JP2583846B2 - Window identification method - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an identification method of a window for cutting out a display of a specific character or graph in a display screen for displaying a character, a graph, or the like.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a multi-window display method of displaying a window at a plurality of positions on a display screen has been realized. However, when the display of each window of such a multi-window is paused, the display is paused at the lower corner of the display screen. Pause window marks are displayed by the number of windows.

[Problems of the prior art] However, since all the inactive window marks have the same shape, when the inactive window is to be redisplayed, the window to be redisplayed corresponds to which inactive window mark. There was a problem that it was not possible to identify whether they were doing.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a window identification capable of accurately identifying a window to be redisplayed among a plurality of paused windows. It is to provide a method.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention suspends the display of a window displayed on a display and suspends window identification information (for example, window title, arbitrary title, etc.) corresponding to the suspended window. Letters, symbols,
The main point is that graphic data is displayed instead of the window.

[Configuration of Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to screens.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a window display circuit. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an input device including a keyboard and a mouse. From this input device 1, instruction data of a window is input together with character data and graphic data. The input data is displayed on the CRT 3 by the multi-window control circuit 2.

The window pause instruction data from the input device 1 is supplied to the multi-window control circuit 2, and the corresponding window 6 and the display data in the window 6 are not supplied to the CRT 3, so that the window pause is performed. The leading character data in the pause window is supplied from the pause window control circuit 4 to the CRT 3, and as shown in FIG.
It is displayed as the window title in the lower corner of the screen. In displaying the window title, "1" is set to the bit of the pause flag register 5 corresponding to the title display position number, and it is stored that the window 6 is paused.

Further, when an instruction to redisplay the paused window is issued from the input device 1 based on the title of the paused window, this instruction data is given to the multi-window control circuit 2, and the paused window control which is no longer output to the CRT 3 is output. The data of the pause window in the circuit 4 is given from the multi-window control circuit 2 to the CRT 3, and the window is redisplayed together with the data therein.

[Operation of Embodiment] Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

Now, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed, and an instruction to stop the window 6 by moving a cursor or the like to the upper left corner in the window 6 is given from the input device 1. Then, the pause instruction data is supplied to the multi-window control circuit 2 (step A1). In response, the pause window control circuit 4 converts the data input from the input device 1 into instruction data for the window 6 pause process. It is determined (step A2) that if there is an off bit in the pause flag register 5, it is determined that the title display of the pause window is possible (step A).
3). Next, the pause window control circuit 4 sets the bit having the youngest bit number among the off bits of the pause flag register 5 to "1" (step A4), and places the first character "SORT.PROG." (Step A5), the "SORT.PROG." Is displayed at the title display position of the CRT 3 corresponding to the bit in which the "1" is set in the pause flag register 5 (step A6), and the multi-window control circuit 2 Stops the output of the window 6 and the data in the window 6 given to the CRT 3, and suspends the window 6 (step A7).

Thus, the title display of the paused window allows the user to immediately know which window is paused.

If the data input from the input device 1 is instruction data other than the instruction data for suspending the window 6, normal processing corresponding thereto is performed (step A8). The title of the paused window is fully displayed on the lower edge of CRT3, and an error message indicating that there is no room for title display and the window 6 cannot be paused is displayed on the CRT3 (step A9).

If the rest processing is performed in the same manner for another window as well, the first character "Tokyo" or the like of the window 6 is displayed as the title of the rest window as shown in FIG. Title display is performed.

Next, for the window 6 thus suspended, the input device 1 gives an instruction to redisplay the suspended window by moving a cursor or the like under a corresponding title, for example, “Tokyo”. Then, the re-display instruction data is given to the multi-window control circuit 2 (step B1). In response to this, the pause window control circuit 4 converts the data input from the input device 1 into an instruction for the pause window re-display processing. It is determined that the data is data (step B2). Next, the pause window control circuit 4 clears the bit of the pause flag register 5 corresponding to the title of the window to be redisplayed to "0" (step B3), and the output of the multi-window control circuit 2 to CRT3 has been stopped. The window 6 of "Tokyo" and the data in this window 6 are CR
Give it to T3 to redisplay window 6 (step B4)
Further, the pause window control circuit 4 erases the pause title of the redisplayed window 6 of "Tokyo" from the CRT 3 (step B5).

If you look at the titles such as “SORT.PROG.” And “Tokyo” displayed on the lower edge of CRT3,
Can be known exactly. It should be noted that only the title such as “Tokyo” may be used, or the title may be displayed above the pause window mark.

If the data input from the input device 1 is the instruction data other than the instruction data for the resumption of the pause window, the normal processing corresponding thereto is performed (step B6).

In the above-described embodiment, the title of the pause window is the first character of the window 6. However, any title or symbol specified by the cursor in the window 6 may be used. Graphic data as well as data may be used.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention, the titles of the paused windows are displayed side by side at predetermined positions on the display screen, for example, at the lower corners of the screen. You can immediately grasp the state of the window,
In addition, since the instruction operation for redisplaying the suspended window may be given at a predetermined position on the display screen,
Operability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 pauses the window 6 displayed on the CRT 3,
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state for displaying the title, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a circuit for suspending and redisplaying the window 6, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are flowcharts of a process for suspending and redisplaying the window 6. is there. 1 ... input device, 2 ... multi-window control circuit, 2
... CRT, 4... Pause window control circuit, 5... Pause flag register, 6.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A window display data storage means for storing display data corresponding to a plurality of windows on a display screen, and displaying the plurality of windows by reading display data corresponding to each window from the window display data storage means. Display control means for controlling display on the window, and a window for temporarily suspending display of display data in the window display data storage means corresponding to the designated window in response to an instruction to suspend the displayed window Suspending means, suspending window display means for displaying the title of the window suspended by the window suspending means in a predetermined position on the display screen instead of the window, and displaying the title of the displayed suspended window. The display data of the designated window is Window redisplay means for controlling readout from the window display data storage means and redisplay.