JP3463331B2 - Menu selection method - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a menu generation method in an information device such as an AD terminal. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an information device such as a word processor or a CAD terminal, an operation item is selected by a pop-up menu when the selected item is arranged in a hierarchy. It is usually done as follows. That is, as shown in FIG.
(Hierarchy) menu] is displayed. Operate the mouse to move the cursor to the menu item to be selected and click it. For example, "MENU" in [1st menu]
B "(the selected items are indicated by hatching in the figure, the same applies hereinafter), a submenu included in the selected" MENU B ", that is," second
Menu] is displayed. When "MENU B-5" is selected from this [second menu] by mouse click, a submenu contained therein, that is, [third menu] is selected.
[Menu] is displayed, whereby the desired operation "MENU B-5-3" is finally displayed, and the desired operation can be performed only by selecting this by clicking the mouse. [0003] Therefore, when a specific menu item, for example, "MENU B-5-3" is frequently used, the above-described operation is performed every time until the execution is reached. Operation was time consuming. In addition, there is a possibility that a wrong operation is selected by mistake during the series of operations, and if such an incorrect selection is made, the user must start over from the first menu again. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily select the operation performed immediately before in selecting a multi-level menu. [0004] The means of the present invention are as follows. The menu selected for each level in the multi-level menu is stored for each menu item, and the presence or absence of the selected menu in the lower level menu is displayed for each menu item when displaying the menu. When an instruction to select a selected menu is given to the displayed menu item, the menu stored corresponding to the menu item is executed. The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows. In the multi-level menu, the menu selected for each level is stored for each menu item. At the time of menu display, the presence / absence of the selected menu in the lower hierarchy menu is displayed for each menu item, and an instruction to select the selected menu is given to the displayed menu item. Then, instead of displaying the menu of the lower hierarchy, the menu stored corresponding to the menu item is immediately executed. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4B. FIG. 2 shows a word processor or a CA to which a menu selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information device such as a D terminal. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a CPU for performing overall control. Reference numeral 12 denotes a main memory for storing a program executed by the CPU 10 and data of a multi-level menu.
Reference numeral 14 denotes a menu selection information memory that stores a menu selected for each layer for each menu item. 16 is a SCSI controller for controlling a file device 18 such as a hard disk, and 20 is a SCSI controller as a display unit.
It is a CRT controller for controlling the RT22.
Reference numeral 24 denotes a key & mouse data receiving unit for receiving operation signals of a keyboard 26 and a mouse 28 as an input unit, and 30 denotes an expansion slot for mounting various optional controller boards. Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described. First, in order to facilitate understanding of the operation of the present embodiment,
This will be described using an example of a menu display. The "first operation" as shown in FIG. 3A is exactly the same as the conventional operation. That is, when the pop-up menu display is designated by a predetermined key operation of the keyboard 26 or a predetermined click operation of the mouse 28, first, a [first (hierarchical) menu] is displayed. Move the cursor to the menu item to be clicked. For example, when “MENU” in the “first menu” is selected (the selected item is indicated by hatching in the drawing, the same applies hereinafter), a submenu included in the selected “MENU B”, ie, “ 2nd menu] is displayed. When "MENU B-5" is selected from this [second menu] by mouse click, a submenu contained therein, that is, a [third menu] is further displayed, whereby the operation finally desired is performed. "MENU B-5
"-3" is displayed, and by selecting this by clicking the mouse, the processing of the menu item is executed. After the first operation, when the pop-up menu is displayed to perform the second operation, as shown in FIG. 3B, the "first operation" is selected. Next to "MENU B", an item 32 [R] indicating that there is a selected menu in the lower hierarchy menu is displayed. When selecting the same function as that of the first operation in the second operation, the cursor 28A is moved to this [R] item 32 and the mouse 28 is clicked.
The same item as the first operation is selected and executed. That is,
This [R] item 32 reflects the content of the operation performed immediately before. When the same item is repeatedly operated, this item is designated and executed. As shown in FIG. 4A, "MENU D" in the "first menu" is selected in the third operation, and "MENU D-2" and "MENU D-" are selected.
If “2-2” is selected, the [R] item 32 is displayed next to “MENU D” as shown in FIG. 4B in the fourth operation, and the operation can be repeated. Becomes Next, an actual operation for performing such a menu selection operation will be described. That is, the keyboard 26
When the mouse 28 is operated, data representing the operation is sent from the key & mouse data receiving unit 24 to the CPU 10. The CPU 10 determines that a pop-up menu is to be displayed by a predetermined key operation of the keyboard 26 or a predetermined click operation of the mouse 28,
A menu selection process as shown in FIG. First, the CPU 10 controls the CRT controller 20 to display a menu on the CRT 22 (step S1). That is, the “first menu” of the multi-level menu stored in the main memory 12 is displayed. In this case, the selected menu item corresponding to the last menu item selected in the [first menu] in the hierarchical menu stored in the main memory 12 includes:
[R] Item 32 is displayed depending on whether information indicating that item display is to be performed, for example, whether a flag is stored. Thereafter, a selection operation by the mouse 28 is accepted, and it is determined whether or not the clicked menu item is the [R] item 32 (step S2). [R] If not item 32, [second menu], [third menu]
Are received (step S3), and a process corresponding to the finally selected menu item is executed (step S4). Also, the selected last menu item is stored in the menu selection information memory 14 (step S5). Then, [R] is added to the selected menu item corresponding to the selected last menu item in the [first menu] in the hierarchical menu stored in the main memory 12.
It is determined whether or not the item display information is stored (step S6). If not, the [R] item display information is stored, and the [R] item 32 is displayed at the next pop-up menu operation. (Step S7). On the other hand, in step S2, [R]
If it is determined that the item 32 has been selected, the CPU 1
0 reads out the last menu item stored in the menu selection information memory 14 (step S8) and executes a process corresponding to the menu item (step S9). As described above, the [R] item for re-execution is provided beside the [first menu] in the pop-up menu.
When the same operation is performed repeatedly, it can be executed simply by selecting this [R] item, so that it can be executed without fail with simple operation, and all items that are selected and executed in a menu format such as a word processor or CAD terminal It can be used for information equipment devices. In the above-described embodiment, a three-level menu is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to any number of levels as long as the menu has a plurality of levels. . In addition, [R] item is also displayed in [1st menu].
It may be attached to a menu of a hierarchy other than. According to the present invention, in selecting a multi-level menu, the operation performed immediately before can be easily selected.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a menu selection operation in one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an information device to which a menu selection method according to an embodiment is applied. FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a transition of menu display by a first menu selection operation, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a display example of a first menu when a second menu is selected. FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a transition of a menu display by a third menu selection operation, and FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a display example of a first menu at the time of a fourth menu selection. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing transition of menu display by a conventional menu selection operation. [Description of Signs] 10 CPU, 12 main memory, 14 menu selection information memory, 16 SCSI controller, 18 file device, 20 CRT controller, 22 CR
T, 24: key & mouse data receiving unit, 26: keyboard, 28: mouse, 28A: cursor, 30: expansion slot, 32: [R] item.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for selecting a multi-level menu, wherein a menu selected for each level is stored for each menu item, and a lower level menu is displayed when the menu is displayed. The presence / absence of the selected menu in the menu is displayed for each menu item, and when the displayed menu item is instructed to select the selected menu, it is stored corresponding to the menu item. A menu selection method.