Apparatus and method of controlling overlapping windows in a device

摘要

An apparatus and a method of controlling screens in a device are provided. The apparatus includes a display configured to include a first screen and a second screen overlapped over the first screen, and a controller configured to control display of partial information of the first screen hidden by the second screen to be viewable by changing an attribute of the second screen, upon detecting a gesture on the second screen while information is being displayed separately on the first and second screens.