JPH056254A - Display position control system for window - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the moved variable of a pointing device in the case of moving a cursor into a newly opened window, to speedily start the next work and to improve workability. CONSTITUTION:In the case of opening a window W as a work area to use the pointing device on a display screen G, the display position of a preceding (large) cursor K and the size of the (large) window W to be opened on the display screen G are investigated, and an area adjacent to the display position of the preceding cursor K is set as the display area of the window W.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention, in a computer system, displays a window for setting a position on the display screen for opening the window, which is a work area for using a pointing device, on the display screen. The present invention relates to a position control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Application software used in a personal computer system or a workstation system has a multi-window function (in one display screen by a CRT or the like, work independent of the surroundings) for improving operability and processing ability. An increasing number of machines are equipped with a function that expands multiple windows that are areas to enable multiple tasks to proceed simultaneously.

In the software having the multi-window function, generally, a pointing device such as a mouse can be used for the work in the window.

For example, from a plurality of icons displayed at one corner of the display screen, a pointing device is used to select an icon corresponding to a window to be displayed on the display screen. Then, at a fixed position on the display screen,
The selected window is opened.

In the conventional case, the window display position (window opening position) on the display screen is set as a fixed value in the application software, and is read and used in the main memory of the processor when the application software is executed. It

[0006]

By the way, in the conventional case where the window display position is fixed as described above, for example, the position of the icon for opening the window and the window display position are greatly separated. In such a case, in order to move the cursor into the opened window after selecting the icon for opening the window, you have to move the pointing device greatly, which results in workability. There was a problem of getting worse.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is necessary to move the cursor to the newly opened window regardless of the position of the cursor immediately before the window is opened, by the amount of movement of the pointing device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a window display position control method that requires only a small size, can quickly move to the next work, and can improve workability.

[0008]

In the window display position control method according to the present invention, when a window, which is a work area for using a pointing device, is opened on the display screen, the window immediately before the window is displayed on the display screen. The cursor display position and the size of the window to be opened are checked, and an area near the previous cursor display position is set as the display area of the window.

[0009]

In the window display position control method according to the present invention, when the window is opened on the display screen, the area close to the cursor position on the display screen is set as the window display area to open the window. The window is always close to the cursor, and no matter where the cursor is located just before opening the window, moving the cursor into a newly opened window requires very little movement of the pointing device, and it moves quickly. Workability is improved because it is possible to move to the next work.

[0010]

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a computer system for displaying a window on a display device using an embodiment of the present invention. This computer system is used as a personal computer system or a workstation, and as shown in the figure, a processor 1 which is a central processing unit, a main memory 2 of this processor 1, a display 3 which is a display device, and an external device. A floppy disk drive 4 which is a storage device, a keyboard 5 which is an input device, a fixed disk device 6 which is an external storage device for storing system control information and various kinds of work information, and a printer 7 which is an output device. And a mouse device 8 which is a pointing device for pointing the position of the cursor on the display 3.

The display 3, the floppy disk drive 4, the keyboard 5, the fixed disk device 6, the printer 7, the mouse 8, etc. are all dedicated control units 3a,
It is connected to the processor 1 via 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a and 8a. A communication line 9 is also connected to the processor 1.

The application software is usually read from the floppy disk drive 4 or the fixed disk device 6 into the memory 2 and executed. In this case, when the application software to be executed has a window function and a new window is opened on the display screen, the window display position on the display screen is set according to the embodiment of the present invention. ..

In one embodiment of the present invention, processing is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. In this embodiment, it is monitored whether or not opening a new window on the display screen of the display 3 is instructed by the switch operation of the mouse 8. When instructed, first, the cursor on the display screen is moved. The position information is acquired (step S101). The position information of the cursor on the display screen is displayed when the opening of the window is instructed by operating the switch of the mouse 8.
Is notified to the processor 1 and is temporarily stored in the main memory 2 or the like. In this embodiment, the position information of the temporarily stored cursor is obtained.

Then, next, the size information of the window to be opened is obtained, and it is checked whether or not the window can be displayed close to the cursor position obtained in S101 (step S102). The window size information is usually incorporated as window image data in application software. In the case of this embodiment, it means that the window is close to the cursor position.
As shown in (b), it is defined that the upper left corner of the window W is in contact with the tip of the cursor K on the display screen G of the display 3. However, this definition of the proximity of the window and the cursor may be defined so that it can be easily used according to the arrangement of icons for opening the window and the purpose of the window. It is also possible to define it so that it will be adjacent to.

By the way, when the position obtained in S101 is set as the proximity position of the window as it is and the window is opened, depending on the size of the window, as shown in FIG. There is a possibility that W may not fit in the display screen G. The process in S102 is for preventing the occurrence of such a problem.

When it is determined in S102 that the window can be displayed in the vicinity of the cursor position obtained in S101, the cursor position obtained in S101 is recognized as the proximity position, and the process proceeds to step 104. .. However, if the window cannot be displayed close to the cursor position obtained in S101, S102 is displayed.
If it is determined in step S1, the movement of the cursor position on the display screen is adjusted (step S103), and then the process proceeds to step S104.

In the adjustment of the movement of the cursor position in step S103, the cursor position is moved so that the area having the cursor position at the upper left corner (rectangular area in this embodiment) has a size corresponding to the window size to be newly opened. It is what makes them. FIG. 3B shows the result of adjusting the movement of the cursor position from the state of FIG. Then, the cursor position after the movement adjustment is recognized as the proximity position, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

In step S104, the above-mentioned step S
In the area where the coordinates recognized as the close position in 102 or S103 come to the upper left corner, an area having a size corresponding to the size of the newly opened window is set as the display area of the newly opened window, and the window is opened.

FIG. 4 is a schematic functional block diagram of a computer system for carrying out the embodiment. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 20 is a computer main body in which the processor 1 is incorporated. This computer body 2
0 is an open position automatic setting system 21 that executes the processing of S101 to S103 shown in FIG.
The window system 2 that executes S104 in FIG. 1 based on the information from the open position automatic setting system 21.
2 and 2 are incorporated, and a window is opened at a position close to the cursor position on the display screen according to the window opening instruction from the mouse 8.

FIG. 5 illustrates the operation of one embodiment as compared with the conventional case. In the conventional case where the open position of the window is fixedly set, the window W may be opened at a position far away from the cursor K as shown in FIG. 5A. In such a case, In order to shift to the work in the window W, the pointing device has to be largely moved, and there is a problem that operability deteriorates. However, according to the above-described embodiment, the window W is always opened in the area close to the cursor K, as shown in FIG.
Regardless of where the cursor is located immediately before opening the window W, moving the cursor K into the newly opened window W requires a very small amount of movement of the pointing device, and the next operation is promptly performed. can do.

In the case of the present invention, the pointing device for pointing the cursor position is not limited to the mouse shown in the embodiment. For example, a trackball or a joystick may be used.

Further, in the above-mentioned one embodiment, the number of windows opened on the display screen is one, but it may be two or more, and icons and other graphic data may be displayed. .. Incidentally, step S10 in FIG.
In the processing of 3, if there is a display content that is not desired to be hidden by a newly opened window on the display screen,
It goes without saying that the cursor position is moved to the proximity position so as not to obstruct (hide) the displayed content.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, in the window display position control method according to the present invention, when a window is opened on the display screen, an area close to the cursor position on the display screen is Since the window is set as the display area and the window is opened, the window is always close to the cursor, and no matter where the cursor position before opening the window is, it is necessary to move the cursor into the newly opened window by using the pointing device. The amount of movement is very small, and it is possible to quickly move to the next work, improving workability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing processing of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a computer system that utilizes an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of window display position setting.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a computer system utilizing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processor 2 Memory 3 Display 4 Floppy Disk Drive 5 Keyboard 6 Fixed Disk Unit 7 Printer 8 Mouse G Display Screen W Window K Cursor 20 Computer Main Body 21 Open Position Automatic Setting System 22 Window System

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. When a window, which is a work area for using a pointing device, is opened on the display screen, the previous cursor display position on the display screen and the size of the window to be opened each time. And a region adjacent to the cursor display position immediately before is set as the display region of the window.