JP2006119791A - Mouse operation support program, recording medium, mouse operation support apparatus, and mouse operation support method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten load applied to fingers when drag-and-drop operation is repeated or dragging operation of a long distance is performed. <P>SOLUTION: A mouse operation support apparatus is provided with: a display control means 52 for displaying a prescribed operation screen 30 on a display apparatus 31; a position detection means 53 for detecting the present position of a cursor 13 on the operation screen 30; a first control means 54 for holding an object designated by the cursor 13 as a target to be dragged when the cursor 13 exists in a first area 10 included in the operation screen 30 and a click event of a mouse 36 is generated and then maintaining the holding state also after releasing the click button of the mouse 36; and a second control means 55 for dropping the object to end the holding state when the cursor 13 exists in a second area 20 and a click event of the mouse 36 is generated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mouse operation support device, a mouse operation support program, and a mouse operation support method that improve operability when performing drag and drop processing by designating an object with a mouse.

In a personal computer, various processes can be performed by operating a cursor displayed on a display using a mouse. For example, if a file icon is designated, the cursor is moved to the target folder with the mouse button held down, and the finger is released from the button, the file can be moved to another folder. This operation is called drag-and-drop processing and is often used in various application programs. A mouse having a structure that mechanically assists the operation and a program for supporting the operation have also been developed (see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-236555 A JP 2000-293464 A

Here, the conventional mouse operation support apparatus has the following problems to be solved.
If an operation of selecting and moving a large number of objects scattered on the display screen one by one to a specific place is performed by drag and drop processing, a large burden may be imposed on the finger operating the mouse. In addition, for example, even when an object is moved over a wide range on a wide screen using the multi-window function, a large burden is imposed on the finger that keeps pressing the mouse button. If a finger shakes during operation and the finger is accidentally released, the operation may be unsuccessful, and it may be difficult to restore the original state by performing an incorrect process.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. A mouse operation support program, a recording medium, and a mouse operation support that improve operability when performing drag and drop processing by specifying an object with a mouse. An object is to provide a device and a mouse operation support method.

In each embodiment of the present invention, the above-described problems are solved by the following configurations.
<Configuration 1> The computer receives display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device, position detection means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen, and the output of the position detection means, It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and if it is determined that the cursor exists, if a mouse click event occurs, the cursor is designated when the click event occurs A first control means for starting the holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released, and a second area included in the operation screen. When it is determined whether the cursor exists and it is determined that the cursor exists, a mouse click event occurs. When the click event occurs, the mouse is made to function as a second control unit that drops the object to be dragged to a location specified by the cursor and ends the holding state. Operation support program.

  When the mouse is clicked on an object in the first area on the operation screen, the object is subjected to drag processing, and the held state is maintained even when the click button is released. Furthermore, the drop process can be performed at any place by simply clicking the mouse at the designated location in the second area, so that the operability is good. Therefore, when the drag and drop operation is repeated or when dragging a long distance, a burden is not applied to the finger. Further, it is possible to prevent the drop process from being performed at a place other than the second area.

  <Configuration 2> In the mouse operation support program according to Configuration 1, the first control means displays the symbol of the object together with the cursor in the vicinity of the cursor at the start of the holding state of the object, or the above A mouse operation support program, wherein a symbol is displayed at a display position of the cursor instead of the cursor, and the second control means ends the display of the symbol at the end of the holding state.

  Since the symbol of the object is displayed in the vicinity of the cursor or in place of the cursor, the operator can visually recognize that the holding state is maintained.

  <Configuration 3> In the mouse operation support program according to Configuration 1 or 2, the second control means determines whether or not the cursor exists in a second area included in the operation screen, and the cursor is When it is determined that the object exists, the result of the suitability determination when the object to be dragged is dropped at the location specified by the cursor is displayed and output before the occurrence of the mouse click event. Mouse operation support program.

  Immediately before the object is dropped, the suitability determination result when the object is dropped is subjected to a prediction calculation process and displayed and output, so that inappropriate drop processing can be prevented in advance.

  <Configuration 4> In the mouse operation support program according to Configuration 1 or 2, when the second control means determines that it is inappropriate to perform the drop processing on the object that is the target of the drag processing, A mouse operation support program for executing a restoration process for returning to a state before the drop process automatically or in accordance with a request for canceling the drop process after the occurrence of a click event and before or after the drop process. .

  Even if the suitability determination result at the time of the drop processing is displayed or output, or when there is no display at all and the drop processing is mistakenly performed, it can be restored automatically or according to the cancellation request. Therefore, it is possible to proceed with peace of mind such as frequently repeating drag and drop operations.

  <Configuration 5> In the mouse operation support program according to Configuration 1 or 2, the second control means determines whether the cursor exists in a second area included in the operation screen, and the cursor is If it is determined that it is inappropriate to drop the object subject to the drag process at the location specified by the cursor when it is determined that it exists, the drop process after the mouse click event occurs is rejected. A mouse operation support program characterized by:

  If the result of predicting the suitability when the object is dropped is predicted and the result is clearly judged to be inappropriate, the drop process is rejected by the computer. You can prevent redoing.

  <Structure 6> In the mouse operation support program according to any one of Structures 3 to 5, the second control means preliminarily stores condition data specified by a location designated by the cursor and condition data possessed by the object. A mouse operation support program for performing prediction calculation processing by comparing according to the matching criteria.

  The computer compares the condition data specified by the location specified by the cursor with the condition data of the object and performs prediction calculation processing according to a predetermined matching criterion, thereby improving the efficiency of various operations by drag and drop operations. be able to. Further, when the matching conditions are complicated, the operator's judgment load is reduced.

  <Structure 7> The computer receives display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device, position detection means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen, and output of the position detection means, It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and if it is determined that the cursor exists, if a mouse click event occurs, the cursor is designated when the click event occurs A first control means for starting the holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released, and a second area included in the operation screen. When it is determined whether the cursor exists and it is determined that the cursor exists, a mouse click event occurs. When the click event occurs, a mouse operation support program is recorded that causes the object to be dragged to be dropped at a location specified by the cursor and functions as a second control unit that ends the holding state. A computer-readable recording medium.

  <Configuration 8> Display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device, position detection means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen, and an output of the position detection means for receiving the operation screen It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the first area included therein, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, if a mouse click event occurs, the object specified by the cursor when the click event occurs The first control means for starting the holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released, and the cursor is in the second area included in the operation screen If the mouse click event occurs when it is determined that the cursor exists, A mouse operation support apparatus, comprising: a second control unit that drops the object that is the object of the drag process at a location specified by the cursor and terminates the holding state when an event occurs. .

  <Configuration 9> A display control step in which the display device displays a predetermined operation screen, a position detection unit in which the current position of the cursor is detected on the operation screen, and a first control unit in which the position is Accept the output of the detection step, determine whether the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and if it is determined that the cursor exists, if a mouse click event occurs, A first control step for setting an object designated by the cursor when a click event occurs as a target of a drag process, starting a holding state and maintaining the holding state even after releasing the click button of the mouse; and a second control means, , It is determined whether the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and if the cursor exists When the mouse click event occurs, the second control that ends the holding state by dropping the object that is the object of the drag process at the location specified by the cursor when the click event occurs. And a mouse operation support method including steps.

  In the present invention, when a cursor is moved to a specific area on the display screen and an object in the area is clicked and specified, a special holding state is automatically obtained. In this special holding state, even if the finger pressing the mouse button is released, the state of being dragged is maintained. While the cursor is moving, for example, the symbol of the object can be displayed near the cursor to confirm that the object is in the holding state. When the cursor is moved to another area designated in advance and the mouse is clicked at a predetermined location, object drop processing is executed at that location. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail for each example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the mouse operation support apparatus according to the first embodiment.
The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a display device 31, a storage device 32, and an arithmetic processing device 33. The display device 31 includes a computer display and the like, and displays the operation screen 30. The type and display method of the display device 31 are arbitrary. The operation screen 30 is displayed and controlled by an application program having a mouse operation support function. The operation screen 30 includes a first area 10 and a second area 20, which will be described later. The mouse 36 has a known structure, and can control the display position of the cursor 13 and input an application activation instruction or the like by operating a button 37. The mouse interface 34 has a function of transmitting the display position movement control information and click event information of the cursor 13 to the arithmetic processing device 33 by the operation of the button 37 or the like with the mouse 36.

  The storage device 32 stores a helper database 41, a user registration list 42, operation screen data 43, first area coordinates 44, second area coordinates 45, and an object buffer memory 46. In the first embodiment, the contents of the operation screen data 43 are displayed as the operation screen 30. Data extracted from the helper database 41 is displayed in the first area 10 in the operation screen 30, and matching between the data extracted from the user registration list 42 and the helper and user is displayed in the second area 20. Data showing the results is displayed.

  The first area coordinates 44 are data in which coordinate values of the boundary of the area are stored so that the first area 10 included in the operation screen 30 can be distinguished from other areas. The second area coordinates 45 are data in which the coordinate values of the area boundaries are stored so that the second area 20 can be distinguished from other areas. The object buffer memory 46 is a storage area for temporarily storing various files and attribute data of the object when the object is to be dragged and the holding state is started.

  The arithmetic processing unit 33 executes predetermined processing by various installed computer programs. This includes a CPU, memory, etc., but illustration thereof is omitted. Each means displayed inside the arithmetic processing unit 33 in FIG. 1 is a computer program that causes a computer to execute a predetermined process.

  When the drop processing is executed, the matching determination unit 51 compares the condition data specified from the location specified by the cursor with the condition data of the object according to a predetermined matching criterion, and drops the object. It has a function to execute the prediction calculation process. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not it is appropriate to perform the drop process on the specified location for the object to be dragged. The display control means 52 has a function of reading the operation screen data 43 from the storage device 32 and displaying it on the display device 31. Further, it has a function of displaying the cursor 13 at a corresponding place on the display device 31 by operating the mouse 36. Further, as will be described later, it has a function of controlling the display of object symbols and the like.

  The position detection unit 53 has a function of detecting the position on the operation screen 30 of the cursor 13 operated by the mouse 36. This detection result is a coordinate value. The absolute position coordinates on the display screen of the display device 31 may be used, or the relative position coordinates of the portion of the operation screen 30 where the cursor 13 exists may be used. Finally, this data is used to determine which object is designated by the cursor 13 and which place is designated as the drop place.

  When the current position of the cursor is detected by the position detection unit 53, the first control unit 54 receives the output and determines whether the cursor 13 is present in the first area 10 included in the operation screen 30. Has function. Further, when it is determined that the cursor 13 is present, it waits for a click event of the mouse 36, and when the click event occurs, it has a function of making the object designated by the cursor 13 the target of the drag process. When the object is to be dragged, data related to the object is stored in the object buffer memory 46 and held. When this holding state is started, the holding state is maintained even after the click button of the mouse 36 is released.

  The second control means 55 has a function of determining whether or not the cursor 13 is present in the second area 20 included in the operation screen 30. Further, when it is determined that the cursor 13 is present, if a click event of the mouse 36 occurs, the object to be dragged is dropped at the location designated by the cursor 13. After the drop process, the object holding state is terminated.

  The click event detection unit 56 has a function of detecting a click event of the mouse 36 and notifying the first control unit 54 and the second control unit 55 of the detected click event. The drag processing unit 57 has a function of assisting the operation of the first control unit 54, storing the object in the object buffer memory 46, and notifying the drop processing unit 58 of the holding state. The drop processing unit 58 assists the operation of the second control unit 55, and has a function of reading an object from the buffer memory 46 and executing a known drop process when the object is dropped at a location designated by the cursor 13. . The drag recovery means 59 has a function of executing a recovery process so as to satisfy the request when there is a request to return to the state before the drop process after the drop processing means 58 has performed the drop process. In addition, it has a function of preliminarily holding data necessary for recovery processing.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a specific operation method of the apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2A shows an example of the first region 10. This displays a part of the data extracted from the user registration list 42 (FIG. 1), and includes the name 12 of the user, the desired care time, and the address. The inside of the thick frame in FIG. When the cursor 13 is moved by operating the mouse 36 and the button 37 (FIG. 1) of the mouse 36 is clicked on the name 12, the name 12 and the attribute data become objects of drag processing, that is, an object.

  In the object, not only the name 12 but also desired care time, address, and other various attribute data are subject to drag and drop processing, and these are temporarily stored in the object buffer memory 46 (FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 2B, when the user's name 12 is clicked, the contents of the name 21 are displayed as a symbol 14 on the right side of the cursor 13. Thereby, it is displayed that the holding state of the object is started. When the mouse 36 (FIG. 1) is operated in this state to move the cursor 13, the symbol 14 moves together with the cursor 13.

  The transition to this state is performed only when the cursor 13 is moved onto the first area 10 and the cursor 13 is moved onto the object to be dragged and the mouse is clicked. Therefore, for example, even if the desired time or address portion in another area is clicked, the holding operation is not started. Therefore, it is possible to reliably specify an object to be subjected to drag and drop processing without error.

  After the holding state is started, the cursor 13 is moved onto the second region 20 as shown in FIG. In this figure, a list of helpers who can work on September 5, 2004 is displayed together with a face photo 25. A second area 20 indicated by a thick frame is a time frame in which a user can be assigned by drag and drop processing. In this state, only Sunday allocation on the 5th is allowed. The hatched part is the time when each helper does not want to work.

  For example, when the cursor 13 is moved onto the frame 22 shown in FIG. 2 (c) and the mouse is clicked, the helper Kyoko Yamamoto takes care of Hanako Suzuki from 6am to 8am on Sunday the 5th. Allocation is done to head. If another user has already assigned to Kyoko Yamamoto's frame 22, the matching condition is not satisfied. If the frame 22 is free, the matching condition is satisfied, and therefore the object held in the object buffer memory 46 can be dropped on the frame 22. Since the drop process is rejected in portions other than the second region 20, an operation error can be prevented.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the contents of the helper database 41, the contents of the user registration list 42, and the matching method.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the helper database 41 includes a helper name 61 and a matching condition 62. A1 to A4 are codes for distinguishing matching conditions. On the right side, a matching condition name 63 and its contents 64 are displayed. Specifically, the matching conditions are working hours, addresses, qualifications, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the user registration list 42 includes a user name 71 and a matching condition 72. B1 to B6 are codes for distinguishing matching conditions. On the right side, a matching condition name 73 and its contents 74 are displayed. Specifically, the matching condition includes a desired care time, address, age, gender, service content, and the like.

  In order for a certain helper included in the helper database 41 to provide care for a certain user included in the user registration list 42, matching between the condition 62 and the condition 72 is required. As shown in FIG. 3C, for example, the condition A1 in the helper database 41 and the condition B1 in the user registration list 42 are compared. The result of the comparison is C1. For example, if there is no common part between the helper's desired work time and the user's desired care time, the result C1 is NG.

  If the helper's working hours are within the user's desired care time, the result C1 is OK. Next, the conditions of A2 and B2 are compared. For example, if the helper's address is at a certain distance or more than the user's address, the matching result is NG. Further, if the helper qualification does not match the service content requested by the caregiver, the result C3 is NG. There are various other matching conditions. The computer determines the matching result by comparing these conditions.

  For example, an appropriateness determination result when the object to be dragged is subjected to drop processing is subjected to prediction calculation processing and displayed. The operator can see the display contents and perform an appropriate assignment operation. For example, even if some of the matching conditions are not satisfied, the conditions can be forcibly changed to establish the drag and drop process. By causing the computer to automatically determine the result of such matching processing, the burden on the operator is greatly reduced.

  Regarding the drag and drop control between the first area and the second area, the burden on the finger operating the mouse is reduced. Also, if an object is specified in the first area, the drop process is not performed in areas other than the second area, so that an error in the drop process can be prevented. Therefore, the burden on the operator is reduced, and operation is easy even for beginners. For example, in a shopping site where transactions are made on the web, a drag-and-drop process is required for an operation of putting a product into a shopping basket. In this case, both the object symbol and the shopping basket symbol are small, resulting in an operation error. If control like this invention is employ | adopted for this, it will become easy to operate and it will become possible to prevent an operation mistake.

  In the above example, the display device may be anything as long as it can display the operation screen. The operation screen is a so-called GUI (graphic user interface) and is activated by an arbitrary application. The display position of the cursor is controlled on the operation screen by the mouse. Further, neither the first area nor the second area needs to be one physically independent area. There may be more than one, and they may be intricate or overlap each other. The symbol of the object may be displayed together with the cursor in the vicinity of the cursor, or the symbol may be displayed at the display position of the cursor instead of the cursor. The current position of the cursor is a physical position coordinate on the display means.

  A mouse click event is an event detected by the operating system when a so-called one-click operation is performed, in which a mouse button is pressed and released. This detection timing may be when the mouse button is pressed or released. In the conventional drag-and-drop process, an event detected when the mouse button is pressed is distinguished from an event detected when the mouse button is released, and an operation to keep pressing the mouse button is requested. In the embodiment, in order to reduce the burden on the finger, the finger may be separated from the mouse at least after the click event.

  By comparing the position coordinates of the cursor display position with the configuration of the operation screen, the object and the place where the drop processing is to be performed are specified. The object specified in the first area may be any data subject to drag and drop processing, such as an arbitrary number of data files and functions. In the object holding state, these data are temporarily stored in the object buffer memory. The location specified in the second area may be a data storage location such as a text box or a list box, or may be an arithmetic processing start switch such as a command button.

  In the drop process, for example, a series of processes can be automatically executed in which stored data is stored in a specific folder, a predetermined calculation process is executed, and a specific database is updated. If it is possible to predict and display the result of such a complicated drop process and display the result, it is possible to sufficiently reduce the operator's judgment work.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the mouse operation support program.
First, at the start of the operation, in step S11, the operation screen 30 is displayed on the display device 31 shown in FIG. This processing is performed by the display control unit 52 reading out the operation screen data 43 stored in the storage device 32. In step S12, the current position of the cursor 13 is detected. This process is executed by the position detecting means 53. The result is notified to the first control means 54. In step S13, it is determined whether or not the cursor 13 is present in the first area 10.

  If the result of this determination is yes, the process proceeds to the next step S14, and if no, the process returns to step S12. This process is executed by the first control means 54. Next, in step S14, it is determined whether or not a mouse click event has occurred. That is, when the button 37 of the mouse 36 is pressed, the signal is detected by the click event detection means 56 through the mouse interface 34 and transferred to the first control means 54. If no click event occurs even when the cursor moves, the process returns to step S12, and the processes from step S12 to step S14 are repeated.

  When the determination result of step S14 is yes, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the current position of the cursor is detected. The position detection means 53 executes this processing and informs the first control means 54 of the result. In step S16, it is determined what the object designated by the current position of the cursor is. The first control unit 54 calculates the position of the object included in the operation screen 30 and thereby determines which object is designated by the cursor.

  If an object that can be dragged within the first area 10 is designated, the drag processing means 57 sends the object, attribute data, etc. to the object in response to a request from the first control means 54 in step S17. The object is stored in the buffer memory 46. That is, the holding state is thereby started. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S18, and the current position of the cursor 13 is detected. In step S17, the target of the drag process is held, and then the input of the drop destination is awaited. After the object is held in the object buffer memory 46, the second control means 55 is activated to control the process. At this point, the cursor 13 is moved in the direction of the second area 20. This state is always monitored by the position detecting means 53.

  The second control means 55 accepts the output of the position detection means 53, and determines whether or not the cursor exists in the second area in step S19. When the cursor 13 reaches the second area, the process proceeds to step S20. In other cases, the process returns to step S18 and the position detection of the cursor 13 is repeated. In step S20, it is determined whether or not a mouse click event has occurred. If no click event occurs, the process returns to step S18, and the position monitoring of the cursor 13 is repeated.

  When a mouse click event occurs, the click event detection means 56 notifies the second control means 55, and the process proceeds from step S20 to step S21. In step S21, the current position of the cursor 13 is detected again. In step S22, the location specified by the cursor 13 is determined. Next, in step S23, under the control of the second control means 55, the drop processing means 58 executes a drop process for the object held in the object buffer memory 46 at this location. Finally, in step S24, the contents of the object buffer memory 46 are released, and the holding state ends.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of symbol display control.
In the above embodiment, the special drag mode is continued from the start of the holding state to the end of the holding state. This embodiment includes an example in which this state is transmitted to the operator. In FIG. 5, first, in step S31, the first control means 54 determines whether or not the holding state has been started. If the holding state has not been started, it waits until the start.

  When the holding state is started, the first control unit 54 acquires a symbol image of the object in step S32. The symbol image may be stored as attribute data in the object buffer memory 46, for example. Next, the position detection means 53 detects the current position of the cursor 13 in step S33. In step S34, display position coordinates shifted by a predetermined distance from the current position of the cursor 13 to the right are calculated. In step S35, the first control means 54 passes the symbol image and the display position coordinates to the display control means 52, and the display control means 52 displays the symbols at the display position coordinates.

  Thereafter, control is passed from the first control means 54 to the second control means 55. The symbol image continues to be displayed until the second control means 55 ends the holding state in step S36. When the holding state ends, the process proceeds from step S36 to step S37, and the second control unit 55 notifies the display control unit 52 and stops the display of the symbol image. As described above, as long as the holding state is maintained, the symbol 14 is displayed next to the cursor 13 so as to notify the operator of this state. When the symbol image is used as a substitute for the cursor, the symbol image may be displayed instead of the cursor. In this case, step S34 is unnecessary, and the display position coordinates of the symbol image are the current position coordinates of the cursor.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the drop suitability determination prediction calculation processing operation.
Here, an operation will be described in which the second control means 55 performs a predictive calculation process for determining drop suitability before clicking the mouse, and outputs a display of the result. First, in step S41, the current position of the cursor 13 is detected. The detection result of the position detection unit 53 is notified to the second control unit 55. In step S42, it is determined whether or not the cursor 13 is present in the second area 20. If the result of this determination is yes, the process proceeds to step S43, and if no, the process returns to step S41.

  In step S43, the location specified by the cursor is determined. Next, in step S44, it is determined whether or not the drop process is appropriate. That is, the second control unit 55 requests the drop processing unit 58 to execute a prediction calculation process of the result of the drop process. The object condition data stored in the object buffer memory 46 and the condition data specified by the location specified by the cursor are compared in accordance with a predetermined matching criterion to perform arithmetic processing. This determination is made as described with reference to FIGS.

  If the result satisfies a certain standard, it is determined that the drop process is appropriate, and otherwise, it is determined inappropriate. In step S45, the result is displayed and output. For example, a pop-up message indicates that it cannot be dropped here. Further, the result may be transmitted to the operator by a voice message or the like. The operator can see the determination result and stop the drop process before clicking the mouse. Of course, the determination result can be examined in detail, and for example, the drop process can be executed after partially changing the condition data.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the suitability determination result when the object to be dragged is dropped at the location specified by the cursor is predicted and displayed before the mouse click event occurs. I made it. However, if it is determined that it is inappropriate to drop the object, an option may be provided to automatically reject the drop process after the mouse click event occurs. In this case, for example, the drop process may be temporarily prohibited as in step S46 of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment when the drop processing is mistakenly performed.
The following control is based on the control of the second control means 55. First, in step S51, the position detector 53 detects the current position of the cursor. In step S52, the second control means 55 determines whether or not the cursor exists in the second area. When the result is yes, the process proceeds to step S53, and when the result is no, the process returns to step S51. In step S53, it is monitored whether or not a mouse click event has occurred. When the result is yes, the process proceeds to step S54, and when the result is no, the process returns to step S51. In step S54, the current position of the cursor is detected. In step S55, the location specified by the cursor is determined. This identifies the drop location.

  In step S56, the drop process is executed as described above, and the suitability of the result is determined. If the configuration of the object is complicated, the suitability of the result cannot be predicted unless the drop process is executed. Therefore, here, the drop process is executed unconditionally and then the suitability is determined. In step S57, it is determined whether or not an inappropriate determination result has been obtained. If the determination result is inappropriate, the process proceeds to step S58. If appropriate, the process jumps to step S63 to end the holding state.

  In step S58, a display indicating that the determination result is inappropriate, that is, a display indicating that the drop process is incorrect is displayed and transmitted to the operator. In step S59, it is determined whether or not a drop processing cancellation request is input from the operator. The cancellation request can be input using a mouse or a keyboard. If there is a cancel request, the process proceeds to step S60. If there is no cancel request, the process jumps to step S63 to end the holding state.

  In step S60, recovery processing is executed according to the cancellation request. When an object is dropped at a predetermined location, various arithmetic processes may be executed to rewrite the database. An arithmetic process for returning these to the state before the drop process is executed. Note that the object may be stored in the object buffer memory 46 to facilitate the restoration process. In step S61, it is determined whether or not all the restoration processing has been normally completed. If completed normally, the process proceeds to step S63. On the other hand, if the process has not been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S62, and an error message for notifying the operator of the fact is output. Finally, in step S63, the holding state is terminated. Note that it may be possible to optionally select whether to return to the state immediately before the drop process or to the state before the drag start in the recovery process.

  As described above, even after the mouse click event occurs, the function to execute the recovery process to return to the state before the drop process automatically before or after the drop process or according to the drop process cancellation request. If so, the operator can freely and freely try to combine the elements.

  Note that the computer program executed by the arithmetic processing unit may be modularized in units illustrated in functional blocks, or may be integrated by combining a plurality of functional blocks. Further, the above computer program may be used by being incorporated into an existing application program. The computer program for realizing the present invention can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM and installed in an arbitrary information processing apparatus for use.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a mouse operation support apparatus according to a first embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining the operation method of the mouse operation assistance apparatus. Matching explanatory drawing with helper data and a user registration list. The operation | movement flowchart of a mouse | mouth operation assistance program. The flowchart which shows the Example of symbol display control. The flowchart of drop suitability judgment prediction calculation processing operation. The operation | movement flowchart at the time of performing a drop process accidentally.

Explanation of symbols

10 first area, 20 second area, 13 cursor, 31 display device, 30 operation screen, 32 storage device, 33 arithmetic processing device, 34 mouse interface, 36 mouse, 37 button, 41 helper database, 42 user registration List, 43 Operation screen data, 44 First area coordinates, 45 Second area coordinates, 46 Object buffer memory, 51 Matching determination means, 52 Display control means, 53 Position detection means, 54 First control means, 55 Second Control means, 56 click event detection means, 57 drag processing means, 58 drop processing means, 59 drag recovery means

Claims (9)

Computer
Display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device;
Position detecting means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen;
When the mouse click event occurs when receiving the output of the position detection means, determining whether the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and determining that the cursor exists A first control means for subjecting the object specified by the cursor when the click event occurs to a drag process, starting a holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released;
It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, if the mouse click event occurs, the drag process is performed when the click event occurs. A second control means for dropping the object that is the target of the drop to a location designated by the cursor and ending the holding state;
A mouse operation support program that functions as a computer. The mouse operation support program according to claim 1,
The first control means includes
With the start of the holding state of the object, the symbol of the object is displayed with the cursor in the vicinity of the cursor, or the symbol is displayed at the display position of the cursor instead of the cursor,
The second control means includes
The mouse operation support program, wherein the display of the symbol is ended together with the end of the holding state. The mouse operation support program according to claim 1 or 2,
The second control means includes
It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, the object that is the target of the drag process at the location specified by the cursor A mouse operation support program that displays and outputs a result of determination of suitability when drop processing is performed before a mouse click event occurs. The mouse operation support program according to claim 1 or 2,
The second control means includes
When it is determined that it is inappropriate to drop the object to be dragged,
A mouse that performs a recovery process to return to a state before the drop process automatically or in accordance with a request to cancel the drop process after the click event of the mouse or before or after the drop process Operation support program. The mouse operation support program according to claim 1 or 2,
The second control means includes
It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, the object that is the target of the drag process at the location specified by the cursor If it is determined that the drop process is inappropriate, the mouse operation support program rejects the drop process after the mouse click event occurs. The mouse operation support program according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The second control means includes
A mouse operation support program for executing a predictive calculation process by comparing condition data specified by a location designated by the cursor and condition data of the object according to a predetermined matching criterion. Computer
Display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device;
Position detecting means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen;
When the mouse click event occurs when receiving the output of the position detection means, determining whether the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and determining that the cursor exists A first control means for subjecting the object specified by the cursor when the click event occurs to a drag process, starting a holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released;
It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, if the mouse click event occurs, the drag process is performed when the click event occurs. A second control means for dropping the object that is the target of the drop to a location designated by the cursor and ending the holding state;
A computer-readable recording medium that records a mouse operation support program that functions as a computer. Display control means for displaying a predetermined operation screen on the display device;
Position detecting means for detecting the current position of the cursor on the operation screen;
When the mouse click event occurs when receiving the output of the position detection means, determining whether the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and determining that the cursor exists A first control means for subjecting the object specified by the cursor when the click event occurs to a drag process, starting a holding state and maintaining the holding state even after the mouse click button is released;
It is determined whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and when it is determined that the cursor exists, if the mouse click event occurs, the drag process is performed when the click event occurs. A mouse operation support apparatus, comprising: a second control unit that drops an object to be a target at a location designated by the cursor and ends the holding state. A display control step in which the display device displays a predetermined operation screen; and
A position detecting means for detecting a current position of the cursor on the operation screen;
When the first control means accepts the output of the position detection step, determines whether the cursor exists in the first area included in the operation screen, and determines that the cursor exists, the mouse When the click event occurs, the object designated by the cursor when the click event occurs is subjected to drag processing, and the holding state is started, and the holding state is maintained even after the mouse click button is released. Steps,
If the second control means determines whether or not the cursor exists in the second area included in the operation screen, and determines that the cursor exists, if the mouse click event occurs, the click event A second control step of dropping the object that is the object of the drag process at a location designated by the cursor when the occurrence occurs, and ending the holding state;
And mouse operation support method.

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