JPH02171917A - Multiwindow control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily select an objective window by automatically controlling the master-slave relation of windows, displaying a list of windows by utilizing the hierarchical information and selecting a current window out of the list. CONSTITUTION:A data forming part 14 forms a hierarchical information part 212 in addition to a title part 211 applied to a window to form a window identifier (ID) and window information to which the ID is applied is stored in a window control data storing part 15. The storing part 15 is constituted of a window control information part 2, which consists of an ID for identifying a window, a pointer 22 for pointing out a master window control information part and a pointer group 23 for pointing out a slave window. The list of IDs 21 is displayed on a window for displaying the window list. Thus, a current window can be easily selected while observing the list of window currently opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to window control using a display device, and particularly to a multi-window control method suitable for selecting windows.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional control systems, when selecting a current window, a pointing device is used to move a pointer to the window. In addition, related to this, “Hitachi Workstation 2050
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[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above conventional technology has many large windows,
When selecting a completely hidden window, the operation is a bit tedious, as it involves repeatedly bringing the front window to the back, and then selecting the target window.

An object of the present invention is to facilitate selection of a target window.

[! ll! Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to provide the window management information section with a child window connection section, a parent window connection section, and an identifier consisting of the title and hierarchy information given by the user, and based on these data, the bottom of any window can be Display a list of identifiers for all windows.

This is achieved by making the window selected from these windows the current window.

[Effect]

When a window is opened, the management information sections of the window and the parent window of the window are connected, a tree structure table is created, and at the same time an identifier is given to the window so that it does not overlap with other identifiers. This allows you to display a list of all windows in any window specified by the user and select the current window from among them, and you will not make a mistake even when there are multiple windows with the same title. .

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system configuration for realizing the present invention. Data input from the input device 11 is input to the input section 12.
The data is then passed to the window control unit 13 via. If the data is a window list display command, the data is passed to the list display screen control task 16, and this task controls the window list display screen based on the window management data. On the other hand, when a window creation request is received from the program 17, the window information is stored in the window management data storage section with an identifier given by the data generation section 14.

An example of the window management data storage section is shown in FIG. The window management data storage unit is the window management information unit 21
This consists of an identifier 21 for identifying the window, and a pointer 22 pointing to the parent window management information section.
, and a group of pointers 23 pointing to child windows, and performs initial settings or deletions when a window is created or destroyed. In addition to the title section 211 given to the window by the user, the data generation section 14 also includes a hierarchical information section 21.
A window identifier is created by generating 2.

For example, in the hierarchy information section, the highest level window is a, and its child windows are a, a, a.

Let b, a, and c be the child windows of a and a.

It has one-level information such as a, a, a, b, a, a, and c, and is unique.

FIG. 3 shows a screen layout when a window list is displayed on a display device. A list 31 of the identifiers 21 is displayed in the window 3 for displaying the list. In this state, if you select the window you want to specify from the window list 31, the item will be displayed with high brightness, and then the menu 3
By selecting 21, the window in question is made the current window. In addition, when the menu 322 is selected while there is an item displayed in high brightness in the window list 31, by searching the window management storage unit for a list of windows that exist under the window,
Display these identifiers again.

According to this embodiment, even if there are many windows, the current window can be selected while narrowing down the selection range.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to select the current window while viewing a list of currently open windows, and even if there are multiple windows with the same title, it can be easily determined, thereby achieving an improvement in work efficiency. There is an effect that it can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of internal control of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a window management data storage unit, and FIG.
The figure is a noise-out diagram of screen 1 when the window list is displayed. 11... Input device, 12... Data input section, 13.
... Window control unit, j4... Window management data generation unit, 15... Window management data storage unit, 1
6...-list display screen control task, ]7... user program, 2... window management information section, 21...
Window identifier, 211...Window title section, 212...Window hierarchy information section, 22...Parent window pointer, 23...Child window pointer group, 3...-List display window, 31... Window - View, 321...-View operation menu 1, 322...
-Viewing operation menu 2゜Viewing map

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In window control using the multi-window method, the parent-child relationship of windows is automatically managed, and a list of windows is displayed by using the hierarchical information.
A multi-window control method characterized by a configuration in which a current window can be selected from among the windows.