JPH01100620A - Menu selecting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To expand a menu selection width and to improve operability by selecting a selective menu displayed on a screen with the operation of a cursor key, and scrolling the selective menu which is forced out of the screen. CONSTITUTION:Selection keys F1-F8 are provided corresponding to plural selective menus f1-f8 displayed on a screen 1, cursor keys 3 and 4 are operated, a confirming key 7 is pushed, and the menu is selected. When the cursor key 3 is pushed, whether the cursor 2 is positioned at a right end or not is judged, when the cursor is not at the right end, it is moved to the right, when it is at the right end, whether the next menu exists or not is checked, when it does not exist, a BEEP sound notifies of nonexistance, when the next menu exists, the menu is scrolled to the right. At the time of the operation of the cursor key 4, the processing is performed in the same way.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is a software version of Burnal Combiator.

Suitable for display systems, especially menu selection systems.

How to use personal computer software 1cIII.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional method, as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-78229, selection keys corresponding to multiple selection items displayed on one screen are provided on the keyboard, and by operating one selection key. 1 selection 1 to 1 selection.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The technique is a method corresponding to each of the one selection menus.

Since the menu selection key was provided, in order to select the menu selection key -, one had to shift one's eyes to the keyboard.Selection menu displayed on the screen.

Regarding the point that the number of is limited to the number of selection keys.

There is no consideration given to the operability when selecting menus.

And there was a problem with the number of selection menus.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem 1 regarding operability.

[Means for solving problems]

The problem mentioned above is the selection menu displayed on one screen.

- Select 1 by operating the cursor keys.

5 selections that cannot be displayed on one screen can be resolved by scrolling through them.

[Effect]

Menu selection keys f1 to 1 corresponding to each of the selection menus F1 to F8 displayed on screen 1 as shown in FIG.
8 will be provided. Then, by operating cursor keys -3 or 4, cursor 2 is automatically moved to the position corresponding to the desired selection/menu f:c.

by moving to the target and pressing the confirmation key 7.

The current skeleton menu is selected. Also, if you want to select a menu that cannot be displayed on one screen, select the menu.

Make it selectable by using souffleur. .

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, nine embodiments of the present invention will be described.

Figure 7 shows the configuration of the entire system.

Operation and processing details of the keyboard 2, eR, and TS.

This will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 1 shows a selection menu-11 to f8 $ table on screen 1.

The system is shown and enters data using the keyboard 8.

It is Tem. 15
Multiple selection menus fj to f81 displayed on screen 1
/C corresponds to selection keys F1 to Fa, cursor key 5
~6. A confirmation key 7 is provided. The menu types are stored in the system in advance.

When the system is started, a menu as shown in Fig. 1 is displayed, and the cursor key enters the state of waiting for human power (81) in Fig. 2.

The operator can select sysney by operating cursor keys 6 or 4 in Figure 1.b When cursor key 3 is pressed, 83 cursor in Figure 2 is pressed.

Determine whether the scroll value is on the right edge. If it is not on the right edge 5, move the cursor to the right in Figure 2 811.

let If the cursor is at the right end, it is the 84th item in Figure 2.

Checks if the menu exists, and if it does not exist.

If not, it makes a BEEP sound and prompts the operator with a menu.

Let me know that there are no more. The next menu λ- is.

If it exists, scroll to the right in the Figure 2 86 menu.

Let it roll. FIG. 3 shows Meny-0 before scrolling, and FIG. 4 shows Meny-0 scrolled to the right.

FIG.

Similar 1° processing is performed when the Kahn key 4 in FIG. 1 is operated. Figure 5 is a diagram showing the menu before scrolling;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the state after scrolling to the left.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, only one screen of selection menus is viewed.

(3e) You can select the menu using the 3e menu, and since the menu is in a flow-through format, you can register a large number of menus and knees, which prevents you from making mistakes.) This improves operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 25 is a flow chart of processing of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a menu according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a silostem according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Screen, 1 (1 2... Cursor. 3.4, 5.6... Cursor key. 7... Confirmation key. 8... Keyboard. ・ 4 ・

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an image display system equipped with a character image memory and a figure image memory, menu selection is characterized in that by operating a cursor key, the menu on the display screen is scrolled to widen the range of menu selections. method.