JPS62243161A - Color floppy disk and picture controlling method utilizing said disk - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the work efficiency by providing an area for writing a color code in advance, and reading the color code. CONSTITUTION:At the time of formatting, a write area of a color code in a floppy disk is secured. Subsequently, a color of a floppy disk is designated by an operator, and thereafter, write of the color code to the floppy disk is executed. At the time of use, read of the color code from the floppy disk is executed as necessary. In this way, the floppy disk can be discriminated, and the contact of 'color' of the floppy disk can be used in a program, therefore, the floppy disk can be discriminated and selected easily and visually, and the work efficiency can be improved remarkably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application W) The present invention relates to a color floppy disk applicable to personal computers, word processors, etc., and a screen control method using the same.

(Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, floppy disks have been given identification codes such as file names or volume names, but these identification codes cannot be used except during maintenance such as cleaning or erasing the floppy disk. were not used very often, and during normal work, the necessary floppy disk was selected according to the information on the label, etc., and inserted into the floppy disk drive and replaced.

Therefore, if the number of floppy disks, ai*, is large, it takes time to find the corresponding floppy disk, and
Similarly, it took time to replace the wrong floppy disk after an error message appeared after inserting the wrong floppy disk.

(Objective of the Invention) The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and it is possible to define colors on a floppy disk, perform processing using the colors in a program, and improve work efficiency by directly applying the colors to the visual sense. The aim is to improve the

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an area on a floppy disk in which a color code is written in advance, and the floppy disk can be identified by reading the color code. The first feature is the floppy disk.

FIG. 1 shows an overview of the processing for creating the above-mentioned color floppy disk, all of which is performed by software. That is, at the time of formatting, the following processes are performed: ■ Securing a color code writing area on the floppy disk ■ Specifying the color of the floppy disk by the operator ■ Writing a color code (corresponding to the above color) to the floppy disk, During use, the process of reading the color code from the floppy disk is performed as necessary.

Next, the present invention reads a color code from a floppy disk on which a color code has been written, defines a screen control command or a screen control function that matches the color of the floppy disk indicated by the color code with the color of the CRT screen, and programs The second feature is that it can be used inside.

For example, when using BasicMii, the above screen control commands and screen control functions are DSKCOLOR(n
) is defined as an optional command and used as appropriate in the program. Figure 2 shows the process flow. When the computer system detects DSKCOLOR(n)" during a program or by key operation, the color code of the floppy disk set in the nth floppy disk drive is detected. ,
Processing is performed to set the color of the CRT screen to the color indicated by the color code.

Next, Figure 3 is the above screen I! lIj command, 11th page 1
This is an embodiment in which the 111m11 function is used to display a prompt to insert and replace a floppy disk, and to display a message in case of incorrect insertion. Note that the second floppy disk drive is taken as an example.

When DSKCOLOR(2) is executed in step 101 by the previous IF statement (not shown), the color code is read and the color of the CRT screen is set as shown in FIG. In step 102, a color check is performed to compare the color of the floppy disk indicated by the detected color code with the color of the floppy disk required at the current stage. And the second 7
If the floppy disk is not inserted into the c1 disk drive, the process moves to step 103 and displays a message such as "Please insert a floppy disk into drive 2." If the colors do not match, the process moves to step 104. and display a message such as "The blue floppy in drive 2 is incorrect. Please replace it with a red floppy." If the colors match, proceed to step 105 and issue a special message. Run the following program instead. Note that in steps 103 and 104, step 101
The CRT screen will be colored together with the message in the colors set in , and the colors will make it easier to select, insert, and replace the required 70 disks, and prevent incorrect insertion.

Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, an area in which a color code is written in advance is provided on a floppy disk, and the floppy disk can be identified by reading the color code, thereby improving the concept of floppy disk color. Since it can be used in a program, it becomes easy to visually identify and select a floppy disk, which has the effect of greatly improving work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the processing when creating a color floppy disk of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of processing contents of screen control commands or screen control functions, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of processing contents of screen control commands or screen control functions. This is an example flowchart of a process for preventing erroneous insertion of a floppy disk using a screen control function. 101-105...Steps Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A color floppy disk characterized in that an area for writing a color code is provided in advance on the floppy disk, and the floppy disk can be identified by reading the color code. (2) Read the color code from the floppy disk on which the color code is written, define a screen control command or screen control function that matches the color of the floppy disk indicated by the color code with the color of the CRT screen, and write it in the program. A screen control method using a color floppy disk. (3) When a floppy disk needs to be inserted or replaced, a screen control command or screen control function is executed, and a color is displayed along with a message reminding the user to insert or replace the floppy disk or indicating incorrect insertion. Screen control method using a color floppy disk as described in Section 1.