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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Drag/Move (Action Choice)

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Include Move in the window menu. When used from a window, move the window, and when used from a window icon, move the icon.

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In the File and Edit menus, use Move if the selected elements can only be moved; use Drag if other operations are possible as well.

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When the user is moving a window, the only visible target should be the workspace. That is, a window can be dropped anywhere, but should always be treated as being dropped on the workplace, not on some other element.

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When the user initiates a drag-and-drop operation by selecting Drag or Move from a menu, and the pointer position after choosing the menu entry is outside the bounding box of the element or elements being moved, or pointer warping is not enabled, then do one of the following:

  1. Start the drag at the current pointer position and drag the elements there.

  2. Either wait until the user moves the pointer into the bounding box (within the window) of the elements being moved and start dragging them at that point, or wait until the user presses the directional keys to move the elements.

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