JPS62108064A - Printing control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the column and row conversion printing of the setted line number content or the printable line number content corresponding to a line modification possible, by a method wherein the printable range is obtained from the top line position, the printable line number corresponding to a line modification is obtained from this printable range, and the printing start line and the printing end line are set. CONSTITUTION:The top line position 27 dot is utilized as a printable range and set to the register R14 of print control register area. The print indication line number is set to the register R0 and at the same time, the print remaining line number is set to the register R1. Further, the print start line sequence number is set to the register R3 and 0 is set to the register R7 as the print end point. Then, the vertical letter size of the letter on the line given by the print start line sequence number stored in the register R3 is loaded. Thereafter, the print end point stored in the register R7 and the vertical letter size are added to be written into the register R5 as the temporary print start point. If the temporary print start point is less than the printable range, the temporary print start point is set to the register R4 as the print start point.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a print control system for a document creation device that realizes a vertical/horizontal conversion printing function for a line-modified document.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Conventionally, document creation devices such as Japanese word processors use a CRT display as a document display mechanism and an external storage such as a floppy disk device as a document file mechanism. The structure was large and expensive. However, in recent years, various innovations and improvements have been made, such as using an LCD (liquid crystal display) for the display mechanism and a CMT (cassette magnetic tape device) or micro-floppy disk drive for the document file mechanism, making it smaller, lighter, and less expensive. A document creation device called a personal word processor has been realized at a low price.

In such a low-cost and compact document creation device, for example, there are major restrictions on the size of the LCD display screen that is required for input.
A small screen size of 0 characters to several crosses is used.

In addition, the printing mechanism is also subject to significant restrictions on paper sizes that can be handled; for example, providing a marking 1 mechanism that can insert B4-sized paper horizontally into the paper feed section requires an increase in the size of the device; This will lead to increased weight and higher prices, making it impossible to achieve the intended purpose.

Therefore, a so-called portrait-horizontal conversion printing method has been realized, which allows printing even when B4 paper is inserted vertically in the same manner as when it is inserted horizontally.

However, when printing using a normal printing method, the print
While the printable range of the Isogu in the digit direction of the paper is limited, the above-mentioned vertical/horizontal conversion mark 1111
In printing using this method, the printing range in the line direction of the paper is limited. The printing forms of the standard printing and the vertical/horizontal conversion printing at this time are shown in FIGS. 17(a) to 17(d). That is, the same figure (a> is standard/horizontal writing printing, the same figure (b) is standard/vertical writing mark W, the same figure (C) is vertical/horizontal conversion/horizontal writing printing, the same figure (d) is
) indicates each form of vertical/horizontal conversion/vertical printing.

Therefore, conventionally, when printing using aspect conversion printing, even if the line pitch is fixed or variable, if a line pitch that exceeds the printable range is specified, printing is not performed at all. The play was a Noh composition. Also, the conventional [t! The conversion mark 111 is not limited to the above line pitch,
Character size, character spacing, line spacing, etc. are also fixed, and therefore, when performing portrait/horizontal conversion printing, the printing result has a drawback that it is completely different from normal printing.

[Object of the invention 1 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to
The purpose is to provide a print control method that can print a document containing multiple types of characters in portrait/horizontal conversion so that the print result is the same as normal printing. Printing that can perform vertical and horizontal conversion printing for the number of printable lines! The purpose of this invention is to provide an iIl'IjO method.

[Summary of the Invention] The present invention provides a line modification setting means, a means for specifying vertical/horizontal conversion printing, a means for specifying a first line position on printing paper in the vertical/horizontal conversion printing mode, and a means for specifying a first line position on a print sheet in the vertical/horizontal conversion printing mode. A means for determining a printable range from the printable range, a means for determining the number of printable lines according to the line modification from this printable range, and a means for setting a print start line and a print end line, A configuration that can perform vertical/horizontal conversion printing on paper inserted vertically, as if the paper were inserted horizontally, for the set number of lines or the number of printable lines according to the line modification. This allows for effective use of the narrow paper feed area in personal word processors.
It is possible to perform vertical/horizontal conversion printing on a line-by-line basis for the set number of lines or the number of printable lines according to the line modification, and the printing function can be greatly improved.

[Embodiments of the invention] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a keyboard (KB), a data recorder (CMT) using an audio cassette magnetic tape device for external storage, a 3.5-inch microfloppy disk (FDD), a liquid crystal display (LCD),
Each input/output control circuit unit that performs input/output control of mechanical units such as a serial printer (PRT) is controlled,
a processing unit (CPU') that controls the entire device;
It is a large-scale integrated circuit device that is integrated into a single chip with an internal storage section consisting of ROM and RAM that has a dictionary area, character font area, 70 gram area, etc.
It is constructed with a terminal structure of 00 pin, and is patented in patent application 1986-2.
No. 04455, Japanese Patent Application No. 1983-204456, Japanese Patent Application No. 1983
This is realized based on the semiconductor integrated circuit technology disclosed in No. 9.-204462 and the like. Hereinafter, this large-scale integrated circuit device will be referred to as superintegration or $1.

11 to 19 are internal components of the above 3110, respectively. Of these, 11 is the CPU that controls the entire device, and in addition to processing such as manual key recognition, kana-kanji conversion, document editing and proofreading, it also performs line-by-line character decoration according to line attribute information and print stop control. Execute the row water sieving process that includes.

In actual practice, this CPU has a logical structure equivalent to that of the 780.

The diagram also shows external buses connected to the system bus inside the 5110, connection terminals, counters/timers provided inside the 5110, etc. that are not directly related to this invention.
Chic is omitted. - 12 to 18 are internal components of 5110 that are connected to the internal system bus of the CPU 11, respectively.

Of these, 12 are peripheral control circuits (bidirectional interface circuits), one of the three ports is used to output keyboard scan data (4 bits) and cassette write data (1 bit), and the other One port is used for keyboard return signal input (8 bits). This peripheral control circuit is hereinafter referred to as PPI. In the actual machine, this PP112 has a logic structure equivalent to 8255. 1 to 13 are the above PP112 A decoder (DC) receives the keyboard scan data output (4 bits), decodes the data, and sends it to the keyboard as 9 types of scan signals.
E).

14 is a RAM, which includes a document buffer area, a line ri sieve information area, a non-standard character pattern area, and a provisional word area 11!
In addition to the above, line information blocks (Line
Information Block (hereinafter referred to as LIB) and each area of line modification information including line pitch/character amount/character size (LIB buffer and line modification buffer) are secured. Print control register area that stores various variables, pointer values, etc. (RO to R14) are secured, and areas such as the row image buffer (D-BUF) 140 and line buffer (LB) 141 are secured, and the LIB stored in the LIB buffer and the row modification buffer are Details of the stored line modification information and printing charge register areas (RO to R14) are shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.

15 is a ROM, in which system programs,
Dictionaries, character fonts including English fonts, conversion tables, messages on multiple screens, etc. are stored.

16 is a data recorder (C
This is a cassette interface circuit (CMT-INTF) that performs read/write control of the MT). When writing data, the reader section outputs all "1" data for about 10 seconds before starting writing, and then The bit serial cassette writing data (line modification area data/document area data 7 external character pattern area data/'phrase registration area data/temporary dictionary area data, etc.) output from the PP112 is output, and then approximately 2 Outputs all "O°' data for a second.

17 is an LCD control circuit (LCDC);
It accesses a row image buffer 140 provided in 14 and outputs LCD display data.

18 is a printer controller (PRTC), and CP
Print image data is output under the wound surface of tJll via RA~114.

A clock generator (CG) 19 receives a basic clock output from an external oscillator (O20) 20 and outputs a predetermined frequency-divided clock, timing signal, etc.

20 is an oscillator (O20) that generates a basic clock and supplies it to the clock generator 19 inside 3110;

-30 is a keyboard (KB>) connected to the PPr 12 and decoder 13 inside the same <5110; 40 is a D/A converter that converts write data into recordable analog signals; CMT adapter 4 having an A/D converter for converting into a digital signal
1, a data recorder (CMT) using an audio cassette magnetic tape device connected to the cassette interface circuit 16 inside 5110; 50 is an LCD;
Via the driver (LCD, -DRv) 51, TS1
10 BII (7) L A liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as LCD) connected to the CD control circuit 17, and 60 a serial printer connected to the same printer controller 18. 70 is a 3.5 inch micro floppy disk drive (FDD), and the CPt inside 8110 is connected via a floppy disk controller (FDC) 71.
Connected to Jll's internal system bus.

Here, the serial printer 60 enables forward/reverse paper feed control, and performs paper feed in the reverse direction (backfeed), for example, when printing italic characters.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of LIB stored in the LIB buffer in the RAM 14 shown in FIG. It consists of a position 6jittiliPt, a 7-bit digit number area Pc, a 6-bit zone number area Pz, a lower i connection bit, a ruled line connection bit, a right half-width designation pit, and the like. In the initial settings of this LIB, a digit number value "1" (first digit) is set only in the digit number area Pc, and rOJ is set in each of the line feed position area PL and the zone number area Pz. Each area within this LIB is designated by a LIB pointer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the print control register area 1ii (RO to R14) in the RAM 14 shown in FIG. RO is a register that stores the number of lines specified by mark ta11, R1 is a register that stores the number of remaining lines to be printed,
R2 is a register that stores the number of printable lines, R3 is a register that stores the print start line number, R4 is a register that stores the print start point, R5 is a register that stores the temporary print start point, R6 is a register that stores the character expansion start point, R7 is a register that stores the print end point, R8 is a register that stores the print head position, R9 is a register that stores the line feed execution position, RIO is a register that stores the print line number, R11 is a register that stores the number of print lines, and R12 is the character writing start point. R13 is a register that stores the character reading end point, R14
is a register that stores the printable range.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the row r:i decoration information stored in the row decoration buffer in the RAMI i shown in FIG. 1. Here, 1 bit (“1”; Assign “Yes/゛O”; No) and 3 pits (”’00”) to rotate/italic.
0": No rotation/oblique designation, °"001°': Rotation 1 (9
0°), “010”: Rotation 2 (180°), “011”
”: Rotation 3 (270°), “i o o” (italic designation) is assigned, and the font size is assigned 4 bits (0001”; Size 1 (24 x 24 dots) to “1001”: Size 9 (576 x 576 dots)). , 1 bit ("1": Stopped/"'○": No stop) is assigned to the presence or absence of printing stop, and 2 bits are assigned to the character spacing ("'oo": 0 character spacing).
(O dot) ~ "11": Character spacing of 3 (12 dots)) is assigned, and the line pitch is 4 pits ("1111": a1
111″': a line B>chi/120>, “oooo”; line feed O (line feed 810 inches/120), “’0001”:
Line feed H (line feed d; +8 inches/120), “0010”
; Line feed K (line feed amount: +16 inches/120), “ooi
i”; line feed E (line feed amount; +20 inches/120), “0
100'"; line break 1 (line break; +30 inch, /120
)~゛0111”: Line feed 4 (Line feed amount; +60 inches/1
20)), one bit (“1 pass: paper exchanged, 7 in Ol+, no paper exchanged”) is assigned to the presence or absence of paper exchange, and one byte (-9 to 63 digits) is assigned to the column margin.

Figure 5 shows the structure of the Kanji character code stored in the document buffer area in the RAM 14. Each character consists of 2 bytes, and each character has a 7 x 2 ku/dot code and a 1 bit each. Consists of half-width specification pits and underline specification bits.

Figure 6 shows the horizontal character size of line-modified characters. Shows the directional size.

Figure 7 is a diagram used to explain the definition of zones for various external characters.
For example, each quadruple-width (48 x 48 dots)/italic character is shown with its zone boundary indicated by a broken line.

In addition, to specify the line modification, on the actual machine, the line modification instruction is input by pressing the specific first character key while holding down the [Function] key, or the explanation will be simplified here. Therefore, specify the line qualifier by operating the [Line qualifier] key. In addition, when setting the above-mentioned formality,
By updating the selection screen using the up/down cursor keys, it is assumed that the item selection on the selection screen before the update has been completed (the item at the cursor position has been selected).
'It is assumed that the line decoration setting is completed by pressing the actual execution primary key, and the line decoration information is stored in the RAM 14 above.
Row qualification buffer within? The text is exported in association with the document line. or,
In the line decoration display mode mentioned above, when it is not selected, it is in the selected state set in the old setting or the state set in full text deletion, and each setting value at this time is the line decoration standard value. It is called.

FIG. 8 shows the arrangement of character patterns on the line buffer 141 in the RAM 14 and the names of each part during portrait/horizontal conversion printing, and FIG. 9 shows the arrangement of characters on the line buffer 141 and the names of each part. FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the aspect conversion printing operation.

Here, the SC on the paper is a scale that indicates the printing position provided in the paper feed section (paper insertion slot) of the printing mechanism, and here, the printing width is 27 dots (full-width character size: 24 dots I).
・Cross character spacing: Print width equivalent to 3-dot character pitch)
The scale is scaled from 0 to m (m = 56 on the actual machine). Using this scale SC as a guide, for example, the position of the first line to be printed during portrait/horizontal conversion printing is specified.

11 to 16 are diagrams showing the processing flow of aspect conversion printing in the above embodiment, respectively, and FIG.
12 is the processing flow of step S1 in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is the processing flow 1 of step S4 in FIG. 11.
Figure 4 shows step 816 in factor 11 above. The processing flow of S22, FIG. 15 shows the processing flow of step 317 in FIG. 11, and FIG. 16 shows the processing flow of step 818 in FIG. 11.

Note that to specify document printing, on the actual machine, the document printing instruction is entered by pressing a specific second character key while holding down the [Function] key, but this is explained here. To simplify the process, assume that the document print mode is specified using the [Document Print] key. Also, here, it is possible to partially print an arbitrary number of lines even while creating a document, and this partial printing is also specified in combination with a specific key that is the [Function] key.

Under these print modes, [Standard Print/'Margin 1
etc. can be specified using the cursor keys and numeric keys and [Select/
This is done by pressing the [Execute] key.

Here, the operation of one embodiment will be explained with reference to the above figures-C1
reactor.

When inputting a sentence containing kanji, the key input signal from the keyboard 30 is sent to the CPU 11 in the 5110.
is converted into kana-kanji and stored in the document buffer in the RAM 14. At this time, the CPU 11
via P112 and further via the decoder 13 to the keyboard 3.
0, and output the return signal to PP1.
12 to perform key discrimination and generate a key code. Furthermore, the dictionary in the ROM 15, and furthermore the RAM
14, and after performing kana-kanji conversion processing, input character code strings including the converted kanji codes are stored in a text buffer.

During the above-described text input, the input characters stored in the document buffer are sequentially developed into patterns on the line image buffer 140 under the control of the CPU 11, and then are controlled by the display control of the LCD control circuit 17 and further by the LCD driver 51. The display drive outputs the data to be displayed on the LCD 50.

The already-input document thus input can be arbitrarily displayed as a character string of a predetermined number of digits on the LCD 50 by operating the cursor keys, and can be used for proofreading, correction, etc. of the document.

If you want to specify character modification on a line-by-line basis for the above input document, use the cursor keys to select and display the character string at the line position you want to modify, and press the [Function] key and other specific keys. Line modification is specified by operating the [row r1fs] key in combination.

When the CP IJ 11 determines that the [Line Modification] key has been input, it switches the display mode of the LCD 50 from the document display mode to the line decoration display mode. In this line modification display mode, to give a specific example, first a selection screen is displayed for selecting character spacing and line break pitch, and then a selection screen for selecting character size is displayed. At this time, the item switching from character spacing to line break pitch is [several items]
The selection screen is changed by operating the cursor keys in the up and down directions, and each item is selected by operating the cursor keys in the left and right directions. For example, when the selection screen for selecting character spacing and line break pitch is displayed, do not select items by operating the [Several Items] key or the left/right cursor keys, but select by operating the up/down cursor keys. When the screen is switched, it is assumed that the character amount interval displayed by the cursor on the selection screen has been selected, and the line modification information with the control information is stored in the line modification buffer in the RAM 14, and then newly displayed. The selected items on the selection screen (here font size) will be selected.

In addition, by switching the selection screen above, for example, a selection screen for "Printing Stop" is displayed, and by operating the cursor keys, "Printing Stopped" can be selected.
When h< is selected and the [Select/Execute] key is operated thereafter, line modification information having control information of "printing stopped" is stored in the line modification buffer in the RAM 14.

In the above-mentioned andon s setting means, after the line modification setting is performed for any line position of the document stored in the document buffer, the already inputted document in the document buffer is displayed on the LCD 50 by operating the cursor keys. By doing so, the same L C
The guide display section on the D 50 displays the line, digit, and number of characters per line of the displayed character string, and selectively displays a line modification indicator. That is, when a display string consisting of a cursor operation is selected, the line position, column position, and number of characters per line of the display string specified by the cursor are displayed, and the line modification buffer? The line decoration information for the corresponding row position stored in is referenced, and the same information is compared with the line decoration standard value to determine whether or not line decoration is set for the display line selected by the cursor. Ru. Here, if the line decoration is not set, that is, if the content of the line decoration information matches the line decoration standard value, the line decoration indicator will not be lit, and if the line decoration is set, That is, if the contents of the row modification information do not match the row modification standard value, the row modification indicator is turned on. Such line modification indicator display control is performed for all lines of the displayed document selected by the cursor keys. In this way, it is possible to easily confirm the line position where the one-line modification has been performed based on the lit state of the row modification indicator.

Next, when specifying the document print mode with the above-mentioned [Document Print] key, or when specifying the partial print mode with a specific key operation for predetermined [Partial Print] iI setting, portrait/horizontal conversion printing is performed. The processing operation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 16.

When the document print mode is specified by the above [Document Print] key operation, or when the partial print mode is specified by a predetermined specific key operation for specifying [partial middle el+], the LCD 50 The display mode switches to the print information setting mode, and a selection screen for setting the print information is displayed. First of all, [r! IA semi-print/l horizontal conversion seal]
The selection screen will be displayed. Here, when [Aspect/Horizontal conversion printing] is selected, the next [1! /beside! ! ], and [first exercise i! f43] The 1 selection screen is displayed. At this time, switching between the selection screen and selection item 1, item selection, etc. are performed using the cursor key, [Several items 1 key, and [Select/Execute key] in the same way as in the line modification mode described above. 43], if a numerical value (2 digits) is not set and you move to the next screen using the up/down cursor keys, here the 43rd value according to the preset initial value (43) is displayed. This means that the line (scale display) is set as the [printing first line position] for vertical/horizontal conversion printing.

By operating the [Select/Execute] key upon completion of setting the print information, the CPU 11 selects the information stored in the line modification buffer.
Refer to each line modification information in the printing order after the print start 11 (when printing the entire text, the cursor specified line when printing the 9th line of the first page of the first page) of the document to be printed, and select "Mark 111 Stopped" or " After detecting the line modification information having the information "Paper replacement available" and calculating the number of lines from the print start line to the detectability as the [designated number of print lines], execution of the print routine is started. The aspect conversion printing process e at this time will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 16.

First, the entire processing operation of aspect conversion printing will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. After calculating the above-mentioned [print designated number of lines], a print routine is executed, and the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11 is executed. At this time, if it is partial printing, first, in step S1, the line number of the print start line is set and the print start line number is stored in the RAM1.
4, set it in register R3 of the print control register area in 4, and also set the above [print first line position], the character size and line pitch t of the line modification information of the corresponding line position, and the dot configuration of the line buffer 141. Find the [number of printable lines] based on a constant that follows the number, set the [number of printable lines] in register R2, and set the number of printable lines in the line buffer 14.
The number of dots in 1, the full-width character printing width (27 dots), and [
[Character development start point] is determined from the [Printable range] determined from [Print first line position] and the above [Printable line @], and this [Character development start point 1] is set in register R6.

Incidentally, a detailed flowchart of the above step S1 is shown in FIG.

In addition, the above-mentioned [number of printable lines @] [print first line position]
[Number of printable lines] [Printable range] [Character development start point] Specific relative positional relationships are shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, respectively.

Next, in step S2, rOJ is set in register R8 that specifies [print head position] in the print control register area.
is set to initialize [print head position], and [rOJ is set in register R9 indicating line feed execution position 1 to initialize [line feed execution position].

Then, in step S3, LI of the LIB buffer is
Initialize B (as shown in Figure 2, change only the digit number Pc to "
1" and set all others to rOJ), and step S4
At this point, the LIB line break position PL is updated according to the "left turn margin" of the line modification information set in advance.

Furthermore, in step S5, the [Print start line number] stored in register R3 is set as [Print line number 1] in register R10, and the [Printable number of lines] stored in register R2 is set as [Print line number]. Line \1] as register R1
1, and set [Character expansion start point] in register R12 and register R13. Next, in step S6, the minimum value of the line feed position is detected from the line feed position area PL of the LIB of each line corresponding to the document to be printed, and this is set in the register R9 as the [line feed execution position].

Next, in step S9, the [Line feed execution position] held in the register R9 is set to a specific value representing the maximum number of printable dots in the paper feed direction, for example, [7FFFFFFFF(H)].
It is determined whether the number of dots has reached the maximum number of dots that can be printed, but it is not possible to print. If the maximum number of dots has not been reached, proceed to the next step S.
Execute the process in step 8.

In step S8, the [print head position] held in register R8 is subtracted from the [line feed execution position] held in register R9, and the subtraction result is converted to "inches". Execute a line break.

After performing the above-mentioned change operation, in step S10,
Insert the LIB start address into the LIB pointer (address M in Figure 2)
Set.

Then, in step S11, the line feed position area [PL's line feed position is CP L
11, and the process proceeds to the next step 812.

In this step 3.12, it is determined whether the line feed position of the LIB and the [line feed execution position] stored in the register R9 are equal, and if they are equal, the line feed position is stored in the register R10 in step 813. [Print line number] and LI
The character code to be developed is loaded from the document buffer in the RAM 14 according to the digit number Pc of B. After that, in step 314, LIB's underline connection pin ]- is turned ON.
("'1"), and if it is not ON, it is determined in step S15 whether the underlined pit (shown in FIG. 5) of the character code is ON. If the underline bit of the character code is ON, underline development processing is performed in step 816, and then character development processing is performed in step 517. If it is determined in step 815 that the character code underline pit is not turned on, the process in step 817 is immediately executed, and then the LIB update process in step 31B is executed. If it is determined in step 814 that the underline connection bit is ON, step 822 performs underline connection expansion (underline expansion between characters), and then the 118 update process in step 318 is performed. Let's do it.

A detailed flowchart of the underline expansion processing and the underline connection extension processing at this time is shown in FIG. 15, and a detailed flowchart of the character extension processing is shown in FIG.

After completing the above update process 118, in step 819, the vertical character size (
The character size in the direction perpendicular to the paper feeding direction) is added, and the addition result is written in the register R13 as the E character writing end point].

Next, in step 520, the [number of print lines] stored in the register R11 is r-IJL, and then in step S2
1, it is determined whether the "number of printed lines" has become "0".

Here, if the above-mentioned [print line number] is "0", carriage return and printing are executed in step 823, and after the printing process is completed, the process returns to the above-mentioned step S5.

Also, in step 821, if the number of printed lines is rOJ
If it is determined that this is not the case, in step S24, the [Print line No. 11] held in the register RIO is set to "
+1".

Next, in step 825, [Character writing end point (
R13 10-line pitch - vertical character size" is calculated, and the result of the calculation is written to register R12 as the [character writing start point]. Then, in step 826 LIB
After adding "+4" to the content of the pointer, the process returns to step 311.

Thereafter, the same process is repeatedly executed, and the line feed execution position 1 stored in register R9 becomes equal to the maximum printable dot in the paper feed direction, this state is detected in step S7, and the vertical/horizontal conversion printing process ends. .

Next, steps S1, S4, S16.817.818
．． The details of 822 will be explained according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 to 16.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing details of step S1 in FIG. 11 above.

The process of step S1 in FIG. 11 is first performed.

In step A1 of FIG. 12, [first row position x 27
"dot" is set as the printable range in register R14 of the print control register wA area.

Next, in step A2, [mark 61] is placed in register RO.
Specified number of lines] and set the number of lines remaining to print in register R1.

Furthermore, in step A3, [print start line number 1] is set in register R3, and in step A4, rOJ is set in register R7 as [print end point].

Next, in step A5, the vertical character size of the character in the line indicated by the [print start line number] held in the register R3 is loaded.

Next, in step AG, the [print end point] held in the register R7 and the above-mentioned vertical character size are added, and this is written in the register R5 as the [temporary print start point 1].

Thereafter, in step A7, it is determined whether the above [temporary printing start point ko] is larger than the above [printable range ko].

Here, if the above [temporary printing start point] is smaller than the above [printable range], in step A8, register R5 is set.
The C temporary print start point 1 held in is set as the [print start point] in register R4.

Then, in step A9, after r-IJing the number of lines remaining to be printed held in register R1, step A
At step 10, it is determined whether or not the number of lines remaining to print 1 has become "0", and if it is not rOJ, the process proceeds to step A11.

In this step All, the line pitch of the characters on that line is loaded from the [print start line number] held in the register R3.

Next, in step A12, the above-mentioned [print end point] is added by the above line pitch, and the updated [print end point] is set in register R1, and in step A13, the [print end point] is set to rOJ. Determine whether it is smaller.

Here, the above [If the print end point is larger than rOJ,
In step A14, the [print start line number] held in the register R3 is incremented by one, and then the process returns to step A5.

Also, in step A7 above, the [temporary mark tiill]
If it is determined that the starting point 1 is larger than the above [printable time rM], in step 15, the register R is
[Print start line number r-IJL,
Thereafter, the process starts at step A1G.

Furthermore, in step AIO, the above [number of remaining lines to print]
10'', or if it is determined in step A13 that the [print end point] is smaller than rOJ, the process also goes to step A16.

In this step A16, from the above [printable range]
Subtract the [print start point] held in register R4,
The result of the subtraction is set as the [character expansion start point] in register R6.
Set to .

After that, in step A17, the [number of lines remaining to print] held in register R1 is subtracted from the [number of designated print lines] held in register RO, and the result of the subtraction is set as the [number of printable lines]. Set in register R2.

This completes the data setting process for the registers R2, R3, and R6, and moves on to the process of step S2 in FIG.

No. 130 is the LI in step S4 of FIG. 11 above.
B shows the details of updating the line break position from the left turn margin.

This LIB line break position update process begins with step B1.
In step B2, the LrB top address is set in the LIB pointer, and furthermore, in step B2, [print start line number] is set in register R3, and register R
[Set the number of printable lines to 1 in 2.

Next, in step B3, the paper is fed to the minimum line feed position (PL(+>) showing the minimum value among the line feed positions PL(1) to PL(N) of IB shown in FIG. 10). Specific value r7FFF representing the maximum number of printable dots in the direction
(H) Set J. Next, in step B4, the middle start position is determined and set in the change if (PL) of Lr8.

After that, in step B5, it is determined whether the line feed position is smaller than the minimum line feed position, and if the line feed position is smaller than the minimum line feed position, in step B6, after setting the line feed position to the minimum line feed position, The process enters step B7. If the line feed position is greater than the minimum line feed position, the process directly proceeds to step B7.

In step B7, the [Print start line number] held in register R3 is incremented by 1-1J, then in step B8, "4" is added to the L, S pointers, and then in step B
In step 9, the [number of printable lines] held in the register R2 is set to "-1". After that, in step [310, the number of printable lines 1 held in register R2 is rO
It is determined whether or not it has reached J, and if it is not "0", the process returns to step B4, and if it has reached "0", the process returns to step B1.
Proceed to step 1.

In step 811, the Lr8 top address is set in the Lr8 pointer, and in step 312, [number of printable lines] is set in register R2. After subtracting the minimum line feed position from the line feed position indicated by the LIB pointer in step 313, "4" is added to the LIB pointer in step BT4. Further step 8.
In step 15, the [printable number of lines 1 held in the register R2 is set to "-1", and in step 316, it is determined whether or not the [printable number of lines] has reached rOJ. If the number of printable lines 1 is not rOJ, the process returns to step B13 and the same process is repeated.

Then, the processes of steps 813 to 316 are repeated, and when it is determined in step B16 that the [number of printable lines] has reached rOJ, the process of updating the line feed position from the left finger margin is completed, and the step shown in FIG. The process advances to S5.

FIG. 14 shows details of the underline development process in step 316 and the underline connection development process in step 822 in FIG. 11 above. When performing underline expansion, first,
In step C1, the character size in the horizontal direction is set as the length of the underline, and then in step C2, the underline is developed on the left side of the character when writing horizontally, and on the right side when writing in the root.

This completes the underline development process.

When performing underline connection expansion, the character spacing is set as the length of the underline in step D1, and then the process of step C2 is executed to complete the underline connection expansion process.

FIG. 15 shows details of the character development process in step 317 in FIG. 11 above. In this character expansion process, first, in step E1, it is determined whether or not it is a line feed code, and if it is not a line feed code, in step E2, L
It is determined whether the ruled line connection bit of IB is ON. L.I.B.
If the ruled line connection bit of LIB is ONL, the horizontal ruled line code is set in the character code in step E3, and the process proceeds to step E4, and the ruled line connection bit of LIB is set to ONL.
If it is not NL, the process immediately proceeds to step E4.

In this step E4, the character pattern is loaded from <0M15), and then in step E5, the LIB zone number is loaded. Then, in step E6, the characters are enlarged based on the line modification information such as character size, rotation, italics, outline, etc., and the zone number, and then, in step E7, it is determined whether or not it is a vertical ruled line code, If it is not a vertical ruled line code, the process ends. Also, if it is a vertical ruled line code,
Proceeding to step E8, a vertical ruled line pattern is developed between the lines, and the process ends. If it is determined in step E1 that it is a line feed code, then in step E9, the specified value r7FFF(H) indicating the maximum number of printable dots is set at the line feed position of 11B, and character development is performed. Finish the process.

FIG. 16 shows the LI shown in step 818 in FIG. 11 above.
B shows details of update processing. In this LIB update process, first, in steps Fl, F, and 2, it is determined from the horizontal character size whether or not it is the final development zone.If it is the final zone, in step F3, the LIB underline connection bit is Determine whether it is ON or not. The above underline connection bit is O
If N, it is further determined in step E4 whether or not the left half-width expansion has been performed, and if the left half-width expansion has been performed, the left half-width of LIB is ONL in step F5, and then the process proceeds to step F6. , if it is not after left half-width expansion, immediately proceed to step F6
Proceed to processing.

In this step F6, a character spacing is added to the line feed position of iB, and then in step F7 the digit number of LIB is changed to "+1".
"do. Thereafter, in step F8, the LIB zone number is set to "0" and the 118 update process ends.

If it is determined in step F2 that the zone is not the minimum zone, "24" is added to the line break position of LIB in step F9, and then, in step FIO, the zone number of LIB is updated to r+1JL and 11B. Finish the process.

Further, in step F3 above, if it is determined that the underline connection bit of 11B is ONL, step F1
In step 1, it is determined whether or not the ruled line connection bit of LIB is ON. If it is ONL, the process proceeds to step F6, and if it is not ONL, the process proceeds to step F12.

In this step F12, it is determined whether or not there is a vertical ruled line code, and if it is a vertical ruled line code, LIB is determined in step F13.
After adding the ruled line connection bit to ONL, and then adding the character size to the line feed position of IIB in step F14, the process proceeds to step F8.

Also, if it is not a vertical ruled line code in step F12 above, ¥'II r! If fI, it is determined whether or not underline connection is necessary in step F15, and if underline connection is necessary, in step F16 the underline connection hit of LIB is set to O, Nt, and then step Fi4 is performed. Proceed to processing.

In addition, if it is determined in step F15 that the underline connection is not necessary, LIB
After adding a character pinch to the line feed position, the digit number of LIB is incremented by "+1" in step F7, and the zone number of LIB is set to rOJ in step F8, and the LIB update process is ended.

By using the above-mentioned aspect conversion printing process, line by line,
Left finger margin/Line pitch/Character spacing/Character size/Rotation/
Even if the document has various character modifications such as italics/outlined text, or even if the printing start column is different for each line, it can be printed vertically and horizontally using any specified line, just like standard printing. Conversion printing can be executed, and even if the document to be printed exceeds the physically printable range due to line modification, it is possible to print as many lines as can be printed starting from the first line11. Become.

In the above embodiment, horizontal writing of u1 horizontal conversion (Fig. 17 (C
Although the operation has been explained using an example of (see ), the same vertical/horizontal conversion printing process as described above can be performed even in vertical writing of vertical/horizontal conversion.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the print control method of the present invention, the line modification setting means, the means for specifying a vertical/horizontal conversion stamp, and the vertical/horizontal conversion stamp designating means,
A means for specifying the first line position on the printing fiber in the conversion printing mode, a means for obtaining a printable range from this specified first line position, and a mark corresponding to the line modification from this printable range. It is equipped with a means for determining the possible number of lines and a means for setting a middle start line and a printing end line, so that it appears as if the paper is inserted horizontally on the paper that is inserted vertically into the paper feed section of the printing mechanism. In addition, by having a configuration that can perform vertical/horizontal conversion printing for the number of lines set above or the number of printable lines according to the line modification, it is possible to use a narrow paper feed section in a personal food processor. It is possible to effectively utilize this feature to perform vertical/horizontal conversion printing on a line-by-line basis for the set number of lines or the number of printable lines according to the line modification, thereby greatly improving the printing function.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is one of the fruits of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the device in Example i, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of Gj+8 in the above embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the register configuration of the print control register area in the above embodiment. Figure 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the line modification information in the above embodiment, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the structure of the kanji code handled in the above embodiment, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the structure of the line modification information in the above embodiment. Figure 7 is a diagram showing the horizontal character sizes of various decorated characters, Figure 7 is a diagram showing the zones of various characters with line decoration in the above embodiment, and Figure 8 is a diagram showing the horizontal character sizes of various characters in the above embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the arrangement of character patterns on the line buffer in the above embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanation of the operation of the vertical/horizontal conversion printing process in the above embodiment. Figures 11 to 16
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Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A line modification setting means, a means for specifying vertical/horizontal conversion printing, a means for specifying the first line position on the printing paper in the vertical/horizontal conversion printing mode, and a printable range from the specified first line position. a means for determining the number of printable lines according to the line decoration from the printable range; a means for setting a print start line and a print end line; A print control method characterized by performing vertical/horizontal conversion printing according to the number of printable lines. (2) The printing according to claim 1, wherein the set line number and the printable line number according to the line modification are compared, and vertical/horizontal conversion printing is performed with the number of lines according to the smaller line number. control method. (3) The printing control method according to claim 1, wherein the print end line is specified by specific information in the information set for the line decoration. (4) The print control method according to claim 3, wherein the print end line is a print stop bit or a paper exchange bit in the information set for the line decoration. (5) The print control method according to claim 1, wherein the print start line is a line position indicated by a cursor in partial printing.