JPS60114920A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain layout information of real size by displaying a detailed size together with the entire layout before a sentence is printed to a print paper sheet. CONSTITUTION:A sentence is formed by operating a keyboard 1 and the layout of the document is displayed on a CRT display 5. In the example of displayed sentence, a square frame 11 represents the form as shown in Fig. and a sentence is represented in a ratio of real size by a lateral line 12. Whether or not a picture of a prescribed size is inserted to a lower right space is checked for example, then a cursor is moved up to the position of a cross cursor 13 while awaiting key input, the two-dimensional address of the cross cursor is read and stored in an RAM9 and the position of a cross cursor 14 is stored also similarly. The interval between the positions 13 and 14 is calculated, the size D of the actual form per one dot obtained from the size of designated form is multiplied and displayed on a predetermined position 15 on a CRT5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a display device that allows confirmation of the actual size of a final printed output.

Prior Art Conventionally, word processor layouts have been conceptually displayed and have only been able to express physical, relative relationships such as paragraphs of text. Further, even if the paper and text could be displayed in proportion to their actual sizes, the dimensions of the paper and text positions could not be obtained from the display and could only be determined by printing. For example, 4 cm x 5 c
When an operator wants to make room for a photo of size M, the operator must make assumptions based on the line pitch, character pitch, paper size, etc. of the printed lines, and then make edits, which is inconvenient because the actual size cannot be determined until the operator actually prints it. There was a time.

Purpose The present invention solves the above-mentioned inconvenience by providing a means for displaying the physical location of text on a sheet of paper, as well as detailed dimensions along with the overall layout before printing. , it is possible to obtain 4Y layout information of actual size, which was conventionally impossible to know without printing.

The present invention will be explained below based on examples.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, l is a keyboard, and as shown in detail in Figure 2, this keyboard 1 inputs characters, sets the left margin, sets the number of characters per line, and sets the character pitch.
Key IA for specifying the paper size, cursor movement key IB for moving the cross cursor, and pointing key I for indicating the position of the current cross curn ril.
C. 2 is a keyboard control circuit, 3 is a microprocessor which is a CPU, 4 is a ROM storing a micro program for implementing the present invention, and 5 is a CRT display.

6 is a CRT display control circuit, and 7 is a refresh memory for the CRT display.

7's CRT display refresh memory is CRT
The dots correspond to the display 5, and when a dot row is written in the refresh memory 7, the written dots can be displayed on the CRT display 5. 9 is a RAM that stores the created text and other data temporarily, and 8 is a printer that prints the created text by pressing the print command key (not shown) on the keyboard. be.

FIG. 3 is an example of text displayed as layout information on a CRT display. In the figure, a large rectangular frame 11 represents a sheet of paper, and within it, horizontal lines 12 indicate sentences. Although the contents of the sentences are not displayed, the layout of the sentences developed on the sheet of paper is shown in actual size. This is an example displayed. In this case, it goes without saying that the input text may be displayed as is on the CRT instead of the horizontal line. 13 and 14 represent cross cursors. The size of this frame 11 does not change on the display even if the selected paper changes, so the size of the frame 11 corresponding to the size of a dot on the CRT display is adjusted according to the size of the selected paper. are different.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the microprogram stored in the ROM 4 of FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

Without talking, the user operates the keyboard 1 to create a sentence, and displays the layout of this document on the CRT display 5. However, in the display of this embodiment, the content of the created document is not displayed, but the layout of the document on paper is displayed in terms of the actual paper size and text ratio. In this case, of course, the text itself may be displayed. A CRT display consists of 1024 dots vertically and 1024 horizontally, with the upper left dot on the screen as the origin and the horizontal direction as X.
Two-dimensional coordinates can be set with the vertical direction as the X direction.

In Figure 3, in the space at the bottom right, 12cm long and 8cm wide.
The operation of checking whether the photograph of m is visible will be explained below based on the flowchart of FIG.

After displaying the layout, the microprogram of this embodiment enters the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2
Key 1 While waiting for human power, the operator presses the cursor' movement key I to the position of the cross cursor 13 in the pIS3 diagram.
Move the cursor with B. 4th place with key human resources
In the process of step 22 of the flowchart shown in the figure, it is determined whether or not it is a cursor movement key, and if it is a cursor movement key,
Perform the process of step 23 and move the cross cursor.

When the cross cursor reaches position 13 in FIG. 3, the operator presses the pointing key IC. Then, in accordance with the determination in step 22, the process moves to step 24, where it is determined whether or not the pointing key is IC. If it is not the pointing key IC, the process returns to step 21 to wait for key power, and if it is the pointing key, step 25
Execute the process. Here, the microprogram reads the two-dimensional address (X+, y+) of the cross cursor, stores this address in the RAM 9, and waits for input of the next position in step 26. Next, the operator moves the cursor to the position of the cross cursor 14 using the cursor movement key IB. If there is human power on the key, the microprogram makes a judgment in step 27, and since it is a cursor movement key, it performs the processing in step 28 to move the cross cursor, and returns to the key human power waiting state in step 26. After moving the cross cursor to the position shown in FIG. 3, the operator presses pointing key 1-3. Then, at the judgment of 27, the process jumps to the judgment of 29, and if it is not the pointing key at the judgment of 29, the key returns to the state of waiting for human power at 26 again. In this case, since it is a pointing key, the process goes to step 30. Here, the two-dimensional locus m (X2.''/2) of the cross cursor is read again.

Then, in step 31, the distance between positions 13 and 14 in FIG.
l1) Calculate L, and multiply this calculation result by the actual paper size D per dot, which is calculated from the specified paper size. Then, in the process of step 32, the calculation result is displayed at a predetermined position 15 on the CRT. Therefore, the operator can know the distance when actually printed, in this case the space, and can judge whether or not it is possible to print a 12cm tall photo without actually printing the text. obtain. Also, in the horizontal direction, you can use exactly the same operation to see if you can get swelling.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, the actual distance can be known by displaying the actual size of the created text. In addition, it is now possible to determine whether or not inserts such as photographs and graphs will be included in empty spaces without actually printing them. Also, before printing, it is possible to give the operator a clearer image of what it will look like when printed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a front view of a keyboard, FIG. 3 is a front view of a layout display, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a microprogram of this embodiment. Here, 1...Keyboard, 2...Keyboard control circuit, 3...CPU, 4...ROM, 5...CR
T display, 6... CRT display control circuit, 7... CRT display refresh memory,
IB+ - cursor movement resistant key, 10 - Pointing key. Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Manual completion (method) January 8, 1985 Mr. Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 1, Patent Application No. 1986-60866 2, Invention Title Indication Device 3, Amendment Patent applicant: 3-30-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-ku, Tokyo (100) Representative: Ryu Kaku Sanbu 4, Canon Co., Ltd. Agent: 1-2-12-5 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105, Japan Amendment Order H attached August 280, 1980 (shipped) 6. Subject of amendment

Claims (1)

[Claims] a display means for displaying the layout of the prepared text on paper; an instruction means for indicating a desired position δ on the display means; and a printing means for printing the text, the layout displayed on the display means A display device characterized in that the actual dimensions to be printed on the sheet of paper by the printing means are displayed by specifying two points on the display using the indicating means.