Computer program for executing document editing processing on a computer system

Abstract

A document editing processing apparatus which enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily. Each time a character is input, dictionary retrieval is performed with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, at the same time as a filename of a multimedia information file is retrieved. The results obtained on dictionary retrieval and the results obtained on file searching are demonstrated on a menu as conversion candidates. Alternatively, a multimedia dictionary is retrieved, using a multimedia dictionary in which the multimedia information has been registered in association with the reading, with the retrieved results being conversion candidates. Still alternatively, dictionary retrieval is executed, with e.g., an undefined character as a retrieving condition, using a word dictionary having the reading associated with multimedia information identifiers. This enables formulation of a hybrid multimedia document containing e.g., an image readily and speedily.

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       38 . A computer program for executing document editing processing on a computer system, the computer program comprising: 
 a retrieving condition setting step of setting an undefined character as a retrieving condition from one new character inputting processing from inputting means to another;    a dictionary retrieving step of executing forward coincidence retrieval on reading data of the multimedia dictionary, with the undefined character as a retrieving condition, from one new character inputting processing from said inputting means to another; and    a displaying step of demonstrating the data extracted from said multimedia dictionary as a result of said dictionary retrieving step as selectable conversion candidate data on said display means.