JPH07239846A - Typesetting processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a typesetting processor for outputting the result after typesetting processing while using plural kinds of fonts in different character code systems or the like. CONSTITUTION:A data fetching part 6 fetches text data, typesetting instruction and font selection data for selecting any font for each character at outputting time or the like. According to the typesetting instruction fetching those text data, a typesetting processing part 7 gets typesetting data by executing the typesetting processing. A character code converting part 8 gets the character code inside the font, which is selected by the font selection data, corresponding to the characters of text data by using a character code conversion table 14 or any conversion expression. A font retrieving part 9 selects any font corresponding to the font selection data, retrieves that font with the provided character code and reads out the font data for output. Those font data and the typesetting data are supplied to a printer 4 and the typesetting processing result is outputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a typesetting device including a desk top publishing (DTP), etc., and in particular, it outputs various types of output after typesetting using a plurality of fonts registered in advance. The present invention relates to a typesetting processing device that uses a font of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A typesetting device of this type determines the arrangement position of each character in accordance with a typesetting instruction specified for given text data, and registers font data corresponding to the arranged character in advance. Read from the font
Output such as display, printing and film printing.

A font means a series of characters (including alphanumeric characters and symbols other than character types such as kana and kanji) created based on the same typeface.
Unless otherwise specified, the terms have the same meaning). In addition, a typeface refers to a design design in which a set of a series of characters is uniformly applied for printing or display based on a concept such as aesthetics. For example, Mincho type, italic type, Gothic type. The body etc. are known. That is,
There are multiple types of fonts for the same typeface, and these fonts are created by the font maker.
Supplied to users.

Here, the structure of the font data of one character forming the font will be defined with reference to the schematic diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 27, the component of the numeral “0” is shown. The font shape of the character is stored in a "virtual body" IB, which is a rectangular frame indicating the size of the character.
The horizontal length X of B is "character width", and the vertical length Y is
Is defined as "character height". In general, the character width X and the character height Y have the same value, that is, the virtual body IB is formed in a square.

Inside the virtual body IB, a "character surface" F showing the character shape of the character is arranged at appropriate intervals, and the character surface F shows dot data consisting of a collection of points and mathematically the shape. It is composed of vector data.

Further, when the above character is arranged at a desired coordinate in the user space, a reference position for arranging at the coordinate is appropriately set on the character.
The lower left of the virtual body IB is the reference point P. The face F of each character is arranged with this reference point P as a reference.

In this specification, character data of one character having the above-defined structure is defined as font data unless otherwise specified. A font is one set of these font data arranged, and each font data is assigned a character code according to a predetermined character code system. As the character code system, a standardized, for example, JIS code system, shift JIS code system, EUC code system, or the like is adopted. For example,
In the JIS code system, the character code “0x2330” indicates the number “0”, and the same “0x2123” indicates “.”.
Will be shown. In addition, 4-digit alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-
"0x" before F) is a code representing a hexadecimal number.

For example, in a typesetting device in which a font created in accordance with the JIS code system is registered, for example, when outputting the numeral "0", the font is searched with "0x2330" indicating the numeral "0". The font data of "0" is read and the read font data is output.

In order to improve the appearance of the output product, for example, the printed matter, it is desired to output using a plurality of types of fonts. Therefore, various font data can be used by registering multiple types of fonts in the conventional device and selecting a desired font for each character after the typesetting process and reading the font data at the time of output. Some are configured to obtain a good-looking printed matter or the like.

[0010]

However, the conventional example having such a structure has the following problems. The font is created according to a predetermined character code system, and this character code system is arbitrarily determined by the font maker. Therefore, the font of Company A is JI
The S code system may be used, and the fonts of Company B may be created using the shift JIS code system. If the character code systems are different, the same character code does not always indicate the same font data. In addition, even if the same character code system is used, such as JIS 78, 1983, and 1990, font data adopted may differ depending on the year, or some font data and character codes may correspond. There are also some relationships that have changed.

However, the conventional apparatus internally processes according to a specific character code system. That is,
When text data is read according to a specific character code system, the text data is formatted according to the specified formatting instructions, and the font data corresponding to each character after the format processing is read, the font is also according to the specific character code system. Are searching for. For example, if a font with a different character code system is registered in a conventional device and a font with a character code system different from the character code system handled by the device is searched for, a character different from the specified character will be displayed. If it is read out (such a phenomenon is generally called "garbled character"), or if fonts of the same character code system but different fiscal year versions are registered, the character garbled If this happens or if the specified font data is not adopted, the specified characters will not be output. Therefore, the conventional device has a disadvantage that only fonts of the same character code system and the same year can be registered.

At present, various font manufacturers provide various fonts. Therefore, in order to improve the appearance of printed matter and the like, it is desired that the fonts of various companies can be used. However, as described above, in the conventional device, since only fonts of the same character code system and the same year can be registered, there is a font restriction problem that a desired font cannot be used.

In the standardized JIS code system, shift JIS code system and EU code system, JI
S The use of so-called external character areas other than the areas in which each character that composes JIS level 1 non-kanji, JIS level 1 kanji, JIS level 2 kanji, etc. is used is optional for each font maker. Has been. For example,
Character codes assigned to special symbols and characters called unique characters are arbitrarily decided by each font maker, and half-width characters other than full-width, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, etc. with different number of corners are also in the external character area. The character code of is assigned arbitrarily. Also, for example, like "." Or ","
For special characters that use different characters in vertical writing mode and horizontal writing mode, the characters for horizontal writing mode are included in JIS Level 1 non-Kanji characters, and the characters for vertical writing mode are assigned any character codes in the external character area. There are cases such as As for the special characters assigned to the external character area in this way, the character code to be assigned is arbitrarily determined by the manufacturer, so even if a font of the same character code system is registered in the standardized character code system, the manufacturer If they differ, garbled characters may occur when searching for special characters.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a typesetting apparatus which can use fonts having different character code systems or fonts of different manufacturers without causing garbled characters. The purpose is to provide.

[0015]

The present invention has the following constitution in order to achieve such an object. That is, the invention according to claim 1 performs the typesetting process on the given text data in accordance with the designated typesetting instruction, and from the desired font among the plurality of types of fonts registered in advance, the characters after the typesetting process are performed. Is a typesetting device that reads out the font data corresponding to each of the characters forming the text data and outputs the result after the typesetting process, and registers a plurality of types of fonts created by any character code system. A desired font from a plurality of types of fonts registered in the font storing means and the text data according to a predetermined character code system, the text data is formatted, and the text data is formatted. A font selection data for selecting a font for each character that constitutes the text data. And a data capturing means for capturing the captured text data, typesetting processing means for performing typesetting processing on the captured text data according to the loaded typesetting instruction, and obtaining typesetting data including the arrangement position of each character after the typesetting processing, and the text data. A character code conversion unit for converting the character code of each character into a character code in the font selected by the font selection data, which corresponds to the character after the typesetting process, and a plurality of characters registered in the font storage unit. Each character after the typesetting process is performed by selecting a font from among the fonts of various types based on the font selection data and searching the selected font using the character code obtained by the character code conversion means. Font search means for reading the font data corresponding to And font data,
Output means for outputting the result of the typesetting processing by being given the typesetting data obtained by the typesetting processing means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the typesetting processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the typesetting instruction fetched by the data fetching means includes at least a typesetting direction, and the character code converting means. Is a character code of the text data corresponding to a set direction special character that requires character code conversion, corresponding to a character after typesetting processing according to the set direction, in the font selected by the font selection data. It includes a process of converting to a character code.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the typesetting processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the typesetting instruction fetched by the data fetching means includes at least an indication of the number of characters and the character code. The converting means selects the character code of the text data corresponding to the special character of the number of characters, which needs conversion of the character code, by the font selection data corresponding to the character after the typesetting process according to the number of characters of the character. It includes a process for converting into a character code in the created font.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the typesetting device according to the first aspect, the character code conversion means arbitrarily assigns a character code to each font stored in the font storage means. The process includes converting the character code of the text data corresponding to the generated unique character into a character code in the font selected by the font selection data.

[0019]

The operation of the invention described in claim 1 is as follows. First, the data fetching means fetches text data in accordance with a predetermined character code system, and fetches typesetting instructions and font selection data. The typesetting processing means performs the typesetting process on the text data according to the typesetting instruction, and obtains the typesetting data including the arrangement position of each character after the typesetting process. next,
The character code conversion means converts the character code of each character forming the text data into the character code in the font selected by the font selection data, which corresponds to the character after the typesetting process. Then, the font retrieving means retrieves the font data corresponding to each character after the typesetting processing by retrieving each font selected by the font selection data using the character code obtained by the character code converting means. By supplying this font data and the typesetting data obtained by the typesetting processing means to the output means, it is possible to output the designated font data from a font having a character code system different from the character code system of the text data, It is also possible to output the font data arbitrarily assigned to each manufacturer as specified.

The character code system referred to in the present invention is
Not only the correspondence between characters and character codes of JIS Level 1 non-Kanji, JIS Level 1 Kanji, JIS Level 2 Kanji, but also the correspondence between characters and character codes in other external character areas, Refers to the correspondence between characters and character codes.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the typesetting instruction includes a typesetting instruction, and the typesetting processing means typesets the text data in accordance with the typesetting instruction including the typesetting instruction, and the characters of each character after the typesetting processing are processed. The formatted data including the arrangement position is obtained.
Then, the character code conversion means corresponds to the character code of the text data corresponding to the set direction special character requiring the conversion of the character code, the character after the typesetting process according to the set direction,
The process of converting to the character code in the font selected by the font selection data is performed.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the typesetting instruction includes a character angle number instruction, and the typesetting processing means performs the typesetting process on the text data in accordance with the typesetting instruction including the angle number instruction, and after each typesetting process. Get the formatted data including the position of characters. Then, the character code conversion means converts the character code of the text data corresponding to the angle special character requiring conversion of the character code into the font selection data corresponding to the character after the typesetting process according to the character angle instruction. Performs processing to convert to the character code in the selected font.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4, the character code conversion means converts the character code of the text data corresponding to the unique character in which the character code is arbitrarily assigned to each font stored in the font storage means. , Converts to the character code in the font selected by the font selection data.

[0024]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a typesetting processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus according to this embodiment includes a font storage device 1, an input instruction device 2, a display device 3, a printer 4, an external storage device 5, a data acquisition control unit 6, a typesetting processing unit 7, a character code conversion unit 8, and a font search. Part 9, conversion table editing unit 1
0, a device control unit 11, a text data buffer 12, a typesetting instruction buffer 13, a character code conversion table 14, a typesetting data table 15, and a memory 16 are connected via an I / O interface 17 and a bus 18. . The configuration of each unit will be described in detail below.

The font storage device 1 is a storage device for registering a plurality of types of fonts created in arbitrary character code systems, and is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk device or a magneto-optical disk device. There is. The font storage device 1 corresponds to the font storage means in the present invention.

The input instruction device 2 includes text data to be processed, a typesetting instruction for typesetting the text data,
Font selection data for selecting a desired font for each character forming text data from among a plurality of types of fonts registered in the font storage device 1, registration of the character code conversion table 14, and registration data at the time of updating This is a device for setting input instruction data such as. The input instruction device 2 is configured by selectively combining various devices such as a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard (K / B), a flexible disk driver (FDD), and a communication driver.

For example, if the text data is input from K / B and the typesetting instruction, the font selection data, and the registration data of the character code conversion table 14 are set by K / B and the mouse, the input instruction device 2 , K / B and mouse. In addition, the text data is created by another word processor (WP) or the like and the flexible disk (F
If the data is stored in D) and the text data is submitted by the FD, the input instruction device 2 includes the FDD. Furthermore, if text data is submitted from another WP, personal computer, or the like via a communication cable such as RS232C, the input instruction device 2 includes a communication driver. Further, it is also possible to set the typesetting instruction, font selection data, registration data of the character code conversion table 14 and the like together with the text data via the FD or the communication cable, and in this case, the K / B and the mouse are unnecessary. Become.
In this way, the input instruction apparatus 2 is configured by selectively combining various devices according to the setting method of the input instruction data.

The input instruction data is taken into the device under the control of a data take-in control unit 6 which will be described later.

The display device 3 is a device for displaying a menu screen at the time of setting each input instruction data and a result after the typesetting process, and is composed of, for example, a CRT or the like.

The printer 4 is a device for printing the result after the typesetting process on paper or printing it on a film. The printer 4 and the display device 3 correspond to the output means in the present invention.

The external storage device 5 includes a data acquisition control unit 6, a typesetting processing unit 7, a character code conversion unit 8, a font search unit 9, a conversion table editing unit 10, and a device control unit 11 which will be described later.
A processing procedure (program) to be executed by, and other data necessary for the processing in advance, and a typesetting data table 15 in which the typesetting processing described later and the result after character code conversion are stored as data, and a character code This is a device for storing the data registered in the conversion table 14, and is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk device.

The data acquisition control unit 6 includes the input instruction device 2
The text data input from the device is fetched according to a predetermined character code system, the typesetting instructions and font selection data set from the input instruction device 2 are fetched, the fetched text data is stored in the text data buffer 12, and the typesetting instructions are typeset. The instruction buffer 13 and the typesetting data table 15 are stored, and the font selection data is stored in the typesetting data table 15.

The structures of the text data buffer 12, the typesetting instruction buffer 13, and the typesetting data table 15 will be described later. The data fetch control unit 6 and the input instructing device 2 correspond to the data fetch means in the present invention.

The typesetting processing unit 7 typesets the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 based on the typesetting instructions stored in the typesetting instruction buffer 13 and the typesetting data table 15, and the characters after the typesetting process are processed. The typesetting data such as the arrangement position is obtained and stored in a predetermined place of the typesetting data table 15 as described later. This typesetting processor 7
It corresponds to the typesetting processing means in the present invention.

The character code conversion unit 8 converts the character code of each character forming the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 into font selection data (stored in the typesetting data table 15) corresponding to the character after the typesetting process. It is converted into a character code in the font selected in (1), and the result is stored in a predetermined portion of the typesetting data table 15. In this embodiment, as will be described later, character code conversion is performed using the character code conversion table 14 and a predetermined conversion formula. Configuration of character code conversion table 14,
The contents of the conversion formula will be described later. The character code conversion unit 8 corresponds to the character code conversion means in the present invention.

The font search unit 9 is used by the font storage device 1
A font is selected from among a plurality of types of fonts registered in the table on the basis of font selection data (stored in the typesetting data table 15), and the character code (typesetting data table 15 The font data corresponding to each character after the typesetting process is read out by retrieving the selected font by using () stored in. The read font data is given to the display device 3 and the printer 4 via the device control unit 11 described later. In the display device 3 and the printer 4, the given font data is
In accordance with the typesetting data (stored in the typesetting data table 15) obtained by the typesetting processing unit 7, display, printing, printing on a film, etc. are performed. This font search part 9
Corresponds to the font search means in the present invention.

The conversion table editing section 10 performs a registration process of new data in the character code conversion table 14 and an update process such as correction and deletion of already registered data. When the data for registering or updating the character code conversion table 14 is set from the input instruction device 2, the conversion table editing unit 10
According to the set data, the character code conversion table 14
Add new data to or edit existing data.

The device control unit 11 controls, for example, the order of the processes of the data acquisition control unit 6, the typesetting processing unit 7, the character code conversion unit 8, the font search unit 9, the conversion table editing unit 10, and the display device 3. Display control, output control of the printer 4, data input / output control of the external storage device 5, and so on.

The memory 16 stores various kinds of data read from the external storage device 5 and the respective units 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
The storage of programs etc. that are executed by each part, each part 6, 7, 8,
It is used for temporary storage of data being processed in 9, 10, and 11. As will be described later, the graphic data used for displaying the menu screen displayed on the display device 3,
Data such as display characters formed of bit patterns (character data to be displayed on the display device 3 unlike the font data registered in the font storage device) are also read from the external storage device 5 and stored in the memory 16. It is stored and used for displaying the menu screen of each unit.

The data acquisition control unit 6, the typesetting processing unit 7, the character data conversion unit 8, the font retrieval unit 9, the conversion table editing unit 10, and the device control unit 11 are composed of a CPU (central processing unit), and text The data buffer 12, the typesetting instruction buffer 13, the character code conversion table 14, the typesetting data table 15, and the memory 16 are composed of a RAM (random access memory). When the apparatus is started, the program stored in the external storage device 5 is read out, stored in the RAM (memory 16), and the CPU executes the program, whereby the processes of the respective units 6 to 11 are executed.

It is assumed that the apparatus of this embodiment is internally processed by the JIS code system. Further, in order to simplify the following description, the text data is also created according to the same character code system as the character code system handled inside the device (including the correspondence between the characters in the external character area and the character code described later). In the following description, it is assumed that the data fetch control unit 6 stores the text data input from the input instruction device 2 in the text data buffer 12 as it is. The character code system of the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 will be simply referred to as "internal character code system" in the following description.

Next, the processing procedure of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described, and according to the description of the processing procedure, the configuration of each buffer, the tables 12, 13, 14, and 15 and the conversion formula used in the character data conversion unit 8. Clarify the contents of

In the apparatus of this embodiment, the text data is formatted according to the formatting instruction, and preprocessing such as registration of the font and registration of the character code conversion table 14 is performed prior to the actual processing for outputting the result.

In this preprocessing, first, the user registers a plurality of desired fonts in the font storage device 1. The font to be registered may be a font with a character code system different from the internal character code system or a font with a character code system different from the year of the internal character code system. You can use a font that Further, the fonts may be fonts made by different makers. That is, a desired font can be freely registered without being aware of differences in character code systems, years, manufacturers, and the like.

Next, the character code conversion table 14 corresponding to the registered font is registered. The procedure for registering the character code conversion table 14 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The character code conversion table 14 is composed of a font classification table, a set direction special character conversion table, an angle special character conversion table, and a unique character conversion table, which will be described later.

First, the font classification table is registered (step S1). The structure of this font classification table is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the font classification table 21 includes font classification data FB composed of font names (character strings) registered in the font storage device 1, group numbers (binary data), and code systems (character strings).
D is stored for each font. An example of data registered in the table is shown on the right side of FIG. In this data registration situation, the JIS code system "Hiragino" and the shift JIS code system "Rakuhoku" and EU
This indicates that the user has created the font classification table 21 in response to the registration of three types of fonts named “Daigo” in the C code system in the font storage device 1. The user has added "1" as the group number to "Hiragino", "0" to "Rakuhoku", and "2" to "Daigo". The group number is a unique number assigned to each font and is used for classification of a combination direction special character conversion table, an angle special character conversion table, a unique character conversion table, etc., which will be described later. The number of bytes used in the area for registering the font name, the number of bytes used in the area for registering the group number, and the number of bytes used in the area for registering the character code system are predetermined. That is, the used byte of each font classification data FBD is predetermined. The NULL code indicates the end of the table.

The user selects the name of the font registered in the font storage device 1, the group number assigned to the font,
The character code system of the font is set from the input instruction device 2. The conversion table editing unit 10 sequentially stores the input data in the font classification table 21 as described above.

At this time, for example, the input instructing device 2 changes the K
If it is configured with / B and a mouse, the conversion table editing unit 10 may display a menu screen as shown in FIG. 4 on the display device 3 to guide the user's data setting.

In the menu screen of FIG. 4, the user inputs the name of the font, the group number and the character code system of the font in each input area of the group No. / B and input the data by operating the mouse to move the arrow YJ to the [Register] icon TA and clicking. In the registered data list, a list of data already registered in the font classification table 21 is displayed. If the data cannot be displayed on the screen, operate the scroll bar SB with the arrow YJ with the mouse. Scroll the list display. To update the registered data, for example, the arrow YJ is moved with a mouse, the data to be updated is pointed to by clicking with the arrow YJ and clicked, and the data to be updated is selected. The selected data is displayed in the data registration field, the display content is corrected by K / B, and the corrected data is re-registered by clicking the [Register] icon TA. Similarly, it is also possible to delete the registered data by selecting the data to be deleted from the list display with the mouse and clicking the [Delete] icon SA. To end the registration of the font classification table 14, click the [End] icon EA.

Next, the set direction special character conversion table is registered (step S2). The structure of this set-direction special character conversion table is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the assembling direction special character conversion table 22 stores the character codes in the vertical writing mode in the font, which correspond to the character codes in the horizontal writing mode in the internal character code system (JIS code system in this embodiment). For each group number, that is, font storage device 1
It is a configuration that is stored for each font registered in.

The set direction special characters registered in the set direction special character conversion table 22 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, symbols such as “,” and “.” Are displayed in horizontal writing mode as shown in FIG.
The font data in which the character plane F is biased to the lower left of the virtual body IB is used, while when a sentence is created in vertical writing mode, FIG.
As shown in (b), font data in which the character surface F is biased to the upper right of the virtual body IB is used. Therefore, the font data used for these characters differs depending on the set direction, and each font data is prepared for the font.

For example, JIS code system, shift JIS
The relationships between characters and character codes in the code system and EUC code system are as shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 8, respectively. Note that (upper byte) in the figure indicates the upper "0xWX" of the character code "0xWXYZ", and (lower byte) indicates the lower "0xYZ". Further, (0x) indicating a hexadecimal number is omitted from (upper byte) and (lower byte) in the figure.

The character codes to which the respective characters included in the JIS first level non-kanji, JIS first level kanji and JIS second level kanji are assigned are different for each character code system as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. However, these character sequences are unified with some exceptions.

For example, the set direction special character used in horizontal writing is determined by the position of the character arrangement in the JIS Level 1 non-Kanji character. Therefore, it is necessary to convert the character code of the set direction special character in horizontal writing in the internal character code system to the character code for the same character in the character code system different from the internal character code system.
Since it is possible by using the conversion formula described later, the font data of the set direction special character in the horizontal writing in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 is read from the font of the character code system different from the internal character code system. It is possible.

However, the set-direction special characters used in vertical writing are usually so-called external character areas (FIGS. 7 and 8) other than the areas of JIS Level 1 non-Kanji, JIS Level 1 Kanji, and JIS Level 2 Kanji. (The part indicated by the diagonal line) is attached arbitrarily. In other words, the character code of the vertical direction set special character in the internal character code system is the character code in the external character area of the internal character code system, while the vertical direction set vertical direction special character in the font. As for the font data, the character code in the external character area of the character code system of each font is arbitrarily attached by the font maker. Therefore, there is no regularity between the character code of the set-direction special character in the vertical writing in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 and the character code attached to the font data of the same character in the font. Therefore, even if the conversion formula described later is used, the font data of the same character in the font cannot be read by the character code of the set direction special character in the vertical writing in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12. The text data is normally input in a horizontally set character string. However, depending on the character code of a set direction special character in the horizontal direction in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12, the character data in the font is changed to that character. Of course, it is impossible to read the font data of the corresponding vertically set characters.

Therefore, the character code of the set-direction special character in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 (the character code of the set-direction special character at the time of horizontal setting) is captured in the font. The conversion direction special character conversion table 22 is created as a conversion table for converting the font data of the character in the vertical composition corresponding to the character into the character code.

Set direction special character conversion table 2 of this embodiment
2 (see Fig. 5), in the <Character code at horizontal composition> area of each group number, in the internal character code system,
The character code attached to the special characters in horizontal composition is stored. On the other hand, in the <Character code in vertical composition> area,
In the font indicated by each group number, the character code added to the font data of the vertically-assembled character corresponding to the horizontally-assembled character is stored. In addition, on the right side of FIG.
An example of the registration data of the table of each group No. is shown.

The user selects the group No. of the registration destination, the character code in the horizontal writing mode of the set direction special characters in the internal character code system, and the vertical direction in the group No. font corresponding to the characters in the horizontal writing mode. The character code attached to the font data of the character is set from the input instruction device 2. The conversion table editing unit 10 sequentially stores the input data in the set-direction special character conversion table 22 as described above.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the menu screen displayed on the display device 3 when the registration data is input using the K / B and the mouse. In this menu screen, group
After inputting a predetermined group number in the No input area and selecting the group number to be processed, each registration data is registered. Each symbol in the figure is the same as that of the menu screen of FIG.

Next, the angle special character conversion table is registered (step S3). FIG. 10 shows the structure of this special character conversion table for angle numbers. As shown in the drawing, the special character conversion table 23 includes a half-width character code corresponding to the full-width character in the font, which corresponds to the full-width character code in the internal character code system, and a ternary character. This is a configuration in which a code and a character code of a quarter character are stored for each group number. An example of registration data of the table of each group No. is shown on the right side of FIG.

Here, full-width characters, half-width characters, ternary characters,
The quarter character will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 11
A virtual body IB of full-width characters is shown in (a),
(C) and (d) show the respective virtual bodies IB of half-width characters, three-minute characters, and four-minute characters. Half-width characters are character width X
Is a half of the full-width character, and the character width X of the ternary character and the quarter character is 1/3 and 1/4 of the full-width character, respectively.
For example, as shown in FIG. 11 (e), these half-width characters, third-minute characters, and fourth-minute characters are, for example, two-digit numbers, three-digit numbers, and four-digit numbers in the arrangement area of the full-width characters. It is used when typesetting.

Font data for these half-width characters, ternary characters, and quarter characters is also prepared for each font. However, in these font data, the character code of the external character area (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 8) is usually added arbitrarily for each font. , There is no regularity between the character codes attached to the font data of the half-width character, the third character, and the fourth character corresponding to the full-width character in the font. Therefore, these character codes cannot be converted even by using the conversion formula described later. Also,
The text data is normally input as a character string of double-byte characters. Therefore, the character code of the full-width character of the special-width alphanumeric character in the text data stored in the text data buffer 12 is set to the font data of the half-width character, the third character, and the fourth character corresponding to the double-byte character in the font. An angle special character conversion table 23 for converting to each character code attached to is created.

In FIG. 10, in the area of <character code of double-byte character> of each group No., the character code of double-byte character of the special number character in the internal character code system is stored. In each area of <Character code of terrestrial character> and <Character code of quartile character>, each of the half-width character, the ternary character, and the quarter character corresponding to the full-width character in the font indicated by each group number Each character code attached to the font data is stored.

The user selects the group number of the registration destination, the character code of the double-byte character in the internal character code system, and the font of the group number, which is one-byte, three-quarter, or four-quarter characters corresponding to the double-byte character. The character code attached to the data is set from the input instruction device 2.
The conversion table editing unit 10 sequentially stores the input data in the angle special character conversion table 23 as described above.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the menu screen displayed on the display device 3 when the registration data is input using the K / B and the mouse. Also on this menu screen, like the case of FIG. 9, after selecting the group number to be processed, the registration data is registered. Each symbol in the figure is the same as that of the menu screen of FIG.

Next, the unique character conversion table is registered (step S4). The structure of this unique character conversion table is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the unique character conversion table 24 stores the character code <character code after conversion> of the same character in the font, which corresponds to the character code <character code before conversion> of the unique character in the internal character code system. , The configuration is stored for each group number. An example of registration data of the table of each group No. is shown on the right side of FIG.

Unique characters generally refer to special symbols and characters other than JIS Level 1 non-Kanji, JIS Level 1 Kanji, and JIS Level 2 Kanji, and these characters are in the external character area (see FIG. 7). , See FIG. 8). That is, in the internal character code system, the character code of the external character area of the internal character code system is arbitrarily attached, while in each font, even if the same unique character is used,
The character code of the external character area of the character code system of each font is arbitrarily attached to each font. Therefore, there is no regularity between the character code of the unique character in the internal character code system and the character code attached to the font data of the same character in each font, and character code conversion is performed using the conversion formula described later. I can't.

In addition, JIS level 1 non-kanji, JIS level 1
Even if the characters are assigned in the level Kanji and JIS second level Kanji areas, the attached character code may differ depending on the year. In such a case, the internal character code may also be used. The character code of the characters in the system,
It cannot be converted to the character code attached to the font data of the same character in each font. Therefore, in addition to the unique characters used in the above general meaning, the unique characters referred to in the present invention are assigned in the areas of JIS level 1 non-kanji, JIS level 1 kanji, and JIS level 2 kanji. Even if it is a character, it may include a character with a different character code depending on the year.

In order to arbitrarily perform code conversion of these unique characters, a unique character conversion table 24 is created.

In the <character code before conversion> area of each group number, the character code attached to the unique character in the internal character code system is stored, while in the <character code after conversion> area. In the font indicated by each group number, the character code attached to the font data of the same character as the unique character indicated by the character code stored in the <character code before conversion> area is stored.

The user inputs the group No. of the registration destination, the character code of the unique character in the internal character code system, and the character code attached to the font data of the same character as the unique character in the font of the group No. Set from the device 2. The conversion table editing unit 10 converts the input data into the unique character conversion table 24 as described above.
Will be stored in sequence.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the menu screen displayed on the display device 3 when the registration data is input using the K / B and the mouse. Also on this menu screen, like the case of FIG. 9, after selecting the group number to be processed, the registration data is registered. Each symbol in the figure is the same as that of the menu screen of FIG.

As described above, when the desired font is registered in the font storage device 1 and the registration of the character code conversion table 14 corresponding to the registered font is completed, the production process can be executed.

The latest registration data of each of the tables 21 to 24, which are registered and updated as described above, are stored in the external storage device 5 so that they can be used anytime thereafter, and are stored before the subsequent production processing. It is read from the storage device 5 and used. Further, when a new font is registered in the font storage device 1, the registration data of each of the tables 21 to 24 for the newly registered font may be registered as described above before the production process. Furthermore, if necessary, a part of the registered data can be modified, and if a part of the fonts registered in the font storage device 1 is deleted, each table 21-24 for that font is deleted. The registered data of can be deleted.

Next, the processing procedure of the actual processing will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described in accordance with the flowchart of. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the production processing, and FIG.
It is a flow chart which shows a processing procedure of character code conversion processing under production processing.

First, text data is taken in (step S11). The text data input from the input instruction device 2 by the user is the data acquisition control unit 6
With this, the number of characters forming the text data is stored in the text buffer 12 as well as in a predetermined portion of the typesetting data table 15.

The structure of the text data buffer 12 is shown in FIG. FIG. 17 shows a storage state of the text data buffer 12 when text data composed of a character string (6 characters) of "length 10 cm." Created by the JIS code system is fetched. In addition, "cm"
Is a unique character and is a character to which the character code of the external character area (see FIG. 7) in the JIS code system is arbitrarily added. This character code system (the character code system of the text data, which is handled inside the device) In the code system), a character code of “0xA000” (hexadecimal number) is assigned. The character code of each character forming the captured text data is a character code of a double-byte character in horizontal writing. Hereafter, this "length 10
cm. The description will be made assuming that the text data "" has been input.

When the text data fetching process in step S11 is completed, the typesetting instruction is fetched (step S12). Here, the above "length 10 cm."
The text data will be described as an input of a typesetting instruction for typesetting as shown in FIG. At this time, the typesetting instructions input are the typesetting direction, the character size, the typesetting start position, and the typesetting process instruction.

The set direction instruction is an instruction of whether to perform horizontal typesetting or vertical typesetting, and in FIG. 18, it is vertical typesetting.
The user, for example, instructs the set direction from the input instruction device 2 (for example, selects with a mouse) according to the menu screen as shown in FIG. 19 displayed on the display device 3. The instructed set direction is stored in a predetermined portion of the set data table 15 by the data fetch control unit 6.

Here, the structure of the typesetting data table 15 is shown in FIG. The number of characters of the text data is stored in the <character number> area of the header data area in the figure in step S11. Here, since the text data is 6 characters, "6" (binary data) is stored. In addition, in the <set direction> area, data indicating the set direction (vertical set) specified above is stored. For example, if it is determined that "0" (binary data) is stored in the case of horizontal writing and "1" (binary data) is stored in the case of vertical writing, "1" is stored in this case.

The other storage areas in FIG. 20 will be described in order according to the subsequent processing. Further, on the right side of FIG. 20, the data stored in each storage area in this process are shown, and the timing of storing these data (see FIG. 1).
5, steps in the flowchart of FIG. 16) are shown in parentheses after the data.

The character size of the typesetting instruction is an instruction of the size of the character (font data) output after the typesetting process. The user instructs the size of the character from the input instruction device 2 (for example, input a number from K / B) according to the menu screen (for example, FIG. 19) displayed on the display device 3. The size of the designated character is determined by the data acquisition control unit 6
Thus, the data is stored in the <character size> area of the header data area of the formatted data table 15 (see FIG. 20). Here, assuming that the character width X and the character height Y are the same, the dimension of the character width X (character height Y) is "mm".
It is assumed that the value is entered in units and "10 mm" is entered. At this time, "10" (binary data) is displayed in the <character size> area of the formatted data table 15.
Is memorized.

The typesetting start position is the position where the typesetting is started, and is designated by the coordinates in the xy orthogonal coordinate system provided in the user space, as shown in FIG. The origin (0, 0) of the xy rectangular coordinate system corresponds to a specific position in the display space of the display device 3, a specific position of the printing paper of the printer 4, and a specific position of the film. Also, the coordinates are "mm"
Is the unit. As the typesetting start position SP, (x ₀ , y
_{When 0} ) is specified, the typesetting start position SP indicates a point separated from the origin (0, 0) by x ₀ mm in the x direction and y ₀ mm in the y direction. Note that, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the typesetting start position SP in vertical typesetting indicates the upper right of the virtual body IB of the leading character, while the typesetting start position SP in horizontal typesetting is As shown in FIG. 21C, the upper left of the virtual body IB of the leading character is designated.

The user follows the menu screen (for example, FIG. 19) displayed on the display device 3 to input the input device 2
Specify the typesetting start position SP from (for example, K / B to x
The specified typesetting start position (assuming that (100, 200) is specified) is stored in a predetermined area of the typesetting instruction buffer 13 by inputting coordinate values and y coordinate values. . Note that the symbol EA in FIG. 19 is an icon for ending the process.

The structure of the typesetting instruction buffer 13 is shown in FIG. The x coordinate (“100” in the above case) of the specified typesetting start position is stored in the <start position x> area in the figure, and the y of the specified typesetting start position is stored in the <start position y> area. The coordinates (“200” in the above case) are stored.

Next, the set numeral processing instruction is an instruction for changing the number of corners of a predetermined character of the text data to perform the typesetting. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 18, "1" and "0" are changed to half-width characters and horizontally assembled to form a two-digit number. The user inputs, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, the input instruction device 2 (for example, a mouse) from the text data displayed as the display characters on the display device 3 to the character for performing the numeral process.
A character to be processed by the set numeral can be designated by selecting the character and clicking the set numeral processing icon KA. As for the designated character, data (for example, “1” (binary) indicating that the numeral processing is performed in the <numeral processing> area (see FIG. 20) in the editing area of the character in the formatted data table 15 Data)). Data (for example, “0” (binary data)) indicating that no set numeral processing is performed is preset in the <set numeral processing> area in the editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15. Therefore, "1" is set only in the <set number processing> area in the edit area of the character to be set number processed. Here, "1" is set only in the <set numeral processing> area in the editing area of "1" and "0". When ending the group processing instruction, the end icon EA is clicked.

The editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15 includes <font selection data>, <character code>, <arrangement position x>, in addition to <set numeral processing>.
The area of <arrangement position y> is secured. In FIG. 20, only the structure of the edit area of the first character "length" is shown, but the structure of the edit area of other characters (<font selection data>, <character code>, <arrangement position x>, <arrangement position> The composition of y> and <numerical numeral processing> is the same as the composition of the editing area for the first character "length".

Here, in the text data, "
Since 1 ”and“ 0 ”are designated and made into a two-digit number, each character“ 1 ”and“ 0 ”is changed to a half-width character, but consecutive 3
If you select one number, change each character to a third character and typeset into a three-digit number. If you select four consecutive numbers, change each character to a quarter character. And typeset into a 4-digit number. This set numeral processing instruction is one of the character angle number instructions in the present invention. It should be noted that, for example, a corner number indication method for selecting a character and arbitrarily selecting the corner number of the selected character is also included in the character corner indication in the present invention, but the description will be simplified here. For this reason, the following description will be made by using the set numeral processing instruction as an indication of the number of characters.

When the loading of the typesetting instruction is completed, the font selection data of each character forming the text data is loaded (step S13). The font selection data is data for selecting a font at the time of outputting each character after the typesetting process from the fonts registered in the font storage device 1. The user, for example, according to the menu screen as shown in FIG.
A character of the text data displayed by the display character is selected by the input instructing device 2 (for example, a mouse), and the font name at the time of outputting the selected character is input by the input instructing device 2 (for example, K /
Input from B). The data acquisition control unit 6 searches the font classification table 21 (see FIG. 3) for the group number assigned to the input font name, and the obtained group number is used as the editing area for each character in the formatted data table 15. It is stored in the <Font selection data> area (see FIG. 20). Here, the font when outputting "long", "cm", and "." Is group No. 1 ("Hiragin").
o ”),“ Sa ”font is group No0 (“
It is assumed that the fonts at the time of outputting “Rakuhoku”) and “1” and “0” are designated as the group No. 2 (“Daigo”).

The <Font selection data> area in the editing area of each character of the formatted data table 15 is
Set a default value (eg, group number “0”) in advance, and set the specified group number only for the specified characters, so that only the characters for which you want the output font to be different from the default font Since it will be better to specify, the user can save the trouble of specifying the data, and even if there is a forgotten specification, the font of the forgotten specification is in the state that the default font is selected, so in the font search processing described later There is no inconvenience such as the selected font not existing.

Further, in order to specify the font selection data, instead of specifying the font name as described above,
It goes without saying that the configuration may be such that the group number is designated.

When the setting of the text data, the typesetting instruction, and the font selection data is completed, the typesetting process is performed by the typesetting processing section 7 to create predetermined typesetting data (step S14). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the arrangement position of each character is obtained in accordance with the incorporated typesetting instruction, and the obtained data is set at <arrangement position x>, <arrangement position> in the editing area of each character of the composition data table 15. Area at position y> (Fig. 2
0)), and determines the number of corners of the character to be subjected to the numeral processing, and the data representing the number of characters is stored in the area of <numerical numeral processing> in the editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15. Remember. As the data representing the number of characters, for example, “2” (binary data) in the case of half-width characters,
In the case of ternary characters, it is set to "3" (binary data), and in the case of quartile characters, it is set to "4" (binary data). As described above, the number of corners of a character is determined by the number of characters for which the set numeral process is continuously instructed.

As described above, the arrangement position of each character is determined by using the lower left of the virtual body IB of each character as a reference point. Therefore, the reference points P _{1 to} P ₆ of each character are set in the xy orthogonal coordinate system. Calculated as coordinates in.

First, since the leading character "length" is not instructed to process the set numeral, this character is a double-byte character. Therefore, the reference point P ₁ of this character is the typesetting start position SP (10
From 0,200), the size of each character (10 mm) is closer to the origin (0,0) in the x and y directions.
It becomes (90, 190) by the x coordinate (100-10) and the y coordinate (200-10).

The second character "sa" is also a full-width character because the process of set numeral processing is not instructed. Therefore, the x coordinate of the reference point P ₂ of this character is the same as the x coordinate of the reference point P ₁ , and the y coordinate of the reference point P ₂ is the origin (10 mm) in size from the y coordinate of the reference point P _1. Position near (0,0) (190
Since it becomes −10), it becomes (90, 180).

Since the third character "1" is instructed to perform the numeral process, the number of characters instructed in the subsequent numeral process is obtained, and the number of characters instructed to perform the numeral process is obtained continuously. In this case, this character "1" and the next character "0"
Are two characters. Therefore, this character "1" and the next character "
Since the number of 0's is half-width, typesetting data table 1
“2” is set in each of the <set number processing> areas in the editing areas “1” and “0” of 5.

Since the character "1" is the head of the numeral processing, the x coordinate of the reference position P _{3 is} the same as the x coordinate of the reference point P ₂ , and the y coordinate of the reference point P ₃ is. , Reference point P
_{Since the} position (180-10) is closer to the origin (0,0) by the size (10 mm) from the y-coordinate of ₂ , (90,17)
0).

The fourth character "0" is instructed to perform the numeral processing, and the number of corners is "2". Therefore, the y-coordinate of the reference point P ₄ of this character is the same as the y-coordinate of the reference point P ₃ of the first character “1” of the numeral processing. On the other hand, the x coordinate of the reference position P ₄ of this character is the size of the character (10 mm) × 1 / square number from the x coordinate of the reference point P ₃ of the character (“1” in this case) before the processing of the numeral group. (In this case, "2" stored in <numerical numeral processing>"), that is, a position (90 + 5) separated from the origin (0,0) by (5 mm). Therefore, the reference position P ₄ of the fourth character “0” is (95,17
0).

The fifth character "cm" is a full-width character because the process of set numeral processing is not instructed. Therefore, the x-coordinate of the reference point P ₅ of this character is the same as the x-coordinate of the reference point P ₃ of the first character (“1” in this case) of the set numeral processing, and the y-coordinate of the reference point P ₅ is , The position (170-10) is closer to the origin (0,0) by the size (10 mm) from the y coordinate of the reference point P ₃ of the first character “1” of the set numeral processing.
(90,160).

The sixth character "." Is also a double-byte character because the process of set numeral processing is not instructed. Therefore, the x coordinate of the reference position P ₆ of this character is the same as the x coordinate of the reference point P ₅ , and the y coordinate of the reference point P ₆ is the origin (10 mm) from the y coordinate of the reference point P _5. Position near (0,0) (16
Since it becomes 0-10), it becomes (90, 150).

The reference point P of each character obtained as described above
The coordinates _{1 to} P ₆ are sequentially stored in the areas of <arrangement position x> and <arrangement position y> in the editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15. Note that <arrangement position x> is an area for storing the x coordinate of the reference point, and <arrangement position y>
Is an area for storing the y coordinate of the reference point.

When the typesetting process is completed, next, in the order of the characters forming the text data, one character at a time, step S15.
The processing of to S17 is executed (step S18).

Step S15 is a character code conversion process by the character data conversion unit 8, and the processing procedure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is determined whether the typesetting is vertical typesetting or horizontal typesetting (step S31). Judgment is made based on the data set in the <set direction> of the typesetting data table 15. If it is vertical writing, the process proceeds to step S32. If it is horizontal writing, step S32.
Proceed to 34. In this case, since it is vertical assembly, the process proceeds to step S32.

In step S32, character code conversion of a set-direction special character is performed using the set-direction special character conversion table 22 (see FIG. 5). That is, the grouping direction special for the same group No. as the font selection data (group No. corresponding to the font at the time of character output) set in the typesetting data table 15 set for the current character to be processed. The table in the character conversion table 22 is used as a search target, and the character code of the character currently being processed stored in the text data buffer 12 and the table in the set direction special character conversion table 22 to be searched <horizontal writing The character code stored in the character code> is sequentially compared with the data registered in the table. If the character code of the current character to be processed is the same as the character code in the <character code at horizontal composition> of the table in the set direction special character conversion table 22 to be searched, the current processing object Is a special character in the set direction, so it is found in the table in the special character conversion table 22 for the set direction <character code in horizontal setting>.
The character code stored in <character code in vertical composition> corresponding to is read and the read character code is set in the <character code> area in the editing area of the current character to be processed in the typesetting data table 15. .

For example, in the sixth processing, that is, when the current character to be processed is ".", The font selection data of this character is "1" (group No. 1), so the set special character conversion table 22 The table of group No. 1 is the search target. Since the character code of this character "." Is "0x2123", the group of the search target
It is searched whether or not “0x2123” is registered in each character code stored in each <character code in horizontal composition> of the No table. Since "." Is a special character in the set direction, the corresponding <character code in horizontal writing mode> is found, and the character stored in <character code in vertical writing mode> corresponding to the <character code in horizontal writing mode> Code, that is, "0x21A
3 ”(see FIG. 5) is read, and the read character code“ 0x21A3 ”is the formatted data table 15
It is set in the <character code> area in the “.” Edit area of. In addition, "long", "sa", "1", "
0 "and" cm "are not special characters in the set direction, so the first to fifth processing, that is, the current processing target character is"
When the length is ",""sa","1","0", or "cm", the character code at the time of output is not fixed in the process of step S32.

Next, when the character code at the time of output is determined in the process of step S32, the subsequent character code conversion process is unnecessary, so the character code conversion process is terminated, and the character at the time of output is processed in the process of step S32. When the code is not confirmed, the process proceeds to step S34 to perform the subsequent character code conversion process (step S33).

In step S34, it is determined whether or not the current character to be processed is converted into the special number character. <In the editing area for the current character to be processed in the formatted data table 15
Judgment is made based on the data set in the set number processing>, and if it is converted into the special number character, the process proceeds to step S35. move on. In this embodiment, the process proceeds to step S35 only when the current process target character is "1" or "0" in the third and fourth processes, and otherwise proceeds to step S36.

In step S35, the character code conversion of the special angle character is performed using the special character conversion table 23 (see FIG. 10). That is, for the same group number as the font selection data set in the typesetting data table 15, which is set for the current character to be processed,
The table in the special character table 23 is searched, and the character code of the current character to be processed stored in the text data buffer 12 and the table in the special character conversion table 23 to be searched < The character code stored in the full-width character code> is sequentially compared with the character code stored in the table,
The character code of the character currently being processed and the character code of the same character code are the special character conversion table 23
Find it from <Character code of double-byte characters> in the table in. <Character code of half-width character> corresponding to the converted number of alphanumeric characters from the character code of the alphanumeric character corresponding to <Character code of full-width character> found in the table in the alphanumeric special character table 23 to be searched Or <character code of ternary character>
Alternatively, the character code stored in <character code of quarter character> is read and the read character code is set in the area of <character code> in the editing area of the current character to be processed in the typesetting data table 15.

For example, when the current character to be processed is "1", the font selection data of this character is "2" (group
No. 2), the table of group No. 2 of the angle special character table 23 is to be searched. Also, this character
Since the character code of “1” is “0x2331,” the character code registered in each <character code of double-byte character> of the table of the group number to be searched is “0x233”.
Search for "1". Found <Character code of double-byte characters>
Among the character codes of the alphanumeric character corresponding to, the character code registered in the area of <character code of half-width character> corresponding to the converted alphanumeric character, that is, "0x23B1" (Fig. 1
0) is read, and the read character code “0x
23B1 ”is set in the <character code> area in the editing area“ 1 ”of the formatted data table 15. The converted number of corners is determined by the data set in <set numeral processing> in the editing area of the current character to be processed in the typesetting data table 15. In this case it is "2", so
Judge as single-byte characters. Note that "0x23B0" is determined for "0" by the same process.

When the process of step S35 is completed, the character code at the time of output is fixed, so that the subsequent character code conversion process becomes unnecessary and the character code conversion process is completed.
If the search target character code is not found in each <double-byte character code> of the search target group number table, there may be an error in data registration in the special character number table 23. It is conceivable that, for example, an error message such as "An error occurred in conversion of special characters in the angle number" may be displayed on the display device 3 to notify the user.

In step S34, character code conversion of the unique character is performed using the unique character conversion table 24 (see FIG. 13). That is, the table in the unique character conversion table 24 for the same group number as the font selection data set in the typesetting data table 15 which is set for the current character to be processed is the search target, and the text data buffer The character code of the current character to be processed stored in 12 and the character code stored in <character code before conversion> of the table in the unique character conversion table 24 to be searched are stored in the table. The registered data will be compared sequentially. If the character code of the current character to be processed is the same as the character code in <character code before conversion> of the table in the search target unique character conversion table 24, the character to be currently processed is Since it is a unique character, the character code stored in <character code after conversion> corresponding to <character code before conversion> found in the table in the unique character conversion table 24 to be searched is read, and the read character The code is set in the <character code> area in the editing area of the current character to be processed in the typesetting data table 15.

For example, in the case of the fifth processing, that is, when the current character to be processed is "cm", the font selection data of this character is "1" (group No1). The table is searched. The character code of this character is "0xA00.
Since it is "0" (see FIG. 17), it is searched whether "0xA000" is registered in each character code stored in each <character code before conversion> of the table of the group number to be searched. Since “cm” is a unique character, the corresponding <character code before conversion> is found, and the character code stored in <character code after conversion> corresponding to that <character code before conversion>, that is, “ 0x23F0 "(Fig. 13
Character code “0x2”
3F0 ”is set in the <character code> area in the“ cm ”editing area of the formatted data table 15. Since the other characters are not unique characters, when the current character to be processed is a character other than "cm", the character code at the time of output is not fixed in the process of step S36.

Next, when the character code at the time of output is determined in the process of step S36, the subsequent character code conversion process is unnecessary, so the character code conversion process is ended, and the character code at the time of output is processed in the process of step S36. If is not determined, the process proceeds to step S38 to perform the subsequent character code conversion process (step S37).

In step S38, conversion of characters having a regular character arrangement order among the different character code systems among the JIS first-level non-kanji, JIS first-level kanji, and JIS second-level kanji is determined. Convert to the character code at the time of output using the conversion formula of.

The character code allocation areas of JIS first level non-Kanji, JIS first level Kanji, and JIS second level Kanji in each character code system are as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Therefore, when converting from the internal character code system, the JIS code system, to the shift JIS code system,
The character code at the time of output can be obtained by the following conversion processes of to.

Shift the high byte to the low byte,
It is determined whether the shifted data is even or odd. If it is an even number, "0x7D" is added to the character code of the JIS code system. On the other hand, if the number is odd, JI
"0x1F" is added to the character code of the S code system.

When the low-order byte Lb of the result obtained in is equal to or greater than “0x7F” (Lb ≧ 0x7F), 1 is added to the result obtained in.

The high-order byte Ub of the result obtained by is substituted into the following expression. (Ub-0x2100) / 2 + 0
x8100

The result obtained in and the result obtained in are added.

When the high-order byte Ub4 of the result obtained by is larger than 0x9F00 (Ub4> 0x9F00), 0x4000 is added to the result obtained by.

The result obtained when the processing of (1) is completed is the shift JI for the character code of the JIS code system.
It is a character code of the S code system.

On the contrary, when converting from the shift JIS code system to the JIS shift code system, the character code at the time of output can be obtained by the following conversion processes (1) to (3).

When the upper byte Ub of the character code of the shift JIS code system is 0x81 ≦ Ub ≦ 0x9F, the upper byte Ub is substituted into the following formula. (Ub-0x80) * 2 + 0x1F When 0xE0 ≦ Ub ≦ 0xEF, the upper byte U
Substitute b into the following equation. (Ub-0xC0) * 2 + 0x1F

When the lower byte Db of the character code of the shift JIS code system is 0x40 ≦ Db ≦ 0x7E, the lower byte Db is substituted into the following formula. Db-0x1F When 0x80 ≦ Db ≦ 0x9E, the lower byte D
Substitute b into the following equation. Db-0x20 When 0x9F ≦ Db ≦ 0xFC, the lower byte D
Substitute b into the following expression and add 1 to the result obtained in. Db-0x7E

The result obtained in and the result obtained in are added.

The result obtained when the processing of (1) is completed is the JI for the character code of the shift JIS code system.
It is a character code of the S code system.

To convert from the JIS code system to the EUC code system, "0x8080" may be added to the character code of the JIS code system.

On the contrary, in order to convert from the EUC code system to the JIS code system, "0x8080" may be subtracted from the character code of the EUC code system.

Also, from the EUC code system, shift JIS
When converting to a code system, for example, "0x8080" is subtracted from the character code of the EUC code system and JIS
Convert to the character code of the code system, and change the character code to
The above-described conversion formula for converting from the JIS code system to the shift JIS code system may be used to convert to the character code of the shift JIS code system.

On the contrary, from the shift JIS code system to EUC
When converting to the code system, for example, the character code of the shift JIS code system is converted by the conversion formula for converting from the shift JIS code system to the JIS code system as described above.
It may be converted to a character code of the IS code system, and "0x8080" may be added to the character code to convert to a character code of the EUC code system.

From the font selection data of the current character to be processed, the group number of the font at the time of output can be known, and from the font classification table 21, the character code system of the font corresponding to that group number can be known. In this embodiment,
Since the internal character code system is the JIS code system, J
The character code at the time of output is determined by the conversion formula according to the conversion from the IS code system to the character code system at the time of output.

At this time, if a font (“Hiragino”) having the same character code system as the internal character code system (JIS code system) such as “Long” is selected, code conversion is not necessary. Therefore, the "long" character code "0x" stored in the text data buffer 12 is stored.
"4439" as it is, "" in the formatted data table 15
Set to "Long" in the <Character Code> area in the editing area. Also, for "Sa", the Shift JIS code system font ("Rakuhoku") is selected. Using the conversion formula to the code system, the character code "0x2435" of "sa" stored in the text data buffer 12 is converted to obtain "0x82B3", and the formatted data table 15
Set "character" in the editing area to "Sa" in the area.

When the above character code conversion processing is completed,
Returning to FIG. 15, the font search unit 9 selects the font to be searched for the current character to be processed based on the data stored in <Font selection data> in the editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15. , Formatted data table 1
The selected font is searched by the converted character code set in the <character code> area in the character editing area 5 and the font data corresponding to the character code is read (step S16).

Next, the device control section 11 determines in step S16.
Font data read in and the formatted data table 1
The data stored in <arrangement position x> and <arrangement position y> in the editing area of each character 5 is given to the display device 3, and the font data corresponding to the character is displayed at the predetermined arrangement position after the typesetting process. (Step S17).

When all the characters of the text data are processed in steps S15 to S17, all the predetermined data are set in the typesetting data table 15,
Further, the result after the typesetting process is displayed on the display device 3.

The user confirms the contents displayed on the display device 3, and if the desired typesetting processing result is not obtained, the user may redo the processing from step S11. on the other hand,
If the desired typesetting result is obtained, the stored contents of the typesetting data table 15 are stored in the external storage device 5 (step S19), and the font data read in step S16 and each character of the typesetting data table 15 are edited. The data stored in <arrangement position x> and <arrangement position y> in the area is given to the printer 4 via the device control unit 11, and the font data corresponding to the character is printed at a predetermined arrangement position after the typesetting process. Or printing on a film (step S
20), the process ends.

Since the contents of the typesetting data table 15 are stored in the external storage device 5, the present typesetting processing result can be displayed on the display device 3 or the printer 4 by reading the data at any time. Printing and film printing can be performed.

In the above embodiment, the case where only the typesetting process necessary for explaining the features of the present invention is performed has been described as an example. However, as the typesetting process, a typesetting process other than those described above, for example, There are various types of processing such as processing for adjusting the character pitch, and it is also possible to cause the typesetting processing section 7 to execute each of these typesetting processing.

In the above embodiment, the character code system handled internally is explained as the JIS code system.
The present invention can be similarly applied to a device that processes with the shift JIS code system or a device that processes with other character code systems such as the EUC code system.

In the above embodiment, the standardized character code system is the JIS code system or the shift JIS.
Although the code system and EUC code system are adopted, the present invention can be similarly applied even if other character code systems such as UNI-CODE code system are included.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, for the sake of simplification of description, it is explained that the character code system of the text data is the same as the character code system handled inside the apparatus, but the character code handled inside the apparatus is described. It is also possible to take in text data created by a character code system different from the system, select an arbitrary font for each character of the text data, and output the result after the typesetting process.

In this case, the following two configurations are conceivable, but in any configuration, different character code fonts, character code system fonts of different years, different manufacturer's fonts are used as in the above embodiment. It is possible to read desired font data from fonts and the like.

In the first configuration, when the text data is taken in, the data take-in control section 6 assumes that the text data (for example, is created by the shift JIS code system).
The character code of each character constituting the character code system is converted into a character code system (for example, JIS code system) handled inside the device, stored in the text data buffer 12, and handled inside the device. Is the character code system before conversion, and step S1 in FIG. 15 described above.
The processing after 2 is performed. In the case of this configuration, the "predetermined character code system" when the data capturing means of the present invention captures text data in accordance with the "predetermined character code system" is the character code system handled inside the device.

In this case, in the areas of <character code in horizontal composition> and <character code of full-width character> which are character codes before conversion in the set-direction special character conversion table 22 and the number-of-characters special character conversion table 23, , The character code according to the character code system handled inside the device will be registered.

Further, when converting each character forming the text data into a character of a character code system handled inside the apparatus, JIS first level non-kanji, JIS first level kanji,
A character having regularity in the arrangement of JIS second-level Chinese characters can be converted by the conversion formula described in step S38 of FIG. 15 described above.

However, some characters, such as special symbols and characters registered in the external character area, cannot be converted into character codes of the character code system handled inside the device by the conversion formula. . For characters that cannot be converted by these conversion expressions, a conversion table such as the unique character conversion table 24 may be created separately and converted into a character code of a character code system handled inside the apparatus. At this time, a character code according to the character code system handled inside the apparatus may be registered in the <character code before conversion> area corresponding to the character code before conversion in the unique character conversion table 24.

Characters that cannot be converted by these conversion expressions may be fetched as they are in the character code system of the text data and stored in the text data buffer 12. However, at this time, a character code according to the character code system of the text data is registered in the <character code before conversion> area of the unique character conversion table 24.
Further, at this time, text data created by various character code systems may be taken in. At this time, the unique character conversion table 24 is changed from <character code before conversion> of various character code systems to various values. It may be configured so that it can be converted into the <character code system after conversion> in the font. Then, the type of the character code system of the text data, including the relationship between the characters in the external character area and the character code, is taken in. By combining the type of the character code system of the text data and the font selection data, the unique character Character code conversion may be performed.

In the second configuration, the text data is taken in as it is, and the character code system of the text data is used as the character code system before conversion, and the processes after step S12 in FIG. 15 are performed. In the case of this configuration, the "predetermined character code system" when the data capturing means of the present invention captures the text data according to the "predetermined character code system" is the character code system of the text data.

In this case, the character code before conversion of the set-direction special character conversion table 22, the number-of-characters special character conversion table 23, and the unique character conversion table <character code at horizontal composition>, <double-byte character In the areas of "Code>" and "Character code before conversion", a character code according to the character code system of the captured text data may be registered.

Further, when taking in text data of various character code systems, each conversion table 22, 23, 2
4 is configured so that it can be converted from the character code of the character code system of various text data to the character code of various fonts, the type of character code system of the text data is taken in, and the type of character code system of the text data The character code conversion of the set direction special character, the angle special character, and the unique character may be performed by the combination of and the font selection data. However, regarding the set direction special character conversion table 22 and the angle special character conversion table 23,
Since the character code before conversion is within the JIS Level 1 non-Kanji character, the standard JIS code system and shift JIS are used as the types of the character code system of text data.
The conversion tables 22 and 23 may be created in accordance with the types such as the code system and the EUC code system. The unique character conversion table 24 is a text including the relationship between the characters in the external character area and the character code. The unique character conversion table 24 is created in consideration of the type of character code system of data.

Further, in the above-mentioned character code conversion unit 8, the case where the character code conversion is performed using the character code conversion table 14 and the conversion formula has been described. However, regarding the character to be converted by the conversion formula, For example, the character code may be registered in the unique character conversion table 24 and the character code conversion table 14 may be used to convert the character code for conversion of all characters.

Further, the above character code conversion table 1
The configuration of 4 can be modified in various ways. For example, taking the group-direction special conversion table 22 as an example, as shown in FIG. 26, a pre-conversion table 221 is created in which all <character codes at horizontal composition> which are character codes before conversion are created, and Table 222 after conversion for each <character code in horizontal composition>
In the converted table corresponding to the characters of the character code stored in <character code in horizontal composition>.
All the character codes of the font data of the characters in the vertical writing mode in each font are registered in <character codes in the vertical writing mode>. Then, in the character code conversion process, first, in the pre-conversion table 221, a character code in the horizontal writing mode to be converted is searched, and a post-conversion table 222 associated with the searched <character code in horizontal writing mode>. Read the character code stored in <Character code in vertical writing mode> corresponding to the selected font (group No.) from within the selected font corresponding to the character code in horizontal writing mode to be converted. It is possible to obtain the character code in vertical writing. Further, the other conversion tables 23 and 24 can be modified in the same manner.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the group No.
Although a plurality of types of fonts registered in the font storage device 1 are managed via the above, the fonts may be managed according to the font names. At this time, <group No.> of each conversion table 22, 23, 24
The name of the font will be stored in the area
The font name is stored in <Font selection data> in the editing area of each character of the typesetting data table 15.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the group No. is individually assigned to each font, but the correspondence between the character code and the character in the external character area, such as fonts created by the same manufacturer, is used. If the fonts that have exactly the same correspondence between character codes and characters are managed as the same group No., the character code conversion table will be used when multiple fonts with exactly the same correspondence between character codes and characters are registered. Conversion table 2 which is the same as 14
Since it is not necessary to create 2, 23 and 24, the capacity of the table can be reduced.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the text data is captured as a character string composed of horizontally set double-byte characters, but the text data may be captured as a vertically set character string, or may include half-width characters. It may be.

For example, when the text data is taken in as a vertically set character string, the set direction special character conversion table 12
Is a vertical conversion for converting the vertical direction set special characters of the internal character code system to the character code of the font data of the same character as the vertical set vertical direction special characters in each font. To convert the table and the set direction special characters in the vertical writing mode of the internal character code system to the character code of the font data of the horizontal writing mode that corresponds to the vertical direction set special characters in each font. A horizontal conversion table is created, and the character code is converted using the conversion table for vertical composition in vertical composition according to the composition direction instruction, and the conversion table for horizontal composition in horizontal composition. Character code conversion may be performed using a table.

When the text data includes half-width characters, the half-width characters of the special alphanumeric character of the internal character code system are converted into full-width characters, half-width characters corresponding to the half-width characters in each font. A conversion table for converting into three-quarter characters and four-quarter characters may be created in advance, and the character code conversion may be performed using the conversion table according to the instruction of the number of corners. It should be noted that the case where the text data includes the third copy character and the fourth copy character may be similarly handled.

[0160]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the invention described in claim 1, the character code of each character of the text data is set in the selected font corresponding to the character after the typesetting process. Since the character code conversion means for converting to the character code is provided, it is possible to read out and output the specified font data from the font of the arbitrary character code system regardless of the character code system of the captured text data. It is also possible to read font data, which is assigned a character code arbitrarily for each manufacturer, based on the character code of the text data. Therefore, you can freely use multiple types of fonts without being aware of character code systems, year differences, and manufacturer differences.
It is possible to perform typesetting processing using a desired font without being restricted by the font.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, as a result of the typesetting process according to the typesetting direction, the character code in the selected font is also applied to the typesetting direction special characters that require character code conversion. Since it is converted to, even if the character code after conversion of the set direction special character is arbitrarily determined for each font,
The font data can be read.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3,
As a result of the typesetting process that follows the character angle specification, even for character special characters that require character code conversion, the character code in the selected font is also converted. Even if the character code is arbitrarily determined for each font, the font data can be read.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the character code in the selected font is also applied to the unique character in which the character code is arbitrarily assigned to each font stored in the font storage means. Since it is converted to, even if the character code of the unique character in the text data and the character code of the same unique character in the selected font are different,
The specified font data can be read.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a typesetting processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of registration of a character code conversion table.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a font classification table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when registering a font classification table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a set direction special character conversion table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a set direction special character.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between characters and character codes in the JIS code system and the shift JIS code system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship between characters in the EUC code system and character codes.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when registering a set direction special character conversion table.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of an angle special character conversion table.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a special angle character.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when registering an angle special character conversion table.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a unique character conversion table.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when registering a unique character conversion table.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure of production processing.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of character code conversion processing.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a structure of a text data buffer.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a state after the typesetting process.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when setting a typesetting instruction.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a structure of a typesetting data table.

FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining a typesetting start position.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a structure of a typesetting instruction buffer.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when setting a group numeral processing instruction.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a menu screen when setting font selection data.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a process of obtaining an arrangement position in the typesetting process.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a configuration of a modified example of a set direction special character conversion table.

[Fig. 27] Fig. 27 is a schematic diagram for explaining a configuration of font data of one character that constitutes a font.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Font storage device 2 ... Input instruction device 3 ... Display device 4 ... Printer 5 ... External storage device 6 ... Data acquisition control unit 7 ... Typesetting processing unit 8 ... Character code conversion unit 9 ... Font search unit 10 ... Conversion table editing unit 11 ... Device control unit 12 ... Text data buffer 13 ... Formatting instruction buffer 14 ... Character code conversion table 15 ... Formatting data table 16 ... Memory 21 ... Font classification table 22 ... Special direction special character conversion table 23 ... Special number special character conversion table 24 ... Character conversion table

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shigenori Teraoka 1-5-9 Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City Osaka Branch of Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (72) Yuji Yamamoto 1-5, Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka No. 9 Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Osaka Branch (72) Inoue Junji 1-5-9 Tenmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. Osaka Branch

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A typesetting process of given text data according to a typesetting instruction designated, and from a desired font among a plurality of types of fonts registered in advance,
The font data corresponding to the characters after the typesetting process are read out for each character that constitutes the text data,
A typesetting device that outputs the result after typesetting processing, in which font storage means in which a plurality of types of fonts created in arbitrary character code systems are registered, and text data is imported in accordance with a predetermined character code system, Typesetting instructions for typesetting the text data, and font selection data for selecting a desired font for each character forming the text data from among a plurality of types of fonts registered in the font storage means. And data forming means for taking in the text data, the typesetting processing means for performing typesetting processing on the fetched text data according to the typesetting instruction taken in, and obtaining typesetting data including the arrangement position of each character after the typesetting processing, and the text data. The character code of each character
A character code conversion unit that converts the character code corresponding to the character after the typesetting process into a character code in the font selected by the font selection data; and the font from among a plurality of types of fonts registered in the font storage unit. A font for reading font data corresponding to each character after the typesetting process by selecting a font based on the selection data and searching the selected font by using the character code obtained by the character code conversion means. Search means; output means for outputting the result of the typesetting processing by being given the font data read by the font searching means and the typesetting data obtained by the typesetting processing means. A typesetting device characterized by. 2. The typesetting processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the typesetting instruction fetched by the data fetching unit includes at least a typesetting direction instruction, and the character code conversion unit requires a character code conversion. A process of converting a character code of the text data corresponding to a direction special character into a character code in a font selected by the font selection data, which corresponds to a character after the typesetting process according to the setting direction. Characterized typesetting device. 3. The typesetting processing device according to claim 1, wherein the typesetting instruction fetched by the data fetching unit includes at least a character angle number designation, and the character code converting unit needs to convert a character code. Converts the character code of the text data corresponding to the special character of a certain number of characters into the character code in the font selected by the font selection data, which corresponds to the character after the typesetting process according to the number of angles of the character. A typesetting apparatus characterized by including processing. 4. The typesetting device according to claim 1, wherein the character code conversion unit corresponds to the text data corresponding to a unique character in which a character code is arbitrarily assigned to each font stored in the font storage unit. The typesetting device, which includes a process of converting the character code of 1 to a character code in the font selected by the font selection data.