Abstract:
A method for smart icon selection of a graphical user interface which is adapted to an electronic device displaying a plurality of icons on a screen. Each of the icons is corresponding to an application program. The method includes: detecting a movement of a cursor when the location of the cursor is not located over any of the icons; selecting an icon among the icons based on an algorithm; and generating a noticeable indicator to the selected icon. The algorithm is in accordance with parameters of the execution times of each of the application programs respectively corresponding to each of the icons, the distance between the locations of the cursor and each of the icons, the moving tendency of the cursor, and an icon corresponding to an application program being preset by a user.