Patent ID: 7549129

Claim:
A user interface embodied on a computer readable medium and executable on a computer, the user interface for a file and folder system for managing image and non-image files and folders stored in a computing environment, the user interface comprising: a plurality of thumbnail images, each thumbnail image associated with an image file; an enlarged preview image corresponding to a selected one of the thumbnail images, the enlarged preview image being positioned adjacent to the thumbnail images in a preview area such that the enlarged preview image does not cover any of the thumbnail images; and a navigational icon presented in the user interface with the plurality of thumbnail images and the enlarged preview image, the navigational icon being-selectable by a user to enable the user to alter the enlarged preview image by iterating through the thumbnail images when the navigational icon is repeatedly selected by the user, wherein the location of the plurality of thumbnail images changes based on an orientation of the enlarged preview image as the user iterates through the plurality of thumbnail images, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images are located in a single row immediately below the enlarged preview image when the enlarged preview image is in a landscape orientation and the plurality of thumbnail images are located in a single column immediately besides the enlarged preview image when the enlarged preview image is in a portrait orientation.