JPS62179051A - Document generating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and rapidly perform an editing operation for texts having different text forms by performing automatically a switching between a Japanese input mode and an English input mode, and the switching of the mode of a keyboard fitting for an editing process proper to each input mode, and an input mode designated by a cursor. CONSTITUTION:For example, when the text has been inputted with the Japanese mode, and an input with the English mode is requested, an English alteration key is inputted, and it is inputted to a CPU12. The CPU12 stores an address data designated by the present cursor at the vacant address area (a) of a document data area in a text buffer 3, and sets a flag which represents the English mode at a corresponding text form area (b). When the English mode is set, it is also possible to select the style of an English character, for example, a pica character designation key on an input device 1 is operated, and it is outputted to the CPU12. The CPU12 retrieves an address corresponding to the address where the present cursor is positioned from the address area (a), and stores a code (for example, PiTcH=1) which designates the pica character at a corresponding style area (c).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a word processor, and more particularly to a document processing device useful when editing and actually processing texts containing a mixture of Japanese and English texts.

Prior Art Conventionally, document processing devices called Japanese word processors have not had an English text editing function, and therefore, when attempting to mix English text with Japanese text, the following problems have occurred.

(1) Because the fonts for English letters are limited, it is not possible to create a variety of sentences.

(2) Because sentence ending processing is not performed when creating English sentences,
Words span two lines.

Therefore, when attempting to mix Japanese and English texts, it is necessary to create each text separately and create a base by cutting and pasting, which is a very complicated process.

<Summary of the Invention> The present invention provides editing processing useful for creating mixed English and Japanese texts, and its details are as follows.

(1) Japanese text and English text can be switched for each line.

(2) You can select and set the English font.

(3) The mode (sentence pattern) in which the cursor is located is displayed.

(4) Depending on the mode (sentence pattern) where the cursor is located,
The keyboard mode can also be switched automatically.

(5) When changing the format, display the latest same sentence format set previously.

(6) When changing the format, display the format with the same sentence type closest to the format where the cursor is located.

<Specific Description of the Invention> Various operations of the mixed Japanese and English text processing device of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an example of a mixed Japanese and English sentence.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall operation of the mixed Japanese and English text processing apparatus according to the present invention.

1 is an input device consisting of a keyboard having Japanese and English character keys and various editing keys.

2 is an encoder that outputs Japanese character codes, English character codes, and various editing codes in response to the key codes from input device @1; 3 is a text buffer 1.4ti text that stores input Japanese or English text and format information; A print buffer, 5II'!, stores print data transferred from buffer 3 as a print pattern. .

6 is a printer that prints the print pattern stored in the print buffer 14; 6 is a display buffer that stores the text data to be displayed out of the text data stored in the text buffer 73 after being patterned by a display character generator (not shown); A display device such as a CRT that displays the text pattern stored in the display buffer 16, a bi-powerful character CG (character generator) for 8Vi printing, an elite character CG for 9//i printing, and a global C for IOH printing.
G.

The first is CG of Japanese characters such as kana, katakana, and kanji for printing.
+2 is a main control device such as a CPU that controls the entire device, and also has various editing identification flags.

FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of the text bag 73 shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the text buffer 73 is roughly divided into a format data area for storing format data, and a format data area for storing format data.
It consists of a text data area that stores text data. The format data area is further divided into a format address area 0 for storing format change address data, a sentence pattern area (2) for indicating whether the text is Japanese or English, and a font area 0 for distinguishing between English fonts.

The subsequent processing flow will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 above.

Choice action Figure 4 shows the sentence pattern switching process flow.
This processing operation will be explained step by step.

Now, in FIG. 1, if a sentence is being input in the Japanese mode and the cursor is at the Δ position, and English proficiency is required, the next step is performed.

(31): Input the English text change key (not shown) on the input device 1. The English change key code output by this is converted into an English change instruction code via an encoder and then sent to the CPU.
12 is input.

(52): 'The CPU 2 stores the address data indicated by the current cursor in the empty address area ■ of the format data area of the text buffer 3, and sets a flag indicating the English mode in the sentence pattern area ■ corresponding to this address area ■. Set (eg MODE=2).

(S3): When the English text mode is set, it becomes possible to select an English character font, and by operating the not-illustrated ``Pyro character'' instruction key of the input device 1, ・Output the ``Guika character instruction key code'' to the encoder 2. . The encoder 2 converts this key code into a Python character instruction code and outputs it to the CPU 2.

(S4): As a result, the CPU 12 searches the address area ■ for an address corresponding to the address where the cursor is currently located, and stores a code (for example, PiTcH=1) instructing bi-power characters in the corresponding font area 0. .

(S5, 36): When specifying an elite character, the same process as the bias character designation process is performed, and a code (for example, PiTcH=2) for designating an elite character is stored in the font area (2).

(37, S8): Furthermore, when specifying proportional characters, it is done in the same way as Pi-jiri and elite characters, and the code that specifies elite characters in the font area ■ (for example, Pi
Store T (H=3). In the English text mode specified as above, sentence ending processing, etc. peculiar to English text editing is performed, and efficient English writing becomes possible.

(S9): Furthermore, if the cursor is located at the position shown in FIG. 1 and Japanese language ability is required, the Japanese language change key (not shown) of the input device 1 is input.

The Japanese text change key code outputted by this is converted into a Japanese text change instruction code by the encoder 2, and the CPU l
2 is input.

CPUI2 is the free address area 0 of the format data area.
The address where the cursor is currently located is stored in , and a flag indicating the Japanese mode is set in the corresponding sentence pattern area (2) (for example, MODE=1).

In the Japanese text mode designated as described above, various editing processes specific to Japanese text editing are performed.

[■] Printing processing power formula for mixed Japanese and English sentences Next, the printing process of text data input as shown in FIG. 1 using the sentence pattern switching process shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

FIG. 5 shows the processing flow. Now, when the print key (not shown) of the input device @l is operated, the input device 1
A print key code is output from the encoder 2, converted into a print instruction code by the encoder 2, and input to the CPU 12. As a result, the CPU 12 first searches for the first lower address data and the second lower address data among the addresses stored in the address data area 0 of the format data area, and calculates the text data address to be read (that is, the read Text data address = 1st lower address - 2nd lower address - 1 address).

Next [The CPU 2 searches the sentence pattern area (2) for the sentence pattern mode corresponding to the first lower address data. At this time, if the searched sentence pattern mode is Japanese mode (MODE=1), select Japanese character CGI+, read the sentence data corresponding to the read sentence data address calculated last time from sentence buffer 3, and sequentially select Japanese character CG. , lIK input. Character patterns corresponding to the input character codes of Japanese characters CG I IH are sequentially searched and stored in the print buffer 4.

When the il format text data (Japanese data) is read out in the manner described above, the second format text data (English data) is then read out. The address of the second format text data is calculated as the address next to the final address read last time, that is, the second lower address of the address area (2) of the format data area (3rd lower address - 1 address).

Next, the CPU 12 searches the sentence pattern area ■ of the format data area for the sentence pattern mode corresponding to the second address, and if it is the English sentence mode (MODE=2), further searches for the corresponding font code from the font area 0, and Power character (P 1
If TcH=I), select bi-power character CG8,
Also, if it is an elite character (PiTcH=2), elite character CG9'i is selected, and then a proportional character (P
iTcH=3), select pro-boa signal CGIO. Then, the text data corresponding to the second format text data address calculated last time is read out from the text buffer 3 and input to each selected CG. Character patterns corresponding to each input character code of CGt/i are sequentially searched and stored in a print buffer 74.

The mixed Japanese and English character patterns stored in the print buffer through the above steps are sequentially output to the printer 5 and printed.

The sentence pattern switching process shown in FIG. 4 and the correction of the mixed Japanese and English sentences created by this process as shown in FIG. 1.

For insertion, etc., the sentence pattern mode where the cursor is currently located is displayed and the keyboard mode is switched.

This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The WJT diagram shows the internal configuration of the encoder 2, where TI is a Japanese key code table, I2 is an English key code table, a flag indicating FII/i Japanese mode, and F2 is a flag indicating Japanese mode. be.

Now, if the cursor is at the position A in Figure 1, then CPt
J ] 2 searches for which address stored in the format data area of the text buffer 3 corresponds to the address where the cursor is located (520 in FIG. 6). If the sentence pattern mode corresponding to the searched address is, for example, Japanese mode (MODE=1), the CPU 12 stores display pattern data “Japanese” in the guidance display buffer 7 area (not shown) of the display buffer 6 (52+
), the CRT 7 displays the sentence pattern mode as shown in the first diagram. Further, the CPU 2 sets the Japanese sentence mode flag F1 of the encoder 2 by searching for the sentence pattern mode. As a result, the key code input from the input device 1 is introduced into the Japanese text key code table TI, converted into a corresponding Japanese character code, and output to the text buffer 73 (
S23).

Next, the processing when the cursor is located at the position shown in FIG. 1B will be explained. This is also processed in the same way as the processing when the cursor is at position A. In other words, the CPU 2 searches to see which of the addresses stored in the format data area of the text buffer 3 corresponds to the address where the cursor is located, and determines whether the text mode corresponding to the searched address is Japanese or English. or identify. In the case of position B,
Since the sentence pattern mode is English sentence mode (MODE=2),
The CPU I 2 stores the guidance display buffer 7 area (not shown) of the display buffer 76 and the display pattern data "English", and causes the CRT 7 to display the sentence pattern mode. Further, since the sentence pattern mode is English mode, the CPU 2 sets the English mode flag of the encoder 2. As a result, the key code input from the input device 1 is introduced into the English text key code table T2, converted into a corresponding English character code, and output to the text buffer 3.

In the format change process shown in FIG. 4, a process flow for preferentially displaying the previously set format of the same sentence type will be explained with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 9 shows the internal structure of the CPU 2, in which B1 represents a Japanese document format buffer and B2 represents an English document format buffer. Each of these buffers stores Japanese/English document format data corresponding to each process of the sentence beginning direction nearest format, sentence end direction nearest format, or latest input format. The operator first selects whether to display the format in which the format data to be displayed is closest to the beginning of the sentence, or
Select whether to display the format closest to the end of the sentence or the latest input format.

If the latest input format display is selected in the above selection, the CPU
12 first reads out the Japanese mode format stored at the bottom of the area from among the Japanese mode formats stored in the format data area of FIG. 3, and stores it in the Japanese document format buffer 7 of FIG.
B+ 328), and further reads out the English mode format stored at the bottom of the area among the English mode formats stored in the format data area of FIG. 3, and stores it in the English document format buffer 782 of FIG. (S29).

In addition, if the display of the nearest format in the direction of the beginning of the sentence is selected in the above selection, the CPU I 2 displays format data having an address that is lower in the vicinity of the address where the cursor C is currently located, from the address area ■ of the format data area in Figure 3. The format which is the Japanese mode format is read out and stored in the Japanese document format bag 7B+ in FIG. 9 (S30).

Furthermore, from the address area ■ of the format data area in Figure 3, the format data that has an address near the lower level of the address where the cursor is currently located, which is an English mode format, is read out, and is stored in the English document format buffer in Figure 9. 7B2&
c is stored (531).

Furthermore, if the sentence end direction nearest format display is selected in the above selection, the CPU 12. reads the format data that has an address in the upper vicinity of the address where the current cursor is located from address area 0 of the format data area in Figure 3, and is in the Japanese mode format, and reads the format shown in Figure 9. Store it in the Japanese document format buffer yB1 (582)
, Furthermore, from the address area ■ of the format data area in Figure 3, the format data that has an address near the top of the address where the cursor is currently located and is an English/mode format is read out, and the English document format in Figure 9 is read out. Store the buffer yB2VC (333).

The format data stored in the Japanese document format buffer B+ and the English document format buffer 782 as described above are mixed.

It is selectively displayed in the guidance depending on the sentence pattern you are trying to set. That is, if the sentence pattern to be set is a Japanese sentence (S34), the operator operates the Japanese sentence change key (not shown) of the input bag fQ+ in FIG. 1 to give a Japanese sentence change instruction to the CPUI 2.

As a result, the CPUIZ reads the Japanese document format data from the Japanese document format buffer 7B+ and displays it in the format designation area of FIG. 1E (535).

If the sentence pattern to be set is English, the operator 11- operates the English text change key (not shown) of the input device 1 shown in FIG. 1 to issue an English text change instruction to the CPU 12vc. As a result, the CPU 2 reads the English document format data from the English document format bag 7B2 and displays it in the format designation area of FIG. 1E (S36).

As described above, when continuing to set the format displayed in FIG. 1E, the operator operates the continuation instruction key (not shown) of the input device in FIG. 1 to instruct the CPU 12 to that effect. C
In response to this instruction, the PtJ 12 stores the current display format together with the address where the cursor is currently located in the empty area of the format data area of the VC figure 3 (338).

If you do not want to continue setting, after performing corrections, etc., store the corrected format and the address where the current cursor is located in the empty area of the format data area in Figure 3 (33
9).

<Effects of the Invention> According to the document processing device of the present invention, (1) it is possible to easily switch between the Japanese human-powered mode and the English human-powered mode, and in each input mode, editing processing specific to that mode can be performed.

(2) A wide variety of English and Japanese fonts can be specified, making it possible to create a wide variety of documents.

(3) The input mode indicated by the cursor will be displayed,
Furthermore, the keyboard mode automatically switches according to the mode, so you can input and insert text.

It is now possible to input without worrying about the mode when making corrections, etc.

(4) When changing a format, the previously set format of the same sentence type or a nearby format of the same sentence type is displayed, making the process of setting the same format easier.

Therefore, editing operations for sentences with different sentence patterns can be performed easily and quickly.

In the above embodiments, the description has been limited to Japanese and English, but the invention is not limited to these. For example, English/French, English/English/
It can also be applied to German, English/Russian, etc. Furthermore, although the font has been described as being limited to English, it is not limited to this.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a display screen displaying a mixed Japanese and English text, Fig. 2 is an overall operational block diagram, Fig. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of a text buffer, and Fig. 4 is a Japanese text. Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the process of switching the English text mode; Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the printing process of mixed Japanese and English text; Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the mode display and keyboard mode switching process; Figure 7 is the flowchart of the encoder. ] Department. The configuration diagram, FIG. 8, is a diagram showing the continuous processing flow of format data. 1... Keyboard 7... CRT2... Encoder 8... Bi-power character cG3... Sentence buffer 9... Elite character CG4... Print buffer y 10... Proportional CG5...
Printer 1st...Japanese character CG6...Display buffer 12...CPU agent Patent attorney Sugi
Takeshi Yama (and 1 other person) Figure 2 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A character input means having at least a first language input key and a second language input key for inputting Japanese characters, English characters, etc., and whether the language input by the character input means is the first language or the second language. Editing according to the language instructed by the language mode instruction means, comprising a language mode instruction means capable of instructing, a text memory for storing the input text information, and a display device for displaying the input text. A document creation device capable of creating a sentence in which a first language sentence and a second language sentence coexist by executing respective processes. (2) A means for using a key for inputting Japanese characters as a first language input key, a key for inputting English characters as a second language input key, and generating character patterns in multiple fonts for the English characters. 2. The document creation device according to claim 1, wherein the document creation device has a language mode designating means to designate a desired font among a plurality of types of English character fonts when an English character mode is specified.