| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To facilitate a layout work at the time of preparing a document by executing a layout processing by designating a layout name as one of attributes of the document at the time of preparing the document. CONSTITUTION:The device is constituted of a keyboard 15 being a layout name setting means, a layout information defining part 14 being a layout information storage means, a layout determining part 13 being a layout determining means, a layout processing part 12 being a layout processing means, etc. By the layout name setting means 15, a layout name is set as an attribute of a document, and in the layout information storage means 14, the layout name and its layout information are related and stored. The layout determining means 13 fetches and determines the layout information, based on the layout name, and allows the layout processing means 12 to execute a layout processing of a document, based on the layout information. In this case, instead of the layout determining means 13, it is also possible that a layout inference mechanism infers the layout information in accordance with knowledge determined in advance, for example, a rule. |
