JPH02190896A - Cursor movement control system for input picture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently input data without limiting arrangement of input areas on a picture by setting a cursor movement position in a picture definition body to control movement of a cursor. CONSTITUTION:An input area 20 to which the cursor will be next moved is designated in a picture definition body 5, where plural input areas 20 in one picture are defined, correspondingly to each input area by a next command 30. The position on the picture of the designated input area 20 is defined in the same picture definition body 5, and a cursor control part 17 refers to the picture definition body 5 to move the cursor 7 to the start position of the input area 20 designated by the next command 30. The cursor movement order is set in each input picture by the next command 30 in this manner. Thus, data is efficiently inputted without limiting the arrangement of input areas on the picture.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a cursor movement control method on an input screen, and an object thereof is to be able to arbitrarily set the data input order. A cursor movement control method for an input screen that displays a screen and sequentially moves a cursor to the input area to input data, the screen definition having a next command for specifying the next cursor movement position corresponding to the input area. and a cursor control unit that moves the cursor to the next input area by referring to the next command corresponding to the input area when data input in the input area indicated by the cursor is completed, The cursor movement position is set in the screen definition body to control the movement of the cursor.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement in a cursor movement control method on an input screen.

In a data processing system that displays an input screen to input data, in order to improve the efficiency of data input, for example, multiple input areas are divided into left and right on the screen, and the right half of the input area is first protected, and the left half is protected. The method used is to input data into the input area, then protect the left half of the input area and input into the right input area.

This has the advantage of improving the operability of data input because the cursor movement during data input moves only in the area that can be input, but on the other hand, it also requires switching between the input area and the input area. There is a problem that the input areas must be arranged in order such as left-leaning area → right-leaning area, which limits the screen layout of the input area.

Therefore, there is a need for a cursor movement control method on an input screen that does not limit the arrangement of the input area on the screen and has good operability.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an online system, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of conventional cursor movement control.

In FIG. 3, a plurality of display terminals 3 are each connected online to a host computer 1 to input and output data.

The surface definition object 2 is transmitted, and an input screen is displayed on the display terminal 3 based on this.

This input screen displays an input area displayed in a frame along with input items, and the user moves the cursor to the input area to input data.

This cursor automatically moves to the next input area, for example, line sequentially, when data entry in each input area is completed.
Furthermore, when the operator wants to move the cursor, he operates the cursor key and the line feed key.

In such a data input method, in order to efficiently input data into multiple input areas on the screen, the screen is divided into left and right areas ■ and ■, and data is input into one area, as shown in Figure 4. When inputting data, a method is adopted in which the other area is protected.

That is, the area (2) is first protected, and data is entered by moving the cursor 7 in the order of (2) employee number, (2) age, (2) gender, etc. in area I.

When the operator presses a switching key (not shown) after completing the data input for area I, the screen definition 2 with the protect information reset is sent from the host 1 and the screen definition 2 is sent to the program H.
The i area switches, and in the same way as area ■, move the cursor 7 to the input area ■
The screen is moved sequentially and inputted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the screen definitions 2 include a fixed screen definition 2a for guidance display, etc., and an input area screen definition 2b that defines an input area. 2b
(hereinafter simply referred to as screen definition) as an example, each input area has a two-digit number of coordinates on the screen.

Frame information, color information, etc. are defined, and based on this, the frame display of each input area, input data check, etc. can be performed.

The protection information that specifies the presence or absence of protection is [a problem to be solved by the invention]. As explained above, the conventional cursor movement control on the input screen divides the screen into left and right and protects one of the areas. This method was used to improve the efficiency of data entry.

However, this method has problems in that operability is poor because a switching operation is required when inputting to the next area, and input areas must be arranged in the input order.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cursor movement control method on an input screen that does not limit the arrangement of input areas on the screen and allows efficient input.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the cursor movement control method on the input screen of the present invention uses the next command (3) to specify the next cursor movement position, as shown in FIG.
0) corresponding to the input area, and when the data input for the input area indicated by the cursor is completed, the next command is executed by referring to the next command (30) corresponding to the input area. A cursor control section (17) for moving the cursor to the input area is provided.

[For production]

The next command 30 specifies the input area 20 to be moved next in correspondence with the input area in the screen definition body 5 in which a plurality of input areas 20 within one screen are respectively defined.

The position of the specified input area 20 on the screen is defined in the same screen definition body 5, and the cursor control unit 17 refers to the screen definition body 5 to determine the starting position of the input area 20 specified by the next command 30. Move cursor 7 to .

As described above, the cursor movement order can be set using the next command 30 for each input screen, the arrangement of the input area 20 is not restricted, and there is no need for a protection switching operation.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail using FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the embodiment.

In the display terminal 10 shown in FIG. 2, 11 is a memory that stores human input data in correspondence with the input area 20, and 12 is an input processing unit that stores images 9 transmitted based on an input request.
．． The surface definition body 5 is stored in the memory, and when data is input, the validity of the input data is verified by referring to the cursor position information 16 and the screen definition body 5, and the data is stored in the memory 11. 13 is a display. The control unit displays the input screen by referring to the screen definition body 5, displays the data stored in the memory 11 in the corresponding input area 20, and also displays the cursor position information 1.
6, 14 is a display unit that displays a human screen, 16 is cursor position information, which is indicated by an up/down counter (not shown) corresponding to the XY coordinates, and 17 is a In the cursor control unit, each time the input to the last digit of each input area 20 is completed, the screen definition body 5 is referred to and the next command (hereinafter NEχ
T command) reads the coordinates of the input area 20 specified by 30 and controls the cursor position information 16 to move the cursor 7 to the top position. 18 is a key manual section, which includes data keys, cursor keys, etc. The same reference numerals represent the same objects throughout the design.

The screen definition body 5 is provided in the host computer 1, and as shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the 9-digit number of coordinates defined for each input area 20, the NEXT command 30 is previously set in accordance with the screen. .

The NEXT command 30 indicates the definition area of the input area 20 to be moved next using a pointer, and the cursor control unit 17 moves the input area 20 from the definition area specified by the pointer.
The coordinates of are detected and set in the cursor position information 16.

Screen definition body 5 and display terminal 10 configured as above
As a result, the following cursor movement control is transmitted, and the input processing unit 12 stores it in a memory (not shown).

(2) The cursor control unit 17 refers to the screen definition body 5,
The initial value of the cursor 7 is retrieved by the NEXT command 30 and set in the cursor position information 16.

Incidentally, if the initial value is set at a predetermined position in the screen definition body 5, the search becomes easy.

(3) The display control unit 1◆ displays an input screen composed of a fixed screen and an input area 20 based on the screen definition body 5,
The cursor 7 is displayed at the top position of the input area 20 indicated by the cursor position information 16.

(4) When data is input from the key human power unit 18, the input processing unit 12 verifies the validity of the data by referring to the screen definition body 5, and if it is valid, stores the data in the memory 11 along with the address. .

(5) When inputting data, the cursor control unit 17 controls the movement of the cursor within the input area 20 and
When data is input to the last digit of 0, refer to the screen definition 5, use the NEXT command 30 to detect the input area 20 to be moved next, and move the cursor 7 to the beginning position of the manual area 20. .

Thus, the NEXT command 30 set in the screen definition body 5
The cursor 7 can be sequentially moved to the input area 20 based on the following.

As mentioned above, it is possible to set the input order to be compatible with the screen, for example, row sequentially, column order as shown in FIG. 4, or any order as shown in FIG. Data can be input efficiently without any restrictions on the arrangement of data.

Further, by following the NEXT command 30, the cursor can be moved as specified, so cursor movement control is simplified.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention provides a method for controlling cursor movement by setting the next cursor position in a screen definition body that defines an input screen. The layout of the input area is not restricted.
Input operations and cursor movement control are simplified, etc.
The effects on data entry are significant.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an online system, and FIG. 4 is an explanation of conventional cursor movement control. In the figure, 1 is a host computer, 5 is a screen definition program, 10 is a display terminal, 11 is a memory, 12 is an input processing unit, 13 is a display control unit, 14 is a display unit, 16 is cursor position information, and 17 is a The cursor control section 18 is a key control section. Figure 1: An example of an online system Figure 3: Block diagram of an embodiment Figure 2: Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] The input screen is displayed based on the screen definition body (5) that defines the screen position of the input area (20), and the cursor (7) is
) is a cursor movement control method on an input screen that moves the cursor to the input area and inputs data, and the next command (3) specifies the next cursor movement position.
0) corresponding to the input area; and when data input to the input area indicated by the cursor is completed, the next command (3) corresponding to the input area is
0) to move the cursor to the next input area, and set the cursor movement position in the screen definition body (5) to control the movement of the cursor (7). A cursor movement control method on an input screen characterized by: