JPH0736866A - Menu control device for document preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a menu control device for a document preparing device which can position a cursor on a menu item having high using frequency without rearranging menu items in the case of displaying menues. CONSTITUTION:When a menu key mounted on an input device 1 is depressed, a main menu is displayed on a display part 6 by a menu display control means 8 and one item out of menu items to be displayed is white-and-black inversely displayed as a temporarily selected display item. A selected item with the highest priority which is stored in a menu priority selected item storage means 9 is specified as the temporarily selected display item based upon prescribed priority order. When a select key mounted on the input device 1 is depressed, the temporarily selected display item is determined as a selected item.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu control device for a document preparation device that displays a menu on the screen of a display device to select and process functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a menu control device of a document preparation device for displaying a menu on a screen of a display device to select a function and perform processing has been known, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-31012.
No. 3, JP-A-4-264916, JP-A-4-264916
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 52730 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-191413, there is a menu control device that rearranges and displays menu items in descending order of frequency of use. Also,
There is a menu control device that rearranges and displays the menu items in a descending order of priority, and there is a menu control device that simply positions the cursor at the center of the menu item.

Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-127309, when one of a plurality of processing objects such as a menu icon is designated, a plurality of commands (menu items) related to the processing object are displayed and the default command is tentatively displayed. The selective display is disclosed.

[0004]

However, in the menu control device that rearranges and displays the menu items in descending order of frequency of use, the menu items are rearranged every time the frequency of use of the menu items changes. For this reason, the menu items are arranged in a manner different from the menu items that the user is accustomed to, and the user has to search for a desired menu item until he / she becomes accustomed to the new menu items, which is a troublesome task.

Further, in a menu control device which rearranges and displays menu items in a descending order of priority, when the menu is displayed, the cursor is located at the menu item of high priority, but the frequency of use is high. If the menu item and the higher priority menu item are different,
Each time, the cursor has to be moved to a frequently used menu item. Therefore, there is a problem that the effort is complicated.

Further, even in the menu control device in which the cursor is simply located at the center of the menu item, the cursor often has to be moved to a frequently used menu item each time, which is troublesome. was there.

Further, there is a problem in that when the command (menu item) selection process is activated, it is necessary to move the pointer to the process target and select it.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and when displaying a menu, a document in which the cursor can be positioned on a frequently used menu item without rearranging the menu items. The purpose is to obtain a menu control device of the creation device.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu control device for a document preparation device, which includes a menu display instruction means for instructing the display of a menu and a menu display on the display device. A menu display control means for temporarily displaying a black-and-white inverted display or the like with one of the menu items to be temporarily selected and displayed, and a temporary selection of the menu that is temporarily selected and displayed by the menu display control means. In a menu control device of a document creation device, which includes a selection item switching means for switching display items and a menu selection determination means for determining a temporarily selected item as a selection item, a priority selection item of a menu is selected based on a predetermined priority order. A menu priority selection item storage means for storing is provided, and a menu is displayed according to a display instruction from the menu display instruction means. When the menu display control means, characterized by the priority selection items stored in the menu priority selection item storage means and the temporary selection.

Further, the menu control device of the document creating apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is a menu selection start instructing means for instructing the start of selection of a menu, and a main menu is constantly displayed on the display device, and the menu selection state is displayed. Then, menu display control means for performing temporary selection display such as black-and-white reverse display with one of the displayed menu items as a temporary selection display item,
A document including selection item switching means for switching the provisional selection display item of the menu which is temporarily selected and displayed by the menu display control means such as black and white reverse display, and menu selection determination means for determining the provisionally selected item as the selection item. In the menu control device of the creation device, a menu priority selection item storage means for storing the priority selection items of the menu based on a predetermined priority order is provided, and when the menu selection state is given by the selection start instruction from the menu selection start instruction means, The menu display control means sets the highest priority selection item stored in the menu priority selection item storage means as a temporary selection item among the main menu items.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu control apparatus for a document creation apparatus, wherein the menu priority selection item storage means selects the selected menu item as the highest priority every time the menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determination means. It is characterized by being stored as an item.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu control device for a document creating apparatus, comprising selection frequency counting means for counting the number of selections for each menu item each time a menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determining means. The menu priority selection item storage means is characterized in that the menu item having the largest number of selections counted by the selection number counting means is stored as the highest priority selection item.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the menu control apparatus of the document creating apparatus, the menu priority selection item storage means has the highest priority selection item data for each operation state, and according to the operation state at the time of displaying the menu. The feature is that provisional selection display of menu items is performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu control apparatus for a document creation apparatus, wherein priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means is used as priority data between selectable menu items, and a temporary selection item is selected. An item switching instruction input means for switching to the next priority menu item is provided,
Each time the item switching instruction is input, the selection item switching unit switches the temporary selection item according to the priority order of the data of the priority selection item stored in the menu priority selection item storage unit.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a menu control device for a document creation device, wherein the item switching instruction input means includes:
A reverse order instruction means for instructing item switching in a reverse order to the priority order of the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means is provided, and the selection item switching means is provided each time an input is made from the reverse order instruction means. It is characterized in that the temporary selection items are switched in a reverse order to the priority order of the data of the priority selection items stored in the menu priority selection item storage means.

[0016]

The menu control device of the document creating device according to the present invention stores the menu priority selection items in the menu priority selection item storage means based on a predetermined priority order, and the menu display instruction means instructs the menu display, or the menu is displayed. When the selection start instructing means gives an instruction to start the selection of the menu, the menu display control means makes a temporary selection display such as black-and-white inversion display with the highest priority selection item stored in the menu priority selection item storage means as a temporary selection item. To do. When switching the temporarily selected display item of the menu, it is switched by the selection item switching means. Then, the item temporarily selected by the menu selection determining means is determined as the selection item. This allows the cursor to be positioned on a frequently used menu item without rearranging the menu items.

Further, the menu priority selection item storage means is
Each time the menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determining means, the selected menu item is stored as the highest priority selection item.

Further, each time the menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determining means, the selection number counting means counts the number of selections for each menu item, and the menu priority selection item storage means counts the selection number counting means. The menu item having the highest selection count is stored as the highest priority selection item.

The menu priority selection item storage means has the highest priority selection item data for each operation state, and temporarily displays the menu item according to the operation state when the menu is displayed. Further, the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means is used as priority data between selectable menu items, and the selection item switching means is stored in the menu priority selection item storage means each time an item switching instruction is input. The temporary selection items are switched according to the priority order of the data of the selected priority selection items.

In the menu control device of the document creating device according to the present invention, the reverse order instructing means provided in the item switching instruction inputting means reverses the priority order of the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means. Each time an instruction is given to switch items, but each time an input is made, the selection item switching means switches the temporary selection items in the reverse order of the priority order of the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means.

[0021]

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 the arrangement of a document creating apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the document creating apparatus has an input device 1 such as a keyboard for inputting characters and the like,
To the input device 1, a CPU 4 that performs various processes is connected via an input control unit 2 and a bus line 3. The bus line 3 has storage means 5 for storing data and the like.
And a display control means 7 to which a display unit 6 such as a CRT for displaying an inputted document is connected, and one of the menu items for controlling and displaying the menu on the display unit 6 is provisionally selected. A menu display control means 8 for performing temporary selection display such as black and white reverse display as a display item, and a selection number counting means for counting the number of selections for each menu item each time a menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determination means described later. 13 is connected.

The menu priority selection item storage means 9 may store, for example, the menu item having the highest selection count counted by the selection count counting means 13 as the highest priority selection item. Alternatively, each time the menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determining means, the selected menu item may be stored as the highest priority selection item.
In the latter case, the selection count counting means 13 may be omitted.

Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the input device 1 has a menu key 10 as menu display instruction means for instructing the menu display control means 8 to display a menu on the display section 6. Regarding the display of the menu, the menu display control means 8 may be configured to always display the main menu on the display unit 6, but in this case, the menu key 10 is a menu selection start instruction for instructing the start of menu selection. Used as a means.

The menu display control means 8 is connected to a menu priority selection item storage means 9 for storing menu priority selection items based on a predetermined priority order, and the menu display control means 8 is connected to the menu display instruction means. Or a selection start instruction from the menu selection start instruction means, that is, by pressing the menu key 10, the highest priority selection item stored in the menu priority selection item storage means 9 among the displayed menus is displayed. It is supposed to be a temporary selection item.

Further, the input device 1 includes a cursor key 11 as a selection item switching means and a reverse order instructing means for switching the provisional selection display items of the menu which is temporarily selected and displayed by the menu display control means 8 such as black and white reverse display. A select key 12 as menu selection determining means for determining the selected item as a selection item for actually executing it is provided, and the cursor key 11 is composed of up / down / left / right keys 11a to 11d.

When a mouse is provided, it is possible to instruct the display of the menu or to decide the item temporarily selected by pointing the predetermined menu position or select position with the mouse. The temporary selection display may be displayed on the menu item of the mouse cursor.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the menu priority selection items are stored in the menu priority selection item storage means 9 on the basis of a predetermined priority order (for example, in the order of high frequency of use). And CPU4
When it is determined that there is an input from the menu key 10 (step 1), the menu display control means 8 displays the main menu on the display unit 6 (step 2), and one of the displayed menu items is displayed. As a temporary selection display item, temporary selection display such as black and white reverse display is performed (step 3). However, if the menu display control means 8 is configured to constantly display the main menu, step 2 is not necessary. If the temporary selection display item has a lower menu, the lower menu is also displayed (step 4).

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the main menu 102 is displayed on the screen 100 of the display unit 6 in a hierarchy higher than the window 101, and the highest priority selection stored in the menu priority selection item storage means 9 is performed. Items, that is, items that are used most frequently (in the illustrated example, "change" item) 10
Temporary selection display such as black and white reverse display is performed with 3 as the temporary selection item, and the submenu 104 of “change” 103 is also displayed.

Then, the CPU 4 causes the select key 12
If there is an input from the select key 12, it is determined whether or not there is an item in the lower menu (step 6). If it is determined that there is an item in the lower menu, the highest priority selection item of the lower menu 104, that is, the item with the highest frequency of use (“character decoration” item in the example shown in FIG. 5) 105 is used as a temporary selection item such as black and white reverse display. Temporary selection is displayed (step 7),
If there is a subordinate menu in the "character decoration" 105, it is displayed (step 8), and the process returns to the step 5. Each time the menu is selected and selected by the select key 12, the selection count counting means 13 counts the selection count for each menu item, and the menu priority selection item storage means 9 selects the count counted by the selection count counting means 13. The menu item having the largest number of times is stored as the highest priority selection item.

If there is no input from the select key 12 in step 5 described above, the cursor key 11
It is determined whether there is an input from. That is, it is judged whether or not there is a request to switch the temporarily selected display item of the menu (step 9), and if there is an input from the cursor key 11, it is judged which direction of the cursor key 11 has been pressed (step 10). . Up key 1 of cursor key 11
When 1a is pressed, the cursor is moved to 1 as shown in FIG.
It moves to the next item (“set”) 106 (step 11), displays the submenu 107 of “set” 106 if any (step 12), and returns to step 5 above.
Similarly, when the lower key 11b of the cursor key 11 is pressed, the cursor is moved to the item one below (step 1
3) If the right key 11d of the cursor key 11 is pressed, the cursor is moved to the item with the next highest priority (step 14), and if the left key 11c of the cursor key 11 is pressed, the cursor priority order Move to the next item, that is, the item with a higher priority, in the reverse order of (Step 1
5).

On the other hand, if it is determined in the above step 6 that there is no item in the lower menu, the selection result data is output (step 16), the menu display is erased (step 17), and the process returns to the above step 1.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the menu priority selection item storage means 9 stores frequently used items as the highest priority selection items, but the menu priority selection item storage means 9 is not limited to this. Each time a menu is selected and selected by the select key 12, the selected menu item may be stored as the highest priority selection item.

Further, the menu priority selection item storage means 9
May have a highest priority selection item for each operation state, and temporarily select a menu item corresponding to each operation state when the menu is displayed.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The menu priority selection items are stored in the menu priority selection item storage means based on a predetermined priority order, and when the menu display instruction means instructs the menu display, the menu display control means is stored in the menu priority selection item storage means. When the temporary selection display item of the menu is switched by performing temporary selection display such as black-and-white reverse display with the highest priority selection item as the temporary selection item,
Since the menu selection determining means is configured to determine the item temporarily selected as the selection item, it is possible to position the cursor on a frequently used menu item without rearranging the menu items.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a document creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an input device of the document creation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input device 4 CPU 6 Display section 8 Menu display control means 9 Menu priority selection item storage means 13 Selection frequency counting means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A menu display instruction means for instructing the display of a menu, and one of the menu items for controlling and displaying the display of the menu on the display device as a temporary selection display item, a temporary selection such as a black and white reverse display. Menu display control means for displaying, selection item switching means for switching the provisionally selected display items of the menu that is temporarily selected and displayed by the menu display control means such as black and white reverse display, and the temporarily selected item is determined as the selection item. In the menu control device of the document creation apparatus including the menu selection determining means, a menu priority selection item storage means for storing priority selection items of the menu based on a predetermined priority order is provided, and a display instruction from the menu display instruction means is provided. When displaying a menu, the menu display control means stores in the menu priority selection item storage means. Menu control apparatus of the document creating device, characterized by the priority selection items being 憶 the provisionally selected item. 2. A menu selection start instruction means for instructing the start of selection of a menu and a main menu which is constantly displayed on a display device, and in the menu selection state, one of the menu items to be displayed is a temporary selection display item in black and white. Menu display control means for performing temporary selection display such as reverse display, selection item switching means for switching between temporary selection display items of the menu temporarily displayed by black-and-white reverse display by the menu display control means, and temporary selection In a menu control device of a document creation apparatus, which includes a menu selection determination unit that determines an item as a selection item, a menu priority selection item storage unit that stores a priority selection item of a menu based on a predetermined priority is provided, and the menu selection start When the menu selection state is entered by the selection start instruction from the instruction means, the menu display control is performed. Stage menu control apparatus of the document creating device, characterized by the priority selection items stored in the menu priority selection item storage means of the main menu items and provisionally selected item. 3. The menu control device of the document creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu priority selection item storage means selects a menu each time a menu is selected and selected by the menu selection determination means. A menu control device for a document creation device, which stores an item as a highest priority selection item. 4. The menu control device of the document creation device according to claim 1, wherein each time a menu is selected and determined by the menu selection determination means, the selection counts the number of selections of each menu item. A menu control device for a document creating apparatus, comprising: a number-of-times counting means; and the menu-priority selection item storage means stores a menu item having the largest number of selections counted by the selection-number counting means as a highest-priority selection item. 5. The menu control device of the document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu priority selection item storage means has the highest priority selection item data for each operation state. And a menu control device for a document creation device, which temporarily displays a menu item according to an operation state when the menu is displayed. 6. The menu control device of the document creation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means can be selected. Item switching instruction input means for switching the provisional selection item to the next priority menu item is provided as priority data between menu items, and each time the item switching instruction is input, the selection item switching means is stored in the menu priority selection item storage means. A menu control device for a document creation device, characterized in that the temporary selection items are switched in accordance with the priority order of the data of the selected priority selection items. 7. The menu control device of the document creation device according to claim 6, wherein the item switching instruction input means includes:
A reverse order instruction means for instructing item switching in a reverse order to the priority order of the priority selection item data stored in the menu priority selection item storage means is provided, and the selection item switching means is provided each time an input is made from the reverse order instruction means. A menu control device for a document preparation device, wherein the temporary selection items are switched in the reverse order of the priority order of the data of the priority selection items stored in the menu priority selection item storage means.