JP3845738B2 - Object moving device and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an object moving device that moves the display position of an object displayed on a display screen such as an icon, and a computer that stores a program containing instructions that cause the computer to execute the operation of such an object moving device. The present invention relates to a possible recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a user interface in a computer in recent years, a system using a GUI (graphical user interface) has become mainstream.
[0003]
One feature of a system using such a GUI is a desktop screen using icons. Here, the desktop screen is a base screen for executing various application programs from the computer screen, and the icon is linked with the application program to easily execute the application program, and has a characteristic pattern. Are arranged on the desktop screen. Thus, an application program associated with the icon can be executed simply by clicking the icon arranged on the desktop screen.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the desktop screen as described above, a plurality of icons are arranged on the desktop screen, and can be arranged at regular intervals in order of names as necessary. However, this function is only for beautiful display. To make detailed settings such as slightly shifting the overall arrangement of icons on the desktop screen, select the icons one by one and then rearrange them. Such a laborious work was necessary.
[0005]
The subject of this invention is enabling it to move the display position of the several object displayed on the display screen by one movement operation.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The means of the invention of claim 1 is as follows.
The object moving device displays a plurality of objects to be moved on a display screen, and includes a moving image display means, a movement specifying means, a moving image moving means, a determining means, an object moving means, It is composed of
Here, the moving image display means displays the moving image on the display screen.
The movement designation means designates movement of the moving image.
The moving image moving means moves the moving image according to the designation by the movement designating means.
The discriminating unit discriminates whether or not an object on the display screen is in contact with the moving image as the moving image is moved by the moving image moving unit.
The object moving means is configured to apply a plurality of objects determined to be in contact by the determining means to the moving image in the moving direction of the moving image after contacting the moving image at a time. Move.
[0007]
The means of the invention of claim 4 is as follows. The computer-readable recording medium records a program for causing the computer to function as the following means when moving a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen . The first means is a means for displaying an image for movement on the display screen. Second means is a means for specifying a movement of the moving image. Third means is a means for moving the moving image above in accordance with the designation. Fourth means, in accordance with the movement of the moving image, a means for discriminating whether or object on the display screen in the moving image is in contact. Fifth means is in contact has a plurality of discriminated object, the moving direction of the moving image from the contact with the moving image, means for moving only at a time correspondingly to the moving image is moved It is.
[0008]
The operation of the means of the invention of claim 1 and claim 4 is as follows. For example, a rectangular or linear moving image is displayed on the display screen, and if the moving operation is performed, the moving image is moved accordingly, and an object that touches the moving image, for example, an icon If there is a figure, a figure, or a document block, the object is moved in the moving direction of the moving image at the same time as the moving image is moved. Accordingly, the display positions of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen can be moved by a single movement operation.
[0009]
The means of the invention of claim 3 is as follows.
The moving image display means displays a moving image on the display screen.
The suction display means moves the object on the display screen to the end of the moving image when the moving image is displayed by the moving image display means, whereby the object is sucked into the moving image. Display as if
The movement designation means designates movement of the moving image.
The moving means moves the moving image together with the object sucked by the moving image according to the designation by the movement designating means.
[0010]
The means of the invention of claim 5 is as follows. The computer-readable recording medium records a program for causing the computer to function as the following means when moving a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen . The first means is a means for displaying an image for movement on the display screen. When the moving image is displayed, the second means moves the object on the display screen to the end of the moving image to display the object as if it was sucked into the moving image. Means . Third means is a means for specifying a movement of the moving image. Fourth means is means for moving the moving image in accordance with the designation, the suction object to it.
[0011]
The operation of the means of the inventions of claim 3 and claim 5 is as follows. For example, a rectangular or linear moving image is displayed on the display screen, and an object such as an icon, a figure, or a document block is moved to the end of the displayed moving image, so that the object becomes the moving image. It is displayed as if it was aspirated. When the movement operation of the moving image is performed, the object sucked by the moving image is moved together with the moving image. Accordingly, the display positions of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen can be moved by a single movement operation.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1A to 8D.
[0016]
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer to which the object moving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the personal computer includes a CPU 10, an input device 12, a display device 14, a printing device 16, a storage device 18, a RAM 20, a transmission control unit 22, and the like.
[0018]
Here, the CPU 10 is a control unit that controls the entire personal computer.
[0019]
The input device 12 is a keyboard having a plurality of function keys for designating editing functions. In addition, it can include a pointing device such as a mouse. The display device 14 is a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and the printing device 16 is a printer.
[0020]
The storage device 18 is a hard disk, ROM, or the like. The storage device 18 stores in advance processing programs, application programs, various data, and the like of the personal computer executed by the CPU 10.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1B, the RAM 20 includes an icon data memory 20 </ b> A for storing data about each icon (object to be moved) on the desktop screen displayed on the display device 14, and the CPU 10 An area such as a work area 20B used during program execution is provided.
[0022]
As shown in FIG. 1C, the icon data memory 20A has a name assigned to each icon, a name of a corresponding application program stored in the storage device 18, as shown in FIG. The display position on the desktop screen, and a contact flag and a transmission flag as described later are stored. Here, as shown in FIG. 1D, the display position is composed of upper right coordinates and lower left coordinates of the icon.
[0023]
The transmission control unit 22 transmits / receives data to / from other devices connected via a communication line (wired or wireless) 24.
[0024]
The program or data stored in the storage device 18 may be read from a storage medium 26 such as a floppy disk or an optical (magnetic) disk, or may be read by the transmission control unit 22 via the communication line 24. Of course, it may be received from another connected device and stored in the device.
[0025]
Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the icon moving process in the personal computer to which the object moving apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 18 or the storage medium 26 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 10, and is executed by the CPU 10 by a predetermined operation.
[0026]
First, the display position of the wall object (moving image) is designated by the user (step S11), and when the display direction and area of the wall object are designated (step S12), the wall object is generated (step S13). ). That is, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a plurality of icons 30 are displayed on the desktop screen 28, the display position of the wall object is obtained by performing a mouse click operation as indicated by a black circle in the figure. Is specified, and the display direction and area (length) of the wall object are specified by dragging the mouse as indicated by an arrow in the figure. Then, as shown in FIG. A rectangular wall object 32 corresponding to the designation is displayed on the desktop screen 28. 3A and 3B show the case where the wall object 32 is designated in the horizontal direction.
[0027]
After that, designation by the user such as designation of a transparent icon, designation of movement of a wall object (direction and amount), or input of termination is accepted (step S14).
[0028]
Here, when the transparent icon is designated (step S15), the transparent flag corresponding to the designated icon in the icon data memory 20A is turned on (that is, “1” is set) (step S16). The process returns to step S14.
[0029]
When the movement of the wall object is specified, that is, when the mouse drag operation is performed on the wall object 32 displayed on the desktop screen 28 (step S17), the icon 30 is first moved to the display end of the desktop screen 28. It is confirmed whether or not it is closed (step S18). If it is determined that the display end has not been reached yet, the icon 30 that is in contact with the wall object 32 is determined (step S19), and the icon data memory 20A is in contact therewith. The contact flag corresponding to the determined icon is turned on (that is, “1” is set) (step S20).
[0030]
Thereafter, the icon data memory 20A is referred to and it is determined whether or not there is an icon 30 whose transparency flag is on (step S21). If there is no icon 30 whose transparency flag is on, the icon 30 that is in contact with the icon data memory 20A among the displayed icons 30, that is, the icon 30 that is in contact with the wall object 32 is displayed. Then, the wall object 32 is moved in the moving direction by the moving amount (step S22), and the process returns to step S14. If there is an icon 30 with the transparency flag turned on, the icon of the icon data memory 20A whose contact flag is on and the transparency flag is off (ie, (0)), that is, the icon 30 with the transparency flag off is displayed. Of these, only the icon 30 in contact with the wall object 32 is moved by the amount of movement in the movement direction of the wall object 32 (step S23), and the process returns to step S14.
[0031]
As a result, as shown in FIG. 3C, the icons 30 excluding the icon 30A that has been designated as transparent are moved along with the movement of the wall object 32 and are aligned in a horizontal row.
[0032]
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S17 that the movement of the wall object 32 has not been specified, it is further determined whether or not an end input has been made (step S24), and such an end input has also been made. If not, the process returns to step S14.
[0033]
On the other hand, when the end input is made, or when it is determined in step S18 that the icon 30 has been moved to the display end of the desktop screen 28, the transparency flag that is turned on in the icon data memory 20A. Are turned off (step S25), and all the on-contact flags are turned off (step S26). Then, the display of the wall object 32 is deleted from the desktop screen 28 (step S27), and this icon movement process is terminated.
[0034]
As described above, when the desired icons 30 are to be aligned in an upper horizontal row, the wall object 32 is generated under the icons 30 to be aligned, and the transparent setting is set for the icons 30A that are not desired to be aligned. When the wall object 32 is moved upward after performing the above, only the icon that has touched the wall object 32 and has not been subjected to the above-described transparency setting is coupled to the wall object 32, and the wall object 32. Go along with. When all the icons 30 that are not set to be transparent are combined and the movement to the predetermined position is completed, the wall object 32 is deleted, the combination of the icons is released, and only the desired icons are arranged in a horizontal row. Is displayed.
[0035]
Accordingly, a plurality of icons can be moved by one operation without moving the icons 30 one by one, and fine movement conditions can be set.
[0036]
In order to align the desired icons 30 in a single vertical line, as shown in FIG. 3D, the wall object 32 may be generated in the vertical direction and moved in the right direction. That is, the vertical alignment can be performed in the same manner as the horizontal alignment.
[0037]
The wall object 32 is not limited to the rectangular shape, but may be a linear shape as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (F) or (G), a string-like arbitrary curve is designated, one end of which is designated as a fixed end 34, and the icons 30 are aligned by rotating around the axis. It may be anything.
[0038]
In the above description, the icon 30 is moved. However, the present invention is not limited to the icon, and the document block 36 which is a block of text data as shown in FIG. Of course, an object such as a graphic 38 as shown in FIG.
[0039]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Since the configuration of the personal computer to which the object moving device according to the second embodiment is applied is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
[0040]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the icon moving process in the personal computer to which the object moving apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 18 or the storage medium 26 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 10, and is executed by the CPU 10 by a predetermined operation.
[0041]
That is, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the position, area, etc. of the wall object 32 are designated, and a transparent icon is designated (step S31). Then, as shown in FIG. 6A, the CPU 10 generates a wall object 32 on the desktop screen 28 (step S32). Then, the icon 30 is moved so that the icon 30 is attracted to the end of the generated wall object 32 (step S33). At this time, the transparently designated icon 30A is not attracted. Then, the wall object 32 and the icon 30 adsorbed thereto are grouped (step S34).
[0042]
After that, as shown in FIG. 6C, if the user performs a moving operation of the wall object 32 (step S35), the icons 30 in the group are moved by the coordinate of the wall object 32 moved. (Step S36).
[0043]
Therefore, at this time, the transparently designated icon 30A does not move.
[0044]
Then, it is determined whether or not the grouped icons 30 have reached a desired position, that is, whether or not an end input has been made (step S37). If not yet, the process returns to step S35.
[0045]
Thus, when the end input is made, the grouping of the wall object 32 and the icon 30 is canceled (step S38), and the wall object 32 is displayed and erased as shown in FIG. Step S39), the icon moving process is terminated.
[0046]
As described above, by performing suction after the wall object 32 is generated, the icon 30 is attracted to the wall object 32 and coupled to the wall object 32. Therefore, if the wall object 32 is moved, the icon 30 is attracted to the wall object 32. All icons 30 can be moved together. That is, a plurality of icons 30 can be moved by one operation without moving the icons 30 one by one.
[0047]
Note that the icons 30 may be attracted to both sides of the wall object 32 as shown in FIGS. Further, as described in the first embodiment, the shape of the wall object 32 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and it is needless to say that the object to be moved is not limited to an icon.
[0048]
[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Since the configuration of the personal computer to which the object moving apparatus according to the third embodiment is applied is the same as that in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted here.
[0049]
FIG. 7A is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the icon moving process in the personal computer to which the object moving apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention is applied. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 18 or the storage medium 26 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 10, and is executed by the CPU 10 by a predetermined operation.
[0050]
That is, in the third embodiment, when the position, area, etc. of the enclosing object (moving image) are designated by the mouse operation (step S41), as shown in FIG. The object 40 is generated on the desktop screen 28 (step S42). Here, the position, area, and the like of the surrounding object 40 are specified by specifying the coordinates of the upper left point and the lower right point.
[0051]
When the non-absorption icon 30B is designated (step S43), the icons 30 other than the designated non-absorption icon 30B are moved into the enclosure object 40 as shown in FIG. (Step S44).
[0052]
The process of moving and aligning icons inside the enclosed object is performed as shown in FIG.
[0053]
That is, if the icons are arranged as shown in FIG. 8B, the arrangement relation according to the display position coordinates of each icon (see FIG. 8C) is determined (step S44A). . And as shown to (D) of FIG. 8, it arrange | positions equally from the back upper side from the icon 30 close | similar to the enclosure object 40 (step S44B). At this time, if it cannot be arranged in the same column (step S44C), the next line is designated (step S44D), and if it can be arranged in the next line (step S44E), the process returns to step S44B and is equally arranged in the next line. It will follow. If there is no next line that can be arranged, the remaining icons are not moved or arranged.
[0054]
If the icons are moved and aligned inside the enclosing object in this way, then the enclosing object 40 and the icons 30 inside thereof are grouped (step S45), and (D) in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the internal icons 30 are moved together (step S46). When the end input is made, the grouping of the surrounding object 40 and the icon 30 inside it is canceled (step S47), and the surrounding object 40 is displayed and erased as shown in FIG. 7E. (Step S48), the icon moving process is terminated.
[0055]
In this way, the icons 30 are combined with the surrounding object 40 by performing the absorption alignment of the icons 30 inside the surrounding object 40 after being generated. Therefore, if the moving operation of the surrounding object 40 is performed, the icon 30 is absorbed into the inside. All the aligned icons 30 can be moved together. That is, a plurality of icons 30 can be moved by one operation without moving the icons 30 one by one.
[0056]
Also in the third embodiment, the shape of the surrounding object 40 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and may be a circle or a triangle, and the object to be moved is not limited to an icon. Of course.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the display positions of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen can be moved by a single movement operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a configuration of a personal computer to which an object moving apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing stored contents of a RAM in FIG. (C) is a figure which shows the content of the icon data memory in (B), (D) is a figure for demonstrating the coordinate memorize | stored as an icon display position in (C).
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of icon movement processing in a personal computer to which the object movement apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied;
FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams for explaining the transition of the desktop screen in the first embodiment, and FIGS. 3D to 3G are modifications of the first embodiment, respectively. It is a figure which shows the desktop screen for demonstrating an example.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a desktop screen for explaining another modification of the first embodiment, respectively.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of icon movement processing in a personal computer to which the object moving apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied;
FIGS. 6A to 6D are diagrams for explaining the transition of the desktop screen in the second embodiment, and FIGS. 6E to H are modifications of the second embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the desktop screen in an example.
FIG. 7A is a flowchart for explaining the operation of icon movement processing in a personal computer to which an object moving apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIGS. It is a figure for demonstrating the transition of the desktop screen in 3rd Embodiment, respectively.
8A is a flowchart of the process of moving and aligning icons inside the enclosed object in FIG. 7A, and FIGS. 8B to 8D are icons for the icons inside the enclosed object of FIG. It is a figure which shows the transition of the desktop screen for demonstrating a movement and an alignment process.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 CPU
12 Input device 14 Display device 16 Printing device 18 Storage device 20 RAM
20A Icon data memory 20B Work area 22 Transmission control unit 24 Communication line 26 Storage medium 28 Desktop screen 30 Icon 30A Transparent icon 30B Non-absorption icon 32 Wall object 34 Fixed end 36 Document block 38 Graphic 40 Enclosing object

Claims (5)

Multiple objects to be moved are displayed on the display screen,
Moving image display means for displaying a moving image on the display screen;
Movement designation means for designating movement of the moving image;
Moving image moving means for moving the moving image in accordance with the designation by the movement designating means;
Determining means for determining whether or not an object on a display screen is in contact with the moving image as the moving image is moved by the moving image moving means;
Object moving means for moving a plurality of objects determined to be in contact by the determining means at the same time as the moving image moves in the moving direction of the moving image after contacting the moving image. When,
An object moving device comprising: Further provided is a movement prohibition setting means for setting a predetermined object so that the object determined by the determining means is not moved when the moving image is in contact with the moving image. The object moving device according to claim 1 . Moving image display means for displaying a moving image on the display screen;
When the moving image is displayed by the moving image display means, the object on the display screen is moved to the end of the moving image to display the object as if it was sucked into the moving image. Suction display means;
Movement designation means for designating movement of the movement image; movement means for moving the movement image together with the object sucked by the movement designation means according to designation by the movement designation means;
An object moving device comprising: Computer
Means for displaying a moving image on the display screen when moving a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen;
Means for designating movement of the moving image;
Means for moving the moving image in accordance with the designation;
Means for determining whether or not an object on a display screen is in contact with the moving image as the moving image is moved;
Means for moving a plurality of objects determined to be in contact with each other at a time in the moving direction of the moving image after contacting the moving image;
A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for functioning as a computer is recorded . Computer
Means for displaying an image for movement on the display screen when moving the object displayed on the display screen;
Means for displaying the object as if it was sucked into the moving image by moving the object on the display screen to the end of the moving image when the moving image is displayed;
Means for designating movement of the moving image;
Means for moving the moving image together with the object sucked into the moving image in accordance with the designation;
A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for functioning as a computer is recorded .

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