INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM
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1. An information processing apparatus which performs display control of a plurality of folders using a hierarchical structure, comprising:
- folder opening means for opening one of folder included in the hierarchical structure displayed on a display screen;
determining means for determining the number of folders to be displayed on a lower hierarchy of the folder opened by said folder opening means, based on the number of the currently displayed folders on the display screen, the number of folders included in the lower hierarchy of the folder opened by said folder opening means, and a height of a window on which the plurality of folders are displayed; and
hierarchical display means for displaying the folders on the lower hierarchy in accordance with the number of folders to be displayed determined by said determining means.
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Abstract
The number of folders to be displayed required to restrict and display folders on a lower hierarchy of a folder expanded by the folder opening and closing module is determined based on the number of folders included in the lower hierarchy to be expanded, and the height of the window. The folders included in the lower hierarchy are displayed to have the determined number of folders to be displayed.
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1. An information processing apparatus which performs display control of a plurality of folders using a hierarchical structure, comprising:
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folder opening means for opening one of folder included in the hierarchical structure displayed on a display screen; determining means for determining the number of folders to be displayed on a lower hierarchy of the folder opened by said folder opening means, based on the number of the currently displayed folders on the display screen, the number of folders included in the lower hierarchy of the folder opened by said folder opening means, and a height of a window on which the plurality of folders are displayed; and hierarchical display means for displaying the folders on the lower hierarchy in accordance with the number of folders to be displayed determined by said determining means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which performs display control of a plurality of folders using a hierarchical structure, said method comprising:
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a folder opening step of opening one of folder included in the hierarchical structure displayed on a display screen; a determining step of determining the number of folders to be displayed on a lower hierarchy of the folder opened in said folder opening step, based on the number of the currently displayed folders on the display screen, the number of folders included in the lower hierarchy of the folder opened in the folder opening step, and a height of a window on which the plurality of folders are displayed; and a hierarchical display step of displaying the folders on the lower hierarchy in accordance with the number of folders to be displayed determined in the determining step.
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11. A program stored in a computer-readable medium to make a computer execute control of an information processing apparatus which performs display control of a plurality of folders using a hierarchical structure, said program making the computer execute:
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a folder opening step of opening one of folder included in the hierarchical structure displayed on a display screen; a determining step of determining the number of folders to be displayed on a lower hierarchy of the folder opened in said folder opening step, based on the number of the currently displayed folders on the display screen, the number of folders included in the lower hierarchy of the folder opened in the folder opening step, and a height of a window on which the plurality of folders are displayed; and a hierarchical display step of displaying the folders on the lower hierarchy in accordance with the number of folders to be displayed determined in the determining step.
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