Window managing system for selecting a window in a user designated identifier list

A window managing system for managing and concurrently displaying a plurality of windows on a display of the window managing system, said display being common to the plurality of windows, said window managing system comprising:

• main memory means having list storage means for storing an identifier list and a plurality of window identifiers each associated with one of the plurality of windows;
• a keyboard connected to the window managing system and having a plurality of keys allowing input to the window managing system;
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• a central processing unit, the central processing unit, the display, the keyboard, and the main memory means being interconnected via a bus in the window managing system, said central processing unit comprising:
• window identifier loading/deletion means, connected to the list storage means, for loading selected window identifiers from the plurality of window identifiers to the identifier list or deleting selected window identifiers from the identifier list, wherein the selected window identifiers are less than the plurality of window identifiers,
• window selector means, responsive to a depression of a selector key of the keyboard, and connected to the list storage means, for selecting a specified window identifier from the plurality of window identifiers of the identifier list by depressing said selector key until said specified identifier is selected, and
• a window system, connected to the window selector means and the window identifier loading/deletion means, for creating, deleting, displaying, and controlling the plurality of windows.