CN1306387C - The rendering method of the toolbar of the application - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for presenting a toolbar of an application program. When an active window on a desktop has a title bar, it is determined whether the size of the title bar can accommodate the toolbar. If so, the toolbar is moved to the position of the title bar. Otherwise, it is determined whether the space outside the active window can accommodate the toolbar. If so, the toolbar is moved to the space and the toolbar is closely attached to the edge of the active window. Otherwise, the toolbar is reduced to an icon and placed in the icon area on the right side of the taskbar.

Description

The rendering method of the toolbar of the application

technical field

The invention relates to a method for presenting a toolbar related to an application program, in particular to a method for presenting the toolbar in conjunction with an active window.

Background technique

Generally speaking, multiple application programs can be activated on the window operating system at the same time, most of the application programs are presented in the form of windows, and each window is juxtaposed or overlapped on the desktop. When the user wants to use one of the application programs, the window of the application program can be maximized to facilitate operation. For applications that will not be used temporarily, their windows can be minimized and shrunk into the work column, so as not to hinder the operation of other applications. When the application is to be used, its window can be restored to the desktop.

In addition to being presented as a window, the application program can also be presented as a toolbar. Currently, there are a wide range of application programs in the form of toolbars on the market, such as input methods, translation software, and shortcut toolbars, etc. Generally, toolbars are presented in the following ways: fixed around the desktop, fixed at a certain position on the desktop, or floating on the desktop. Moreover, the toolbar is usually displayed on the top layer of the desktop, so that the user can directly execute the application program of the toolbar without switching the toolbar into an active window, thereby achieving convenience in use. However, also because the toolbar is displayed on the top layer of the desktop, it often covers the contents of other windows, hinders the user from receiving the displayed information, and causes inconvenience in operation. Therefore, when the user will not use the toolbar application for the time being, he will feel that it is a burden and close it, and then open it when he needs to use it, so that the advantage of the toolbar's direct use is lost.

Most of the application programs presented in the form of toolbars, because the application programs must be used frequently, are presented in the form of toolbars on the top of the desktop, which is convenient for users to use at any time, and because they appear on the top of the desktop, they are often hidden. The case of saving the contents of other windows.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for presenting a toolbar, so that the toolbar can be automatically moved to a suitable position without covering the window in use, and when the toolbar is switched to an inactive window, the toolbar can also be Displayed semi-transparently to avoid obscuring the contents of the underlying window.

The presentation method of the toolbar proposed by the present invention includes the following steps:

First, set a time interval, and regularly search for the window in use or the window displayed on the top layer of the desktop (referred to as the active window) according to this time interval; judge whether the active window has a title bar, and when the active window has a title bar, Determine whether the size of the title bar can accommodate the toolbar, calculate the length and height of the toolbar; calculate the length and height of the title bar; determine that the length and height of the title bar are greater than the length and height of the toolbar Move to the position of the title bar, and the length and height of the title bar are not greater than the length and height of the toolbar. Perform the following steps; calculate the space distance between the active window and adjacent windows, and choose a maximum space distance (or according to the active window Select a space distance in any order of top, bottom, left and right), move the toolbar to the space distance, and stick the toolbar to the edge of the active window. In addition, when the toolbar is switched to an inactive window, the toolbar can also be displayed translucently, even if the toolbar covers the lower window, the user can still see the content of the lower window without hindering the user's reception of information . In addition, when the toolbar cannot be accommodated on the desktop or the user will not use the application program of the toolbar temporarily, the toolbar can also be shrunk to the icon area on the right of the taskbar.

Concrete and feasible implementation modes of the present invention are described as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

1 to 5 are schematic diagrams of the presentation method of the toolbar of the application program proposed by the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for presenting a toolbar of an application program proposed by the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a flow chart when the active window proposed by the present invention has a title bar; and

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of the present invention when there is a space distance between the active window and adjacent windows.

Explanation of reference signs

10 Toolbar 20 Graphics Area 30 Desktop

52 Active Window 54 Title Bar 55 Lower Window 56 Adjacent Window

Step 100 Set a time interval, and search for the active window regularly according to the time interval

Step 110 When the title bar can accommodate the toolbar, the toolbar moves to the title bar

Step 120 When the space outside the active window can accommodate the toolbar, the toolbar moves to this space and sticks to the active window

Step 200 Calculate the length and height of the toolbar

Step 210 Calculate the length and height of the title bar

Step 220 Determine whether the length and height of the title bar are greater than the length and height of the toolbar

Step 230 Move the toolbar to the title bar

Step 240 Determine whether the space distance can accommodate the toolbar

Step 300 Calculate the length and height of the space distance

Step 310 Determine whether the length and height of the space distance are greater than the length and height of the toolbar

Step 320 Move the toolbar to the space distance and stick to the active window

Step 330 Determine whether the height and length of the space distance are greater than the length and height of the toolbar

Step 340 Rotate the toolbar by 90 degrees to move to the space distance and stick to the active window

Step 350 The toolbar shrinks into the icon area

Detailed ways

Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 are the schematic diagrams of the presentation method of the tool bar of the application program of the present invention, and take the working environment of the window operating system as an example, respectively make the following explanations:

As shown in Figure 1, the toolbar 10 of the application program of the present invention can automatically search for the window of the application program on the top of the desktop 30 every once in a while, which is called an active window 52. When the active window 52 has a title bar 54, Carry out following steps: calculate the length and height of toolbar 10; Calculate the length and height of this title bar 54; When the length and height of title bar 54 are greater than the length and height of tool bar 10, tool bar 10 is moved to title bar 54 position in the second half. In order to avoid that the toolbar 10 can cover the title of the active window 52, it can be set that the length of the title bar 54 must be greater than a predetermined value or a predetermined ratio of the length of the toolbar 10 before the toolbar 10 is moved to the second half of the title bar 54. Location.

As shown in Figure 2, when the active window 52 does not have a title bar 54, or when the area of the title bar 54 cannot accommodate the tool bar 10, then search whether there is a space distance between the active window and the adjacent window 56, and the space distance is Blocks between the top, bottom, left, and right of the active window and the distance between adjacent windows 56 . And perform the following steps: first, calculate the length and height of the space distance, and choose a maximum space distance (or select a space distance according to the order of the top, bottom, left and right of the active window); judge the length and height of the space distance When the height is greater than the length and height of the toolbar 10 , the toolbar 10 is moved to a spatial distance and close to the active window 52 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , when it is judged that the height and length of the space distance are greater than the length and height of the toolbar 10 , the toolbar 10 is rotated 90 degrees, and the toolbar 10 is moved to the space distance and close to the active window 52 .

In addition, as shown in Figure 4, when switching between different working windows, the toolbar 10 may cover the lower window 55. At this time, the toolbar 10 can be displayed translucently, even if the toolbar 10 covers the lower window 55. , the user can still see the contents of the lower window 55 without hindering the user from receiving information.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5, when there is no active window 52 on the desktop 30 or the user will not use the application program of the toolbar 10 for the time being, the toolbar 10 can also be minimized into an icon, and the icon can be placed in the figure. display area 20.

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the presenting method of the toolbar of the application program of the present invention, please refer to Fig. 6, and be described as follows: first, set a time interval, and search active window regularly according to this time interval (step 100); When the size of the title bar of the active window can accommodate the tool bar, the tool bar is moved to the title bar, otherwise the following steps are performed (step 110); the space distance between the active window and the adjacent window is calculated, and the tool bar is moved to the space distance, and attach the toolbar to the edge of the active window (step 120).

Fig. 7 is the flow chart when the active window of the present invention has a title bar, please refer to Fig. 7, and explain as follows: first, calculate the length and height (step 200) of tool bar; Calculate the length and height (step 200) of title bar 210); When judging whether the length of the title bar and the height are greater than the length and the height of the toolbar (step 220); if so, the toolbar is moved to the title bar (step 230); otherwise, judge the distance between the active window and the adjacent window Whether the space distance can accommodate the toolbar (step 240).

Fig. 8 is the flow chart when there is a space distance between active window and adjacent window of the present invention, please refer to Fig. 7, and make explanation as follows: first, calculate the length and the height (step 300) of space distance; Judgment space distance Whether the length and height are greater than the length and height of the toolbar (step 310); if so, the toolbar moves to the space distance and is close to the active window (step 320); otherwise, it is judged whether the height and the length of the space distance are greater than the length of the toolbar and height (step 330); if yes, the toolbar rotates ninety degrees and moves to the space distance and is close to the active window (step 340); otherwise, the toolbar shrinks into the icon area of the window operating system (step 350).

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the implementation scope of the present invention; all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention are covered by the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

1. A method for presenting the toolbar of an application program, presenting the toolbar in conjunction with an active window, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: Set a time interval, and regularly search for the active window according to the time interval; Calculate the length and height of the toolbar; Calculate the length and height of the active window's title bar; Determine whether the length and height of the title bar are greater than the length and height of the toolbar, if so, move the toolbar to the title bar, and end; Otherwise, determine whether the space distance between the active window and adjacent windows can accommodate the toolbar; If so, move the toolbar to the maximum space distance and stick to the active window, and do not perform the following steps; Otherwise, the toolbar is shrunk into the window operating system's icon area. 2. The method for presenting the toolbar of an application program according to claim 1, wherein the spatial distance is the spatial distance between the top, bottom, left or right of the active window and adjacent windows. 3. The method for presenting the toolbar of an application program according to claim 1, wherein the toolbar is displayed in a translucent manner. 4. The presentation method of the toolbar of the application program as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when there is the space distance between the active window and the adjacent window, the following steps are performed: Calculate the length and height of the space distance; Determine whether the length and height of the maximum space distance are greater than the length and height of the toolbar; if so, move the toolbar to the space distance and close to the active window, and do not perform the following steps; otherwise, determine the maximum space distance Whether the height and length of the space distance are greater than the length and height of the toolbar; If so, the tool bar is rotated 90 degrees and moved to the space distance and close to the active window, and ends.

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