FOLDER MANAGEMENT DEVICE, FOLDER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND FOLDER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A folder management device for changing a file and a folder to be managed in a hierarchical structure into icons and displaying, in a window, icons related to a file and a folder in a lower layer included in a designated folder, comprising:
- a folder designation receiving portion for receiving an operation for designating any of the folders in the hierarchical structure;
a layout designation receiving portion for receiving an operation for designating a position and a size of the icon to be displayed in the window for a file and a folder in a lower layer which are included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving portion;
a layout file generating portion for generating layout information representing the position and the size of the icon which are designated by the layout designation receiving portion and recording the layout information as a layout file; and
a display control portion for displaying the icon in the window based on the layout file recorded by the layout file generating portion,wherein the display control portion refers to the layout file to preview and display icons to be displayed in relation to a file and a folder in a lower part disposed by two hierarchies on an icon related to a folder in a lower part disposed by a single hierarchy which is included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving portion when the icon related to the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy is to be displayed in the window.
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Abstract
When an icon associated with a folder one level lower is displayed within a window, files and folders included in the folder one level lower can be shown to a user in an easy-to-understand manner at a glance by previewing icons displayed in relation to files and folders two levels lower on the icon associated with the folder one level lower according to layout information belonging to the folder one level lower, and the files and folders two levels lower included in the folder one level lower can be previously confirmed by the preview even if the user actually performs no operation for specifying the folder one level lower.
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20 Claims
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1. A folder management device for changing a file and a folder to be managed in a hierarchical structure into icons and displaying, in a window, icons related to a file and a folder in a lower layer included in a designated folder, comprising:
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a folder designation receiving portion for receiving an operation for designating any of the folders in the hierarchical structure; a layout designation receiving portion for receiving an operation for designating a position and a size of the icon to be displayed in the window for a file and a folder in a lower layer which are included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving portion; a layout file generating portion for generating layout information representing the position and the size of the icon which are designated by the layout designation receiving portion and recording the layout information as a layout file; and a display control portion for displaying the icon in the window based on the layout file recorded by the layout file generating portion, wherein the display control portion refers to the layout file to preview and display icons to be displayed in relation to a file and a folder in a lower part disposed by two hierarchies on an icon related to a folder in a lower part disposed by a single hierarchy which is included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving portion when the icon related to the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy is to be displayed in the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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6. A folder management method for changing a file and a folder to be managed in a hierarchical structure into icons and displaying, in a window, icons related to a file and a folder in a lower layer included in a designated folder, comprising:
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a first step of receiving an operation for designating any of the folders in the hierarchical structure; a second step of displaying the icon in the window based on a layout file describing layout information representing a position and a size of the icon to be displayed in the window for a file and a folder in a lower layer which are included in the folder designated at the first step; a third step of receiving an operation for designating a position and a size of the icon displayed in the window at the second step; and a fourth step of updating the layout information into a content representing the position and the size of the icon designated by the operation when the operation for designating a position and a size of the icon is received at the third step, icons to be displayed in relation to a file and a folder in a lower part disposed by two hierarchies being previewed and displayed on an icon related to a folder in a lower part disposed by a single hierarchy which is included in the folder designated at the first step with reference to the layout file when the icon related to the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy is to be displayed in the window. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A folder management program for changing a file and a folder to be managed in a hierarchical structure into icons and displaying, in a window, icons related to a file and a folder in a lower layer included in a designated folder, and for causing a computer to function as:
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folder designation receiving means for receiving an operation for designating any of the folders in the hierarchical structure; layout designation receiving means for receiving an operation for designating positions and sizes of the icons to be displayed in the window for a file and a folder in a lower layer which are included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving means; layout file generating means for generating layout information representing the position and the size of the icon which are designated by the layout designation receiving means and recording the layout information as a layout file; and display control means for displaying the icon in the window based on the layout file recorded by the layout file generating means, and referring to the layout file to preview and display icons to be displayed in relation to a file and a folder in a lower part disposed by two hierarchies on an icon related to a folder in a lower part disposed by a single hierarchy which is included in the folder designated by the folder designation receiving means when the icon related to the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy is to be displayed in the window.
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9. A folder management program further comprising operation history recording means for recording an operation history related to the folder designating operation received by the folder designation receiving means,
the computer being caused to function in such a manner that the display control means displays a shortcut moving icon for a folder designated subsequently to a designation of the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy based on the operation history recorded by the operation history recording means when the icon related to the folder in the lower part disposed by the single hierarchy is to be displayed in the window.
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