JP2008077322A - Document editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that it is impossible to modify a chart across a plurality of pages at the same time, and a page is changed in editing the chart (page change/chart edit is repeated), thereby deteriorating efficiency. <P>SOLUTION: This document editing method includes a step for acquiring the chart information of each page; a step for storing the chart information of each page; a step for constructing a user interface to confirm the chart position from the front and vertical and horizontal direction based on the stored chart information; a step for deciding whether or not the chart has been selected in the interface; a step for deciding whether or not various chart edit commands have been executed in the interface; and a step for accurately updating the chart information of each page when the command is executed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a document editing method.

  Many electronic documents used in offices and stores are composed of a plurality of pages. For example, many forms such as conference presentation materials and invoices have multiple pages.

  Conventionally, when editing a table in a document having a plurality of pages, a method has been employed in which editing work such as changing the table graphic of each page is performed when editing the column width.

As a conventional example, there is one in which the vertical (horizontal) width of a table is changed in conjunction with a handle displayed by clicking a table cell (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-16666

  However, in the conventional technique described above, when editing a document of a plurality of pages, it is not possible to simultaneously change a table that covers a plurality of pages, and a page switching operation occurs during table editing (page switching / There was a problem that the efficiency was very poor.

  For example, in the table editing composed of 3 pages, if the figures A, B, C are arranged on the pages 1, 2, 3 and you want to align each column accurately, A, B, and C must have the same column coordinates. Setting the column coordinates of a figure is often done by entering numerical values in a dialog box, which is a very time-consuming task. Also, when it is desired to move a table at the same time while maintaining the positional relationship of the table among a plurality of pages, a similar numerical input operation occurs, which is a heavy burden on the user.

  The document editing method of the present invention includes a step of acquiring table information of each page, a step of storing table information of each page, and a user who can check the table position from the front, vertical direction, and horizontal direction from the stored table information. When building the interface, determining whether a table is selected in the interface, determining whether various table editing commands are executed in the interface, and executing the command, And updating the table information of each page accurately.

  By providing a user interface that allows you to check the position of each page from the front, vertical, and horizontal directions when editing a table consisting of multiple pages, it is possible to perform intuitive editing work, and a table that spans multiple pages. The efficiency of editing work can be improved. Further, the column widths of all the pages can be edited at a time without changing the page for the table figure extending over a plurality of pages, and the editing work can be performed efficiently.

(Example 1)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing document editing software according to the present invention. Using the editor program 101, operations such as new creation, reading, storage, and editing of a document composed of one page or a plurality of pages can be performed.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer on which the program of the present invention operates.

  The CPU 200 executes an application program, a printer driver program, an OS, a network printer control program, and the like stored in an HD (hard disk) 205, and temporarily stores information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in the RAM 202. I do. The ROM 201 stores various data such as a program such as a basic I / O program, font data used for document processing, and template data. A RAM 202 functions as a main memory, work area, and the like for the CPU 200. Reference numeral 203 denotes an external storage drive, which can load a program or the like stored in the medium 204 into the computer system. Reference numeral 204 denotes a medium which stores a program and related data described in this embodiment, and the configuration of the stored contents is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 205 denotes an HD, which stores application programs, printer driver programs, OS, control programs, related programs, and the like. A keyboard 206 is used by the user to instruct the client computer to input device control command instructions and the like. A display 207 displays a command input from the keyboard 206, a printer status, and the like. A system bus 208 controls the data flow in the client computer. Reference numeral 209 denotes a network interface (hereinafter referred to as I / F), which is a communication interface for connecting to a local area network (LAN) or the Internet.

  FIG. 3 shows a memory map in a state in which the program of the present invention is loaded into the RAM 202 and becomes executable.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a program and related data are directly loaded from the medium 204 to the RAM 202 and executed. However, every time the program of the present invention is operated from the medium 204, the program is loaded from the HD 205 to the RAM 202. You may do it. The medium for recording the program of the present invention may be an FD, a CD-ROM, a DVD, an IC memory card, or the like. Furthermore, it is possible to record the program of the present invention in the ROM 201, configure it as a part of the memory map, and execute it directly by the CPU 200. Reference numeral 301 denotes a basic I / O program, which has an IPL (Initial Program Rotating) function or the like that reads the OS from the HD 205 into the RAM 202 and starts the operation of the OS when the control device is turned on. This is the area that contains the program. 302 is an OS, 303 is a control program, 304 is associated data, and 305 is a work area where the CPU 200 executes this program.

  In FIG. 4, 400 is the data content of the media 204, 401 is volume information indicating data information, 402 is directory information, 403 is a program described in this embodiment, and 404 is its related data. The program 403 is a program code based on the flowchart of this program shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a document composed of a plurality of pages to be processed in the present invention.

  The document 500 includes three pages, a page 501, a page 502, and a page 503, and a table graphic 504 in which data is inserted is arranged on each page. In order to improve the appearance when the pages are switched, it is desirable that the position of the table graphic 504 is aligned between the pages, but at this time, the position of the table graphic 504 is different between the pages. Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with the document 500 as a processing target.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a user interface used for multi-page document editing in the present invention. The user uses this user interface (hereinafter “3-way view 600”) to change, add, or delete a document. The three-way view 600 is configured to have three panes, and the main pane 601 is a pane for displaying each page of the document viewed from the front, and switches each page to be displayed by a current page selection tab 604. I can do it. The horizontal projection pane 602 is a pane for displaying the size and position of each figure of the document viewed from the side. Each figure is drawn as a line segment in the horizontal projection pane tab area 605 corresponding to each page. The vertical projection pane 603 is a pane for displaying the size and position of each figure of the document viewed from directly above (or directly below). Each figure is drawn as a line segment in the vertical projection pane tab area 606 corresponding to each page. Tab 2 of the vertical projection pane 603 displays the column width of the table graphic of tab 3 of the second page and tab 3 of the second page.

  FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the present invention as a flow.

  Processing for displaying the three-way view 600 shown in FIG. 6 is performed in steps 701 to 711.

  In steps 712 to 717, the three-way view 600 is used to simultaneously change the position of the figure on each page and perform alignment.

  In step 701, data for one page of a document 500 composed of a plurality of pages is read. The data to be read is all the data required for the preview, such as the size / position coordinates of various figures, text strings, and text decoration formats, but this patent relates to the size / position of various figures. Coordinates.

  In step 702, 1 is substituted into the program counter N associated with the number of pages of the document 500. N is used as a counter to perform the subsequent processing on all pages constituting the document.

  In step 703, an area of a “main pane information storage table” that stores information for configuring the main pane from the document information of the Nth page is secured on the memory.

  In step 704, an area of “horizontal projection pane information storage table” for storing information for constructing the horizontal projection pane from the Nth page document information is secured in the memory.

  In step 705, an area of a “vertical projection pane information storage table” for storing information for configuring the vertical projection pane from the Nth page document information is secured in the memory. Hereinafter, the three information storage tables secured in steps 703 to 705 are collectively referred to as “pane information storage table”.

  Note that three information storage tables are prepared from step 703 to step 705 in order to improve drawing processing efficiency. However, at the time of drawing all pages (during preview), the other two tables (horizontal / vertical) are selected from the main pane information storage table. A projection pane information storage table) may be constructed. In that case, step 704 and step 705 need not be performed.

  In step 706, the N-th page document information is stored in the main pane information storage table.

  In step 707, the N-th page document information is stored in the horizontal projection pane information storage table.

  In step 708, the Nth page document information is stored in the vertical projection pane information storage table.

  The information stored in steps 706 to 708 is the size and position coordinates of various figures, the figure ID, and the page number of the existing figure. The position of each figure is calculated as a relative position from the origin of the three-way view 600 (eg, the upper left corner of the main pane). The graphic ID is automatically generated by the editor program 100, and the same number is assigned to the same graphic in each of the main pane, the horizontal projection pane, and the vertical projection pane. FIG. 8 shows an image of the pane information storage table after information is stored in steps 706 to 708.

  In step 709, it is checked whether the program counter N is equal to the number of pages of the document.

  If N has not reached the number of pages in step 709, 1 is added to the program counter N in step 710 and the process returns to step 701. Thereafter, the process of securing the pane information storage table and adding information in steps 701 to 708 is repeated until N reaches the number of pages.

  When N reaches the number of pages in step 709, in step 711, processing for displaying the contents of the three-way view 600 from the information of all pages is performed. In the upper part of the main pane 601, the current page selection tabs 604 are drawn by the number of program counters N, and corresponding to the setting of the first page to be displayed when reading a document (for example, the first page is displayed immediately after reading). Enable one tab. Note that a page corresponding to a tab that is enabled in the upper part of the main pane 601 is hereinafter referred to as a “current page”. The current page can be changed by switching the current page selection tab 604. In the main pane 601, the position information of the graphic existing on the current page is acquired from the main pane information storage table, and a preview image is formed. In the horizontal projection pane, as many horizontal projection pane tab areas 605 as the number of program counters N are created, figure position information is obtained from the horizontal projection pane information storage table, and the figure is projected onto the horizontal projection pane tab area 605 corresponding to each page. Draw a line segment in the figure. In the vertical projection pane, as many vertical projection pane tab areas 606 as the number of program counters N are created, figure position information is acquired from the vertical projection pane information storage table, and the figure is projected onto the vertical projection pane tab area 606 corresponding to each page. Draw a line segment in the figure.

  As described above, the content display processing of the three-way view 600 is completed by the processing from step 701 to step 711. Note that the number of pages of the document indicated by the program counter N is held in the memory area for subsequent redrawing processing at the time of update.

  In step 712, it is checked whether any figure on the three-way view 600 has been selected.

  If no graphic is selected in step 712, nothing is done and the process returns to step 712 (standby).

  If any graphic is selected in step 712, a selection handle indicating that the graphic has been selected is displayed in step 713 for the selected graphic. At the same time, a flag indicating that a figure has been selected is set in the pane information storage table. A figure can be selected from any of the main pane, the horizontal projection pane, and the vertical projection pane. When a figure is selected in the main pane, the selection handle of the figure is automatically displayed in the horizontal / vertical projection pane according to the figure ID stored in each table, and the information storage table is updated. Even when a figure is selected in the horizontal / vertical projection pane, the display of the selection handle and the update of the information storage table are performed synchronously in all the panes.

  In step 714, the selection flag of the pane information storage table is checked to check whether two or more figures are selected.

  If two or more graphics are not selected in step 714, the process returns to the standby process in step 712.

  If two or more figures are selected in step 714 (the state of the pane information storage table at this time is shown in FIG. 9), in step 715, a command for instructing execution of the alignment is validated. Information in a table (for example, FIG. 10) holding information on whether or not the alignment command is valid is updated.

  In step 716, it is detected whether an alignment command has been executed in the three-way view 600. There are various methods for instructing execution of positioning, such as instructions from the main menu, instructions from the context menu displayed by right-clicking in the horizontal / vertical projection pane, and shortcut key operations. In the present embodiment, a context menu from a right click will be described as an example. FIG. 11 is a diagram in which an alignment command is to be executed on the horizontal projection pane. FIG. 12 is a diagram in which an alignment command is to be executed on the vertical projection pane. As described above, since the types of alignment that can be executed differ depending on the horizontal / vertical projection pane (horizontal alignment in horizontal projection and horizontal alignment in vertical projection), it is possible to display a menu that reflects this. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the alignment command 1201 is selected in FIG.

  If execution of the alignment command is not detected in step 716, the process returns to the standby process in step 712.

  If the execution of the alignment command is detected in step 716, the information in the various pane information storage tables is updated in step 717. In this embodiment, the alignment command 1201 is executed, and the right edge alignment is performed based on the graphic 1203. In the present embodiment, a figure serving as a reference for alignment is selected by the position of the mouse pointer when the alignment command 1201 is executed. After the command is executed, the coordinates of the figure to be aligned are updated, and the selection flag becomes invalid. (The pane information storage table is updated as 1301 to 1302 in FIG. 13.) After updating the table, the process returns to step 711 to reconstruct the preview screen based on the updated table information.

  In the present invention, a storage medium (or recording medium) storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus stores the storage medium. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above embodiments are realized, but also an operating system (OS) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.

  Furthermore, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to the storage medium provided in the function expansion card inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, the program code is read based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU of the function expansion card or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.

  In addition, the present invention distributes the program code of software that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments via a network, so that storage means such as a hard disk or memory of a system or apparatus, CD-RW, CD-R, etc. Needless to say, this can also be achieved by the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reading and executing the program code stored in the storage means or the storage medium. Absent.

(Example 2)
FIG. 14 shows an example in which the position of the column of the table graphic across multiple pages is simultaneously moved using the 3D direction view 600. It is desired to simultaneously move the graphic 1402 existing on the second page and the graphic 1403 existing on the third page displayed in the vertical projection pane 602 simultaneously with the graphic 1401 existing on the first page. In such a case, the column width can be freely changed simultaneously by dragging the boundary lines of the graphics 1401, 1402, and 1403 in the vertical projection pane 602. At this time, there is no need to change the column width setting for each page.

It is the figure which showed the software which edits the document of this implementation. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a computer on which FIG. 1 operates. 5 is a memory map when a program is expanded from the FD shown in FIG. 4 to the RAM in FIG. 3 is a memory map representing data inside the FD in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a document to be processed in FIG. 1. It is the figure which showed an example of the user interface for document edit and a display. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of this invention. It is the figure which showed one example of the information storage table in FIG. It is the figure which showed one example of the information storage table in FIG. It is an example of the command valid / invalid information storage table in FIG. It is the figure which showed the mode of the position alignment of the up-down direction in FIG. It is the figure which showed the mode of the position alignment of the left-right direction in FIG. It is the figure which showed one example of the information storage table in FIG. It is the figure which showed a mode that a column position was operated simultaneously.

Claims (1)

  In a multi-page document editing method, the step of acquiring the table information of each page, the step of holding the table information of each page, and checking the table position from the front, vertical and horizontal directions from the stored table information A step of constructing a possible user interface; a step of determining whether a table is selected in the interface; a step of determining whether various table editing commands are executed in the interface; and the case where the command is executed Includes a step of accurately updating the table information of each page, and a document editing method.

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