JPH04333130A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an information processor which can switch the operating conditions in a short time even though the information is processed while plural types of operating conditions are frequently switched with each other. CONSTITUTION:A conversation box 21 containing menu items 2, 3 and 4 is displayed on a CRT, and an information processor carries out its operations through the box 21. A file device of the information processor is provided with an operating condition file which stores the operating conditions to be set to the items 2, 3 and 4 of the box 21. Then the box 21 is provided with the setting buttons 22, 23 and 24 which select the optional operating conditions out of those stored conditions and calls those selected conditions out of the operating condition file.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing device such as a document creation device or a graphic creation device using a window system, and more particularly to an information processing device in which operations are performed through a command menu or a dialog box.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, information processing devices such as document creation devices and graphic creation devices use CRT display devices as output devices to improve the operability of interactive processing for the operator. More and more pointing devices for interaction use a mouse and command selection using a menu display method.

[0003] Conventionally widely used menu display methods include a command selection menu for selecting an execution command and a dialog box for specifying operating conditions prior to executing the command.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a dialog box in a document creation device. In FIG. 5, a dialog box 1 is shown for setting the operating conditions of "character size, line leading, and tracking" for the characters to be input, and in the dialog box 1 there is a first menu for specifying the character size. Item 2
, a second menu item 3 for specifying a line feed, and a third menu item 4 for specifying a line feed. The operator selects menu items 2, 3, and 4 to set operating conditions.
is selected, the mouse cursor 5 is moved within the designated frame of menu items 2, 3, and 4, and then the numerical value of the operating condition is input by operating the keyboard. After setting the operating conditions for all menu items 2, 3, and 4,
Press the execution button 6 labeled "Run" to confirm the settings of the operating conditions. In Fig. 5, 7 is a cancel button to cancel setting of the operating conditions, 8 is a CRT display screen, and 9 is a dialogue button. This is the box name.

[0005]

However, according to the conventional information processing apparatus described above, only one operating condition can be specified at a time in the dialog box 1. Therefore, in applications where processing is performed while frequently switching between several types of operating conditions, the contents of menu items 2, 3, and 4 in dialog box 1 must be changed each time using a keyboard or other operation to reset the operating condition values. There is a need. Therefore, when there are many menu items to be set in the dialog box 1, a problem arises in that the time required to change the menu items increases, resulting in poor operability.

The present invention solves the above problem, and aims to provide an information processing device that can switch operating conditions in a short time even when processing is performed while frequently switching between several types of operating conditions. .

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a central processing unit that performs arithmetic operations and logical judgments, a main storage device that has a storage area that stores control programs, and a The system includes an input device management unit for managing input information, a file device for storing data, and a display device, displays a dialog box with a plurality of menu items on the display device, and performs operations through the dialog box. In the information processing apparatus, the file device is provided with an operating condition file that stores a plurality of operating conditions to be set as menu items in a dialog box, and the dialog box is configured to set an arbitrary operating condition from among the plurality of stored operating conditions. A setting condition calling means is provided for selecting and calling a setting condition from the operating condition file.

[0008]

[Operation] With the above configuration, when processing is performed while frequently switching between several types of operating conditions, by selecting the means for calling the setting condition closest to the operating condition to be processed,
The desired operating conditions or setting conditions close to the desired operating conditions are recalled from the operating conditions file. This allows you to quickly set the operating conditions you want to process with minimal operations, and eliminates the need to use the keyboard to set the values of menu items in the dialogue box each time, as was done in the past.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Components with the same functions as those of the prior art are given the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The document processing device includes a CPU (central processing unit) 11 that performs logical judgments and calculations according to the flowchart shown in FIG. device) 12 and keyboard 1
3, the number of pulses accompanying the movement of the mouse 14 is counted and output as coordinate data information.
an input device management unit 15 that outputs event information from a CRT 16 as a display device; a display memory 17 that stores image data to be displayed on a CRT 16 as a display device; CR
A display control unit 18 to be displayed on T16 and a file device 19 in which data necessary for menu display control is stored.
and a bus 20 for transferring data between these devices.

FIGS. 1A and 1B show a dialog box 21 for making settings for character size/advance in the document processing device. In this dialog box 21, the first to
Third setting buttons 22, 23, and 24 are provided.

FIG. 1A shows the display state of each menu item 2, 3, and 4 when the first setting button 22 labeled "Setting 1" is pressed. For example, the first menu item 2 that specifies font size displays 10.0, and the second menu item 3 that specifies line leading displays 13.
．． 5 is displayed, and a value of 11.0 is displayed in the third menu item 4 for specifying forwarding.

FIG. 1(b) shows the display state of each menu item 2, 3, and 4 when the second setting button 23 displayed as "Setting 2" is pressed.
3 and 4 display values of 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0.

[0014]Also, even if the third setting button 24, which is not shown and is displayed as "Setting 3", is pressed, separate preset values are displayed for each menu item 2, 3, and 4. Ru.

Therefore, when the "Character size/advance" dialogue box 21 is displayed, the operator can select and press the setting buttons 22, 23, and 24 to which the desired setting conditions are assigned. The operating conditions can be called up, and the process is then executed by pressing the execution button 6.

[0016] Also, when changing the operating conditions assigned to the setting buttons 22, 23, 24,
, 24 to determine the setting destination, change menu items 2, 3, and 4, and press the execution button 6 to perform the changing operation.

[0017] In this way, the operator can call up the desired operating conditions by simply operating the mouse 14 and keyboard 13 at a minimum. FIG. 3 shows the contents of the operating condition file 31 stored in the file device 19. The operating condition file 31 stores one record of a group of parameters specified for menu items in various dialog boxes. One set of operating conditions is stored in one field in a record, and the values stored in field 1, field 2, and field 3 are interacted with when the first to third setting buttons 22, 23, and 24 are pressed. Called to the box. The record header 32 stores dialog box names representing the contents of the following fields.

FIG. 3 shows the operating conditions of the "Character size/advance" dialogue box 21. Field 1 contains the operating conditions when the first setting button 22 is pressed: character size 10.0, line feed 13.5, character feed 11.
Similarly, in field 2, the operating conditions when the second setting button 23 is pressed are font size 8.0, line leading 9.0, and character leading 10.
．． 0 is stored, and field 3 stores data for character size 12.0, line feed 14.0, and feed 15.5, which are the operating conditions when the third setting button 24 is pressed. ing. The record header 32 stores a character string "character size/advance" representing the contents of the following fields. In FIG. 3, 33 is a character size field, 34 is a line feed field, and 35 is a subtext field.

Next, the control procedure of the document processing apparatus will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG. This flowchart is explained by clicking the first to third setting buttons 22 and 2 using the mouse 14.
3, 24 is pressed, the operating conditions corresponding to the setting button 22, 23, 24 are set to the file device 19.
It shows the control from being called from the operating condition file 31 to being displayed in the dialog box.

First, in step 1, after receiving an event of the mouse 14 within the dialog box, in step 2
Check the contents of the mouse event and branch. If the setting button is pressed, the process branches to step 4; if the setting button is not pressed, the process branches to step 3, and in step 3, processing is performed for other setting buttons in the dialogue box. In step 4, among the contents of the operating condition file 31,
A record whose record header has the same character string as the name of the dialog box currently displayed on the CRT 16 is searched, and read into the main memory 12. In step 5, the field data of the record is retrieved according to the type of setting button.
In step 6, the menu item data of the dialogue box is set. In step 7, add the updated menu items to C
After displaying on the RT 16, the process moves to step 1.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the file device is provided with an operating condition file that stores a plurality of operating conditions to be set in menu items of a dialog box, Since we have provided a setting condition calling means to select any operating condition from the operating conditions and call it from the operating condition file, even when processing while frequently switching between several different operating conditions, you can easily select the setting condition or the setting condition of the operating condition you want to process. By selecting a means of calling up setting conditions that are close to these operating conditions, the desired operating conditions can be set with a minimum of operations, and the values of menu items can be changed sequentially using the keyboard in order to switch operating conditions as in the past. The amount of mouse and keyboard operations can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent operational errors when setting values for menu items, thereby improving the operability of the information processing apparatus.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing examples of dialog boxes of an information processing device (document processing device) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of circuit blocks of the information processing device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of an operating condition file stored in the file device of the information processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a menu control procedure of the information processing device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a dialog box of a conventional information processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

2, 3, 4 Menu item 11
CPU (main memory) 1
2 Main memory 13
keyboard 14
mouse 15
Input device management section 16
CRT (display device) 19
File device 21
Dialogue boxes 22, 23,
24 Setting button (setting condition call button)

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A central processing unit that performs calculations and logical judgments, a main storage device that has a storage area that stores control programs, an input device management unit that manages input information from a mouse and a keyboard, and a computer that stores data. An information processing apparatus comprising: a file device with a plurality of menu items; and a display device, wherein a dialog box with a plurality of menu items is displayed on the display device, and operations are performed through the dialog box; An operating condition file is provided that stores a plurality of operating conditions to be set in the menu item, and a setting condition is displayed in the dialog box by selecting an arbitrary operating condition from the stored plural operating conditions and calling it from the operating condition file. An information processing device equipped with calling means.