JPH0644240A - Cutting and pasting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to visually confirm cut contents and select desired one. CONSTITUTION:A document which is being edited can be cut by sending a cutting indication through an input means 1. The cut data are stored in a cut buffer 7. When the data are pasted at a certain position, one of the data in the cut buffer 7 is selected and pasted. When the selected data is not recent one, an indication for displaying the contents of the cut buffer 7 is sent from the input means 1, and they are displayed on the screen of a display means 8; and data is selected through a selecting means 4 and pasted at a desired position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cut / paste method. For example, it is applied to various editors such as a text editor, an image editor, and a layout editor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Emacs, a typical editor,
There is a cut / paste function for character strings. The cut character strings are sequentially stored in the cut buffer (deletion ring), and can be pasted to another place with a simple operation. That is, it is a function of fetching the deleted text in the buffer. Usually, to move or copy text, you delete it and grab it. However, when trying to use a character string that was cut before the character string that was cut immediately before for paste, there was the following problem. That is, the character string is specified by the yank-pop (reinserted text is replaced with text deleted before) command, but remembering how many times before the character string you want to use was cut, Commands must be issued based on numbers. Also, the contents of the cut buffer (deletion ring) cannot be confirmed only by the provided commands.

[0003]

[Purpose] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and enables an operator to visually confirm the cut contents, and the operator can select a desired one from the visually confirmed ones. The purpose is to provide an easy-to-use cut / paste function by making it possible to select.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides (1)
In an editing device having a cut / paste function for pasting data such as a character string displayed on a screen to another display portion, a storage unit for storing one or more cut data, and a storage unit held in the storage unit. Display means for displaying one or more data, display designating means for designating whether or not to display by the display means, and selecting means for selecting desired data from the one or more data displayed by the display means. And a paste designating means for designating the paste, and a paste means for pasting the data selected when the paste is designated by the paste designating means to the paste target portion, and further, (2) above (1) In the above, the storage means stores data based on the order of cutting, and when selection by the selection means for selecting data is not performed, Having a selecting means deemed to cut data in the near is selected, further, (3)
In the above (2), the display means for displaying the one or more data held in the storage means displays the data based on the order of cutting on another screen at the time of displaying, (4) In the above (1), (2) or (3), the storage means has a designation means for storing the data separately for each data type and designating the data type, and the display means for the designation. Displaying the data belonging to the designated type based on the designation by the means, and further, (5) in the data held in the storage means in (1), (2), (3) or (4) above. On the other hand, it is characterized in that it has a designating means for designating deletion and has a deleting means for deleting data according to the designation by the designating means. Hereinafter, description will be given based on examples of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an embodiment (claims 1 to 3) of the cut / paste method according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an input means, 2 is a display designating means, and 3 is A paste means, 4 is a selection means, 5 is a cutting means, 6 is an edited document memory, 7 is a cut buffer (storage means), and 8 is a display means. That is, it is provided with a display means 8 for displaying the cut data on the screen, a display designating means 2 for designating whether or not to display the data, and a selection means 4 for selecting a desired one from the displayed data. Incidentally, not only the character string but also a figure and an image can be handled, and a storage means 7 for storing each data type and a display means 8 capable of displaying based on the storage means 7 are provided to improve usability. . Also, one or more data in the cut buffer is displayed based on the designation, and the one selected from the data is pasted when the paste is designated.

FIG. 2 is a view showing another embodiment (claims 4 and 5) of the cut / paste system according to the present invention, in which 7 in FIG.
a is a character string cut buffer, 7b is a graphic object cut buffer, 7c is an image cut buffer, 9 is deletion means, 10 is control means, and other parts having the same operations as in FIG. . The input means 1 is typically a keyboard. Further, the control information of the display by the display means 8 is sent to a display device (not shown), and a person looks at the display device to perform various inputs. The cutting operation for the document being edited is executed by sending a cutting instruction via the input means 1. The cut data is stored in the cut buffer 7. This cut buffer 7 adopts a structure for holding the cut order (it can be realized by using a known data structure such as a stack or a queue, but here, a counter is used to assign a number to each data and manage it). .

When it is desired to paste at a certain position, one is selected from the data in the cut buffer 7 (if there is no selection, the most recently selected one is selected by default) and the paste operation is performed. If it is not the latest one, when an instruction is issued from the input means 1 to display the contents of the cut buffer 7, the display means 8 reads the contents of the cut buffer and displays it on another screen based on the order.
The operator sees the screen and selects the data he or she desires from the input means 1 through the selection means 4 (here, an instruction is given based on the number of each data). Then, the paste operation is performed at the position where the paste is desired.

When handling multimedia, it is necessary to cut / paste not only character strings but also figures and images. In that case, it is desirable to be able to handle each type of data so that it can be handled easily. Therefore, in the embodiment of FIG. 2, character strings and figures are distinguished and managed in the cut buffers 7a to 7c. The buffer is displayed according to the type of data, and the contents of the buffer can be deleted in consideration of the case where the number of data becomes too large.

FIG. 3 is an example of a screen. The whole is constructed on the window system. The contents of each cut buffer are
Since it is a sequence of numbers and the data that is the substance of them, they are displayed in a fixed order. It has a scroll function in consideration of the case where it cannot fit on the screen.

[0010]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following effects. (1) Effect corresponding to claim 1: Since the contents of the buffer can be confirmed, there is no load to remember. Since it can be seen and selected, the usability is improved. (2) Effect corresponding to claim 2: Conventional usage is possible. (3) Effect corresponding to claim 3: The display is performed in the order maintained, which is efficient. (4) Effect corresponding to claim 4: The display becomes easy by dividing by the type of data. Easy to find the desired data. (5) Effect corresponding to claim 5: The management is easy and waste is reduced. Easy to find desired data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an example of a cut / paste method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the cut / paste method according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Input means, 2 ... Display designation means, 3 ... Paste means,
4 ... selecting means, 5 ... cutting means, 6 ... edited document memory,
7 ... Cut buffer (storage means), 8 ... Display means.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An editing device having a cut / paste function for pasting data such as a character string displayed on a screen to another display portion, and a storage means for storing one or more cut data, and the storage means. Display means for displaying one or more data stored in the means, display designating means for designating whether or not to display by the display means, and desired data from the one or more data displayed by the display means. A cut / selection unit for selecting a paste, a paste designating unit for designating a paste, and a paste unit for pasting the selected data to a paste target portion when the paste is designated by the paste designating unit. Paste method. 2. The storage means stores data based on the order of cutting, and if the selection means for selecting data does not perform selection, it is considered that the most recently cut data is selected. The cut / paste method according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit. 3. The display means for displaying one or more data held in the storage means displays the data based on the order of cutting on another screen at the time of display. Item 2. The cut / paste method. 4. The storage means has a designating means for storing the data separately for each type of data and designating the data type, and the display means belonging to the type designated based on the designation by the designating means. Is displayed, and the cut / paste method according to claim 1, 2, or 3. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a designating unit that designates deletion of the data held in the storage unit, and a deleting unit that deletes the data according to the designation by the designating unit. Cut / paste method as described in 3 or 4.