JPH0259814A - Dividing/integrating process system for window information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply perform such a process to separate or combine the memo with operations carried out to windows by a window control table, a divided window designating input process part, a divided position input process part, a window dividing process part, and a window display process part. CONSTITUTION:A window control table 13 stores the information on a text including the display position of the text on a display screen, etc. A window dividing process part 16 registers additionally the new windows to the table 13 with input of the dividing positions set by a dividing position input process part 15 and divides the display contents of the original window to be divided based on the calculation performed by the dividing positions to shift these divided contents to the new windows. A window display process part 17 displays a part or the whole of the window frames and display contents on a display device 12 based on the table 13. Thus it is possible to simply separate or combine the memo forms, etc., on a screen.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] This invention relates to a window information division/integration processing method used in a processing system, etc. that allows windows on a display screen to be used as if they were memo sheets.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a means for easily performing processes such as separating and pasting together memo sheets, etc. on which data is written, by operating a window.

A window management table that stores information regarding the control information and display content of each window, a 2-split window specification input processing unit, a 2-split position input processing unit, and a window splitting processing unit that splits a window targeted for 1 split into multiple windows. and a window display processing section.

Also, a window management table, an integrated window specification input processing unit, and a window integration processing unit that integrates multiple windows into one window.

and a window display processing section.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a window information I11/integrated processing method used in a processing system or the like in which a window on a display screen can be used as if it were a memo sheet.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, word processors have become widespread, and two documents are often created using the processing functions of a computer. However, conventional word processors provide various editing functions such as copying, moving, and deleting text in a single document.

The entire series of texts constitutes one document, so 1
For example, if you want to write down ideas that have come to you in bits and pieces, and later put them together, you can use a word processor for copying purposes only.

A processing system called an idea processor, which further expands the functionality of a word processor, is also used. This idea processor is a useful tool for converting an idea into text in a top-down manner. First, you can create a table of contents or items, and then refine the contents. Additionally, editing such as changing the order can be done at the table of contents level. but.

As a bottom amplifier, the functions of this idea processor cannot be said to be sufficient when summarizing and summarizing Igr-specific ideas.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention sometimes take a top-down approach,
I'm thinking of building a processing system that would allow me to write down ideas more freely, from the bottom up, and to organize them as I came up with them. In that case, the problem is how to present what expresses each individual idea to the user on the processing system, but if this is associated with windows on the display screen, one window can be It is thought that it can be used as if it were a memo paper. To document or draw your ideas into memo sheets using this window, and to develop and organize them, you can freely divide the window along with its display contents.

It is necessary to be able to integrate.

[Prior art] Figure 17 shows an example of window division using the conventional method.
FIG. 8 shows an example of window integration according to the conventional method.

A window is logically defined as a display area within one screen for the purpose of eliminating physical restrictions on display on a display screen. for this window.

In general, operations such as selective display, deletion, enlargement/reduction, etc.
This can be done using a positioning device such as a mouse.

In such a window system, one window is divided and its display contents are also divided.

In the case of distributing data to divided windows, conventional window management requires operations such as those shown in FIG. 17, for example.

First, as shown in Figure 17 (a), display screen 3
A new window W1 is created to display the contents of the window that you want to divide into 1 on top of 0. Window Wt is created manually using 1 creation command.

This is done by specifying its position.

Next, as shown in FIG. 17(b), the position where the content to be divided into one part is displayed in the window W2 to be divided into one part is specified. In this operation, the area from the 9-division start position to the final position is specified using, for example, a mouse or the like. In (b), this region is indicated by A.

The contents of this area are transferred to the newly created window W1 by a copy operation, as shown in FIG. 17(c).

Finally, as shown in FIG. 17(d), if any unnecessary content remains on the copy source window W2, it is deleted.

Also multiple windows, along with their contents.

When trying to combine into one window.

According to the conventional method, nine operations, such as those shown in FIG. 18, are required.

First, on the 9 screen 30 as shown in FIG. 18 (a).

Place the cursor on the window W1 that you want to integrate.

Specify the range from the beginning to the end of the displayed content.

Next, as shown in Fig. 18 (b), move the cursor to the final position of the integrated light window cursor W'2, and press (
The display contents of the range specified in b) are copied to window W2. The displayed content will be added after the window W2, as shown in FIG. 18(c).

As shown in FIG. 18(d), within the window Wl.

If there is any content left that is no longer needed, delete it.

Delete window W1. If there are other windows you want to merge, repeat the same operation again.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) When using a computer-based information processing device as a support device for two ideas, it is important to be able to input information easily, and to be able to freely edit the input information and further develop and organize the contents. If these operations are complicated, they will interfere with your thinking and make it impossible to concentrate on thinking.

When trying to use a conventional window system as a support device for 9 ideas, in the conventional method, operations on the window and editing operations on the displayed contents are handled independently, and the window is divided into three parts along with the displayed contents. In order to integrate the data, complicated operations as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 are required.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a means that can perform processes such as separating and pasting together memo sheets, etc. on which data is written, simply by operating the window. There is.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a processing device consisting of a CPU, memory, etc., 11 is an input device such as a keyboard and mouse, 1
2 is a display device; 13 is a window management table that stores in-to management information; 14 is a split window designation input processing unit that inputs the designation of the window to be split; and 15 is a split position input process that inputs the split position. 16 is a window division processing unit that divides the window together with display contents; 17 is a window display processing unit that displays windows; and 20 is an integrated window designation input processing unit that manually specifies windows to be integrated.

Reference numeral 21 represents a designation end detection unit that detects the end of designation of windows to be integrated, and 22 represents a window integration processing unit that combines a plurality of windows into one window.

In the system shown in FIG. 1(a), the display device 1
By simply specifying window W1 displayed on the screen of window W11.2 as a division target and then specifying the division position. It can be divided into multiple windows, such as window W12. The display content within the window is also divided according to the division position.

The window management table 13 includes information for each window.
This is a table that stores content display control parameters such as display position (coordinate) information and size information on the display screen, and information related to the content 2 to be displayed there, such as text such as character strings and graphic information of a document. Information regarding this display content is managed in the window management table 13 as address information of a buffer (not shown) in which, for example, text or the like is stored.

The split window designation input processing unit 14 uses the coordinates input from the input device 11 to create the window management table 1.
3 and selects the corresponding window to be divided.

The division position input processing unit 15 performs a process of inputting the division positions of the display contents in the nine-division target window from the input device 11 as screen coordinate information.

The window division processing unit 16 is a two-division position input processing unit 15.
By inputting the splitting position, a new window is additionally registered in the window management table 13, and the display contents of the one-split window are split based on calculations based on the splitting position, and then moved to the new window. .

The window display processing unit 17 performs processing to display part or all of the window frame and display contents on the display device 12 according to the window management table 13. , is immediately reflected on the screen of the display device 12.

In the system shown in FIG. 1 (b), the display device 1
By specifying a plurality of windows such as window W21 and window W22 displayed on the screen of No. 2 as integration targets, they can be integrated into one window like window W2.

The display content of the integrated window is a combination of the display content of the original window that was the integration target.

In the case of FIG. 1 (b), the window management table 13 is created for each window as in (b).

Stores content display control parameters and information regarding the content to be displayed there.

The integrated window designation input processing unit 20 selects the window management table 1 based on the coordinates input from the input device 11.
3 and selects the corresponding window to be integrated.

The specification end detection unit 21 is not necessary when the number of windows to be integrated is always limited to two, but when three or more windows can be integrated at one time, the specification of the integration target is Performs processing to input that it has ended.

In the window management table 13, the window integration processing unit 22 combines the information of the plurality of windows targeted for integration into one window information, and combines the display contents of the two original windows.

This process performs the process of allocating it to the integrated window. Information about windows that are no longer needed.

A process of deleting from the window management table 13 is performed.

The window display processing unit 17 performs a process of displaying a window frame and part or all of the display contents on the display device 12 according to the window management table 13, as in the case of FIG. 1(A). . As a result, the integrated window is immediately reflected on the screen of the display device 12.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, windows can be divided and integrated with a simple operation.

When dividing a window, input a command to instruct 1 division or select it from the 2 menu. This activates the 2-split window designation input processing section 14, and the 9-split window designation input processing section 14 inquires which window is to be divided. When the window to be divided into one is determined based on the input coordinates, the two-division position input processing section 15 makes an inquiry about the location where the window is to be divided into two. By inputting the division position here, the window to be divided is immediately divided.

When merging windows, a command to instruct the merging is input, and the selection is made from the menu.This starts the integrated window specification input processing section 20, and the integrated window specification input processing section 20 selects which windows. Inquire if you want to integrate it. When the window to be integrated is determined based on the input coordinates, the window integration processing unit 22 determines the window to be integrated.

The windows to be integrated are combined into one.

If you want to split one window into two, you can split it into nine by selecting the menu, specifying the window, specifying the splitting position three times or slightly more than that using a mouse, etc. . Similarly, integration can be achieved with fewer input operations.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 shows an example of using a window according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an example of a screen during document creation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an example of a window management table according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a text structure of a document being created according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram created according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a configuration of a window system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is an example of a two-into division process according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 to 13 are The figure is an example of division according to an embodiment of the present invention, the 14th
The figure shows an example of window integration processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 and 16 illustrate an example of integration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is particularly effective when applied to a document processing system that manages one window in correspondence with one memo sheet. Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to two drawings.

In this embodiment, the process of creating and editing document data, etc. in one window is almost the same as the process used in conventional word processors and the like. With this editing processing function and the like, in this embodiment, data can be written on or deleted from each window like a memo sheet. Furthermore, each window can be managed in two layers.

FIG. 2 shows an example of how the windows are used, and each window W1 to W6 corresponds to one sheet of memo paper. 1 title at the top of the window
is displayed. In this example, the title of window Wl is "Memo M1", the title of window W2 is "Memo M2", etc.
・It is.

By placing the cursor on the left side of the title block and hitting the mouse button, you can change the size of the window. In addition, by pointing to the right side of the second title column, the window can be erased from the screen 30. To display a memo that has been deleted from the screen,
Display the menu and select the memo from there.

This opens a window within one screen 30.

The contents of the memo will be displayed.

9 Although not shown, the active window that is currently being operated has one scroll bar added to the right and one at the bottom, so that the displayed content can be scrolled. . You can also change the window size by holding the bottom right corner of the active window and moving it. You can also display only the title.

In FIG. 2, window W2. W3. Since W4 is completely included in window Wl, it is at a lower level than window Wl. Window W3. W4 is -
Although it is a city, it is not in an inclusive relationship, so it is also Hell.

For example, two windows W5. By creating a new window W7 that includes W6, it is possible to organize notes in a so-called bottom amplifier manner. Also.

Inside one window W6, a new window W8
By creating a memo, it is possible to detail the memo contents in a top-down manner.

FIG. 3 shows a specific example of a screen when a document is being created using such a window. Note that the display of the three title columns is simplified and illustrated.

The menu display 31 is a display for operation selection, and can be called up and displayed at any time. WNDW 1 to WNDW 7 are windows arranged in one layer, and data can be entered in each of them. In Figure 3.

The cursor is in window WIJDW 5, and the data therein can now be collected.

In order to manage the display of the screen 30 as shown in FIG.
The window management table 13 has information as shown in FIG. 4, for example.

In this window management table 13, fields provided for each window store the following three-dimensional information.

(81 number: Number that identifies the window (b1 title: Title that can be attached to each memo (C) Content: Information regarding the content of the memo (address of the buffer where the text is stored, etc.) (dl coordinate; display on the screen x, y coordinates indicating the position (e) Size: Size of the window (f1 display:
Flag that specifies the display range (g) Font color: The color to display the text (h) Background: The background color in the window (1) Display start: The position of the text to start displaying (Jl
Upper: The number of the inter-window pad (g)) Lower: The number of the lower windows included in the window The structure of the text managed by the window management table 13 shown in FIG. 4 is shown in FIG. It has a hierarchical structure. This hierarchical structure can be recognized from the upper and lower fields in the window management table 13.

When printing a document created using the window shown in FIG.
The text structure shown in the figure is extracted.

For example, a printing image as shown in FIG. 6 is output to a printer or the like.

The configuration of the window system according to this embodiment is as follows.

For example, it is as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, a keyboard 40 is an input device for inputting text, etc., and a mouse 4I is an input device for inputting positions on two screens. Other pointing devices may also be used as one of the input devices.

The keyboard control unit 42 reads data (code) input from the keyboard 40 and controls sending it to the command control unit 44 and the like. The mouse information detection section 43 performs control to detect the state of the mouse 41.

As a result, the pressed state of the mouse button and coordinate information can be obtained.

The command control unit 44 performs a process of distributing control to an appropriate processing unit based on information obtained via the keyboard control unit 42 or the mouse information detection unit 43.

The window dividing unit 45 divides the designated window at designated positions to create multiple windows. The window merging unit 46 performs a process of merging the contents of a plurality of designated windows and integrating them into one window.

The window layering unit 47 performs a process of extracting a hierarchical relationship, which is a logical inclusion relationship, from a positional inclusion relationship between a designated window and a window above it.

The window moving unit 48 performs processing to change the position of a specified window. The window enlargement/contraction unit 49 performs processing to change the display area of a window. window m
The collection unit 50 edits information within the window. This window editing section 50 has the editing processing function that a typical word processor or the like has.

The window erasing unit 51 performs a process of erasing a specified window. The window attribute changing unit 52 performs processing to change the color, display format, character size, etc. of the window. The window creation unit 53 performs processing to create a new window.

The display contents of the new window are blank.

The display device control unit 54 controls the output of information to be displayed on the display device 12 according to the window management table 13.

The video memory (VRAM) 55 is a memory in which information corresponding to the display screen of the display device 12 is stored.

The window default table 56 is a table that stores default values of various attributes that are referred to when creating a new window.

The present invention provides the window system shown in FIG.
In particular, the processing of the window dividing unit 45.

It is related to the processing of the window integration unit 46, etc.

Specific examples of these processes will be described below.

[Example of Window Division Processing] Processing related to window division is performed as shown in steps 2 to 2, for example, shown in FIG. 8.

■ Assume that it is initially in a command waiting state.

■ Input an instruction to start two-part processing by selecting a menu displaying window operation commands.

■ Determine whether there are any windows visible on the screen. If not, output an error message and return to process ■.

■ Input the specification of the window to be divided (Wl) using a mouse or the like.

■ Read the data of the corresponding division target window (Wl) from the window management table 13;

■ Next, input the designation of the division position in the window. In this process, a horizontal line indicating the window dividing position is displayed in accordance with the movement of the mouse, and if three mouse buttons are pressed, the coordinates (x, y) at that time are recognized as the designated dividing position.

■ Based on the division position (X, y>), calculate the division position on the text in correspondence with the text in the window data. At this time, set the window display start position (xO, yO) and the character size. Kisaku character size)
If cs is assumed and the division is performed between the n-th line and the n+1-th line, the value of n will be linear.

n= round ((yYO)/c s) where round is a rounding function.

■ Divide the text into two parts between line n and line n+1.

■ Create new window data for each divided text and update the window management table 13.

[Phase] Display a window according to the contents of the new window management table 13.

For example, suppose that window WNDW 1 is displayed on one screen 30 as shown in FIG. 9(a). The contents of the window management table 13 regarding the window NDW 1 are as shown in FIG. 9(b).

Specify 2 divisions for this window WNDW1.

When the dividing position is indicated with a mouse or the like, the screen 30 after one division becomes as shown in FIG. 9(c), for example. As shown in FIG. 9(d), the window management table 13 includes window WNDW 1 and window WNDW.
Two entries are provided: 2.

Figure 10 shows one division specification, simultaneous? An example of division that allows division into 3i numbers is shown.

After instructing window W1 to start nine divisions, the first
As shown in Figure 0 (a), first move the mouse cursor to the first division position A and click. Next, Figure 10 (
3) Move the mouse cursor to the second division position B as shown in b).

click. Repeat steps 5 and above as many times as you want to divide, and then double-click at the end. As a result, the 10th
As shown in figure (c), window WIW2. It is divided into W3.

Instead of specifying the dividing position on a line-by-line basis, it may be possible to specify the dividing position on a one-character basis.

FIG. 11 shows an example of this division. After specifying the division using the command, place the cursor on the character where you want to divide it into two (see Figure 11 (a)).

The cursor is placed on the word "flower". If some key, such as the return key, is pressed, the window is divided into windows W1 and W2, as shown in FIG. 11(b).

In addition, in the example shown in FIG. 12(A), hit the area of the window W1 that you want to divide into two with a rectangle, extract that part,
It is designed so that it can be divided as shown in Figure 12 (b).

The window W that you want to divide into one as shown in Figure 13 (a)
1 can be freely divided vertically and horizontally, and each divided rectangular area is like windows W1 to W4 shown in FIG. 13(b).

It may also be possible to divide it.

Regarding the division methods shown in Figures 9 to 13, please refer to 3.
It may be possible to select it from a menu as a subcommand of the split command. It is clear that the processing for realizing such various divisions can be realized by the same processing as shown in FIG. 8, with the only difference being the calculation of the division positions.

[Example of Window Integration Process] Processes related to window integration are performed, for example, as in steps 1 to 1 shown in FIG. 14.

■ Assume that it is initially in a command waiting state.

■ Input instructions to start the integration process by selecting a menu displaying window operation commands.

■ Determine whether there are any windows visible on the screen. If not, output an error message and return to process ■.

■ Input the designation of the window to be integrated (W>) using a mouse or the like.

■ Read the data of the corresponding integration target window (W) from the window management table 13.

■ Determine whether there are more windows to consolidate. The end of specifying the window to be integrated is recognized by pressing a certain key or double-clicking the mouse. If the specification continues, control is returned to process ■.

■ Combine the text (content) of the window data that is being integrated.

■ Set window data other than text in the window management table 13. Use the default window attributes etc. Alternatively, the same data as the first window data to be combined may be set.

■ The display location of the new integrated window.

Set in the window management table 13.

[Phase] Display a window according to the contents of the new window management table 13.

For example, assume that windows WNDW 1 and WNDW 2 are displayed on one screen 30 as shown in FIG. 15(a). The windows - NDW 1, WNDW 2
The contents of the window management table 13 regarding
It looks like figure (b).

If you specify integration for each of these windows - NDW 1 and WNDW 2, the screen 30 after integration will be 1.
For example, it becomes as shown in FIG. 15(C). In the window management table 13, as shown in FIG. 15(d), the integrated contents are set as window-NDW 1.

FIG. 16 shows an example in which a plurality of windows W1 to W3 can be simultaneously integrated by one integration designation. In this example.

As shown in Fig. 16 (a), the windows Wl, W2゜W3
Click one after another with the mouse, and finally double-click. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 16(b), the windows are integrated into one window W1.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in a system using windows, it becomes possible to easily divide and integrate windows. By improving this operability, it is possible to significantly shorten the time required for one task in a system that requires many divisions and integrations of windows. especially.

When considering a system that allows windows to be used like memo paper, it would be possible to easily separate and paste memo paper with data written on it on two screens, allowing you to develop an idea, This is effective in realizing a processing system that supports tasks such as grouping.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an example of the use of a window according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of a screen during document creation according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an example of a window management table according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows the text structure of a document being created according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a printed image of a document created according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of a window system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is an example of window division processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 9 to 13 are examples of division according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an example of window integration processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. 15 and 16 are examples of integration according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is an example of window division using the conventional method. FIG. 18 shows an example of window integration according to the conventional method. In the figure, 10 is a processing device, 11 is an input device, 12 is a display device, 13 is a window management table, 14 is a split window designation input processing section, 15 is a split position input processing section, 16 is a window split processing section, and 17 is a Window display processing unit, 20 is an integrated window specification input processing unit, 21
2 represents a specification end detection unit, and 22 represents a window integration processing unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] [1] A processing system that has a processing function that manages windows provided as display areas on a display screen in association with the contents displayed in the windows, and creates and edits data in each window. A window information division/integration processing method in , which includes a window management table (13) that stores at least display position information, size information, and display content information for each window on the display screen; A split window designation input processing unit (14) for inputting a window specification; a split position input processing unit (15) for inputting a split position in a window to be split; a window division processing unit (16) that updates the window management table so that the window is divided into a plurality of windows and display contents are assigned to each window according to the division position; A window information division/integration processing method comprising: a window display processing section (17) that performs processing of displaying a frame and a part or all of display contents. [2] Window information division/integration in a processing system that has a processing function that associates and manages windows provided as display areas on a display screen and the content displayed in those windows, and creates and edits data in each window. The processing method includes a window management table (13) that stores, for each window, at least display position information, size information, and display content information on the display screen, and designation of multiple windows to be integrated on the display screen. Input integrated window designation input processing unit (20
), and integrate the multiple windows to be integrated into one window, combine the display contents of the original windows, and assign the combined display contents to the integrated window. A window integration processing unit (22) that updates a window management table; and a window display processing unit (17) that performs processing to display a window frame and part or all of display content according to the window management table. A window information division/integration processing method characterized by: