JP5263418B2 - Program, editing method, and computer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce troublesomeness of reoperation and editing adjustment operation caused by erroneous editing operation. <P>SOLUTION: Movement means 1a moves objects 3a-3h displayed on a display device 2 according to an operation of a user. Movement position acquisition means 1b acquires movement positions of the moved objects 3a-3h. Position calculation means 1c refers to configuration positions of the objects 3a-3h configuring a flow chart by an object information file 1g, in which information regarding configuration of the edited flow chart is stored, to calculate position relation of the movement positions with the configuration positions. Display means 1d performs list display of editing functions in the flow chart of the objects 3a-3h on the display device 2 according to the calculated position relation. Acquisition means 1e acquires an editing function selected by the operation of the user. Editing means 1f edits the objects 3a-3h in the flow chart according to the acquired editing function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a program, an editing method, and a computer, and more particularly to a program, an editing method, and a computer for creating a flowchart including objects.

  Currently, various software for easily creating a flowchart is provided. For example, when the third object is arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the first connector in the first object and the second object connected to each other by the first connector in the graphic editing software In addition, there is software that generates a second connector that connects the first object and the third object, and a third connector that connects the third object and the second object (for example, patents). Reference 1). This simplifies the operation when inserting other objects into the mutually connected objects.

  In addition, in the figure including the first object, the second object, and the third object connected in series, when the second object is selected, the second object is deleted and the second object is deleted. There is software that connects one object and a third object (see, for example, Patent Document 2). This simplifies the operation when deleting some of the objects connected to each other.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-276608 (paragraph numbers [0019] to [0025], FIG. 2 (a) to FIG. 2 (d)) JP 2001-291112 A (paragraph numbers [0017] to [0022], FIG. 2 (a), FIG. 2 (b))

  However, in the prior art as described above, even when an object is moved to a predetermined position due to an operation error, the object is automatically inserted. Even when an object is selected due to an operation mistake, the object is automatically deleted. Also, it is difficult to correctly insert some objects in a place where many objects overlap. For this reason, there is a problem that it may be bothersome to re-operate when an operation error occurs and an adjustment operation may be required before insertion.

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to provide a program, an editing method, and a computer that reduce the troublesomeness of re-operation due to editing operation mistakes and editing adjustment operations.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a process of accepting an operation for moving a display position of an object displayed on a display device on a computer and displaying a different editing menu related to the object according to the position of the object after the movement Is provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the computer receives an operation for moving the display position of the object displayed on the display device, and when the moved object overlaps with another object, the object and the other There is provided a program characterized by executing a process for displaying an edit menu related to the object.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a computer is caused to execute a process of moving a display position of an object displayed on a display device by a drag operation and displaying an edit menu related to the object according to a drop operation. Is provided.

  According to the disclosed program, it is possible to reduce the troublesomeness of re-operation and editing adjustment operation due to editing operation mistakes.

It is a principle figure explaining the principle of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the computer which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the display screen of the monitor. It is a functional block diagram of a computer. It is an example of a data structure of an object information file. It is a figure explaining a grid coordinate, a movement start point, and a movement end point. It is the 1 of the figure explaining the function of a difference calculation part and a positional information comparison part by a specific example. It is the 2 of the figure explaining the function of a difference calculation part and a positional information comparison part by a specific example. It is a figure explaining the combination of a menu display when it moves so that the object of movement object may overlap with another object. It is a figure explaining the combination of a menu display when it moves so that the object of movement object may not overlap with another object. It is the figure which showed the screen before interruption edit. It is the figure which showed the screen when a movement object is overlaid on another object. It is the figure which showed the screen when the menu of interruption was selected before. It is the figure which showed the screen before movement and removal edit. It is the figure which showed the screen when a movement object is moved. It is the figure which showed the screen when the menu of removal is selected here. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of the computer at the time of interrupt edit. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of the computer at the time of interrupt edit. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of the computer at the time of interrupt edit. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of the computer at the time of moving and removing edit. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the process of the computer at the time of moving and removing edit.

Hereinafter, the principle of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a principle diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the computer 1 includes a moving unit 1a, a moving position acquisition unit 1b, a position calculation unit 1c, a display unit 1d, an acquisition unit 1e, an editing unit 1f, and an object information file 1g. A display device 2 is connected to the computer 1. Objects 3a to 3h are displayed on the display device 2, and the objects 3a to 3g constitute a flowchart.

  The object information file 1g stores information regarding the configuration of the flowchart edited on the display device 2. For example, the positions of the edited objects 3a to 3h and the connection relationship between the objects 3a to 3h are stored.

The moving unit 1a moves the objects 3a to 3h displayed on the display device 2 in accordance with a user operation. In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the object 3h is moved.
The movement position acquisition unit 1b acquires the movement position of the object 3h moved by the movement unit 1a.

  The position calculation means 1c refers to the constituent positions of the objects 3a to 3h constituting the flowchart from the object information file 1g, and the positional relationship of the moved object 3h with the objects 3a to 3g constituting the flowchart. Is calculated.

  The display unit 1d displays the editing function in the flowchart of the objects 3a to 3h according to the positional relationship between the moved object 3h calculated by the position calculation unit 1c and the objects 3a to 3g constituting the flowchart. A list is displayed on the device 2. For example, when the moved object 3h is moved so as to overlap the object 3a constituting the flowchart, the display unit 1d displays the editing function on the display device 2 as a list. In the figure, a list display 4 on which functions A, B,... Are displayed is shown.

The acquisition unit 1e acquires the editing function selected from the list display 4 by the user's operation.
The editing unit 1f edits the object 3h into a flowchart according to the editing function acquired by the acquiring unit 1e. Information relating to the configuration of the edited flowchart is stored in the object information file 1g.

The operation of the principle diagram will be described below.
When the user wants to edit the flowchart, for example, the user operates the object 3h displayed on the display device 2 to move to the position to be edited. The moving means 1a moves the object 3h displayed on the display device 2 in accordance with the user's operation.

  The movement position acquisition unit 1b acquires the movement position of the moved object 3h. The position calculation means 1c refers to the constituent positions of the objects 3a to 3g constituting the flowchart from the object information file 1g, and calculates the positional relationship between the moving position of the object 3h and the constituent positions of the objects 3a to 3g. .

  The display unit 1d displays a list display 4 of editing functions on the display device 2 based on the positional relationship calculated by the position calculation unit 1c. The acquisition unit 1e acquires the editing function selected by the user's operation. The editing unit 1f edits the object 3h into the objects 3a to 3g according to the selected editing function.

  As described above, a list of editing functions is displayed on the display device by moving the object, and the user is allowed to select a desired editing function. Then, according to the selected editing function, the object is edited in the flowchart. Accordingly, the flowchart can be edited with a simple operation, and the troublesomeness of re-operation and editing adjustment operation due to a user's editing operation mistake can be reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the hardware configuration of a computer that executes the flowchart creation program of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the computer according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The computer 10 shown in the figure is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 10a as a whole. A random access memory (RAM) 10b, a hard disk drive (HDD) 10c, a graphic processing device 10d, an input interface 10e, and a communication interface 10f are connected to the CPU 10a via a bus 10g.

  The RAM 10b temporarily stores an OS (Operating System) program to be executed by the CPU 10a, a flowchart creation program for creating a flowchart, and various data necessary for processing by the CPU 10a. The HDD 10c stores an OS, application programs, an object information file described later, and the like.

  A monitor 10h is connected to the graphic processing device 10d. The graphic processing device 10d displays an image on the display screen of the monitor 10h in accordance with a command from the CPU 10a. A keyboard 10i and a mouse 10j are connected to the input interface 10e. The input interface 10e transmits a signal transmitted from the keyboard 10i or the mouse 10j to the CPU 10a via the bus 10g.

  The communication interface 10f is connected to a network. The communication interface 10f can communicate with other computers connected to the network in accordance with instructions from the CPU 10a.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing of the flowchart creation program of the present invention can be executed.
Next, a flowchart that can be created by the flowchart creation program will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen of the monitor.
On the display screen of the monitor 10h, a flowchart creation screen 21 is displayed as shown in the figure by executing the flowchart creation program. The flowchart creation screen 21 includes an object selection unit 22 for selecting an object and a flowchart creation unit 23 for creating a flowchart.

  A pointer 24 pointing on the flowchart creation screen 21 is displayed on the display screen of the monitor 10h. The pointer 24 moves according to the operation of the user's mouse 10j or keyboard 10i. The user can operate the objects and menus on the flowchart creation screen 21 with the pointer 24.

  The object is a graphical representation of a command and batch file for executing a program having a predetermined function. For example, an object represents a program for reading input data, a program for calculating the read data, a command for executing the program for saving the calculated data, and a batch file.

  The object selection unit 22 displays a list of these objects. The user can move the pointer 24 onto the object to be selected by the object selection unit 22 and drag and drop it on the flowchart creation unit 23 to move the object to the flowchart creation unit 23.

  In the flowchart creation unit 23, the object selected from the object selection unit 22 by a user operation is connected by a connection line (arrow in the figure) having directionality. The objects of the flowchart created by the flowchart creation unit 23 execute commands or batch files in order according to the order of connection lines. That is, the user can easily create a program having a series of processing functions without inputting a code by creating an object flowchart.

  In order to edit a new object in the flowchart, for example, by interrupting (adding) editing, the new object is moved so as to overlap the object at the position to be interrupted. Then, a display is displayed asking whether to interrupt a new object before the stacked object, interrupt after it, or replace it. The user can interrupt the object into the flowchart by operating the pointer 24 and selecting a desired display portion.

  Further, to move or delete an object constituting the flowchart, the object is moved from the current position. Then, a display asking whether to move to the place where the object has been moved or to delete it from the flowchart is displayed. The user can move or delete the object from the flowchart by operating the pointer 24 to select a desired display portion.

Next, functions that the computer 10 has by executing a flowchart creation program will be described.
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the computer.

  As shown in the figure, the computer 10 executes a flowchart creation program, thereby causing the operation input unit 11, the movement detection unit 12, the difference calculation unit 13, the position information comparison unit 14, the editing function display unit 15, and the editing function acquisition unit 16. , The editing unit 17 and the object information acquisition unit 18. The object information file 19 is a file in which information related to the configuration of the flowchart edited by the flowchart generator 23 is stored. The object information file 19 is constructed in the storage device of the RAM 10b or the HDD 10c, for example.

FIG. 5 is a data configuration example of the object information file.
As shown in the figure, as many objects 19a, 19b, 19c,... Are prepared in the object information file 19 as the number of objects that can be developed (pasted) in the flow chart creation unit 23. Information on the flow chart of one object is managed in each of the areas 19a, 19b, 19c,. Each area 19a, 19b, 19c,... Has an object column, a position information column, an object size column, a preceding connection information column, a subsequent connection information column, and a command column.

  The object column stores an array number for identifying an object to be developed on the flowchart creation unit 23. For example, 0, 1, 2,... And positive integers are sequentially assigned to the array numbers.

In the position information column, the position of the object on the flowchart creation screen 21 is stored. The position information is represented by grid coordinates (details described later).
The size of the icon representing the object is stored in the object size column.

  The column of the preceding connection information stores the array element number of the object connected to the preceding stage of the object whose information is managed in the area to which the preceding connection information belongs. The object connected in the previous stage is an object that has a connection line to an object whose information is managed in the area to which the preceding connection information belongs. If no object is connected to the preceding stage, a value that cannot point to the preceding object, for example, -1, is stored.

  In the subsequent connection information column, an array number of an object connected to the subsequent stage of the object whose information is managed in the area to which the subsequent connection information belongs is stored. The object connected in the subsequent stage is an object to which the object whose information is managed in the area to which the subsequent connection information belongs has been connected. When no object is connected to the subsequent stage, a value that cannot point to the subsequent object, for example, -1, is stored.

  The command column stores the type of command or batch file executed by the object whose information is managed in the area to which the command belongs. For example, if the command is backup. If it is exe, the object executes a process of saving data.

  In the example of FIG. 5, the array element number of the object managed in the area 19b is 1. The position information of the object managed in the area 19b is (10, 8). The object size is 32. The preceding connection information is (2, 3, 4). Since the array element number of the object managed in the area 19c is 2, the object managed in the area 19c is connected to the preceding stage of the object managed in the area 19b. The subsequent connection information is (5, 6, 7). The command is stop. bat.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The object information acquisition unit 18 acquires information related to the configuration of the flowchart edited by the flowchart creation unit 23. Then, the acquired information is stored in the area of the object information file 19 to which the object for which the information has been acquired belongs. For example, the position information, object size, preceding connection information, subsequent connection information, and command information of the edited object are acquired and stored in the object information file 19.

  When the object is moved on the flowchart creation unit 23, the object information acquisition unit 18 acquires position information when the movement of the object is completed, and updates the position information in the object information file 19. Further, the object information acquisition unit 18 acquires and updates the preceding connection information or the subsequent connection information of the object when the connection at the previous stage or the subsequent stage of the object is changed. Further, when the object is removed from the flow chart creation unit 23, the object information acquisition unit 18 discards each piece of information on the area of the object.

The operation input unit 11 inputs information operated by the user from the mouse 10j or the keyboard 10i.
The movement detection unit 12 detects a movement start point and a movement end point of an object moved by the user's operation of the pointer 24. The movement detection unit 12 detects the movement start point when the pointer 24 is moved onto the object and the button of the mouse 10j is pressed. Then, the mouse 10j is moved while the button of the mouse 10j is pressed, and the movement end point is detected when the button of the mouse 10j is released.

  The movement detection unit 12 temporarily stores the detected movement start point and movement end point, for example, in the storage device of the RAM 10b. The movement start point and movement end point of the object are represented by grid coordinates assigned on the flowchart creation screen 21.

Here, the grid coordinates, the movement start point, and the movement end point will be described in detail.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating grid coordinates, a movement start point, and a movement end point.
As shown in the figure, grid coordinates are assigned to the flowchart creation screen 21. With the upper left corner of the flow chart creation screen 21 as the origin, an X axis is assigned in the horizontal direction and a Y axis in the vertical direction. The flow chart creation screen 21 illustrates an object A before the start of movement indicated by a dotted line and an object A after the end of movement indicated by a solid line.

  The position of the object is represented by grid coordinates including a part of the object, for example, grid coordinates including the center of the object. In FIG. 6, the position of the object A before the start of movement is (1, 1). The position of the object A after the movement is (4, 3). Therefore, the movement start point and movement end point of the object A in FIG. 6 are represented as (1, 1) and (4, 3). When the movement start point and the movement end point are acquired at the actual measurement position on the flowchart creation screen 21, they are converted into values in grid coordinates by calculation divided by the grid size.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The difference calculation unit 13 calculates the movement difference value of the object moved by the user's operation of the pointer 24. The difference calculation unit 13 calculates the movement difference value of the object by taking the difference between the movement start point and the movement end point temporarily stored in the RAM 10b by the movement detection unit 12. The difference calculation unit 13 temporarily stores the calculated movement difference value, for example, in the storage device of the RAM 10b.

  The position information comparison unit 14 determines whether or not an object to be moved that does not constitute a flowchart is superimposed on another object. Specifically, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires the position information before the movement of the object to be moved from the object information file 19, is calculated by the difference calculation unit 13, and is temporarily stored in the RAM 10b. Add the moving difference value. Then, the position information comparison unit 14 compares the calculated addition value with the position information of other objects (objects other than the movement target) stored in the object information file 19 and determines whether or not they match. . That is, if the added value matches the position information of the other object, it is determined that the object to be moved is at a position superimposed on the other object constituting the flowchart. be able to. When the comparison results match, the position information comparison unit 14 temporarily stores the array element number of the area to which the position information that matches the added value belongs, for example, in the storage device of the RAM 10b.

  Further, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether or not the object to be moved constituting the flowchart is superimposed on all other objects. Specifically, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires the position information before the movement of the object to be moved from the object information file 19, is calculated by the difference calculation unit 13, and is temporarily stored in the RAM 10b. Add the moving difference value. The position information comparison unit 14 compares the calculated addition value with the position information of other objects stored in the object information file 19 and determines whether or not they match. That is, if the addition result does not match the position information of the other object, it can be determined that the object that is the movement target is not superimposed on the other object. If all the comparison results do not match, the position information comparison unit 14 temporarily stores the array element number of the object to be moved, for example, in the storage device of the RAM 10b.

Further, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether one object is selected and operated by the operation input unit 11 or whether a plurality of objects are selected and operated.
Here, the functions of the difference calculation unit 13 and the position information comparison unit 14 will be described using specific examples. First, a case will be described in which the position information comparison unit 14 determines that the object to be moved is superimposed on another object.

FIG. 7 is a first diagram illustrating the functions of the difference calculation unit and the position information comparison unit using a specific example.
In the figure, the object with array number 0 is the object to be moved. Assume that the movement detection unit 12 detects (10, 9) as the movement start point of the object of array number 0. Further, it is assumed that (10, 8) is detected by the movement detection unit 12 as the movement end point of the object of array number 0. Note that the movement start point detected by the movement detection unit 12 matches the position information of the object of array number 0 in the object information file 19.

  The difference calculation unit 13 calculates a movement difference value obtained by taking the difference between the movement start point and the movement end point detected by the movement detection unit 12. Since the movement start point is (10, 9) and the movement end point is (10, 8), the movement difference value is (0, -1).

  The position information comparison unit 14 acquires the position information before the movement of the object having the array element number 0 to be moved from the object information file 19 and adds the movement difference value calculated by the difference calculation unit 13. Since the position information before the movement of the object of array number 0 is (10, 9) and the movement difference value is (0, -1), the added value is (10, 8).

  The position information comparison unit 14 compares the calculated addition value with the position information of each area of the object information file 19. When the comparison result matches, the position information comparison unit 14 stores the array element number of the region to which the position information that matches the calculated addition value belongs in the RAM 10b. In the above example, the added value is (10, 8). The array element number of the object having position information that matches the added value is 1 when referring to the object information file 19 in FIG. Accordingly, in this case, the array element number 1 is stored in the RAM 10b.

Next, a case where the position information comparison unit 14 determines that the object to be moved is not overlaid on all other objects will be described.
FIG. 8 is a second diagram illustrating the functions of the difference calculation unit and the position information comparison unit using a specific example.

  In the figure, the object with array number 0 is the object to be moved. Assume that the movement detection unit 12 detects (9, 8) as the movement start point of the object with the array number 0. Further, it is assumed that the movement end point of the object of array number 0 is detected by the movement detection unit 12 (9, 9).

  The difference calculation unit 13 calculates a movement difference value obtained by taking the difference between the movement start point and the movement end point detected by the movement detection unit 12. Since the movement start point is (9, 8) and the movement end point is (9, 9), the movement difference value is (0, 1).

  The position information comparison unit 14 acquires the position information before the movement of the object having the array element number 0 to be moved from the object information file 19 and adds the movement difference value calculated by the difference calculation unit 13. Since the position information before the movement of the object of array number 0 is (9, 8) and the movement difference value is (0, 1), the added value is (9, 9).

  The position information comparison unit 14 compares the calculated addition value with the position information of each area of the object information file 19. If all the comparisons do not match, the position information comparison unit 14 stores the array number of the object to be moved in the RAM 10b. In the above example, if the added value is (9, 9) and does not match all the position information in the object information file 19 shown in FIG. 8, the array number 0 of the object to be moved is stored in the RAM 10b. Is done.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The editing function display unit 15 displays the editing function in the flowchart of the object on the flowchart creation screen 21 according to the movement of the object. The editing function is displayed in a pop-up, for example. The display contents of the edit function are displayed when the object to be moved is moved so that it is superimposed on another object, and when the object to be moved is moved so that it is not superimposed on all other objects. Different. Therefore, explanation will be made by dividing into cases. First, a case where the object to be moved is moved so as to be superimposed on another object will be described.

  The editing function display unit 15 refers to the object information file 19 to acquire the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information belonging to the region of the array number temporarily stored in the RAM 10 b by the position information comparison unit 14. That is, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of another object on which the object to be moved is superimposed. Based on the acquired preceding connection information and subsequent connection information, the editing function display unit 15 replaces the object to be moved with another superimposed object or interrupts the succeeding stage of the superimposed other object. The flow chart creation unit 23 is used to display a menu (editing function display) indicating whether to interrupt the preceding stage of another object or cancel editing.

Here, the relationship between the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information and the menu display combination displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a combination of menu displays when the object to be moved is moved so as to be superimposed on another object.

  The menu display contents of Table 31 shown in the figure indicate the types of menus displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23. The menu displayed on the flow chart creation unit 23 includes an interrupt at the back, an interrupt at the front, and an exchange.

  The no connection shown in Table 31 indicates that no object is connected to the previous stage and the subsequent stage of other objects on which objects to be moved are superimposed. The subsequent only indicates that the object is connected only to the subsequent stage of the other object on which the object to be moved is superimposed. Only the preceding indicates that the object is connected only to the preceding stage of the other object on which the object to be moved is superimposed. The preceding and succeeding states indicate that the object is connected to both the preceding stage and the succeeding stage of another object on which the object to be moved is superimposed. 1 in Table 31 indicates that there is a display of the corresponding menu display content, and 0 indicates that there is no display of the corresponding menu display content.

  For example, from Table 31, when there is no connection, only the replacement menu is displayed. In the case of only the following, the menu of interruption and exchange is displayed behind. If only the predecessor, the menu for interrupt and exchange is displayed before. In the case of predecessor and successor, an interrupt and exchange menu is displayed before and after.

Next, a case where the object to be moved is moved so as not to be superimposed on all other objects will be described.
The editing function display unit 15 refers to the object information file 19 to acquire the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information belonging to the region of the array number temporarily stored in the RAM 10 b by the position information comparison unit 14. That is, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of the object to be moved that has been moved so as not to be overlaid on all objects. Based on the acquired preceding connection information and subsequent connection information, the editing function display unit 15 displays a menu display as to whether the object to be moved is simply moved, removed from the flowchart, or editing is canceled. To.

Here, the relationship between the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information and the menu display combination displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a combination of menu displays when the object to be moved is moved so as not to overlap another object.

  The menu display contents of Table 32 shown in the figure indicate the types of menus displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23. The menu displayed on the flow chart creation unit 23 includes moving here and removing it.

  The no connection shown in Table 32 indicates that no object is connected to the preceding stage and the subsequent stage of the object to be moved. The subsequent only indicates that the object is connected only to the subsequent stage of the object to be moved. Only the preceding indicates that the object is connected only to the preceding stage of the object to be moved. The preceding and succeeding states indicate that the object is connected to both the preceding stage and the succeeding stage of the object to be moved. In Table 32, 1 indicates that there is a display of the corresponding menu display content, and 0 indicates that there is no display of the corresponding menu display content.

  For example, from Table 32, the menu is not displayed when there is no connection, when there is only the following, and when only the preceding. In the case of preceding and succeeding, a menu for moving and removing is displayed here.

  Returning to the description of FIG. For example, the user moves the pointer 24 by operating the mouse 10j or the keyboard 10i, and selects a menu displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23. The editing function acquisition unit 16 acquires the menu selected by the user based on the position of the menu displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23 and the position of the pointer 24 when the menu is selected.

  The editing unit 17 edits the object to be moved into a flowchart according to the menu selected by the editing function acquisition unit 16. When the object to be moved is interrupted later, the editing unit 17 changes all the connection lines output from the superimposed objects so that they are output from the object to be moved. Then, a connection line is connected from the overlapped object to the object to be moved. When the object to be moved is interrupted before, the editing unit 17 connects the connection line input to the overlapped object to the input of the object to be moved. Then, a connection line is connected from the object to be moved to the overlapped object. When the object constituting the flowchart is simply moved, the editing unit 17 moves the object to be moved while keeping the connection line connected to the movement target. When the object to be moved is removed from the connection line, the editing unit 17 deletes the connection line input to the object to be moved and the output connection line. Then, the connection line output from the object preceding the object to be moved is connected to the object subsequent to the object to be moved.

  In addition, when the exchange menu is selected, the editing unit 17 exchanges the object to be moved with another superimposed object. Further, when the cancel menu is selected, the editing unit 17 returns the moved object to the original position before the movement.

  The object information acquisition unit 18 updates the position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information of the object information file 19 of the object edited by the editing unit 17.

Next, the screen flow of the flowchart creation unit 23 will be described. First, the screen flow when interrupt editing is performed will be described.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen before interrupt editing.

As shown in the drawing, it is assumed that an object 41, objects 42a to 42c, objects 43a to 43c, and an object 44 are displayed on the flowchart creation unit 23.
With respect to the object 41, the objects 42a to 42c are preceding objects (objects connected in the previous stage). In contrast to the object 41, the objects 43a to 43c are subsequent objects (objects connected to the subsequent stage). These objects 41, 42a to 42c, 43a to 43c constitute a flowchart.

In order to interrupt the object 44 before and after the object 41, the object 44 is moved by the pointer 24 so as to overlap the object 41.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen when the movement target object is superimposed on another object.

  When the object 44 to be moved shown in FIG. 11 is overlaid on the object 41, a pop-up 51 showing a list of menus is displayed as shown in FIG. Since the object is connected to the preceding stage and the succeeding stage of the object 41 on which the object 44 to be moved is overlaid, the pop-up 51 displays a menu of interrupting before, interrupting, exchanging, and canceling behind. . If the objects 42a to 42c are not connected to the object 41, the pop-up 51 displays only interruption, replacement, and cancellation later.

  When the pointer 24 is put on the menu displayed in the pop-up 51, the display of the menu on which the pointer 24 is put is inverted. At this time, for example, when the mouse 10j is clicked, the selection of the menu is confirmed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen when the interrupt menu has been previously selected.
In the pop-up 51 shown in FIG. 12, if an interrupt is selected before, the object 44 is interrupted before the object 41 as shown in FIG. At this time, the connection of the connection line output from the objects 42 a to 42 c to the object 41 is changed to the object 44, and the connection line is connected from the object 44 to the object 41. Note that the position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information of the objects 41, 42a to 42c, 43a to 43c, 44 resulting from the editing are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18.

Next, the flow of the screen when moving / removing and editing will be described.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen before movement and removal editing.
As shown in the figure, it is assumed that an object 61, an object 62, objects 63a to 63c, and objects 64a to 64c are displayed in the flowchart creation unit 23.

  For the object 61, the objects 63a to 63c are preceding objects. In contrast to the object 61, the object 62 is a subsequent object. In contrast to the object 62, the objects 64a to 64c are subsequent objects. These objects 61, 62, 63a to 63c, 64a to 64c constitute a flowchart.

  In order to move or remove the object 61 from the flowchart, the object 61 is moved by the pointer 24 so as not to overlap the other objects 62, 63a to 63c, 64a to 64c.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen when the movement target object is moved.
When the object 61 to be moved shown in FIG. 14 is moved so as not to overlap another object, a pop-up 71 showing a list of menus is displayed as shown in FIG. Since the object is connected to the preceding stage and the subsequent stage of the object 61 to be moved, the popup 71 displays a menu for moving here, removing it here, and canceling it. If the objects 62 and 63 a to 63 c are not connected to the object 61, the menu is not displayed on the pop-up 71.

  When the pointer 24 is put on the menu displayed in the pop-up 71, the display of the menu on which the pointer 24 is put is inverted. At this time, for example, when the mouse 10j is clicked, the selection of the menu is confirmed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen when the removal menu is selected here.
When removal is selected here in the pop-up 71 shown in FIG. 15, the object 61 is removed from the flowchart as shown in FIG. At this time, the connection lines output from the objects 63a to 63c are deleted, and the connection lines output from the object 61 are deleted. Then, a connection line is connected from the objects 63a to 63c to the object 62. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information of the objects 61, 62, 63a to 63c, and 64a to 64c resulting from the editing are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18. In addition, when movement is selected here in the pop-up 71 in FIG. 15, the object 61 is moved while maintaining the connection state without deleting the connection line.

Hereinafter, the operation of the computer 10 of FIG. 4 will be described using a flowchart.
17 to 19 are flowcharts showing the flow of processing of the computer when performing interrupt editing.

The computer 10 executes processing according to the following steps.
In step S <b> 1, the movement detection unit 12 detects the movement start point of the moved object from the user operation information received by the operation input unit 11. The movement detection unit 12 stores the detected movement start point in the RAM 10b.

  In step S <b> 2, the movement detection unit 12 detects the movement end point of the moved object from the user operation information received by the operation input unit 11. The movement detection unit 12 stores the detected movement end point in the RAM 10b.

  In step S3, the difference calculation unit 13 determines whether or not the object is moved from the movement start point and the movement end point stored in the RAM 10b. If the object has been moved, the process proceeds to step S4. If the object has not been moved, the process proceeds to step S25.

  In step S4, the difference calculation unit 13 calculates a movement difference value of the moved object. The difference calculation unit 13 calculates the movement difference value of the object by taking the difference between the movement start point and the movement end point stored in the RAM 10b by the movement detection unit 12. The difference calculation unit 13 stores the calculated movement difference value in the RAM 10b.

In step S <b> 5, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires position information of the moved object before the movement from the object information file 19.
In step S <b> 6, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires position information on the destination of the moved object. The position information comparison unit 14 adds the movement difference value stored in the RAM 10b in step S4 to the position information before movement acquired in step S5, thereby acquiring the position information of the destination of the moved object.

  In step S <b> 7, the position information comparison unit 14 compares the position information of the moved object with respect to the position information of another object with reference to the object information file 19. The position information comparison unit 14 compares the position information of all the objects stored in the object information file 19.

  In step S8, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether or not the moved object is overlaid on another object based on the comparison result in step S7. When the moved object is overlaid on another object, the position information comparison unit 14 stores in the RAM 10b the array element number of the object on which the moved object is superimposed. Then, the process proceeds to step S9. If the moved object does not overlap another object, the process proceeds to step S11. When the position information of the moved object and the position information of the other object coincide with each other, the moved object overlaps the other object.

  In step S <b> 9, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether one object is selected and moved by the operation input unit 11 or whether a plurality of objects are selected and moved. If one object has been selected and moved, the process proceeds to step S10. If a plurality of objects have been selected and moved, the process proceeds to step S21.

  In step S <b> 10, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of the object with reference to the object information file 19 based on the array element number stored in the RAM 10 b by the position information comparison unit 14. That is, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of the object on which the moved object is superimposed. Proceed to step S12.

  In step S11, the editing unit 17 moves the object on the screen. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the moved object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

  In step S <b> 12, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether an object is connected to the subsequent stage of the object on which the object is superimposed, based on the acquired subsequent connection information. If an object is connected to the subsequent stage, the process proceeds to step S13. If no object is connected to the subsequent stage, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S <b> 13, the editing function display unit 15 adds data for displaying a character “interrupt” behind the pop-up data displayed on the screen of the flowchart creation unit 23.

  In step S <b> 14, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether or not the object is connected to the preceding stage of the object on which the object is superimposed, based on the acquired preceding connection information. If an object is connected to the previous stage, the process proceeds to step S15. If no object is connected to the previous stage, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S <b> 15, the editing function display unit 15 adds data for displaying the word “interrupt” before the pop-up data displayed on the screen of the flowchart creation unit 23.

  In step S <b> 16, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether there is a menu element that is interrupted or interrupted before being displayed in the pop-up. If there is a menu element, the process proceeds to step S17. If there is no menu element, the process proceeds to step S21.

  In step S <b> 17, the editing function display unit 15 displays a pop-up on the flowchart creation unit 23. The editing function display unit 15 displays the menu added in steps S13 and S15 and the menu of exchange and cancellation on a pop-up.

  In step S18, the editing function acquisition unit 16 acquires a pop-up menu selected by a user operation. Then, the editing function acquisition unit 16 determines whether or not an interrupt menu for interrupting back or before is selected. If the interrupt menu is selected, the process proceeds to step S22. If the interrupt menu is not selected, the process proceeds to step S19.

  In step S <b> 19, the editing function acquisition unit 16 determines whether an exchange or cancel menu has been selected by a user operation. When the exchange menu is selected, the editing function acquisition unit 16 proceeds to step S20. If the cancel menu is selected, the process proceeds to step S21.

  In step S20, the editing unit 17 replaces the moved object with the superimposed object. The editing unit 17 first disconnects the connection line connected to the overlapped object. Then, the arrangement position of the moved object and the arrangement position of the overlapped object are exchanged, and the connection line is connected to the moved object. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information of the edited object information file 19 are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

In step S21, the editing unit 17 interrupts the movement of the moved object and returns it to the original position before the movement. Then, the process ends.
In step S <b> 22, the editing unit 17 determines the rearrangement position of the object in which the moved object and the moved object are overlapped.

  In step S <b> 23, the editing unit 17 determines the contents of the menu acquired by the editing function acquisition unit 16. If it is an interrupt menu, the process proceeds to step S24. If it is a menu of interruption before, it will progress to step S26.

  In step S <b> 24, the editing unit 17 changes the connection line output from the object on which the moved object is superimposed to the succeeding object to connect from the interrupted object (the moved object).

  In step S <b> 25, the editing unit 17 connects a connection line from the object on which the moved object is superimposed to the interrupted object. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the edited object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

  In step S26, the editing unit 17 connects the connection line from the preceding object connected to the object on which the moved object is superimposed to the object to be interrupted.

  In step S27, the editing unit 17 connects a connection line from the interrupted object to the overlapped object. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the edited object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

FIG. 20 and FIG. 21 are flowcharts showing the processing flow of the computer when moving and removing / editing.
The computer 10 executes processing according to the following steps.

  In step S <b> 41, the movement detection unit 12 detects the movement start point of the moved object from the user operation information received by the operation input unit 11. The movement detection unit 12 stores the detected movement start point in the RAM 10b.

  In step S <b> 42, the movement detection unit 12 detects the movement end point of the moved object from the user operation information received by the operation input unit 11. The movement detection unit 12 stores the detected movement end point in the RAM 10b.

  In step S43, the difference calculation unit 13 determines whether or not the object is moved from the movement start point and the movement end point stored in the RAM 10b. If the object has been moved, the process proceeds to step S44. If the object has not been moved, the process proceeds to step S64.

  In step S44, the difference calculation unit 13 calculates a movement difference value of the moved object. The difference calculation unit 13 calculates the movement difference value of the object by taking the difference between the movement start point and the movement end point stored in the RAM 10b by the movement detection unit 12. The difference calculation unit 13 stores the calculated movement difference value in the RAM 10b.

In step S <b> 45, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires position information of the moved object before the movement from the object information file 19.
In step S <b> 46, the position information comparison unit 14 acquires position information of the movement destination of the moved object. The position information comparison unit 14 acquires the position information of the destination of the moved object by adding the movement difference value stored in the RAM 10b in step S44 to the position information before the movement acquired in step S45.

  In step S 47, the position information comparison unit 14 compares the position information of the moved object with respect to the position information of another object with reference to the object information file 19. The position information comparison unit 14 compares the position information of all the objects stored in the object information file 19.

  In step S48, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether or not the moved object is overlaid on another object based on the comparison result in step S47. When the moved object does not overlap all other objects, the position information comparison unit 14 stores the array number of the moved object in the RAM 10b. Then, the process proceeds to step S49. If the moved object overlaps another object, the process proceeds to step S64. When the position information of the moved object does not match the position information of the other object, the moved object does not overlap the other object.

  In step S49, the position information comparison unit 14 determines whether one object is selected and moved by the operation input unit 11 or a plurality of objects are selected and moved. If one object has been selected and moved, the process proceeds to step S50. If a plurality of objects have been selected and moved, the process proceeds to step S63.

  In step S <b> 50, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of the object with reference to the object information file 19 from the array number stored in the RAM 10 b by the position information comparison unit 14. That is, the editing function display unit 15 acquires the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information of the moved object.

  In step S51, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether the object is connected to the subsequent stage of the moved object based on the acquired subsequent connection information. If an object is connected to the subsequent stage, the process proceeds to step S52. If no object is connected to the subsequent stage, the process proceeds to step S63.

  In step S52, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether or not the object is connected to the preceding stage of the moved object based on the acquired preceding connection information. If an object is connected to the previous stage, the process proceeds to step S53. If no object is connected to the previous stage, the process proceeds to step S63.

  In step S <b> 53, the editing function display unit 15 adds data for displaying the character “removal” to the popup data displayed on the screen of the flowchart creation unit 23.

  In step S54, the editing function display unit 15 adds data for displaying the character “move” to the pop-up data displayed on the screen of the flowchart creation unit 23.

  In step S55, the editing function display unit 15 determines whether there is a menu element for removal and movement here displayed in the pop-up. If there is a menu element, the process proceeds to step S56. If there is no menu element, the process proceeds to step S63.

  In step S <b> 56, the editing function display unit 15 displays a pop-up on the flowchart creation unit 23. The editing function display unit 15 displays the menu added in steps S53 and S54 and the menu called cancel on the pop-up.

  In step S57, the editing function acquisition unit 16 acquires a pop-up menu selected by a user operation. Then, the editing function acquisition unit 16 determines whether or not cancellation has been selected. If the cancel menu is selected, the process proceeds to step S64. If the cancel menu has not been selected, the process proceeds to step S58.

  In step S58, the editing function acquisition unit 16 determines whether the removal menu is selected here or the movement menu is selected here. If the removal menu is selected here, the process proceeds to step S59. When the movement menu is selected here, the process proceeds to step S62.

In step S59, the editing unit 17 deletes the connection line output from the preceding object of the moved object.
In step S60, the editing unit 17 deletes the connection line output from the moved object to the subsequent object.

  In step S61, the preceding object and the succeeding object of the moved object are connected by a connection line. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the edited object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

  In step S62, the editing unit 17 moves the object while maintaining the connection state without deleting the connection line. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the edited object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

  In step S63, the editing unit 17 moves the object on the screen without deleting the connection line. The position information, the preceding connection information, and the subsequent connection information in the object information file 19 of the moved object are updated by the object information acquisition unit 18, and the process ends.

In step S64, the editing unit 17 interrupts the movement of the moved object and returns it to the original position before the movement. Then, the editing process ends.
As described above, the editing functions are displayed in a pop-up list by moving the object, and the user is allowed to select a desired editing function. Accordingly, the flowchart can be edited with a simple operation, and the troublesomeness of re-operation and editing adjustment operation due to a user's editing operation mistake can be reduced.

  In the above description, the preceding connection information and the subsequent connection information are stored in the object information file 19, but only one of the connection information may be stored. This is because the connection information of the other can be known. For example, when only the preceding connection information is stored, it can be seen that the object to which the preceding connection information belongs is a successor of the preceding object specified by the preceding connection information. Thereby, for example, the storage capacity of the storage device of the RAM 10b and the HDD 10c in which the object information file 19 is stored can be reduced.

  In the above description, the command for executing the program and the creation of the flowchart of the batch file have been described. However, for example, the present invention can be applied to the creation of a flowchart for creating a processing flow by a graphic such as a flowchart.

  A program describing the processing contents of the functions that the computer should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. Examples of the magnetic recording device include a hard disk device (HDD) flexible disk (FD) and a magnetic tape. Examples of the optical disc include a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a DVD-RAM (Random Access Memory), a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), and a CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable). Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disk).

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. In addition, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

(Supplementary Note 1) In a flowchart creation program for creating a flowchart including objects,
Computer
Moving means for moving the object displayed on the display device in accordance with a user operation;
A movement position acquisition means for acquiring a movement position of the moved object;
Position calculation for calculating the positional relationship of the moving position with the component position by referring to the component position of the object constituting the flowchart from the object information file in which information related to the configuration of the edited flowchart is stored means,
Display means for displaying a list of editing functions of the object in the flowchart according to the positional relationship on the display device;
Obtaining means for obtaining the editing function selected by the user's operation;
Editing means for editing the object into the flowchart according to the editing function;
A flow chart creation program characterized in that it functions as

(Additional remark 2) The said display means changes the content of the said list display according to the said positional relationship, The flowchart creation program of Additional remark 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 3) When a non-configuration object that does not constitute the flowchart is moved onto the object that constitutes the flowchart, the display unit causes the non-configuration object to interrupt the preceding stage of the object 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the list is displayed to indicate whether the non-configuration object is to be interrupted after the object.

  (Additional remark 4) The said display means further displays on the said list | wrist display whether the said object is exchanged with the said non-structure object, The flowchart creation program of Additional remark 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

(Supplementary Note 5) The flowchart creation program according to Supplementary Note 3, wherein the editing unit causes the non-configuration object to be interrupted between connection lines connected to the object.
(Supplementary Note 6) When the object constituting the flowchart is moved so as not to overlap another object, the display means moves the object to a moved place and moves the object to the The program for creating a flowchart according to appendix 1, wherein the list is displayed as to whether or not to delete from the flowchart.

(Additional remark 7) The said object is a command or batch file which executes a program, and is a flowchart drawing program of Additional remark 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 8) The flow chart creating program according to supplementary note 1, wherein the object information file includes the position of the object and connection information between the objects.

(Supplementary note 9) In a flow chart creating apparatus for creating a flow chart including an object,
A moving means for moving the object displayed on the display device in accordance with a user operation;
Movement position acquisition means for acquiring the movement position of the moved object;
Position calculation for calculating the positional relationship of the moving position with the component position by referring to the component position of the object constituting the flowchart from the object information file in which information related to the configuration of the edited flowchart is stored Means,
Display means for displaying a list of editing functions of the object in the flowchart according to the positional relationship on the display device;
Obtaining means for obtaining the editing function selected by the user's operation;
Editing means for editing the object into the flowchart according to the editing function;
A flow chart creating apparatus comprising:

(Supplementary Note 10) In a flowchart creation method for creating a flowchart including an object by a computer,
In response to a user operation, the object displayed on the display device is moved by a moving means,
The movement position acquisition means acquires the movement position of the moved object,
From the object information file in which the edited information related to the configuration of the flowchart is stored, the configuration position of the object configuring the flowchart is referred to, and the positional relationship between the moving position and the configuration position is determined by the position calculation unit. Calculate
In accordance with the positional relationship, the editing function of the object in the flowchart is displayed as a list on the display device by display means,
The editing function selected by the user operation is acquired by an acquisition unit,
In accordance with the editing function, the object is edited with the editing means in the flowchart.
A flow chart creation method characterized by that.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10 Computer 1a Movement means 1b Movement position acquisition means 1c Position calculation means 1d Display means 1e Acquisition means 1f Editing means 1g, 19 Object information file 2 Display apparatus 3a-3h Object 4 List display 11 Operation input part 12 Movement detection part 13 Difference calculation unit 14 Position information comparison unit 15 Editing function display unit 16 Editing function acquisition unit 17 Editing unit 18 Object information acquisition unit 21 Flow diagram creation screen 22 Object selection unit 23 Flow diagram creation unit

Claims (6)

On the computer,
The display position of the object displayed on the display device, by a drag operation moves to a position overlapping the other objects being displayed,
Depending on the drop operation, a replacing Ru editing the said other objects in the object, the connection relationship in which the other objects had to display an edit menu on editing process the object takes over,
A program characterized by causing processing to be executed.   In the display of the edit menu, the connection line connecting the other object to the succeeding object can be transferred to the moved object, or connected to the other object from the preceding object of the other object. The program according to claim 1, wherein an edit menu relating to whether or not to transfer a connected line to a moved object is displayed.   In an editing method for an object using a computer,
  Move the display position of the object displayed on the display device to the position where it overlaps with other displayed objects by dragging,
  In response to a drop operation, an edit menu for replacing the other object with the object, and an edit menu related to the edit process in which the object takes over the connection relationship that the other object has, is displayed.
  An editing method characterized by that.   In the display of the edit menu, the connection line connecting the other object to the succeeding object can be transferred to the moved object, or connected to the other object from the preceding object of the other object. 4. The editing method according to claim 3, further comprising displaying an editing menu relating to whether the connected line can be taken over by the moved object.   In the computer,
  A display device for displaying objects;
  An operation unit,
  The display position of the object displayed on the display device is moved to a position overlapping another object displayed by a drag operation using the operation unit, and the object is displayed in accordance with a drop operation using the operation unit. An edit process for replacing the other object with an object, and displaying an edit menu related to the edit process in which the object takes over the connection relationship that the other object has.
  A computer characterized by that.   In the display of the edit menu, the connection line connecting the other object to the succeeding object can be transferred to the moved object, or connected to the other object from the preceding object of the other object. 6. The computer according to claim 5, wherein an edit menu regarding whether to transfer the connected line to the moved object is displayed.

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