JP6136278B2 - Layout editing processing method, positioning method, and apparatus and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a layout editing processing method, apparatus, and program, and layout positioning method, apparatus, and program.

  The page layout of flyers, pamphlets, and catalogs is often created using DTP (Desktop publishing). In this case, generally, a base version is first created, and a specific object included in the base version is replaced with another object to create one or a plurality of different versions (replacement version). However, with DTP data, it has been a problem that replacement of product information, change of size and position takes time and work efficiency is lowered.

  Therefore, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, pattern data such as created image frames, flat meshes, ruled lines, etc. are registered, and the registered pattern is registered for an existing page layout divided in advance into a plurality of areas. -A new edition is created by applying data to appropriate areas as appropriate.

JP 7-98704 A

  However, in this prior art, when there is a page layout in which a plurality of objects are superimposed and displayed in a predetermined overlapping order, some objects (replaced objects) are not changed without changing the overlapping order. In many cases, it took a lot of work to create a replacement page layout by replacing the object. Specifically, if the replacement object overlaps with an adjacent object, nearby objects that do not need to be replaced are selected together when selecting only the replacement object. It was necessary to cancel the selection of the object that was lost. Or, after replacing the object, the work of changing the order so that the predetermined overlapping order is performed again is performed. Such work has significantly reduced work efficiency and has been a heavy burden on the editor.

  The inventors have proposed a layout editing method in which objects can be replaced in units of objects without specifying an area, and the order of overlapping of objects is maintained (Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-146095, hereinafter “prior application”). That said.)

  In the layout editing in which the object is replaced on an object basis (not limited to the invention of the prior application) as in the prior application, the present invention follows this even if the replacement object is moved (position change) on the layout. It is an object to enable replacement objects to be moved. Thereby, the positional relationship between the replacement object and the replacement object is maintained, and even if the position of the replacement object is changed, the positional relationship does not collapse.

  In the layout editing processing method according to the present invention, a predetermined overlapping order is set, and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in the overlapping order is displayed as a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order. In the layout editing process to replace with, the link between the replacement base plate object and the replacement plate object is stored, and the difference between the position coordinate of the replacement base plate object and the position coordinate of the replacement plate object is calculated as a relative coordinate. The calculated relative coordinates are stored in association with at least one of the replacement base version object and the replacement version object.

  The above link storage, relative coordinate calculation, and storage are performed in response to input from the user (editor) (input by clicking a button, menu, etc.) or editing when editing of the replacement version is completed. What is necessary is just to carry out at the timing which preserve | saves the layout data which were made.

  By this layout editing processing, the link between the replacement base plate object and the replacement plate object and the relative positional relationship on the layout are saved.

  When the position of the replaced base plate object is changed, the replacement object follows the corresponding replaced base plate object and is corrected by the positioning method (movement follow-up process) on the next layout (display). Is done.

  That is, the replacement object positioning method (movement follow-up method) according to the present invention is based on the storage of the link when the position coordinates of the replacement base plate object edited by the layout editing processing method are changed. A replacement version object linked to the replacement base version object is identified, relative coordinates stored in relation to at least one of the replacement base version object and the specified replacement version object, and the replacement base The position coordinates of the replacement object are calculated on the basis of the changed position coordinates of the plate object. The replacement object moves to the calculated position coordinates (layed out and displayed). In this way, even if the position of the replacement base plate object is corrected, the position of the replacement object linked to the replacement base plate object in the replacement version is also corrected.

  This positioning (follow-up) process can also be automatically executed according to the user's selection or when saving data. The calculated position coordinates are stored in association with the replacement object.

  The present invention also provides an apparatus for executing the above method and a program for causing a computer to execute the above method.

  In the present invention, there are a mode in which the calculation and storage of relative coordinates and the calculation of the position of the replacement object based on this are required, and a mode in which it is not necessary (a mode in which the relative coordinates are (0, 0)).

  In the layout editing processing method according to the present invention including these two aspects, a predetermined overlapping order is set, and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in the overlapping order is overlapped. In the layout editing process in which the replacement version object is replaced while maintaining the order, the link between the replacement base object and the replacement object is stored, and the position coordinates of the replacement base object after the replacement process are changed. If there is a replacement plate object linked to the replacement base plate object based on the storage of the link, the position coordinate of the replacement plate object is determined based on the position coordinate of the replacement base plate object. To decide. When there are relative coordinates other than (0, 0), the relative coordinates may be used in determining the position coordinates of the replacement object.

  The present invention also provides an apparatus for executing the method and a program for causing a computer to execute the method.

It is a block diagram which shows the electrical schematic structure of a layout edit processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows a base version page layout (display). It is a figure which shows the replacement page layout. It is a figure which shows the base version page layout which changed the position of the specific base version object. It is a figure which shows the replacement version page layout obtained by performing a position movement follow-up process. An example of the base version object table is shown. An example of a replacement object table is shown. Indicates an object. An example of a base version object is shown. An example of a replacement object is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the embedding process of the information containing a link and a relative coordinate. It is a flowchart which shows a position movement follow-up process. It is a figure which shows a page layout when a position movement follow-up process is not performed.

  FIG. 1 shows an outline of the electrical configuration of the layout editing processing apparatus. The layout editing processing apparatus 1 is constituted by, for example, a personal computer and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and an interface unit (I / F unit) 15.

  The storage unit 12 includes, for example, a hard disk drive, a nonvolatile memory, and the like, and stores an operating system, various programs such as applications, various data (DTP data, various tables, objects, and the like) and the like. These application programs include a layout editing application (including general layout software) for editing DTP data, an information embedding process, an object following process, and the like described later. These programs may be acquired from a server device or the like via a network, or those recorded on a recording medium may be read.

  The operation unit 13 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, receives an input operation of a user (editor), and sends an operation signal corresponding to the input operation to the control unit 11. The display unit 14 is composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like, and displays various windows such as a layout and a menu under the control of the control unit 11. The I / F unit 15 performs conversion of data transmitted / received to / from peripheral devices such as a scanner and a printer.

  The control unit 11 includes a CPU, a ROM having a calculation function, a working RAM, and the like, performs processing instructed by the operation signal based on the operation signal from the operation unit 13, and stores the result. 12, output to display unit 14, I / F unit 15.

  As an example, referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 showing the page layout of a page (or a part) of a flyer, the specific object (replaced object) in the base version is replaced by a separately prepared replacement object (placement). In other words, creating a replacement version (embedding information necessary for the position movement follow-up process at this time) and moving the replacement object in the base version (even if the position is changed) Following this, we explain how the corresponding replacement object can be moved in the replacement version in the same way (position movement tracking processing), and in the process, refer to other drawings for details of those processing To do.

  FIG. 2 shows the page layout of the base version, which is displayed on the display unit 14. This layout includes a number of base version image objects that are displayed at least adjacent to each other and a base version text object that is displayed over the corresponding image object. It is stored in the object table in the storage unit 12 shown in FIG. The object table shows object names and their stacking order. As for the stacking order, the lower one is hidden behind the upper one, that is, the upper object (object, object) is displayed with priority over the lower object. The number indicating the stacking order is smaller as the number is higher. The text object is displayed above the image object.

  For text objects, the base version text object 1 (BTO1), “3,000 yen”, the base version text object 2 (BTO2) “3,000”, and the base “melon” from the top for text objects. Version text object 3 (BTO3), base version text object 4 (BTO4) of “1 ball ¥ 2,980”, and so on.

  For the base version image object, the base version image object 1 (BIO1) representing the “star mark” (displayed under BTO2 “¥ 3,000”) from the top, the base version image object representing the “melon image” 2 (BIO2), base version image object 3 (BIO3) representing "banana image", base version image object 4 (BIO4) representing "mandarin orange image", base version image object 5 representing "apple image" ( BIO5).

  The explanation will be continued on the assumption that such a base version object has already been created (such a base version object must be created by a known (commercially available) layout editing application, including the object table and their display. Can do).

  Based on the above base version, it is possible to create a replacement version in which a part of the objects is replaced (replaced) with another object without changing the order of overlapping between the objects. Although there is one base version, it is allowed to create multiple replacement versions based on that base version. In order to distinguish between a plurality of replacement versions, symbols such as A and B are used for convenience. FIG. 3 shows the page layout (display screen) of the replacement A version.

  Comparing FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the base plate image object 4 (BIO4) (mandarin orange image) (referred to as “replaced object”) in the base plate (FIG. 2) is replaced with the replacement A plate image in the replacement A plate (FIG. 3). Object 4 (RATO4) (vine image) (referred to as "replacement object") has been replaced. In addition, in the relationship with the base version image object 5 (BIO5) (apple image), the order of the overlapping is not changed. That is, the grape image RATO4 is superimposed on the apple image BIO5 in the same manner as the tangerine image BIO4. As for the text object, “mandarin orange” and “3 pieces ¥ 80” are replaced with “grape” and “1 bunch ¥ 750”. Also, “¥ 3,000” is replaced with “¥ 3,480”.

  This kind of replacement is done in the replacement mode by creating replacement objects (such as grape images, grape characters, 1 bunch ¥ 750 characters, ¥ 3,480 characters, etc.). Specify the replacement object on the screen, and select the replacement object that has already been created to be placed instead of the replacement object (for text objects each time Can be entered).

  After the replacement process is performed in this way, the object table is as shown in FIGS. Explaining the image object, the replacement A image object 4 (RAIO4) is placed at the position of the lower order of the replacement base version object 4 (BIO4) (mandarin orange image) (or the upper order of the order). (Grape image) is inserted. Replacement A text object 2 (RATO2) (¥ 3,480 character) is inserted at the position in the stacking order immediately below the replacement base text object 2 (BTO2) (¥ 3,000 character). The other text objects (mandarin orange characters, three ¥ 80 characters, grape characters, one bunch ¥ 750 characters) are not shown in FIG. 7, but are the same.

  The replacement object and the replacement object are linked. In this embodiment, this link is represented by making the last number of the object name shown in FIG. 7 the same number (“4” of the base version image object 4 and “4” of the replacement A version image object 4). However, it is of course possible to link using other codes. In FIG. 7, serial numbers are used as the numbers indicating the stacking order, and even if the objects are linked to each other, the numbers indicating the stacking order are different (only one is different). It may be used.

  As described above, the applicant has already filed a patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-146095) for a method (device, program) for replacing a replacement object with a replacement object without changing the stacking order in relation to other objects. However, the present invention is not limited to this method, and it is possible to create an object table as shown in FIG. Explaining the method of the prior application, when a replacement object is specified on the display screen in the base version, the control unit 11 selects an object that is exactly the same as the replacement object in data or memory (on the layout). It is duplicated at exactly the same position as the object to be replaced. Then, the replacement object created separately or selected by the user is replaced with the copied replacement object. In this way, the stacking order of the replacement object is defined immediately above or immediately below the replacement object. Then, in the base version mode, the replacement object is displayed and the replacement object is not displayed. In the replacement A version mode, the replacement object is displayed and the replacement object is not displayed.

  When a replacement object is replaced with a duplicated replacement object, the replacement object may be at a predetermined default position (for example, a position where the replacement object's position coordinates match the duplicated replacement object's position coordinates). When the size and shape of the replacement object and the replacement object are different and the positioning to the default position described above is not well balanced with the other objects of the replacement object, the user finely adjusts the position of the replacement object. By this fine adjustment, a difference between the position coordinate of the replacement object and the position coordinate of the replacement object, that is, a relative coordinate other than (0, 0) is generated. Depending on the setting of the default position, relative coordinates may occur without fine adjustment. When the replacement object and the replacement object have the same shape, the relative coordinates are generally (0, 0).

  For each object described above, object attribute information (attribute data) (also referred to as an object) as shown in FIG. The object is an object name (such as “base version image object 4” described above), image data representing the object (in the case of an image object) or text data (in the case of a text object), or these image data or text data. Root (address of storage location where these data are stored), coordinates where the object is located (layout position on one page such as a flyer or position on the screen), and link information (data )including. The information about the link is the object name and relative coordinates of the object linked to the object.

  The position coordinates of the object are represented by, for example, the coordinates of the lower left corner of the rectangle circumscribing the object (for example, the lower left corner of the layout for one page of the screen or leaflet is the origin). Relative coordinates are represented by a difference in position coordinates of objects linked to each other. In this embodiment, the relative coordinate is a coordinate representing the position of the partner object linked with itself as a reference (origin).

  An example of an object is shown in FIGS. FIG. 9 shows an object of base version image object 4 (BIO4) (mandarin orange), and FIG. 10 shows an object of replacement A version image object 4 (RAIO4) (grape).

  In FIG. 9, the replacement version A image object 4 (FIG. 10) (grape) is linked to the base version image object 4 (mandarin orange). In FIG. 10, the base plate image object 4 is linked to the replacement A plate image object 4 (grape) (FIG. 9). One or more different replacement objects can be linked to the base version object (Fig. 9), but of course only one base version object is linked to a particular replacement object (eg Fig. 10). Can not do it.

  The position coordinates of the base plane image object 4 (mandarin orange) (substitute object) are (60, 25), and the position coordinates of the replacement A plane image object 4 (grape) are (50, 20). Therefore, when the base plate image object 4 (mandarin orange) is used as a reference, the relative coordinates of the replacement A plate image object 4 (grape) are 50−60 = −10 and 20−25 = −5 (−10, − 5). On the other hand, when the replacement A plane image object 4 (grape) is used as a reference, the relative coordinates of the base plane image object 4 (mandarin orange) are (10, 5).

  FIG. 11 shows a process (information embedding process) for creating an object as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 (executed by the control unit 11). This process is performed, for example, when the replacement layout as shown in FIG. For example, an “information embedding menu” is displayed on the screen on which the replacement layout window is displayed, and the user clicks this menu when the replacement is completed. The processing of S12 to S16 is repeated for all objects (S11, S17). Information embedding is to save information in a non-display area (an area that is not displayed on the layout) as an object attribute. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. It means to write.

  If there is a linked object (S12), the processing of S13 to S16 is performed for both of the linked objects. Referring to the base version object 4 (mandarin orange) shown in FIG. 9, referring to the object table (FIG. 7), there is a linked replacement A version image object 4 (grape), so it is linked. An object name is acquired (S13), relative coordinates with the object are calculated (S15), and the acquired object name and the calculated relative coordinates are written as object information (information embedding) (S14, S16). With regard to the replacement A version object 4 (grape) shown in FIG. 10, referring to the object table (FIG. 7), since there is a linked base version image object 4 (mandarin orange), it is linked. An object name is acquired (S13), relative coordinates with the object are calculated (S15), and the acquired object name and the calculated relative coordinates are written as object information (information embedding) (S14, S16).

  Consider the case where the position of an object is changed in the base version as shown in FIG. As can be seen from the comparison between FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the positions of the image object 4 (BIO4) (mandarin orange) and the image object 5 (BIO5) (apple) are exchanged in the base version. Of course, the position of the text object ("mandarin orange", "three pieces \ 80", "apple", "two pieces \ 150") is also changed with this position change. The stacking order has not changed.

  In this way, even if the position of the replacement object is changed in the base version, the position of the replacement object linked to the replacement A version layout (display) (mode) follows this as shown in FIG. The process to be changed (object tracking process) will be described. In FIG. 5, a replacement A image project (RAIO4) (grape) is laid out at the position of the base plate image object 4 (BIO4) (mandarin orange) in FIG.

  When the user (operator) changes the position of an object having a link to the replacement object in the base version, the control unit 11 starts the object tracking process shown in FIG. 12 (for example, the object tracking menu on the display screen). (It may be automatically executed when the layout data is saved, etc.).

  In FIG. 12, the link information of the object to be replaced (FIG. 9) is acquired (S21), and the object (for which position movement is to be followed) is referred to by referring to the replacement mode (A version, B version, etc.) In the case of this example, the replacement A version image object 4 (grape) is specified (S22). Then, the relative coordinates (−10, 5) of the replacement object are acquired (S23), and the current coordinates (that is, the coordinates after change) of the corresponding replacement object (base version image object 4 (mandarin orange)) (for example, (30, 15)) (the position coordinates in FIG. 9 have already been rewritten). From these acquired relative coordinates (−10, −5) and the current coordinates (30, 15), the coordinates of the movement destination of the replacement object (replacement A version image object 4 (grape)) are expressed as (30-10, 15-5) = (20, 10) is calculated (S25), and the replacement object is moved to the position of the calculated coordinates (S26). Of course, the position coordinates of the replacement A image object 4 (grape) shown in FIG. 10 are also rewritten. In this way, the layout shown in FIG. 5 is made, and display is performed accordingly. Needless to say, the above-described coordinate tracking process is also performed on the text object.

  If the relative coordinate data shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 does not exist and the follow-up process shown in FIG. 12 is not performed, the following problem occurs. That is, it is assumed that the positions of the base plate image object 5 (BIO5) (apple) and the base plate image object (BIO4) (mandarin orange) are switched on the base plate. In the layout display of the replacement A plate, the position coordinates of the replacement A plate image object 4 (grape) that is replaced with the base plate object 4 (mandarin orange) are still (50, 20). Therefore, as shown in FIG. The replacement A image object 4 (grape) will be displayed at the position before the position change of the image object 4 (mandarin orange). In order to prevent such inconvenience, the following process shown in FIG. 12 is necessary.

  The relative coordinates may be in at least one of the replacement object (FIG. 9) and the replacement object (FIG. 10). When the relative coordinates of all the replacement objects and the replacement object are (0, 0), it is not necessary to save the relative coordinates, and the processes of S23 and S25 in the tracking process shown in FIG. In this case, the replacement object may be moved to the current coordinates of the replacement object. As described above, there may be an embodiment in which the relative coordinates need to be stored and an embodiment in which the relative coordinates are not required. However, the essence of the present invention includes both the above-described aspects, and links the base version replacement object and the replacement version replacement object. In addition, when the position of the base plate replacement object is changed, the position of the replacement plate replacement object is also changed following the change.

1 Layout editing processor
11 Control unit
12 Memory
13 Operation unit
14 Display
BTO1, BTO2, BTO3, BTO4 Base version text object
BIO1, BIO2, BIO3, BIO4, BIO5 Base image object
RAIO4 replacement image object

Claims (11)

In a layout editing processing method in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order.
The storage means stores a link between the replacement base version object and the replacement version object,
The calculation means calculates a difference between the position coordinates of the replacement base object and the position coordinates of the replacement object as relative coordinates,
Storage means stores the calculated relative coordinates in association with at least one of the replacement base object and the replacement object;
Layout editing processing method. When the position of the replaced base plate object edited by the layout editing processing method according to claim 1 is changed, the specifying unit changes the position of the replaced base plate object based on the storage of the link. Identify the replacement object that is linked,
The calculating means is configured to replace the replacement plate based on the relative coordinates stored in association with at least one of the replacement base plate object and the specified replacement plate object and the changed position coordinates of the replacement base plate object. Calculate the position coordinates of the object,
The replacement object positioning method. The replacement object positioning method according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit stores the calculated position coordinates in association with the replacement object. In a layout editing processing apparatus in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order.
Means for storing a link between the replacement base object and the replacement object;
Means for calculating as a relative coordinate the difference between the position coordinate of the replacement base object and the position coordinate of the replacement object, and calculating the calculated relative coordinate as at least one of the replacement base object and the replacement object A means of storing in relation to one side,
A layout editing processing apparatus. 5. When the position coordinates of the replaced base plate object edited by the layout editing processing apparatus according to claim 4 are changed, the replacement base plate object is linked based on the storage of the link. Means for specifying a replacement plate object, and relative coordinates stored in association with at least one of the replacement base plate object and the specified replacement plate object, and a position coordinate after the change of the replacement base plate object; Means for calculating the position coordinates of the replacement object based on
A replacement object positioning device comprising:   The replacement object positioning device according to claim 5, further comprising means for storing the calculated position coordinates in association with the replacement object. A computer that performs a layout editing process in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order In addition,
Store the link between the replacement base object and the replacement object.
The difference between the position coordinates of the replacement base version object and the position coordinates of the replacement version object is calculated as a relative coordinate,
Storing the calculated relative coordinates in association with at least one of the replaced base object and the replacement object;
Program for layout editing process to control. 8. When the position coordinates of the replaced base plate object edited by the layout editing processing program according to claim 7 are changed, the computer replaces the replaced base plate object with the replacement base plate object based on the storage of the link. Identify the linked replacement object,
Position coordinates of the replacement plate object based on relative coordinates stored in association with at least one of the replacement base plate object and the specified replacement plate object and a position coordinate after the replacement base plate object is changed. To calculate
A program for positioning replacement objects to control. In a layout editing processing method in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order.
The storage means stores a link between the replacement base version object and the replacement version object,
The identifying means identifies the replacement plate object linked to the replacement base plate object based on the storage of the link when the position coordinates of the replacement base plate object subjected to the replacement process are changed. ,
Determining means determines the position coordinates of the replacement object based on the position coordinates of the replacement base object;
Layout editing processing method. In a layout editing processing apparatus in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order.
Means for storing a link between the replacement base object and the replacement object;
Means for identifying a replacement plate object linked to the replacement base plate object based on the storage of the link when the position coordinates of the replacement base plate object subjected to the replacement process are changed; and Means for determining the position coordinates of the replacement object based on the position coordinates of the replacement base object;
A layout editing processing apparatus. A computer that performs a layout editing process in which a predetermined overlapping order is set and at least one base version object among a plurality of base version objects displayed in an overlapping order is replaced with a replacement version object while maintaining the overlapping order In addition,
Store the link between the replacement base object and the replacement object.
When the position coordinates of the replaced base plate object subjected to the replacement process are changed, the replacement plate object linked to the replaced base plate object is specified based on the storage of the link, and
Control to determine the position coordinates of the replacement object based on the position coordinates of the replacement base object;
Layout editing process program.