JPH04215694A - Window moving method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To concurrently move multiple windows via one command to simplify actions and reduce the load on a processor for the window moving method of a multi-window display system overlappingly displaying windows. CONSTITUTION:In a multi-window display system overlappingly displaying windows, an area table control means 1 dividing a display into areas corresponding to the overlapping state of the windows for control, an area table 2 storing the information of window groups belonging to individual areas, an overlapping state display means 3 displaying the overlapping state of the windows corresponding to the areas, a moving window specifying means 4 specifying the moving window groups and shift positions, and a window moving means 5 moving the windows to the specified positions are provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window movement method for simultaneously moving a plurality of windows in a multi-window display system for a data processing device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, so-called overlapping multi-window display systems have been widely used in office automation equipment and data processing apparatuses, in which a plurality of processing results are cut out and displayed on the same display.

[0003] In a multi-window type display system, conventionally, when a user wants to move the display location of an arbitrary window on the display, the user selects a move command, specifies the window to be moved, specifies the coordinate position after moving the window, etc. A series of operations were performed.

0004

In the conventional multi-window display system, as described above, a movement command is selected, a window is specified, and a coordinate position after movement is specified for each window to be moved.

[0005] Therefore, even when moving a plurality of windows in the same direction and the same distance, the same operation had to be repeated for each window.

[0006] Therefore, there are problems in that the number of operations performed by the user increases and the processing time of the processor of the processing device also increases.

[0007] The present invention manages windows on a display by dividing them into areas corresponding to their weight states, and moves multiple windows at the same time with a single command, simplifying operations and reducing the load on the processor. The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved window movement method.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The means adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 2 is an area table;
The display area is divided into areas according to the number of overlapping windows, and the identifiers of the window groups belonging to the divided areas, the position coordinates of the areas, and the area size are stored.

Reference numeral 1 denotes an area table management means, which records values for each area each time a change occurs in a divided area, such as window creation, deletion, movement, weight status change, iconization, non-iconization, size change, etc. and calculate the area table 2
Change the stored data.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a weight status display means, which displays the weight status of a window in a designated area based on the information in the area table 2.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a moving window specifying means, which specifies the window group to be moved and the moving position.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a window moving means, which moves a specified group of windows to the position specified by the moving window specifying means 4.

[0014]

[Operation] When a window movement command is input from a keyboard or mouse (not shown), the movement window specifying means 4 operates, obtains the movement start position coordinates, refers to the area table 2, and determines which divided area the movement start position coordinates correspond to. The weight state of the window belonging to that area is determined as follows.
A command is given to the weight status display means 3 to display it on the display.

Next, when the selection of the window group to be moved, the direction of movement, and the distance of movement are input using the keyboard or mouse, the movement window specifying means 4 actually selects a group of windows to be moved from among all the windows belonging to the specified divided area. The position coordinates of the moving window after the movement are calculated and transferred to the window moving means 5.

The window moving means 5 performs a process of displaying movement of the window specified by the moving window specifying means 4 to the specified position coordinates.

The area table management means 1 calculates values for each divided area after the window has been moved, and updates the data stored in the area table 2.

As described above, the windows on the display are managed by being divided into areas corresponding to the weight status, and multiple windows can be moved at the same time with a single command, which simplifies the operation for movement. In addition, the load on the processor can be reduced.

[0019]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 8. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of window movement in the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a specific example of an area table in the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of a moving window specifying means of the present invention. The operation flowchart, FIG. 6 is a specific example of window movement using mouse input, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are specific examples of weight status display in the same embodiment.

[Configuration of the Embodiment] In FIG. 2, the area table management means 1, the area table 2, the weight status display means 3, the moving window specifying means 4, and the window moving means 5 are as described in FIG.

10 is a data processing device.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a multi-window processing processor, which performs processing for window display.

Reference numerals 12 and 13 are application programs, which store programs that perform processes such as window generation, deletion, movement, iconization, and non-iconization.

14 is a display, on which a window is displayed.

A keyboard 15 is used for data input and control.

A mouse 16 is used together with the keyboard 15 to input and control data.

[Operation of the Embodiment] The movement of a window will be explained by taking as an example a case where data regarding the movement is input using a mouse.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, windows A, B, and C are displayed on the display 14, and as shown in FIG. 3(A), windows A and C are
An example of moving from the mark to the tip of the ↑ mark in the direction indicated by the ↑ mark will be explained.

Windows A, B, and C shown in FIG. 3(A) are divided into eight areas as shown in FIG. 3(B) based on the overlap with each window.

The area table management means 1 calculates the value of each area and updates the data stored in the area table 2 every time the window display changes.

The area table 2 is composed of memory and is shown in FIG.
As shown in
It has a memory that can store data such as coordinates and size.

The data storage values in the area table shown in FIG. 4 indicate a state corresponding to FIG. The front is A, then B, and finally C
, and the coordinates of area ■ (area ■ in Figure 3 (B)
upper left corner) is 350 and 300, size is 200 x 1
00.

When a window movement command is input from the mouse 16, the movement window specifying means 4 starts processing.
An instruction is given to the processor 11 to perform processing according to the flow shown in FIG. 5, and the processing is performed.

Process S1 In process S1, the cursor on the display is moved to the movement start position using the mouse, and a window movement command is input. For window movement commands,
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a mouse with two buttons is used and the left button is pressed. In the example, FIG. 3(A)
This shows the case where the left button is pressed when the cursor is at the x mark position. When the left button is pressed, the coordinates of the cursor position at that time are read.

Processing S2 In processing S2, calculation processing is performed to determine to which region of the divided regions the coordinates read in processing S1 belong.

Processing S3 In processing S3, the window overlapping state of the area calculated in processing S2 is displayed on the display. The display of the weight state is as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and FIGS. 7(A), (B), and (C) represent the same state. In this state, A is on the top layer, followed by B and C on top of each other in that order. In the example, FIG.
) is displayed.

Processing S4 In processing S4, following the display of the weight status, as shown in FIG. 6, if the right button of the mouse is pressed while holding down the left button, the screen changes from FIG. 8(A) to (B).
), and if you release the right button once and then press it again, the display will change to (C), and each time you press the right button again (D).
, (E), (F), ... (H). In FIG. 8, the blacked-out window indicates a moving window.

In this embodiment, in order to move windows A and C, press the right mouse button 2 as shown in FIG.
When pressed twice, the weight status shown in Figure 8(C) is displayed.
A selection of moving windows is made.

Process S5 In process S5, the mouse cursor is moved to the tip of the ↑ mark in FIG. 3A while the left side of the mouse button is pressed, and the left side of the mouse button is released as shown in FIG. . When the left button is released, the cursor position at the time of release is determined to be the window movement end position and the coordinates are read.

Process S6 In process S6, the start position coordinates in process S1, the end position coordinates in process S5, and process S4
Based on the selection data of the moving window group, the coordinates of each window after movement are calculated for the moving window group, and a command is issued to the window moving means 5 to move the window to the calculated position, and the process ends.

The window moving means 5 performs a process of moving the window to a designated position, as shown in FIG. 3(C).

When the movement of the window is completed, the area table management means 1 calculates the value of each area after the movement, and updates the data stored in the area table 2.

In the embodiment, movement data was input using a mouse, but it can also be easily input using a keyboard.

Furthermore, in the embodiment, a single processor for window processing is provided, but it can also be shared by the data processing processor of the data processing device.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made in accordance with the gist of the invention.

[0046]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. ■The windows on the display are managed by dividing them into areas corresponding to their weight status, and multiple windows can be moved at the same time with a single command.
The movement operation can be simplified and the load on the processor can be reduced.

(2) Since the moving window group is selected from among the displays corresponding to the weight status of the moving window group displayed on the display, the moving window group can be easily selected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of window movement in the same embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a specific example of an area table according to the same embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the moving window specifying means of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a specific example of window movement using mouse input according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a specific example of a weight status display according to the same embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a specific example of a weight status display according to the same embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Area table management means 2
Area table 3 Weight status display means 4
Moving window designation means 5
Window moving means 10 Data processing device 11 Multi-window processing processor 12, 13 Application program 14
Display 15 Keyboard 16 Mouse

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A multi-window display system in which windows are displayed overlapping each other, comprising: (1) an area table management means 1 that divides the display into areas corresponding to the weight state of the windows on the display and (2) manages each area. An area table 2 that stores information about the windows to which it belongs, and ■
weight state display means 3 for displaying the weight state of the window corresponding to each region stored in the region table 2; (1) a moving window specifying means 4 for specifying a group of windows to be moved and a moving position; and (2) the moving window. A window moving method comprising: a window moving means 5 for moving a group of windows to a position specified by a specifying means 4. 2. The weight state display means 3 displays a plurality of weight states assuming moving windows, and a group of windows to be moved is selected from among the displayed plurality of weight state displays. The window moving method according to claim 1.