JPH06274587A - Graphic editing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve editing efficiency in graphic editing by moving a character or a pattern being displayed while an enlarging/reducing function is being operated, and displaying a part which could not be displayed in the case that the character or the pattern whose enlarging/reducing display was desired to execute on a display means could not be executed. CONSTITUTION:In the case that an undisplayed part 4 not being displayed while the enlarging/reducing function is being operated in the graphic editing is desired to display by a display part 2, a pointer 6 is moved to a direction desired to display. Namely, the pointer 6 is moved to the lower side of the display part 2. When the pointer 6 is intended to move further to a downward direction, the patterns 1, 3 being displayed on the display part 2 are scrolled upward, and the undisplayed part 4 can be displayed. By moving further the pointer 6 to the part whose enlarging/reducing display is desired to execute, and operating the enlarging/reducing function in this state, the enlarging/ reducing display can be executed further.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic editing method for enlarging / reducing display of characters or figures in an information processing device such as a word processor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, enlargement / reduction display of a graphic or character display portion in a conventional graphic editing method will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the display unit before the enlargement / reduction display function is operated, and FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the reduced display function is operated, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the graphic editing operation.

In the figure, 1 is a figure drawn by designating coordinates by a pointing device (not shown), 2 is a display unit of display means for displaying the figure 1, 3
Is a figure input in the same manner as figure 1, 4 is an undisplayed part of figure 3 that could not be displayed in the display section 2 due to the operation of the enlarged display function, and 5 shows the coordinate position designated by the pointing device or the like. A pointer 6 to be operated is a pointer for operating the enlargement / reduction function, and has a shape similar to a magnifying glass.

Next, the operation will be described. When enlarging / reducing a figure in the graphic editing method,
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the pointer 5 is moved to a portion on the display unit 2 to be enlarged / reduced, and the enlargement / reduction function is executed in that state. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, a graphic enlarged or reduced about the position of the pointer 6 is displayed on the display unit 2. In addition, although the above description has described a graphic, the same applies to a character input using a keyboard.

[0005]

Enlargement / reduction display in the conventional graphic editing method is performed by displaying a character or figure to be enlarged / reduced on the display unit 2 and operating the enlargement / reduction function. Or, the figure was enlarged / reduced. Therefore, in the enlarging / reducing display, when it is desired to display the undisplayed portion 4 which is not displayed on the display means, the enlarging / reducing function is canceled once, and the undisplayed portion to be enlarged / reduced again. Display unit 2
Since it is necessary to display the image on the screen before enlarging / reducing it, the editing work is complicated and the work efficiency is low.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and displays characters or figures to be enlarged / reduced on the display means and operates the enlargement / reduction function. An object of the present invention is to obtain a graphic editing method for displaying a portion which is not displayed on the display means.

[0007]

In the graphic editing method according to the present invention, a character or a figure to be enlarged / reduced is displayed on the display means, and the enlargement / reduction function is operated on the display means. The displayed character or figure is moved so that the part that is not displayed is displayed.

[0008]

According to the graphic editing method of the present invention, when the characters or figures to be enlarged / reduced cannot be displayed on the display means, the characters displayed with the enlargement / reduction function are operated. Alternatively, by moving the graphic, it is possible to display the portion that could not be displayed on the display means, and it is possible to improve the editing efficiency of graphic editing.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of enlarging / reducing display of a graphic editing method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1
Is a functional block diagram of a graphic editing system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b) and 2 (c) are views showing its display portion, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing its graphic editing operation. .

In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. Reference numeral 7 is a keyboard for inputting characters or figures, 8 is a pointing device indicating pointing means for drawing coordinates and drawing figures, and 9 is an enlargement / reduction unit for enlarging or reducing characters or figures on the display unit 2.
Reduced display means, 10 is storage means for storing enlarged or reduced character or graphic data, 11 is control means for controlling the whole, and 12 is an undisplayed portion of graphic 1 which cannot be displayed on the display unit 2.

In FIG. 3, first, in step S41, the enlargement / reduction function of graphic editing is operated. In step S42, the moving range of the pointer 6 is set within the display unit 2. In step S43, it is confirmed whether or not the position of the pointer 6 is at the end of the display unit 2 indicating the predetermined position. In step S44, the graphic 1 at the position in the direction confirmed in step S43 is moved so that it can be displayed on the display unit 2 (hereinafter referred to as scrolling).

In step S45, it is confirmed whether or not an instruction to cancel the enlargement / reduction function is issued. In step S46, the movement range of the pointer 6 changed in step S42 is restored. In step S47, the enlargement / reduction function is canceled. It is confirmed whether enlargement / reduction is instructed in step S48. In step S49, the graphic 1 displayed on the display unit 2 is enlarged / reduced according to the instruction of enlargement / reduction.

The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the enlargement / reduction function is operated by graphic editing. In this state, when it is desired to display the undisplayed portion 4 of the graphic 3 which is not displayed on the display unit 2, the pointer 6 is moved in the direction to be displayed. That is, as shown in (a) and (b), the pointer 6 is moved to the lower side of the display unit 2. If the pointer 5 is further moved downward in this state, the figures 1 and 3 displayed on the display unit 2 are scrolled upward, and (c)
The undisplayed portion 4 can be displayed as shown in FIG.

In this state, further enlargement / reduction display can be performed by moving the pointer 6 to a portion to be enlarged / reduced display and operating the enlargement / reduction function. If the undisplayed portion 12 of the graphic 1 that is no longer displayed on the display unit 2 due to scrolling is to be displayed on the display unit 2 again, the pointer 6 is moved to the upper side of the display unit 2 contrary to the above operation. When moving upward, the figures 1 and 3 displayed on the display unit 2 are scrolled downward, contrary to the above, and displayed on the display unit 2 as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, the confirmation is performed in the order of step S43, step S45 and step S48 in FIG. 3, but there is no problem even if this order is changed. In the above-described embodiment, the display unit 2 is represented as displaying the entire screen of the CRT, but it is the same even if it is displayed in one of the windows such as the window screen. Further, although the enlargement function has been mainly described in the above-described embodiment, when the reduction function is performed, the same operation as described above is performed only by reducing the size of the character or the graphic. Although the graphic is described in the above embodiment, the same applies to a character input using the keyboard 7. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the vertical scrolling is described, but the horizontal scrolling can be performed by moving the pointer in the horizontal direction.

Further, when the pointer 6 is arranged at the four corners of the rectangular display section 2 showing a specific position, it can be moved in an oblique direction. For example, if the pointer 6 is located in the lower right corner of the display unit, scrolling is performed from the lower right direction to the upper left direction.

[0017]

According to the present invention, when the graphic editing is performed while performing the enlarged / reduced display, the enlarged or reduced characters or figures are scrolled while the enlargement / reduction function is operated. Improvement is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a graphic editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display unit of a graphic editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the graphic editing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display unit before a conventional enlargement / reduction display function operation.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display unit after a conventional enlargement / reduction display function operation.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional graphic editing method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 figure 2 display part 3 figure 4 undisplayed part 6 pointer 7 keyboard 8 pointing device 9 enlarging / reducing means 12 undisplayed part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] February 15, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0003

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In the figure, 1 is a figure drawn by designating coordinates by a pointing device (not shown), 2 is a display unit of display means for displaying the figure 1, 3
Is a figure input in the same manner as figure 1, 4 is an undisplayed part of figure 3 that could not be displayed in the display section 2 due to the operation of the enlarged display function, and 5 shows the coordinate position designated by the pointing device or the like. Pointer, 6 is a scaling table
It is a pointer when the indicating function is operated, and has a shape similar to a magnifying glass.

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0004

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Next, the operation will be described. When enlarging / reducing a figure in the graphic editing method,
First, move the pointer 5 to the scale displayed <br/> want part of the display unit 2 as shown in FIG. 4, to perform the scaling display function in a state of its <br/> in step S41 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the image is enlarged around the position of the pointer 6.
Displays the thumbnail displayed graphic on the display unit 2, step S42
The moving range of the pointer 6 is set within the display unit 2. afterwards,
The enlargement / reduction display function is canceled in step S45.
If it is done, it is canceled in step S47.
Run. If it is not canceled, step S4
Go to step 8 and check if the enlargement / reduction display function is instructed.
If judged and instructed, enlargement / reduction is actually performed in step S49.
If not instructed, the process returns to step S45. In addition,
Although the above description has described the graphic, the same applies to characters input using the keyboard.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] 0005

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0005]

The enlargement / reduction display in the conventional graphic editing method is performed by displaying the character or figure to be enlarged / reduced display on the display unit 2 and operating the enlargement / reduction display function. The characters or figures were enlarged or reduced. Therefore, in the enlarged / reduced display, when it is desired to display the undisplayed portion 4 which is not displayed on the display means, the enlarging / reducing display function is once canceled, and the undisplayed portion to be enlarged / reduced again is displayed. Since it is necessary to display the portion 4 on the display unit 2 and then perform the enlargement / reduction display, there is a problem that the editing work becomes complicated and the work efficiency is low.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The operation of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the enlargement / reduction function is operated by graphic editing. In this state, when it is desired to display the undisplayed portion 4 of the graphic 3 which is not displayed on the display unit 2, the pointer 6 is moved in the direction to be displayed. That is, as shown in (a) and (b), the pointer 6 is moved to the lower side of the display unit 2. Further pointer in this state
When it is attempted to move 6 downward, the figures 1 and 3 displayed on the display unit 2 are scrolled upward, and (c)
The undisplayed portion 4 can be displayed as shown in FIG.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Further, when the pointer 6 is arranged at the four corners of the rectangular display section 2 showing a specific position, it can be moved in an oblique direction. For example, if the pointer 6 is placed in the lower right corner of the display unit, scrolling is performed from the lower right to the upper left.

[Procedure correction 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0017]

According to the present invention, when a graphic edit is performed while displaying an enlarged / reduced image, the enlarged / reduced characters or figures are scrolled while the enlargement / reduction function is operated. Efficiency can be improved.

[Procedure Amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Explanation of code

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Explanation of symbols] 1 figure 2 display section 3 figure 4 non-displayed section 6 pointer 7 keyboard 8 pointing device 9 enlargement / reduction display means 12 non-displayed section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting characters or graphics,
Pointing means for designating coordinates, display means for displaying a character input by the input means or a figure drawn by designating coordinates by the pointing means, and the character displayed on the display means Or a scaling means for enlarging or reducing the figure, and the character or figure displayed on the display means is enlarged or reduced by the enlarging or reducing means on the display means. A graphic editing method, characterized in that the displayed character or graphic is moved so that the character or graphic not displayed is displayed on the display means. 2. A pointer is displayed on the display means while the character or graphic displayed on the display means is being enlarged or reduced by the enlargement / reduction means, and the pointer is used to point the pointer. If the pointer is placed at a predetermined position on the display means by freely operating the means, the character or graphic not displayed on the display means is displayed so as to be displayed on the display means. 2. The graphic editing method according to claim 1, wherein the character or graphic is moved. 3. The pointer is arranged at a specific position on the display means by the pointing means in a state where the character or graphic displayed on the display means is enlarged or reduced by the enlargement / display means. Then, the displayed character or graphic is slanted so that the character or graphic not displayed on the display means is displayed on the display means. Graphic editing method.