Icon displaying method and icon display device

An icon display device, coupled to a display displaying a virtual desktop, wherein the virtual desktop comprises a plurality of icons, the icon display device comprising:

• a receiver, configured to receive a selection signal corresponding to a selection operation from a gesture;
• a scroller, coupled to the receiver, configured to generate a scrolling signal for scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction;
• a determinator, coupled to the receiver, configured to determine whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop according to the selection signal to generate a determination signal, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction;
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• a displaying interface, coupled to the determinator, configured to generate a displaying signal based on the determination signal, wherein when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction, rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation from the gesture.

A computer usable medium having computer readable program code means for displaying an icon on an electric device, comprising:

• first program code means for displaying a part of a virtual desktop on a displaying field, wherein the virtual desktop is disposed with a plurality of icons;
• second program code means for detecting a selection operation from a gesture;
• third program code means for scrolling the icons displayed on the displaying field toward a first direction according to the selection operation from the gesture;
• fourth program code means for determining whether there is an undisplayed icon in a second direction outside of the displaying field on the virtual desktop according to the first direction, wherein the second direction is opposite to the first direction;
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• fifth program code means for rotating at least one icon displayed on the displaying field by an angle toward the first direction based on the selection operation when there is no undisplayed icon in the second direction.