JPS62108291A - Document generator - 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 [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a document creation device capable of formatting in a proof editing mode.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems - Q] When the document creation Th2 H machine first appeared in the world, it was only used in companies and offices, but now document creation devices for personal use have also appeared. , is beginning to penetrate into ordinary households. For this reason, there has been a desire for a document creation device that does not require complicated operations.

However, with conventional document creation devices, formatting can only be done from the main menu, and in addition to the document storage area,
For example, there was a need for an area to save documents such as a Flobi disk.

For this reason, there was the inconvenience that even if one wanted to expand a few more phalanx formats during document creation, it would not be possible.

In this way, if a user attempts to reset the format while creating a document, the user must interrupt the document creation and save the document created so far in an external storage device such as a floppy disk. Then change the formatting and
The previously created document must be read out and edited, which is time consuming, and there is also the risk that the created document may be erased due to an operational error.

Therefore, it was strongly desired to be able to set the format while in the proof editing mode of the document.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention enables formatting while in proof editing mode of a document;
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a document creation device that does not require an area for saving documents.

[Summary of the Invention] It is assumed that a document creation device according to the present invention has a document area for storing documents, and a format is set in advance. When characters or symbols are input to such a document creation device, the characters or symbols are stored in order from the beginning of the document area. At this time, if a line feed command symbol is input to start a line before reaching the preset number of digits in the format, the line feed command symbol will be additionally stored following the characters or symbols input so far. . At that time, if the number of digits storing the line feed command symbol does not yet reach the number of digits in the format, a system space symbol is automatically generated in the remaining digits, and a line feed is performed. In this way, sentences according to the preset format! The document is created in [. When a command is input during document creation/editing, it is confirmed that the command is a formatting command, and a new format is accepted. Next, it is checked whether the document in the document area can be expanded according to the new format. When it can be expanded, the system space symbol is removed from the document stored in the document area, including the line feed command symbol and the system space symbol, so that the end of the document is at the end of the document area, that is, the sentence - If the extracted character or symbol is not a system space symbol, then the next character or symbol is extracted and the extracted character or symbol is a system space symbol. In this case, the document at the beginning of the document area is compressed and moved by storing it in order from the end of the document area. The document compressed and moved to the last part of the Bunju GiI area is extracted one by one from the document compressed and moved to the rear part of the document area R, and the new document is created using the above-described method of creating a document. Expand according to the format. In this way, the document creation device can edit only the text area in the proof editing mode, and only write other notes! You can set internal formulas without using areas.

[Embodiments of the invention] The present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

First, with reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of an embodiment based on the present invention will be described. Microprocessor 10 is connected to system bus 30 and controls the entire system. R
A M 12 is also connected to the system bus 30 and is for storing data, programs, etc. As shown in FIG. 2, the memory area is divided into a document area, an extended document area for prohibitions, a line modification information area, and the like. The document area is an area for storing input character or symbol information, and the prohibition extended document area is used when prohibition processing is performed. If Kinsoku processing is performed, Kinsoku image symbols must be allocated and a larger number of sentence 1 areas are required than usual, so they are used when Kinsoku processing is performed. The line modification information area is used, for example, when line decoration such as whitening is performed.

Programs and the like are stored in the system work area, and for example, the number of characters per line, ie, the number of digits, etc. related to formatting are also stored in this area.

The control ROM+4 contains programs that are not stored in the RAM+2, such as formatting programs, etc. Contains special programs that need to be processed. ROM for pattern generation
22 is also connected to the system bus 30, and when data is designated, it generates a pattern corresponding to that data. Further, a keyboard 17 is connected to the system bus 30 via a keyboard interface 16,
Thereby, the keyboard interface 16 outputs the commands and data input from the keyboard 17 onto the system bus 30. Similar to the keyboard, an external storage device 20 and a display device 25 are connected to a system bus 30 via an external storage device interface 19 and a display control device 24, respectively. The external storage device interface 19 connects at least one external storage device 20
It can control the internal storage device and input/output data, programs, etc. The display VRAM 23 is also connected to the system bus 30.
It is connected to and stores data from the pattern generation ROM 22. The display control device 24 is a display VRAM 2
3, and starts the document on the display device 25.
Display the information you need.

An external communication interface 27 connected to the system bus 30 is provided as necessary, and outputs commands and data input from the outside onto the system bus 30, or outputs data etc. to the outside. Data such as characters or symbols input from a keyboard or the like is stored in a document area of the RAM 12 in encoded form. At this time, storage is performed in order from the beginning of the document area. When the continuously input data does not reach the last digit of the preset format and a line break is necessary for the second daughter, a line feed command is input, and it is used as a line feed command symbol to indicate the line feed command that has been input until then. It is added immediately after the data. At this time, if the end of the sentence has not yet reached the preset last digit, a system space symbol is automatically added to the remaining digits after the added line feed instruction symbol. The document created in this way is displayed as follows. The character or symbol code read from the document area of the RAM 12 is output to the pattern generation ROM 22. R for pattern generation
The OM 22 outputs data converted into dot pattern data corresponding to characters, symbols, etc. to the VRAM 23 according to the input data.

VRAM2j stores those data.

The pattern data stored in the VRAM 23 is displayed on the display device 25 by the display control device 24. At this time, there is no problem if the set format is within the number of digits of the display device, but if it is more than that, the wAta document selected by, for example, the cursor on the keyboard is displayed. The state displayed in this manner is shown in FIG. 3(a). Here, we have columns in the horizontal direction and rows in the vertical direction.

Next, Figure 3 (a>, (b), (c) and Figure 4 (a>, (
The formatting operation will be explained with reference to b) and (c). In the following, for example, storing in the 2nd row, 3rd column means that it is stored in the sentence 3 area displayed in the 2nd row, 3rd column.

In the document area of the RAM 12, sentences are input from the beginning of the area as shown in FIG. 3(a). The number of digits in the format is set to 5, the opening indicates a system space, and the symbol ■ indicates a new line symbol. During this proofreading 1filJ, a formatting command is input by the operator from the keyboard 17 or from an external device. Then, Figure 4(a)
As shown in FIG. 3, in step S1, it is checked whether the input command is a formatting command. When the input command is confirmed to be a formatting command (Sl), the number of characters per line of the current format is displayed on the display W125, so enter the desired number of characters per line using the keyboard, etc. Input, that is, set the format (S2). In this example, 8 is set as the number of digits in the format. The input format value is stored in the system work area of RAM 12, for example.

The formatting program in the ROM 14 is then activated by the microprocessor 10. First, it is checked whether the documents in the document area can be arranged according to the previously input format (S3).

If this is not possible, the operation is interrupted, an alarm is output, and the previous state is returned. If possible, the documents in the document area are compressed and moved. Figure 4(b) shows the compression movement.
is shown in detail. First, one character or symbol at the end of the document in the document area is retrieved (821).

It is checked whether the extracted character or symbol is a system space symbol (S22). If it is a system space symbol, the next character or symbol is extracted. If it is not a system space symbol, the character or symbol is stored at the last vacant address in the same sentence head area from which it was retrieved, and then the next character or symbol is retrieved. That is, line 4 of FIG. 3(a)
．． The fifth line is the system space symbol, as shown in Figure 3(b).
The next linefeed command symbol is the document fI.
It is stored at the end of R of 4ta. In this way, steps similar to those described above are repeated, and it is checked whether all sentences 1 in the document area have been examined, and the sentences are stored in order from the end of the sentence@area. In this way, the document is created as shown in Figure 3 (
It is compressed and moved as shown in b) (S4). From the compressed document, characters or symbols are extracted one by one from the beginning (S5), and the characters or symbols are extracted one by one from the beginning (S5) and input using the newly set format in the same way as normal keyboard input. It is expanded (S6). Steps S5 and 86
The detailed procedure is shown in FIG. 4(C). That is, one character or symbol extracted in step S5 is input (S11). In Fig. 3(b), it is ``ah''. It is then checked whether the character or symbol is a line feed command symbol (312).

If it is not a line feed command symbol, that character or symbol is stored in the first line of the document area. This is Figure 3 (C)
is shown. It is then checked whether the entire document has been expanded (315), and if it has not yet been expanded,
The next character or symbol is retrieved (S5) and the same procedure as described above.

#a4ヰ#The book is repeated. When the input character or symbol is a line feed command symbol, step 313 is executed, and it is found that the number of digits in position U in which the line feed command symbol is stored is seven. The number of digits in the new format is now 8, so one system space symbol will be generated at 8-7 <814)
. This is shown in the 8th line of the 1st line of FIG. 3(C). The same steps as above are repeated to develop the entire document. In the above explanation, the entire intersecting area is examined when compressing and moving a sentence♂, but if you remember the last position of the input intersecting circle and execute the steps described above from there, it will be faster. can be processed.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the document creation device according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained since the document creation device according to the present invention can be executed using only the document area where a document is currently input without using another document area.

Formatting can be done easily and quickly.

You can freely set the number of characters per line.

You can format it as many times as you like.

It becomes possible to format the proofreading a centrally.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows how the RAM area is divided and used in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3(b) shows the document compressed and moved during formatting, and FIG. 3(C) shows the compressed document. 10-Microprocessor, 12-RAM 114-Control ROM, 22-Pattern generation ROM, 23-Display VRAM, 25-Display device. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 4 (b)

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) In a document creation device that has a document area for storing documents and has a format set in advance, input characters or symbols are stored in order from the beginning of the document area, and the format is set in advance. Before reaching the number of digits in the format,
When a line feed command symbol is input to create a line break, the line feed command symbol is added following the characters or symbols input so far, and at that time, the number of digits to store the line feed command symbol is equal to the number of digits in the format. means for creating a document in the document area according to the preset format by automatically generating a system space symbol in the remaining digits and creating a line break when the document has not yet been reached; means for setting a new format; and a means for setting a new format, from the document including the line feed command symbol and the system space symbol stored in the document area, by removing the system space symbol so that the end of the document is in the document area. means for moving the document so that it is at the end of the document area; and expanding the document compressed and moved to the end of the document area by the document moving means according to the new format using the document creation means. A document creation device characterized by comprising means for. (2) The means for newly setting a format includes means for confirming that the input command is a formatting command;
2. The document creation device according to claim 1, further comprising means for accepting a new format when it is confirmed that the input command is a formatting command. (3) The document moving means, before compressing and moving the document to the last part of the document area, according to the new format input by the new formatting means,
2. The document creation device according to claim 1, further comprising means for checking whether the document in the document area can be expanded. (4) The document moving means extracts characters or symbols one by one from the end of the document, and when the extracted character or symbol is a system space symbol, extracts the next character or symbol, The document according to claim 1, wherein when the extracted character or symbol is a system space symbol, the document is compressed and moved by sequentially storing it from the end of the document area. Creation device. (5) A patent characterized in that the expansion means extracts characters or symbols one by one from the document compressed and moved to the last part of the document area, and expands them by the document creation means according to the new format. A document creation device according to claim 1.