JPH02151923A - document processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a document processing device such as a computer, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a document processing device with an easy-to-use man-machine interface.

[Conventional technology]

Personal computers and word processors became popular,
2. Description of the Related Art Development of computer programs and creation of texts, tables, figures, etc. are now being carried out using document processing devices while viewing a display device such as a CRT. Conventionally, when you create a document containing many pages of programs, texts, tables, figures, etc. using a document processing device, and later need to modify some character strings, etc. in the document, you The document is displayed one screen at a time from the beginning to search for corrections, and each time the correction is found, corrections are made. In addition, there are some document processing devices that automatically make all corrections in a document when a character string to be corrected and a character string to be corrected are specified.

In addition, as related to the conventional technology, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 6
There is No. 2-14223.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

When modifying a document created on a personal computer or the like after creation, if there is only one type of character string or the like to be modified, the modification can be easily performed using the above-mentioned conventional technology. but,
When you need to make various corrections and edits,
It is necessary to frequently move the cursor and repeat the same correction and editing operations many times, which is troublesome and takes time to correct and edit, and there is a risk that corrections and editing may be omitted. This is due to the fact that conventional document processing devices only have a buffer that stores only one character string to be modified. In addition, with conventional personal computers, if you are creating a document and there is something you are concerned about or want to remember for later editing, you can write down the page number or line number on a piece of paper using a writing utensil. It is necessary to specify the page number or line number and call up the section later.

This is quite a time-consuming and troublesome operation.

These problems with conventional document processing devices are due to the fact that conventional character processing devices do not give much consideration to man-machine interfaces and do not allow operations to suit human sensibilities.

An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device equipped with a man-machine interface that is easy for humans to use.

[Means to solve the problem]

The purpose of the above is to provide a large buffer area in a part of the storage device so that multiple character strings can be stored, and to specify the part to be memorized or the character string to be corrected/edited using the input device. At the same time, store these character strings etc. in the buffer area, open a window on the screen and display these specified character strings etc. in this, and if they cannot be displayed, scroll the window screen and display it. in,
achieved. Also, when modifying or editing a character string displayed in the window, only the specified character string, etc. in the original document, or all character strings, etc. that are the same as the specified character string, etc. in the original document are automatically edited. This is achieved by providing a function to modify and edit. Furthermore, buffer storage information and correction/edit information are retained until the user instructs the user to do so, and when a document is replaced with another document, a window is opened on the display screen of this other document and the buffer storage information, etc. This is achieved by displaying the stored information and automatically making the same corrections based on this stored information.

[Effect]

Since the items to be memorized are stored in a buffer area provided in the storage device and the contents are displayed in a window, there is no need to take notes on paper or the like, which eliminates the hassle. In addition, when modifying or editing multiple types of character strings in a document,
By specifying the character strings, etc. to be corrected/edited, these will be displayed in a window, and by correcting/editing them respectively in this window, the character strings, etc. in the original document will be corrected/edited, and any omissions will be removed. Quickly make multiple corrections without
Editing can be done all at once.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Computer program document 101
When creating while displaying it on screen 1, you can modify it later.
Whenever you come across a character string, etc. to be edited, move the cursor to that location to specify the range. the specified range as the first
In the figure, it is shown with diagonal lines. Note that the character strings and the like whose ranges are specified in this way are hereinafter referred to as keywords. The keyword is written into a buffer provided in the main memory of the document processing device, and the screen 1 window 102 is opened and the keyword is displayed in that window 102. In the example shown in FIG.
It should be large enough to display about 3 keywords. Further, the buffer can store a large number of keywords, at least about 10, and keywords stored in this buffer that are not displayed in the window 102 can be displayed by scrolling the window screen 102. It looks like this. When a user wants to write a memo while creating a document, the user moves the cursor to the window screen 102 at any time and inputs the memo using the keypad. As a result, the memo is displayed on the window screen 102 and also written in the buffer.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the document processing device that displays the window described in FIG. 1. This document processing device includes a computer main body 201 including a central processing unit (CPU), and a main storage device 2 having a buffer area in part.
02, and an external storage device 20 for storing created documents.
3, a keyboard 204 as an input device, and a display device 2
It consists of 05.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of a buffer provided in the main storage device 202. The buffer 10 is configured to store a large number of keywords, with a relative address storage area 10a from the beginning of the document file and a designated keyword storage area 10b as a set.

If there is a memo entry, only that memo entry is stored in the specified keyword storage area 10b of the buffer IO.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the keyword input processing procedure. First, when the operator specifies a range to specify a keyword, change the display color of the specified part (
Step 11), then it is determined whether the specified keyword is to be written into the buffer (step 12). At this time, the central processing unit searches whether the specified keyword overlaps with an already registered keyword, and if so, displays that fact and does not register the duplicate in the buffer. do not have. When registering to the buffer,
Calculate the relative address of the keyword specified in step 13 on the document file, and place the calculated address in area 1.
0a, the specified keyword is registered in the area 10b (step 14). Next, it is determined whether the window 102 is opened on the screen 1 (step 15), and if it is not opened, the window 102 is opened in step 16, and the specified keyword is displayed on the window 102 (step 17). ).

When inputting notes, follow step 11゜1 above.
3 is omitted and the memo is written in the area 10b of the buffer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying, by specifying a keyword displayed in a window, the corresponding page of the original document containing that keyword on the screen. First, in step 21, move the cursor to window 102.
move inside. If the target keyword is not displayed in the window, the process proceeds to step 23 based on the determination in step 22, and the window screen 102 is scrolled.
Display that keyword. Then, the user specifies the desired keyword from among the displayed keywords with the cursor (step 24). Next, it is determined whether or not to search for the corresponding page with the keyword in the original screen, that is, the original document (step 25). If the page is searched, in step 26, the relative address of the keyword is retrieved from the buffer 10a. Read and search for that address location. Then, a hedge with a specified range of keywords is displayed on the display screen l.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure when modifying/editing a keyword displayed in the in-page. First, in step 31, move the cursor to window 10
2 and specify the keyword to be corrected/edited with the cursor. If the desired keyword is not displayed in the window, step 32 to step 3
Proceed to step 3, scroll the window screen 102, and specify the desired keyword with the cursor (step 34).
. Then, the document processing device is put into a correction mode, and corrections and edits are made by inputting keys for the keywords (step 35). Next, in step 36, the document processing device is instructed as to whether or not the same modification/editing is to be performed on all character strings that are the same as the keyword.

If the modification/editing targets only the specified keyword, the process proceeds to step 37, in which only the content at the relative address corresponding to the keyword is modified/edited, and this processing procedure ends.

Determine whether or not to apply the same corrections and edits as in step 35 to all character strings in the original document (character strings that are the same as the keyword specified with the cursor in step 34) for each character string. and execute it, step 36
The process then proceeds to step 38, where a character string to be processed is searched for in the original document. Then, each time a character string to be processed is searched, the process proceeds from step 39 to step 40 to determine whether or not to perform correction/editing, and if correction/editing is to be performed, the process proceeds to step 41 to perform correction/editing and make corrections. - If no editing is to be performed, the process returns to step 38 and searches for the next character string to be processed.

In this way, all the character strings to be processed are displayed as keywords on the window screen, and corrections/edits are made using this window screen, so even if there are many corrections/edits, corrections/edits may be omitted. Nothing happens.

When creating a huge amount of documents, for example when creating a huge amount of programs, divide the entire document into three separate files, create these three documents in parallel, and finally create one file. may be integrated into. In such a case, the same document proofing will be applied to these three files, but it would be convenient if the buffer storage information could be shared by these three files. Therefore, the stored contents of the buffer are held until an operator's instruction is given, so that the contents will not be erased even if one file data stored in the main recording device is replaced with another file data. And furthermore,
When the content is modified or changed, the keyword before the modification or change is stored in a separate buffer. At this time, there is no need to store the relative address of the keyword in this separate buffer (because it will be used in another file).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure for searching for a character string to be processed when the buffer contents used in the previous file are used in another file to perform the same modification/editing. Character data is displayed on the screen, and keywords used in the previous file before and after modification/editing are also displayed in association with each other on the window screen. Here, the cursor is moved within the window screen 102 and a keyword to be corrected/edited is specified (step 51). If the central processing unit compares the specified keyword with the data stored in Hesso, and determines that the specified keyword is a character string that was not subject to correction or editing during the previous file proofing. (There is no character string before correction/change.) Proceeds from step 52 to step 53, and sets the keyword specified in step 51 as the search target character string (step 53).
The character string to be processed in the document file is examined using the keyword (step 54). Then, the character string is corrected and edited. Note that this correction/editing can be done by the operator by key input when searching, but as described above, the operator can make the correction/edit in the land and the same correction/editing can be done automatically according to the operator's instructions when searching. It is useful to allow editing to occur.

If the keyword specified in step 51 is the keyword corrected or edited during the previous file proofreading,
The process proceeds from step 52 to step 55.

In step 55, it is determined whether or not to make the same corrections and edits as in the previous file proofreading. If the same corrections and edits are to be made, the process proceeds to step 56, and before the correction and editing of the keyword specified as the search target character string is performed. , and search in step 54.In step 55, for example, if you want to perform the opposite proofreading to the previous file proofing, that is, you want to return the specified keyword in the next file to the keyword before correction. If so, the process advances to step 53 and the specified keyword is set as the search target character string. Furthermore, if it is desired to further correct/edit the keyword corrected/edited during the previous file proofreading into another character string, the process proceeds to step 53 and a search is performed using the specified keyword. In this case, when the designated keyword is corrected or edited within the window screen 102, the process automatically advances from step 55 to step 53.

When retaining the information stored in the buffer, it may be necessary to store it in an auxiliary storage device such as a floppy disk, or to create the data stored in the buffer separately from the document file data and use it when modifying or editing the document. It will be even more convenient if it is read into the main memory. Furthermore, the above-mentioned buffer information may be stored in an O8 such as MS-DO3.
If it can be built into the device, buffer information can be shared by all application programs running on the DO3, making it easier to save data.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since all character strings to be processed are displayed in a window, there is no possibility of omissions in editing during correction/editing. Furthermore, since corrections and edits can be made to the keywords within the window, corrections and edits can be made to a plurality of character strings all at once, making the processing time simple and quick. Furthermore, since the window display screen can be used as a memo pad, there is no need to write notes on paper or the like, and it can also be used as a bookmark, making it more convenient to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen of a document processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a document processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an explanation of a buffer memory map. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the keyword input processing procedure, Figure 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for extracting a specified part of a document with a specified keyword, Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the correction/editing processing procedure, and Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a character string search processing procedure when a buffer is shared by a plurality of document files. 1...Display screen m, 10...Buffer, 101...
・File document, 102...Window screen, 201
... Computer main body, 202 ... Main storage device, 20
3...External storage device (auxiliary storage device), 204...
- Keyboard (input device), 205...Display device (display device). Agent Patent Attorney Tadashi Akimoto Jitsuba 2 Figure Figure Figure Figure r-m-) Figure Figure Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display device that displays a document to be processed, an input device that specifies a desired character string in the displayed document, and a device that stores the specified character string and stores a plurality of character strings. Document processing comprising: a storage device partially including a buffer area; and a central processing unit having a function of displaying information stored in the buffer area in a window on the display screen of the display device. Device. 2. The document processing device according to claim 1, wherein the central processing unit has a window screen scrolling function and scrolls the window screen according to an instruction input from the input device when all of the buffer area storage information cannot be displayed in the window. . 3. In claim 1 or claim 2, when the central processing unit edits the character string displayed in the window in accordance with the instruction input from the input device, the central processing unit performs the same editing on the specified character string in the document to be processed. A document processing device characterized by having a function of performing processing. 4. In claim 1 or claim 2, when the central processing unit edits the character string displayed in the window in accordance with the instruction input from the input device, the central processing unit edits the character string displayed in the window in accordance with the instruction input from the input device. A document processing device characterized by having a function of performing the same editing process on all columns. 5. In any one of claims 1 to 4, the information stored in the buffer area is held until an instruction is input from the input device, and when the document to be processed is replaced with another document, the display screen of this other document is 1. A document processing device comprising means for displaying information stored in a buffer in a window. 6. In claim 3 or 4, when the information stored in the buffer area before and after editing processing is retained in the buffer area until an instruction is input from an input device, and the document to be processed is replaced with another document. A document processing apparatus characterized by comprising means for displaying buffer area storage information in a window on a display screen of this other document and performing the same editing process on this other document in accordance with an instruction input from an input device.