1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a multi-window display control system and a method for presenting a multi-window display.
2. Description of Related Art
Due to the extensive requirement of human interaction with computer systems in recent years, there is a need to provide users with a convenient operation interface. Conventionally, overlapping display windows appear and allow users to perform certain operations within these windows.
However, when multiple display windows are simultaneously activated, it becomes difficult for users to see the preference content in these overlapping windows at the same time, thereby making the operation inconvenient and inefficient.
What is needed, therefore, is to provide a multi-window display control system and a method for presenting a multi-window display to increase the operability and the working efficiency in displaying multiple windows.
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Thus, the four display areas 112, 114, 116, and 118 displaying on the display screen 100 are provided to the users. Different functional units that the user wants to see can simultaneously display in the four display areas 112, 114, 116, and 118. Functional units displaying in each of the display areas are displayed by titles, symbols, or icons. When a user clicks a functional unit to activate it, the functional unit default window is displayed in the display area. The following example depicts the convenience of displaying a functional unit window in the first display area 112. Firstly, a user clicks the functional unit in the first display area 112. Next, the size of the functional unit default window is compared with the size of the first display area 112. If the two sizes are not equal, the size of the functional unit default window is adjusted to match with the size of display area 112, and the adjusted functional unit window displays in the first window 112. If the two sizes are equal, the functional unit default window displays in the display area 112.
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step S10, initializing the multi-window display control system.
step S20, sending the size of display screen 100 to the display module 206 by the read module 202, then adjusting the size of four display areas 112, 114, 116, and 118 to display on the display screen 100 via the display card 210 according to the predetermined ratio by the display module 206.
step S30, presenting one or more functional units in the four display areas 112, 114, 116, and 118.
step S40, sending an event of mouse clicking to select the functional unit in the first display area 112 to the read module 202 by the external interface 208.
step S50, comparing the size of the functional unit default window with the size of the display area 112 by the compare module 204.
step S60, if the size of the functional unit default window not equal to the size of the display area 112, adjusting the size of functional unit window to the same size as the display area to display in the first display area 112 by the display module 206; and
step S70, if the size of the functional unit default window and the size of the display area equal, displaying the functional unit default window in the display area 112 via the display card 210 by the display module 206.
If another functional unit window needs to be displayed in the display area 114, 116 or 118, the user can click a functional unit in the corresponding display area and repeat steps S40-S70.
The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the invention and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from its spirit and scope. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and the exemplary embodiments described therein.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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200810301257.5 | Apr 2008 | CN | national |