JPS62209678A - Control system for multiwindow layout - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make plural multiwindow more visible by automatically minimizing the way plural windows overlap at the time of display, which an operator partially views. CONSTITUTION:The titled system is provided with a overlap table 1 holding overlap information showing the way plural windows overlap, a table control part 2 controlling the I/O of the table 1, a moving direction decision part 3 deciding the moving direction of each window, and a window moving part 4 moving the window concerned by one dot, that is, a fixed amount, in the moving direction. Then the way plural windows overlap is checked to decide the moving direction. Simultaneously after the window is moved by the fixed amount, the overlap after moving is checked to minimize. Thus display information on each window is made more visible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Summary] The present invention is a system that automatically minimizes the overlapping degree of a plurality of windows to make them easier to see, which is necessary in a system with multiple windows.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a system having multiple windows in the information processing field, and more particularly to a method for minimizing overlapping display portions of multiple windows.

[Conventional technology]

The display layout of a conventional multi-window system was performed by a human while looking at a display.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In this conventional method, a human performs multi-window layout by looking at the display, which has the disadvantage that operations are complicated and cumbersome, and delicate arrangement cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to automatically minimize the overlap of multi-window displays.

[Means for solving problems]

The purpose is to create a superimposition table 1 that holds superimposition information indicating the degree of overlap for each window in a system that opens multiple windows (multi-window) on the display unit 5, and a table management section that manages input and output of the table. 2 and
a moving direction determining unit 3 that determines the moving direction of each window based on the superimposition information;
This is achieved by using a multi-window layout control system that includes a window moving section that moves the windows by a certain amount.

[Effect]

In a multi-window system, the present invention examines the overlapping condition of each window, determines the moving direction, moves the window by a certain amount, and then further examines the overlapping condition after the movement to minimize the overlap. , it is at the expense of making the display information of each window easier to see.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

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

In the figure, 1 is a superimposition table, 2 is a table management section,
3 is a moving direction determining section, 4 is a window moving section, and 5 is a display section.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of a moving direction determining section and a window moving section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 21 is a hidden angle determination section, 22 is a window extraction section, 23 is a first movement determination section, 24 is a return section, 25 is a combination section, and 26 is a second movement section.

The eight multi-windows opened on the display section 51C are laid out on the display section 5 to have a display area of an appropriate size.In this case, the degree of overlapping (superimposition) of each multi-window is determined from the superimposition table 1 in the table management section 2. The superimposition table 1 (in which the current address of each window is stored) is read, and the window movement direction determining unit 3 determines the movement direction of each window, and performs a predetermined movement without overlapping (
The process is repeated until there are no more movable windows, or there are no more movable windows, or the overlapping windows reach a certain predetermined boundary of the display unit 5.

Next, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG.

■ Check to see if there are any movable windows with hidden endpoints in the superimposition table. (... Hidden angle determination unit 21
) ■ If the window is moveable and has a hidden angle, it will end, and if it is, go to ■.

■ Take out the window with the hidden corner.

(...Window extraction unit 22) ■ Detects the hidden corner among the four corners of the window,
A direction of movement that is diagonal to the corner is determined.

(...movement direction determining unit 3) (2) Move the window one dot in the movement direction. (
(first movement) (...movement unit 4) ■ After the first movement, check whether there is a window in which a new hidden angle has occurred. (...first movement determination unit 23) ■ If the window is moved as a result of step (2), the process returns to step (2).

■ If there is an overlap, undo the first movement of the relevant pattern window. (...Returning unit 24) ■ The combination of the directions of the newly overlapped windows in the first movement (combination of direction vectors with a length of 1 dot) is set as the second movement direction. (
...Composition unit 23) (...Movement direction determination unit 3) [Phase] Move the window one dot in a new direction. (Second moving unit 26) (...moving unit 4) [Effects of the invention] As described above between stations, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively reduce the overlap of windows in a system having multiple windows. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of a moving direction determining section according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a system that opens multiple windows on a display unit (5), there is provided a table means (1) for holding superimposition information for each window, a table management means (2) for managing access to the table, and superposition information for the window. A control system for a multi-window layout, comprising: means (3) for determining a movement direction based on the movement direction; and means (4) for moving the window by a certain amount in the movement direction.