Abstract:
A method and electronic device are provided to process a touch screen event detected from a touch screen and to process an input key event detected from an input key. The input key may be installed near the touch screen panel. The method comprises detecting a first event comprising one of an input key event from the input key of the electronic device and a touch screen event from the touch screen and detecting a second event within a given time after the detection of the first event, the second event comprising the other of an input key event from the input key of the electronic device and a touch screen event from the touch screen. The method further comprises performing a function corresponding to the touch screen event while ignoring the input key event.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an application execution method and a mobile terminal supporting the same and, more particularly, to an application execution method and mobile terminal supporting the same wherein, when one of icons displayed on a touchscreen is selected, an application associated with the selected icon is executed. The method for application execution in a mobile terminal having a touchscreen includes displaying an icon associated with an application, detecting a touch related to the icon, identifying movement of the touch, and executing a function corresponding to the touch movement among functions of the application.