Image display control device and image forming apparatus including the same

Abstract

A control unit includes a touch panel display capable of presenting preview display of multiple pages of document images in a scrollable manner on the display panel. The touch panel display controller includes: a commanded position detecting controller that detects a commanded position relative to one of document images being a reference in the preview image displayed on a display panel; a preview layout direction switching controller that switches the layout direction in the preview image in accordance with the commanded position; and a scroll direction switching controller that switches the scrolling direction in the preview image in accordance with the detected commanded position.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . An image display operation device comprising:
 a display that displays a display image; and   a display controller; wherein   the display controller detects a position of an operation by a user to one display image among a plurality of display images displayed on the display; and   the display controller sets a layout direction in the plurality of display images in accordance with a detected position of the operation on the one display image.   
     
     
         3 . The image display operation device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 when the detected position is at an upper or lower side of the one display image, the display controller sets the layout direction in the plurality of display images in a vertical direction on the display;   when the detected position is at a left or right side of the one display image, the display controller sets the layout direction in the plurality of display images in a lateral direction on the display.   
     
     
         4 . The image display operation device according to  claim 2 , wherein when the layout direction in the plurality of display images displayed on the display is set, the display controller sets a scrolling direction in the plurality of display images on the display. 
     
     
         5 . The image display operation device according to  claim 3 , wherein when the layout direction in the plurality of display images displayed on the display is set, the display controller sets a scrolling direction in the plurality of display images on the display. 
     
     
         6 . The image display operation device according to  claim 4 , wherein the display controller sets in a same direction the layout direction and the scrolling direction in the plurality of display images. 
     
     
         7 . The image display operation device according to  claim 5 , wherein the display controller sets in a same direction the layout direction and the scrolling direction in the plurality of display images. 
     
     
         8 . An image forming apparatus including the image display operation device according to  claim 2 . 
     
     
         9 . An image display operation method of an image display operation device including an display to display a display image, the image display operation method comprising:
 detecting a position of an operation by a user to one display image among a plurality of display images displayed on the display; and   setting a layout direction in the plurality of display images in accordance with a detected position of the operation on the one display image.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program for causing a computer, mounted on an image display operation device with a display to display a display image, to execute:
 detecting a position of an operation by a user to one display image among a plurality of display images displayed on the display; and   a step of setting a layout direction in the plurality of display images in accordance with a detected position of the operation on the one display image.