Method and system for displaying, locating and browsing data files

Abstract

A computer-implemented user interface is described that includes a display window displaying data files having a data file descriptor associated with each data file. The data file descriptor describe at least a data file size, a data file date, a data file name and data file type. A slider bar controls the data files displayed in the display window where movement of the slider bar displays a greater number of the data files and the data file descriptors than displayed without movement of the slider bar.

1 . A computer-implemented user interface, comprising: 
 a display window, said display window displaying a plurality of data files, each of said plurality of data files having associated therewith a data file descriptor, said data file descriptor describing at least an attribute of said data file, said attribute being represented by a graphical image having a comparator to compare the data file to relative attributes of a second data file; and    a control mechanism controlling said data files displayed in said display window, wherein activation of said control mechanism changes a number of said plurality of data files displayed.