CN1560747A

Movatterモバイル変換

Info

Publication number: CN1560747A
Application number: CNA2004100057491A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 皓于; 于皓
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-02-24
Filing date: 2004-02-24
Publication date: 2005-01-05

Abstract

The invention is a method for enhancing the function of house wheel. When the house carries key and wheel linkage operation (the first step is: when the user presses down a button, the second step is the user moves or does not move the house, the third step is the user rotate the mouse rolling wheel once or with several times, the fourth step is the user looses the button pressed down in the first step), the software can execute a flow, it can carry on logic judgment to the information of mouse event caused by the wheel and button linkage process and acts on with correspondent response. The invention upgrades the types of normal command realized by the mouse wheel quickly without increasing the buttons and rolling wheels quantity.

Description

A kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function

Technical field the present invention relates to a kind of method that strengthens the roller function of mouse or tracking ball.

Background technology 1997, company of Microsoft (Microsoft) has issued the mouse product that first item has roller, and this seems very simple invention mouse roller, but become one of improvement that the mouse product is most important, the most practical in recent years.This idler wheel mouse also comprises the roller that (or two) being arranged between the left and right button can be rotated by the user except comprising a cover only with the button (being left and right button) of being pressed or touching by the user to pointer positioning system and two that computing machine provides mouse position.When button or roller are pressed by the user, then trigger the MouseDown event message; When the button that is in down state or roller are unclamped by the user, then trigger the MouseUp event message; When roller is rotated by the user, then trigger the MouseWheel event message.Most windows programs are all supported the roller operation of mouse, for example exist " Internet Explorer 6.0 " in, user's operated roller can be controlled the scrolling up and down of webpage easily.User's revolution moves the certain angle of roller, will send the instruction of " several scrolling units of scrolling " (number of scrolling unit can be set by the user) to the page of accepting the MouseWheel incident.Make page rolling be actually a process of sending many " several scrolling units of scrolling " instruction to this page continuously fast.Since the user can be continuously rotation roller fast, and the user can accurately control and the perception roller rotates angle and speed, thereby the intention that makes the page follow the user is in real time carried out fast or slow scrolling, so roller is efficiently very convenient for the operation that resembles a certain instruction of the so continuous quick group sending of needs of the scrolling page.Be to expand the function of mouse roller, many windowing softwares are all supported a kind of with " Ctrl " key on the keyboard and the combination operation of mouse roller, and promptly rotation roller then can amplify or dwindle the displaying ratio of current page when the user pins " Ctrl " key.This way has only expanded a function for mouse roller, and the user implements and inconvenience, because remove to locate and pin " Ctrl " key on the keyboard arduously with the another hand when needing the user to rotate mouse roller with hand, this has just limited the agility of this function greatly.

Although the appearance of mouse roller greatly facilitates the use of numerous windowing softwares such as comprising Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, but its function that can realize is still very limited, and a roller does not satisfy the demand that the user realizes multiple common function quickly and easily far away.The instruction that the user used always when for example, the user browsed the IE window has vertical scrolling webpage line by line, horizontal scrolling webpage, vertical whole screen scrolling webpage, regulates volume, amplifies the nearly ten kinds of suitable roller operational orders such as mutual switching that dwindle between page displaying ratio, a plurality of window.Yet for the needs that satisfy the user are provided with above two rollers on mouse all is unpractical, because: one comes that space on the on is limited should not to be provided with too much roller, two are limited to manufacturing cost, even three are provided with the operation that many rollers also are not easy to the user.So, the user need realize quickly setting up on the shortcut function of multiple suitable roller operation and the hardware roller infeasibility this sharp-pointed contradiction is being perplexed user and hardware and software development merchant all the time.

A kind of the most common present known idler wheel mouse as shown in Figure 1 possesses a roller and two buttons, adopts this mouse user to realize stirring line by line up and down this function of webpage by direct rotation roller.And to the realization of other usual instructions, the user has to adopt mobile sight line earlier to search out the icon or the menu bar of response, and then rolling mouse navigates on this icon or the menu pointer, clicks this icon more at last or the loaded down with trivial details like this mode of menu is finished.

Second kind of present known idler wheel mouse as shown in Figure 2 possesses two rollers and two buttons, this mouse can fast be realized two common functions, yet the rising that the having more an of roller caused manufacturing cost, product configuration is bigger than normal, have to owing to the setting area is limited simultaneously a roller is arranged at the position that inconvenient user operates, when operating this roller, the user must change original mode of holding mouse of pinching, recover original mode of holding mouse of pinching behind the complete operation again, caused the inconvenience of using.

The present known idler wheel mouse of as shown in Figure 3 the third possesses a roller and seven buttons, it can fast realize four common functions by roller key operation and button operation, the increase of this mouse function is to realize with five additional key that the two key mouses of more common single roller have more, this will cause the significantly rising of manufacturing cost, the configuration of product is also bigger than normal inevitably, have to owing to the setting area is limited simultaneously additional key is arranged at the position that inconvenient user operates, when operating these additional key, the user must change original mode of holding mouse of pinching, recover original mode of holding mouse of pinching behind the complete operation again, caused the inconvenience of using.

Application number is 02121866.8, and name is called the patent of invention of " input equipment with a kind of roller devices that is used for multi-direction rolling image " and has announced the another kind of method that strengthens mouse function from hardware.The existing at present idler wheel mouse based on this technology is in the application stage, this idler wheel mouse possesses one " wheel in length and breadth ", " wheel in length and breadth " can also swing except that the function that possesses common roller, when the user swings it to the left or to the right, trigger specific mouse event message thereby can start its inner microswitch, to realize the function of page horizontal scrolling.Yet the operating space that the roller of this mouse needs is bigger, and its version and assemble flow are also very complicated, and manufacturing cost is higher.The operation that the user carries out page vertical scrolling is that the mode by direct rotation mouse roller realizes, and still get used to adopting in the same way for the horizontal scrolling user of the page, thereby the user can control distance, speed and the rhythm of page rolling accurately and easily." but wheel " in length and breadth is actually the horizontal rolling that the form that adopts Push switch realizes the page, the mode of Push switch needing to be not suitable for the operation of a certain instruction of continuous quick group sending as the scrolling page, so the user often needs very big effort could adapt to the operation of " wheel in length and breadth " gradually.

Also have some known mouse functions to strengthen software at present, can reach the purpose that strengthens mouse function by software.Its principle of work is: at first, mouse function strengthens software and intercepts and captures mouse event message.Then, mouse function strengthens software mouse event message is carried out discriminatory analysis.At last, if when exciting the form of a certain shortcut function and this mouse event to be complementary then corresponding shortcut function instruction is sent to foreground window, if the form that excites shortcut function that is not complementary with it then the mouse event message of intercepting and capturing is intactly sent to foreground window.Present known mouse function strengthens the increased functionality scheme that software adopted and mainly comprises following three kinds:

First kind of scheme is: will have a window to be presented near the mouse pointer after the user presses and unclamps the button of setting, this window is formed (as shown in Figure 4) by the shortcut function icon of several marshallings, and user's rolling mouse pointer is then realized function corresponding with left button click icon wherein then.As can be seen, adopt this mode to realize that a function needs four operations, the i.e. first steps: press the button of setting, second step: mobile sight line searches out the icon of corresponding function in the window, the 3rd step: the rolling mouse pointer is to the corresponding icon top, and the 4th goes on foot: click left button.Its operation steps is more as can be seen, and mobile sight line seeks icon and moving cursor and all need the user to concentrate on to the operation of ad-hoc location, and long processing ease brings fatigue to the user.Moreover, because the mouse right and left key respectively has function, so often can only need bigger strength yet press roller with roller as the setting button that starts the mouse enhancement function, this has just caused the inconvenience of using.

Second kind of scheme is: mouse function strengthens software and constantly writes down the track of mouse pointer and it is analyzed the shortcut function that will excite the user to set when track meets certain form.For example the user is set at the function that realizes the maximization current window with " Z " font trajectory, and then after user's rolling mouse makes pointer prolong " Z " font trajectory on the screen to move, mouse function enhancing software will send maximized instruction to current window.The drawback of this enhanced scheme is, when the user just carries out common moving hand operation and does not want to realize shortcut function, and the track of mouse meets certain form that mouse function enhancing software is approved just, at this moment will lead to errors to trigger the situation of shortcut function.Because software can't be differentiated conscious pointer track and unconscious pointer track, usually have the situation that had triggered shortcut function when should not trigger shortcut function and take place, brought confusion for manipulating of user.And because software is constantly writing down the track of mouse pointer and it being analyzed, so the operation of this software can take more computer resource.

The third scheme is: after mouse function strengthens the message that software receives that right button is pressed, opening entry mouse pointer track, when software is received the released message of right button, then stop the record of mouse pointer track and it is carried out analysis and judgement, last software sends coupling according to the form of track quick instruction.Comparatively speaking, this scheme is comparatively effective for the humidification of mouse function.Because the mouse track when a record analysis right button is pressed so software only takies a spot of system resource, can not make a mistake yet and trigger the situation of shortcut function.And simple to operate, only need a user to pin that the right button short distance is liftoff to get rid of gently that mouse get final product, needn't do that sight line is located and moving hand moves so accurately to ad-hoc location.This scheme is highly effective for sending of single instruction, but for the operation that resembles a certain instruction of the so continuous quick group sending of needs of scrolling window almost is helpless, because can not require the user constantly to repeat tens same operations continuously fast.Thereby this scheme basically still can not satisfy user's needs.

Summary of the invention the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of method, can under the prerequisite that does not increase existing idler wheel mouse button and number of rollers, significantly increase mouse roller the kind of the usual instructions that can fast realize.

For reaching above-mentioned first purpose, the present invention adopts following scheme: make software possess a kind of special flow process that responds mouse event message, when user's pair roller mouse carries out in the process of key wheel combined operation, computer software carries out logic determines and makes appropriate responsive by the message of the mouse event carrying out this flow process and caused in can the key wheel linkage process to the user.This flow process (as Fig. 5～shown in Figure 6) comprises the steps:

(a) software is waited for the MouseDown event message, continues step (b);

(b) software is received the MouseDown event message about mouse α button, continues step (c);

(c) track of software opening entry mouse pointer and make the category-A key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseDown event message of being received in the step (b) continues step (d);

(d) software is received about the MouseUp event message of mouse α button or about the MouseWheel event message of β roller, continues step (e);

(e) software stops to write down the track of mouse pointer and the type of the middle mouse event message of receiving of determining step (d),

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (f);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (g);

(f) software is made the response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseDown event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c) and the step (d), gets back to step (a);

(g) software is made the category-B key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseWheel event message of being received in the form of the MouseDown event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c), the step (b) and the step (d), continues step (h);

(h) software is received about the MouseUp event message of mouse α button or about the MouseWheel event message of β roller, continues step (i)

(i) type of the mouse event message of receiving in the software determining step (h),

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (j);

(j) software is made the C generic key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseDown event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c), the step (b) and the up-to-date form of receiving about the MouseWheel event message of mouse β roller, continues step (k);

(k) software is received about the MouseUp event message of mouse α button or about the MouseWheel event message of β roller, continues step (1);

(l) type of the mouse event message of receiving in the software determining step (k),

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, get back to step (j);

(m) software is made the D generic key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseWheel event message of being received in the form of the MouseDown event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c), the step (b) and the step (d), gets back to step (a);

So-called idler wheel mouse should possess one at least and be merely able to the roller that rotated by the user.

The α button is any button of mouse.

The β roller is any roller of mouse.

When button or roller are pressed by the user, then trigger the MouseDown event message; When the button that is in down state or roller are unclamped by the user, then trigger the MouseUp event message; When roller is rotated by the user, then trigger the MouseWheel event message.

The combined operation of so-called key wheel, its process was divided into for four steps, and promptly the first step is pressed a certain mousebutton for the user, and second step moved or rolling mouse pointer not for the user, the 3rd step was rotated mouse roller or how down, the 4th step unclamped the button of pressing in the first step for the user once for the user.

The described key of step (c), step (g), step (j) and step (m) wheel coordination and response can for: software self is made corresponding action, software sends corresponding instruction or software to other softwares and do not do any action.

More than software described in each step can for: mouse driver, mouse function strengthen software or normal application software.

The beneficial effect that adopts above method to produce mainly comprises the following aspects:

The mode that 1. can make the user pass through rotation roller realizes the shortcut function of a certain instruction of the continuous quick group sending of various needs easily.These functions comprise the horizontal scrolling page, the vertical whole screen scrolling page, regulate volume, amplify and dwindle page displaying ratio etc., and these functions are commonly used also pressing for for the computer user.

2. because the user can drag mouse at least produces 9 kinds and be easy to the mouse pointer track form discerned by software, so then can realize shortcut function more than 9 kinds if use it for the words of key wheel combined operation.In other words, be equivalent to increase 9 rollers newly for mouse.Thereby method set forth in the present invention significantly expanded, strengthened the function of mouse roller, effectively satisfied the demand of user's pair roller function.

3. user's course of action of carrying out the combined operation of key wheel links up quick, simple and easy to do.The user only needs singlehanded making as pressing button, dragging slight action mouse, the rotation roller by a small margin, replace in the past mobile sight line and searched icon, moving hand to icon, loaded down with trivial details action need be concentrated one's energy, be repeated to the continuous several times clickable icon like this, effectively alleviated user's fatigue.

4. fully compatible original user mouse action mode does not change user's use habit.Original mode of operation of method compatibility set forth in the present invention comprises: left right button and roller click double-click, operation of common mouse such as the drag and drop of left button, rotation roller, moving hand and aforementioned present known mouse function strengthen three kinds of schemes that software adopted.Above-mentioned original mouse action mode that method set forth in the present invention is not only compatible, even and the user key is taken turns combined operation mix to use with these original mouse actions and also can not take place any conflict, the phenomenon of the triggering shortcut function that more can not make a mistake.So the present invention under the prerequisite that does not change the original operating habit of user, adopts the method for software to support a kind of new mode of operation (being the combined operation of key wheel), has reached the purpose that has increased a large amount of shortcut functions for the user newly.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the external form structure of first kind of present known idler wheel mouse.

Fig. 2 is the external form structure of second kind of present known idler wheel mouse.

Fig. 3 is the external form structure of the third present known idler wheel mouse.

Fig. 4 strengthens in first kind of increased functionality scheme that software adopted at present known mouse function, window displayed after the user presses and unclamps the button of setting.

Fig. 5, Fig. 6 are the process flow diagrams of software responses mouse event message of the present invention.

Fig. 7, Fig. 8 are the process flow diagrams that the described mouse function of first embodiment strengthens software responses mouse event message.

Fig. 9 is the window that the key in order to point out the various pointer tracks of user to be mated of demonstration is taken turns coordination and response in the step among first embodiment (c).

Figure 10 is that first embodiment is in order to differentiate the regional distribution chart of mouse track.

Figure 11 is that the mouse function of first embodiment strengthens software responses mouse event messaging list.

Among Fig. 1,1. right button, 2. roller, 3. left button;

Among Fig. 2,1. right button, 2. first roller, 3. second roller, 4. left button;

Among Fig. 3,1. right button, 2. first additional key, 3. roller, 4. second additional key, 5. the 3rd additional key, 6. left button, 7. the 4th additional key, 8. the 5th additional key;

Among Fig. 9, the window of the 40. key wheel coordination and responses that mated in order to prompting user various pointer tracks;

Among Figure 10,10. central point, 20. zones (20), 31. zones (31), 32. zones (32), 33. zones (33), 34. zones (34), 35. zones (35), 36. zones (36), 37. zones (37), 38. zones (38);

Embodiment is described in detail invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings below by a specific embodiment.This embodiment is for strengthening at a mouse function in the software by adopting the method for the invention to reach the purpose of a large amount of enhancing single roller mouse shortcut function quantity.This flow process (as Fig. 5～shown in Figure 6) comprises the steps:

(a) software is waited for the MouseDown event message, continues step (b)

(b) software is received the MouseDown event message about right mouse button, continues step (c);

(c) track of software opening entry mouse pointer and a demonstration window (40) as shown in Figure 9 continue step (d) in order to the key wheel coordination and response that the various pointer tracks of prompting user are mated;

(d) software is received about the MouseUp event message of right mouse button or about the MouseWheel event message of roller, continues step (e);

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (f);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (g);

(f) software is made the response that is complementary with it according to the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c), gets back to step (a);

(g) software is made the category-B key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseWheel event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c) and the step (d), continues step (h);

(h) software is received about the MouseUp event message of right mouse button or about the MouseWheel event message of roller, continues step (i)

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (j);

(j) software is made the C generic key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c) and the up-to-date form of receiving about the MouseWheel event message of mouse roller, continues step (k);

(k) software is received about the MouseUp event message of right mouse button or about the MouseWheel event message of roller, continues step (1);

(1) type of the mouse event message of receiving in the software determining step (k),

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, get back to step (j);

(m) software is made the D generic key wheel coordination and response that is complementary with it according to the form of the MouseWheel event message of being received in the form of the pointer track that is write down in the step (c) and the step (d), gets back to step (a);

Mouse function at present embodiment strengthens in the software, and on display screen (as shown in figure 10), the position of mouse pointer is central point (10) when being pressed with right button.With central point (10) is the center of circle, and radius is that the zone that circle surrounded of 30 pixels is zone (20).(20) zone in addition, zone is divided into 8 parts, promptly regional (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38) every 45 °.When right button unclamps, if the position of pointer the zone (20) in, then its track form is motionless; When right button unclamps, if the position of pointer in zone (31), (32), (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), then its corresponding track form be respectively upwards, upper right, to the right, the bottom right, downwards, the lower-left, left, upper left; According to the track form of mouse pointer and the direction of roller rotation, the response that mouse function enhancing software is made in each step as shown in figure 11.

Mouse function at present embodiment strengthens in the software, corresponding to form shown in Figure 11, for example:

X1 response is for closing window displayed (40) in the step (c) and successively sending MouseDown and MouseUp event message about right mouse button to foreground window.

X2 response for close window displayed (40) in step (c) and to foreground window send "＜Ctrl 〉+＜Home " keyboard instruction (soon cursor moves to the top of the page).

Corresponding to the Ba1 response of rotation roller forward for closing window displayed (40) in the step (c) and successively sending the instruction of " page is several scrolling units of scrolling left " to foreground window.

Corresponding to the Bb1 of the roller that rotates backward response for closing window displayed (40) in the step (c) and successively sending the instruction of " page is several scrolling units of scrolling to the right " to foreground window.

Corresponding to the Ca1 response of rotation roller forward for successively send the instruction of " page is several scrolling units of scrolling left " to foreground window.

Cb1 response corresponding to the roller that rotates backward is the instruction that successively sends " page is several scrolling units of scrolling to the right " to foreground window.

The D1 response is not for doing any action.

Moving hand not after the user presses right mouse button unclamps right button then immediately.Then when being pressed, understands right button display window (40); Window when right button is released (40) is closed, and the while foreground window is successively received the MouseDown and the MouseUp event message about right mouse button of the transmission of mouse function enhancing software and made right-click response (be generally and eject a shortcut menu).This shows common right-click operation that this function has been actually compatible.

After the user presses right mouse button, move up pointer to zone (31), unclamp right button then.Then when being pressed, understands right button display window (40); Window when right button is released (40) is closed, simultaneously foreground window receive that mouse function strengthens that software sends "＜Ctrl 〉+＜Home " keyboard instruction and cursor is moved to the top of the page.This shows aforementioned present known mouse function enhancing the third scheme that software adopted that this function has been actually compatible.

Moving hand not after the user presses right mouse button, rotation roller unclamps right button at last then.Then when being pressed, understands right button display window (40); When roller by to front/rear rotation first lattice the time, window (40) is closed, simultaneously foreground window receive that mouse function strengthens that software sends instruction and with the page left/several scrolling units of right scrolling; If be rotated further roller then the page can continue to carry out horizontal scrolling with roller; Mouse function enhancing software is not done any action when right button is released.The content that the present invention just of this function is paid close attention to similarly, can also realize the vertical whole screen scrolling page quickly corresponding to other pointer tracks and the combination of rotation roller, regulates volume, amplifies common functions such as dwindling page displaying ratio.

Above-mentioned is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not in order to limiting the present invention, and any personage who is familiar with this technical field must belong within protection scope of the present invention not breaking away from the various changes of making under the spiritual design situation of the present invention.

Claims

1. a method that strengthens the mouse roller function makes software possess a kind of flow process that responds mouse event message, and this flow process comprises the steps:

(a) software is waited for the MouseDown event message, continues step (b)

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (f);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (g);

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, continue step (j);

(k) software is received about the MouseUp event message of mouse α button or about the MouseWheel event message of β roller, continues step (l);

When being the MouseUp event message, continue step (m);

When being the MouseWheel event message, get back to step (j);

2. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described idler wheel mouse should possess one at least and be merely able to the roller that rotated by the user.

3. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the α button is any button of mouse.

4. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the β roller is any roller of mouse.

5. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: when button or roller are pressed by the user, then trigger the MouseDown event message; When the button that is in down state or roller are unclamped by the user, then trigger the MouseUp event message; When roller is rotated by the user, then trigger the MouseWheel event message.

6. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the combined operation of described key wheel, its process was divided into for four steps, be that the first step is that the user presses a certain mousebutton, second step moved or rolling mouse pointer not for the user, the 3rd step was rotated mouse roller or how down, the 4th step unclamped the button of pressing in the first step for the user once for the user.

7. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the described key of step (c), step (g), step (j) and step (m) wheel coordination and response can for: software self is made corresponding action, software sends corresponding instruction or software to other softwares and do not do any action.

8. a kind of method that strengthens the mouse roller function according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described software can strengthen software or normal application software for: mouse driver, mouse function.