JPH03251921A - Back-up device for software development - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously rearrange plural symbols by providing a designating means which encloses a symbol intending to move with a frame and an arithmetic means which moves the symbol based on the result of comparison performed between a position and the frame information. CONSTITUTION:The information on the symbol to be displayed on a bit map display 6 is stored in a memory 8, and the information on the end of design is stored in a magnetic disk respectively. When a rearrangement key 3A is pushed on a keyboard 2b, a rectangular frame 16 is displayed on a display device 6. A code showing the push of the key 3A is previ ously stored in a calculation code of a calculation table B. Then the frame 16 is moved, magnified and reduced by a mouse 2a and a subject symbol is stored in the frame 16. The mouse 2a is clicked double within the frame 16 when a setting operation is through. In this case, the position data on the frame rectangular 16 is stored in a information table A. The table A is retrieved and each symbol position is compared with the position information on the table A. The symbols stored in the frame 16 are stored in a calculation symbol table D. Then the display of the frame 16 is changed and the parameter of the table B is updated. Then the information on the table D is updated and displayed again. The contents of the table D are returned to the table A with push of a confirmation key 3D and the display of the frame 16 is erased. Thus, both processings 1 and 2 can be simultaneously moved and rearranged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a software development support device that is applied when designing various software.

(Prior Art) In software design, various graphic symbols (hereinafter simply referred to as symbols) are displayed on a display, and these symbols are moved and rearranged as necessary. FIG. 7 explains this situation. First, as shown in A, data 1 (first symbol) 10a, data 2 (second symbol) 10b,
5 of data 3 (third symbol) 10c, processing 1 (fourth symbol) 10d, processing 2 (fifth symbol) 10e
4 symbols and arrows 11a to 11d (sixth to ninth symbols) indicating the mutual relationship between these symbols.
An example is shown in which, for example, the symbol 10d of process 1 is moved to a desired position as indicated by B while a total of nine symbols are being displayed.

In order to display these symbols, a symbol information table such as A in FIG. 8 is prepared in advance in the memory, and this symbol information table A contains the information necessary to display each symbol as shown in B. Stored. Each symbol will be displayed on the display based on this stored information. Differences in the shape of each symbol (first to ninth symbols) are realized by distinguishing and displaying them by symbol type. In the content of B, h's "input symbol Nα
", the "output symbol Nα" of i is from arrow 11a to lid
This information is valid only for symbols, and indicates the symbol numbers of the starting and ending points of the arrow.

To move the Process 1 symbol, select "Process 1" on the display using a mouse, etc., and move it to the desired position.The mouse position information is input to the memory, and the information is based on this information. Then, the symbol information of "Processing 1" previously stored in the memory is rewritten. C in FIG. 8 explains the change in symbol information before and after this rewriting, and in contrast to the symbol information on the left, the "X coordinate of the upper left corner of the symbol" of d is 10 in the symbol information on the right.
An example in which the number changes from 0 to 50 is shown.

If "Processing 1" is displayed again based on the rewritten information in this way, a screen in which the symbol of Processing 1 is moved and rearranged to the desired position as in the 71st MB will be displayed on the display.

At this time, the symbols of the three arrows 11a to 11C connected to process 1 also change, but this is because the symbol type checks the symbol information of all the arrows 11a to 11d and changes to "input symbol Nα". , “Output symbol Nα
'' is the same as symbol number 2 in process 1, this is achieved by recalculating the position of the arrow symbol.

Next, when moving symbols other than the above "processing 1", the symbol information is rewritten by repeating the same operation, so it can be easily realized.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Conventionally, when rearranging a plurality of symbols, it is necessary to repeat the same operation multiple times for each symbol, so there is a problem that the operation is time-consuming. Another problem is that it is difficult to reproduce the relative positions of multiple symbols at the destination.

The present invention has been made in response to the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a software development support device that can rearrange a plurality of symbols simultaneously.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method in which a plurality of graphic symbols are displayed on a display,
In a software development support device that moves arbitrary plural symbols on the screen at the same time, there is a means for specifying the plural symbols to be moved by surrounding them with a frame, and a means for specifying the plural symbols to be moved by comparing the position data and frame data of the specified symbol. The apparatus is characterized by comprising a calculation means for moving the symbol to a predetermined position based on the result.

(Operation) Specify multiple symbols to be moved and rearranged by surrounding them with a rectangular frame on the display screen. Next, the position data and frame data of these symbols are compared, and arithmetic processing is performed based on the comparison result to move the plurality of symbols within the frame to predetermined positions. As a result, a plurality of symbols to be rearranged are simultaneously moved to a predetermined position, which simplifies the operation. Furthermore, since multiple symbols are moved while maintaining their relative positions, the relative positions are maintained at the destination.

(Example) The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the software development support device of the present invention, and 1 is an input device having a mouse 2a and a keyboard 2b. development.

The input device 1 is connected to a system bus 4 via an I10 control section 3, and to the system bus 4 is connected to a bitmap display 6 via a display control section 5. The system bus 4 includes a CPU (central processing unit 1),
Memory 8. A magnetic disk 9 is connected. memory 8
The symbol data to be displayed on the bitmap display 6 is stored, and the magnetic disk 9 stores symbol data whose design has been completed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard 2b is provided with rearrangement instruction keys 3A to 3C and a confirmation key 3D. Among the rearrangement instruction keys, 3A is for instructing the target symbol and rearrangement method using a rectangle, and 3B is for specifying the reference position, then specifying the target symbol, and then moving any one of the target symbols. 3C is for instructing the rearrangement of all target symbols, and 3C is for instructing the rearrangement of a single symbol.

FIG. 3 shows data 1 (first symbol) 10a and data 2 (second symbol) 10a on the display 6, as in the conventional case.
0b, data 3 (third symbol) 10C9 processing 1 (fourth symbol) 10d, processing 2 (fifth symbol) 10
With a total of nine symbols displayed, including five symbols of e and four symbols of arrows 11a to 11d (sixth to ninth symbols) indicating the mutual relationship of these symbols, For example, processing 1 and processing 2 surrounded by rectangle 16
An example is shown in which two symbols are moved and rearranged at the same time to a desired position, such as B and subsequent symbols. The memory 8 stores in advance various tables such as a rectangular information table A, a calculation table B1, a reference position data 01, and a calculation symbol table D as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, press the relocation instruction key 3 on the keyboard 2b in FIG.
When A is pressed, a rectangle 16 is displayed with a broken line on the display 6 as shown in B of FIG. At this time, a code indicating that the rearrangement instruction key 3A of the keyboard 2b has been pressed is stored in the calculation code of the calculation table B of FIG. 4, and a rectangular display is performed so that a rectangular operation can be performed. Next, the rectangle 16 is moved, enlarged, or reduced using the mouse 2a, and the symbol to be rearranged is set so that it fits within the rectangle 16. When the settings are completed, double-click the mouse 2a within the rectangle 16. At this point, the position data of the rectangle 16 is stored in the rectangle information table A shown in FIG. In addition, the symbol information table A shown in FIG. 8 is searched, and the position of each symbol is compared with the position information of the rectangle information table A.
If the number falls within 6, the symbol information is stored in the calculation symbol table D.

After this, when the rectangle is manipulated, the display of the rectangle 16 is changed as shown in C in FIG. 3 according to the manipulation, and the calculation parameters in the calculation table B in FIG. 4 are updated. The position information of the calculation symbol table D in FIG. 4 is updated from this updated data and the values of the rectangle information table, and this is redisplayed on the display 6. When the confirmation key 3D of the keyboard 2b is pressed, the contents of the calculation symbol table D are returned to the original symbol information table, the rectangle display is erased, and processing is performed.

This allows processing 1 and processing 2 to be simultaneously moved and rearranged to desired positions as shown in D in FIG.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of symbols can be moved to predetermined positions at the same time with a simple operation. Further, since the plurality of symbols are moved while maintaining their relative positions, the relative positions are also maintained at the destination.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

With each symbol displayed as shown in A in Figure 5, the second
When you press the relocation instruction key 3B on the keyboard 2b in the figure, the fourth
A code indicating that the rearrangement instruction key 3B of the keyboard 2b has been pressed is stored in the calculation table B shown in the figure. Next, when the mouse 2a is clicked, that position is set as a reference position and stored as reference position data of reference position data C in FIG.

The reference position 17 is now displayed as shown in B of FIG.

Next, process 1 and process 2 are selected as symbols to be rearranged using the mouse 2a. As a result, the symbol information is copied from the information table A in FIG. 4 to the calculation symbol table D in FIG. 4. Subsequently, when the symbol of process 1 is moved, process 2 moves to the right side in the figure in point symmetry with the reference position 17, resulting in the display as shown in C in FIG. Finally, when the confirmation key 3D on the keyboard 2b is pressed, the symbol moves, and the contents of the updated calculation symbol table D are returned to the original symbol table, and the process is completed, and the display shown in D in Fig. 5 is displayed. is obtained.

In this embodiment as well, a plurality of symbols can be moved to a predetermined position at the same time with a simple operation similar to the embodiment described above, except that the specific means for specifying the target symbol is different.

Note that the above embodiment can be modified as follows. That is, the arrangement of processing 1 and processing 2 with respect to the reference position 17 is not limited to point symmetry, but is as follows.

It is 38z for relocation instruction key 3B on keyboard 2b.
, 3B2, and 3B3 are each provided with the following functions.

3B1: Point object 3B2: X-axis object (movement in the X-axis direction is prohibited) 3B3: Y
Axis symmetry (movement in the Y-axis direction is prohibited) By assigning a calculation code to each arrangement instruction key 3B□, 3B2゜383, Fig. 6 (a), (b),
A more complicated relocation method such as (c) can be specified.

FIG. 6(a) shows an example in which processing 1 and processing 2 are moved clockwise around the reference position 17 and rearranged by operating the key 3B1. FIG. 6(b) shows an example in which, by operating the key 3B2, process 1 is moved in the X-axis direction, and process 2 is moved in the vertical direction and rearranged. In this case, processing 2 does not move in the X-axis direction. FIG. 6(C) shows an example in which, by operating the key 3B3, process 1 is moved in the Y-axis direction, and process 2 is moved in the left-right direction and rearranged. In this case, processing 2 does not move in the Y-axis direction.

In the example in this text, we have shown an example in which Process 1 and Process 2 are moved simultaneously as multiple symbols, but this is just an example, and it is also possible to add other symbols or combine them with other symbols as necessary. It is.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of symbols can be rearranged at the same time using a simple method, so that efficiency during software design can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the software development support device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the main parts of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the device of this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a format diagram of each table to be stored in the memory of the device of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
a) to (c) are schematic diagrams showing a modification of the embodiment of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the conventional device, and FIG. 8 is a diagram of the format of data to be stored in the memory of the support device. It is. 1... Input device, 2a... Mouse, 2b... Keyboard, 3A, 3B, 3C. 3Bz, 3B2, 3B3...Relocation instruction key 3D...Confirmation key 7...CPU, 8...
Memory, 10a to IQe, lla to lid... Symbol, 16... Rectangle, 17... Reference position. -Input 4 inputs 2bτ-Work='-)-' Figure 2 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a software development support device for simultaneously moving any plurality of symbols on the screen while a plurality of graphic symbols are displayed on the display, means for specifying the plurality of symbols to be moved by surrounding them with a frame; 1. A software development support device comprising a calculation means for comparing position data and frame data of a designated symbol and moving the symbol to a predetermined position based on the result.