JPS6254363A - Format layout display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily catch printing format images at the setting of the format by displaying a format parameter indicating a format layout and the format layout corresponding to the format parameter in parallel. CONSTITUTION:Format setting/converting data inputted by depressing a key on a keyboard 1 are applied to a format setting/converting device 2. Various data for format layout display corresponding to the format parameters stored in disk devices 5, 6 are read out by a designation inputted from the keyboard 1, stored in a format parameter table 3 and outputted to a format layout image forming device 7. The device 7 outputs the format parameter indicating the format layout and the format layout corresponding to the format parameter to a display RAM 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a format layout display device for displaying a format layout of a document.

[Conventional technology]

Japanese word processor (hereinafter referred to as Japanese word processor)
For example, converts data entered in Kana to Kan.

It converts it into characters and creates Japanese sentences (this is a device).

Japanese word processors generally have a keyboard that inputs simple kanji conversion specifications, a control means that converts the entered data into kanji, or stores it as kana, and a keyboard that inputs simple kanji conversion specifications, etc. display means for displaying (including

In the Japanese word processor mentioned above, the format of sentences, that is, sentences, is set by numerical values of format parameters such as pinching one character in the margin. For example, you would set the left margin and right margin, and then enter the number of characters between them, that is, the number of characters in one line. With this type of input method, in order to set the format only for numerical values, the image of the printing format is not clear at the time of setting. I tried to get it close to the format I wanted. For this reason, there is a problem in that it requires time to print when setting a format, and that an unintended format is printed.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to provide a format layout display device that can easily and quickly set a format layout that is easy to grasp when setting a format.

[Key points of the invention]

According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by providing a format layout display device characterized in that a format parameter indicating a format layout and a format layout corresponding to the format parameter are displayed in parallel.

And its action is as follows. Setting/changing the formatting parameter table with the formatting/changing means included in the first displaying means based on the formatting/changing data inputted by the inputting means included in the first displaying means; Displayed on the display section. Then, the format setting/change data written in the format parameter table is read out from the second display means, and a format layout is created and displayed on the display unit.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail using the following five drawings.

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. .

Formatting/changing data inputted by pressing a key from a keyboard (KEY) 1 is applied to a formatting/changing device 2 . Format setting/change data is format parameter table 3
and stored in the format parameter display area of the display RAM 4. The display RAM is a video memory and is read out sequentially by a device not shown in the figure.
It is converted into a video signal to be displayed on a CRT.

The aforementioned format parameter data is stored at address locations corresponding to the lower area on the CRT. FIG. 2 is a display diagram of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. C
The RT display screen is divided into two by dotted lines C, and the lower part A of the eight screens operates the keyboard 1. For example, it is a setting display section for displaying parameter selections and changes or selection results to the operator.

On the other hand, a hard disk drive W1 (HDD) 6 and a floppy disk device 5 are connected to the format parameter table 3, and these disk devices 5゜6 store various data in the format layout display corresponding to the format parameters stored therein. is stored. The data is read out when a format layout display instruction is given from the keyboard 1 or when it is changed, stored in the format parameter table 3, and output to the format layout image creation device 1. In addition, the hard disk device 6
．． Although not shown, the floppy disk device 5 also operates as a document storage device for document files of a word processor control section that operates as a word processor. The format layout image creation device 7 generates format parameter data stored in the format parameter table 3 as well as various data stored in the hard disk device 6 and floppy disk device 5 (IE symbols, character marks, image data of margins, etc.). Outputs the layout in the format specified by the set format parameter). The upper part of the display area divided by the dotted line in FIG. 2 is the format layout displayed based on the format variation data.

In the embodiment of the present invention, one character is displayed as one "mouth". In FIG. 2, the format layout of one sheet of paper is displayed, and the number of characters is 7 lines with 5 horizontal characters per line. This format changes depending on the format parameters described above. For example, the number of characters per vertical line, the number of left and right margins, and the size of the characters change.

FIG. 3 is an operational flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

When a format layout display command is input from the keyboard 1, the operation shown in FIG. 3 starts (START). First, the format parameters of a document file created in advance on the floppy disk device 5 or hard disk device 6 are read out and set in the format parameter table 3 S1. Furthermore, when a format is not set, initial format parameter data is stored in the format parameter table 3 until format parameter setting data is added after parameter selection processing S5, which will be described later. Next, the format layout image creation device 7 reads format parameter data from the format parameter table 3.

A format layout image creation process S2 corresponding to the data is performed, and the data, that is, the layout is displayed S3. Since the layout display is an initial layout display or a layout display set by the operator before the preliminary layout, it is often necessary to change this. After the layout display S3, a parameter selection screen and setting display S4 are displayed at the bottom of the display screen shown in FIG. In addition.

This display S4 is made by the formatting/changing device 2. This process displays the layout of the format and the parameters that correspond to the layout, that is, the parameters that have been set, so that a second process S5 is performed to select parameters for the desired layout. This process S5 is a process of detecting a key pressed by the operator operating the keyboard 1. Next, it is determined in step S6 whether the input data is complete through this parameter selection process S5.

In the case of Y, it is a case where the operator instructs the format parameter data at the time of initialization, format parameter data set in advance, or the desired format layout due to changes and settings described later.
At this time, the format variations of the parameter table 3 are stored in the document file of the floppy disk device 5 or the hard disk device 6 at step S7L, and the process ends (END). N
In this case, it is also a case that the desired format layout is not achieved, and a screen display S8 for changing the parameters specified by the parameter selection in the process S5 described above is performed. This is done by the formatting/changing device 2. The above-mentioned parameter selection process S5 is a process for specifying items to be set or changed, such as the number of characters in one line, the number of lines in one page, left and right margin characters, paper size, etc. This is the input of changes corresponding to the changes made. For example, when specifying or changing the number of characters in one line is instructed in the parameter selection process S5, a request for specifying the number of characters in one line is displayed on the specified parameter change screen display S8. After this display process S8, a parameter change process S9 is performed.

The parameter change process S9 is a process for detecting data input by the operator. For example, data on the number of characters in one line is input by this process S9. Next, a determination 310 is made as to whether or not the input data is an error.

For example, even if the number of characters in one line is input, the operator will determine if the operator accidentally specified the number of characters that can be printed in one line. Perform parameter change processing. If no error has occurred, parameter table maintenance processing Sll is performed. Through this process, the changed part of the format parameter table is changed as the target parameter data. Since the format parameter table has become new data through this process, the above-described format layout image creation process S2 is executed, and is sequentially repeated until the desired parameters are obtained.

Through the above operations, format parameters are selected and finally stored in the document file. Since the document file stores a document created and stored in advance by a word processor control unit (not shown), the format to be printed is specified by the operation flow shown in FIG. Although not shown in the figure, this format parameter is read out by the print control section. Then, a character file document is printed by, for example, a printer in accordance with the parameters.

In the above-mentioned operation flow, the format layout image creation process S2 and the layout display are performed by the format layout image creation device 7, and the process S1 of storing the format parameters in the document file in the parameter table, and vice versa, the process S1 of storing the format parameters in the document file in the parameter table, and vice versa. The processing S7 for storing parameters is performed by the format parameter table 3, and the rest is performed by the format setting/changing device. It should be noted that parameter selection and parameter change naturally involve the operator's keyboard operations.

As described above, it is clear from the operation flow that the format layout display changes as settings and changes are made, and the format layout of the final specified format variation is always displayed. Therefore, the operator can set format parameters while always looking at the format layout on the display section x, and can easily specify the desired format layout without the need for printing or the like.

In the above description, a CRT (not shown) is used as a display device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same operation can be performed using, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display).

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the second aspect of the present invention, the format layout corresponding to the format parameters is always displayed during the format layout designation process, and it is possible to change the format parameters while looking at the format layout through trial and error. For example, it is possible to obtain a format layout display device that makes it easy to grasp the image of the print format when setting the format, and that allows the optimal format layout to be easily and quickly set.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a display diagram in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an operational flowchart of the embodiment of the present invention. 1... Keyboard. 2... Formatting/changing device. 3... Format parameter table. 4... RAM for display. 7... Format layout image creation device. Patent applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) The first page that displays the format parameters of the format layout.
and a second display means for displaying a format layout corresponding to the format parameters displayed on the first display means, the format parameters displayed by the first display means and the second display A format layout display device characterized by displaying format layouts by means in parallel. (2) The format layout display device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second display means divide and display the same display section. (3) The format layout according to claim 2, wherein the second display means is displayed on the upper part of the display part, and the first display means is displayed on the lower part of the display part. Display device. (4) A format parameter table memory for storing format parameters is provided, and when a new format parameter is written to the format parameter table memory, the second display means displays a format layout corresponding to the format parameter. A format layout display device according to claim 1.