Hierarchical folders display

摘要: Method and apparatus of accessing displaying hierarachical files on an electronic workstation screen that includes: (1) Open Next-To operation opens a separate window for file to prevent the from which was originally opened being obscured, (2) combination both Open-Within operations opening different combinations, (3) "Chording" general options depth display give user choice OPEN method hierarchical as well selecting "display all levels" format, (4) FIND capability enables finding strings in folder display, including forward backward search automatic text type conversion based selection, (5) Iconic Pretty-Printing, is, icon optionally combined with is offset function its hierarchy including, (6) Folding when indentation reaches desired column width, (7) visual indicating extent contents or directory, highlighting will be affected by any operation, e.g. copy, move, delete, (8) visualization nested relationships movement icons folders.