JPH04280321A - Auxiliary screen design device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To re-use an auxiliary screen designed by means of using an electronic computer only by means of readjusting a part and to verify the effectiveness. CONSTITUTION:A screen device 1 inputting layout definition information of a screen in the middle of design while it is displayed, a definition device 2 executing definition based on the input, a screen information storage device 3 storing screen information from the definition device 2, and a screen transition device 4 defining, storing and displaying the display order of screen information are provided. The definition device 2 consists of a basic screen definition device 2a defining a ruled line, a fixed heading, an item and a color, a screen size definition device 2b defining a size, a display start position definition device 2c defining a display start position and a background switch definition device 2d defining whether a previous display screen is to be deleted or it is to be remained. The screen transition device 4 consists of a screen transition definition device 4a deciding the display order of plural pieces of screen information, a screen transition storage part 4b storing the display order and a screen transition execution device 4c displaying data in accordance with the display order.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an auxiliary screen design device used for creating specifications for programs using electronic computers, and in particular, for creating specifications for programs that use screens. The present invention relates to an auxiliary screen design device used when designing an auxiliary screen to be displayed in a part of the upper area.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many methods of designing a basic full screen (hereinafter referred to as a basic screen), such as a pop-up menu, have been supported by electronic computers. However, the design of this type of auxiliary screen is currently not supported effectively by electronic computers because it is handled differently from the basic screen. This auxiliary screen is designed, for example, by a human on paper.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional auxiliary screen design method described above, the design specifications for the auxiliary screen that have been designed are written on paper. There was a drawback that it was necessary to rewrite a new design specification, and it was not possible to verify the design after the program was created.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an auxiliary screen design device that allows the design of auxiliary screens to be reused.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a screen device that performs necessary input while displaying layout definition information of a screen being designed, and a definition device that performs various definitions based on the input from the screen device. a screen information storage device that stores screen information from the definition device; a screen information storage device that defines the display order of a plurality of screen information, stores the screen transition definition information, and causes the screen device to perform screen transitions based on the stored information; The present invention is characterized by comprising a screen transition device for displaying the results.

[0006] Here, the definition device includes ruled lines, fixed headings,
A basic screen definition device that defines screen design items such as items and colors, a screen size definition device that defines the size of the display screen, and a display start position definition device that defines the display start position of the display screen. Delete the screen that was displayed, or
It may be configured with a background switch definition device that defines whether to leave the background switch or not.

[0007] The screen transition device also includes a screen transition definition device that defines a display order of a plurality of screen information, a screen transition storage unit that stores the defined screen transition information, and a screen transition definition device that defines a display order of a plurality of screen information, a screen transition storage unit that stores the defined screen transition information, and a screen transition definition device that defines a display order of a plurality of screen information, a screen transition storage unit that stores the defined screen transition information, and It may be configured with a screen transition execution device that displays screen information on a screen device according to definition information in accordance with the display order of the information.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

The auxiliary screen design device shown in FIG. 1 includes a screen device 1, a definition device 2, a screen information storage section 3, and a screen transition device 4. Here, the screen device 1 performs necessary input while displaying layout definition information of the screen being designed. The definition device 2 performs various definitions based on input from the screen device 1. The screen information from the definition device 2 is stored in the screen information storage section 3. The screen transition device 3 stores the screen information from the definition device 2, defines the display order of a plurality of screen information, stores the screen transition definition information, and causes the screen device to change the screen based on the stored information. Display the results.

The definition device 2 also includes a basic screen definition device 2.
a, a screen size definition device 2b, a display start position definition device 2c, and a background switch definition device 2d. The basic screen definition device 2a defines screen design items such as ruled lines, fixed headings, items, and colors according to input instructions from the screen device 1, and stores these in the screen information storage unit 3. The screen size definition device 2b follows input instructions from the screen device 1,
The size of the display screen is defined and stored in the screen information storage section 3. The display start position defining device 2c defines the display start position of the display screen according to an input instruction from the screen device 1, and stores this in the screen information storage unit 3. The background display switch definition device 2d defines whether to erase or leave the screen displayed in advance according to input instructions from the screen device 1,
This is stored in the screen information storage section 3.

The screen transition device 4 includes a screen transition definition device 4a, a screen transition information storage section 4b, and a screen transition execution device 4c. The screen transition definition device 4a defines the display order of a plurality of screen information. The screen transition information storage section 4b stores the defined screen transition information. The screen transition execution device 4c displays the screen information on the screen device 1 according to the definition information in accordance with the display order of the plurality of stored screen information.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned embodiment will be explained below.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the storage section used in this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the screen transition information storage section used in this embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the auxiliary screen designed in this embodiment.

Screen design items such as ruled lines, fixed headings, items, and colors are defined by the basic screen definition device 2a,
The defined data is stored in the screen information storage section 3 (step S21). The size of the display screen is defined by the screen size definition device 2b, and the result is stored in the screen information storage unit 3.
(step S22). Furthermore, the display start position of the display screen is defined by the display start position definition device 2c, and this is stored in the screen information storage unit 3 (step S2
3). Then, by the background display switch definition device 2d,
It is defined whether to erase or leave the previously displayed screen as it is, and this is stored in the screen information storage section 3 (step S24). In this way, the screen information storage unit 3 has
As shown in FIG. 3, for example, a screen identification code 31 that can uniquely identify a screen is used as a key, and basic screen definition information 32 is used as a key.
, screen size definition information 33, display start position definition information 34
, background display switch definition information 35 will be stored. The screen transition definition device 4a defines the display order of the plurality of screen information stored in the screen information storage section 3, and stores this in the screen transition information storage section 4b (step S25). In this way, as shown in FIG. 4, the screen transition information storage unit 4b stores, for example, a screen identification code 41 corresponding to the currently displayed screen in a tabular structure, input key values 42 for controlling operations,
Item position 4 on the table to be executed when the aforementioned input key is pressed
3 etc. will be stored. Finally, the screen transition execution device 4c displays the screen information stored in the screen information storage section 3 according to the display order of the plurality of screen information stored in the screen transition information storage section 4b and according to the definition information. is displayed on the screen device 1 (step S26).
).

By operating as described above, the auxiliary screen designed by this device is displayed as shown in FIG. For the entire screen 50, the auxiliary screen 51 is displayed, for example, in the upper left, as shown in FIG. 5, and this auxiliary screen 51 includes ruled lines and fixed headings, and the size of the display screen 51 is
3 vertical lines from “3” line to “5” line and “3” byte ~
The horizontal 12 bytes of the “14th” byte, the display start position is “3”
The background display switch in the ``3rd'' byte of the ``line'' is defined as an instruction to erase the previously displayed screen.

As explained above, in this embodiment, screen design items such as ruled lines, fixed headings, items, and colors are defined, the size of the display screen is defined, the display start position of the display screen is defined, Define whether to erase or leave the previously displayed screen as is, define the display order of multiple screen information, and display the screen information on the screen device according to the definition information according to the display order of multiple screen information. This has the following advantages:

(1) An auxiliary screen designed using a computer can be reused with only some modifications.

(2) The effectiveness of the auxiliary screen can be verified before creating the program.

As described above, according to the present invention, the auxiliary screen can be designed according to input from the screen device, defining screen design items such as borders, fixed headings, items, and colors, and changing the size of the display screen. Define the display start position of the display screen, define whether to erase or leave previously displayed screens, define the display order of multiple screen information, and display screen information according to the display order of multiple screen information. By displaying on the screen device according to the definition information, the designed auxiliary screen can be reused, and the effectiveness of the auxiliary screen can be verified before program playback.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart shown to explain one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a screen information storage unit of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a screen transition information storage unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an auxiliary screen designed with this device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Screen device 2 Definition device 2a Basic screen definition device 2b Screen size definition device 2c Display start position definition device 2d Background display switch definition device 3 Screen information storage section 4 Screen transition device 4a Screen transition definition device 4b Screen transition information storage unit 4c Screen transition execution device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A screen device that performs necessary input while displaying layout definition information of a screen being designed, a definition device that performs various definitions based on input from the screen device, and a screen from the definition device. A screen information storage device that stores information, a screen transition device that defines the display order of a plurality of screen information, stores screen transition definition information thereof, and causes a screen device to display screen transition results based on the stored information. An auxiliary screen design device characterized by comprising: [Claim 2] The definition device includes ruled lines, fixed headings,
A basic screen definition device that defines screen design items such as items and colors, a screen size definition device that defines the size of the display screen, and a display start position definition device that defines the display start position of the display screen. Delete the screen that was displayed, or
2. The auxiliary screen design device according to claim 1, further comprising a background switch definition device for defining whether to leave a background switch. 3. The screen transition device includes a screen transition definition device that defines a display order of a plurality of screen information, a screen transition storage unit that stores the defined screen transition information, and a plurality of screens that are stored in the screen transition definition device. 2. The auxiliary screen design device according to claim 1, further comprising a screen transition execution device that displays screen information on a screen device in accordance with definition information in accordance with the display order of the information.