JP2001222527A - Editing processing system and recording medium with recorded program for computer to execute the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an editing processing system and a recording medium with recorded program for computer to perform the same, with which work efficiency can be improved by surely holding and further easily sticking respective copied sentences even when operation for copying the data of sentence or graphic displayed on a screen is performed plural times. SOLUTION: An input means 1 is provided with a dedicated key composed of a copy instruction key for instructing the storage of data to become a copy object to plural data storage buffers, a sticking instruction key for instructing the extraction of stored data to the plural data storage buffers and a data storage buffer instruction key for selecting each of data storage buffers comprising the plural data storage buffers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an editing system, and more particularly, to an editing system applicable to a cut-and-paste function and a copy-and-paste function used in a word processor, a personal computer, and the like.

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2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an editing system used in a desktop publishing (DTP) tool, a word processor, a text editor or a window system has a cut-and-paste function and a copy-and-paste function as editing functions. . It is well known that the cut-and-paste function and the copy-and-paste function make the editing work more efficient.

The cut-and-paste function is used to delete a part of text data such as a sentence or image data such as a figure displayed on a screen and then return the deleted part to a desired place in the sentence. This is the function to be performed. For details, each time text data or image data is deleted using the cursor, the deleted character string is stored in the buffer memory, the return location is specified by the cursor, and the specified return location is specified when the paste operation is performed. Restores text data or image data in the buffer memory.

[0004] The copy and paste function refers to a work of copying and pasting a part of text data or image data displayed on a screen. At this time, the copied text data or image data is stored in the memory buffer,
At the time of pasting, the text data or the image data stored in the memory buffer is returned to a desired location designated by the cursor.

An invention for improving the efficiency of a document editing operation using the cut-and-paste function and the copy-and-paste function described above is disclosed in JP-A-7-146.
No. 863 and JP-A-9-6775.

[0006] The invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-146863 discloses a method of cutting or copying a text displayed on a screen a plurality of times, even if the cut character string or copy is not performed. The purpose of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of text creation by retaining each character string that has been created and allowing it to be pasted forever. As a specific means, each time character string cut processing or copy processing is executed, a character string to be subjected to cut processing or copy processing at this time is stored in each of a plurality of divided buffer memories. Next, a pop-up window indicating that the stored character string has been stored in the buffer memory is displayed, and selection information indicating the content of the paste is input through the pop-up window. Finally, when the paste target location is specified, the character string in the buffer memory is pasted to the paste target location based on the selection information.

Another object of the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-6775 is to eliminate the need for recutting the same character, character string, or figure, and to improve work efficiency. As a specific means, the user indicates an area of the graphic character pattern to be cut by the input unit,
The graphic character pattern and the label of the graphic character pattern are also input to the application event receiving unit, and are taken into the application event receiving unit. The graphic input unit associates the cut graphic character pattern with the label, and stores the graphic character pattern in the graphic storage unit and the label in the index storage unit. When pasting, specify the label of the graphic character pattern that you want to paste from the list of labels displayed on the display unit, the graphic output unit searches for the label in the heading storage unit, and the graphic character pattern associated with the label Retrieve from the storage unit, output via the application event receiving unit, and paste.

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However, the editing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-146863 described above displays a character string and a graphic copied in a pop-up window in a pop-up window or a pull-down window, and pastes the characters and graphics. The user selects a desired character string and graphic by operating the mouse. Displaying and selecting all the copied character strings and graphics for each paste not only reduces the display area, but also complicates the operation.

Also, the data processing method and apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-6775 discloses a method of cutting characters,
A label is added to a character string, a figure, or the like, and only the label is displayed on the display means, and the user arbitrarily selects the label. However, all of the cut character strings and graphics are displayed,
Prompting the user to select each paste not only reduces the display area, but also complicates the operation.

In the data processing method and apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-6775, there is a description suggesting that cut contents are sequentially displayed by one key. When the user searches for desired data from among the data, the data editing process is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and ensures that even if the operation of copying data such as a sentence or a figure displayed on a screen is performed a plurality of times, the data is reliably copied. An object of the present invention is to provide an editing processing system capable of improving work efficiency by holding each sentence and attaching the sentence more easily, and a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the editing processing system.

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According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an editing processing system having input means for inputting data and having a plurality of data storage buffers for storing data to be copied. And the input means is:
A copy instruction key for instructing the plurality of data storage buffers to store data to be copied, a pasting instruction key for instructing a retrieval of data stored in the plurality of data storage buffers, And a data storage buffer designating key for selecting each of the data storage buffers constituting the data storage buffer.

Therefore, according to the editing system having such a configuration, a plurality of different data can be held at the same time, and a data storage buffer for storing the data can be selected, and the data stored in the plurality of data storage buffers can be selected. Since the data to be pasted can be selected from the stored data, the work efficiency is improved.

In the second invention of the present application, the data storage buffer designating keys are provided in the same number as the data storage buffers constituting the plurality of data storage buffers, and correspond to the data storage buffers in a one-to-one correspondence. It is characterized by becoming.

Therefore, according to the editing processing system of the second invention of the present application, the data storage buffer in which data is to be stored or desired data is stored from among the plurality of data storage buffers by the data storage buffer instruction key. Since the instruction can be given directly to the data storage buffer, work efficiency is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a copy instruction key provided on an input means instructs a plurality of data storage buffers to store data to be copied, and the input means causes the data to be copied to be copied. Is selected, and a data storage buffer for storing the data to be copied is selected from a plurality of data storage buffers for which a storage instruction has been received by a data storage buffer instruction key provided on the input means, and the selected data storage buffer is stored in the selected data storage buffer. A copy process in which data to be copied is stored, and an instruction to take out the data to be copied stored in the plurality of data storage buffers is given to the plurality of data storage buffers by a sticking instruction key provided on the input means. Data to be copied stored in a predetermined data storage buffer among the plurality of data storage buffers A pasting position is designated by the input means, and a data storage buffer from which the copy target data is to be taken out is selected from the plurality of data storage buffers which have been taken out by the data storage buffer designation key, and the selected data storage buffer is selected. And a pasting step of extracting the data to be copied from the pasting position.

Therefore, according to the editing processing system having such a configuration, a plurality of different data to be copied can be held at the same time, and a data storage buffer for storing the data to be copied can be selected. Since the data to be pasted can be selected from the data to be copied stored in the storage buffer, the work efficiency is improved.

In a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the pasting step, the data to be copied taken out at the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key is replaced with another data to be copied by another data storage buffer instruction key. Characterized by a step of replacing

Therefore, according to the editing processing system of the fourth invention of the present application, the data to be copied taken out at the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key is replaced by another data storage buffer instruction key by another data storage buffer instruction key. Since the data can be replaced with data, and even the data to be copied which is erroneously taken out can be immediately replaced with correct data, work efficiency is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a copy instruction key provided in an input means instructs a plurality of data storage buffers to store data to be copied, and the input means causes the data to be copied to be copied. Is selected, and a data storage buffer for storing the data to be copied is selected from a plurality of data storage buffers for which a storage instruction has been received by a data storage buffer instruction key provided on the input means, and the selected data storage buffer is stored in the selected data storage buffer. A copy process in which data to be copied is stored, and an instruction to take out the data to be copied stored in the plurality of data storage buffers is given to the plurality of data storage buffers by a sticking instruction key provided on the input means. Data to be copied stored in a predetermined data storage buffer among the plurality of data storage buffers A pasting position is designated by the input means, and a data storage buffer from which the copy target data is to be taken out is selected from the plurality of data storage buffers which have been taken out by the data storage buffer designation key, and the selected data storage buffer is selected. And a pasting step of extracting the data to be copied from the pasting position.

Therefore, according to the recording medium storing the program for causing the computer to execute the editing processing system having such a configuration, it is possible to simultaneously hold a plurality of different copy target data and to store the copy target data. A buffer can be selected, and data to be pasted can be selected from copy target data stored in a plurality of data storage buffers, so that work efficiency is improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the pasting step, the data to be copied taken out at the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key is replaced by another data to be copied by another data storage buffer instruction key. Characterized by the step of replacing

Therefore, according to the recording medium storing the program for causing the computer to execute the editing processing system of the sixth invention of the present application, the data to be copied extracted to the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key is
Other data to be copied can be replaced with another data to be copied by another data storage buffer instruction key, and even if the data to be copied is erroneously extracted, the data can be immediately replaced with correct data, thereby improving work efficiency.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention and a recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the editing system will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The editing processing system according to the present embodiment includes a dedicated key (not shown) provided in the input means 1 such as a keyboard, a dedicated key recognition unit 22 for recognizing the press of the dedicated key, and a dedicated key recognition unit 22. A plurality of data storage buffers (hereinafter, data storage buffer group 3) for storing data sorted by keys, a screen output unit 4 such as a CRT for displaying edited data, and control of all of them. And a control unit 5 for performing the operation.

The dedicated key includes a plurality of data storage buffer instruction keys corresponding one-to-one with each data storage buffer of the data storage buffer group 3 for storing data to be copied (hereinafter, data to be copied). , A copy instruction key for giving a copy instruction, and a sticking instruction key for giving a sticking instruction. At least one copy instruction key and the pasting instruction key may be provided.

Next, the operation of the editing processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that a plurality of data such as a character string or a graphic to be edited by the user is displayed on the screen output unit 4 in advance.

The data copying operation will be described below. Further, it is assumed that the operation results described below are all displayed on the screen output unit 4. First, a copy instruction key among the dedicated keys is pressed. The dedicated key recognizing unit 2 recognizes the press of the copy instruction key by the press, and notifies the data storage buffer group 3 of the press of the copy instruction key via the control unit 5. As a result, the data storage buffer group 3 prepares for a copying operation. That is, when the copy instruction key is pressed, the data storage buffer group 3 enters a state of waiting for a copy instruction message instructing which data storage buffer the data to be copied is stored. Next, data to be copied is selected from the displayed plurality of data with the cursor, and a predetermined data storage buffer instruction key among the plurality of data storage buffer instruction keys is pressed. By the pressing, a copy instruction message is transmitted to a predetermined data storage buffer in the data storage buffer group 3, and the data to be copied is stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the predetermined data storage buffer instruction key.

Next, the data attaching operation will be described. First, the cursor is moved to a place where the data to be copied stored in the storage buffer is to be pasted (hereinafter referred to as a pasting position), and a pasting instruction key among the dedicated keys is pressed. The dedicated key recognition unit 2 recognizes the press of the paste instruction key by the press, and notifies the data storage buffer group 3 of the press of the paste instruction key via the control unit 5. As a result, the data storage buffer group 3 prepares for the pasting operation. That is, when the paste instruction key is pressed, the data storage buffer group 3 enters a wait state for a paste instruction message for instructing which data storage buffer the data to be copied stored is to be retrieved. Next, since the data stored in the storage buffer is pasted, the data storage buffer instruction key corresponding to the data storage buffer storing the data is pressed. By this pressing, the paste instruction message is transmitted to a predetermined data storage buffer in the data storage buffer group 3, and the copy target data stored in the data storage buffer that has received the message is taken out to the paste position. The extracted copy target data is displayed at the pasting position, is determined by the input means 1, and is pasted at the pasting position. The input means 1 for determining the extracted data to be copied is preferably an input determination key in normal data input. Taking a window system keyboard as an example, an "Enter" key or the like may be used.

Next, an operation of newly performing a copying operation after performing the above-described copying and pasting will be described. First, a copy instruction key among the dedicated keys is pressed. With this depression, the data storage buffer group 3 prepares the pasting operation. That is, when the copy instruction key is pressed, the data storage buffer group 3 enters a state of waiting for a copy instruction message instructing which data storage buffer the data to be copied is stored. Next, select the data to be copied with the cursor,
A predetermined data storage buffer instruction key among a plurality of data storage buffer instruction keys is pressed. By the pressing, a copy instruction message is transmitted to a predetermined data storage buffer in the data storage buffer group 3, and the data to be copied is stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the predetermined data storage buffer instruction key. At this time, the number of data to be copied stored in the data storage buffer group 3 is two. By repeating the same operation, a plurality of data to be copied can be stored in the data storage buffer group 3. If the data to be copied is stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the data storage buffer instruction key when the data storage buffer instruction key is pressed, a pop-up or the like is displayed on the screen output unit 4 to overwrite the data to be copied. The user may be asked whether or not to do so.

Next, the pasting operation when a plurality of data to be copied is stored in the data storage buffer group 3 will be described below. First, move the cursor to the paste position,
Press the paste instruction key among the dedicated keys. Next, since the copy target data stored in the predetermined data storage buffer is pasted, the data storage buffer instruction key corresponding to the storage buffer storing the copy target data to be pasted is pressed. With this depression, the copy target data stored in the data storage buffer is pasted at the pasting position.

Next, an operation for confirming which data storage buffer of the data storage buffer group 3 storing a plurality of data to be copied stores the data to be pasted which is to be pasted will be described. The data storage buffer instruction key corresponding to the data storage buffer storing the data to be copied to be pasted is stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the pressed data storage buffer instruction key when the data storage buffer instruction key is pressed. The copied data to be copied is displayed at the pasting position. The displayed copy target data is not the copy target data whose paste has been confirmed, but rather, every time the data storage buffer instruction key is pressed, the copy target data stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the pressed data storage buffer instruction key is provisionally displayed. This is the data to be copied. For example, a word processor automatically sets the range of the character string to be converted when converting input characters, and displays the details of the conversion by pressing the conversion key. The data contents stored in the data storage buffer corresponding to the data storage buffer instruction key are temporarily displayed. Further, it is preferable that the data pasting is determined using a predetermined key such as an “Enter” key.

The dedicated key described above may be provided as hardware on the input means 1 such as a keyboard. In addition, a dedicated key is used for input means 1 such as an existing keyboard.
May be set to the predetermined key.

When assigning a dedicated key to a predetermined key of an existing keyboard, a dedicated key setting program is incorporated into a desktop publishing (DTP) tool, word processor, text editor, window system, or the like (installation). For example, when operating the editing processing system of the present invention with a word processor operable on a personal computer, the dedicated key setting program is installed in the personal computer. With this installation, a dedicated key setting icon or a dedicated key setting menu is displayed on the word processor. The displayed dedicated key setting icon or dedicated key setting menu is selected by the input means 1 such as a mouse. With this selection, a dedicated key setting window is output to the screen output unit 4 to set a dedicated key. The setting of the dedicated key may be assigned to a key not normally used, for example, a function key or the like. Assuming that the copy instruction key is set to the F1 key on the keyboard, the paste instruction key is set to the F2 key,
The data storage buffer instruction key is set to the 3 to F12 keys. At the same time as the setting, the data storage buffer corresponding to each of the F3 to F12 keys is determined by the dedicated key setting program. By the operation described above, a dedicated key can be set.

A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the editing processing system of the present invention is any recording medium on which a program enabling the operation in the above-described embodiment is recorded. For example, C
It refers to an auxiliary storage medium such as a D-ROM or a DVD-ROM or a main storage medium such as a hard disk.

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The first effect of the above-described editing system of the present invention and a recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the editing processing system is recorded. The data storage buffer to be stored can be selected, and the data to be pasted can be selected from the data stored in the plurality of data storage buffers, so that the work efficiency is improved.

A second effect is that a data storage buffer instruction key is used to directly instruct a data storage buffer in which data is to be stored or a data storage buffer in which desired data is stored, from a plurality of data storage buffers. Work efficiency is improved.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an editing processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input means 2 Dedicated key recognition part 3 Data storage buffer group 4 Screen output part 5 Control part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An editing processing system having input means for inputting data and having a plurality of data storage buffers for storing data to be copied, wherein said input means is provided for said plurality of data storage buffers. A copy instruction key for instructing storage of data to be copied, a pasting instruction key for instructing extraction of the data stored in the plurality of data storage buffers, and respective data constituting the plurality of data storage buffers An editing processing system having a dedicated key including a data storage buffer instruction key for selecting a storage buffer. 2. The data storage buffer instruction key is provided in the same number as each of the data storage buffers constituting the plurality of data storage buffers, and is provided in one-to-one correspondence with each data storage buffer. Item 2. The editing processing system according to Item 1. 3. A copy instruction key provided in the input means instructs storage of the data to be copied to a plurality of data storage buffers, specifies the data to be copied by the input means, and provides the input means. The data storage buffer for storing the data to be copied is selected from among the plurality of data storage buffers for which the storage instruction has been received, and the data to be copied is stored in the selected data storage buffer. A copying step and instructing the plurality of data storage buffers to retrieve the data to be copied stored in the plurality of data storage buffers by a pasting instruction key provided on the input means; Of these, the pasting position of the data to be copied stored in the predetermined data storage buffer is input by the input means. The data storage buffer from which the data to be copied is extracted is selected by the data storage buffer instruction key from among the plurality of data storage buffers designated and received the extraction instruction, and the data to be copied is selected from the selected data storage buffer. And a pasting step of taking out a pasting position. 4. The pasting step includes a step of replacing the copy target data taken out at the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key with another copy target data by another data storage buffer instruction key. 4. The editing processing system according to claim 3, wherein: 5. A copy instruction key provided in the input means, a storage instruction of the data to be copied is issued to a plurality of data storage buffers, the input data specifies the data to be copied, and the input means provides the data to be copied. The data storage buffer for storing the data to be copied is selected from among the plurality of data storage buffers for which the storage instruction has been received, and the data to be copied is stored in the selected data storage buffer. A copying step and instructing the plurality of data storage buffers to retrieve the data to be copied stored in the plurality of data storage buffers by a pasting instruction key provided on the input means; Of these, the pasting position of the data to be copied stored in the predetermined data storage buffer is input by the input means. The data storage buffer from which the data to be copied is extracted is selected by the data storage buffer instruction key from among the plurality of data storage buffers designated and received the extraction instruction, and the data to be copied is selected from the selected data storage buffer. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an editing processing system, comprising: a pasting step of extracting a pasting position. 6. The pasting step includes a step of replacing the copy target data taken out at the pasting position by one data storage buffer instruction key with another copy target data by another data storage buffer instruction key. A recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the editing processing system according to claim 5.