The file navigation panel

Component

Description

Toolbar

Browse button

Clicking this button prompts the user with a dialog to select a new directory to replace the current location in the virtual drive browse list combo box. Virtual drives are a like short cuts to directories that you use often.

Directory shortcut

The directory shortcut buttons are used to create permanent shortcuts to locations accessible by the file navigation panel. This button allows the user to configure a shortcut to any of the ten shortcut locations instead of being fixed like the other four shortcut locations. The assign a shortcut right click the button and select one of the ten shortcuts. Thereafter pressing this button will cause the directory navigator to jump to this location. If no shortcuts have been created then the right click menu will list a series of "Use Short Cut X>" followed by a blank line. Shortcuts are created by right clicking on a directory in the directory navigator and selecting "Set current as shortcut ..." and assigning it to one of the ten available shortcut locations.

Directory shortcut #1

This button is similar to the directory shortcut button described above except it is hard wired to the first shortcut location in the shortcut list. The shortcut assigned to this button is created by right clicking on a directory in the directory navigator and selecting "Set current as shortcut ..." and assigning it to shortcut 1 in the list of available shortcut locations.

Directory shortcut #2

This button is similar to the directory shortcut button described above except it is hard wired to the second shortcut location in the shortcut list. The shortcut assigned to this button is created by right clicking on a directory in the directory navigator and selecting "Set current as shortcut ..." and assigning it to shortcut 2 in the list of available shortcut locations.

Directory shortcut #3

This button is similar to the directory shortcut button described above except it is hard wired to the third shortcut location in the shortcut list. The shortcut assigned to this button is created by right clicking on a directory in the directory navigator and selecting "Set current as shortcut ..." and assigning it to shortcut 3 in the list of available shortcut locations.

Directory shortcut #4

This button is similar to the directory shortcut button described above except it is hard wired to the fourth shortcut location in the shortcut list. The shortcut assigned to this button is created by right clicking on a directory in the directory navigator and selecting "Set current as shortcut ..." and assigning it to shortcut 4 in the list of available shortcut locations.

Find in files

Pressing this button prompts the user with the Find in files dialog used to search for a particular string across multiple files in a directory.

Make new directory

Creates a new sub-directory under the current directory selected in the directory navigator.

Make new file

Creates a new file under the current directory selected in the directory navigator.

Refresh

Refreshes the list of files in the current directory.

Add to favorites

Adds the selected file to the favorites list.

Browser

Browse list

The browse list is used to select between a group of virtual drives created by the user. Virtual drives are a like short cuts to directories that you use often.

Directory navigator

The directory navigator is used to navigate directories within a selected virtual drive. Right clicking provides the user with additional capabilities such as setting shortcut locations and making new directories.

File filter

The file filter combo box is used to filter the files that are displayed in the file list.

File list

The list of files available in the current directory. Files may be opened by double clicking on them. Right clicking allows the user additional capabilities such as renaming, adding to favorites, etc.