JPH05313846A - Window controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the highly flexible operability of a window controller for a user in an application system using a multiwindow function by preventing the operations of the user that cause the processing conflicts of the system and, at the same time, by minimizing the limitation applied to the operations of the user. CONSTITUTION:A window control part 151 controls the windows constructing an application system in a tree structure and can have the accesses to the windows of lower levels based on the windows of higher levels. Then, the part 151 detects all windows lower than the window that is positioned at a designated node of the tree structure. A user operation inhibition processing part 152 performs the user operation inhibition processing to the windows except those 0 or more windows that are designated by a function executing part 16 among the detected windows.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window control device for an application system using a multi-window function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art OSF / Motif advocated by OSF (Open Software Foundation) is given as an example of the conventional prohibition of user operation on windows. The OSF / Motif style guide shows the following two types of window control modes related to user operation prohibition. The first is a system modal in which only windows that require user input can be input and other user operations on the entire display are prohibited. The second is an application modal in which only windows that require user input can be input out of windows controlled by the application, and user operations on other parts in the application-controlled window are prohibited.

[0003]

In the application system, it is effective to prevent the operation of the system from being inconsistent by prohibiting the user's operation except the window in which the input by the user is essential. However, when the system modal or application modal described above is used, it becomes necessary to prohibit the use of the user even for the functions other than the function for which the user operation must be prohibited in order to prevent the processing inconsistency. This narrows the capabilities of the application system and limits the user's application operating procedure more than necessary.
Also, in a particular state of the application system, in order to prevent processing conflicts, it is necessary to prohibit only operations on windows that have a series of functions.
Application modal and system modal cannot handle. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prohibit a user's operation that causes a processing contradiction of an application system and to provide the user with a high degree of freedom in operability.

[0004]

The technical means of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object makes it possible to manage windows in a tree structure in a multi-window system and to access lower windows based on upper windows. Window management means, a user operation prohibition processing means for prohibiting all user operations on windows other than a designated window among windows under a specific node on the tree structure, and a user operation prohibition state using the user operation prohibition processing means. It is a user operation prohibition cancellation processing means for canceling the prohibition of the user operation of the specified window.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when the application system advances the processing, the user's operation on the window having the function causing the processing contradiction is prohibited to prevent the contradiction of the processing of the system, and the operation to the user's operation is prevented. It is intended to provide the user with a high degree of freedom in operability by minimizing the restrictions.

[0006]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the components of the application system shown in this embodiment. FIG. 2 is an overall view of a tree structure of windows included in the application system. In FIG. 2, when the system of this embodiment is started, the window A is first displayed. Then, the windows B, C, and D are displayed by the user's operation.
The windows B, C, and D provide the user with means for operating the functions b, c, and d among the functions of the system. Also, windows B1 and B
2 is window B and windows C1, C2 and C21
Is a window having a function related to the window C, and can be accessed using the window management unit 151 based on the window of the upper node in the tree structure. Further, when the window C21 is displayed, the process of the function c cannot be normally performed unless the user makes an input to the window C21.

Next, a processing example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the window B and the window C are displayed by the user's operation after the activation of the present embodiment. At this time, the user can operate any of the windows A, B, and C. Next, consider a case where the user focuses on the function c and advances the operation. Now, suppose that the windows C1 and C2 are displayed by the user's operation on the window C as shown in FIG. Even at this stage, the user can operate all the windows being displayed. Next, it is assumed that the window C21 is displayed as a result of the user's operation. As described above, in the application system shown in this embodiment, the window C
When 21 is displayed, the process of the function c cannot be normally performed unless the user performs an input process on this window. Therefore, the function execution unit 16
Requests the window control device 15 to prohibit the user operation on windows below the window C except the window C21. Then, the window management unit 151 of the window control unit 15 sequentially detects windows located below the window C in the tree structure from the upper node, and the user operation prohibition processing unit 152 detects the detected windows (C, C1, C2). To prohibit user operation. As a result, the windows (C, C1, C related to function c
The user operation for 2) is prohibited, and other processing related to the function c is not advanced until the user performs an input operation to the window C21, thereby preventing a system processing conflict (FIG. 5). At this time, the windows A and B have nothing to do with the function c, so that the user can freely operate these windows. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to newly display the windows B1 and B2 and the window D to proceed with the processing of the function b and the function d. After that, when the user performs an input operation on the window C21, the function executing unit requests the window control device 15 to cancel the operation prohibition on the windows below the window C. Then, the window management unit 151 wash | cleans the window below the window C on a tree | wood structure, and performs a user operation prohibition cancellation process with respect to a window using a user operation prohibition cancellation processing apparatus. In this way, as shown in FIG. 7, the window C21 is in a non-display state, and the user can operate the window related to the other function c.

As described above, by using the present invention,
When a specific user's input operation becomes indispensable for the processing of the function c, by prohibiting other user operations related to the function c, inconsistency in the processing of the application system is prevented and the processing of the function c By allowing the user to operate a window that is not directly related to, it is possible to minimize the restriction on the user operation and provide the operability with a higher degree of freedom to the user.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus that constitutes the application system according to this embodiment. Also, FIG.
Is the entire tree structure of windows of the application system. In this embodiment, the application system has two modes, mode 1 and mode 2.
In FIG. 9, it is assumed that the functions provided by all the windows are valid in the case of mode 1, but the functions provided by the windows B1, B11, B12 cannot be realized in the case of mode 2. Further, it is assumed that the mode switching means is in the window A.

Next, a processing example of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
2 is used for the explanation. First, the application system of this embodiment is started in the mode 1 state. First,
Window A is displayed. Then, FIG. 10 shows the result of displaying windows C and windows below the window B and windows C by the user's operation. Here, it is assumed that the user needs to change from mode 1 to mode 2. The user can change the mode 1 to the mode 2 by operating the window A while keeping the windows B1, B11, B12 in the display state. At this time, the function executing unit 86 instructs the window control device 85 of the present invention to prevent the user operation of the windows below the window B1 on the tree structure. Then, the window management 851 of the window controller 85 is a window located below the window B1 on the tree structure (windows B1, B11, B12).
And the user operation prohibition processing unit 852 prohibits the user operation on the detected window (see FIG. 1).
1). At this time, the windows B and C that provide the operation related to the function that is effective in the mode 2 accept the user's operation. It is also possible to newly display the windows C1 and C2 (FIG. 12). After that, when the user needs to return from the mode 2 to the mode 1 again and the operation is performed by operating the window A, the function executing unit 86 causes the window control device 85 to control the window positioned below the window B1 in the tree structure. Request to remove the prohibition of user operation. Then, the window management unit 851
Detects a window located below the window B1 on the tree structure, and the user operation prohibition cancellation processing unit 853 cancels the user operation prohibition of the detected window (FIG. 1).
3).

Thus, by using the present invention, by providing a means for prohibiting the user's operation on these windows even when the windows less than the effective window B1 are displayed only in mode 1. It is possible to change the mode to the mode 2 according to the user's need, and to give the user an opportunity to change the mode at any scene while preventing the system processing inconsistency.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, in an application system using a multi-window function, windows are managed on a tree structure, and among windows located at nodes other than the root on the tree structure, To provide a means for prohibiting the user operation of only windows other than the specified zero or more windows, thereby preventing the contradiction of the processing of the system and enabling the user operation of the windows not related to the above processing. In addition, it is possible to provide the user with a high degree of freedom in operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of components of an application system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall tree structure diagram of windows included in the application system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a window displayed as a result of a user operation in the first stage described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a window displayed as a result of a user operation in a second stage described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a window displayed as a result of a user operation in the third stage described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a window displayed as a result of a user operation in the fourth stage described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a window displayed as a result of a user operation in the fifth stage described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of components of an application system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an overall tree structure diagram of a window included in the application system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a mode 1 window displayed as a result of the user operation in the first stage described in the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a mode 2 window displayed as a result of a user operation in the second stage described in the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a window of mode 2 displayed as a result of a user operation of the third stage described in the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of a mode 1 window displayed as a result of a user operation in the fourth stage described in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Display 12 Keyboard 13 Mouse 14 Multi-window System 15 Window Control Device 151 Window Management Unit 152 User Operation Prohibition Processing Unit 153 User Operation Prohibition Release Processing Unit 16 Function Execution Unit 81 Display 82 Keyboard 83 Mouse 84 Window System 85 Window Control Device 851 Window Management unit 852 User operation prohibition processing unit 853 User operation prohibition cancellation processing unit 86 Function execution unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A window managing means for managing a window on a tree structure and making it possible to access a lower window based on an upper window, and a window excluding a designated window among windows under a specific node on the tree structure. A window control device including a user operation prohibition processing unit for prohibiting all user operations on the window and a user operation prohibition cancellation processing unit for canceling the prohibition of the user operation of the window in the user operation prohibited state using the user operation prohibition processing unit. ..