Figure 19: Opened Briefcase
By activating-to-3D a briefcase directory via the swap-space glyph, the space of the briefcase directory will be exchanged with that of the current space (which will appear on a screen of its own). The source briefcase icon will come with the briefcase directory contents into the new current space and will be appear as an opened-briefcase icon. In addition to its name, which will appear highlighted in the opened-briefcase icon, there will be two source glyphs. The first one, containing a briefcase symbol, will allow the user to flash the source briefcase icon in the previous current space (now visible on a screen within the current space of the briefcase contents) by selecting and holding on it or close and return to it to its source briefcase icon by activating it. In this case the current space will automatically revert back to the previous current space and the briefcase will appear as the minimal or shut-briefcase icon. The second source glyph, containing a screen/directory symbol, will also allow the user flash the source briefcase icon in the previous current space (now visible on a screen within the current space of the briefcase contents) or close and return to its source briefcase directory by activating it. In this case the current space will also automatically revert back to the previous current space and the briefcase will appear as the briefcase directory, the viewing mode of which will be determined by the mode it was in when activated-to-3D. Not shown above is the open-briefcase space control panel, which is analogous to a matrix control panel (see Fig. 5).