JPH0736651A - Customizing method for command short cut button - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the operation independent of specifications of an application by inputting the option parameter of a command to a dialogue box to assign the command to a command short cut button. CONSTITUTION:A 'customize' command of a menu bar 14 is selected with a mouse or the like to open a command short cut button customizing window 17, and the number (n) of command short cut buttons which can be set is set to a short cut button input box 18. A button to which customizing should be set is selected by a button number input box 19, and the name of this button is inputted to a button name input box 20, and thereafter, command short cut button execution contents and the command short cut button customizing level are set. In the case of setting up to option parameter input in the dialogue box, option parameter input operation is performed, and a customize setting button 21 is inputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a graphical user interface (GU) used for personal computers (PC), workstations (WS), etc.
The present invention relates to a method for customizing a command shortcut button used in an application running on an operating system (OS) having I).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a conventional method for customizing a command shortcut button. 12 to 15 are diagrams showing a conventional process of customizing a command shortcut button.

Next, the operation will be described. In recent years, man-machine interfaces of PCs and WSs have been performed by inputting commands from a keyboard to a character display terminal. Therefore, a window corresponding to each application running on the computer is displayed, and a mouse or a A graphical user interface (GUI) based on an operation of selecting and executing an object on a window with a keyboard has become mainstream.

A typical GUI is a window interface. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an interface using this window.
OS that realizes the interface by this window
Will be referred to as a window system or simply a window in the following description. As the command execution method in this window, click menu 1 with the mouse (the operation of pressing the mouse button once), shortcut key on the keyboard (key input operation that realizes the same function as the operation with the mouse. If you can, it is called because the keyboard operation is faster than the mouse operation.) Input method and command shortcut button 3 (A here)
(E to 5E are shown), one command of an application operating on the window system is assigned and executed by clicking with a mouse or the like.

This window system has a customization function of arranging the command shortcut button 3 in the command shortcut button area 2 on the main window so that the user can easily use it. As an example of this, in the command shortcut button customization window as shown in FIG. 13, commands that are frequently used in this application or commands that are frequently used by the user are assigned to one icon (pictogram) and prepared in the selection area 4. Keep it. Here, "print" for explanation
Kanji such as or "send" is used as an icon, but in reality, pictograms such as printers and modems are often used. Next, the user to be customized selects an icon to be used as the command shortcut button 3 in the setting area 5.

Regarding the customization of this command shortcut button, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
This will be described in more detail. First, in step ST1, "customize" is selected from menu 1 in FIG. 12 (clicked with the mouse). Then, the command shortcut button customization window of FIG. 13 is opened.

Next, in step ST2, the process branches depending on whether the command shortcut button is added or deleted. In the case of addition, in step ST3, a button (for example, the print button 6) to be added as a command shortcut button is selected (clicked) from the selection area 4 with the mouse, and the button is turned on. If there are multiple buttons to be added here, multiple buttons can be selected. Next, step ST4
Press the add button 7 to confirm the above with. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the print button 6 is set in the setting area 5.
(And the button when multiple selections are made) is displayed.

When deleting a previously defined command shortcut button (in FIG. 13, the connection button 8 is a defined command shortcut button), the connection button 8 in the setting area 5 is selected and turned on in step ST5. Then, the delete button 9 is pressed in step ST6.

Next, in step ST7, it is judged whether or not the customization is completed, and if it is completed, step S
Press the OK button 10 at T8. Then, the print button 6 is displayed in the command shortcut button display area 2 as shown in FIG. If you want to cancel the customization settings you have made and exit, then press the Cancel button 1 in step ST9.
By pressing 1, the customization is completed without changing the setting of the command shortcut button.

The above customization method is a customization method specific to a certain application, and therefore, the customization method changes every time the application changes.

[0011]

Since the conventional method for customizing the command shortcut button is configured as described above, the function peculiar to the application is customized. Each application is specific, and the content to customize and the operation method are different depending on the application, which causes confusion in the operation of the user.

The invention of claim 1 has been made to solve the above problems, and a method of customizing a command shortcut button in which the customizing operation method does not depend on the application specifications is obtained. To aim.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for customizing a command shortcut button which can set a customization level for deciding whether to set a command option or a parameter attached to a command.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a command shortcut button is customized by selecting a command to be executed from a menu and inputting an option parameter of the command in a dialog box. It assigns commands.

The command shortcut button customizing method according to the second aspect of the present invention sets a customization level indicating whether or not an option parameter of a command is set in the command shortcut button.

[0016]

According to the command shortcut button customizing method of the present invention, the command is executed by selecting the command to be executed from the menu and inputting the option parameter of the command in the dialog box to assign the command to the command shortcut button. You can set commands to shortcut buttons and execute them.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the command shortcut button is customized by setting a customization level indicating whether or not an option parameter of a command is set in the command shortcut button, so that the command shortcut button can be customized up to a required level. You can

[0018]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for customizing a command shortcut button according to the present invention.
2 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the process of customizing the command shortcut button according to the present invention, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are diagrams for explaining the internal process of customizing the command shortcut button according to the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those of the conventional one indicate the same or corresponding portions, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation will be described. In the application on the main window 13 shown in FIG. 2, when the command is executed by the selection operation by the input from the keyboard or the mouse, the "usage history" is selected from the menu bar (menu) 14 by clicking with the mouse. , By displaying the menu as shown in Fig. 3 and selecting the command to be executed (total report, total print), the dialog box 16 (window for inputting command parameters) is opened (Fig. 4), and the command option Execute commands by entering settings and parameters.

The command shortcut button 15 is used to perform this series of command selection and option parameter input by one button input. The setting of the procedure for the user to operate the command shortcut button 15 and execute it is performed using the command shortcut button customization window 17 of FIG.

A method of customizing the command shortcut button 15 will be described with reference to the flow of FIG. First,
In step ST11, the "customize" command on the menu bar 14 is executed by selecting it with a mouse or the like. As a result, the command shortcut button customization window 17 of FIG. 5 is opened.

Next, the number (n) of command shortcut buttons that can be set in step ST12 is set in the shortcut button input box (which is an area input by the user) 18. This number determines the number of command shortcut buttons 15 on the main window 13.

To set the processing contents of the command shortcut button, the button No. is set in step ST13. A button to be customized is selected in the input box 19, and the button name customized in step ST14 is input to the button name input box 20.

Then, the command shortcut button execution contents are set. In step ST15, the command shortcut button customization level is set. Here, the customization level button 2
Select with 4. After that, the actual customization selection is performed.

If the menu is also set, step ST1
The menu selection operation of 6 is performed. In case of setting up to the option parameter input in the dialog box 16,
The optional parameter input operation of steps ST16 and ST17 is performed. If the customization operation up to this point is OK (step ST18), the customization setting button 21 is input in step ST19.

With the above operation, one command shortcut button 15 can be customized. Remaining n
-Customize one button by clicking the button No. Button No. to be customized in the input box 19. Is input (step ST13), the processing from step ST14 is repeated, and when the customization of all command shortcut buttons is completed (step ST20), the OK button 22 is pressed in step ST21.

Next, the internal processing for customizing the command shortcut button will be described. FIG. 7 is a program specification diagram showing a call format of a command program for processing commands, and FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the command program. In FIG. 7, for example, the command "report" that is executed when "Usage history" and "Total report" is selected from the menu bar 14 is designated at the beginning, and then only the registered file is to be reported. “-Entry” is specified, and then the target year and target period indicating the target period are specified by the parameters. In this case, it means a command call format for reporting the number of parts registered by January to October 1994.

The internal structure of this command program is, as shown in FIG. 8, a program for processing the dialog box of the report command (in this case, the dialog report program 24) and a command for processing the command of the report command. It is assumed that the report program 25 is classified in advance. 9 is a diagram showing various buffers, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the pointer buffer 28.

When the operation up to the menu selection is set to the command shortcut button (when only step ST16 is executed), the dialog report program 24 of FIG. 8 which is the operation program after the operation of the menu selection is executed. The information (address of the dialog report program 24) required for calling the dialog box processing program address storage buffer 26 of FIG.
Set to.

When the operation up to the option parameter input in the dialog box 16 is set to the command shortcut button (when step ST17 is executed), options for command execution,
The command execution data at the stage of inputting the parameter is set in the pointer buffer 28 of FIG. Further, the address of the command report program 25 which is the report processing program is set in the command processing program address buffer 27 of FIG.

When executing the command shortcut button, if the command shortcut button 15 is pressed,
When the menu selection is customized, the program stored in the dialog box processing program address storage buffer 26 is executed, and when the dialog box is customized, the program stored in the command processing program address buffer 27 is executed. Command shortcut button processing is performed.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the command to be executed is selected from the menu and the command parameter is input to the dialog box so that the command is assigned to the command shortcut button. Since it is configured, there is an effect that a method for customizing a command shortcut button can be obtained in which a customizing operation method does not depend on application specifications.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, since the customization level indicating whether or not the option parameter of the command is set to the command shortcut button is set, the command shortcut of the level required by the user is set. The effect is that a button customization method can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a method for customizing a command shortcut button.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main window.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a menu display state by selecting a menu bar.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a command processing dialog box.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a command shortcut button customization window.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a main window after executing command customization.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a command statement.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a command program configuration of an application for command customization.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data buffer for executing a command shortcut button.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a pointer buffer.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a conventional method for customizing a command shortcut button.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional command shortcut button.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a conventional command shortcut button customization window.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a setting area of a conventional command shortcut button customization window.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a main window after customizing a conventional command shortcut button.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 Menu Bar (Menu) 15 Command Shortcut Button 16 Dialog Box

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. For a command shortcut button used in an application operating on an operating system having a graphical user interface such as a window, a command to be executed is selected from a menu of command of the application, and the command option is displayed in a dialog box. A method for customizing a command shortcut button to which the above command is assigned by inputting parameters. 2. A command shortcut button used in an application operating on an operating system having a graphical user interface such as a window is assigned a command by selecting a command to be executed from a menu of application commands, and A method of customizing a command shortcut button in which a customization level is set, an option parameter of a command is input to a dialog box, and the option parameter of the command is assigned to the command shortcut button depending on the customization level.