JPH04204794A - Icon display device of computer equipped with multiwindow system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of the computer by operating a display control section by the input of an icon/window changeover instruction, thereby executing the display of a window on a display display screen and the display of an icon on a keyboard display screen. CONSTITUTION:The display of the icon is executed by erasing the window from the display display screen and displaying the icon on the keyboard display screen 2 when the window/ icon changeover instruction is inputted from an input device, such as keyboard 1 or pointing device. Conversely, the icon is erased from the keyboard display screen 2 and the window is displayed on the display display screen when the icon/window changeover instruction is inputted. The icon is saved to the keyboard display screen 2 in such a manner and the icon does not exist on the display display screen and, therefore, the overlap of the window and the icon does not arise any more and the operability of the computer equipped with the multiwindow system is improved.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to icons (displaying window contents and functions in symbol shapes) of multi-window systems.
The present invention relates to a device for displaying.

[Conventional technology]

5 and 6 are front views showing the display of a computer equipped with a conventional multi-window system. FIG. 5 shows a state in which three windows are displayed, and FIG. This shows a situation in which windows are changed to icons and displayed. In the figure, a[ represents both sides of the display, 0υQ3 Q3 represents a window, and α represents an icon.

Next, the operation will be explained. In FIG. 5, when a command to switch from a window to an icon is input from an input device such as a keyboard or a pointing device to a window α, the data in the display memory is processed and a window on the display screen Ql is The display of αυ is erased, and the icon a4 is displayed at an arbitrary position on the display screen Ql, as shown in FIG.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Icons on a computer equipped with a conventional multi-window system are displayed as described above, so the displayed icon and window may overlap, and only the overlapped portion of the window is hidden. Furthermore, there is a problem in that when the window is displayed in front of the icon, the icon is hidden.

This invention was made to solve the above problems, and provides a multi-window system that allows icons to be displayed on the display screen above the keyboard and also allows icons to be saved from the display screen. An object of the present invention is to obtain an icon display device for a computer equipped with a computer.

[Means to solve the problem]

The icon display device for a computer equipped with a multi-window system according to the present invention includes a display screen on a keyboard, a keyboard display memory for storing display data on the display screen, and a display screen and a keyboard display screen. A display control section is provided, and upon input of an icon/window switching command, the display control section is activated to display a window on the display screen and an icon on the keyboard display screen.

[Effect]

To display an icon in the present invention, when a window/icon switching command is input from an input device such as a keyboard or a pointing device, the window is erased from the display screen and the icon is displayed on the keyboard display screen. Conversely, if an icon/window switching command is input, the icon is erased from the keyboard display screen and the window is displayed on the display screen.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure has a multi-window system.

A block diagram of an icon display device in a fun computer,
Figures 2 and 3 are front views showing both sides of the keyboard and display in the device shown in Figure 1. Figure 2 shows a situation in which three windows are displayed, and Figure 3 shows a situation in which one window is shown in Figure 2. The following shows a situation in which the icon has been changed to be displayed on the keyboard. In the figure, α[ to α4 are the same as those shown in the conventional example of FIGS. 5 and 6, and therefore their explanation will be omitted. (1) is the keyboard, (2) is the keyboard (
1) Keyboard display screen provided above, (3) display, (4) input control unit that controls input from input devices such as keyboard (1), (5) keyboard display screen (2) and display (3) A display control unit that controls the display of the message on the display screen, (8) a keyboard display memory that stores display data on the keyboard display screen (2), and (9) a display on the display screen a1. The display memory for the display stores data, (6) is the CPU that centrally controls each of these parts, and (7) is the data bus 0υ, 0o, α] through which data flows between these parts, which is displayed on the display screen α. This is a window.

The icon α fathom is displayed on the keyboard display screen (2).

Processing in the input control section (4), display control section (5), keyboard display memory (8), and display display memory (9) is performed by a CPU (6) according to a program. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a program for switching and displaying windows and icons in the apparatus shown in FIG. In the figure, 09 to (22) are steps. Next, the operation will be explained.

When a window/icon switching command is input from the keyboard (1) to the window 0υ in step 09, this command is sent to the input control unit (4) and the data bus (
7) to the CPU (6). At this time, the program is in a state of waiting for instructions. When this program receives a command, it determines in step OQ that the target of this command is window OD, and in step a, a second, window 0 in the display memo January 9) is displayed.
It processes the data corresponding to υ and the data corresponding to the icon 04 in the keyboard display memory (8), and then issues a command to the display control unit (5).

Next, in step α rumor, the display control unit (5) receives this command and displays the window α above the display screen.
Delete D and press the top icon α on the keyboard display screen (2)
Display 4.

Further, in step 09, an icon/window switching command is similarly input to icon Q41, and in step OQ, the program changes to icon 04).
Step (20)
(2+) processes the data in the keyboard display memory (8) and f display display memo (January 9), and issues a command to the display control unit (5). Next, in step (22), the display control unit (5) erases the icon α4 on the keyboard display screen (2) and displays the window 0υ on the display screen aO.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the icons are saved to the keyboard display screen and the icons are not present on the display display screen, so that windows and icons do not overlap. This has the effect of improving operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an icon display device in a computer equipped with a multi-window system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIGS. 2 and 3 are front views showing a keyboard and a display screen in the device of FIG. 1; Figure 4 is a flowchart of a program for switching and displaying windows and icons in the device shown in Figure 1;
FIGS. 5 and 6 are front views showing a display on a computer equipped with a conventional multi-window system. In the figure, (1) is the keyboard, (
2) is the keyboard display screen, (3) is the display, (
4) is the input control section, (5) is the display control section, and (6) is the CP.
U, (7) is the data bus, (8) is the display memory for the keyboard, (9) is the display memory for the display, α0 is the display screen, αυ, α, α3 is the window, (
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a computer equipped with a multi-window system, the keyboard includes a display screen, a display memory that stores display data on the keyboard display screen, a display control unit that controls the display of the display display screen and the keyboard display screen, and a An icon display device for a computer equipped with a multi-window system, characterized in that when a window on a display screen is made into an icon by a command, the icon is displayed on a keyboard display screen and the icon is saved from the display screen.