JPH07182214A - Method for displaying list of file and data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily select a file having a desired data amount format out of plural kinds of registered files having respectively different data formats. CONSTITUTION:When a color code setting part 6 inputs a color code setting command for a file name from an input device 11 through a data processor 1, a set contents storing part 7 stores a display color corresponding to a file data format inputted from the device 11 following the command in a memory 8 as set information. When a file list display part 3 inputs a file list displaying command from the device 11 through the processor 1, a file information accessing part 9 accesses the set information from the memory 8 and then a sorting part 10 sorts a file data format and its display color read out from an external storage device 2 based upon the file information. Then, a color display control part 4 displays a file name by the set color in accordance with the sort. Thereby a user can identify the data format of the file name only by observing its display color.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processing device such as a personal computer capable of registering data as a file in a storage device, and more particularly to a method of displaying a list of files registered in the storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a data processing device such as a personal computer, processed data or the like is registered as a file in a storage device. Therefore,
Call the file registered in the storage device on the screen,
Alternatively, in order to delete the file, it is provided with a function of displaying a list of files registered in the storage device, and the user selects the target file from the displayed files with a cursor or the like to display the target file. It was called on the screen or deleted from the storage device.

By the way, recently, a plurality of types of files having different data formats (document data, graphic data, graph data, etc.) are mixed and registered in one storage device. When you display
There is a problem that multiple types of files with different data formats are also displayed together, and the data format of the file cannot be known only by the file name, and it is not possible to easily select the file having the desired data format. It was

[0004]

In a data processing device capable of registering data as a file in a storage device, recently, it has become possible to register a plurality of types of files having different data formats in a single storage device in a mixed manner. Therefore, when displaying the list of registered files, multiple types of files with different data formats described above are also displayed together, and the user cannot distinguish the data format of the file only by the file name. However, there is a problem that a file having a desired data format cannot be easily selected.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a method of displaying a list of files by which a file having a desired data format can be easily selected from a plurality of types of files having different data formats registered in a storage device. An object is to provide a data processing device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a display device capable of mixedly registering data of various formats as a file in a storage device and having a function of displaying a list of registered files and capable of color display. In the data processing device, a classifying unit that classifies the data format of the registered file when displaying a list of files registered in the storage unit, and the classifying unit that is registered in the storage unit based on the classification by the classifying unit. A list display means for displaying a list of files on the screen of the display device in a preset color corresponding to the data format is provided.

[0007]

In the data processing apparatus of the present invention, the classification means classifies the data formats of the registered files when displaying the files registered in the storage means in a list. The list display means displays a list of files registered in the storage device on the screen of the display device in a preset color corresponding to the data format based on the classification by the classification means. As a result, the user can easily know the data format only by looking at the display color of the displayed file name.

[0008]

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 an embodiment of a data processing apparatus of the present invention which employs the file list display method of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a data processing device that performs various processes on data and the like called from the external storage device 2, 2 is an external storage device such as an HDD that stores a data file (simply referred to as a file), and 3 is a list display of files on a display device 5. A file list display unit 4 for controlling the display
A color display control unit for controlling the color display of documents, graphs, and graphics to control the display, 5 is a display device such as a CRT or LCD for displaying documents, graphs, and graphics in color on the screen, and 6 is for setting the color classification of files to be registered. Color setting section, 7 is a setting content storage section for storing the setting information related to the registered file in the memory 8, 8 is a memory for storing file call information and setting information, and 9 is a file for setting information of files to be displayed in a list. A file information calling unit for performing control to be called from 10 is a classification unit for classifying the data format of a file called from the external storage device 2, and 11 is a user inputting various data and function commands, and further data setting commands and the like. An input device such as a keyboard or a mouse.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the user inputs the color code setting function key from the input device 11, the data processing device 1 activates the color component setting unit 6 in step 201. As a result, the color component setting unit 6 displays the setting screen as shown in FIG. 3 on the display device 5 through the color display control unit 4. However, the initial screen of the setting screen displays the registered contents of the previous setting contents. In step 202, the user looks at the setting screen and selects whether or not to perform color division in the file list display by operating the input device 11 and moving the cursor on the screen to the item to be set. . Next, in step 203, the user similarly selects whether or not the setting content is registered.

Since the selection information from the input device 11 is input to the color component setting unit 6 via the data processing device 1, the color component setting unit 6 displays a list of files based on the selection information in step 204. It is determined whether or not the color components are to be processed. If not, the process jumps to step 207, and if yes, the process proceeds to step 205. Then, the user proceeds to step 205.
In step 206, the classification form is selected, and in step 206, the display color is selected. The color component setting unit 6 determines in step 207 whether or not to register the above-described user setting.
The determination is made based on the selection information obtained in step 2, and if not registered, the process ends, and if registered, the process proceeds to step 208. In step 208, the color component setting unit 6 activates the setting content storage unit 7, stores the user's selection information input from the input device 11 in a predetermined area of the memory 8, and ends the process.
If it is selected in step 202 that the setting contents are not registered, the previous setting is performed.

Next, the operation of displaying the list of files in the state where the settings for displaying the list of files as described above are made in advance will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user inputs a file list display command from the input device 11 to the data processing device 1, the data processing device 1 activates the file list display unit 3 in step 401. As a result, the file list display unit 3 activates the file information calling unit 9, and the file information calling unit 9 searches the memory 8. As a result, the file list display unit 3 determines in step 402 whether a color component has been set for the file list display. If not, the process proceeds to step 407, and if set, to step 403. move on. The file list display unit 3 retrieves the classification data such as the file type, the name of the author, and the paper size from the memory 8 by the file information calling unit 9 in step 403, and determines which type of file is displayed in the list by the classification unit 10 in step 404. Identify which files are classified as.

Next, the file list display section 3 displays a step 40.
5, the color display control unit 4 is operated, and the external storage device 2
The file name read from the file is color-coded according to the classification of the classification unit 10 and displayed on the screen of the display device 5, and step 406
At, it is determined whether or not all the file names registered in the external storage device 2 are displayed. If not displayed, the process returns to step 403, and if displayed, the process ends. Here, when the data format of the file is a document, if blue is set for this, the file name displayed on the file list display screen of the display device 5 is displayed in blue, and If the data format of the file is a graphic, and if red is set for this, the file name displayed on the file list display screen of the display device 5 is displayed in red. On the other hand, if the color is not set and the process proceeds to step 407, the file list display unit 3 does not display the list according to the file type, and displays the file name registered in the external storage device 2 as usual. A single color display is performed on the screen of the device 5, and the process ends.

According to this embodiment, if the display color is set according to the data format of the file, the file name is displayed on the screen of the display device 5 in the color according to the data format when the list of files is displayed. Therefore, the user can easily identify the data format of the file only by looking at the display color, and can easily select the file of the desired data format.

In the above embodiment, the user can preset the display color depending on the data format of the file. However, the display color can be preset by the manufacturer or the like at the time of manufacture. The same effect can be obtained. In such a system, the data format of the file and its display color can be stored in the ROM or the like. Also, information indicating the correspondence between the display color and the data format of the file is displayed at the same time on a predetermined part of the file list display screen, so that even if the display color set by the user is forgotten, the data format of the file described above can be easily set. Can also be identified.
Further, in the above invention, the difference in the data format of the file is distinguished by the difference in the display color. However, when a display device or the like which cannot display in color is used, the file name is displayed with different character decoration depending on the difference in the data format. The same effect as can be obtained. Further, the present invention can be applied to any device such as a word processor and a database other than the above-mentioned personal computer as long as the device has a function of registering data, and the same effect can be obtained.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, a file having a desired data format can be easily selected from a plurality of types of files having different data formats registered in the storage device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data processing device of the present invention that employs a file list display method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a color component setting process for displaying a file list by the apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen displayed on the display device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing file list display processing by the device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Data processing device 2 ... External storage device 3 ... File list display unit 4 ... Color display control unit 5 ... Display device 6 ... Color setting unit 7 ... Setting content storage unit 8 ... Memory 9 ... File information calling unit 10 ... Classification Part 11 ... Input device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A file list display method for displaying a list of files registered in a storage device, wherein the files are displayed in a list in a preset color corresponding to the data format. List display method. 2. The method for displaying a list of files according to claim 1, wherein the display color of the file is set in advance by the user to an arbitrary color corresponding to the data format. 3. A data processing device comprising a display device capable of registering data of various formats as a file in a storage device together and having a list display function of registered files, and comprising a color display device. A classifying unit that classifies the data formats of registered files when displaying a list of files registered in the storage unit, and a file registered in the storage device based on the classification by the classifying unit corresponds to the data format And a list display unit for displaying a list on the screen of the display device in a preset color. 4. A setting means for allowing a user to set an arbitrary display color corresponding to a data format of a file, wherein the list display means stores files registered in the storage device in advance corresponding to the data format. 4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a list is displayed on the screen of the display device in the color set by the setting unit.