Win4Lin User's Guide

Directory Browser

Use this window to find and select an existing directory for the current operation.

Follow these steps:

  1. Choose the directory to browse by double clicking on the directory name in the Paths list. Double clicking a directory name that ends with /.. moves you up one level. In this manner move up or down in the file system hierarchy until you get to the directory that has the directory you are looking for. (Double clicking does the same thing as selecting the directory name and clicking on the Filter button).

    Alternatively: In the Filter box, specify a pattern that filters the list of directories. By default, the filter is the current directory followed by an asterisk (*), which lists all directories within that directory. To display a subset of directories, combine characters with the asterisk to filter the display.

    For example, to limit the directory list to only the subdirectories of /tmp/, change the text in the Filter text box to /tmp/* and click on the Filter button.

    Valid wildcard characters include:

  2. Click OK to send the selected directory name to the window from which you invoked the directory browser and close the window.

    Click Cancel to close the window without selecting a directory.

Use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars adjacent to the Paths box to display additional directory names or read names that are too long to fit completely in the list box.

The current directory name selection is displayed in the Selection box and is updated automatically as you use other controls to select the directory. You can also manually edit the text in the Selection box.