JPH06110670A - Graphic user interface function customizing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the graphic user interface function customizing system which can acquire an event by the instruction of event acquisition in an expanded language without necessity for memorizing any new language concerning the description of a graphic user interface. CONSTITUTION:At the time of executing an expanded language program 2 independently of the expanded language, the constitution of a window is described by a graphic user interface description 4 in a graphic user interface description language read by a function in a graphic control routine group 3 corresponding to the instruction of the expanded language, processing for the operation of a user is described by an interpreter type expanded language, and an expanded language interpreter 1 is managed in an expanded language interpreter managing routine 5. Further, at the time of generating the event, the processing for the event and the restart of the expanded language interpreter 1 are requested by an event processing routine 6. Thus, the constitution of the window is separated from an operation part, and the diversion of a program prepared in the past is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic user interface function customizing method, and more particularly to a graphic user interface function customizing method used in a command in which a graphic user interface function is described in an extended language such as a CAD tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional graphic user interface function customizing method is a method of describing a window structure by an extended language itself. For example, when displaying a window as shown in FIG.
First, the individual buttons 301, 302, 303 are created by using the button creation function of the extended language, and then the text input part 304 is created by using the text input part creation function. Subsequently, the window 305 serving as the outer frame is created using the window creating function. Furthermore, window 30
The entire window is created by allocating the buttons 301, 302, 303 and the text input section 304 to the inside of 5, and finally the function for displaying the entire window is called.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional graphic user interface function customizing method is as follows.
There is a problem that the creator of the graphic user interface part has to learn the window creating commands and functions peculiar to the extended language and the window structuring method. In addition, since the graphic user interface description language is basically event driven, there is a problem that a skilled program developer is required.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a graphic user interface function customizing method in which it is not necessary to learn a new language for describing a graphic user interface, and an event can be acquired by an event acquisition command of an extended language.

[0005]

A graphic user interface function customizing method of the present invention is an extended language interpreter for executing an extended language for defining a command procedure of an application program at the time of use, an extended language program, and the extension. A graphic control routine group including a graphic user interface routine and a graphic control routine called from a language interpreter, and read by a function in the graphic control routine group by an instruction of the extended language when the extended language program is executed independently of the extended language. A graphic user interface description in a graphic user interface description language and the graphic user interface managing the extended language interpreter. And extension language interpreter management routine for a call centers face description, a configuration called by occurrence of an event from the graphic control routine and an event processing routine for requesting resumption of the extended language interpreter and processing of the event.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

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

The Aimei graphic user interface function customizing method is called from the extended language interpreter 1, the extended language program 2, and the extended language interpreter 1 for executing the extended language for the user to define the procedure of the command of the application program. A graphic control routine group 3 including a graphic user interface routine and a graphic control routine, and a graphic user loaded by a function in the graphic control routine group 3 by an instruction of the extended language when the extended language program 2 is executed independently of the extended language. The graphic user interface description 4 in the interface description language and the extended language interpreter 1 are managed to call the graphic user interface description. And extended language interpreter management routine 5 for issuing, called by the occurrence of events from the graphic control routine, and a event processing routine 6 requesting process and resume the extended language interpreter 1 for the event.

Next, the operation will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention.
The names and symbols used in FIG. 1 are used, and the mutual relationships in FIG.

First, in step (hereinafter referred to as S) 11, the extended language interpreter management routine 5 starts the extended language interpreter 1 (FIG. 1: f), and in S12, the extended language program 2 is read and executed (FIG. 1: i). ). Next, when there is an instruction to read the graphic user interface description 4 in the extended language program 2, the extended language interpreter 1 calls the graphic control routine group 3 (FIG. 1: g). The interface description 4 is read (FIG. 1: c). Then, in S14, when a function of taking an event is executed in the extended language program 2, the extended language interpreter 1 is temporarily interrupted in S15 and the extended language interpreter management routine 5 is returned (FIG. 1: e). In the extended language interpreter management routine 5,
In S16, the event acquisition function in the graphic control routine group 3 is called (FIG. 1: d). Next, S17
In step S18, the extended language interpreter management routine 5 performs other work while determining whether or not an event has occurred. When an event occurs, the graphic control routine group 3 calls the event processing routine 6 (FIG. 1: b), performs processing according to the event, and then restarts the extended language interpreter 1 to the extended language interpreter management routine 5. Request (FIG. 1: a), the extended language interpreter management routine 5 restarts the extended language interpreter 1 in S19 (FIG. 1: f), and the extended language interpreter 1 executes immediately after the previously interrupted extended language program 2. Is resumed, the event is received in S20, and the process according to the event is performed in S21. The state of the window can be obtained by calling the graphic control routine group 3 from the extended language interpreter 1 (FIG. 1: g) (FIG. 1: h). When all the processes are completed, the window is erased and the data is cleared in S22, and the process is completed. Then, other processes are performed.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, an extended language interpreter for executing an extended language for defining a command procedure of an application program at the time of use, an extended language program, and a graphic called from the extended language interpreter. A graphic control routine group including user interface routines and graphic control routines, and a graphic user in a graphic user interface description language that is read by a function in the graphic control routine group by an extension language instruction independently of the extension language when the extension language program is executed. An interface description and an extended language interpreter management routine that manages the extended language interpreter and calls the graphic user interface description, By providing an event processing routine that is called from the graphic control routine when an event occurs and requests the restart of the extended language interpreter, it is not necessary to remember a new language for the description of the graphic user interface, and the event of the extended language event There is an effect that the event can be acquired by the acquisition command.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 extended language interpreter 2 extended language program 3 graphic control routines 4 graphic user interface description 5 extended language interpreter management routine 6 event processing routine

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An extended language interpreter for executing an extended language for defining a command procedure of an application program at the time of use, an extended language program, and a graphic user interface routine and a graphic control routine called from the extended language interpreter. A group of graphic control routines, a graphic user interface description in a graphic user interface description language read by a function in the graphic control routine group by an instruction of the extended language when the extended language program is executed independently of the extended language, and the extension An extended language interpreter management routine that manages the language interpreter and calls the graphic user interface description, and an event. A graphic user interface function customizing method, comprising: a process for the event, which is called by the graphic control routine when an event occurs, and an event processing routine for requesting restart of the extended language interpreter.