JPS6215670A - Editing system for intra-graphic character string - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To completely store a character string within a closed pattern by calculating the distributing position of each character to display again these characters at each calculated position when the closed pattern is deformed or the distributing start point of the character string is changed. CONSTITUTION:When a closed pattern is deformed, the new coordinate data is fetched and the apex coordinates of the graphic data on a graphic table are changed. Then the closed pattern is changed into a closed pattern 100 and displayed on a (CRT) 4. While the position of the character string which is inclined in the pattern 100 and can be arranged is obtained from the type 52 of the character, the character pitch 53, the line pitch 54 and the X and Y coordinates 56 and 57 of character string start point which are included in the data 43 on a character string of a character table 40 as well as the form data of the pattern 100. This obtained position of the character string is displayed on the CRT 4 in the form of rectangles 101 shown by broken lines. Then the data 43 on the character string is set again at the distributable position of the character string and displayed on the CRT 4. In such a way, the re-editing job is possible so that the character string is included automatically within the pattern 100 of an optional form.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a method for creating a document including one character graphic image in an information processing device, and particularly relates to character string editing of a presentation screen document. Regarding the method.

[Background of the invention]

Conventionally, word processors have implemented a function called block editing. This is a function that allows you to input and edit character strings within the range of blocks, which are called blocks, which are rectangular sections divided by boundaries caused by changes in lines, formats, or line formats. However, in Pro Edit 1, only rectangular areas can be defined, and furthermore,
Even if you change the shape of the block, there is no need to change the arrangement of already defined strings. However, in Presentation Enbunyo, the block editing function cannot be used because it includes shapes such as not only rectangles (circles, polygons, etc.), , the string was re-edited in units of several characters.Therefore, there was a problem in that it took time to edit the string.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a figure-same character string editing method that solves the above-mentioned drawback, namely, that character strings cannot be edited within a closed figure of arbitrary shape.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention separately manages character string data, closed figure data into which the character string is placed, and data on the starting point position where the character string is placed in an information processing apparatus that creates a document. Then, each time these corresponding data are changed, check whether the string is included within the closed shape, and if it is outside the closed shape, insert a line break, move to the next line, and recheck. is repeated to rearrange the string only as needed.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device to illustrate one embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a file that stores programs and data, 2 is a memory, 5 is a central processing unit (CPU), 4 is a display for displaying documents containing created figures and characters, 5 is a keyboard, and 6 is a mouse or tablet It is a pointing input device such as.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a document being created using the apparatus shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, 7 is a user, 8 is a menu used when creating a document, 9 is a cursor that indicates the position of the pointing input device 6 on the screen, and 1o is a closed polygon defined by the pointing input device 6. Figures are shown, and the other numbers represent the same things as in FIG. 1.

Next, a method for defining a closed figure 10 and inputting and editing a character string within the figure will be explained. Before explaining this processing flow, the tables used will first be explained.

FIG. 5 shows a graphic table 2o for storing defined solid data. In figure table 2°, data 21 for figure 1, data 22 for figure 2. . . . Data 25 for figure i... Data representing each figure is stored in a variable length. Each figure data includes a flag 50 to indicate whether the figure is valid or invalid, a figure data record length 51, a figure type 52 such as polygon or circle, and a figure color code 55.
, number of points defining the figure (3.) 54, X coordinate of point 1 5
5. X coordinate of point 1゛56. ..., X coordinate of point Le 37
, the X coordinate 58 of point η. For example, if the graphic type 52 is a polygon, the graphic data 25 represents a polygon whose vertices are from point 1 to point 1.

FIG. 4 shows a character string table 40 for storing character string data to be inserted into a defined closed figure. In the character string table 40, similarly to the graphic table 20, data 41 for character string 1, data 42 for character string 2, etc. ..., string j
Data 45 . . . , data representing each character string is stored in a variable length. Each character string data includes a flag 50 indicating whether the character string is valid/invalid, a record length 51 of the character string data, a character type 52 indicating the size of the characters, a character spacing 55 indicating the spacing between characters, and a line spacing 54.゜Graphic plane 55 that includes the character string, character string starting point X coordinate 56
, the same Y coordinate 57, the color code of the character string 58, the number of characters in the character string (mi) 59, the code of character 1 60. ..., the code 61 of the letter mj.

Next, the processing flow will be explained according to FIG. 5 using the above two tables.

To block 70 74=The process begins at block 70. Block 71 defines a closed figure. As an example of closed figure definition, a polygon 90 shown in FIG. 6 will be explained as an example. first,
The user 7 uses the pointing device 6 to specify the menu item 14 for defining a polygon from the menu 8, and then specifies the vertices 91 to 95 constituting the polygon 90. In addition to this, there are 12 straight lines and 1 circle as shape menus.
5th grade is possible. In block 72, the data of the figure type 14 specified in block 71 and the vertices 91 to 95 constituting the polygon 90 are transferred to the figure data 2 of the table 20.
Save it in the item corresponding to each of 5 and display 4.
It is displayed as a polygon 90 on the top. In block 75, the user 7 uses the pointing input device 6 to specify a menu item 11 that defines a character from the menu 8, and then specifies the starting position 96 of the character string. In block 74, using the starting point position 96 specified in block 75 and the currently set character type, character spacing, and line spacing attribute data, first, as character string data 45 in the character string table,
Each character string is stored in the corresponding item, and then the position of the character string that can be placed within the closed figure 90 is determined and displayed as a broken line rectangle 97 on the display 4.

Blocks 75 to 77: In block 75, the user 7 uses the keyboard 5 to input and edit a character string to be placed on the position 97 where the character string determined in block 74 can be placed. Editing is performed by the user 7 using the pointing input device 6 to specify any one of correction 15, deletion 16, and insertion 17 of menu-8, and then specifying a partial character string to be edited. In block 76, the character string 98 entered/edited in block 75 is
are stored as character string code data 60 to 61 in the character string table, and are arranged and displayed in order on positions 97 where character strings can be placed. In block 77, the user 7 does not decide whether to finish inputting/editing the character string.

To end the process, go to block 7B, to change the starting position of the character string, go to block 75, and to input or edit the character string, go to block 75.

Blocks 78-85 At block 78, user 7 determines whether to edit the graphic. If the figure is not to be edited, the process goes to block 83. If the figure is to be edited, go to block 79. In block 79, editing such as moving and transforming the figure is performed.

Here, as an example, an example of deforming the closed figure 90 will be described. The user 7 uses the pointing input device 6 to indicate 150 correction items on the menu 8, indicates the vertex 95 of the figure to be transformed, and indicates the new position 94 of the vertex 95. In block 80, the vertex 9 indicated in block 79
The new coordinate data 94 of 5 is taken in, the vertex coordinates of the figure data 25 of the table 200 are changed, and the closed figure 90 is closed as shown in FIG.

The image is changed to the shape 100 and displayed on the display 4.

In addition, the character string table 400, character string data 451C, included character type 52, character spacing 55, line spacing 54
, character string starting point X coordinate 56, same Y coordinate 57, and closed figure 100
From the shape data of
Display as . In block 81, the character string data 43 of the one-character string table 40 is rearranged at a position where the character string determined in block 80 can be placed and displayed on the display 4. In block 82, the user 7 determines whether to end this process. If finished, go to block 85. Block 7 to change the starting position of the string
5, to enter or edit a character string, go to block 75; to edit a figure, go to block 8 lines (. At block 85, the process ends.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is not only possible to input and edit character strings within a defined closed figure of any shape, but also to move and edit the closed figure.
Even when editing such as transformation, the string can be automatically re-edited so that it is included within the closed shape, so it is now possible to place the string inside the shape, which previously took a lot of time with a word processor. The effect is that things can be accomplished in a short period of time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a document creation device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of inputting and editing a character string in a closed figure using the device shown in Fig. 1. 5 is a schematic diagram of the figure table, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the character string table, FIG. Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the display screen when a character string is input into a closed figure, and Figure 7 is an illustration of the display screen with the rearranged character strings when the closed figure shown in Figure 6 is transformed. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example. 1... File, 2... Memory, 5... Central processing unit, 4... Display, 5... Keyboard, 6
.... Pointing input device, 7... User, 8... Many, 90... Closed figure, 98... Character string, 100
... Deformed closed figure, 10 characters... Rearranged character string. Representative Patent Attorney Masaru Ogawa i-' 1st Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In an information processing device that creates a document containing characters, figures, and images, a closed figure is first defined by an external input operation, and then a character string to be placed within that figure and the arrangement of the character string are defined. By defining the starting point position, the position of each character in the string is calculated so that the string fits completely within the closed shape, and each character in the string is displayed at that position. In the inner string editing method, when a closed shape is transformed or the starting position of a string is changed by an external input operation, each character string is edited so that the string completely fits inside the closed shape. A character string editing method in a figure, characterized in that the position of character arrangement is calculated, and each character of the character string is redisplayed at the position.