JP3603488B2 - Report menu display device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a form menu display device that displays menu items for form creation and that can be used as a portrait screen in which display screens having different aspect ratios are installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen in a landscape state.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, a data processing device such as a personal computer displays a list of processing names (text menu) and a list of pictograms (icon menu), and when a desired menu item is selected from the list, a processing program corresponding to the menu item is displayed. To start. Here, in the conventional menu display method, correspondences between various processing commands and processing names and pictograms substituted for the processing commands are registered in advance as a menu definition file. The names and pictograms are read out and displayed in a list.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in general, when performing a form creation business, a vertical form or a horizontal form is created in consideration of a customer's request and the like. At this time, if the form to be created is created using a vertically long screen or a horizontal screen depending on whether it is a vertical or horizontal type, the entire screen can be used effectively, scrolling operation, screen switching operation Is unnecessary, and the workability can be efficiently performed by improving the listability. In this case, if there are a plurality of customers requesting a vertical form and a plurality of customers requesting a horizontal form, the vertical form is collectively created and then the horizontal form is collectively created. By doing so, the number of screen switching is reduced and it is more efficient, but when there are many customers, it is necessary to grasp in advance whether a vertical form or a horizontal form is desired. It is difficult to keep this in mind, and the fact is that each customer performs a creation operation while checking whether the form is a vertical form or a horizontal form each time. In such a case, the orientation of the display screen is frequently changed depending on whether the form is a vertical form or a horizontal form. In each case, switching the menu for form creation by button operation or the like imposes a burden on the operator. In addition, mistakes and misunderstandings may lead to operational errors and forgetting to operate, which may hinder work efficiency.
An object of the present invention is to consider the actual situation of a form creation business, and to change the orientation of a portrait screen or a landscape screen, even in a case where a large number of portrait forms and landscape forms are created, use the entire form to create a portrait form. Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to efficiently create a horizontal form.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) The invention described in claim 1 creates a form Respond to business A menu menu display device that displays menu items and can be used as a portrait screen where a display screen with a different aspect ratio is installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen that is installed in a landscape state, and indicates the processing content suitable for the portrait screen Vertical report creation Vertical type for business Creates a horizontal form that stores and manages menu items and specifies processing contents suitable for landscape screens Horizontal type for business A menu storage means for storing and managing menu items, a detecting means for detecting whether the display screen is installed in a portrait state or a landscape state at the time of form creation, and the display screen being set in a portrait state by this detection means Is detected, a vertical menu item is read out from the menu storage means, and a vertical form is displayed on a vertical screen. Show A list of icons is displayed, and when it is detected that the display screen is set in the landscape state, the landscape menu items are read from the menu storage means and the landscape form is displayed on the landscape screen. Show Display control means for displaying a list of icons.
(2) Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by taking into account the actual situation of the form creation business, even when a large number of vertical forms and horizontal forms are created, the work can be performed efficiently. it can. In other words, you can efficiently create vertical and horizontal forms using the entire screen while switching between portrait and landscape screens, and create forms simply by changing the screen orientation. Respond to business Since the menu is automatically switched, even when a large number of vertical forms and horizontal forms are created, the efficiency can be further improved. In addition, by displaying a list of icons with shapes corresponding to portrait and landscape screens, the current screen orientation can be intuitively grasped even if the user is gazing at the icons, and the screen is switched incorrectly. It doesn't even happen. In particular, when switching the screen orientation while confirming each customer whether it is a vertical form or a horizontal form each time, it is necessary to create a large number of forms because the icon shape and the screen direction are associated. Even in such a case, the work can be performed even more efficiently without causing confusion or misunderstanding.
(3) According to the second aspect of the invention, a form is created. Respond to business A menu menu display device that displays menu items and can be used as a portrait screen where a display screen with a different aspect ratio is installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen that is installed in a landscape state, and indicates the processing content suitable for the portrait screen Vertical report creation Vertical type for business Creates a horizontal form that stores and manages menu items and specifies processing contents suitable for landscape screens Respond to business Menu storage means for storing and managing horizontal menu items, and vertical form creation in the menu storage means Respond to business Create vertical menu items and horizontal reports Respond to business Detecting means for detecting whether the orientation of the display screen has been changed in a state where the horizontal menu items are mixedly displayed on the display screen, and changing the orientation when the orientation of the display screen is changed by the detecting means. Vertical form creation according to the orientation of the displayed screen Respond to business Vertical menu item and horizontal report creation Respond to business In addition to displaying horizontal menu items in a distinguishable manner, menu items for creating vertical reports are also displayed vertically. Show Menu items corresponding to horizontal form creation tasks are listed as icons and horizontal form Show Display control means for displaying a list as icons.
(4) Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, by taking into account the actual situation of the form creation business, even when a large number of vertical forms and horizontal forms are created, the work can be performed efficiently. it can. That is, if a customer wants a vertical / horizontal form, the form is created as requested, but if the customer is not concerned with the form of the form, either a vertical / horizontal form is used. In practice, it is up to the report creator to decide. In such cases, vertical / horizontal Respond to business Since the menu is displayed on the same screen, even if you want to check what kind of form exists as a form of another shape, you do not need to change the screen orientation each time And vertical and horizontal Respond to business Work can be performed efficiently, for example, it can be immediately determined whether or not the screen orientation needs to be changed based on the menu identification display. In addition, you can efficiently create vertical and horizontal forms using the entire screen while switching between portrait and landscape screens, and create vertical and horizontal forms that support portrait and landscape screens. Show By displaying the icons in a list, the current screen direction can be intuitively grasped even if the user is gazing at the icons, and the screens are not accidentally switched. In particular, when switching the screen orientation while checking whether each customer is a vertical or horizontal form each time, a large number of forms are created because the icons indicating the forms are associated with the screen orientation. Even in such a case, the work can be performed more efficiently without causing confusion or misunderstanding.
(5) The invention described in claim 2 may be as follows.
Create vertical form on display screen Vertical type for business Menu items and horizontal form creation Horizontal type for business When a menu item corresponding to the changed orientation of the display screen is selected and specified in a state where the menu item is displayed so as to be distinguishable from the menu item, the process corresponding to the selected menu is executed, and the orientation of the display screen is reversed. When a menu item is selected and designated, execution of processing corresponding to the selected menu is prohibited (the invention according to claim 3).
(6) Therefore, according to the third aspect of the invention, a vertical form is created. Vertical type for business Menu items and horizontal form creation Horizontal type for business Even in a state where the menu items can be confirmed on the same screen, the vertical menu items and the horizontal menu items have an active menu and an inactive menu, so that an operation error can be prevented.
[0005]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(1st Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a data processing device such as a personal computer or an office computer. In FIG. 1, the data processing device includes a CPU 1, a RAM 2, an input unit 3, a display unit 4, a printing unit 5, a storage device 6, a storage medium control unit 7, a storage medium 8, and a display rotation detection unit 9. .
A CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the data processing device according to a program stored in a storage device 6.
[0006]
The storage device 6 has a storage medium in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and this storage medium is configured by a magnetic or optical storage medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium is fixedly provided in the storage device 6 or is detachably mounted. The storage medium includes a window system program, various application programs corresponding to the window system, a menu display program, and a printing process. The program and data processed by each processing program are stored.
The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A storage device provided with the above storage medium may be provided on the device side, and the program and data stored in this storage medium may be used via a communication line.
The storage medium control unit 7 has a function as a storage medium driving device that drives and controls a storage medium 8 (for example, a floppy disk) shown in the figure. The storage medium control unit 7 drives the storage medium 8 according to an instruction from the CPU 1 and issues a write instruction. Is input, the specified data is written to the specified storage area in the storage medium 8, and when a read instruction is input, the specified data is read from the storage medium 8, and the specified data is read out of the RAM 2 or the storage device 6. Write to the specified storage area.
[0007]
The input unit 3 includes a key input device for inputting slip data and the like and a pointing device such as a mouse for inputting various commands. The slip data input from the input unit 3 is taken into the CPU 1 and is displayed on the display unit 4. It is displayed and output, or stored in the data memory 2-1 in the RAM 2.
The display unit 4 is a liquid crystal display device, a CRT display device, or the like, and has display screens having different aspect ratios. Here, by rotating the display unit 4, the operator can freely use the display screen as a portrait screen in which the display screen is installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen in which the display screen is installed in a landscape state. Here, in the effective display area of the display screen, the aspect ratio is made different by making the maximum number of dots that can be displayed in the horizontal direction different from the maximum number of dots that can be displayed in the vertical direction. The display rotation detecting unit 9 detects the installation state of the display screen by mechanical or optical switch means using a changeover switch or an attitude sensor for detecting whether the display screen is installed vertically or horizontally, and the like. A detection signal is given to CPU1.
The printing unit 5 is a thermal printer or the like that prints out the contents of the data memory 2-1. When printing a form, the printing unit 5 performs data printing in a predetermined form.
[0008]
The RAM has a data memory 2-1, a menu definition memory 2-2, a work memory 2-3, and the like, and the data memory 2-1 stores input slip data and the like. In the menu definition memory 2-2, a menu for instructing processing contents suitable for a vertically long screen is defined as a vertical menu item, and a menu for instructing processing contents suitable for a horizontally long screen is defined as a horizontal menu item. The user arbitrarily sets the contents of the menu definition memory 2-2 from the input unit 3. FIG. 2 exemplifies the contents of the menu definition memory 2-2, and shows menu contents corresponding to a form creation operation. Here, the menu definition memory 2-2 is divided into two types of menu definition files corresponding to a horizontal form creation business and a vertical form creation business, and includes a menu item name ( Form name) and its processing command. FIG. 2A shows menu contents of a horizontal form creation business as horizontal menu items, and FIG. 2B shows menu contents of a vertical form creation business as vertical menu items. The character string in parentheses added to the menu item name indicates the paper size and paper orientation of the form. At the time of displaying the menu of the form creation business, the CPU 1 determines whether it is installed on the portrait screen or the landscape screen in accordance with the detection signal from the display rotation detecting unit 9 and, based on the determination result, the menu of the landscape form creation business. An item or a menu item of a vertical form creation business is selected and displayed in a list.
[0009]
Next, the operation at the time of menu display will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in a fixed manner in the storage device 6 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 1 or is stored in a storage medium under the control of the storage medium control unit 7. 8 to the storage device 6.
Now, assuming that a form creation job is designated, a list of job menus is displayed according to the flowchart in FIG. That is, the CPU 1 captures the detection signal from the display rotation detection unit 9 and checks the installation state (spin top state) of whether the display screen is installed vertically or horizontally (steps A1 and A2). Here, if it is set on the landscape screen, the CPU 1 selects a horizontal menu definition file from the menu definition memory 2-2 (step A3), and if it is set on the portrait screen, it is selected from the menu definition memory 2-2. A vertical menu definition file is selected (step A5). Then, a spin-top flag is set in the work memory 2-3 to indicate whether the display screen is currently installed in the portrait or landscape orientation (steps A4 and A6).
[0010]
Next, a list of the contents of the selected menu definition file is displayed on the display screen (step A7). FIG. 4 shows a display example in this case. When the menu is set on the landscape screen, the menu contents of the horizontal form creation business are displayed in a list (see FIG. 4A), and the menu is set on the portrait screen. In this case, the menu contents of the vertical form creation business are displayed in a list (see FIG. 4B). Here, the menu item name is displayed together with the menu number in the icon (rectangular frame indicating the form image).
[0011]
In the state where the contents of the horizontal menu definition file or the vertical menu definition file in the menu definition memory 2-2 are displayed in a list according to the spin top state of the display screen in this manner, the CPU 1 returns to the display rotation detecting unit 9 again. , And checks whether the spin-top state has changed with reference to the spin-top flag set in the work memory 2-3 (step A8). Here, when the direction of the display screen is switched, the process returns to step A1. For this reason, the menu display is also changed from vertical to horizontal or from horizontal to vertical according to the switched spin-top state. On the other hand, if the spin top state does not change, the current menu display is continued. Here, it is checked whether an arbitrary menu item is selected from the menu display screen by a mouse click operation or the like (step A9). If no menu selection is made, the process returns to step A8, but an arbitrary menu item is selected. Then, the corresponding processing command is read out from the menu definition memory 2-2, and the form is started to create a business (step A10).
[0012]
As described above, a vertical menu item suitable for a vertically long screen or a horizontal menu item suitable for a horizontally long screen is selectively displayed according to the spin top state. In other words, the menu display contents automatically change according to the orientation of the display screen, and only the menu items suitable for the orientation of the display screen are narrowed down and displayed. Therefore, when a desired menu item is selected from the menu screen, Furthermore, the selection can be performed efficiently.
In the above-described embodiment, the menu display of the form creation operation is described as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to an initial menu or the like at the time of starting the system. May be performed.
[0013]
Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the horizontal and vertical menu definitions are set in different memories, but each definition item may be duplicated by being merged into one definition memory. That is, in the above example, the horizontal / vertical menu definition memory 2-2 is divided, but the horizontal menu item and the vertical menu item may be stored in one menu definition memory.
FIG. 5 shows the contents of the menu definition memory. The menu definition memory is configured to store a menu item name, a horizontal start command, and a vertical start command corresponding to a menu number. In this case, the start command for landscape indicates the processing program to be executed when installed on the landscape screen, and the startup command for portrait indicates the processing program to be executed when installed on the portrait screen. This is the start command. The menu item for which the horizontal start command is set is a horizontal menu item, and the menu item for which the vertical start command is set is a vertical menu item. It should be noted that the menu items for which the horizontal / vertical start commands are set are both horizontal menu items and vertical menu items.
[0014]
Now, when the menu is displayed, the spin top state is detected, and in the case of the landscape screen, the menu No. and the menu item name for which the landscape start command is set are read out from the menu definition memory and displayed in a list (FIG. 6A). reference). In this case, the menu contents corresponding to the horizontal start commands “A001”, “B001”, and “D001” are displayed in a list along with the icons imagining the horizontal form. On the other hand, if the menu is set on the portrait screen, the menu number and the menu item name for which the portrait startup command is set are read out from the menu definition memory and displayed in a list (see FIG. 6B). In this case, the menu contents corresponding to the vertical activation commands “A002”, “C002”, and “D002” are displayed in a list together with icons that image a vertical form.
By using the menu definition memory configured in this way, when setting a menu item name, enter an identifier to specify whether a vertical form or a horizontal form, or enter the same item name in a vertical form, Since it is not necessary to specify each of the horizontal forms separately, the registration operation to the menu definition memory can be greatly simplified, and a small capacity memory is sufficient for the menu definition memory.
[0015]
(2nd Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the first embodiment described above, the vertical menu items and the horizontal menu items are displayed separately in a list, but in the second embodiment, the vertical menu items and the horizontal menu items are mixed on the same screen. This is displayed.
Now, assuming that a form creation job is specified, a list of job menus is displayed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the spin top state of the display screen is fetched (step B1), and it is checked whether the screen is a landscape screen or a portrait screen (step B2). If it is set on the landscape screen, a horizontal menu item is selected and read from the menu definition memory shown in FIG. 8 (step B3). If the menu is set on the portrait screen, a vertical menu item is selected and read from the menu definition memory (step B5).
[0016]
Here, the menu definition memory stores a menu item name and a start command corresponding to the menu No. As shown in FIG. 2, the vertical menu item and the horizontal menu item are separately stored in different definition memories. Instead, each menu definition is stored in one menu definition memory. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, even if the menu item name is the same (quotation form), the character string in parentheses (paper size and paper orientation of the form) added to the menu item name indicates whether the menu is a horizontal menu or a vertical menu. I have to. In the figure, "event" and "response when an event occurs" described on the right side of the menu definition memory are used to explain how the corresponding menu items are identified and displayed according to the spin-top state. They are listed for convenience.
[0017]
When the horizontal or vertical menu item is selectively read from the menu definition memory according to the spin top state in this way, a spin top flag is set to store and hold the current spin top state (step B4, B6). Then, icons (rectangular frames indicating a form image) corresponding to the selected menu item are identified and displayed, and a list of horizontal and vertical menu items is displayed on the display screen (step B7). That is, FIG. 9A shows a menu display example in the case where the menu is installed on the horizontally long screen. In this case, the icons corresponding to the horizontal menu items are displayed with high brightness, and the icons corresponding to the vertical menu items are displayed. Icons are displayed with low brightness. Conversely, when the screen is installed on the portrait screen, the icon corresponding to the vertical menu item is displayed with high brightness and the icon corresponding to the horizontal menu item is displayed with low brightness as shown in FIG. 9B. You.
[0018]
Although FIG. 9 shows a case where the display brightness is changed as an icon identification display, as shown in FIG. 10, an execution prohibition mark with a diagonal line inside a perfect circle is displayed in the icon. It may be displayed. FIG. 9A shows an example of a menu display in the case of a landscape screen, and FIG. 9B shows an example of a menu display in the case of a portrait screen. Normal display is performed for selectable icons, but execution is prohibited for icons that cannot be selected. A special icon with a mark is displayed.
As other forms of identification display, icons may be enlarged / reduced, icons may be deformed, or icons may be displayed in different colors.
[0019]
Next, the process proceeds to step A8, where it is checked whether the spin-top state has been switched. If it has been switched, the process returns to step B1 as in the first embodiment, and the menu display is switched. Here, a menu item is selected (step A9), and it is checked whether the selected menu item is a menu item suitable for the spin-top state of the display screen (step B10). Here, for example, assuming that the horizontal menu item is selected in the case of the landscape screen, it is determined that the item is appropriate in step B10, a start command corresponding to the item is read, and the form creation business is started. This is the same as in the first embodiment described above, but if a vertical menu item is selected in the case of a landscape screen, it is determined in step B10 that the menu item is inappropriate and the process proceeds to error processing (step B12). .
[0020]
As described above, even if the horizontal menu item and the vertical menu item are displayed on the same screen, the icons corresponding to the horizontal / vertical menu items are identified and displayed according to the current spin-top state. Selection targets and non-targets can be easily grasped.
In the above example, the icons are identified and displayed, but the menu item names may be identified and displayed. In this case, the display color of the item name may be changed, or its font size, font type, or character type may be changed. Further, an underline or the like may be added to the icon or the item name, or the icon or the item name may be identified and displayed by reverse display or shaded display.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in consideration of the actual situation of the form creation business, even when a large number of vertical forms and horizontal forms are created, only changing the orientation of the vertical screen and the horizontal screen, the vertical form is used by using the entire screen. In addition, a horizontal form can be efficiently created.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a data processing device capable of using a display unit as a portrait screen and a landscape screen.
FIG. 2 shows the contents of a menu definition memory 2-2, where (A) shows a horizontal menu definition memory and (B) shows a vertical menu definition memory.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when a menu is displayed.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are menu display examples according to a spin-top state, in which FIG. 4A shows menu display contents in the case of a horizontal screen, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a modified application example of the first embodiment, showing the contents of a menu definition memory 11;
FIGS. 6A and 6B are menu display examples according to the contents of the menu definition memory shown in FIG. 5, in which FIG. 6A shows menu display contents in the case of a horizontal screen and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of a menu display example in the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of a menu definition memory in the second embodiment.
9A and 9B are menu display examples according to the contents of the menu definition memory shown in FIG. 8, wherein FIG. 9A shows menu display contents in a horizontal screen and FIG. 9B shows a menu display content in a vertical screen.
FIGS. 10A and 10B show another example of menu display according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 10A shows menu display contents in the case of a horizontally long screen and FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 CPU
2 RAM
2-2, Menu definition memory
3 Input section
4 Display
5 Printing section
6 Storage device
7 Storage medium control unit
8 Storage media
9 Display rotation detector

Claims (3)

A form menu display device that displays a menu item corresponding to a form creation task and can be used as a portrait screen installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen installed in a landscape state with display screens having different aspect ratios ,
Stores and manages vertical menu items corresponding to the vertical form creation task that specifies the processing content suitable for the portrait screen, and stores horizontal menu items corresponding to the horizontal form creation task that specifies the processing content suitable for the landscape screen. Menu storage means for managing;
Detecting means for detecting whether the display screen is installed in a portrait state or a landscape state when creating a form,
When the detection means detects that the display screen is set in the portrait state, the vertical menu items are read from the menu storage means, and a list of icons indicating the portrait form is displayed on the portrait screen, and the display screen is displayed. When it is detected that is installed in the landscape state, display control means for reading a landscape menu item from the menu storage means and displaying a list of icons indicating a landscape form on a landscape screen,
A form menu display device comprising: A form menu display device that displays a menu item corresponding to a form creation task and can be used as a portrait screen installed in a portrait state or a landscape screen installed in a landscape state with display screens having different aspect ratios ,
Stores and manages vertical menu items corresponding to the vertical form creation task that specifies the processing content suitable for the portrait screen, and stores horizontal menu items corresponding to the horizontal form creation task that specifies the processing content suitable for the landscape screen. Menu storage means for managing;
When the vertical menu item corresponding to the vertical form creation task and the horizontal menu item corresponding to the horizontal form creation task in the menu storage unit are displayed on the display screen, the orientation of the display screen is changed. Detection means for detecting whether the
When the orientation of the display screen is changed by this detection means, a vertical menu item corresponding to the vertical form creation business and a horizontal menu item corresponding to the horizontal form creation operation are set according to the changed orientation of the display screen. In addition to being displayed in an identifiable manner, the vertical menu items corresponding to the vertical form creation business are listed as icons indicating the vertical form, and the horizontal menu items corresponding to the horizontal form creation work are listed as icons indicating the horizontal form Display control means,
A form menu display device comprising: A menu that corresponds to the changed orientation of the display screen when the vertical menu item corresponding to the vertical report creation task and the horizontal menu item corresponding to the horizontal report creation task are displayed on the display screen so that they can be identified. When an item is selected and designated, the process corresponding to the selected menu is executed, and when a menu item contrary to the orientation of the display screen is selected and designated, execution of the process corresponding to the selected menu is prohibited.
3. The form menu display device according to claim 2, wherein:

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