| 摘要 |
A method and a corresponding system for navigating a hierarchical structure (such as a file system) in a data processing system are proposed. Typically, the file system is organized as a tree; each node of the tree is represented by a corresponding graphical object (232). Whenever the user selects the object representing a node having one or more child nodes dependent thereon, the selected object is expanded displaying the objects representing the corresponding child nodes. In the method of the invention, all the objects interposed between the object representing the selected node and the object representing its parent node are condensed into a single object (330) or are hidden; alternatively, the object representing the selected node is moved close to the object representing its parent node (rearranging the objects representing its sibling nodes). The proposed solution provides an enhanced perception of the hierarchical structure of the file system, and particularly of the path from a root node to a target node.
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