KR20030044753A - A drawing equipment and a drawing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a plotting device capable of performing individual environmental setting for every individual plotting tool and maintaing/storing every setting state, and to provide a plotting program. CONSTITUTION: The plotting device performing plotting by moving a cursor 1 on a screen is provided with a plotting pointer 3 having an individual setting dialog 2 and being operated by being gripped by the cursor 1.

Description

Writing device and drawing program {A drawing equipment and a drawing program}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a drawing device and a drawing program for use in creating computer graphics, and more particularly to a drawing pointer for moving on a screen when drawing.

Today's drawing device is equipped with a variety of drawing tools, but by selecting a so-called pen tool or similar drawing tool (hereinafter referred to as a drawing tool) from the toolbox, a drawing pointer is displayed and the drawing pointer is changed to a predetermined operation. By moving, the desired figure can be drawn, and the deletion point is displayed by selecting from the toolbox a deletion tool for erasing part or all of the already drawn figure, and the deletion point is displayed to move the deletion pointer with a predetermined operation. It is common to be able to erase figures.

However, the conventional drawing tool has only a single drawing point for one type of drawing tool, and of course there is only one setting dialog for the drawing tool. As a result, for example, in the drawing tool, in the drawing operation using a plurality of dissimilar lines, such as the type of line, the color of the line (hereinafter referred to as the type of line, etc.), the settings of the setting dialog box are changed for each time to work with the same line. You had to change it, and you had to work extremely complicated. In addition, in other drawing tools, it is not possible to set individual preferences for each drawing tool, and it was also impossible to maintain the setting state at least until the drawing program is finished.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drawing device and a drawing program that can individually set the individual drawing tools and can maintain and set the setting state.

The drawing device according to the present invention made to solve the above problems is a drawing device which moves a cursor on a screen to perform drawing, and includes a drawing pointer which has a separate setting dialog and is gripped and operated by the cursor. It is done.

The cursor is for selecting and starting a function menu displayed on the menu bar on the screen of the display device or the various windows and actually controlling the function. The drawing pointer is a cursor having a drawing function displayed to designate a starting point, an area, and the like when actually drawing on the drawing window. Specifically, it may be a drawing pointer for creating a new figure (picture, text, etc.) on the drawing window, an eraser pointer for erasing a given figure (hereinafter referred to as drawing), a twist pointer for giving an effect to the figure, It may be a stretch pointer that stretches a figure, an attribute pointer that displays or changes an attribute of a figure, or a copy pointer that copies a figure.

The setting dialog is a box for setting the thickness of the line, the type of the line (actually, dotted line, single-dotted line, etc.), the attribute of the drawing content such as the color of the line, or the usage of the pointer. A drawing pointer that runs by being gripped by a cursor means, for example, that when a plurality of drawing pointers are displayed on the screen, only a drawing pointer selected and started by a single cursor is activated and operated. Depends on the configuration situation in the setting dialog.

It is configured as a drawing device comprising a drawing pointer capable of seeing the background, a drawing pointer provided with a function button to open the setting dialog, and a drawing pointer arranging means for aggregating and sorting a plurality of drawing pointers at predetermined positions in the drawing window. It is also possible to configure as a drawing device which is colored with the line color set as the drawing pointer and has a drawing pointer having a line thickness display section and a line type display section. In addition, the installation of the function button in the drawing pointer here means installation as a part of the drawing pointer, and the possibility of seeing behind the drawing pointer means that the function button can be viewed together. In addition, the line thickness display section and the line type display section may be displayed integrally as an image as they are, for example. Alternatively, the line thickness display section and the line type display section may be displayed separately, for example, by displaying the line thickness and line type only by numerical values or by numerical values and images.

The drawing program according to the present invention, which is designed to solve the above problems, functions as a drawing device having a drawing pointer for operating a personal computer with a separate setting dialog and moving the cursor on the screen to move the cursor on the screen. It is characterized by.

In addition, a drawing program for functioning as a drawing device having a drawing pointer capable of seeing the background, or a drawing program or a plurality of drawing pointers for functioning as a drawing device provided with a drawing pointer with a function button that opens the setting dialog box in a drawing window. A drawing program for functioning as a drawing device having drawing pointer arrangement means for gathering and aligning at a predetermined point in a predetermined location, or a drawing pointer having a line thickness display portion and a line type display portion colored by the line color set as the drawing pointer. You may comprise as a drawing program for making it function as a drawing apparatus provided.

1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a dialog window displayed by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

4 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (e) are explanatory diagrams illustrating a drawing pointer displayed by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a usage mode as a free-curve drawing tool by operating a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a use mode as a line editing tool by the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a use mode as a rectangular editing tool by operating a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a use mode as a text editing tool by operating a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention; FIG.

Fig. 9 (a) (b) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use as an object deletion tool and an area deletion tool by the operation of the drawing device and the drawing program according to the present invention;

10 (a) (b) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a mode of use as an object cutting tool by the operation of the drawing device and the drawing program according to the present invention;

11 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of drawing work and a module that operates according to the operation of a drawing device and a drawing program according to the present invention.

Figure 12 (a) (b) is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration and a functional configuration of the drawing device according to the present invention

<Code Description of Main Parts of Drawing>

1: Cursor 2: Setting Dialog 3: Drawing Pointer

4: Function button 5: Line thickness display unit 6: Line type display

7: Drawing window 8: Coordinate input means 9: Drawing support means

10: drawing means 11: recording means 12: output means

13: Menu Bar 14: Dialog Window 15: Line Setting Button

16: Coordinate Display Window 17: Text Edit Button 18: Text Input Box

19: Line edit button 20: Rectangular edit button 21: Palette

22: pointer arrangement module 23: object erase button 24: object notch button

25: area erase button 26: coordinate display button 27: tool selection module

28: tool setting module 29: tool operation module 30: measurement module

31: display module

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of the drawing device which concerns on this invention is described based on drawing with drawing program which makes a personal computer function as said drawing device.

The personal computer in this example is an input device including a keyboard, a mouse, a tablet, a pointing device (hereinafter referred to as a mouse), an output device such as a display device, a printer, a plotter, and the like, as shown in FIG. A recording device for recording data on a magnetic disk or various storage media, and an arithmetic unit which is a main body of a personal computer. Coordinate input means (8), drawing support means (9), drawing means (10), recording means (11), and output means as the drawing device by inisting and starting the drawing program according to the present invention to the personal computer. (12) (see Fig. 12 (b)) functions.

The coordinate input means 8 detects the operating system coordinates on the disk generated by the operation of the input device and uses the functional system coordinates used for function selection on the screen of the display device or the editing system used for drawing on the drawing window 7. It is to convert to coordinates.

The drawing support means 9 is a drawing window 7 where drawing is performed on the screen of the display device as shown in Fig. 1, and functions such as file manipulation, paper size selection, stationery selection, and the like. A pop-up window (see FIG. 2) or a pull-down window (shown in FIG. 2) corresponding to the selected function menu is displayed while the menu bar 13 for selectively starting selectively is displayed. O) and a function menu displayed on the menu bar 13 or the various windows, and selected by the cursor 1 or the cursor 1 for actually controlling the function. The moving drawing pointer 3 is displayed at a position based on the functional system coordinates or the edit system coordinates formed by the conversion by the coordinate input means 8.

The drawing means 10 sequentially records in the recording means 11 the edit system coordinates generated by the movement of the drawing pointer 3 selected and operated by the cursor 1, and responds to those coordinates and various later drawing pointers. This is to create drawing data in which functions, text data, and the like are collected.

As a specific operation, first, the cursor 1 is moved on the drawing window 7 by operation of a mouse or the like, the stationery is selected on the menu bar 13, and the desired drawing window 7 is selected from the function menu displayed in the pull-down window. The drawing pointer 3 is introduced (to be displayed on the drawing window. The same as below. See Fig. 3) (see Fig. 3). At the same time as setting the attribute of the drawing pointer 3 or the usage of the drawing pointer 3 (hereinafter referred to as an attribute), the drawing pointer 3 is introduced to the desired drawing pointer 3 for a click operation by the mouse or the like. Select and operate by By this operation, it is confirmed that the drawing pointer 3 is gripped by the cursor 1, the cursor 1 and the drawn drawing pointer 3 are moved, and a click operation by the mouse or the like or an enter by the keyboard (Enter) is performed. A drag operation for moving the cursor 1 and the drawn drawing pointer 3 while the operation or the operation thereof is performed, and a setting operation for inputting a predetermined command or numerical value or the like with the keyboard (FIG. 5). To FIG. 10). The writing operation advances by repeating these operations suitably (refer FIG. 11).

The drawing pointer 3 includes a drawing pointer 3a (see Fig. 4A) for creating a new figure (picture or text, etc.) on the drawing window 7, and an eraser pointer for erasing a given figure ( 3b) (refer to FIG. 4 (b)), a twist pointer (see FIG. 4 (c)) to give an effect to the figure, a stretch pointer (refer to FIG. 4 (d)) to stretch the figure, and display the properties of the figure. Or a copy pointer (see FIG. 4 (bar)) for copying a figure or the like, and a different image is displayed for convenience of identification.

Each image of the drawing pointer 3 is processed by, for example, an overlay such that overlay of the pattern or color of the drawing pointer is overlaid on the existing pixels while maintaining the color of the existing drawing content is performed. It is displayed translucently on (7) (see FIG. 7). As a result, the drawing pointers are not overlapped with each other, and the drawing contents and various drawing pointers 3 can be grasped. The work is extremely easy.

The drawing pointer 3 also has a plurality of function buttons 4 set and displayed by the drawing support means 9, and the function button 4 opens a setting dialog 2 for setting the attributes and the like. Configure.

For example, in the case of the drawing pointer 3a, when any one of the function buttons 4 is not selected to operate, the drawing pointer 3a becomes a free hand tool as shown in FIG. Draw a properly dragged trajectory as a single line. The dialog button for setting the line thickness, line type, and line color by the selection operation by selecting and operating the function button 4 of the drawing pointer 3a by a selection operation by clicking the mouse or the like ( 14) (absolute coordinates or every operation of the existence position of the various drawing pointers 3a on the drawing window 7 by selective operation by the line setting button 15 on which (see FIG. 2 is displayed) or the selection operation. The coordinate display button 26 which displays the relative coordinate of the said drawing pointer 3a at the end of a drawing which made the position coordinate of the said drawing pointer 3a the origin at the beginning of drawing is provided (refer FIG. 4). .

Further, by selecting and operating the selection operation, a text input box 18 is formed at a click point on the drawing window 7 using the drawing pointer 3a as a text editing tool, and a keyboard is input to the text input box 18. A text editing button 17 (see Fig. 8) for enabling the input arrangement of texts from the drawing, and clicking on the drawing window 7 using the drawing pointer 3a as a line editing tool by selecting and operating the text in the selection operation. Line editing button 19 (refer to FIG. 6) which enables line editing which connects a point to a straight line, and said drawing window 7 makes the drawing pointer 3a into a rectangular editing tool by selecting and operating by said selection operation. Rectangle editing button 20 (Fig. 7 is true) which makes it possible to draw a rectangle by dragging the click point on the top to one of the four corners of the rectangle. ) It is provided.

The drawing pointers 3a are selected from the menu bar 13 as described above, introduced into the drawing window 7, and the respective line setting buttons 15 are selected and operated to select different line thicknesses, line types, and lines. Setting the color makes it possible to construct a palette 21 of different types of drawing pointers 3a on the drawing window 7 (see Fig. 1). I do not need to open a popup window. In addition, since each drawing pointer 3a is colored in the set line color and the line thickness display section 5 and the line type display section 6 are provided, the drawing pointer 3a to be selected and operated at a glance can be recognized. .

A plurality of drawing pointers 3a and the other drawing pointers 3 constituting the palette 21 correspond to predetermined points in the drawing window 7 by the operation of the arranging module 22. In the example, it can arrange in the lower left of the drawing window 7. For example, when a plurality of drawing pointers 3 are scattered on the drawing window 7 and a zoom operation or a screen moving operation is performed under such a situation, some or all of the drawing pointers 3 are drawn on the drawing window. It is often pushed out in excess of (7) and becomes unknown. In such a case, by operating the pointer arranging module 22, all the drawing pointers 3 which are continuously introduced on any zoom screen are gathered and aligned at the bottom left of the drawing window 7 to arrange the desired drawing pointers 3. Can find and write quickly.

Similarly, the eraser pointer 3b also has a plurality of function buttons 4 displayed and set by the drawing support means 9 (see Fig. 4 (b)). Using the pointer 3b as an object deleting tool, click on the drawing window 7 as one of the four corners of the rectangle, drag in the diagonal direction to draw a rectangle, and draw the entire existing object that intersects the outline of the rectangle. Click on the drawing window 7 with the eraser pointer 3b as an area deleting tool by selecting and operating the object deleting button 23 which can be erased (FIG. 9 (a)). You can draw a rectangle by dragging it to one of the four corners of the rectangle and draw a rectangle to erase the area surrounded by the outline of the rectangle. 9 (a) and (c), the area delete button 25 and the selection operation are operated to select the eraser pointer 3b as an object cutting tool to sequentially click on the drawing window 7. The drawing is performed by setting an intersection point between a line formed by a straight line and an existing object and erasing it in a form of cutting between adjacent intersection points (FIG. The eraser pointer at the end of the selection of the erase point at the end of the selection of the absolute coordinate of the existence position of the eraser pointer 3b on the window 7 or the position coordinate of the eraser pointer 3b at the start of every operation. A coordinate display button 26 for displaying the relative coordinates of 3b) (same as the drawing pointer. See Fig. 5) is provided.

The drawing support means 9 activates the tool selection module 27 when the drawing pointer 3 is introduced, the line setting button 15, the text editing button 17, the line of each drawing pointer 3; The tool setting module 28 is activated when the edit button 20, the rectangular edit button 21, the object delete edit 23, the object notch button 24, or the area delete button 25 are selected and operated. From the drawing pointer 3 introduced as described above, when the desired drawing pointer 3 is functioned (grip with the cursor to activate the drawing pointer 3), the tool moving module 29 is operated to execute the drawing pointer ( When the coordinate display buttons 16 and 26 of 3) are selected and operated, the measurement module 30 is operated to move all the drawing pointers 3 introduced into a predetermined position of the drawing window 7 as described above. At the time of assembly and sorting, the pointer arranging module 31 is operated. In operation of each module, the display module 31 which reflects them in the drawing window 7 is operated so that an operator can recognize the selection status of the function, the operation status thereof, and the progress of the drawing operation (see Fig. 11).

The tool activation module 29 functions uniquely through various data tables by the editing system coordinates generated by the operation of the drawing pointer 3 activated and the attributes of the drawing contents set by the tool setting module 28. By sequentially recording the generated functions, text data, and the like into the recording means 11, the drawing data is updated for each unit operation, and the drawing on which the updated drawing data is reflected is displayed on the drawing window 7. The data table may be held in a recording device such as a hard disk, or may be loaded into a memory such as a RAM and used.

As the recording means 11 for storing the setting contents and the drawing data in the tool setting module 28, a virtual memory such as a RAM or a hard disk is used and output means by a registration operation by the keyboard or a mouse. (12) is activated and stored in the magnetic disk or the recording medium which can hold the data even when the power supply of the drawing device is cut off through the recording device. The output means 12 is also activated by the output operation by the keyboard or the mouse, and can be output to an information network such as a printer, another recording device, or the Internet.

On the other hand, also in the other drawing pointer 3, the function button 4, like the drawing pointer 3a and the eraser pointer 3b, is selected and moved appropriately so as to exert a predetermined function of the drawing pointer 3. By the drawing support means 9, the tool selection module 27, the tool setting module 28, the tool operation module 29, or the measurement module 30, the pointer arrangement module 22, and the display module 31 are adapted. Is operated.

As described above, the drawing device and the drawing program according to the present invention have different setting dialogs and a drawing pointer which is operated by being gripped by the cursor. In the case of drawing work using multiple lines, it is not necessary to perform complicated work such as changing the settings of the setting dialog every time you work with different lines, and other drawing tools likewise set individual preferences for each drawing tool. You can also keep it. If additional functions are provided in the drawing device and the drawing program, the following effects can be obtained.

By adopting the structure provided with the drawing pointer which can see from behind, there is no worry that the drawing pointers do not overlap with each other as described above, and both the drawing contents and the shape of the various drawing pointers can be grasped and already drawn by the drawing pointer. Compared with the case where the drawing contents are not seen, the drawing operation becomes extremely easy.

When the function button for opening the setting dialog is provided on the drawing pointer, the correspondence between the drawing pointer and the setting dialog becomes clear, and the burden of providing a name or storing the name on the plurality of drawing pointers is eliminated.

Adopting a configuration including drawing pointer arranging means for collecting and arranging a plurality of drawing pointers at a predetermined point in the drawing window, a part or all of the drawing pointers are pushed out beyond the drawing window to become material unknown. All the drawing pointers in the drawing are collected and arranged at a predetermined position in the drawing window, so that the desired pointer can be used quickly.

By adopting a configuration having a drawing pointer colored with the line color set as the drawing pointer and having a line thickness display section and a line type display section, the types of lines set on the drawing pointer introduced as described above are selected and selected at a glance. You can certainly use the drawing pointers you need to activate.

Claims (10)

A drawing apparatus which moves a cursor (1) on a screen and performs drawing, The drawing apparatus provided with the drawing pointer (3) which has a separate setting dialog (2), and is gripped and operated by the said cursor (1). 2. The drawing device according to claim 1, further comprising a drawing pointer (3) which makes the rear view transparent. The drawing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drawing pointer (3) is provided with a function button (4) for opening the setting dialog (2). The writing apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, comprising drawing pointer arranging means for collecting and arranging a plurality of drawing pointers (3) at predetermined positions in the drawing window (7). 5. The drawing pointer according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the drawing pointer is colored with the color of the line set as the drawing pointer 3 and has a line thickness display section 5 and a line type display section. Drawing device provided. For causing a personal computer to move the cursor 1 on the screen for drawing as a drawing device having a separate setting dialog 2 and a drawing pointer 3 that is gripped and operated by the cursor 1 to operate. Drawing program. The drawing program according to claim 6, wherein a drawing program is provided for functioning as a drawing device having the drawing pointer (3) through which the background can be viewed. The drawing program according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the drawing function (4) for opening the setting dialog (2) functions as a drawing device provided at the drawing point (3). The drawing device according to claim 6, 7 or 8, for functioning as a drawing device having drawing pointer arranging means for collecting and arranging the plurality of drawing pointers 3 at a predetermined location of the drawing window 7. Drawing program. The drawing pointer (3) according to claim 6, 7, 8, or 9, wherein the drawing pointer (3) is colored with the color of a set line and has a line thickness display section (5) and a line type display section (6). The drawing program for making it function as a drawing apparatus provided with (3a).