JPH11203018A - Cursor display system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an optimum mouse cursor in response to the operating situation on a screen and to improve the operability of a cursor display system by displaying with enlargement a mouse cursor when only a keyboard is used, performing the screen saver display of the mouse cursor when both keyboard and mouse cursor are not used and then reducing gradually the mouse cursor when the operation of the mouse is started again. SOLUTION: This system consists of a means which enlarges a mouse cursor by a mouse cursor enlargement/reduction means 2 and displays it if a mouse 6 is not used even after a prescribed time while a keyboard 5 is used and then resets the original mouse cursor display mode when the mouse 6 is used again and the means 2 which performs the screen saver display via a display device 4 to enlarge the mouse cursor by the means 2 if the mouse 6 is not used even when a prescribed time passed after the keyboard 5 is not used and resets the original mouse cursor display mode when the mouse 6 is used again.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a cursor display system for displaying a cursor and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mouse cursor is displayed on a screen and a mouse is operated to select a predetermined part of a sentence to perform an editing operation, or a mouse cursor is positioned on a button and clicked to select a process. And so on.

At this time, if a document or symbol mixed with kanji is displayed on the screen, the mouse cursor cannot be located at any position, and the mouse cursor is moved on the screen by moving the mouse left and right. And moved the mouse cursor to a predetermined position.

[0004]

As described above, the conventional mouse cursor has a problem that when characters and symbols are displayed on the screen, it is difficult to find out where the mouse cursor is located. .

If the mouse cursor is not used for a predetermined period of time, the character under the mouse cursor becomes invisible when displayed as a large mouse cursor, and when a large mouse cursor is found and the mouse is operated, the size is instantaneously reduced. As a result, there is a problem that the user loses sight of where the mouse cursor has gone during use, and the operation is inconvenient.

[0006] The present invention solves these problems,
When using only the keyboard, the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed, and when both are not used, the screen saver display of the mouse cursor is displayed. When the mouse operation is resumed, the mouse cursor is gradually reduced and returned to its original state. The purpose is to display the most suitable mouse cursor and improve the usability.

[0007]

Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a processing device 1 performs various processes according to a program.
Here, it is configured by a mouse cursor enlarging / reducing means 2, a display control means 3, and the like.

The mouse cursor enlargement / reduction means 2 enlarges the mouse cursor when the mouse 6 is not used, and displays a screen saver of the enlarged mouse cursor when the keyboard 5 is not used. is there.

The display control means 3 enlarges a mouse cursor, displays a screen saver, and the like. The display device 4 displays various data, and here displays a mouse cursor.

The keyboard 5 is used to input various data and operations. The mouse 6 is used to move a mouse cursor displayed on the display device 4 or click and select.

Next, the operation will be described. The mouse cursor enlargement / reduction means 2 enlarges and displays the mouse cursor when the mouse 6 is not used even after the predetermined time has elapsed while the keyboard 5 is being used, and displays the original mouse cursor when the mouse 6 is used. When the mouse 6 is not used for a predetermined time after the keyboard 5 is no longer used, the screen cursor is displayed by enlarging the mouse cursor, and when the mouse 6 is used, the screen is returned to the original mouse cursor display. I am trying to do it.

At this time, when returning to the original mouse cursor display, the size is gradually reduced in a designated time from the enlarged display or the enlarged screen saver display, and the original mouse cursor display is returned.

[0013] Further, the predetermined time can be arbitrarily set as the designated time. Further, the size of the enlarged display or the enlarged screen saver display can be arbitrarily set as the designated size.

Further, the size, color, transparent / non-transparent or frame color of the mouse cursor, the mouse cursor enlarged and displayed, and the mouse cursor displayed on the screen saver can be arbitrarily set as the designated size, color, transparent / non-transparent or frame color. Can be set to.

Therefore, when only the keyboard 5 is used, the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed, and when both are not used, the screen saver of the mouse cursor is displayed.
By gradually reducing the size of the mouse cursor when the mouse operation is resumed and displaying the mouse cursor again, it is possible to display an optimal mouse cursor corresponding to the operation state on the screen and improve the usability.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, referring to FIGS.
The operation of the above configuration will be sequentially described in detail. Here, a program read from a recording medium or a hard disk device as an external storage device, or a program transferred from an external storage device of the center via a line is stored in a main storage (not shown) of the processing device 1 in FIG. , And various processes described below are performed.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention. In FIG. 2, S1 stops the operation of the mouse. This stops the operation of the mouse 6 in FIG. 1 and stops the movement of the mouse cursor displayed on the display device 4.

In step S2, it is determined whether or not a keyboard input has been made. In the case of YES, in steps S4 to S9, the mouse cursor is enlarged when the mouse operation is not performed after a predetermined time has elapsed in the keyboard operation state, and the original mouse cursor is displayed for a predetermined time when the mouse operation is performed. Return slowly. On the other hand, in the case of NO, S11 through S11
In step 15, when the mouse operation is not performed after a predetermined time has elapsed without a keyboard operation, the screen saver display of the mouse cursor is performed, and when the mouse operation is performed, the display of the mouse cursor is gradually returned to the original mouse cursor display in the predetermined time.

In S4, since it is determined YES in S2, the timer A is started (the timer A is started). In S5, it is determined whether the time is the designated time. This is to determine whether the timer A started in S4 has passed the set time. In the case of YES, the process proceeds to S7. On the other hand, in the case of NO, that is, in the case of within the predetermined time, it is determined whether or not the mouse operation has been performed in S6.

In S7, since it has been determined that the predetermined time has elapsed in S5, the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed. This displays an enlarged mouse cursor with a mouse cursor size, color, frame color, transparent / non-transparent designated by the user in advance, and makes it easier to find.

In step S8, it is determined whether the mouse operation has been performed. That is, it is determined whether or not the mouse operation has been performed in a state where the mouse operation has not been performed even if a predetermined time has elapsed in the keyboard operation state and the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed in the keyboard operation state in S5 and S7. In the case of YES, the enlarged mouse cursor is gradually reduced to the original mouse cursor display for a predetermined time in S9, and the process returns to S1. On the other hand, in the case of NO in S8,
Wait for mouse operation.

YES in S1 and S2, S4 to S
According to the procedure of the step 9, the enlarged mouse cursor is displayed when the mouse operation is not performed after a predetermined time has elapsed in the keyboard operation state, and when the mouse operation is performed while the enlarged mouse cursor is displayed, the mouse cursor is gradually increased in the predetermined time. By zooming out and returning to the original position, the mouse cursor can be enlarged to make it easier to find when the mouse cursor is not used, and when the mouse is operated, it is gradually reduced and returned to the original mouse cursor. It is possible to easily find out if there is, and start the mouse operation quickly and conveniently.

In S11, since it is determined that the keyboard has not been operated in S2, the timer B is started. S12
Determines whether a keyboard or mouse operation has been performed.
If YES, the process returns to S1 and repeats. In the case of NO, the process proceeds to S13.

In step S13, it is determined whether the time is a designated time. this is,
It is determined whether the timer B has passed the designated time. YE
In the case of S, the process proceeds to S14. If no, it stands by. In step S14, a screen saver is started. This causes the mouse cursor to start the designated enlarged screen saver display (see FIG. 4C described later).

In step S15, it is determined whether a keyboard operation or a mouse operation has been performed. This determines whether the keyboard 5 or the mouse 6 has been operated. In the case of YES, a mouse cursor in which the mouse cursor is gradually reduced within the designated time is displayed in S9. On the other hand, in the case of NO in S15, the process stands by.

NO in S1 and S2, S11 to S
According to the procedure of No. 15, a screen saver display is displayed in which the mouse cursor is enlarged and moved when neither operation is performed in the keyboard non-operation state or the mouse non-operation state after a lapse of a predetermined period of time. When either of the above is performed, the mouse cursor is gradually reduced and displayed at a predetermined time and restored, so that when both the keyboard and the mouse cursor are not used, the mouse cursor is enlarged and a screen saver is displayed to make it easier to find. When a keyboard operation or a mouse operation is performed, the mouse cursor is gradually reduced and returned to the original mouse cursor, and it is possible to easily find out where the mouse cursor is located and start the mouse operation quickly and conveniently.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a mouse cursor setting screen according to the present invention. FIG. 3A shows an example of options for the size of the mouse cursor. Here, one of the following two types shown in the figure, that is, when using and when enlarging, is selected and specified from each displayed on the right side. The time of use indicates the time of normal use,
One size and shape of the mouse cursor at that time are selected (for example, see FIG. 4A described later). When the mouse cursor is enlarged, the mouse cursor is enlarged in S7 of FIG.
One size and shape of the mouse cursor at that time are selected (for example, refer to FIG. 4B described later). Although not shown at the time of the screen saver, similarly, S
14 mouse cursor screen saver size,
One shape is selected (see, for example, FIG. 4C described later).

FIG. 3B shows an example of color choices for the mouse cursor. Here, one color such as black, white, transparent, or red is selected, and transparent / non-transparent (not shown) is selected. In FIG. 3C, the presence or absence of inverted display is selected. In this case, either the display of the mouse cursor selected in FIGS. 3A and 3B as it is or the reverse display is selected.

FIG. 3D shows an example of time options. In this example, the sliders described on the right side of each of the following three types of setting, the setting of the unoperated time, the time until the maximum display, and the time until the reduced display, are moved with the mouse cursor to the predetermined positions. Set. Here, the setting of the non-operation time is performed in S1 of FIG.
3 is the designated time, which is the time until the screen saver display in which the mouse cursor is enlarged when the keyboard operation and the mouse operation are not performed after the non-operation time has elapsed. The time until the maximum display is the designated time of S5 in FIG. 2 described above, and the mouse cursor is enlarged when the mouse operation is not performed beyond the time until the maximum display in the keyboard operation state. It is time to start. The time required for the reduced display is the time required for the mouse cursor to be gradually reduced and returned to the original mouse cursor display in S9 of FIG.

As described above, when the size of the mouse cursor (when using, when enlarging, when using the screen saver), the color, the reverse display, and the time are specified by the user, the mouse cursor is specified according to the specification and the flowchart of FIG. It is possible to realize (designate) an optimum mouse cursor display for each user by enlarging the mouse cursor, displaying the screen saver of the mouse cursor, and reducing the display to the original position of the mouse cursor.

FIG. 4 shows a display example of a mouse cursor according to the present invention. FIG. 4A shows a screen (in a normal state). On the screen in the normal state, the mouse cursor at the time of “use” designated in FIG. 3 is displayed as shown in the figure. In this case, the mouse cursor is displayed as a small-sized mouse cursor suitable for positioning the mouse cursor on a character or the like.

FIG. 4B shows a screen (when the mouse cursor is enlarged). On the screen when the mouse cursor is enlarged, the mouse cursor at the time of “enlargement” specified in FIG. 3 is displayed as shown. In this case, the mouse cursor is displayed as an appropriate large mouse cursor so that the user can easily find where the mouse cursor is. When returning to the normal mouse cursor shown in FIG. 4A from the enlargement of the mouse cursor, the size is gradually reduced and displayed within the designated time, so that the small mouse cursor shown in FIG. The position can be easily recognized.

FIG. 4C shows a screen (when a screen saver is activated). On the screen when the screen saver is activated, the “screen saver time” (not shown) specified in FIG.
The mouse cursor (or “at the time of enlargement”) is displayed so as to randomly move around the screen as shown. In this case, the mouse cursor moves randomly on the screen, so that a situation such as partial burning of the display device can be automatically avoided, and an appropriate large size that can easily find the position where the mouse cursor is located. It is displayed as a mouse cursor. When returning from the mouse cursor displayed on the screen saver to the normal mouse cursor shown in FIG. 4A, the size is gradually reduced within the designated time, so that the small mouse cursor shown in FIG. Can be easily recognized.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When only the keyboard 5 is used, the mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed, and when both are not used, the screen saver display of the mouse cursor is displayed. When the mouse operation is resumed, the mouse cursor is gradually reduced and returned to the original position. Therefore, it is possible to display an optimal mouse cursor corresponding to the operation status on the screen and improve the usability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a mouse cursor setting screen of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a display example of a mouse cursor according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: processing unit 2: mouse cursor enlargement / reduction unit 3: display control unit 4: display unit 5: keyboard 6: mouse

Claims (7)

[Claims] In a cursor display system for displaying a cursor, a mouse cursor is enlarged when a mouse is not used even after a predetermined time has elapsed while a keyboard is being used, and an original mouse cursor is displayed when the mouse is used. Means for returning to display of a mouse cursor. 2. A cursor display system for displaying a cursor, wherein a mouse cursor is enlarged and displayed when a mouse is not used even after a predetermined time elapses while a keyboard is being used, and an original mouse cursor is displayed when the mouse is used. Means for returning to the display of the mouse cursor, and displaying a screen saver in which the mouse cursor is enlarged when the mouse is not used for a predetermined time after the keyboard is not used, and displaying the original mouse cursor when the mouse is used. A cursor display system, comprising: means for returning to display. 3. When returning to the original mouse cursor display, the size is gradually reduced in a designated time from the enlarged display or the enlarged screen saver display, and the original mouse cursor display is returned. The cursor display system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The cursor display system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time is a designated time. 5. The cursor display system according to claim 1, wherein the size of the enlarged display or the enlarged screen saver display is a designated size. 6. The size, color, transparent / non-transparent or frame color of the mouse cursor, the enlarged mouse cursor, and the mouse cursor displayed on the screen saver are changed to a designated size, color, transparent / non-transparent or frame. The cursor display system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cursor display system is a color. 7. A function as a means for enlarging and displaying a mouse cursor when a mouse is not used even after a predetermined time elapses while a keyboard is used, and returning to an original mouse cursor display when the mouse is used. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program to be recorded is recorded.