JPH0228716A - Multi-window device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically rewrite window information and to avoid overlap by providing a means which sets the indicating instruction of the position or size of the window to be an input and controls the position or the size of the other window on a screen. CONSTITUTION:An input part 11 inputs a data processing instruction to a data processing part 12, and a window control instruction to a window information accumulation part 18. The processing part 12 transmits processed data to a clipping processing part 14. The accumulation part 18 rewrites window information of the related window, and outputs it to a window information control part 17. When the newly displayed window hides the other window on the screen, the control part 17 shifts the window on a concealed side, and outputs an instruction for reducing the size of the window to the accumulation part 18. The accumulation part 18 rewrites window information again, and outputs completed window information to the processing part 14. The processing part 14 executes the clipping processing of display data. Data outputted to a display file 15 is displayed in the display screen 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-window device for a computer.

Conventional technology In recent years, multi-window devices are used in computers.

It is important as a display method used in workstations. An example of the conventional multi-window device mentioned above will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional multi-window device. 31 is an input section, 32 is a pig processing section, 33
3 is a database, 34 is a clipping processing unit, 35 is a display file, and 36 is a display screen. In FIG. 3, an input section 31 includes a mouse and a keyboard, and inputs data processing commands to a data processing section 32. A window control command is sent to the clipping processing section 34. The data processed by the data processing section 32 is output to the clipping processing section 34, which performs clipping processing based on the saved window information, and outputs it to the display file/L' 35 and displays it on the display screen 36. Is displayed.

The window information includes coordinate data, size, overlapping order data, etc. of each window on the display screen, and can be changed by a window control command from the input section.

Problem to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, when other windows on the display screen are hidden by displaying a new window, changing the window size, or moving the window, it is difficult to easily see the hidden window. There was a problem in that the user had to use the input section to give commands such as moving the screen to the top or scrolling the screen within the window.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-window device that automatically controls windows on a screen so that they do not overlap with other windows.

A means to solve problems The present invention relates to a mouse for inputting window information.

An input section such as a keyboard, a window information accumulation section that stores window information and displays a window based on this stored window information, and a window information accumulation section that stores new window information and old window information from this window information accumulation section. calculates the ratio between the newly opened window and the old window, and if the new window overlaps with the old window, outputs window position information to the window information accumulator for moving the hidden window to a position where it does not overlap. This is a multi-window device equipped with a window information control section.

Operation The present invention can automatically control windows on the screen so that they do not overlap with other windows with the above-described configuration.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a multi-window device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a multi-window device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the state of a multi-window on a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the input unit 11 is a mouse or keyboard 51\-
1. A data processing command is input to the data processing unit 12° and a window control command is input to the window information accumulating unit 18. The data processing section sends the processed data to the clipping processing section 14. The window information accumulator 18 rewrites the window information of the related window based on the input window control signal and outputs it to the window information controller 17. This window information control unit 17 controls when the newly displayed window hides other windows on the screen.
A command is output to the window information accumulating unit 18 to reduce the size of the window to which the hidden window has been moved so that the windows are displayed without overlapping each other on the screen. For example, in the example shown in FIG.
7 outputs to the window information accumulator 18 a command to move the newly displayed window 2 and the hidden window 1 from the position 22 to the position 24 on the display screen. The window information accumulating unit 18 rewrites the window information and transfers the completed window information to the clipping processing unit 14.
Output to. The clipping processing unit 14 performs clipping processing on display data.

67\-j The data output to DisfraiFi/L'15 is
displayed on the display screen 16.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing a means for inputting an instruction command for the position or size of a window on the display screen and controlling the position or size of another window on the display screen, the You can rewrite the window information so that the windows on the display screen do not overlap.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention automatically controls the position or size of another window on the display screen by receiving an instruction command for the position or size of a window on the display screen and providing a means for controlling the position or size of another window on the display screen. You can rewrite the window information to make it easier to refer to the window.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multi-window device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a state diagram of a multi-window on a display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 37 is an implementation of a conventional multi-window device. It is a block diagram in an example. 11... Input section, 12... Data processing section, 13... Database, 14... Clipping processing section, 15... Display file , 16...Display screen, 17...Window information control section, 18...Window information accumulation section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input section such as a mouse and keyboard for inputting window information, a window information accumulation section that stores window information and displays a window based on this stored window information, and a window information accumulation section that stores new information from this window information accumulation section. A newly opened window is compared with the old window using the window information and the old window information, and if the new window overlaps with the old window, the window position information is used to move the hidden window to a position where it does not overlap. A multi-window device comprising: a window information control unit that outputs to an accumulation unit.