JP2829028B2 - Document processing system and font generation method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a document processing system and a font generation method suitable for generating a print body applied to document printing.

(Prior Art) In general, when printing a document by a document processing system using a computer, a fixed-form character font stored in a font memory or the like in association with a character code is used. ) Was fixed. Also, some systems allow the user to switch between Mincho / Gothic and switch between enlargement / black / white inversion, etc. It is still printing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, document printing in a conventional document processing system is basically performed using a fixed character font. Although it is suitable for office documents such as official documents, there is a problem that the personality and closeness of the writer who are felt from handwritten documents are lost.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to change the character style (font shape) of a character to be used for printing a document according to the user's preference, thereby enabling printing of a handwritten document. It is.

[Constitution of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to an original font group file that stores an original font group in which the basic font structure of various characters is described by the font components and how they are combined. A deformation rule file in which various deformation rule parameters representing deformation rules associated with the font components are stored, instruction input means for instructing adjustment of the deformation rule parameters, and a response from the instruction input means. Parameter adjusting means for adjusting the deformation rule parameters by using the character rule generation means for generating a character group to be applied to printing based on the deformation rule parameters stored in the deformation rule file and the original character group file. It is characterized by the following. According to the present invention, during the period in which the parameter input means can receive the instruction input from the instruction input means, the application effect of the deformation rules represented by the various deformation rule parameters to the font is adjusted according to the adjustment state of the parameters. While dynamically displaying the screen, visualizing the degree of deformation of the character characteristic portion unique to the parameter, which is the effect of applying the deformation rule represented by the various deformation rule parameters to the font component, for each parameter, Is dynamically displayed on the screen in accordance with the adjustment status of.

(Operation) According to the above configuration, the deformation in the deformation rule file representing the deformation rule associated with the component (for example, the image, that is, the stroke) is performed on the original font used for printing in the original font group file. A deformed character is generated by performing the deformation according to the law parameter by the character generator. Various deformation rule parameters in the above deformation rule file are as follows:
When the user operates the instruction input means (terminal) to instruct the adjustment, the adjustment is made by the parameter adjustment means, so that a font suitable for the user's preference can be generated. Further, when the user operates the instruction input means, the effect of applying the deformation rules represented by the various deformation rule parameters to the font is dynamically displayed on the screen according to the adjustment state of the parameters, and the various The degree of deformation of the character features unique to the deformation rule, which is the effect of applying the deformation rule represented by the deformation rule parameter to the font component, is visualized for each parameter, and the screen is dynamically adjusted according to the adjustment status of the parameter. Since the display is displayed, the user can check his / her instruction on the screen, and can efficiently input an instruction for generating a desired font.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a functional block configuration diagram of a main part showing an embodiment of a document processing system to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an original font group file storing an original font group in which the basic font structure of all the characters applied to printing is described by the font components and the manner of combining them. In this embodiment, strokes are used as the font components. Reference numeral 12 denotes a deformation rule (a font deformation rule) associated with the above-mentioned font components, and a type of deformation characterizing the font (for example, the aspect ratio of the font, the inclination of the portrait,
A deformation rule file that allows a group of deformation rule parameters (font deformation rule parameters) to be expressed by the degree of deformation for each horizontal image tilt, rounded corners, vertical image warpage, etc., and 13 is the original character group file This is a font generation mechanism that applies a modification rule indicated by the modification rule parameter in the modification rule file 12 to the original font stored in 11 to generate a font (printed body) to be applied to printing.

14 is a terminal serving as an interface with the user, for example, a CRT terminal equipped with a keyboard and a CRT display,
Reference numeral 15 denotes a parameter adjustment mechanism for adjusting the deformation rule parameters in the deformation rule file 12 while having a conversation with the user via the CRT terminal 14. The mode in which the modification rule is adjusted by the parameter adjustment mechanism 15 is referred to as a parameter adjustment mode. Reference numeral 16 denotes a document file to be printed, 17 denotes a document printing mechanism that prints the document file 16 using the font generation mechanism 13, and 18 denotes a document printed and output by the document printing mechanism 17.

FIG. 2 shows a structure of a display screen (hereinafter, referred to as a parameter adjustment screen) of the CRT terminal 14 in the parameter adjustment mode. This parameter adjustment screen is displayed in the deformation rule file 12.
, A parameter image display screen 21 in which the degree of deformation represented by the current deformation rule parameter group is graphically displayed for each parameter, and a representative character string in which a representative character string to which the current deformation rule parameter group is applied is displayed. And a display screen 22.

Next, the operation of the configuration of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

The operation of the present embodiment includes a first stage of adjusting a deformation rule parameter of a font, and a second stage of generating a font used for actual printing in accordance with the deformation rule parameter adjusted in the first stage and performing document printing. It consists of two stages.

First, in a first stage, the system of FIG. 1 is set to a parameter adjustment mode. In this mode, the user
The setting is performed by performing a predetermined operation using the terminal 14, whereby the parameter adjustment mechanism 15 is activated. When the parameter adjusting mechanism 15 is activated by the CRT terminal 14, the character features (the aspect ratio of the character, the inclination of the vertical image, the inclination of the horizontal image, the angle of the horizontal image) indicated by each deformation rule parameter in the deformation rule file 12 at that time. The parameter image display screen 21 shown in FIG. 2 is formed by graphically (visualizing) the degree of deformation (parameter value) of each of the parameters. At the same time, the parameter adjustment mechanism 15
Is applied to each of a plurality of predetermined representative (typical) original fonts in the original font group in the original font group file 11, and the font is deformed in accordance with the above-described deformation rule parameters. Generate a string. Then, the parameter adjusting mechanism 15 forms a representative character string display screen 22 including a representative character string (corresponding to the current deformation rule parameter group) generated by the font style generating mechanism 13, and the representative character string display screen 22 and the parameter The parameter adjustment screen including the image display screen 21 is displayed on the CRT display of the CRT terminal 14.

When the parameter adjustment screen is displayed on the CRT display of the CRT terminal 14, the user looks at the screen while watching the CRT display.
Using the keyboard, mouse, and the like of the terminal 14, an operation for changing the set value of each deformation rule parameter is performed so as to obtain a desired font. Upon receiving a parameter change instruction from the CRT terminal 14, the parameter adjustment mechanism 15 rewrites the corresponding deformation rule parameter in the deformation rule file 12 to the specified value. Then, the parameter adjusting mechanism 15 uses the font generation mechanism 13 to generate again a representative character string to which the group of deformation rules in the rewritten deformation rule file 12 is applied, and forms a new representative character string display screen 22. At the same time, the parameter image display screen 21 corresponding to the deformation rule parameters in the rewritten deformation rule file 12 is formed again, and the CRT terminal 14
Redisplay the parameter adjustment screen on the CRT display. By the repetition of the above, the user enters the deformation rule file 12
Can be set to the optimal state for realizing a desired font, and the first stage is completed.

In the next second stage, the system of FIG. 1 is set to the document print mode. In this mode, the document printing mechanism 17 is activated. The document printing mechanism 17 passes a character (character code) string of the document file 16 to be printed to the font generation mechanism 13 in, for example, one character unit. Thus, the font generation mechanism 13 extracts the original font corresponding to the character passed from the document printing mechanism 17 from the original font group file 11, and stores the constituent elements (drawings and strokes) in the deformation rule file 12. By deforming according to the degree of deformation indicated by the deformation rule parameter group, a deformed printed body corresponding to the extracted original character body is generated. The document printing mechanism 17 executes the document printing of the document file 16 using the modified print body generated by the font generation mechanism 13, and outputs the document 18.

In the above-described embodiment, the print body used for printing is described as being generated and output from the font body generation mechanism 13 in the document print mode (corresponding to the character string of the document file 16 to be printed). It is not limited. For example, at the end of the parameter adjustment mode, the font generation mechanism 13 is automatically started, and the deformation rule parameters in the deformation rule file 12 at that time are applied to the original font group in the original font group file 11 to generate a deformed print group. Then, a modified font group file having the same structure as the original font group file 11 may be generated. In this case, since the document printing mechanism 17 can directly extract the print body necessary for printing the document of the document file 16 from the modified print body group file, the printing process can be speeded up. It is also possible to register the contents of the modification rule file 12 changed according to the operation of the user as another file, and to call the modification rule file 12 as needed. Similarly, by preparing a basic (standard) deformation rule file, even if the contents of the deformation rule file 12 are changed, it is possible to return to the standard state as needed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a modification rule parameter group prepared in a modification rule file and representing a modification rule associated with a font component is arbitrarily adjusted by a user's instruction. According to the conversion rule represented by the adjusted deformation rule parameter group, the basic print body (original character body) is deformed, and a print body (deformed print body) actually used for printing (printing) is generated. By printing a document using this deformed printed body, it is possible to create a document in a font suitable for the user's taste, or similar to the handwriting of the user, and furthermore suitable for the purpose of the document. Can be.

Further, according to the present invention, since the application effect of the deformation rule represented by each deformation rule parameter is dynamically displayed on the screen in accordance with the adjustment state of the parameter, the user can display his / her own indication condition on the screen. As described above, the instruction input for generating the desired font can be efficiently performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part showing an embodiment of a document processing system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of a parameter adjustment screen applied in the embodiment. 11: Original font group file, 12: Deformation rule file, 13: Font generation mechanism, 14: CRT terminal (instruction input means), 15: Parameter adjustment mechanism, 16: Document file, 17: Document printing mechanism,
18… Document, 21… Image display screen, 22… Representative character string display screen.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An original font group file storing an original font group that describes the basic font structure of various characters in terms of the font components and the manner of combining the font components, and various types of data representing the deformation rules associated with the font components. A deformation rule file in which deformation rule parameters are stored; instruction input means for instructing adjustment of the deformation law parameters stored in the deformation law file; and the deformation rule in response to an instruction from the instruction input means Parameter adjustment means for adjusting a parameter, wherein during the receivable period of the instruction input from the instruction input means, the effect of applying the deformation rule represented by each of the various deformation rule parameters to the font is adjusted to the adjustment state of the parameter. The screen is dynamically displayed in response to this, and the font structure of the deformation rule represented by each of the above-mentioned various deformation rule parameters is displayed. Parameter adjustment means for visualizing the degree of deformation of the font characteristic portion unique to the parameter, which is an effect applied to the element, for each parameter, and dynamically displaying the screen according to the adjustment state of the parameter; A document processing system comprising: a font generation unit configured to generate a font group applied to printing based on the stored deformation rule parameters and the original font group file. 2. An original font group file storing an original font group in which the basic font structure of various characters is described by the font components and the way of combining the font components, and various types of transformation rules associated with the font components. What is claimed is: 1. A font generation method for generating a font using a deformation rule file storing deformation rule parameters, the parameter adjustment being capable of accepting an instruction input for adjusting the deformation rule parameter stored in the deformation rule file. In the mode, while changing the value of the deformation rule parameter specified in response to an external parameter change instruction, during the period of the parameter adjustment mode, applying the deformation rule represented by each of the various deformation rule parameters to the font. The effect is dynamically displayed on the screen according to the adjustment status of the parameter, Visualize the degree of deformation of the character features unique to the parameter, which is the effect of applying the deformation rules represented by the parameters to the font components, for each parameter, and dynamically display the screen according to the adjustment status of the parameter. A character group generating method for generating a character group to be applied to printing based on the deformation rule parameters stored in the deformation rule file and the original character group file in a document print mode.