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For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the embodiment of the invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not paying the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
Fig. 1 is the method flow diagram that GUI that first embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, and when the user needs to obtain help information in the process of operation GUI, shows help information by clicking the Help button or shortcut triggering system.As shown in Figure 1, the method that shows help information of present embodiment GUI comprises:
Step 11, determine the focus control in the current operation interface of GUI, and obtain the help information of this focus control.
The focus control is to operate element relevant, that need show help information with the user among the GUI, as edit box, menu, button etc.The type of help information comprises: literal, picture, sound and video.
The focus control of the current operation interface that obtains is relevant with the current operation that GUI is carried out of user, uses GUI drawing such as user at a time, and then the focus control in Ci Shi the operation interface may be controls such as " drafting ", " Fill Color "; And another uses GUI at editor's form constantly, and then the focus control of Ci Shi operation interface may be controls such as " fractionation form ", " merging form ".Focus control by obtaining current operation interface can make that to show corresponding help information the help information that shows is more relevant with user's current operation, and is more targeted to the help that the user provides.
Step 12, generate corresponding help system interface according to the current operation interface of this GUI.
Optionally, the help system interface that generates in the present embodiment can comprise the image of current operation interface, strengthens user's scene sense with this.The mode of current operation interface layout in the help system interface can adopt following dual mode.
A kind of mode is the thumbnail that generates current operation interface earlier, as being dwindled with 50% ratio, current operation interface obtains thumbnail, the thumbnail of this current operation interface carried out layout and be presented at the regional area at help system interface, periphery at this thumbnail shows help information, and below abbreviates the help system interface of this layout type as the graphic help system of breviary interface.
Another kind of mode be overall diagram with current operation interface as the help system interface, the whole interface figure that is about to current operation interface shows all help informations that need show as the help system interface in current operation interface.In current operation interface, show all help informations as mode, below abbreviate the help system interface of this layout type as whole graphic help system interface with balloon.
Step 13, show the help information of this focus control in this help system interface, the help information of this focus control of demonstration is related with this focus control.
At the focus control of having determined current operation interface and after having obtained corresponding help information, need in the help system interface, carry out layout and demonstration to help information, so that the help information that shows can be related with the focus control, the user can find the help information of the focus control that oneself need check very intuitively in helping the interface.
Optionally, in the above-mentioned scheme that has adopted the graphic help system of breviary interface, the thumbnail of current operation interface can be placed the centre at help system interface, then with the display mode of the formula of distributing with the help information of focus control be presented at corresponding focus control around.Optionally, in the above-mentioned scheme that has adopted whole graphic help system interface, can adopt the mode of balloon above each focus control, to show help information.Help information can adopt the form of text box to show, also can adopt the form of picture to show.
In the help system interface display after the help information, again help information is associated with corresponding focus control, as with connecting line the focus control in help information and the current operation interface image being coupled together, the user can be intuitively and the help information of comprehensively checking all the focus controls among the GUI of current operation thus.
The method and apparatus that the GUI that the embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, current operation interface according to GUI generates corresponding help system interface, the help information that in the help system interface, shows the focus control of current operation interface, realize generating real-time dynamicly help information, thereby improved the convenience that the user uses.
Fig. 2 a is the method flow diagram that GUI that second embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, present embodiment is many at the focus control of GUI, the help system interface is difficult to show the situation of the help information of the whole focus controls of current operation interface, by preestablishing the priority of focus control, according to limit the quantity of showing help information repeatedly of the priority of focus control.Shown in Fig. 2 a, the method that present embodiment GUI shows help information comprises:
Step 21, determine the focus control in the current operation interface of GUI, and obtain the corresponding help information of focus control.
Optionally, can also in the help information of focus control, add the precedence information of this focus control, carry out reference for the user.
Step 22, generate corresponding help system interface according to the current operation interface of this GUI.
Optionally, the graphic help system interface of breviary can be adopted in the help system interface of generation, also can adopt whole graphic help system interface.In addition, when the former generates the thumbnail of current operation interface, the mode that can also adopt special efficacy to show generates thumbnail and is presented in the help system interface, current operation interface is generated thumbnail with descending mode and is presented in the help system interface as adopting.Further improve user's scene sense thus.Show the help system interface the time, also can adopt the special efficacy mode.
Step 23, according to the priority of this default focus control, in this help system interface, successively or show the help information of this focus control by batch ground.
Priority according to default focus control, the help information that can show the focus control of current operation interface successively, as showing the help information of the focus control of current operation interface limit priority earlier, when the user clicks " next step ", as the down Arrow of keyboard, show the help information of the focus control of second priority again; Perhaps, also can show help information by batch ground, as showing earlier the help information of the focus control that first three priority is the highest, when user's click " next step ", as the down Arrow of keyboard, display priority is the help information of the 4th to the 6th focus control again.Make the user can obtain important help information earlier thus.
Fig. 2 b and Fig. 2 c are the scene synoptic diagram that shows help information of present embodiment, after the user has clicked help button, the interface of the help system that presents has shown the help information of three focus controls that the current operation interface priority of GUI is the highest earlier shown in Fig. 2 b; After the user had clicked down Arrow, the interface of help system was shown in Fig. 2 c, and the current operation interface priority that shows GUI again is the help information of the 4th to the 6th focus control.Help information has been undertaken related with the focus control by connecting line.
Supplementary notes be, when the user need close the help system interface, can click and close the help system interface, return the interface of user to GUI operation.Optionally, can adopt ascending mode to return current operation interface, make that the switching of help system interface and GUI operation interface is more humane.
The method that the GUI that the embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, current operation interface according to GUI generates corresponding help system interface, priority according to the focus control shows corresponding help information, make the user can obtain important help information earlier, the display mode of help information is more flexible, has improved the convenience that the user uses.
Fig. 3 a is the method flow diagram that GUI that third embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, present embodiment is more at the operating process of some GUI, the user not only needs to understand the help information of focus control, also need to understand the situation of the execution in step of focus control, by in system, setting in advance the execution sequence of focus control, execution sequence according to current operation interface focus control, help information to the focus control sorts, and shows the help information of each focus control in order in the help system interface.Shown in Fig. 3 a, the method that present embodiment GUI shows help information comprises:
Step 31, determine the focus control in the current operation interface of GUI, and obtain the help information of this focus control.
Optionally, can also in the help information of focus control, add the execution sequence information of this focus control, carry out reference for the user.
Step 32, generate corresponding help system interface according to the current operation interface of this GUI.
Step 33, according to the execution sequence of this default focus control, in this help system interface, show help information successively or by batch ground to this focus control.
When the help information of the focus control that shows current operation interface, can show successively, as showing the help information of the focus control that the first step is carried out in the current operation interface earlier, show the help information of the focus control that second step carried out again.Also can be by batch showing, as once showing the help information of the focus control that three steps of the first step to the carry out.When the user clicks " next step ",, show the help information of the focus control that the 4th step to the 6th step carries out again as the down Arrow of keyboard.
Fig. 3 b, Fig. 3 c and Fig. 3 d are the scene synoptic diagram that shows help information of present embodiment.After the user had clicked help button, the interface of the help system that presents had shown that execution sequence is the help information of the focus control of the first step shown in Fig. 3 b; After the user had clicked down Arrow, the interface of help system showed it is that execution sequence is the help information of the focus control in second step again shown in Fig. 3 c; After the user had clicked down Arrow once more, the interface of help system was shown in Fig. 3 d, and demonstration is that execution sequence is the help information of the focus control in the 3rd step, and help information has been undertaken related with the focus control by connecting line.
The method that the GUI that the embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, current operation interface according to GUI generates corresponding help system interface, execution sequence according to the focus control shows corresponding help information, make the user can understand the GUI operating process, GUI to the operating process complexity more has directiveness, the relatively hommization of the display mode of help information.
The apparatus structure synoptic diagram that the GUI that Fig. 4 provides for fourth embodiment of the invention shows help information.As shown in Figure 4, the device that shows help information of present embodiment GUI can comprise: acquisition module 41, generation module 42 and display module 43.
Acquisition module 41 is used for the focus control of the current operation interface of definite GUI, and obtains the help information of this focus control.
Generation module 42 is used for generating corresponding help system interface according to the current operation interface of this GUI.
Display module 43 is used for showing at this help system interface the help information of this focus control, and the help information of this focus control of demonstration is related with this focus control.
Wherein, the type of help information comprises: literal, picture, sound and video.
Optionally, the help system interface that generates in the present embodiment can comprise the image of current operation interface, strengthens user's scene sense with this.Following dual mode can be adopted in the help system interface: a kind of mode is that breviary is graphic; Another kind of mode is whole graphic.
Generation module 42 comprises first generation module, and first generation module is used to generate the thumbnail of the current operation interface of this graphic user interface, and this thumbnail is presented at the regional area at this help system interface.
Perhaps, generation module 42 comprises second generation module, and second generation module is used to generate the overall diagram of the current operation interface of this graphic user interface, and overall diagram that will this current operation interface is as this help system interface.
Need to prove that generation module 42 also can comprise first generation module and second generation module simultaneously except can comprising first generation module or second generation module.
The mode that present embodiment shows help information can show according to the height of priority, also can show according to execution sequence.
Display module 43 comprises first display module, and first display module is used for the priority according to default focus control, in the help system interface, successively or show the help information of this focus control by batch ground.
Perhaps, display module 43 comprises second display module, and second display module is used for the execution sequence according to default focus control, in this help system interface, successively or show the help information of this focus control by batch ground.
Need to prove that display module 43 also can comprise first display module and second display module simultaneously except can comprising first display module or second display module.
Realization principle and effect with device that the GUI of above-mentioned functions module shows help information can not repeat them here referring to the record of the corresponding embodiment of Fig. 1~Fig. 3 d.
The device that the GUI that the embodiment of the invention provides shows help information, current operation interface according to GUI generates corresponding help system interface, the help information that in the help system interface, shows the focus control of current operation interface, realize generating real-time dynamicly help information, thereby improved the convenience that the user uses.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of step that realizes said method embodiment can be finished by the relevant hardware of programmed instruction, aforesaid program can be stored in the computer read/write memory medium, this program is carried out the step that comprises said method embodiment when carrying out; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: various media that can be program code stored such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc or CD.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment is only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described but not limit it, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and these modifications or be equal to replacement and also can not make amended technical scheme break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.