You can choose among a variety of methods to move around in and view the namespace. To scroll through the namespace, you can use horizontal and vertical scroll bars and stepping arrows. You can use the index window to show the name where the slider is currently positioned in the namespace. To display an index window when in outline format, drag the slider up and down the vertical scroll bar. When the display is in tree format, you can use the navigation window to move around. The navigation window contains a reduced image of the currently expanded part of the namespace. When you drag the slider on a scroll bar while the display is in tree format, the navigation window appears. A rectangular box containing the portion of the namespace where the slider is positioned appears inside the navigation window. Release MB1 to display that portion of the namespace in the Browser window. Another way to navigate the namespace is to select a virtual root, which is a directory other than the root at which you want the Browser to start displaying the namespace. The virtual root is a convenient way to focus immediately on a particular directory of interest instead of expanding directories level by level. To set a virtual root, see the Customize menu. In namespaces that are larger than the length of the window, scrolling through directory levels produces a reference line toward the top of the window. The reference line orients you by showing the full directory path from the current name to the root. It also indicates that you have scrolled past other parts of the namespace that are no longer displayed.
1 – index_window
When the namespace is in outline format, dragging the slider up and down the vertical scroll bar produces an index window. The index window shows the name where the slider is currently positioned in the namespace. When the index window contains the name you want to view, release the mouse button MB1 to position that name at the top of the Browser window.
2 – navigate_window
To use the navigation window, be sure that the namespace display is in tree format and then drag the slider on a scroll bar. The navigation window contains a reduced image of the currently expanded part of the namespace. To move around in the namespace, point anywhere in the navigation window and drag the mouse to move the box that is inside the window. When you release MB1, the portion of the namespace surrounded by the box appears in the Browser window. Click on the button at the bottom right corner of the Browser window to make the navigation window a separate, permanent window. Click on the same button to close the window.