JPH021024A - System for inputting data to editor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the labor and a failure in insertion by operating a pointing device to perform a prescribed indication and inserting data of an object. CONSTITUTION:A user interface screen and an editor are displayed on a display 5. The insertion position of the editor, objects 2b1-2b3, and classifications of data of these objects are selected by the pointing device such as a mouse 4. When judging that the insertion position is already designated, a user interface control program 2a inserts data selected from objects 2b1-2b3 to the insertion position of the editor. Thus, data is inputted in the interactive system by the pointing device to reduce not only the labor but also the misinput. As the result, the input operation of data to the editor is simplified.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for inputting data to an editor in an information processing device, and in particular to a method for interactively inputting data to an editor on an object on a user interface of a software application. This relates to a data input method that allows input.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when inputting necessary data into a necessary part of an editor, the data was input by hitting a keyboard.

For example, when entering data or attribute values (for example, an object identifier, current value, etc.) regarding an object on the user ink face of an application in software at a necessary location in the editor, input is also performed using the keyboard.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, when entering data related to an object on the user ink face into the required part of the editor, conventionally it was entered from the keyboard, which took a lot of time and effort. There was a problem that it took a while. In addition, there is a possibility of input errors occurring at that time, which poses a problem in terms of reliability.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems of the prior art described above, and to provide a method for inputting a small amount of data to an editor, which allows data input in a short time with simple operations, and eliminates the possibility of input errors. It is in.

(Means and effects for solving the problem) This invention has the following features:
To achieve the above purpose, a user ink face screen and an editor are displayed on a display, and the insertion point of the editor, the object displayed on the user interface screen, and the type of data thereof are selected by a pointing device. However, the feature is that the data of the object is inserted at the insertion point of the editor.

According to the present invention, while looking at the user interface screen and editor displayed on the display, a pointing device is used to first specify the insertion location of the editor, and then select necessary data and insert the object. Make a choice. This allows the data of the object to be inserted into the insertion location in the editor.

As a result, inputting data into the editor becomes easier and input errors can be reduced.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of the hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

In the figure, 1 is a CPU, 2 is a memory, 3 is a keyboard, 4 is a mouse, and 5 is a display.

The memory 2 stores the first to third objects 2b1 to 2b3 of the user interface control program 2a, and is provided with an editor buffer area.

In this embodiment, when inputting data to the editor, a user ink face screen and the editor are displayed on the display 5. An example of the display at that time is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a user ink face screen 6 and an editor 7 are displayed on the display 5. An application screen 6a is displayed on the user interface screen 6, and objects 6b to 6b4 are also displayed. The editor 7 also has editing text.
t) 7 a is displayed.

Next, enter the data about the object on the user ink face into the required place in the editor.
This will be explained with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. The first figure shows
User interface control program 2a shown in FIG.
3 shows a flowchart of the data input function to the editor, which is the main part of the present embodiment, and is stored in the editor.

First, it is determined whether the data insertion position in the editor has been designated with the mouse (step Sl). When it is determined that the data insertion position has been designated with the mouse (YES in step S1), a menu is displayed in the editor (step S2).

Next, it is determined whether "id name (identifier name)" in the menu has been selected (step S3). If it is determined that "id name" in the menu has been selected (step S3 is YES). , an action is performed to change the mouse cursor into a cross (step S4
).

For example, when the mouse cursor is placed on the data insertion position X of the editing text 7a in FIG. 3(b) and clicked, a menu 8 is displayed on the editor 7. Next, the user selects, for example, "i" in the menu.
When "d name" is selected, the cursor 9 is changed to a cross. If another item in the menu is selected (NO in step S3), the process moves to selecting other data.

Next, it is determined whether the object displayed on the user ink face screen 6 has been selected by the cross cursor (step S5), and if the determination is YES, the object is an identifier that is a type of identifier. A determination is made as to whether the person has a name (step S).
6). If the object has an identification name (step S6 is YES), the process proceeds to step S7, where the object transfers the identification name to the editor buffer. On the other hand, if the object does not have an identification name (step S6 is NO), the process proceeds to step S8, and an operation is performed to transfer an identification number, which is a type of identifier and is required by all objects, to the editor buffer. will be held. When the identification name or identification number is transferred from the object, it is written to the editor buffer and placed at the data insertion position X of the editing text 7a.
will be displayed.

As a result, the editing text 7a is displayed as shown in FIG. 4, for example. That is, the identifier of the selected object is entered at the data insertion position X of the editing text displayed in the editor.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the functions shown in FIG. 1 are provided in the user interface control program, so that by simply pointing with a pointing device such as a mouse, You can insert data about objects on the user interface. Therefore, the operation is easy and there is no possibility of making a wrong input.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is possible to specify the data insertion location in the editor and the type of data displayed in the menu (for example, "i").
d name") and the object on the knee sign interface by operating a pointing device such as a mouse, the data of the object can be inserted into the data insertion location in the editor. Therefore, compared to the conventional keyboard input method, it is effective in reducing the amount of effort and input errors.

Moreover, as a result, the usability of the device is improved and the operability is greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the present invention in detail, Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an information processing device to which the invention is applied, and Fig. 3 shows an example of a screen displayed on a display. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an identifier inserted into the editor. 1.CPU, 2.Memory, 2a.Nice interface control program, 2b to 2b3.Object, 2c.Editor buffer, 5.Display.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A data input method to an editor that inputs data related to an object on a user interface into an editor, which displays the object and the editor on a display, and displays the insertion position of the editor, the object, and the data. 1. A method for inputting data to an editor, characterized in that by selecting a type of object with a pointing device, data regarding the object is inserted at an insertion position in the editor.