JPS62186355A - Document preparation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare a document efficiently by providing a file calculating the size of a sentence area, incorporating the sentence area when insertion or deletion exists in the sentence area of the sentence file and re-editing the layout of the sentence file so as to adjust minutely number of characters without intermitting the processing. CONSTITUTION:The layout structure of the entire document is decided prior to the character input and registered in a layout file 1. Then characters are inputted from a keyboard or a sentence file 2, they are synthesized by a document preparing device to prepare a document of a prescribed form and the result is printed out or stored in a storage device. Thus, a routine document whose form is predetermined is subjected to immediate character input without taking the layout into consideration, and a number 31 specifying an area in which a sentence 30 is placed, an attribute 32 representing the application of the area and a kind 33 of a character font to be used in the area are displayed on the display screen of the document preparing device in using the layout file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for creating a single document, and more particularly to a method for creating a document that allows easy changes in the layout of a document that uses many types of characters.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the recent development of Japanese language information processing, it has become possible to output a wide variety of character fonts (hereinafter referred to as multiphone 1-) to printers and displays.

However, when creating a document using multiple fonts, it is essential to enter characters while assuming the overall layout, and changing the layout requires a lot of effort.

Under these circumstances, even recent document creation devices equipped with multiple fonts have not been able to fully demonstrate their functions.

Note that, although this does not directly relate to the creation of branch signatures using multi-fonts, there are, for example, those described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-22155 to No. 8, which are related to this problem.

Purpose An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a document creation method that allows easy layout changes when inputting characters in documents that use a variety of character fonts.

composition In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

In a document creation device that can output many types of character fonts to a printer or display, a file is provided that calculates the size of the text area in which the text in the text file is to be stored from the number of characters in the text file. When there is an insertion/deletion in a text area, integrate the text area.

The feature is that the layout of the text file is reorganized.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be explained in detail using an example.

First, the principle will be explained with reference to FIG.

When creating text using multiple fonts, it is essential to input characters while considering the overall layout, as described above.

Therefore, first, before entering characters, determine the overall layout structure of the document, and save this as a layout file.
(Step 1). Next, enter characters from the keyboard (not shown) or text file 2 (Step 2).
Finally, a document creation device (not shown) synthesizes the documents to create a document in a certain format (step 3), and stores this in the printer 1) or in the memory 3A.

In this way, characters can be entered immediately into a fixed format document such as a fixed format without considering the layerer 1 configuration. Layout file 1 here means that the text is placed in a certain frame (area), this area is classified (attributes) into main text, headings, etc., character types are assigned, and the maximum number of allowable characters for each character type is registered. Point to a file.

When this layout file is used, the display screen of the document creation device, as shown in Figure 3, shows a number 31 for specifying the area where the text 30 should be placed, and the purpose of that area (heading, main text, etc.). An attribute 32 indicating the area, a type 33 of the character font to be used in the area, etc. are displayed.

FIG. 1 is a processing brooch yard of a document creation method showing an embodiment of the present invention.

When creating documents that use multiple fonts.

Check the existence of the layout file l mentioned above (
Step 101).

If the layout file 1 is not available, it is first created (step 102).

Next, import layout file 1 into the memory of the document creation device (step 103), and then enter characters to be input into each area of layerer 1-file 1 from the keyboard or text file according to the menu screen in Figure 3. (Step 1o4).

If the input text exceeds the area specified in step 101, it becomes necessary to change the layout (step 105).

However, if the exceeded number of characters is small (step 106), it is useless to modify the layout file in memory, and a new text area is created by manipulating each character in the text file (step 107). This step 107 will be explained in detail later.

However, if there are many characters that transcend (step 108)
Since it is impossible to create a new text area by manipulating character units, layout file 1
Make corrections.

However, it is inefficient to suspend or cancel the process at this point (step 113) and modify the layout file, so the modification is performed in memory (step 109). In this case, the layout file indicates the relative position, so it will work if you modify one place.

The document is thus finalized (step 110), and the finalized document is output to a printer or external storage device (step 112).

Next, the character unit operation in step 107 will be explained.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of various character fonts.

The figure (,) shows a normal character font, and the figure (b) shows a multi-font character font. In the case of a multi-font, as shown in Figure (b), since the character size is considered without an outer work F, an area for five characters can be created by changing the number of blank character dots in the area. , can be newly created.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4(c), the blank character B is the same size as the specified type of normal character O, and the space between characters S is also the same, so according to the menu screen of FIG. You can specify the size.

Note that the file modified in step 109 can be registered again as a layerer 1-file after the processing is completed.

In this way, according to the present embodiment, a plurality of sentences can be easily combined into one sentence according to the layout file. For example, it is effective when creating a database of correction problems one by one and rearranging them to create new problems. Furthermore, when the summarized text spans multiple pages, it is possible to rearrange the text based on attributes such as subheadings, major headings, etc. to prevent the text from being misaligned.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, even when changing the layout when inputting characters using multiple fonts, the number of characters can be fine-tuned without interrupting processing, resulting in extremely efficient processing. It becomes possible to create good documents.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a processing flowchart of a document creation method showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining the principle of the entire invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the layout change screen of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is an explanatory diagram of various character boxes I-. 1 Nireiaud file, 2: Text file. 3;Display screen, 31:Area number, :32=Area attribute, 3
3: Character type, B: Blank character, F: Outside character font, ○: Normal character, S: Space between characters. Patent applicant: Ricoh Co., Ltd. - ・A

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a document creation device that can output many types of character fonts to a printer or display, a file is provided that calculates the size of the text area in which the text in the text file is to be stored from the number of characters in the text file. A document creation method characterized in that when there is insertion or deletion in the text area of a file, the text area is integrated and the layout of the text file is reorganized.