JPH04337799A - Window selection system in information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily alter a current window and then to perform the alteration of the current window in a short time through simple operation. CONSTITUTION:An icon for window alteration is opened at the right upper corner of the screen of a display device and a mouse cursor is moved into the icon; and the button of a mouse is clicked to alter a window displayed in the foreground screen of the display device and this operation is repeated until a desired window is displayed as a current window in the foreground screen of the display device.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window selection method for an information processing apparatus connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional window selection method for an information processing device connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism is that when multiple windows are open, a window that allows input from a keyboard (this is called the current window) is used. When changing the window, the mouse cursor is moved into the desired window by moving the mouse over the mouse tablet. Also, if the specified window is hidden behind other windows and not all of them are displayed, move the window currently displayed at the top of the display device to the end of all windows. , do this until some or all of the desired window is visible, and when that part of the desired window is visible, use the mouse to move it to the front of the window that is in front of it. ing.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional window selection method of the information processing apparatus as described above, when it is necessary to frequently change the current window when multiple windows are open, it is necessary to change the current window by moving the mouse. Changing windows by moving the mouse cursor inside the target window can be cumbersome, and if the target window is partially or completely hidden behind other windows, This has the disadvantage that the operations are cumbersome and time-consuming, as the user must use the mouse to change the overlapping state of the windows and move or delete the windows until all of them are displayed. .

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[Means for Solving the Problems] A window selection method for an information processing device according to the present invention is a window selection method for an information processing device connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism, in which a plurality of windows are opened. When performing an operation to change the current window, open an icon for changing the window in the upper right corner of the screen of the display device, move the mouse cursor inside this icon and click the mouse button. This involves changing the window displayed at the forefront of the screen of the device and repeating this operation until the target window becomes the current window and is displayed at the forefront of the screen of the display device.

That is, the window selection method of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention is a window selection method of an information processing apparatus connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism, and when a plurality of windows are opened, the current window In order to perform an operation to change the window, the operating system of the information processing device includes a menu screen display section that displays a "window change" menu screen on the display device, and a menu screen display section that displays a "window change" menu screen on the display device, and a window change screen that displays a "window change" menu screen when the "window change" menu is selected. a window overlap change unit that displays an icon for the window I in the upper right corner of the display device to manage the window information storage unit of the main storage unit;
A current window control unit that updates current window information in the window information storage unit when the contents of the D number storage unit are updated, and a window display unit that displays a window according to the information in the window information storage unit. It is.

[0006]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, an information processing device 10 is connected to a display device 20 for display, a keyboard 40 for input, and a mouse 30 for moving a mouse cursor on the screen of the display 20. .

When the operating system (OS) of the information processing device 10 is started, a window management section 11, a window display section 12, a mouse input information storage section 13, and a menu screen display section 14, which are part of the OS, are activated. is started.

The window management unit 11 includes a mouse input determination processing unit 111, a window overlap change processing unit 112, a current window control processing unit 113, a window information storage unit 114, a window generation processing unit 115,
Window movement processing unit 116 and window enlargement/
The window information storage section 114 has an ID number storage section 1141 and a current window information storage section 1142.

The mouse input determination processing unit 111 determines the state of the mouse cursor from the mouse cursor position information and mouse button information stored in the mouse input information storage unit 13, and determines whether the mouse cursor is in a hidden area of the window or in the window. When it is on the frame, each window processing section is activated.

The window overlap change processing section 112 is activated by selecting "Change Window" on the menu screen displayed on the display 20 by activating the menu screen display section 14, and
When an icon for changing the window is opened in the upper right corner of 0 and the mouse cursor is moved to this icon and the mouse 30 is clicked, the ID number is stored in the ID number storage section 1141 of the window information storage section 114 of the window management section 11. Updates the ID number indicating the current window.

[0013] The current window control processing unit 113
The ID number storage unit 1141 is monitored, and when the value of the ID number is updated, the window corresponding to that ID number is regarded as the current window, it is moved to the top of the stack of windows, and the window frame is Information in the window information storage unit 114 is updated so that color change processing can be performed.

[0014] The window information storage unit 114 stores information such as ID number, color, size, position, and whether or not to display each window that is currently open.
Stores window information updated by the window overlap change processing unit 112 and the current window control processing unit 113.

The window display unit 12 displays a window based on the window information stored in the window information storage unit 114.

The mouse input information storage section 13 stores information obtained by operating the mouse 30, such as the position of the mouse cursor on the display 20 and information on mouse button presses.

The menu screen display unit 14 is activated by clicking the mouse 30 in the window non-display area of the display 20, and displays a menu screen on the display 20.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2.

The operator moves the mouse cursor to an area on the display 20 where no window is displayed in step 100, and then clicks a button on the mouse 30 in step 101. As a result, a menu screen is displayed on the display 20 in step 102. Next, when the "Window Change" menu is selected from this menu screen in Step 103, the window overlap change processing unit 112 is activated in Step 104, and an icon for changing the window is opened in the upper right corner of the display 20 in Step 105. Ru. Therefore, in step 105, the mouse cursor is moved within the icon for changing the window and the button of the mouse 30 is clicked. As a result, the ID number of the current window among the information in the ID number storage section 1141 of the window information storage section 114 is updated. When the ID number of the current window is updated, the current window control processing unit 113 is activated and the information in the current window information storage unit 1142 is updated. The window display section 12 changes the window according to the contents of the window information storage section 114. This operation is repeated until the target window becomes the current window and is displayed at the forefront of the display 20 (step 107).

[0020]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the window selection method of the information processing device of the present invention opens an icon for changing the window in the upper right corner of the screen of the display device, and moves the mouse cursor within this icon. Click the mouse button to change the window that is displayed at the forefront of the display device's screen. By repeating the above steps, the current window can be easily changed, and therefore, the current window can be changed in a short time with simple operations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Information processing device 11 Window management section 12 Window display section 13 Mouse input information storage section 14 Menu screen display section 20 Display device (display) 30 Mouse 40 Keyboard 111 Mouse input determination processing section 112 Window overlap change processing section 113
Current window control processing section 114 Window information storage section 115 Window generation processing section 116 Window movement processing section 117 Window enlargement/reduction processing section 1141
ID number storage section

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A window selection method for an information processing device connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism, which selects a window of the display device when performing an operation to change the current window when multiple windows are open. Open the window change icon in the upper right corner of the screen, move the mouse cursor inside this icon and click the mouse button to change the window that is displayed at the top of the display screen, and select the desired window. 1. A window selection method for an information processing device, comprising repeating this operation until a window to be selected becomes a current window and is displayed at the forefront of a screen of a display device. 2. A window selection method for an information processing device connected to a display device having a multi-window mechanism, wherein the information processing device The operating system includes a menu screen display section that displays a "Change Window" menu screen on the display device, and an icon for changing the window in the upper right corner of the display device when the "Change Window" menu is selected. A window overlap change unit that displays and manages the window information storage unit in the main memory unit, and a window I
A current window control unit that updates current window information in the window information storage unit when the contents of the D number storage unit are updated, and a window display unit that displays a window according to the information in the window information storage unit. A window selection method for an information processing device characterized by: