Method for controlling icon display in mobile terminal and mobile terminal thereof

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a memory configured to store a set-up menu screen and a plurality of screens, each of the plurality of screens including a plurality of icons, wherein the set-up menu screen includes at least one application icon and is different from the plurality of screens;
• a touch screen configured to display a first screen of the plurality of screens;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• control the touch screen to display the set-up menu screen in response to a selection of a displayed menu icon;
• control the touch screen to display a second screen of the plurality of screens in response to a first flicking input on the first screen, the second screen is determined based on a direction of the first flicking input, wherein the set-up menu screen stays unchanged while the first screen is changed to the second screen;
• control the touch screen to display a temporary instant icon indicating an icon drop location corresponding to an application icon of the at least one application icon on at least the second screen or the set-up menu screen when the application icon is moved to the second screen according to a drag input on the application icon;
• control the touch screen to display the second screen further including at least two 3-dimensional (3-D) blocks, each of the 3-D blocks comprising at least two icons;
• receive a second flicking input on one of the at least two 3-D blocks;
• control the touch screen to display another at least two icons in the one of the at least two 3-D blocks on which the second flicking input was received;
• receive a deletion input on one of the at least two 3-D blocks, the deletion input including a long touch input;
• and
• control the touch screen to remove the one of the at least two 3-D blocks on which the deletion input was received from the second screen.