Abstract: A method for processing a compound gesture, made by a user using a pointing tool on a sensitive pad of a terminal. The terminal has a screen for reproducing a graphical representation of a sequence of selectable graphical elements and a module for processing and interpreting an interaction with the sensitive pad according to a mode selected from a default, relative-positioning mode of sequential interaction and an absolute-positioning mode of graphical interaction. During execution of the gesture by the user, on detection of static pointing to a spatial position on the sensitive pad during a predetermined period of time, the module toggles to the absolute-positioning mode of graphical interaction. When the pointing position is situated a distance below a threshold from a graphical element displayed on the screen, the module selects the graphical element, without the pointing tool being raised, then toggles to the relative-positioning mode of sequential interaction.