Patent ID: 7406661

Claim:
A method for forming guiding lines in a graphical user interface of an electronic device, the electronic device for performing the method comprising at least a processor, a memory, a display and navigating means for navigation within digital material from which only a portion is shown on the display at a time, the digital material to be presented on the display being considerably larger than an area of the display, the method comprising the steps of setting an origin at any desired point within the digital material, forming curved guiding lines rounding the origin, the curved guiding lines to cover all the digital material when placed over said material, displaying in addition to the portion of the digital material shown on the display the parts of the curved guiding lines overlapping said portion wherein a part of at least one curved line is visible on the display, the opening direction of said part pointing towards the origin, whereupon the parts of the curved lines currently visible on the display assist a user to navigate intuitively towards the origin.