JP2007108994A - Layout editing device and layout editing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input/edition support function of displaying the map of layout, and accepting input for each selected block, and performing the input while clarifying a corresponding relation between the input block and layout configuration, and to provide a function of changing the region of the other blocks according as partial blocks are expanded and contracted. <P>SOLUTION: Layout information selected by a layout control part is acquired, and the selected layout configuration is displayed as a layout map by a map display part, and blocks configuring the layout map are made arbitrarily selectable, and input data are accepted for each block, and the selected layout is displayed on a picture as a clickable layout map, and an input/edit operation is operated for each block. Thus, it is possible to perform an input/edit operation while clearly grasping which part of the layout is input. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mechanism for dividing a document into a plurality of block areas, and creating and editing the document for each block.

When creating / editing a document, various layout configurations can be considered. Therefore, deciding the layout freely and inputting characters and charts in each area requires complicated manual work if there is no input support function, and with ordinary word processing software and spreadsheet software It has been difficult to maintain a uniform layout configuration across multiple pages.
In particular, when creating a Web page (homepage), it is desired to adopt a uniform layout configuration throughout the plurality of pages, and various input support functions have been developed.
Such a technique is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
Patent Document 1 relates to a computer screen layout editing method that can be easily edited while checking a display state on a browser. One page is divided into a plurality of blocks, and each block is divided into a plurality of character areas. Alternatively, a support function for assigning data to the image data area and inputting data for each block is described.

Specifically, specify the input pattern to divide vertically or horizontally, divide the computer screen into multiple blocks according to the specified input pattern, and number each block in turn The block number is designated, and character data or image data is input in units of blocks.
For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, since one page has a vertically long configuration and one page does not necessarily fit on the display screen, it is necessary to respond to a configuration including a plurality of Web pages. It was unsuitable. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the input support function has a drawback in that it is difficult to understand the correspondence between the input block and the layout configuration actually displayed.

Also, after creating a web page (homepage) or during creation, it is necessary to change the size of a specific block (for example, an image block). It uses a method of defining information with tags. If the size or position of one block is changed, all the tags that define the area of other blocks must be changed. However, there was a situation where it was not supported as a sufficient input support function.
Such a technique is disclosed in Patent Document 2, for example.
Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for storing a plurality of paragraphs that are composed of sentences and images and having position information of the sentences and images, and position information between the paragraphs as layout information of homepage data.
However, although there is an explanation about the technology for changing the position of each block, it does not have a function for changing the character input area according to the operation for enlarging or reducing the image data. However, when the image data is too small to be seen, there is a problem that it is impossible to meet the point that processing for displaying the image data in a large size is required.

JP-A-10-222508 JP 2002-183037 A

As described above, the conventional technique has a problem that it is difficult to understand the correspondence between the input block and the layout configuration that is actually displayed, and a problem that the image size cannot be expanded.
Therefore, the present invention provides a function of displaying a layout map, selecting a block indicated on the map, and receiving an input for each selected block, thereby displaying the input block and the actual display. An object of the present invention is to provide an input / editing support function capable of inputting while clearly indicating the correspondence with the layout configuration.
In addition, by providing a function (layout correction function) that changes the area of other blocks according to the expansion or contraction of some blocks, an input / editing support function that can respond flexibly to image size expansion. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a first invention in a layout editing apparatus according to the present invention includes an input unit that receives an input such as a character string input, a selection instruction input, or a pointer input, and a document layout. A layout information storage unit for storing the pattern information, a block information storage unit for storing information of each block formed by dividing the layout, a layout control unit for controlling and selecting a layout, and a block control A block control unit, and a map display unit for displaying a layout map, obtaining layout information selected by the layout control unit, and displaying the selected layout configuration as a layout map by the map display unit; Each block can be arbitrarily selected from the blocks constituting the layout map. Characterized in that it accepts the input data for each click.

According to a second aspect of the layout editing apparatus of the present invention, a content storage unit that stores content in the apparatus or a network connection destination, a content control unit that controls the content, and content selection that selects the content And the input data is generated based on the content selected by the content selection unit.

The third aspect of the layout editing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a data generation unit that generates document data and page information, and a data storage unit that stores the page information. Document data is generated by incorporating the input data into layout information, page information is generated based on the document data, and stored in a data storage unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the layout editing apparatus of the present invention, the structural analysis unit that analyzes the correction amount of the first block region received by the input unit, and the correction amount of the first block region And an area information correction unit that corrects area information of other block areas based on the analysis result of the above.

According to a fifth aspect of the layout editing apparatus of the present invention, when the area information of another block area is corrected based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, the other block The area information of the block is changed based on the amount of character strings included in the area.

According to a sixth aspect of the layout editing apparatus of the present invention, when the area information of the other block is changed, the change process is a block area extension process, and the block area is extended. Along with the processing, when it is determined that all the blocks do not fit within a preset page area, the page size is expanded or a scroll bar is displayed.

The first invention in the layout editing program according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a list of layouts, a step of selecting a predetermined layout from the list display, and a layout associated with the selected layout. And a step of displaying a map, and a step of selecting a specific block constituting the layout map.

Further, the second invention in the layout editing program according to the present invention includes a step of displaying a preview, a step of accepting an area correction for the first block, a step of detecting an area correction of the first block, and an area A first analysis step of analyzing the structure of the first block after correction; and a step of determining region information of another block based on a result of the first analysis step. .

According to a third aspect of the layout editing program of the present invention, when the area information of another block area is corrected based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, the other block A step of acquiring the number of characters included in the area, a step of comparing the number of characters included in the acquired other block area with the number of displayable characters in the other block area, and whether or not one page fits in the screen display area Determining the structure of the other block based on the step of acquiring information indicating whether or not the acquired one page is stored in the screen display area and the comparison result. And

In a fourth aspect of the layout editing program according to the present invention, is the process for expanding the page size of one page based on the information indicating whether or not the acquired one page is stored in the screen display area? Or a scroll bar display is included.

According to a fifth aspect of the layout editing program of the present invention, the step of registering priority information indicating the priority of each block in page information, the step of acquiring the registered priority information, and the acquisition The area information of the other block is determined based on the priority order information.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the layout information selected by the layout control unit is acquired, the selected layout configuration is displayed as a layout map by the map display unit, and the layout map is configured Can be selected arbitrarily, and input data is accepted for each block, so various layouts can be selected, and each block is displayed while the selected layout is continuously displayed on the screen as a clickable layout map. Each input / editing operation can be performed, and it is possible to perform an input / editing operation while clearly grasping which portion of the layout is being input.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 2 or claim 3, since the input data is generated based on the content selected by the content selection unit, the correction or additional input is made based on the content such as the sample sentence. It is possible to create data for each item simply by doing.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, document data is generated by incorporating the input data into the layout information, page information is generated based on the document data, and stored in a data storage unit. The generated data input and edited for each block using the clickable layout map as a guide can be incorporated into a data format typified by the HTML format.

According to the invention described in claim 5, since the page structure is hierarchized and the page layout is set in common based on the layout type information, the entire document and homepage are unified. A layout configuration can be easily constructed.

According to the invention of claim 6, based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the first block area, which is received by the input unit, and analyzing the correction amount of the first block area. In addition, an area information correction unit that corrects the area information of other block areas is provided, so that when some block areas are expanded or contracted, the area of other blocks can be corrected to the optimum size accordingly. Play.

According to the invention of claim 7, when the area information of the other block area is corrected based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, it is included in the other block area. Since the block area information is changed based on the amount of the character string, the area of the other block can be corrected to an optimum size according to the amount of the character string.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, when changing the area information of another block, the change process is an extension process of the block area, and the structure analysis unit When it is determined that all the blocks do not fit within the preset one page area, the page size is expanded, so that the amount of character string in the block is limited. It is possible to create a website with abundant information.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when the area information of the other block is changed, the change process is an extension process of the block area, and the structure analysis unit When it is determined that all the blocks do not fit within the preset one page area in accordance with the decompression process, if the setting is made to fit one page within the screen display area, the decompression process of the block is performed. Since the scroll bar display is performed for the block without performing the above steps, the same layout configuration can be maintained even if the area of the first block is changed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the priority information indicating the priority order of each block is included in the page information, and the characters included in the other block area when the other block area is changed. Since the other block area is changed based on the column quantity and the priority order information, even in the case of a page layout configuration having a large number of block areas (the area of the first block is There is an effect that it becomes easy to secure a necessary area for a specific other block (when modifying another block area in accordance with the change).

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, a step of displaying a list of layouts, a step of selecting a predetermined layout from the list display, and a layout map associated with the selected layout are displayed. And a step of selecting a specific block constituting the layout map, so that various layouts can be selected and the selected layout is continuously displayed on the screen as a clickable layout map. On the other hand, the input / editing work can be performed for each block, and the input / editing work can be performed while clearly grasping which part of the layout is being input.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, a step of displaying a preview, a step of accepting region correction for the first block, a step of detecting region correction of the first block, A first analysis step for analyzing the structure of the first block; and a step of determining region information of another block based on the result of the first analysis step. When it expands and contracts, the effect is that the area of other blocks can be corrected to the optimum size accordingly.

According to the invention of claim 13, when the area information of the other block area is corrected based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, it is included in the other block area. Information indicating whether the number of characters is obtained, the number of characters included in the obtained other block area is compared with the number of displayable characters in the other block area, and whether one page is stored in the screen display area The structure of the other block is determined on the basis of the step of acquiring the information, the information indicating whether or not the acquired one page fits in the screen display area, and the comparison result. There is an effect that the area of another block can be corrected to an optimum size according to the amount.

According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the process of expanding the page size of one page is performed based on the information indicating whether or not the acquired one page is stored in the screen display area, or the scrolling Since there is a step of determining whether to display a bar, it is possible to create a homepage with abundant information without being limited by the amount of character strings in the block.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the step of registering priority information indicating the priority of each block in the page information, the step of acquiring the registered priority information, and the acquired priority information Since the area information of the other block is determined based on the above, even in the case of a page layout configuration having a large number of block areas (the correction of the other block areas in accordance with the change of the area of the first block) When performing the above, there is an effect that it becomes easy to secure a necessary area for a specific other block.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a document editing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that a storage unit 200, a display unit 40, and input units 10 and 20 are connected to the control unit 100.
The control unit 100 also includes a layout control unit 110 that controls layout, a block control unit 120 that controls each block of the layout, a content control unit 130 that controls content composed of image and text data, and HTML data. And a data control unit 140 for generating the data.
Further, the storage unit 200 includes a layout information storage unit 210 that stores layout information, a block information storage unit 220 that stores block information of each block of the layout, and contents such as images and text data (an image group 563 in FIG. 10). 11 and the sample text 568 in FIG. 11), and a data storage unit 250 that stores the generated HTML data.

The display unit 40 includes a layout display unit 42 that displays a layout configuration and a map display unit 44 that displays a clickable layout map 530.
Note that the content stored in the content storage unit 240 and the generated HTML data stored in the data storage unit 250 are displayed by the display unit 40 via the control unit 100 (not shown).

1. Outline of Layout Selection Process Next, an outline of the operation of each unit will be described with reference mainly to FIG.
As the layout configuration, a plurality of patterns are prepared in advance (as shown in 571 and the following in FIG. 8) and stored in the layout information storage unit 210. The layout control unit 110 reads out the layout configuration (layout information) of the plurality of patterns, passes it to the layout display unit 42, and displays it on the screen by the layout display unit 42.
Next, the layout selection unit 112 selects a layout configuration (layout information) that is instructed to be selected through the input units 10 to 20 by an operator's instruction.
Next, the block control unit 120 reads out the block information of each block corresponding to the layout configuration (layout information) instructed to be selected, performs a reduction process, passes it to the map display unit 44, and the map display unit 44 As shown in FIG. 8, a clickable layout map 530 is displayed on the screen. Here, “clickable” means that a selection instruction can be input by a click operation using an input unit such as a mouse.

Each block of the layout is classified according to type, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, (1) office name, (2) image, (3) article, (4) advertisement. .
Then, contents (sentences and images) are input for each block. For example, (1) when an office name block is instructed to be selected, the block selection unit 122 causes the block information storage unit 220 to be input. The block information (see FIG. 4) of the block is acquired.
Next, when content is input or selected, the data generation unit 160 generates page information 250 (FIG. 5) for each page in a format in which the content is added to the block information.
Here, the content control unit 130 displays necessary content with reference to the content storage unit 240, and when the selection instruction is given by the operator, the content control unit 130 acquires the content data from the content storage unit and sends it to the data generation unit 160. Perform the passing action.

The content can also be acquired from the content storage unit 70 of another device or system via the communication control unit 50 and the network 60. In this case, if the latest content is uploaded to the content storage unit 70, a document including a timely content and a homepage can be created.
The data generation unit 160 generates HTML data in a form in which content is incorporated into the block information of each block of the layout, and stores it in the data storage unit 250.
The outline of the operation until the layout is determined for each page, the content is incorporated in each block constituting the layout, and the HTML data is generated and stored has been described.

2. Configuration Example of Entire Device FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the entire device of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 100 is connected to a key input unit 10 for inputting a character string and an input unit such as a mouse 20 for inputting a pointer or a selection instruction. Selection instruction input, pointer input for pointing a position, reduction / enlargement instruction input for a predetermined area, and selection instruction input for various contents.
Further, the display unit 40 is connected to the control unit 100 so that various contents can be displayed and input results and data generation results can be confirmed.

Further, the control unit 100 is connected to the communication control unit 50 and configured to be accessible via the network 60.
In addition, the storage unit 200 is connected to the control unit 100, and an application program storage area 280 and an application data storage area 290 for storing application programs for executing layout editing processing according to the present invention are provided.
The control unit 100 is connected to a storage medium access unit 30 for accessing a storage medium. In addition to a disk (HDD), an optical storage medium (CD, CD-R, MO, DVD, DVD-R, DVD- RW, DVD-RAM, Blu-ray disc, etc.).

3. Configuration of Layout Information FIG. 4 shows the configuration of information of each block for each layout.
According to FIG. 4, layout information group 210 stores layout A information, layout B information,..., And each layout information is composed of information 220 of each block constituting the layout. It is shown.
For example, in the case of layout B information, the information of each block is shown to be composed of block (1) information to (4) information.
The block information includes a block number 230, a block type 232, an X / Y position 234, an X / Y size 236, and the like.

4). Configuration of Each Page Information FIG. 5 shows the configuration of information on each page.
According to FIG. 5, each page information group 250 stores page information which is information of each page. The page information 260 includes a page number, a page size, a layout type, the number of blocks, block information (block ( 1) data information to (4) data information).
The block (1) data information is information configured to include content in the block (1) information, in other words, information configured by “region information + content (image or text)”.
The block (1) data information includes a block number 270, a block type 272, an X / Y position 274, an X / Y size 276, a content 278, and the like.
Here, the hierarchy level information in the page information 260 indicates that information on the hierarchy 1 (410), hierarchy 2 (42),... In FIG.

In FIG. 7, the item name information in the page information 260 is, for example, a business guide 422, an office guide 424... In the hierarchy 2, or a bookkeeping instruction 440 in the hierarchy 3. It shows that management guidance 442... Is stored.
Also, the layout type information in the page information 260 indicates that the layout A information, layout B information,... In FIG.
Since such a configuration is adopted, as long as layout type information is set in page information 260 in FIG. 5 (corresponding to selecting a layout in the process of FIG. 8), as shown in FIG. Write processing can be performed so that the set layout information is integrated into the block data information portion of FIG.
Since the above processing means that a common layout can be set for each item of each layer, there is an advantage that a common layout can be easily used for each item of each layer.
Of course, since different layouts can be selected for each layer and each item, various home pages can be created.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image is formed based on the page information of page 1.
According to FIG. 6, the block (1) developed in the area of the X size 314 of the block (1) and the Y size 316 of the block (1) is displayed with reference to the X and Y positions 312 of the block (1). It has been shown that
This will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The control unit 100 acquires the X / Y position 274 and the X / Y size 276 from the block (1) data information stored in the page information of page 1, and Since the block type 272 indicates that it is office name information, the text “Office name” is displayed near the left end of the block (1) (not shown).
And since the office name (for example, "digital tax accountant office") is stored in the content 278, this is acquired and a text display is performed near the center of the block (1) (not shown).
Thereafter, the same processing is performed for the block (2)... And the entire page is displayed on the screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a hierarchical structure of each page constituting the home page.
FIG. 7 shows that each page constituting the home page has a hierarchical structure from level 1 to level 3.
For example, the top page 412 can be assigned to the hierarchy 1 (410), and the business guide 422, member support 426, useful information 428, and the like can be assigned to the hierarchy 2 (420).
The level 2 (420) has a level 3 (430) as a lower level. For example, the business guidance 422 includes a bookkeeping guidance 440, a management guidance 442, a tax return 444, Inheritance consultation 446 is assigned.
Similarly, greetings 450... Are assigned to the lower hierarchy of the office guide 424, and tax links 460... Are assigned to the useful information 428.
In this way, each data allocated to have a hierarchical structure is stored in the storage unit 100.

5. Generation of Data FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display for selecting a layout configuration pattern.
According to FIG. 8, after the phase of the basic information input 541 is finished, the screen display when the phase of the pattern selection 542 is shifted is shown (in the figure, the “pattern selection 542” column is shaded, It shows how it is being discriminated against.)
The layout configuration patterns are displayed as 571, 572, and 573. For example, when 572 is selected by a mouse operation or the like, a clickable layout map 530 corresponding to the selected pattern is displayed.
In the screen display, a page tree view 520 is displayed, and items of the home page can be selected and determined for each hierarchy.

For example, the business guidance 521, which is the lower hierarchy of the top page, and the check boxes for the lower level bookkeeping guidance 522 and the tax return 523 are selected and instructed, and the office guidance, which is the lower hierarchy of the top page. Check boxes 524 and a greeting 525 in a lower hierarchy are selected and designated.
Then, it is shown that a sentence 582 for explaining the business guide title 581 can be input.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen display when the phase of pattern selection 542 for selecting a layout configuration pattern ends and the phase shifts to the phase of data input 543 (in the figure, the column of “data input 543” is shaded). ), Showing the discriminatory display).
In this phase, in the page tree view 520, the items (522 to 525) of the selected home page are displayed in a hierarchical structure format.

Here, in the page tree view 520, the top page is selected and instructed (in the figure, the “top page” field is shaded and shown in a discriminative manner), and the clickable layout is displayed. Since the map 530 is clickable for each block, when the “(1) office name” block is selected (clicked) in the clickable layout map 530, the office name 562 can be input. The input screen is displayed.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which the office name already received by the basic information input is displayed as an initial state, but the office name can be corrected or the font can be selected here.
In FIG. 5, “1” corresponding to the top page is stored in the hierarchical level column of the page information 260, and the character string or code of “top page” is stored in the item name column. In the block (1) data information content 278 corresponding to the name, the character string or code of “office name” is stored.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen display when the mode is shifted to the mode for selecting an image in the phase of the data input 543.
The state in which the top page is instructed to be selected is maintained following FIG. 9 (in the figure, after being selected, the “top page” field is shaded to show a discrimination display). ). Here, when the “(2) Image” field is instructed to be selected in the clickable layout map 530, an image selection screen for selecting images 1 to 6... Is displayed.
Next, for example, when the image 1 is selected, the data of the image 1 (data in the bitmap format in addition to the JPEG format or the GIF format) is incorporated into the image block.
In FIG. 5, “1” corresponding to the top page is stored in the hierarchical level column of the page information 260, the character string or code of “top page” is stored in the item name column, and the image column In the block (2) data information content 278 corresponding to the “image 1” data is stored (or the storage position of the image 1 data may be linked). .

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen display when the mode is the data input 543 phase and the mode is shifted to the input mode for inputting articles.
According to FIG. 11, in the page tree view 520, the “business guidance” column is selected and instructed, and the “business guidance” column is shaded and displayed in a discriminative manner.
Here, when the “(3) Article” field is selected and specified in the clickable layout map 530, a page title field 564, an item number field 565, an item 567, a sentence 568, etc. are input. Alternatively, a screen that can be selected is displayed.
In the figure, “2” is displayed in the item number column 565 to be written in the article. As described above, in the page tree view 520, in the business content 521, the book guidance 521 and the tax return 522 are displayed. It corresponds to the check box being selected and instructed, but if you give a correction instruction of “3” at this stage, items such as management guidance and inheritance consultation (items in level 3 in FIG. 7) may be added. it can.
Corresponding to the number of items being “2”, the item 1 column 566 and the item 2 column are displayed, and a screen display is provided so that item content and text can be input for each item.

Next, when an item 1 (566) is selected and instructed, the item content and text in the eye 1 can be input.
In the figure, “bookkeeping guidance” is displayed as the item 567, and a sample of the corresponding sentence 568 is displayed. However, this sentence can be corrected and input such as addition and change of the sentence.
In FIG. 5, “3” corresponding to the bookkeeping guidance is stored in the hierarchical level column of the page information 260, and the character string or code of “bookkeeping guidance” is stored in the item name column. In the content (278) of the block (3) data information corresponding to, the input “text” character string is stored.

6). Embodiment of Program Mode FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a processing flow from receipt of input for each block of the clickable layout map 530 to generation of document data or homepage HTML data.
The control unit 100 loads a program for executing the processing flow from the application program storage area 280 onto a main memory including a RAM and executes the processing of each step in the figure.
This will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, a layout display (571 to 573 in FIG. 8) process is executed (step 610). When an operator selects a predetermined layout (step 612), a clickable layout map corresponding to the selected layout is displayed. The display process of 530 (FIG. 8) is executed (step 614).

Next, when an instruction to select which block is selected for each block in the clickable layout map 530 (FIG. 8) is received (step 616), whether or not the selected block is an “image block”. (Step 618), if it is determined that the block is an image block, the process proceeds to a screen display process of the image content list (step 622). If it is determined that the block is not an image block, the contents of the block are input. The process proceeds to a block input screen display process (step 620), and proceeds to a sample sentence display process and an input reception process for receiving character input (step 624).
Next, it is determined whether or not the input and image selection processing is completed (step 626). When the input and image selection processing is completed, HTML data is generated by adding image and text data to the region information. Then, the data is stored in the data storage unit 250 and the process is terminated (step 628).

7). Layout Correction Function The layout correction function is a function that performs a process of correcting the area of another block in accordance with the correction of the image data area. This will be described below with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 13, FIG.
(I) Outline of Operation of Layout Correction Function FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of operation of the layout correction function.
According to FIG. 2, when the shaping processing unit 150 receives an input instruction to change the size of the image block area from the input units 10 and 20, the structure analysis unit 152 displays the size and position of the changed image block. Analyze and calculate the changed size of other blocks. Then, the calculation result is passed to the region information correction unit 150, and the region information correction unit 150 corrects the region information such as the changed block size and position information.
Next, the area information is returned to HTML data by the HTML data generation unit 164 and stored in the data storage unit 250 by the output unit 162.

(Ii) Details of Processing in Layout Correction Function First, in FIG. 10, when a selection instruction for the preview button 553 is given (step 640), HTML data incorporating text data and image data input so far is previewed. The preview display process is executed (step 642). Note that “pre” means display prior to the publication of the home page, and “view” means browsing.
As an example of the preview display, there is a display as shown in FIG.
FIG. 13 shows a state in which preview displays such as (1) title, (2) image, and (3) article are being displayed.

Here, the size of a specific block, for example, (2) a block of an image, can be configured to be freely expandable and contractable by a mouse operation or the like. In this case, when the display area of one page is fixed, (2) the size of other blocks (the blocks of “(1) Title” and “(2) Article”) is increased as the image block is enlarged / reduced. Processing to change is required.
This will be described with reference to the drawing. As shown in FIG. 13 (a), (2) when the size of the image block 320 is instructed to be enlarged as shown by the dashed arrow A, it is shown in FIG. 13 (b). Thus, (1) the title and (2) the page are reconfigured in a form in which the block size of the article is reduced. At this time, the number of characters of the character string constituting the sentence in the block of the article (3) before the change is obtained, and the number of characters that can be displayed in the same block after the change is calculated (or obtained from a tabulated list), The character string is expanded and displayed again in the number b of lines calculated corresponding to the number b of characters per line that can be displayed after the change.

This algorithm is shown in FIG. 16 (a diagram showing a processing flow for correcting the area of another block in accordance with the correction of the image data area).
According to FIG. 16, when a preview is selected (step 640), a preview is displayed (step 642), and when an image block region correction instruction is issued (step 644), the X and Y sizes of the corrected image block are displayed. (Step 646), the X and Y sizes of the other blocks are calculated by calculating backward from the size of the entire page (step 648).
If the other block area is a block of the article, the number of characters of the sentence constituting the article is acquired and compared with the number of displayable characters after the block area is changed (step 650). If it is determined that it will fit (step 652), the number of characters and the number of lines in one line are calculated, and the character string is expanded and displayed (step 662).

Here, if it is determined that it does not fit within the block area (step 652), page size information is acquired from the page information 260 (step 654), and whether or not one page fits within the screen display area. Asking for input (selection input accepted), determining whether or not there is a selection instruction as to whether or not to fit one page within the screen display area (step 656), and receiving a selection instruction to fit one page within the screen display area In this case, screen display (display by scroll bar) that fits in the block is performed by scroll bar display (step 660). If there is a selection instruction not to fit one page in the screen display area, processing for expanding the page size of one page acquired in the previous step 654 is performed (step 658).
Next, when the execution of the processing of step 658 and step 660 is completed, the number of characters and the number of lines in one line are calculated, and the character string is expanded and displayed (step 662).
When the execution of the above series of processing ends, the data generation unit 160 creates the changed HTML data and stores it in the data registration unit 250 (step 664).

The processing after step 640 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.
First, according to FIG. 14, when there is an instruction to select one page to be stored in the screen display area, (3) a process of storing the article block within a predetermined range by performing a scroll bar display. (FIG. 14B). In this case, the character string that cannot be displayed is displayed by operating the scroll bar.
When there is an instruction to select that one page cannot fit in the screen display area, page size expansion processing (a) is performed, and (3) processing for expanding the article block to the second page (b) ) Is executed (FIG. 14A).

FIG. 15 assumes that when there are a plurality of image blocks, the main image block (2) is set to the highest priority (priority order 1), and the priority order of other blocks is as shown in the figure. The screen display before a change and after a change when the magnitude | size of the image block (2) is expanded in the case where it is set to the order is shown. The priority order of each block is stored in the page information 260 (FIG. 5).
According to FIG. 15 (a), (3) the article block is set to priority 3, (4) the image block is set to priority 5, and (5) the article block is set to priority 4. Is shown.
In this case, when (2) the image block is enlarged as indicated by the arrow A, the block area changing process is performed for each of the blocks (3) to (5).

First, change processing is performed for (1) titles which are blocks of priority 2.
Next, (3) change processing is performed on the block of the article. (3) Since the area of the article block is eroded in the horizontal (X-axis) direction with respect to the screen by the enlargement process of the higher-priority (2) image block, first the horizontal (X-axis) The direction area is reduced. Then, in order to be able to display the character string included in the block, the process of enlarging the area in the vertical (Y-axis) direction with respect to the screen (to the extent that the lowest area of the lower priority block is secured) Is made.

Next, (5) the article block is eroded in the horizontal (X-axis) direction and the vertical (Y-axis) direction with respect to the screen by the enlargement process of the higher priority (2) image block. At the same time, as described above, as a result of (3) erosion by the enlargement process in the vertical (Y-axis) direction of the article block, the reduction process is performed in each of the horizontal (X-axis) direction and the vertical (Y-axis) direction as shown in the figure. Made. At the same time, (4) the image block is reduced, but the reduction process is completed because the minimum area has been reached, and (5) all the character strings included in the article block for the remaining area. Since it is determined that the character string cannot be displayed, display using the scroll bar is performed as shown in the figure.
In the above, (3) another block area changing process in the case where the image block enlargement process is performed has been described. In accordance with the priority order of blocks, other blocks are changed.

  The present invention can be applied to various fields such as document creation / editing in addition to a document editing apparatus, a document editing system, a document editing program, and a homepage creation application according to the present invention.

It is a functional block diagram which shows schematic structure of the document editing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of operation | movement of a layout edit function. It is the figure which showed the structure of the whole apparatus of this invention. The structure of the information of each block with respect to each layout is shown. It shows the structure of information on each page. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an image is formed based on page information of page 1; It is a figure which shows the hierarchical structure of each page which comprises a homepage. It is a figure which shows the screen display which selects the pattern of a layout structure. It is a figure which shows a screen display when it transfers to the phase of data input It is a figure which shows the screen display when it transfers to the mode which selects an image. It is a figure which shows a screen display when it transfers to the input mode which inputs an article. It is a figure which shows the processing flow until it receives an input for every block of a clickable layout map, and produces | generates data. It is a figure which shows one Example of a screen display when the size of the preview display and the block of an image is expanded. It is a figure which shows one Example of a screen display when the size of the preview display and the block of an image is expanded. It is a figure which shows one Example of a screen display when the size of the preview display and the block of an image is expanded. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the function which corrects a character area according to the change of an image data area.

Explanation of symbols

10, 20 Input unit 30 Storage medium access unit 40 Display unit 50 Communication control unit 60 Network 70 Content storage unit 100 Control unit 200 Storage unit 310 Block (1) in preview display
Hierarchy 1 in 410 page hierarchy
510 Screen display in each phase 520 Page tree view 530 Clickable layout map

Claims (15)

An input unit that accepts character string input, selection instruction input, or pointer input;
A layout information storage section for storing document layout pattern information;
A block information storage unit for storing information of each block configured by dividing the layout;
A layout control unit for controlling and selecting a layout;
A block control unit for controlling the block;
A map display unit for displaying a layout map;
Get the layout information selected by the layout controller,
The selected layout configuration is displayed as a layout map by the map display unit,
The blocks constituting the layout map can be arbitrarily selected,
A layout editing apparatus characterized by receiving input data for each block. A content storage unit for storing content;
A content control unit for controlling the content;
A content selection unit that selects the content;
Generating the input data based on the content selected by the content selection unit;
The layout editing apparatus according to claim 1. The content storage unit is configured in a device connected to a network,
3. The layout editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein content is acquired from the content storage unit by a communication control unit via a network. A data generator for generating document data and page information;
A data storage unit for storing the page information;
The data generation unit generates document data by incorporating the input data into the layout information,
Generating page information based on the document data and storing it in a data storage unit;
The layout editing apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein The layout editing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the page structure is hierarchized and a page layout is set in common based on layout type information. A structural analysis unit that analyzes the correction amount of the region of the first block received by the input unit;
An area information correction unit for correcting area information of other block areas based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block;
The layout editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, when correcting the area information of the other block area, the area information of the block is based on the amount of the character string included in the other block area. The layout editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: When changing the area information of the other block, the change process is a block area extension process,
The structure analysis unit performs a page size expansion process when determining that all the blocks do not fit within a preset one page area in accordance with the expansion process of the block area. Item 8. The layout editing device according to Item 7. When changing the area information of the other block, the change process is a block area extension process,
When the structure analysis unit determines that all the blocks do not fit within the preset one page area in accordance with the expansion process of the block area, the setting is made so that one page fits within the screen display area. in case of,
Scroll bar display for the block without expanding the block,
8. The layout editing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein: The page information includes priority information indicating the priority of each block,
When changing the other block area,
Based on the amount of character strings included in the other block area and the priority information,
Changing the other block area,
10. The layout editing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein:
Listing layouts, and
Selecting a predetermined layout from the list display;
Displaying a layout map associated with the selected layout;
Selecting specific blocks making up the layout map;
A layout editing program characterized by comprising: A step to display a preview;
Receiving a region correction for the first block;
Detecting an area modification of the first block;
A first analysis step for analyzing the structure of the first block after region correction;
Determining region information of other blocks based on the result of the first analysis step;
A layout editing program characterized by comprising: Based on the analysis result of the correction amount of the area of the first block, when correcting the area information of the other block area, obtaining the number of characters included in the other block area;
Comparing the number of characters included in the acquired other block area with the number of displayable characters in the other block area;
Obtaining information indicating whether or not to fit one page within the screen display area;
Based on the information indicating whether or not to fit the acquired one page within the screen display area and the comparison result,
Determining the structure of the other block,
The layout editing program according to claim 12. Based on the information indicating whether or not the acquired one page fits in the screen display area,
A step of determining whether to perform a process of expanding the page size of one page or to display a scroll bar;
The layout editing program according to claim 12 or 13, Registering priority information indicating the priority of each block in the page information;
Obtaining the registered priority information;
Determining region information of the other block based on the acquired priority information;
15. The layout editing program according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein:

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