CN101192129A

CN101192129A - Table top background control method, device and system

Info

Publication number: CN101192129A
Application number: CNA2006101626431A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 程勇; 刘炳林
Original assignee: CHONGQING YOUTENG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd
Current assignee: CHONGQING HYTAK TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-11-30
Filing date: 2006-11-30
Publication date: 2008-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2026-11-30
Also published as: WO2008064610A1; CN101192129B

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for controlling the background. The method comprises the following steps that: a link icon is set on the desktop and points to the file which is saved in a memory cell and is taken as the background; the choice of the link icon is received and the content of the file pointed by the link icon is set as the background. The invention further provides a background control device and a system. The control of the background by adopting the invention has the advantages of high operating efficiency, intuitive operation, convenient operation and the good ability to control the display effect.

Description

A kind of method, Apparatus and system of controlling desktop background

Technical field

The present invention relates to computer equipment and show the control field, particularly relate to computer equipment desktop background control field.

Background technology

In computer system, use for the convenience of the user, the shortcut link that starts various operation system functions and application program is showed with graphics mode, be placed on the screen of graphoscope and show, and can start corresponding application or carry out function corresponding the operation of these shortcut link according to the user, shortcut link may be the form of expression with menu item or control button also, they may directly represent in the demonstration of screen, also may classify, classification display, the picture of this screen display is called the desktop of computer system, simultaneously, can also be arranged to desktop background to picture, make screen display more rich and varied.Desktop background has occupied most of zone of desktop, and shortcut is plotted on the desktop background, and desktop background reasonably is set, and can make that desktop is attractive in appearance, the user is happy, makes computing machine hommization more.

The control method of desktop background mainly is to use operating system to replace program for the user provides the desktop background picture at present.As shown in Figure 1, image data is stored on the local disk with the form of " background 2.jpg " file, particular location local disk " C: I document I picture I desktop " under the catalogue, " my document ", " my picture " and " my desktop " is respectively first under the C packing, two, the directory name of three grades of catalogues, under third level catalogue " my desktop ", include a plurality of picture files, if " background 2.jpg " is set to desktop background, just must select above-mentioned first successively, two, three grades of catalogues, enter step by step and could choose needed picture, and be set to desktop background.

For example, in windowsXP operating system, select as shown in fig. 1 picture file " background 2.jpg " as desktop background, " attribute " item of the menu item that need in the right button shortcut menu of desktop, select earlier, in the dialog box of opening, select " background " option page, select the Browse button again, the selection dialog box opens file, in dialog box, select and open local disk D dish successively, " my document ", " file ", " picture " and " my desktop " catalogue, the tabulation of the picture file that in file selection dialog box, just can demonstrate then, in tabulation, select " background 2.jpg " file, select " determining " button, need to select the display effect of picture then, display effect can be arranged to tiling, placed in the middle or stretch, select " determining " button at last again, selected picture is arranged to desktop background.

The shortcoming of this method is: when switching desktop background, need the user repeatedly to select corresponding directory seek picture file at every turn, and complex steps, efficient is low; When selecting picture, select according to picture file name, operate not directly perceived by the display properties dialog box; When catalogue and file more for a long time, when the user wishes to find satisfied file to be used as background, need the user to attempt one by one, operating speed is slow; With picture during as desktop background, the part that may only Show Picture for bigger picture, for the picture that differs greatly with the desktop Aspect Ratio, can cause picture to show to take place obviously distortion, the display effect that visible this mode can not the better controlled picture.

As seen, there is low, directly perceived, inconvenient and the problem that can not the better controlled display effect of operating efficiency in the control method of existing desktop background.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters to be solved by this invention provides a kind of method, Apparatus and system of controlling desktop background, to solve low, directly perceived, inconvenient and the problem that can not the better controlled display effect of operating efficiency in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the technologies described above, the invention discloses a kind of method of controlling desktop background, comprising:

Link icon is set on the table, and described link icon is pointed to the file that is kept in the storage unit as desktop background;

Reception is arranged to desktop background to the selection of described link icon with the content of described link icon file pointed.

Preferably, describedly file content be arranged to desktop background adopt following steps to realize:

Obtain the content of described link icon file pointed;

The content of described file is presented on the described desktop background.

Preferably, described method also comprises, described desktop is divided into shortcut district and white space, and, described link icon is arranged in the described white space.

Preferably, described method also comprises, the desktop floating frame is set, and, described link icon is arranged in the desktop floating frame.

Preferably, described link icon is thumbnail, symbol icon or literal and the combination thereof relevant with this document of file pointed.

Preferably, described method also comprises,

Complete display effect according to described file content generates described thumbnail, perhaps, generates described thumbnail according to the part of described file content display effect.

Preferably, described link icon shows with fixing line pattern, big or small gradual-change mode or stacked pattern.

Preferably, described method also comprises, when demonstration quantity that the quantity of described link icon allows greater than desktop, it is the Pagination Display pattern that described link icon is set.

Preferably, described method also comprises, when demonstration quantity that the quantity of described link icon allows greater than desktop, it is the roll screen display mode that described link icon is set.

Preferably, described method also comprises,

Described link icon be set to can the receiving computer pointing apparatus the page-turning instruction pattern of carrying out the adjustable roll screen operation of stepping rate.

Preferably, described method also comprises,

Described desktop background displaying contents is set to the pattern that can switch according to the instruction of computer keyboard or computer pointing device specific keys; Perhaps,

Described desktop background displaying contents is set to receive the pattern that the rolling instruction of described computer pointing device roller is amplified described displaying contents or dwindle; Perhaps,

Described desktop background displaying contents is set to receive the pattern that the selection instruction of the part of described desktop background displaying contents is amplified to selected local repressentation content whole desktop background; Perhaps,

Described desktop background displaying contents is set to may be received in the pattern that described desktop background displaying contents is moved in the instruction of pressing described computer pointing device roller on the described background and moving.

Preferably, the pattern that described displaying contents is dwindled is when described displaying contents narrows down to pre-set threshold, to adopt automatic fade effect to dwindle until it and reach pre-set dimension.

Preferably, the content of described file being presented on the described desktop background is that content with described file progressively is shown enlarged on the desktop background with automated manner and reaches pre-set dimension until it.

Preferably, adopt following method to determine described desktop background displaying contents display mode: the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation that at first calculates displaying contents depth-width ratio and desktop window depth-width ratio, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation with setting is the separatrix, and the magnitude relationship of the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of foundation and setting is determined the background picture scaling display mode of employing.

Preferably, described link icon file pointed is picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text.

Preferably, be on described link icon, to click the computer pointing device button, double-click the roller of computer pointing device button, rolling computer pointing device or to the selection of described link icon by the particular key of lower keyboard.

The present invention also provides a kind of device of controlling desktop background, comprising:

Link icon is provided with the unit, is used for being provided with on the table link icon, and described link icon is pointed to the file that is kept in the storage unit as desktop background;

Desktop background is provided with the unit, is used to receive the selection to described link icon, and the content of described link icon file pointed is arranged to desktop background.

Preferably, described desktop background is provided with the unit and also comprises:

The file content acquiring unit is used to obtain the content of selecteed described link icon file pointed;

The file content display unit is used for the content of described file is presented at described desktop background.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

The desktop zoning unit is used for desktop is divided into shortcut district and white space;

And described link icon is provided with the unit described link icon is arranged in the described white space.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

The desktop floating frame is provided with the unit, is used to be provided with the desktop floating frame;

And described link icon is provided with the unit described link icon is arranged in the desktop floating frame.

Preferably, described link icon is shown as thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking and the combination thereof of described picture file.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

The first thumbnail generation unit is used for generating described thumbnail according to the complete display effect of described file content; Perhaps,

The second thumbnail generation unit is used for generating described thumbnail according to the part of described file content display effect.

Preferably, described link icon is so that fixedly line pattern, big or small gradual-change mode or stacked pattern show.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

Paging mode is provided with the unit, and during the demonstration quantity that is used for allowing greater than desktop when the quantity of described link icon, described link icon is set to the Pagination Display pattern.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

The roll screen mode setting unit, during the demonstration quantity that is used for allowing greater than desktop when the quantity of described link icon, described link icon is set to roll screen mode display mode.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

The page turning mode setting unit, be used for described link icon be set to can the receiving computer pointing apparatus page-turning instruction carry out the pattern of the adjustable page turn over operation of stepping rate.

Preferably, described device also comprises:

First background mode is provided with the unit, is used for described desktop background displaying contents and is set to the pattern that can switch according to the instruction of computer keyboard or computer pointing device specific keys; Perhaps,

Second background mode is provided with the unit, is used for the pattern that rolling instruction that described background displaying contents is set to receive described computer pointing device roller is amplified described displaying contents or dwindle; Perhaps,

The 3rd background mode is provided with the unit, is used for described desktop background displaying contents and is set to receive the pattern that the selection instruction of the part of described desktop background displaying contents is amplified to selected local repressentation content whole desktop background; Perhaps,

The 4th background mode is provided with the unit, is used for described desktop background displaying contents and is set to may be received in the pattern that described desktop background displaying contents is moved in the instruction of pressing described computer pointing device roller on the described background and moving.

Preferably, described file content display unit adopts following method to determine the display mode of described displaying contents: the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation that at first calculates displaying contents depth-width ratio and desktop window depth-width ratio, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation with setting is the separatrix, and the magnitude relationship of the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of foundation and setting is determined the background picture scaling display mode of employing.

Preferably, described file is picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text.

The present invention also provides a kind of system that controls desktop background, comprises graphoscope, is used to show desktop, it is characterized in that, also comprise,

The desktop background control device comprises the following units:

Link icon is provided with the unit, is used for being provided with on the table link icon, and described link icon is used in reference to the file as desktop background;

Desktop background is provided with the unit, is used to receive the selection to described link icon, and the file content that described link icon is pointed is arranged to desktop background.

Preferably, described link icon is shown as thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking and the combination thereof of described file.

Compared with prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

When 1, switching desktop background, by selecting the link icon on the desktop that desktop background directly is set, do not need the user to open display properties dialog box is set, do not need the file of repeatedly selecting corresponding directory seek to be provided with yet, only need usually that link icon is last clicks the setting of promptly finishing desktop background, simplified operation, saved the time, operation steps is few, and the efficient height is easy to use.

2, can show selective thumbnail at the desktop white space, improve the utilization ratio in the idle zone of desktop background, enrich the function of desktop.

3, in the time of need background being set, provide the thumbnail of a series of files selective, can make the user see the thumbnail of alternative file in advance, can find the background paper of oneself liking fast, need not to select according to filename, operation is directly perceived.

4, can the receiving computer pointing apparatus to the operation of desktop background displaying contents, can switch the desktop background displaying contents, amplify, dwindle, locally amplify or move, can be good at controlling the display effect of desktop background displaying contents.

5, be the separatrix with the displaying contents of setting and the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of screen, determine the display packing of desktop background displaying contents, can significantly improve the display effect of desktop background, satisfy the requirements at the higher level of user display effect.

6, provide stepping rate adjustable page turn over operation to thumbnail, in conjunction with page-turning button, for the user provides wieldy and thumbnail browsing method easily and fast.

7, switch to desktop background and switch to the thumbnail process by thumbnail the response of progressive reciprocal process all can be provided, fully show the whole organic connections between desktop background and thumbnail interface, can give the impression of user with one integrated mass by desktop background.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is local disk picture file store path figure;

Fig. 2 is the computer equipment structural drawing that the present invention is suitable for;

Fig. 3 is a desktop layouts synoptic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the SubClassing process flow diagram to desktop of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is method embodiment 1 process flow diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 6 a is layer position Fig. 1 of the present invention;

Fig. 6 b is layer position Fig. 2 of the present invention;

Fig. 6 c is layer position Fig. 3 of the present invention;

Fig. 7 method embodiment 2 process flow diagrams of the present invention;

Fig. 8 a is the design sketch that thumbnail of the present invention is presented at the desktop white space;

Fig. 8 b is that thumbnail of the present invention is presented at the design sketch in the desktop floating frame;

Fig. 9 is the method flow diagram of the corresponding thumbnail of the position judgment according to mouse of the present invention;

Figure 10 is the method flow diagram that desktop background is set according to mouse-click of the present invention;

Figure 11 is method embodiment 3 process flow diagrams of the present invention;

Figure 12 is a device embodiment block diagram of the present invention;

Figure 13 is a system chart of the present invention.

Embodiment

For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent more, the present invention is further detailed explanation below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

Embodiments of the invention can be applied to use in the computer equipment of windowsXP operating system, but are not limited in this, and one of skill in the art understands easily, and the present invention can be applied in any computer equipment with display and processor.Usually such computer equipment as shown in Figure 2, comprises that the primary memory 201 that links to each other with bus 200 is used for storage data and instruction, is made of random-access memory (ram) or other dynamic memors; The processor 202 that links to each other with bus 200 is used for carrying out the instruction of primary memory; The ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) 203 that links to each other with bus 200, the instruction that is used to store static information and processor 202; The memory storage 204 that links to each other with bus 200 is used to store more information and instruction, can adopt such as media such as disk, CD or magneto-optic disks.The display 205 that links to each other with bus 200 is used for display routine information, can adopt as cathode ray tube (CRT) LCD equipment such as (LCD).The input media 206 that links to each other with bus 200 is used for input information, can comprise alphanumeric key and other operating keys.Can also be equipped with another kind of user input apparatus computer pointing device 207, it can be cursor control, such as mouse, rocking bar, tracking ball or cursor direction key, touch-screen, writing pencil, wireless remote controller etc., computer pointing device can be transferred to processor 102 with the directional information and the key commands of user's input, and the cursor that can control on the display 205 moves.Computer pointing device (as x, y) has two degree of freedom, the position in can given plane usually on two axles.The communication interface 208 that links to each other with bus 200, be used for receiving and sending data message, can be connected to computer equipment in the LAN (Local Area Network) 209 by communication interface 208, LAN (Local Area Network) 209 can be connected to main frame 210, can also be connected to ISP 211, and be connected to internet 212 by ISP 211.The process of this computer equipment operation is the instruction that processor 202 is obtained, execution command from main memory 201, if instruction needs inputoutput data, then read in or write out data as requested, execute this instruction after, take off an instruction again and carry out.The hardware circuit that the present invention uses can replace with software instruction or hardware combines with software instruction, and embodiments of the invention are not limited to any particular combinations of hardware circuit and software.

Be characterized as criterion with above, mobile device such as PDA, mobile phone, digital TV set-top box, notebook computer or PC with above-mentioned characteristic all can be regarded as a kind of computer equipment.

With windowsXP is example, a kind of representative configuration of desktop is a desktop window 101 as shown in Figure 3, desktop background 102 and shortcut 103, desktop background is divided into 2 main region, be respectively shortcut zone 104 and white space 105, in order to represent the scope in shortcut zone 104 and white space 105 zones, schematically having drawn one and non-existent area limit line 106 in the drawings describes to make things convenient for this paper, also comprise among the figure, taskbar 107 is used for being responsible for task scheduling and switching, and START button 108 is used for accessing more startup links with menu mode.Desktop background 102 is to be covered in a picture on the desktop window 101 (also can cancel picture by the user and replace color background).For most of users, the occupied space of the number of icons on this desktop can not surpass 1/3 of the desk-top space total area.

Some operating system also supports many desktops to switch.For example, a kind of linux operating system has 4 desktops, can be switched arbitrarily by the user, though windowsXP does not directly provide a plurality of desktops, provides the DLL (dynamic link library) of creating a plurality of desktops.

Improvement for the visual effect of desktop, unremitting effort has been done in operating system supplier and third party software commercial city, as 3D desktop window (use the 3D mode to carry out the layout of desktop window, improved user's use experience) or desktop plug-in unit aid (as " Yahoo! Widgets Engine ", desktop clock, desktop NEWSERADER, WDS of providing such as " GoogleDesktop ") etc.; they have made contribution for the user's experience that promotes computing machine, but lack the solution that rapidly and efficiently is provided with of desktop background.

In addition, also have a class virtual desktop software in third party software, the characteristics of this class software are to support to create a plurality of desktops.The purpose of a plurality of desktops that provide with operating system is similar, the major function of virtual desktop provides more flexibly application program shortcut grouping management to adapt to different working environment demands, the user can carry out different work on different virtual desktops, and can between different virtual desktops, switch at any time, such as, 2 virtual desktop settings that the user has utilized certain virtual desktop software creation, virtual desktop A based on amusement function mainly provides the link of multimedia recreation functional programs shortcut, virtual desktop B based on work mainly provides the program bar of office software to link, and can switch to virtual desktop A when using virtual desktop B to come off duty when the user is on duty.Described herein desktop also comprises the situation of this virtual desktop.Virtual desktop both may be the alternative program of independently complete operating system desktop control function, also may be based on the function extender of existing operating system desktop function.

Introduce below the default desktop of windowsXP operating system is carried out SubClassing, and implement process of the present invention.

In existing windowsXP operating system, desktop does not provide mouse in the selection in desktop background zone and the response of roller operation, implement the present invention, can be by taking over the response process of desktop to message, use code to respond then, the output effect of control desktop according to the operation of mouse.The present invention is by finishing the intercepting to the man-machine interaction message of desktop to the SubClassing of desktop, through after message carried out analysis and filter, when receiving particular message, call API (application programming interface) and realize to the operation of desktop displaying contents with to the control of desktop procedure for displaying.The present invention intercepts and captures the message of desktop window by the striding course SubClassing of desktop window being finished the control to desktop, is implemented in demonstration control and interactive operation on the desktop background zone.SubClassing process flow diagram such as Fig. 4 to desktop, specifically comprise: installation system Hook Function at first, and to explorer transmission SubClassing message, this message trigger system Hook Function, the DLL (dynamic link library) that operating system will comprise Hook Function automatically is loaded into the explorer process, then carry out Hook Function, system's Hook Function response message is finished the SubClassing of desktop window.For fear of influencing system performance, finishing can increase DLL after the SubClassing operation and quote DLL is remained in the explorer process, cancels this system's hook.So far finish the interception of desktop message and handle the integrated of code and desktop, handle the operation information that code can receive keyboard, mouse or other computer pointing device of user on the desktop, and corresponding message is responded.

With reference to Fig. 5, be method embodiment 1 process flow diagram of the present invention, comprising:

Step 501 is provided with link icon on the table, and described link icon is used in reference in being kept at storage unit the picture file as desktop background.

For making narration more directly perceived, desktop background file among the embodiment mainly adopts picture file, the outward appearance of link icon mainly adopts thumbnail, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that background paper of the present invention and link icon are not limited to picture file and thumbnail.

According to the preassigned picture file that will be arranged to desktop background of user, get access to the chained address of picture file, cooperate the Show Styles that sets in advance to generate link icon, link icon is plotted on the desktop.Owing to carried out in advance to the operation of the SubClassing of desktop, can be by processing to mouse and keyboard message, link icon is selected or be operated when judging, and can realize response to operation by code, and carry out corresponding processing.

The picture of being arranged to desktop background can be under any catalogue that is positioned on the local hard drive, also can be all picture files under certain catalogue of appointment, for example can specify whole picture files under the catalogue " my Zhuo Mian of my Tu Pian of my Wen Dang of C: " as shown in Figure 1 as picture file to be provided with.It can be local existing that these picture files can be originated, and also can be to download to local CACHE DIRECTORY from network, can also be stored on the network.The catalogue of picture file may comprise multistage sub-directory, and the picture file that whether needs to obtain in the sub-directory can be provided with in advance by the user.Can there be two kinds of methods the position of designated pictures file: the one, specify a catalogue, and all picture files all are files to be provided with in this catalogue, the 2nd, specify certain picture file under the catalogue as file to be provided with, also can be by both uses that combines.A plurality of sources of designated pictures file simultaneously.

Picture file source according to user's appointment, can generate the link icon of pointing to described picture file, described link icon object can comprise display properties and point to attribute, display properties has been stipulated the Show Styles of link icon, it can be shown as figure, symbol or literal and combination thereof, it also can be stealthy the demonstration on Show Styles, as be shown as transparent, in this case, though link icon is invisible, still can be chosen or use computer pointing devices such as mouse to carry out single-click operation by the user; Point to attribute and stipulated the positional information of the picture file that link icon is pointed, positional information can be the path and the filename of picture file, and the also positional information of other type is as URL etc.

Link icon can have a plurality of, can be used as a figure layer during demonstration and is placed on the desktop and shows, desktop can be regarded as shortcut layer and desktop background stacked adding and forms, and preferred, the figure layer of link icon can be positioned under the desktop background layer.Below list optional hierarchical relationship in some kinds: as Fig. 6 a, it is the location drawing of figure layer, be successively from top to bottom: shortcut icon layer, link icon layer and desktop background layer, in this manner, the desktop background layer may be hidden by the picture of link icon layer and shortcut layer; The link icon layer also can be placed on the bottom, shown in Fig. 6 b, be successively from top to bottom: shortcut icon layer, desktop background layer and link icon layer, can guarantee that the desktop background layer is not hidden by the picture of link icon layer, when background picture occupies whole desktop background layer, the link icon layer is covered, and when background picture was slightly less than whole desktop background layer, the link icon layer segment as seen; A link icon background layer can also be set in addition, be used for background layer as link icon, when the desktop background layer is not provided with background picture, the picture that the background of whole desktop is shown as the link icon background layer as a setting, shown in Fig. 6 c, be the shortcut icon layer from top to bottom successively, the desktop background layer, link icon layer and link icon background layer, they can divide and are arranged, show when can realize both, the background picture of the desktop background layer of former desktop covers the link icon layer and above the link icon background layer, when the desktop background picture was enough big, link icon layer and link icon background layer were invisible because of being covered fully.When being capped or hiding, the link icon layer can activate or show the link icon layer for user's operation by the order that sets in advance.Optional level control method: can show required hierarchical relationship by the precedence that code control is drawn when drawing on the table, also specific layer can be encapsulated in interface element such as the window, the level by the control window reaches required level controlled target again.

Preferably, link icon can be thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking and the combination thereof of described picture file.When being shown as the thumbnail of described picture file, need to generate according to picture file data in advance the thumbnail of picture file, the method that generates can be, the thumbnail picture generation function that the call operation system provides, or write the data that code reads picture file again, obtain thumbnail according to certain sampling algorithm, and thumbnail is kept in the data structure of link icon, as a property value of link icon.This mode can allow user's general content of preview picture file easily, is convenient to picture that the autotelic selection of user needs as desktop background.Described link icon also can be shown as specific symbol, as being shown as the symbol of a representative image, further, can also show the symbol that becomes a representative picture file type.As diagram sign of GIF or JPG picture etc., can make the user identify the information such as type of picture file.Certainly link icon also can be shown as a symbol word marking, as is shown as the Word message of " picture " etc.Link icon can also be transparent, does not visually show, but has in fact still occupied certain display space, and this mode can prevent link icon blocking desktop background.

Preferably, described thumbnail can be the thumbnail of the part of the thumbnail of complete image of described picture file or image.When getting complete image data formation thumbnail, can in the thumbnail that forms, see the overview of whole picture, be convenient to the general content of user's preview picture, but it is not clear that details may be seen, here the part that also can only get picture forms thumbnail, the details in can better Showing Picture like this in thumbnail; When getting picture a part of, the zone on the next door of picture also can be got in the central area that can get the picture of fixed size, for example gets the local picture in the upper left corner of picture, can get square or circular local picture and all can.

The placement location of link icon can be any position on the desktop.Preferably, in the windowsXP computer operating system, shortcut icon generally is placed on the left side of desktop, in this case, can be divided into shortcut district and clear area to desktop according to the part desktop that shortcut icon occupies, link icon of the present invention can be placed in the described white space.Make in this way to show that link icon is presented at different positions separately with the desktop shortcuts icon, prevent that both from covering mutually or intermesh, also comparatively clear on the visual appearance.Preferably, link icon also can be placed in any window, for ease of operation, be placed in the desktop floating frame, in windowsXP, typical desktop floating frame has two kinds, a kind of is the following desktop subwindow that is in other application window all the time, another kind of floating frame can be in top layer (also can not be in top layer) when showing but can hide no the time, activate at screen edge by mouse, can not influence user's operate as normal, the window that activates at screen edge can be that the window that dwindles at the edge amplifies the window that skids off from the edge, also can be the window that directly shows on screen.When automatically other application window being minimized in operating system execution " demonstration desktop " order, the floating frame that is set to the desktop subwindow can remain normality with the floating frame that brings to Front. Widgets Engine ", " Google Desktop " some aids that move on the table of all providing, as timing routine, news browser, mail notification instrument etc., and in time communication tool such as Tencent QQ have also all utilized the desktop floating frame.Present embodiment is when adopting floating frame as the thumbnail container, the preferred floating frame that does not take the desktop subwindow form of work space, can set in advance one or more window, with windowsXP operating system is example, can create a window on the table as the desktop floating frame by CreateWindow (establishment window) or CreateWindowEx (establishment has the window of expansion genre parameters) system function, such desktop floating frame also is the part of whole desktop, different with common window, on overall logic, such desktop floating frame is the part of desktop, when being presented at link icon in the floating frame in the present embodiment, both can be presented at all link icon in the floating frame, also may be displayed in a plurality of floating frames, concrete display mode is provided with as required, and floating frame can be moved to any place of desktop as required by the user, and the user can independently arrange the layout of desktop.Certainly, the floating frame that shows link icon can also maximize on the background that is presented at whole desktop, can once show more link icon like this, when the quantity of link icon more for a long time, the user does not need page turn over operation just can conveniently select the link icon of needs.Also can create a common window as the connection icon container, can make it possess the characteristics of above-mentioned desktop floating frame by the method for transforming its attribute.For the display effect and the desktop that make link icon are coordinated more, can floating frame be set to not have the style of frame and background transparent, better and desktop merge.

Preferably, described link icon can be shown as fixedly line pattern, big or small gradual-change mode or stacked pattern.When link icon is shown as fixedly line pattern, need set in advance or obtain the scope of viewing area, and set in advance the display size of link icon, certainly, for keeping the consistance of the effect that desktop shows, also can make link icon the same with the size of desktop shortcuts icon, also can make the size of link icon more bigger, can provide bigger link icon to be convenient to User Recognition and to check like this, then according to the size of viewing area and the size of link icon, increase certain blank spaces, calculate the number of icons that every row should be arranged, line by line link icon is shown, adopting this pattern to show can be so that the user browses each link icon, and do not have mutual blocking between the link icon, make things convenient for the user to select.When showing, link icon also can use the pattern of big or small gradual change to show, in this mode, current selected link icon is shown with the state that amplifies, the size of amplifying can be set according to concrete needs, for example can be made as full-sized 2 times of link icon, be positioned at the link icon that is exaggerated demonstration around link icon also can amplify (original in this way 1.5 times) with smaller slightly size and show, the link icon of far away other is kept intact and is not amplified demonstration, make link icon on showing, transition effect be arranged like this, visual effect is better, also be convenient to user's judgement and selection, simultaneously, can also associate the behavior of amplifying and the cursor of computer pointing device, amplify the link icon of position at the cursor place of described computer pointing device, and the link icon of amplifying along with the mobile switching of cursor, can adopt the message mechanism interception of operating system and the position that obtains cursor on concrete the enforcement, judge this locational link icon, and amplification shows, and around link icon amplify with less ratio and show, this mode can make the user can clearer information of checking link icon to be selected.Can also use overlapped way to show link icon, for example, link icon can be arranged as partly overlapping mode, link icon is arranged in a rotary annular, when needing to select link icon, the pointing apparatus that can use a computer moves the link icon of ring shooting, make the link icon that needs rotate to the foremost and choose, this mode can be in that to take the many link icon of placement under the less situation of desktop area selective, and reasonable display effect arranged, shortcoming is because the link icon that comes the back by partial occlusion, can not be seen complete icon.

Preferably, when the quantity of described link icon more for a long time, can carry out Pagination Display.Can control according to the quantity of the predefined every page of demonstration of user, the effect those skilled in the art after concrete control mode and the control can realize and expect, no longer apply at this and state.

Preferably, when demonstration number that the quantity of described every page link icon that needs reality can be held greater than current display area, use the roll screen mode to show more link icon at current page, the operation of roll screen can be controlled by the equipment such as roller of computer pointing device (as mouse), also can be controlled by the page turning key up and down of keyboard.

Preferably, when the equipment such as roller of the pointing apparatus that uses a computer carry out the roll screen operation of current screen, the stepping rate of roll screen can dynamically be adjusted according to the position of cursor on screen of computer pointing device, and it is strong to have controllability, and the stepping effect is advantage intuitively.

Step 502 receives the selection to described link icon, and the picture file that described link icon is pointed is arranged to the desktop background picture.

Undertaken after the operation of windowsXP desktop window execution SubClassing by preceding method, can intercept computer pointing device (as mouse) operation and status message on the table, by analysis state message, when detecting specific operation and state, the processing of can the trigger code making by oneself in advance.For example, when intercepting the single-click operation of computer pointing device, obtain the present coordinate of cursor of computer pointing device, and judge, judge computer pointing device has been carried out single-click operation on which link icon according to the position of the demonstration of described link icon, get the sensing attribute of this link icon, find corresponding picture file, open picture file, read image data, and image data write on the desktop background, thereby realized being provided with the operation of desktop background.When the position of computer pointing device cursor is not on any link icon, give original desktop message response this message and handle code and handle, at this moment may be that the user has clicked certain shortcut icon.The operation that above-mentioned judgement computer pointing device carries out, obtain picture file data, operating process that data are write on the desktop also can otherwise realize, is not limited to use top method to handle.

In this step, also can not the selection of carrying out link icon by the user, but the selection that automatic realization is carried out described link icon, for example when starting desktop, can select the link icon of an acquiescence, and its picture file pointed as desktop background; Also can select as acquiescence, and then be arranged to the desktop background picture according to the link icon of the last selection of preserving in advance.

Preferably, in this step picture file being arranged to desktop background can adopt following process to realize: obtain the image that described link icon is pointed to picture file; Described image is presented on the described desktop background.Can adopt several different methods in the concrete operations that realize, both can be that direct data with picture file write in the desktop background; Also can be that an image buffer storage district is set, described image is written to buffer area, the calling system function generates the image of other parts except the desktop background picture on front desktop again, according to the predetermined mode image buffer storage district that is added to, then the content in image buffer storage district is substituted in the desktop background; One of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that as long as can realize any method of picture file that desktop background is arranged to select all can adopt, be not limited to top two kinds of methods.

Preferably, said method comprises that also the operational order of receiving computer pointing apparatus or keyboard is operated the background picture of desktop.The present invention can realize the control operation to the various display effects of desktop background picture, comprise switching to background picture, scaling, locally amplify and move etc., these control operations can be used by the user, enriched the display effect of background picture, improve the controlled system of background picture, increased the aesthetic measure of desktop background.

Preferably, described operation to desktop background can be:

When the predefined specific keys of the page turning key of pressing computer keyboard or computer pointing device makes up, the desktop background picture is switched.When the user presses page turning key or specific keys combination, intercepted the transmission of message through the desktop after the SubClassing operation, judge by program, if the instruction of predefined switching background is then called corresponding handling procedure and handled, obtain current background picture earlier, obtain a next or last picture file of photo current file according to user instruction, read the view data of picture file, view data is write desktop background, realize the switching of picture.Further, can also when obtaining the picture file that will show, take out in advance out of Memory such as displaying ratio when the last time of preserving this picture file being arranged to desktop background and display position simultaneously, can show according to the display effect of last time, the user only need be provided with display effect one time for the picture file that will show like this, will show according to the mode that was provided with last time automatically when use next time, do not need to repeat to be provided with, convenient for users to use.Also can adopt other concrete grammar to realize top processing procedure, be not limited to method recited above.

When rolling described computer pointing device roller, amplify on the table or dwindle described background picture.The message of the position at desktop intercepting roller operation and current cursor place, judge through program, call desktop background picture scaling function program, at first obtain the displaying ratio and the routing information of the shown picture file of current desktop background, read the view data of picture file, amplify or downscaled images according to user command, treated view data is write desktop background, thereby realize scaling operation desktop background.Also can adopt other concrete grammar to realize above-mentioned processing, be not limited to method recited above.

When the local time of selecting described background picture, can be amplified to selected local pattern on the whole desktop background, before amplifying, can adjust the scope of selected regional area in advance, make its ratio of width to height consistent with desktop the ratio of width to height, so that after being amplified in the whole desktop background, the demonstration of picture does not deform.

When pressing described computer pointing device roller at described background picture and when mobile, moving described desktop background picture.

Preferably, when desktop background is carried out reduction operation, the threshold value of a default minimum dimension, when the desktop background picture that dwindles arrives this threshold value, the Automatic Cycle several times make the desktop background picture dwindle the step that is shown on the desktop, automatically dwindle until reaching pre-set dimension, for example this pre-set dimension can be provided with the size that equals link icon, in this case, when this Automatic Cycle of execution is dwindled process, can also make the center picture position towards the translation of thumbnail center simultaneously, center picture and link icon center overlap when making the dimension of picture that dwindles be gradient to the link icon size, and this has just simulated the effect that picture flies into link icon automatically; Similarly, can use also automatically that the process of dwindling makes background picture finally disappear in desktop center or other position, also can change center translation rule and increase more intermediate sizes and realize that more complicated automatic gradual change dwindles effect.This display effect has improved user's use experience.

Preferably, selection to described link icon is the roller of rolling computer pointing device on described link icon, it is that content with described file progressively is shown enlarged on the desktop background with automated manner and reaches certain pre-set dimension or displaying ratio until it that the content of described file is presented on the described desktop background, such as: receive the user promotes roller for the first time on the adjacent link icon B of the link icon A of current desktop background file amplification instruction, obtain link icon B file content pointed, this document content is at first drawn zone that just covers link icon B on the table, its initial position size is identical with link icon, repeat then to move to draw the position and amplify and redraw, center and desktop window center until its final rendered images overlap, and the maximum limit of institute's drawing sheet is of a size of 1/3 of corresponding desktop window size, after this, along with the continuation of rolling amplifieroperation, picture file to be set on the desktop background than last time bigger ratio.The effect of Shi Xianing is exactly like this: when link icon is the thumbnail of desktop background file, the user sends on certain link icon and roll when amplifying instruction for the first time, the user can see that thumbnail progressively amplifies and fly to center Screen, is actually pairing background paper of this thumbnail rather than thumbnail itself and amplified automatically and move to the desktop background center simultaneously.Those skilled in the art were because of understanding that the reference position of this automatic scaling process, initial size, target location, target sizes all can be made variation as required.

Preferably, described computer pointing device can be mouse, TrackPoint, trace ball or touch pad, and is not limited to these equipment.These computer pointing devices can be realized the control operation to computer equipment by communication interface to computer equipment transmit operation instruction, and wherein most widely used is mouse.

Preferably, be on described link icon, to click the computer pointing device button, double-click the roller of computer pointing device button, rolling computer pointing device or to the selection of described link icon by the particular key of lower keyboard.What for example, can be to use the left button of mouse or right button clicks or double-clicks order etc.

Preferably, when desktop background is set, remove the tiling that to adopt in the prior art scheme, stretch, isotype placed in the middle, and picture is full of by width shows and be full of outside the demonstration by length, the present invention proposes the intelligence relevant and be full of mode with the coefficient of variation of the depth-width ratio of picture and desktop window, it is to be the separatrix with the picture set with the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of desktop background window that described intelligence is full of mode, determines the background picture scaling display mode of employing according to the magnitude relationship of the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation and setting.For example: when the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of picture file and desktop window is no more than critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation, with picture with vertically and the stretching mode that laterally all is full of desktop window be presented on the desktop background; When the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of picture file and desktop window during greater than critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation, keep the depth-width ratio of picture before and after scaling constant, the pattern geometric ratio that picture is full of desktop window by long relatively limit stretches and shows on the table.The implementation result of this method is that desktop background can adopt different default display modes according to different picture depth-width ratio: when picture depth-width ratio and desktop depth-width ratio were roughly the same, the user can access and be out of shape the full frame desktop display effect that less picture is full of desktop window; And compare the picture that has a tremendous difference with the desktop background depth-width ratio for depth-width ratios such as portraits, then select vertically to be full of mode, keep white space at the screen left and right sides, thereby the constant rate that keeps picture, for landscape class wide cut picture, then select laterally to be full of pattern, keep white space at the screen upper and lower sides; When the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of picture file and desktop window is no more than critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation, can also be full of pattern to picture file with minor face is shown enlarged on the desktop background, its implementation result is: the part at the two ends by giving up long limit brings the full screen display effect of geometric ratio, can prevent that the blank display effect that influences from appearring in the minor face both sides simultaneously.The specific implementation method of this method is:

If the height of picture and width are respectively h _Pic, w _Pic, the height of desktop and width are respectively h _Desk, w _Desk, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation a, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation a can be provided with by the user, and it has shown the deformation extent of the picture that the user can tolerate.Calculate depth-width ratio S _Pic=h _Pic/ w _Pic, S _Desk=h _Desk/ w _Desk, actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation m=abs (S _Desk-S _Pic)/S _DeskIf m＜=a, the size of expression picture is close with the size of desktop, picture uses the deformation extent of the demonstration that stretches on the table within user's tolerable scope, picture is presented on the desktop background vertically to reach the stretching mode that laterally all is full of desktop window, this moment, picture was unequal at horizontal and vertical actual scaling multiple, was not geometric ratio stretching.If m＞a, the size of expression picture and the size gap of desktop are bigger, picture uses the deformation extent of the demonstration that stretches to surpass user's tolerable scope on the table, keep this moment the depth-width ratio of picture before and after scaling constant, the pattern geometric ratio stretching that is full of desktop window by long relatively limit shows: if h _Pic/ w _Pic,＞h _Desk/ w _Desk, then vertically being full of desktop according to picture is that the scaling that target is calculated picture is h _Desk/ h _Pic, finish picture drafting on the table with this scaling then, this pattern is applied to the vertical Portrait photo of taking usually automatically; If h _Pic/ w _Pic,＜=h _Desk/ w _Desk, then laterally being full of desktop according to picture is that the scaling that target is calculated picture is w _Desk/ w _Pic, finish picture drafting on the table with this scaling then, this pattern is applied to the demonstration of wide cut landscape configuration picture usually automatically.

The another kind of optional method that is full of: when m＜a, do not adopt full frame stretching and adopt minor face to be full of mode, the determination methods of its algorithm during with reference to m in the foregoing example＞a can be released easily, repeat no more, this moment, minor face was full of desktop window, the part at two ends, long limit is invisible owing to surpass screen, the advantage of this mode is the full screen display effect that the part at two ends that can be by giving up long limit brings geometric ratio, because the depth-width ratio coefficient of variation between picture and desktop is less, the part proportion that is rejected is also less accordingly, can't influence the globality of picture usually; For the situation of m＞a, still can adopt but the long limit that is not limited to aforementioned m＞a is full of pattern.

As another expansion embodiment to present embodiment, link icon not only can be pointed to various types of picture files, can also refer to various multimedia files, for example, multimedia files such as animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text after the user selects, can show corresponding file content on desktop background, for needing media player could show the file of its content, call corresponding media player program or control automatically, plug-in unit is play.During broadcast, on desktop background, play, for example, by increasing the subwindow of a desktop window on the table, in this window the loading medium player control or write voluntarily the decodes and plays code all can be on desktop background movie, this mode can be carried out desktop operated when the user appreciates film.As an expansion, also can be provided with to switch on the pop-up window and play by the user.Similarly,, can content directly be presented on the desktop background, only may adopt to represent assembly accordingly and maybe need to write corresponding code different file types with similar method as for flash animation, URL address, text etc.User's range of choice has been enriched in this support to multimedia file, has increased the function of desktop, and convenient user calls media file.Need to prove, file for the other types except that picture, the generation method of the link icon icon of its thumbnail type also can be used operating system or be supported the assembly that the type file shows, its display effect is intercepted, also can write the data that code reads file again according to its file type structure, obtain thumbnail according to such file decoding algorithm, and thumbnail is kept in the data structure of link icon, as a property value of link icon.

For convenience of download pictures from network, can be according to the URL address that is kept at picture file on the network default or that the user is provided with, regularly or when starting check on the network whether new picture file is arranged, if have, then download new picture file, new picture file can also be presented at the top layer of desktop in translucent mode, after Displaying timer end or user click the specific region, picture disappears, this mode can allow the user see the image of the up-to-date picture file of download, be convenient to carry out follow-up setting work that can interference user when benefit is to notify the user.Can also be presented at newly downloaded picture on the whole desktop or be provided with in the desktop floating frame on the table.

Operational order when the present invention can also use the specific region of mouse pointer on screen is finished different operating, preferably carry out the definition of order in 9 palace lattice modes, with the virtual zone that is defined as 9 palace lattice of desktop white space that is provided with after the desktop background, for each regional mouse action message is specified corresponding operation, such as: in the grid of right side, double-click and switch next desktop background picture, in the grid of left side, double-click desktop background picture in the switching, in the grid of middle part, double-click be full of and on switch between the snapshot, in the grid of top, double-click a snapshot in the switching, in the grid of bottom, double-click and switch next snapshot.Such benefit is to need not can provide the abundant quick-adjustsing function of desktop background by extra control interface.As expansion, definition such as " 4 palace lattice " that also can designate similar, " 6 palace lattice ".Described white space is meant the maximum rectangular area that does not comprise shortcut that can determine on the desktop background, for the sidebar window that rests in desktop window one side is arranged, also can deduct it during calculating and take up space.

Referring to Fig. 7, be the process flow diagram of the inventive method embodiment 2.

In the present embodiment, with windowsXP operating system is example, link icon in the present embodiment is shown as the thumbnail form of picture file, and thumbnail is presented at the white space of desktop, compare with embodiment 1, having increased has page turning and the control of rolling, and desktop scaling, translation control, specifically comprises the steps:

Step 701 marks off the white space of desktop.

Operating system desktop for user's actual use, the quantity of putting shortcut icon on the table is generally few, and generally be arranged in the left-half of desktop, and the right half part of desktop is white space substantially, can obtain the positional information of white space by the interface interchange function that windowsXP provides, for example can obtain a rightmost shortcut icon position on the table, and then extrapolate, the width of the right white space, by the position of taskbar with highly can extrapolate the height of white space, clump and obtain the position of white space.

The setting of screen white space and thumbnail spacing.Suppose that the desktop right side that obtains can be w with the white space width _Total, highly be h _Total,, need to set the interval w of vertical and horizontal between desktop right side blank zone and the thumbnail drawing area in order to keep the attractive in appearance of screen display effect _Margin, h _Margin, the while also needs to set the spacing w of vertical and horizontal between the thumbnail _Delta, h _Delta, total drawing area width of thumbnail is w _Total-w _Margin, highly be h _Total-h _MarginIt is to be noted, when desktop is realized the application program guiding with the different technologies scheme, it not necessarily adopts the form of shortcut icon, also can adopt menu, drawer type interface of layering, classification or the like, but these does not conflict mutually with the described method of obtaining white space of this method all.

With the shortcut icon putting position difference on the desktop, the residing position of white space is also different, for example, when shortcut icon is placed in the right of desktop, white space may be in the left-hand component of desktop, under some other situations, white space also may the centre of desktop or in the latter half.

Step 702 is provided with thumbnail at the white space of desktop.

According to the picture file that will be made as desktop background that the user sets in advance, obtain the path of picture file, and extract the thumbnail of picture file, as the attribute of thumbnail.

For the size of thumbnail, the size setting of thumbnail can be set in advance by the user according to pixel.

When showing thumbnail, owing to limited by the physical region of screen display size, every screen can thumbnail images shown quantity be limited, if the number of every page of thumbnail that can hold that calculates by the physical region size show, then can need to carry out page turn over operation more for a long time when thumbnail.Can every page of thumbnail images shown number be set by the user, when this number surpasses the number that every screen of screen physical space limitations can show, replace carrying out page turn over operation by providing rolling operation to control.

On the display styles of thumbnail, can specify thumbnail outer rim display effect by the user, such as, use and be with three-dimensional shade frame, the outstanding effect of embossment etc.

With windowsXP is example, and being arranged in the screen left side with shortcut icon here is that example is explained, and adds up the sum of given picture file, calculates the ranks number of every page of thumbnail images shown according to following formula:

n _rows＝(h _total-h _margin)/(h _thumb+h _delta)

n _cols＝(w _total-w _margin)/(w _thumb+w _delta)

N wherein _RowsThe line number of expression thumbnail, h _TotalThe height of expression desktop white space, h _MarginThe expression thumbnail is at the space size of vertically reserving, h _ThumbThe height of expression thumbnail, h _DeltaLongitudinal pitch between the expression thumbnail.n _ColsThe columns of expression thumbnail, w _TotalThe width of expression desktop white space, w _MarginThe expression thumbnail is at the space size of laterally reserving, w _ThumbThe width of expression thumbnail, w _DeltaHorizontal spacing between the expression thumbnail.And show that with every page the number set-up and calculated goes out the paging sum of picture by thumbnail sum, computing formula is:

n _pages＝n _pics/(n _rows*n _cols)+n _pics?mod(n _rows*n _cols)

N wherein _PagesThe branch number of pages of expression thumbnail, n _PicsThe quantity of expression picture, n _RowsThe line number of representing every page of thumbnail, n _ColsThe columns of every page of thumbnail.

It is optional a kind of scheme that the ranks that present embodiment provides are counted establishing method, is not to list for the restriction purpose.

Draw one page thumbnail at the white space of desktop then, during lazy weight one page, only draw the thumbnail of actual number, when surpassing one page, only show 1 page, the page turning control gear is placed the edge so that the user carries out page turning control, the page turning control gear can be the numeral that is shown as the band chain connection function of 1-n, can add that also digital input frame is used to import the page number that will show, and one page, the redirect link of preceding last page up and down, also can be that conventional paging label (as the tab control of windows) and other can be used for the interface element of paging control.

Referring to Fig. 8 a, it is the design sketch that thumbnail is presented at the desktop white space, desktop background 801 is divided into 2 main region, be respectively shortcut district 804 and thumbnail zone 805, the shortcut zone is used for the demonstration of original shortcut 803, and thumbnail 802 is shown in thumbnail zone 805, also comprises page turning control knob 806, with the scroll bar 807 of the control of rolling in one page, page turning control knob 806 can be provided with according to user's custom with the outward appearance and the observability of scroll bar 807.

In windowsXP, adopted a kind of method of rolling: when the user presses in the mouse behind the key by the mouse control screen display, the mouse pointer position can show the indication icon that rolls, at this moment, the user with mouse when this icon moves up and down, be understood that to automatically perform rolling operation, far away more apart from this icon distance, then rolling speed is fast more.This function before the key or before mouse pointer gets back near the indication icon that rolls, can be kept in continuous operation always and not stop in the user operates once more, this pattern quite difficulty of overall control that causes rolling, and reality seldom obtains customer's approval.The present invention is then with the roller scroll actions and the related response that hommization is provided in screen position, mouse place of mouse, the related method that decides rolling speed of distance of the position when mouse current location is compared to existing technology pressed with roller, it is strong that disclosed method has controllability, and effect is characteristics intuitively.

In the present embodiment, under thumbnail mode, pin the pattern that the mouse roller rolling mouse is designed to level and smooth mobile thumbnail list, the roll mouse roller then is defined as the list scrolling operation, the concrete grammar of list scrolling is: when mouse roller rolls, calculate the stepping amount of rolling according to mouse pointer at the Building Y of desktop (similarly also this technology can be applied to other window) mark and desktop window overall height, adjust visible thumbnail and finish drafting and refresh according to this stepping amount.When being set near the top, the user is set to whole web update when carrying out the roller page turn over operation, when carrying out similar operations, the lower zone of desktop window then is set to a behavior stepping rolling unit, mouse is in the vertically then interpolation conversion in proportion of operation response step number of other position, its computing formula is: supposition desktop window top Y coordinate is 0, the Y coordinate of bottom is y, mouse pointer roll step input when the bottom is t1 (is 1 or specified by the user), mouse pointer roll step input when the top be t2 (can also can specify) for the line number that whole page or leaf can comprise by the user then when the Y coordinate of mouse pointer on screen is x, the stepping amount of correspondence should be (t2-t1)/y* (y-x).

Step 703 receives the user thumbnail is selected, and the file content that selected thumbnail points to is set to desktop background.

After seeing the thumbnail of the picture that oneself will be selected in user's thumbnail list on the table, click thumbnail, the picture file that thumbnail points to is set to desktop background.

When obtaining the thumbnail of user's selection, can be by the message of intercepting mouse, and through calculating the call number of the thumbnail that the user chooses, the call number here is the numbering of each thumbnail, find corresponding thumbnail according to call number, take out the sensing attribute of thumbnail, point to directory path and the file name information of having preserved picture file in the attribute, read the data of picture file then, write a desktop background data buffer, use intelligence to be full of mode picture is handled, realize being provided with the function of desktop background.

In addition, when the user is placed on mouse on the thumbnail that will select, forward during the roll mouse roller, system is truncated to the cursor position and the roller operation of mouse, judging is the rolling operation that carries out on thumbnail, call corresponding handling procedure, handling procedure is obtained the call number that is positioned at the thumbnail under the cursor, and then obtain the picture file that thumbnail points to, and picture file progressively is shown enlarged on the desktop background with automated manner reaches certain pre-set dimension or displaying ratio until it, such as: receive the user promotes roller for the first time on the adjacent link icon B of the link icon A of current desktop background file amplification instruction, obtain link icon B file content pointed, this document content is at first drawn zone that just covers link icon B on the table, its initial position size is identical with link icon, repeat then to move to draw the position and amplify and redraw, center and desktop window center until its final rendered images overlap, and the maximum limit of institute's drawing sheet is of a size of 1/3 of corresponding desktop window size, after this, along with the continuation of rolling amplifieroperation, picture file to be set on the desktop background than last time bigger ratio.The effect of Shi Xianing is exactly like this: when link icon is the thumbnail of desktop background file, the user sends on certain link icon and roll when amplifying instruction for the first time, the user can see that thumbnail progressively amplifies and fly to center Screen, is actually pairing background paper of this thumbnail rather than thumbnail itself and amplified automatically and move to the desktop background center simultaneously.Such response mode organically combines background picture from process and the user interaction process that thumbnail state switches to full frame background, has both strengthened the controllability of setting up procedure, can give beautiful enjoyment by the process of progressively amplifying again.Here the scroll wheel representative is amplified forward, only is optional a kind of agreement.

In the above in the drafting of described background picture, can be from the ratio and the viewing area of buffer zone control chart sheet when desktop is filled rather than when picture writes buffer zone, adjust, can the data of picture file not write in the buffer zone yet, go but directly write in the desktop background, such advantage is to have reduced the step of handling, but speed may be slow during the step 705 of execution the following stated, and efficient is low.

Step 704, the desktop background scaling that receives the user instructs, and the desktop background picture is amplified or dwindles.

After setting the desktop picture, with the mode that is full of desktop show full picture the time, because the restriction of desktop effective area, what the details of picture was seen is not too clear, if used background picture resolution than higher, the user can choose a part of picture, desktop system amplifies the part of this picture automatically and is full of desktop background, can better adjust the Show Styles of desktop background like this, the selection of more adjusting display effect for the user, hommization more in the use.

When using, the user pins the local time that left mouse button moving selected the desktop background picture on the desktop background picture, system obtains the current location and the action of mouse, after being judged as the operation of selecting the background picture part, by calculating the upper left corner and the coordinate in the lower right corner scope that obtain select of user's mouse when selecting, according to this scope and when the displaying ratio and the scope of front desktop, can obtain the data of selecteed local picture, should write in the desktop background buffer zone by the part image data, and should the part image data be the ratio that the target adjustment shows with full screen display, be substituted into then in the background of front desktop, so promptly realized the local amplifieroperation in appointed area of desktop background.If in the zone that the user selects shortcut icon is arranged, then background picture is not handled, transmit the information to the shortcut icon that former processing routine processes is chosen.

In the superincumbent process, the scope of the selection that obtains can also be adjusted, make its ratio of width to height consistent with desktop the ratio of width to height, obtain the data that adjusted range of choice obtains local picture, carry out follow-up processing, so that after local picture was amplified to whole desktop background, the demonstration of picture did not deform.

In this step, background picture is amplified and the concrete operations dwindled are, the user is on the desktop background picture, the roller of roll mouse, system is truncated to the position of mouse light cursor and the operation of roller, call corresponding program, the picture in the desktop background is carried out pro rata amplification or dwindles, repaint background picture then.

When desktop background is carried out reduction operation, the threshold value of a default minimum dimension, when the desktop background picture that dwindles arrives this threshold value, the Automatic Cycle several times make the desktop background picture dwindle the step that is shown on the desktop, automatically dwindle until reaching pre-set dimension, for example this pre-set dimension can be provided with the size that equals link icon, in this case, when this Automatic Cycle of execution is dwindled process, can also make the center picture position towards the translation of thumbnail center simultaneously, when making the dimension of picture that dwindles be gradient to the link icon size center picture and link icon center overlap, and this has just simulated the effect that picture flies into link icon automatically; Similarly, can use also automatically that the process of dwindling makes background picture finally disappear in desktop center or other position, also can change center translation rule and increase more intermediate sizes and realize that more complicated automatic gradual change dwindles effect.

The invention allows for the method for the desktop background picture being carried out translation: when the desktop background picture is presented on the desktop window with the size greater than thumbnail, the user adjusts the display position and the zone of desktop background picture by pinning the combination of specific keyboard combination or mouse button.For a desktop background to show less than full frame pattern, this method display effect is that picture integral position on the table moves, for the desktop background that is full of or surpasses the full frame size demonstration of desktop, desktop can only be showed the part of this picture, and utilizing this method operation display effect is the specified portions that can be adjusted at desktop window picture that scope represents on the table neatly.

For the higher picture of resolution, the present invention need not to start the exterior artwork browsing software and directly provides free scaling and the translation that is similar to Photo Browser on the table, can fully satisfy the user on the table for the appreciation demand of picture detail or some agent object.

The present invention can also be implemented in the associative operation that file is directly carried out in the thumbnail zone, for example: by to keyboard, mouse is selected the judgement in zone, the thumbnail list that can obtain selecting, obtain the tabulation of corresponding picture file according to thumbnail list, duplicate described picture file in the clipbook of system, can use relevant file operation API then is that picture file is carried out and ordinary file is similarly selected, shear, duplicate, paste, move and wait operation, the operating effect of this method can the binding operation system exemplary user interface, the file operation menu that activates such as right mouse button etc., also can carry out seamless integrated operation simultaneously with the operating system file manager, with windowsXP is example, the replicate run of carrying out at the thumbnail interface, open explorer again, enter any catalogue and can carry out paste operation, picture file is copied in the target directory.The OpenClipboard function of API that can calling system when the operation that realizes picture file is opened clipbook, the file that uses the SetClipboardData function setup to duplicate, during concrete enforcement, specific implementation for different operating system may be distinguished to some extent, and persons skilled in the art are understood easily.

Below the some details in the present embodiment are done further explanation.

In the present embodiment, according to the specific implementation method of the corresponding thumbnail of the position judgment of mouse as shown in Figure 9, specifically comprise: set in advance the call number that a call number global variable is used to write down current thumbnail, when the cursor of mouse is mobile on the table, can obtain mouse by the message transmission of intercepting windowsXP at the coordinate position on front desktop, coordinate figure normally, in order to judge which thumbnail mouse is positioned on, initialization call number global variable, use the method call of the desktop object that windowsXP provides to obtain all thumbnails then, each thumbnail is got in circulation, get for the first time first thumbnail earlier, calculate the position of thumbnail, whether the position judgment mouse according to the mouse that obtains previously is positioned on the thumbnail, if do not exist, get next thumbnail, calculate again and judge, up to all thumbnails that circulated, if mouse is on some thumbnails, think that then it is current thumbnail that the user has selected this thumbnail, the value that the call number global variable is set is the call number of thumbnail for this reason, if mouse is not on any one thumbnail, then think the non-selected thumbnail of user, do not add processing, with message back windowsXP system, do other response and processing by the windowsXP system.According to windowsXP routine operation method, can be in conjunction with shift, key combination such as ctrl and the choosing of mouse frame are selected a plurality of thumbnails, and can use stickup, function such as duplicate, for example, in explorer, select a plurality of picture files, and selection copy function, mouse is moved on on the desktop, select paste functionality, system is truncated to this message, carry out following processing, selecteed picture file is copied in the preassigned desktop background picture file default directory, and generate the thumbnail placement on the table, the user can click thumbnail and carry out the desktop background setting; Can picture file not copied in the desktop background picture file default directory yet, the thumbnail that points to the picture file of choosing directly is set on the table clicks for the user.

Can access the thumbnail of mouse current location correspondence by the method for Fig. 9, provide prerequisite for carrying out that further thumbnail is carried out other operation.

In the present embodiment, the specific implementation method that desktop background is set according to mouse-click as shown in figure 10, specifically comprise: when carrying out single-click operation on user's certain thumbnail on the table, at first be truncated to the single-click operation message of mouse, get current mouse position, which obtain on the thumbnail that mouse is positioned at according to the method among above-mentioned Fig. 9, obtain the thumbnail that the user selects, judge whether the thumbnail object is empty, can know by judging whether the picture file that thumbnail points to exists, avoid getting problem less than picture file, how the thumbnail object is empty, termination routine, if the thumbnail object is effective, the path of the picture file that from its attribute, obtains pointing to and filename, judge whether obtained picture is the picture that has been provided with on the current desktop background, if, termination routine, if not, the data that read picture file write among the image cache district bmp1 that sets in advance, refresh the demonstration of desktop window, enter the self-defined drawing process of desktop window, as step 1005 as described in the step 1010: the device context hdcMem that utilizes CreateCompatibleDC (creating the memory device context) the function creation desktop compatibility that system provides, create internal memory image buffer storage bmpMem by CreateCompatibleBitmap (creating the hardware compatibility memory bitmap), by SelectObject (alternative is to device context) bmpMem is loaded among the hdcMem, image data among the image cache district bmp1 is copied among the hdcMem by BitBlt (bitmap copy) function, call original processing procedure WM_PAINT (drafting message) message of desktop window by CallWindowProc (calling the window treatments process), with hdcMem as parameter, draw desktop former meaningful (comprising shortcut icon etc.), by BitBlt (bitmap copy) function the drawn content among the hdcMem is copied among the DC (device context) of desktop window, finish the setting and the demonstration of desktop background.Need to prove that step 1005 to step 1010 also is the self-defined drafting flow process of desktop window, each desktop window need refresh when showing, the automatic invocation step of system 1005 is to step 1010.

In said method, link icon can also be shown as symbol or symbol word marking and combination thereof.

Pass through said method, realized receiving the thumbnail that the user selects, and the picture file that thumbnail points to is arranged to the process of desktop background, here adopt earlier at buffer area rendering context figure, and then the view data of buffer zone copied to method in the desktop background, can accelerate the speed of other associative operation of desktop background.In the present embodiment, also can adopt directly the data of picture file are copied to method on the desktop background.In the present embodiment, other is to associative operation such as scaling, the translation etc. of background picture, also can shared same buffer area, and to reach the purpose of the speed of speeding operations with minimum EMS memory occupation.

Referring to Figure 11, be the process flow diagram of the inventive method embodiment 3.

The key distinction of present embodiment and method embodiment of the present invention 2 is, present embodiment is presented at thumbnail in the floating frame of desktop, except that thumbnail control desktop function is provided, other function also is provided, the repeating part with embodiment 2 in the step is not described in detail.

Specifically comprise the steps:

Step 1101 is provided with floating frame on computer desktop.

Being implemented on the existing desktop of window function that provides by windowsXP increases floating frame.

Floating frame in the present embodiment, switch the desktop background except providing by thumbnail, also the tab control by windowsXP divides into groups to interface and function, realize that under first tab thumbnail switches desktop background, under another tab, realize " mail management " function, similarly, can also realize difference in functionality in the zones of different of this floating frame, in this case, the present invention just will usually implement as a part of a comprehensive application system.

Step 1102 is provided with thumbnail in the desktop control area of floating frame.

Link icon is presented in the floating frame, both can be presented at all link icon in the floating frame, also may be displayed in a plurality of floating frames, concrete display mode is provided with as required, and floating frame can move to the optional position as required by the user.

Step 1103 receives the selection of user to thumbnail, judges the call number of the thumbnail of selection.

Step 1104, the picture file that the thumbnail that the user is selected points to is arranged to the desktop background picture.

Referring to Fig. 8 b, be that thumbnail is presented at the design sketch on the desktop floating frame, floating frame 8205 is presented on the desktop background 8201, shortcut district 8204 is used for the demonstration of original shortcut 8203, floating frame 8205 has comprised thumbnail control desktop tab 8208 and mail management tab 8209, thumbnail 8202 is presented at the zone of tab 8208 controls, this zone also comprises page turning control knob 8206, scroll bar 8207 with the control of in one page, rolling, page turning control knob 8206 can be provided with according to user's custom with the outward appearance and the observability of scroll bar 8207, mail management tab 8209 control mail management functional areas.

In the present embodiment, can also realize that the user uses the roller of mouse to carry out rolling operation on thumbnail, the pairing picture file of thumbnail is presented on the desktop background with a less size with automatic fade effect, the user continues scroll wheel, the desktop background picture can be amplified, the use feeling of giving the user is to amplify the desktop background that obtains from thumbnail, and operation is comparatively smooth, has improved user's use experience; Preferably, when desktop background is carried out reduction operation, the threshold value of a default minimum dimension, when the desktop background picture that dwindles arrives this threshold value, the Automatic Cycle several times make the desktop background picture dwindle the step that is shown on the desktop, automatically dwindle until reaching pre-set dimension, for example this pre-set dimension can be provided with the size that equals link icon, in this case, when this Automatic Cycle of execution is dwindled process, can also make the center picture position towards the translation of thumbnail center simultaneously, center picture and link icon center overlap when making the dimension of picture that dwindles be gradient to the link icon size, and this has just simulated the effect that picture flies into link icon automatically; Similarly, can use also automatically that the process of dwindling makes background picture finally disappear in desktop center or other position, also can change center translation rule and increase more intermediate sizes and realize that more complicated automatic gradual change dwindles effect.This display effect has improved user's use experience.

Referring to Figure 12, be device embodiment block diagram of the present invention.Comprise:

Link icon is provided with unit 1201, is used for being provided with on the table link icon, and described link icon is pointed to the picture file that is kept in the storage unit as desktop background;

Desktop background is provided with unit 1202, is used to receive the selection to described link icon, and the picture file that described link icon is pointed to is arranged to desktop background.

Picture file according to user's appointment, link icon is provided with unit 1201 and generates the link icon of pointing to described picture file, described link icon comprises display properties and points to attribute, display properties has been stipulated the Show Styles of link icon, it can be shown as thumbnail, symbol or literal, perhaps three's combination, it also can be stealthy demonstration; Point to attribute and stipulated the directional information of the picture file that link icon is pointed.The link icon that link icon will be provided with after unit 1201 will generate shows on the table.

Desktop background is provided with unit 1202 and intercepts computer pointing device (as mouse) operation and status message on the table, by analysis state message, and when detecting specific operation and state, the processing of can the trigger code making by oneself in advance.For example, when intercepting the single-click operation of computer pointing device, obtain the present coordinate of cursor of computer pointing device, and judge, judge computer pointing device has been carried out single-click operation on which link icon according to the position of the demonstration of described link icon, get the sensing attribute of this link icon, find corresponding picture file, open picture file, read image data, and image data write on the desktop background, thereby realized being provided with the operation of desktop background.When the position of computer pointing device cursor was not on any link icon, the desktop message response of giving original system this message was handled code and is handled, and at this moment might be that the user has clicked certain shortcut icon.

Image acquisition unit 12021 is used to obtain the view data of selecteed described link icon picture file pointed;

Image-display units 12022 is used for described view data is write described desktop background;

Image-display units 12022 can adopt multiple mode in the technical operation of specific implementation, both can be directly image data to be write in the desktop background, also can be to generate the picture of having replaced desktop background in advance, and property writes in the desktop again.

When being shown as the thumbnail of described picture file, need to generate according to picture file data in advance the thumbnail of picture file, the method that generates can be, the thumbnail picture generation function that the call operation system provides, or write the data that code reads picture file again, obtain thumbnail according to certain sampling algorithm, and thumbnail is kept in the data structure of link icon, as a property value of link icon.Described link icon also can be shown as specific symbol, and link icon also can be shown as a symbol word marking certainly.Link icon can also be transparent, does not visually show, but has in fact still occupied the selection operation that certain display space also can respond the user.

Preferably, described device also comprises, the first thumbnail generation unit 1203 is used for generating described thumbnail according to the complete image of described picture file; Or the second thumbnail generation unit, be used for generating described thumbnail according to a part of image of described picture file.

Described thumbnail can be the thumbnail of the part of the thumbnail of complete image of described picture file or image.When getting complete image data formation thumbnail, can in the thumbnail that forms, see the overview of whole picture; When getting picture a part of, the zone on the next door of picture also can be got in the central area that can get the picture of fixed size, for example gets the local picture in the upper left corner of picture, can get square or circular local picture and all can.

Preferably, comprise also that desktop zoning unit 1204 is used for desktop is divided into shortcut district and white space; And described link icon is provided with unit 1201 described thumbnail is arranged in the described white space.

The placement location of link icon can be any position on the desktop.In the windowsXP computer operating system, shortcut icon generally is placed on the left side of desktop, in this case, can be divided into shortcut district and clear area to desktop according to the part desktop that shortcut icon occupies, link icon of the present invention can be placed in the described white space.

Preferably, can also comprise that the desktop floating frame is provided with the unit, be used to be provided with the desktop floating frame; And described link icon is provided with the unit described thumbnail is arranged in the desktop floating frame.Though described in theory link icon is provided with the unit and described thumbnail can be arranged in the window of any type, considers the convenience of operation, preferentially adopts the desktop floating frame.

In windowsXP, typical desktop floating frame has two kinds, a kind of is the following desktop subwindow that is in other application window all the time, another kind of floating frame can be in top layer (also can not be in top layer) when showing but can hide no the time, activate at screen edge by mouse, can not influence user's operate as normal, the window that activates at screen edge can be that the window that dwindles at the edge amplifies the window that skids off from the edge, also can be the window that directly shows on screen.When automatically other application window being minimized in operating system execution " demonstration desktop " order, the floating frame that is set to the desktop subwindow can remain normality with the floating frame that brings to Front.Also can adopt and create a common window, can make it possess the characteristics of above-mentioned desktop floating frame by the method for transforming its attribute as the connection icon container.

When link icon is shown as fixedly line pattern, need set in advance or obtain the scope of viewing area, and set in advance the real size of link icon, certainly, for keeping the consistance of the effect that desktop shows, also can make link icon the same with the size of desktop shortcuts icon, then according to the size of viewing area and the size of link icon, increase certain blank spaces, calculate the number of icons that every row should be arranged, line by line link icon is shown.When showing, link icon also can use the pattern of big or small gradual change to show, in this mode, current selected link icon is shown with the state that amplifies, the size of amplifying can be set according to concrete needs, for example can be made as full-sized 2 times of link icon, be positioned at the link icon that is exaggerated demonstration around link icon also can amplify (original in this way 1.5 times) with smaller slightly size and show, the link icon of far away other is kept intact and is not amplified demonstration, can also associate the behavior of amplifying and the cursor of computer pointing device, amplify the link icon of position at the cursor place of described computer pointing device, and the link icon of amplifying along with the mobile switching of cursor, can adopt the message mechanism interception of operating system and the position that obtains cursor on concrete the enforcement, judge this locational link icon, and amplify, and link icon is on every side amplified demonstration with less ratio.Can also use overlapped way to show link icon, for example, link icon can be arranged as partly overlapping mode, can link icon be arranged in a rotary annular according to partly overlapping mode, when needing to select link icon, the pointing apparatus that can use a computer moves the link icon of ring shooting, makes the link icon that needs rotate to the foremost and chooses.

Preferably, comprise also that paging mode is provided with unit 1205, during the demonstration quantity that is used for allowing greater than desktop when the quantity of described link icon, described link icon is set to the Pagination Display pattern.

Preferably, also comprise, roll screen mode setting unit 1206, during the demonstration quantity that is used for allowing greater than desktop when the quantity of described link icon, described link icon is set to roll screen mode display mode.

Preferably, also comprise, page turning mode setting unit 1207, be used for described link icon be set to can the receiving computer pointing apparatus page-turning instruction carry out the pattern of the adjustable page turn over operation of stepping rate.The stepping rate of roll screen can dynamically be adjusted according to the position of cursor on screen of computer pointing device.

Preferably, also comprise:

The first background picture mode setting unit 1208 is used to be provided with the desktop background picture for can the receiving computer keyboard or the pattern switched of the instruction of computer pointing device specific keys; Perhaps,

The second background picture mode setting unit 1209 is used to be provided with the pattern that the desktop background picture amplifies described background picture or dwindle for the rolling instruction that can receive described computer pointing device roller; Perhaps,

The 3rd background picture mode setting unit 1210 is used to be provided with the desktop background picture for receiving the pattern that the selection instruction of the part of described background picture is amplified to the part of selected picture whole desktop background; Perhaps,

The 4th background picture mode setting unit 1211, being used to be provided with the desktop background picture is to may be received in the pattern that described desktop background picture is moved in the instruction of pressing described computer pointing device roller on the described background picture and moving.

Above-mentioned four background picture mode setting unit, can the receiving computer pointing apparatus or the operational order of keyboard, background picture to desktop is operated, can realize control operation, comprise switching to background picture, scaling, locally amplify and operation such as move the various display effects of desktop background picture.

As another expansion embodiment to said apparatus embodiment, link icon not only can be pointed to various types of picture files, can also refer to various multimedia files, for example, multimedia files such as animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text.Comprise that link icon is provided with the unit, be used for being provided with on the table link icon, described link icon is pointed to the multimedia file that is kept in the storage unit as desktop background; Desktop background is provided with the unit, is used to receive the selection to described link icon, and the content of the multimedia file that described link icon is pointed is arranged to desktop background.After the user selects, can on desktop background, show corresponding file content, for needing media player could show the file of its content, call corresponding media player program or control automatically, plug-in unit is play.During broadcast, on desktop background, play, for example, by increasing the subwindow of a desktop window on the table, in this window the loading medium player control or write voluntarily the decodes and plays code all can be on desktop background movie, this mode can be carried out desktop operated when the user appreciates film.As an expansion, also can be provided with to switch on the pop-up window and play by the user.Similarly, as for flash animation, webpage or text etc., can directly be presented at content on the desktop background with similar method.

Referring to Figure 13, be system chart of the present invention.Comprise, be presented at the desktop 1301 on the graphoscope, be used to show desktop background, also comprise,

Desktop background control device 1302 comprises the following units:

Link icon is provided with unit 13021, is used for being provided with on the table link icon, and described link icon is used in reference in being kept at storage unit the file as desktop background;

Desktop background is provided with unit 13022, is used to receive the selection to described link icon, and the file content that described link icon is pointed is arranged to desktop background.

Preferably, described link icon is shown as thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking of described picture file.

Preferably, described file can be picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text.

Specify needs to be set to the picture file of desktop background in advance according to the user, link icon is provided with unit 13021 link icon is set on the table, the user selects link icon, desktop background is provided with the selection that the user is accepted in unit 13022, obtain selecteed link icon file content pointed, and be set to desktop background.When described file content is picture; Picture is set to desktop background, for needing media player could show the file of its content, calls corresponding media player program or control automatically, plug-in unit is play.During broadcast, on desktop background, play, for example, by increasing the subwindow of a desktop window on the table, in this window the loading medium player control or write voluntarily the decodes and plays code all can be on desktop background movie, this mode can be carried out desktop operated when the user appreciates film.As an expansion, also can be provided with to switch on the pop-up window and play by the user.Similarly, as for flash animation, webpage or text etc., can directly be presented at content on the desktop background with similar method.

The present invention is that embodiment is when describing implementation process with windowsXP, the preferred mode of drawing desktop background is directly to carry out various drafting operations on the windows desktop window object, in fact, as long as it all is feasible can reaching the method for operating that desktop background is set, such as the demonstration that an object is placed simulation desktop background under the desktop shortcuts.And for virtual desktop and other computer equipments, specifically calling details may be variant, but core concept all is the same.

In another embodiment of the invention, can utilize ActiveDesktop (active desktop) technology implementation the present invention of Windows.The ActiveDesktop of windowsXP provides a kind of DLL (dynamic link library), and it can allow the user to specify a webpage as desktop, need import the address of this webpage when background paper is set.With regard to ActiveDesktop itself, provided a Web page-container in fact, with a web browser window that is embedded in desktop or is paved with whole desktop as desktop background, the webpage that shows in the browser window on the desktop background has the characteristic the same with generic web page, as hyperlink can be arranged, can click etc.

Utilize in the ActiveDesktop technology implementation the solution of the present invention a kind of, at first utilize the method for ActiveDesktop interface such as AddDesktopItem (increasing the desktop item) to wait to add one and show the desktop item of named web page and maximize to desktop, this web displaying is on desktop background, under the desktop shortcuts, the integrated functionality of realization and desktop.Show thumbnail to be operated in adding the webpage of desktop to, single thumbnail can use the built-in objects among the HTML (HTML) to show.Preferably, thumbnail also can be placed in the window on the webpage, and window can be realized by the html object simulation in webpage.The source of desktop background such as picture, video setting option and thumbnail can be shown on the webpage from downloaded, perhaps is combined in and embeds COM (The Component Object Model) assembly in the webpage, is presented on the webpage by com component visit local file.

By the event response function that DHTML (dynamically HTML) provides, in webpage, utilize script (as JavaScript etc.) operation response incident, operations such as the selection of control thumbnail and convergent-divergent.The thumbnail object can be preserved attributes such as the position, display mode of thumbnail source document.In the present embodiment, be provided with under the specific implementation method of desktop background described according to mouse-click:

At first be thumbnail object interpolation mouse event response function in webpage, the user click thumbnail triggers the execution of this function.From event argument, obtain the thumbnail object of trigger event, from the attribute of this object, obtain the source document position of thumbnail.Create a html object that shows the thumbnail source document, perhaps show the existing html object of hiding, this html object is full of whole webpage, and the z-index (stacked order) that this html object is set places the superiors of all page object.The data source that html object is set is the source document position of thumbnail, finishes the setting of desktop background.

Being familiar with one of ordinary skill in the art is appreciated that, utilize DHTML on the page, can simulate the most of function that realizes the ordinary desktop application program, be not easy or irrealizable function for part in webpage, as obtain white space information of desktop background etc., can utilize com component to expand realization.For utilizing webpage to implement other characteristics of the present invention, core concept is with embodiment 1, and one of ordinary skill in the art reference example 1 can realize easily.

Utilize in the ActiveDesktop technology implementation the solution of the present invention at another kind, in webpage, embed com component, com component is full of whole webpage, integrated demonstration on the table.The com component operation response message that embeds is finished the demonstration and the control of thumbnail and desktop background, describes the cost working of an invention by embodiment 1 in this com component.

More coordinate in order to make thumbnail layout and desktop background on the webpage, can be by visit and the execution corresponding operating that in the webpage assembly, adds the desktop attribute, such as just avoiding thumbnail and shortcut and other sidebar program in the composing of interface, to clash by obtaining the desktop white space and thumbnail being shown to white space.

That introduces in the above utilizes in the ActiveDesktop technology implementation the solution of the present invention, and the content on the webpage also can be that flash (interactive polar plot and Web animation) animation or other can be realized the object of user interactions.In embodiments, both can be appointed as desktop background to described webpage automatically, also on webpage, provide and call ActiveDesktop this webpage is appointed as the function menu or the button of desktop background, when user's choice menus or button, this webpage is appointed as desktop.Also can provide several different webpages to select for the user.The webpage that is provided can be kept in the local computer device, also can be kept on the remote server, and the user can have access to described webpage by procotol (as ftp or http etc.).

Also have in a kind of embodiment of the present invention, create independently desktop programs simulated operating system desktop function, substitute the desktop programs of operating system, this program can the capturing operation system shows the message of desktop and all functions that the order simulation realizes operating system desktop, describes the cost working of an invention by embodiment 1 in this desktop programs.

Also have in the another embodiment of the present invention, create independently desktop programs, the parent window or the owner window of this program main window are set to desktop window, and this program main window is positioned under the desktop shortcuts, on the desktop background, on the table integrated.Describe the cost working of an invention by embodiment 1 in this desktop programs.

When the present invention was used to support the operating system of 3D desktop, its core concept was similar, and the concrete function that is called during only to desktop operated is difference to some extent, and the appearance of its enforcement can be carried out accommodation at this 3D characteristic, so that display styles is unified.

The present invention can also be used for equipment such as mobile device or digital TV set-top box, owing to there is not mouse device, its grade is operated then emphasis and is operated with keyboard or telepilot, and operation such as the scaling of the drafting of its thumbnail, the setting of background, background and translation and previous embodiment are similar.Persons skilled in the art are understood easily, and when implementing the present invention program on other different operating system or computer equipment, specific code may be distinguished to some extent, but its core concept is duplicate.

More than to a kind of method, Apparatus and system of controlling desktop background provided by the present invention, be described in detail, used specific case herein principle of the present invention and embodiment are set forth, the explanation of above embodiment just is used for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof; Simultaneously, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. a method of controlling desktop background is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:

2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, describedly file content is arranged to desktop background adopts following steps to realize:

Obtain the content of described link icon file pointed;

The content of described file is presented on the described desktop background.

3. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises, described desktop is divided into shortcut district and white space, and, described link icon is arranged in the described white space.

4. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises, the desktop floating frame is set, and, described link icon is arranged in the desktop floating frame.

5. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described link icon is thumbnail, symbol icon or literal and the combination thereof relevant with this document of file pointed.

6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises,

7. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described link icon shows with fixing line pattern, big or small gradual-change mode or stacked pattern.

8. method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises, when demonstration quantity that the quantity of described link icon allows greater than desktop, it is the Pagination Display pattern that described link icon is set.

9. method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises, when demonstration quantity that the quantity of described link icon allows greater than desktop, it is the roll screen display mode that described link icon is set.

10. method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises,

11. method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises,

12. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the pattern that described displaying contents is dwindled is when described displaying contents narrows down to pre-set threshold, to adopt automatic fade effect to dwindle until it and reach pre-set dimension.

13. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, it is that content with described file progressively is shown enlarged on the desktop background with automated manner and reaches pre-set dimension until it that the content of described file is presented on the described desktop background.

14. according to claim 2,5 or 10 described methods, it is characterized in that, adopt following method to determine described desktop background displaying contents display mode: the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation that at first calculates displaying contents depth-width ratio and desktop window depth-width ratio, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation with setting is the separatrix, and the magnitude relationship of the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of foundation and setting is determined the background picture scaling display mode of employing.

15., it is characterized in that described link icon file pointed is picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text according to claim 1,2,5 or 10 described methods.

16. method according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, be to click the computer pointing device button on described link icon, double-click the roller of computer pointing device button, rolling computer pointing device or by the particular key of lower keyboard to the selection of described link icon.

17. a device of controlling desktop background is characterized in that, comprising:

18. device according to claim 17 is characterized in that, described desktop background is provided with the unit and also comprises:

19. device according to claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:

20. device according to claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:

21. device according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described link icon is shown as thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking and the combination thereof of described picture file.

22. device according to claim 21 is characterized in that, also comprises:

23. device according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described link icon is so that fixedly line pattern, big or small gradual-change mode or stacked pattern show.

24. device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, also comprises:

25. device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, also comprises:

26. device according to claim 25 is characterized in that, also comprises:

27. device according to claim 18 is characterized in that, also comprises:

28. device according to claim 27 is characterized in that, the pattern that described displaying contents is dwindled is when described displaying contents narrows down to pre-set threshold, to adopt automatic fade effect to dwindle until it and reach pre-set dimension.

29. device according to claim 27 is characterized in that, it is that content with described file progressively is shown enlarged on the desktop background with automated manner and reaches pre-set dimension until it that the content of described file is presented on the described desktop background.

30. according to claim 18,21 or 26 described devices, it is characterized in that, described file content display unit adopts following method to determine the display mode of described displaying contents: the actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation that at first calculates displaying contents depth-width ratio and desktop window depth-width ratio, critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation with setting is the separatrix, and the magnitude relationship of the critical depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of actual depth-width ratio coefficient of variation of foundation and setting is determined the background picture scaling display mode of employing.

31., it is characterized in that described file is picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text according to claim 17,18,21 or 26 described devices.

32. according to claim 17 or 18 described methods, it is characterized in that, be to click the computer pointing device button on described link icon, double-click the roller of computer pointing device button, rolling computer pointing device or by the particular key of lower keyboard to the selection of described link icon.

33. a system that controls desktop background comprises graphoscope, is used to show desktop, it is characterized in that, also comprise,

The desktop background control device comprises the following units:

34. system according to claim 33 is characterized in that, described link icon is shown as thumbnail, symbol icon or the symbol word marking and the combination thereof of described file.

35., it is characterized in that described file is picture file, animation file, audio file, video file, webpage or text according to claim 33 or 34 described systems.