JP5852277B1 - Computer program, apparatus and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A UX technique capable of reducing misidentification while maintaining good operability is provided. According to a signal from a user interface, a computer program has a function of moving a cursor with respect to text displayed on a display, and a signal is generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text. In this case, the computer realizes a function of moving the text and the cursor with respect to a frame indicating the display range of the text on the display while fixing the position of the cursor in the text. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a computer program, an apparatus, and a method.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an e-mail editing means.

Japanese Patent No. 3721103

  When an e-mail is edited by the editing means described in Patent Document 1, for example, or when an electronic document is edited by an editor such as Word, the e-mail may become long and the entire text may not fit in the display window. In such a case, a process of scrolling the text with respect to the window is usually performed.

  As you write more text, you may want to check what you wrote in the beginning. There are two ways to look at the first, ie the top of the text. One is to click and drag the scroll bar to move it up. The other is to move the cursor up in the text by repeatedly hitting the "up" key on the keyboard.

  However, the former method is generally cumbersome because it is generally necessary to release the hand once from the keyboard and operate the mouse. With the latter method, even if the cursor is at the top of the text, there is no margin between the top line of the text and the window border, so just looking at it is at the top It is difficult to distinguish this, and the characters on the top line are difficult to read. Similar issues exist when the text scrolls left and right or when writing from bottom to top.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a UX (User Experience) technique capable of reducing misidentification while maintaining good operability.

  One embodiment of the present invention relates to a computer program. This computer program has a function of moving the cursor with respect to the text displayed on the display in response to a signal from the user interface, and when a signal is generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text, the text The function of moving the text and the cursor with respect to a frame indicating the display range of the text on the display while the position of the cursor inside is fixed is realized by the computer.

  Another aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus. In this device, in response to a signal from the user interface, a first control unit that moves the cursor with respect to the text displayed on the display, and a signal generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text A second control unit that moves the text and the cursor relative to a frame indicating a display range of the text on the display while fixing the position of the cursor in the text.

  Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method. According to a signal from the user interface, the method moves the cursor with respect to the text displayed on the display, and if the signal is generated with the cursor at a predetermined position in the text, Moving the text and the cursor with respect to a frame indicating the display range of the text on the display while the position of the cursor is fixed.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention replaced with each other among apparatuses, methods, computer programs, recording media storing computer programs, etc. are also aspects of the present invention. It is effective as

FIGS. 1A to 1D are screen transition diagrams showing transitions of screens displayed on a display when a personal computer executes a mailer according to the present embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the same or equivalent components, members, and processes shown in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated description is appropriately omitted.

  The computer program according to the embodiment is a computer program (hereinafter referred to as a mailer) that enables an electronic mail to be edited in a personal computer. The technical idea according to the present embodiment may be applied to an application program executed by a text editor such as Word or a so-called smartphone.

  The mailer realizes an electronic mail transmission / reception function, an editing function, an address book management function, and the like on a personal computer. However, other than the editing function, the mailer may be configured using a known technique described in Patent Document 1 or the like.

  FIGS. 1A to 1D are screen transition diagrams showing transitions of screens displayed on a display when a personal computer executes a mailer according to the present embodiment. When the user activates the mailer by operating a user interface such as a mouse or a keyboard, the personal computer implements an editing function by executing the mailer. The editing function causes an e-mail editing window 10 for creating a new e-mail or editing an existing e-mail to be displayed on the display.

  The e-mail editing window 10 includes a source address input area 12 for inputting an e-mail source address, a destination address input area 14 for inputting an e-mail destination address, and a carbon copy. CC address input area 16 for inputting the address of the copy destination at the time of inputting, a subject input area 18 for inputting the title, a text input area 20 for displaying the text 24 of the input e-mail, and text input It has a cursor 22 that moves in the area 20 in response to a signal from a keyboard or mouse, and a scroll bar moving area 26 in which a scroll bar 28 moves.

  When the user depresses a key on the keyboard, the corresponding character is displayed at the position of the cursor 22. The user inputs desired text by operating keys on the keyboard, and the input text is displayed in the text input area 20. A frame 30 of the text input area 20 indicates a display range of the text 24. If the already input text becomes relatively long, it cannot be displayed in the text input area 20, and in that case, scrolling is performed (FIG. 1 (a)). When the scroll process is performed, the scroll bar moving area 26 and the scroll bar 28 appear. When the user clicks and drags the scroll bar 28, the display range of the text 24 in the text input area 20 moves in accordance with the movement of the scroll bar 28.

In the state shown in FIG. 1A, the user repeatedly presses the “up” key on the keyboard in order to confirm what is written at the top of the text 24. Then, first, the cursor 22 moves line by line upward in the text 24 while the positional relationship between the frame 30 of the text input area 20 and the text 24 remains unchanged. When the cursor 22 moves to a line immediately below the upper frame 32, the following processing is performed in response to the next “up” key depression.
(1) The text 24 is moved down by one line with respect to the frame 30 of the text input area 20.
(2) The cursor 22 is moved to a newly appearing line.
In other words, the text 24 moves downward by one line with respect to them while the positional relationship between the cursor 22 and the frame 30 remains unchanged. In FIG. 1B, the cursor 22 moves from the state of FIG. 1A to the line immediately below the upper frame 32 (a circle (the elder brother simultaneously gives to a young girl named Kiyo), and then the “up” key is displayed. The state where it was pushed down twice is shown.

  FIG. 1C shows a state in which the “up” key is further pressed once from the state of FIG. In this state, the cursor 22 is positioned on a line immediately below the upper frame 32 (“I have lost it since I was a child with a handed-off gun), and that line is the top line of the text 24. In this state, Since there is no margin between the line and the upper frame 32, the line is difficult to visually recognize, and the positional relationship between the line where the cursor 22 exists and the upper frame 32 is as shown in FIG. Since there is no difference from Fig. 1 (c), it is difficult for the user who viewed Fig. 1 (c) to determine whether or not it represents the top line of the text 24. In other words, Fig. 1 (c). ) May be misunderstood as if there is still a line above.

FIG. 1D shows a state in which the “up” key is further pressed once from the state of FIG. The following processing is performed in response to the depression of the “up” key.
(1) With the positional relationship between the cursor 22 and the text 24 unchanged, they are moved downward with respect to the upper frame 32 so that a margin 34 appears.
The amount of movement at this time, that is, the width or size of the margin 34 is smaller than the width of one line of text 24, the height of the line or the line feed.

  It is also possible to obtain the state of FIG. 1D by clicking and dragging the scroll bar 28 by operating the mouse from the state of FIG. Such a function of the scroll bar 28 is realized by using a known technique. For example, when a click-and-drag of the scroll bar 28 occurs, the mailer moves the text 24 and the cursor 22 relative to the frame 30 in accordance with the drag while keeping the position of the cursor 22 in the text 24 at the time of the click. You may let them.

  According to the mailer according to the present embodiment, the state shown in FIG. 1A can be reached by repeatedly hitting the “up” key of the keyboard, and the state shown in FIG. The presence of 34 makes it clear that it represents the top line of text 24. Therefore, the user can confirm what has been written on the top line of the text 24 more securely without taking his hand off the keyboard. In addition, since the user does not have to release the keyboard once to confirm the top line and click and drag the scroll bar 28 with the mouse, the operability is improved.

  In the present embodiment, two types of input means such as a keyboard and a mouse have been described as examples. However, the technical idea according to the present embodiment provides at least two types of input means for moving a cursor or text. The present invention can also be applied to devices that have the same effects as those described above. For example, when applied to the UX of a smartphone, the keyboard of this embodiment may be read as a software keyboard, and the mouse may be read as a flick action or a slide action.

  The computer program according to the embodiment has been described above. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it is understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to each component and combination of processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the processing when the “up” key is pressed when the cursor 22 is positioned in the line immediately below the upper frame 32 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the same processing may be performed when the cursor 22 is positioned in a column adjacent to the left and right frames, or the similar processing is performed when the cursor 22 and the frame 30 are in a predetermined positional relationship. Also good.

Claims (7)

A function to move the cursor to the text displayed on the display in response to a signal from the user interface;
When the signal is generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text, the position of the cursor in the text is fixed, and the text and the cursor are moved to the text on the display. A computer program for causing a computer to perform a function of moving relative to a frame indicating a display range ;
The amount of movement of the text and the cursor relative to the frame is smaller than the width of one line of the text .   The computer program according to claim 1, wherein a direction of movement of the cursor with respect to the text according to the signal is opposite to a direction of movement of the text and the cursor with respect to the frame.   The computer program according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined position is an end of the text.   The computer program according to claim 3, wherein an end of the text is adjacent to the frame. If another signal is generated, as the said text and the cursor remains positioned fixing the cursor within said text at that time, for realizing further computer functions to move relative to the frame computer program according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it. A first control unit that moves the cursor with respect to the text displayed on the display in response to a signal from the user interface;
When the signal is generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text, the position of the cursor in the text is fixed, and the text and the cursor are moved to the text on the display. e Bei a second control unit that moves relative to the frame indicating the display range, and
The amount of movement of the text and the cursor relative to the frame is less than the width of one line of the text . Moving the cursor with respect to the text displayed on the display in response to a signal from the user interface;
When the signal is generated in a state where the cursor is at a predetermined position in the text, the position of the cursor in the text is fixed, and the text and the cursor are moved to the text on the display. and moving relative to the frame indicating the display range, only including,
The amount of movement of the text and the cursor relative to the frame is less than the width of one line of the text .

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