JPH05224865A - Window system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve the usability of a window system by making the size of the close button for closing the window larger than the cursor in the window system. An information processing apparatus having a pointing device for indicating coordinates in a screen on a display device 1 for displaying windows, characters, icons, etc., and a keyboard for inputting characters, numerical values, commands, etc., In order to close the window 12, the size of the close button 20 is made larger than that of the cursor 10 so that it is always placed in the window.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a window system capable of improving the operability of the window system when a plurality of processing target screens are simultaneously displayed on one display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows an example of the system configuration of an information processing apparatus having a conventional text-based user interface. Consists of.

An information processing apparatus having a conventional terminal type user interface as shown in FIG.
In (for example, personal computers, workstations, etc.), the information form presented to the user by the information processing apparatus is text-based. Even when the user gives a work instruction to the information processing apparatus, the form of the input information is text and the input is performed via the keyboard 3. In the text-based input form via the keyboard, the user has to remember the commands and options of the information processing device, and moreover, it is necessary to accurately press the keys, which imposes a heavy burden on the user side.

A window system-based user interface has been devised as a user interface that is easier to use and that reduces the above-mentioned burden. FIG. 5 shows an example of a system configuration of an information processing apparatus having a conventional window system-based user interface. In addition to the configuration of FIG. 4, it has a pointing device 5 interlocking with a keyboard 3.

In this window system-based user interface, graphics such as windows, icons, menus, buttons, etc. are mainly used. Even when the user gives a work instruction to the information processing apparatus, the icons, menus, buttons, etc. are operated by a mouse or the like. It can be realized by operating a pointing device. By using a window system-based user interface, the user can select a graphic that symbolizes a menu or function displayed on the screen of the display device of the information processing device, even if the user does not remember the commands and options accurately. The user can easily operate the information processing device.

FIG. 6 shows a display example of the display device 1 of the conventional window system shown in FIG. Figure 6
In, a reference numeral 10 is a cursor, 11 is a root window representing the highest root directory, 12 is a window in which each application is executed and displayed, 13 is an icon representing an application, file or command, 14
Is the title bar that displays the window title, 15 is the resize bar for changing the window size, 16
Is a window menu button for displaying a window menu, 17 is a minimization button for iconifying the window, 18 is a maximization button for expanding the window size to the screen size frame, and 19 is a window menu.

Next, the operation of the window system will be described. By pointing the title bar 14 of the window displayed on the root window 11 of the display device 1 with the pointing device 5 (see FIG. 5), the window 12 can be moved to any position on the root window 11. it can. If you point the resize bar 15 with the pointing device 5 and move it up, down, left or right, from (1) in FIG.
The size of the window 12 can be freely changed as illustrated in (2). When the maximize button 18 is designated, the window 12 expands to the size of the screen as illustrated in (1) to (2) of FIG. When the minimize (icon) button 17 is designated, the open window 12 becomes the icon display 13 as illustrated in (1) to (2) of FIG. When the window menu button 16 is designated, a menu 19 appears as shown in FIG. 10 (1), and the user can select any command from this menu. Temporarily the root window
When the user wants to close 11 ((2) in FIG. 10), the user selects the "close" command from the menu displayed by selecting the window menu button 16.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of a conventional window system. The window system determines whether the title bar 14 shown in FIG. 6 is selected (S1), whether the resize bar 15 is selected (S2), and whether the maximize button 18 is pressed (S3). ), Whether or not the minimum (icon) button 17 for iconifying the window has been designated (S4), whether or not the window menu button 16 has been pressed (S5), and whether or not the icon 13 has been designated (S6). ) And the like are constantly checked, and the display state of the window itself is changed while considering the condition and the amount of change in the coordinate value designated by the pointing device 5.

[0009]

However, the operation of closing the window is an operation executed quite frequently,
As illustrated in FIG. 12, when all windows are closed in a state in which a plurality of windows 12 are open, such as 12A to 12G, it is necessary to perform the above operation for each window, and from the menu 19 "Close" each time
The operability was not good because I chose the command menu.

In the window system, a process for determining whether or not the window menu button 16 is pressed (S5) is performed, and a process for displaying a menu list is further performed.
The selected command “closes” through the process of determining which command in the menu 19 the user has selected.
After going through the process of checking whether it is a command,
The process is complicated because the user understands that the "close" command is recognized and closes the window.

An object of the present invention is to provide a window system which eliminates such troublesome operability and is easy to process.

[0012]

The present invention provides a window,
In an information processing apparatus having a display device for displaying characters, icons, etc., a pointing device for instructing coordinates on the screen of the display device, and a keyboard for inputting characters, numerical values, commands, etc. The size of the close button for closing is larger than the size of the cursor, and it is always placed in the window.

[0013]

According to the present invention, since the close button is always larger than the cursor shape and placed on the window,
The operability of the window can be improved.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration example of an information processing apparatus having a window system-based user interface of the present invention is the same as the configuration example of a conventional information processing apparatus (FIG. 5).

FIG. 1 shows a display example of a display device 1 of a window system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 14 is a title bar for displaying a window title, 15 is a resize bar for changing the size of the window, 17 is a minimize button for iconifying the window size, and 18 is for expanding the window size to the screen size. Maximize buttons, which are similar to those in FIG. 6, but 20 indicates a close button for closing the window, which is characterized in that it is always placed on the window larger than the shape of the cursor 10. To do. .

Next, the operation of the window system of the present invention will be described. The operation other than the close button 20 is the same as the conventional operation. To close the window, the close button 20 shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, even when a plurality of windows 12 are open, the close buttons 20 are always arranged on the respective windows 12 and are larger than the size of the cursor 10, so that the operation of closing the windows 12 is extremely difficult. It will be easy.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of the window system of the present invention. Step S7 is added to the conventional flow chart shown in FIG. 11, and it is judged whether or not the close button 20 is pressed and the processing is carried out. That is, the window system of the present invention does not have a "close" process as a command in the window menu button 16, but
A close button 20 for closing the window is prepared, and a process (S7) for checking whether or not the window close button has been pressed is provided. This simplifies the process of closing the window. In order to improve the operability of the user, the size of the button that closes the window is set to be larger than the size of the cursor that follows the pointing device.

[0018]

As described above, the window system of the present invention can improve the operability of the window system by always disposing the close button larger than the cursor shape on the window.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device of a window system in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which a plurality of windows are opened in the window system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the window system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of an information processing apparatus having a conventional text-based user interface.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of an information processing apparatus having a conventional window system-based user interface.

6 is a diagram showing a display example of a display device of the window system of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of resizing of the window of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of maximizing the window of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of iconizing the window of FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of closing the window of FIG.

11 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the window system of FIG.

12 is a diagram showing an example in which a plurality of windows are opened in the window of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Display device, 2 ... Storage device, 3 ... Keyboard,
4 ... Central processing unit, 5 ... Pointing device,
10 ... Cursor, 11 ... Root window, 12 ... Window, 13 ... Icon, 14 ... Title bar, 15 ... Resize bar, 16 ... Window menu button, 17 ...
Minimize button, 18… Maximize button, 19… Menu,
20 ... Close button.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Information having a display device for displaying windows, characters, icons, etc., a pointing device for instructing coordinates on the screen of the display device, and a keyboard for inputting characters, numerical values, commands, etc. In the processing device, the size of the close button for closing the window is made larger than the size of the cursor, and the window system is always arranged in the window.