JPH07175622A - Window display controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display desired data in the arbitrary area of a window by a user. CONSTITUTION:When the user clicks a title change button 36 of a window 31 by using a mouse, a window 41 for title input is displayed on the window 31. In such a state, the user inputs the desired title to a data input area 41b of the window 41 for title input by using the keyboard (a). When the title is completely inputted and the title change button 36 is clicked again, the window 41 for title input is erased from the window 31, and the title inputted by the user is displayed on a title area 37 of the restored window 31 (b).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window display control device for controlling display of windows on a screen in a window system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, window systems have become widespread as user interfaces for information processing devices such as personal computers and workstations.
The window system employs a graphical user interface (GUI) as a user interface. That is, a window is displayed on the screen of the bitmap display, and images of menus, buttons, icons, dialog boxes, etc. are developed in this window. Then, the user appropriately operates these images with a mouse or the like,
You can easily use the computer as if you were working in the real world.

Execution of an application program in such a window system is performed as follows, for example. That is, the target application
By double-clicking the icon corresponding to the program with a mouse or the like, a new window is created on the screen, and the specified application program is started in this window. Then, it is possible to start work such as document creation and spreadsheet in the window.

At this time, in the title area of each window, the application launched in that window is displayed.
A title indicating the program (generally, a character string indicating the name of the application program) is displayed. That is, conventionally, the title is displayed in the title area of the window by the application program itself.

[0005]

By the way, in a multi-window environment, it is possible to execute a plurality of the same application programs on the screen of the same display. In this case, on the display,
Although each same application program is executed in its own window, as described above, the title is displayed in the title area of each window by the application program itself, so the same application program is executed. The contents of the title area of all the windows will be the same. Therefore, the original purpose of the title area, which is to clearly indicate to the user what work is currently being performed in the window, cannot be achieved.

[0006] For example, three Japanese word processors are simultaneously activated on the same screen, and "Japanese daily report",
Suppose that you have created a “planned copy of the plan” and a “plan proposal”. At this time, the same title is displayed (for example, "Japanese word processor" is displayed) in the title areas of the three windows in which those Japanese word processors are activated. For this reason, the user needs to confirm the contents of the document created in each window by checking the displayed contents in order to confirm the work actually performed in those windows. This has been a hindrance to efficient work when the same application program is executed in this window.

Therefore, in such an example, "Japanese word processor" is added to the title area of each window.
That is, instead of the name of the application program being executed, it is better to display "Daily report", "Clean plan of plan book" and "Plan plan" as the title, which indicate the type of document created by the Japanese word processor. desirable. That is, in this case, if the character string desired by the user can be displayed in the title area of each window, it is considered that the above problem can be solved.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to display data desired by a user in an arbitrary area of a window.

[0009]

The present invention is based on a window display control device for displaying a plurality of windows on a screen, and has the following means.

The first control means displays the data input area. The input means includes, for example, a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs desired data (for example, a character string) to the data input area displayed by the first control means.

The storage means is, for example, a RAM, and stores the data input by the input means in association with the window. The second control means displays the input data at a predetermined position of the window when the input data corresponding to the window is stored in the storage means when the window is displayed.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, when an instruction is made to iconify the window in which the input data is displayed, the input data is displayed as an icon label. You may make it have a control means.

The first, second and third control means are composed of, for example, a CPU (central processing unit), software executed by the CPU, a memory into which the software is loaded, and the like.

[0014]

The operation of the present invention is as follows. The first control means displays a data input area such as a title name input area when the window is displayed. The user uses the input means to key in desired data (for example, a character string) in the data input area. Then, the keyed data is stored in the storage means in association with the window.

Further, the second control means refers to the storage means, determines whether or not the input data of the user corresponding to the window is stored in the storage means, and if it is stored. Causes the input data of the user to be displayed in an area pre-allocated to the input data of the user in the window.

Therefore, the user can display desired data in a predetermined area of the window displayed on the screen of the display. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, when an instruction to minimize (minimize) a window is issued, the third control means causes the storage means to perform a user operation for the window for which the iconification is instructed. It is determined whether or not the input data is stored in association with each other. If the input data is stored, the input data of the user is displayed on the label of the icon when the icon is displayed.

Therefore, when the user restores a window from the icon, he or she can select the desired icon reliably and quickly by looking at the label name.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an information processing apparatus having a multi-window display function. This information processing device is composed of, for example, a workstation or a personal computer.

In the figure, the input unit 11 includes a mouse 12 and a keyboard 13. The mouse 12 is a position input device (pointing device) used for selecting icons and menus, and when the user clicks a button switch (mouse button) provided on the top surface of the mouse 12, the operation information is displayed. It is added to the CPU 14 via a mouse controller (not shown). Further, for example, when the user moves the mouse 12 on a desk or the like, vector data corresponding to the moving amount and moving direction is sent to the CPU 14 via the mouse control device.

The keyboard 13 is provided with various character keys for inputting data such as characters in the window and cursor movement keys used for displaying / selecting menus. Key input data from each of these keys is sent to the CPU 14 via a keyboard control device (not shown).

The user operates the mouse 12 and the keyboard 13 to instruct the window or the like to move its size or display position, and further to input data or commands into the window.

The CPU 14 is composed of a microprocessor and the like, and has basic software (O) loaded in a main memory (not shown).
S) and the device driver to analyze the operation information sent from the mouse 12 or the keyboard 13 and control the generation / display of windows via the window processing unit 21 which will be described later. It provides a graphical user interface (GUI). Further, in each window, the application program stored in the program memory 17 is executed via the program control unit 18, and various jobs are executed in the window in an interactive manner with the user.

The display memory 15 is a bitmap memory composed of a video RAM such as a dual port RAM, and stores the display data displayed on the screen of the display unit 16 in the bitmap format.

The display unit 16 is a display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display, and displays a screen corresponding to the bitmap data stored in the display memory 15 on the screen.

The program memory 17 is composed of, for example, an external storage device such as a floppy disk or a hard disk, and the application program #
1, # 2, # 3 and a utility program (not shown) are stored. Note that # 1, # 2, and # 3 are unique identifiers uniquely assigned to each application program. Each of the application programs # 1 to # 3 is displayed as an icon on the screen of the display unit 16, for example. Then, the user puts the mouse cursor on a desired icon on the screen of the display unit 16 and double-clicks the mouse 12, whereby the corresponding application program is executed by the CPU 14.

In response to an instruction from the CPU 14, the program processing section 18 causes the application program #i (i =
1 to 3) are read and executed.

The window memory 19 is composed of, for example, a RAM, and the display data (window display data # 1, #) of each window displayed on the screen of the display unit 16 is displayed.
, # 3 ...) are stored for each window.

The window management data memory 20 is composed of, for example, a RAM, and stores window management data relating to display of all generated windows for each window.

The window processing section 21 creates window management data each time a window is created and stores it in the window management data memory 20. Further, the display information of each window is received from the program processing unit 18, and the display data # 1, # 2, # 3 of each window are received.
Create and write these in the window memory 19. Further, based on the window management data, window display data #j (j = 1, 2, 3, ...) From the window memory 19 to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 16.
Is read and the display data is drawn at the position of the display memory 15. When drawing the window display data in the display memory 15, for example, control of changing the window size, moving the position, maximizing, and minimizing (iconifying) is performed.

FIG. 2 shows the window management data memory 20.
It is a figure which shows the format of the window management data stored in. This window management data is created and stored for each window displayed on the screen of the display unit 16.

As shown in the figure, the window management data includes "window number", "priority order", "display position /
It consists of eight fields of "size", "title change button position", "program number", "window data pointer", "change flag" and "user specified title".

The "window number" is a unique identifier of each window displayed on the screen of the display unit 16, and is the window display data numbers # 1, # 2, # 3 stored in the window memory 19.・ Corresponds to each.

The "priority order" is data indicating which window is overwritten with respect to a plurality of windows which are overlapped (overlaid) on the screen of the display unit 16, and the priority order of the active window. Is the highest.

The "display position / size" is data indicating the coordinate position of the coordinates of the upper left corner of the window in the (x, y) coordinate system set on the screen of the display unit 16, and the window width ( (length in x direction) and two data indicating height (length in y direction).

The "title change button position" is data indicating the relative position in the window of the display position of the title change button (the title change button will be described later) in the window.

The "program number" is a unique identifier (# 1, # 2, # 3) possessed by the application program activated in the window. The “window data pointer” is the window memory 1 of the display data of the window in the window memory 19.
9 is a pointer value indicating the start address of the storage area within the storage area 9.

The "change flag" is a flag indicating whether or not the title name displayed in the title area of the window has been changed by the user, and is set to ON when the title name is changed by the user. .

The "user-specified title" is character string data of the title specified by the user and displayed in the title area of the window. This data is valid when the above "change flag" is set to ON,
As described in detail below, the input is made by the user via the keyboard 13.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining the main part of this embodiment. The example shown in the figure is an example in which the application program # 1 is started on the window W ₁ having the window number # 1.

When the user activates the application program # ₁ in the window W ₁ , the window management data of the window number # 1 (window management data # 1) is generated in the window management data memory 20.
# 1 is set as the "program number" in the management data.

Data indicating the display position and size of the window W ₁ on the screen of the display unit 16 is set in the "display position / size" field of the window management data # 1. Further, a storage area for the display data of the window W ₁ (window display data # 1) is secured in the window memory 19, and the beginning of the storage area is
It is set to the "window pointer" of the window management data # 1.

The title displayed in the title area 37 of the window W ₁ can be changed (designated) by the user. This specific operation method will be described later in detail. When the title is changed by the user, the "change flag" of the window management data # 1 is set to ON, and the "user specified title" field contains
The title name designated (input) by the user is set.

The title displayed in the title area 37 of the window W ₁ is a fixed title (fixed title) predetermined by the application program # 1 when the “change flag” is not set to ON. Is displayed. On the other hand, if the "change flag" is set to ON, the window processing unit 21 displays the title set in the "user specified title" field of the window management data # 1.

Next, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the title displayed in the title area 37 of the window is
An operation method when the user changes (designates) will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display format of a window generated on the screen of the display unit 16.

In the figure, the upper side of the window 31 is a title bar 32. When the user drags this title bar 32 using the mouse 12,
The display position of the window 31 can be moved on the screen of the display unit 16.

A window menu 33 is provided on the left end of the title bar 32. When the window menu 33 is clicked with the mouse 12, a pull-down menu having menus such as window movement / size change and window close is displayed.

A minimize button 34 and a maximize button 35 are provided at the right end of the title bar 32. When the user clicks the minimize button 34 with the mouse 12, the window 31 is iconized. When the maximize button 35 is clicked, the window 31 is enlarged and displayed on the entire screen of the display unit 16.

Further, on the title bar 32, a title change button 36, which is a feature of this embodiment, is provided to the left of the minimization button 34. The function and operation method of the title change button 36 will be described later in detail.

At the center of the title bar 32 is a title area 37. In the title area 37, which is a feature of this embodiment, either a title unique to the application program activated in the window 31 or a title designated by the user is selectively displayed.

The outer frame of the window 31 is a resize frame 38.
Is. When the user drags the mouse 12 with the mouse cursor placed on the size change frame 38, the size of the window changes according to the movement of the drag operation.

The area of the window 31 excluding the title bar 32 is a client area 39 which is a work area of an application program. In the screen shown in FIG. 4, the Japanese word processor software is currently activated in the window 31, and the “daily report” is currently created in the client area 39. In the title area 37 of the window 31, the name of the software ("Japanese word processor") displayed by the Japanese word processing software is displayed. Here, when the user wants to change the title displayed in the title area 37 to the title related to the document contents currently being created in the client area 39, that is, “daily report”, the user uses the mouse 12 to move the mouse cursor. It is moved to the title change button 36, and the mouse button is clicked there.

When the above-mentioned click operation is performed, FIG.
As shown in (a), the title input window 4 is provided at the boundary between the title bar 32 and the client area 39.
1 is displayed. This title input window 41
Is generated as a child window of the window 31.
At this time, the display color of the title change button 36 clicked as described above changes to a color indicating that the function is being executed.

In the title input window 41, a character string (new title) desired by the user is displayed in the title area 3
It is a data input window to be displayed on 7,
In the title area 41a above it, the title of this window called "new title" is displayed. A title input area 41b is located below the title input area 41b.
This is an area for keying in a desired title name to be displayed on 7.

In this state, when the user inputs a character string of a desired title using the keyboard 13, the input character string is input / displayed in the title input area 41b. In the example shown in FIG. 5A, a screen in the middle of key input for changing the title displayed in the title area 37 to the name "daily report being created" is displayed.

When the return key of the keyboard 13 is pressed after the key entry of the changed title is completed,
As shown in (b), the title input window 41 is erased from the screen of the display unit 16. Then, the character string “daily report being created” written in the title input area 41 b of the title input window 41 is displayed in the title area 37. At this time, the title change button 36
Is returned to the normal state shown in FIG. 4 again. In addition,
The above-described operation may be performed by clicking the title changing button 36 again using the mouse 12 instead of pressing the return key of the keyboard 13.

FIG. 6 shows the icon 51 generated when the window 31 in which the title displayed in the title area 37 has been changed by the user to the title "daily report being created" as described above. FIG.

This iconification is executed by the user in the state shown in FIG. 5B by using the mouse 12 to move the mouse cursor onto the minimize button 34 and clicking the mouse button there. .

The icon 51 thus made into an icon is composed of an image portion 52 and a label 53. The image portion 52 is a pattern that resembles the appearance of a word processor reminiscent of the "Japanese word processor" that is the application program that has been activated in the window 31. On the other hand, the label 53 displays the title displayed in the title area 37 when the window 31 is iconized. Here, the title "daily report being created" designated by the user by key input is displayed. A window manager frame 54 is displayed around the image portion 52 and the label 53.

When restoring the icon 51 to the original window, the user moves the mouse cursor onto the icon 51 using the mouse 12, and double-clicks there. As a result, the icon 51 is erased from the screen of the display unit 16, and the window 31 is restored and displayed again as shown in FIG. 5B. Then, in the title area 37 of the window 31, the title "daily report being created" designated by the user is displayed.

Next, referring to the flow charts of FIGS. 7 to 9, the window open process relating to the window display control shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the window title changing process, and the process of restoring the icon to the window. Will be explained.

FIG. 7 shows the CPU 14 and the program processing section 1.
8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of a window open process, which is performed by a cooperative operation of 8 and a window processing unit 21, to newly open a window and start an arbitrary application program in the window.

In this case, the user operates the keyboard 13 and the mouse 12 to specify the application program #i (i = 1 to 3) to be activated (step S1). This designation is performed, for example, by placing the mouse cursor on the icon corresponding to the desired application program #i among the icons of the application programs # 1, # 2, and # 3 displayed on the screen of the display unit 16. This is done by double-clicking the mouse 12 at the same time.

Next, the user displays on the screen of the display unit 16 of the window (for convenience, referred to as window 31- # i) for activating the specified application program #i (i = 1, 2, 3). The display position and the display size in are designated (step S2). This designation is, for example, on the input guide screen displayed on the screen of the display unit 16, the coordinates of the upper left corner of the window 31- # i on the screen of the display unit 16, the X direction with the coordinates as the origin, and The data specifying the size in the Y direction is input by using the keyboard 13. Alternatively, by using the mouse 12, the position of the upper left corner of the window 31- # i is designated by a pointing operation. The window 31-
The display position and display size of #i may be automatically set by the window processing unit 21 in consideration of the current display state of the screen.

The window processing unit 21 newly secures a storage area for the window management data (expressed as window management data #i for convenience) of the newly generated window 31- # i in the window management data memory 20. Then, the window number newly assigned to the window and the display position and the display size of the window notified from the CPU 14 are set in the window management data #i (step S3). The window number is set by the window processing unit 21 by checking the window numbers of all the window management data stored in the window management data memory 20 and assigning unused window numbers to the windows. .

Next, the window processing section 21 has the CPU 1
The program number #i corresponding to the designated application program #i notified from the No. 4 is set in the window management data #i in the window management data memory 20 (step S4).

Next, the window processing section 21 notifies the program processing section 18 of the program number #i and requests the application program #i to be started. In response to this, the program processing unit 18 activates the specified application program #i. As a result, the program processing unit 18 causes the window processing unit 2 to
1, the window processing unit 21 is notified of the display data (including the fixed title name to be displayed in the title area 37) of the initial screen of the window with the window number #i (window #i) (step S5).

Subsequently, the window processing unit 21 refers to the window management data #i of the window number #i stored in the window management data memory 20 and displays the display data of the windows 31- # i in the window memory 19 ( Create window display data #i). Then, the window display data #i is transferred to the position in the display memory 15 according to the window display position set in the window management data #i, and the display unit 16
Window 31- # i is opened on the screen. At this time, a title unique to the designated application program #i is displayed in the title area 37 of the window #i. Then, the client area 39 of the window 31- # i displayed in this way
In the application program specified above #
The execution of i is started (step S6).

With the above operation, when the application program #i is first activated, the window 31 in which the application program #i is executed is executed.
-A title unique to the application program #i is displayed in the title area 37 of #i.

Next, in FIG. 8, the user selects the window 31
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by a cooperative operation of the CPU 14 and the window processing unit 21 when an operation of changing the title displayed in the #i title area 37 is performed. This operation flow is started and executed when the user generates an event of clicking the mouse button of the mouse 12.

When the user clicks the mouse button of the mouse 12 (step S11), the CPU 14 is operated via a mouse controller (not shown) connected to the mouse 12.
Is interrupted, and this interrupt causes CP
The U 14 notifies the window processing unit 21 of the current coordinate position of the mouse cursor on the screen of the display unit 16 stored in the main memory as the click operation position.

The window processing unit 21 uses the received click operation position as the window management data memory 20.
It is compared with the title change button position data stored in (step S12).

When the click operation is on the title change button 36 (step S13: Ye
s), and proceeds to step S14 described later. On the other hand, when the click operation is not on the title change button 36 (step S13: No), other processing corresponding to the click operation position is executed (step S18).

The window processing section 21 carries out step S14.
In the window 31 in which the title change button 36 is clicked, by rewriting a part of the window display data #i in the window memory 19 and transferring the rewritten part to the position of the display memory 15.
-Overwrite the title input window 41 on #i. When displaying the title input window 41, the window management data #i stored in the window management data memory 20 is referred to. Also,
The window size is preset as a default value.

By the processing of steps S11 to S14, the display state of the window 31- # i is changed from the normal window display state shown in FIG. 4, for example, to the title input in the window 31 as shown in FIG. 5A. The window 41 changes to the displayed state.

In response to this display, the character string of the title desired by the user is input to the title input window 41 using the keyboard 13 (step S15).
This input character string (user-specified title) is notified to the CPU 14 by interruption via a keyboard control device (not shown). The CPU 14 notifies the window processing unit 21 of this input character string, and the window processing unit 21 sets this character string as a user-specified title in the "user-specified title" field of the window management data #i in the window management data memory 20. Set to. Further, the change flag of the window management data #i is set to ON (step S16).

Next, when the return key of the keyboard 13 is pressed down, this event is notified to the CPU 14, and the CPU 14 also notifies the window processing unit 21 to that effect. When the window processing unit 21 receives the notification, the window processing unit 21 rewrites the window display data #i in the window memory 19, and the title input window 41.
The display data is deleted to restore the title area 37 and the client area 39, and the user-specified title set in the window management data #i is written in the title area 37. Then, the window processing unit 21
Overwrites the rewritten portion of the window display data #i on the position of the display memory 15. As a result, the user-specified title is displayed in the title area 37 of the window 31- # i on the screen of the display unit 16 (step S17).

When a click operation with the mouse 12 is performed instead of the return key operation on the keyboard 13, the same processing as steps S11 to S13 described above is performed as the processing subsequent to step S16. When it is determined that the title change button 36 has been clicked, the process proceeds to step S17.

By the above operation, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the user key-inputs the character string "daily report is being created" in the title input area 41b of the title input window 41, and then the return key is operated. Alternatively, when a click operation is performed, as shown in FIG.
The title "Creating a daily report" specified by the user is displayed on.

The processing shown in the flow chart of FIG.
Since it is executed each time the title change button 36 is clicked, the user can change the title displayed in the title area 37 of the window 31- # i as many times as necessary.

Window 31-Title area 37 of #i
When you want to return from the state in which the title specified by the user is displayed (Fig. 5 (b)) to the original title display state (Fig. 4), that is, the state in which the title unique to application program #i is displayed. For example, first, in the state shown in FIG. 5B, the title change button 36 is clicked to operate the title input window 41.
Is displayed. Then, a predetermined command such as "cancel" is input to the title input window 41. When confirming the input of this command, the window processing unit 21 resets the change flag of the window management data #i in the window management data memory 20. Then, the title displayed in the title area 37 of the window 31- # i is changed / displayed to a title unique to the application program #i started therein.

In addition to the above, the user himself / herself inputs the original fixed title into the title input area 41b by performing the same operation as in the case of changing the title by using the processing of the flowchart of FIG. You may do it.

FIG. 9 shows a window re-execution performed by the window processing unit 21 when a windowing instruction operation or an active window change instruction / operation is performed on an arbitrary icon displayed on the screen of the display unit 16. It is a flow chart explaining operation of display processing.

When the window processing unit 21 is notified of the above event from the CPU 14, the window processing unit 21 changes the priority of the window management data stored in the window management data memory 20. That is, the priority of the window management data of the window for which the windowing instruction or the direct active windowing instruction has been issued is set to the highest priority. Then, for the window management data of the other windows, the priorities thereof are lowered one by one. Next, the window processing unit 21 sequentially reads the window management data from the window management data memory 20 in ascending order of priority (step S2).
1).

First, the windows 31- # j having the window numbers #j (j = 1, 2, 3, ...) Set in the window management data having the lowest priority are set as follows. It is displayed at the position on the screen of the display unit 16 (step S22). That is, using the window data pointer of the window management data #j, the corresponding window display data #j is read from the window memory 19, and the window display data #j is read out.
The window 31- # j is displayed by overwriting the relevant area of the display memory 15 according to the display position / size data set in the above.

Next, the window processing section 21 determines whether or not the change flag in the window management data #j is set to ON (step S23). If the change flag is not on (step S23:
No), the title (fixed title) corresponding to the application program started in the window 31- # j is displayed in the title area 3 of the window 31- # j.
No. 7 is displayed (step S24).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S23 that the change flag is set to ON (step S2
3: Yes), the user-specified title set in the window management data #j is displayed in the window 31- #.
j in the title area 37 (step S2)
5).

Then, it is determined whether or not the display of all the windows 31 that are currently open on the screen of the display unit 16 has been completed (step S2).
6). This determination is made by, for example, the window management data #j read from the window management data memory 20 in the step S21 being the window 31 having the highest priority.
-Based on whether or not it is #j.

If the display of all the windows 31 is not finished yet (step S26: No),
The above steps S21 to S26 are repeated again. On the other hand, if it is determined that the display of all the windows 31 has been completed (step S26: Yes), the window redisplay processing ends.

With the above operation, when the user gives a window to the icon or instructs the active window, the activated window 31- # j is displayed on the top surface of the screen. At this time, the title displayed in the title area 37 of each window 31- # j is determined according to whether or not the user has performed the title change designation operation, and the window whose title has been changed by the user 31- # j title area 3
The title designated by the user is displayed at 7.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the user sets the title area 37 of the window 31 to
A desired title can be displayed. Therefore, even when a plurality of windows are opened on the screen of the display unit 16 and the same application program is simultaneously started in each window, different titles depending on the contents of the created file are displayed in the title area 37 of each window 31. Can be displayed. Therefore, even when the same application program is simultaneously executed in a plurality of windows, the work content in each window can be easily identified, and a plurality of works can be efficiently advanced at the same time.

When the window displaying the user-specified title in the title area 37 is iconized, the user-specified title is displayed as an icon label. Therefore, when selecting a desired icon from the icon menu, the purpose is The icon of can be found easily and quickly.

[0092]

According to the present invention, at a predetermined position of the window,
Since the specified data entered by the user is displayed,
For example, the user can freely set the title displayed in the title area of the window, which greatly contributes to the improvement of operability in the window system.

Further, when the window is made into an icon, it is possible to display the above input data as a label of the icon. Therefore, an operation of selecting a desired icon on a screen on which many icons are displayed such as an icon menu screen. Will be easier and faster.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a format of window management data stored in a window management data memory.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an operation of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a window in which Japanese word processing software is activated.

5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating an operation of displaying a title designated by the user in the title area of the window shown in FIG. 4, in which FIG.
(B) shows a state in which the input title is displayed in the title area.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display format of an icon generated when a window in which a title designated by a user is displayed is iconified in a title area.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when an event for opening a window occurs.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when an event for changing a window title occurs.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of window redisplay processing when an event of restoring an arbitrary icon in a window or an event of an instruction to change the active window occurs.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Input Section 12 Mouse 13 Keyboard 14 CPU 15 Display Memory 16 Display Section 17 Program Memory 18 Program Processing Section 19 Window Memory 20 Window Management Data Memory 21 Window Processing Section 31 Window 32 Title Bar 33 Window Menu 34 Minimize Button 35 Maximize Button 36 Title Change Button 37 Title Area 38 Size Change Frame 39 Client Area 41 Title Input Window 41a Title Area 41b Title Input Area 51 Icon 52 Image Part 53 Label

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A window display control device for displaying a plurality of windows on a screen, comprising: first control means for displaying a data input area; and a desired data input area for the data input area displayed by the first control means. Input means for inputting data of the above, storage means for storing the data input by the input means in association with the window, and when displaying a window, input data corresponding to the window is stored in the storage means. A second display means for displaying the input data at a predetermined position of the window when the window display control device is stored. 2. When the window displaying the input data is instructed to be an icon, a third control means for displaying the input data as a label of the icon is further provided. 1. The window display control device described in 1.