JPS61163462A - Document processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute easily an edition processing for uniting respective document texts in plural document areas in terms of the document processing method for employing the conception of a document area by providing an editing area table and registering logical row control information. CONSTITUTION:In terms of the document processing for employing the conception of the document area, document areas 31-34 are set on a document page 3, and processing is executed at every document area. Editing areas 42 and 43 are set in order to unit the areas 31-34, and an editing area group table 41 is formed through a page control table. The editing area control information in the areas 42 and 43 is registered on the table 41, and constituted with an address from each page top in the areas 42 and 43, chain addresses, etc. to an editing area range and an editing area table 44. Text data logical row control information in the areas 42 and 43 is registered. Thus document texts which do not prepare on the same line can be text-edited. Namely, the edition processing for uniting plural document areas can be easily executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a document processing method, and particularly to a document processing method that allows easy synthesis of document data during document creation.

[Background of the invention]

As a conventional document processing method, one is known in which the correspondence between a group of character strings and document information including a format is managed using pages, lines, and columns. However, in recent years, new document processing methods different from the above-mentioned document processing methods have been introduced, such as "Layout Processing Method for Document Processing Terminal Devices" published in Research and Practical Application Report Vol. 30, No. 11, and
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 853, it has been proposed that a document area containing a group of character strings is defined and document processing is managed in accordance with this document area. This document processing method compatible with document areas has excellent characteristics in combining document data and image data, and in arbitrarily arranging text within a document page.

However, the document processing method that supports document areas described above has the problem that when multiple document areas are merged to perform editing processing, the document text between document areas is discontinuous, so they cannot be processed all at once. be.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides for easily executing an editing process for fusing each document text in a plurality of document areas in a document processing method using the concept of document areas. The purpose is to provide a document processing method that allows for

[Summary of the invention]

The document processing method of the present invention sets a document area on a document page and processes the document text in each document area. By forming logical line management information that connects each document text stored in multiple document areas within an area line by line, and by referring to the above logical line management information, The present invention is characterized in that each document text is edited in the same way as the document text within a single area.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the correspondence between the document area 1 provided in the document page (sheet) 3 and the document text 2. As shown in FIG. The range of the document area 1 is given by the designation of Ede, and specifically, it is defined by one address and a rectangular range on the document page 3. The document area l has two-dimensional elements, −
By pouring the dimensional document text 2, the document text 2 has two-dimensional elements. Therefore, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the document area 1 and the document text 2 developed therein.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the layout of the document area 1 in the document folder 3. As shown in FIG. In Figure 3, the document area is
It is expressed as 1.32.33.34. Expansion of the document areas 31-34 to document page 3 is performed using any one point in the area rectangle.
Normally, it can be expressed as an address (x, y coordinates) from the top of the document page to the upper left corner of the rectangle, and by changing the coordinate values, the document areas 31 to 34 and the document data within each document area 31 to 34 can be expressed. can be moved to any position on document page 3.

Document EZO 3, document areas 31 to 34, and document areas 31 to 34
The relationship between the document texts within the recitation is as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the page management table 35 includes an area group table 36 that determines the size of the document page 30 and the document areas 31 to 34 developed in the document -1' --/3.
has registered a chain address. Area group table 3
6 registers the address from the beginning of the document page 3 of each document area 31 to 34, the area range, the chain address to the intra-area text table 37, etc. From this area group table 36, information regarding the document areas 31 to 34 developed on the document page 3 can be obtained. The in-area text table 37 registers document texts to be poured into the document areas 31 to 34. The above-mentioned (--zo management table 35, area group table 36, and intra-area text table 37 are each managed independently.

FIG. 1 shows the settings of editing areas 42 and 43 for merging the document areas 31 to 34. Setting of an editing area is generally performed by setting a new editing area surrounding the document area to be merged according to the user specification. When the editing areas 42 and 43 are set, the existence of the editing areas 42 and 43 is registered for each page in the page management table 35 as shown in FIG. 5, and the editing area group table 41 is further generated. , whose chain address is (−]
It is registered in the management table 35. Edit area group table 4
1, editing area management information of editing areas 42 and 43 included in the peno is registered. This editing area group table 4
The editing area management information registered in 1 is the editing area 42.4.
It consists of an address from the top of the page in No. 3, an edit area range, a chain address to the edit area table, etc. The editing area table shrine has its editing area 42.4
Register the logical line management information of the text data included in 3.

Next, the above-mentioned logical row management information will be explained using FIGS. 6 and 7. Logical line management information is stored in the editing area 42
．． This information is used to logically combine document texts written in the document areas 31 to 34 developed in the document area 43 line by line. In FIG. 6, the logical line management information includes the editing area 42 and the document areas 31 and 32 contained therein.
As shown in the example, the logical line number in the editing area 42 and
It is composed of the line number of the document text of the document area 31, 32 included in the logic, and the line information also included in the logical line.

As for the correspondence between the logical line numbers (1 to 5) and the line numbers (a11 to aH, etc.), two correspondences can be considered as shown in FIGS. 7(a) and 7(b). That is, as shown in FIG. 7 (-),
As shown in FIG. 7(b), the editing area 42 is searched in the basic unit of line pitch, and the document text in the document areas 31 and 32 is searched for in correspondence with each line of the document text in each area. There is a method to take correspondence based on the line number of . In this way, by introducing the concept of logical lines into the editing area 42, it becomes possible to logically combine document texts in the document area 31, 32 line by line. The required line information in the edit area table is the alignment definitions and tags that affect each line of document text within the area.

This is line format information such as margins. As is clear from the above explanation, the first theory (2) is to combine document text lines generated in document area units line by line without being taken into document areas. This makes it possible to use the document data in each document area as it is as document text in the editing area without destroying the text control information in each document area. It depends on how you define it.

Next, setting of an editing area, deletion of an editing area, and editing processing will be explained using flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 10.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing editing area setting processing. A certain range on the document page 3 designated by the user is read as an editing area by step 7'81, and written into the editing area group table 41 by Stella f82. Finally, in Stella f83, the document area included in the editing area is examined, and the above-mentioned editing area table is created.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing editing area deletion processing. In Stella 7'91, the position on the document page 3 specified by the user is read, and in step 92,
The editing area group table 41 is checked, and in Stella f93, the specified editing area is deleted from the editing area group table 41, and the corresponding editing area table is deleted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing editing processing of multiple document areas within a set editing area. In step 101, a text editing position within a document page is calculated based on the cursor position specified by the user, and Find the area corresponding to the position. When determining whether or not an area exists, the editing area group table 41 is first referred to, and it is checked whether an editing area exists in the area specified by the user. After checking,
Check for existence of a single document area. As a result of the check, if the area specified by the user is an editing area, the process moves to step 102. If there is no editing area and it is a single document area, the process moves to Stellar f103 and executes text processing within the single document area. If neither of the above is the case, Stella 7' 104 invalidation processing is executed.

Next, the processing after step 102 related to the present invention will be explained. In Stella f 102, the editing area table in which the editing area is defined is read, and in step 105, a working editing area is set on the work memory. In Stella f106, the document text of each document area is poured from the in-area text table 37 into the set work editing area. Stella f 107 is used to edit the text of the document developed in the work editing area.

In the working editing area, the editing area table allows the document text to be treated as one-dimensional regardless of the difference in the document area, and can be treated in the same way as normal text editing in a single area. Text editing such as insertion and deletion is possible.

According to the embodiment described above, since the logical line management information is used, even if the line pitch is different between the literary areas or the document text is not aligned on the same line, the text can be displayed without changing the arrangement. Can be edited.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, in a document processing method using the concept of document areas, it is possible to easily execute editing processing that combines multiple document areas, and it is possible to It is possible to realize text editing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the correspondence between document areas and editing areas, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the correspondence between document areas and document text, and Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the correspondence between document pages and document areas. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the relationship between a document area and document text. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the relationship between a document area and document text. FIG. An explanatory diagram showing an example, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing details of the editing area group table and editing area table shown in FIG. 5, and FIGS. 7(a) and (b) are logic and documents in the document area. An explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence between text lines, FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing setting of an editing area, FIG. 9 is a 70-chart showing deletion of an editing area, and FIG.
FIG. 0 is a flowchart showing editing processing of a document area using an editing area. 1... Document area, 2... Document text, 3... Document page, 31-34... Document destruction, 35... Page management table, 36... Area group chisol, 37...
- Intra-area text table, 41...Editing area group table, 42.43...Editing area, Shrine...Editing area table. Figure 1 Figure 2! Figure 3 Figure 6 Figure 7 (a)
(b) Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 1O

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document processing method that sets a document area on a document page and processes document text in document area units, an editing area is set in an arrangement that surrounds multiple document areas, and the text is stored in multiple document areas within the above editing area. By forming logical line management information that connects each document text line by line, and by referring to the above logical line management information, each document text in multiple document areas in the editing area can be combined into a single area. A document processing method characterized by editing in the same manner as document text.