JPH0675737A - Choice preparing and executing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the coding jobs and to improve the working efficiency by preparing a choice menu display program interactively with input of an imge diagram. CONSTITUTION:A name register means 1 gives the identifiers to the nams contained in an inputted choice menu and stores them in a name file 5. A drawing input means 2 stores the image diagram of the choice menu in an image file 6 together with the identifiers. When a valid area designating diagram which shows the valid area of each choice in a rectangle is inputted together with the image diagram, these diagrams are shown on a display 7 by a set screen display means 3. When a rectangle is designated on a screen by a mouse and the processing is assigned, an area assignment means 4 calculates the valid area of each choice and stores this area in a choice area file 9 together with the assigned processing identifier. A name input means 11 calculates an identifier when a name is inputted from a program of a selection executing system. Then a choice menu display means 12 shows the choice menu on the display 7. The selected choice is decided by a choice deciding means 13 and then carried out by a choice processing execution means 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an option creation execution method, and more particularly to an option creation execution method that facilitates development of a selection execution method program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2 (a), a selection execution system is composed of a graphic or the like showing the contents of processing to be executed in a selection area 21 provided in a part of a display screen 20 of a display. Multiple options (commonly called buttons) 2
2 to 25 are displayed, and one point in the desired option is designated and selected by the mouse cursor to execute the processing indicated by the option.

Conventionally, when developing a program of such a selection execution method, an image diagram of an option menu screen to be displayed in the selection area 21 is created on a desk, and based on this, an image occupied by each option is displayed on the display. After calculating coordinate points, determining character information to be displayed together with options, and assigning a routine to be called when each option is selected, programming (coding work) is performed based on these information.

[0004]

In the conventional method described above, when it is necessary to display many kinds of option menus in the selection area, or when many options to be displayed in one option menu are required, etc. However, there is a drawback that the effort for creating a program for displaying the option menu in the selection area becomes large.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an option creation execution method which can reduce the number of programming steps for displaying an option menu necessary for developing a program of the selection execution method, and which can be simplified.

[0006]

The option creation execution method of the present invention is a name registration means for assigning a unique name identifier to an input option menu name and storing it in a name file.
A drawing input means for reading an image view of the option menu displayed on the screen and storing it in an image file together with the name unique identifier given by the name registration means, and a valid area of each option included in the image view are represented by a rectangular frame. A setting screen display means for reading the effective range specification map and displaying it on the display, and a rectangular frame on the screen displayed on the display by the setting screen display means are specified with a mouse and then a processing-specific identifier is input with the keyboard. Area allocation means for calculating the effective range coordinate value indicating the range of the rectangular frame and storing it in the option area file in association with the input processing unique identifier and the name unique identifier given by the name registration means, and a selection execution method When the option menu name or name-specific identifier is specified when the program is executed The name input means for obtaining the corresponding name unique identifier or the option menu name from the name file, and the image file is searched by the name unique identifier received from the name input means, and the corresponding option menu image is displayed on the display together with the option menu name. When a certain option is selected from the option menu displayed on the display and the option menu displayed on the display, the option area file is referred to by the coordinate information from the mouse and the name unique identifier, and the corresponding process unique identifier is determined. And a process name of the process to be executed is determined by referring to the option command file in which the process name of the process that can be executed by the selection execution method is stored in association with the process unique identifier. And option processing execution means. There.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the option creation execution system of this embodiment is an option consisting of a name registration means 1, a drawing input means 2, a setting screen display means 3 and an area allocation means 4 used when creating an option menu. The creation processing section A and a name file 5, which stores various information related to the option menu,
A file portion B including an image file 6, an option area file 9, and an option command file 10, a name input means 11, an option menu display means 12, an option determination means 13, and an option processing execution means 14 used when executing a program. The selection execution processing section C is composed of a display 7, a display 7 for instructing selection with a mouse cursor, and a keyboard 8.

The name registration means 1 inputs a name to be given to the option menu, defines a name unique identifier, and stores it in the name file 5. The drawing input means 2 inputs the image diagram of the option menu and the effective range designation diagram for designating the effective area of each option with the image scanner, and stores the former in the image file 6. The setting screen display means 3 displays on the display 7 the image of the effective range designation drawing input by the drawing input means 2. The area allocating means 4 calculates the effective area of each option from the information of the effective range specification diagram received via the setting screen display means 3, and allocates the processing to each option according to the instructions from the display 7 and the keyboard 8. The contents are stored in the option area file 9.

The name input means 11 inputs the option menu name from the program of the selection execution method and refers to the name file 5 to determine the name unique identifier. The option menu display means 12 displays the image file 6 with a unique name identifier.
Is displayed, and the image of the corresponding option menu is output to the display 7. The option determination means 13 searches the option area file 9 based on the coordinate information when the mouse is selected from the option menu displayed on the display 7, and acquires the processing unique identifier assigned to the option. The option process execution means 14 searches the option command file 10 by the process unique identifier and gives an instruction to execute the process of the corresponding option.

The option command file 10 is a file in which a process name of a process (routine) executed when an option is selected and a process-specific identifier for specifying each process are stored as a set. Before the option creation execution method of the present embodiment is activated, a process-specific identifier is allocated and stored in advance in the process name of the required process. As the processing name to be stored, the option menu name stored in the name file 5 may be used.

Next, the flow of creating an option menu and executing a program by the option creation execution method of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. Item numbers in parentheses used in the following description correspond to the same reference numerals in FIG.

(1) When the option creation processing section A is activated, first, the option menu name displayed in the name area 26 above the selection area 21 on the screen shown in FIG. To do.

(2) The name registration means 1 automatically defines and assigns to the input option menu name a name unique identifier that is unique to the option menu name, and assigns it to the input option menu name. The name unique identifier is stored as a set in the name file 5.

(3) Next, an image diagram of the option menu shown in FIG. 2A and an effective range designation diagram in which the effective area of each option shown in FIG. 2B is designated by a rectangular frame are created. Input in order using an image scanner.

(4) The drawing input means 2 allocates the previously defined name unique identifier to the image diagram of the option menu that is input first, and then stores these as a set in the image file 6.

(5) The setting screen display means 3 receives the next input effective range designation drawing from the drawing input means 2 and outputs the image to the display 7.

(6) Next, by the area allocating means 4,
The effective area of each option is determined and the corresponding processing is assigned. That is, as shown in FIG.
A correspondence list of process names and process-specific identifiers stored in the option command file 10 is selected by designating one point inside a rectangular frame in the effective range designation diagram shown in (b) with the mouse cursor. With reference to the table, the process unique identifier of the process desired to be assigned to the option is input from the keyboard 8.

(7) The area allocating means 4 recognizes the specified rectangle based on the coordinate information from the mouse, and calculates the coordinate values of the two vertices of the lower left corner and the upper right corner of the rectangle as effective range coordinate values. To do. Subsequently, the processing unique identifier input from the keyboard 8 and the previously determined name unique identifier are associated with the calculated effective range coordinate values, and these are paired and stored in the option area file 9. When the processes (6) and (7) described above are repeated for the number of options, the option creation process ends. As the effective range coordinate value, the coordinate value of one vertex and the length of two sides may be used.

The program of the selection execution method using the option menu created in the above process can be executed by activating the option execution processing section C and giving the option menu name. The operation at the time of execution will be described in detail below.

(8) After the option execution processing section C is activated, first, the option menu name is input to the name input means 11.

(9) The name input means 11 searches the name file 5 with the input option menu name and acquires the corresponding name-specific identifier.

(10) Next, the option menu display means 1
2 searches the image file 6 based on the acquired unique identifier and acquires the image information of the corresponding option menu.

(11) The option menu display means 12 is
The acquired option menu image is displayed on the display 7, and the option menu name is displayed in the name area 26 on the screen.

(12) When a certain option is selected by the mouse cursor from the option menu displayed on the display 7, the coordinate information of the point selected by the mouse cursor is sent to the option determining means 13.

(13) The option determining unit 13 uses the coordinate information and the name-specific identifier to select the option area file 9
And determine the corresponding process-specific identifier.

(14) Finally, the alternative process execution means 14
Determines the name of the process to be executed from the option command file 10 based on the determined process-specific identifier, and instructs execution of that process. At this time, it is first checked whether or not the acquired process name is stored in the name file 5, and if it exists, the option menu corresponding to the name is displayed on the display 7.
, And the option execution processing of (9) to (14) described above is continued. When the acquired process name does not exist in the name file 5, the process of the option execution processing unit C ends by passing the process name to the request execution program of the selection execution method and instructing the execution of the process.

Although the option menu name is input to the name recording means 11 from the program of the selection execution method, a name unique identifier may be input instead of the option menu name. In this case, the name input means 11 retrieves the name file 5 based on the name unique identifier to acquire the option menu name, and this name is displayed on the display together with the option menu.

[0030]

As described above, according to the option creation execution method of the present invention, the option menu display program is created by creating the option menu image diagram and the effective range specification diagram on the desk, and the mouse cursor operation and keyboard operation. It is only necessary to insert a calling program with a choice menu name or a name-specific identifier in a program of the selection execution method so that it is easy to create a program that displays a choice menu. This has the effect of significantly reducing the burden on the program creator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an option menu image and an effective range designation diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 name registration means 2 drawing input means 3 setting screen display means 4 area allocation means 5 name file 6 image file 7 display 8 keyboard 9 choice area file 10 choice command file 11 name input means 12 choice menu display means 13 choice determination means 14 choices Processing execution means 20 Display screen 21 Selection area 22-25 Options 26 Name area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A name registration means for adding a name unique identifier to an inputted option menu name and storing it in a name file, and a name given by the name registration means by reading an image diagram of the option menu displayed on the screen. Drawing input means for storing in a image file together with a unique identifier, setting screen display means for reading and displaying on a display an effective range specification diagram in which the effective area of each option included in the image diagram is represented by a rectangular frame, and the setting screen display means When the process-specific identifier is entered from the keyboard after the rectangular frame on the screen displayed on the screen is specified with the mouse, the effective range coordinate value indicating the range of the specified rectangular frame is calculated and the input process-specific identifier and Stored in the option area file in association with the name unique identifier given by the name registration means. From the area input means, the name input means for receiving the designation of the option menu name or the name unique identifier from the name file during execution of the program of the selection execution method, and the name input means An option menu display means for searching the image file by the received unique identifier and displaying the corresponding option menu image on the display together with the option menu name, and a mouse when a certain option is selected from the option menus displayed on the display Option determining means for determining the corresponding process unique identifier by referring to the option area file with the coordinate information and the name unique identifier, and the process unique identifier for the process name of the process that can be executed by the selection execution method according to the determined process unique identifier. Store in association with Choice creation execution method is characterized in that a selection processing execution means for determining a process name of a process performed by referring to the choices instruction file are.