Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

摘要

A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. In a state where a message application is executed, when a view mode of the mobile terminal is converted to a landscape view mode, the mobile terminal displays at least one selectable item related to the message application in a partial area of a screen.

主权项

1. A mobile terminal comprising:
a touchscreen; and a controller configured to: execute a message application; and control the touchscreen to: display a contact list comprising a plurality of identifiers individually associated with one of a plurality of parties, wherein the contact list is displayed in a first area of the touchscreen in response to changing from a portrait mode to a landscape mode, wherein the contact list is related to the message application, wherein the message application is executed prior to the changing from the portrait mode to the landscape mode; display a screen in further response to the changing from the portrait mode to the landscape mode, wherein the screen is displayed in a second area of the touchscreen, and wherein the first area is adjacent to the second area, wherein the displaying of the contact list is maintained while the screen is displayed; and display a message history within the second area of the display in response to user selection of a first identifier among the plurality of identifiers of the contact list, wherein the message history comprises messages communicated with the party associated with the first identifier, wherein the displaying of the contact list is maintained while the message history is displayed.