JPS63280675A - Electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To output well-balanced information by providing a means to set the width of an intercolumn space and subsequently, setting the width of any intercolumn space. CONSTITUTION:An intercolumn space setting start instruction key 21 is operated, and a numerical key is entered. Data thus entered is stored in an intercolumn buffer 43. next, when a column setting start key 22 is pressed to enter data, column layout processing occurs, and a value obtained by adding the character pitch of a character key and an intercolumn space entered in a length buffer 44, that is, an interline space of each column entered. Therefore, a total width used for column layout is obtained by subtraction of the content of a left margin buffer 45 from the content of a right margin buffer 46, and based on this total width, an arithmetic operation is performed for the content of the length buffer 44. Then a blank value is obtained based on the width of a total output for a column layout and the blank value is divided by 2. The quotient represents a blank value from the left margin position to the first column position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an electronic device that outputs information line by line and includes means for setting the interval between the output groups of information to a desired width.

[Prior art] Advances in electronic technology, represented by semiconductor integration technology in recent years,
The key to manual typewriters, which traditionally relied on mechanical types, is to maintain the traditional typewriter functions, and
Electronic typewriters with the added function of editing input data and word processors with even more functions have become popular.

These devices have a column layout function,
There is a system that allocates a certain amount of space between columns, for example, the space of three characters, by simply inputting the longest word or number in each column, allowing tables and the like to be created in a well-balanced manner.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, since this column layout function always allocates a certain amount of space, for example, when the number of columns in one row is small or the column length is short, , the remaining space is offset to the right edge, and it is impossible to create a balance. There is a problem in that when a wide spacing between columns is desired, the user must input an extra number of characters for the longest length of each column.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can output information in a well-balanced manner by automatically allocating intervals between information groups in a presettable width.

To this end, the present invention provides a means for setting the space width between columns, thereby making it possible to set an arbitrary column spread.

[Example 1] Hereinafter, an example according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of this embodiment, in which 1 is a control unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that controls the entire embodiment;
is a keyboard for inputting information, and has an inter-column space setting instruction key 21, a column setting start key 22, and a column setting end key 23. 3 is the CPU control procedure (third
A read-only memory (ROM) that stores pattern information (character generator) corresponding to the characters inputted from the keyboard 2, etc.
4 is random access memory (RAM);
4 includes an input buffer 41 for holding data input from the keyboard 2, a tab buffer for storing tab positions, and a column opening buffer 43 for holding the amount of blank space between columns. A length buffer 44, a left margin buffer 45 for storing the left margin position, and a right margin buffer 46 for storing the right margin position are included.

Further, 5 is a display unit that displays data inputted from the keyboard 2, edited data, etc., and 6 is a printer that outputs the edited data.

Details of the tab buffer 42 in RAMJ are shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cod setting positions in the area for one line are sequentially stored as tab position 1 (42a), tab position 2' (42b), and tab position 3 (42c).

The column opening buffer 43 holds the amount of space between columns that can be specified from the keyboard 2.

By pressing the inter-column space setting instruction key 21 on the keyboard 2 and then pressing the numeric keys (0 to 9), it is possible to set a blank amount that is an integral multiple of the character width of the space. Also, this setting must be done before executing the column layout function. If no settings have been made, default values are automatically set.

The column layout control of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step St, a key input from the keyboard 2 is waited for, and if there is a key input, it is determined in step S18 whether or not the inter-column space setting start instruction key 21 has been operated.

If the inter-column space setting start instruction key 21 has not been operated, the process moves to step S19 and other processes are executed; however, if the inter-column space setting start instruction key 21 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S20. It is determined whether or not there is a numerical key input, and if there is a numerical key input, the input data is stored in the column opening buffer 43 in step S21 and the process moves to step S2, but if there is no numerical key input, The process directly advances to step S2.

The key input in step S2 or column setting start key 2
2 is input. If the column setting start key 22 is not input, other processing corresponding to the key input is executed. If the column setting start key 22 is input, the process advances to step S3. From then on, the column setting start key 22 is input. Execute layout processing.

In step S3, the length buffer 44 is cleared, and in the following step S4, a key input from the keyboard 2 is waited for.
If the key is powered, the process proceeds to step S5, where it is checked whether the input key is a letter key, and if it is a letter key, the process proceeds to step S6.

The column layout is based on the left margin position set in advance in the left margin buffer 45 and the right margin buffer 4.
This is to lay out the required number of columns between the right margin positions set in Enter the longest character in the input column. When this character key is input, in step S6, the specified character pitch when outputting to the contents of the length buffer, that is, the width of one character (width in the line direction) when outputting to the display unit 5 or printer 6 is added. do. Then, the process returns to step S4 and waits for the next key force.

When inputting the longest character in the column is completed, the user inputs the delimiter key (tab set key) 24 on the keyboard 2, which indicates that the column length setting is completed. This separator key 24
When input, the process advances from step S5 to step S7 and then to step S8. In step S8, since the setting input for one column has been completed, the column opening buffer 43 is added to the length buffer 44, and in the following step S9, the contents of the length buffer 44 and the contents of the left margin buffer 45 are added, and the result is stored in the tab buffer 42. let Here, from the start of column layout setting, when the first column setting is finished, the tab position 1 (42a) of the tab buffer 42 is set, when the second column setting is finished, the tab position 2 (42b) is set, and when the third column setting is finished, the tab position 3 is set. (42c). (This tab position is a temporary tab position.) After storing the tab position, the process returns to step S4 and waits for the next key input.

In this way, the column width is specified by sequentially inputting the character keys and the separator key (tab set key) 24, and when the input for all columns and the separator key 24 are completed, the column setting end key 23 is input. . The column setting end key 23 may be the same key as the column setting start key 22. When this column setting end key 23 is input, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S5. S7. The process proceeds to step Sll via SIO. In step Sll, the width of each input column and the space amount (blank amount) from the left margin position and right margin position to the first column are determined. Here, the length buffer 44 stores the sum of the character pitch of the input character key and the column opening, that is, the width in the row direction of each input column. Therefore, the content of the left margin buffer 45 is reduced from the content of the right margin buffer 46 to find the overall width for column layout, and from this overall width the length buffer 44
The amount of blank space in the entire output width that should be used for column layout is determined by reducing the content of . Then, this blank amount is divided by 2 to obtain the blank amount (space amount) sentence from the left margin position to the first column position.

Then, in step S12, the actual tab position is determined from the blank amount statement of the lever. First, in step S9, each tab position n of the tab buffer 42 stores the start position of each column from the left margin position, which is a temporary tab position, and (tab position n) is stored as ((tab position n-1) The result of the calculation +u) is stored. Then, (10 sentences in the left margin) is stored at the tab position l.

This makes it possible to perform a column layout in which the blank space from the left margin position to the first column and from the last column to the right margin position are the same.

Further, if the column setting end key 23 is not input in step SIO, that is, if a key that should not be input is input, nothing is done and the process waits for the necessary key to be input.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the column layout in the case of four columns in this embodiment.

In the figure, 61 is the left margin position specified by the left margin buffer 45, 62 is the right margin position specified by the right margin buffer 46, and 60a to 60d are input examples of the longest word or number in each column. , 63-6
6 indicates the tab position which is the top position of each column.

Blank areas (67) indicated by arrows between each column as shown
has the width specified by the column opening buffer 43, and the blank area (68) at the left margin position and the blank area (68) at the right margin position are uniform.

FIG. 5 shows the operating procedure for creating a table or the like with columns set according to the control shown in FIG.

First, in step S13, the output position is advanced to the beginning of the column by referring to the tab buffer 42 manually using the tab key, and in step S14, the character and numeric string of the column are input. In this way, the input string of characters and numbers is displayed or printed out. By performing steps S13 and S14 for each column, it is possible to output a character string with spaces between each column. When the last column of one line is input, the process advances from step S15 to step 516, and then the return key is input in step S16 to start a new line, and the process continues until the last line in step S13. S14゜S1
5. S16. By repeating the process in S17, character strings can be created in a well-balanced manner in each column.

As explained above, you can automatically allocate the amount of space between each column and set the tab position by simply entering the string of characters and numbers in each column. Tables, etc. can be created in a well-balanced manner regardless of the situation.

This column-layout character and number string output is applied to the display unit 5 and printer 6 output.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device that can divide and output the output information from the output means line by line in a well-balanced manner.

In particular, when applied to column layouts in document processing devices, extremely easy-to-read output can be obtained.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a detailed diagram of the tab buffer of this embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing column layout processing of this embodiment. , FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a column layout according to this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing input control in columns arranged in a column layout according to this embodiment. In the figure, l... CPU, 2-... Keyboard, 3...
ROM, 4...RAM, 5...Display section, 6...Printer, 42--Tab buffer, 43...Column opening buffer, 44...Length buffer, 63-66
...Tab position, 67.68--Blank section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An output means for outputting information, a specification means for dividing the information to be outputted in one line of output into a plurality of parts by the output means, and specifying the width of each divided output information, and a specification means for specifying the width of each divided output information; 1. An electronic device comprising: setting means for setting the mutual spacing of each output information width.