JPS6290759A - Documentation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To erase a guidance message in a smooth flow of operation without any intermission of the flow of operation or work by providing a guidance message managing part to erase the guidance message being displayed in a guidance message displaying part when a cursor key is depressed. CONSTITUTION:If the cursor key is depressed while the guidance message is being displayed, a keyboard 21 picks up the said key and informs the guidance message managing part 22 of that the cursor key is depressed. After receiving the said key, the part 22 informs the guidance message displaying part 23 of the erasure of the guidance message being displayed. Accordingly, the message is erased, and a normal picture of sentences is displayed again, by which the work can be continued. The part 22, when receiving a signal showing the state that a guidance message is being displayed and a one showing that the cursor key is depressed simultaneously, outputs a signal for erasing the said guidance message to the guidance message displaying part 23.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention may require a document creation message such as a Japanese word processor, and this guide message may be displayed on the screen as necessary during work. In many cases, users follow the instructions in the guide message or continue working while referring to the contents of the guide message.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) The guide message displayed during work must be erased to continue the work after the reference to it has been completed. A special key was provided, and the guide message was erased by pressing the erase key. Therefore, when erasing a guide message, the user of the device has to consciously search for a predetermined erasing key and press it.

Another disadvantage is that the operation and work flow are interrupted because the erase key is not pressed.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when erasing a guide message while it is displayed, it can be done in a natural flow of operations without interrupting the operation or work flow. The purpose is to provide a document creation device that can

[Structure of the invention]

(Means and effects for solving the problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a document creation device having a function of displaying a guide message on a guide message display section of a display screen and erasing the guide message. The present invention provides a document creation device characterized by comprising a guide message management section that causes a guide message display section to erase a guide message being displayed when a cursor key is pressed.

(Example) The present invention will be described below based on an illustrative example. The drawings are block diagrams showing essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a document creation device to which the same is applied.

The document creation device according to the present invention includes a keyboard 21, a guide message management section 22, and a guide message display section 2.
3. The keyboard 21 is an input device that accepts requests from the user, and a guide message deletion request from the keyboard 21 is input to the guide message management section 22. The guide message display section 23 is a section that displays various guide messages, and is controlled by the guide message management section 22. In FIG. 2, C11l1, which plays a central role in document creation, proofreading, and editing processing, is connected to a redirection generation circuit 2. The clock pulses output from the clock generating circuit 2 control the entire operation of the document creation apparatus. The CPU 1 is connected via a bus 3 to a DMA controller 4, an interrupt controller 5, an interval timer 6, a font ROM 7, and a ROM.
8 is connected.

The bus 3 also includes an IPLROM 9, a main memory 10,
a floppy disk device (FDD) controller 11;
A serial number 11012 is connected. FDD here
The DM controller 4 controls a floppy disk device 12 that reads the stored contents of an editing floppy disk, a document floppy disk, and the like. The serial l1013 also converts parallel data from the bus 3 into serial data and transmits it to the keyboard 14, and converts the serial data from the keyboard 14 into parallel data and transmits it to the bus 3.

Also connected to the bus 3 are a CRT controller 15, a video memory 16, and a printer I/F 18.

The CRT controller 15 controls the CRT display device @17, and the video memory 16 stores display patterns and the like on the CR7 display device 17. Further, the printer 19 prints out the expenditures that have been created, proofread, and edited.

Next, the effect will be explained.

In the document creation apparatus according to the present invention, a guide message deletion command input from the keyboard 21 is generated by pressing the saw key. Thus, in the present invention, the most commonly used cursor keys are used instead of using special keys to erase the guide message while it is being displayed.

In this way, when the cursor key is pressed by Needy while the guide message is being displayed, the keyboard 21 picks up the key and notifies the guide message management unit 22 that the cursor key has been pressed. When this signal is received, the guide message management unit 22 notifies the guide message display unit 23 that the displayed guide message will be deleted, and the guide message will be deleted and the normal text screen will be redisplayed, so you can continue with your work. Just keep going.

The configuration of the guide message management section 22 is such that when it simultaneously receives a signal indicating that a guide message is being displayed and a signal indicating that a cursor key has been pressed, it sends a message to the guide message display section 23. The configuration may be such that a signal for erasing the guide message is output.

Next, the guide message deletion function will be explained in connection with the operation of the device, using figure deletion (range/concavity designation) as an example.

When "2" deletion is selected using the numeric keypad on the figure mode property sheet of FIG. 4, the figure mode property sheet is deleted and the figure deletion property sheet of FIG. 3 is displayed. On the property sheet for figure deletion, select range specification of ``1'' using the numeric keypad and press the [SELECT/EXECUTE] key, the property sheet for figure deletion will be cleared and the range for figure deletion can be specified. After the property sheet for figure deletion is deleted, move the cursor to the starting point of the figure range to be deleted as shown in Figure 5 (a) and press the [Select/Execute] key to specify the start point. , [Press the guide key to display the property sheet of the guide message for specifying the starting point in FIG. 3(b).If you move the cursor, the property sheet of the guide message will be erased.

After specifying the starting point, move the cursor to the end point of the graphic range to be deleted and press the [SELECT/EXECUTE] key, as shown in FIG. 5(1)), and the deleted range will be surrounded by system borders. When the guide key is pressed, the property sheet of the guide message for specifying the end point in FIG. 3 <C) is displayed.

Moving the cursor clears the guided message property sheet. After specifying the end point, confirm the deletion range in Figure 5 (C), press the (Select/Execute) key, and delete the area in Figure 5 (d).
), the shape is deleted. Also, [Guide cookie]
When you press , the property sheet of the 31st ffi (d) range confirmation guide message is displayed.

After that, the valid keys are: [Select/Execute key (property sheet for shape creation), [Cursor] key (continue deletion by specifying range), [Cancel] key (display property sheet in figure mode), [Guide key], [Function key] Select] + [Guide key. [When the guide key is pressed, the screen shown in Figure 3 (e
) is displayed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, when erasing a guide message, the guide message can be erased simply by pressing the key, instead of using a specific key for erasing, and it can be naturally connected to the next operation. Because you can
A document creation device that can continue processing without disrupting the flow of operations can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block information diagram showing the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a document creation device to which the embodiment is applied, and Figs. 3 to 5 show the functions of the embodiment. It is a figure explained in connection with operation. 21... Keyboard, 22... Guide message management section, 23... Guide message display section. Applicant's agent Mr. Sato Figure 1 Figure 4 (α) (b) (C) (d) Figure 5 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] an input means for inputting data and instructions for document creation;
A document creation device that includes a document file for storing created documents, reads at least data related to document names and titles from the document file, creates a catalog list of stored documents as a document, and stores the same in the document file again. A document creation device comprising: documentation means; and work switching means for transmitting an instruction to the catalog documentation means when the input means instructs creation of a document catalog list.