JPS62154019A - Layout printing device for table astride plural pages - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily grasp linkage between pages where data is actually printed and to easily know an overall image by providing a reduction ratio arithmetic means, a reduction printed data generation means, an identification line data generation means, an identification number/mark data generation means and a layout printing generation means. CONSTITUTION:An external memory device 11, an actually printed data memory 12 and a printer 13 are connected to a CPU 10, from which data is outputted to the reduction printed data generation part 1, the reduction ratio arithmetic part 2, a dotted line data generation part 3 and the number/mark data generation part 4. After converted character data and longitude data from the reduction printed data generation part 1 are stored as reduction printed data in a reduction printed data memory 5, they are outputted to the CPU 10. After the reduction ration data in the reduction ratio arithmetic part 2 is stored in a reduction ratio data memory 6, it is outputted to the reduction printed data generation part 1, the CPU 10 and the dotted line data generation part 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a layout printing device that prints a table or the like that spans many pages in a reduced size so that it fits on a single sheet of paper, and that allows the connection relationship of each page to be easily known. Regarding.

[Prior art and its problems]

When creating data such as tables and maps on a computer, when the size of the data is extremely large, it often spans multiple pages. Conventionally, when printing such data, each page is separated into multiple sheets of paper and printed, but as the overall size of the data increases, the number of sheets of printing paper also increases, and it is necessary to connect the sheets of paper. This has the problem that relationships become difficult to understand and the overall image of the table or map becomes difficult to understand.

(Object of the Invention) In order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, the present invention reduces and prints a table etc. that spans many pages so that it can fit on one sheet of paper, and in that case, it is possible to print a table etc. that spans many pages in a reduced size so that it can fit on one sheet of paper. It is an object of the present invention to provide a layout printing device for printing a table or the like covering a large number of pages, which allows the connection relationship of each page to be easily known by having a means for assigning numbers, symbol data, etc. indicating the number of pages.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a reduction magnification calculation means (2), a reduced print data creation means (1), an identification line data creation means (3), and a tfili number/symbol data creation means. (4), and layout print creation means (10, 13)
and has.

[Embodiments of the invention] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a layout printing apparatus according to the present invention. An external storage device 11, an actual print data memory 12, and a printer 13 are connected to the CPU10.
Each data is outputted from PU10 to the reduced print data creation section 1, the reduction magnification calculation section 2, the dotted line data creation section 3, and the number/symbol data creation section 4. The converted character data and ruled line data from the reduced print data creation section 1 are stored in the reduced print data memory 5 as reduced print data, and then
Output to CPUIO. After the reduction magnification data of the reduction magnification calculation unit 2 is stored in the reduction magnification data memory 6,
The data is output to the reduced print data creation section 1, CPU101, and dotted line data creation section 3.

Further, the upper left point data from the CPU 10 is stored in the upper left point data memory 7 and then output to the dotted line data creation section 3 and the number/symbol data creation section 4.

The dotted line data from the dotted line data creation unit 3 is stored in the dotted line data memory 8 and then output to the CPU 10 and the number/symbol data creation unit 4. Number/symbol data creation section 4
The number/symbol data from the number/symbol data memory 9
After being written to ta, it is output to CPU10.

The operation of the layout printing apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below. First, the layout printing according to the present invention is shown in Fig. 2 (
Large table data that cannot fit on one sheet of paper as shown in b) is reduced and printed on one sheet of paper as shown in FIG. 2 fa).

At this time, if it is difficult to use a reduced font, characters such as 14' (Fig. 2 (b)) should be represented with marks 14 (Fig. (b)) is represented by a thin line 15 ((a) in the figure). Also,
The boundaries of each page are indicated by dotted lines 16 (FIG. (a)),
The same numbers, symbols, etc. 17' (FIG. 2(b)) as the numbers, symbols, etc. 17' (FIG. 2(a)) assigned to the actual print data are assigned to each part separated by the dotted line.

Next, specific operations of print processing including the above-mentioned processing will be explained using the operation flowchart of FIG. 3. first,
Create layout print data (Figure 3 fat S
1). A more detailed operation of this part is shown in FIG. 3 fbl.

First, create reduced print data of the actual print data corresponding to 14.15 of Fig. 2 (al. (Fig. 3) S11)
. At this time, first, the reduction magnification calculation unit 2 checks the number of vertical and horizontal pages on the image of the actual print data stored in the actual print data memory 12 via the CPU 10. now,
Assuming that the data is m pages long and n pages wide,
The reduction magnification calculation unit 2 sets the reduction magnification to 1/m' if m≧n, and stores it in the reduction magnification data memory 6 as the reduction magnification to 1/n2 if it is man. Next, the reduced print data creation section 1
is based on the contents of the reduction magnification data memory 6.
Each data on the actual print data memory 12 is taken in through the font, and each character data etc. is converted into a reduced font and stored in the reduced print data memory 5.

At this time, if it is difficult to reduce the size, it is output by replacing it with an appropriate symbol that can be recognized as a character. Furthermore, the ruled line data is converted into a one-dot thickness while remaining as a solid line, and stored in the reduced print data memory 5. Through the above operations, reduced print data of the actual print data is created (Figure 3 (bl
sll).

Next, data of the dotted line of the paper break corresponding to 16 of FIG. 2 (al) is created (FIG. 3 (bls12)).

At this time, first, the upper left point position data at the time of layout printing is stored from the CPU 10 to the upper left point data memory 7. Next, based on the contents of the upper left point data memory 7 and the contents of the reduction magnification data memory 6, the dotted line data creation unit 3 generates paper length and width data at the time of layout printing from the CPU 10, and the actual print data memory 12.
The vertical and horizontal page numbers m and n of the actual print data are read from , and dotted line data is created at the portions corresponding to the breaks between each page when layout printing is performed, and stored in the dotted line data memory 8.

Next, create data such as numbers and symbols corresponding to each page of the actual print data corresponding to 17 in Figure 2 (al).
Figure 3 (bls13). At this time, first, the number/symbol data creation unit 4 reads the contents of the upper left point data memory 7 and the contents of the dotted line data memory 8, and places actual print data near the center of each page surrounded by each dotted line. Numbers, symbols, etc. given to each page of (Figure 2 (bl 17)
') is created by reading data such as numbers and symbols from the actual print data memory 12 via the CPU 10, and stores them in the number and symbol data memory 9.

Layout print data is created by the operations 311-313 in FIG. 3 (bl) above (see FIG. 3 (al S
1). Next, the CPU 10 reads the reduction magnification stored in the reduction magnification data memory 6, and uses the reduction magnification to read each data stored in the reduced print data memory 5, dotted line data memory 8, and number/symbol print data memory 9. The layout shown in FIG. 2 (al) is printed again using the printer 13 (FIG. 3 fa) S 2 ).

Thereafter, the CPU 10 performs actual printing of the actual print data stored in the actual print data memory 12 on the printer 13 for each page as shown in FIG. 2(b) (FIG. 3 (al S3)).

Through the above operations, it becomes possible to easily grasp the overall image of the actual print data and the connection relationships between each page by layout printing.

The contents of the reduced print data memory 5, reduced magnification data memory 6, upper left point data memory 7, dotted line data memory 8, and number/symbol data memory 9 can be stored in the external storage device 11. The contents can be read out at any time and displayed on a CRT display device (not shown) or the like.

In addition, numbers, symbols, etc. may be assigned to each page by assigning the numbers, symbols, etc. assigned at the time of printing the layout to the time of printing the actual print data.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to print a layout of tables and the like spanning many pages on a single sheet of paper, and in this case, the divisions between each page can be recognized by dotted lines, etc., and each page portion is given to each page of actual print data. Since things similar to numbers and symbols can be assigned, it is possible to easily understand the connection relationship between each page of the actual print data, and it is possible to easily understand the overall image.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a layout printing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 (81, (bl is an explanatory diagram of layout printing according to the present invention), and FIG. It is an operation flowchart of the following steps: 1. Reduction print data creation section, 2. Reduction magnification calculation section, 3. Dotted line data creation section, 4. Number/symbol data creation section, 10. CPU 13...Printer. Patent applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Figure 2 (b) Figure 2 (3) (b)

Claims (1)

[Claims] Reduction magnification calculation means (2) for calculating a reduction magnification so that actual print data spanning multiple pages can be printed in a layout in a size that fits on a predetermined paper; and the layout printing is performed according to the reduction magnification calculated by the reduction magnification calculation means. reduced print data creation means (1) for creating reduced print data corresponding to the actual print data when performing layout printing; and a predetermined identification line at a portion corresponding to a page boundary of the actual print data when performing layout printing. identification line data creation means (3) for adding a predetermined identification number to each page of the actual print data in a portion corresponding to each page of the actual print data when the layout printing is performed;
an identification number/symbol data creation means (4) for adding an identification number/symbol data similar to the symbol data, etc., and the reduced print data creation means and identification line data creation according to the reduction magnification calculated by the reduction magnification calculation means. layout printing means (10
, 13) A layout printing device for printing tables and the like spanning many pages.