JP3124055B2 - Character input control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a character input control device which is used in combination with, for example, an English word processor and performs character alignment or character modification to emphasize a word or the like input at a predetermined position. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been widely practiced to set a tab / indent position corresponding to a sheet size and to control an input. That is, the cursor is advanced to a predetermined head position and character emphasis is input. This operation is performed every time a line feed is performed. After the cursor is moved to a line head position (hereinafter referred to as a line head) by a line feed instruction and moved to a tab position by a tab instruction, a new character modification setting is performed.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a text editing device having a conventional character input control device. 4, the decoration selecting means 1 and the decoration setting means 2 are connected to a document editing control means 3, and the document editing control means 3 is connected to a character input means 4, a cursor moving means 5, and a character display means 6. Document editing control using character modification information selected from the type of character modification (head of line, indent position, tab position, etc.) by modification selection unit 1 and a predetermined modification position determined by modification setting unit 1 and cursor moving unit 5 Under the control of the means 3, the character input by the character input means 4 is edited by the character modification at the predetermined modification position and the selected modification information, and is displayed by the character display means 6. The character input control device 7 is provided by the decoration selecting means 1 and the decoration setting means 2 described above.
Is composed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. FIG. 5 is a first text state diagram of a display device of 80 columns × 25 rows, where I is an indent set position and T is a tab set position. FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart necessary for performing character modification of the character string "ABC" shown in FIG. 5A. 5 and 6, first, in step S1, the type of character modification such as bold / underline is selected by the modification selecting means 1. Then, in step S2, the character modification start position, that is, the character string "
The cursor is moved by the cursor moving means 5 to the position A of "ABC" and the modification setting means 2 performs an execution operation to specify the character modification start position. Further, in step S3, the character modification start position, that is, the character string The cursor is moved by the cursor moving means 5 to the position C of "ABC" and the execution operation is performed by the decoration setting means 2 to designate the character modification end position. Perform an execution operation.

FIG. 7 is a second text state diagram of a display device of 80 columns × 25 lines. In columns b and c, that is, at predetermined positions such as a head of a line, an indent position, and a tab position, a bold / underline or the like is displayed. This shows a case where a character modification editing operation is required. In this case, in the conventional editing, as shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. 8, first, in step 11, the character string of the d-th line in FIG.
The character input means 4 performs a line feed operation in step 12. Then, at step 13, the character string "A"
AA "is input by the character input means 4, and in step 14, the character editing of the character string" AAA "is performed by the document editing control means 3 using the cursor moving means 5 and the character input control device 7. Then, in step 15, E after the character string "AAA"
The character string of the line is input by the character input means 4,
Performs a line feed operation in step 16. Further steps
At step 17, the character string "EEE" of the f-th line is inputted by the character input means 4, and at step 18, the character string "EEE" is inputted by the document editing control means 3 using the cursor moving means 5 and the character input control device 7.
The character modification editing for the character string "AAA" in step 14 and the character modification "EEE" in step 18 are the same as those in the operation flowchart in FIG. Was.

[0006]

However, in the above-described conventional character input control device, the same character modification editing operation shown in FIG. 6 is performed every time a line is changed at a predetermined position such as the column b or c in FIG. Has been requested. For this reason, many key operations are required, and it takes a lot of time to break a line and emphasize a word at a predetermined position. Therefore, the processing speed is greatly restricted, the editing speed is reduced, and the efficiency is reduced. There was a problem that editing was not possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a character input control device which can automatically perform the same character modification / editing operation every time to improve the editing speed. is there.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a character input control device according to the present invention comprises: a position storage register for storing a predetermined position of character modification; A modification information register capable of changing the type, a character input position register for storing a character input position, a head position of a predetermined character modification position stored in the position storage register, and a character input position stored in the character input position register. A head position detecting means for detecting a match, and a first word at a head position detected by the head position detecting means in a character input state is subjected to character modification with character modification information stored in the modification information register. Controlling, or changing the type of the character modification information, the character modification information stored in the modification information register and the position storage register. It is obtained by a character modification control means for collectively converting the character modification captures location information.

[0009]

With the above arrangement, the head position detecting means detects that the head position of the predetermined character modification position stored in the position storage register matches the character input position stored in the character input position register. The character modification control unit controls the first word at the head position detected by the position detection unit with the character modification information stored in the modification information register. This eliminates the need for the same character modification editing operation, thereby improving editing efficiency. In addition, the character modification control means controls the character modification by batch-converting the character modification by taking in the character modification information stored in the modification information register and the position information of the position storage register when the type of the character modification information is changed. The type can be changed by one operation, and the editing efficiency is further improved.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is to be noted that components having the same functions and effects as those of the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a text editing apparatus having a character input control device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
The character input means 4 for inputting a character is connected to a position storage register 11, a decoration information register 12, and a cursor position register 13, and the position storage register 11 is used to specify a predetermined position of character modification such as a line head, an indent position, and a tab position. Character modification information such as bold and underline is stored in the modification information register 12 and the type of character modification information can be changed from the character input means 4. The character input position as the cursor position can be changed in the cursor position register 13. This is a configuration for storing. The position storage register 11 and the cursor position register 12 are connected to the head position detection means 14, and the head position detection means 14 detects a match between the head position and the cursor position at a predetermined position of the character modification. The character input means 4 is connected to the final position detecting means 15, and
At 15, the final position, which is the position of a delimiter code such as a space, is detected. Start position detecting means 14, End position detecting means 15
And the modification information register 12 are connected to the character modification control means 16, and the character modification control means 16
A configuration in which the first word at the head position detected in 14 is detected by detecting the next space by the final position detection means 15, and control is performed so that character modification is performed with the modification information stored in the modification information register 12. In addition, when the type of the character modification information is changed, the character modification information stored in the modification information register 12 and the position information of the position storage register 11 are taken in, and the character modification is controlled so as to be collectively converted.
A character input control device 17 is constituted by the above-mentioned position storage register 11, decoration information register 12, cursor position register 13, head position detection means 14, end position detection means 15, and character modification control means 16.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below. First, a position storage register 11 for storing a predetermined position of character modification such as a line head or a tab position, a modification information register 12 for storing character modification information such as bold or underline, and a cursor for storing a cursor position as a character input position In the register group constituted by the position register 13,
Each register is set by each set instruction from the character input means 4. That is, the position storage register 11 is set by selecting the head of the line, the tab position, and the like based on the input from the character input means 4 or the like. In addition, the decoration information register 12
Is set by selecting bold or underline by input from the character input means 4. Further, the cursor position register 13 sets the cursor position by an input from the character input means 4. Then, the value of the cursor position register 13 is increased or decreased by the cursor movement instruction in the character input state, and it is determined by the head position detecting means 14 that the value of the cursor position register 13 is equal to the value of the designated position storage register 11. When it is determined by collation of the information stored in the position register 12, the final position detecting means 15
Character modification control means using the modification information stored in the modification information register 12 until a delimiter code such as a space is input to the
16 controls character modification. At this time, the decoration information register
The type of character modification stored in the modification information register 12 is sequentially changed by the conversion instruction using the character control key of the character input means 4 and is input to the character modification control means 16 at the same time as the character modification control means of the character modification control means 16. 16 is the position storage register 11
This is a configuration in which the position information of the character is taken in and converted so as to be collectively converted by one operation of the character control key.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing the operation of the character input control device 17 in FIG. In FIG.
In step 21, the character string in the d-th row in FIG. 3A is input by the character input means 4, and the character input means 4 performs a line feed operation in step 22. Then, in step 23, the character string "AAA" on the e-th row in FIG. 3A is input by the character input means 4, and in step 24, the character string on the e-th row after the character string "AAA" is input by the character input means 4. The character input means 4 performs a line feed operation in step 25. As described above, as shown in FIG. 3A, an input wait state is established at the beginning of the f-th line (indent position). Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the character string "EEE" of the f-th line is input by the character input means 4 in step 26.

At this time, the function of the character input control device 17 automatically sets the decoration state (bold) indicated by the decoration information register 12. Here, if the character control conversion key of the character input means 4 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 3C, the contents of the decoration information register 12 are changed to the next decoration state (underline). If you press the conversion key again,
As shown in FIG. 3D, the contents of the decoration information register 12 change to the next decoration state (underline / bold). When the conversion key is pressed again, the decoration information register 12 changes to the next decoration state (normal) as shown in FIG.

As described above, at the predetermined line head, tab position, and indent position, the character modification is performed without performing the character modification operation, and the disadvantage of the editing operation of repeating the same operation every time can be improved. . Further, the editing efficiency can be further improved effectively by a change function that allows the type of character modification to be freely changed by one operation.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, at a predetermined position of character modification, for example, at the beginning of a line or a tab position, character modification is performed without performing the same character modification operation every time as in the prior art. By providing the function to perform, the number of operations is reduced, the editing speed is increased, and the editing efficiency can be improved, and the type of character modification can be changed by one operation, thereby further improving the editing efficiency. Is what you can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a text editing device having a character input control device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing an operation of the character input control device 17 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a third text state diagram of the display device of 80 columns × 25 lines, where A is a state waiting for input of a character string “EEE” on line f, B is a character modification state of the character string “EEE”, C ,
D and E indicate character modification conversion states.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a text editing device having a conventional character input control device.

FIG. 5 is a first text state diagram of a display device of 80 columns × 25 rows.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart necessary for performing character modification of the character string “ABC” shown in FIG. 5A.

FIG. 7 is a second text state diagram of a display device of 80 columns × 25 rows.

8 is an operation flowchart necessary for performing character modification of the character string shown in FIG. 7B.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Position storage register 12 Modification information register 13 Cursor position register 14 Start position detection means 15 End position detection means 16 Character modification control means 17 Character input control device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A position storage register for storing a predetermined position of character modification, a modification information register for storing character modification information and a type of the character modification information being changeable, and a character input position register for storing a character input position. A head position detecting means for detecting that a head position of a predetermined character modification position stored in the position storage register matches a character input position stored in the character input position register; and detecting the head position in a character input state. The first word at the head position detected by the means is controlled so that the character is modified by the character modification information stored in the modification information register, and is stored in the modification information register when the type of the character modification information is changed. Character modification control means for taking in character modification information and the position information of the position storage register and controlling the character modification in a batch. Character input controller having and.