JPH02151924A - Multiwindow display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve user's recognition by using color shading for each window itself to display the processing state or a message of each window. CONSTITUTION:When the processing state of an optional window is changed, a window control part 4 changes the data of a color shading function 6 of a window display part 3 and activates the color shading function 6 of the window display part 3. The function 6 reads out a window changed at its processing state and its new state from the table 5 and forms window display data to be redisplayed. The display data are sent to an image display buffer 2 and the window on a display 1 is rewritten. Thus, the processing state or message information of each window can be accurately detected and recognition for the simultaneous advancement of plural works can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for displaying the processing status of each window and system messages on a window in an electronic computer employing a multi-window processing method.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional system, the user is notified of the processing status and system messages within a window by generating a message-only window separate from the current window.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional technology described above, when a plurality of windows are used, it is difficult to recognize which message window relates to which window. Therefore, as the number of windows increases, it becomes difficult to understand the processing status and messages of each window.

The purpose of the present invention is to display the processing status and messages of each of these windows by applying color shading to the window itself to improve recognition.It also improves operability and prevents operational errors. The purpose is to

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above purpose, a window processing state management table is stored in the window management information storage unit, and window display information that has been color-shaded based on the data in the window processing state management table is input to the image display buffer. It is equipped with functions.

[Effect]

Conventionally, the window management section manages the processing status of each window for generating a message window in a window processing status management table. Also, the function to apply color shading to the window is within the window display section. When the processing state of a given window changes, the window management section changes the data in the window processing state management table and activates the color shading function of the window display section. The color shading function reads the window whose processing state has been changed and its new state from the window processing state management table, and creates window display data for redisplay. The display data is sent to the image display buffer and the window on the display is rewritten.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the equipment configuration shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of windows are displayed on the display 1, and a user is simultaneously conducting a plurality of tasks on each window.

The display data of these windows is stored in image display buffer 2.
These data are controlled and managed by the window display section 3 and window management section 4. The user operates on these windows or the data within the windows via the input device 8. When the CPU 7 receives this operation information and determines that it is necessary to interpret the contents of the operation information and issue a system message,
The message information and the corresponding window ID are passed to the window management section 4, and at the same time internal processing is carried out. Based on the message information received from the CPU 7, the window management section 4 refers to the processing state correspondence table 9 shown in FIG. A color code 9C corresponding to the processing state 9a is extracted. The window management unit 4 changes the data in the window processing status management table 5 based on the color code 9c and the corresponding window ID. The contents of the in-to processing status table 5 are shown in FIG. When changing, the color code 5b is changed and 50 bits of change data are set. The window management section 4 changes the window processing state management table 5 and starts the window display section 3. The window display unit 3 searches the data in the window processing state management table 5, and extracts the window ID 5a shown in FIG. 3 whose color code 5b has been changed by searching for the change data 5C. Changed window ID 5a and color code 5b
The window display unit 3 that receives the window starts its internal color shading mechanism 6 and displays the window ID.
Create display data. The created display data is sent to the image display buffer 2 and redisplayed on the display 1.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when multiple tasks are performed simultaneously using multiple windows, it is possible to clearly grasp the processing status and message information of each window, and the recognition ability is improved when multiple tasks are performed simultaneously. expensive.

Furthermore, this high recognizability can prevent the user from making operational mistakes and wasteful operations, and is effective in improving the user's operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an equipment configuration diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a window processing status correspondence table managed within the window management section 4, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the window status management table. be. 1...Display, 2...Image display buffer, 3...
...Window display section, 4...Window management section, 5
... Window processing state management table, 6. Color shading function, 7. CPU, 8. Input device, 9. Processing state correspondence table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In an electronic computer that employs a multi-window processing method, the multi-window processing method is characterized by allowing the user to recognize the execution status of processing in each window and messages from the system by using color shading of the entire window. Window display method.