JPS6148065A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily designate an object area by giving a name to a special position and area of a sentence and designating these names. CONSTITUTION:By an input device 1, a name of a position or an area is inputted, and the name of the position is given and stored by a position naming means 2 and the name of the area is given and stored by an area naming means. When the name and processing contents are inputted by an input means 1, they are processed by a processing means 4 and outputted to an output device 5. In sentences with sub-headings 8-10, area names 01-03 are given to the sub- headings 8-10, m1 is code data for designating an area and A is a sentence to be shifted. When for the sentence A, the area name 02 is designated and Move processing is executed, it is shifted to a section of an area designating code data m1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Field of Industrial Application> The present invention relates to improving the operability of a word processor.

<Prior art> One of the editing functions in a word processor is search and rep, which specifies a specific area in a text, searches for a specific character string, etc. in the area, and replaces it with another character string.
There is a lace function, and conventional processing methods include (,) A method of asking the operator for instructions every time a corresponding search string is detected.(lI) A method of specifying areas to be searched and replaced in advance and performing batch processing. There are two.

The method (b) above is convenient because it allows efficient processing. Specifically, (b-1) Method of specifying the page to be processed (b)
-2) Method 1 of specifying the target start and end points using a cursor etc. 1+-3) Method of specifying the processing circuit (b-4)
Methods of processing text files to the end have been put into practical use.

However, in word processors, when changes, additions, deletions, etc. are made to the target text,
Text data that used to fit on one page is often increased to two or more pages, or conversely reduced to fewer numbers than before, and formats such as paper size, character spacing, line spacing, etc. If is changed, the antilog number will naturally increase or decrease. Therefore, it is difficult to specify the number of pages in advance, and even with the page specification method (b-1) above, it is necessary to actually output the document on the display and confirm the location. b-2)
The result is a difference in the number of moves that is not much different from 1 when specifying the position using the cursor. Further, the method (b-3) for specifying the number of times of processing cannot be adopted when it is unknown how many character strings or words are included in the area.

Next, the Go Tom function and Find (or 5
search) tfi function is also well known, but since the parameter input with this function is generally page information, it is rare that the target page can be referenced in one go, and it is difficult to search. Even so, the cursor is at the top of the page, so cursor movement processing is required from there to the desired position.

Furthermore, in Fin4, if there is a character string that coincidentally matches a specially designated character string and a condition, the cursor may stop there.

Also Mov4 Noh, CopyB! The Delete function is also well known, but this also applies to 5earch and
Similar to Replace 1 function and GoTot function, position specification and area specification are often required, and when processing over multiple pages, the operation is usually time-consuming.

Furthermore, even in the automatic disaster function, which memorizes command input and key input in advance and processes multiple steps with one-touch operation, it is necessary to specify the area by page, ensuring that the area intended by the operator can be specified. This is not necessarily the case.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> As mentioned above, in the conventional technology, the area specification operation when performing various processing on a specific area is not very easy and requires a considerable amount of work. There are many.

The present invention has been made with the object of solving this problem and providing a word processor that can relatively easily specify areas for various types of processing.

Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a means for specifying a specific position in a text and giving a name to the position, and a means for specifying a specific area in a text and giving an area name. The present invention is characterized by comprising means for assigning names, and means for performing processing on a specified position or area using each of these names.

<Operation> According to the present invention, since a specific place in a text, a specific character string, or the text itself is specified instead of specifying a page, even if the page number changes due to additions or deletions, the specified position or It is possible to follow the area and perform processing related to the position and area efficiently.

<Example> The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to illustrated examples.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram. When a position name or an area name is input using an input device 1 such as a keyboard, the position name is assigned a name to the area by the position naming means 2. In means 3, area names are assigned to respective predetermined positions or areas of the file and stored. Next, when a name and processing details are inputted from the human-powered device 1, the processing means 4 performs a predetermined process on the position or area designated by the name, and outputs the result to the force-stretching device 5. Hereinafter, functions performed using such names will be referred to as name functions.

Next, various types of processing will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure for naming operations,
The contents of each step 321 to S27 are as follows.

S2. ;Move the cursor to the first point of the character string you want to name S22: Press the name key to input the name to be added S2. : Input the character data of the name to be given S2. : Confirm whether to specify area or position S7. : Move the cursor to the end of the character string when specifying an area S26: Register the area and its name $2. :Register the position and its name Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of 5 search and replace processing, and each step Sol to S
31G has the following contents. Note that SNs to S, 13 are conventional processing functions, and sff++ to 5316 are new processing functions according to the present invention.

S3I: In order to perform 5earch/Replace processing, move the cursor to the program start position S zz: 5earch/ Input to start Replace S)! : Input of character string (or word) to be searched S3. ;
Input of character string (or word) to be replaced with the searched character string S, 5: Confirmation of completion of input of character string (or word) 82G1
33? : Input page specification data 5311S39: Input stop position SH0+5ffl+: Input number of replacements S3+2: Serach/R within the range of each specification mentioned above
Execute eplace processing S213: S3 @IS3? Search for the corresponding character string on the page specified by and execute until an instruction to stop the search is given S214: To start the name function, manually press the name key S3+s:5 Manually input the name data at the target position of Erach/Replace 8316: 5erach/Rep within specified range
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the Go To process, and each step 841 to 84G has the following contents. Note that 5HI343 is a conventional processing function, and 314
~316 are new processing functions.

S, ,: Go To key to start Go ToKi function manually S12; Enter the page number using the numerical keys S, 3; Move the cursor to the starting point of the corresponding page S1. Name key to start pre-function S1. : Input the character data of the name of the position or area where you want to move the cursor S4. :Move the cursor to the starting point of the character string to which the corresponding name has been given. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the repeating procedure of the Find process, and each step SSI to SSI and 6 have the following contents.

Note that SN is a conventional processing function, and SSS+SSG is a new processing function.

S, ,: Move the cursor to the 5tart position where you want to perform the Find process S5□: Find key to start the Findtfi function Manually Ssa: Input the character string you want to find S, 4: The character string you want to find from among the character string data Find the same data as S9. and move the cursor there. ll
Name key to start the previous function Human power S, 6: Find the same data as the 51 character string specified by name and move the cursor there. Figure 6 shows the operation of Move processing or Copy processing. It is a flowchart showing the procedure, and each step knob SS+ to Ssq has the following contents. In addition, 5NIS
N is a conventional processing function, and S6S to SG9 are new processing functions.

Ss+: Move the cursor to the start position you want to move or copy Ssz: Move key or Copy key Manually So: Move the cursor to the end point of the range you want to process Sc+: Execute the move or copy process S1: Name (start the Name key to manually input S, @: Input name data S, ?; Confirm position or area specification S, ; Execute process based on position name S, Execute process based on two area names Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the operation procedure of the Delete process, and each step Sol to Sts has the following contents.In addition, Sn is a conventional processing function, and 87tlSts
is a new processing function.

S, :Move the cursor to the start position you want to DeleteS
, 2: DeleLe key manual Sl; Move the cursor to the end point of the range you want to process S7.
: Name key manual S1 to start the name function. : Input of name data StG: Execute Delete process FIGS. 8 and 9 FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the procedure of Ike's processing regarding the name lfi function. FIG. 8 is an example of a name list display, and each step Sll to Ssa has the following contents.

Sllll previous key human power S, :LIST key human power S6. : Display a list of name data specified in the current file Ss < Near file key manual 5sse Display a list of file names S, , : Move the cursor to position M of the corresponding file 5ite
List display of name specification data in the specified file So: Select the appropriate name with the cursor.

Note that this process can be performed at any time by pressing the name key, and is included in the name function, and can be specified with the cursor even if the name is not specified with the key.

FIG. 9 is an example of name deletion processing, and each step S□~
St? has the following contents.

ssl: name key human power 8.2: delete key or Delete key human power S9. : Hisakata S! character data of the name you want to delete! , :LIST key Manual Sl, :Move the cursor to the character data of the name you want to delete from the list of output name data S! @: Continue until confirmation of completion of processing Next, an example of a sentence that has been subjected to Move processing will be explained. Figure io (,) shows a part of the text with subheadings 8, 9, and 10, the text under subheading 8 has an area specified by area name 01, and the section under subheading 9 "Enhancement of Kanji Functions" has the following:
Although there is no text at present, the area is specified by area name o2, and the area is specified by area name 03 for the text in subheading 10. J is code data for specifying the area, and A is the text to be moved. Here, specify the area name 02 and move the text A
After the ve processing, the text A is moved to the opening of the two control code data Ill specifying the area, as shown in mto diagram (b).

Also, Figure 11 (,) is an example where position names are specified, and position names a, b, and c are given to the starting points of each sentence that should be placed next to subheadings 8 and 9.10. When you specify 6 position names, which are code data for position specification, and perform the Move process, sentence A becomes ! @11 As shown in Figure (b), move to the next position after the control code data m2 that specifies the position. The result is the same as in Figure 10 (b) and Figure 11 (b), but unlike the conventional example, Sada moves the text before the specified position with the conventional cursor specification. On the other hand, in the process using position names according to the present invention, the text is moved one data point after the specified position.

Furthermore, area specification using an area name has two positional information, a starting point and an ending point, and character data usually moves one data point after the starting point. However, by changing the default value, it is also possible to move the insert mode to the end point position. FIG. 12(a) shows an example in which data is moved from the state shown in FIG. 10(b) in the end point position mode, and FIG. 12(b) shows an example in which data is moved in the position specification mode by position name. It can be seen that the insertion position is different.

Note that the above process can be performed in the same way for the Copy process, and if the memory of the name is inaccurate, the 8th
It is also possible to display the names using the name list process shown in the figure and specify the corresponding name with the cursor.

Figure 13 (,) is an example of Delete processing, and the 10th
This shows a state in which text has been deleted by specifying area name 02 in Figure (b). When specifying an area, all data from the start point to the end point will be deleted, but the area name and start and end codes will remain. If you want to delete a name, you can perform the name deletion process shown in Figure 9.For fj & 13 (b), specify the position name in Figure 11 (b) and delete the text. An example is shown below. In the case of this position specification, deletion is performed from that position up to the next position name C, so the result is different from that shown in FIG. 13(a), in which subheading 10 is deleted at the same time. In any case,
Processing can be done simply by specifying the name without moving the cursor to the relevant position, greatly improving operability.

Note that when specifying an area, if you want to move the name itself using the Move process, it is possible to move the name or leave it as is, depending on the parameter selection when specifying the data for the entire area. Furthermore, since automatic execution (in some functions, digital specification such as name specification rather than analog specification such as cursor movement) is possible, the reliability of execution is improved.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1 to explain an example of a file structure using FIG. 14 and FIG. It is divided into three areas, and the file usage status sector 6a stores status pointers for the remaining two areas 6b and 6c.

The file name shown in FIG. 15 is one unit of the file index area 6b, and the 6-file data area 6c, which contains positional information from there to the 7-file data area 6c, is usually 3rd level or 4th level. It has a structure of more than one level, and the first level contains comments for the text file, and comments for the text file.

Position information for a sector with format information (default value), position information for a sector with name specification (area specification or position specification information) in the text file, and text file in units of double track pages. Location information for divided special waiting, position information when page unit data is further divided into 1 page units, actual character information divided into 1 page units, format information changed midway, control information, etc. Contains.

The name information includes data such as a name image, a name number, a FLAG indicating whether an area is specified, a position is specified, or OFF, a start point and an end point of an area, and a LINK indicating position information of the next name information. The 7 format of name information is the 17th
As shown in the figure, the actual lower level character information area is formed into fM in the format shown in FIG. Sokutsu,
The number of bytes is the number of bytes of character string information, and control indicates whether the subsequent data is a character string or format information, and character string data and control information are respectively input to the character string. It contains name information as a type of character string as shown in Fig. 18. Here, SUB is a subsequence food, N011 indicates the presence of name information, and No. 2 matches the name number of the name information.

FIG. 19 shows the actual data storage column near "(9) Enhancement of kanji functions" in FIG. 10 (&). That is, ``Full tone notator after nolB+, 201-1.02-+c, Figure 18 (1') t7' sequence, name area designation Star
The t position means the registration number of the name information data in FIG. 15, and the IBH after the 5PACE data.

21H, 02) 4 are the subsequence, the Enc1 position of the name area designation, and the registration number of the same name information data as above.

tIS20 is an example of actual data storage near [(9) Enhancement of kanji functions" in FIG. 11 (,). That is, this example is a position specification, and the I BHI after the data of "Jitsu no"
22) -1 and 02H are the registration numbers of the subsequence, position information for position specification, and name information, respectively.

<Effects of the Invention> As is clear from the description of the embodiments described above, the present invention is capable of specifying a specific location in a text, a specific character string, or a text using a position name or a region name. This has the advantage that the operability of conventional page designation and other processing operations is improved, and document creation work can be carried out efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of the word processor of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 9 are flowcharts showing procedures for various processing operations. FIGS. )(1+), 1st
2(a)(b) and 1513(,)(b) are diagrams showing an example of the structure of the text to be processed, fjS14 and 15 are diagrams showing an example of the file structure, FIGS. 14 and 15 are diagrams showing examples of file structures, and FIGS. 16 to 20 are diagrams illustrating data storage states. 1... Input device 2... Position naming means 3... Area naming means 4... Processing means 5... Output device

Claims (1)

[Claims] A means for specifying a specific position in a text and giving a name to the position, a means for specifying a specific area in a text and giving a name to the area, and a method for specifying a position or area using the above name. A word processor characterized by comprising means for performing processing as described above.