公开(公告)号：GB2350991A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-13

申请号：GB9926141

申请日：1999-11-05

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： TACHIBANA TOHRU ,  MINOURA TADAAKI

IPC: G06F9/46 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F11/32 ,  G06F9/44

Abstract: Provided are a method and system in which the icons of running application programs can be easily identified, and even beginners can easily understand how to close application programs. The icons of application programs which are not running are displayed by still pictures as is known, but the icons of running application programs are displayed in animation which changes periodically, thereby to enable the running application programs to be identified at a glance of the displayed list of icons. Further, when an application program is run, a stop button having a function of closing the application program is displayed near the icon of the application program in the displayed list of icons, and the application program can be closed by simply clicking the stop button, so that even beginners can easily perform the closing of the application program.