GEOTRANS
File Open Dialog Box
The Windows version of the
GEOTRANS File Open dialog box is a standard Windows Open dialog box. This
dialog box contains the following elements:
- a 'Look in:' pull
down list that allows you to move to higher levels in the directory
hierarchy,
- a button that
allows you to move up one level in the directory hierarchy,
- a button that
allows you to create a new folder,
- a pair of buttons
that controls the format of the displayed files and folders (List vs.
Details),
- a window showing
the files and folders that are contained within the current folder, which
you can use to select the file to be opened,
- a 'File name:'
field, in which you can enter the name of the file to be opened,
- a 'Files of Type:'
pull-down list that allows you to filter the displayed files by their
type,
- an Open button,
which causes the currently selected file to be opened, and the GEOTRANS
File Processing window to appear,
- a Cancel button,
which aborts file processing and returns you to the GEOTRANS main window.
The Java version of the GEOTRANS File Open
dialog box is a standard Java Open dialog box.
Its layout and functionality are essentially identical to the standard
Windows Open dialog box.
The Motif version of the GEOTRANS
File Open dialog box is a standard Motif Open dialog box. This dialog box
contains the following elements:
- a Filter field, in
which you can enter a path name and a partial file name, including
wildcard characters, to filter the list of files displayed,
- a scrolling list of
the currently accessible Directories, which you can use to move around in
the directory hierarchy,
- a scrolling list of
the Files located within the current directory, which you can use to
select a particular file to be opened,
- a Selection field,
in which you can enter the path and name of the file to be opened, and
- a row of four
buttons across the bottom:
-
OK–
which causes the currently selected file to be opened, and the GEOTRANS File
Processing window to appear,
-
Filter–
which causes the displayed list of files to be filtered according to the
contents of the Filter field,
-
Cancel–
which aborts file processing and returns you to the GEOTRANS main window, and
-
Help–
which activates the on-line help subsystem.