JPH10198748A - Data display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to display such a large table on a display screen that an operator can watch column items displayed on the top line and a desired data line or line items displayed on the most left side column and a desired data column without moving bis line of sight when watching the table. SOLUTION: When the entire table of table form data to be displayed is sized too large to be displayed inside a screen, characters in the table are compressed, the entire table is displayed within a display screen and characters to be displayed while being compressed are displayed after being processing according to a gray scale or the algorithm of antialias. The line of column items displayed on the top line is displayed on the line above a data line where a cursor exists in the table. In this case, when the entire table is displayed while compressing the characters of table, the line of column items to be displayed on the line above the data line, where the cursor exists, is displayed in ordinary size together with the display of such a data line. Thus, the work efficiency is improved and the fatigue of operator can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data display method, and more particularly, to a method for displaying large tabular data on a display screen so that it can be easily viewed. The present invention relates to a data display method capable of reducing the movement of the line of sight of a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a terminal device or a personal computer, when an operator performs a required task,
The data created in the table format is displayed on a display screen such as a display, and the process is being performed while looking at the data in the table displayed on the screen.

[0003] When the table format data displayed on the screen is large, the entire table cannot be displayed on one screen, and the operator must move the screen in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. By scrolling the data displayed in the section, the data of a desired portion is displayed at a position that is easy for the user to see.

[0004]

In the above-described data display method according to the prior art, large table data cannot be displayed on a single screen, and the column items described in the top row of the table cannot be displayed. If the distance between the data line that you want to see is wide, or if there is a wide gap between the line item displayed in the leftmost column of the table and the data column that you want to see, the movement of the operator's line of sight is large. However, there is a problem that it is necessary to perform the work, it is difficult to perform the work, and it takes time to check the data row and the data column to be viewed, which lowers the work efficiency and causes the fatigue of the worker.

[0005] In order to display the entire large table on one screen, there is a method of reducing the size of data. In this case, characters such as alphabets and numerals can be recognized.
There is a problem that it is difficult to recognize characters with many strokes such as kanji.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the data display method according to the prior art, and to enable a large table to be displayed on a display screen. The displayed column items and the data rows you want to see,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a data display method capable of displaying a line item displayed in the leftmost column of a table and a data column to be viewed without moving a line of sight.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a data display method for displaying tabular data on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer. If the size is too large to be displayed on the screen, the characters in the table are compressed and the entire table is displayed on the display screen, and the compressed and displayed characters are processed in grayscale or in accordance with the algorithm of Ancherias. Achieved by performing and displaying.

Further, the object is to provide a data display method for displaying tabular data on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer, wherein the tabular data includes data cells which are data of a plurality of column items in a row direction. Is displayed in the leftmost column of the table by displaying the row of the column item displayed in the top row of the table in the row above the desired data row displayed in the table. The column of the row item being displayed in the column to the left of the desired data column displayed in the table, or the column item displayed in the top row of the table and the leftmost column of the table This is achieved by displaying the specified row item in the upper row and the left column of the corresponding data cell, respectively.

Further, the object is to display the row of the column item, the column of the row item, or the column item and the row item.
This is achieved by displaying the rows of these column items, the columns of the row items, or the column items and the row items, and enlarging and displaying the characters of the corresponding data rows, data columns and data cells.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a data display method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a processing apparatus for executing a data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining a processing example of a data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 8 are views for explaining examples of tables processed and displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is. In FIG. 1, 101 is a CPU, 10
Reference numeral 2 denotes a display device, 103 denotes an input device, 104 denotes a hard disk device, 105 denotes an internal memory, and 106 denotes a floppy disk or CD-ROM disk drive.

As shown in FIG. 1, a processing apparatus for executing the present invention includes a CPU 101 for controlling the processing of the entire apparatus,
A display device 102 including an RT, a liquid crystal or the like, an input device 103 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, a hard disk device 104 for storing data and the like necessary for processing,
Stores OS, application programs, etc.
Internal memory 105 used for the processing operation of 101
And a floppy disk or CD-ROM for taking in data from outside or outputting data to outside
, And a disk drive 106.
This processing device can be constituted by a general-purpose personal computer, a work station or the like having a table data processing function.

As shown in FIG. 5, table data displayed according to the embodiment of the present invention has column items,
In this example, "year" is displayed as an item, and a row item is displayed in the leftmost column of the table. In this example, "item 1" is displayed as an item.
To "item 22", data cells are arranged at positions where these column items and row items intersect, and the corresponding data is described. Further, in the table data of the illustrated display example, items 7 to 12 of the line items are items having a close relationship, and these line items are created so as to be nested.

Next, a first example of the processing operation of the display method according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. 2 and the display examples shown in FIGS.

(1) When the processing device is started, a processing menu or the like is displayed on the display device 102 as an initial screen. The operator uses the input device 103 such as a mouse,
An application for table display processing is selected (steps 201 and 202).

(2) When the application for the table display processing is selected in step 202, the CPU 101
Reads out table data stored in the hard disk device 104 or table data stored in a floppy disk or CDROM set in the disk drive 106, and displays a menu by a table name or the like (step). 203).

(3) The operator selects a desired table name from the menu displayed in step 203 with a mouse or the like. As a result of this selection, FIG.
Is displayed as described above (steps 204 and 205).

(4) The operator indicates whether the displayed table is a part of the table that cannot be displayed on the screen because the table is too large, or the entire table is displayed. If the displayed table is a part of the table and the user wants to see the entire table, the "character compression display" of a function button (not shown) displayed at the top of the display screen or the like is displayed. Alternatively, "display of the entire table" is designated by a mouse or the like (step 206).

(5) When the display of the entire table is instructed in step 206, the character height, character width, or both of the characters in the table are compressed, and the entire table is displayed on the display screen. In the case of performing the character compression display, if pixels are simply decimated and displayed, alphabets, numerals, and the like can be recognized, but characters with many strokes are difficult to recognize. For this reason, in the embodiment of the present invention, when a character is displayed in black and white, the character is displayed including pixels of intermediate luminance by gray scale, and when the character is displayed in color, the character is displayed in ancheerian. Processing according to the algorithm is performed to display the image including the pixels of the intermediate color. This makes it easier to recognize the display character when the character is compressed (step 207).

(6) The operator moves the control cursor with a mouse or the like into the table displayed as shown in FIG. 5 or the table displayed in a compressed state (step 208).

(7) The CPU 101 checks whether or not the cursor is inside the table. If the cursor is outside the table, no processing is performed. As shown in, the row of the column item displayed on the top row is displayed above the data row where the cursor is located. In this case, if the characters of the table are compressed and the entire table is displayed, the display of the data row where the cursor is located and the row of the column item displayed on the row above the data row are displayed in a normal size. You can do so. Further, even when the characters in the table are displayed in a normal state without being compressed, the characters can be further enlarged and displayed.
Such display is sequentially performed on the data line where the cursor is located, as described above, as the cursor is moved (steps 210 and 211).

(8) If the operator wants to stop viewing the displayed table data, the function button (not shown) displayed at the top of the display screen or the like, "see another table" or "end the processing" Is indicated by a mouse or the like. If the end of the process is instructed, the process is terminated, and if the user instructs to see another table, the display returns to the menu display of the table in step 203, and by selecting another table, another table is displayed in the same manner as described above. You can see the table. In this process, if the cursor is moved to the outside of the table to indicate a function button, the display of the table on the display screen is changed to the row of the column item displayed in the row above the data row. Display of the normal table or the entire compressed table is displayed (step 2).
12).

In the processing example described above, when the cursor is in the table, the row of the column item is displayed on the upper row adjacent to the data row where the cursor is located. When the line items are nested, the entire nested lines can be grouped together and the line of the column item can be displayed in the line above.
Also, when displaying a row of column items, delete the row at the display position, or shift the line at that display position to the upper line to make a blank line, and display the row of column items at that position You can make it. Further, according to the present invention, the row of the column item can be displayed by, for example, positioning the cursor on a desired row and clicking the mouse.

Next, a second example of the processing operation of the display method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. 3 and the display example shown in FIG. In this example, the column of the line item is displayed on the left side of the data column.

The processing shown in FIG. 3 is processing until the table data is displayed on the screen and the cursor is moved into the table.
That is, since the processing up to step 210 in FIG. 2 and the processing in step 212 of the end or the repetition processing of looking at the next table are the same as those described in FIG. 2, here, the processing is shown as step 213 in FIG. Only the display processing will be described.

When the CPU 101 determines in step 210 that the cursor is in the table, as shown in FIG.
Display the column of the leftmost row item in the column to the left of the column where the cursor is. In this case, if the characters in the table are compressed and the entire table is displayed, the data column with the cursor is displayed and the leftmost column of the table displayed in the left column of the data column with the cursor is displayed. The display of the column of the row item can be set to a normal size and displayed. Further, even when the characters in the table are displayed in a normal state without being compressed, the characters can be further enlarged and displayed. Such display is sequentially performed on the column where the cursor is located as described above, as the cursor is moved.

When the column of the line item is displayed by the processing example shown in FIG. 3 described above, the column at the display position is erased, or the column at the display position is shifted to the left to create an empty column. The column of the row item can be displayed at the position. Further, according to the present invention, the display of the column of the row item can be performed by, for example, positioning the cursor at a desired column and clicking the mouse.

Next, a third example of the processing operation of the display method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. 4 and the display example shown in FIG. In this example, a column item is displayed in a row above a data cell determined by a row item and a column item, and a row item is displayed on the left side of the cell.

In the processing shown in FIG. 4, a table is displayed on the screen,
The process until the cursor is moved into the table, that is, the process up to step 210 in FIG.
Since it is the same as the case described in FIG. 2, here, FIG.
Only the display processing shown as step 214 will be described.

If the CPU 101 determines in step 210 that the cursor is in the table, it detects the data cell where the cursor is located, and places the uppermost row in the row above the data cell where the cursor is located, as shown in FIG. And the row item displayed in the leftmost column of the table is displayed on the left. In this case, if the characters in the table are compressed and the entire table is displayed, the display of the data cell where the cursor is located and the display of the items displayed above and to the left of the data cell are displayed in a normal size. You can do so. Further, even when the characters in the table are displayed in a normal state without being compressed, the characters can be further enlarged and displayed. Such display is sequentially performed on the data cells where the cursor is located, as described above, as the cursor moves.

When an item is displayed by the processing example shown in FIG. 4, the data cell at the display position is deleted, and
Alternatively, the data cell at the display position can be shifted upward and leftward to create a vacant portion, and the item can be displayed at that position. Further, according to the present invention, an item can be displayed by positioning a cursor on a desired data cell and clicking the mouse.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when a large table is to be displayed, the characters in the table are compressed to display the entire table on the display screen, and the characters to be compressed and displayed are displayed in gray scale. Or, since it is displayed after processing according to the algorithm of Ancherias, the entire table can be displayed and displayed on one screen,
Although the characters are compressed, the characters can be displayed easily.

Further, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to display a row of a column item, a column of a row item, a column item and a row item adjacent to a data row, a data column, and a data cell to be viewed. In addition, the operator can view the data in the display and the items of the data without moving the line of sight, thereby improving the working efficiency and reducing the fatigue of the operator.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, a large table can be displayed on the display screen, and when viewing the table, the operator can select the column item displayed in the top row of the table. Can be viewed without moving the line of sight, and the line item displayed in the leftmost column of the table and the data column to be viewed can be displayed. The efficiency can be improved, and the fatigue of the operator can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a processing device that executes a data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a first processing example of a data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a second processing example of the data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a third processing example of the data display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table processed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a first example of a table processed and displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second example of a table processed and displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a third example of a table processed and displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 101 CPU 102 Display device 103 Input device 104 Hard disk device 105 Internal memory 106 Disk drive for floppy disk or CD-ROM

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Claims (8)

[Claims] In a data display method for displaying tabular data on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer, when the entire table of tabular data to be displayed has a size that cannot be displayed on the screen, the data in the table is displayed. A data display method comprising compressing characters, displaying the entire table on a display screen, and displaying the characters to be compressed and displayed in gray scale or by performing processing in accordance with the algorithm of Ancherias. 2. A data display method for displaying tabular data on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer, wherein the tabular data includes data cells that are data of a plurality of column items in a row direction. A data display method comprising: displaying a row of a column item displayed on the top row of a table in a row above a desired data row displayed in the table. 3. A data display method for displaying tabular data on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer, wherein the tabular data includes data cells as data of a plurality of column items in a row direction. A data display method, wherein a column of a row item displayed in a leftmost column of a table is displayed in a left column of a desired data column displayed in the table. 4. A data display method for displaying a table on a display screen of a terminal device or a personal computer, wherein the tabular data includes data cells as data of a plurality of column items in a row direction, A data display characterized by displaying column items displayed on the top row of the table and row items displayed on the leftmost side of the table in the upper row and the left column of the corresponding data cell, respectively. Method. 5. A table displayed on the display screen is obtained by compressing characters in the table, displaying the entire table on the display screen, and processing the compressed characters by gray scale or according to the algorithm of Ancherias. 5. The data display method according to claim 2, wherein the data is displayed. 6. When displaying the row of the column item, the column of the row item, or the column item and the row item, the display of the row of the column item, the column of the row item, or the column item and the row item is performed. 6. The data display method according to claim 2, wherein characters of corresponding data rows, data columns, and data cells are enlarged and displayed. 7. The display of a row of a column item, a column of a row item, or a column item and a row item, when a control cursor is present in a display screen, a data row, a data column, or 7. The data display method according to claim 2, wherein the method is performed on a data cell. 8. The display of the row of the column items, the column of the row items, or the display of the column items and the row items is performed by setting a control cursor in a display screen at a predetermined data row, data column, or data cell. 7. The data display method according to claim 2, wherein, when clicked, the data is displayed on a data row, a data column, or a data cell where a cursor is located.