DESKTOP ICON MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM
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1. A desktop icon management method, comprising:
- placing a first icon on a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop;
detecting whether a press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon;
displaying a first menu when the press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon, the first menu comprising a first menu item;
displaying a second menu when the first menu item is selected, the second menu comprising a second menu item; and
replacing the first icon with a second icon on the GUI desktop when the second menu item is selected.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for managing icons on a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop in a computer system. When it is detected that a press-and-hold input is made with respect to a desktop icon, a first menu is displayed. The first menu includes a first menu item. When the first menu item is selected by a user, a second menu is displayed. The second menu includes a second menu item. When the second menu item is selected, the desktop icon is replaced with another icon.
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18 Claims
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1. A desktop icon management method, comprising:
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placing a first icon on a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop; detecting whether a press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon; displaying a first menu when the press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon, the first menu comprising a first menu item; displaying a second menu when the first menu item is selected, the second menu comprising a second menu item; and replacing the first icon with a second icon on the GUI desktop when the second menu item is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device comprising:
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a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; one or more programs stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the one or more programs comprising; an icon placing module configured to place a first icon on a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop; an input detecting module configured to detect whether a press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon; a first menu displaying module configured to display a first menu when the press-and-hold input is made with respect to the first icon, the first menu comprising a first menu item; a second menu displaying module configured to display a second menu when the first menu item is selected, the second menu comprising a second menu item; and an icon replacing module configured to replace the first icon with a second icon on the GUI desktop when the second menu item is selected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A desktop icon management method, comprising:
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placing a first icon on a graphical user interface (GUI); first receiving a selection within the GUI of the first icon; first displaying in the GUI a first menu in response to the first receiving, the first menu including a first menu item; second receiving a selection within the GUI of the first menu item within the displayed first menu; second displaying in the GUI a second menu in response to the second receiving, the second menu including a second menu item; and second receiving a selection within the GUI of the second menu item within the displayed second menu; replacing on the GUI, in response to the second receiving, the first icon with a second icon representing the second menu item. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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