KR20040018663A - method for controlling icon in display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for controlling an icon of a display system is provided to control the icon easily and conveniently by using an icon setting dialog box. CONSTITUTION: The icon setting dialog box displaying a sample icon is displayed on a display screen by a user's request(S101). According to input value of the user inputted through the icon setting dialog box, an attribute value of the display system is calculated, and a size of the sample icon is changed in proportion to the calculated attribute value(S103). If the user requests the desired execution, the icon size of the display system is changed by making the user's input value for the icon size into a parameter needed to change the attribute of the display system(S107).

Description

Method for controlling icon in display system

The present invention relates to an icon control method of a display system, and more particularly, to an icon control method for adjusting the size of an icon to be suitable for a display area of a display system.

In general, most of the operating systems of computers in the market are based on Windows. The reason for using Windows as a base is that various functions to satisfy the Graphic User Interface (GUI) can be added and multitasking is possible.

A graphical user interface is a working environment in which a user exchanges information with a computer through graphics. Elements of the graphical user interface include windows, scrollbars, icon images, and buttons. Among these, icons are used to display objects that can be manipulated by the user. The object includes a program, a document, an image, a sound file, an image file, a macro command, and the like.

Icons serve to visually remember the user and have the advantage that the user can control any computer operation without having to remember the command or type on the keyboard. Therefore, icons are an important factor in the user convenience of the graphical user interface.

However, in a display system having a large screen size in which the display is set in the high resolution mode, the icon looks very small. Because of the small size of the icon, it may be difficult for a user to see and read the icon. As such, the user will need to change the size of the icon as desired for visual convenience.

In order to change the size of the icon, the user has to go through a complicated operation. For example, on a computer system using Windows, you can resize the icon in the following way:

First, the user clicks a screen color scheme menu button in the display properties dialog box. Next, after selecting an icon among the items in the screen color scheme menu, the user selects or inputs a desired number or character for the icon size, the icon font size, and the icon font type. Then, click the Apply button to change the size of the icon.

If the user determines that the size of the converted icon is not appropriate, there is an inconvenience of going through the above complicated process again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve this problem, and to provide an icon control method of a display system in which a user can easily and conveniently control an icon using an icon setting dialog box.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an icon control method of a display system according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing a normal mode of an icon setting dialog box for controlling an icon of a display system according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing a user mode of an icon setting dialog box for controlling an icon of a display system according to the present invention;

An icon control method of a display system according to the present invention includes displaying an icon setting dialog box showing at least one sample icon on a display screen according to a user's request, and a user input value input through an icon setting dialog box. Calculating a property value of the display system according to the method and changing the size of the sample icon in proportion to the calculated property value, and changing the user input value for the size of the sample icon according to the execution request selected by the user. And changing the icon size of the display system by parameterizing it to the required value.

Here, the properties of the display system are stored in the memory of the display system before or after the step of displaying the icon setting dialog box showing the sample icon on the display screen.

The icon setting dialog box may include an icon control box that provides various size values of the sample icon so that the user selects the size of the sample icon, and a sample icon size selected by the user from among the sample icon size values provided in the icon control box. A preview area showing at least one sample icon that has been resized according to the size value, executable buttons that interface with the display system to allow the user to change the icon size of the display system corresponding to the size value of the sample icon, and the user to sample It is configured to include a mode change toggle button that provides an environment in which the size value of an icon can be manually entered manually.

Here, the icon control box may provide an environment in which the user can continuously change the parameter X value within a range of an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value by moving the sliding bar, and at the same time, continuously change the size of the sample icon. In addition, by touching one of the cursor, the touch pen, and the human body to a button corresponding to the size value of each sample icon provided by the user, an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be changed may be provided. It is also possible to provide an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be varied by turning on or off a toggle button corresponding to the size value of each sample icon provided.

In addition, the execution buttons may temporarily store attribute values of the display system and then interface with the system to change the attribute values of the display system according to input values for the sample icon, and the attributes of the display system changed by the apply button. Interfacing with the system to change the property values of the display system to the environment before the program for the icon setting dialog box was installed in the display system, and a cancel button for interfacing with the system to change the values to the property values of the temporarily stored display system. And a confirmation button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system according to a current input value for the sample icon.

In addition, the environment provided by the mode change toggle button is configured to include input boxes through which the user inputs an arbitrary input value for changing the size of the sample icon, and a toggle button for turning on or off the activation of the input boxes. .

The method of controlling an icon of the display system according to the present invention includes displaying an icon setting dialog box showing at least one sample icon on a display screen according to a user's request, and moving the icon within an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value. Calculating the property value of the display system according to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the setting dialog box, changing the size of the sample icon in proportion to the calculated property value, and the size according to the execution request selected by the user. And changing an icon size of the display system by parameterizing an input value of the changed sample icon into a value required for changing a property of the display system.

The changing of the icon size of the display system may include temporarily storing current property values of the display system, parameterizing an input value of a sample icon whose size is changed to a value required for changing the property of the display system; And changing the icon size of the display system according to the parameterized value.

Then, after changing the icon size of the display system according to the parameterized value, the attribute values of the display system are changed to the attribute values of the temporarily stored display system, or the program for the icon setting dialog box in the display system is changed. You can also change the display system's attribute values back to the pre-installation environment.

The method of controlling an icon of the display system according to the present invention includes storing the attributes of the display system in a memory of the display system, and continuously changing the parameter X value within a range of an arbitrary maximum and minimum value by moving the sliding bar. An icon control box providing an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be continuously changed at the same time, a preview area showing at least one sample icon whose size is changed according to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon control box; Toggle mode change to provide an environment where the user can manually enter the size value of the sample icon, and buttons to interface with the display system to allow the user to change the icon size of the display system corresponding to the size value of the sample icon. Sphere with buttons Displaying the icon setting dialog box on the display screen at the request of the user, and the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon setting dialog box moving within an arbitrary maximum and minimum value range. Calculating the property values of the display system and changing the size of the sample icon in proportion to the calculated property values, and input values of the sample icons whose sizes are changed according to the execution request selected by the user. Parameterizing the value to change the icon size of the display system.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention having the features as described above are as follows.

First of all, the concept of the present invention shows a sample icon in advance to a user who wants to control an icon of the system so that the user can recognize the control information on the icon quickly, and slide It is to easily control the icons of the system by using bars.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an icon control method of a display system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a normal mode of an icon setting dialog box for controlling an icon of a display system according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 illustrates a user mode of an icon setting dialog box for controlling an icon of a display system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, in order to provide an environment in which an icon can be easily controlled to a user who wants to control an icon of a system, a program installation initialization procedure is first performed.

Program installation initialization reads the properties of the user's system using API (Applicant Program Information) function called SPI (Syatem Parameter Information) so that the user can return to the original state before using the program to ensure the stability of the program. Check the system property table to see if the property read is correct. Next, the property is changed by calling the SPI function with the default property value of the property table as a parameter. Then create a subkey in the user system registry. Next, back up the properties of the user's system using the registry-related API functions in the created subkeys. Then, it reads the backed up data and compares it with the attributes of the system to determine whether the backup is done correctly.

As such, the procedure of storing the attributes of the user system in the memory of the system may be performed after the program execution.

Next, according to the user's request, an icon setting dialog box showing at least one sample icon is displayed on the display screen (S101).

As shown in FIG. 2, the icon setting dialog box includes an icon control box, a preview area, execution buttons, and a mode change toggle button.

The icon control box provides various size values of the sample icon for the user to select the size of the sample icon.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the user moves the sliding bar to continuously change the parameter X value within a range of an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value, and at the same time, provides an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be continuously changed.

In addition, the icon control box may provide an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be changed by touching any one of a cursor, a touch pen, and a human body with a touch button corresponding to the size value of each sample icon provided by the user. In addition, the icon control box may provide an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be changed by turning on or off a toggle button corresponding to the size value of each sample icon provided by the user.

The preview area shows at least one sample icon whose size is changed according to the size value of the sample icon selected by the user among sample icon size values provided in the icon control box.

The execute buttons then interface with the display system such that the user changes the icon size of the display system corresponding to the size value of the sample icon.

In the present invention, it is composed of an apply button, a cancel button, a reset button, and a confirmation button.

The apply button temporarily stores the attribute values of the display system and then interfaces with the system to change the attribute values of the display system according to input values for the sample icon. The cancel button interfaces with the system to change the attribute values of the display system changed by the apply button to the attribute values of the temporarily stored display system. The reset button interfaces with the system to change the property values of the display system back to the environment before the program for the icon setting dialog box was installed in the display system. The OK button interfaces with the system to change the property values of the display system according to the current input value for the sample icon.

Finally, the mode change toggle button provides an environment in which the user can manually enter the size value of the sample icon.

In this way, it is determined whether the mode of the displayed icon setting dialog box is a normal mode selected by the user or a user mode manually input by the user directly among preset input values (S102).

Then, if the icon setting dialog box is in normal mode, the attribute value of the display system is calculated according to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon setting dialog box, which is moved within a range of an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value. The size of the sample icon is changed in proportion to the calculated property value (S103).

As described above, if the icon control box provides another environment in which the size of the sample icon can be changed in addition to the sliding bar, the property value of the display system is calculated according to the input value selected by the user, and is proportional to the calculated property value. To change the size of the sample icon.

In operation S104, it is determined whether an execution button for changing an icon of the display system is an application button.

If it is an apply button, the current property values of the display system are temporarily stored (S105). The input value of the sample icon whose size is changed is then parameterized to a value necessary for changing the property of the display system (S106). The icon size of the display system is changed according to the set value (S107).

If it is not the apply button, it is determined whether the execute button for changing the icon of the display system is the cancel button (S108).

If it is a cancel button, it is determined whether an icon change of the display system has already been performed by the apply button (S109).

If the icon change of the display system has already been performed by the apply button, the current property values of the display system are changed back to the property values of the temporarily stored display system (S110).

Then, if it is not the cancel button, it is determined whether the execution button for changing the icon of the display system is the reset button (S112).

If it is a reset button, the current property values of the display system are changed back to the property values of the display system stored in the memory before the program for the icon setting dialog box is installed in the display system (S111). Change the attribute values of the display system back to the environment before the program for the dialog box was installed.

Next, if it is not the reset button, it is determined whether the execution button for changing the icon of the display system is the confirmation button (S113).

If it is the OK button, the input value of the sample icon whose size is changed is parameterized to a value necessary for changing the property of the display system (S106). The icon size of the display system is changed according to the parameterized value (S107).

On the other hand, if the icon setting dialog box is the user mode, the environment is provided so that the user can manually input the size value of the sample icon directly (S114).

The environment provided to allow the user to manually enter the size value of the sample icon directly includes the input boxes as shown in FIG. 3, in which the user receives arbitrary input values for changing the size of the sample icon, It consists of a toggle button to turn activation on or off.

Here, the input boxes are input boxes for controlling the size of the icon image, input boxes for controlling the size of the icon font, input boxes for controlling the spacing between icons, input boxes for controlling the icon font, and fonts for controlling the caption bar. At least one of an input box and an input box for font control of a menu bar.

In some cases, there are information boxes showing information about the resolution of the current system and a range of the maximum and minimum values that a user can input with respect to the icon size according to the resolution of the current system.

Subsequently, it is determined whether the input boxes are activated so that the user can input an arbitrary input value for changing the size of the sample icon through the input box.

If the input boxes are not activated, step S103 is performed (S115).

If the input boxes are activated, the attribute value of the display system is calculated according to the user input value input through the input box, and the size of the sample icon is changed in proportion to the calculated attribute value (S116).

Subsequently, the steps S104 to S113 described above are performed to change the icon of the display system.

When all processes are completed, the icon setting program of the present invention is returned to the tray or terminated by the user's end command. In some cases, the icon of the icon setting dialog box is continuously displayed on the window of the system.

While the present invention has been described in terms of the best mode for achieving the object of the invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that other modifications may be made in light of the above detailed description without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. For example, the present invention may be implemented using computer programming software, FIRMWARE, or any combination of hardware. As a preliminary step in carrying out the invention or configuring the device according to the invention, the computer programming code (software or firmware) according to the invention is typically a fixed (hard) drive, diskette, optical disk, magnetic tape, and ROM, PROM Will be stored in one or more machine-readable storage media, such as semiconductor memory, and the like, thereby manufacturing the article. An article of manufacture containing computer programming code may be used by executing code directly from a storage device, copying the code from this storage device to another storage device such as a hard disk, RAM, or the like, or transferring the code over a network for remote execution. do. The method form of the present invention may be practiced by combining one or more machine-readable storage devices comprising the code according to the present invention, while appropriate standard computer hardware executes the code contained therein. The apparatus embodying the present invention may be one or more computers and storage systems containing or having network access to a computer program coded according to the present invention.

In order to provide an environment in which an icon can be easily controlled to a user who wants to control an icon of the system, firstly, a sample icon is shown to a user in advance so that the user can quickly recognize control information about the icon, and second, sliding You can easily control the icons of the system using bars and the like.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (20)

In the method of controlling an icon of a display system having a display screen, Displaying an icon setting dialog box showing at least one sample icon on the display screen according to a user's request; Calculating an attribute value of the display system according to an input value of the user input through the icon setting dialog box, and changing a size of the sample icon in proportion to the calculated attribute value; And, And changing the icon size of the display system by parameterizing the user's input value for the size of the sample icon to a value necessary for changing a property of the display system according to the execution request selected by the user. An icon control method of a display system, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon of the display system comprises at least one of an image size of an icon, a font size of an icon, and an interval between icons. The display system icon of claim 1, wherein before or after displaying an icon setting dialog box showing a sample icon on the display screen, the attributes of the display system are stored in a memory of the display system. Control method. The method of claim 1, wherein the icon setting dialog box, An icon control box providing various size values of the sample icon to allow the user to select a size of the sample icon; A preview area showing at least one sample icon whose size is changed according to the size value of the sample icon selected by the user among sample icon size values provided in the icon control box; Executable buttons for interfacing with the display system such that the user changes the icon size of the display system corresponding to the size value of the sample icon; And, And a mode change toggle button for providing an environment in which the user can manually input the size value of the sample icon directly. The method of claim 4, wherein the icon control box is Display system, characterized in that by moving the sliding bar, the user can continuously vary the parameter X value within the range of any maximum value and the minimum value, and at the same time continuously change the size of the sample icon. How to control the icon. The method of claim 4, wherein the icon control box is The user can change the size of the sample icon by touching any one of the cursor, the touch pen, the human body to the touch button corresponding to the size value of each sample icon provided by the user, characterized in that How to control icons in the display system. The method of claim 4, wherein the icon control box is And turning on or off a toggle button corresponding to a size value of each sample icon provided by the user, thereby providing an environment in which the size of the sample icon can be changed. The method of claim 4, wherein the action button, An apply button for temporarily storing attribute values of the display system and then interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system according to input values for the sample icon; A cancel button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system changed by the apply button to attribute values of the temporarily stored display system; A reset button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system to an environment before a program for an icon setting dialog box is installed in the display system; And, And a confirmation button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system according to a current input value for the sample icon. According to claim 4, The environment provided by the mode change toggle button, Input boxes through which the user receives an input value for changing the size of the sample icon; And a toggle button for turning on or off the activation of the input boxes. The method of claim 9, wherein the input boxes are input boxes for controlling the size of the icon image, input boxes for controlling the size of the icon font, input boxes for controlling the interval between icons, input boxes for controlling the icon font, caption bar At least one of an input box for font control of the font and an input box for font control of a menu bar. In the method of controlling an icon of a display system having a display screen, Displaying an icon setting dialog box showing at least one sample icon on the display screen according to a user's request; The attribute value of the display system is calculated according to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon setting dialog box, which moves within a range of an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value, and is proportional to the calculated attribute value. Changing a size of the sample icon; And, And changing an icon size of the display system by parameterizing an input value of the sample icon whose size is changed to a value required to change an attribute of the display system according to the execution request selected by the user. How to control icons in the display system. The method of claim 11, wherein the icon of the display system comprises at least one of an image size of an icon, a font size of an icon, and an interval between icons. 12. The icon of a display system according to claim 11, wherein before or after displaying an icon setting dialog box showing a sample icon on the display screen, the attributes of the display system are stored in a memory of the display system. Control method. The method of claim 11, wherein the icon setting dialog box, An icon control box providing an environment in which the user moves the sliding bar to continuously change the parameter X value within a range of an arbitrary maximum value and a minimum value, and at the same time continuously change the size of the sample icon; A preview area showing at least one sample icon whose size is changed according to a parameter X value according to a position of a sliding bar of the icon control box; Executable buttons for interfacing with the display system such that the user changes the icon size of the display system corresponding to the size value of the sample icon; And, And a mode change toggle button for providing an environment in which the user can manually input the size value of the sample icon directly. The method of claim 14, wherein the action button, An apply button for temporarily storing attribute values of the display system and then interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system according to input values for the sample icon; A cancel button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system changed by the apply button to attribute values of the temporarily stored display system; A reset button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system to an environment before a program for an icon setting dialog box is installed in the display system; And, And a confirmation button for interfacing with the system to change attribute values of the display system according to a current input value for the sample icon. The environment of claim 14, wherein the environment provided by the mode change toggle button is Input boxes through which the user receives an input value for changing the size of the sample icon; And a toggle button for turning on or off the activation of the input boxes. The method of claim 16, wherein the input boxes are input boxes for controlling the size of the icon image, an input box for controlling the size of the icon font, an input box for controlling the interval between icons, an input box for controlling the icon font, caption bar At least one of an input box for font control of the font and an input box for font control of a menu bar. The method of claim 11, wherein changing the icon size of the display system comprises: Temporarily storing current attribute values of the display system; Parameterizing an input value of the sample icon whose size is changed to a value necessary for changing an attribute of the display system; And changing an icon size of the display system according to the parameterized value. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein after changing the icon size of the display system in accordance with the parameterized value: Changing property values of the display system to property values of the temporarily stored display system, or changing property values of the display system to an environment before a program for an icon setting dialog box is installed in the display system. An icon control method of a display system, characterized in that. In the method of controlling an icon of a display system having a display screen, Storing attributes of the display system in a memory of the display system; By the user moving the sliding bar, the icon control box that provides an environment that can continuously change the parameter X value within the range of any maximum value and the minimum value, and at the same time continuously change the size of the sample icon, and According to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon control box, a preview area showing at least one sample icon whose size is changed, and the user adjusts the icon size of the display system according to the size value of the sample icon. A user's request for an icon setting dialog box consisting of execution buttons for interfacing with the display system to change and a mode change toggle button for providing an environment in which the user can manually enter the size value of the sample icon directly. According to the display screen Displaying above; Compute the property value of the display system according to the parameter X value according to the position of the sliding bar of the icon setting dialog box, moving within the range of the arbitrary maximum and minimum values, and proportional to the calculated property value. Changing the size of the sample icon; And, And changing an icon size of the display system by parameterizing an input value of the sample icon whose size is changed to a value required to change an attribute of the display system according to the execution request selected by the user. How to control icons in the display system.