JPH025092A - Multiwindow display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discriminate the master-slave relation among windows and pieces of information by displaying a slave window which is opened by selecting information in a main window without overlapping with the information in the master window, and using the same color as the display or background color of the information for the frame of the slave window. CONSTITUTION:Windows 2 - 5 are displayed on the display screen 1 of a display device such as a CRT hierachically one over another, and the window 3 is a slave window where detailed information on 'factory A' among pieces of information displayed in the window 2 is displayed. For example, the window 3 is displayed without overlapping with the window 2 so as to display the master-slave relation between the information in the window 2 and the slave window 3 clearly, light red is used as the background color in the rectangular frame 6 encircling the 'factory A', and the frame 9 of the slave window 3 is displayed in light red. Consequently, the slave window 3 is discriminated as the detailed information on information 'factory A' displayed in the master window 2 at a glance.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for displaying data having a parent-child relationship (dependent relationship), and particularly relates to a method for displaying data having a parent-child relationship (dependent relationship), and in particular, a method for displaying data having a parent-child relationship (dependent relationship). The present invention relates to a multi-window display method suitable for identifying parent-child relationships between pieces of information.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional multi-window display method, JP-A-61-1
As described in Japanese Patent No. 52988, by processing a child window that is provided in a connotative relationship with a parent window with a constraint that does not allow it to move beyond the frame of the parent window,
Displayed parent-child relationships between windows.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional technology has a problem in that it is clearly displayed which information in a parent window corresponds to a child window, making it difficult to recognize the parent-child relationship. In other words, only the parent-child relationships of windows are displayed, and the parent-child relationships between pieces of information are not clearly shown.

An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-window display method that clearly displays the parent-child relationship between information displayed in a family window and child windows that display information corresponding to that information (in a parent-child relationship). It is in.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose is to change the display color of family window information or the background color of that information in a multi-window display method that can display windows that can be superimposed on the display screen.
This is achieved by making the frame color of the child window that displays the information corresponding to that information the same color.

When a family window, a child window, a child (grandchild) window of a child, etc. are consecutive, the frame color of each child window is the same color, and the dependent information is deepened (the frame color of each child window is The saturation, brightness, etc. are changed according to the established rules (Claim 2).

[Operation] The display color of the information displayed in the family window or the background color of that information is set in advance, and when a child window is displayed due to certain information in it, the relationship between the family window and the child window is shown. To do this, a child window opened by selecting information in a family window is displayed so as not to overlap with that information, and the display color or background color of that information is made the same color as the frame color of the child window. This allows the parent-child relationship between windows and information to be identified, making window operations easier.

In the invention of claim 2, when certain information in the family window is selected and a child window is opened, the display color or background color of the information selected in the family window is made the same color as the frame color of the child window, and the child window is When you select information and open a child window below it, the color of the frame of that child window is displayed with slightly different depth and brightness than the color of the child window of punishment. In this way, as the information subordinate to the information of the family window becomes deeper, the saturation and brightness of the frame color of the child window are gradually changed and displayed. This clarifies the parent-child relationship of information between windows, making window operations and data editing easier.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a live animal simulator to which a multi-window display method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the example shown in FIG. 1, windows 2 to 5 are hierarchically superimposed and displayed on a display screen (physical screen) 1 of a display device such as a CRT. In the first group window 2, it says “Factory AJ.

"Factory B", "Factory C", and "Factory D" are each displayed within a rectangular frame as information. Window 3 is a child window that shows detailed information about "Factory A" among the information shown in Window 2. In this example, window 2
In order to clearly show the parent-child relationship between and window 3, especially the parent-child relationship between the information shown in window 2 and child window 3, window 3 is displayed so that it does not overlap the information shown in window 2, and the Set the background color in the rectangular frame 6 surrounding 1 and 4J to 1 bright red, and set the frame 9 of child window 3 to 0.
Displayed in bright red 1. Thereby, the child window 3 can be identified by the - eye as being the detailed information of the information "Factory A" displayed in the family window 2. Similarly, when displaying detailed information of the information "A-1-2 line" shown in window 3 in child window 4, information f-A-1-
Set the background color in the frame 7 surrounding ``2 line'' to 1 bright red 1,
The frame 10 of the child window 4 is set to 1 red 1, and the brightness is slightly changed from the color of the frame 9 ('bright red 1). Additionally, window 4
If you open the child window 5 related to the detailed information of the information "A-1 process" displayed in the window 4, the background color of the information "A-1 process" 8 shown in the family window 4 will be bright red. At the same time, the frame 11 of the window 50 is made in the same color system as this, and the color of the frame 10 is further changed to "darker red". Like this,
As the information subordinate to the information in the family window becomes deeper, you can identify the parent-child relationship of the information by gradually changing the saturation and brightness of the frame color.

In the example described above, the information in the window is surrounded by a frame line, and the background color of the frame and the frame color of the child window of the information are the same color. It goes without saying that if the information is displayed in characters, it can be opened as a child window (the display color of the characters displaying information may be changed to "red", and the frame color of the child window may be set to a reddish color).

FIG. 2 shows a tree structure showing the parent-child relationship between information in the display example shown in FIG. When information is selected using the tree structure shown in FIG. 2, the information to be displayed in the child window is increased by following the data in the tree structure shown in FIG. In addition, in Figure 2, "Factory, 4J,
``Tree structure data other than the A-1-2 line J and rA-IJ process is omitted.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the above-mentioned window processing procedure.

First, window processing 30 performs initial settings, sets the background color of information displayed on the family window, and displays the information on the family window. In the selection process 31, it is determined which information in the family window has been selected, and branching is performed depending on the determination result, and in the case of termination, all displayed windows are closed and the information is retained.

In the window process 32, a child window with a frame of the same color as the background color of the information selected in the selection process 31 is opened, and information that follows the selected information is displayed.

In the selection process 36, when the information displayed in the window opened in the window process 32 is selected, the background color of the selected information is set to the same color as the background color of the information in the family window, and branching is performed based on that information. .

In window processing 34, a window whose frame color is slightly different in saturation and brightness than the frame color of the window displayed in window processing 32 is opened, and information dependent on the information selected in selection processing 36 is displayed.

In the selection process 55, the background color of the information selected in the window of the window process 34 is set to the same color as the background color of the information in the family window, and branching is performed depending on the information.

In window processing 36, a window with a frame color slightly different in saturation and brightness than the frame color of the window in window processing 34 is opened, and information dependent on the information selected in frame selection processing 35 is displayed.

In selection processes 33, 35, and 67, the process branches to window C1ose process 58 depending on the selection result in the window of window process 30, all windows below window process 30 are closed, information on each window is retained, and the process proceeds to selection process 61. Perform return processing. In selection processing 35 and 37,
Depending on the selection result in the window of window processing 32, the process branches to window close processing 39, all windows below window processing 32 are closed, and the process returns to selection processing 63. In the selection process 37, the window process 54
The window closes depending on the selection result in the window.
The process branches to process 40, the window of window process 66 is closed, and the process returns to selection process 35.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the parent-child relationship between the information items of the family window and the relational data of the child window is displayed in such a way that the parent-child relationship can be identified, making it easier to operate the window, edit data, etc., and reduce the burden on the operator. effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a screen in which multiple windows are displayed hierarchically by applying a multi-window display method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a display of each window displayed in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of window processing. 1...Display screen 2-5...Window 6
．． 7.8... Information item frame 9, 10.11... Window frame

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a multi-window display device comprising a display capable of displaying a plurality of windows in a superimposed manner and data storing parent-child relationships between information displayed across the windows, The display color of information displayed in a window or the background color of that information and the frame color of a child window that displays information subordinate to that information are the same color, so that the parent-child relationship between the window and the information can be visually identified. A multi-window display method featuring 2. In claim 1, the display color of the information displayed in the parent window or the background color of that information and the frame color of the child window displaying information subordinate to that information are the same color, so that the subordinate information becomes deeper. The multi-window display method is characterized in that the saturation of the frame color of the child window is changed according to a certain rule as the child window changes, thereby visually identifying the parent-child relationship between the information in the parent window and the information in the child window.