Method for displaying and managing interaction symbols in a viewing system including at least one associated viewing device comprising a touch surface and displaying, managing and controlling means, said method, when implemented so as to manage at least one graphical interactor, allowing at least the functions of a rotary control knob to be carried out, wherein said displaying and managing method comprises at least the following operations:
- operation 1:
- in the absence of tactile stress, displaying a symbol representative of the current state of said rotary control knob;
- operation 2:
- on a first tactile stress, causing interaction icons dedicated to said rotary control knob and surrounding said symbol to appear;
- operation:
- by maintaining and moving the tactile stress over the various interaction icons, changing the current state of said rotary control knob;
- and
- operation 4:
- by stopping the tactile stress, validating the new current state and causing the interaction icons to disappear.