JP2004272409A - Temporary object storing device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and efficiently restore an object to the original state when the object is layout-edited. <P>SOLUTION: Layout is carried out based on an object list 19c, and a layout editing image is formed on a display 51. Then, the object list 19C is copied to a list 19D for backup according to the start of a temporary storing mode. Even after the layout edition is carried out, the list 19D for backup is copied to the object list 19C, and the layout is restored to the condition prior to the temporary storing mode according to the end of the temporary storing mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, an object temporary fixing device, an object temporary fixing method, and an object temporary fixing program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, creation of a graphic including a plurality of objects on a screen has been facilitated by the evolution of DTP (Desk Top Publishing) software and the like.
[0003]
When it is desired to temporarily change the layout and return it to the original layout, at present, a method of changing the layout or using an undo function or the like is adopted.
[0004]
In the case of the undo function, the layout state at that time is stored for each user operation of the object. For this reason, in order to restore a desired layout, it is possible to go back to the layout state several times before by an undo operation (Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-T-2002-532805 (page 13, FIG. 3)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above conventional example, since the history of the past operation and the layout state at the time of the operation are stored in association with each other, the undo operation is repeated by the amount of the past to reach the desired layout. Needed. Therefore, the operation is complicated for the user, and time and effort are required.
[0007]
An object of the present invention is to provide an object temporary fixing device, an object temporary fixing method, and an object temporary fixing program that can easily and efficiently restore an object to its original state when editing the layout of the object. is there.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem and achieve the above object, an object temporary fixing device according to the first aspect of the present invention is an object temporary fixing device for temporarily fixing an object on a display screen, wherein the object temporary fixing device responds to a user operation. Layout editing means for displaying an object on a display screen to edit a layout, and selecting an arbitrary object from objects displayed by the layout editing means by moving a cursor on the display screen in response to a user operation Object selection means for performing, temporary storage state storage means for storing the current state of the object as a temporary storage state corresponding to the object selected by the object selection apparatus in response to the user's temporary storage operation, Stored as a temporarily fixed state in the temporarily fixed state storage means in response to the layout restoring operation Layout restoring means for restoring the object to the originally, and is characterized in that it comprises a.
[0009]
2. The temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the temporary fixing state storage means in response to a user's temporary fixing release operation, in association with the object selected by the object selecting means. May be further provided.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 1, further comprising a permanent stop state storage unit that stores, as the final stop state, objects other than the objects edited by the layout editing unit and stored in the temporary stop storage unit as the temporary stop state. It may be.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 1, further comprising state transition means for transitioning the state of the object deleted from said temporary storage means by said temporary release means to a permanent state, and storing said state in said final state storage means. You may.
[0012]
2. The temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the temporary fixing state storage means in association with the object selected by the object selecting means in response to the user's temporary fixing update operation. May be further provided with a temporary update unit for updating the current state to the current state.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 1, wherein the display screen further includes a temporary fixing display means for displaying an image indicating the temporary fixing state attached to the object stored as the temporary fixing state in the temporary fixing state storage means. It may be.
[0014]
8. The object temporary fixing method according to claim 7, wherein in the object temporary fixing method for temporarily fixing an object on a display screen, a cursor is moved on the display screen in response to a user operation during layout editing. A first step of selecting an arbitrary object from the objects being displayed, and, in response to a user's temporary fixing operation, setting the current state of the object as a temporary fixing state in correspondence with the object selected in the first step. And a third step of restoring the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step to an original state in response to a user's layout restoring operation. It is.
[0015]
8. The temporary fixing information according to claim 7, wherein the temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the second step corresponding to the object selected in the first step is deleted in response to a user's temporary fixing releasing operation. A fourth step may be further included.
[0016]
The invention of claim 7 may further include a fifth step of storing another object being edited in layout other than the object stored in the temporary fixing state in the second step as the final fixing state.
[0017]
In the invention of claim 7, a sixth step of shifting the state of the object deleted in the fourth step to a permanent stop state and performing storage in the fifth step may be further included.
[0018]
8. The temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the second step corresponding to the object selected in the first step in response to a user's temporary updating operation, according to the invention of claim 7, And a seventh step of updating to the state described above.
[0019]
In the invention of claim 7, the display screen may further include an eighth step of attaching and displaying an image indicating the temporarily fixed state to the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step.
[0020]
An object temporary fixing program according to the invention of claim 13, wherein in the object temporary fixing program executable by a computer, the computer moves a cursor on the display screen in response to a user operation during layout editing. A first step of selecting an arbitrary object from the objects being displayed, and, in response to a user's temporary fixing operation, setting the current state of the object as a temporary fixing state in correspondence with the object selected in the first step. Executing a second step of storing, and a third step of restoring an object stored as a temporarily fixed state in the second step to an original state in response to a user's layout restoring operation. It is.
[0021]
14. The temporary storage device according to claim 13, wherein the computer displays a temporarily fixed state of the object stored in the second step in association with the object selected in the first step in response to a user's temporary release operation. A fourth step of deleting the stop information may be further executed.
[0022]
14. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising the step of causing the computer to further execute a fifth step of storing, as the final stop state, another object being edited for layout other than the object stored as the temporary stop state in the second step. Is also good.
[0023]
In the invention according to the thirteenth aspect, the computer may further cause the computer to further execute a sixth step of shifting the state of the object deleted in the fourth step to a permanent stop state and performing storage in the fifth step. .
[0024]
14. The temporary storage device according to claim 13, wherein the temporary storage state of the object stored in the second step is stored in the second step in correspondence with the object selected in the first step in response to a user's temporary update operation. A seventh step of updating the stop information to the current state may be further executed.
[0025]
14. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising the step of: displaying, on the display screen, the computer with an image indicating the temporarily fixed state attached to the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step. You may make it do.
[0026]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0027]
First, a computer to which the object temporary fixing device according to the present invention is applied will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a computer according to the present embodiment, and FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 are diagrams illustrating a storage form of an object according to the present embodiment. In this computer, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, a communication interface 12, a CPU 13, a ROM 14, a RAM 15, a display 16, a keyboard 17, a drive 18, and a hard disk 19 are connected to an internal bus 11, and address signals, control signals, data Etc. are transmitted to realize the present invention.
[0028]
In FIG. 1, a communication interface 12 has a function of connecting to a network such as the Internet and a function of connecting communication with another device by infrared rays. The CPU 13 controls the entire PC by the OS stored in the ROM 14 and executes functions based on various application programs stored in the hard disk 20.
[0029]
The ROM 14 stores programs for controlling the entire PC, such as an OS, and has a function of supplying these to the CPU 13. The RAM 15 has a memory function used as a work area when the CPU 13 executes various programs.
[0030]
The display 16 has a function of displaying a menu, a status, a display transition, and the like accompanying various processes of the CPU 13. The keyboard 17A is an input device including various keys for inputting characters, commands, and the like, and the mouse 17B is an input device for moving a cursor on a screen and selecting various menus. The drive 19 has a function of reading / writing data from / to a recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk, CD, or DVD.
[0031]
The hard disk 19 has a function of storing a program 19A, a memory 19B, an object list 19C, a backup list 19D, and the like. The program 19A corresponds to a program stored from the drive 18 or the like described above in an executable form. The memory 19B has a function of storing data files such as a document file, an image file, and a program file before being converted into an executable format.
[0032]
The object list 19C associates a pointer list indicating an address stored for each object with a type of the object, rectangular coordinates indicating relative position information of the object, a selection flag indicating whether or not the object is selected, and the like for each object. 9 is a list in which object classes to be stored are associated with each other. In the example of FIG. 2A, the objects A, B, C, and D are illustrated, and the Z order from the pointer list 21A is the order of the objects A, B, C, and D. Object classes 22A, 23A, 24A, and 25A are configured to correspond to the pointer 21A. Note that the pointer list and the object class of the object list differ depending on the layout state at the time of layout editing.
[0033]
The backup list 19D is a list for copying and saving the object list for backup when the temporary fixing mode according to the present embodiment is instructed. FIG. 3 shows a backup list stored when the temporary fixing mode is operated with the layout shown in FIG.
[0034]
In the backup list 19D of FIG. 3, the pointer 21 is stored in association with the pointer 21A, and the object classes 22B, 23B, 24B, 25B are stored in association with the object classes 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A, respectively. .
[0035]
Subsequently, the object temporary fixing method according to the present embodiment will be functionally described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an object list according to the embodiment, FIG. 5 is a block diagram functionally explaining an object temporary fixing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram according to the embodiment. It is a figure explaining a display transition.
[0036]
On the screen of the display 16, it is assumed that the objects 161, 162, 163, and 164 are arbitrarily arranged as shown in FIG. The object list at this time is, for example, as shown in FIG. Objects 161, 162, 163, and 164 correspond to objects A, B, C, and D, respectively.
[0037]
In this case, the object list 19C is updated (changed) by the user's layout editing, and the layout is displayed on the display 16 by the object creation processing unit 51 based on the object list 19C. At this time, the temporary fixing button BT is displayed as an icon on the display 16 so that the user can set the temporary fixing mode at any time.
[0038]
When the user operates the temporary fixing button BT in the state of FIG. 6A and sets the temporary fixing mode, first, the object list of FIG. 2 is copied to the backup list as shown in FIG. Then, the temporary fixing of the objects constituting the layout is completed. Thereafter, even if layout editing is continued, the state of FIG. 6A is held in the backup list. When the opening mode starts, the backup processing unit 52 reads the object list 19C and copies it to the backup list 19D.
[0039]
Thereafter, it is assumed that the layout editing is further advanced by the user's operation, and the layout is different from the state of FIG. 6A, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B. In the object list at this point, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a change occurs in the Z order of the pointer list 21A.
[0040]
When the temporary fixing button BT is operated again, the backup list 19D is copied to the object list 19C by the list restoration processing unit 53, and the object list 19C is restored to the original state when the temporary fixing mode was set. Will be restored. As a result, the layout state of the display 16 returns to the state of FIG. 6A as shown in FIG. 6C, and the temporary fixing mode ends.
[0041]
Next, the operation according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in the temporary fixing mode according to the present embodiment. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 shows a process in which a part of the program 19A in FIG.
[0042]
First, an object file is opened by a user operation, and an environment for performing an object operation on a screen is set (step S71). Of course, a new object may be created in the document creation. Then, the input by the user's operation is accepted (step S72), and if there is a setting of the temporary fixing mode by the click operation of the temporary fixing button BT (see FIG. 6) (step S3), the processing based on the temporary fixing mode is started. You.
[0043]
If there is no input in step S72, the process repeatedly executes step S72. If there is an input other than the temporary fixing mode in step S73, a process corresponding to the input is executed (step S78), and if not, the process returns to step S72.
[0044]
When the temporary fixing mode is started, first, the object list is copied to the backup list (step S74), and the layout editing process is executed (step S75). This layout editing processing is for performing new creation of an object, movement of the arrangement of the object, change of the Z order of the object, and the like. Until the temporary fixing button BT is clicked again, the layout editing process is continuously executed (NO route of step S76).
[0045]
If the temporary fixing button BT is clicked during the temporary fixing mode (YES route in step S76), the mode is released, the backup list is copied to the object list (step S77), and the original layout state is restored. Then, the process returns to step S72, and the above-described process is repeatedly executed.
[0046]
If the end is confirmed in step S79, the object file is closed and saved (step S80). Thus, the process ends.
[0047]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to simply and efficiently restore an object to its original state when editing the layout of the object. As described above, layout editing on a computer is originally easy to perform trial and error, but the present embodiment facilitates layout trials. Further, it is possible to restore the layout to a desired layout in a pinpoint and instantaneous manner by the temporary fixing. Further, the transition from the temporary fixing to the final fixing can be easily performed.
[0048]
Further, an example according to the present embodiment can be applied to a video game such as a laugh and a puzzle.
[0049]
In the above-described embodiment, when the object moves after the temporary fixing mode is set, the trajectory of the movement from the source to the destination is visible as a line S as shown in FIG. It may be displayed. In this case, the change history from the original layout state can be easily confirmed. Note that the line S may be displayed as a straight line or a curve according to the movement locus.
[0050]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an object temporary fixing device, an object temporary fixing method, and an object temporary fixing program capable of easily and efficiently restoring an object to its original state when editing the layout of the object Is provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a computer according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage form of an object list according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage form of a backup list according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of a storage form of an object list according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram functionally illustrating an object temporary fixing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating display transition according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation according to the exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Internal bus 12 Communication interface 13 CPU
14 ROM
15 RAM
16 Display 17A Keyboard 17B Mouse 18 Drive 19 Hard Disk 19A Program 19B Memory 19C Object List 19D Backup Lists 21A, 21B Pointer Lists 22A, 23A, 24A, 25A Object Classes 22B, 23B, 24B, 25B Object Class 51 Layout Creation Processing Unit 52 Backup processing unit 53 List restoration processing unit BT Temporary stop button S line

Claims (18)

In an object temporary fixing device for temporarily fixing an object on a display screen,
Layout editing means for displaying an object on the display screen and editing a layout in response to a user operation;
Object selection means for selecting a desired object from the objects displayed by the layout editing means by moving a cursor on the display screen in response to a user operation;
A temporary fixing state storing means for storing a current state of the object as a temporary fixing state in association with the object selected by the object selecting means in response to a user temporary fixing operation;
Layout restoring means for restoring an object stored as a temporarily fixed state in the temporarily fixed state storage means to an original state in response to a user's layout restoring operation;
An object temporary fixing device, comprising: Temporary tack release means for deleting temporary tack information indicating a temporary tack state of the object stored in the temporary tack state storage means in correspondence with the object selected by the object selecting means in response to a user's temporary tack release operation The temporary object fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising: 2. A temporary stop state storing means for storing an object other than the object edited by the layout editing means and stored in the temporary stop storage means as a temporary stop state as a final stop state. 3. The object temporary fixing device according to 2. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a state transition unit that shifts the state of the object deleted from the temporary storage unit to the final stop state by the temporary release unit and stores the state in the final stop state storage unit. 4. The object temporary fixing device according to item 2 or 3. In response to a user's temporary fixing update operation, the temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the temporary fixing state storage means in association with the object selected by the object selecting means is updated to the current state. The object temporary fixing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a temporary fixing update unit. The display screen further includes a temporary fixing display unit that attaches and displays an image indicating the temporary fixing state to the object stored as the temporary fixing state in the temporary fixing state storage unit. 6. The object temporary fixing device according to any one of 1 to 5. In an object temporary fixing method for temporarily fixing an object on a display screen,
A first step of moving a cursor on the display screen to select an arbitrary object from the displayed objects in response to a user operation during layout editing;
A second step of storing a current state of the object as a temporarily fixed state in response to the user's temporary fixing operation in association with the object selected in the first step;
A third step of restoring the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step to the original state in response to a user's layout restoring operation;
A method for temporarily fixing an object, comprising: A fourth step of deleting the temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the second step in association with the object selected in the first step in response to the user's temporary fixing release operation; The method according to claim 7, wherein the object is temporarily fixed. 9. The object temporary fixing according to claim 8, further comprising a fifth step of storing another object being edited in a layout other than the object stored as the temporary fixing state in the second step as the final fixing state. Method. 10. The object according to claim 7, further comprising a sixth step of shifting the state of the object deleted in the fourth step to a permanent stop state and performing storage in the fifth step. Temporary fastening method. In response to the user's provisional update operation, the provisional fixation information indicating the provisional fixation state of the object stored in the second step corresponding to the object selected in the first step is updated to the current state. The method according to claim 7, further comprising a step. 12. The display screen according to claim 7, further comprising an eighth step of attaching and displaying an image indicating the temporarily fixed state to the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step. The temporary object fixing method according to any one of the above. In an object temporary fixing program executable by a computer,
To the computer,
A first step of moving a cursor on the display screen to select an arbitrary object from the displayed objects in response to a user operation during layout editing;
A second step of storing a current state of the object as a temporarily fixed state in response to the user's temporary fixing operation in association with the object selected in the first step;
A third step of restoring the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step to the original state in response to a user's layout restoring operation;
An object temporary fixing program characterized by executing: A fourth step of deleting, in response to the user's temporary holding operation, the temporary holding information indicating the temporary holding state of the object stored in the second step in association with the object selected in the first step; The program according to claim 13, further comprising the step of: 15. The computer according to claim 14, further comprising causing the computer to execute a fifth step of storing, as a final stop state, another object being edited in a layout other than the object stored as the temporary stop state in the second step. Object temporary fixing program. 16. The computer according to claim 13, further comprising causing the computer to further execute a sixth step of shifting the state of the object deleted in the fourth step to a permanent stop state and performing storage in the fifth step. An object temporary fixing program according to 1. In the computer, the temporary fixing information indicating the temporary fixing state of the object stored in the second step corresponding to the object selected in the first step in response to the user's temporary updating operation is changed to the current state. The program according to any one of claims 13 to 16, further comprising executing a seventh step of updating. And causing the computer to further execute an eighth step of attaching and displaying an image indicating the temporarily fixed state to the object stored as the temporarily fixed state in the second step on the display screen. Item 19. The object temporary fixing program according to any one of Items 13 to 17.

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