JPS62239230A - Grouping window control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To move, erase and display plural windows through only one operation by grouping and controlling plural windows. CONSTITUTION:When an instruction 21-3 to operate grouped windows in a program 21 is found, first a window group recognization routine 22-4 is executed. The instruction to operate the grouped windows needs to specify an identifier in one window among grouped ones, or to specify a group identifier. If the group identifier is specified, the window group recognization routine 22-4 considers said group identifier the table number of a group table 2-2, and erases or moves the window specified by the window identifier stored in the table according to a window control routine 22-5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is a personal computer with multi-window 9 functions.

Concerning how to manage windows on the workstage or in the terminal.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of window management system, the number of windows that can be operated is limited to one, and it is rarely possible to operate multiple windows at the same time.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional window management methods mentioned above have trouble handling multiple windows at once, so even if one process is using multiple windows, they can be moved at once.

Operations such as erasing and displaying were impossible.

Therefore, in such cases, operations must be performed on each window one by one, which is extremely troublesome.
It also has the disadvantage of being time-consuming. [Means for solving the problem] The window management method using grouping according to the present invention allows the CPU on which a window handling program runs, and the CPU
A window identifier storage area that stores the identifier of the quindoc used by the program running on U, a group table that stores the window identifier for each group,
a window management area including a group table management area that manages the free space of the group table; a quick/do display control device that controls the display of the window using the information;
The display, which is a device that displays wind waves, is facing south.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

The window management area formula by grouping stores the window identifier storage area 2-1 that stores the window identifier (wid) corresponding to the CPTJI and valley window in which the tourogram using wide/double runs, and stores the window identifier for each group. Group table 2-
2, a window management area 2 including a group table management area 2-3 that manages the free space of the group table, a quick/do display control device 3 that controls the rewind display based on the information, and a device that displays the quick and easy task. It has a certain display 4.

Next, the flow of control will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Assume that a program 21 that handles multiple winders is running on the CPUI. Instruction 2 to create three wide dows A, B, and C in the program
1-1, control is transferred to the wind dock management program 22, and the wind dock generation routine 22-1 is executed to create a wind dock. Next, the window identifier (W
idA, WidB, and Wide) are created and stored in the window identifier storage area 2-1. The return value of this routine is the window identifier (WidA.

WidB, Wide) is returned, and control is returned to the program 21 again.

Next, three windawa A during program 21.

When there is an instruction 21-2 to group B and C, control is again transferred to the winder management program 22, and the winder group registration routine/22-3 is executed.

In the command 21-2 for grouping the wind dogs at this time, it is necessary to specify the identifier of the wind dogs desired to be grouped, that is, to form a group.

That is, in this case, the window identifier W i d A
.

Wide and Wide are specified. This Wi/Doc group registration router 22-3 looks at the group table management area 2-3 having an area of n bytes. This group table management area 2-3 is an area where a flag is set to indicate which part of the group table 2-2 is vacant. Assuming that only the Oth bit is currently flagged, and the flags for the 1st bit to the nth bit are not set, it is assumed that the 1st row and subsequent rows of the group table 2-2 are empty. At this time, the window identifier WidA,
WidB and VVidC are stored in the first row of the group table 2-2, and 1" is set in the first bit of the group table management area. This table number 1" becomes the group identifier unique to the group, and the wine It is returned as a return value of the doff group registration routine 22-3,
Control returns to program 21.

Next, when there is an instruction 21-3 in the program 21 for operating grouped winddocs, a windoph group recognition routine 22-4 is first executed. Instructions that operate on grouped wires must specify the identifier of one winder in the group, or specify a group identifier. When a group identifier is specified, the winder group recognition routine 22-4 regards the group identifier as the table number of the group table 2-2 and uses the winder controller control routine to select the winder indicated by the window identifier stored therein. 22-5 performs operations such as deletion and movement.

Also, if you specify one window identifier in a group, compare the window identifiers stored in group table 2-2 one by one and find the same one stored in the table number. All window identifiers are manipulated by the window control routine 22-5. Then, a value indicating whether the operation has ended normally or abnormally is returned as a return value, and the control/order returns to the program 21. Then, the result is displayed on a display 4 which is a display device by the winder display control device 3.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention allows multiple winders to be operated at once by grouping and managing winders, so operations such as moving, erasing and displaying multiple winders can be performed at once This has the effect that it can be done in a short time and does not require much effort or time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing control transition in one embodiment of the present invention. The symbols used in the figure are as follows. 1... CPU, 2... Windwable-1 management area.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Window identifier storage means for storing window identifiers corresponding to each of a plurality of windows; group table storage means for storing window identifiers corresponding to windows to be grouped in free areas for each group; A method for managing windows by grouping, comprising: operation means for collectively operating windows indicated by a plurality of window identifiers in the group table storage means using a window identifier stored in the window identifier storage means.