Character attribute setting device and method in document preparing apparatus

• US 20010033285A1
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Okuno, Hideyuki
• Application Number:
  US09/725,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20010033285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/117 Tagging; Marking up details of markup languages G06F40/143; Designating a block; Setting of attributes style sheets, e.g. eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation [XSLT], G06F40/154
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/126 Character encoding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/53 Processing of non-Latin text kana-to-kanji conversion G06F40/129; vowelisation G06F40/232

Abstract

If the color of a character is modified, for example, from “black” to “blue”, “” is inputted and a conversion key is pressed. In this case, although “”etc., is displayed as in usual kana/kanji conversion, “” is displayed in blue if “” is also set as a control code. If this is selected, “” inputted before is recognized to be a control code instructing to set the color of characters to “blue”, the character stringy “” is deleted and subsequent inputted characters are displayed in blue. If a color printer is used, the characters which are displayed in blue can be printed in blue.

Claims

1. A character attribute setting control device for setting a character attribute in order to display on a display device a character which is inputted by an input device, comprising

a control unit modifying a character attribute of the character to be displayed following input of a specific character or character string using the specific character or character string, including a definition by a natural language which is inputted by the input device at least in a part of it.

2. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character attribute is modified during a conversion in which an input character is converted to another character.

3. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character attribute is modified by selecting a candidate for a control symbol from a plurality of conversion candidates outputted in conversion where an input character is converted to another character.

4. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character attribute is modified during kana/kanji conversion.

5. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character attribute is modified by selecting a candidate which is indicated by a control code among a plurality of conversion candidates outputted in kana/kanji conversion.

6. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character or character string is composed of a word specifying the contents of both a character attribute as a natural language and a character indicating a control code.

7. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 4

, wherein

the character or character string is composed of an English word and a specific alphabet.

8. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 4

, wherein

data about the character attribute are stored paired with character code data representing a character for each character, the data are referenced when the character is printed and displayed, and an appearance of a printed character and an appearance of a character displayed on a screen are the same.

9. The character attribute setting control device

according to

claim 1

, wherein

said control unit modifies the character attribute and simultaneously deletes the inputted specific character or character string from a screen of a display device.

10. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 1

, wherein

the character attribute is modified into another character attribute corresponding to a content of the specific character or character string.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

input means;

display means for displaying a character which an operator inputs via the input means; and

control means for inputting a specific character or character string, including a definition by a natural language in at least a part of it, which the operator inputs via the input means and modifying a character attribute of a character to be displayed following the input of the specific character or character string.

12. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein the character attribute is modified during conversion when an input character is converted to another character.

13. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein the character attribute is modified by selecting a candidate for a control symbol from a plurality of conversion candidates outputted in conversion where an input character is converted to another character.

14. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 11

, wherein

said control unit modifies the character attribute and simultaneously deletes the inputted specific character or character string from a screen of a display means.

15. The character attribute setting control device according to

claim 11

, wherein

the character attribute is modified into another character attribute corresponding to a content of the specific character or character string.

16. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein

the character attribute is modified during kana/kanji conversion.

17. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein

the character attribute is modified by selecting a candidate which is indicated by a control code among a plurality of conversion candidates outputted in kana/kanji conversion.

18. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein

the character or character string is composed of a word specifying the contents of a character attribute as a natural language and a character indicating a control code.

19. The apparatus according to

claim 18

, wherein

the character or character string is composed of an English word and a specific alphabet.

20. The apparatus according to

claim 11

, wherein

data about the character attribute are stored in pairs with character code data representing a character for each character, the data are referenced when the character is printed and displayed and an appearance of a printed character and an appearance of a character displayed on a screen are the same.

21. A method in an apparatus with an input device, comprising:

displaying a character which an operator inputs via the input device; and

inputting a specific character or character string, including a definition by a natural language at least in a part of it, which the operator inputs via the input device and modifying a character attribute of a character to be displayed following input of the specific character or character string.

22. The method according to

claim 21

, wherein

the inputted specific character or character string is deleted from a screen of a display device.

23. The method according to

claim 22

, wherein the character attribute is modified into another character attribute corresponding to a content of the specific character or character string.

24. A computer-readable storage medium on which is recorded a program for enabling a computer to execute a process, said process comprising the steps of:

displaying a character which an operator inputs via the input device; and

inputting a specific character or character string, including a definition by a natural language at least in a part of it, which the operator inputs via the input device and modifying a character attribute of a character to be displayed following input of the specific character or character string.

25. The computer-readable storage medium according to

claim 24

, wherein

the inputted specific character or character string is deleted from a screen of a display device.

26. The computer-readable storage medium according to

claim 24

, wherein

the character attribute is modified into another character attribute corresponding to a content of the specific character or character string.

27. A storage medium capable of being read by a computer system with an input device and a display device on which is recorded a program for enabling a computer to execute a process, said process comprising:

displaying a character which an operator inputs via the input device; and

modifying a character attribute of a character to be inputted and displayed following input of the specific character or character string using the specific character or character string, including a definition by a natural language, which is inputted by the input device at least in a part of it.

28. The storage medium according to

claim 27

, wherein

the inputted specific character or character string is deleted from a screen of a display device.

29. The storage medium according to

claim 27

, wherein

the character attribute is modified into another character attribute corresponding to a content of the specific character or character string.