Multi-window display system and method for displaying video data and storage medium

Abstract

There is provided a multi-window display system that realizes simplified operation of window displays. Digital data selected more recently is displayed in a main screen window display section, and a plurality of subsidiary screen window display sections are displayed at progressively smaller sizes relative to the main screen window display section, which is displayed at the maximum size. Moreover, when a window display section is selected and a direction of movement is indicated, the selected window display section is moved in the indicated direction and displayed at an enlarged size. The size of the operation panel window display section corresponding to the selected one of the window display section is changed in accordance with the changing of the size of the selected one of the window display section. When one of the window display section is selected, the operation panel window display section corresponding to the window display section other than the one of the window display section selected by the selecting section is displayed semi-transparently.

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