JPS61260762A - Method for layout of graphic form in print system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make assignment designation paper forming jobs efficient in forming a print original by selecting a desired menu from sub-menu displayed on a menu display section and designating the details relating to the main menu. CONSTITUTION:A layout display frame 50 displayed on a CRT display device consists of menu display section 500 and a display pattern section 600 displaying pattern frames 61-63 and a character frame 64 on the scope according to command menus A1, A2 ... and conducting various jobs in an interactive way. Further, the menu display section 500 consists of a main menu display section 510 and a sub menu display section 520, and when one main menu command is designated, the sub-menu is displayed on the display section 520 in response to the command. In changing, correcting, moving or deleting the display content of layout, a desired command menu is designated by a light pen. After the end of command job,the layout picture for one frame's content is subject to hard copy by designating the 'COPY' of the command A24.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention uses an interactive computer when creating layout-designated sheets from so-called rough manuscripts such as layout instructions and photographing instructions for printing magazines, catalogs, etc. This invention relates to a graphic layout method in a printing system that uses the method to improve efficiency.

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) In order to create a photographic manuscript for printing, it is necessary to create a layout designation sheet that indicates the arrangement of photographs and the position of copies thereof. For this reason, a designer or the like must hand-write the arrangement of photographs and characters and the contents of the photograph (layout of the subject) according to the conditions required for printed matter. Since design work inevitably involves revisions, manual rewriting is required each time, and in the past, it took a lot of effort and time to obtain the final layout designation sheet. In other words, Figure 9 shows how layouts are created for today's wide variety of printed materials such as magazines, books, catalogs, pamphlets, etc., and shows 100 project proposals for commercializing various information and project images.
Based on this, we create a photography instruction sheet that summarizes the content of meetings such as photography, and also include copies of explanations and explanations of the communal content, taking into consideration the layout and shape, and how to create an overall image pattern. A rough manuscript is created by creating a layout instruction sheet for composing the product, and performing a so-called rough draft work 101 in which various considerations are made to ensure that the product is appropriate. Based on this rough manuscript, the copywriter 102 creates a character manuscript (copy) 103 that fits within a predetermined space, and typesets it with a phototypesetting machine or the like to produce phototypesetting characters +04. On the other hand, the cameraman 108 takes pictures according to the rough manuscript, creates a color manuscript (photograph) 109, and the designer 105
creates a layout designation sheet (picture pattern) 106 by placing a pattern or photograph trimmed to a predetermined size from the color original 109 and the rough original +01. After that, these layout designation sheets 106. Color manuscript 103. The phototypesetting characters 104 were collected together under 7110 at the finish, and after further examination and some corrections were made, the phototypesetting characters 104
is pasted on the mount 1111-, cut off with the plate 112 using the block drafting 4) L9, is taken in relief 113, and is later printed on the blank 114.
will be made into In addition, the layout designation sheet 106 and the color original ('s).

After receiving instructions from the finisher 110, the operator 115 separates the colors into Y (yellow), magenta, C (cyan), and BK (black) using the scanner 116. Finally, they are synthesized 117 to form a fill 11 original plate 118, which is sent to a plate-making◆printing step 119 to be printed.

As described above, in conventional systems, the positioning of figures during the layout of the layout designation sheet 106 is all done manually, as well as the rough work of layout instructions or shooting instructions in the process of realizing printed matter from a plan. Are these relatively? There is a strong desire to improve the efficiency of repetitive trial-and-error work.

(Object of the invention) This invention was made under the above circumstances,
When creating a printing manuscript, an interactive computer automatically creates the layout designation sheets, allowing you to quickly and accurately obtain the final instructions. The purpose of this paper is to provide a graphic layout method in a printing system that can rationally create graphics.

(Summary of the Invention) The present invention relates to a graphic layout method for creating a designated layout sheet in a printing system, and includes a menu display section from which various command menus can be selected, and a display display that displays images corresponding to the contents of the menu. In a printing system that uses an interactive CRT display device configured with a screen section to draw a layout for creating layout-designated paper for printing, - corresponding to the main menu selected from the above command menu By selecting a desired menu from among the submenus displayed on the menu display section, details regarding the selected main menu can be specified.

(Embodiment of the Invention) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus for realizing the present invention.
C: PU) 30 has a function that is generally referred to as a mini-computer, and is preferably capable of processing basic line drawings with medium bits. This CPU30
The main storage device δ31, floppy disk, and hard disk.

An auxiliary storage device 32 such as an optical disk is connected via a path line, and an image input device 33 such as a TV camera, scanner, or CCO scanner is connected via an interface 33A. Further, an output device 34 such as an electrostatic plotter, an XY plotter, a laser beam printer, etc. is connected via an interface 34A, and a keyboard 35 for manually inputting necessary data and commands is connected.

Such an image processing system is an interface 38A.
and 38B to the display system of the graphic display, and the display system is provided with a display controller 40 consisting of a microprocessor or the like that controls the entire display, and this display controller 40 includes a frame memory 41, CRT capable of displaying original size
A display device 42, a tablet having functions as a man-machine interface, a human power device 43 such as a mouse, a light pen, etc. are connected. With this configuration, the present invention aims to improve the efficiency of the creation work by using a computer to perform the graphic positioning work that requires repeated trial and error in creating the layout designation sheet 106.

In such a configuration, in the present invention, first, a layout frame 50 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the CRT display device 42 by a method that will be described later.

As shown in the figure, this display frame 50 is a menu display area in which a desired command menu (for example, AIO command for copy registration, All command for copy installation, etc.) is displayed and a desired command can be selected with a single touch. 500
and command menu AI, A2. A3. A display screen section 8 that can display a picture area, a copy area, etc. on the screen and perform various tasks in an interactive manner according to...
The configuration is divided into 00 and 00. In addition, this menu display section 500 is composed of a main menu display section 510 and a submenu display section 520, and when one main menu command is specified, a submenu prepared according to that command is displayed as a submenu. Part 5
Displayed in 20 areas. This layout frame 50 is
The menu display section 500 and the display screen section 600 can be changed to any size as necessary. By the way, if you need to change, modify, move, or delete this layout display content,
For example, by lightly touching a desired command menu on the menu display section 500 with a light pen (for example, touching the A1 command for a split command), the corresponding content is displayed in real time on the display screen section 600 or the seven-unit display section 500. It is displayed in color, and if further specification is required for the command specified in the main menu display section 510, that command is displayed on the submenu display section 520, and after completing the desired command operation, it is displayed on the output IH 34. A layout image for one frame is hard-copied onto the recording paper 53 by specifying "copy" of the A24 command. In this case, the sizes of the output image of the output device 34 and the display image of the CRT display device 42 are made to correspond to each other on a l-to-l basis to reduce the difference in impression between the actual hard-copied image and the displayed image. . In addition, all input 1 selections and specified operations of the present invention are performed using the input device 34 and the command menu according to each work flow displayed on the CRT display device 42, that is, the main menu A.
I, A2, A3. . . . and a submenu, for example, A191.corresponding to main menu A19. AI! +2
．． This is done by using A193.

Figure 3 summarizes the operation of this invention in a flowchart. First, select the necessary main menu (step 5).
21) Then, a submenu corresponding to the main menu is called up (step 522). Select one submenu at a time (step 523). When the L operation is completed (step 524), a predetermined end button R is pressed to complete the operation of the main menu selected here. Then, in order to perform the next task, the display of the submenu disappears completely, and the user waits for the next main menu to be specified.

Next, the operation of the body side of the present invention will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 6. Figure 4 shows CR
Picture frames 61 to 6 in the interactive mode on the T display device 2i42
3 and a character frame 64 (a text for explaining the picture, that is, a copy of the Z symbol), and then this picture frame 61.
83 and the character frame 84 are laid out at predetermined positions on the display screen 800 as shown in FIG. By specifying details in the submenu after specifying , a desired layout image can be obtained accurately and quickly. Note that, if specified in these menus, black and white can be reversed as needed. First, specify the white outline A19 in the main menu area 510 (step S
l) Then, in the submenu area 520, the aspect ratio -A1
91. m4at ratio difference A I92 and Hi white u = F #
: The command menu for input A193 is displayed. Here, specify the white dimension manual mode A193 (step S
2) By moving the mouse, the outline size υ can be specified. However, in order to reduce the number of times of specification and to specify the accurate =J-method, it is determined whether the vertical and horizontal dimensions t2 and the horizontal dimension t1 should be the same or different (step S3). For example, after determining the same aspect ratio - Al91 (step S4), by moving the mouse, a blank state is displayed on the display screen 600L according to the mouse movement distance, and if the white state is satisfied (step S4). S5) Finish. In addition, when changing the aspect ratio, specify the aspect ratio difference A192 (step S6), move the mouse, calculate the vertical component of the XY acid component by measuring the moving distance of the mouse, and After displaying a blank outline on the display screen 6001- according to the amount, if the amount is satisfied (step S7), the process ends. Then, for example, after specifying the reference frame to be fixed as the picture area 61 and specifying the frame areas in which the white frames are to be generated as the picture areas 62 and 63, the blank -j'? j,
Specifying t1 and t2 with the mouse (arrow SS)
, picture areas 82A and 63A are obtained. When it is determined that the layout of +17j has been completed (step S7), a predetermined end button is pressed to end this blanking work. After the white-out work is performed in the f order, the submenu related to the white-out work Ale disappears and the user waits for the next main menu to be specified in order to perform the next work.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a case where an M line changing operation is performed after a blanking operation. First, the picture area 81. B2A and Ei3A display screen 600
If you specify the ruled line change A8 (step 5ll) while it is displayed in , the ruled line width dimensions will be 0.0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1 in the submenu area 520.
．． A command menu of characters such as 00, 2.00, etc. is displayed (not shown). Then, after specifying the frame area for which the ruled line width is to be specified, for example, the frame area 82A, with the mouse, and specifying the π type (step 512), for example, specifying 1 m length with the mouse, the ruled line width of the frame area 82A becomes 1 mm. Thereafter, the user makes the 1-type change designation in the same way, and when it is determined that the desired designation has been made, the user presses a predetermined end button to end the 1-type change designation work. Then, the display of the submenu related to the rule type change work A9 disappears, and the system returns to a state where it waits for the next main menu to be specified.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the present invention is applied when symbolizing a character area and registering a copy, and FIGS. 7(A) and (B)
shows an example of how the submenu and character area are displayed in this case. First, the character area 64 is displayed on the display screen 600.
When copy registration QAIO is specified (step 531), the seventh item is displayed in the submenu area 520.
A command menu as shown in Figure (A) is displayed.

This command menu allows you to select the original (
This is to specify the number of lines of the copy area that is considered necessary according to the content of the copy (copy), the number of horizontal words (width) W, and the Z information of the character size Q. , select and input the value of Q (step 532)
After that, the required number of character areas are input (step 533). In this way, each data L, W.

When Q is input, as shown in FIG. 7(B), the display screen 600L displays 2 indicating copy, a numerical value indicating the number of lines to copy, a numerical value indicating width W indicating the number of characters in one line, and characters. A numerical value indicating the size Q is displayed at the same time, and these numerical values are displayed close to the letter Z so that the copy contents can be read numerically with the -.eye. Also, if you need a number other than the numbers shown in this submenu, “
It is also possible to input using the numeric keys on the keyboard 35 by specifying the ``numeric keypad''.When it is rejected (step 534) that the desired input has been made, the predetermined specification, in this case ``'OK'', is pressed. By specifying this, the display of the submenu related to copy registration AIO disappears, and the state waits for the next main menu to be specified.

When the frame area is completely positioned as described above, the auxiliary storage device 3
2 (step 552), or take a hard copy on paper or the like using the output device 34 (step S5+), and the hard copy thus obtained from the output device 34 is used as the layout designation sheet 108 for printing. . Further, the -. copy of the information created here can be used as information for creating a printing mount, and based on this information, a printing mount is created using a drawing machine. Here, Coran 1 shown in main menu area 510 of FIG. 2:
It is not necessary for all menus to have submenus, and after specifying a submenu, it is also possible to have submenus at a lower level. By having the functions of this main menu and submenu, the main menu can be After designation, the work of inputting information using the keypad 35 or the like can be avoided as much as possible, and layout work can be performed efficiently.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the method of the present invention, the white-out work in the trial-and-error process from planning to realization can be computerized from the conventional manual work, and can be processed quickly and accurately in real time through automation. It has the great advantage of being able to improve efficiency and quickly respond to today's wide variety of printing demands.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a printing system showing an embodiment of the apparatus for realizing the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure and function of a CRT display device showing an embodiment of the apparatus for realizing the invention, 3 to 6 are flowcharts for explaining the present invention in detail, FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B) are diagrams showing display examples of the CRT display device in the state of FIG. 6, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart showing how the layout display is output, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing how the layout of printed matter is created in the related art. AO, AI, A2-...Command menu, 30...
・CPU, 31.32... Auxiliary storage device, 33...
Image input device, 34... Output device, 35... Keyboard, 33A-38B... Interface, 40.
...Display controller, 41...Frame memo 1c42...CRT display device. Applicant's agent Yu Yasugata 3LB Diagram 4 Diagram L 5 Diagram L6 Diagram 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] A layout designation sheet for printing is created using an interactive CRT display device consisting of a menu display section from which various command menus can be selected and a display screen section that displays images corresponding to the contents of the menu. In a printing system that performs layout drawing for printing, by selecting a desired menu from among the submenus displayed on the menu display section corresponding to the main menu selected from the command menu, the selected main menu is displayed. A graphic layout method in a printing system, characterized in that detailed specifications regarding a menu are made.