Input apparatus

An input apparatus, comprising:

• a touchpad;
• a display;
• and
• a control unit configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) having a plurality of selectable objects on the display according to input from the touchpad,
• wherein the control unit is configured to
• display a pointer on the display such that the pointer is moved in the GUI in response to movement of an operating body on the touchpad, and
• for a selectable object on which a predetermined reference point on the pointer is located among the plurality of selectable objects, (i) highlight the selectable object when the predetermined reference point stays on the selectable object for a period longer than or equal to a predetermined stay period, and an amount of movement per unit time of the pointer is smaller than or equal to a predetermined amount of movement, and (ii) avoid highlighting the selectable object when the predetermined reference point stays on the selectable object for a period shorter than the predetermined stay period, or the amount of movement per unit time of the pointer is larger than the predetermined amount of movement.