JP2003016053A - Apparatus, method and program for information processing, and computer readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To edit and process easily and efficiently a plurality of information including not less than two kinds of information varying contents to be edited and processed. SOLUTION: The plurality of the information including not less than two kinds of information is specified, if a plurality of the information or the plurality of the information including not less than two kinds of information is specified, whole of setting items 801-808 setting conditions necessary to edit and process the information are displayed on a display screen by a single window (a common setting screen) 800, only setting items to set necessary conditions for editing and processing at least one information among specified information are enabled setting to be set the conditions thereto.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a computer-readable recording medium for displaying characters on a display screen and editing and processing the displayed characters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the case of editing and processing information to be edited and processed (for example, character information and image information), one desired target information is selected, and depending on the type of the selected target information, Displays the setting items that set the conditions required for editing and processing for each type of target information. Then, a general method is to perform edit processing by inputting desired conditions in the displayed setting items. Therefore, different setting items are prepared for each type of target information. Alternatively, when a plurality of pieces of target information are selected at the same time, some display only the setting items common to all the selected pieces of target information.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, the operator selects arbitrary target information, displays the setting items related to the selected target information, inputs conditions, and then , It is necessary to select another target information, display the setting items related to the selected target information, and input the condition as many times as the target information to be edited and edited, which makes the work complicated. There was a problem. This is the same when inputting the same condition for each piece of target information, which makes the work more complicated.

Further, when a plurality of target information items are selected at the same time, if only the setting items common to all the selected target information items are displayed, the setting item items will change depending on how the target information items are selected. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation of the operator may be confused. In addition, setting items that are common to only some of the selected target information are not displayed, so if you select the target information incorrectly (for example, if the target information is not If the information is included), the setting item is not displayed and the condition cannot be input to the setting item.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem of the conventional example, the present invention is an information processing capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more kinds of information having different editing and processing contents. An object is to provide an apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a computer-readable recording medium.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the object, an information processing apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 is an information processing apparatus that edits and processes a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information with different contents of editing and processing, and specifies a plurality of the information. And a display control means for displaying setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window when a plurality of the information is designated by the designating means, Among the setting items displayed by the display control means in one window, only the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designating means can be set. And condition setting permission means, and condition setting means for setting conditions on the setting items that can be set by the condition setting permission means, Characterized by comprising.

According to the first aspect of the invention, all setting items common to a plurality of information items are displayed, and the displayed setting items can be set by the designated information. It is possible to input the condition only to, and edit and process multiple information with one operation.

The information processing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus for editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents, and the editing and processing contents are different. When two or more kinds of information having different contents of the editing and processing are specified by the specifying means for specifying information of more than one kind, the two or more kinds of information having different contents of the editing and processing are edited and processed. Display control means for displaying the setting items for setting conditions necessary for displaying on a display screen by one window, and information specified by the designating means among the setting items displayed by the one window by the display control means And a condition setting permission means that allows setting of only setting items that set the conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one of the information. Characterized in that and a condition setting means for setting a condition to setting items can be set by the condition setting permission unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, all setting items common to a plurality of pieces of information are displayed, and all the displayed setting items can be set by the designated information. It is possible to set conditions in the setting items, and it is possible to edit and process a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different edit and edit contents with one operation.

An information processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the invention is the information processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect of the invention.
Further, a condition reflecting unit for reflecting the condition on the information that can reflect the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set by the condition setting unit out of the information specified by the specifying unit is provided. Is characterized by.

According to the invention described in claim 3, when the operator is made to set the condition, among the information specified,
The operator does not need to be aware of which information reflects the set conditions.

Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the display control means can be set by the condition setting permission means. The feature is that the setting items that have not been set are grayed out.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the operator can instantly determine the item for which the condition can be set and the item for which the condition cannot be set.

The information processing method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is an information processing method for editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different contents of editing and processing, and specifying a plurality of the information. A designating step, a display step of displaying a setting item for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window when a plurality of pieces of the information is designated by the designating step, and the display A condition that allows setting of only setting items that are necessary to edit and process at least one piece of information specified by the specifying step among setting items displayed by one window depending on the process It includes a setting permission step and a condition setting step of setting conditions for the setting items that can be set by the condition setting permission step. The features.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, all setting items common to a plurality of information items are displayed, and the displayed setting items can be set by the designated information. It is possible to input the condition only to, and edit and process multiple information with one operation.

The information processing method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is an information processing method for editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different contents of editing and processing, wherein the contents of the editing and processing are In the case of specifying two or more different types of information, and two or more types of information with different contents of the editing process by the designated process,
A display step of displaying setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing two or more types of information having different contents of the editing processing on a display screen by one window, and displayed by one window by the displaying step. Of the setting items, the condition setting permitting step for setting only the setting item for setting the condition necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of the information specified by the specifying step, and the condition setting And a condition setting step of setting a condition for a setting item that can be set by the permission step.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, all setting items common to a plurality of information items are displayed, and all the displayed setting items can be set by the designated information. It is possible to set conditions in the setting items, and it is possible to edit and process a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different edit and edit contents with one operation.

Further, the information processing method according to the invention of claim 7 is the same as that of the invention of claim 5 or 6,
Further, the condition reflection characterized in that the condition is reflected to the information which can reflect the condition of the setting item whose condition is set in the condition setting process among the information specified in the specifying process. It is characterized by including steps.

According to the invention described in claim 7, when the operator is made to set the condition, among the specified information,
The operator does not need to be aware of which information reflects the set conditions.

Further, in the information processing method according to the invention described in claim 8, in the invention described in any one of claims 5 to 7, the display step can be set by the condition setting permission step. The feature is that the setting items that have not been displayed are grayed out.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 8, the operator can instantly determine the item for which the condition can be set and the item for which the condition cannot be set.

An information processing program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is the information processing program for causing a computer for editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents to be executed. And a display step of displaying setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window when a plurality of the information are specified by the specifying step. Of the setting items displayed in one window by the displaying step, only setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information specified by the specifying step are set. The condition setting permission process that is enabled, and the setting items that can be set by the condition setting permission process Characterized in that it includes a condition setting step of setting, the.

According to the invention of claim 9, all the setting items common to a plurality of information are displayed, and the displayed setting items can be set by the specified information. It is possible to input the condition only to, and edit and process multiple information with one operation.

An information processing program according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the information processing program for causing a computer for editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different contents of editing and processing to be edited. When a designation step of designating two or more types of information having different processing contents and two or more types of information having different content of the editing processing by the designating step, two or more types having different editing processing contents A step of displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on the display screen by one window, and the setting step among the setting items displayed by the one window by the displaying step Of the setting items that set the conditions required to edit and process at least one of the specified information A condition setting permission step of the settable, characterized in that it contains a condition setting step of setting a condition to setting items can be set by the condition setting permission step.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, all setting items common to a plurality of information items are displayed, and all the displayed setting items can be set by the designated information. It is possible to set conditions in the setting items, and it is possible to edit and process a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different edit and edit contents with one operation.

Further, the information processing program according to the invention described in claim 11 is the information processing program according to claim 9 or 10, wherein a condition is set by the condition setting step in the information specified by the specifying step. It is characterized by including a condition reflecting step for reflecting the condition on the information capable of reflecting the condition of the set item.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when making the operator set the condition, the operator is made aware of which information of the specified information reflects the set condition. No need.

Further, in the information processing program according to the invention described in claim 12, in the invention described in any one of claims 9 to 11, the display step can be set by the condition setting permission step. The feature is that the setting items that have not been displayed are grayed out.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the operator can instantly determine the item for which the condition can be set and the item for which the condition cannot be set.

A computer-readable recording medium according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium according to the ninth aspect.
The information processing program described in 12 is recorded.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, since the information processing program according to the ninth to twelfth aspects is recorded, the program can be read by a computer, whereby the nineteenth to twelfth aspects of the present invention are recorded. The operation can be realized by a computer.

[0032]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Structure of Image-added Document Creation System) First, the overall structure of the image-added document creation system including the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram functionally showing the configuration of the entire image-added document creation system including the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In this image-added document creation system, as shown functionally in FIG. 1, an information processing apparatus 100 including an input unit 101, a processing unit 102, and an output unit 103, and a host computer system 105 are LANs. Etc. are connected by a network.

The input unit 101 is for performing an image capturing process, and includes, for example, a scanner, an IC card, a digital still camera, a photo CD reader, or the like. The input unit 101 captures an image, converts the captured image into a predetermined file format, and then transmits it to the processing unit 102.

The processing unit 102 performs processing such as registration, deletion, and modification of the image captured by the input unit 101, and is, for example, a personal computer (PC).
And so on. The image data storage unit 104 provided inside the processing unit 102 or external to the processing unit 102 is, for example, a hard disk built in a PC, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, or a rewritable CD-ROM. , MO, DVD, etc., the image data processed by the processing unit 102 is stored.

Further, the processing unit 102 searches the image data stored in the image data storage unit 104, attaches the searched image data to another document, and controls the display so that the document is displayed on the display. The print control is performed so that the output unit 103 prints.

The output unit 103 prints the image data controlled by the processing unit 102 and the document including the image data. Examples include laser printers and digital copiers capable of black and white and full color printing. The output unit 103 also includes a printer having a function of printing a business card or printing a card such as an ID card and then laminating the card.

The host computer system 105 is connected to the PC which is the processing unit 102 through a network such as a LAN, and comprises a host computer 106 and a plurality of terminal devices 107 connected to the host computer 106 through the network. The host computer 106 stores, for example, a personnel information file 108 regarding personnel information in the company, and each terminal device 107 can access the personnel information file 108.

Further, the processing unit 102 and the personnel information file 1
08, the information can be linked to each other. By inputting personnel information such as an employee number from the terminal device 107, the information is stored in the image data storage unit 104 of the processing unit 102 via the personnel information file 108. It is also possible to search for image data that has been recorded.

As a concrete application example of the image-added document creation system, for example, a business card creation system for creating business cards with a facial photograph, or a postcard such as a guide with product photographs and staff facial photographs is created. ID to create a postcard creation system or ID card with photo
A card creation system, a leaflet creation system that creates leaflets for plans, advertisement leaflets, catalogs, etc., a card creation system that creates cards with photos,
Personnel information system that creates and manages personnel ledgers with photos such as employee photos, resumes, self-reports, addresses, maps, etc., used car search system to search information with used car photos, and purchase information It includes a purchasing information planning and purchasing system to be managed, a process management system, a system for the civil construction industry by combining with a construction ledger, a construction completion drawing system by combining with a three-dimensional CAD, and the like.

Of course, these systems can also be used as color systems for creating and managing color images such as color photographs.

(Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Apparatus) Next, the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 2 shows the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment.
It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of 00.

In FIG. 2, 201 is a CPU for controlling the entire system, 202 is a ROM storing a boot program and the like, 203 is a RAM used as a work area of the CPU, and 204 is an HD (under the control of the CPU 201). An HDD (hard disk drive) that controls data read / write from / to a hard disk (205), an HD (HD) that stores data written under the control of the HDD 204, and a data (206) to an FD (floppy disk) 207 under the control of the CPU 201. 20 is an FDD (floppy disk drive) that controls the read / write of, and 207 is a removable FD that stores the data written under the control of the FDD 206.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a display for displaying documents including characters, images, etc., and function information, etc.

Further, 209 is connected to the network NET via the communication line 210, and the network NET
And the interface (I
/ F), 211 is a keyboard provided with keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, etc., 212 is a mouse for moving the cursor, selecting a range, etc., and 213 is for taking an image using a CCD. 21 digital still cameras
Reference numeral 4 denotes a printer for printing documents and the like, and 215 denotes a bus for connecting the above respective units. Note that 213 may be a scanner that optically reads an image.

(Functional Configuration of Information Processing Device) FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the processing unit 102 includes an image data storage unit 104, an operation instruction unit 301, an image registration unit 302, an image deletion unit 303, and
The configuration includes an image changing unit 304, an image search unit 305, an image pasting unit 306, a display control unit 307, a display unit 308, a print control unit 309, and the like.

The operation instruction section 301 has an image registration section 302 and an image deletion section 30 according to the display contents of the display section 308.
3, the image changing unit 304, the image searching unit 305, the image pasting unit 306, the display control unit 307, and the print control unit 309 are instructed to operate. For example, keyboard 211
And a pointing device such as the mouse 212.

The image registration unit 302 registers the image data transmitted from the input unit 101 as an image data file by adding predetermined data such as a file name, and stores it in the image data storage unit 104. Image deletion unit 3
03 deletes the image data already stored in the image data storage unit 104 from the image data storage unit 104 according to the deletion instruction from the operation instruction unit 301.

The image changing unit 304 changes the image data of the image data file already stored in the image data storage unit 104 according to the change instruction from the operation instructing unit 301, and re-images the changed image data. The data is stored in the data storage unit 104. Details of the image changing unit 304 will be described later.

The image search unit 305 searches for a desired image data file among the image data files already stored in the image data storage unit 104 according to the search instruction from the operation instruction unit 301. Also, the image pasting unit 3
In accordance with the image pasting instruction from the operation instructing unit 301, 06 performs pasting processing of the image data already stored in the image data storage unit 104 to the document.

The display control unit 307 displays an image of the image data file stored in the image data storage unit 104, a reduced image obtained by reducing the image, and the like on the display screen of the display unit 308 according to the display instruction from the operation instruction unit 301. Control to display on top. Details of the display control unit 307 will be described later.

The print control unit 309 transmits print data such as image data or a document with an image to the output unit 103 according to the print instruction from the operation instruction unit 301. Further, the operation control of the output unit, for example, the setting of the number of prints is also performed according to the operation instruction from the operation instruction unit 301.

The image registration unit 302, the image deletion unit 303, the image change unit 304, the image search unit 305, and the image pasting unit 30.
6, the display control unit 307, the print control unit 309,
ROM 202, RAM 203 or hard disk 20
5. The functions of each unit are realized by the CPU 201 and the like executing instruction processing in accordance with instructions written in the programs such as the OS and application programs recorded in the recording medium such as the floppy disk 207.

The display unit 308 also includes a display control unit 307.
A document or the like including an image or a character string is displayed based on the display control by. The display 208 is, for example, the display 208 includes a CRT, a liquid crystal display, and the like.

(Structures of Image Change Unit / Display Control Unit) Next, the structures of the image change unit 304 and the display control unit 307 will be described in more detail. FIG. 4 shows the image changing unit 304 and the display control unit 307 of the information processing apparatus according to this embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of a peripheral part thereof. As shown in FIG. 4, the image changing unit 304 includes a character string input unit 401, a start color setting unit 402, an end color setting unit 403, a character number counting unit 404, and a character color determining unit 405.
And a character designating section 410 and a character color changing section 411.

The character string input unit 401 is an input unit for inputting a character string consisting of a plurality of characters. The start color setting unit 402 is a setting unit that sets the color of the first character of the character string input by the character string input unit 401 and / or the background color of the character. The first character of the character string usually indicates the leftmost character in a horizontally written document and the uppermost character in a vertically written document.

The end color setting section 403 is a character string input section 40.
The color of the last character in the string entered by 1 and /
Alternatively, it is a setting unit for setting the background color of the character. The last character of the character string usually indicates the rightmost character in a horizontally written document and the uppermost character in a vertically written document.

The character number counting unit 404 is a character string input unit 40.
The number of characters in the character string input by 1 is counted. Although not shown in the figure, the counted result is the character number counting unit 404.
It is stored in the internal storage unit.

The character color deciding unit 405 has a start color setting unit 40.
The degree of change from the color set by 2 to the color set by the end color setting unit 403 is the number of characters counting unit 40.
Based on the number of characters counted by 4, the color of the characters other than the first character and the last character in the character string and / or the background color of the character is determined so as to be uniformly changed in character units.

Further, the display control section 307 has a display section 308.
Is controlled to color the character string with the color set by the start color setting unit 402 or the end color setting unit 403 or the color determined by the character color determination unit 405 and displayed on the display screen.

Further, the display control section 307 has a display section 308.
Dialog box 80 containing items for controlling the color of the character and / or changing the background color of the character.
Display 0.

Further, the character designating section 410 is the display control section 3
Any character in the character string displayed by 07 is designated.

The character color changing unit 411 has a character color determining unit 40.
The color of the character determined by 5 and / or the background color of the character is changed for each character. Also, the character color changing unit 4
Reference numeral 11 changes the color of the character designated by the character designating section 410 and / or the background color of the character.

Character string input section 401, start color setting section 40
2, end color setting unit 403, character number counting unit 404, character color determining unit 405, character designating unit 410, character color changing unit 411
The CPU 201 follows the instructions written in the programs such as the OS and application programs recorded in the recording medium such as the ROM 202, the RAM 203 or the hard disk 205, and the floppy disk 207.
Etc. execute the command processing, thereby realizing the function of each unit.

(Contents of Character Counting Process / Character Color Determining Process) Next, the contents of the character number counting process by the character number counting unit 404 and the character color determining process by the character color determining unit 405 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the principles of the character number counting process of the character number counting unit 404 and the character color determining process of the character color determining unit 405 of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 5, the character string: "bleeding major service", type: "gradation", start color:
It is assumed that “white” and end color: “black” are set.
The numerical value shown in parentheses below each character of the character string "Bleeding Large Service" is a numerical value indicating the degree of gradation for convenience. White is "0" percent and black is "100" percent. And

The character number counting unit 404 counts the number of character strings. In the above case, the character string “bleeding large service” has seven characters, so the character number counting unit 404 counts “7”. Next, in determining the character color, the character color determination unit 405 sets the gradation level to be uniform.
The above 100 is divided by "6 (7-1)" to obtain "16.66".
6. ． ． "Get the percentage. With this ratio, the degree of gradation is determined for each character. Specifically, the character "blood" is assigned a color with a gradation degree of "16.7" by rounding off two digits after the decimal point of "16.666 ..." Percent.

Similarly, the character "large" is "33.3".
Percent, "49.0" percent for the letter "sa",
The character "-" is assigned a color of "66.7" percent, and the character "Bi" is assigned a color of "83.3" percent according to the gradation degree.

As described above, by setting the start color and the end color, the gradation degree between the start color and the end color is evenly divided by the number of characters in the character string, and the respective equally divided colors are assigned. Determine the color of text.

(Another Functional Configuration of Information Processing Device) FIG.
Is the image changing unit 3 of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
4 is a block diagram functionally showing another configuration of the display control unit 04, the display control unit 307, and their peripheral portions. Information processing device 100
Of the components other than the image changing unit 304 and the display control unit 307, the configuration is the same as that of the present embodiment.
The explanation is also omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the image changing unit 304
Character string input unit 601 and minimum character size setting unit 602
A maximum character size setting unit 603 and a character number counting unit 60
4, a character size determination unit 605, and an arrangement pattern setting unit 610. Since the character string input unit 601 and the character number counting unit 604 have the same configurations as the character string input unit 401 and the character number counting unit 404 of the present embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

The minimum character size setting unit 602 sets the minimum character size of the character string input by the character string input unit 601 and the character having the minimum size. Similarly, the maximum character size setting unit 603 is similar to the character string input unit 60.
The maximum character size of the character string input by 1 and the character having the maximum size are set.

The character number counting unit 604 counts the number of characters from the minimum character size set by the minimum character size setting unit 602 to the maximum size character set by the maximum character size setting unit 603.

The character size determining unit 605 determines whether the degree of transition from the size set by the minimum character size setting unit 602 to the size set by the maximum character size setting unit 603 is based on the number of characters counted by the character number counting unit 604. The size of characters in the character string excluding the minimum character size character and the maximum character size character is determined so as to change evenly.

The layout pattern setting unit 610 sets a layout pattern for changing the character size of each character in the character string.

The character string input unit 601, the minimum character size setting unit 602, the maximum character size setting unit 603, the character number counting unit 604, the character size determination unit 605, and the layout pattern setting unit 610 are respectively the ROM 202, the RAM 203 or the hard disk 205, and the floppy disk. A CPU according to instructions written in a program such as an OS and an application program recorded in a recording medium such as the disk 207
The functions of the respective units are realized by the 201 and the like executing instruction processing.

Further, the display control unit 307 has the display unit 30.
8 is controlled to change and display each character of the character string to the size set by the minimum character size setting unit 602 or the maximum character size setting unit 603 or the size determined by the character size determination unit 605.

(Contents of Process of Image Change Unit) Next, a procedure of a series of processes of the image change unit 304 will be described. Figure 7
6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing of an image changing unit 304 of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. Figure 7
In the flowchart of step 1, first, it is determined whether or not there is a display instruction of a common setting screen 800 described later (step S701). Here, after waiting for an instruction, if there is an instruction (step S701: Yes), the number of characters of the input character string is acquired (step S702) and the common setting screen 800 is displayed (step S703).

Next, the effect character shape setting field 8 to be described later
It is determined whether the arrangement pattern check box of 06 is checked (step S704), waits for the check, and if it is checked (step S70).
4: Yes), and then determines whether or not there is an instruction to change the arrangement pattern (step S705). here,
When there is an instruction to change the arrangement pattern (step S70)
5: Yes) performs the layout change process based on the layout pattern for which the modification instruction has been issued (step S706).

On the other hand, in step S705, if there is no instruction to change the layout pattern (step S705:
No) does nothing, and the process proceeds to step S707. Next, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to change the minimum character size (step S707). When there is no change instruction (step S707: No), nothing is done and the process proceeds to step S709.

If there is a change instruction in step S707 (step S707: Yes), the character size of another character is determined based on the changed minimum character size (step S708), and then step S709.
Move to.

Next, as in the case of the minimum character size,
It is determined whether there is an instruction to change the maximum character size (step S709). If there is no change instruction (step S709: No), nothing is done and the process proceeds to step S703 to re-display (step S7).
03).

On the other hand, if there is a change instruction in step S709 (step S709: Yes), the character size of another character is determined based on the changed maximum character size (step S710), and then step S710. S
Then, the process proceeds to step 703 and redisplay is performed (step S70).
3).

As described above, by changing only the size of the character while keeping the shape of the character as it is, the character string as a whole can be arranged impressively while keeping the legibility of the character. Also, an arrangement pattern 1401 described later
The layout of characters can be freely laid out by a simple operation of selecting ˜1408.

(Contents of Common Setting Screen) Next, the contents of the operation of the information processing apparatus and the contents of the display screen will be described using a specific display example. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the common setting screen (dialog box) 800 displayed on the display unit 308 of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 8, a common setting screen (dialog box) 800 has a size setting column 801, a character color setting column 802, a background color setting column 803, and a word setting column 8.
04, the text setting field 805, and the effect character shape setting field 8
06, a font setting column 807, a line setting column 808,
"OK" button 809 and "Cancel" button 810
It consists of and.

(Contents of Size Setting Field) Size Setting Field 80
1 sets the size (either the width and the height or the width and the height) of a control such as a character string or an image. When setting, it is possible to set by checking either or both of the width and height check boxes. The check boxes perform the same function in each setting field described below (the description of the check boxes in each setting field described below is omitted).

(Contents of Character Color Setting Field) Character Color Setting Field 80
2 sets the character color of the character string. 9 to 11 show the contents of the character color setting field 802. 9 to 11, the character color setting field 802 is a character color type input field 9
01, a character color start color input field 902 as the start color setting section 402, and a character color end color input field 903 as the end color setting section 403. In addition, each input field 901,9
Downward arrow buttons are provided at the right ends of 02 and 903. By pressing these downward arrow buttons, each input candidate is displayed in a pop-up screen.

Sample color display fields 922 and 923 are provided on the left side of the start color input field 902 and the end color input field 903. Sample color display column 9
22 and 923 display the samples of the colors input in the start color input field 902 and the end color input field 903.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which the downward arrow button 911 at the right end of the type input field 901 is pressed. Figure 1
0, two types of character colors, “single color” and “gradation”, are displayed as input candidates on the pop-up screen 931. “Mono color” is set so that all the character strings have the same color. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, when “mono color” is input, the end color input field 903 is grayed out. Then, the input is disabled.

On the other hand, "gradation" is set so that the color of each character in the character string changes step by step in character units. When "gradation" is input, not only the start color input field 902 but also the end color input field 903 are ready for input. However, when the same color is input to the start color input field 902 and the end color input field 903, the gradation does not occur and the same state as when "monochromatic" is input is obtained.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the downward arrow button 912 at the right end of the start color input field 902 is pressed. In FIG. 11, in the pop-up screen 932, eight colors of “black”, “blue”, “green”, “cyan”, “red”, “magenta”, “yellow”, and “white” are input as start colors. It is displayed as a candidate. Further, when the “palette” displayed at the bottom of the pop-up screen 932 is selected, a color palette (not shown) is displayed, and when there are input candidates of 8 colors or more, other input candidates are selected by the palette. You can choose.

The procedure of a series of processes of the image changing unit 304 is as follows. First, it is determined whether or not a target character string is selected and a common setting screen 800 to be described later is instructed. Here, select character string, common setting screen 8
When a character string is selected and a common setting screen 800 is displayed after waiting for the display instruction of 00, the number of characters of the selected character string is acquired and the common setting screen 800 is displayed.

Next, when “gradation” is selected in the character color type input field 901 of the character color setting field 802, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to change the color of the start color input field 902. Then, when there is a color change instruction, character color determination processing is performed. That is, since the color of each character of the character string differs due to the change of the start color, the character color of each character is determined based on the changed color.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to change the color in the end color input field 903. When there is an instruction to change the color, the character color is determined. That is, since the color of each character in the character string is different as the start color is changed by changing the end color, the character color of each character is determined based on the changed color. After that, it is displayed again in the changed state.

In this way, the color of each character remains a single color,
It is possible to perform a gradation effect with a simple operation such that a gradation effect is generated for the entire character string. Further, the character designating section 410 and the character color changing section 411.
Thus, it is possible to color only the character to be emphasized with another color while maintaining the gradation effect as the entire character string.

(Contents of Background Color Setting Field) Next, the background color setting field 803 will be described. In FIG. 12, the background color setting field 903 includes a background input field 1201. Also,
At the right end of the background input field 1201, a downward arrow button 1211 is provided as in the character color setting field 802.
By pressing these down arrow buttons 1211, input candidates are displayed on the pop-up screen 1231.

A sample color display field 1221 is provided on the left side of the background input field 1201. The sample color display field 1221 displays a sample of the color input in the background color input field 1201.

The background is shown in FIGS. 16, 18 and 2 which will be described later.
0, FIG. 22, FIG. 24, FIG. 26, and FIG. 28, it is represented by a quadrangle surrounding a character, but is not limited to this and may be another figure such as a circle or a triangle. Further, these figures can be designated by the operator. In this way, it is possible to display the character string more effectively by changing not only the color of the character but also the background color of the character.

(Contents of Word Setting Field) Next, the word setting field 804 will be described. The word setting column 804 sets various arrangements of characters. In FIG. 13, the word setting field 804 includes a character arrangement input field 1301. Also,
At the right end of the character arrangement input field 1301, the character color setting field 80
2. Down arrow button 1 as in the background color setting field 803
311 is provided and these downward arrow buttons 1
By pressing 311 the input candidates are displayed on the pop-up screen 1331. As the input candidates displayed on the pop-up screen 1331, "left alignment",
There are "centering", "right justification", and "equal allocation".

(Contents of Text Setting Field) Next, the contents of the text setting field 805 will be described. The text setting field 805 is
Set the character spacing and line spacing, or the character spacing and line spacing in the control. At the time of setting, it is possible to set by checking either or both of the check boxes between the characters and the lines.

(Contents of Effect Character Shape Setting Field) Next,
The contents of the effect character shape setting field 806 will be described.
In FIG. 14, the effect character shape setting field 806 includes a layout pattern display field in which the layout patterns 1401 to 1408 are displayed, a minimum character size change controller 1411, and a maximum character size change controller 1421.

The layout pattern display section displays the layout pattern that has been designed, and the layout pattern can be selected by moving the cursor to the display area of the desired layout pattern and clicking. The area of the selected layout pattern is highlighted so as to distinguish it from other layout patterns.

Minimum character size change controller 1411
The character size can be changed in an analog manner by dragging the knob part and moving it to the left or right. Specifically, moving it to the left decreases the character size, and moving it to the right increases the character size. The maximum character size change controller 1421 has the same configuration as the minimum character size change controller 1411, and therefore its description is omitted.

15, FIG. 17, FIG. 19, FIG. 21, and FIG.
3, FIG. 25, and FIG. 27 are effect character shape setting fields 8 respectively.
06, FIG. 16, FIG. 18, FIG. 20, FIG.
FIG. 24, FIG. 26, and FIG. 28 show the display state of the character string according to the arrangement pattern. In FIG. 15, the arrangement pattern 1402 is selected, and the character strings are displayed in FIG. 16 corresponding to the arrangement pattern 1402.

In FIG. 16, if the character "out", which is the minimum character size, is "0" percent and the character "su", which is the maximum character size, is "100" percent, the characters "blood", "large", and "sa". “,” “,” And “Bi” increase in size at a rate of “16.666 ...” Percent, respectively. The “16.666 ...” Percentage is an equal ratio calculated based on the number of characters in the character string counted by the character number counting unit 604, as in the present embodiment.

In FIG. 17, the array pattern 14
03 is selected and the character string is displayed corresponding to the array pattern 1403. In FIG. 18, the minimum character size is the character “out” and the character “s” at both ends of the character string, and the maximum character size is the character “sa” at the center of the character string. Therefore, if the minimum character size is "0" percent and the maximum character size is "100" percent,
The other characters in the string are the letters "blood" and "bi."
Is "33.3" percent, the character "large" and the character "-" are "66.7" percent.

In this way, the number of characters from the character corresponding to the minimum character size to the character corresponding to the maximum character size is counted, and the sizes of other characters are determined so as to have an equal ratio calculated based on the number of characters. To do.

FIG. 19 shows a case where the arrangement pattern 1404 is selected, FIG. 21 shows a case where the arrangement pattern 1405 is selected, and FIG. 23 shows a case where the arrangement pattern 1406 is selected.
FIG. 25 shows a case in which the arrangement pattern 1407 is selected.
7 shows the case where the arrangement pattern 1408 is selected, respectively. FIG. 20 shows a character string corresponding to the arrangement pattern 1404, FIG. 22 shows a character string corresponding to the arrangement pattern 1405, and FIG. 24 shows an arrangement pattern 1406. The corresponding character string is displayed in FIG. 26, the character string corresponding to the arrangement pattern 1407, and the character string corresponding to the arrangement pattern 1408 are displayed in FIG. 28. These contents are shown in Figure 1.
5 to FIG. 18, the description thereof will be omitted.

(Processing Flow of Image Change Unit) Next, a series of processing flow will be described. FIG. 29 is a flow chart showing a flow of a series of processes of the image changing unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 29, first, it is determined whether "definition" has been selected (step S2901). Here, after waiting for the "definition" to be selected, if it is selected (step S2901: YES), it is next determined whether or not a plurality of controls are designated (selected) (step S2902). . Here, the plurality of controls may be the same type of control, or may be different types of controls.

If only one control is designated (selected) in step S2902 (step S2902: No), a dedicated setting screen (not shown) for the designated control is displayed. That is, the display processing of the setting screen by the usual “definition” selection is performed.

On the other hand, when a plurality of controls are designated in step S2902 (step S29)
02: Yes), the common setting screen 800 is displayed next (step S2903). After the setting operation is completed, it is determined whether the "OK" button 809 or the "Cancel" button 810 is pressed (step S2).
904, step S2905).

After waiting for either the "OK" button 809 or the "Cancel" button 810 to be pressed, if the "OK" button 809 is pressed (step S2904: YES), the set contents are reflected. Then (step S2906), the process proceeds to step S2907. On the other hand, when the “cancel” button 810 is pressed (step S2905: YES), the process proceeds to step S2907 without reflecting the setting content. Step S290
In step 7, the common setting screen 800 is erased (step S29
07), and a series of processing ends.

Next, step S290 shown in FIG.
The contents of the process of displaying the common setting screen of No. 3 will be described.
FIG. 30 shows the process of displaying the common installation screen (step S290).
It is a flow chart which shows a flow of processing of 3). First,
The first setting column (item) among the setting columns 801 to 808
Is selected (step S3001), and it is determined whether the selected item is an item necessary for setting any of the selected controls (step S3002).

In step S3002, if it is a necessary item (step S3002: Yes), normal display is performed (step S3003). On the other hand, if the item is not a necessary item (step S3002: No), it is grayed out (step S3004) so that the item cannot be selected.

In this way, each item is checked and it is determined whether or not all items have been completed (step S3005). If all the items have not been checked (step S30)
05: No, the next item is selected (step S30).
06), and thereafter, the process returns to step S3002, and steps S3002 to S3005 are repeated. Then, when all the items are completed (step S3005: Yes), the common setting screen 800
The display process of is ended.

As described above, according to the image processing apparatus of this embodiment, when a plurality of pieces of information including two or more kinds of information having different contents of editing processing are designated, and a plurality of pieces of the information are designated. , Or when two or more types of information with different editing and processing contents are specified, the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information are displayed on the display screen in one window, and one window is displayed. Among the setting items displayed by, it is possible to set only the setting items that set the conditions necessary to edit and process at least one piece of the specified information, and set the conditions for the setting items that can be set. In order to set, all setting items common to multiple information items are displayed, and in the displayed setting items, the setting items that can be set according to the specified information To be able to input the condition, it is possible to perform the edit processing of a plurality of information in a single operation (edit including two or more information content different processing).

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the condition can be reflected in the information that can reflect the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set among the designated information,
When making the operator set the condition, it is not necessary for the operator to be aware of which of the specified information the set condition reflects.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the setting items that cannot be set are grayed out, so that the operator can instantly judge the items for which conditions can be set and the items for which conditions cannot be set. it can.

The information processing method according to this embodiment is realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is a hard disk, floppy disk, CD-ROM, M
It is executed by being recorded in a computer-readable recording medium such as O or DVD and being read from the recording medium by the computer. Further, this program can be distributed via the recording medium or as a transmission medium via a network.

[0119]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, the designating means for designating a plurality of pieces of information including two or more kinds of information with different contents of editing and processing, and the designating means When a plurality of pieces of the information are designated, display control means for displaying setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window, and one window by the display control means Of the displayed setting items, the condition setting permission unit that can set only the setting item that sets the condition necessary to edit and process at least one piece of information specified by the specifying unit, and Since the condition setting means for setting conditions to the setting items that can be set by the condition setting permission means is provided, common setting items for a plurality of information items can be set. It is possible to input the conditions only to the setting items that are displayed and displayed and can be set by the specified information, and you can edit and process multiple information with one operation. You can
As a result, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain an information processing apparatus capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in a plurality of information processing apparatuses for editing and processing, which include two or more types of information having different contents of editing and processing, two or more types of information having different details of the editing and editing are included. Necessary to edit and process two or more kinds of information having different contents of editing and processing when the specification means for specifying information and two or more kinds of information having different contents of editing and processing are specified by the specifying means The display control means for displaying the setting items for setting various conditions on the display screen by one window, and the setting items displayed by the one window by the display control means among the information designated by the designating means. Condition setting permission means for setting only setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information, and the condition setting Since it is equipped with condition setting means for setting conditions on the setting items that can be set by the enabling means, all setting items common to a plurality of information items are displayed, and all the setting items displayed are specified. It is possible to set conditions to the setting items that can be set by different information, and it is possible to edit and process multiple information including two or more types of information with different contents of editing and processing with one operation. Thus, there is an effect that it is possible to obtain an information processing apparatus capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, further, among the information designated by the designating means, the condition set by the condition setting means is set. For the information that can reflect the condition of the item, since the condition reflecting means for reflecting the condition is provided, when making the operator set the condition,
Of the specified information, it is not necessary for the operator to be aware of which condition the set condition is reflected in, and this makes it easy to store multiple information including two or more types of information with different editing contents. Further, it is possible to obtain an information processing apparatus capable of efficiently editing and processing.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the display control means cannot be set by the condition setting permission means. Since the setting items are grayed out, it is possible for the operator to instantly judge which items can and cannot be set for the conditions, which makes it possible to edit multiple items containing two or more types of information with different editing contents. There is an effect that an information processing apparatus capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing the information in (1) is obtained.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, a plurality of designation steps for designating a plurality of pieces of information including two or more kinds of information having different editing contents, and a plurality of pieces of the information are designated by the designation step. In the case of a display step of displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window, and among the setting items displayed by one window by the display step, It is possible to set by a condition setting permission step that allows setting only setting items that set conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designation step, and the condition setting permission step. Since it includes a condition setting process that sets conditions for the specified setting items, all setting items common to multiple information items are displayed and displayed. In the setting items, the condition can be input only to the setting items that can be set by the specified information, and it is possible to edit and process multiple information with one operation. Thus, there is an effect that an information processing method capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of different information is obtained.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 6, a specification step of designating a plurality of information including two or more kinds of information different in the content of the editing process, and the content of the editing process is different depending on the designating step. When two or more kinds of information are designated, a display step of displaying setting items on a display screen by one window for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing two or more kinds of information with different contents of the editing and processing. Of the setting items displayed in one window by the displaying step, only setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information specified by the specifying step are set. And a condition setting step of setting conditions for the setting items settable by the condition setting allowing step. , All setting items common to multiple information items are displayed, and in all displayed setting items, conditions that can be set by the specified information can be set, and a single operation can be performed. It is possible to edit and process multiple information including two or more types of information with different editing and editing contents, which makes it easy and efficient to obtain multiple information including two or more types of information with different editing and editing contents. An effect is obtained that an information processing method capable of being edited and processed is obtained.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 7, in the invention described in claim 5 or 6, the setting in which the condition is set by the condition setting step in the information specified by the specifying step For information that can reflect the condition of the item, since it includes a condition reflecting step characterized by reflecting the condition, when the operator sets the condition, among the specified information, It is not necessary for the operator to be aware of which information the set conditions are reflected in, and by doing so, it is possible to easily and efficiently edit and process a plurality of information including two or more types of information with different editing contents. An effect that an information processing method capable of achieving the above is obtained.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 8, in the invention described in any one of claims 5 to 7, the display step is not set by the condition setting permission step. Since the items are grayed out, it is possible for the operator to instantly judge which items can and cannot be set for the conditions, which makes it possible to display multiple items containing two or more types of information with different editing contents. An effect is obtained that an information processing method capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing information is obtained.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, a plurality of pieces of information including a plurality of pieces of information including two or more kinds of information having different editing contents are designated, and a plurality of pieces of the information are designated by the designation step. In the case of a display step of displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window, and among the setting items displayed by one window by the display step, It is possible to set by a condition setting permission step that allows setting only setting items that set conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designation step, and the condition setting permission step. Since it includes a condition setting process that sets conditions for the specified setting items, all setting items common to multiple information items are displayed and displayed. In the setting items, the condition can be input only to the setting items that can be set by the specified information, and it is possible to edit and process multiple information with one operation. There is an effect that an information processing program capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of different information is obtained.

According to the invention described in claim 10,
When a plurality of types of information including two or more types of information having different editing contents are designated, and two or more types of information having different contents of the editing process are designated by the designation process, A display step of displaying on a display screen a setting item for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing two or more types of information having different contents, and a setting item displayed in one window by the display step. Of these, the condition setting permission step that allows setting of only setting items that set the conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designation step, and the setting by the condition setting permission step Since it includes a condition setting process that sets conditions for possible setting items, all setting items common to multiple information items are displayed. , In all displayed setting items, conditions can be set for the setting items that can be set according to the specified information, and multiple items containing two or more types of information with different editing contents in one operation It is possible to perform editing and processing of information, and thereby, an information processing program capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information with different contents of editing and processing is obtained. Has the effect.

Further, according to the invention of claim 11,
In the invention according to claim 9 or 10, further, for the information that can reflect the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set by the condition setting process, among the information specified by the specifying process, Since the condition reflection process is characterized by reflecting the condition, when the operator sets the condition, the operator is conscious of which of the specified information the condition set is reflected. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an information processing program capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different contents of editing and processing.

According to the invention described in claim 12,
In the invention according to any one of claims 9 to 11,
Since the display step grays out the setting items that are not settable by the condition setting permitting step, it is possible to allow the operator to instantly judge which items can be set and which cannot be set, As a result, it is possible to obtain an information processing program capable of easily and efficiently editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents.

According to the invention described in claim 13,
By recording the information processing program according to claims 9 to 12, the program can be read by a computer, and thereby a recording medium capable of realizing the operations according to claims 9 to 12 can be obtained. Has the effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram functionally showing the overall configuration of an image-added document creation system including an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram functionally showing the configurations of the image changing units and their peripherals of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram functionally showing the configurations of the image changing units and their peripherals of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an image changing unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the dialog box displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the character string displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a flow of a series of processes of the image changing unit of the information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

30 is a flowchart showing the flow of the common setting screen display process (step S2903) shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 information processing device 101 Input section 102 Processing section 103 output section 104 image data storage unit 201 CPU 205 HD 207 FD 208 display 211 keyboard 212 mouse 213 Digital Still Camera 301 Operation instruction unit 304 Image change unit 307 Display control unit 308 display 401,601 Character string input section 402 Start color setting section 403 End color setting section 404,604 Character number counting unit 405 Character color determination unit 410 Character designation part 411 Text color change part 602 Minimum character size setting section 603 Maximum character size setting part 605 Character size determination unit 610 Arrangement pattern setting section 800 Common setting screen (dialog box)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Toshinori Takagi             1-3-3 Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Ricoh F-term (reference) 5B009 QB11 QB17                 5E501 AA14 AC34 BA05 DA13 EA05                       EA15 EB05 FA05 FA08

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus for editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information with different contents of editing and processing, wherein a specifying unit for specifying a plurality of the information and a plurality of the information is specified by the specifying unit. In this case, the display control means for displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on the display screen by one window, and the setting items displayed by the one window by the display control means. Of these, the condition setting permission unit that can set only the setting items that set the conditions necessary to edit and process at least one of the information designated by the designation unit, and the condition setting permission unit An information processing apparatus comprising: a condition setting unit that sets a condition for an enabled setting item. 2. An information processing apparatus for editing and processing, the information processing apparatus including a plurality of types of information having different contents of editing and processing, a designation unit for designating two or more types of information having different contents of the editing and processing, and the designation unit. When two or more types of information different in the contents of the editing and processing are specified by, the setting items for setting the conditions necessary to edit and process the two or more types of information in the contents of the editing and processing are one window Necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information specified by the specifying means among the setting items displayed on the display screen by the display controlling means and the setting items displayed by the display controlling means in one window. It is possible to set by the condition setting permission means that can set only the setting items that set various conditions, and the condition setting permission means. The information processing apparatus characterized by comprising: a condition setting means for setting the conditions constant item, the. 3. The information is further reflected in the information designated by the designation means, which is capable of reflecting the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set by the condition setting means. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a characteristic condition reflecting unit. 4. The information processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display control unit gray-out-displays a setting item that cannot be set by the condition setting permission unit. apparatus. 5. An information processing method for editing and processing a plurality of information including two or more types of information with different contents of editing and processing, wherein a specifying step of specifying a plurality of the information, and a plurality of the information is specified by the specifying step. In the case of a display step of displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window, among the setting items displayed by one window by the display step, A condition setting permitting step capable of setting only setting items for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designation step, and setting possible by the condition setting permitting step. An information processing method comprising: a condition setting step of setting a condition for the set item. 6. An information processing method for editing and processing a plurality of pieces of information including two or more types of information having different editing contents, a designation step of designating two or more types of information having different editing contents, and the designation step. When two or more types of information different in the contents of the editing and processing are specified by, the setting items for setting the conditions necessary to edit and process the two or more types of information in the contents of the editing and processing are one window A display step to be displayed on a display screen according to, and a condition necessary to edit and process at least one piece of information specified by the specifying step among setting items displayed by one window by the displaying step. Condition setting permission step that allows only setting items to set, and setting items that can be set by the condition setting permission step The information processing method characterized by including a condition setting step of setting a condition, the. 7. The information is further reflected in the information designated by the designation step, which is capable of reflecting the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set by the condition setting step. The information processing method according to claim 5, further comprising a characteristic condition reflecting step. 8. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein in the display step, setting items that cannot be set in the condition setting permitting step are grayed out. . 9. An information processing program for causing a computer to edit and process a plurality of information including two or more types of information with different editing contents, a designation step of designating a plurality of the information, and the information by the designation step. When a plurality of are specified, a display step of displaying the setting items for setting the conditions necessary for editing and processing the information on a display screen by one window, and the setting displayed by one window by the display step Of the items, a condition setting permission step that allows setting of only setting items that set the conditions necessary for editing and processing at least one piece of information designated by the designation step, and the condition setting permission step The condition setting process of setting conditions for the setting items that can be set by Information processing program to be executed by the computer. 10. An information processing program executed by a plurality of editing and processing computers including two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents, and a designating step of designating two or more types of information having different editing and processing contents. A setting item for setting conditions necessary for editing and processing two or more types of information different in the content of the editing process when two or more types of information different in the content of the editing process are designated by the designating step. A step of displaying on a display screen by one window, and for editing and processing at least one piece of information specified by the specifying step among the setting items displayed by one window by the displaying step. Condition setting permitting step that allows only setting items for setting conditions necessary for the setting, and the condition setting permitting step Thus the information processing program for executing a condition setting step of setting a condition to settable with setting item, the computer, characterized in that it contains. 11. Further, it is preferable that the condition is reflected on information that can reflect the condition of the setting item for which the condition is set by the condition setting process among the information specified by the specifying process. An information processing program to be executed by a computer according to claim 9 or 10, including a characteristic condition reflecting step. 12. The computer according to claim 9, wherein the display step is a gray-out display of setting items that cannot be set by the condition setting permission step. An information processing program. 13. A computer-readable recording medium on which the information processing program according to any one of claims 9 to 12 is recorded.