JPH0326870B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a character editing processing method, particularly when editing a document including a plurality of segments within a frame.
The present invention relates to a character editing processing method that automatically sets the size of a subsequent segment (child segment) based on the result of character filling of a previous segment (parent segment) so that it does not protrude from the frame.

[Problems to be solved by conventional technology and invention]

Traditionally, multiple segments are provided within the frame,
When storing characters, etc. in each segment, after actually storing a predetermined number of characters, etc. in each segment, editing was performed to determine the size or arrangement of the segment so that it did not extend beyond the frame. . However, the editing requires very complicated input from the operator. For this reason, for example, as a method for editing between a parent segment and a child segment, there is a method that predicts the result of padding of the parent segment and automatically determines the starting point and size of the child segment based on the predicted result. . However, this method has the problem that it requires a lot of calculations to predict the result of padding of the parent segment, and it takes a lot of time to determine the position and size of the starting point of the segment. Ta.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention aims to solve the above problems,
When editing a document that includes multiple segments within a frame, the size of the child segment located at the back is automatically set to a size that does not protrude from the frame based on the font filling result of the new segment located at the front. The purpose is to automatically set the size and position of child segments and allow editing to proceed. Therefore, the character editing processing method of the present invention is a character editing processing method that automatically sets the size of a plurality of segments arranged in a frame. By arranging a parent segment in the frame based on a frame, a segment coordinate table that extracts and stores information regarding the parent segment from the frame/segment information table, and information regarding the parent segment read from the segment coordinate table. a residual size calculation means for calculating a residual size in a frame; and a segment size comparison means for comparing the residual size calculated by the residual size calculation means with the size of a child segment read from the frame segment information table. and, if the size of the child segment is larger than the remaining size based on the result of comparison by the segment size comparison means, the remaining size is determined as the size of the new child segment; segment size determining means for determining the size of the child segment as a new child segment size when the size is smaller than the remaining size, the segment size determining means setting the size in both vertical and horizontal directions, and It is characterized by automatically setting and processing the size of segments placed within.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are conceptual explanatory diagrams explaining the concept of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows a flowchart illustrating the operation of one embodiment of the invention.

In the figure, 1 is a frame, 2 is a frame/segment information table, 3 is a segment coordinate table,
4 represents a segment basic information table, and 5 represents a segment size determining means.

The concept of the present invention will be explained using FIGS. 2 and 3.

Frame 1 in Figure 2 is the area to be edited, for example, an advertisement surrounded by the borders of a newspaper or telephone directory, etc., with illustrated segments inside.
Contains (1) or segment (4). Now, if the illustrated segment (1) is the company name and the illustrated segment (2) is the telephone number of the company, the illustrated segment (1) and illustrated segment (2) are integral and not separate due to their nature. It is necessary to place it in The illustrated segment (1) having this inseparable relationship is called a parent segment, and the illustrated segment (2) is called a child segment. It is not permitted to arbitrarily separate and arrange these parent segments and child segments into separate shapes during editing.

Figure 3A shows “Fujitsu” as the parent segment.
Ltd.” and 044−777− as the illustrated segment.
There is a frame 1 that can store exactly 1111”.

Fujitsu currently stored in the illustrated parent segment
Ltd." to its full name "Fujitsu Ltd.", the graphic segment B in Figure 3 would protrude from frame 1. In this case, it would protrude next to it or outside the printing frame, and the subsequent You will not be able to perform other edits properly.

Therefore, the present invention automatically edits the size and position of the child segment so that it does not protrude from frame 1 as shown in FIG. 3C, even if a situation such as that shown in FIG. 3B occurs. It is. As a result, editing work can be continued without hindrance to editing other subsequent segments. At this time, after the editing of the series of segments is completed, based on the notification that the size of the graphic segment B in Figure 3 is narrowed as in the graphic segment C in Figure 3, for example, if the advertisement is for only the same city. If so, it may be stored in the format "777-1111" shown in FIG. 3C, omitting the area code, or in the format "044-777-1111" using reduced characters. Processing after the segment size is determined, ie, whether or not to use reduced characters, may be considered separately.

In FIG. 1, a frame/segment information table 2 is a table for storing information regarding the frame 1 and the segments stored in the frame 1 as shown in FIG.

The segment coordinate table 3 in the figure reads out and stores information regarding the parent segment, such as the coordinates of the parent segment shown in Figure 3B (coordinates of the starting point of the characters for "Fujitsu Ltd.") mentioned above, etc. from the frame/segment information table 2. It is for keeping.

The segment basic information table 4 in the figure is for storing information regarding the child segments calculated using the present invention, such as the size and position of the child segment shown in FIG. 3C.

Segment size determining means 5 in the figure is for automatically calculating the size of child segments, etc. based on the information stored in the frame segment information table 2 and segment coordinate table 3. For example, the third
The figure B graphic segment is automatically edited into a form such as the figure C graphic segment.
The operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 will be explained in detail below using the flowchart shown in FIG. 4.

A in FIG. 4 shows a state in which various information necessary for the following processing is read from the frame/segment information table 2.

In the figure, b indicates a state in which various information necessary for the following processing is read from the segment coordinate table 3.

In the figure, c indicates a state in which the following arithmetic processing is performed: x = (frame size in the X direction) - (maximum coordinate in the character direction of the parent segment) (1). The "x" means the remaining size occupied by the parent segment in the character direction in the frame. (Frame X-direction size) in the formula can be obtained by reading the value stored in the illustrated frame X-direction size in the illustrated frame/segment information table 2 in FIG. In the formula (maximum coordinates in the character direction of the parent segment)
can be obtained by reading the value stored in the maximum coordinate in the direction of the character shown in the shown segment coordinate table 3 in FIG.

In the figure, d indicates a state in which a value of x'=segment size in the X direction is read out. "x'" means the size of the child segment in the X direction (character direction) in the state before the processing according to the present invention is performed. This can be obtained by reading the value stored in the X-direction size of the illustrated segment.

In the figure, e indicates a state in which the calculation x≦x' is performed. If YES, execute state f. If NO, execute state g.

In the figure, f is the size of the illustrated segment in the X direction in the segment basic information table 4 in Figure 1 using the formula given above.
This shows the state in which the value "x" obtained by (1) is set (stored). This is because the size “x′” of the child segment is larger than the remaining size “x” occupied by the parent segment in the frame, so the previous child segment size “x′” may have been placed in the frame as is. Since the size of the child segment would extend beyond the frame, editing was automatically performed to correct the size of the child segment "x'" to "x". For example, editing is automatically performed to correct the size of the illustrative segment in FIG. 3B described above to the size of the illustrative segment in FIG. 3C.

In the figure, g is the size of the illustrated segment in the X direction in the segment basic information table 4 in Figure 1 using the formula given above.
(2) Shows the state in which the indicated value "x'" is set. This means that the size “x′” of the child segment is the remaining size “x” occupied by the parent segment in the frame.
Since it is smaller than , the previous child segment size "x'" is set as is.

Similarly, the process of automatically editing the Y-direction size of the child segment to a predetermined size is shown in states h to (1). This will be briefly explained below.

In the figure, h indicates a state in which the following arithmetic processing is performed: y = (frame size in the Y direction) - (maximum coordinate in the row direction of the parent segment) (3). The "y" means the remaining size occupied by the parent segment in the row direction in the frame. The value (frame Y-direction size) in the formula can be obtained by reading the value stored in the illustrated frame Y-direction size in the illustrated frame/segment information table 2 in FIG. Furthermore, the expression (maximum coordinate in the row direction of the parent segment) can be obtained by reading the value stored in the maximum coordinate in the row direction in the segment coordinate table 3 shown in FIG.

In the figure, i indicates a state where a value of y'=segment size in the Y direction (4) is read. "y'" means the size of the child segment in the Y direction (row direction) in the state before the processing according to the present invention is performed.
In the formula, "y'" is obtained by reading the value stored in the Y-direction size of the illustrated segment in the frame/segment information table 2 in FIG.

In the figure, j indicates a state in which the calculation y≦y' is performed. If YES, execute state k. If NO, execute state (1).

In the figure, k is the size of the illustrated segment in the Y direction in the segment basic information table 4 in Figure 1 using the formula given above.
This shows the state in which the value "y" obtained by (3) is set. This is because the size of the segment “y′” is larger than the remaining size “y” occupied by the parent segment in the frame, so if the size of the previous child segment “y′” was placed in the frame as it is, the problem would not be the same. Since the image would protrude from the frame, editing was automatically performed to correct the child segment size "y'" to "y".

(1) in the figure is the formula for the Y-direction size of the illustrated segment in the segment basic information table 4 in Figure 1.
This shows the state in which the value "y'" obtained by (4) is set. This is the size of the child segment “y′”
Since this is smaller than the remaining size "y" occupied by the parent segment in the frame, the previous child segment size "y'" is set as is.

Note that the maximum coordinates in the character direction and the maximum coordinates in the line direction in the segment coordinate table 3 that stores information regarding the parent segment in FIG. 1 are the same as those in the segment basic information table 4 that stores information regarding the new child segment. It is stored at the starting point of the segment in the X direction and the starting point of the illustrated segment in the Y direction. This will automatically set the starting coordinates of the child segment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when the size of the child segment in the X direction and the size in the Y direction becomes larger than the remaining size occupied by the parent segment in the frame, the size of the child segment is automatically reduced. Since it is configured to be reduced to the remaining size, there is no need to perform an operation to set the size of each segment one by one, and subsequent editing work is not interrupted due to the segment extending beyond the frame. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of frame editing work and to reduce operator input.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are conceptual explanatory diagrams explaining the concept of the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows a flowchart illustrating the operation of one embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 1 is a frame, 2 is a frame/segment information table, 3 is a segment coordinate table,
4 represents a segment basic information table, and 5 represents a segment size determining means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A character editing processing method that automatically sets the size of a plurality of segments arranged in one frame, comprising: a frame/segment information table that stores input information regarding the frames and segments; a segment coordinate table that extracts and stores information regarding a parent segment from a frame/segment information table; and a remainder in a frame by arranging the parent segment in the frame based on the information regarding the parent segment read from the segment coordinate table. a residual size calculation means for calculating the size of the segment; a segment size comparison means for comparing the residual size calculated by the residual size calculation means with the size of the child segment read from the frame segment information table; - If the size of the child segment is larger than the remaining size based on the result of comparison by the size comparison means, the remaining size is determined as the size of the new child segment, and conversely, the size of the child segment is the remaining size. segment size determining means for determining the size of the child segment as a new child segment size when the size of the child segment is smaller than A character editing processing method characterized by automatically setting and processing the size of segments.