JP2018028711A - Screen display device and display method - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To achieve both convenience and listability. A check box is provided in a window. In window 3 (3A), tag screens 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 are displayed in a switchable manner. When the check box 4 is checked, the window 3 (3A) is expanded, and the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3 (3B). The size of the window 3 is determined from the size of the screen 108G of the display 108 and the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window 3, and the window 3 having the determined size is displayed on the display 108 from the beginning, and the tab screen is displayed. 1 may be displayed. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a screen display device and a display method for displaying a plurality of tab screens with tabs in a window displayed on a display.

  Conventionally, in a user interface for displaying and inputting values of various setting items of software, a number of items are divided into a plurality of groups and displayed on a tab screen with a tab attached to each group. In addition, there is a configuration in which a plurality of tab screens are displayed so as to be switchably overlapped in one window (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A user interface that displays a plurality of tab screens so as to be switchable in one window is called “tab control”. The tab control not only can display a large number of items without using a scroll function, which is generally said to deteriorate the operability, by switching tabs, but also by grouping a large number of items, Since the meaning can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner, it is a technique that is excellent in convenience, including improved operability, especially when the screen size is limited.

JP 2012-118573 A

  By the way, in recent years, since a large display device with high resolution can be easily used, even if the number of items that would have been displayed by switching to several tab screens with a conventional tab control, By using a large display device with high resolution, it has become increasingly possible to fit all items in one window without using a tab screen. Putting all the items in one window is better in terms of listability than the conventional tab control. However, it is generally not preferable for the user interface to depend on the resolution of the display used and the size of the screen.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the object of the present invention is to use a display with a large screen while maintaining the convenience of tab control in a display with a small screen. An object of the present invention is to provide a screen display device and a display method capable of simultaneously seeing more items so that both convenience and listability can be achieved.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention includes means (5) for displaying the window (3) on the display (108), and a plurality of tab screens (tabs (2) attached to the window (3)). 1) displaying means (6), and means for displaying a tab screen can switch a plurality of tab screens to a window when the window is not large enough to display a plurality of tab screens side by side. When the tab screen switching display means (6-1) for displaying the tab screen in a superimposed manner and the window have a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side, two or more of the plurality of tab screens are displayed in the window. And a tab screen development display means (6-2) for displaying the tab screens side by side.

  In the present invention, a window is displayed on the display, and a plurality of tab screens are displayed in this window. In the present invention, the size of the window displayed on the display can be changed in accordance with the size of the screen of the display. For example, a check box (4) is provided in the window, and when this check box is checked, a large window is displayed, and when the check box is not checked, a small window is displayed. .

  Here, if the window is small and does not have a size that allows a plurality of tab screens to be displayed side by side, the plurality of tab screens are displayed in a switchable manner in a switchable manner. If the window is large and has a size that allows a plurality of tab screens to be displayed side by side, the plurality of tab screens are displayed side by side within the window.

  When a check box is provided in a window, the operator determines whether to check the check box by looking at the size of the display screen, but the screen size of the display and the tab screen to be displayed in the window The size of the window may be determined according to the number of windows, and the window having the determined size may be automatically displayed on the display.

  In the above description, as an example, constituent elements on the drawing corresponding to the constituent elements of the invention are indicated by reference numerals with parentheses.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the display screen is small, a plurality of tab screens are displayed so as to be switchably overlapped in a small window, and the display screen is large. If you are using a large screen display, you can display multiple tab screens side by side in a large window, while maintaining the convenience of tab control on small screen displays. By making it possible to view items at the same time, it is possible to achieve both convenience and listing.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a hardware configuration of a screen display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first example (first embodiment) of the processing operation executed by the CPU in the screen display device shown in FIG. 1 according to the tab screen display program. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display / input screen for various setting items displayed on the display (display example of a tab screen in a window before being expanded). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display / input screen for various setting items displayed on the display (display example of a tab screen in a window after being expanded). FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a second example (second embodiment) of the processing operation executed by the CPU in the screen display device shown in FIG. 1 according to the tab screen display program. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a third example (third embodiment) of the processing operation executed by the CPU in the screen display device shown in FIG. 1 according to the tab screen display program. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a fourth example (Embodiment 4) of the processing operation executed by the CPU in the screen display device shown in FIG. 1 according to the tab screen display program. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a fifth example (fifth embodiment) of processing operations executed by the CPU in the screen display device shown in FIG. 1 according to the tab screen display program. FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a tab control displayed as a screen for displaying / inputting various conventional setting items.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of a hardware configuration of a screen display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The screen display device 100 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101, a random access memory (RAM) 102, a read-only memory (ROM) 103, a storage device 104 such as a hard disk, and various interfaces 105 to 107. The computer is provided with a display 108, a keyboard 109, a mouse 110, and the like as peripheral devices.

  In this screen display device 100, a tab screen display program PG1 is installed as a program specific to the present embodiment. The tab screen display program PG1 is provided in a state where it is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, for example, read from the recording medium, recorded in the storage device 104, and stored in the screen display device 100 as a usable state. Installed.

  In this screen display device 100, the CPU 101 processes various input information given via the interfaces 105 to 107, thereby accessing the RAM 102, ROM 103, and storage device 104, and tabs installed in the screen display device 100. It operates according to the screen display program PG1. Note that functional blocks implemented as processing functions of the CPU 101 in the screen display device 100 will be described for each of Embodiments 1 to 5 described below.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 2 shows a first example of processing operations executed by the CPU 101 according to the tab screen display program PG1 as the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, when there is a display request from the operator using the keyboard 109 or the mouse 110 (YES in step S100), the CPU 101 displays a display / input screen for various setting items on the display 108. (Step S101).

  FIG. 3 illustrates a screen for displaying / inputting various setting items displayed on the display 108. In the figure, 1 is a tab screen, and 2 is a tab attached to the tab screen 1 as a heading. In this example, the tab screen 1 has three tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3. Tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are provided with tabs 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3.

  The tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed so as to be switchable in one window 3 displayed on the display 108. In the state illustrated in FIG. 3, the tab screen 1-1 is positioned at the forefront, and the tab screens 1-2 and 1-3 positioned at the back are hidden behind the tab screen 1-1. In this tab screen 1 (1-1, 1-2, 1-3), “items to be displayed”, “relationship between items to be displayed and tabs”, “attributes such as screen size and color scheme”, etc. The tab screen display program PG1 is predetermined.

  In this window 3, as an operation using the mouse 110 from the operator, when the tab 2-2 is clicked, the tab screen 1-2 appears in the foreground, and when the tab 2-3 is clicked, the tab screen is displayed. 1-3 appears in the foreground. When the tab 2-1 is clicked in a state where the tab screen 1-1 is positioned on the back side, the tab screen 1-1 appears on the foreground.

  In the first embodiment, the window 3 on which the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed so as to be switchable is displayed on the screen 108G of the display 108 in response to a display request from the operator. It is displayed as a screen for displaying / inputting setting items.

  The window 3 in which the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed so as to be switchable is provided with a check box 4 as a setting unit for determining whether to display the tab screens side by side. It is different from the conventional one. That is, the check box 4 is not provided in the conventional window 3 ′ (see FIG. 14), but the check box 4 is provided in the window 3 in the present embodiment.

  When the window 3 is displayed on the display 108, the operator can display a plurality of tab screens 1 side by side on the display 108 based on the size of the screen 108G of the display 108 on which the window 3 is displayed. Determine whether. In this example, it is determined whether or not three tab screens can be displayed side by side.

  Here, when the operator determines that the screen 108G of the display 108 is small and the three tab screens cannot be displayed side by side in the screen 108G of the display 108, the check box 4 is checked. Absent.

  When the check box 4 is not checked, the CPU 101 displays the window 3 shown in FIG. 3, that is, the three tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 displayed in a switchable manner. Continue to display window 3 for one screen.

  When the operator determines that the screen 108G of the display 108 is large and three tab screens can be displayed side by side in the screen 108G of the display 108, the check box 4 is checked.

  When the check box 4 is checked (YES in step S102), that is, when the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side is made, the CPU 101 widens the window 3 (3A) as shown in FIG. Tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3 (3B) (step S103).

  Hereinafter, when the sizes of the windows 3 are distinguished, the window 3 before expansion (small size window) 3 is 3A, and the window 3 after expansion (large size window) 3 is 3B. A small window is simply called a “small window”, and a large window is simply called a “large window”.

  Thereby, the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 that have been displayed so as to be switchable in the window 3A are displayed side by side in the window 3B. That is, three tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are expanded and displayed in the expanded window 3B.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the screen 108G of the display 108 is small, a plurality of tab screens 1 are displayed in a small window 3A in a switchable manner so that the screen 108G of the display 108 is large. In some cases, a plurality of tab screens 1 are displayed side by side in a large window 3B, and the convenience of tab control in a small display on the screen is kept as it is. These items can be viewed at the same time, so that both convenience and listability can be achieved.

  The merit of this method can be realized by preparing multiple tab screen containers (container controls) without preparing a new screen design, and it has little influence on the control logic that each item may have. Do not give. As a result, the cost of developing and testing the user interface can be greatly reduced compared to designing a screen for displaying / inputting various setting items depending on the size of the display screen. Is obtained. Further, since the grouping, the arrangement order of items, and the operation method do not change, the user does not need to learn new things.

  FIG. 5 shows a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device 100 (100A) of the first embodiment. As a processing function of the CPU 101, the screen display device 100 </ b> A includes a window display unit 5 that displays a window 3 on the display 108 and a tab screen display unit 6 that displays a plurality of tab screens 1 with tabs 2 in the window 3. And a check box confirmation unit 7 for confirming whether or not the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side in the check box 4 has been made.

  In this screen display device 100A, when there is a display request from the operator, the window display unit 5 displays a window 3 (small window 3A) that does not have a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side on the display 108. . In addition, when the check box 5 is checked (when tab screens are set to be displayed side by side), the window display unit 5 has a window 3 having a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side (large Window 3B) is displayed on the display 108.

  In this screen display device 100A, the tab screen display unit 6 includes a tab screen switching display unit 6-1 and a tab screen development display unit 6-2.

  In the tab screen display unit 6, the tab screen switching display unit 6-1 has a size that allows the window 3 to display a plurality of tab screens side by side when the window 3 displayed by the window display unit 5 is the window 3A. If not, a plurality of tab screens 1 (in this example, tab screens 1-1 to 1-3) are displayed in this window 3 so as to be switchable.

  In the tab screen display unit 6, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 has a size that allows the window 3 to be displayed side by side when the window 3 displayed by the window display unit 5 is the window 3B. If so, a plurality of tab screens 1 (in this example, tab screens 1-1 to 1-3) are displayed side by side in this window 3.

  The window display unit 5 also has a function of returning the expanded window 3B to the previous window 3A when the check in the check box 5 is removed (when setting is made not to display the tab screens side by side). I have. Thereby, the display method of the tab screen 1 can be switched depending on whether or not the check box 4 is checked.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 6 shows a second example of processing operations executed by the CPU 101 in accordance with the tab screen display program PG1 as the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, it is assumed that the flag value “0” is written in the memory M1 in the storage device 104 as an initial value.

  In the second embodiment, when there is a display request from the operator (YES in step S200), the CPU 101 first confirms the setting contents stored in the memory M1 (step S201). In this case, the flag value “0” is written in the memory M1 as an initial value.

  When the flag value “0” is written in the memory M1, the CPU 101 determines that the setting content stored in the memory M1 is not a setting for displaying the tab screens side by side (NO in step S201). A small window 3A (FIG. 3) is displayed in 108, and tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed in this window 3A in a switchable manner (step S202).

  If the check box 4 is checked during display of this window 3A (YES in step S203), the CPU 101 writes the flag value “1” in the memory M1 (step S204). Then, the window 3A displayed on the display 108 is expanded, and the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3B (FIG. 4) (step S205).

  When there is a display request from the operator next time (YES in step S200), the CPU 101 first confirms the setting contents stored in the memory M1 in the same manner as described above (step S201). In this case, since the flag value “1” is written in the memory M1 (YES in step S201), the CPU 101 sets that the setting content stored in the memory M1 is a setting for displaying the tab screens side by side. The process of step S205 is immediately performed without going through steps S202 to S204.

  As a result, not the small window 3A but the large window 3B is displayed from the beginning on the display 108, and the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed side by side in the large window 3B. .

  FIG. 7 shows a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device 100 (100B) of the second embodiment. This screen display device 100B has, as processing functions of the CPU 101, a window display unit 5, a tab screen display unit 6, a check box confirmation unit 7, and a setting content confirmation unit 8 for confirming the setting content stored in the memory M1. And.

  In the screen display device 100B, the contents set in the check box 4 are stored in the memory M1. The setting content confirmation unit 8 confirms the setting content stored in the memory M1 and sends the confirmation result to the window display unit 5.

  When the confirmation result indicating that the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side is not stored in the memory M1, the window display unit 5 indicates that the flag value in the memory M1 is “0”. ”, A window 3 (small window 3A) that does not have a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side is displayed on the display 108. In this small window 3A, a plurality of tab screens 1 (in this example, tab screens 1-1 to 1-3) are displayed so as to be switchable by a tab screen switching display unit 6-1 in the tab screen display unit 6. Is done.

  Further, the window display unit 5 receives a confirmation result indicating that the setting for confirming that the tab screens are displayed side by side from the setting content confirmation unit 8 is stored in the memory M1, that is, the flag value in the memory M1 is changed. If it is “1”, a window 3 (large window 3B) having a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens 1 side by side is displayed on the display 108. In this large window 3B, a plurality of tab screens 1 (in this example, tab screens 1-1 to 1-3) are displayed side by side by the tab screen development display unit 6-2 in the tab screen display unit 6. Thus, once the check box 4 is checked, it is not necessary to check it one after another, which is convenient.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 8 shows a third example of processing operations executed by the CPU 101 in accordance with the tab screen display program PG1 as the third embodiment. The third embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment.

  In the first embodiment, it is assumed that all the tab screens 1 are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3B. However, depending on the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window 3, even if the window 3 is expanded to the maximum extent within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108, all the tab screens 1 are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3. It may not be possible to

  Therefore, in the third embodiment, a plurality of tab screens 1 are displayed in a switchable manner in the window 3A by the processes of steps S300 and S301 corresponding to steps S100 and S101 shown in FIG. When the check box 4 is checked (YES in step S302), the tab screen indicates the number of tab screens that can be displayed with the window 3 expanded to the maximum within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108. This is obtained as the expandable number N (step S303).

  If the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window 3 (total number of tab screens) M exceeds the tab screen developable number N (M> N: YES in step S304), the range of the screen 108G on the display 108 The window 3A is expanded to the maximum, and the important N tab screens of the M tab screens are displayed side by side in the expanded window 3B (step S305). In this case, the remaining tab screens that could not be displayed side by side in the window 3B are displayed so as to be switchable over one of the tab screens displayed side by side in the window 3B.

  On the other hand, if the total number M of tab screens is less than or equal to the number N of tab screens that can be expanded (M ≦ N: NO in step S304), the window 3A is expanded in accordance with the number M of tab screens to be displayed. All of the M tab screens are displayed side by side in the window 3B (step S306).

  FIG. 9 shows a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device 100 (100C) of the third embodiment. The screen display device 100 </ b> C includes a window display unit 5, a tab screen display unit 6, and a check box confirmation unit 7 as processing functions of the CPU 101. In this configuration, the window display unit 5 includes a tab screen developable number calculation unit 5-1 and a window enlargement unit 5-2.

  In the window display unit 5, the tab screen expandable number calculation unit 5-1 can display the windows 3 so as to be maximally widened and displayed within the range of the screen 108 </ b> G of the display 108 before displaying the window 3 </ b> B on the display 108. The number of possible tab screens is obtained as a tab screen developable number N. The tab screen expandable number N obtained by the tab screen expandable number calculating unit 5-1 is sent to the tab screen display unit 6 and also used by the window expanding unit 5-2.

  In the window display unit 5, the window enlargement unit 5-2 compares the tab screen developable number N obtained by the tab screen developable number calculation unit 5-1 with the total number M of tab screens, and compares the total number M of tab screens. Is larger than the tab screen developable number N (M> N), the window 3 (maximum size window 3B) expanded within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108 is displayed on the display 108. . When the total number M of tab screens is N or less (M ≦ N), the window enlargement unit 5-2 displays the window 3 (large window 3B) having a size corresponding to the number M of tab screens to be displayed on the display 108. To display.

  In the tab screen display unit 6, when the tab screen development display unit 6-2 receives the tab screen development number N from the window display unit 5, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 calculates the tab screen development number N and the total number M of tab screens. In comparison, if M> N, the important N tab screens of the M tab screens to be displayed are displayed side by side in the window 3B that is expanded to the maximum. At this time, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 can switch over the remaining tab screens that could not be displayed side by side in the window 3B on one of the tab screens displayed side by side in the window 3B. indicate. Further, if M ≦ N, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 displays all the M tab screens side by side in the window 3B expanded to fit the M tab screens.

  FIG. 9 shows a case where M = 4 and N = 3. In this case, tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 are displayed side by side as important tab screens in the window 3B that is maximized. Of the tab screens 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 displayed side by side, the tab screen 1-4 is displayed on the tab screen 1-1 in a switchable manner.

[Embodiment 4]
In the third embodiment, the modification of the first embodiment is shown, but the same modification can be made in the second embodiment. A modification of the second embodiment is referred to as a fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, a flowchart corresponding to FIG. 8 is shown in FIG. 10, and a functional block diagram corresponding to FIG. 9 is shown in FIG. In the fourth embodiment, the setting contents of the memory M1 are confirmed before the window 3 is displayed, as in the second embodiment, but the other processes are the same as those in the third embodiment, so that detailed description here will be given. Is omitted.

[Embodiment 5]
In the first embodiment, when the check box 4 in the window 3A is checked, the window 3A is expanded, and the tab screen 1 is displayed side by side in the expanded window 3B. In this case, the check boxes 4 must be checked one by one, which is troublesome.

  Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, the check box 4 is eliminated, and the size of the window 3 is determined according to the size of the screen 108G of the display 108 and the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window 3, and the determined size. The window 3 is displayed on the display 108 from the beginning. FIG. 12 shows a flowchart in this case.

  When there is a display request from the operator (YES in step S500), the CPU 101 determines the number of tab screens that can be displayed side by side when the size of the window 3 is maximized within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108. Is calculated as the tab screen developable number N (step S501).

  Here, if the tab screen developable number N is N = 1 (YES in step S502), the CPU 101 sets the size of the window 3 to the size of one tab screen, and the size of this tab screen. A plurality of tab screens 1 are displayed in a switchable manner on the window 3 (step S503).

  If the tab screen expandable number N is not N = 1 (NO in step S502), the CPU 101 determines the number of tab screens (total number of tab screens) M to be displayed in the window 3 and the tab screen expandable number N. Compare (step S504).

  Here, if M exceeds N (M> N: YES in step S504), the CPU 101 maximizes the size of the window 3 within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108, and the maximum size. The important N tab screens among the M tab screens are displayed side by side in the window 3 (step S505). In this case, the remaining tab screens that could not be displayed side by side in the window 3 having the maximum size are displayed in a switchable manner on one of the tab screens displayed side by side in the window 3.

  On the other hand, if M ≦ N (NO in step S504), that is, if the total number M of tab screens is less than or equal to the tab screen developable number N, the size of the window 3B is set to the number M of tab screens to be displayed. All the M tab screens are displayed side by side in the window 3 having the adjusted size (step S506).

  FIG. 13 shows a functional block diagram of a main part of the screen display device 100 (100E) of the fifth embodiment. The screen display device 100E includes a window display unit 5 and a tab screen display unit 6 as processing functions of the CPU 101. In this configuration, the window display unit 5 includes a tab screen developable number calculation unit 5-1 and a window adjustment unit 5-3.

  In the window display unit 5, the tab screen expandable number calculation unit 5-1 determines that the size of the window 3 is maximized within the range of the screen 108 G of the display 108 before displaying the window 3 on the display 108. The number of tab screens that can be displayed side by side is obtained as a tab screen developable number N. The tab screen expandable number N obtained by the tab screen expandable number calculating unit 5-1 is sent to the tab screen display unit 6 and also used by the window adjusting unit 5-3.

  In the window display unit 5, the window adjustment unit 5-3 displays one tab screen on the display 108 when the tab screen expandable number N obtained by the tab screen expandable number calculation unit 5-1 is N = 1. A window 3 having a minute size (small window 3A) is displayed.

  When the tab screen expandable number N obtained by the tab screen expandable number calculating unit 5-1 is N ≧ 2, the window adjusting unit 5-3 performs the tab screen expandable number calculating unit 5-1. The obtained number N of tab screens that can be developed is compared with the total number M of tab screens. When the total number M of tab screens exceeds the number N of tab screens that can be developed (M> N), the range of the screen 108G on the display 108 The window 3 having the maximum size (window 3B having the maximum size) is displayed on the display 108. When the total number M of tab screens is less than or equal to the number N of tab screens that can be expanded (M ≦ N), the window adjustment unit 5-3 displays a window 3 (large window) having a size that matches the number M of tab screens to be displayed. 3B) is displayed.

  In the tab screen display unit 6, the tab screen switching display unit 6-1 can switch the tab screen 1 in the window 3A when N = 1 is sent from the window display unit 5 as the tab screen developable number N. Overlapping display.

  In the tab screen display unit 6, when the tab screen development display unit 6-2 receives N ≧ 2 from the window display unit 5 as the tab screen development number N, the tab screen development unit N and the tab screen development number When the total number M is compared, and M> N, the important N tab screens among the M tab screens to be displayed are displayed side by side in the window 3B having the maximum size. At this time, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 stacks the remaining tab screens that could not be displayed side by side in the window 3B so as to be switched to one of the tab screens displayed side by side in the window 3B. indicate. Further, if M ≦ N, the tab screen development display unit 6-2 displays all the M tab screens side by side in the window 3B whose size is adjusted to the M tab screens. .

  In the first to fifth embodiments described above, the window 3 is expanded in the horizontal direction in the screen 108G of the display 108. That is, the tab screen 1 is displayed side by side in the horizontal direction. They may be displayed side by side. Alternatively, the images may be displayed side by side in both the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. For example, in the third embodiment, when M> N, the window 3 is expanded to the maximum within the range of the screen 108G of the display 108. However, the window 3 need not necessarily be expanded to the maximum. Further, the number of tab screens 1 displayed side by side in the window 3 may be any number as long as there are two or more.

[Extension of the embodiment]
The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

  1 (1-1 to 1-4) ... tab screen, 2 (2-1 to 2-4) ... tab, 3 (3A, 3B) ... window, 4 ... check box, 5 ... window display section, 5-1 ... Tab screen expandable number calculating section, 5-2. Window expanding section, 5-3... Window adjusting section, 6... Tab screen display section, 6-1. , 7 ... Check box confirmation unit, 8 ... Setting content confirmation unit, 101 ... CPU, 102 ... RAM, 103 ... ROM, 104 ... Storage device, 105 to 107 ... Interface, 108 ... Display, 108G ... Screen, 109 ... Keyboard 110 ... mouse.

Claims (10)

Means for displaying a window on the display;
Means for displaying a plurality of tab screens with tabs in the window,
The means for displaying the tab screen is:
When the window does not have a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side, a tab screen switching display means for displaying a plurality of tab screens in a switchable manner in a stackable manner in the window;
When the window has a size that allows a plurality of tab screens to be displayed side by side, tab window expansion display means for displaying two or more tab screens of the plurality of tab screens side by side in the window is provided. A screen display device characterized by that. The screen display device according to claim 1,
The window is
A check box is provided as a setting section for determining whether to display the tab screens side by side.
The means for displaying the window is:
If the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side in the check box is not made, the window is not large enough to display a plurality of tab screens side by side,
The screen display device characterized by having a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side when the check box is set to display the tab screens side by side. The screen display device according to claim 2,
A memory for storing the contents set in the check box;
The means for displaying the window is:
When the window is displayed, if the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side is stored in the memory, the window has a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side. Display device. The screen display device according to claim 1,
The means for displaying the window is:
A screen display device that displays a window having a size determined according to a screen size of the display and the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window. The screen display device according to claim 1,
The tab screen development display means includes:
When there are tab screens that cannot be displayed side by side in the window, important tab screens of the plurality of tab screens are displayed side by side in the window, and the remaining tab screens remain in one of the tab screens displayed side by side A screen display device characterized by displaying the tab screens in a switchable manner. Displaying a window on the display;
Displaying a plurality of tab screens with tabs in the window,
The step of displaying the tab screen includes:
When the window does not have a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side, a tab screen switching display step for displaying a plurality of tab screens in a switchable manner in the window,
When the window has a size that allows a plurality of tab screens to be displayed side by side, a tab screen expansion display step for displaying two or more tab screens side by side in the window is provided. A screen display method characterized by that. The screen display method according to claim 6,
The window is
A check box is provided as a setting section for determining whether to display the tab screens side by side.
Displaying the window comprises:
If the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side in the check box is not made, the window is not large enough to display a plurality of tab screens side by side,
The screen display method according to claim 1, wherein when the check box is set to display the tab screens side by side, the window has a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side. The screen display method according to claim 7,
A memory for storing the contents set in the check box;
Displaying the window comprises:
When the window is displayed, if the setting for displaying the tab screens side by side is stored in the memory, the window has a size capable of displaying a plurality of tab screens side by side. Display method. The screen display method according to claim 6,
Displaying the window comprises:
A screen display method characterized by displaying a window having a size determined according to a screen size of the display and the number of tab screens to be displayed in the window. The screen display method according to claim 6,
The tab screen development display step includes:
When there are tab screens that cannot be displayed side by side in the window, important tab screens of the plurality of tab screens are displayed side by side in the window, and the remaining tab screens remain in one of the tab screens displayed side by side. A screen display method characterized by displaying the tab screens in a switchable manner.