JPS6324417A - Composite document processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To retrain the occupied area of an icon display in a small range, to make the effects given to other displays, such as a document display, etc. to be in a minimum and to smoothly execute the selecting operation of the icon without misoperation by making the icon a constitution displaying hierarchically. CONSTITUTION:After all the icons in the first level are displayed, when the selecting operation by a mouse is recognized with a selection/analysis mechanism 13 the control mechanism 14 decides whether or not a said selecting operation is the selecting operation of a display icon and moreover decides whether or not it is the display icon in the last level and then if it isn't in the last level the hierarchical level is updated by one, so that the icon in the next level, that is the second level, is display-controlled. When the icon in the last level is selected, the processing based on the action information is executed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to compound document processing that creates a compound document containing a mixture of text, figures, images, etc. by using windows and picture ported frame icons. Regarding equipment.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a processing device that creates a compound document using a window, a date, and a frame icon, when there are a large number of items to be selected, all the icons to be selected are displayed on the screen at the same time.

For this reason, there are disadvantages in that the area occupied by the screen for displaying the icons is extremely large, the aesthetics of the icon selection operation is impaired, and erroneous operations are likely to occur.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in the past, when there were a large number of items to be selected, all the icons to be selected were simultaneously displayed on a single screen. There are disadvantages in that the area occupied by the screen is unnecessarily large, the ease of icon selection operations is impaired, and erroneous operations are likely to occur.

The present invention has a configuration in which icons are displayed hierarchically, so that the area occupied by the icon display is kept within a narrow range H, and document display, etc.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound document processing device that can minimize the influence on other displays and smoothly perform icon selection operations without causing erroneous operations.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is a compound document processing device using windows, viewports, and frame icons, which processes multiple types of icon data in units of predetermined levels. an icon database managed and stored in the icon database; a means for accessing the icon database and displaying icons according to its contents;
A means for recognizing the level of the displayed icon, a means for detecting that the displayed icon has been selected, and a means for accessing the icon database to perform the next step when the level of the selected icon is not the level of the selected icon. and means for displaying level icons, so that the icons are displayed hierarchically.

(Function) When an icon display request occurs during the operation input process using a mouse or the like, the icon database is accessed according to the request contents, and the maximum level icon is displayed first.

When one of the displayed icons is selected, the icon database is accessed again to display the next level icon.

Furthermore, by adopting a configuration in which icons are displayed hierarchically, the area occupied by the icon display can be kept within a narrow range, minimizing the impact on other displays such as document display, and the icons can be displayed in a hierarchical manner. Selection operations can be performed smoothly without causing erroneous operations.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a display/selection control mechanism of a compound document processing device in which icons are displayed in a hierarchical structure.

In the figure, No. 1 is an icon database in which data such as icon display gloss turn data, display position information, and action information indicating an action when an icon is selected is stored. 12 is a display mechanism for displaying icons according to position information. What about 13? A selection/parsing mechanism for identifying icon types selected with an pointing device (e.g., a mouse). Reference numeral 14 denotes a control mechanism that receives a graph creation instruction command and controls the hierarchical display of icons as shown in FIG. 2, as well as executes processing according to action information read from the database 1.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the icon hierarchy display control processing flow in the above embodiment.

Figure 3 shows an example of the hierarchical structure of icons in the above embodiment, where graph icons are shown (1),
For convenience of explanation, a two-layer structure is shown. In the figure, 31V'! , #L icon type of the first rubel displayed, 32a, 32b, 32C.

Reference numeral 32d designates second level icons 1 that are selectively displayed according to the selected icon type after the icon 1 of the second level is selected.

Here, the operation of one embodiment will be explained with reference to the above-mentioned FIGS. 1 to 3.

When the control mechanism 14 recognizes that a graph creation instruction command has been input through a predetermined input operation (for example, a menu bar or pull-down menu selection operation using a pointing device such as a mouse), the control mechanism 14 performs a command as shown in FIG. Executes graph icon hierarchy display control processing. First of all,
The control mechanism 14 performs the task of indicating the hierarchical level of the icon display, and sets the content <1> of the ZOSTER to "1" indicating the level (see FIG. 2), and further indicates the number of icon display sides. Set the contents (n) of the register to "1" K indicating the first icon (see Fig. 2), and according to the settings, set the n-th icon at the t-th level to the icon base 1 node. The display is performed according to the display e-turn data and display position information (step S in Fig. 2).

This icon display control process for the second level is repeated until all icons for the same level are displayed (step S4 in Figure 2).
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The icon of the second rubel displayed at this time is shown in the left half of FIG. Here, the 3rd one is the icon type of the 3rd rubel.

After all the icons of the above-mentioned labels are displayed, the selection operation by the mouse is recognized by the selection/analysis mechanism I3 (step S in FIG. It is determined whether it is an operation or not (step S7゜ss in Figure 2), and further it is determined whether it is a display icon at the final level (step S, in Figure 2), and if it is not at the final level, the hierarchy is To update one level (11), display and control the icon of the next level, that is, the second level here (step 7°S1... in Figure 2).
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The second level icon types displayed at this time are shown in the right half of FIG. Here it is 32h and 32b.

32c and 32d are second level icons that are selectively displayed according to the selected second level icon.

Here, when the icon of the second level is selected, the control mechanism 14 determines whether the selected icon is the final level icon (step S, in FIG. 2), and the final level icon is selected. When it recognizes this, it executes processing based on the action information associated with the icon operation (step 5to in FIG. 2).

The above-mentioned icon hierarchical display control function reduces the size of the icon display area to the minimum necessary size, which eliminates the need to unnecessarily occupy the upper part of the display screen, and also eliminates the need for occasional selection operations. Only the necessary icons are displayed for each scene, making selection operations easy.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, there is provided a compound document processing device using windows, viewports, and frame icons, which manages multiple types of icon data in units of predetermined levels. means for accessing this icon database and displaying icons according to its contents; means for recognizing the level of the displayed icon; and means for detecting that the displayed icon has been selected. and means for accessing the icon database to display the next level icon when the level of the selected icon is not the final level. It is possible to suppress the area occupied by the display to a narrow range, thereby minimizing the influence on other displays such as document display, and to smoothly perform icon selection operations without causing erroneous operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the processing flow in the above embodiment, and Fig. 3 shows an example of the hierarchical structure of icons in the above embodiment. Illustrated. 11... Icon database, 12... Display mechanism. 13... Selection/analysis mechanism, 14... Control mechanism, 31
...Icon species of Rubel, 32m, 32b, 32c
. 32d... Second level icon type. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A compound document processing device using windows, viewports, and frame icons, which includes an icon database that manages and stores multiple types of icon data in units of predetermined levels, and accesses this icon database to follow its contents. means for displaying an icon, means for recognizing the level of the displayed icon, means for detecting that the displayed icon has been selected, and when the level of the selected icon is not the final level, the icon 1. A compound document processing device, comprising: means for accessing a database and displaying next-level icons.