Foldable Screen Multi-Finger Swipe Splitting Method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smartphone user interfaces require users to close the foreground application to view another application's interface, which disrupts workflow and reduces efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A user interface display method for a terminal with a foldable screen that allows a full-screen display of one application while enabling a multi-finger swipe signal to split the screen, displaying the first application in one area and a second application in another, without closing the foreground application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the foreground application is closed to view another application's interface, then the user can view the second application's interface, but the workflow is disrupted and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into multiple regions, with the first application occupying a first display region and the second application occupying a second display region. This segmentation allows both applications to be visible simultaneously without requiring the user to close one to view the other, thereby maintaining workflow efficiency while enabling easy switching between applications.
2Productivity
If the screen is split to display multiple applications simultaneously, then workflow efficiency is enhanced, but the display area for each application is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display regions for different applications are made dynamically adjustable. Users can modify the size and position of display regions according to their needs, allowing the system to adapt between providing larger display area for fewer applications or smaller display areas for multiple applications, thus balancing productivity needs with display area requirements.
3Ease of operation
If a multi-finger swipe gesture is used to split the screen, then application switching becomes more intuitive, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-finger swipe gesture is designed to serve multiple functions: it can split the screen to display multiple applications, adjust the size of display regions, and switch between different application arrangements. By making this single gesture multi-functional, the system reduces the need for multiple separate gestures, thereby reducing overall operational complexity while maintaining intuitiveness.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a user interface display method, a terminal and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method is applied to a terminal. The terminal includes a foldable screen including a first display area and a second display area. The method includes: displaying a user interface of a first application in full screen while the foldable screen is in a stretched state; receiving a first multi-finger swipe signal acted on the user interface of the first application displayed in full screen; wherein the first multi-finger swipe signal is generated in response to detecting at least two fingers sliding on the foldable screen; and in response to receiving the first multi-finger swipe signal, displaying the user interface of the first application in the first display area and displaying a user interface of a second application in the second display area.