File menu support for encapsulated applications
First Claim
1. In a file management system within a computing system, a method comprising the steps of:
- (a) when an operating system for the computing system opens, creates or renames a file, adding a new full path name of the file to a history queue; and
,(b) when the operating system sends a message to a process of an application program indicating a new window title, performing the following substeps;
(b.1) searching the history queue for a matching full path name which includes the new window title, and(b.2) when the matching full path name which includes the new window title is found within the history queue, displaying on a computer screen an icon which is attached to the matching full name path.
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Abstract
When an operating system for the computing system opens, creates or renames a file, a new full path name of the file is added to a history queue. When the operating system sends a message to an application process indicating a new window title, the history queue is searched, starting with a most recent entry, for a matching full path name which includes the new window title. When the matching full path name which includes the new window title is found within the history queue, an icon which is attached to the matching full name path is displayed on the computer screen. When the operating system sends a message to the application process indicating the application process is to be closed, the history queue is flushed. When the operating system sends a message to the application process indicating the application process is to be destroyed, the history queue is searched for a full path name which includes an extension for the application process. When the history queue has a full path name which includes an extension for the application process, an icon which is attached to the matching full name path is displayed on the computer screen.
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13 Claims
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1. In a file management system within a computing system, a method comprising the steps of:
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(a) when an operating system for the computing system opens, creates or renames a file, adding a new full path name of the file to a history queue; and
,(b) when the operating system sends a message to a process of an application program indicating a new window title, performing the following substeps; (b.1) searching the history queue for a matching full path name which includes the new window title, and (b.2) when the matching full path name which includes the new window title is found within the history queue, displaying on a computer screen an icon which is attached to the matching full name path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a computing system which includes an operating system and a computer screen, a file manager comprising:
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a history queue for storing full path names of files; file history queue updating means for adding a new full path name of a file to a history queue when the operating system opens, creates or renames the file; and
,an encapsulation shell which encapsulates a process of an application program, wherein the encapsulation shell, in response to the operating system sending a message to the process indicating a new window title, searches the history queue for a matching full path name which includes the new window title, and when the matching full path name which includes the new window title is found, the encapsulation shell displays on the computer screen an icon which is attached to the matching full name path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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