Method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory structure

Details Method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory structure Method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory structure

1997-07-02

1999-10-26

Trammell, James P.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

707501, G06F 1721

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059736950

ABSTRACT:
A method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory includes the steps of identifying a base UNIX directory (44), and obtaining a listing of entries in the base UNIX directory, including all files, all subdirectories, and all files and subdirectories in the subdirectories (46, 64). For each entry, determining parameters including whether the entry is a file or a subdirectory, a level of indentation, and a uniform resource locator to the file (72, 74). An entry name and its associated parameters are then stored in a data structure (78, 82). An HTML document is then built for displaying all the entries in the data structure in a hierarchical graphical directory structure pane in a web page (48).

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patent: 5644736 (1997-07-01), Healy et al.
Edward Mendelson, "File-View Utilities." PC Magazine 16, No. 7 (Apr. 8, 1997): 153 et seq.
Goodman, Danny, Danny Goodman's JavaScript Handbook, Chapter Eighteen, "Application: Outline-Style Table of Conents", pp. 411-425, 1996.
An example of an interactive Javascript implementation of Application: Outline-Style Table of Contents, as available on www.dannyg.com/javascript/ol/outline.htm., pp. 1-2, 1999.

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