USER INTERFACE, USER INTERFACE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CAPABLE OF PRESERVING SPACE ON COMPUTER DISPLAY SCREEN BY RELATING ICON TO MULTIPLE OPERATIONS

摘要

PURPOSE: A user interface, user interface method, and a computer program product capable of preserving space on computer display screen by relating icon to multiple operations are provided to improve a user interface for computer system by providing an icon which changes between multiple outward appearances so that the icon is related to only one operation selected out of multiple operations capable of being accessed in response to a user input. CONSTITUTION: A push-button icon(74) includes a text which is arranged on the icon and relates the icon(74) to a specific operation. The text is usable as some of the text substituting functions described as "retrieval" operation of a word processing program. The push-button icon(74) includes a mark(76), which shows a user that multiple operation can be accessed or called by using the push-button icon(74). The mark(76) is a downward arrow here, but can be changed according to user's taste or into a good-looking figure.