Terminal for wireless telecommunication and method for displaying icons on a display of such a terminal

The present invention relates to a terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication and to a method for displaying icons on a display means (2) of the terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication. The terminal (1) for wireless telecommunication according to the present invention comprises display means (2) for displaying icons corresponding to menu items and other information, scroll means (6), for example a jog dial, for scrolling through icons and highlighting a respective selected icon, and an enter means (5) for entering a respective highlighted icon to chose the corresponding menu item. At least some of all available icons of the menu are displayed on the display means (2) at the same time and the scroll means (6) can be actuated to scroll through the icons in at least two directions so that the respective selected icon is highlighted depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6). The respective selected icon is displayed enlarged in relation to the other displayed icons, whereby the icons are displayed enlarged in their successive order in one of the at least two directions depending on the actuation of the scroll means (6). The present invention thereby enables the very clear and unambiguous display of icons even on small displays, for example on portable telephones.