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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Dialog (Window)

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Use a dialog to allow the user to specify parameters to an action that is to be performed.

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Use a dialog to allow the user to review the parameters to an action before finally approving its invocation.

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Provide one or both of the following push-button choices in a dialog:

OK
Invokes the action and closes the dialog window.

Apply
Invokes the action and leaves the dialog window open.

You can replace the labels of these choices with ones that are descriptive of the action to be performed.

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Provide a Cancel choice in a dialog window that closes the dialog without performing the effects of the action.

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