| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To provide the method and device for processing character while shortening time required for the preparation processing of character patterns by generating the character pattern in any desired size by variably magnifying the character pattern in the same size when that character pattern does not exist in a storage means storing pattern data temporarily extended into character patterns. CONSTITUTION:The character pattern in any prescribed size is generated corresponding to a character font stored in a ROM 102 for storing character font information and the designated character size, and the generated pattern data are stored in a cache memory 103a together with the size information. When the extension processing of the character pattern is instructed, it is decided whether the relevant pattern data are stored in the cache memory 103a or not, when it is decided that the relevant pattern data are not existent, the pattern data with the same character type in different sizes inside the cache memory 103a are read out, and the character pattern in the desired size is prepared by variably magnifying the read pattern data into the desired size. |
