JPS6275756A - Display system for layout of document - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform a documentation work efficiently by constituting a system so that characters, etc. and underlines constituting a document can be displayed at respective arranging positions in the document using different types of layout factors for the character and the underline. CONSTITUTION:All of character codes, etc. in a generated document are taken out from a main storage device 10, being stored at a character buffer 8. At the next, the content of the character code stored at the character buffer 8 is discriminated by a discriminating means 9 and the presence/absense of the underline, etc. is inputted to a character kind buffer 5. A pattern data of display factor mark corresponding to the kinds of the characters and information regarding the presence/absence of the underline inputted to the character kind buffer 5 is taken out from a layout pattern storing part 7 through a layout pattern display selecting means 6, being displayed on a layout displaying picture plane corresponding to the position of the character is the generated document.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a document layout display method, and more particularly to an electronic device having a document creation function that edits input character data and outputs a created document. The present invention relates to a document layout display method in which the layout of a created document is displayed by an array of display elements, and in particular, to a document layout display method that can simultaneously display underlines in the document and efficiently layout the entire document. .

[Conventional technology]

Some electronic devices with general document creation functions replace each character in a created document with a small display element, such as a collection of multiple dots, so that the entire layout can be displayed. However, the reason why such a document layout display function is provided to this type of electronic device is as follows.

In other words, since the number of characters that can be displayed on the screen of the display device installed in this type of electronic equipment is limited, it is necessary to check the font distribution of the entire document before outputting it on recording paper. However, it is often impossible to check the overall layout by displaying the character pattern as it is.

Therefore, each character, number, symbol, etc. that makes up the document is compressed into display elements and replaced as described above, and the layout of the entire document is displayed on the screen with limited display area, and the characters, etc. are arranged. The purpose of this is to confirm and provide convenience.

However, in the conventional document layout display method, it is not possible to express the underline in the document using a display element that is different from other characters. Otherwise, it can only be expressed using the same display element as other characters, etc., and there is a drawback that accurate document layout display including underlining cannot be obtained.

In other words, for documents created using this type of electronic equipment, it is generally easier to create the document if the characters in the document can be distinguished from the underlines, and the document layout on the display screen is also easier. In many cases, it becomes easier to correspond with the document layout such as a draft at hand. Therefore, by making it possible to distinguish between characters and underlines while displaying the document layout, it is expected that document creation efficiency will be significantly improved.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology, to enable characters, etc. and underlines in documents created with electronic equipment to be distinguished by display elements to which they are input, thereby reducing the need for a limited area. To provide a document layout display method that can clearly display the layout of the entire document created on a display screen and improve the efficiency of document creation.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the document layout display method of the present invention has a display element that indicates the presence or absence of each character in the document and the presence or absence of an underline, and means for displaying the layout of the document by the display element; An array of underline display elements, comprising means for determining whether or not a character has an underline, and an underline specifying means for displaying an underline display element when the underline determination means determines that there is an underline. This feature is characterized in that the underline in the document is displayed in the layout.

[For production]

According to the layout display method of a document of the present invention, it is determined whether or not a character in a created document has an underline, and a display element of a corresponding pattern is displayed at the position of the character in the layout depending on the presence or absence of an underline. By doing so, it is possible to clearly and accurately grasp the image of the entire document including the underline through alternative display using only the display elements of the layout, and the document creation work can be efficiently promoted.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

First, display the layout of one document created by the method of the present invention,
An example of the overall configuration of a device for performing this is shown in FIG.

Here, 1 is a central processing unit (CPU) that controls the entire apparatus. Reference numeral 2 denotes an input device such as a keyboard on which keys representing letters, numbers, symbols, etc. are arranged, and a document to be created is inputted from the input device 2, and further instructions for the device are inputted. 3 is a display device, and the display device 3 displays a created document or a response to an operator's command. 4 is a printing device that prints the created document; 5 is a character type buffer in which information such as the input character type and the presence or absence of an underline is stored; 6 is a layout display element pattern corresponding to the character type in character type buffer 5; This is a layout pattern display selection means for selecting.

Furthermore, 7 is a layout pattern storage section, and this storage section 7 stores patterns of display elements corresponding to characters, underlines, and the like. Reference numeral 8 denotes a character buffer as a means for storing character codes of characters inputted through the input device 2. The type of character code stored in the character buffer 8 is determined by a determining means 9.

10 is a main storage device, which is used to store main data such as created documents and control programs, and secondary data such as parts of documents being created, character fonts, various programs, etc. are stored in secondary storage. The information is stored in the device 11.

Note that each of the above-mentioned components 3 to 11 operates under the control of the central processing unit 1.

Next, before explaining the operation of determining the presence or absence of an underline and displaying the layout of a document, FIG. 2 shows the bit structure of the character code. That is, the presence or absence of an underline is indicated by the character code underline (Pip)A. For example, if Pip)A is "lO+", there is no underline, and if the pip)A is "1", it indicates that there is an underline. Furthermore, Fig. 3 shows layout display element symbols for blank characters, characters, and underlines. Among these symbols, characters are composed of 3x3 dots, and underlines are composed of 1x5 dots. Consists of.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a layout display using the display element symbols shown in FIG.
The text LT that should be displayed as shown on the left side is displayed as LO on the right side in the layout display.

FIG. 5 shows the procedure for displaying the layout of a document. First, all character codes, etc. in the document created in S-1 are retrieved from the main memory 5 and stored in the character buffer 8. .

Next, in step S-2, the content of bit A shown in FIG. 2 of the character code stored in the character buffer 8 is determined by the determining means 9, and the presence or absence of an underline, etc. is input into the character type buffer 5.

Thus, in step S-3, the pattern data of the display element symbol (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the character type and underline information input to the character type buffer 5 is transferred via the layout pattern display selection means 6. The pattern is taken out from the layout pattern storage section 7. Next, the pattern data of the display elements extracted in step S-4 are displayed at positions on the layout display screen corresponding to the positions of characters in the created document, following the example shown in the fifth figure. In this way, the process proceeds to step S-5, and it is determined whether or not the above-described layout display has been performed on the display device 3 for all characters, etc. and underlines in the created document, and the above-described layout display is performed until the layout display of the entire document is completed. The layout display procedure is repeated.

〔effect〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, when displaying the layout of a document created on an electronic device having a document creation function on a display screen with a limited area,
Since the characters and underlines that make up a document can be displayed at their respective positions in the document using layout display elements of different formats, it is extremely easy to match the layout with the manuscript for document creation. This makes it possible to clearly depict the image of the created document by displaying the layout alternatively using only display elements, and the document creation work can proceed much more easily and efficiently than in the past.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a layout display device for carrying out the layout display method for documents of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an example including a bit for determining the presence or absence of an underline in the character code. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a dot pattern of display elements used to display the layout of the document. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the document layout display mode. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying a layout according to the present invention. 1...Central processing unit (CPU), 2...Input device, 3...Display device. 4... Printing device, 5... Character type buffer, 6... Layout pattern display selection means, 7... Layout pattern storage section, 8... Character buffer, 9... Discrimination means, 10... - Main storage device, 11... Secondary storage device, S-1 to S-5... Control step. Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Means for displaying the layout of the document by the display element, the display element indicating the presence or absence of each character in the document and the presence or absence of an underline; and the presence or absence of an underline with respect to the characters in the document. and underline specifying means for displaying the underline display element when the underline discrimination means determines that there is an underline, the document according to the arrangement of the underline display elements. A document layout display method characterized in that an underline inside is displayed in the layout.