JPS61221793A - Exchange processing system for data on screen - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] The process of exchanging data in a designated area with data in another designated area on the display screen of a document creation device is performed by using an internal work area. This disclosure discloses an on-screen data exchange processing method that is performed within a creation device and facilitates editing of characters and/or graphics on one screen.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a method for editing and processing two characters and figures in a document creation device, and in particular, a method for moving data in two areas on a display screen (however, the two areas may not be on the same screen). Alternatively, the present invention relates to an on-screen data exchange processing method that allows for easy data exchange without using a copying operation or the like.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation for exchanging data on a screen in a conventional document creation device.

In general, conventional document creation devices are equipped with a moving function that moves a certain part of a document to another arbitrary position, and a copying function that copies a certain part of a document to another arbitrary position. A function for exchanging data in one part of two documents with data in another part was not provided because it could be replaced by another function. So if you want to exchange data.

For example, complicated operations as shown in FIG. 5 were required.

That is, when exchanging data A in area R1 shown in FIG. 5(a) and data B in area R2, first, as shown in FIG. 5(b), Area WO
Data A in area R1 is moved to RK. ■Next, area R
2 data B is moved to area R1. (2) Data A, which was finally saved in work area 2 WORK, is moved to area R2. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5(C), the area R1
Data B will be stored in area R2, and data A will be stored in area R2.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As described above, the conventional method has a problem in that when exchanging data on one screen, the operation of saving data to the work area on two screens is complicated.

In addition, in a move operation, when data as a move source is specified, the content is temporarily erased from the screen, causing the problem that the position of the move destination is shifted, making it difficult to understand the move destination. If you want to perform an operation so that the position of data does not shift, you can use a copy operation, but this requires an operation to delete unnecessary data at the end, making the operation even more complicated.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and provides means for easily exchanging data on a screen by an operation similar to the conventional one-time moving operation.

Figure 1 shows the basic configuration of the present invention, and in Figure 2, 10
1 is a keyboard control unit; 11 is a cursor control unit that controls a cursor that indicates an operating position on the screen;

12 is a data exchange processing unit that executes data exchange processing on the screen, 13 is a first area position input unit that inputs position information regarding the first four areas to be exchanged on the screen, and 14 is a first area position input unit. A first area data saving section saves area data to an internal work area, and a second area position input section 15 inputs positional information regarding a second area to be data exchanged.

16 is a second area data transfer unit that transfers the data of the second area to the first area; 17 is a work area data transfer unit that transfers the data of the first area saved in the internal work area to the second area; 18
is the display screen, 19 is the first area to be replaced, 2
0 represents the second area to be replaced, and 21 represents an internal work area for saving and storing data in the first area.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, an operator operates, for example, an exchange key, a cursor movement key, and an execution key provided on a keyboard in the same way as a conventional moving operation or copying operation.

(2) The first area data saving unit 14 saves the data in the first area 19 to the internal work area 21.

(2) The second area data transfer unit 16 transfers the data in the second area 20 to the first area 19.

■ The work area data transfer unit 17 transfers the data of the first area 19 saved in the internal work area 21 to the second ffJ\ area 20.

Therefore, the operator can easily exchange data without being aware of the internal work area 21.

Furthermore, since the data on one screen does not disappear during the operation, operational errors are also reduced. An embodiment will be described below with reference to one drawing.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating processing of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data exchange mode according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, numerals 10, 11, 12, and 21 correspond to those in FIG. 1, 30 is a keyboard for inputting characters and control keys, 31 is a document creation processing unit that performs document creation and editing processing, and 32 is a keyboard for inputting characters and control keys. A document file in which created documents are stored,
33 is a dictionary used for kana-kanji conversion, word conversion, etc.
34 is a character code buffer in which codes of characters to be displayed on the screen are stored; 35 is a display control unit that performs display control;
6 is a screen code buffer in which codes corresponding to characters and graphic patterns are stored; 37 is a character generator (CG); 38
represents a display such as a CRT or liquid crystal.

The document creation processing unit 31 creates a document in one document file 32 using the dictionary 33 according to the data input from the keyboard 30 via the keyboard control unit IO, but the processing content may be the same as the conventional one. Therefore, detailed explanation will be omitted.

The keyboard 30 is provided with an exchange key for instructing data exchange. When the exchange key on the keyboard 30 is pressed, the keyboard control section 10 activates the data exchange processing section 12. The data exchange processing section 12 is configured as shown in FIG. The data in the specified area is saved in the internal work area 21, and the data in the specified area is exchanged.

Note that it is also possible to configure the system so that the data on the 9-screen code buffer 36 is directly manipulated without having the 2-character code buffer 34. In addition, in this embodiment, the keyboard 30
Although the exchange instruction is given using the exchange key provided above, the same applies even if the exchange instruction is given by other means such as a menu.

Next, the processing according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 will be explained in detail with reference to FIG.

As a result of the determination in the process P1 shown in FIG. 3, when the keystroke of the exchange key is detected, the first area to be the target of data exchange is determined as follows. First, in process P2, the current cursor position is memorized, and this position is set as the beginning of the first area. Then, by process P3.

Waits for input from cursor movement keys, etc. When the cursor movement key is input, a cursor movement process is performed in which the cursor is moved on one screen and the movement range is displayed as an underline or a frame in process P4. Note that not only the cursor movement keys but also the tab key etc. are effective for moving the cursor.

The explanation will be omitted as it is included in the cursor movement key. In addition, when determining the first area, a message etc. is output after pressing the exchange key, and the specification of the exchange source data is started only when the execution key is input. good.

If a key other than the cursor movement key is pressed, it is determined in process P5 whether or not it is an execution key. If it is not an execution key, processing such as ignoring the input or canceling the data exchange instruction is executed in process P6. Upon detection of the execution key, control is transferred to process P7, and the cursor position at that time is determined as the end of the first area.

Then, in process P8, the data in the first area is saved to the internal work area.

Next, in order to determine the position of the other second area to be replaced, a prompting message regarding second area designation is output to the display in process P9. Then, it waits for the cursor movement key to be input.

When the input of the cursor movement key is detected by the processing PIO, the cursor display is moved on two screens using the processing pH. In the case of input other than cursor movement keys, process P12 is performed.

It is determined whether or not it is an execution key, and if it is not an execution key, cancellation processing and other processing are performed in process P13. If the execution key is detected, the cursor position at that time is set to the beginning of the second wI area in process P14.

The final position of the second area is calculated by process P15,
It is determined from the size of the first area. Next, in process P16, the data in the 2'M area is transferred to the first area. Finally, in process P17, the data in the first area previously saved to the internal work area is transferred to the second area, and the data exchange process ends. In addition.

The internal work area can also be used for processes other than data exchange, if necessary.

The area for data exchange is 8, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, by one graphic type and one character type.

can be defined differently. In FIG. 4, numerals 18 to 20 correspond to those in FIG.

C1 is a cursor position that determines the beginning of the first area 19.

C2 is a cursor position that determines the end of the first area 19.

C3 represents the cursor position that defines the beginning of the second area 20.

For example, in the case of data exchange of the graphic type shown in FIG. 4(a), the cursor positions CI and C2 are used.

A rectangular area having this position as a diagonal is defined as the first area 19. The second area 20 is defined as a rectangular area of the same size with the cursor position C3 as the upper left corner.

On the other hand, in the case of character type data exchange shown in FIG. 4(b), the character string including all lines from cursor position C1 to cursor position C2 is set as the first area 19, and the second area 20 is as follows: Character strings of the same length starting at cursor position C3 are targeted for data exchange.

In addition, in the above embodiment, in order to simplify the explanation, the first
The case where the area and the second area are on the same screen has been described, but of course, for example, the second area.

Data can be exchanged in the same way even in document files such as RAM or floppy disks.

In this case 2, for example, an internal work area is provided to save all or part of the data in the second area, and while saving the data in the second area, the previously saved data in the first area is displayed on the screen in the second area. If the information is displayed in a sequential manner, processing such as data exchange and display will become smoother.

When the first area and the second area are not on the same screen,
When the internal work area of the first area and the internal work area of the second area are shared, when the position of the second M area is determined, part of the data in the second area is moved to the buffer, and that screen portion is moved to the buffer. Transfer the data in the first area on the internal work area to the buffer.

By repeating the process of moving to the empty internal work area for the entire second area, 1
Data exchange can be realized even with two internal work areas.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, positions can be exchanged for document data on two screens.

2, for example, about 1/2 compared to when other conventional functions are substituted.
3, which greatly simplifies operator operations. There is no need for the operator to be aware of the internal work area.9
Does not require on-screen work area. Further, character data to be exchanged on two screens is not temporarily deleted from one screen during the operation, and therefore, operational errors are reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a basic configuration of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a processing explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 is a data exchange according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation for exchanging data on a screen in a conventional document creation device. In the figure, 10 is a keyboard control section, 11 is a cursor control section, 12 is a data exchange processing section, 13 is a first area position input section, and 14 is a second area data transfer section. 15 is a second area position input section, 16 is a second area data transfer section, 17 is a work area data transfer section, 18 is a display screen, 19 is a first area, 20 is a second area, and 21 is an internal work area. represent.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A document creation device that is equipped with a display and that creates a document while displaying input characters on the screen of the display, wherein a first area (19) on the screen (18) of the display or on the document file; a first area position input section (13) for inputting positional information regarding the area; and an internal work area (21) for inputting the data on the first area (19).
), and a second area data saving unit (14) for inputting positional information regarding the second area (20) on the display screen (18) or document file.
The area position input section (15) and the data on the second area (20) are input directly or to the second area.
a second area data transfer unit (16) that transfers the data to the first area (19) via the internal work area of the unit; and a second area data transfer unit (16) that transfers the data saved to the internal work area (21) to the second area (20). a work area data transfer unit (17) for transferring the contents of the first area (19) to the second area (20);
) on-screen data exchange processing method.