JPH1049334A - Menu display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the menu display device which automatically rearranges the display positions of menu icons in response to the alteration of a display frame and the switching of a display screen position. SOLUTION: A CPU 2 decides whether or not a window is displayed longitudinally or laterally long when a display rotation detection part 5 initiates an interruption to make a request to change the window which is being displayed on a display device 6 during a menu redisplay process regarding definition information on menu icons stored in a user definition memory 8c in a storage device 8. When display contents are a menu icon, display information (user definition contents and image display coordinates (lateral/longitudinal display) regarding the menu icon is read out of the user definition memory 8c and an icon image display coordinate table 8d to set a redisplay position for longitudinal or lateral display, and the menu icon is redisplayed at the redisplay position in a window after alteration according to an icon display frame for longitudinal or lateral display which is previously stored.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a menu display device for displaying menu icons in a display frame set by a window system or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in information processing apparatuses such as computer systems and word processors, window systems have been developed and used as graphical user interfaces (hereinafter referred to as GUIs) for facilitating operations. In this window system,
A window screen is displayed, various application programs and commands are displayed as menu icons on the window screen, a cursor is moved to a desired menu icon by a mouse operation, and a mouse button is pressed on the specified menu icon. By clicking, the application program or command processing is executed.

In the window system, a display frame for displaying a menu icon can be arbitrarily changed, and the menu icon can be rearranged in accordance with the change of the display frame. In the case of a display device having a rotation mechanism for switching the display screen between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, a menu icon is rearranged every time the display screen is switched between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, in addition to the change of the display frame. There is a need.

That is, in a window system,
When the display frame is changed, especially when the display frame is reduced, only part of the initially displayed menu icon is displayed instead of all the menu icons, and it is necessary to rearrange the menu icons. . Further, when the display screen is switched from a horizontal screen to a vertical screen on the display device, for example, a part of the menu icon is displayed by switching the menu icon displayed in accordance with the horizontal screen to the vertical screen. Menu icons may need to be rearranged.

[0005]

However, in the menu icon display in the above-mentioned conventional window system, when the display frame is instructed to be reduced when the display frame is changed, all the menu icons are not displayed and one menu icon is displayed. Only the copy is displayed, and the menu icons need to be rearranged. Also, in the case of a display device having a rotation mechanism for switching the display screen portion between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, when the screen is switched, some of the menu icons may not be displayed, and the menu icons may be rearranged. is required. For this reason, every time the display frame is changed or the display screen position is switched, the user must rearrange the menu icons.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a menu display device that automatically rearranges the display positions of menu icons in accordance with a change in a display frame or a change in a display screen position.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a menu display device that arranges and displays menu icons in a display screen of a display device, a definition unit that arbitrarily defines an item for displaying the menu icon,
A display frame designating unit for designating a change of a menu display frame on the display screen, and a menu icon being arranged in the display frame based on the definition item defined by the definition unit, to display a menu on the display screen. At the same time, when the change of the display frame is specified by the display frame specifying means,
The display position of the definition item is rearranged so that the menu icon falls within the display frame instructed to change, and the menu icon is rearranged according to the rearranged definition item, and the menu display sum is added to the menu display sum. Display control means for performing display.

According to the menu display device of the first aspect of the present invention, in a menu display device that arranges and displays menu icons in a display screen of the display device, an item for displaying the menu icons is defined. The display control means arranges menu icons in the display screen based on the definition items defined by the definition means, and performs menu display on the display screen. When the change of the menu display frame on the display screen is designated, the display position of the definition item is rearranged so that the menu icon falls within the menu display frame designated for change, and the rearrangement is performed. The menu icons are rearranged according to the definition items, and a menu is displayed in the menu display frame.

Therefore, the display position of the menu icon is automatically rearranged in accordance with the change of the menu display frame. Therefore, when the menu display frame is changed, the trouble of rearranging the display position of the menu icon can be omitted. it can.

In this case, as in the second aspect of the present invention, in the menu display device according to the first aspect, the definition means includes, as a definition item, an item name, an icon image number, The operation at the time of selection or the like may be arbitrarily set.

Therefore, it is not necessary to consider the display position on the menu display frame when defining a menu icon, so that it is possible to simplify the work for defining the menu icon.

Further, as in the invention according to claim 3,
2. The menu display device according to claim 1, wherein the display frame designating means changes and designates whether the menu display frame on the display screen is vertical or horizontal, and the display control means is a vertical menu display frame. Storage means for storing in advance the display coordinate information of the icon image and the display coordinate information of the definition item corresponding to, and the display coordinate information of the icon image and the display coordinate information of the definition item corresponding to a horizontal menu display frame. When either the vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame is designated by the display frame designation means, the designated vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame is designated according to the designated vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame. Based on each display coordinate stored in the storage means corresponding to the type menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame,
It is effective to rearrange the menu icons in the designated menu display frame to display the menu.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display control means includes display coordinate information of the icon image corresponding to a vertical menu display frame, display coordinate information of the definition item, and a horizontal type. The display coordinate information of the icon image and the display coordinate information of the definition item corresponding to the menu display frame are stored in advance in the storage unit, and the display frame designating unit selects either the vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame. Is specified,
In accordance with the specified vertical menu display frame or horizontal menu display frame, the designated vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame is designated based on the respective display coordinates stored in the storage means. The menu icons are rearranged in the displayed menu display frame, and the menu is displayed.

Therefore, the display position of the menu icons is automatically rearranged in accordance with the change to the vertical menu display frame and the change to the horizontal menu display frame. Even when the frame is changed, the menu icons can be rearranged appropriately.

Further, as in the invention described in claim 4,
4. The menu display device according to claim 3, wherein, when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, the display control means displays an icon frame so that the menu icon display is vertically long. When displaying the menu icon in the horizontal menu display frame, it is effective to display the icon frame so that the menu icon display is horizontally long.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, the display control means makes the menu icon display vertically long. When the menu icon is displayed in the horizontal menu display frame, the icon frame is displayed such that the menu icon display is horizontally long.

Therefore, since the icon frame of the menu icon is changed corresponding to the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame, the menu icons are optimally arranged in the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame. be able to.

Further, as in the invention described in claim 5,
5. The menu display device according to claim 4, wherein when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, the display control unit displays an item name of the menu icon in the vertically long icon frame. 6. When displaying the menu icons in the horizontal menu display frame in two lines, it is effective to display the names of the items constituting the menu icons in one line in the horizontally long icon frame. It is.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, the display control means may change the name of the item constituting the menu icon. When the menu icons are displayed in two rows in the vertically long icon frame and the menu icons are displayed in the horizontal menu display frame, the item names constituting the menu icons are displayed in one line in the horizontally long icon frame. Is displayed.

Therefore, the display frame of the item names constituting the menu icons is changed in correspondence with the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame, so that they are displayed in the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame. Item names can be optimally arranged within the menu icons.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 12 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a computer system to which the menu display device of the present invention is applied.

First, the configuration will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, a computer system 1 includes a CPU 2, an input device 3, a RAM 4, a display rotation detecting unit 5, a display device 6, a printing device 7, and a storage device 8, and each unit is connected to a bus 9. .

CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2
Stores a window system program as a GUI stored in the storage device 8 and an application program specified from various application programs corresponding to the window system in a program storage area (not shown) in the RAM 4. Various kinds of instructions or data input from the RAM 4 are stored in the RAM 4, various processings are executed according to the application programs stored in the storage device 8 according to the input instructions and the input data, and the processing results are stored in the RAM 4. Are displayed on the display unit 6. Then, the processing result stored in the RAM 4 is stored in a storage destination in the storage device 8 designated by the input unit 3.

In a menu re-display process, which will be described later, as a process relating to menu icon definition information stored in the user-defined memory 8c in the storage device 8, the CPU 2 responds to an interrupt request from the display rotation detecting unit 5 to display the menu icon. When there is a request to change the window being displayed on the device 6, it is determined whether the window being displayed is placed vertically or horizontally, depending on whether the window being displayed is placed horizontally or vertically. If the content is a menu icon, display information about the menu icon (user-defined content,
The image display coordinates (horizontal / vertical) are read out from the user-defined memory 8c and the icon image display coordinate table 8d in the storage device 8, and the vertical or horizontal redisplay position is stored in the menu in the storage device 8. It is stored in the management memory 8f. Then, based on the preset vertical display icon display frame or horizontal display icon display frame, the menu icon in which the redisplay position stored in the menu management memory 8f is set is displayed again in the changed window frame. I do.

The input device 3 includes a cursor key, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like, and outputs a pressing signal of the pressed key to the CPU 2.

The RAM (Random Access Memory) 4
A memory area for temporarily storing programs and data processed by the CPU 2 is formed. Display rotation detector 5
Detects that the rotation position of the display screen of the display device 6 is horizontal or vertical, sets a flag indicating the horizontal or vertical position in the window designation register 8a in the storage device 8, and then outputs an interrupt request to the CPU 2. Then, the CPU 2 is caused to execute a re-display process described later.

The display device 6 is a CRT (Cathode Ray Tub).
e) and the like, and has a so-called spin-top function of displaying display data input from the CPU 2 and rotating the display screen horizontally and vertically. The printing device 7 prints out print data input from the CPU 2 on a predetermined print sheet.

The storage device 8 has a storage medium 10 in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and the storage medium 10 is constituted by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. The storage medium is fixedly provided in the storage device 8 or removably mounted. The storage medium includes a window system program as the GUI, various application programs corresponding to the window system, and a file definition. Screen display processing program, attribute column designation processing program,
An operation processing program in the definition column, data processed by each processing program, and the like are stored.

The program, data, and the like stored in the storage medium 10 may be configured to be received and stored from another device connected via a communication line or the like. A storage device having the above storage medium may be provided on another connected device side, and the program and data stored in this storage medium may be used via a communication line.

The storage device 8 has various memory areas required for menu display. As shown in FIG. 2, a window designation register 8a, a display size register 8b, a user-defined memory 8c, an item name display coordinate table 8d. , An icon image display coordinate table 8e, and a menu management memory 8f.

The window designation register 8a stores a flag for designating whether the window set by the display rotation detecting section 5 is placed vertically or horizontally.
Each display size of the vertical / horizontal window is stored. The user-defined memory 8c stores definition items defined by the user to display menu icons, and
"Item number" for each menu icon,
"Item name", "Icon image number", and "Operation when selected" are stored. These definition items can be arbitrarily set by the user. The menu icons defined by these definition items are displayed in the horizontal icon frame or the vertical icon frame shown in FIG. Is displayed in the icon frame of.

The horizontal icon frame shown in FIG. 4 has a width (192 dots) and a height (96 dots), and an icon image is displayed in the icon frame with a width and a height (64 dots). The item names are set so as to be displayed in a single row below the icon image. The icon frame at the time of vertical placement shown in FIG. 4 has a width (100 dots) and a height (142 dots), and an icon image is displayed in the icon frame with a width and a height (64 dots). Item names are set so as to be displayed in two rows below the icon image.

The item name display coordinate table 8 shown in FIG.
d stores the display coordinates of the item names displayed in the icon frames arranged in the vertical window or the horizontal window shown in FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG. Coordinate data (XID1, YID1) to (XID
6, YID6) and (B) horizontal window coordinate data (X
ID7, YID7) to (XID12, YID12). The display coordinate data of these item names is the reference position coordinates of the upper left corner of the item name display frame shown in FIG.

Icon image display coordinate table 8e
Stores the display coordinates of the icon image displayed in the icon frame arranged in the vertical window or the horizontal window shown in FIG. 4, and as shown in FIG.
(A) Vertical window coordinate data (XIC1, YIC1)
(XIC6, YIC6) and (B) horizontal window coordinate data (XIC7, YIC7) to (XIC12, YIC12). The display coordinate data of these icon images is
This is the reference position coordinates of the upper left corner of the icon image display frame shown in FIG.

The menu management memory 8f stores coordinate data for managing the display position of each menu icon.
As shown in (1), the item name of each menu icon and the display coordinates are stored in association with each other.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The redisplay processing executed by the computer system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage medium 10 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 2.

The display rotation detector 5 detects that the rotation position of the display screen of the display device 6 is horizontal or vertical, sets a flag indicating the horizontal or vertical position, and outputs an interrupt request to the CPU 2. The CPU 2 waits for an interrupt from the display rotation detecting unit 5 (step S1), and upon receiving an interrupt request from the display rotation detecting unit 5, determines whether or not the window size has been changed (step S2). That is, in the display device 6, it is determined whether or not the display screen has been horizontally or vertically switched based on the detection signal input from the display rotation detection unit 5.

If there is no change in the window, normal processing (normal display processing) is executed (step S3). If there is a change in the window, that is, the side of the display screen on the display device 6 is displayed. When there is a change from vertical to vertical or vertical to horizontal, a specification flag indicating horizontal and vertical is set in the window specification register 8a and stored in the display size register 8b. The value of the horizontal window size and the value of the vertical window size are exchanged (step S4).

Next, referring to the designation flag set in the window designation register 8a, it is determined whether the window designated to be changed is placed horizontally or vertically (step S5). If the window specified to be changed is portrait, the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG. 9. If the window specified to be changed is landscape, whether or not the menu item displayed in the portrait window is a comment. That is, it is determined whether or not the comment is a comment such as a symbol * (asterisk) by referring to the definition content of the item number of each menu icon stored in the user-defined memory 8c in the storage device 8 (step S).
6). If the definition of the menu item is a comment, it is defined that nothing is to be displayed on the menu icon, so the process proceeds to step S12 to determine whether the menu item is still stored in the user-defined memory 8c. Is determined, the process returns to step S6 if stored, and returns to step S1 if not stored.

In step S6, if the menu item is not a comment, that is, if it is an icon image, the definition contents (item number, item name, icon image number) stored in the user-defined memory 8c for the menu item. ) And the horizontal window coordinate data (XID7, YID7) to (XID12, YID12) stored in the item name display coordinate table 8d of FIG. 5 to redisplay the item name below the icon image. That is, a display position for changing the item names from portrait to landscape is set in the menu management memory 8f (step S7).

Next, for the menu item, the definition contents (item number, item name, icon image number) stored in the user-defined memory 8c and the horizontal window stored in the icon image display coordinate table 8e of FIG. Coordinate data (XIC7, YIC7)-(XIC1
2, YIC12), the re-display position of the icon image, that is, the display position for changing the icon image from vertical to horizontal is set in the menu management memory 8f (step S8).

Next, in order to display the icon display frame in the horizontal position shown in FIG. 4 in the horizontal window, step S7 is performed.
According to the item name redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f, the horizontal icon display frame of width: 192 dots and height: 96 dots in FIG. 4 is horizontally arranged from the position of 0 dots in the X direction and -72 dots in the Y direction. It is displayed again in the placement window (step S9). Then, based on the item name redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f in step S7 in the displayed horizontal icon display frame, the item name is changed as shown in the horizontal icon display frame of FIG. It is displayed again in one stage (step S10).

Next, based on the icon image redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f in step S8 in the displayed horizontal icon display frame, the icon image is displayed in the horizontal icon display frame of FIG. Is displayed again at 64 dots × 64 dots (step S1).
1). Then, it is determined whether or not the menu item is still stored in the user-defined memory 8c (step S1).
2) If it is stored, the process returns to step S6; if it is not stored, the process returns to step S1.

If it is determined in step S5 that the window designated to be changed is in the vertical position, the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG.
When the window specified to be changed is in the vertical position, whether or not the menu item displayed in the horizontal window is a comment is stored in the user-defined memory 8 c in the storage device 8. The determination is made with reference to the definition contents of the menu icon (step S13). If the menu item is a comment, the process proceeds to step S19, where it is determined whether the menu item is still stored in the user-defined memory 8c. If the menu item is stored, the process returns to step S6 and is stored. If not, the process returns to step S1.

In step S13, if the menu item is not a comment, that is, if it is an icon image, the definition contents (item number, item name, icon image number) stored in the user-defined memory 8c for the menu item. ) And the vertical window coordinate data (XID1, YID1) to (XID6, YID6) stored in the item name display coordinate table 8d in FIG. 5 to redisplay the item name below the icon image. The position, that is, the display position for changing the item name from horizontal to vertical is set in the menu management memory 8f (step S14).

Next, the definition contents (item number, item name, icon image number) stored in the user-defined memory 8c for the menu item and the vertical window stored in the icon image display coordinate table 8e of FIG. Coordinate data (XIC1, YIC1) to (XIC
6, YIC6), the redisplay position of the icon image, that is, the display position for changing the icon image from horizontal to vertical is set in the menu management memory 8f (step S15).

Next, in order to display the vertically displayed icon display frame shown in FIG.
4 from the position of -2 dots in the X direction and -92 dots in the Y direction according to the item name redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f in step 4, the vertical icon display frame of width: 100 dots and height: 142 dots in FIG. Is displayed again in the vertical window (step S16). Then, based on the item name redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f in step S15 in the displayed vertical icon display frame, the item name is changed as shown in the vertical icon display frame of FIG. It is displayed again in two steps (step S17).

Next, based on the icon image redisplay position set in the window management memory 8f in the displayed vertical icon display frame in step S15, the icon image is displayed in the horizontal icon display frame of FIG. Is displayed again at 64 dots × 64 dots (step S1).
8). Then, it is determined whether or not the menu item is still stored in the user-defined memory 8c (step S1).
9) If it is stored, the process returns to step S13; if it is not stored, the process returns to step S1.

By the above-described redisplay processing, as shown in FIG. 10, when the menu display format is converted between the horizontal window and the vertical window, the redisplay position of the menu icon (icon image and item name) is automatically set. Are set uniformly, arranged evenly in the converted window, and displayed on the display device 6.

Therefore, the relationship between the display coordinates of the menu icons in the horizontal window and the vertical window is shown in FIG.
1 and as shown in FIG. That is, in the above-described redisplay processing, when an instruction to change from the portrait window to the landscape window is issued, the landscape menu icon frame shown in FIG. 4 is arranged in the landscape window shown in FIG. At the same time, the horizontal window menu icon frame contains horizontal window coordinate data (XID7, YID7) set in the item name display coordinate table 8d shown in FIG.
4 (XID12, YID12), the item names are displayed in one row, and the display position of the icon image frame (64 dots × 64 dots) in the horizontal menu icon frame shown in FIG. (XIC7, YIC7) ~ set in the icon image display coordinate table 8e shown in FIG.
Based on (XIC12, YIC12), an icon image is displayed in the icon image frame.

In the above-described redisplay processing, when an instruction to change from the horizontal window to the vertical window is issued, the menu icon for vertical installation shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in the vertical window shown in FIG. A frame is arranged, and in each of the vertically placed menu icon frames, the vertical window coordinate data (XID1, YID1) to (XID6, XID6, XID1) set in the item name display coordinate table 8d shown in FIG. YID6), the item names are displayed in two columns, and
The display position of the icon image frame (64 dots × 64 dots) in the horizontal menu icon frame shown in FIG. 6 is set in the icon image display coordinate table 8e shown in FIG. 6 (XIC1, YIC1) to (XIC6). , YIC6), and an icon image is displayed in the icon image frame.

As described above, in the computer system 1 of the present embodiment, when the display screen of the display device 6 having the spin-top function is changed between landscape and portrait,
A menu icon (consisting of an icon image and an item name) displayed in a horizontal window or a vertical window on the display screen is changed according to the changed window display mode (horizontal or vertical). Is automatically and optimally redisplayed, the user can omit the operation of rearranging the menu icons when changing the window frame set on the display screen of the display device 6 having the spin-top function. it can.

Further, with the change of the display mode of the window, all the menu icons displayed before the change are redisplayed so that they can all be displayed in the window after the change. It is possible to avoid a decrease in operability such as impairing the operation of the device and to prevent an erroneous operation.

The only definition items set in the user-defined memory 8c formed in the storage device 8 are an item number, an item name, an icon image number, and an operation at the time of selection. Since there is no need to consider the display position in the display frame, it is possible to easily define the menu icons.

In the above-described embodiment, the re-display process is executed when the display screen is changed according to the spin-top function of the display device 6. However, operations other than the spin-top operation, for example, the window frame Even when the window frame is changed by a change operation or the like, the menu icons can be easily rearranged by applying the redisplay processing.

In the above embodiment, the menu icon is described as the menu item to be rearranged and displayed. However, even if the menu item is a character string, the menu item can be similarly rearranged by the above-described redisplay processing.

[0061]

According to the menu display device of the present invention, the display position of the menu icon is automatically rearranged in accordance with the change of the menu display frame. The trouble of rearranging the display positions of the icons can be omitted.

According to the menu display device of the second aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to consider the display position on the menu display frame when defining a menu icon. Can be

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display position of the menu icons is automatically rearranged in accordance with the change to the vertical menu display frame and the change to the horizontal menu display frame. Therefore, even when the menu display frame is changed by a display device having a spin top function,
The menu icons can be rearranged appropriately.

According to the menu display device of the present invention, the icon frame of the menu icon is changed corresponding to the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame. The menu icons can be optimally arranged in the menu display frame.

According to the menu display device of the present invention, the display frame of the item name constituting the menu icon is changed corresponding to the vertical menu display frame and the horizontal menu display frame. The item names can be optimally arranged in the menu icons displayed in the display frame and the horizontal menu display frame.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a computer system to which a menu display device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory configuration inside the storage device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of definition items stored in a user-defined memory of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing an example of a horizontally placed icon display frame and a vertically placed icon display frame in which definition items stored in the user-defined memory of FIG. 3 are displayed.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of display coordinate data for a vertical / horizontal window stored in an item name display coordinate table of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of icon image display coordinate data stored in the icon image display coordinate table of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of management data stored in a menu management memory of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a redisplay process executed by the CPU of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a re-display process following FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a view showing the relationship between a horizontal window and a vertical window redisplayed by the redisplay processing of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a view showing an example of redisplaying a menu icon in a horizontal window frame redisplayed by the redisplay processing of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a view showing an example of redisplay of a menu icon in a vertically arranged window frame redisplayed by the redisplay processing of FIG. 8;

[Description of Signs] 1 Computer system 2 CPU 3 Input device 4 RAM 5 Display rotation detecting unit 6 Display device 7 Printing device 8 Storage device 8a Window instruction register 8b Display size register 8c User-defined memory 8d Item name display coordinate table 8e Icon image Display coordinate table 8f Menu management memory 9 Bus 10 Storage medium

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A menu display device for arranging and displaying menu icons in a display screen of a display device, wherein: a definition means for arbitrarily defining an item for displaying the menu icons; and a menu display frame on the display screen. Display frame designating means for designating a change in the display frame, and a menu icon is arranged in the display frame based on the definition item defined by the defining means, to display a menu on the display screen, and the display frame designating means When the change of the display frame is designated by, the display position of the definition item is rearranged so that the menu icon falls within the display frame designated by the change, and the menu icon is changed according to the rearranged definition item. Display control means for rearranging and displaying a menu in the menu display frame; and a menu display characterized by comprising: apparatus. 2. The menu according to claim 1, wherein said definition means is capable of arbitrarily setting an item name, an icon image number, an operation at the time of selection, etc. corresponding to said menu icon as a definition item. Display device. 3. The display frame designating means changes and designates whether a menu display frame on the display screen is vertical or horizontal, and the display control means is an icon corresponding to a vertical menu display frame. Storage means for previously storing display coordinate information of an image and display coordinate information of the definition item, and display coordinate information of the icon image and display coordinate information of the definition item corresponding to a horizontal menu display frame; When either the vertical menu display frame or the horizontal menu display frame is designated by the frame designation means, the designated vertical menu display frame or the designated vertical menu display frame or Based on the respective display coordinates stored in the storage means corresponding to the horizontal menu display frame, a menu icon is displayed in the designated menu display frame. 2. The menu display device according to claim 1, wherein the menu is displayed by rearranging the menu. 4. The display control means, when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, displays an icon frame so that the menu icon display is vertically long, and displays the menu icon in the horizontal menu display frame. 4. The menu display device according to claim 3, wherein when displaying the menu icon, an icon frame is displayed such that the menu icon display is horizontally long. 5. The display control means, when displaying the menu icon in the vertical menu display frame, displays item names constituting the menu icon in two lines in the vertically long icon frame. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, when displaying the menu icon in the horizontal menu display frame, item names constituting the menu icon are displayed in one line in the horizontally long icon frame.
Menu display device as described.