CN113885742A

CN113885742A - Method, device and equipment for switching windows in application

Info

Publication number: CN113885742A
Application number: CN202110713618.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄浩庭; 刘晚林; 李晨; 彭兆元; 韩玉鑫
Original assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-25
Filing date: 2021-06-25
Publication date: 2022-01-04

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a method for switching windows in an application, when a plurality of independent application windows are opened for the same application, in order to realize switching among the windows in one application, when a first window of a target application is displayed on a screen of a terminal, namely the first window is in a foreground running state, a window switcher is displayed in response to the triggering operation of a user on a first combined key, and the window switcher comprises identifications corresponding to the windows in the running state in the target application. And responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation. Therefore, by the scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, all the windows of the current application in the running state can be quickly checked through the shortcut key, and the windows are switched, so that the requirement of quick switching is met, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Method, device and equipment for switching windows in application

Technical Field

The application relates to a computer processing technology, in particular to a method, a device and equipment for switching windows in an application.

Background

With the continuous development of internet technology, more and more applications which are convenient for meeting the requirements of people appear. For example, a user can open different windows of the same application simultaneously through the multi-window function, and the different windows are independent. When a user switches among different windows of the same application, the window switcher of the operating system needs to be called up, and then a target window to be switched is selected in the window switcher of the operating system, so that window switching is realized. However, the current switching operation has a long corresponding path, which affects the user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present application provide a method, an apparatus, and a device for switching windows in an application, so as to implement fast switching between different windows of the same application, and improve user experience.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are as follows:

in a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, a method for switching an in-application window is provided, where the method includes:

responding to the first window of the target application running in the foreground and the triggering operation of a user on the first combined key, and displaying a window switcher, wherein the window switcher is used for presenting an identifier corresponding to the window in the running state in the target application;

and responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying a second window indicated by the selection operation.

In a specific implementation manner, the display window switcher, in response to the first window of the target application running in the foreground and the triggering operation of the first combination key by the user, includes:

and responding to the condition that a first window of a target application runs in the foreground and a user triggers and operates a first combined key, and presenting identifiers corresponding to the windows in the running state in the target application in a list mode in the window switcher.

In a specific implementation manner, the first window is displayed at the top of the list, and other windows in the list are sorted according to the access time sequence.

In a specific implementation, the method further includes:

in response to the window switcher being awakened, default positioning to the window identifiers in the list at the preset ordering position.

In a specific implementation manner, the displaying, in response to a selection operation of one of the identifiers by a user, the second window indicated by the selection operation includes:

responding to the triggering operation of a user on a selection key, and selecting a target identifier from the window switcher;

and responding to the stopping of the triggering operation of the selection key by the user, and displaying a second window indicated by the target identification.

In a specific implementation manner, in response to a user's triggering operation of a selection key, selecting a target identifier from the window switcher includes:

and responding to the triggering operation of a second combined key by a user, and selecting a target identifier from the window switcher, wherein the second combined key is used for switching the selected identifier in the window switcher in the first direction.

and responding to the triggering operation of a third combined key by a user, and selecting a target identifier from the window switcher, wherein the third combined key is used for switching the selected identifier in the window switcher in the second direction.

In a specific implementation, the method further includes:

in response to a user's continuous trigger operation of a selection key, a cycle selection is made in the window switcher.

In a specific implementation manner, in response to a selection operation of a user on one of the identifiers, displaying a second window indicated by the selection operation includes:

and responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying the second window according to the display mode corresponding to the second window indicated by the selection operation.

In a specific implementation manner, the display manner corresponding to the second window is a display manner when the second window is displayed foreground last time.

In a specific implementation manner, the display manner includes split screen display and full screen display.

In a specific implementation manner, in response to that the display manner of the second window is split-screen display, the first window and the third window are presented in a split-area manner.

In a specific implementation manner, the third window may be the first window, or the third window is a window having a binding relationship with the second window.

In a specific implementation, the method further includes:

and responding to the triggering operation of a user in a target area, and closing the window switcher, wherein the target area is an area not occupied by the window switcher.

In a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided an in-application window switching apparatus, including:

the first display unit is used for responding to the triggering operation of a first window of a target application in foreground operation and a first combination key by a user, and displaying a window switcher which is used for presenting an identifier corresponding to the window in an operating state in the target application;

and the second display unit is used for responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers and displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation.

In a third aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided an electronic device, including: a processor and a memory;

the memory for storing instructions or computer programs;

the processor is configured to execute the instructions or the computer program in the memory to cause the electronic device to perform the method of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect of embodiments herein, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of the first aspect above.

Therefore, the embodiment of the application has the following beneficial effects:

according to the technical scheme, when a plurality of independent application windows are opened for the same application, in order to realize switching among the plurality of windows in one application, when a first window of a target application is displayed on a screen of a terminal, namely the first window is in a foreground running state, a window switcher is displayed in response to the triggering operation of a user on a first combined key, and the window switcher comprises identifications corresponding to the plurality of windows in the running state in the target application. And responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation. Therefore, by the scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, all the windows of the current application in the running state can be quickly checked through the shortcut key, and the windows are switched, so that the requirement of quick switching is met, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a window display provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method for switching windows in an application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a is a schematic view of a window switcher according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3b is a schematic view of another window switcher provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3c is a diagram illustrating a second window selection according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3d is a schematic diagram of a second window display according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an in-application window switching device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the drawings are described in detail below. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of and not restrictive on the broad application. It should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only a part related to the present application is shown in the drawings, and not all structures are shown.

In order to facilitate understanding of the solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application, the technology related to the present application will be described below.

In order to meet the requirements of users, most of the current terminal devices support a multi-window function, that is, a plurality of independent application windows can be simultaneously operated for the same application. When the user wishes to switch the current application window (switch other windows in the background to the foreground display), the switching of the window can only be completed by swiping the window switcher of the operating system from the bottom and then selecting the target window in the window switcher view of the system. However, such a switching operation path (a stroke-up path) is long, which easily causes a malfunction, for example, the system defines that the stroke-up operation is performed to the top of the screen to invoke the window switcher, and when the user does not perform the stroke-up operation (e.g., does not stroke to the top of the screen), the window switcher cannot be invoked, which affects the user experience.

Based on this, the embodiment of the present application provides an application window switching method, which is suitable for switching between windows of the same application, and the switching method is associated with the application. If one or more independent windows (a plurality of independent windows comprise a first window and a second window) are opened for the target application, when the first window is in foreground operation, a window switcher is displayed in response to the triggering operation of the first combined key by the user, and the window switcher comprises the identification of the opened one or more independent windows. The user can select a target window to be switched from a plurality of independent windows, respond to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, display a second window indicated by the selection operation, and display the second window on the terminal screen. Namely, the window switcher can be called up through the triggering mode of the shortcut key, and the switching path is shortened without the need of a user to perform a stroke operation on a screen. And the window switcher is called up through the shortcut key, so that the probability of misoperation can be reduced compared with the operation of scratching the screen upwards, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Referring to the schematic diagram of the application scenario shown in fig. 1, in this scenario, 3 windows of the application 1 started by the user are taken as an example, and the 3 windows are window a (101), window b (102), and window c (103), respectively. The 3 windows are independent windows, and each window can be displayed in a full screen mode or in a split screen mode. Wherein, the window a is a foreground operating window, and the window b and the window c are background operating windows. It should be noted that, all the 3 windows in fig. 1 are displayed on the screen only for explaining that the 3 windows of the same application are started, and the display modes of the 3 windows are not limited. For example, in some application scenarios, when the first window is displayed in full screen, only the first window is displayed on the screen at this time; or, in other application scenarios, when the first window is displayed in a split screen manner, the first window may be displayed in a left area of the screen, and the second window or the third window may be displayed in a right area of the screen.

In order to facilitate understanding of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, the implementation of the embodiments of the present application will be described by taking the scenario shown in fig. 1 as an example. For ease of understanding, the window in the application running in the foreground is referred to as a first window, and the window in the application running in the background is referred to as a second window. Wherein there may be a plurality of second windows in the background.

Referring to fig. 2, this figure is a method for switching an intra-application window according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method may include:

s201: and responding to the first window of the target application running in the foreground and detecting the triggering operation of the first combined key by the user, and displaying the window switcher.

In this embodiment, a user may launch one or more windows of a target application on a terminal, the one or more windows including a first window. When a first window is displayed on a screen of the terminal (the first window is in a foreground running state), a user triggers a first combined key to invoke a window switcher, the window switcher comprises an identifier corresponding to a window in a running state in a target application, and the identifier is used for uniquely representing each window, and can be the name of the window, for example. For example, as shown in fig. 3a, taking 3 independent windows for starting the same application as an example, window a is displayed on the full screen of the terminal, and at this time, the user triggers the first combination key to invoke the window switcher 104, where the window switcher 104 includes a window a identifier, a window b identifier, and a window c identifier. When the user only starts one window of the target application, the main window of the target application is usually started, and the user can perform various operations through the main window. When a user launches multiple windows of a target application, the multiple windows can include a main window and other multiple windows, which can be the same type of window, e.g., all other multiple windows are chat windows. Alternatively, the other plurality of windows may be different types of windows, including, for example, a chat window, a document window, a calendar window, and the like. Wherein, the first combination key may be a "Ctrl + Tab" shortcut key.

It should be noted that the target application may respond to the trigger operation to invoke the window switcher if and only if a certain window of the target application is in the foreground and the user triggers the first combination key. That is, the window switcher is invoked in response to the user's operation of triggering the first combination key when the window of the target application is in the activated state. If a window of the target application is displayed on the screen of the current terminal but is not in an activated state, and the user triggers the first combination key, a situation without any response may occur, that is, the window switcher is not invoked. For example, the target application is a first application, and a window of the first application and a window of a second application are displayed on the terminal screen, but the window of the second application is in an activated state. In this case, if the user triggers the first combination key, the window switcher will not be invoked. Wherein the display position of the window switcher is related to the position of the activated window on the screen. For example, as shown in fig. 3a, when window a is displayed on the terminal screen in full screen, indicating that window a is in an activated state, in response to the user's trigger operation on the first combination key, window switcher 104 is displayed on the upper layer of window a. As another example, as shown in fig. 3b, when the window a is displayed on the terminal screen in a split manner and is not an active window, and the window c is an active window, the window switcher 104 is displayed on the upper layer of the window c in response to the user's triggering operation on the first combination key.

In one example, in response to the first window of the target application running in the foreground and the triggering operation of the first combination key by the user, the corresponding identification of the window in the running state in the target application is displayed in the window switcher in a list manner. The first window in the list is usually the currently displayed window, i.e. the first window, the windows in the list are sorted according to the access time sequence, and the newly opened window is located at the front position of the list. The length of the list is related to the number of the started windows, and the list supports a touch scrolling mode to view the corresponding identification of each window.

S202: and responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation.

In this example, after the window switcher is awakened, the user may select one of the identifiers of one or more windows included in the window switcher, and after the user selects one of the identifiers, the second window indicated by the selection operation is displayed. I.e. causing the second window to run in the foreground.

Typically, upon waking up the window switcher, the window identifier in the list at the preset sort position is located by default. For example, it is often the case that the second window identification of the list is located by default. As shown in FIG. 3c, when multiple windows of the target application are launched, the window b identification is located by default after the window switcher is invoked. When only one window of the application is started, only one window in the list is selected by default. It is to be understood that, when the window identifiers presented in the window switcher are ordered according to the user historical access sequence, the window indicated by the window identifier located at the second position in the window switcher is a window which has been operated in the foreground at the previous time, and the window may be a window which the user wants to switch. Therefore, the second window identifier in the window switcher is selected by default, selection operation by a user is not needed, the operation path is shortened, and the user can conveniently and quickly switch.

Specifically, after the window switcher is awakened, the user can select the window to be switched among the window identifications included in the window switcher by triggering the selection key. Specifically, in response to the triggering operation of a selection key by a user, selecting a target identifier from a window switcher; and displaying the second window indicated by the target identification in response to the user stopping the triggering operation of the selection key. That is, the user can select the target identifier from the window switcher through the selection key, and when the target identifier is selected and the user suspends the trigger operation of the selection key, the second window indicated by the target identifier is displayed. In a specific implementation, if the user triggers continuously for a selection key, a circular selection is made in the window switcher.

In one example, the selection key may be a second combination key, and the target identifier is selected from the window switcher in response to a user's operation for triggering the second combination key. Wherein the second combination key is used to toggle the selected identifier in the window switcher in the first direction. The first direction may be a down selection, and the second combined key may be "Ctrl + down key". In some examples, the second combination key may be the first combination key, i.e., the identifier selected in the window switcher is toggled in the first direction using the first combination key. I.e., the second combination of bonds is "Ctrl + Tab". That is, when the window switcher is not invoked, the user triggers the first combination key to invoke the window switcher; when the window switcher is awakened, the user continues to trigger the first combination key, and the selected identifier in the window switcher can be switched in the first direction.

In one example, the selection key may be a third combination key, and the target identifier is selected from the window switcher in response to a user's operation for triggering the third combination key. Wherein the third combination key is used for switching the selected identifier in the window switcher in the second direction. The second direction may be an up selection, and the second combination key may be "Ctrl + Shift + Tab" or "Ctrl + Shift + up key".

In a specific implementation manner, after the second window is determined, when the terminal displays the second window, the terminal displays the second window on the screen according to a display manner corresponding to the second window. The display mode corresponding to the second window is the display mode corresponding to the second window when the second window is displayed foreground for the last time, and the display mode can include split-screen display and full-screen display. In one example, when the display mode corresponding to the second window is split-screen display, the second window and the third window are displayed in a split-screen mode. The third window is a window whose display mode is also split-screen display, and may be the first window or a window having a binding relationship with the second window. That is, in one scenario, if there is no binding relationship between two independent windows displayed in a split-screen manner, and the display manner of the first window is also displayed in a split-screen manner, the second window and the first window may be presented in a split-screen manner, where the second window is in an activated state. In another scenario, if two independent windows displayed in a split screen have a binding relationship, when a second window is displayed on the screen, a window having a binding relationship with the second window is displayed, wherein the second window is in an activated state. For example, 4 windows for opening the target application are respectively a window a, a window b, a window c, and a window d, in one scenario, the 4 windows are all displayed in split screen and do not have a binding relationship, the window a (in an activated state) and the window b are displayed on the current screen, the user switches to the window c through the window switcher, and when the window c is displayed in split screen, the window a (the last window in the activated state) and the window c can be displayed on the screen at this time. In another scenario, the window a and the window b in the 4 windows are bound and displayed in a split screen mode, and the window c and the window d in the 4 windows are bound and displayed in a split screen mode, the window a (in an activated state) and the window b are displayed on a current screen, a user switches to the window c through a window switcher, and when the window c is displayed in a split screen mode, the window c and the window d can be displayed on the screen at this time.

Specifically, a second window is displayed in a first display area of the screen of the terminal, and a third window is displayed in a second display area of the screen of the terminal. The first display area may be a left area of the screen, and the second display area may be a right area of the screen. For example, as shown in fig. 3d, if the second window is window b and the third window is window c, window b is displayed in the left area and window c is displayed in the right area. In another example, when the display mode corresponding to the second window is full-screen display, the second window is full-screen displayed on the screen of the terminal.

In one specific implementation, after the window switcher is awakened, the window switcher is closed in response to the triggering operation of the user in the target area. The target area is an area not occupied by the window switcher. That is, when a click operation is performed in a blank area (an area occupied by the window switcher) of the display screen, the window switcher is closed.

As can be seen from the foregoing, when multiple independent application windows are opened for the same application, in order to implement switching among multiple windows in one application, when a first window of a target application is displayed on a screen of a terminal, that is, the first window is in a foreground running state, in response to a trigger operation of a user on a first combination key, a window switcher is displayed, where the window switcher includes identifiers corresponding to the multiple windows in the running state in the target application. And responding to the selection operation of the user on one of the identifiers, and displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation. Therefore, by the scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, all the windows of the current application in the running state can be quickly checked through the shortcut key, and the windows are switched, so that the requirement of quick switching is met, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Based on the above method embodiments, the present application provides an in-application window switching device, which will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 4, which is a structural diagram of an in-application window switching device provided in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the switching device 400 may include:

a first display unit 401, configured to display a window switcher, in response to that a first window of a target application runs in a foreground and a user triggers a first combination key, where the window switcher is configured to present an identifier corresponding to a window in a running state in the target application;

a second display unit 402, configured to, in response to a selection operation of one of the identifiers by a user, display a second window indicated by the selection operation.

In a specific implementation manner, the first display unit 401 is specifically configured to present, in the window switcher, identifiers corresponding to windows in the target application in a running state in a list manner in response to that a first window of the target application runs in a foreground and a user triggers a first combination key.

In a specific implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: a positioning unit;

and the positioning unit is used for positioning the window identifier at the preset sequencing position in the list by default in response to the window switcher being awakened.

In a specific implementation manner, the second display unit 402 includes: a selection subunit and a display subunit;

a selection subunit, configured to select a target identifier from the window switcher in response to a user's trigger operation on a selection key;

and the display subunit is used for responding to the stopping of the triggering operation of the selection key by the user and displaying the second window indicated by the target identifier.

In a specific implementation manner, the selection subunit is specifically configured to select the target identifier from the window switcher in response to a user's trigger operation on a second combination key, where the second combination key is used to switch the selected identifier in the window switcher in the first direction.

In a specific implementation manner, the selecting subunit is specifically configured to select the target identifier from the window switcher in response to a triggering operation of a third combination key by a user, where the third combination key is used to switch the selected identifier in the window switcher in the second direction.

In a specific implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: a selection unit;

the selection unit is specifically configured to perform a circular selection in the window switcher in response to a user's continuous trigger operation on a selection key.

In a specific implementation manner, the second display unit 402 is specifically configured to, in response to a selection operation of a user on one of the identifiers, display the second window according to a display manner corresponding to the second window indicated by the selection operation.

In a specific implementation manner, the second display unit 402 is specifically configured to present the first window and the third window in different areas in response to that the display manner of the second window is split-screen display.

In a specific implementation manner, the apparatus further includes: a closing unit;

the closing unit is specifically configured to close the window switcher in response to a trigger operation of a user in a target area, where the target area is an area not occupied by the window switcher.

It should be noted that, for specific implementation of each unit in this embodiment, reference may be made to relevant description in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, and details of this embodiment are not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 5, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 500 suitable for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include, but is not limited to, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a vehicle terminal (e.g., a car navigation terminal), and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. The electronic device shown in fig. 5 is only an example, and should not bring any limitation to the functions and the scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, electronic device 500 may include a processing means (e.g., central processing unit, graphics processor, etc.) 501 that may perform various appropriate actions and processes in accordance with a program stored in a Read Only Memory (ROM)502 or a program loaded from a storage means 508 into a Random Access Memory (RAM) 503. In the RAM503, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the electronic apparatus 500 are also stored. The processing device 501, the ROM502, and the RAM503 are connected to each other through a bus 504. An input/output (I/O) interface 505 is also connected to bus 504.

Generally, the following devices may be connected to the I/O interface 505: input devices 506 including, for example, a touch screen, touch pad, keyboard, mouse, camera, microphone, accelerometer, gyroscope, etc.; output devices 507 including, for example, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), speakers, vibrators, and the like; storage devices 508 including, for example, magnetic tape, hard disk, etc.; and a communication device 509. The communication means 509 may allow the electronic device 500 to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. While fig. 5 illustrates an electronic device 500 having various means, it is to be understood that not all illustrated means are required to be implemented or provided. More or fewer devices may alternatively be implemented or provided.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the method illustrated by the flow chart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network via the communication means 509, or installed from the storage means 508, or installed from the ROM 502. The computer program performs the above-described functions defined in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure when executed by the processing device 501.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure and the method for switching an in-application window provided by the above embodiment belong to the same inventive concept, and technical details that are not described in detail in the embodiment can be referred to the above embodiment, and the embodiment and the above embodiment have the same beneficial effects.

The disclosed embodiments provide a computer storage medium on which a computer program is stored, which when executed by a processor implements the in-application window switching method provided by the above embodiments.

It should be noted that the computer readable medium in the present disclosure can be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium or any combination of the two. A computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In contrast, in the present disclosure, a computer readable signal medium may comprise a propagated data signal with computer readable program code embodied therein, either in baseband or as part of a carrier wave. Such a propagated data signal may take many forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electrical wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

In some embodiments, the clients, servers may communicate using any currently known or future developed network Protocol, such as HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), and may interconnect with any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communications network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN"), a wide area network ("WAN"), the Internet (e.g., the Internet), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future developed network.

The computer readable medium may be embodied in the electronic device; or may exist separately without being assembled into the electronic device.

The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform:

Computer program code for carrying out operations for the present disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including but not limited to an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C + +, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The units described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. Where the name of a unit/module does not in some cases constitute a limitation of the unit itself.

The functions described herein above may be performed, at least in part, by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Application Specific Standard Products (ASSPs), systems on a chip (SOCs), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs), and the like.

In the context of this disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium would include an electrical connection based on one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

It should be noted that, in the present specification, the embodiments are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other. For the system or the device disclosed by the embodiment, the description is simple because the system or the device corresponds to the method disclosed by the embodiment, and the relevant points can be referred to the method part for description.

It should be understood that in the present application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or" for describing an association relationship of associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships, e.g., "a and/or B" may indicate: only A, only B and both A and B are present, wherein A and B may be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of single item(s) or plural items. For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c, may represent: a, b, c, "a and b", "a and c", "b and c", or "a and b and c", wherein a, b, c may be single or plural.

It is further noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of the two. A software module may reside in Random Access Memory (RAM), memory, Read Only Memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method for intra-application window switching, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying a window switcher in response to the first window of the target application running in the foreground and the user's triggering operation of the first combination key comprises:

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first window is displayed at the top of the list and the other windows in the list are ordered in access timing.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation in response to the user's selection operation of one of the identifiers comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting a target identifier from the window switcher in response to a user-triggered operation of a selection key comprises:

7. The method of claim 5, wherein selecting a target identifier from the window switcher in response to a user-triggered operation of a selection key comprises:

8. The method according to any one of claims 5-7, further comprising:

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, wherein in response to a user selection operation on one of the identifiers, displaying the second window indicated by the selection operation comprises:

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the display mode corresponding to the second window is a display mode when the second window is displayed in the foreground last time.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the display modes comprise a split screen display and a full screen display.

12. The method of claim 11,

and responding to the display mode of the second window being split screen display, and displaying the first window and the third window in a split area mode.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third window is the first window, or wherein the third window is a window having a binding relationship with the second window.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1-13, further comprising:

15. An in-use window switching apparatus, comprising:

16. An electronic device, the device comprising: a processor and a memory;

the memory for storing instructions or computer programs;

the processor to execute the instructions or computer program in the memory to cause the electronic device to perform the method of any of claims 1-14.

17. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of any of claims 1-14.