JPH08115196A - Display processing for parameter screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To instantaneously display only the necessary help information on a parameter screen by designating the corresponding item name out of a help item list by means of a mouse. CONSTITUTION: This display processor consists of a mouse control part 2-1 which receives the mouse button push signals, a screen state management part 2-2 which receives the notification of the coordinates set on the screen of a mouse cursor from the part 2-1, refers to a screen state information table 2-3 with the notified coordinates used as a key in order to know the object that is presently shown at the coordinate position and to confirm whether a parameter screen is displayed, searches again the table 2-3 to know the parameter item name shown at the mouse cursor position when the display of the parameter screen is confirmed, and sends the item name if detected to a help display control part 2-5, and the part 2-5 which refers to a help data part 2-4 with the item name used as a key word to fetch the necessary help data and sends this help data to a data display unit 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a parameter screen display processing device for controlling the meaning of an item in a parameter screen to be displayed by help by pressing a mouse button.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a complicated key operation is required or the meaning of an item in a parameter screen displayed on a display device is unknown, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-370816. , The operator displays the help screen by specifying the on-screen help icon from the mouse or keyboard, and the operator finds out what is needed from the help information displayed on the screen and refers to it. Was.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art,
When it is necessary to display the help screen on the parameter screen, display the list of help items by specifying the help icon with the mouse or keyboard,
Since the necessary help information is displayed by selecting the corresponding item or inputting the required keyword from there, there is a problem that many operations are required until the help is actually seen.

An object of the present invention is to provide a parameter screen display processing device which is improved in operability.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a parameter screen display processing device designed to speed up the operation.

Another object of the present invention is not to display the same help information every time when displaying this help information, but to press a specific mouse button on the item name for which help is to be displayed on the parameter screen. Thus, it is possible to provide a parameter screen display processing device that immediately displays only necessary help for a corresponding item.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A screen state information table for managing information on parameter screens, a help data section for managing and storing data relating to help information, a mouse cursor screen for controlling mouse operation A mouse control unit that transmits the above coordinates, and refers to the screen state information table by using the coordinates on the screen of the mouse cursor from the mouse control unit as a key, and the screen state information table by using the item name of the parameter as a key. Refer to the screen status management unit that searches and searches for the corresponding item name, and the help data unit that stores help information using the item name of this parameter that was searched by this screen status management unit and notified of as a keyword. And a help display processing unit for displaying on the display device only the help information on the corresponding item on the screen.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a parameter screen display processing device 2 of the present invention, in which a mouse 1 and a display device 3 are connected.

The parameter screen display processing device 2 has a screen state information table 2 for managing information of parameter screens.
-3, a help data section 2-4 that manages and stores data related to help information, a mouse control section 2-1 and
It is composed of a screen state management unit 2-2 and a help display processing unit 2-5.

The mouse control section 2-1 controls the operation of the mouse 1 and notifies the screen state management section 2-2 of the coordinates of the mouse cursor on the screen.

The screen state management unit 2-2 receives the notification from the mouse control unit 2-1 and uses the coordinates of the mouse cursor on the screen as a key to know what is currently displayed at that position. In order to refer to the screen state information table 2-3 and to refer to the screen state information table 2-3 to retrieve the item name of the parameter, if the corresponding item name is retrieved, the help display processing unit 2-5 Notify the item name.

Upon receiving the notification of the item name of the retrieved parameter, the help display processing unit 2-5 refers to the help data unit 2-4 in which the help information is stored using the item name of this parameter as a keyword. Only the help information regarding the corresponding item on the screen is displayed on the display device 3.

FIG. 2 is a display example of help information displayed on the display device 3 connected to the parameter screen display processing device 2 of the present invention.

The processing operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the operator presses the left mouse button 1-1 of the mouse 1, the left mouse button 1-1 is pressed.
Is used only for the conventional mouse function regardless of the screen state, the mouse control section 2-1 is only notified of the information that the left mouse button 1-1 is being pressed. Nothing is notified to the management unit 2-2.

On the other hand, when the operator presses the right mouse button 1-2 on the parameter screen, the mouse controller 2-1
Is notified that the right mouse button 1-2 is pressed (step 3-1).

Upon receiving the notification of the pressing of the right mouse button 1-2, the mouse control section 2-1 causes the screen state management section 2-2.
Notify the coordinates of the mouse cursor on the screen (step 3-2).

In response to this notification, the screen status management unit 2-2 uses the screen coordinates of the mouse cursor as a key to check the screen status management table 2-3 in order to know what is currently displayed at that position. Refer to (step 3-3) and confirm whether the parameter screen is displayed (step 3-)
4). This confirmation is necessary because the parameter screen is not necessarily displayed on the entire screen.

At this time, if it is determined that it is not on the parameter screen, the help information is not displayed, so the notification is not sent to the help display processing unit 2-5, but if it is determined that it is the parameter screen, the screen state management is performed. The section 2-2 searches the screen state information table 2-3 again to know the item name of the parameter at the position of the mouse cursor (step 3).
-5).

If nothing is found as a result, nothing is processed in the same way as the case outside the parameter screen. When the corresponding item name is searched, the screen state management unit 2-2
The help display processing unit 2-5 is notified of this item name (step 3-6).

Upon receiving this notification, the help display processing unit 2-5
Refers to the help data section 2-4 in which help information is stored using the parameter item name as a keyword, and retrieves the necessary help data (step 3-7).

Only the help information about the corresponding item on the screen is displayed on the display device 3 (step 3-8).

The functions of the left mouse button 1-1 and the right mouse button 1-2 may be reversed even if the above description is reversed. Further, in the present embodiment, a mouse having two buttons has been described, but it goes without saying that a mouse having three buttons can also be used.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, by pressing a specific button of the mouse on the item name for which help is to be displayed on the parameter screen, only the relevant necessary help information is immediately displayed. As a result, it is possible to save the operator the trouble of selecting the necessary help information from the displayed large amount of help information, speed up the operation, and improve the operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a display example of help information of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of the processing operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mouse 1-1 left mouse button 1-2 right mouse button 2 parameter screen display processing device 2-1 mouse control unit 2-2 screen state management unit 2-3 screen state information table 2-4 help data unit 2-5 help Display processing unit 3 Display device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A screen status information table for managing information on parameter screens, a help data section for managing and storing data relating to help information, a mouse operation control and a mouse cursor coordinate on the screen. The mouse control unit to send, and the screen state information table is referenced by using the coordinates of the mouse cursor from the mouse control unit on the screen as a key, and the screen state information table is searched by using the item name of the parameter as a key. On the screen, refer to the screen status management section that searches for the item name and the help data section that stores help information with the item name of this parameter that is searched and notified by this screen status management section as a keyword. And a help display processing unit for displaying only the help information on the corresponding item on the display device. Screen display processing apparatus.