Scrolling based pagination by mobile wireless communications device and method thereof
A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, and a wireless transceiver carried by the housing. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a display carried by the housing, and a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver. The controller may be configured to wirelessly download a first page from among a plurality of pages collectively including a sequential listing of a plurality of selectable files. The controller may also be configured to display the first page with a scrollable cursor thereon, and wirelessly download a second page based upon the scrollable cursor being positioned at a threshold number of selectable files in the first page.
1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising:
a housing;
a wireless transceiver carried by said housing;
a display carried by said housing; and
a controller carried by said housing and coupled to said display and said wireless transceiver, said controller configured to
wirelessly download a first page from among a plurality of pages collectively including a sequential listing of a plurality of selectable files, wherein the plurality of pages comprises a plurality of divisions of the sequential listing of the plurality of selectable files,
display the first page with a scrollable cursor thereon,
wirelessly download a second page based upon the scrollable cursor being positioned at a threshold number of selectable files in the first page,
merge the first and second pages, and
display the merged first and second pages as a single scrollable page in which selectable files in the first page and selectable files in the second page are scrollable.
2. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller is further configured to append a top of the second page to a bottom of the first page.
3. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 2 , wherein the first and second pages are merged and displayed as a single scrollable page.
4. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the selectable files comprise at least one of selectable address book files, selectable calendar files, selectable folder files, and selectable media files.
5. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller is configured to at least one of open, download, copy, move, and delete the selectable files.
6. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold number of selectable files is at least half a number of selectable files on the first page.
7. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein said controller is further configured to display an indicator that the second page is available.
8. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 7 , wherein said controller is further configured to wirelessly download and display the second page in place of the indicator.
9. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , further comprising an input device coupled to said controller; and wherein said controller is configured to position the scrollable cursor on said display based upon said input device.
10. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless transceiver comprises a cellular telephone transceiver.
11. The mobile wireless communications device according to claim 1 , wherein the threshold number of selectable files is variable based on capabilities of the mobile wireless communications device.
12. A method of downloading a plurality of pages in a mobile wireless communications device comprising a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a display carried by the housing, and a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver, the method comprising:
using the controller to download the plurality of pages by at least wirelessly downloading a first page from among the plurality of pages collectively including a sequential listing of a plurality of selectable files, wherein the plurality of pages comprises a plurality of divisions of the sequential listing of the plurality of selectable files,
displaying the first page on the display with a scrollable cursor thereon, wirelessly downloading a second page based upon the scrollable cursor being positioned at a threshold number of selectable files in the first page,
merge the first and second pages, and
display the merged first and second pages as a single scrollable page in which selectable files in the first page and selectable files in the second page are scrollable.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein using the controller to download the plurality of pages further comprises using the controller to append a top of the second page to a bottom of the first page.
14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising using the controller to merge and display the first and second pages as a single scrollable page.
15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein using the controller to download the plurality of pages further comprises using the controller to at least one of open, download, copy, move, and delete the selectable files.
16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the threshold number of selectable files is at least half a number of selectable files on the first page.
17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the threshold number of selectable files is variable based on capabilities of the mobile wireless communications device.
18. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising using the controller to display an indicator that the second page is available.
19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising using the controller to wirelessly download and display the second page in place of the indicator.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for use with a mobile wireless communications device comprising a housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a display carried by the housing, and a controller carried by the housing and coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver, the non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing the mobile wireless communications device to perform steps comprising:
wirelessly downloading a first page from among a plurality of pages collectively including a sequential listing of a plurality of selectable files, wherein the plurality of pages comprises a plurality of divisions of the sequential listing of the plurality of selectable files;
displaying the first page on the display with a scrollable cursor thereon; wirelessly downloading a second page based upon the scrollable cursor being positioned at a threshold number of selectable files in the first page;
merging the first and second pages; and
displaying the merged first and second pages as a single scrollable page in which selectable files in the first page and selectable files in the second page are scrollable.
21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are for causing the mobile wireless communications device to further perform the step of appending a top of the second page to a bottom of the first page.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are for causing the mobile wireless communications device to further perform the step of at least one of opening, downloading, copying, moving, and deleting the selectable files.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20 , wherein the threshold number of selectable files is at least half a number of selectable files on the first page.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 20 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are for causing the mobile wireless communications device to further perform the step of displaying an indicator that the second page is available.