Each file object window displays the contents of a single file, folder, FTP site, or special URI location. This section describes the following:
How to display items in file object windows.
How to open files from file object windows.
How to navigate the files and folders in your file system.
To access a file object window, double-click on any of the default desktop objects.
Figure 7.2, “Contents of a Folder in a File Object Window” shows a sample file object window that displays the contents of the Computer folder.
To display your home location, perform one of the following actions:
Double-click on the Home object on the desktop.
On a file object window, choose
-> .The file object window displays the contents of your home location. To reload the display, choose
-> .You can display the contents of a folder in a file object window in any of the following ways:
Double-click on the folder.
Highlight the folder, then choose
-> .A parent folder is a top level folder that depicts a hierarchical representation of your file system. To display the contents of a parent folder, perform the following steps:
Highlight the folder whose parent folder you want to display.
Choose
-> .To display the contents of a folder in a file browser window, perform the following steps:
Select a folder in a file object window.
Choose
-> .The Start Here location enables you to access the following functions:
Applications
Double-click on Applications to access your key GNOME applications. You can also access the menu through the and the Menu Bar.
Desktop Preferences
Double-click on Desktop Preferences to customize the GNOME Desktop. You can also access the preference tools through the menu.
Applications that enable you to configure your system as a server, and to modify other system configuration details.
You can access the Start Here location in the following ways:
From a file manager window, access the start-here:/// URI.
From the desktop
Double-click on the Start Here object on the desktop. The contents of the Start Here location are displayed in a file object window.