One of the best new features is something probably best described as graphical breadcrumbs. On the Web, the term "breadcrumbs" is used to describe a clickable path, often separated by vertical pipes (the | symbol) or greater-than symbols. As you navigate into a Web site, each step along the way is marked with a new pipe-separated level that's hyperlinked to make it easy to back up or change direction. Windows has long needed something like this, and Windows Vista has it.
For example, when you're in Computer (a.k.a. My Computer), and you drill into Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Internet Explorer, the Address bar displays the breadcrumbs, showing each level, like this:
Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Internet Explorer
 The Windows Explorer folder is the most evolved user interface structure in Windows Vista Beta 1. This folder window shows all the little things that make Vista's folders different, including virtual folders in the tree view on the left, large icons that help explain what each file or folder object is, a new toolbar with context-sensitive options just below the menu bar, the graphical breadcrumbs next to the forward and back buttons, the search field in the upper right, and the new Properties bar across the bottom. Click to Enlarge |
But that's not the good part. What's cool is that each step along that path is clickable, and when clicked opens a drop-down menu showing all the possible folders (drives and other containers) you can open at that point. That makes it easy to back up, take a different branch, and so forth. You thought what you were looking for was on Drive C: and now you realize it's on Drive D:? No problem just click the step right before "Local Disk (C:)," usually "Computer," and choose "Local Disk (D:)" from the drop-down menu.
This is a very simple user interface that makes graphical navigation much faster than in previous versions of Windows, which usually defaulted to editing the path statement in the Address bar or opening a new window and starting over.
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