JP6164856B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, a control method for the information processing apparatus, and a computer program.

  There is provided a drawing application capable of arranging text at a free position and drawing. It is assumed that the user applies the drawing application to the information processing apparatus. Generally, when inputting text, a text box is displayed by designating a position where the text is input with a mouse. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a display area frame based on input text is reflected on a mouse cursor when a drawing position is designated.

JP-A-6-342364

  However, in the display device disclosed in Patent Literature 1, there is a possibility that the user cannot easily recognize how the character string is arranged in the display area frame. An object of the present invention is to enable a user to recognize how a character string is arranged in a text box.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an accepting unit that accepts an instruction to select a text input; a setting unit that sets a text input to a text input area for text input; and the accepting unit Display means for displaying a cursor for arranging the text input area in an area in which text can be drawn when an instruction for selecting text input is received, and the display means is configured by the setting means. When the setting is changed, a cursor reflecting the changed setting is displayed, and the display means further, when the guide character as the cursor does not fit in one line in the area where the text can be drawn, The guide characters are folded and displayed in a plurality of lines so as to fit within the area .

  According to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, the user can recognize how the character string is arranged in the text box.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structure of a drawing application. It is an example of UI of a drawing application. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes the image of a mouse cursor. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes the image of a mouse cursor. It is an example of UI which shows the shape of a text box. It is an example of UI before and after text input into a text box. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes a character string according to IME. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes a character string according to IME. It is a flowchart which shows the process which changes the shape of a mouse cursor according to a designated position. It is an example of UI which shows before and after the change of the shape of a mouse cursor.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100. The information processing apparatus 100 includes a CPU 101, ROM 102, NIC 103, keyboard 104, mouse 105, RAM 106, HDD 107, and display 108. Each unit can transmit and receive information to and from each other via the system bus 109.

  The CPU 101 controls the entire apparatus according to programs stored in the HDD 107, ROM 102, and RAM 106. Further, the CPU 101 performs control to temporarily store information, files, and the like necessary for executing the program in the RAM 106. The ROM 102 is a read-only memory, and stores therein various data such as a program such as a basic I / O program, font data used for document processing, and template data. The RAM 106 is an access memory that is temporary storage means, and functions as a main memory, work area, and the like of the CPU 101. The HDD 107 is one of external storage means and is a hard disk (HD) that functions as a large-capacity memory, and stores an application program, a printer driver program, an OS, a network printer control program, and related programs. CPU 101 is an abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, ROM 102 is an abbreviation for Read Only Memory, and RAM 106 is an abbreviation for Random Access Memory.

  The NIC 103 is a network interface, and the information processing apparatus exchanges data with an external apparatus via the NIC 103. The keyboard 104 is an input device that accepts user instructions and the like. The user inputs an instruction for a control command, text input, and the like for the drawing program of the present embodiment via the keyboard 104. The mouse 105 is an example showing a pointing device, and the user operates the keyboard 104 and the mouse 105 to give an operation command or the like to the drawing program. Although the mouse 105 is described as an example of the present embodiment, any pointing device such as a touch panel or a pen tablet may be used.

The display 108 is an output device that displays an image, and displays a command input from the keyboard 104, the state of the drawing application of the present invention, and the like. The user can arbitrarily move the cursor displayed on the display 108 to the horizontal axis X and the vertical axis Y. Further, the user can select a command / icon on the command menu displayed on the display 108 to give an instruction for processing, and can also give an instruction for editing, an instruction for a drawing position, and the like.
A system bus 109 is a bus that connects components in the information processing apparatus 100 and controls the flow of data in the information processing apparatus 100.

  FIG. 2 shows a software configuration example of a drawing application executed by the information processing apparatus of this embodiment. The drawing application 200 is a program module that is loaded into the RAM 106 by the OS or a module using the module and executed by the CPU 101 when executed by the information processing apparatus 100.

  The drawing application 200 includes an input control unit 201, a text input value reception unit 202, a text input area determination unit 203, a cursor image change unit 204, a text input position designation unit 205, and a display unit 206. The input control unit 201 receives input signals from the keyboard 104 and the mouse 105 and transmits the input information to each processing unit. For example, in the case of the keyboard 104, values such as numerical values and characters are transmitted. In the case of a mouse, selection signals such as the position of XY coordinates and a click are transmitted to each processing unit.

  The text input value receiving unit 202 receives input of a text font and size from the input control unit. The font and size received by the text input value receiving unit 202 are passed to the cursor image changing unit 204. The text input area determination unit 203 determines whether it is possible to input text to the coordinate position based on the mouse coordinates received from the input control unit 201. When it is determined that text can be input, the text input area determination unit 203 notifies the cursor image change unit 204 to that effect. When it is determined that text input is impossible, the text input area determination unit 203 requests the cursor image change unit 204 to change the cursor image. Then, the cursor image changing unit 204 changes the cursor to an image (for example, an arrow cursor) indicating that text cannot be input.

  The cursor image changing unit 204 generates a cursor image based on the font or size received from the text input value receiving unit 202. Specifically, the cursor image changing unit 204 generates a cursor image having a height that matches the received font or size. In addition, when the currently set font or size is different from the font or size received from the text input value receiving unit 202, the cursor image changing unit 204 regenerates the cursor image with the received font or size. When the text input area determining unit 203 determines that the text cannot be input, the cursor image changing unit 204 changes the mouse cursor to an image indicating that text cannot be input.

  When the text input position is specified from the input control unit 201 (for example, specified by clicking the mouse 105), the text input position specifying unit 205 performs the following processing. That is, the text input position designating unit 205 requests the display unit 206 to display a text box having the same state as the cursor generated by the cursor image changing unit 204 or a corresponding size. The display unit 206 displays a cursor image and a text box having a size corresponding to the cursor image on the display 108. The display unit 206 displays the cursor image or text box regenerated by the cursor image changing unit 204 every time the font or size is changed, with respect to the coordinates designated by the user with the mouse 105.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UI configuration of the drawing application 200. A page 302 displays data for the drawing application 200 to actually draw. Data for drawing is generally PDF, but is not particularly dependent on data as data for implementing the present invention. The drawing application 200 can additionally draw text, graphics, and the like on the page 302.

  The zoom factor 303 is an item for enlarging / reducing the display of the page 302. The zoom ratio 303 is generally the same as the paper size when printing is performed at a zoom ratio of 100%. The zoom rate changes the size generated on the screen, and does not change the size of actual data.

  Examples of the object include items such as graphic drawing, line drawing, text drawing, selection 307, and stamp drawing 308. The figure drawing 304 is an item for designating drawing of a figure on the page 302. The line drawing 305 is an item for designating drawing a line on the page 302. A text drawing 306 is an item for designating that text is drawn on the page 302. A selection 307 is an item for selecting a drawing object that has already been designated by various items on the page and making it editable. The stamp drawing 308 is an item for designating drawing a stamp on the page. When various items 304, 305, 306, 308 are selected, the cursor image changing unit 204 changes the cursor image to the selected item.

  The property areas (310, 311, 312) are areas in which UI controls for setting a specifiable decoration for an object when various items 304, 305, 306, 308 are selected are arranged. In this UI example, the text drawing 306 is designated. For the text 309, for example, a font designation 310, a size 311, a style 312, and a font color 313 can be designated. The font designation 310 is an item for designating a font for drawing text. As the font, a list of fonts that can be specified and registered in the OS is listed. The size 311 is an item for designating the size of the text font. The style 312 is an item for specifying that the text is bolded, italicized, underlined or strikethrough is given. A font color 313 is an item for designating a font color. The text is drawn on the page 302 by the decoration designated by the font designation 310.

  Next, processing of the drawing application 200 for changing the image of the mouse cursor when the user designates the text drawing 306 and properties (310, 311 and 312) will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The drawing application 200 according to this flow is stored in the HDD 107, and is read out to the RAM 106 by the CPU 101 and executed.

  In step S401, the drawing application 200 accepts designation of text annotation input by the user. In the present embodiment, specification of text annotation input indicates specification of a text display area (text box) for a page. The designation is performed by the text drawing 306 and properties (310, 311 and 312). Next, the text input area determination unit 203 determines whether or not the position of the mouse cursor is in a drawable area (S402). In the present embodiment, the drawable area indicates on the page 302. When the mouse cursor is on a drawable page area, the text input value receiving unit 202 acquires the font (font type) and font size of the annotation text specified by the user in S401 (S403). That is, the acquisition process of S403 is executed before accepting the text box placement instruction in S407. Note that the font and font size acquired in S403 may be specified by the user or may be specified values.

  The cursor image changing unit 204 reflects the text settings (for example, font and font size) acquired by the text input value receiving unit 202 on the mouse cursor (S404). That is, the cursor image changing unit 204 generates a mouse cursor corresponding to the font and font size. It is assumed that the character string to which the font and the font size displayed on the mouse cursor generated in S404 are applied is the same as an example sentence described later in S408. An example of the reflected mouse cursor is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the mouse cursor 501 displays a character string “Sanpurusuto” that reflects both the font and the font size acquired in S403. The mouse cursor including the character string has the shape of the mouse cursor reflecting the font and font size in S404.

  The mouse cursor 501 moves according to the coordinate position designated by the mouse 105. The drawing application 200 moves the mouse cursor 501 in accordance with the coordinate position designated by the mouse 105. The text input area determination unit 203 determines whether or not the mouse cursor 501 is on the page 302 (S405). If the mouse cursor 501 is not on the page 302, the shape of the mouse cursor is returned to the original arrow (S414). Subsequent to the processing of S414, the input control unit 201 determines whether the user has selected another annotation text input (S415). If selected, the present embodiment is terminated, and if not determined, it is determined whether or not the text decoration has been changed by the properties (310, 311 and 312) (S416). If changed, the process returns to S402. If not changed, the process returns to S405.

  In step S405, if the mouse cursor 501 is on the page 302, it is determined that the area is a drawable area, the text input area determination unit 203 maintains the shape of the mouse cursor 501, and the process proceeds to step S406. The input control unit determines whether the mouse 105 has been clicked (S406). When clicked, the display unit 206 arranges and displays a text input area that is a rectangle surrounding the mouse cursor 501 on the page 302 at the position where the mouse cursor 501 is displayed (S407). In the present embodiment, the display unit 206 displays “Sanpurusuto” as a guide character in the text input area (S408). Thereby, the user can visually recognize how the text is arranged in the text input area. In the present embodiment, “Sanpurusuto” is used, but the present invention is not limited to this as long as it is visually understood how and in what shape the character string is arranged. The input control unit 201 determines whether or not a character is input from the keyboard 104 (S409). When a character is input, the display unit 206 deletes the example sentence in the text box (“Sanpurusuto” in FIG. 6), and displays the input character (S410). FIG. 7 shows UI transitions for the processes of S408, S409, and S410.

  FIG. 7A is a UI diagram immediately after the text box is arranged in S408. The example sentence “Sanpurusuto” displayed in the text box 601 is described in the decoration text specified by the property. When the user inputs characters to the text box 601 using the keyboard 104, the process of S410 is executed. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the example sentence is deleted, and the character input by the user is displayed in the text box 601. After placing the text box in S407, the cursor image changing unit 204 determines whether an area other than the text box has been clicked with the mouse without inputting any text (S411). When the user clicks outside the text box, the drawing application 200 deletes the text box (S412), and returns the shape of the mouse cursor 501 to the original arrow (S413). Note that the length of the I-beam displayed at the left end of the character string displayed in the text input area (“Sampuru Tsuto” in FIG. 7) is also changed according to the font size acquired in S403. Also, the cursor to be displayed may be any one of I-beam or guide characters.

  According to the above procedure, according to the information processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to generate a text input area where a character designated by the user starts from the drawing position and display a cursor corresponding to the text input area. As a result, the drawing position of the text box can be ascertained prior to the actual designation, so that the character string is not placed at an unintended position and the operability is improved. In the present embodiment, the mouse cursor corresponding to the text box is generated and the example sentence is displayed in S404. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of a mouse cursor including an example sentence, an I-beam having a size corresponding to a font or size set by the user and not including an example sentence may be created. Accordingly, it is possible to visually determine the page as a whole while making it possible to visually determine whether or not the font size designated in the rectangular area on the page fits.

(Second Embodiment)
Although the drawing position of the text box has been described in the first embodiment, the character string drawn in the text box may differ depending on the language. Since different characters have different character widths and heights, the drawing position of the text string may become unintended even if the drawing position of the text box is correct. In the second embodiment, a method for creating a mouse cursor shape in consideration of a character string described in a text box will be described with reference to the drawings.

  8 and 9 are flowcharts showing processing for changing the shape of the mouse cursor when the languages are different. Since the basic flow is the same as that in FIG. 4, the same processing will be omitted. Following the processing of S403, the drawing application 200 confirms the state of the IME (input method editor) in S701. When IME is On, the cursor image changing unit 204 changes the example sentence included in the mouse cursor to a character string corresponding to the language and generates a mouse cursor. The display unit 206 displays the changed mouse cursor (S702). In the present embodiment, an example in a Japanese IME environment is shown. However, in the case of another language environment, an example sentence created by the IME corresponding to the language of the country is displayed. When IME is Off, the cursor image changing unit 204 changes the example sentence to [sample text] (S703). Then, the cursor image changing unit 204 reflects the character string determined in S702 or S703 on the mouse cursor with the acquired font and font size (S404).

  Similarly, when the text box is arranged at the same position as the display position of the mouse cursor (S407), the IME state is similarly determined (S704). If IME is On, a character string corresponding to the language of the IME is displayed in the text box. (S408). If IME is Off, a character string that can be drawn when IME is Off is drawn in the text box (S705).

  The above procedure makes it possible to create a mouse cursor shape that takes into consideration the character string described in the text box. As a result, a difference due to the text to be drawn can be recognized and grasped before the drawing position of the text box is actually designated, so that it is not arranged at an unintended position and operability is improved.

(Third embodiment)
In the first and second embodiments, the drawing position of the text box and the character string to be drawn in the text box are described. However, an appropriate position may not be expressed depending on the position where the text box is arranged. For example, when a text box is placed in a page, if the text box is placed at the end of the page, the text does not fit in a line and is folded.

  Even in such a case, it is possible to express the correct position by determining the position of the mouse cursor in the page and expressing the state where the mouse cursor is folded when it is in the place where the folding occurs. It is possible to A method for creating the mouse cursor shape will be described with reference to FIG.

  Since the basic flow is the same as that in FIG. 4, the same processing will be omitted. In the third embodiment, the drawing position is determined following the processing of S405. The drawing position determination process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the cursor image changing unit 204 acquires the current shape of the mouse cursor including an example sentence (S901). Next, the cursor image changing unit 204 determines whether or not the acquired mouse cursor shape fits on the page 302 (S902). When the shape fits on the page, the cursor image changing unit 204 maintains the shape. If the shape does not fit, the cursor image changing unit 204 acquires the current position of the mouse cursor, and when the example sentence is placed in the text box, the character is folded back. Determine whether. The cursor image changing unit 204 creates a folded text box and recreates the mouse cursor corresponding to the shape (S903).

  An example of the UI is shown in FIG. FIG. 11A shows a state where the shape of the mouse cursor is not folded. FIG. 11A is an example of a UI showing a state in which the shape of the mouse cursor is changed because the text box does not fit in the page. As a result, it is possible to grasp the position where the mouse is actually positioned at the position designation timing with the mouse cursor before the text box is actually positioned, and to prevent the text from being drawn at an unintended position. .

(Other embodiments)
The present invention can also be realized by executing the following processing. That is, software (computer program) that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus via a network or various storage media. Then, the computer (or CPU, MPU, etc.) of the system or apparatus reads out and executes the program. In this case, the program and the storage medium storing the program constitute the present invention.

Claims (7)

Accepting means for accepting a text input selection instruction;
A setting means for setting the text input to the text input area for text input;
Display means for displaying a cursor for placing the text input area in an area in which text can be drawn when receiving an instruction to select the text input by the receiving means;
The display means displays a cursor reflecting the changed setting when the setting is changed by the setting means ,
When the guide character that is the cursor does not fit in one line in the area where the text can be drawn, the display means wraps the guide character so that it fits in the area and displays it in a plurality of lines. Information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit displays guide characters that further reflect a language environment in addition to the setting of the text by the setting unit. Setting by the setting means, font type, font size, style, and font information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a color. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus,
A reception process for receiving an instruction to select a text input;
A setting process for setting the text to be input to the text input area for text input;
A display step of displaying a cursor for arranging the text input area in an area where text can be drawn when an instruction to select the text input is received in the receiving step;
When the setting is changed in the setting step, a cursor reflecting the changed setting in the display step is displayed .
In the display step, when the guide character that is the cursor does not fit in one line in the area where the text can be drawn, the guide character is folded and displayed in a plurality of lines so as to fit in the area. Control method. 5. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein, in the display step, a guide character reflecting a language environment is further displayed in addition to the setting of the text performed in the setting step. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein the setting performed in the setting step includes at least one of a font type, a font size, a style, and a font color. A computer program for causing a computer-implemented control method according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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