JPS61250726A - Electronic appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record the table within paper width by discriminating the length of a table data in the recording paper direction in recording the table data on recording paper and decreasing the size of table data automatically when the length becomes larger than a prescribed value. CONSTITUTION:A paper width over discriminating means 17 discriminates whether or not a table data is protruded from the width of recording paper. A recording method selecting means 18 is connected to the said discriminating means 17 and the combination of various recording methods such as character size, lateral/longitudinal characters, lateral/longitudinal direction recordings is selected. In case of the paper width over, the data size is decreased automatically, the character of the table data is changed into a longitudinal character from a lateral character, the table data is recorded while being turned by nearly 90 deg. in the recording paper feeding direction or manual mode is selected. Thus, the table is formed within the prescribed width.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to electronic equipment, and more particularly to electronic equipment such as word processors and personal computers that can record tabular data in a predetermined recording format.

[Summary of the Disclosure] This specification and drawings relate to an electronic device that can record table data on recording paper in a predetermined format.

A means is provided to determine the length of the table data in the recording paper width direction, and when the length of the table data exceeds a predetermined value, the size of the table data is automatically reduced or the table data is changed from horizontal to vertical characters. Alternatively, there are two modes: an automatic mode in which table data is recorded by rotating it approximately 90 degrees with respect to the recording paper direction, and a manual mode in which the operator manually sets the recording. By allowing table data to be recorded by specifying it, tables can be saved from recording paper.
This discloses a technology that allows recording without overflowing.

[Prior Art] In recent years, electronic devices such as word processors and personal computers that can create and record clothes have been developed.

It is configured such that tabular data can be recorded in an arbitrary recording format by setting predetermined recording parameters such as vertical characters or character size.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such electronic devices, when printing out a table, there is a problem that if the table is larger than the width of the recording paper and becomes horizontally long, the table cannot be printed out.

Conventionally, as a countermeasure to this problem, the pitch of the characters to be recorded was narrowed to avoid overflowing the width of the recording paper. However, a problem arises in that the number of characters recorded on one line does not increase dramatically. Another method is to divide the table data at appropriate positions on the left and right,
It was printed out in two columns, but judging from the ease of viewing the table, it is not desirable to divide it in the middle.

Also, if the recording paper is roll paper and the paper width is narrow, the table printout may be fixed in the vertical direction relative to the paper feed, but if the number of rows in the table increases, There was a problem with the image extending beyond the width of the paper.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can record table data on recording paper so that the table data does not extend beyond the width of the paper.

Means for Solving Problem E] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a means for determining the length of the table data in the width direction of the recording paper, and when the length of the table data becomes larger than a predetermined value. If the size of the table data is automatically reduced, or the table data is changed from horizontal to vertical characters, or the table data is approximately 90% in the recording paper direction.
``There are two modes: an automatic mode that records by rotating it, and a manual mode that allows the operator to manually set the recording.
We adopted a configuration that allows you to specify one of two modes to record tabular data.

[Function] The electronic device of the present invention includes a means for storing the number of recorded data digits of table data, and a means for automatically reducing the size of the table data or changing the size of the table data when the length of the table data becomes larger than a predetermined value. Select from two modes: automatic mode, in which the data is recorded by changing the data from horizontal to vertical characters, or table data is rotated approximately 90” relative to the recording paper direction, and manual mode, in which the operator sets the recording manually. There are means available to
By specifying one of the modes, a table can be created in a predetermined mode.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to an example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an electronic device such as a word processor or a microcomputer according to the present invention as a block diagram.
The receiver has overall control, performs various arithmetic operations for creating tables, and inputs and outputs data via the I10 control unit 5.

A key human power device 7 is connected to this I10 control device 5,
The I10 control device 5 has a display device 6. Printer 8.
An external magnetic recording device 9 and the like are connected, and each of them is configured to display the calculated data, output it to recording paper, or store it in the magnetic recording device.

In addition, read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) is used in electronic devices.
)2 is provided, and this ROMZ contains MP
U processing procedures, character fonts and character codes used in the display device 6, printer 8, etc. are stored. Furthermore, the electronic device is provided with a random access memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) 3, which stores work memory, table data, etc. when the MPU 1 performs various calculation processes. Also, what is indicated by reference numeral 4 is an address decoder, and the MP
The address signal outputted by the UI via the signal line 12 is decoded, and a selection signal is generated for the ROM2, RAM3, and I10 control device 5. j2t is MP on the data bus
It is a signal line for inputting and outputting data between the UI, ROM2, RAM3, and I10 control device 5, and also j23
is the control bus, MPU1 is ROM2, RAM
3.

Address recorder 4. This is a signal line for inputting and outputting control signals to and from the I10 controller 5.

FIG. 2 shows the functions of the electronic device indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 1 in a block diagram. In the same figure, what is indicated by the symbol IO is a means for reading and writing various data, which is realized, for example, by the MPU in FIG. The recorded data storage means 11 stores the data entered in the table when the table is created,
The horizontal digit number storage means 12 stores the total number of digits of data to be included in one row of this table, and the vertical digit number storage means 13 stores the total number of digits of data to be included in one column of the table. There is. Further, the character size storage means stores the set character size when printing out a table, and the recording direction storage means 15
When printing a front, remember whether to print horizontally, that is, perpendicular to the recording paper feeding direction, or to rotate the front 90 degrees and print vertically, that is, in the recording paper feeding direction. ing.

Further, the horizontal character/vertical character recording means 16 records whether the data in the table is to be made into horizontal characters or vertical characters.

Further, the data reading/writing means 1O is connected to a paper width over-discriminating means 17, which determines whether or not the table extends beyond the horizontal width of the recording paper when the table is printed out.

That is, the paper width over determination means 17 stores the storage means 11 to 14.
The data length in the recording paper width direction calculated based on the table data stored in is compared with a predetermined value to determine whether or not the table data extends beyond the recording paper width. This predetermined value is not necessarily limited to the width of the recording paper, but should be a value that allows the table frame to be printed out within an easy-to-see range when printing a table, and to record while leaving a predetermined margin in the width direction of the recording paper. To be elected.

On the other hand, the paper width over determination means 17 includes the recording method selection means 1.
8 is connected, thereby the paper width over determination means 17
Based on the information entered by , the font size, horizontal font,
Select combinations of various recording methods, such as vertical character, horizontal, and vertical recording.

The recording direction selection means 18 also includes the printer control means 1.
9 is connected, thereby controlling the printer 8 so that a table in a format determined by the recording method selection means 18 is obtained. This printer control means 19 includes recording character size specifying means 20. Recording direction specifying means 21. Horizontal character and vertical character designation means 22 are connected, and printer control child stage 19 respectively.
Based on the output, specify the printer's character size, printer's recording direction, whether the printer's recorded characters are horizontal or vertical, etc.

FIG. 3 shows a map showing how table data inputted by the key input device 7 and processed is stored in the RAM 3. In the figure, R1, Rm, and Rn indicate which row of the table the next data is in, c1+Cm, and Cn indicate which column of the table the next data is, and Ll, Lm and Ln are numerical values indicating the number of digits of the following data. On the other hand, Dl.

Dm and Dn are data that fit into one frame of the table, and P
s +PmePn is a special numerical value that indicates the separation between data that falls in one frame of the table and data that falls in the next frame.

Further, T1+Tj2 is a special numerical value indicating the line separation of the table, and when this numerical value is divided into two lines, it indicates that the data in the table is at its end.

Next, the operation of the electronic device according to the present invention configured as described above will be explained.The function of the electronic device according to the present invention to print out a table is realized by various processes of the MPUI shown in FIG. It is illustrated in flowchart form in FIG. The steps shown in this flowchart are the first
It is stored as a program in ROM2 in the figure, and MP
This is done by U1 executing it sequentially.

Next, the processing procedure will be explained in detail.

First, in step 51, it is determined whether the printout format of the table data is manual or not. If it is manual, the process moves to step S20, and if not, the process moves to step S2. In step S2, the print character size of the printer is designated as a standard size.

Then step 53. In S4, the printing direction of the table is specified in the horizontal direction, that is, the direction perpendicular to the paper feeding direction, and the printing characters are specified as horizontal characters.

Next, in step S5, the number of horizontal digits is read out, and in step S6
When printing out a table with the font size and number of horizontal digits set in , it is determined whether or not the table exceeds the recording width of the recording paper, and if it does not, the process moves to step S7 and the currently specified number is Print out the table according to the character size, recording direction, horizontal or vertical character, and finish the process.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the table data exceeds the recording paper width, the character size is specified to be reduced by one step in step S8.

Next, in step S9, as in step S6, it is determined whether the font exceeds the paper width, and if it does not, the process moves to step S7 to print out the table, and if it does, the font size is increased by one step, i.e. Step S
In step Sll, the table data is rotated by approximately 90'' and specified to be printed out in the vertical direction.

In the following step 512, it is determined whether or not the paper width is exceeded, as in step S6, and if the paper width is not exceeded, step S7 is performed.
The table is printed out in step S13, and if the font exceeds the font size, the font size is reduced by one step in step S13. In the following step SL4, as in step S6, it is determined whether or not the font exceeds the paper width. If the font does not extend beyond the width of the paper, the process moves to step S7 to print out the front. If it does, the font size is increased by one step in step 315. Kushi, step 316
Specify vertical text with .

In the following step 517, as in step S6, it is determined whether or not the font exceeds the paper width. If the font does not extend beyond the width of the paper, the process moves to step S7 to print the front side. If it does, the currently specified font size is Determine whether or not the size is the minimum size, and if it is not the minimum size, return to step S8, repeat the series of processes, and if the size is the minimum size, proceed to step S19, and the number of digits in one table is too large to print out. is displayed on the display device 6, and the series of processing related to printing out the table is completed.

If it is determined in step Sl that the format is manual format, it is determined in step S20 whether to print horizontally or vertically, and in the case of vertically printing, vertically printing is designated in step 521, and horizontally printing is specified. In this case, Celsius lateral direction recording is specified in step S20.

Further, in step 323, it is determined whether the character is a horizontal character or a vertical character. If the character is a vertical character, the vertical character is designated in step 324, and if it is a horizontal character, the horizontal character is designated in step 325.

In the following step 526, the character size is specified, and the process moves to step S7 to print out the table in a predetermined format as described above, and the process ends.

An example in which the table is printed out without determining that the paper width is over in step S9 is shown in FIG.
In this case, recording is performed with a character size that is one step smaller than the standard size character. Furthermore, FIG. 6 shows an example in which printing is performed without determining that the paper width is over in step 312, and in this case, the table is approximately 9
0" rotation and printing is performed in the vertical direction. Also, FIG. 7 shows an example where printing is performed without determining that the paper width is over in step 314, and printing is performed with vertical characters instead of horizontal characters. Corresponding to step S1 described above, means for specifying either manual format mode or auto format mode is provided, although not particularly shown, and when annual format mode is selected, Branching to step S20, the recording mode is determined by the operator's will, and if the auto format mode is specified, the data size of the table is reduced and recorded, or the characters of the table are changed from horizontal to vertical. Or, the front data is rotated by 90 degrees with respect to the recording paper feeding direction and recorded.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the width of the recording paper is assumed to be the width of the recording paper of the printer. Please note that it does not mean pointing from one end to the other.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a means for determining the length of the table data in the recording paper width direction is provided, and when the length of the table data becomes larger than a predetermined value, the data size is automatically adjusted. There is an automatic mode in which the characters in the table data are changed from horizontal characters to vertical characters, or the table data is recorded rotated approximately 90 degrees with respect to the feeding direction of the recording paper. Since recording is performed by specifying one of the manual modes to be selected, the operator can create a table within the specified width without having to worry about whether the special table creation function extends beyond the paper width. If the format of the table created by the operator does not match the operator's intention, the user can switch to manual mode and create the table the operator desires.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of an electronic device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram explaining the functions, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage state of table data. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of control, Figures 5-
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing examples of recording in different formats when the respective paper widths are exceeded. l...MPU 2...ROM3...R
AM 4...Address recorder 6...Display device 7...Key manual device 8...Printer 9...External magnetic recording device Create table data@
Figure 3 S! Yari-anaisatsu @Ten No. 5 illustration # caught and fortune-telling @Ten No. 6 illustration hair board 41, Tanya ml Fig. 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] In electronic equipment that can record tabular data on chart paper in a predetermined format, a means is provided to determine the length of the tabular data in the width direction of the chart paper, and automatically detects the length of the tabular data when the length of the tabular data exceeds a predetermined value. There is an automatic mode in which the size of the table data is reduced, the table data is changed from horizontal to vertical characters, or the table data is rotated approximately 90 degrees with respect to the paper direction. An electronic device characterized by having two modes, a manual mode for setting, and being able to record tabular data by specifying one of the two modes.