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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Kawakami, Nagoya, JP;
Keiichi Hirata, Kuwana, JP;
Mizuho Kamisaka, Nagasaki, JP;
Miyako Mukai, Nagoya, JP;
Tomohiro Ban, Iwakura, JP;
Minoru Ooishi, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
400 17 ; 400 21 ; 400 65 ;
Abstract
In a text processing device, provided is an improved tabulation function. The vertical positions of horizontal ruled lines dividing two rows are calculated based upon the intervals existing between these columns. If the row interval is expanded or changed, the horizontal ruled lines remain consistent in a predetermined relationship with a character string.