JP4148634B2 - Storage medium storing cursor control program and cursor display control device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a cursor display technique, and more particularly to a cursor display technique related to column sides or ruled lines included in a table or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When the spreadsheet program is installed and activated in the computer, a plurality of columns composed of reference lines for table creation are displayed. The column sides are drawn in a grid pattern in a predetermined area of the display screen, and are generally displayed as dotted lines or thin thin lines on the computer screen. When inputting a numerical value into a column to perform a table calculation and outputting the calculation result to any column or creating a table such as a list, enter characters, sentences and numerical values into a given column, It is necessary to assign and display the ruled lines constituting the column on the sides of the column. The column may be called a cell.
[0003]
Here, a conventional example relating to an operation of assigning ruled lines to the sides of the column will be described. FIG. 14 shows a conventional operation method for assigning ruled lines to column sides. FIGS. 15 to 18 show a series of screen display examples in which ruled lines are displayed on column sides.
[0004]
First, as shown in FIG. 15, a column to be edited is selected (step S43). A white cross-shaped figure indicates a cursor. In order to select a column to be edited, it is a common operation to move the cursor to the column to be edited by operating the mouse and execute a left click of the mouse on the spot. When a column is selected, the line of the column is changed to a white line or a bold line.
[0005]
Next, as shown in FIG. 16, for example, a menu is displayed by right-clicking the mouse with a column selected. The operator selects “Format Cell” from this menu. Then, a “cell formatting” dialog box is displayed as shown in FIG. 17 (step S45). In order to display ruled lines, the operator selects a ruled line tab (submenu) from the dialog box. Then, the ruled line tab menu is displayed (step S47).
[0006]
As shown in FIG. 18, in this ruled line tab, the operator designates the position of the ruled line to be edited (step S49). In FIG. 18, one of “outer frame”, “left”, “right”, “upper”, and “lower” in the “ruled line” box is selected. Further, the operator designates the line type and color (step S51). In FIG. 18, the line type actually shown in the “line type” box and the color in the combo box shown beside “color” are changed. This completes the process. Thus, even when changing one ruled line in one column, as described above, “column selection”, “menu dialog display”, “ruled line tab selection”, “ruled line type change”, “process execution” ”, And there was a problem in terms of work efficiency, and the burden on the operator (operator) was great.
[0007]
A screen display example of the spreadsheet program edited in this way is shown in FIG. In this example, a 4 × 4 table is constructed, and 16 columns are displayed. In this example, a bold ruled line is allocated between the second row and the column A in the second row and the column B in the same manner as the column A. In addition, a double ruled line is allocated between the second row, column B, and the third row, column B. Further, a dashed-dotted ruled line is displayed between the third row and B column and the third and C column.
[0008]
In this example, three ruled lines are displayed in this way. However, from this display, the operator can determine which column belongs to the left or right column if it is a vertical line, and which column is the upper or lower column if it is a horizontal line. It was difficult to determine whether the ruled line belongs. Specifically, for example, with respect to the “bold ruled line” shown in FIG. 19, it is difficult to determine whether the ruled line belongs to the column of the second row A column or the second row B column. . In this case, in each adjacent column, as described above, the column can be selected, the menu dialog is displayed, and the ruled line information can be acquired only after selecting the ruled line tab. It can be determined which column it belongs to.
[0009]
In addition, when both columns assign ruled lines to the overlapping line segments of adjacent columns, the assigned ruled lines are displayed in duplicate on the screen, so that one ruled line is hidden by the other ruled line. The hidden ruled lines could not be seen from the screen. For this reason, even if ruled line information is obtained through processing such as column selection for one column, if ruled line information is not obtained for the other column by the same process, the ruled line between adjacent columns is finally determined. I couldn't.
[0010]
Next, a conventional technique related to cursor display will be described using a screen display example shown in FIG. This prior art shows an example of cursor display when a table is created in a certain word processing program. FIG. 20A shows state 1 in which the cursor is located at the center of the column. In this state, the cursor is displayed so as to face diagonally upward to the left. When the cursor is moved toward the left side of the column, the shape of the cursor changes to indicate the left side as shown in FIG. Then, when the cursor is moved toward the upper side, the shape of the cursor changes to a shape indicating the upper side as shown in FIG. On the other hand, even when the column was moved to the right side and the lower side of the column, the shape of the cursor did not change, and the shape was maintained so as to face diagonally upward to the left.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional technique has a problem that it is inefficient to confirm which column the ruled line between adjacent columns belongs to.
[0012]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that makes it possible to determine to which column a ruled line between adjacent columns belongs efficiently.
[0013]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a technique that enables efficient setting or changing of ruled lines on the sides of columns.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the first aspect of the present invention, the cursor display control method for controlling the cursor display on the display screen in which one or more columns exist is based on the cursor position in the display screen. It is determined whether it exists on the column (for example, step S3 and step S5 in FIG. 7), and when a specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, it exists within a predetermined range on which side of the specific column. If the determination step (eg, step S9 in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8) determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, the cursor shape is set to the specific column. Is set to a shape that points to a specific side (for example, one of the four cursor patterns in FIG. 5), and a ruled line is assigned to the specific side. If they are kicked includes a cursor display control step for controlling to display information (e.g., borders species code) relating to the ruled line (for example, step S15 in FIG. 7).
[0015]
As a result, it can be easily determined which side of the column the cursor is indicating, and when a ruled line is assigned, information on the ruled line is also displayed, so that the operator can easily set the column side and the ruled line. I can understand the relationship.
[0016]
The cursor display control method according to the second aspect of the present invention determines whether the cursor is on one or a plurality of columns based on the cursor position in the display screen (for example, step S3 in FIG. 7). And step S5), when a specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, a determination step of determining which side of the specific column is within a predetermined range (for example, step S9 in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8). ) And the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of a specific column, the cursor shape indicates a specific side in the specific column (for example, the four cursors in FIG. 5). The cursor is specified by the cursor display control step (for example, step S15 in FIG. 7) set to one of the patterns and the determination step. If it is determined to be within a predetermined range of a particular side of the column, and a menu display step of displaying a border setting menu of the specific side by an instruction from the user (for example, step S19 in FIG. 7).
[0017]
As a result, the operator can easily perform an operation related to the ruled line for a specific side of a specific column.
[0018]
It is also possible to create a program that causes a computer to execute such a method, and the program is stored in a storage medium or storage device such as a floppy disk, CD-ROM, magneto-optical disk, semiconductor memory, or hard disk. The Further, the computer itself that implements such a method becomes a cursor display control device. The intermediate processing result is temporarily stored in the memory.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a document processing system using the present invention. In the document processing system shown in FIG. 1, a mouse 1, a cursor position detection unit 3, a cursor information storage unit 5, a column information storage unit 7, a hit detection unit 9, a hit condition table 11, a hit information table 13, and a display control unit 15 and the display device 17 have a basic configuration. This document processing system can be realized by installing a computer program for realizing each function in a computer.
[0020]
The mouse 1 functions as an input means of a computer, and the cursor position displayed on the screen can be changed by moving the mouse forward, backward, left and right on a desk or the like. In addition to the mouse 1, a keyboard, a touch panel, a digitizer, or the like can realize the same function as the mouse.
[0021]
The cursor position detection unit 3 has a function of detecting the position of the cursor on the screen of the display device 17. The cursor position detection unit 3 receives a cursor position change input by an input means such as the mouse 1 and specifies the display position of the cursor on the screen.
[0022]
The cursor information storage unit 5 stores information related to the cursor position detected by the cursor position detection unit 3. The information in the cursor information storage unit 5 is changed every time the cursor position is changed.
[0023]
The column information storage unit 7 stores column position information on the screen, presence / absence of ruled line assignment to the column, line type of assigned ruled line, color, and other information related to the column. An example of the column information table stored in the column information storage unit 7 is shown in FIG.
[0024]
Here, the column refers to a region surrounded by a line segment (also referred to as a side) that serves as an auxiliary line when a ruled line is drawn on a screen of a computer or the like. That is, by specifying a line segment that is a side of a column, a ruled line can be drawn on the line segment. A plurality of columns are adjacent to form a table. Information such as numerical values and characters can be written in the column by input means. As the column position information, a basic position and shape are usually designated in a document processing program or the like. The operator can change the position and shape of the column by inputting an instruction to change the position and shape of the column to the computer.
[0025]
The hit detection unit 9 has a function of determining whether or not it is in a hit state. Here, the hit state refers to a state in which the cursor exists in an area that is a predetermined distance from the side of the column. Whether or not a hit state has occurred is determined according to the hit condition table 11 based on the cursor position information stored in the cursor information storage unit 5 and the column position information stored in the column information storage unit 7. The hit condition table 11 is a table shown in FIG. 5, for example, and will be described in detail later. The hit detection unit 9 can also use the hit information table 13 shown in FIG. 6 in determining whether the hit state is present. The hit information table 13 will also be described later.
[0026]
When the hit detection unit 9 determines that the hit state is in the hit state, the display control unit 15 changes the shape of the cursor and displays information indicating the ruled line type of the ruled line assigned to the hit column side on the display device 17. It has a function to display. In addition, the cursor color may be changed when in a hit state.
[0027]
The display device 17 is a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or the like, and is a device that visually displays information such as characters and numerical values on a screen.
[0028]
Next, a display example of a screen in the document processing system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a screen display of three columns adjacent in the horizontal direction and a mouse 1 as an input means, and shows three states 1, 2, and 3 (FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C). Has been. In this example, the ruled lines assigned to the boundary between the left column and the center column are displayed by superposing the ruled lines belonging to the center column and the ruled lines belonging to the left column. The ruled line belonging to the left column is a medium fine rule of the ruled line code “2”, and the ruled line belonging to the center column is a dotted line of the ruled line code “1”.
[0029]
In state 1 (FIG. 2 (a)), the cursor is located at the center of the center column. At this time, the cursor is displayed in the shape of a white arrow. The dotted arrow in the figure indicates the direction of movement of the cursor, and shows the state where the cursor located in the center column is moved to the left side by a mouse operation.
[0030]
Further, the screen display when the cursor is moved to a state where the cursor almost overlaps the ruled line on the left side is shown in state 2 (FIG. 2B). Since the cursor enters the predetermined area that almost overlaps the ruled line on the left side, and the ruled line on the left side belongs to the column where the cursor is located, the cursor indicated by the white arrow is a figure imitating a pencil. Be changed. Here, the tip of the pencil is displayed so as to point to the ruled line on the left side. Further, in the vicinity of the cursor, a ruled line code “1” indicating the type of ruled line “dotted line” on the left side is displayed. Here, the ruled line code indicating the type of ruled line is displayed, but the character indicating the type of ruled line may be displayed as it is. For example, characters such as “solid line”, “broken line”, and “double line” may be displayed, and these may be displayed in a foreign language such as English. Furthermore, it is also possible to display a magnified figure of the ruled line itself.
[0031]
State 3 (FIG. 2 (c)) shows an example of a screen display when the cursor moves to the left column and is positioned so as to be substantially in contact with the right side of the left column. When the cursor enters the area of the left column that substantially overlaps the ruled line on the right side, the ruled line on the right side belongs to the left column, so the cursor pointing to the left direction is changed to a figure pointing to the right direction. Further, in the vicinity of the cursor, a ruled line code “2” indicating the type of ruled line “medium fine rule” on the right side is displayed.
[0032]
By displaying in this way, even if the ruled lines assigned in both columns overlap on the overlapping line segments of adjacent columns and cannot be identified on the screen, what kind of ruled lines are assigned to each column It is very easy to determine whether or not
[0033]
In the example shown in FIG. 2, if no ruled line is assigned to the left column, the cursor is changed to a figure pointing to the right direction and no ruled line is assigned when the cursor moves to the left column. Therefore, the ruled line type code is not displayed. A code or the like indicating no ruled line may be output.
[0034]
FIG. 3 is a correspondence diagram of column sides, hit ranges, and cursor pattern displays. Here, the hit range is an area within a predetermined distance from the side of the column and refers to an area in which the cursor display pattern is changed. In this embodiment, the hit range is an area within a certain distance from the side of the column. However, the distance to each side can be appropriately changed according to the necessity of control even if it is not necessarily within the certain distance.
[0035]
FIG. 3 shows one column and its peripheral area, and a portion indicated by a solid line is a ruled line allocated on a line segment (side) of the column. In the column, the intersection at the upper left of the column side is defined as the start position. The column has a quadrangular shape with a horizontal width of size X and a vertical width of size Y.
[0036]
The portion surrounded by the dotted line (region A and region B) is the hit region described above. In this example, the hit area is an area within 1.0 point from the side of the column. The left side and the right side of the column shown in FIG. 3 are assumed to belong to the right region. Further, the upper side and the lower side of the column belong to the lower area.
[0037]
A white arrow figure and a figure imitating a pencil indicate a cursor. A cursor shaped like a pencil is displayed pointing to the ruled line, and a ruled line type code is displayed in the vicinity thereof. When no ruled line is assigned, the ruled line type code is not displayed.
[0038]
Next, the shape of the cursor will change as the cursor moves. First, when the tip of the cursor enters the hit area, it is changed to a figure imitating a pencil as shown in FIG. When the cursor moves from the area A (a1) to the area A (a2), the cursor has a pencil shape pointing to the right side in the area A (a1), and when the cursor moves to the area A (a2), the cursor points to the left side. The display changes to a pencil shape. If a ruled line is assigned to the left side of the column, a ruled line type code (for example, “2”) is displayed as shown in FIG.
[0039]
Conversely, when the cursor moves from the area A (a2) to the area A (a1), the pencil shape points to the right side when moving from the pencil shape pointing to the left side in the area A (a2) to the area A (a1). The display changes to.
[0040]
When the cursor moves from the region A (for example, a1) to the region B (for example, b3) or when the cursor moves from the region A (for example, a2) to the region B (for example, b4), the previous cursor shape is continuously displayed. It will be. For example, when moving from the area A (a2) to the area B (b4), the cursor is a pencil-shaped figure that points to the left side of the column immediately before, so the same display is maintained. As a result, the cursor shape is not frequently changed in the vicinity of the corner of the column, and it is possible to prevent the screen from being difficult to see. However, when moving from the region A (a2) to the region B (b3), the previous cursor shape is not continuously displayed, but the cursor is changed to a pencil shape indicating the nearest column side.
[0041]
FIG. 4 is a column information table in the column information storage unit 7. This column information table stores information on column numbers, start point coordinates (x, y), end point coordinates (x, y), and column ruled line types. The column number is a number assigned to each column and is used to identify the column. The starting point coordinates are coordinates on the column defined in advance, and in this example, the coordinates of the upper left corner of the column correspond to this. The end point coordinate is a coordinate located at the diagonal of the start point coordinate in the column, and in this example, the coordinate at the lower right corner of the column corresponds to this. The column ruled line type is information for specifying the type of ruled line surrounding the column. For example, information indicating the type of fine line, chain line, double line, etc. is specified for each of the upper side, lower side, left side, and right side of the column. For example, a ruled line type code is input.
[0042]
FIG. 5 is a hit condition table 11 used for determining whether or not the hit detection unit 9 is hit. In this table, four hit condition numbers 1 to 4 are set, and information on the cursor name, hit condition, and cursor pattern is stored. The cursor name indicates the side of the column in the vicinity of the cursor. Since the column has a quadrangular shape, four sides of the left side, the right side, the upper side, and the lower side are defined.
[0043]
In the hit condition column, the hit condition for the edge specified by the cursor name is specified. In this example, in the case of the left-hand side, the hit condition is that the X-axis coordinate of the cursor is not less than the coordinate x of the column start point and not more than the coordinate obtained by adding the hit detection width w to the column start point x. . In the case of the right side, the hit condition is that the X-axis coordinate of the cursor is less than the coordinate x of the end point of the column and is equal to or greater than the coordinate obtained by subtracting the hit detection width w from the end point x of the column. In the case of the upper side, the hit condition is that the Y-axis coordinate of the cursor is not less than the coordinate y of the start point of the column and not more than the coordinate obtained by adding the hit detection width w to the start point y of the column. In the case of the lower side, the hit condition is that the Y-axis coordinate of the cursor is less than the coordinate y of the end point of the column and is equal to or greater than the coordinate obtained by subtracting the hit detection width w from the end point y of the column. Here, in this table, only the X coordinate is specified in the case of the left side and the right side, and only the Y coordinate is specified in the case of the upper side and the lower side. This is based on the assumption that the cursor is inside the column. Because it is. The cursor pattern indicates the shape and direction of the cursor to be displayed when the hit condition is satisfied.
[0044]
FIG. 6 shows the hit information table 13. This table is a table used in the hit detection unit 9, and is a table for temporarily storing hit information. This table stores information related to hit column numbers, ruled line hit flags, start point coordinates (x, y), end point coordinates (x, y), ruled line types, and cursor pattern numbers. The hit column number is the column number where the cursor exists. The ruled line hit flag indicates whether or not a ruled line is assigned to a side that satisfies the hit condition of the hit column. If there is a hit, “1” is stored, and if there is no hit, “0” is stored. The start point coordinates and end point coordinates are the start point coordinates and end point coordinates of the hit column. The ruled line type is a ruled line type code when a ruled line is assigned to a side that satisfies the hit condition. The cursor pattern number is one of the cursor patterns shown in FIG. 5 (the same as the hit condition number).
[0045]
Next, a cursor display control method according to the present invention will be described using the flowchart disclosed in FIG. First, the position of the cursor (mouse pointer) is detected (step S1). Specifically, the cursor position is detected by referring to the cursor information storage unit 5 that stores the cursor position information changed based on the cursor movement command input by the input means such as the mouse 1.
[0046]
Based on the detected position information of the cursor, the column information table in the column information storage unit 7 is searched to extract information on the column where the cursor is located (step S3). If column information cannot be extracted (step S5), the hit information table 13 is cleared and the information is deleted from the hit information table 13 (step S7). As a result, when it is determined whether there is previous hit information in the hit detection process (step S21 in FIG. 8) or the like, it is handled that there is no hit information. The case where the column information cannot be extracted is, for example, a case where the cursor is located on a toolbar or dialog box other than a column or a document creation area other than a table.
[0047]
If the column information can be extracted and the column where the cursor is located can be identified, a hit detection process is executed (step S9). Details of the hit detection process will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, it is checked whether hit information is included in the hit information table 13 (step S11). If the hit information is not included, a normal cursor-shaped cursor display is performed (step S13). On the other hand, when hit information is included in the hit information table 13, the cursor shape is set to the cursor shape of the cursor pattern No. in the hit information table 13, and a ruled line is assigned to the side of the hit column. The ruled line type code of the ruled line is displayed (step S15). For example, as described with reference to FIG. 2, the pencil shape indicating the ruled line is changed from the white arrow (see state 1 in FIG. 2A), and the ruled line type code “1” is placed near the pencil-shaped figure. It is displayed (refer to state 2 in FIG. 2B). Note that the ruled line type code is not displayed when the ruled line is not actually assigned.
[0048]
Next, the program according to the present invention waits for an event of a right click with the mouse 1 (step S17). If the right click of the mouse 1 is performed by the operator, a ruled line menu dialog is displayed and processing such as ruled line setting / change / cancellation is executed according to the input of the operator (step S19). Details of these processes will be described later. If the right click is not performed (step S17), the process ends. Note that the process of FIG. 7 is repeatedly performed at predetermined time intervals (for example, display frame cycles).
[0049]
Details of the hit detection process (FIG. 7: step S9) will be described with reference to FIG. The hit detection unit 9 refers to the hit information table 13 and confirms whether or not data indicating that the side of the column has been hit when the hit detection unit 9 performed hit detection processing last time is stored (step S21). ). If hit information is stored in the hit information table 13, it is determined whether or not the column where the cursor (mouse pointer) is currently located is the same column as the previously hit column (step S23).
[0050]
When the hit detection unit 9 determines that the column is the same as the previous column (step S25), the hit condition number hit last time is set as the detection condition (step S27). As can be understood from the hit condition table 11 shown in FIG. 5, this hit condition number means whether the cursor is positioned in the left side, right side, upper side or lower side of the column. Since it is statistically determined that the probability of being located in the vicinity of the same side as the previous time is high, hit detection processing can be efficiently performed by starting hit detection from the side that was hit last time first. As described with reference to FIG. 3, when the pencil-shaped cursor pointing to the left side is moved from bottom to top and from region A (a2) to region B (b4), the tip of the cursor is Even if it is closer to the upper side than the left side, the cursor shape remains in the pencil shape pointing to the left side. This is to realize such a display form.
[0051]
On the other hand, if there is no information hit last time in step S21 or if it is not the same as the column hit last time in step S25, the hit detection unit 9 sets “No. 1” as the hit condition number (step S29). . That is, the hit detection unit 9 sequentially performs processing from the hit condition of the hit condition number “No. 1”.
[0052]
Then, the hit detection unit 9 refers to the hit condition table 11 and determines whether the position coordinates of the cursor satisfy the hit condition corresponding to the hit condition number set in step S27 or step S29 (step S31). More specifically, the hit detection unit 9 determines whether to hit as follows.
(1) The column where the cursor is located is specified from the column information table (see FIG. 4) of the column information storage unit 7 from the cursor position coordinates stored in the cursor information storage unit 5 (FIG. 7: Steps S3 and S5).
(2) The start point or end point coordinates of the identified column are extracted from the column information table (see FIG. 4) of the column information storage unit 7.
(3) Substituting the start point or end point coordinates extracted in (2) and the cursor coordinates stored in the cursor information storage unit 5 into the hit conditions defined in the hit condition table 11, and determining whether or not the hit conditions are satisfied.
[0053]
When the hit detection unit 9 determines that there is a side of the hit column (step S33), the hit detection unit 9 sets the hit content in the hit information table 13 (step S41). That is, the hit column number, start point coordinates, and end point coordinates are acquired from the column information storage unit 7. If a ruled line is assigned to the hit column side, the ruled line hit flag is turned on, and the ruled line type code of the hit column side is extracted from the column information storage unit 7 and the hit condition number is set to the cursor. Stored as a pattern number.
[0054]
On the other hand, if the hit detection unit 9 determines that there is no side of the column that satisfies the hit condition (step S33), it further determines whether detection processing has been performed for all hit condition numbers (step S35). ). If there is a hit condition number related to a detection condition that has not yet been processed, the hit detection unit 9 sets the next hit condition number (step S37). For example, after hit condition processing is performed for hit condition number “No. 1”, hit condition number “No. 2” is set. However, the method of setting this number is arbitrary, and it is sufficient that the processing is not repeated.
[0055]
In step S35, when detection of hit conditions is completed for all detection conditions, that is, in this example, when detection processing is completed for four hit conditions from "No. 1" to "No. 4", The position of the cursor does not match any hit condition and exists in an area other than the areas A and B in FIG. Therefore, the contents of the hit information table 13 are cleared (step S39).
[0056]
A process when a right click is performed in a state where a column edge is hit will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the cursor has moved to the vicinity of a column side (indicated by a dotted line) where no ruled line is set. At this time, since no ruled line is assigned on the side of the column, the ruled line type code is not displayed in the vicinity of the cursor whose shape has been changed.
[0057]
When the operator right-clicks the mouse and information indicating that the mouse has been right-clicked is input to the computer (FIG. 7: step S17), the ruled line menu is immediately displayed if the mouse is hit. (Step S19). 10 and 11 show examples of screens in a state where the ruled line menu is displayed. In FIG. 10, a menu including column ruled lines, tab setting, display, and end items is displayed. In this menu, when the operator operates the mouse to move the cursor over the column ruled line item and left-clicks, the computer recognizes this and displays the column ruled line dialog box on the screen (FIG. 11). .
[0058]
The operator selects the ruled line type of the column by operating the mouse. To select a column border type, usually click the triangle down arrow button at the center of the dialog box to display multiple ruler types, and the operator selects the ruler type from among them, and the cursor is displayed on the corresponding ruler type display area. This is done by clicking the button labeled “OK” on the right side of the dialog box. In this example, “2 medium fine rule” is selected. However, a configuration in which the operator directly inputs ruled line type information using the keyboard in the entry field is also possible.
[0059]
FIG. 12 shows a screen display example after the ruled line type is selected. In this example, since “2 medium fine rule” is selected in FIG. 11, a ruled line related to the medium fine rule is displayed. Further, the pencil-shaped cursor that has been displayed in black and white is colored in a color such as red. By changing the color in this way, it can be displayed that the ruled line is assigned. Further, a ruled line type code number “2” is displayed in the vicinity of the cursor. FIG. 12 shows a case where a ruled line is assigned to the column in the center row and the left column, and no ruled line is assigned to the left side of the column even if the cursor is near the left side of the column in the center row. Therefore, a pencil-shaped cursor pointing to the left side to which no color is added is displayed. Also, the ruled line type code is not displayed.
[0060]
The processing flow shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 is summarized in FIG. First, the operator operates the mouse 1 or the like to move the cursor to the vicinity of the side of the column to which the ruled line is to be assigned (step S61). When the cursor is moved, it is changed to a pencil-shaped cursor that points to the side of the column. When the mouse 1 is right-clicked here, a menu as shown in FIG. 10 is opened, so that a column ruled line in the menu is selected and a column ruled line dialog (FIG. 11) is displayed (step S63). Then, a ruled line type is designated (step S65). Then, ruled lines are assigned as shown in FIG. 12, the color of the cursor is changed, and the ruled line type code is displayed.
[0061]
In this way, it is immediately possible to know what ruled line is assigned to which side of which column. Even when no ruled line is assigned or when the assigned ruled line is changed, the setting for which side of which column is automatically determined by the cursor position and displayed. Operations related to the ruled lines on the sides can be executed. Therefore, operability is improved.
[0062]
A computer program for executing the cursor display control method as described above is stored in a storage medium or storage device such as a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or a hard disk.
[0063]
The above-described embodiment is an example, and various modifications are possible. For example, the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and one function can be divided into a plurality of functional blocks, or a plurality of functions can be combined into one functional block. The same applies to storage devices and tables.
[0064]
In the above example, the cursor shape is changed to a pencil shape when in a hit state, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be changed to an arbitrary figure. For example, it is possible to change the graphic shape to a display composed of characters, change the size of the cursor display, and further cause the cursor to blink. A form in which the cursor color is changed depending on the ruled line type is also conceivable.
[0065]
(Appendix 1)
A storage medium storing a program for controlling cursor display on a display screen having one or more columns,
The program is stored in a computer.
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the one or a plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if the specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column exists. A determination step of determining which side of the column is within a predetermined range;
When the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, the cursor shape is set to a shape pointing to the specific side in the specific column, and the specific A cursor display control step for controlling to display information about the ruled line when a ruled line is assigned to the side of
A storage medium, which is a program for executing
[0066]
(Appendix 2)
A storage medium storing a program for controlling cursor display on a display screen having one or more columns,
The program is stored in a computer.
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the one or a plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if the specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column A determination step of determining which side of the column is within a predetermined range;
Cursor display control for setting a cursor shape to a shape indicating the specific side in the specific column when the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column Steps,
A menu display step for displaying a ruled line setting menu for the specific side according to an instruction from a user when the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column;
A storage medium, which is a program for executing
[0067]
(Appendix 3)
When it is determined by the determination step that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, and a ruled line is allocated to the side, the ruled line is allocated to the color of the cursor. To set the color to indicate
The storage medium according to appendix 1 or 2, further executing
[0068]
(Appendix 4)
The storage medium according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein, in the cursor display control step, the cursor shape is set in consideration of a predetermined range of the specific side where the cursor was present immediately before. .
[0069]
(Appendix 5)
An apparatus for controlling cursor display on a display screen having one or more columns,
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the one or a plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if the specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column exists. Determining means for determining which side of the column is within a predetermined range;
When the determination means determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, the cursor shape is set to a shape indicating the specific side in the specific column, and the specific Cursor display control means for controlling to display information about the ruled line when a ruled line is assigned to the side of
Having a device.
[0070]
(Appendix 6)
An apparatus for controlling cursor display on a display screen having one or more columns,
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the one or a plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if the specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column exists. Determining means for determining which side of the column is within a predetermined range;
Cursor display control for setting a cursor shape to a shape pointing to the specific side in the specific column when the determination unit determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column Means,
A menu display for displaying a ruled line setting menu for the specific side in response to an instruction from the user when the determination unit determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column Means,
Having a device.
[0071]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique that makes it possible to efficiently determine to which column a ruled line between adjacent columns belongs.
[0072]
In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique that enables the setting or changing of ruled lines on the sides of columns to be performed efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of an entire system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen in the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a hit condition in the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a column information table in the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a hit condition table in the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a hit information table in the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of main processing in the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of hit detection processing in the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 1) in the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 2) in the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 3) according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 4) according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a processing flow of FIGS. 9 to 12;
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a conventional technique.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 1) according to a conventional technique;
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 2) according to the related art.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 3) according to a conventional technique;
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a display example (No. 4) according to the related art.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen according to a conventional technique.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen according to another conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Mouse 3 Cursor position detector
5 Cursor information storage unit 7 Column information storage unit
9 Hit detection part 11 Hit condition table
13 Hit information table 15 Display controller
17 Display device

Claims (5)

A storage medium storing a program for controlling the display cursor on the display screen in which a plurality of columns is present adjacent,
The program is stored in a computer.
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if a specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column A determining step for determining which side is within a predetermined range;
When the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, the cursor shape is set to a shape pointing to the specific side in the specific column, and the specific The first ruled line is assigned to the side of the column, and the second ruled line is assigned to the side of the column adjacent to the specific column and the side overlapping the specific side. However, it is a program for executing a cursor display control step for controlling to display information for identifying the attribute of the first ruled line other than the positional relationship between the first ruled line and the cursor. , Storage medium. A menu display step of displaying a ruled line setting menu for the specific side according to an instruction from the user when the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column; The storage medium according to claim 1 to be executed. When the determination step determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, and the first ruled line is assigned to the specific side, The storage medium according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the step of: setting a color to a color indicating that a ruled line is assigned. A device for controlling cursor display on a display screen in which a plurality of columns are adjacent to each other,
Based on the cursor position in the display screen, it is determined on which column of the plurality of columns the cursor exists, and if a specific column exists at the position where the cursor exists, the specific column A determination means for determining which side is within a predetermined range;
When the determination means determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of a specific side of the specific column, the cursor shape is set to a shape indicating the specific side in the specific column, and the specific The first ruled line is assigned to the side of the column, and the second ruled line is assigned to the side of the column adjacent to the specific column and the side overlapping the specific side. However, the apparatus has a cursor display control means for controlling to display information for identifying the attribute of the first ruled line other than the positional relationship between the first ruled line and the cursor. A menu display for displaying a ruled line setting menu for the specific side in response to an instruction from the user when the determination unit determines that the cursor is within a predetermined range of the specific side of the specific column The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:

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