JPH0769761B2 - Function display method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a function display method for displaying function display data corresponding to each of a plurality of functions prepared in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A keyboard as an input device in an information processing device such as a personal computer is provided with a plurality of function keys as specific keys.

The functions of these function keys, that is, the contents of processing executed by the information processing apparatus by inputting the function keys, are displayed at predetermined positions on the display screen of a display device such as a CRT display device, for example, at the bottom of each function. It is displayed so as to correspond to the key. In this case, it is possible to select two display states of displaying all the functions of all the function keys or not displaying them at all.

[0004]

Conventionally, as described above, only two display states, that is, all the functions of all function keys are displayed or none of them are displayed, can be selected. Therefore, even if there is a function key to which no function is assigned, it is also displayed at the same time.

Further, the number of digits for displaying the function of one function key is conventionally fixed and limited. Therefore,
In some cases, the number of digits could not convey the function of the function key.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to select and display a non-display state and a display state for each function of a plurality of functions.

[0007]

The means of the present invention are as follows. A function display method for displaying function display data corresponding to each of a plurality of prepared functions, wherein among the plurality of functions, a function to be hidden in a specific processing mode state is identified and stored and displayed. When the function display on the screen is instructed, the processing mode state at that time is determined, and when it is determined that the first processing mode state is in the determination, a plurality of functions corresponding to each of the plurality of functions are determined. When the function display data is displayed on the display screen and it is determined by the determination that the particular processing mode is in the state, the function stored in the non-display state among the plurality of functions is identified and stored. Depending on each function, the non-display state and the display state -Option to be displayed on the display screen, as is characterized in that the.

[0008]

[0009]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. Among the plurality of functions, the function that is in the non-display state in the specific processing mode state is identifiably stored, and when the function display on the display screen is instructed, the processing mode state at that time is determined, and the above determination is made. When it is determined to be in the first processing mode state, a plurality of function display data corresponding to each of the plurality of functions are displayed on the display screen, and the determination is in the specific processing mode state. When it is determined, the non-display state and the display state are selected for each function and displayed on the display screen according to the function that is identified and stored as the above-mentioned non-display state function among the plurality of functions. To be done.

[0010]

Therefore, according to the processing mode state at the time of function display, the function display for each of a plurality of functions prepared in advance, or the non-display state and the display state of each function of the plurality of functions are displayed. Any one of the selection display can be displayed, and it is possible to immediately confirm what the required function is in the function display state according to the processing mode state.

[0012]

【Example】

(1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a function key display device of the embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 11 is a C that controls the entire control.
Reference numeral 12 denotes a PU, and 12 denotes a ROM that stores a control program executed by the CPU 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a RAM used as a program area or a work area, which includes a mode flag area 131 in which a standard / independent mode flag is set and an on / off flag area 132 in which a display on / off flag is set as described later. Reference numeral 14 is a RAM that stores an independent mode display control table as described later, and 15 is a RAM that stores a function key registration table as described later.

Reference numeral 16 is a video RAM for CRT display, and 17 is a CRT control unit for controlling a CRT display device 18 which displays the function of a function key at a predetermined position on its display screen. Reference numeral 19 is a keyboard including a setting key 191, an end key 192 and a plurality of function keys (not shown), and 20 is a key control unit for controlling the keyboard 19. Reference numeral 21 is an external storage control unit for accessing the hard disk 22 and floppy disk 23, and 24 is a printer control unit for controlling the printer 25.

The standard / independent mode flag set in the mode flag area 131 indicates whether the display control of the current function key is operating in the standard mode or the independent mode. The display on / off flag set in the on / off flag area 132 is effective only in the standard mode and indicates whether or not the function display of the entire function key is present. It should be noted that here, the standard mode is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the case where the functions of all the function keys are displayed on the display screen of the CRT display device 18 as in the conventional case. Of course, in this standard mode, it is possible to erase all the function displays currently displayed, as in the conventional case. In addition, the independent mode, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, only displays the function of the desired function key, or further changes the number of digits of the function display of the desired function key. This is the case when it is lengthened. Note that FIG.
In (a), eight function keys (f1 to f8)
However, the number of function keys is not limited to this.

The independent mode display control table 1 is also provided.
4 is effective only in the independent mode.
As shown in (a) and FIG. 4 (a), the presence / absence of display (display on / off information) of each function key and its position (X position information) are stored. The function key registration table 15 is effective in both standard / independent modes. As shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 4 (b), length information (digit number of function display), content information It stores (display content) and detailed content information (display content when the number of digits is changed). However, the length information is used (valid) only in the independent mode, and in the standard mode, a fixed value is used regardless of this information. (2) Operation of the embodiment When the setting key 191 of the keyboard 19 is operated in the function key display device having the above configuration,
The function key independent setting mode is entered, and the operation as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed. That is, the function keys are turned on / off and the length is set by key input from the keyboard 19 (step S).
61). And these set values are independent mode display control table 14 and function key registration table 15
(Step S62). Such setting operation is repeated until the end key 192 of the keyboard 19 is operated, that is, until the setting of all the function keys is completed (step S63).

For example, in order to produce the display shown in FIG. 2B, the display ON / OFF information of each of the function keys f1, f4, f5 and f8 is displayed as shown in FIG. 3A. Set it to on, and set the display on / off information for each of the other function keys to off. Further, in this case, since the length is not changed, it is not necessary to set the length information. As the standard value of the length information, “4” is set as shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 3B shows a part of the contents of the function key registration table 15 by omitting it, but in reality, all the contents are registered.

In order to obtain the display shown in FIG. 2C, the display ON / OFF information of each of the function keys f1 and f5 is set to ON as shown in FIG. 4A. , Set the display on / off information for each of the other function keys to off. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, "10" is set as the length information of the function key f1 and "16" is set as the length information of the function key f5. Moreover, this FIG.
Similarly to FIG. 3B, in FIG. 3B, the contents of the function key registration table 15 are partially omitted.

Then, according to the flow chart of FIG.
The function display of the function key is performed. That is, RA
Standard set in the mode flag area 131 of M13
By referring to the independent mode flag, it is first determined whether or not the mode is the standard mode (step S71). In the standard mode, the display on / off flag set in the on / off flag area 132 of the RAM 13 is referred to (step S72). If it is on, the current function key registration table 15 is referred to and the content information corresponding to all the function keys is displayed (step S73). In this case, even if the length information is changed, since the standard mode is set, the content information is read and displayed with a predetermined length. If the display on / off flag is off, nothing is done.

If it is not the standard mode, that is, if it is the independent mode, the leading function key number is set in the register F (step S74). Then, the display ON / OFF information corresponding to the function key indicated by the value of the register F in the independent mode display control table 14 is referred to (step S75). If the display on / off information is on, X in the independent mode display control table 14 is displayed.
The function of the function key is displayed with reference to the position information and the function key registration table 15 (step S76). However, when the length information of the function key registration table 15 is changed, the detailed content information is read and displayed, and when the length information is not changed, the content information is read and displayed.

In this way, if the function display of the function key indicated by the value of the register F is made, or if it is determined in step S75 that the display ON / OFF information is OFF, The next function key number is set in the register F (step S
77). Then, until the function display of all the function keys is completed (step S78), the above step S
Repeat from 75.

As described above, in the standard mode, the contents of the function key registration table 15 are displayed only when the display ON / OFF flag is ON, and in the independent mode, the independent mode display control table 14 is sequentially displayed. For the function key whose display ON / OFF information is ON, the content is displayed at a predetermined position at the predetermined position according to the length, the content, and the display position information by scanning. The mode and display ON / OFF switching, that is, the standard / independent mode flag and the display ON / OFF flag are set by operating a predetermined key on the keyboard 19.

Although the setting key 191 and the end key 192 are provided on the keyboard 19 in the above embodiment, the functions can be replaced by a predetermined key operation without providing these keys.

[0023]

According to the present invention, according to the processing mode state at the time of displaying a function, the function is displayed for each of a plurality of functions prepared in advance, or the non-function for each function of the plurality of functions is displayed. Either the display state or the selection display of the display state can be displayed, and it is possible to immediately confirm in the function display state what the required function is, depending on the processing mode state.

[0024]

[0025]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment.

FIGS. 2A to 2C are display examples of function display of function keys.

3A and 3B are diagrams showing data storage contents of an independent mode display control table and a function key registration table, respectively.

4A and 4B are diagrams showing data storage contents of an independent mode display control table and a function key registration table, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an independent setting operation of function keys.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a function display operation of function keys.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 ... CPU, 14 ... Independent mode display control table, 1
5 ... Function key registration table, 18 ... CRT display device, 19 ... Keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of functions prepared in advance
Function to display the function display data corresponding to each
A method of displaying a function, which is a specific processing mode state among the plurality of functions described above.
Memorize the function to be hidden in
When the function display on the display screen is instructed
When the processing mode state at that time is determined, and it is determined in the above determination that the processing mode state is the first processing mode state,
Is a multiple corresponding to each of the above multiple functions.
The function display data is displayed on the above display screen, and it is determined by the above determination that it is in the above specific processing mode state.
When the above, the above-mentioned non-display of the above-mentioned multiple functions is displayed.
Funksi identified and stored as a function of state
Depending on the version, the hidden state and the displayed state can be
The function display method is characterized in that each function is selected and displayed on the display screen .