JPS6451567A - Document editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To require no special operation of a user or a search processing in document data and to instantaneously form contents at any time during an edition by fetching a logical structure naturally provided in a document to a document data structure and taking a position that the formation of the contents indicates the one expression of the logicalstructure. CONSTITUTION:A contents forming part 2 makes access to a logical information structure information managing part 12 to obtain a logical element managing table 20 relating to a logical element. Y is decided according to sequence information 22 between the logical elements in the logical element managing table 20 and X is decided according to a hierarchical level 24 and a logical element name 23 is arranged at the position. Then, the identifier of a first area in which corresponding logical data is disposed is obtained from the information of the information of area identifier groups 26 in which the logical data is disposed. This identifier is defined to be a key to obtain the area managing table 30 of a relevant area from a lay out structure information managing part 13. A page number 32 in this managing table is referred, thereby, the arrangement start page of this logical data is obtained. This page number is displayed to the right end position of an arrangement position on the contents previously obtained, thereby, the contents of the one line of one logical element are displayed.