JPH07121341A - Information processor and display control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp the number of items and the order of display items at a glance at the time of selecting the item in a user interface using a roll box. CONSTITUTION:For the roll box 7 provided with the plural selection items, a tag 7a for discriminating the number of the items of the roll box 7 and the order of the display items is displayed, the respective selection items are displayed in the order inside the roll box 7 every time of the selection specification of the roll box 7 and the display position of the tag 7a is changed.

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 personal computer equipped with a display device, and more particularly to a graphical user interface (hereinafter referred to as GUI).
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a display control method for performing a user interface using a roll box, which is one of the graphic components that configure the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a personal computer, G
Some use a UI to perform a user interface. The GUI uses graphics for screen display for operating software. This GUI
There are icons, menu bars, hop-up menus, scroll lists, check boxes, etc. as the various graphic components that make up the, and there is a roll box method for selecting one from a plurality of selection items among them. .

This indicates that the default item is initially displayed, and that it can be selected by enclosing it in a shaded rectangle, etc., and pointing until the item desired by the user is displayed in the same area. This is the method specified by the device.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional display screen. A plurality of roll boxes 1 to 7 are displayed on the mode setting screen. Each of the roll boxes 1 to 7 has a plurality of selection items, and the display contents are changed in order by designation by a pointing device.
For example, in the roll box 7 of "Alarm volume",
There are three selection items such as "small", "medium", and "large", and each time you point on the roll box 7, the selection items "small", "medium", and "large" are displayed in order. become.

[0005]

By the way, the roll box as described above has conventionally only changed its display contents by a selection operation. Therefore, when there are a plurality of selection items, there is a problem that it is difficult to operate because it is not known how many items are present and what number the currently displayed item is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in a user interface using a roll box, when an item is selected, the number of the item and the order of the displayed items can be grasped at a glance. And a display control method.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a roll box having a plurality of selection items is displayed, and identification information (tag) for identifying the number of items in this roll box and the order of the displayed items is displayed. The selection items are sequentially displayed in the roll box every time the roll box is selected and the display of the identification information is updated.

[0008]

With the above arrangement, the selection items are sequentially displayed in the roll box for each selection instruction, and the display of the identification information (tag) corresponding to the roll box is updated along with the display. Therefore, the display state of this identification information makes it possible to grasp at a glance the number of items and the order of the displayed items.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This device is a GUI
A user interface is performed by using a roll box, which is one of the graphic parts constituting the. In FIG. 1, a CPU 11 controls the entire apparatus. Here, the ROM 12 and the RAM 13 are accessed to execute a display control process as shown in FIG. 4 by activating a program according to an input instruction.

The ROM 12 stores various information such as programs required for starting the CPU 11 and font data used for display. Further, the RAM 13 has a display table 13 required for displaying the roll box and the tags.
a is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the display table 13a stores management information including the number of items, the order of the items currently displayed, and the selected item name for each roll box.

The pressure-sensitive tablet 14 and the tablet controller 15 are elements that constitute a data input device. The pressure-sensitive tablet 14 is normally a touch panel tablet, and uses a pen for input operation. The tablet control unit 15 generates coordinate data corresponding to the input position detected by the pressure-sensitive tablet 14, and the CPU
Enter in 11.

The LCD (liquid crystal display) 16 and the LCD control section 17 are components that constitute a data output device. L
The CD 16 has a structure integrated with the pressure sensitive tablet 14, and is arranged so that the panel of the pressure sensitive tablet 14 and the display screen face each other. Here, the data input / output device 18 is configured by combining the pressure-sensitive tablet 14 and the LCD 16. LCD control unit 17
The display operation of the LCD 16 is controlled based on the control of U11. The VRAM 21 is under the control of the LCD control unit 17,
Data to be displayed on the LCD 16 is stored.

FDD (floppy disk device) 19
Is used as an external storage device. This FDD19
Stores a created document or the like under the control of the CPU 11 via the FDC (floppy disk controller) 20.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the display screen of the embodiment. Here, rectangular roll boxes 1 to 7 are displayed for each mode on the mode setting screen. Each of the roll boxes 1 to 7 has a plurality of selection items, and the display contents are changed in order by designation by a pointing device.

In this embodiment, tags 1a to 7a are provided on the left side of the roll boxes 1 to 7, respectively. The tags 1a to 7a are used as identification information for identifying the number of selection items that the roll boxes 1 to 7 have and the order of the items currently displayed, and have a dot width for half-width characters here. In the rectangular area divided according to the number of items, the selection items are displayed in the order of display.

For example, in the roll box 7 for "alarm volume", there are three selection items such as "small", "medium", and "high", and as shown in FIGS. Every time you point to "small",
The selection items of "Medium" and "Large" are displayed in order. At this time, a tag 7a having areas divided into three is displayed on the roll box 7, and the areas are sequentially slid as the display items are changed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. When setting various modes, the CPU 11 first sets
An initial display process as shown in the flowchart of (a) is executed.

That is, the CPU 11 refers to the display table 13a provided in the RAM 13 and first reads the management information on the roll box 1 (step A1).
And A2). The CPU 11 initially displays the selection items of the roll box 1 based on this management information (step A2), and also initially displays the tag 1a for the roll box 1 (step A3). In this case, since the roll box 1 has two selection items “Hiragana” and “Katakana”, as shown in FIG.
"Hiragana" is displayed as the default.
Further, the tag 1a is displayed as the default at the head position of the area divided into two.

In this way, the CPU 11 makes all the roll boxes 1 to 7 registered in the display table 13a.
Items are initially displayed, and tags 1a to 7a for them are initially displayed (steps A5 and A).
6).

Here, in order to select an item (here, a mode), when the roll boxes 1 to 7 are pen-clicked, the CPU 11 executes a display control process as shown in FIG. 5B.

That is, when there is a selection instruction by pen click (step B1), the CPU 11 detects the instructed roll box based on the coordinate data from the pressure-sensitive tablet 14 (step B2). CPU11
The management information corresponding to the detected roll box is read from the display table 13a (step B3), and one piece of information indicating the rank of the display item therein is updated (step B4).

Then, the CPU 11 displays the next selection item in the roll box on the basis of the updated rank, the number of items, and various kinds of information on the selection item name (step B5), and according to the display item. The tag is displayed at the open position (step B6).

Thus, for example, in the "alarm volume" roll box 7, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c), selection items of "small", "medium", and "high" are selected for each selection instruction. Are sequentially displayed, and the display position of the tag 7a provided on the roll box 7 is changed according to the display.
In this case, since the area is divided into three, it is possible to grasp at a glance that there are three selection items. Further, from the display position of the tag 7a, it is possible to grasp at a glance what number the selection item currently displayed corresponds to.

Although the tag area is provided on the left side of the roll box in the above embodiment, it may be provided on the right side, the upper side or the lower side. Further, the shape of the roll box or the tag is not limited to the rectangular shape, and for example, a fan-shaped tag may be provided in a circular roll box.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, a roll box having a plurality of selection items is provided with identification information (tag) for identifying the number of items in this roll box and the order of display items, Since the identification information is updated along with the display of each selection item in the roll box, the number of items and the order of the display items can be grasped at a glance when selecting an item. As a result, the user interface using the roll box can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a display table of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a display screen of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the tag display operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional display screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 to 7 ... roll box, 1a to 7a ... tag, 11 ... C
PU, 12 ... ROM, 13 ... RAM, 13a ... Display table, 14 ... Pressure sensitive tablet, 15 ... Tablet control unit, 16 ... LCD, 17 ... LCD control unit, 18 ... Data input / output device, 19 ... FDC, 20 … FDD, 21… V
RAM.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying a roll box having a plurality of selection items, and displaying identification information for identifying the number of items in this roll box and the order of the display items, and a display means for displaying the identification information. And a display control unit for displaying each of the selection items in order in the roll box for each selection designation by the designation unit and updating the display of the identification information. An information processing device characterized by: 2. A roll box having a plurality of selection items is displayed, identification information for identifying the number of items in this roll box and the order of the display items is displayed, and the roll box displayed is selected and designated. Then, the display control method is characterized in that the selection items are sequentially displayed in the roll box for each selection designation and the display of the identification information is updated.