Patent ID: 7099869

Claim:
A method of managing file extensions in a digital processing system with a user interface and a plurality of files, each file having a name that comprises a filename and an extension, said method comprising: associating a file with an indicator, the indicator being separate from an extension, the indicator being user selectable for a single file in the plurality of files in said digital processing system without effecting other files in the plurality of files, and the indicator to indicate how to display an extension of the file; displaying a displayed name of the file in the user interface in a style determined by said indicator; and wherein the style is such that the displayed name contains the extension of the file only when said indicator is for showing the extension of the file; and wherein said indicator is a bit, a file, an entry in a file, or an entry in a database, wherein said indicator in one state indicates hiding the extension and said indicator in another state indicates showing the extension.