摘要 |
A chat window type message list display method and a mobile terminal employing the method for displaying messages communicated with a messaging counterpart are provided. A message list display method for a mobile terminal according to the present invention includes loading, when a contact item that represents a messaging counterpart is selected, a predefined number of messages communicated most recently with the messaging counterpart among a plurality of messages communicated with the messaging counterpart, arranging the most recently communicated messages in descending order of communicated times in a direction from bottom to top of a screen, displaying a scroll bar region and a scroll bar situated at bottom end of the scroll bar region, and shrinking, while the rest of the plurality of the messages communicated with the messaging counterpart are loaded, the scroll bar downward in length according to a number of the messages loaded. |