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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Cut, Copy, Paste (Action Choice)

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Provide a Cut choice for all elements and data.

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Provide a Copy choice for all elements for which the user can create a duplicate, and for data that the user can duplicate.

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Provide a Paste choice for all objects or elements that the user can place or insert into other objects or elements.

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When the user chooses Cut, remove the objects or data to which the choice applies from their current location and place them on the clipboard.

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Display the Cut choice in a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when the element to which the Cut choice applies cannot be cut.

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If you provide the Cut choice on an element, place Cut in the element's pop-up menu when it can be cut.

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Assign CtrlX or Shift Delete as the shortcut key combination for a Cut choice.

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When the user chooses Copy, copy the objects or data to which the choice applies from their current location to the clipboard.

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Display the Copy choice on a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when the element to which the Copy choice applies cannot be copied to the clipboard.

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If you provide the Copy choice for an element, place Copy in the element's pop-up menu when it can be copied.

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When the user copies an element to the clipboard, do not change the state of the source element. For example, do not change the selection state of the element as a result of copying it.

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When the user copies an element to the clipboard, do not change the state of the copied object on the clipboard.

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Assign CtrlC or Ctrl Insert as the shortcut key combination for a Cut choice.

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When the user chooses Paste, insert the objects or data to which the choice applies from the clipboard to the current cursor location.

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Display the Paste choice on a pull-down menu with unavailable emphasis when no data is in the clipboard or when the clipboard data cannot be pasted at the cursor's position.

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If you provide a Paste menu item for an element, place Paste in the element's pop-up menu when the element or data currently in the buffer can be passed into the element at the cursor's location.

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Assign CtrlV or Shift Insert as the shortcut key combination for a Paste choice.

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