1. A method of displaying user interface information with respect to navigation of a hierarchical namespace, the hierarchical namespace including a first set of items representing a top level portion of the hierarchical namespace and a second set of items representing lower levels of the hierarchical namespace, the method comprising: displaying each of the items in the first set of items in a first navigation display area; after selection of one of the first set of items, displaying a second navigation display area, the second navigation display area including display of a list of one or more items selected from the second set of items; detecting a selected use of a particular one of the list of one or more items in the second navigation display area; creating a direct link to the particular one of the list of one or more items; and displaying the direct link to the particular one of the list of one or more items in an area of the first navigation display area that is associated with the selected one of the first set of items.