KR19990035552A - Method and device for displaying directories / folders and files in dialog - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, after executing a file open in an application program executed in a Windows environment, when a user moves a directory / folder to find a file to open, the directory / folder and file extension to be moved are displayed in the file open dialog box. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for displaying a directory / folder and a file in a dialog window including a file extension for inputting in advance and allowing the user to view only a desired directory / folder and file with one selection.

According to the present invention, a designated file format is displayed on a screen according to a short path set by a user so that the user can obtain all desired results with a single selection, thereby providing a more convenient file editing environment for the user.

Description

Method and device for displaying directories / folders and files in dialog

The present invention relates to a chat window, and more particularly, a directory / folder desired to be displayed by a user in an application program executed in a Windows environment and a file extension are input in a chat window in advance, and then only a desired file is viewed with one selection. The present invention relates to a method and a device for finding a file in a dialog.

Recently, most of the operating systems of computers in the market are based on Windows.

As such, the reason why the operating system used is based on Windows is that it can add and use various functions to satisfy the Graphic User Interface (GUI), which is being emphasized, and multitasking is possible.

In addition, memory management in DOS mode was very unreasonable as data and program capacities gradually increased, which is one of the reasons for the OS switching to Windows.

On the other hand, the main purpose of an application program used in a computer is to input predetermined data to obtain predetermined result data. The data thus obtained needs to be stored for storage and transport. In addition, the stored data is reused on the application program used as needed.

Accordingly, when the stored data is to be reused, the stored data is read from the stored position of the storage device of the computer.

In addition, as the capacity of the recent storage device increases, the user collects similar data or related data in one place and manages them in a directory / folder in order to easily manage the data.

In the related art, as illustrated in FIG. 1A, a user selects a file in a file open dialog. At this time, the file list displayed in the file open dialog is the files of the current directory / folder.

Therefore, if the file desired by the user exists in another directory / folder, the user must move the directory / folder one by one and then select the file. In order to alleviate this inconvenience, as illustrated in FIG. 1B, as shown in FIG. 1C, a shortcut path combo box is registered as a name of a directory / folder to be searched and then moved to a desired directory / folder with one selection. Can be.

That is, by using the shortcut path combo box, the directory / folder to be searched can be added to the shortcut path database, or the existing shortcut path database can be modified or deleted.

If the user selects the shortcut created in this way, the correct directory / folder path name is obtained from the shortcut database and moved, and the files are displayed to the user.

Through this process, the user finds the desired file and selects the file to display the file name and the full path name.

However, such a conventional file selection method has a disadvantage in that the user can select a file type in the desired directory / folder to find the desired file, and the desired file list can be viewed.

Also, since the first file extension selected on the first screen of most application programs is a file extension created by the program, the first file extension may be different from the file extension desired by the user. In this case, the user was inconvenient to select a file format each time the file selection dialog was executed.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to set a desired file format in advance and display it on the screen from a designated file format according to a directory / folder, so that a user can use only one The choice is to provide the user with a more convenient file editing environment by obtaining the desired results.

Figure 1a is an exemplary view showing a conventional file open window,

1B is an exemplary view showing a file open dialog box in which a conventional shortcut path function is added;

Figure 1c is an exemplary view showing a chat window when performing a conventional shortcut path function,

2 is an exemplary view showing a dialog including a file extension when performing a shortcut path function according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of displaying a directory / folder and a file performed in a dialog including a file extension according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing a shortcut path database configured to receive a desired directory / folder and file extension in a chat window according to the present invention;

5 is a configuration diagram of a short path device according to the present invention.

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10: shortcut 20: added

30: Edit 40: Delete

50: Cancel 60: Shortcut Path Dialog

In order to achieve the above object, an aspect of the present invention provides an application program including a file open dialog function supporting a graphical user interface (GUI), selecting the file open dialog, and the file open dialog. Selecting a shortcut path setting in the shortcut path, performing a predetermined process in the shortcut path setting, storing a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension in the shortcut path database, and a directory / folder and file that the user wants to find. Selecting a directory alias to select a directory, obtaining a directory / folder and a file extension from the shortcut database using the directory alias selected in the shortcut path, and using the obtained result Go to a directory and select the file And a step of.

Preferably, the predetermined processing includes adding a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension to be searched by the user in the shortcut path database, and a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file preset in the shortcut path database. Modifying an extension; deleting a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension preset in the shortcut database; and canceling the setting of the shortcut in the shortcut database. do.

Preferably, the shortcut path database includes a data field indicating a serial number for sequentially displaying the shortcut path, a data field indicating a directory alias set by the user, and a path name of a directory / folder and a file to be searched by the user. And a data field indicating a file format desired by the user.

Another feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is a shortcut path combo box in a file open dialog box of an application program supporting a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the shortcut path combo box is inputted and shortened. A shortcut path function selection unit that performs a path function, a shortcut path display unit indicating a shortcut path selected by the shortcut path function selection unit, a directory / folder to be displayed on the shortcut path display unit, a directory alias name, a path name and a file format And a shortcut path control unit for storing a shortcut path database for storing the control path and an appropriate control signal to the parts.

Preferably, the shortcut path function selection unit includes a directory combo box for indicating a directory / folder on the shortcut path display unit, a file format combo box for indicating a file format on the shortcut path display unit, and a name on the shortcut path display unit. It is characterized by including a name combo box for display.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

2 is an exemplary view showing a dialog including a file extension when performing a shortcut path function according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1C, a portion for inputting a file format has been added, so that a user may easily find a desired file in a directory / folder.

Hereinafter, a method and an apparatus for displaying a directory / folder and a file in a dialog window of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1B and 2 to 4.

Here, the existing FIG. 1B is equally used in the present invention.

First, if the file open dialog is selected (step: S100), the shortcut path database 400 is read from the storage device of the computer and displayed in the dialog (step: S104).

At this time, the files displayed in the shortcut path display unit 300 are files in the current directory / folder, so that the user selects the shortcut path combo box in the dialog box to designate a new directory / folder for searching for the file (step). In step S200, functions for setting a shortcut path are performed (step S200).

As illustrated in FIG. 2, when an additional 20 is input from the shortcut path function selection unit 200 of the shortcut path dialog 60 (step S201), a directory / folder and a directory alias name (eg : 'Graphics Room', 'Drawing Room') (step: S205), enter the file extension you want to find (step: S206), add to the shortcut database 400 (step: S207), save (Step: S210)

When the modification 30 is input (step 202), the selected current item is modified in the shortcut path database 400 (step 208) and stored in the storage device (step S210).

When the delete 40 is input (step S203), the selected current item is deleted from the shortcut path database 400 (step 209) and stored in the storage device (step S210).

If the cancellation 50 is input (step S204), since there is no changed content, the shortcut path database 400 is stored as it is (step S210).

If any shortcut path created as described above is selected (step S102), an operation of substantially finding a directory / folder and a file is performed.

That is, by using the selected shortcut path, the shortcut path database 400 moves to the directory / folder using a path name of a directory / folder (step S301) and selects a file of a format set by the user. Steps: S302)

The user selects a desired file from the displayed directories / folders and files through the above process (step S103).

Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the shortcut path database 400 includes a serial number, a name (alias name), a path name, and a data field in a file format.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, in accordance with the directory / folder and file preset by the user in an application program executed in the Windows environment, the desired file format is displayed on the screen, and the user selects a desired result with a single selection. It provides a more convenient file editing environment for users.

That is, when operating with a mouse, when selecting files having a file format appearing in the fifth directory / folder having a depth of 3, 5 to 12 mouse click operations are conventionally required, but when using the present invention, two clicks are used. You can get the result you want.

Claims (5)

In an application program that includes a file open dialog function that supports a graphical user interface (GUI), Selecting the file open dialog; Selecting a shortcut path setting in the file open dialog; Performing a predetermined process in the shortcut path setting to store a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension in the shortcut path database; Selecting the directory alias to select a directory / folder and file that the user wants to find; Obtaining a directory / folder and a file extension in the shortcut database using the directory alias selected in the shortcut path; And moving to a directory desired by the user using the obtained result and selecting a file. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined processing is Adding a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension to be searched by the user in the shortcut database; Modifying a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension preset in the shortcut database; Deleting a directory / folder, a directory alias, and a file extension previously set in the shortcut database; and Canceling the setting of the shortcut path in the shortcut database, the directory / folder and file display method of the dialog window. The method of claim 1, wherein the short path database is A data field indicating a serial number for sequentially displaying the shortcut path; A data field indicating a directory alias set by the user; A data field indicating a path name of a directory / folder and a file to be searched by the user; And a data field indicating a file type that the user wants to find. In the shortcut path combo box in the file open dialog of an application program that supports a graphical user interface (GUI), A shortcut path function selection unit configured to input the shortcut path combo box to perform a shortcut path function; A shortcut path display unit indicating a shortcut path selected by the shortcut path function selection unit; A shortcut path database for storing a directory / folder for displaying on the shortcut path display unit, a directory alias name, a path name, and a file format; And a shortcut path control unit for sending an appropriate control signal to the parts. The method of claim 4, wherein the short path function selection unit A directory combo box for displaying a directory / folder on the shortcut path display unit; A file format combo box for indicating a file format on the shortcut path display section; And a name combo box for displaying a name on the shortcut path display unit.