JPH04343176A - Graphic processing system of data in memory - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the graphic processing system of the data in a memory which can simplify the sticking operation of the data in the memory of a graphic prepared temporarily and can confirm the graphic as needed. CONSTITUTION:In a graphic processing system to be equipped with a display device 1 to have a working area 2 and a drawing symbol displaying area 3, a memory 4 to store respective data of the graphic prepared fixedly and the graphic prepared temporarily, a symbol memory 5 to store the data of the symbol to symbolize respective graphics and a symbol selecting device 6, and to perform the graphic sticking processing, a memory symbol area 7 to store the symbol data of the graphic prepared temporarily, a sub-menu area 8 to store the item display data of the sub-menu of the graphic display of the temporarily prepared graphic and the graphic sticking processing and a sub-menu selecting device 9 are equipped.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a graphic processing method for data in a memory, and in particular a method for displaying temporarily prepared memory symbols of figures together with fixedly prepared drawing symbols in a drawing symbol display area of a display screen. The present invention also relates to a figure processing method for data in memory, in which figures temporarily prepared and stored in memory are displayed or pasted in a work area of a display screen as necessary.

0002

[Prior Art] In conventional graphic processing systems that can paste data stored in memory, especially graphic data, within the work area of a display screen, it is possible to paste various fixedly prepared data. For this purpose, a menu consisting of symbols representing each symbol is provided in the drawing symbol display area 3 of the display screen as shown in FIG. 12, and by selecting the menu, a transition is made to the respective data pasting mode and graphic processing is performed.

[0003] When pasting the data of a figure temporarily stored in the memory, a separate pull-down menu is prepared separately from the above-mentioned symbol of the fixed figure, and a paste function is selected from the pull-down menu. By specifying this, the mode transitioned to pasting data in memory and graphic processing was performed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 12, when a fixed straight line drawing symbol displayed as a drawing symbol is designated with a cursor or the like, a transition is made to the straight line pasting mode, and the work area is displayed as shown in FIG. By specifying the positions of the first point A and the second point B in 2, a straight line is pasted between the first point A and the second point B.

[0005] When pasting a figure that is temporarily stored in the memory, display another pull-down menu as shown in Figure 14, and then select the paste function with the cursor or the like to paste the data in the memory. By transitioning to mode and specifying the pasting position in work area 2,
As shown in FIG. 15, a graphic processing method was used to paste the contents stored in the memory at that time.

Note that FIG. 11 shows the contents of graphics stored in the memory.

[0007]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional graphic processing method of pasting data temporarily stored in memory requires an operation to display a pull-down menu of another menu. The disadvantage of this method is that it is difficult to understand how to paste stored data compared to a fixed method.

[0008]Also, despite having the same pasting function, the operations are completely different, resulting in poor operability. The present invention
A graphical processing method for data in memory that aims to solve the above drawbacks and also allows data temporarily stored in memory to be displayed in the work area of a display device so that the stored data can be confirmed. is intended to provide.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention. 1 is a display device that displays two screens: a work area and a drawing symbol display area;
2 is a work area, which is a display screen where graphic processing such as drawing, moving, pasting, and displaying figures is performed; 3 is a drawing symbol display area, which symbolizes fixedly prepared figures and temporarily prepared figures, respectively. 4 is a memory that stores each data of fixedly prepared figures and temporarily prepared figures. The pre-stored symbol memory 5 is a symbol memory that stores each data item for selecting the display and pasting of the symbolized symbols and temporarily prepared figures displayed in the drawing symbol display area 3. 6 is a symbol selection device that selects and specifies symbols displayed in the drawing symbol display area 3 with a cursor, etc.; 7 is a memory symbol area that is temporarily stored in the memory 4; An area 8 in the symbol memory 5 stores data of a symbol symbolizing the figure, and 8 is a submenu area;
An area 9 in the symbol memory 5 stores data for displaying the figures temporarily stored in the memory 4 and displaying submenu items for figure pasting processing; 9 is a submenu selection device; selecting one of the submenu items of figure display and figure pasting processing to be displayed in the drawn symbol display area 3 when a figure symbol temporarily stored in the symbol selection device 6 is specified; is a control unit which reads the data of the symbol corresponding to the symbol from the memory 4 according to the symbol selected and specified by the symbol selection device 6, and when the symbol of the temporarily prepared figure is specified, this temporarily 11 is a display control unit that reads each data of the item for selecting display and pasting of prepared figures from the submenu area 8 and displays it in the drawing symbol display area 3; Each data read from the memory 5 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 1.

0010

[Operation] The data of temporarily prepared graphic symbols is read out from the memory symbol area 7 in the symbol memory 5, and the data of fixedly prepared graphic symbols is read out from the symbol memory 5. Each symbol is read out and displayed in the drawn symbol display area 3.

When a graphic symbol temporarily prepared by the symbol selection device 6 is selected and specified with a cursor or the like,
Each data item for selecting display or pasting of the temporarily prepared figures is read from the submenu area 8 and displayed in the drawn symbol display area 3 at the same time as the fixedly prepared symbols.

When a display item is selected on the submenu selection device 9, the data of a graphic corresponding to the symbol is read from the memory 4, and the graphic is displayed in the work area 2. When a pasting item is selected on the submenu selection device 9, an inquiry is made regarding the pasting position, and then the shape is pasted in a not-illustrated graphic processing section, and the pasted shape is also pasted in the work area 2. The shape is drawn.

[0013]

[Embodiment] FIG. 2 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, with reference numeral 1
1 to 5, 7, 8, and 11 correspond to those in FIG. 1, 12 represents a graphic processing control unit, and 13 represents a mouse. The graphic processing control unit 12 has the functions of the control unit 10 shown in FIG. Graphical processing is now performed using conventional techniques.

The mouse 13 has the functions of the symbol selection device 6 and submenu selection device 9 shown in FIG. Next, the operation of FIG. 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The figure temporarily prepared prior to the explanation is, for example, the one shown in FIG. 11, and the data of the figure shown in FIG. It is stored in the memory symbol area 7 in advance.

In addition, the temporarily prepared submenu items of figure display and figure pasting processing shown in FIG. It is stored in 8. The data of the temporarily prepared figure symbol M is read out from the memory symbol area 7, and the data of each fixedly prepared symbol M such as a straight line, rectangle, round shape, etc. is read out from the symbol memory 5. As shown in FIG. 4, each symbol is displayed in the drawn symbol display area 3.

When the graphic processing control unit 12 is in the event acceptance state, it accepts an event (step 1) and determines the type of the event (step 2). For example, when this event type receives a signal indicating that a button on the mouse 13 is pressed, the graphic processing control unit 12 transitions to paste mode and receives a message for the symbol that the mouse cursor is specifying in the drawing symbol display area 3 (step 3). ).

Now, when the mouse cursor is specifying a symbol for drawing a straight line as shown in FIG. Displays a query. When the positions of the start point and end point are specified in the work area 2 using the mouse 13, the graphic processing control unit 12 reads straight line data from the memory 4 and connects the start point and end point with the straight line. , store the data in memory 4 (
Step 11). Since the data connected by this straight line is displayed in the work area 2, a straight line is drawn between the starting point A and the ending point B as shown in FIG.

Similarly, when the mouse cursor specifies a rectangular drawing symbol, data with the rectangle pasted at the specified position is stored in the memory 4 (step 12), and the rectangle is specified in the work area 2. is drawn at the specified position. On the other hand, when the mouse cursor specifies a symbol of a temporarily prepared figure as shown in FIG. Read each data of the item to select "Paste" and "Paste", and add the submenu items near the symbol as shown in FIG. Display the menu items (step 4). The graphic processing control unit 12 then receives the event (step 5).

When the mouse 13 is dragged (step 6), a signal is sent from the mouse 13 to the graphic processing control unit 12, and the sub-menu of the above "Paste" and "Display" is selected according to the dragged position of the mouse 13. The characters of the menu items are changed to black and white inverted characters (step 7). If you continue dragging the mouse 13, steps 5 to 7 will be repeated.

On the other hand, when the button of the mouse 13 is released (step 6), the above-mentioned "Paste" button at that point is released.
” or a message with inverted characters in the submenu item “Display” is sent to the graphic processing control unit 12. Now, when the inverted submenu item is "Paste" (step 8), the graphic processing control unit 12 displays the graphic shown in FIG. 11 temporarily prepared on the display screen of the display device 1. A display will be displayed asking where to paste. When the position is specified in the work area 2 using the mouse 13, the graphic processing control unit 12 reads out the data of the temporarily prepared figure from the memory 4 and pastes the data of the figure at the specified position. . A temporarily prepared figure is drawn on the display screen of the work area 2 at the specified position as shown in FIG. 8 (step 9). Then return to step 1.

[0021] Furthermore, when the inverted submenu item is "display" (step 8), the graphic processing control unit 12 reads out the data of the temporarily prepared graphic from the memory 4, and The figure is displayed on the display screen of the work area 2 in a window format as shown in FIG. 9 (step 10). Then return to step 1.

[0022] In the above explanation, the case where there is only one temporarily prepared figure has been explained, but if there are a plurality of temporarily prepared figures, the symbolic symbol thereof is, for example, M1.
, M2, M3, etc., so that they are displayed in the drawn symbol display area 3, and each symbolic symbol M1,
As explained above, M2, M3, . . . have exactly the same functions as the symbol M, and perform the same operations.

[0023] In addition, the temporarily prepared figure "Past"
When specifying the submenu items ``e'' and ``display,'' it is also possible to specify the items using symbols such as a V mark as shown in FIG. The mouse 13 may be replaced with a keyboard for input.

[0024]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the method for pasting graphic data temporarily stored in memory is converted into the same symbol as the fixedly prepared data, so the same operation is required. This will improve operability.

[0025] In addition, the figures temporarily stored in the memory are made into symbols, and the display and pasting processing items for the symbols can be selected, so that the figures can be checked efficiently in the work area. This makes it possible to save space in the drawing symbol display area, and furthermore, the data of the figure can be resolved using one symbol.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the display of symbols displayed in a drawn symbol display area of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of straight line drawing according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of symbol designation of temporarily prepared figures.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a submenu display when symbol M is specified.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a process for pasting temporarily prepared figures.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of display processing of temporarily prepared figures.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of another embodiment of submenu item selection.

FIG. 11 is an example of a graphic diagram temporarily prepared in a memory.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of symbols displayed in a conventional drawing symbol display area.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of conventional straight line drawing.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional pull-down menu display.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory drawing of figures temporarily prepared in memory.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Display device 2 Work area 3 Drawing symbol display area 4 Memory 5 Symbol memory 6 Symbol selection device 7 Memory symbol area 8 Submenu area 9. Submenu selection device 10 Control section 11 Display control section 12 Graphic processing control section 13 Mouse

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display device (
1), a memory (4) that stores each data of fixedly prepared figures and temporarily prepared figures, and a symbol (4) that stores each data of symbols symbolizing the fixedly prepared figures. It is equipped with a memory (5) and a symbol selection device (6) for selecting and specifying the symbols displayed in the drawing symbol display area (3). Memory (4
) is stored in a temporarily prepared memory (4) in a figure processing system that performs a figure pasting process that reads the data of the corresponding figure from the display screen and pastes the corresponding figure in the work area (2) of the display screen. A memory symbol area (7) is provided in the symbol memory (5) in which data of a symbol which is a figure and symbolizes the figure is stored, and the symbol of the temporarily prepared figure is fixedly prepared. The drawing symbol display area of the display screen (
3) A graphics processing method for data in memory, characterized in that the data is displayed as follows. 2. A display device having a work area (2) and a drawn symbol display area (3) as display screens (
1), a memory (4) that stores each data of fixedly prepared figures and temporarily prepared figures, and a symbol memory (4) that stores each data of symbols symbolizing the fixedly prepared figures. (5) and the drawing symbol display area (
3) and a symbol selection device (6) for selecting and specifying the symbols displayed in the memory (4).
In a figure processing system where a figure pasting process is performed in which the data of the corresponding figure is read out from the display screen and the corresponding figure is pasted into the work area (2) of the display screen, a figure temporarily prepared and stored in the memory (4) is used. A memory symbol area (7) is provided in the symbol memory (5) in which data of a symbol symbolizing the figure is stored, and a figure stored in the temporarily prepared memory (4) is provided. , a submenu area (8) in which item display data of the submenu of the figure display and figure pasting process is stored is provided in the symbol memory (5), and the temporarily prepared memory (4) is provided in the symbol memory (5). ) is specified by the symbol selection device (6), either the figure display or figure pasting submenu of the above submenu displayed in the drawing symbol display area (3) of the display screen. A submenu selection device (9) for selecting an item on the menu is provided, and when a temporarily prepared graphic symbol is specified in the symbol selection device (6), a submenu selection device (9) is provided to select an item from the menu. A memory characterized in that a graphic display process for a graphic stored in a temporarily prepared memory (4) and a graphic pasting process thereof are selectively executed in a work area (2) of a display screen. Graphical processing method for internal data.