Terminal and method for setting menu environments in the terminal

1. A terminal, comprising:

a display; and

a controller configured to:

if an icon among a plurality of icons displayed on a home screen of the display is selected by a first gesture, display an environment setting screen associated with an application corresponding to the selected icon,

if the icon is selected by a second gesture, execute the application corresponding to the selected icon, and

if the icon is selected by a third gesture, display, in a pop-up window, information associated with an environment setting.

2. The terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the pop-up window is displayed within a predetermined distance of the selected icon.

3. The terminal of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

if the icon is selected by the first gesture while displaying the pop-up window, display the environment setting screen associated with the application corresponding to the selected icon,

if the icon is selected by the second gesture while displaying the pop-up window, execute the application corresponding to the selected icon, and

if the pop-up window is selected by the second gesture, display information associated with a current environment setting corresponding to the selected icon.

4. The terminal of claim 1 ,

wherein the first gesture is a long touch gesture,

wherein the second gesture is a short touch gesture, and

wherein the third gesture is a double touch gesture.

5. A terminal, comprising:

a display; and

a controller configured to:

if a Wi-Fi icon displayed among a plurality of icons included in a quick panel is selected by a first gesture, display information associated with a current environment setting in a first pop-up window, and

if a second gesture is received in the first pop-up window, display an environment setting screen associated with a Wi-Fi application corresponding to the Wi-Fi icon.

6. The terminal of claim 5 ,

wherein the first pop-up window includes an indication of the current environment setting in the Wi-Fi application,

wherein the first pop-up window is displayed within a first predetermined distance of the Wi-Fi icon, and

wherein the first pop-up window includes information associated with at least one of a type and a current signal strength of a router currently connected to the terminal.

7. The terminal of claim 5 , wherein, if a call notification icon among the plurality of icons is selected by the first gesture, the controller is further configured to:

display a second pop-up window including information associated with a current environment setting corresponding to a call notification application, the call notification application corresponding to the call notification icon, and

display information associated with at least one of a type and detailed information of the call notification icon in the second pop-up window,

wherein the second pop-up window is displayed within a second predetermined distance of the call notification icon.

8. The terminal of claim 7 , wherein, if the second gesture is detected within the second pop-up window when the current environment setting is displayed, the controller is further configured to display an environment setting screen associated with the call notification application.

9. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the first gesture corresponds to a long touch gesture, and

wherein the second gesture corresponds to a short touch gesture.

10. A method for setting a menu environment in a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of icons;

if an icon among the plurality of icons is selected by a first gesture, displaying an environment setting screen associated with an application corresponding to the selected icon;

if the icon is selected by a second gesture, executing the application corresponding to the selected icon; and

if the icon is selected by a third gesture, displaying, in a pop-up window, information associated with an environment setting.

11. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the pop-up window is displayed within a predetermined distance of the selected icon.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

if the icon is selected by the first gesture while displaying the pop-up window, displaying the environment setting screen associated with the application corresponding to the selected icon;

if the icon is selected by the second gesture while displaying the pop-up window, executing the application corresponding to the selected icon; and

if the pop-up window is selected by the second gesture, displaying information associated with a current environment setting corresponding to the selected icon.

13. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the first gesture corresponds to a long touch gesture,

wherein the second gesture corresponds to a short touch gesture, and

wherein the third gesture corresponds to a double touch gesture.

14. A method for setting a menu environment in a terminal, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of icons in a quick panel;

if a Wi-Fi icon displayed among the plurality of icons is selected by a first gesture, displaying information associated with a current environment setting in a first pop-up window, and

if a second gesture is received in the first pop-up window, display an environment setting screen associated with a Wi-Fi application corresponding to the Wi-Fi icon.

15. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein, if the Wi-Fi icon is selected by the first gesture, the method further comprises:

displaying, in the first pop-up window, an indication of the current environment setting in the Wi-Fi application,

displaying the first pop-up window within a first predetermined distance of the Wi-Fi icon; and

displaying information associated with at least one of a type and a current signal strength of a router currently connected to the terminal in the first pop-up window.

16. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein, if a call notification icon displayed among the plurality of icons is selected by the first gesture, the method further comprises:

displaying a second pop-up window including information associated with a current environment setting corresponding to a call notification application, the call notification application corresponding to the call notification icon; and

displaying information associated with at least one of a type and detailed information of the call notification icon in the second pop-up window,

wherein the second pop-up window is displayed within a second predetermined distance of the call notification icon.

17. The method of claim 16 ,

wherein, if the second gesture is detected within the second pop-up window when the current environment setting is displayed, the method further comprises displaying an environment setting screen associated with the call notification application.

18. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the first gesture corresponds to a long touch gesture, and

wherein the second gesture corresponds to a short touch gesture.