METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A DISPLAY SCREEN BUTTON PLACEMENT HINT PROPERTY

摘要

Disclosed is a method to develop a graphical user interface that includes entering a data structure that specifies a preferred form of a Button to appear on a display screen, and in response to the data structure, defining at least one of a displayable Button placement for a specific instance of a display screen, or the use of another user input mechanism, such as a softkey, in place of a displayable Button for the specific instance of the display screen. Also disclosed is a graphical user interface development system that includes means for receiving a data structure that specifies a preferred form of a Button to appear on a display screen and means, responsive to the data structure, for defining at least one of a displayable Button placement for a specific instance of a display screen, or the use of another user input mechanism in place of a displayable Button for the specific instance of the display screen. Also disclosed is a mobile device that has a graphical User interface that includes a display screen, where the graphical user interface is defined at least in part by the use of a Button property string that is interpreted at least in part based on physical characteristics of at least one of the display screen and the mobile device.