System and how to customize the behavior and morphology of the graphical user interface

摘要

There is provided a graphical user interface for an application, the graphical user interface comprising: a first set of interface objects and object parts whose individual appearances are associated with a first common theme; a second set of interface objects and object parts, each of which correspond in function to an associated interface object or object part in the first set, but whose individual appearances are associated with a second common theme that is different from the first theme; and means for selectively changing between the first theme and the second theme, whereby the graphical user interface displays interface objects using one of the first set and the second set; and a predetermined interface object associated with the first set and the second set, wherein the predetermined interface object has a first shape when displayed using the first set and has a second shape when displayed using the second set.