JPH0462090B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an input method for an engine nearing workstation such as CAD or CAE, and particularly relates to an input method for a multi-window system that performs graphic processing and character processing in parallel. .

[Conventional technology]

In a workstation that has a multi-window display processing function, as a method for inputting from a keyboard etc., as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 60-205492, the window in which input is possible (the window in which input processing is currently being performed) is set as the current window. , windows that cannot be entered are made non-current windows, and the brightness of the current window and the non-current window are made different to let the operator know which windows are operable.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional technology does not take into consideration the display state of other non-current windows when the current window is changed. For example, in order to perform graphics processing and character processing in parallel in each window, open the graphics window w1 to fill the entire screen as shown in Figure 3a, and at the same time perform graphics input, you can also input data to a program running in the background. Assume that the graphic window w2 is displayed in a portion above the graphics window w1. In this case, when input is made to the graphics window w1 on display 1 as the current window, the character window w2 becomes
It disappears as shown in Figure 3b, and in order to know the status of the program running in window w2, it is necessary to change the current window to w2 and pop window w2. Ta.

An object of the present invention is to provide an input method for a multi-window system that enables input operations to any visible window without changing the display state of the window.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to use an input method for a multi-window system in which multiple business programs share one display screen, and when multiple windows are displayed on the screen and the cursor is in the display area of a lower window other than the topmost window, This is achieved by setting input rights to the business program corresponding to the lower window without changing the window display state of the screen.

[Effect]

When you move the cursor position from the top window to the display area of a lower window, the input authority is set to the business program of that lower window, so if you move the lower window to the top It becomes possible to input into the window without changing to the upper window.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to Examples. Fourth
The figure shows an example of the configuration of a workstation to which the method of the present invention is applied, and input devices such as a keyboard 8 and a mouse 9 are connected to a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CRU) 2 via an input controller 7. . Alternatively, the private memory 5 connected to the CPU 2 includes a window management table for managing and controlling windows set by input devices. Further, the private memory 5 is connected to a display memory 4 which is directly connected to the display 1 in order to speed up a series of display operations. The CPU 2 also includes a program memory 6 that stores programs that perform a series of processes;
It is also connected to a display controller 3 which is connected to a display memory 4.

FIG. 5 shows the format of the window management table 41 stored in the private memory 5.

1 and 2 are flowcharts illustrating an embodiment of the method of the present invention. Now, consider the display state shown in FIG. 6a. However, window w1 is a graphics window, window w2 is a character window, and window w2
It is assumed that a program to be processed in window w1 is operated, and then graphic input is performed in window w1 while monitoring the state of the program in window w2.

The operator first uses the mouse 9 to input a certain point within the window w2 as an input starting point. Then, the input window setting routine shown in FIG. 1 operates, and first, in step 51, the window display rectangle information in the window management table 41 shown in FIG. 5 is referred to, and it is detected that the topmost window at the input starting point position is w2. Next, in process 52, it is checked whether the process of window w2 is running, and if it is running, it is started in process 54, and if it is not running, in process 53, the process of window w2 is activated. Afterwards, the process moves to process 54. In process 54, input rights are given to window w2. The topmost window at the position specified as the input starting point in this way,
That is, when the process of granting input rights to the window displayed in the area including that point is completed, the input routine shown in FIG. 2 is thereafter executed.
That is, the start point coordinates of the data input by the operator are imported (process 61), then the input end point coordinates are imported (process 62), and then in process 63, the window rectangle information in the window management table 41 is referred to, and the input The data is displayed in window w2
If it is within the window area, the input data is fetched in step 64; if it is outside the window area, the input data is discarded in step 65, and the state waits for the input start point data to be fetched. . In this way, for example, as shown in FIG. 6a, the command "abc" is input into the window w2.

Next, graphic input processing for window w1 begins.
In this case, the operator uses the mouse 9 to move the cursor to the location in window w1 where graphic input is to be performed and performs the input process.Then, the input window setting routine shown in FIG. Thereafter, input processing to the window w1 is performed in the input routine shown in FIG. At this time, the window w2 is left as it is and displayed on the management table 41 as shown in FIG. 6b, so the operator can monitor the status of the program being processed in the window w2 while Graphic input processing can be performed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since the operator can change only the input target window without changing the display state of the window, there is an effect that man-machine efficiency is significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 are flowcharts showing one embodiment of the method of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional method, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a workstation configuration, and FIG. 5 is a window management diagram. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the format of the table, and is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. 1... Display, 2... CPU, 5... Private memory, 7... Input controller, 8
...Keyboard, 9...Mouse, 41...Window management table, w1, w2...Window.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In the input method of a multi-window system where multiple business programs share one display screen, if multiple windows are displayed on the screen and the cursor is in the display area of a lower window other than the topmost window, the window on the screen An input method for a multi-window system characterized by setting input rights to a business program corresponding to a lower window without changing the display state.