JP2008146225A - Editor, edit method, and edit program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems with a conventional layout editor wherein material group information and position information of a toolbox window displayed in a different area from a document under being compiled are simultaneously lost when the application software is terminated, and the same material group and window position at all times require re-selection and re-arrangement for each document, since the necessary material and window position are different for each document, even when the information is not lost and stored, by being associated with the application. <P>SOLUTION: The editor has: a means for writing path information indicating a storage region of a plurality of pieces of designated material data in a designated position in a document; one for storing a file in the document; one for opening the document file to read the path information of the material data written in the designated position; one for opening the material data according to the path information of the material data to read its reduced image; and one for displaying the read reduced image on a material data displaying window. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a layout editing apparatus that creates a page design by arranging images and characters in a document page, and stores the result in a file.

  In the layout editing device, a collection of images such as images required for editing is displayed in a reduced image, grouped by category in a separate area or window from the editing area, and specified by selecting one or more materials from there. Conventionally, the added material is additionally arranged in the editing area of the document.

  Further, a selection of several candidates as candidates for editing the current document from the material collection is stored and displayed in a separate area or window as a temporary storage location, from which one or more Conventionally, a material designated by selecting a material is additionally arranged in the editing area of the document.

  As another example, editing functions used for document editing are collectively displayed as a toolbox in another window, and the position of the window is moved to a position where it can be easily edited.

Further, the toolbox window position is stored at the end of the application software as the layout editing apparatus, and the toolbox window position at the previous end can be reproduced when it is started next time.
JP 05-250453 A

  However, in the conventional layout editing apparatus, the material group information displayed in a different area from the document being edited and the position information of the toolbox window are lost as soon as the application software is terminated. Although this information was stored in association with the application without losing it, the necessary material group and window position differ for each document, so if the same material group and window position are always the same, Reselection or re-movement occurred.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, an editing area display means for displaying an editing area for editing a document on a screen, and an editing area for temporarily displaying a list of materials used for editing as reduced images. A temporary storage area display means for displaying a temporary storage area different from the layout, a layout editing means for adding the material selected from the materials displayed in the temporary storage area to the document, and when saving the document being edited to a file The file path of the material currently displayed in the temporary storage area is saved in association with the document, and the document file stored in association with the path of the material in the temporary storage area is newly opened. Whether the temporary storage area material is associated with the temporary storage area material Has control means for listing in the reduced image in the temporary storage region material associated with displaying a document editing area.

  Further, according to the present invention, there are an edit area display for displaying an edit area for editing a document on the screen, and a sub-window for displaying a material used for editing the document or inputting a user instruction. Sub-window display means for moving the position where the sub-window is displayed in the screen according to the operation, and when the document is saved, the displayed position of the sub-window in the screen is associated with the document and saved. Control means for displaying the sub-window at a position in the stored screen in response to the opening of the document associated with the displayed position.

  According to the present invention, since the material path is saved in association with the document, the material list display is restored to the state when it was last saved when the document is next opened. There is an effect that the list display of the material is maintained.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the position of the subwindow on the screen is saved in association with the document. Therefore, when the document is opened next time, the position of the subwindow on the screen is restored to the previous saved state. Therefore, the sub window is displayed at a necessary position for each document, and the previous operability is maintained for the user.

(Example 1)
Hereinafter, in implementing the present invention, a layout editing apparatus and a processing method thereof will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the entire screen of the application software representing this embodiment. 101 is a document display area being edited, 102 is a material list display area, 103 is a temporary storage display area, and 104 is for temporary storage. This is a registration button for the display area.

  In FIG. 1, when one material image is selected from the materials displayed in the list of 102 and the registration button to the temporary storage display area 104 is pressed, the material image selected in 102 is temporarily stored in 103. Displayed in the display area.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the material image is displayed in the temporary storage display area.

  FIG. 3 shows a state in which a template list is registered as a document sample in the temporary storage display area, 105 is a template list display area, 107 is a template registered in the temporary storage area, Shows the display with the mark to distinguish.

  In FIG. 3, when one template image is selected from the template list 105 and the registration button 104 is displayed in the temporary storage display area 104, the template selected in 105 is displayed in the temporary storage display area. .

  Here, in order to distinguish the template registered for temporary storage from the material image, a mark 107 is displayed on the reduced image.

  The processing for saving the document being edited on the memory to a file will be described below.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which a document being edited, a temporary storage area, and information thereof are arranged in the memory, 201 is a storage area in the memory of the document being edited, and 202 is a file of a temporary storage material file. The path information storage area, 203 is the file path information storage area of the temporary storage template, 204 is the material image file indicated by the path 202, 205 is the template file indicated by the path 203, and 206 is the file in which the document is saved. is there.

  The file path information of the material 202 indicates 204 material image files registered for temporary storage, and the file path information of the template 203 indicates 205 template file groups registered for temporary storage. .

  When the document 201 being edited is saved in a file, the file path information of the material 202 is written into the file in addition to the data constituting the document (206).

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8, the processing when the document A is saved in the file, the document B is created, and the document A file is opened while the document B is being edited will be described below.

  FIG. 5 shows the state of the memory when the document A is edited. FIG. 6 shows the state of the memory when the document B is edited. FIG. 7 shows a screen state when the document A is edited. FIG. 8 shows a screen state when the document B is edited.

  In FIG. 5, image 1023 and image 1026 are registered as temporary storage materials in FIG. 5. If files are saved in this state, the file path information of these materials is associated with the documents as shown in FIG. Is done.

  Next, the document B is created and is in the state shown in FIG. 6, that is, images 2268 and image 2269 are registered as temporary storage materials, and templates 118 and template 121 are registered as temporary storage templates.

  In this state, when the document A previously saved as a file is opened and read, the material file path information in the document file 206 in FIG. 4 is read and written into the 202 temporary storage material file path information in the memory.

  By these processes, the editing state of the document B in FIG. 6 is changed to the editing state of the document A in FIG.

  In other words, the temporary storage template group remains unchanged, and the temporary storage material group changes from the state of the document B to the display of the material image associated with the document A. At this time, the editing state of the document B in FIG. 8 is changed to the editing state of the document A in FIG. 7 on the screen.

(Example 2)
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention, where 401 is the storage area of the document being edited in the memory, 402 is the storage area of the sub-window position information in the memory, and 403 is the document file in the external memory. Show. 9, 404 is a document display means, 405 is a sub window display means, 406 is a sub window moving means, 407 is a sub window position information writing means, 408 is a document file writing means, 409 is a sub window position information file writing means, 410 Document file reading means, 411 sub-window position information reading means, 420 a character input means, 421 a character attribute setting means, 422 a figure creating means, and 423 a color setting means.

  FIG. 10 shows a layout editing apparatus that arranges images and characters in a page. When a document is newly created, a function group used for editing is displayed as a subwindow for each function category, which is different from the document editing area in the screen. Indicates the state displayed in the area.

  In FIG. 10, reference numeral 301 denotes a document editing window, 302 denotes a subwindow displaying a character attribute setting function group, 303 denotes a subwindow representing a color setting function group, and 304 denotes a subwindow representing another function group. Indicates.

  Assume that the character attribute setting sub-window 302 is moved closer to the character in order to make it easier to input characters and change the attributes from the new document state shown in FIG.

  FIG. 11 shows a screen in a state where the character attribute setting sub-window has been moved to the top of the page as described above.

  The flow of processing when the editing state in FIG. 10 is changed to the editing state in FIG.

  The 301 document window is displayed by the 404 document display unit of FIG. 9, and the sub-windows 302, 303, and 304 are displayed by the 405 sub-window display unit.

  At this time, the initial value is written in the 402 subwindow position information in the memory by the 407 subwindow position information writing means.

  FIG. 12 shows the state of the memory at this point, and shows the state of the memory when creating a new document in FIG.

  In FIG. 12, the upper left position information of each sub-window 302, 303, 304 in FIG. 10 is described as (x, y) = (300, 700), (700, 500), (700, 200) in the sub-window position information. Has been.

  Further, a character is input at the top of the page by the character input means 420, and the character setting subwindow 302 is moved near the top of the page by the sub window moving means 406.

  FIG. 13 shows the state of the memory at this point, and shows the state of the memory in the document editing state of FIG.

  In FIG. 13, the sub window position information includes the upper left position information of each of the sub windows 302, 303, and 304 in FIG. 11 as (x, y) = (200, 50), (700, 500), (700, 200), respectively. is described.

  Then, the document file writing means 408 saves the document being edited in a file in the external memory, and the sub window position information file writing means 409 stores the sub window position information on the memory in this file.

  This saved file will be referred to as document C.

  FIG. 14 shows a state where the document C is stored in the external memory.

  Next, it is assumed that, from the state of the new document shown in FIG. 10, the color setting sub-window 303 is moved close to the graphic in order to make it easy to input a graphic at the top of the page and change the color.

  FIG. 15 shows a screen in a state where the color setting subwindow is moved to the top of the page as described above.

  The flow of processing when the editing state shown in FIG. 10 is changed to the editing state shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the flow of processing when the editing state shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 16 shows the state of the memory in the document editing state of FIG.

  In FIG. 16, the upper left position information of each sub-window 302, 303, 304 in FIG. 15 is described as (x, y) = (300, 700), (200, 20), (700, 200) in the sub-window position information. Has been.

  Here, the document C is read by the 410 document file reading means, and the document being edited 401 is rewritten to the contents of the document C.

  Further, the sub-window position information reading means 411 reads the sub-window position information written in the document C file and rewrites the 402 sub-window position information in the memory.

  As a result, the memory state changes from the state of FIG. 16 to the state of FIG. 13, and the 405 subwindow display means redisplays the subwindow on the screen based on the updated subwindow position information on the memory.

  As a result, the screen is changed to the state shown in FIG. 11, and the sub-windows 302, 303, and 304 are restored to the positions when the document C is saved.

It is a figure which shows the whole screen of the application software showing Example 1 of this invention. It is the figure which showed the state by which the material image was displayed on the display area for temporary storage. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where a template list is provided as a document sample and is registered in a temporary storage display area. It is the figure which showed the state in which the document under edit, temporary storage area | region, and its information are arrange | positioned on memory. It shows the state of the memory when document A is being edited. This shows the state of the memory when document B is being edited. The screen state when the document A is being edited is shown. The screen state when the document B is edited is shown. It is a block diagram which shows Example 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen state at the time of creating a new document. It is a figure which shows the screen of the state which moved the setting subwindow of the character attribute to the upper part of the page. It is the figure which showed the state of the memory at the time of new document preparation of FIG. It is the figure which showed the state of the memory in the document edit state of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state by which the document C was preserve | saved at the external memory. It is a figure which shows the screen of the state which moved the color setting subwindow to the upper part of the page. It is the figure which showed the state of the memory in the document edit state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

101 Document display area being edited 102 Material list display area 103 Temporary storage display area 104 Temporary storage display area registration button 105 Template list display area 201 Memory area of the document being edited 202 Temporary storage material file Path information 203 File path information of temporary storage template 204 Material image file pointed to by path 202 202 Template file pointed to by path 203 203 File storing document 401 Memory storage area of document being edited 402 Memory of sub window position information Upper storage area 403 Document file on external memory 404 Document display means 405 Subwindow display means 406 Subwindow movement means 407 Subwindow position information writing Stage 408 Document file writing means 409 Sub window position information file writing means 410 Document file reading means 411 Sub window position information reading means 420 Character input means 421 Character attribute setting means 422 Figure creation means 423 Color setting 301 Document editing window 302 Character attribute setting Sub-window displaying function group 303 Sub-window representing function group for color setting 304 Sub-window representing other function group

Claims (13)

Editing area display means for displaying an editing area for editing a document on the screen;
Temporary storage area display means for displaying a temporary storage area different from an editing area for temporarily displaying a list of materials used for editing in a reduced image;
Layout editing means for adding the material selected from the materials displayed in the temporary storage area to the document;
When saving a document being edited as a file, the path of the material currently displayed in the temporary storage area is saved as a file in association with the document, and a new document file saved with the path of the material in the temporary storage area is saved. When the document is opened, it is determined whether or not the material of the temporary storage area is associated with the document file, and the document is displayed in the editing area according to the association of the material of the temporary storage area. An editing apparatus comprising: control means for displaying a list of related materials as a reduced image in a temporary storage area.   In claim 1, when a new document is created or when a document having no associated material is opened, the material displayed in the temporary storage area already displayed is maintained without being erased from the temporary storage area. An editing device characterized by that.   2. The temporary storage area can display a reduced image of a material that cannot be edited by itself and a reduced image of a document that can be edited by itself in the editing area. When there is a material stored in association with the other document when opening the other document displayed in the temporary storage region, the material displayed in the temporary storage region is associated with the other document. An editing apparatus that replaces a saved material and maintains a display of a document already displayed in the temporary storage area without erasing the temporary storage area.   4. The editing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a mark for identifying the reduced image of the material displayed in the temporary storage area and the reduced image of the other document is displayed on one or both reduced images.   2. The editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temporary storage area is divided into categories and displayed in different list display areas. An edit area display for displaying an edit area for editing a document on the screen,
Sub-window display means for displaying the material used for editing the document or inputting instructions by the user, and for moving the position where the sub-window is displayed in the screen according to the user's operation;
When the document is saved, the displayed position in the subwindow screen is saved in association with the document, and the document associated with the displayed position in the subwindow screen is opened. An editing apparatus comprising control means for displaying a subwindow at a position in a stored screen. An edit area display process for displaying an edit area for editing a document on the screen;
A temporary storage area display step for displaying a temporary storage area different from an editing area for temporarily displaying a list of materials used for editing in a reduced image;
A layout editing process for adding material selected from the materials displayed in the temporary storage area to the document;
When saving a document being edited as a file, the path of the material currently displayed in the temporary storage area is saved as a file in association with the document, and a new document file saved with the path of the material in the temporary storage area is saved. When the document is opened, it is determined whether or not the material of the temporary storage area is associated with the document file, and the document is displayed in the editing area according to the association of the material of the temporary storage area. And an editing method comprising a control step of displaying a list of reduced images in the temporary storage area.   8. The display device according to claim 7, wherein when a new document is created or when a document having no associated material is opened, the material displayed in the temporary storage area already displayed is not erased from the temporary storage area. An editing method characterized by that.   8. The temporary storage area can display a reduced image of a material that cannot be edited by itself and a reduced image of a document that can be edited by itself in the editing area. When there is a material stored in association with the other document when opening the other document displayed in the temporary storage region, the material displayed in the temporary storage region is associated with the other document. An editing method characterized in that a document that has already been displayed in the temporary storage area is maintained without being deleted from the temporary storage area by replacing with the saved material.   10. The editing method according to claim 9, wherein a mark for identifying a reduced image of the material displayed in the temporary storage area and a reduced image of the other document is displayed on one or both reduced images.   8. The editing method according to claim 7, wherein the temporary storage area is divided into categories and displayed in different list display areas. An edit area display process for displaying an edit area for editing a document on the screen;
A subwindow for displaying the material used for editing the document or inputting a user instruction, and a subwindow display process for moving the position where the subwindow is displayed in the screen according to the user's operation,
When the document is saved, the displayed position in the subwindow screen is saved in association with the document, and the document associated with the displayed position in the subwindow screen is opened. An editing method comprising a control step of displaying a subwindow at a position in a stored screen.   An editing program for causing a computer to execute the editing method according to claim 7.

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