User interfaces, methods, and computer program products that can conserve space on a computer display screen by associating an icon with a plurality of operations

A user interface for a computer system having a display screen, comprising:

• means for displaying an icon on the display screen that has an appearance that associates the icon with a first operation selected from a plurality of operations that can be accessed via the icon;
• means for receiving user input selecting a second one of the plurality of operations;
• and
• first means for changing the icon's appearance by changing text disposed on the icon such that the icon is associated with the selected second one of the plurality of operations and the icon does not use additional space on the display screen.

A computer program product for operating a computer system having a display screen, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein, the computer readable program code means comprising:
• computer readable code means for displaying an icon on the display screen that has an appearance that associates the icon with a first operation selected from a plurality of operations that can be accessed via the icon;
• computer readable code means for receiving user input selecting a second one of the plurality of operations;
• and
• first computer readable code means for changing the icon's appearance by changing text disposed on the icon such that the icon is associated with the selected second one of the plurality of operations and the icon does not use additional space on the display screen.