JP2978697B2 - Word processor page division method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a word processor page division system, and more particularly to a word processor page division system for creating and editing a document composed of a plurality of pages having the same format.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional word processor has document page format information such as the number of lines per page of a document (the number of lines per page) and the number of characters per line (the number of characters per line). If the input of lines, characters, and the like exceeds the number of lines per page and the number of characters per line in the editing process by one character, page breaks and line feeds are automatically started from the exceeded characters. It was like.

Similarly, in the process of creating and editing a document,
When a certain line of a certain page is deleted, the document data of the next page is automatically moved up to the previous page by the number of deleted lines.

[0004]

In the conventional word processor described above, when a line or a character is inserted into a certain portion of a certain page of a document being created or edited, or when a line or a character is inserted into a certain portion of a certain page. When a page is divided into a heading part and a description part, for example, a line or a character corresponding to the inserted or deleted part is misaligned. The apparent structure is broken, and the user must re-edit the entire document, or move the lines, characters, etc. in the page while considering insertion or deletion of lines, characters, etc. into the page. This means that you have to deal with it manually so that it fits within the page, which is a waste of time for editing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to specify an invisible frame called a division in a page so that insertion and deletion processing is performed for each division even when editing such as insertion and deletion is performed on a document. It is an object of the present invention to provide a page division method of a word processor in which the apparent structure of a page is not broken.

[0006] A word processor is known in which a format is set in units of one aggregate, and the set format is adapted and rearranged in another aggregate (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-81070). This word processor is for adapting a print format, and is not for preventing a page structure from being broken at the time of editing such as insertion and deletion as in the present invention.

[0007]

According to a page division method of a word processor of the present invention, in a word processor for creating and editing a document including a plurality of pages having the same format, format management for storing format information of a page of the document is performed. Files and document pages
Multiple division information sections respectively corresponding to multiple division sections of a page
From consisting document information is stored, of the plurality of divided information part
Each has a first page pointer, a next division pointer,
And the information for multiple pages.
And further, each of the information for the plurality of pages is:
The page header containing the page pointer and the next page pointer
And a document file comprising a document data portion of the page, document format setting means for setting format information of the page of the document in the format management file, and division information of the page of the document in the document file. The page division means to be set and the document editing position information
When input, it is included in the header of the division section of the document file.
The edit position information is divided using the next division pointer.
Part of the document file
Page pointer and page included in the division header of
Edit position information using the page pointer contained in the header
Document editing means for determining which page contains the report and editing the document data for each divided section of the page, and editing the document data of the divided section into pages by referring to the format management file and the document file And a dividing unit editing means for outputting the divided data to the output device.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a page division system of a word processor according to one embodiment of the present invention. The page division method of the word processor of this embodiment is as follows.
Document format setting means 1, page dividing means 2,
Document editing means 3, division section editing means 4, format management file 5, document file 6, work memory 7
, Keyboard 8, display 9, and printer 10
It is composed of

The document format setting means 1 stores the format information of the page of the document input from the keyboard 8 or the like in the format management file 5.

The page division means 2 stores the page division information input from the keyboard 8 or the like in the document file 6.

The document editing means 3 refers to the format management file 5 and the document file 6 in accordance with the document data and the document editing command input from the keyboard 8 or the like, and creates and modifies the document in the document file 6 for each division unit. Do.

The dividing unit editing means 4 edits the document data of the dividing unit into pages by referring to the format management file 5 and the document file 6, and displays the data on the display 9 and the printer 1.
Output to an output device such as 0.

Referring to FIG. 2, the format management file 5 stores format information including a document number, a number of lines per page, a number of characters per line, a paper size, and a paper direction.

Referring to FIG. 3, the document file 6 includes:
Document information in which a document header and one or a plurality of division information parts are chained is stored. The document header stores a document number, a document name, and a head division pointer.
The division information section is composed of a division section header and a set of one or more page headers and a document data section. The division section header stores the division section number, division section start row, division section start column, division section end row, division section end column, first page pointer, and next division section pointer. Note that the division part start row, division part start column, division part end row, and division part end column are values that designate a rectangular area in a page as a division part. The division unit start row, division unit start column, division unit end row, and division unit end column are stored. The page header stores a page pointer, a previous page pointer, and a next page pointer. The document data section stores document data stored in the division section of one page.

Referring to FIG. 4, a working memory 7 is a memory for temporarily storing document data in line units.

Referring to FIG. 5, the division section setting process of the page division means 2 includes a division section position information input step 51,
It comprises a format management file reading step 52, a division part setting inconsistency determination step 53, a document file reading step 54, a division part duplication check step 55, a division information registration step 56, and a one-page division completion determination step 57.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the line insertion processing of the document editing means 3 is performed by the edit target dividing unit determining step 61.
A next page pointer acquisition step 62, an insertion processing target page determination step 63, a page header reading step 64, a page header and document data part reading step 65, a document data saving step 66 up to the insertion position line, an insertion A line data saving step 67, a document data saving step 68 from the line next to the insertion position line, a next page pointer empty determination step 69, a page header and document data part reading step 70, a document data saving step 71, It consists of a writing step 72 from the page to be inserted.

FIG. 8 is a view exemplifying a document for explaining the operation of the page division system of the word processor of this embodiment. (A) and (b) illustrate a document before row insertion, and (c) and (d) illustrate a document after row insertion.

Next, the operation of the page division system of the word processor according to the present embodiment thus configured will be described.

When the user sets the format information of the page of the document, the document format setting means 1 is started, and the document number, the number of lines per page, 1 Set the format information consisting of the number of line characters, paper size and paper direction.

When the user sets a division within a page of a document, the page division means 2 is activated and the keyboard 8
A new division header is provided in the document file 6 by using the document number, division section start row, division section start column, division section end row, division section end column, first page pointer, and next division section pointer. Set.

More specifically, the page dividing means 2 firstly determines the upper left corner position (division part start row and division part start column) and the lower right corner position (division part end row and division part end column) of a rectangular area to be designated as a division part. ) (Step 5)
1).

Next, the page dividing means 2 reads the format management file 5 based on the document number to obtain the number of lines per page and the number of characters per line (step 52). It is determined whether or not there is a contradiction in the setting of the division unit such as whether or not it fits within the page (step 5).
3).

If there is a contradiction between the format and the division, the page division means 2 returns control to step 51 to reset the division. If there is no inconsistency between the format and the division, the page division means 2 reads the document file 6 with the document number (step 54) and determines whether the division set this time does not overlap with another division. A decision is made (step 55). If there is an overlap, the page division means 2 returns the control to step 51 to reset the division. If there is no overlap, the page division means 2 provides a new division header in the document file 6 and divides the division information (division number, division start line, division start, The column, division section end row, division section end column, first page pointer, and next division section pointer are registered (step 56).

Next, the page dividing means 2 determines whether or not one page has been completely divided into division sections (step 5).
7) If the entire page is not divided into divided sections, the control returns to step 51, and the setting of the divided sections is repeated until there is no portion not designated as a divided section.
If all pages have been divided into division sections, the process ends.

When a user inserts a line into a document, the document editing means 3 is activated, and the inserted line data and insertion position information (page to be inserted, insertion position line, insertion position Column).

The document editing means 3 searches the divided section header of the document file 6 based on the document number and the insertion position information of the document to be edited, and determines which divided section of the document file 6 is to be inserted (step). 61).

Next, the document editing means 3 reads the divided section header of the determined divided section to be inserted and acquires the first page pointer as the next page pointer (step 62).

Subsequently, the document editing means 3 determines whether or not the obtained next page pointer points to the page to be inserted (step 63). The page header of the next page pointed by is read (step 64), and a page to be inserted is searched for.

If the page to be inserted is found (YES in step 63), the document editing means 3 reads the page header and the document data section of the page (step 65), and reads the document data section of the page to be inserted. Of 1
The work memory 7 stores the document data from the line to the insertion position line.
(Step 66).

Next, the document editing means 3 saves the inserted line data continuously in the next area of the working memory 7 (step 6).
7) The document data from the line following the insertion position line to the last line of the page is evacuated to the next area of the working memory 7 continuously (step 68).

Subsequently, the document editing means 3 determines whether the next page pointer of the page header is empty (step 6).
9) If not empty, read the page header and document data pointed to by the next page pointer (step 7)
0), the document data in the document data section is evacuated continuously to the next area of the working memory 7 (step 71), and step 6
Return control to 9.

If the next page pointer of the page header is empty at step 69 (YES at step 69), the document data from the page to be inserted to the last page is inserted into the working memory 7 in a form in which the inserted line data is inserted. Since the document is stored, the document editing unit 3 writes the contents of the working memory 7 into the document data portion after the page to be subjected to the insertion process subordinate to the divided portion header of the document file 6 by one page, and writes the content in the page header. After setting each pointer (step 72), the process ends.

The dividing section editing means 4 refers to the format management file 5 and the document file 6 to convert the document data of the dividing section into division section position information (division section start line, division section start column, division section end) of the division section header. Row and end column of split part)
Is edited into a page on the basis of the above and output to the display 9 or the printer 10.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b), the format of a page consisting of a heading part and a description part is such that the heading part is a first division part and the specification part is a second It is assumed that it is set as a division unit.

Now, when the user uses the document editing means 3 to insert one line “A-A” between the “B-B” line and the “C-C” line of the first page. I do.

First, the document editing means 3 determines that the place to be inserted is the second division (step 6).
1) The document data of the rows “A to A” and the rows of “BB” in the document data part of the first page of the second division of the document file 6 are saved in the working memory 7 (step 66). .

Next, the document editing means 3 outputs the inserted line data "
(A) to (e) are continuously saved in the working memory 7 (step 67).

Subsequently, the document editing means 3 sends the remaining "C-
The document data of the row "C" and the rows "D-D" and the document data of the second and subsequent pages are saved in the working memory 7 continuously (step 68).

Finally, the document editing means 3 writes the first four lines of the working memory 7 on the first page of the document data section of the second division and writes the rest on the second page.

As a result of the insertion, as shown in FIGS. 8C and 8D, "D to D" in the last row of the second divided portion of the first page in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Is inserted into the first line of the second division on the second page, and the second
The insertion process is performed without affecting the first division unit other than the division unit.

In the description of the operation of the above embodiment, the insertion process of the document editing means 3 has been described as an example, but it is apparent that the same control can be performed in the case of the deletion process.

Also, the description has been given by taking as an example a document including a plurality of pages in which a heading part and a detail part are divided, but other pages such as a document including a plurality of pages in which a text and a footnote are divided. It is needless to say that the present invention can be similarly applied to a document having the apparent configuration described above.

[0045]

As described above, the present invention stores document information in which a document header and one or a plurality of division information sections are chained in a document file, and stores document page division information in a document file. By providing a page dividing means to be set, a document editing means for editing document data for each divided part of the page, and a dividing part editing means for editing and outputting document data of the divided part to a page, the heading part is provided. Even if editing such as insertion and deletion is performed on a document consisting of pages in a format divided into separate parts such as a document and a description part, the apparent structure of each page is not broken by the processing, and Has the effect that no unnecessary time is taken for editing.

This also has the effect of eliminating the need to pay attention to the apparent configuration of pages in the document each time editing such as insertion or deletion is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a page division system of a word processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing format information in a format management file in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing document information in a document file in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a working memory in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a division unit setting process of a page division unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the first half of the line insertion process of the document editing means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the latter half of the line insertion process of the document editing means in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a document for explaining the operation of the page division system of the word processor according to the embodiment;
(A) and (b) illustrate the document before row insertion, and (c)
And (d) illustrate the document after row insertion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Document format setting means 2 Page dividing means 3 Document editing means 4 Division editing means 5 Format management file 6 Document file 7 Working memory 8 Keyboard 9 Display 10 Printer

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-59-168532 (JP, A) JP-A-4-256064 (JP, A) Newton separate volume "All the latest versions of word processors" (1983), Kyoikusha, p141 (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G06F 15/20 G06F 15/31

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A word processor for creating and editing a document composed of a plurality of pages having the same format, comprising: a format management file for storing format information of a page of the document ; a document including a document number and a head division pointer. Header
And document information including a plurality of division information sections respectively corresponding to a plurality of division sections of a page of the document, wherein each of the plurality of division information sections includes a first page pointer, a next division pointer, and a position of the division section. And a page header including a page pointer and a next page pointer, and a document of the page. A document file configured from a data section; a document format setting unit configured to set format information of a document page in the format management file; a page division unit configured to set division information of a document page in the document file; When the document ID and the insertion position information of the document is input, the
Included in the document header of the document file corresponding to the document number
Using the first divided part pointer or the next divided part pointer included in the divided part header and the position information of the divided part, it is determined which divided part the insertion position information is included in, and included in the divided part header of the document file. Using the first page pointer and the page pointer included in the page header to determine which page the insertion position information is included in,
Document editing means for editing document data for each divisional section of a page; divisional section editing means for editing the document data of the divisional section into pages by referring to the format management file and the document file, and outputting the page to an output device; A page division system for a word processor, comprising: 2. The page division system of a word processor according to claim 1 , wherein said position information is specified by a rectangular area unit by a division part start row, division part start column, division part end row, and division part end column. 3. The page division method of a word processor according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of rectangular areas can be designated as one division unit.