JP2008242871A - Window control device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a window control device, enabling a user to easily call a desired window. <P>SOLUTION: The window control device for controlling a window to be displayed on a display means comprises a short-cut key selection means; a short-cut key recognition means which identifies a registration mode or a processing mode by a condition in the selection of the short-cut key; a window information acquisition means which acquires displayed window information; a storage means which stores the window information and the short-cut key in a correspondence table; a short-cut key registration processing means which writes window information in the selection of the short-cut key to the storage means in the registration mode and reads window information corresponding to the selected short-cut key from the storage means in the processing mode; and a display control means which displays a window corresponding to the short-cut key according to the correspondence table in the processing mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a window control device that controls a window displayed on a display screen, and more particularly to a window control device that allows a user to easily call a window that the user wants to display.

  In electronic devices, program creation, execution, monitoring, debugging, and the like are performed by appropriately displaying necessary windows on a display screen of a development tool or the like.

  In a program development tool of PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), in order to make the tool easy to use, shortcut keys are assigned in advance to frequently used commands. By using the shortcut key, the corresponding command can be executed immediately, and the work efficiency of the program development tool increases. For example, if the “Ctrl” key and “C” key are pressed at the same time, communication between the PLC and the program development tool is connected, and if the “Ctrl” key and “D” key are pressed simultaneously, communication between the PLC and the program development tool is disconnected. To do.

  Functions that are not assigned shortcut keys are executed by finding and selecting the necessary processing from the menu by operating the mouse.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-85443

When creating, executing, monitoring, debugging, and the like of a program, the user calls a plurality of necessary windows on the display screen, and performs operations by arranging each window at a size and position where it can be easily operated.
Shortcut keys are assigned to frequently used commands in advance, but shortcut keys are not assigned to the window display status, and the user calls multiple windows one by one from the menu etc. The size and position had to be adjusted, and work efficiency was poor.

  Also, for functions that can be used with shortcut keys, since shortcut keys are assigned to functions in advance, the user must remember the correspondence between shortcut keys and functions, and if there is no regularity in how shortcut keys are assigned There is a problem that it becomes a burden to memorize the contents of the shortcut key.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to realize a window control apparatus that can easily call a window that a user wants to display.

In order to achieve such a subject, the present invention is configured as follows.
(1) In a window control device for controlling a window to be displayed on a display means,
A shortcut key selection means for selecting a key to be used as a shortcut key;
Shortcut key recognition means for identifying the registration mode and the processing mode according to the condition when the shortcut key is selected;
Window information acquisition means for acquiring window information displayed on the display means;
Storage means for associating window information and shortcut keys and storing them as a correspondence table;
Shortcut key registration processing means for writing window information when a shortcut key is selected in the registration mode to the storage means, and reading out window information corresponding to the selected shortcut key from the storage means in the processing mode;
Display control means for displaying on the display means a window corresponding to a shortcut key according to the correspondence table during the processing mode;
A window control device comprising:

(2) The window control device according to (1), wherein the window information includes information on a window size and a window position of the window displayed on the display means.

(3) The window control device according to (1) or (2), wherein the shortcut key selection means selects a shortcut key by a combination of keys from a pull-down menu.

(4) The window control device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the shortcut key recognizing unit determines that the mode is a registration mode when selection of a shortcut key continues for a predetermined time or more.

(5) The window control device according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the shortcut key recognizing unit determines the registration mode when a shortcut key is selected a predetermined number of times.

The present invention has the following effects.
Since the user can arbitrarily assign a shortcut key, a window that the user wants to display can be easily called.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
In an electronic device, program creation, execution, monitoring, debugging, and the like are performed by appropriately displaying necessary windows on the display means 11 such as a development tool.

A case where shortcut keys are assigned to the window state displayed on the display means 11 will be described.
While the window state to be registered is displayed on the display means 11, the shortcut key selection means 12 selects a shortcut key associated with the window state. As a method for selecting a shortcut key, for example, selection is made by a combination of a plurality of keys using a keyboard or a combination of keys from a pull-down menu.

  The shortcut key recognizing unit 21 identifies whether the mode is the registration mode or the processing mode according to the condition when the shortcut key selecting unit 12 selects the shortcut key. Here, the registration mode is a mode in which the shortcut key selected by the shortcut key selection unit 12 is assigned to the window state displayed on the display unit 11, and the processing mode is the shortcut key selection unit 12. In this mode, the window state corresponding to the shortcut key selected in step 1 is restored and displayed on the display means 11.

  The shortcut key recognizing means 21 performs a shortcut together with a key assigned as a key for a predetermined registration mode, for example, when selection of a shortcut key continues for a predetermined time or more, selection of a shortcut key is performed a predetermined number of times, or a key for a predetermined registration mode. By determining the registration mode when a key is selected, it is possible to assign shortcut keys after carefully confirming that the registration mode is selected, and prevent incorrect assignment of shortcut keys. .

The display control unit 22 controls the contents displayed on the display unit 11.
The window information acquisition unit 23 acquires the window information 41 displayed on the display unit 11 from the display control unit 22. The window information 41 is information such as the window size of the window displayed on the display means 11, the position of the window, whether the window is active or inactive, and the position of the cursor in each window.
The window information acquisition unit 23 acquires the window information 41 displayed on the display unit 11 when the shortcut key is selected when the condition when the shortcut key is selected by the shortcut key selection unit 12 is the registration mode.

  The shortcut key registration processing unit 30 registers the window information 41 acquired by the window information acquisition unit 23 in the storage unit 40. At this time, the shortcut key registration processing means 30 associates the window information 41 with the shortcut key information 42. In the storage means 40, the window information 41 and the shortcut key information 42 are stored as a correspondence table in association with each other.

Next, a case where the window state assigned to the shortcut key is called to the display unit 11 will be described.
When a shortcut key is selected by the shortcut key selection means 12, the shortcut key recognition means 21 identifies whether it is the registration mode or the processing mode according to the condition when the shortcut key selection means 12 selects the shortcut key. In the processing mode, the window state assigned to the shortcut key is displayed on the display unit 11.

  The case where the shortcut key recognizing means 21 determines the processing mode is, for example, a case where the selected key combination has already been registered as a shortcut key and this shortcut key is pressed once.

When the shortcut key registration processing means 30 receives the signal indicating that the processing mode is in effect from the shortcut key recognition means 21, the window information 41 corresponding to the shortcut key selected by the shortcut key selection means 12 is stored from the storage means 40 according to the correspondence table. This information is transmitted to the reading and display control means 22.
The display control means 22 performs control so that the window information 41 corresponding to the shortcut key information 42 is displayed on the display means 11 according to the correspondence table.

In this way, the user can easily make the work environment such as the development tool easy to work by simply selecting the shortcut key.
In addition, by using shortcut keys, you can open multiple windows one by one and adjust each window, or select menus one by one with the mouse, and instantly open multiple windows in a predetermined state. It can be displayed, and it becomes possible to improve work efficiency.

  In addition, shortcut keys can be assigned arbitrarily for functions that do not provide shortcut keys, and since the user assigns shortcut keys independently instead of the shortcut keys assigned in advance, the contents assigned to the shortcut keys And functions can be easily recognized.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention.
When the shortcut key is selected by the shortcut key selection means 12 (S10), the shortcut key recognition means 21 determines whether it is a registration mode or a processing mode (S20).

  In the registration mode, the window information acquisition unit 23 acquires the window information 41 displayed on the display unit 11 when the shortcut key selection unit 12 selects a shortcut key (S30). The shortcut key registration processing means 30 associates the shortcut key information 42 with the window information 41, and these data are stored in the storage means 40 as a correspondence table (S40).

In the case of the processing mode, the shortcut key registration processing means 30 reads the window information 41 corresponding to the shortcut key selected by the shortcut key selection means 12 from the storage means 40 according to the correspondence table (S50).
The display control means 22 performs control so that the window information 41 corresponding to the shortcut key information 42 is displayed on the display means 11 according to the correspondence table (S60).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the present invention.
FIG. 3A is a view showing the display state of the display means before operating the shortcut key, and FIG. 3B is a view showing the display state of the display means after operating the shortcut key.
A case where the present invention is applied to a PLC program development tool will be described. The window W1 is a program monitor used when editing a ladder program. When editing the ladder program, windows W2, W3, and W4, which are device monitors, are called in order to confirm the device values of the devices that make up the ladder program. At this time, it is necessary to display and confirm a plurality of windows W2, W3, and W4, and it becomes easy for the user to work by devising the positional relationship such as the size and arrangement of each window.

When the shortcut key is assigned in the window state displayed on the display screen in FIG. 3B, by pressing the shortcut assigned in the state of FIG. 3A, as shown in FIG. The windows W2, W3, and W4 are immediately called on the display screen in the registered window state.
Multiple windows can be called immediately in the window state that suits the work, and there is no need to open windows one by one and adjust the size and arrangement of each window as in the past. You can check the information you want efficiently.

  Also, if the window you want to check for each work content is different, assign a window state that is easy to work for each work content to the shortcut key, and reopen the necessary windows one by one if the work content changes as before. It is not necessary to adjust the size, arrangement, etc. of each window each time, and the windows can be switched immediately.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a screen display of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Display means 12 Shortcut key selection means 21 Shortcut key recognition means 22 Display control means 23 Window information acquisition means 30 Shortcut key registration processing means 40 Storage means 41 Window information 42 Shortcut key information

Claims (5)

In a window control device for controlling a window to be displayed on a display means,
A shortcut key selection means for selecting a key to be used as a shortcut key;
Shortcut key recognition means for identifying the registration mode and the processing mode according to the condition when the shortcut key is selected;
Window information acquisition means for acquiring window information displayed on the display means;
Storage means for associating window information and shortcut keys and storing them as a correspondence table;
Shortcut key registration processing means for writing window information when a shortcut key is selected in the registration mode to the storage means, and reading out window information corresponding to the selected shortcut key from the storage means in the processing mode;
Display control means for displaying on the display means a window corresponding to a shortcut key according to the correspondence table during the processing mode;
A window control device comprising:   2. The window control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the window information includes information on a window size and a window position of a window displayed on the display means.   3. The window control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shortcut key selection unit selects a shortcut key by a key combination from a pull-down menu.   The window control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shortcut key recognizing unit determines that the mode is a registration mode when selection of a shortcut key continues for a predetermined time or more.   4. The window control device according to claim 1, wherein the shortcut key recognizing unit determines the registration mode when the shortcut key is selected a predetermined number of times.