WO2019091467A1 - Method, apparatus, and device for quickly starting application program, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a device for quickly starting an application program, and a storage medium. The method comprises: arranging one or a plurality of windows (110) corresponding to one or a plurality of application programs in a desktop environment presented on a display screen (100) of a computer, each window (110) being positioned at the topmost level in the desktop environment and overlapping at least one edge area of the display screen (100), at least part of the overlapping area in the window (110) being set as a non-transparent area, and the other areas in the window (110) that cover the display screen (100) being set as transparent areas; in response to a detected mouse event on the non-transparent area of a specific window (110) amongst the one or plurality of windows (110), determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event associated with the specific window (110); and, in response to determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event and on the basis of the current state of the application program window (110) of the specific application program corresponding to the specific window (110), switching the corresponding application program window (110) between a visible state and an invisible state.

Description

Method, device, device and storage medium for quickly launching an application Technical field

The present disclosure relates to computer technology, and more particularly to a method for quickly launching an application, a device for quickly launching an application, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium.

Background technique

When users use a computer, they often have applications that they use frequently, such as browsers, screen savers, music players, video players, or graphics tools.

Typically, users can launch the applications they need by clicking the shortcut icon on their desktop or by looking for the appropriate menu option in the Start menu or by clicking the shortcut icon in the computer's operating system tray. The startup method of the above application usually requires the user to perform more precise visual recognition and more precise motion control. This has certain inconveniences for users who have certain dysfunctions in vision or movement.

It can be seen from the above description that the existing application startup mode needs to be further enriched.

Summary of the invention

One aspect of the present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for quickly launching an application, to improve the convenience of launching an application, and to enrich the application startup manner.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a method of quickly launching an application is provided, the method comprising: setting, by one or more processors, one or more applications in a desktop environment presented on a display of a computer One or more windows corresponding to the program, wherein each window is located at a topmost level in the desktop environment and overlaps at least one edge region of the display screen, at least a portion of the overlapping regions in the window is set to An opaque area, and other areas of the window covering the display screen are set as transparent areas; in response to detecting a mouse event on an opaque area of a particular window in the one or more windows, by the one or more Determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event associated with the particular window; in response to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on an application of a particular application corresponding to the particular window a current state of the program window by which the one or more processors are in a visible state and not available Switching between states, wherein the application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state; and if the application window is currently in the Depending on the state, the application window is switched to the non-visual state.

In the above method, the predetermined mouse event may include: a click of a left mouse button or a double click event.

In the above method, each of the one or more applications may be an application that is set by default, or a user-defined application.

In the above method, switching the application window to the visual state may include one of: after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, and the specific application is not currently started, The specific application is launched in the desktop environment; and after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the specific application is currently started, and the application window is hidden or completely occluded, The application window is set to the currently active window in the desktop environment.

In the above method, switching the application window to the non-visual state may include one of: determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the specific application is currently activated, and the application After the program window is the current active window, hiding the application window or exiting the specific application; and determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the specific application is currently started and the application window After being partially occluded, the application window is hidden or the specific application is exited.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a method of quickly launching an application, the method comprising: setting, by one or more processors, a plurality of applications in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of a computer Corresponding one or more windows, wherein each of the one or more windows is located at a topmost level in the desktop environment and overlaps at least one edge region of the display screen, the overlap in the window At least a portion of the region is set as an opaque region, and other regions of the window that cover the display screen are set as transparent regions, and wherein at least one of the one or more windows has a plurality of different Segmentation of opaque regions and segments of the plurality of different opaque regions each corresponding to a respective application; in response to detecting a mouse event on a segment of an opaque region of the at least one particular window, by the one Or a plurality of processors determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event; responsive to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined a mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a particular application corresponding to the segment of the opaque region, in a visible state and a non-visual state by the one or more processors Switching between, wherein the application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state; and if the application window is currently in the visible state The application window is switched to the non-visual state.

In the above method, the segments of the different opaque regions of the same edge of the display screen in the at least one specific window may each correspond to an application.

In the above method, the predetermined mouse event may include a click event of a left mouse button or a double click event.

In the above method, each of the plurality of applications may be an application set by default or a user-defined application.

In the above method, switching the application window to the visual state may include one of: after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, and the specific application is not currently started, The specific application is launched in the desktop environment; after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse and mouse event, and the specific application is currently started, and the application window is hidden or completely occluded, The application window is set to the currently active window in the desktop environment.

In the above method, switching the application window to the non-visual state may include one of: determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the specific application is currently activated, and the application After the program window is the current active window, hiding the application window or exiting the specific application; and determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the specific application is currently started and the application window After being partially occluded, the application window is hidden or the specific application is exited.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided an apparatus for quickly launching an application, the apparatus comprising: a window setting module for setting and one or more applications in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of a computer Corresponding one or more windows, wherein each window is located at a topmost level in the desktop environment and overlaps at least one edge region of the display screen, at least a portion of the overlapping regions in the window being set to be opaque An area, and other areas of the window covering the display screen are set as transparent areas; a mouse event processing module responsive to detecting a mouse event on an opaque area of a particular one of the one or more windows, determining Whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event associated with the particular window; a visual state control module responsive to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a particular application corresponding to the particular window The current state of the application's application window, visible and non-visual to the application window Switching between, wherein the application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state; and if the application window is currently in the visible state The application window is switched to the non-visual state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided an apparatus for quickly launching an application, the apparatus comprising: a window setting module, configured to correspond to a plurality of applications in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of the computer One or more windows, wherein each of the one or more windows is located at a topmost level in the desktop environment and overlaps at least one edge region of the display screen, overlapping regions in the window At least a portion of the window is set as an opaque region, and other regions of the window covering the display screen are set as transparent regions, and wherein at least one of the one or more windows has a plurality of different opacity Segmentation of a region and segments of the plurality of different opaque regions each corresponding to a respective application; a mouse event processing module responsive to detecting a mouse on a segment of an opaque region of the at least one particular window An event determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event; a visual state control module for responding to The mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a specific application corresponding to the segment of the opaque region, and the application window is in a visible state and a non-visual state Switching between, wherein the application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state; and if the application window is currently in the visible state, The application window is switched to the non-visual state.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided an electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a memory for storing instructions when executed by the one or more processors The electronic device is caused to implement the various steps in the above method.

In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, there is also provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, implement various steps of the above methods.

Compared to the prior art, the technology described in the present disclosure has the following advantages:

By setting at least one shortcut window located at the topmost level of the desktop of the computer, and part or all of the overlapping area of the window with at least one edge area of the display screen is set as an opaque area, so that the user is in a transparent position of the shortcut window The executed mouse operation can be smoothly received through the window and received by another window located below the window, and the mouse operation performed by the user at the opaque area of the edge area of the display screen is successfully received by the shortcut window. In the case where the topmost shortcut window is provided with the corresponding application, the user clicks on the opaque area in the shortcut window in the edge area of the display screen, and the application window of the corresponding application is triggered to be displayed. Or canceled display; for example, the user clicking on the opaque area of the edge area on the display can display the application window of a particular browser or cause the browser's application window to be undisplayed, and the user clicks on the lower part of the display Opaque in the shortcut window in the edge area The area can display the window of the video player or make the window of the video player canceled; thus, it is convenient to start a frequently used one of the user without requiring the user to perform more precise visual recognition and more precise motion control. Or multiple applications.

It can be seen from the above description that the technical solution provided by the present specification is beneficial to improve the convenience of starting an application, and is beneficial to enriching the manner of starting the application.

DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in FIG

The technology of the present disclosure can be more clearly understood from the following detailed description, in which:

1 is a schematic diagram of a topmost window located in a desktop environment, in accordance with one embodiment;

2 is another schematic diagram of a topmost window located in a desktop environment, in accordance with one embodiment;

3 is a flow chart of a method of quickly launching an application, in accordance with one embodiment;

4 is another flow diagram of a method of quickly launching an application, in accordance with one embodiment;

5 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for quickly launching an application, according to one embodiment;

6 is another schematic diagram of an apparatus for quickly launching an application, according to one embodiment;

Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of an electronic device in accordance with one embodiment.

Detailed ways

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

In the meantime, it should be understood that the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in the actual scale relationship for the convenience of the description.

The following description of the at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way

Techniques, methods, and apparatus, etc., known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the techniques, methods, and devices should be considered as part of the specification.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it is not required to be further discussed in the subsequent figures.

Various embodiments in the present disclosure may be applied to a computer system or a server. Examples of such computer systems or servers include, but are not limited to, personal computer systems, server computer systems, thin clients, thick clients, handheld or laptop devices, microprocessor based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, networks Personal computers, small computer systems, large computer systems, and distributed cloud computing technology environments including any of the above.

A computer system or server may be described in the general context of computer system executable instructions (such as program modules) being executed by a computer system. In general, program modules may include routines, programs, target programs, components, logic, and data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The computer system or server can be implemented in a distributed cloud computing environment where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed cloud computing environment, program modules may be located on a local or remote computing system storage medium including storage devices.

A method of quickly launching an application according to an embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1-3.

The method of quickly launching an application can be performed by a client program installed in a computer including a display screen. After the client program is started, one or more shortcut windows are set in the desktop environment of the computer, and the shortcut windows are used to conveniently launch one or more applications or display corresponding program windows of the applications, etc., or Make these applications closed or the displayed program window is hidden and so on. Specifically, each shortcut window is located at the top most of the desktop environment and may include a transparent area and an opaque area, and a mouse event may be received in the opaque area of the shortcut window, and in a transparent area of the shortcut window The shortcut window may not respond to any mouse events such that all mouse events occurring in the transparent region penetrate the transparent region and are received and processed by another window below the shortcut window at the top level. According to some embodiments, the opaque area in each of the shortcut windows is generally set to be part or all of the area in which the shortcut window overlaps the edge area of the display screen, wherein the edge area of the display screen may be from the display screen Each frame has a frame of a strip of a certain width, and the width of the borders may be one or more pixels. Further, other areas of the shortcut window other than the opaque area that are displayed in the display screen may be set as transparent areas.

In one embodiment, the window 110 shown in FIG. 1 is a shortcut window as described above, which is disposed at the topmost layer of the desktop environment of the computer, and the window 110 and the edge region of the display screen 100 are on the right side of the upper edge. The segment 120 and the right segment overlap at the upper segment 130, respectively. In some embodiments, all or a portion of section 120 in window 110 may be set as an opaque area, and all or a portion of section 130 in window 110 may also be set as an opaque area, where section 120 and section The respective widths of 130 may be different. Other areas in the window 110 that are located within the display screen 100 (eg, other areas of the window 110 that are within the display screen 100 other than the opaque areas in the section 120 and section 130) are set as transparent areas, and The area of the window 110 outside the display screen 100 may be set as a transparent area or may be set as an opaque area.

Alternatively, all or part of the section 120 may be set as an opaque area, and the section 130 may be set as a transparent area. Section 120 can also be provided as a transparent area, while all or part of section 130 can be set as an opaque area.

In some embodiments, the specific location of the window 110 in the display screen 100 can be set according to actual needs as long as the window 110 overlaps with at least one edge region of the display screen 100. According to a specific embodiment, the window 110 can be moved up so that a portion of the window 110 having only the lower bezel overlaps the upper edge of the display screen 100. According to another specific embodiment, the window 110 can be shifted to the right so that the window 110 has only a partial area of the left border of the window overlapping the right edge of the display screen 100. According to still another specific embodiment, the window 110 can be moved to the lower left so as to make the window 110 only have part or all of the upper border of the window overlap with the upper edge of the display screen 100, or to make the upper right vertex of the window 110 and display The upper right vertex positions of the screen 100 coincide, so that the window upper border and the window right border of the window 110 overlap with the upper and right edges of the display screen 100, respectively. The width of the above overlapping regions may be one or more pixels. It should be noted that the techniques described in this disclosure do not limit the specific layout locations of window 110 in display screen 100.

In addition, only one window 110 is schematically illustrated in Fig. 1, however, in practical applications, two or more windows 110 may be separately disposed inside and/or outside the display area of the display screen 100. A specific example in which four windows 110 are respectively disposed inside and outside the display area of the display screen 100 is shown in FIG.

The four windows 110 in FIG. 2 have a partial area of the window frame overlapping with the corresponding edge area of the display screen 100, and the four windows 110 can be completely set as the opaque area, or only the four in FIG. A portion of the windows 110 that overlaps the edge region of the display screen 100 is set as an opaque region, and other regions of the four windows 110 are set as transparent regions.

In some embodiments, each window 110 may correspond to a corresponding application, and different shortcut windows generally correspond to different applications. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, four windows 110 are set in the most desktop environment. The top level, and each of the four windows corresponds to a different application. For example, the first of the four windows corresponds to the browser, the second window corresponds to the screen saver, the third window corresponds to the video player, and the fourth window corresponds to the audio player. The application corresponding to each window may be pre-set by default. Of course, the user may also be allowed to set the user, that is, the user may be provided with the function of setting a quick launch application, so that the user can according to the application for the frequently used application. Preferences, replacing the application corresponding to the different windows that are pre-set by default with the personalized application.

3 is a flow diagram of a method of quickly launching an application, in accordance with one embodiment.

The method of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 mainly includes: step S300, step S310, and step S320. The respective steps included in the method of the present embodiment will be separately described below.

S300. Determine, when a mouse event is received through an opaque area of the window, whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event.

In one embodiment, the mouse may be a device that controls the position of the cursor on the display screen by movement, and can implement a click or double click of a left or right button, for example, a touch pad or a joystick can be considered as a kind of mouse. When the user clicks through the mouse or points to the opaque area of the window at the top of the computer desktop, the window to which the opaque area belongs receives the corresponding mouse event. For example, when the user points the mouse to the opaque area of the window at the top of the desktop (ie, causes the cursor to hover over the opaque area of the window for a certain time), triggering the window to which the opaque area belongs to receive the location of the mouse hovering event. Information (also known as cursor position or coordinate information); for example, when the user points the mouse at the opaque area of the topmost window of the desktop and clicks or double-clicks the left mouse button, right button, or scroll wheel, the opaque area belongs to The window is triggered to receive the location information of the mouse and the corresponding click information.

In one embodiment, the predetermined mouse event may be a left mouse click event, that is, when the user clicks on the opaque area of the topmost window of the desktop with the left mouse button, the mouse event is determined to be a predetermined mouse event.

In one embodiment, the user may be allowed to set a predetermined mouse event, that is, the user may be provided with a function of setting a predetermined mouse event, thereby enabling the user to set a default mouse event according to his usage habits, such as a left mouse button. Click event - modified to a right mouse click event, a wheel click event, or a left click event.

It should be specially noted that the predetermined mouse events set for different windows may be the same or different. That is to say, for different windows set in the same desktop environment, different predetermined mouse events can be used to trigger the display or hiding of the application windows corresponding to different applications, or to enable these different applications to be activated or shut down.

S310. After determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a non-visual state, performing an operation of displaying the window of the application.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a non-visual state, which may include: since the application is not started, the window of the application does not yet exist, so this The situation is considered to be that the application's window is currently in a "non-visual state"; or, although the application is currently launched, but because the application's window is hidden or completely occluded, the application's The entire window is in a "non-visual state" that is not displayed at all. The application's window is hidden including the application's window being minimized or the application's window being collapsed, and so on.

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the operating system may request the name of the currently running process (including the thread) to obtain a list of names of all processes currently running. If the list does not include the process name of the application corresponding to the above-mentioned shortcut window that received the mouse event, it is determined that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is not currently started. Other ways can also be used to determine if the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently not started. After determining that the application is not currently started, an application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event can be launched, and the application's window becomes the currently active window, thereby making the application's window "visible" status".

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the operating system may request the name of the currently running process (including the thread) to obtain a list of names of all processes currently running. If the list contains the process name of the application corresponding to the above-described shortcut window that receives the mouse event, it is determined that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently started. There are various ways to determine whether the window of the launched application is in a hidden state or in a completely occluded state. For example, a handle to the window endpoint coordinate position window can be requested from the operating system to obtain a shortcut window with the mouse event received. The handle of the window of the four endpoints of the corresponding application window, which in turn determines whether the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window (such as the window ID) contains the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event. Window handle (such as window ID). If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event (if the handle of at least one of the endpoint coordinate position windows is the application's window handle), then it can be determined that The window of the launched application is not hidden and is not completely occluded, but is in a visible state in which at least part of the window is displayed. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window does not contain the window handle of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event, it can be initially determined that the window of the launched application is hidden or completely occluded. . The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of determining whether a window of an application is in a hidden state or fully occluded. After determining that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently started, and the application's window is hidden or in a completely occluded state, the application window can be switched to the currently active window. This makes the application's window visible.

S320. After determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a visible state, performing an operation of canceling a visible state of the window of the application, that is, The application's window is converted to a non-visual state.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window receiving the mouse event is currently in a visible state, which may include: the application is currently started, and since the window of the application is the currently active window, thereby The entire window is in a fully visible visual state; or, the application is currently launched, and because the application's window is not currently active, it is partially obscured by other windows, so that the window is partially visible status.

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the operating system requests the name of the currently running process (including the thread) to obtain a list of names of all processes currently running. If it is determined that the list contains the process name of the application corresponding to the above-described shortcut window that receives the mouse event, it is determined that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently started. It is also possible to determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently started.

There are various ways to determine if the window of the application corresponding to the window in which the mouse event was received is in a visible state. For example, the handle of the window endpoint coordinate position window may be requested from the operating system to obtain a handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window of the application window corresponding to the shortcut window receiving the mouse event, and determine the four endpoint coordinate position windows. Whether the handle (such as the window ID) contains the window handle (such as the window ID) of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event, it can be determined that the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window receiving the mouse event is not hidden. , also not completely occluded, but in a visible state in which at least part of the window is displayed. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of determining that the application's window is currently in a visible state. After determining that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently started, and the application's window is currently in a visible state, the application's window can be hidden or the application can be closed, thereby enabling the application The program's window is in the "hidden state" or "off state". The operation of hiding the window of the application may be an operation of retracting the window of the application (ie, an area where the application window exits the visible area of the display and is outside the display), or a window that minimizes the application. Operation, etc.

A method of quickly launching an application according to an embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1-2 and FIG.

A description of the window at the top of the desktop can be found in the description above with respect to Figures 1 and 2. Different from the above descriptions for FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the plurality of opaque areas of the window 110 are respectively provided with different corresponding applications, instead of each window 110 provided as described above. A corresponding application. It should be specially noted that different opaque areas on the same edge of the same display can correspond to different applications. The opaque area may refer to an opaque area that is naturally separated due to the non-cohesion of the opaque area. For example, the portion of the four windows 110 in FIG. 2 that overlaps the edge of the display screen 100 is naturally The division is divided into four opaque areas. In addition, the opaque area may also mean that although the opaque area is not separated by the unjoined area, an opaque area may be defined by the coordinate position, for example, the uppermost window 110 and the display screen in FIG. The overlapping portion of the upper edge of 100 can be divided into two or more opaque regions by coordinate positions. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of defining an opaque region.

In one specific example, a corresponding application can be set for section 120 in window 110 shown in FIG. 1, and another corresponding application can be set for section 130. It is also possible to set a corresponding application for the left half of the section 120 and another corresponding application for the right half of the section 120.

In another specific example, for the four opaque regions of the four windows 110 shown in FIG. 2 that overlap with the display screen 100, respectively, a corresponding application can be set.

In one embodiment, only one shortcut window located at the topmost level of the desktop may be set, the size of the window may be the same as the size of the entire display screen, and the four borders of the window completely overlap with the four edge regions of the display screen 100, respectively. You can set all the areas of the four borders of the window to be opaque, or you can set the partial area of the four borders of the window as an opaque area, and each opaque area of the border can be set to a corresponding application. .

4 is a flow diagram of a method of quickly launching an application, in accordance with one embodiment.

In FIG. 4, the method of this embodiment mainly includes: step S400, step S410, and step S420. The respective steps included in the method of the present embodiment will be separately described below.

S400. Determine whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event when a mouse event is received through an opaque area of the window.

For details of this step, refer to the description in the above step S300 in FIG. 3, and the description is not repeated here.

It should be specially noted that predetermined mouse events set for different opaque areas may be the same or different; that is, a display that triggers the display of windows of different applications or cancels the visual state of windows of different applications. Mouse events can be the same or different.

S410. After determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a non-visual state, performing an operation of displaying a window of the application.

In one embodiment, each opaque region having a corresponding application has a particular range of coordinates. Therefore, according to the coordinate information of the triggered mouse event and the coordinate range of each opaque area, a specific opaque area to which the mouse event belongs can be determined, thereby determining an application corresponding to the specific opaque area receiving the mouse event.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a non-visual state, which may include: the window is not present because the application corresponding to the opaque area is not activated, thereby being in a non-visual state Or, although the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, it is in a non-visual state because the application's window is hidden or completely occluded. The application's window is hidden including the application's window being minimized or the application's window being collapsed.

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the currently running process (including threads) may be requested from the operating system to obtain a list of names of all currently running processes. If the process name of the application corresponding to the above opaque area is not included in the list, it is determined that the application corresponding to the opaque area is not currently started. It is also possible to determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently not started. After determining that the application is not currently launched, the application corresponding to the opaque area can be launched, so that the application's window becomes the currently active window, that is, the application's window is in a "visual state."

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the operating system may request the name of the currently running process (including the thread) to obtain a list of names of all currently running processes. If it is determined that the list includes the process name of the application corresponding to the opaque area described above, it is determined that the application corresponding to the opaque area has been currently started. There may be various ways to determine whether the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is in a hidden state or in a completely occluded state. For example, a handle of the window endpoint coordinate position window may be requested from the operating system to obtain an opaque area. The handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window of the application's window, which in turn determines whether the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area (such as the window ID). If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, it can be determined that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is not hidden or completely occluded, but is in the The visual state at least part of the window being displayed. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window does not contain the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, it may be initially determined that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is hidden or in a completely occluded state. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of determining whether a window of an application is in a hidden or fully occluded state. After determining that the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently started, and the window of the application is hidden or completely occluded, the window of the application may be the current active window by performing the current active window switching operation. Visual state.

S420. After determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a visible state, performing an operation of canceling a visual state of the window of the application, that is, making the application The window is converted to a non-visual state.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a visible state, including: the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and the window of the application is currently active window The view state; or, the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and because the window is not currently active window and is partially occluded by other windows, the application's window is in a partially displayed visual state.

In one embodiment, after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, the operating system may request the name of the currently running process (including the thread) to obtain a list of names of all currently running processes. If it is determined that the list includes the process name of the application corresponding to the opaque area described above, it is determined that the application corresponding to the opaque area has been currently started. It is also possible to determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated.

There are various ways to determine if the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is in a visible state. For example, a handle to the window endpoint coordinate location window can be requested from the operating system to obtain a handle to the four endpoint coordinate position windows of the application's window corresponding to the opaque region. You can determine if the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains a window handle (such as a window ID) for the application that corresponds to the opaque area. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, it can be determined that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is not hidden or completely occluded, but is currently In a visible state in which at least part of the window is displayed. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of determining that the application's window is currently in a visible state. After determining that the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently launched and the application's window is currently in a visible state, the application's window can be hidden or the application can be closed to hide the application's window Status" or "off status". The operation of hiding the window of the application may be a window that collapses the application or a window that minimizes the application, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for quickly launching an application, according to one embodiment. The apparatus of FIG. 5 includes: at least one shortcut window located at the topmost level of the desktop, a part or all of the area overlapping the at least one edge area of the display screen being set as an opaque area, the window covering the other of the display screen The area is set to a transparent area; in addition, different windows correspond to different applications. For the content relationship between the window and the display screen, the specific location of the opaque area, and the window corresponding application, please refer to the related descriptions of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 above, and the description is not repeated here.

The apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a window setting module 500, a mouse event processing module 510, and a visual state control module 520.

The respective modules included in the apparatus of the present embodiment will be described below.

The window setting module 500 is mainly used to determine whether a mouse event is a predetermined mouse event when a mouse event is received through an opaque area of the shortcut window.

In one embodiment, the predetermined mouse event is typically a left mouse click event, ie, when the user clicks on the opaque area of the topmost window of the computer desktop with the left mouse button, the window setting module 500 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event. .

In another embodiment, the predetermined mouse event may allow the user to set it himself, that is, the window setting module 500 may provide the user with a function of setting a predetermined mouse event, thereby enabling the user to set the window setting module 500 by default according to his usage habits. The left mouse click event is modified to a right mouse click event, a wheel click event, or a left mouse button double click.

The mouse event processing module 510 is mainly configured to: when the window setting module 500 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, determine whether the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a non-visual state or a visible state. .

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a non-visual state, which may include: the window is not present because the application is not started, and thus is in a non-visual state. Or, although the application is currently launched, the window of the application is hidden or completely occluded, so that the entire window is not displayed in a non-visual state. The application's window is hidden including the application's window being minimized or the application's window being collapsed, and so on.

In one embodiment, the mouse event processing module 510 may obtain all the processes currently running by requesting the operating system to request the currently running process (including the thread) name after the window setting module 500 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event. List of names. If it is determined that the list does not include the process name of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event described above, the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is not currently available. start up. The mouse event processing module 510 can also determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently not activated.

In one embodiment, the mouse event processing module 510 may obtain all the processes currently running by requesting the operating system to request the currently running process (including the thread) name after the window setting module 500 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event. List of names. If the list contains the process name of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event described above, the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event is currently activated. The mouse event processing module 510 can determine whether the window of the launched application is in a hidden state or in a fully occluded state in a variety of ways. For example, the mouse event processing module 510 can request a handle of the window endpoint coordinate position window from the computer operating system to obtain a handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window of the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window receiving the mouse event, and then the mouse The event processing module 510 can determine whether the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window (such as the window ID) contains a window handle (such as a window ID) of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event (if the handle of at least one of the endpoint coordinate position windows is the application's window handle), then mouse event processing Module 510 can determine that the window of the application that has been launched is not in a hidden state, nor is it completely occluded, but is in a visible state in which at least a portion of the window is displayed. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window does not include the window handle of the application corresponding to the shortcut window receiving the mouse event, the mouse event processing module 510 may initially determine that the window of the launched application is hidden or In full occlusion. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the mouse event processing module 510 to determine whether the window of the application is in a hidden state or fully occluded.

The visual state control module 520 is mainly configured to determine that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event in the window setting module 500, and the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently in a non-visual state. After that, the operation of displaying the window of the application is performed. Specifically, the visual state control module 520 can start an application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event after the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is not currently started. , making the application's window the currently active window, making the application's window visible. The visual state control module 520 can also determine, after the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the application corresponding to the shortcut window that received the mouse event has been launched, and the window of the application is in a hidden state or is in a completely occluded state, By performing an operation of switching the currently active window, the application's window can be made into the currently active window, thereby being in a visible state.

The visual state control module 520 is also mainly used to determine that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event at the window setting module 500, and the mouse event processing module 510 determines that the window of the application corresponding to the shortcut window that receives the mouse event is currently visible. After the status, an operation to cancel the visual state of the window of the application is performed. Specifically, the visual state control module 520 can cause the window of the application to be in a hidden state or a closed state by performing an operation of hiding a window of the application or performing an operation of closing the application. The operation of hiding the window of the application executed by the visual state control module 520 may specifically be an operation of retracting a window of the application, or may be specifically an operation of minimizing a window of the application.

6 is a schematic diagram of another device for quickly launching an application, in accordance with one embodiment. The apparatus of Figure 6 includes: at least one shortcut window located at the topmost level of the desktop, part or all of the area overlapping the at least one edge area of the display screen being set as an opaque area, the window covering the other of the display screen The area is set to a transparent area, and the different opaque areas on the edge of the display each correspond to an application. For the content relationship between the window and the display screen, the specific location of the opaque area, and the window corresponding application, please refer to the related descriptions of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 above, and the description is not repeated here.

The apparatus of this embodiment further includes: a window setting module 600, a mouse event processing module 610, and a visual state control module 620. For details of the operations performed by the window setting module 600, refer to the related description of the window setting module 600 in FIG. 5 above. The description of the mouse event processing module 610 and the visual state control module 620 of the present embodiment will be respectively described below.

The mouse event processing module 610 is mainly configured to determine, after the window setting module 600 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, whether the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area where the mouse event is located is currently in a non-visual state or in a visible state. .

In one embodiment, each opaque region having a corresponding application has a specific coordinate range, so that the mouse event processing module 610 can determine the opacity of the mouse event based on the coordinate information of the mouse event and the coordinate range of each opaque region. The region, and in turn mouse event processing module 610, can determine an application corresponding to the opaque region that received the mouse event.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a non-visual state, which may include: the window is not present because the application corresponding to the opaque area is not activated, thereby being in a non-visual state Or, although the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, it is in a non-visual state because the application's window is hidden or completely occluded. The application's window is hidden, including the application's window being minimized or the application's window being collapsed.

In one embodiment, the mouse event processing module 610 can request the currently running process (including threads) from the operating system after the window setting module 600 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event to obtain a list of names of all processes currently running. After determining that the process name of the application corresponding to the opaque area is not included in the list, the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area is not currently activated. The mouse event processing module 610 can also determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently not activated.

In one embodiment, the mouse event processing module 610 may request the operating system to request the name of the currently running process (including the thread) after the window setting module 600 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, to obtain a list of names of all processes currently running. . After determining that the process name of the application corresponding to the opaque area is included in the list, the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area has been activated. After determining that the application has been launched, the mouse event processing module 610 can determine whether the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is in a hidden state or in a completely occluded state in various ways. For example, the mouse event processing module 610 can request a handle of the window endpoint coordinate position window from the operating system to obtain a handle of the four endpoint coordinate position windows of the window of the application corresponding to the opaque region, and the mouse event processing module 610 can determine Whether the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area (such as the window ID). If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, the mouse event processing module 610 may determine that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is not hidden or completely Occlusion, but in a visual state in which at least part of the window is displayed; and if the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window does not contain a window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, the mouse event processing module 610 may initially determine The window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is hidden or in a completely occluded state. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the mouse event processing module 610 determining whether the window of the application is in a hidden or fully occluded state.

In one embodiment, the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently in a visible state, which may include: the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and the window of the application is in the current active window The visual state; or, the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and is partially obscured by other windows because the window of the application is not the currently active window, but is in a visible state in which part of the window is displayed.

In one embodiment, the mouse event processing module 610 may obtain the names of all currently running processes by requesting the operating system to request the currently running process (including the thread) name after the window setting module 600 determines that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event. List. If the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the process name of the application corresponding to the opaque area is included in the list, the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated. The mouse event processing module 610 can also determine in other ways whether the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated.

After determining that the application has been launched, the mouse event processing module 610 can determine whether the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is in a visible state in a variety of ways. For example, the mouse event processing module 610 can request a handle to the window endpoint coordinate location window from the operating system to obtain a handle to the four endpoint coordinate position windows of the application's window corresponding to the opaque region. The mouse event processing module 610 can determine whether the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains a window handle (such as a window ID) of the application corresponding to the opaque area. If the handle of the four endpoint coordinate position window contains the window handle of the application corresponding to the opaque area, the mouse event processing module 610 may determine that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque area is not hidden or completely Occlusion, but currently in a visible state in which at least part of the window is displayed. The present disclosure does not limit the specific implementation of the mouse event processing module 610 to determine that the window of the application is currently in a visible state.

The visual state control module 620 is mainly configured to determine, in the window setting module 600, that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque region where the mouse event is located is currently in a non-visual state. , the operation of displaying the window of the application. Specifically, the visual state control module 620 can perform the operation of starting the application corresponding to the opaque area after the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area where the mouse event is located is not currently activated. The application's window becomes the current active window and is visible. The visual state control module 620 can determine, after the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and the window of the application is hidden or completely occluded, by performing a current active window switching operation. The application's window becomes the current active window and is visible.

The visual state control module 620 is further configured to determine, in the window setting module 600, that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event, and the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the window of the application corresponding to the opaque region where the mouse event is located is currently in a visible state. Next, an operation of canceling the visual state of the window of the application is performed. Specifically, the visual state control module 620 determines, after the mouse event processing module 610 determines that the application corresponding to the opaque area is currently activated, and the window of the application is currently in a visible state, may execute a window that hides the application. The operation or the operation of closing the application, leaving the application's window hidden or closed. The operation of hiding the window of the application executed by the visual state control module 620 may be specifically an operation of retracting the window of the application, or may be specifically an operation of minimizing the window of the application.

Described below is a specific application scenario of the method and apparatus for a quick launch application as described above.

The browser window is not currently displayed in the computer's display. At this time, if the user clicks the upper edge of the display with the left mouse button, the browser window can slide from the upper edge of the display screen to the display screen in a top-down manner and display in a maximized state. On the other hand, the browser window is currently displayed in the display of the computer. At this time, if the user clicks the upper edge of the display with the left mouse button, the browser window can slide out from the upper edge of the display screen in a bottom-up manner, so that the browser window is hidden.

If the main window of the desktop environment (that is, the computer desktop provided by the non-operating system including the shortcut icon, etc., and the shortcut icon included in the main window can be a shortcut icon with a high frequency of use by the user) is not currently displayed on the display screen of the computer. If the user clicks the left edge of the display with the left mouse button, the main window can slide from the left edge of the display screen into the display screen by sliding from left to right and display in a maximized state. In the case that the main window is currently displayed on the display, if the user clicks the left edge of the display with the left mouse button, the main window can slide out from the left side of the display screen by sliding from right to left, thereby hiding the main Windows.

In the case where the display screen of the computer does not currently display the secondary window of the desktop environment (that is, the computer desktop provided by the non-operating system including the shortcut icon, and the shortcut icon included in the secondary window may be a shortcut icon with a lower frequency of use by the user) If the user clicks the left end or the lower right corner of the right edge of the display with the left mouse button (the height of the following end can usually be the height of the taskbar of the display), the secondary window can be swiped from the lower right to the upper left. The lower right edge of the display slides into the display and is displayed in a maximized state. In the case that the display currently displays the secondary window, if the user clicks the lower end or the lower right corner of the right edge of the display with the left mouse button, the secondary window can be swiped from the upper left to the lower right edge from the lower right edge of the display screen. Slide out the display to hide the secondary window.

If the screen saver window is not currently displayed on the computer's display screen, if the user double-clicks the lower edge of the display with the left mouse button, the screen saver can be launched and the screen saver window can be displayed in full screen. Since the screen saver window will cover the opaque area, the mouse event will not be received when the screen saver window is currently displayed, so that the user can use the existing exit screen saver mode to close the screen saver window.

FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary electronic device 700 (e.g., a computer) suitable for implementing the methods and apparatus described above. In FIG. 7, electronic device 700 includes one or more processors, communication portions, etc., which may be: one or more central processing units (CPUs) 701 and/or one or more image descriptions The model's trainer (GPU) 713 or the like, the processor may execute each according to executable instructions stored in read only memory (ROM) 702 or executable instructions loaded from random access memory (RAM) 703 from storage portion 708. Proper action and processing. The communication unit 712 can include, but is not limited to, a network card, which can include, but is not limited to, an IB (Infiniband) network card. The processor can communicate with ROM 702 and/or RAM 703 to execute executable instructions, connect to communication portion 712 via bus 704, and communicate with other target devices via communication portion 712 to accomplish the corresponding steps in the method.

Further, in the RAM 703, various programs and data required for the operation of the electronic device can be stored. The CPU 701, the ROM 702, and the RAM 703 are connected to each other through a bus 704. In the case of RAM 703, ROM 702 is an optional module. The RAM 703 stores executable instructions or writes executable instructions to the ROM 702 at runtime, the executable instructions causing the central processing unit 701 to perform the steps included in the window switching method in the computer desktop environment described above. An input/output (I/O) interface 705 is also coupled to bus 704. The communication unit 712 can be integrated, or can be configured to have a plurality of sub-modules (for example, a plurality of IB network cards) and be respectively connected to the bus.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 705: an input portion 706 including a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output portion 707 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), and a speaker; a storage portion 708 including a hard disk; and A communication portion 709 of a network interface card such as a LAN card or a modem. The communication section 709 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet. Driver 710 is also connected to I/O interface 705 as needed. A removable medium 711 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory or the like is mounted on the drive 710 as needed so that a computer program read therefrom is installed in the storage portion 708 as needed.

It should be specially noted that the architecture shown in FIG. 7 is only an optional implementation manner. In a specific practice, the number and types of the components in FIG. 7 may be selected, deleted, added, or replaced according to actual needs. In different function component settings, separate implementations such as separate settings or integrated settings can also be used. For example, the GPU and the CPU can be separated. For example, the GPU can be integrated on the CPU, and the communication unit can be separated or integrated. On the CPU or GPU, etc. These alternative embodiments are all within the scope of the present application.

In particular, according to some embodiments, the processes described above with reference to flowchart illustrations may be implemented as a computer software program, for example, some embodiments include a computer program product comprising a computer program tangibly embodied on a machine readable medium The computer program contains program code for executing the steps shown in the flowchart, and when the program code is executed, the steps in the method embodiment are executed.

In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from the network via communication portion 709, and/or installed from removable media 711. When the computer program is executed by the central processing unit (CPU) 701, the instructions as described above are executed.

It should be noted that a part of the innovative idea of the present disclosure can be implemented as a computer program product, such as computer program instructions, which can be called by an operation of the intelligent electronic device when it is executed by an intelligent electronic device (such as a computer or a server). Alternatively, methods and/or technical solutions according to the above are provided. The program instructions that invoke the method as described above may be stored in a fixed or removable recording medium, and/or transmitted by a data stream in a broadcast or other signal bearing medium, and/or stored in accordance with The program instructions are run in a working memory of an intelligent electronic device. Herein, an embodiment of the innovative idea of the present disclosure includes a device including a memory for storing computer program instructions and a processor for executing program instructions, wherein when the computer program instructions are executed by the processor The method and/or technical solution that triggers the device to operate based on various embodiments of the present disclosure as described above.

It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and that various aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present disclosure. Innovative ideas. Therefore, the embodiments of the present disclosure are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims instead All changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are included. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claim. In addition, it is to be understood that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps. The plurality of units or devices or modules recited in the device claims may also be implemented by a unit or device or module in software or hardware. The first, second, and the like are only used to indicate names, and do not denote any particular order.

Claims (15)

1. A quick way to launch an application, including:

   One or more windows corresponding to one or more applications are located in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of the computer by one or more processors, wherein each window is located at the topmost level in the desktop environment and Overlying at least one edge region of the display screen, at least a portion of the overlapping regions in the window being disposed as an opaque region, and other regions of the window covering the display screen being disposed as transparent regions;

   Detecting, by the one or more processors, whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event associated with the particular window in response to detecting a mouse event on an opaque region of a particular window in the one or more windows ;

   Responsive to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a particular application corresponding to the particular window, by the one or more processors Switch between visual state and non-visual state, where

   The application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state;

   The application window is switched to the non-visual state if the application window is currently in the visual state.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined mouse event comprises a click of a left mouse button or a double click event.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more applications is an application that is set by default, or a user-defined application.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein switching the application window to the visual state comprises one of:

   Initiating the particular application in the desktop environment after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event and the particular application is not currently launched;

   Setting the application window to be in the desktop environment after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the particular application is currently launched, and the application window is hidden or completely occluded The current active window.
5. The method of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein switching the application window to the non-visual state comprises one of:

   Hiding the application window or exiting the specific application after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the particular application is currently launched, and the application window is the currently active window;

   After determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the particular application is currently launched, and the application window is partially occluded, the application window is hidden or the particular application is exited.
6. A quick way to launch an application, including:

   One or more windows corresponding to the plurality of applications are disposed by the one or more processors in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of the computer, wherein each of the one or more windows is located Depicting a topmost layer in the desktop environment and overlapping at least one edge region of the display screen, at least a portion of the overlapping regions in the window being set as an opaque region, and other regions of the window covering the display screen being Provided as a transparent area, and wherein at least one of the one or more windows has a segment of a plurality of different opaque regions and the segments of the plurality of different opaque regions each correspond to a corresponding application;

   Detecting, by the one or more processors, whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event in response to detecting a mouse event on a segment of an opaque region of the at least one particular window;

   Responsive to the application by the one or more processors in response to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a particular application corresponding to the segment of the opaque region The program window switches between a visible state and a non-visual state, wherein

   The application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state;

   The application window is switched to the non-visual state if the application window is currently in the visual state.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the segments of the different opaque regions of the same edge of the display screen in the at least one particular window each correspond to an application.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein the predetermined mouse event comprises a click event of a left mouse button or a double click event.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of applications is a default set application or a user-defined application.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein switching the application window to the visual state comprises one of:

    The specific application is launched in the desktop environment after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event and the specific application is not currently started;

    Setting the application window to be in the desktop environment after determining that the mouse event is a predetermined mouse and mouse event, and the specific application is currently launched, and the application window is hidden or completely occluded The current active window.
11. The method of any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein switching the application window to the non-visual state comprises one of the following:

    Hiding the application window or exiting the specific application after determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the particular application is currently launched, and the application window is the currently active window;

    After determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, the particular application is currently launched, and the application window is partially occluded, the application window is hidden or the particular application is exited.
12. A device that quickly launches an application, including:

    a window setting module for setting one or more windows corresponding to one or more applications in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of the computer, wherein each window is located at a topmost level in the desktop environment and At least one edge region of the display screen overlaps, at least a portion of the overlap region in the window is set as an opaque region, and other regions of the window covering the display screen are set as transparent regions;

    a mouse event processing module responsive to detecting a mouse event on an opaque region of a particular one of the one or more windows, determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event associated with the particular window;

    a visual state control module responsive to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a specific application corresponding to the specific window, Switch between visual state and non-visual state, where

    The application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state;

    The application window is switched to the non-visual state if the application window is currently in the visual state.
13. A device that quickly launches an application, including:

    a window setting module for setting one or more windows corresponding to the plurality of applications in a desktop environment presented on a display screen of the computer, wherein each of the one or more windows is located a topmost layer in the desktop environment and overlapping at least one edge region of the display screen, at least a portion of the overlapping regions in the window being set as an opaque region, and other regions of the window covering the display screen being set a transparent area, and wherein at least one of the one or more windows has a segment of a plurality of different opaque regions and the segments of the plurality of different opaque regions each correspond to a respective application;

    a mouse event processing module for determining whether the mouse event is a predetermined mouse event in response to detecting a mouse event on a segment of an opaque region of the at least one particular window;

    a visual state control module responsive to determining that the mouse event is the predetermined mouse event, based on a current state of an application window of a particular application corresponding to the segment of the opaque region, the application The window switches between a visible state and a non-visual state, wherein

    The application window is switched to the visual state if the application window is currently in the non-visual state;

    The application window is switched to the non-visual state if the application window is currently in the visual state.
14. An electronic device comprising:

    One or more processors;

    A memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to implement the method of any of the preceding claims 1-11.
15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, implement the method of any of the preceding claims.

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