses the output from the search logic creation unit 73 and the position information p given from the target point storage unit Cucco.
(px+py) and p' (py+p, ) to search for the corresponding ruled line. Information about the searched corresponding ruled line is temporarily stored in the corresponding ruled line storage area 10.

Next, the corresponding ruled line changing unit 7ri changes the @
The line information is changed and stored again, and the ruled line display control unit is instructed to erase the ruled line at the original position and display the ruled line at the moved position instead.

When the movement operation is completed, the information transfer logic
The ruled line information after the movement is transferred from the corresponding ruled line storage area 10 to the ruled line setting table 9.

In this case, the ruled line setting table updates and stores the original ruled line information, and at the same time instructs the ruled line display control unit to display the original line type that has been set.

With such an operation, the movement operation of the diagonally designated group of ruled lines is completely completed.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a ruled line specified for deletion or repeat, a ruled line to be moved, etc. are switched to be displayed as broken lines. However, line types that are not included in the ruled line settings, which are limited to broken lines, can be distinguished from other ruled lines, so they do not necessarily have to be displayed as broken lines.Furthermore, attributes such as blinking, high brightness, and reverse display can also be used. can.

In addition, although we have explained the case where a cursor is used to specify ruled lines, start points, end points, movement ranges, etc., it is also possible to use a light pen or other device that can make these instructions; There is no need to use a cursor.

As explained above in detail, the ruled line moving method for a word processor, etc. of the present invention includes a ruled line information storage means that stores the starting points and ending points of all already set ruled lines as ruled line information, and a A ruled line search means for searching for a ruled line having a starting point and an end point within a range designated by the position information and ruled line information from the ruled line information storage means in accordance with the designated moving direction; In the ruled line movement operation, a movement calculation means is used to calculate the starting point, current or end point of the ruled line information searched by the ruled line search means according to the amount of movement.
When a moving object, its moving direction, and moving amount are specified, the starting point and the end point of the ruled line information specified for the moving object are changed in accordance with the moving direction and moving amount.

Therefore, according to the ruled line moving method of the present invention, the ruled line to be moved can be arbitrarily selected by simply indicating diagonally with the Y point, and the ruled line can also be expanded or compressed at that time. The burden of tabulation operations is significantly reduced. As a result, there is almost no room for operational errors in ruled line movement operations such as tabulation operations, and the excellent effects of significantly improving operability can be obtained.

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Figure 1 fil-(4) is a display example for explaining the ruled line movement operation in a conventional word processor, etc.;
1) to (7) are operations 33 according to the ruled line moving method of the present invention.
3 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts involved in setting the ruled lines in a word processor or the like used when implementing the ruled line moving method of the present invention; FIG. 4 (1) - (5) are the ruled line processing flow such as setting ruled lines in the circuit of Fig. 3, Fig.
) to (3) are diagrams illustrating the state of a group of ruled lines diagonally indicated at one point by the ruled line moving method of the present invention after they are moved.
The figure is an example of a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the movement calculation section of FIG. 3. In the drawings, / indicates a display device, Y indicates a cursor control unit, and 3
is the operation unit, g is the ruled line display control unit, evening is the ruled line control key manual processing unit, 6 is the corresponding ruled line search unit, 7 is the movement calculation unit, and 7/
is the target instruction input section, 7 is the target point storage section, 73 is the search logic creation section, Kuge is the corresponding ruled line change section, 7 left is the information transfer logic, g is the repeat ruled line generation section, 9 is the ruled line setting table, / θ indicates the corresponding ruled line storage area. -3 Guo 4 Hi figure (2) JP-A-59-84291 (13) JP-A-59-84'291 (14) N (5) JP-A-59-84291 (15)

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[Claims] In a word processor, etc., which has a display device and an input device, displays characters, figures, etc. on the display device according to instructions from the input device, and also performs input/output processing of necessary data.
ruled line information storage means for storing the starting points and end points of all already set ruled lines as ruled line information; a search means for searching for a ruled line having a starting point and an end point within a node specified by the information; and a search means for searching for ruled line information searched by the searching means in accordance with the specified movement direction and movement amount. A movement calculating means for calculating a starting point, υ or end point is provided, and when a moving object, its moving direction and moving amount are specified in a ruled line moving operation, the starting point, υ or ending point of the ruled line information is provided. A ruled line moving method characterized by changing an end point in accordance with a moving direction and a moving amount.