Method of operating a portable terminal and portable terminal supporting the same

摘要

Disclosed is a portable terminal operation method and a portable terminal supporting the same that enable rapid and convenient operation of a user function in relation to a particular item on a touch screen. The method includes: outputting an area in which one or more scrollable items are arranged; appointing a particular item when a first touch event occurs, determining if a second touch event occurs on the appointed item within a range in which item scrolling does not occur; and changing at least one of a part of a color, and a shape of an image, corresponding to the appointed particular item according to the occurrence of the second touch event.

主权项

1. A method performed by a portable terminal, the method comprising:
displaying one or more scrollable items in a foreground of a screen; appointing a particular item when a first touch event is performed on the particular item; responsive to a touch drag as a second touch event performed on the appointed item continuously from the first touch event, and within a range in which item scrolling does not occur, outputting, during progression of the touch drag, at least one of text information, icon information, and image information in a background of the screen in an area where the touch drag has progressed, and executing a user function in response to the touch drag as the second touch event progressing beyond a threshold, without receiving another touch action; and changing at least one of a color and a shape of an image corresponding to the appointed item according to the occurrence of the first touch event or the second touch event; wherein the at least one of the text information, icon information, and image information describes the user function.