Patent ID: 8704782
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A desktop viewing method, for viewing a desktop of an electronic device having a touch screen, wherein the desktop is divided into n areas, n is a positive integer greater than 1, and one of the n areas is displayed on the touch screen, the method comprising: displaying a navigation bar on the touch screen, wherein the navigation bar comprises an indicator and n indexes, each one of the n indexes corresponds to one of the n areas of the desktop, and the indicator points to the index corresponding to the area currently displayed on the touch screen; detecting a sliding operation on the navigation bar; moving the desktop and the indicator according to the sliding operation; selecting the index closest to the indicator from the n indexes as a target index after the sliding operation terminates at the moment the indicator is moved to a position between two indexes adjacent to each other; and displaying a target area corresponding to the target index on the touch screen.