JP3257107B2 - Graphic editor device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic editor for editing a graphic image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a consumer information processing apparatus, for example,
The personal computer includes an information processing unit 100 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 5, and the information processing unit 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 and a ROM.
(Read only memory) 103, RAM (random access memory) 104, timer 105, interrupt controller 106, and DMA (direct memory access)
The controller 107 and the like are mounted. CPU 1
01, ROM 103, RAM 104, timer 105, interrupt controller 106, and DMA controller 1
07 transmits and receives signals via the CPU bus 102.

A keyboard controller 109, a video controller 110, a floppy disk controller 111, a hard disk controller 112, a parallel I / O (input / output) controller 113, a serial I / O
Control circuits such as an / O (input / output) controller 114 and a mouse controller 115 are also incorporated in the information processing unit 100, and the plurality of control circuits are connected to the CPU bus 1
02, and the CPU 101 is connected to the CPU bus 102
The transmission and reception of signals between the respective control circuits are controlled via the.

Each of the above control circuits has an I / F (interface) unit 108 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from external devices. Therefore, the keyboard 1 which is an externally connected device
16, dedicated monitor 117 for information processing device, floppy disk unit 118, hard disk unit 119,
By connecting the printer 120, the modem 121, and the mouse 122 to the plurality of control circuits using dedicated signal cables, it is possible to control the operation of the external device.

[0005] When a general graphic editor is used on the information processing apparatus as described above, it is possible to write or delete one dot at a time on an image editing screen which is displayed in an enlarged state. Create and edit graphic images. When the image is completed to a certain extent, the display state of the image can be confirmed by switching to a screen for displaying the enlarged image of the image editing screen in the actual size, that is, a sample image display screen. Further, by switching back to the image editing screen, it is possible to continue editing the image on the sample image displaying screen.

[0006]

On the sample image display screen of the conventional graphic editor as described above, only one image that is currently being edited can be displayed as a sample image. A sample image display of an edited image and a sample image display of a plurality of images edited in the past cannot be compared.

After the image being edited on the image editing screen is displayed as a sample image on the sample image displaying screen, the sample image displaying screen is switched to the image editing screen and the image being edited is displayed. When further editing is performed, the edited image is always displayed as a sample image on the sample image display screen, so that the image that was initially displayed as the sample image cannot be displayed again. Therefore, the image edited first cannot be returned to the image editing screen and edited again.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to display a plurality of sample images, and to edit the displayed plurality of sample images again. It is intended to provide a graphic editor device.

[0009]

In a graphic editor device according to the present invention, a display section having an image editing display area for editing an image and a sample image display area for displaying a plurality of editing images being edited on a plurality of screens; A program memory for storing a graphic editor as software, a working memory for storing image data of an image displayed in the image editing display area, and a temporary registration memory for temporarily registering the edited image being edited. And a storage unit for permanently registering the edited image, and displaying the edited image that is being edited displayed on the sample image display area on the image editing display area. To solve the above-mentioned problem.

However, in the sample image display area for displaying a plurality of screens, a plurality of sample images are displayed at one time, and a plurality of sample images are displayed by switching the sample image display of one image. There are cases. Therefore, the display device has a close button for closing the sample image display area in the display unit for switching the display of the one sample image.

[0011] Further, the image data that has been permanently registered in the recording means is read and transferred to the working memory.
The image is displayed in the image editing display area.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a plurality of sample images can be displayed, and the plurality of images displayed as the sample images can be edited again.

[0013]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a first embodiment schematically showing a screen of a graphic editor device according to the present invention. A display screen 2 of a CRT monitor 1 which is a display unit of the graphic editor device has one image editing window 3 for editing an image opened in an image editing display area, and a sample image display of the edited image. 4 sample image display windows 4, 5, 6, 7 opened on the sample image display area to be sampled, and sample shots for temporarily displaying the image edited on the image editing window 3 and then displaying the sample image Buttons 10 and command buttons 11 for performing other functions of the graphic editor device are displayed. In the sample image display windows 4, 5, 6, and 7, there are provided a close button 8 for closing the sample image display window and an image on which the sample image is displayed in the image edit window 3, respectively. And an apply button 9.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the graphic editor device. In the graphic editor device 20, a CPU 21, a ROM 23, a RAM 24,
Keyboard controller 28, video controller 2
9, control circuits such as a mouse controller 30, a floppy disk controller 31, and a hard disk controller 32 are provided.

In the RAM 24, a program memory 25 for operating a graphic editor program, a working memory 26 for storing data of an image edited on the image editing window, and the apply button are selected. Sometimes, a temporary registration memory 27 is provided for temporarily registering data of an image displayed on the sample image display window. The temporary registration memory 27 can store the data of the sample image for a plurality of screens.

Each of the above control circuits has an I / F section 33, and through a dedicated signal cable, when editing an image, designates a display position to add / delete or select each button. And mouse 36, and a monitor 3 as a display unit such as the CRT monitor described above.
5. External devices such as a floppy disk 37 and a hard disk 38, which store the image data on the image editing window as the main registration, are connected.

The operation of the graphic editor device is as follows.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, in the following description, the reference numerals shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are used. In step S1, an input key or button is detected. If the sample shot button 10 is detected (step S2), the process proceeds to step S3, where the image editing window 3 in the working memory 26 is read.
The data of the image edited above is stored in the temporary registration memory 27.
In step S4, the sample image display window 4 incorporating the apply button 9 and the close button 8, for example, is opened to display an image of the data in the temporary registration memory 27. After the sample image display window 4 is displayed, step S14 is performed.
To return to the image editing mode, and the image can be edited on the image editing window 3.

When the close button 8 is selected (step S5), the sample image display window 4 including the close button 8 is closed in step S6, and the process returns to the image editing mode in step S14. When the apply button 9 is selected (step S7), the process proceeds to step S8, where the temporary registration memory of the image displayed on the sample image display window 4 including the apply button 9 is stored. The data temporarily registered in the working memory 26 is copied to the working memory 26, and the image editing window 3 is copied based on the image data copied in the working memory 26 in step S9.
After the image is displayed above, the process returns to the image editing mode for editing the image on the image editing window 3 in step S14.

When a key for permanently registering the edited image on the image editing window 3 is selected (step S10), the image data in the working memory 26 is permanently registered in step S11. For this purpose, the data is copied to the floppy disk 37 or the hard disk 38, and the process returns to the image editing mode in step S14. If another operation key or the command button 11 is selected (step S12), an operation corresponding to the operation of the selected operation key or command button 11 or the like is performed in step S13, and the image editing mode is performed in step S14. Return to

By the operation of the graphic editor device as described above, the image edited on the image editing window 3 in FIG. 1 is changed to the data of the edited image by selecting the sample shot button 10. The stored image data in the working memory is copied to the temporary registration memory, a sample image display window incorporating an apply button 9 and a close button 8 is opened on the sample image display area, and the temporary registration is performed. An image is displayed on the sample image display window based on the image data in the memory for image.

For example, when an image on the sample image display window 5 is set as a desired image and the desired image is to be edited on the image editing window 3, an apply button in the sample image display window 5 is used. By selecting No. 9, the data of the desired image in the temporary registration memory is copied into the working memory, and then the desired image is displayed on the image editing window 3 based on the data in the working memory. Since the image is displayed in an arbitrary size, the desired image can be edited again.

Further, the image data stored in the floppy disk or hard disk as the main registration is
Window 3 for image editing by copying to working memory
By displaying an image on the top and selecting the sample button 10, a plurality of previously edited images can be displayed again in the sample image display window.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a second embodiment schematically showing the screen of the graphic editor device according to the present invention.
The display screen 41 of the CRT monitor 40, which is the display unit of the graphic editor device, edits the image opened in the image editing display area, as in the first embodiment.
One image editing window 42, one sample image display window 43 opened on the sample image display area for displaying the edited image as a sample image, and temporarily registering the image edited on the image editing window 42 After that, a sample shot button 46 for displaying a sample image and a command button 47 for executing other functions of the graphic editor device are displayed. The sample image display window 43 includes a close button 44 for closing the sample image display window and an apply button 45 for returning the image on which the sample image is displayed to the image editing window 42. .

When an image edited on the image editing window 42 is selected by selecting a sample shot button 46, the image data in the working memory storing the data of the edited image is stored in the temporary registration register. Copy to memory, Apply button 45 and Close button 4
4 is opened, and an image is displayed on the sample image display window 43 based on the image data in the temporary registration memory.

If the user wants to edit a desired image on the sample image display window 43 on the image editing window 42, the user selects the close button 44 and
The displayed sample image display window 43 is closed, and then the key or the command button 47 is operated. By this operation, a sample image display window 43 for displaying data of a desired image among the image data temporarily registered in the temporary registration memory is opened.

Also, for example, after the sample image display window 43 is closed, the function of the close button 44 is changed in the image data stored in the temporary registration memory in the closed sample image display window 43. The sample image display window 43 for displaying the data of the image next to the image data of the image is set to be opened, and the sample image display window 43 is opened and closed multiple times by selecting the close button 44 a plurality of times. It is also possible to open a sample image display window 43 on which a desired image is displayed.

After the above operation, the apply button 45 in the opened sample image display window 43 is displayed.
Is selected, the data of the desired image in the temporary registration memory is copied into the working memory, and the desired image is displayed in an arbitrary size on the image editing window 42. Thus, the desired image can be edited again.

Further, the image data stored in the floppy disk or hard disk as the main registration is
Copy to working memory and image editing window 4
By displaying the image on the screen 2 and selecting the sample shot button 46, a plurality of images edited in the past can be displayed.
The sample image can be displayed in the sample image display window 43 again.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be applied without departing from the scope of the claims described above.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the graphic editor apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of sample images can be displayed, and when one image is created, several sample images can be displayed. Work can be performed while comparing and examining variations. Also, since the image displayed as the sample image can be edited again,
Reediting is smooth and simple.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a first embodiment schematically showing a screen of a graphic editor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a graphic editor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the graphic editor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a second embodiment schematically showing a screen of a graphic editor device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a general information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 40 ... CRT monitor 2, 41 ... Display screen 3, 42 ... Image editing window 4, 5 , 6, 7, 43 ... Window for displaying sample images 8, 44 ... Close button 9, 45 ... Apply button 10, 46 ... ········ Sample shot button 11, 47 ········· Command button

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display unit having an image editing display area for editing an image and a sample image display area for displaying an image being edited for a plurality of screens; a program memory for storing a graphic editor as software; A memory unit having a working memory for storing image data of an image displayed in the display area for creation, a temporary registration memory for temporarily registering the edited image being edited, and a permanent registration of the edited image And a storage unit for performing editing on the edited image displayed on the sample image display area on the image editing display area. 2. The graphic editor device according to claim 1, further comprising a close button for closing the sample image display area in the display unit. 3. The graphic editor device according to claim 1, wherein the image data permanently registered in the recording means is read, transferred to the working memory, and displayed in the display area for image editing.