Abstract:
A method of managing application programs and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided. In an electronic device with a touchscreen display including a first portion facing a first direction and a second portion facing a second direction differing from the first direction, the second portion extending from one edge of the first portion, the method includes storing an application program including a default function and a plurality of sub-functions, receiving a first input, displaying a user interface (UI) in response to the first input, the UI providing a first indication corresponding to the application program and a plurality of second indications corresponding to the plurality of sub-functions of the application program, receiving a second input selecting a second indication of a plurality of second indications, and displaying a third indication corresponding to a selected sub-function of the plurality of sub-functions in response to the selected second indication.
Abstract:
A portable device and guide information providing method thereof for providing guide information in response to a hovering gesture input made with a pen are provided. The method includes detecting a hovering gesture input, acquiring guide information corresponding to a currently running application, and displaying the guide information in response to the hovering gesture input.
Abstract:
A method for operating an electronic device including a touch sensitive display is provided. The method includes displaying at least two application execution screens on the touch sensitive display not to be superposed on one another, receiving a touch input or a hovering input through the touch sensitive display, selecting at least one application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens at least partially in response to the reception of the touch input or the hovering input, and displaying the selected application execution screen to be superposed on at least a portion of a non-selected application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for changing a screen in an electronic device that provides a plurality of windows are provided. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a plurality of windows functionally connected to the electronic device, selecting at least one window displaying a first application among the plurality of windows, obtaining an input related to a second application being executed in the selected at least one window, and displaying the second application through the at least one window, based on the obtained input. The present disclosure is not limited to a specific embodiment, but various embodiments based on a technical spirit of the present disclosure may be implemented.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for providing a plurality of applications are provided. The method includes determining at least a partial area of a User Interface (UI) corresponding to an input, generating a window based on the at least the partial area, displaying an application list related to the window, and based on an input of selecting one application from the application list, providing the selected application through the window.
Abstract:
A method for operating an electronic device including a touch sensitive display is provided. The method includes displaying at least two application execution screens on the touch sensitive display not to be superposed on one another, receiving a touch input or a hovering input through the touch sensitive display, selecting at least one application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens at least partially in response to the reception of the touch input or the hovering input, and displaying the selected application execution screen to be superposed on at least a portion of a non-selected application execution screen among the at least two application execution screens.
Abstract:
A search and display method of an electronic device using handwriting is provided. The search and display method includes recognizing the handwriting, determining whether the recognized handwriting is a gesture or text, recognizing the gesture if it is determined that the recognized handwriting is the gesture, and registering gesture information about the gesture and function information about a function corresponding to the gesture information based on the recognized gesture.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for changing a screen in an electronic device that provides a plurality of windows are provided. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a plurality of windows functionally connected to the electronic device, selecting at least one window displaying a first application among the plurality of windows, obtaining an input related to a second application being executed in the selected at least one window, and displaying the second application through the at least one window, based on the obtained input. The present disclosure is not limited to a specific embodiment, but various embodiments based on a technical spirit of the present disclosure may be implemented.
Abstract:
A method of executing an application in a touch device is provided. The method includes displaying an execution screen of a first application as a full screen, receiving an input of an execution event for executing a second application, configuring a multi-window in a split scheme when the execution event is released on a specific window, and independently displaying screens of the first application and the second application through respective split windows.
Abstract:
A method of executing an application in a touch device is provided. The method includes displaying an execution screen of a first application as a full screen, receiving an input of an execution event for executing a second application, configuring a multi-window in a split scheme when the execution event is released on a specific window, and independently displaying screens of the first application and the second application through respective split windows.