JPH04152425A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a mouse input device for word processors, personal computers, and the like.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional devices, the input position on the screen using the mouse is displayed using a mouse cursor. An example of this type of device is the Hitachi Japanese word processor Wordpal.
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[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above conventional technology has a problem in that it is unclear whether the left and right buttons of the mouse are valid or invalid at the input position on the screen, so the user may mistakenly input invalid buttons. Ta.

An object of the present invention is to prevent a user from erroneously inputting an invalid button.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, a means for controlling the shape of the mouse cursor corresponding to the input position of the mouse on the screen is provided. Switch the shape of. This allows the user to determine the effectiveness of the left and right buttons based on the shape of the mouse cursor.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a word processor. 10
Reference numeral 1 denotes a document editing means for editing a document according to information input by a user using keys or a mouse. Reference numeral 102 denotes a document recording means for reading a document file already recorded on the floppy disk 108 or writing a newly created document on the floppy disk 108 as a document file.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a key input means for transmitting information input from the keyboard 109 to the document editing means 101.

Reference numeral 104 denotes a mouse input means for transmitting information input from the mouse 110 to the document editing means 101.

105 is a mouse cursor display means for displaying a mouse cursor on the CRTIII. At this time, the shape of the mouse cursor is determined by the mouse cursor control means 113b. Reference numeral 106 denotes a document display means for displaying the document being edited on the CRTllll. 107 is a printing unit that prints the document being edited on paper 112;

Next, the method of displaying the mouse cursor will be explained. Second
Figures 4 to 4 are CRTs with 400 dots vertically and 600 dots horizontally.
It's a screen. Area 1 is a rectangular area whose upper left corner has coordinates (0, O) and whose lower right corner has coordinates (599, 399). In area 2, the coordinates of the upper left corner are (100, 100) and the coordinates of the lower right corner are (499).

299) is a rectangular area. In area 3, the coordinates of the upper left corner are (200, 200) and the coordinates of the lower right corner are (299, 249).
) is a rectangular area. Figures 5 to 7 show a mouse cursor control block (M) that controls the shape of the mouse cursor.
CB) shows the configuration.

The MCBs are connected to the list structure in order of creation time, and the first MCB is pointed to by the MCB list pointer 501. Also, the MCB is the next continuation<MCB pointer 502. Upper left corner coordinates and lower right corner coordinates of the area 503
．． It is composed of mouse cursor pattern data 504. 8 to 11 show types of mouse cursor pattern data 504. FIG. FIG. 8 shows mouse cursor pattern data when both the left and right buttons are activated. FIG. 9 shows the mouse cursor pattern when only the left button is active. FIG. 10 shows mouse cursor pattern data when only the right button is active. 11th
The figure shows mouse cursor pattern data when both the left and right buttons are disabled.

For example, if the document editing means 101 wishes to disable both the left and right mouse buttons in area 1, the mouse cursor control means 113 configures the MCE as shown in FIG. At this time, the mouse cursor pattern data 504 is the data shown in FIG. The mouse cursor display means 104 periodically captures the position of the mouse cursor on the screen and displays the mouse cursor in the included area. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 5, all positions on the screen are included in area 1, so a mouse cursor having the shape shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Further, if the document editing means 101 further adds an area 2 and wants to enable both the left and right buttons within this area 2, the mouse cursor control means 113 inserts the MCB of area 2 as shown in FIG. do.

At this time, the mouse cursor pattern data 504 is
This is the data in the figure. Similarly, when the mouse cursor is located inside area 2, the mouse cursor shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and at other positions, the mouse cursor shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Furthermore, if you want to enable only the left button inside area 3, the MCB will be configured similarly as shown in Figure 7, and the mouse cursor shown in Figure 9 will be inside area 3, and the mouse cursor in area 3 and inside area 2 will be the same as shown in Figure 7. The mouse cursor shown in FIG. 8 will be displayed, and the mouse cursor shown in FIG. 11 will be displayed at other positions. On the other hand, if you want to delete area 3 from the screen as shown in FIG.
Have them do as shown in the diagram.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the user can know the valid buttons of the mouse based on the shape of the mouse cursor, so that the user will not accidentally insert an invalid button.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the user can determine which buttons are valid on the mouse based on the shape of the mouse cursor, thereby improving input efficiency and operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a word processor, Figures 2 and 3
Figure 4 shows the CRT screen, Figures 5, 6, and 7 are configuration diagrams of the mouse cursor control block, and Figures 8-
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing mouse cursor pattern data. 101... Document editing means, 102... Document recording means, 103... Key input means, 104... Mouse input means, 105... Mouse cursor display means, 106...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Document editing means for editing a document, document display means for displaying a document, key input means and mouse input means for inputting a document, document recording means for recording a document, and document printing means for printing a document. 1. An input device comprising a mouse cursor display means for displaying a mouse cursor, the input device comprising a mouse cursor control means for controlling the shape of the mouse cursor.