JP3504093B2 - Secondary window display control method and system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control method for displaying a secondary window in a window system of an information processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when one is selected from a list of a plurality of objects and a secondary window is displayed to display the detailed contents, the display method is one of the following methods.

1. When the content of a certain object is displayed in the secondary window and the content of another object is displayed, a secondary window different from the previous secondary window is newly displayed. The content of the object to be displayed is fixed for each secondary window, and the object to be displayed is displayed in the secondary window. This method is called a fixed display method here.

2. When displaying the contents of another object while displaying the information of a certain object in the secondary window, replace the contents displayed in the previous secondary window with the contents of the object to be displayed later. indicate. There is only one secondary window to be displayed, and this is a method of displaying the contents of the object that was displayed and operated last. This method is called a floating display method here.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problem to be Solved by the Invention
When the user tries to display the contents for a plurality of objects using the next window display method, the following problems occur.

In the fixed display method, when there are many objects whose contents are desired to be displayed and a specific object is searched while displaying the contents in order, when the number of secondary windows displayed increases, other screens may be hidden. Get up. If you do not want to display many secondary windows, you must close the secondary windows every time.

In the floating display method, when there are many objects whose contents are desired to be displayed and a specific object is searched for while displaying the contents in order, the contents of the objects are displayed in one secondary window one after another, so that the operation is closed each time The problem of hiding other screens does not occur without doing. However, this method is not applicable when it is desired to display the contents of other objects while displaying a specific object or to display a plurality of objects side by side at the same time.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the display method of the present invention uses floating display in a secondary window.
By having a fixed display state and having a function of switching between the states, it is possible to improve the operability of the user in displaying the secondary window.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. An input control unit 11 operated by a user and a secondary window display control unit 1 for controlling display of a secondary window having a floating display / fixed display function.
2 and a display unit 13 that displays a window. FIG. 2 is a display example of a secondary window of floating display / fixed display displayed from the program main screen. In this example, the secondary window 22 in a floating display state and the secondary window 25 in a fixed display state are displayed from the program main screen 21. The secondary window is displayed by operating the object displayed on the program main screen 21, and control can be transferred to another screen or window even when the secondary window is being displayed. Suppose This secondary window has floating / fixed display buttons 23 and 26 and a close button 24 to be pressed when closing the secondary window.
Has 27. The floating / fixed display button 23 is an example showing that the secondary window is in the floating display state, and has a function of changing the secondary window to the fixed display state by pressing this button. There is. Floating-fixed display button 26 is an example where the secondary window indicates that it is a fixed display state, the button is intended to function pressing is suppressed. That is, with the secondary window display method of the present invention, it is possible to change from the floating display state to the fixed display state, but not the other way around.

The secondary window in the floating display state and the secondary window in the fixed display state will be described. The secondary window in the floating display state replaces the already displayed content with the content of the object to be displayed later when the user requests to display the content of another object while displaying the content of the object. It has the function of displaying.

[0011] Solid secondary window constant display state, even if there is a content display request to another object from the user during display of the contents of one object, hold the contents already displayed, other It has a function that is not affected by the operation on the object.

In the secondary window display system of the present invention, only one secondary window in a floating display state can be displayed at maximum.

In the secondary window display system of the present invention, when no secondary window in the floating display state is displayed, and when the user requests the information display of the object,
The secondary window in the floating display state is newly displayed, and the content of the requested object is displayed.

In the secondary window display method of the present invention, zero or more secondary windows in the fixed display state can be displayed, and the maximum displayable number is not limited.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment showing a management method of the secondary window display method. Floating display status management flag 3
It is composed of a primary and secondary window display management table 32. The floating display state management flag 31 is 2 for the floating display state.
It manages whether the next window is displayed. A value of 0 means that the secondary window in the floating display state is not displayed, and a value of 1 means the secondary window in the floating display state. This means that the window is already being displayed. Secondary window display management table 3
Reference numeral 2 manages the state of the secondary window being displayed. A window ID 33 having a unique value for each secondary window and a floating / fixed state flag for managing whether the display state is the floating display state or the fixed display state. It is composed of 34.
The window ID 33 is set to an integer of 1 or more, or -1, and when the value is -1, it means that the entry is the last entry. When the value of the floating / fixed state flag 34 is 0, it means that the secondary window is in the fixed display state, and when the value is 1, it means that the secondary window is in the floating display state.

FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7 are flow charts showing the processing flow of the secondary window display control unit 12 of the present invention. Hereinafter, each flowchart will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

First, the processing at the time of starting the program will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the program is started, the management information used in the secondary window display control is initialized. That is, at 41, the floating display state management flag 31 is set to 0 so that the secondary window in the floating display state is not displayed. At 42, the window ID 33 of the first entry in the secondary window display management table 32 is set to -1 for initialization. In this state, no secondary window is displayed.

Next, the flow of processing when the user performs an operation for displaying the content of a certain object from the program main screen 21 via the input control unit 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. To do. At 51, it is determined whether or not the value of the floating display state flag 31 is 1. If the value is 1, the secondary window in the floating display state is already being displayed, and the contents are replaced with the contents specified in the secondary window 22 in the floating display state at 52 and displayed via the display unit 13. If the value is not 1, it means that the secondary window in the floating display state is not displayed. In this case, 1 is set to the floating display flag 31 of 53, a new entry is added to the secondary window display management table 32 of 54, and the window ID of the newly displayed secondary window is added to the window ID of that entry. The floating / fixed state flag 34 is set to 1. Next, at 55, the secondary window 22 in the new floating display state is displayed on the display unit 13.

Next, the secondary window display when the user presses the floating / fixed display button 23 of the secondary window 22 in the floating display state via the input control unit 11 to perform the operation of changing to the fixed display state. The processing flow of the control unit 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. At 61, the floating display state flag 31 is set to 0, and at 62, the corresponding entry is searched from the secondary window display management table 32 based on the window ID for the operated secondary window, and the floating / fixed state of the entry is searched. The flag 34 is set to 0. In this state, in the secondary window display control unit 12, the number of displayed secondary windows in the floating display state is 0, and at least one secondary window in the fixed display state is displayed. Next, at 63, the floating / fixed display button 23 of the secondary window that has been operated is changed to the fixed display state (see 26 for a display example) and is displayed via the display unit 13.

Next, the user operates the input control unit 11 to close the secondary window 22 in the floating display state or the close button 2 in the secondary window 25 in the fixed display state.
The processing flow of the secondary window display control unit 12 when the operation of closing the secondary window by pressing 7 is performed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. At 71, the secondary window display management table 32 is searched for an entry corresponding to the secondary window that has been operated, based on the window ID 33. At 72, it is determined whether the floating / fixed state flag 34 of the retrieved entry is 1 (floating display state). In the case of 1, at 73, the floating display state management flag is set to 0 so that the secondary window in the floating display state is not displayed. Next, at 74, the corresponding entry is deleted from the secondary window display management table. Next, the corresponding secondary window operated in 75 is deleted via the display unit 13.

As described above, the second embodiment
According to the next window display method, the display control of the secondary window with good operability becomes possible by using the floating / fixed display function . The secondary window display method of the present invention has the following advantages. When the user performs operations such as displaying the contents of multiple objects in succession, the contents can be referenced one after another in a secondary window in one floating display state without hiding other screens. Is. In addition, by changing to a fixed display state as necessary in the process of this operation, it is possible to keep the display content and continue the operation on another object .

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the display operation of the secondary window is performed,
By properly using the display state of the secondary window according to the situation, it is possible to improve the operability in displaying the secondary window.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a secondary window display example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a management method of a secondary window display system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of starting the program of the secondary window display system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart when an information display request is made in the secondary window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart when a display state change request is made in the secondary window display method of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart when a request is made to close the 2 o'clock window of the secondary window display method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Input control unit 12 Secondary window display controller 13 Display 21 Program main screen 22 Secondary window in floating display 23 Floating / fixed display button (floating state) 24 Close button 25 Secondary window with fixed display 26 Floating / fixed display button (fixed state) 27 Close button 31 Floating display status management flag 32 Secondary window display management table 33 window ID 34 Floating / Fixed state flag

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Masanori Minamoto 6-81 Onoue-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Nobuhiro Hanawa 5030 Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi, Ltd. Software Development Division (56) Reference JP-A-7-129355 (JP, A) JP-A-2-186431 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) ) G06F 3/00 601-658 G06F 3/14-3/153

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A secondary window display control system comprising: a secondary window display management table for managing the secondary window in association with either a floating display state or a fixed display state; and the secondary window. In the case of the floating display state, in response to an instruction to display the second information different from the first information, the second information is displayed in the secondary window in which the first information is displayed. When the next window is in the fixed display state, the second window different from the second window in which the first information is displayed is received in response to the instruction to display the second information different from the first information. A secondary window display control unit for displaying the second information, wherein the secondary window display control unit is
A secondary window display control system, wherein when a display state switching instruction is received for a next window, the display state of the secondary window is switched based on the secondary window display management table. 2. The secondary window display control system according to claim 1, wherein the secondary window display control unit receives a display state switching instruction on the secondary window and switches the display state. A window display control system characterized by performing. 3. A secondary window display control method, comprising:
When displaying the second information different from the first information, the display state in which the second information is displayed in the secondary window in which the first information is displayed is a floating display state, and the first information is displayed. either one of different said secondary window display state for displaying the second information as a fixed <br/> display state, the floating display state and the fixed display state and the second window and the secondary window but that appears It is determined whether the secondary window is in the floating display state or the fixed display state by receiving an instruction to display the second information different from the first information in association with However, the secondary window display is controlled based on the judgment result.
Next window display control method. 4. The secondary window display control method according to claim 3, wherein the floating display state and the fixed display state can be switched.