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Abstract

A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture direct a computer system to display files using a type identifiers and parent identifiers. The method includes the first computer-implemented step of in response to a command from user controls (e.g., clicking a mouse button to open a directory) to control a directory having files stored therein, locating in memory each file's type identifier. The second step includes locating in memory a parent identifier for each file, wherein each parent identifier identifies a file's parent application. The third step includes displaying each file using its parent application's icon. The fourth step includes building a unique border around each icon using the type identifier for each file, thereby displaying each file based on the type of the file.

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