JPH07320083A - Graphic editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To set drawing attributes through easy-to-understand operation by displaying the drawing attributes in the form of drawing attribute icons corresponding to the drawing attributes. CONSTITUTION:In a drawing editor area 5 on a display and in a drawing area 6 in the drawing editor area 5, drawing attribute icons 7a-7c showing pattern attributes and drawing attribute icons 8a-8c showing color attributes are displayed. The drawing attributes are set by drawing symbols on the those drawing attribute icons 7a-7c and drawing attribute icons 8a-8c by using an electronic pen, a mouse, etc., and the drawing attributes are used for drawing. Thus, drawn lines and the drawing attributes consisting of internal patterns determining the patterns in the areas encircled with the lines are displayed as the drawing attribute icons corresponding to the drawing attributes to facilitate their selection.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphic editing apparatus for displaying a drawing attribute as a drawing attribute icon in a drawing editor and setting a drawing attribute by drawing a symbol on the drawing attribute icon.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various materials have been created by personal computers and word processors in various fields. And, these materials have been made easier to see and understand by using not only letters but also figures. In order to create such effective materials, a dedicated system for creating materials and the skill to handle them are required. In particular, nowadays when it is necessary to create various materials, it is desirable that the operations for creating the materials be simpler and easier to be accepted by non-experts.

Conventionally, when drawing a graphic such as a line segment and a region in a drawing editor, the drawing attribute of a line is selected and selected from a list of color attributes and pattern attributes. Then, in setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern, after instructing the portion representing the drawing attribute of the internal pattern in advance,
Alternatively, the setting is performed after switching to the internal pattern mode.

For example, Maci manufactured by Apple Computer
With MacDrawII by Clarice, a software for ntosh, when setting the pattern attribute of a line, the pen pattern box representing the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is specified in advance and then the pattern attribute is set.

Also, in MacDraw Pro manufactured by Clarice Co., which is also software for Macintosh, the drawing attribute is set by switching between the line mode and the paint mode.

Further, the present inventors have disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-3565.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6, the cursor display can be changed according to the drawing characteristics, and the drawing characteristics can be determined by the cursor display.

[0007]

If the drawing attributes are set in the order of line, internal pattern, line, and internal pattern, it is necessary to instruct the pen pattern box and switch modes each time, thus improving work efficiency. Will be lowered.

Further, in the case of deleting an icon, in the conventional operating procedure, after selecting an icon to be deleted, a method of selecting deletion of a menu item or inputting a deletion command is adopted. Two operations, icon selection and command input, are required, which reduces work efficiency.

On the other hand, in the technique disclosed in the above publication, the cursor display is set according to the drawing characteristic and the drawing characteristic can be judged by the cursor display. However, the same problem occurs in selecting the drawing characteristic. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a graphic editing apparatus capable of setting a drawing attribute by an easy-to-understand operation and enabling icon display selection and icon deletion.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drawing editor capable of setting drawing attributes including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of a region surrounded by the line. In, the drawing attribute is displayed as a drawing attribute icon corresponding to the drawing attribute.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a graphic editing apparatus sets a drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute icon by adding a symbol on the drawing attribute icon of the first aspect, and draws with the drawing attribute. .

A graphic editing device according to a third aspect deletes the drawing attribute icon by adding a symbol to the drawing attribute icon of the first aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a graphic editing apparatus in which a drawing attribute including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of an area surrounded by the line can be set. By adding a symbol on the drawing attribute list, a drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute is set, and drawing is performed with the drawing attribute.

[0015]

According to the present invention, a drawing attribute consisting of a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of the area surrounded by the line is displayed as a drawing attribute icon corresponding to the drawing attribute, and the selection can be easily performed. To

In the second aspect, the drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute icon is selected by adding a specific symbol to the drawing attribute icon of the first aspect.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the drawing attribute icon of the first aspect is attached with a specific symbol to delete the drawing attribute icon.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a symbol is added to the drawing attribute list of the drawing attributes to set the drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute, and the drawing is performed with the drawing attribute.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the graphic editing apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG.
It will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the graphic editing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the graphic editing apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is an example of a screen of a drawing editor of the graphic editing apparatus of one embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a drawing editing unit composed of a microcomputer, which performs drawing input / output and drawing control. Reference numeral 2 denotes an icon management unit including a microcomputer, which associates a drawing attribute icon with a drawing attribute memory 3. The drawing attribute memory 3 comprises a RAM. Four
Is a symbol determination unit including a microcomputer. When a symbol is drawn on the drawing attribute icon in the drawing editing unit 1,
The symbol determination unit 4 determines the symbol, and the icon management unit 2 associates the drawing attribute icon with the drawing attribute stored in the drawing attribute memory 3. A graphic is displayed on the drawing editing unit 1 using the associated drawing attribute. The graphic display of the drawing editing unit 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, 5 is a drawing editor area on the display, and 6 is a drawing area on the drawing editor area 5. 7a to 7c are drawing attribute icons representing pattern attributes, and 8a to 8c are drawing attribute icons representing color attributes. Drawing attribute icons 7a to 7c representing these pattern attributes and drawing attribute icon 8a representing color attributes
The drawing attribute is set by drawing a symbol on the .about.8c with an electronic pen, a mouse, or the like, and drawing is performed using the drawing attribute.

The drawing editing process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S1, it is determined in the drawing editor 5 whether or not a symbol is drawn on the drawing attribute icons 7a to 7c representing pattern attributes and the drawing attribute icons 8a to 8c representing color attributes. Drawing attribute icons 7a to 7c representing pattern attributes and drawing attribute icons 8a to 8 representing color attributes
If no symbol is drawn on c, this routine is exited.

On the other hand, drawing attribute icons 7a to 7c representing pattern attributes and drawing attribute icons 8a to 8 representing color attributes.
When a symbol is drawn on c, it is determined in step S2 whether or not the symbol drawn by the symbol judging unit 4 is a line drawing attribute setting symbol. If the drawn symbol is a symbol for setting the line drawing attribute, the line drawing attribute is set in step S3. If the drawn symbol is not a line drawing attribute setting symbol, it is determined in step S4 whether or not the drawn symbol is an internal pattern drawing attribute setting symbol. If the drawn symbol is not the symbol for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern, the process goes to step S6. If the drawn symbol is a symbol for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern, the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set in step S5.

If the symbols drawn on the drawing attribute icons 7a to 7c representing the pattern attributes and the drawing attribute icons 8a to 8c representing the color attributes are erase symbols in step S6, the corresponding drawing attribute icons in step S7. 7a-7
c, the drawing attribute icons 8a to 8c representing the color attribute are deleted.

This operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

4 to 7 are examples of screens for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the graphic editing apparatus of the present invention. More specifically, FIG.
Is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set and is drawn using the drawing attribute, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which the drawing attribute of the line is set and drawing is performed using the drawing attribute.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set and is drawn using the drawing attribute, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which a symbol is drawn on the drawing attribute icon to delete.

By setting the drawing attributes of the internal pattern of FIG.
In the screen example drawn using the drawing attributes, 9 is a rectangle drawn using the drawing attributes before the drawing attributes are set,
At the beginning of drawing, the outline is a black line and the internal pattern is white.
As shown in FIG. 4A, a circular symbol 1 for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is placed on the drawing attribute icon 7a representing the pattern attribute.
When 0 is drawn, the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set (step S1, step S4 and step S5), and FIG.
It can be drawn using the drawing attribute like the drawn rectangle 11a.

In the screen example in which the drawing attributes of the line in FIG. 5 are set and the drawing attributes are used, the drawing attribute setting of the line is set on the drawing attribute icon 7b representing the pattern attribute as shown in FIG. 5A. When the pointer symbol 12 is drawn, the drawing attributes of the line are set (steps S1 to S3), and FIG.
Drawing can be performed using the drawing attributes as in the drawn rectangle 11b in (b).

By setting the drawing attributes of the internal pattern of FIG.
As shown in the example of the screen drawn using the drawing attributes, when the circular symbol 10 for setting the drawing attributes of the internal pattern is drawn on the drawing icon 8b representing the color attribute as shown in FIG. 6A, the drawing of the internal pattern is performed. The attribute is set (steps S1, S4, and S5), and drawing can be performed using the drawing attribute in which the color attribute of the internal pattern is set, such as the drawn rectangle 11c in FIG. 6B.

7A and 7B, when the deletion symbol 13 is drawn on the drawing attribute icon 8a as shown in FIG. 7A, in the screen example in which the deletion symbol is drawn on the drawing attribute icon shown in FIG. The drawing attribute icon 8a having the erase symbol 13 drawn on it is deleted (step S1, step S6, and step S7).

The symbol 1 attached to the icon of this embodiment
Reference numerals 0 and 12 are used to draw symbols with an electronic pen, a mouse, or the like, but in the case of practicing the present invention, a specific registered mark may be moved by a key operation or the like.

As described above, the graphic editing apparatus of this embodiment is
In a drawing editor in which a drawing attribute including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of an area surrounded by the line is freely set, a drawing attribute icon representing the pattern attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute 7
a to 7c, drawing attribute icons 8a to 8c representing color attributes, and the like are displayed as drawing attribute icons.
This can be the embodiment of claim 1. Therefore, the drawing attribute can be set by an easy-to-understand operation. Also,
When setting drawing attributes such as lines and internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and a specific symbol 1 can be displayed on the displayed icon.
Since specific drawing attributes can be set by adding 0 and 12, the labor can be reduced, the operation is easy to understand, and the work efficiency is improved.

In particular, the symbols 10 and 12 attached to the icons for carrying out the present invention are expressed as points by points in the case of drawing lines, and are circular in the case of the pattern of the area surrounded by the lines. It is a surface expression, and it matches the characteristics of people,
It is hard to make a mistake.

The graphic editing apparatus according to the present embodiment sets the drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute icon by adding symbols 10 and 12 on the drawing attribute icon in the graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1. It is possible to draw with the drawing attribute, and this can be the embodiment of claim 2. Therefore, the drawing attribute can be set by an easy-to-understand operation. Also, when setting drawing attributes such as lines and internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and specific drawing attributes can be set by attaching a specific symbol to the displayed icon, so that the labor can be reduced.
Operation is easy to understand and work efficiency is improved.

A graphic editing apparatus according to a third aspect deletes the drawing attribute icon by adding a symbol 13 to the drawing attribute icon in the graphic editing apparatus according to the first aspect. There can be three examples. In addition to the effect of claim 1, management of icons to be used becomes easy.

FIG. 8 is an overall block diagram showing a configuration for displaying and managing drawing attributes as a drawing attribute list in the figure editing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a drawing attribute list showing drawing attributes of the figure editing apparatus of the present invention. It is a flowchart in the case of displaying as. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example when the drawing attributes of the graphic editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are displayed as a drawing attribute list.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a drawing editing unit which is composed of a microcomputer, and performs drawing input / output and drawing control. The drawing attribute memory 3 comprises a RAM. Reference numeral 4 is a symbol determination unit including a microcomputer. Also, 1
Reference numeral 4 is a drawing attribute management unit including a microcomputer.

When the ring-shaped symbol 10 is drawn on the drawing attribute list 15, it is judged by the symbol judging section 4 and stored in the drawing attribute on the drawing attribute list and the drawing attribute memory 3 by the drawing attribute managing section 14. The drawing attributes are associated. A graphic is displayed on the drawing editing unit 1 using the associated drawing attribute. Regarding this display, a screen example will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 10, 5 is a drawing editor, and 6 is a drawing area. Reference numeral 15 is a drawing attribute list of pattern attributes, and 16 is a drawing attribute list of color attributes.
Reference numeral 9 is a rectangle drawn by using the drawing attributes before the drawing attributes are set, the outline is a black line, and the internal pattern is white.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when the circular symbol 10 for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is drawn on the drawing attribute list 15 of the pattern attribute, the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set.
The rectangle 11d in FIG. 10B can be drawn using the drawing attributes.

The processing flow will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S11, the drawing editor 5 determines whether or not a symbol is drawn on the drawing attribute list 15 of the pattern attributes and the drawing attribute list 16 of the color attributes. When the symbol 10 is not drawn on the drawing attribute list 16 of, the routine is exited.

When the symbol 10 is drawn on the drawing attribute list 15 of the pattern attribute and the drawing attribute list 16 of the color attribute, the symbol drawn by the symbol judging unit 4 in step S12 is the symbol 10 of the line drawing attribute setting. It is determined whether or not. If the drawn symbol 10 is a symbol for setting the line drawing attribute, the line drawing attribute is set in step S13. If the drawn symbol is not a line drawing attribute setting symbol, it is determined in step S14 whether or not the drawn symbol is an internal pattern drawing attribute setting symbol. If the drawn symbol is not the symbol for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern, this routine is exited. If the drawn symbol is a symbol for setting the drawing attribute of the internal pattern, the drawing attribute of the internal pattern is set in step S15.

In the present embodiment, the mode for erasing a specific attribute on the pattern attribute drawing attribute list 15 and the color attribute drawing attribute list 16 is not added, but in the case of implementing the present invention, As shown in FIG. 2, an erase mode can be added.

In the present embodiment, although the icon is not used, the pattern attribute and the color attribute can be specified by the drawing attribute list 15 of the pattern attribute and the drawing attribute list 16 of the color attribute. Can be set.

As described above, the graphic editing apparatus of this embodiment is
At least, in a drawing editor in which drawing attributes including a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of an area surrounded by the line can be freely set, the symbol 10 is added to the drawing attribute lists 15 and 16 of the drawing attributes. According to this, a drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute is set, and drawing is performed with the drawing attribute. This can be the embodiment of claim 4. Therefore, the drawing attribute can be set by an easy-to-understand operation. Also, when setting drawing attributes such as lines and internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and by adding a specific symbol to the displayed drawing attribute list, it is possible to set specific drawing attributes, which reduces the effort. With
Operation is easy to understand and work efficiency is improved.

By the way, although the symbols 10, 12, and 13 are used as the drawing attribute setting symbols in each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these symbols, and any symbols may be used. Symbols can be used. However, the symbols 10, 12, and 13 attached to the icon of the present embodiment are represented by points in the case of a drawing line, and are represented by a ring surface in the case of the pattern of the area surrounded by the line. It is one that matches the characteristics of a person and is not prone to mistakes. Therefore, it is desirable to select a symbol that takes human characteristics of this type into consideration.

Further, the symbols 10 and 12 attached to the icons of the above-mentioned respective embodiments are symbols drawn with an electronic pen or a mouse, but in the case of practicing the present invention, a specific registered mark is used. You may move by key operation.

[0051]

As described above, the graphic editing apparatus according to the first aspect is a drawing editor capable of setting drawing attributes including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of an area surrounded by the line. In the above, since the drawing attribute is displayed as a drawing attribute icon corresponding to the drawing attribute, the drawing attribute can be set by an easy-to-understand operation. Also, when setting drawing attributes such as lines and internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and specific drawing attributes can be set by attaching a specific symbol to the displayed icon, so that the labor can be reduced. Operation is easy to understand and work efficiency is improved.

A graphic editing apparatus according to a second aspect sets a drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute icon by adding a symbol on the drawing attribute icon in the graphic editing apparatus according to the first aspect, and the drawing attribute is set. The drawing attributes can be set by an easy-to-understand operation. Also, when setting drawing attributes such as lines and internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and specific drawing attributes can be set by attaching a specific symbol to the displayed icon, so that the labor can be reduced. Operation is easy to understand and work efficiency is improved.

A graphic editing apparatus according to a third aspect deletes the drawing attribute icon by adding a symbol to the drawing attribute icon in the graphic editing apparatus according to the first aspect. In addition to the effect of claim 1, management of icons to be used becomes easy.

The graphic editing device according to claim 4 is at least:
In a drawing editor in which a drawing attribute consisting of a line to be drawn and an internal pattern that determines the pattern of the area surrounded by the line is freely set, by adding a symbol to the drawing attribute list of the drawing attribute, Since the corresponding drawing attribute is set and drawing is performed with that drawing attribute,
Drawing attributes can be set with easy-to-understand operations. Also the line,
When setting drawing attributes such as internal patterns, both can be displayed at the same time, and specific drawing attributes can be set by adding a specific symbol to the displayed drawing attribute list. Easy to understand and work efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a graphic editing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the graphic editing apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a screen example of a drawing editor of the graphic editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which a drawing attribute of an internal pattern is set and a drawing is performed using the drawing attribute in the graphic editing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a screen in which a drawing attribute of a line is set and a drawing is performed using the drawing attribute in the graphic editing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in which a drawing attribute of an internal pattern is set and a drawing is performed using the drawing attribute in the graphic editing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a screen for performing deletion by drawing a symbol on a drawing attribute icon in the graphic editing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an overall block diagram showing a configuration for managing display of drawing attributes as a drawing attribute list in the graphic editing apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for displaying the drawing attributes of the graphic editing apparatus of the present invention as a drawing attribute list.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example when the drawing attributes of the graphic editing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention are displayed as a drawing attribute list.

[Explanation of Codes] 5 Drawing Editor 6 Drawing Area 7a to 7c Drawing Attribute Icon Representing Pattern Attribute 8a to 8c Drawing Attribute Icon Representing Color Attribute 15 Drawing Attribute List of Pattern Attribute 16 Drawing Attribute List of Color Attribute

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drawing editor capable of setting a drawing attribute including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of an area surrounded by the line, wherein the drawing attribute corresponds to the drawing attribute. A graphic editing device characterized by being displayed simultaneously as an icon. 2. The graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a drawing attribute corresponding to the drawing attribute icon is set by adding a symbol on the drawing attribute icon, and drawing is performed with the drawing attribute. . 3. The graphic editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drawing attribute icon is deleted by adding a symbol to the drawing attribute icon. 4. A drawing editor in which a drawing attribute including at least a line for drawing and an internal pattern for determining a pattern of a region surrounded by the line can be freely set, wherein the drawing attribute corresponds to the drawing attribute. A graphic editing apparatus characterized in that the drawing attributes of the whole are simultaneously displayed as a list, and a symbol is added to the drawing attribute list to set drawing attributes corresponding to the drawing attributes, and drawing is performed with the drawing attributes. .