Information processing apparatus and control method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a display;
• a memory which stores a program of an application;
• and
• a processor which executes the program of the application stored in the memory to perform control to display a window of the application on the display, wherein
• the processor performs
• display mode switching processing to control switching between a first display mode in which display is controlled using an entire screen area of the display as one display area, and a second display mode in which display is controlled by splitting the screen area of the display into multiple display areas, and
• display control processing in which, when switching from the first display mode to the second display mode by the display mode switching processing, the processor displays, in a first display area among the multiple display areas, one window among windows of applications running in the first display mode, and controls whether or not to display, in a second display area except the first display area among the multiple display areas, thumbnail images corresponding to windows except the one window among the windows in the first display mode based on the number of windows in the first display mode.

A control method for an information processing apparatus including:

• a display;
• a memory which stores a program of an application;
• and a processor which executes the program of the application stored in the memory to perform control to display a window of the application on the display, the control method comprising:
• a display mode switching step of causing the processor to control switching between a first display mode in which display is controlled using an entire screen area of the display as one display area, and a second display mode in which display is controlled by splitting the screen area of the display into multiple display areas;
• and
• a display control step in which, when switching from the first display mode to the second display mode by the display mode switching step, the processor displays, in a first display area among the multiple display areas, one window among windows of applications running in the first display mode, and controls whether or not to display, in a second display area except the first display area among the multiple display areas, thumbnail images corresponding to windows except the one window among the windows in the first display mode based on the number of display areas in the second display mode.

A control method for an information processing apparatus including:

• a display;
• a memory which stores a program of an application;
• and a processor which executes the program of the application stored in the memory to perform control to display a window of the application on the display, the control method comprising:
• a display mode switching step of causing the processor to control switching between a first display mode in which display is controlled using an entire screen area of the display as one display area, and a second display mode in which display is controlled by splitting the screen area of the display into multiple display areas;
• and
• a display control step in which, when switching from the first display mode to the second display mode by the display mode switching step, the processor displays, in a first display area among the multiple display areas, one window among windows of applications running in the first display mode, and controls whether or not to display, in a second display area except the first display area among the multiple display areas, thumbnail images corresponding to windows except the one window among the windows in the first display mode based on the number of windows in the first display mode.