JPS60263225A - Document display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute easily a layout editing, and to raise remarkably the efficiency for generating a document by displaying a printing image on a display picture, and also displaying a state that a sentence is overflowed, on a document display. CONSTITUTION:When input information is inputted successively from an input device 2, it is displayed on an area 11 through an arithmetic part 3, but if an area deciding part 43 discriminates a fact that an area of the area 11 is overflowed, it is informed to an area from display control part 44. The control part 44 rewrites a frame of the area 11 from black to red. Subsequently, the input information is brought to display control and displayed on an area 12. Also, When the input information is inputted and an area of the area 12 overflows, the control part 44 is started, and this area frame is changed to a red frame. When the input information is further inputed, a storage area of the next page is called in a storage device 4, the input information is stored in its device, and simultaneously, the next page is displayed automatically on the display picture, and the input information is displayed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for creating a document using a display capable of displaying a printed image of the document, in case document information overflows the area set within one page where the document will be placed. The present invention relates to a document display device that displays and guides an operator as to whether or not the document is rejected.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] - In recent years, office automation has progressed, and many of the documents handled in offices have come to be processed by word processors.

Word processors can now easily input Japanese using the kana-kanji conversion method. The content of the text can then be edited interactively on the display screen. In addition, it is now possible to easily print in preset stamp and format formats, center printing, bag lottery format, etc.

However, in order to decide what format to print in, it was necessary to either look at the format setting information and predict the print result, or to actually print and then judge whether the format is suitable or not.

Furthermore, due to advances in hardware technology, memory has become cheaper, and bitmap displays have become popular. Document creation devices have also emerged that use this bitmap display to display documents that contain not only character strings but also graphics, and that can be created and edited interactively. In such a document creation device, the positional relationship between text and graphics is an important factor in determining the shape of the document, especially since the document includes graphics having two-dimensional information. Being able to edit this positional relationship on the screen has a significant impact on the efficiency of document creation.

In a word processor, in order to print on paper in the desired format, in addition to the operation of inputting characters, setting the format to print in the desired format sometimes plays a large role. This is because the image displayed on the display is different from the image displayed on the display, and the result may not be known until the print is performed. Furthermore, many word processors perform format setting operations by sequentially instructing selections on a setting screen. With this method, setting a format with a complex layout that has multiple columns requires a lot of table manipulation and is difficult.

Furthermore, in a document creation device using a bitmap display, layout editing with a conventional word processor has been solved.

In other words, it is possible to display different font sizes and one line spacing between characters at any position on the display screen, and because figures can also be displayed at any position, the same image as printed on the display screen can be displayed. Now you can.

Furthermore, technology has been developed to set multiple areas on the display screen where civilizations can be displayed, and to embed each area in text or graphics.

In this case, the sentences usually have one flow for the entire document, and multiple areas are set on one page, and the order in which the sentences are placed in each area is assigned. , the text will be poured from the first area and 1
When one area is filled with text, the text continues to be inserted into the second area. This is repeated one by one, and when the text is inserted into all the areas within one page, the text is inserted into the overflow buffer.

By the next page or page arrangement function, the text in the overflow buffer is inserted into the next page's area r.

Here you can edit the text while looking at the display screen. Check whether one area is filled and connected to the next area, or the text inserted in the last area of a page can be edited using the page organization function. It is necessary to point the operator to information on whether the data is inserted into the next page area or remains stacked in the overflow buffer.

Conventionally, this method did not exist, so page organization was done in vain), it was easy to forget to organize pages, and document creation was extremely inefficient.

In addition, as has been done in the past (= displaying a message on the screen to notify the operator of the overflow situation, the message indicates which area has overflowed, and the overflow area is the last area on the page. The system had to display various information, such as the name of the user, and was difficult to understand with the naked eye, resulting in poor operability.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in consideration of these circumstances, and its purpose is to determine the state of insertion of text in each area when the display screen is divided into multiple areas,
Is it overflowing with tp% or is it connected to the next area?
To provide a document display device capable of displaying whether a page is connected to the next page on a display screen without destroying the printed image.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is a document display device that, when displaying one page of a document as a printed image, inserts sentences all at once into an area where a plurality of sentences can be set on one page without damaging the printed image. means for detecting whether or not the
Document I displaying the detected results on display C:
The apparatus is equipped with a display means so that the overflow status of documents can be presented to the operator.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to display the printed image on the display screen and also to display the overflow state of the document while the document is being displayed, so the operator does not have to wastefully rearrange the pages. Since the operator can edit the layout, such as the area size, by looking at the status, it is possible to greatly improve the efficiency of document creation, and it can also be used as a man-machine interface with good operability.

[Example of hitting]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1.2 shows one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1: A display device l consisting of, for example, a display for displaying a text 1 figure, an area 11 defined to fill in the text 1 figure, and a text 9 logically associated with area 11. Area 12, area 11 defined to fill the figure. Area 12 is logically defined as 2 unrelated sentences, 2 areas 13 defined to fill in figures, a storage device 4 for storing information on the display screen, and a storage device 4 for inputting instructions for associating each area. For example, it is comprised of an input device 2, such as a tablet, and an arithmetic device 3, which controls display and the like.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

For example, when defining an area as shown in Figure 2 on the display screen,
Input "area designation" multiple times in the instruction section Z, for example with a light pen, and enter the position in the position input section corresponding to the display screen to fill in the text 9 figure in the area 11.
Area 12. Create area 13. As a result, the storage area 31 (FIG. 3) is stored in the storage device C2 via the arithmetic unit.

Next, input "area connection" for logically associating area 11 and area 12 as many times as possible in the instruction input section n, and select one point in the area to fill in the text 1 figure to be connected in the position input section. Area indication position 21. Input the area designation position ρ.

As a result, the storage area 31 is connected to the storage area 3 through the arithmetic unit.
2 (Figure 3), and area 11 where text 9 should be filled in. Areas 12 are combined.

At this time, the arithmetic unit 3 controls the display of the area frame to indicate the area of each area to the operator f2, and displays it on the display device. Here, details of the arithmetic unit 3 are shown in FIG. This is the area frame display control section 44.

In state B, input information is still being input to each area 3, so the frame of each area is displayed in black. Furthermore, since there is a connection relationship between area 1 and area 12, the frame is displayed with a dotted line, and area 13 is displayed with a dotted line.

Next, when two characters and figures are input from the input device 2, the input information analysis section 41 of the arithmetic device 3 first identifies that the input information is input information, and starts the area determination section 43. The area determining unit 43 determines which areas of the area 11° and area 12 of the storage device 4 are not filled with document data. In this case, the area 11 is determined, the result is sent to the input information display control section 45, and the input information is displayed on the display device.

When input information is input sequentially, it is returned and displayed in area 11 without this process. However, when the area determination unit 43 identifies that the input information has overflowed the area 11,
The area determination unit 43 sends a signal to that effect to the area frame display control unit 44. The area frame display control member detects that area 11 has overflowed and redraws the frame of area 11 from black to red. Then, the input information is controlled and displayed in the area 12 according to instructions from the area determination unit.

As more information is entered, Area 1 finally appears.
At this time, the area frame display control member is activated and changes the area frame to a red frame. This is to guide and display to the operator that area 12 is the last area on this page and that the area has been overflowed. And when further input information is entered,
The storage area of the next page is called up in the storage device 4 and the input information is stored there, and at the same time, the next page is automatically displayed on the display screen and the input information is displayed. At this time, the storage area of the next page is the same storage area as the previous page, area 11. Area 12 may be copied and have the same structure.

It is possible to create a multi-page document with connected areas by repeating the same operations.

However, it is necessary to add information to that effect to the area 12 in order to indicate the connection relationship of areas between pages.

Next, the display of the area frame when the input information is proofread, for example, inserted, corrected, deleted, etc., is performed on the created document.

In Figure 5, a two-page document is created, with areas 11° and 12. Area 11' and area 12' are connected to each other, and input information is entered halfway into area 12'. At this time, the area frame is area 11. Area n and area 11' are displayed in red to indicate overflow, and area 12' is displayed in black with a solid line frame.

Page l is now displayed on the display screen. At this time, by further inserting input information into the input information in the area 12, the input information is additionally inserted into the document data 2 in the storage area 32 of the storage device 4. As a result, even if the document data is inserted beyond the range of area 12, the input information that overflows the area cannot be displayed within the area frame, resulting in an overflow state. In order to guide and display to the operator that in this state, input information that has been input beyond the area frame and cannot be displayed is in the storage area 32, the area area determination unit 43 informs the area frame display control unit of this fact. The area frame will be displayed as a double red line.

The reason why input information that overflows due to insertion is not immediately moved to page 2 and displayed on page 2 is because editing on the same page may continue, and if the input information overflows due to insertion, When displaying page 2, the display screen changes too frequently, so even if the input information overflows due to insertion, the overflowing input information is hidden under the area frame, and only that fact is displayed by the operator (instructor). By doing so, operational efficiency can be increased.

The operator must check the display screen to see that the final area frame on the page is displayed with a double red line, and then check the display screen to confirm that there is hidden input information. By instructing to display input information in the next page area, for example, instructing ``next page'' or ``organizing pages,'' hidden human information can be seen on the screen. When the operator issues a "next page" or "page organization" instruction, the document data is transferred between areas within the storage device and is organized so that there is no hidden information. As a result, the document frame also changes from a double red line to a solid red line, which guides the operator to the connected status of the double area.In other words, pages with only solid red lines have no hidden information and are organized. It can be seen that the instruction to ``organize pages'' is not necessary because the page is in the same state as before.

Next, a description will be given of how the area frame changes when a part of the input information in area 12 of page L of the two-page C-two document shown in FIG. 5 is deleted.

At this time, according to the instruction to delete, a part of the document data 2 in the storage area 32 is deleted (secondarily, if the input information changes below the range of the area held by the area 12, the area area determination unit 43 By moving the display control member, the frame that was previously displayed as a solid red line will be changed to a double black line and displayed. It is possible to identify that it does not exist in the engineering 11 area.

At this time, by deleting the input information, area 11 of the next page 2
This function is not necessary if the information on the next page flows in immediately, but in reality, it is difficult and time-consuming to dynamically display the next page's information, so it is necessary to display a guide to that effect to the operator. However, it is more practical to organize the document data only when the operator instructs the operator to organize the pages.

The above area frames are solid black lines and solid red lines as types of area frames that have a connection relationship of one area.

There are four types of frame display (black double line, red double line), and by looking at the type, the operator can identify the connection status and overflow status of the area at a glance. , documents can be displayed without destroying the printed image, and document connections and overflow status can be displayed in each area, allowing complex layouts to be edited interactively. Furthermore, since the state of the document can be determined by looking at the area frame, there is no need to wastefully rearrange pages, and documents can be created quickly.

In addition to the above-mentioned embodiments, in order to display the area connection status and overflow status on the display screen without destroying the print image, the status may be displayed in four different colors, or the line food items (solid line 2) may be displayed. It is useful to display the status only with dotted lines, dashed lines, chain lines) or to surround the frame with lines, but it is useful to use the area area as a surface and distinguish the display status of the area surface by color or shape (shadow). You may also do so.

Furthermore, in order to display the order of areas that have a connection relationship on the same page, it is also possible to display this effect in a sloppy range of printed images.

The key is to define multiple areas on the document display screen, and define areas as long as the connection status of each area and document data overflow do not affect the display format of the printed image. The scope of the present invention does not deviate from the feature that the status can be displayed at each time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the present invention, and FIG. Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the inside of the arithmetic unit of the present invention in detail. Figure 5 is a diagram explaining the display state of each area frame of a multi-page document according to the present invention. . . . Display device 2 . . Arithmetic device 3 . Area designation position...Instruction input section Separate...Position input section 31, 32
...Display screen storage area 41...Input information analysis section 42...Area region creation and editing section 43...Area region determination section 44...Area bar display control section 45...Input information display control section Representative Patent Attorney Kensuke Norichika (and 1 other person) Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a document display device that can divide one page of a document into multiple areas and sequentially embed and display document elements consisting of two sentences and figures in each area, do consecutive document elements overflow the same area? a first detecting means for detecting whether the overflow area detected by the first detecting means is the last area of the plurality of areas set within one page; Detecting means, and displaying the results detected by the first and second detecting means on a display screen. (2) The document display device according to claim 1, wherein the display on the display screen indicates that the area is overflowing with document elements by changing the color and type of the frame of the area.