JPH03265894A - System for identifying multiwindow - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of data input by displaying windows by using a different color for the frame of a window wherein input is available among windows of a multiwindow system and making the window identifiable. CONSTITUTION:A mouse cursor position recognition means 1 stores the coordinate values of a mouse cursor in a main storage device. An input window recognition means 2 judges in which window input operation is allowed according to the coordinate values of the mouse cursor stored on the main storage by the mouse cursor position recognition means 1 and sends window information regarding the window wherein the input is available to an identifying means 3 which identifies the input window with the color. The input window identifying means 3 displays the window frame of the input window in the different color according to the window information sent from the input window recognition means 2. Consequently, it can be judged that the window 4 is the window where the input is available.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a multi-window identification method for identifying input-enabled windows in multi-windows.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional multi-window identification method for identifying one or more input-enabled windows in a multi-window is to determine whether the mouse cursor is within the window and to identify the input-enabled windows. The method is to identify which one is the one. For example, in the case of the example shown in FIG. is determined to be an input-enabled window.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, the conventional method for identifying input-enabled windows in multi-windows is to determine whether the mouse cursor is within the window and to determine which window is input-enabled. is identified.

Therefore, if you want to input data, you have to check to see if the mouse cursor is in the corresponding window before inputting the data.

[Means to solve the problem]

The multi-window identification method of the present invention uses a mouse cursor position recognition means that is located on the main memory and stores the coordinate values of the mouse cursor, and determines a window in which input is possible based on the coordinate values of the mouse cursor. and window recognition means for outputting window information based on the window information, and color-based input-enabled window identification means for changing the color of the frame of the input-enabled window based on the window information.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises mouse cursor position recognition means 1, input-enabled window recognition means 2, and input-enabled window identification means 3 by color. The mouse cursor position recognition means] is located on the main storage device and stores the coordinate values of the mouse cursor. The input-enabled window recognition means 2 determines whether the window is an input-enabled window based on the mouse cursor coordinate values stored in the main memory by the mouse cursor position recognition means 1, and identifies the input-enabled window. The relevant window information is sent to input-enabled window identification means 3 based on color. Means for identifying input-enabled windows by color 3
Based on the window information sent from the input-enabled window recognition means 2, the window frame of the input-enabled window is displayed with a different color.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the multi-window display screen according to the embodiment of FIG. 1.

In Figure 2, three windows 4, 5 and 6
is displayed, but the color of the frame of window 4 is different from the color of the frames of other windows, and it can be determined from this whether window 4 is an input-enabled window.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the multi-window identification method of the present invention allows input-enabled windows to be identified at a glance by displaying them in a multi-window (by changing the color of the frame of the window where input is possible) so that they can be identified. This has the effect of improving the operability of take input.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a multi-window display screen in the embodiment of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a conventional multi-window identification method. It is a front view which does not show the multi-window display screen in an example. 1... Mouse cursor position recognition means, 2... Input possible window recognition means, 3... Input possible window identification means by color, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9... Window, 10. ...Mouse cursor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A mouse cursor position recognition means that is located on the main memory and stores the coordinate values of the mouse cursor, and a window recognition means that determines a window in which input is possible based on the coordinate values of the mouse cursor and outputs window information. and input-enabled window identification means for changing the color of the frame of the input-enabled window based on the window information.