JPS61858A - Menu selection system for character processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain selection of plural documents with just a single selecting action by securing the switching between a point mode and a stream mode and attaining selection of the position of a document name to be selected with a cursor in a stream mode. CONSTITUTION:A display command and a stream mode command are delivered through a keyboard 2. A stream mode is set to an input mode register 9 via an input control part 5. While a menu display control part 12 displays a menu on a display part 1 based on the data of a menu table 10. An operator operates a coordinate input device on a tablet and moves a cursor to the position of a desired document name to turn on a button. A control part 5 sets X and Y coordinates to coordinate registers 6 and 7 respectively. Then a maintenance part 11 obtains the documents corresponding to position data of registers 6 and 7 by searching the table 10. Thus the desired document names are selected successively in the same way by shifting the cursor to the desired positions with the button kept on.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a method for displaying a list of document names to be worked on (hereinafter referred to as a menu) on a display unit in a character processing device such as a Japanese word processor or a kanji input device. The present invention relates to a menu selection method in a character processing device in which one or more documents are selected from among the documents.

[Background of the Invention] In a character processing device such as a Japanese word processor or a kanji input device, a document that has already been created and stored in a storage section can be called up again on the display section, corrections or additions can be made, or the document When erasing documents or dumping files onto other storage media such as floppy disks, a list (menu) of document names assigned to each document is generally displayed on the display to indicate which document to work on. Then, the user selects the documents one by one by, for example, pointing the desired document name with a cursor.

[Problems with conventional methods] However, when selecting one document and displaying it on the display for proofreading, additions, etc., it is not particularly inconvenient to select the documents one by one from the menu, but when multiple Even if documents are to be deleted one after another or dumped to another 70 disks, commands must be issued one by one, which is very cumbersome and inefficient.

[Objective of the Invention 1] The present invention has been made based on the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a menu selection method for a character processing device that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and allows selection of multiple documents with a single selection operation. Its purpose and characteristics are that it is a menu selection system for character processing devices in which a list of document names of multiple stored documents is displayed on the display section and a desired document is selected from among them. A keyboard for issuing various commands such as selection mode commands, a tablet for inputting coordinates, an input mode register for storing the menu selection mode input from the keyboard, and setting the X coordinate input by the tablet. an input X coordinate register;
Input Y to set the Y coordinate entered on the tablet
a coordinate register, a menu information table that stores data for displaying a menu on a display section, a menu display control section that displays a menu on the display section based on the data of the menu information table, and the input X coordinate register; and a menu information table maintenance section that turns on and off flags in the menu information table of documents corresponding to the position data set in the input Y coordinate register.

[Il Summary of the Invention] First, an overview of the present invention will be explained. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a character processing device suitable for carrying out the present invention, in which 1 is a display section, 2 is a keyboard, 3 is a tablet for inputting coordinates, etc., and 3a is a character processing device that moves on the tablet 3 and inputs data. The cursor displayed on the display unit 1 also moves in conjunction with the coordinate input device that indicates the position of the coordinates to be displayed. 3b is installed on the coordinate input device 3a, and the coordinate input device 3a is turned off after being turned on, or when it is turned on.
This button is used to issue a command to send the position coordinate data. 4 is a 70-tube disk device.

First, when making corrections to a document that has already been created and stored, or dumping it onto another floppy disk, etc., first display the menu that shows the document name assigned to the document, its contents, etc. Display on 1. This command is issued from the keyboard 2. By doing so, for example, a menu 13 as shown in FIG. 3(A) is displayed on the display section 1.

In the figure, the portion indicated by 13a represents the document name, and 13b represents its contents. 14 is a cursor. In FIG. 3(a), the shaded area means that it is displayed in negative.

After displaying the menu 13 in this manner, the user moves the coordinate input device 3a on the tablet 3 to move the cursor 14 displayed on the display unit 1 to the position of the desired document name, and selects it with the button 3b.

In the present invention, when selecting a document name as described above, two
It has two modes. The first mode is a mode in which one document is selected (hereinafter referred to as point mode), and the second mode is a mode in which the menu 13 displayed as shown in FIG.
This is a mode (hereinafter referred to as stream mode) in which a plurality of documents are selected consecutively. Switching between these modes is performed using the keyboard 2.

First, point mode will be explained. To select a document in point mode, first use keyboard 2 to indicate point mode, then select menu 13 as shown in Figure 3 (
Display it as shown in b).

The operator moves the coordinate input device 3a on the tablet 3. Since the cursor 14 on the display section 1 moves on the display section 1 in conjunction with the external index input device 3a, the operator brings the cursor 14 to a desired document name position. Now, suppose document 11 A
3 If you select II, move the cursor 14 to “l A
311, and turn the button 3b on the coordinate input device 3a on and off. By doing this, the document A3'' is reversed to negative as shown in FIG. 3(b), indicating that it has been selected. After selecting a document in this manner, commands such as whether to correct, erase, or dump to a floppy disk are given from the keyboard 2, and subsequent operations are performed. Furthermore, the command instructions are as follows:
This may be done before selecting a document.

Next, the stream mode will be explained. Similar to the point mode, the user instructs the stream mode using the keyboard 2, and the menu 13 is displayed. The first (last) of the multiple documents selected by the cursor 14 on the display section 1
button 3 of the coordinate input device 3a.
Turn on b. By doing this, the document where the cursor 14 is positioned is reversed to indicate that it has been selected. Furthermore, while keeping button 3b on, move to the end (first) of the multiple selected documents,
Turn off button 3b. By doing this, all documents passed by the cursor 14 are selected and inverted to negative. FIG. 3(c) shows this state, where the cursor 14 is turned on at the 'A1' position, moved to the 'B3' position and turned off, and the cursor 14 is turned on at the 'A1' position and then turned off.
This shows that up to 83" documents have been selected. After selecting a plurality of documents in this way, the documents are sequentially processed according to command instructions such as erasing the documents, dumping them to a 70-tube disk, etc.

[Configuration of the Invention] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Input information input from the keyboard 2 and tablet 3 (X,
an input control unit 6 for generating Y coordinates, commands, modes, etc.) input from the keyboard 2 and tablet 3;
An input X coordinate register stores the X coordinate value generated by the input control unit 5, an input Y coordinate register 7 stores the Y coordinate value, a command register 8 stores the command, and a command register 9 stores the command input from the keyboard 2. 10 is a menu information table that stores data for displaying the home menu 13 of the display section 1; For example, as shown in FIG. 4, data for displaying a menu 13 is stored. In FIG. 4, an area management register 41 is a register indicating the position of each document name column on the display section 1, and a title flag 42 is a register indicating the selection mode, that is, point mode (0) or stream mode (1). The menu flag 43 indicates whether the document is selected (1) or not (0).

11 is the title flag 42 of the menu information table 10
is set in the input mode register 9, and the X set in the input X coordinate register 6 and input Y coordinate register 7
, a menu information table maintenance unit 12 which searches the area management register 41 of the menu information table 10 to determine which document corresponds to the Y coordinate and turns on or off the flag, based on the data of the menu information table 10; This is a menu display control unit that displays a menu 13 on the display unit 1.

[Operation of the invention] Next, the operation of the invention will be described. In the following explanation, it is assumed that data is set in the menu information table 10 in advance.

(4) Document selection in 4-point mode A command is given to display a menu from the keyboard 2 and a command is given that the selection mode is point mode. A signal regarding the mode commanded by the keyboard 2 is sent to the input control section 5, and the point mode is set in the input mode register 9.

On the other hand, the menu display control unit 12 displays a menu 13 as shown in FIG. 3(A) based on the data of the menu information table 10. When the menu 13 is displayed in this way, the operator moves the coordinate input device 3a on the tablet 3 to bring the cursor 14, which moves in conjunction with the coordinate input device 3a, to the position of the desired document name, and then turns the button 3b on and off. perform the following actions. In the input control unit 5, the X and Y coordinates of the position of the coordinate input device 3a at the time when the button 3b is turned off are set in the input X coordinate register 6 and the input Y coordinate register, respectively, by the ON and OFF signals. . If Figure 3 (
Assume that the coordinates of the position of the cursor 14 in (b) are set. The menu information maintenance unit 11 searches the area management register 41 of the menu information table 10 for a document corresponding to the position data set in the input X coordinate register 6 and the input Y coordinate register 7. In this example, the document 'A3' is found as the sentence to be selected.Then, 'A3' in the menu information table 10
” menu flag 43 is turned on.

By doing the above, the "A 3" part is reversed to negative as shown in Figure 3 (b), and the A3" document is selected. After this, input commands such as correction and deletion. and perform various tasks.

(2) Selection of a document in stream mode A command is given to display a menu from the keyboard 2 and a command is given that the selection mode is stream mode. A signal regarding the mode commanded by the keyboard 2 is sent to the input control section 5, and the input mode register 9 is set to indicate the stream mode.

On the other hand, the menu display control unit 12 displays a menu 13 as shown in FIG. 3(A) based on the data of the menu information table 10. When the menu 13 is displayed in this way, the operator moves the coordinate input device 3a on the tablet 3 to bring the cursor 14, which moves in conjunction with the coordinate input device 3a, to the position of the desired document name, and turns on the button 3b. . The input control unit 5 uses the ON signal to set the X and Y coordinates of the position of the coordinate input device 3a at the time the button 3b is turned on in the input X coordinate register 6 and the input Y coordinate register, respectively. If the document name in Figure 3 (c) is
” is set. The menu information maintenance unit 11 stores the document corresponding to the position data set in the input X coordinate register 6 and the input Y coordinate register 7 in the area management register 41 of the menu information table 10. Find it by searching for. In this example, “
The document 'A1' is determined as the document to be selected. Then, the menu flag 43 of 'A1' in the menu information table 10
Turn on. As above, one sentence 1! ”A
1'' is selected and inverted to negative.The operator moves the cursor from 'AI' to 'B3' while keeping button 3b on and turns button 3b off. Then, the documents 'AI' to 11 B 3 I+ are sequentially selected by the same operation as described above, and each is displayed inverted in negative as shown in FIG. 3(C).

Thereafter, a command such as deletion or movement to a 70-bit disk is input, and the same operation is performed on a plurality of documents with a single document selection operation.

As described above, selection of one document is performed in point mode, and selection of a plurality of consecutive documents is performed in stream mode.

The present invention has been explained above, but in the present invention, before inputting commands and performing various operations on a document once selected in stream mode, by rescanning a part of the document with the cursor. It is also possible to cancel the selection. In addition, the menu flag 43 in the menu information table of the selected document is stored with it turned on, so that when performing various operations on the same document again, there is no need to select the document again. is also possible. Furthermore, in the above description, the menu selection mode is commanded using the keyboard, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a virtual keyboard may be displayed on the display unit, and the menu selection mode may be commanded using keys. It goes without saying that various methods may be used, such as specifying the relevant position by inputting coordinates from a tablet.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when displaying a menu on the display section and selecting a document, there is a point mode for selecting one document, and a point mode for selecting a plurality of consecutive documents. The document name can be selected by switching between the stream mode and the stream mode, and in the stream mode, the document name can be selected by simply scanning the position of the document name on the menu with the coordinate input device button turned on. This has the effect of greatly improving speed compared to the conventional method of selecting multiple documents one by one.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a character processing device suitable for the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display example, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a menu information table. It is a diagram. 1...Display section 2...Keyboard 3...
Tablet 5... Input control unit 6... Input X coordinate register 7... Input Y coordinate register 8... Input command register 9... Input mode register 10... Menu information table 11... Menu Information table maintenance department 12・
・・Menu display control section

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a menu selection method in a character processing device in which a list of document names of a plurality of stored documents is displayed on a display unit and a desired document is selected from the list, a command for a menu selection mode is provided. a keyboard for issuing various commands such as, a tablet for inputting coordinates, an input mode register for storing the menu selection mode input from the keyboard, and an input X coordinate register for setting the X coordinate input from the tablet. and input Y to set the Y coordinate entered on the tablet.
a coordinate register; a menu information table that stores data for displaying a menu on the display; a menu display control unit that displays a menu on the display based on data in the menu information table; and the input X coordinate register. and a menu information table maintenance unit that turns on and off a flag in a menu information table of a document corresponding to position data set in an input Y coordinate register.