JPH01215557A - document creation device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention uses pictographic ruled line fonts that allow the number of fonts between the start point and end point to be the same, regardless of the character spacing and line feed amount of the document itself. The present invention relates to a document creation device that prints data by evenly allocating the data to maximize the maximum number of characters.

In recent years, with the development of microcomputers, various document creation devices have been developed. Some of these document creation devices have a pictograph ruled line function that draws ruled lines using pictorial symbols.

However, in conventional document creation devices, pictograms are processed as character fonts, so even if the space between character fonts and the space between fonts of pictogram fonts in pictogram borders are the same on the display screen, when printing pictogram borders, the starting point The end point is determined by the length of the character font, and since the space between fonts during printing is different from the space between fonts of pictogram fonts, there was a drawback that the ending pictograms were missing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional document creation device, when printing pictogram ruled lines, there is a drawback that pictogram fonts are missing.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and print pictogram ruled line fonts evenly distributed so that the number of fonts is maximized between the start and end points, regardless of the values of the character spacing and line spacing of the document itself. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a document creation device that can perform the following tasks.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving Problems) According to the present invention, the length from the start point to the end point of the pictogram ruled line stored in the pictogram ruled line data storage means and the pictogram font corresponding to the starting point to the end point are determined. , calculate the font space to be allocated to each pictograph font from the difference between the length and the length when printed so that the space between pictograph fonts is 0, and alternately use the pictograph font and font space from the start point to the end point. Expand to line buffer.

(Function) According to the above configuration, it is possible to evenly distribute and print pictogram ruled line fonts so that the number of fonts is maximized between the start point and the end point, regardless of the character spacing and line feed amount values of the document itself. I can do it.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention. A central processing unit (CPU) 1 is, for example, an 8-bit microprocessor that controls the entire device. The CPU1 is connected to the CPU/<<3. C.P.
The U bus 3 is connected via the keyboard interface 5.
A keyboard 7 is connected. Various data for creating documents and data for creating pictorial graphs are input via this keyboard. Further, a display device 11 is connected to the CPU bus 3 via a display controller 9 for transmitting various data. A display random access memory (RAM) 13 is connected to the display controller 9, and the contents of this RAM 13 are displayed on the display 11 via the display controller 9. Further, a printer 17 is connected to the CPU bus 3 via a printer interface 15.
Various data including tables, graphs, ruled lines, etc. are printed. Further, a floppy disk drive (FDD) 21 is connected via a floppy disk drive (FDD) interface 19 . Created documents and external characters created by the operator are registered in the FDD 21 as necessary. Read only memory (ROM) 23
2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 1
a storage area in which various programs including the programs shown in the flowcharts of FIG. 1 and FIG. 13 are stored;
It has a character pattern area for storing character patterns corresponding to character codes input from the keyboard 7, a dictionary area required for performing kana/kanji conversion, etc. In addition, the random access memory 25 includes a document buffer area for temporarily storing documents input from the keyboard 7, and a line for determining the position where each pictogram should be printed or displayed when creating a pictorial graph, and the character pattern, which will be described later. A management table area for storing positional information etc. when expanding into a buffer, a line buffer area for storing one line of data to be printed, a custom character pattern created via the keyboard 7,
Alternatively, it has a custom character pattern storage area for storing custom characters read from the FDD 21.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of creating a pictorial graph using pictograms (external characters) created by the operator. In step 27 of the flowchart, a pictogram pattern is selected.

To select a pictogram pattern, a menu selection display as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 11, for example.

The operator places the cursor on the pictorial graph as the type of graph, and inputs a Kuten code specifying a pictorial symbol created and registered in advance. Furthermore, the maximum value on the vertical axis,
Specify the minimum value. If not specified, it will be automatically determined from the numerical values of the data to be graphed. Note that if the vertical axis minimum value is not specified, it will be 0. Furthermore, specify whether or not to draw the grid horizontally by placing the cursor on it. Set each item and press the Select/Execute key. In response to the depression of the select/execute key, the CPUI determines in step 29 whether the operator has selected a custom character. If it is determined in step 29 that a custom character has been selected, that is, a Kuten code has been input, the CPU 1 reads the custom character pattern (pictogram pattern) corresponding to the Kuten code input from the custom character pattern area of the RAM 25 in Step 31. Next, the CPUI creates a pictorial graph using the external character pattern obtained in step 25. That is, the external character pattern is developed in the line buffer area of the RAM 25 and displayed on the display 11 or printed on the printer 17.

This operation is repeated depending on the amount of data to be graphed. As a result, a pictorial graph as shown in FIG. 4 is obtained. Note that if no external character is selected in step 29 of FIG. 2, the CPU 1 selects R in step 33.
OM23(7) Reads a character pattern from the character pattern area, develops it in the line buffer area of the RAM 25, and creates a pictorial graph similar to that shown in FIG.

Next, a process for accurately representing the amount of data by variably controlling the expansion amount of the character pattern when the data scale position is not an integral multiple of the character pattern size will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the process of developing a pictographic pattern from the start point to the end point in dot width.

First, in step 37, the CPUI reads the starting and ending positions of the pictogram pattern from the table area of the RAM 25. Next, in step 39, the CPUI develops the pictogram pattern in the line buffer area by one dot width in the direction of the end point. Next, in step 41, the developed position of the pictorial pattern on the line buffer up to the present time is stored in the work area of the RAM 25. and,
In step 43, it is determined whether the expanded position stored in the work area has reached the end position. Step 43
If the unfolded position has not reached the end position, the process returns to step 39 and steps 39 to 43 are executed again. This repetition is repeated until the expanded position reaches the end position. By developing the pictograph pattern dot by dot in this way, we can create 45 in Figure 4.
As shown in 47, the amount of data is accurately expressed in pictographic patterns.

Next, when you draw a border using emojis, the spacing between the emoji characters is always 0 (both in the line and column directions), regardless of the character spacing and line spacing values of the document itself.
The processing for printing will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in step 45, CPU 1 scans the document buffer area of RAM 25 to determine the start and end points of a character. Next, expand the pictograph font at the starting point on the line buffer area. Next, in step 49, the value obtained by adding the pictorial font size in the direction from the starting point to the ending point to the starting point coordinates is set as the next development start point of the pictorial font developed from the starting point. (See FIG. 7) Next, in step 51, the CPU determines whether the pictographic font has been expanded to the end point. That is, it is determined whether the value obtained by subtracting the starting point coordinates from the expansion point coordinates is greater than or equal to the value obtained by subtracting the starting point coordinates from the ending point coordinates. If the pictorial font has not been expanded to the end point in step 51, the next pictorial font is expanded at the expansion point on the line buffer area in step 53. Then, in step 55, the value obtained by adding the pictograph font size in the direction from the start point to the end point to the current development point is set as a new development point. Then, return to step 51 and step 51 again.
Step 55 is repeated from . This repetition is performed until it is determined in step 51 that the pictogram font has been developed to the end point.

Note that if you develop an emoji font with the inter-character space set to 0 as shown in Figure 7, the coordinate positions of the start and end points are fixed, so if there is a space at the end as shown in Figure 8. There is.

A method for creating good-looking pictograph ruled lines by equally allocating this space to each pictogram will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9.

First, in step 57 of the flowchart in FIG. 9, the document buffer area is scanned to find the start and end points of the pictogram, and the RA is calculated from the line spacing value and character spacing value.
The total number of dots (length) from the start point to the end point on the line buffer area of M25 is determined. Next, in step 59, the number of full-width pictogram fonts is determined by dividing the length (total number of dots) from the start point to the end point on the line buffer area by the full-width font size (for example, 24 dots). Furthermore, the total space is determined by subtracting the value obtained by multiplying the font size by the number of fonts from the length from the start point to the end point. By dividing the total space by (the number of pictogram fonts - 1), the space allocated to each pictogram font is calculated. Next, in step 61, pictogram fonts and spaces between fonts are alternately developed in the line buffer area of the RAM 25 from the start point to the end point.

By doing this, it is possible to create ruled lines in which spaces are evenly allocated to each pictogram font.

Other processing when a space is created at the end as shown in FIG. 8 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 10 shows the process when reducing the size of the pictogram font and printing the pictogram ruled lines. First, in step 63, CPU1
Step 1 operates the document buffer area to find the start and end points of the pictograph ruled lines. Next, in step 65, the length from the start point to the end point on the line buffer area is divided by the full-width size of the pictogram font to find the number of pictogram fonts. That is, the number of full-width sized pictogram ruled line fonts between the starting point and the ending point on the line buffer area of the RAM 25 is calculated. Next, in step 67, it is determined whether the remainder is "0". If the remainder is "0", it means that the emoji font will fit between the start point and the end point without a gap, and if the remainder is not "0", the emoji font will not fill the space between the start point and the end point without a gap. Therefore, if the remainder is not 0, the CPUI proceeds to step 69 and calculates the reduced size by dividing the length from the start point to the end point on the line buffer by (number + 1). Find out how much you need to reduce the size to eliminate the gap.Next, step 7
1, the pictographs and fonts are reduced according to the reduced size determined in step 69. Next, in step 73, the dot pattern of the reduced pictogram font is developed from the start point to the end point of the line buffer.

Next, the process of changing the direction of the font of the pictograph ruled line depending on the direction of the drawing power will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12. First, in step 75 of FIG. 11, the document buffer area of the RAM 25 is scanned to obtain coordinate information of the start and end points of the pictograph ruled lines.

Next, in step 77, based on the coordinate information of the start point and end point obtained in step 7, the ruled line is oriented rightward, leftward,
Determine whether the direction is upward or downward. If the ruled line is oriented to the right, that is, in the direction of arrow 89 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated to the right in step 79. If the ruled line is oriented to the left, that is, in the case of arrow 91 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 180 degrees to the right in step 81. Furthermore, if the direction of the ruled line is upward, that is, in the case of arrow 93 in FIG. 12, the font is rotated 270 degrees to the right in step 83. Furthermore, if the direction of the ruled line is downward,
That is, in the case of arrow 95 in FIG. 12, the font is counter-rotated 90 degrees to the right in step 85. Next, in step 87, the dot pattern of the pictogram font is developed in the line buffer from the start point to the end point. As a result, for example, the character font "A" is as shown in Figure 12.
They are output in different directions depending on the drawing direction of the ruled lines.

By doing this, for example, if the design of an emoji is such that it connects with the lines of the preceding and succeeding emojis, even if the drawing direction of the emoji borders changes, the emoji borders can be printed so that the lines are continuous. I can do it.

Next, a process for printing pictogram fonts in the same orientation regardless of vertical or horizontal writing will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 13.

First, in step 97, characters to be expanded are read from the document buffer area of the RAM 25.

Next, in step 99, it is determined whether the image is written vertically or horizontally.

If it is determined that the writing is horizontal, the CPUI proceeds to step 103.
Then, the character font is read from the character pattern area of the ROM 23. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 99 that it is vertical writing, the process proceeds to step 101 and it is determined whether the data to be printed is a pictograph ruled line. If it is an emoji border, proceed to step 103 and save the emoji font to ROM2.
Read from character pattern area 3. On the other hand, step 1
If it is determined in step 01 that the font is not a pictograph ruled line, the process proceeds to step 105, where the corresponding character font is read from the character pattern area of the ROM 2B and rotated 90 degrees to the left. When the process of step 103 or step 105 is finished,
Proceeding to step 107, the character font is developed in the line buffer area of the RAM 25. By doing this, if the design of the pictogram is such that lines connect with the pictograms before and after it, it is possible to print pictogram ruled lines with continuous lines in both vertical and horizontal printing.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, pictogram ruled line fonts can be distributed evenly so that the number of fonts is maximized between the start and end points, regardless of the character spacing and line feed amount of the document itself. It can be allocated and printed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the document creation device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of creating a pictorial graph using pictograms created by an operator.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a menu selection display, FIG. 4 is an example of a pictorial graph printed by the document creation device of the present invention, and FIG. Flowchart showing the process. Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the process when printing pictograms with 0 character spacing in pictogram borders. Figures 7 and 8 show pictogram fonts in pictogram borders developed with 0 character spacing. Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the process of allocating spaces evenly between each pictograph font in the pictogram border, and Figure 10 shows the process when printing the pictogram border by reducing the size of the pictogram font. Flowchart, 1st
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a process for changing the font direction of pictogram ruled lines depending on the drawing direction, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a specific example of changing the font direction of pictogram ruled lines depending on the drawing direction by the process shown in FIG. 11, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a process when pictogram fonts are printed in the same direction regardless of vertical or horizontal printing. 17...Printer, 23...ROM, 25...R
A.M. Figure 1 Figure 6 Starting point Ending point Figure 7 Starting point Ending point Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a document creation device having a pictograph ruled line function for creating ruled lines using pictographs, a pictograph ruled line data storage means for storing pictograph ruled line data; Find the font space to be allocated to each pictograph font from the difference between the length and the length when pictogram fonts corresponding to the starting point to the end point are printed so that the spacing between pictograph fonts is essentially 0. means; and means for alternately developing the pictographic font and the font space in a print buffer from a starting point to an ending point;
A document creation device comprising: printing means for printing the content developed in the print buffer.