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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist



Window Menu

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Place all the choices that allow a user to change the properties of a window, such as its size and position, in the window menu.

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Provide a window menu for each modeless window unless configured by the user or the application.

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In conjunction with the Menu Guidelines reference page, use Table 18 to decide which of the choices listed to include in the window menu, and how to organize them.

Table 18. Window Menu Choices

Mnemonic Menu Choice Keyboard Function
R Restore
M Move
S Size
N Minimize
X Maximize
C Close Alt F4

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If you provide a default menu item for the window menu, make it the Close choice, except for the window icon box's window menu.

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Display the window menu for a window or for its corresponding window icon when it has input focus and the user presses Shift Esc or AltSpace. When the user presses these keys, remove the window menu if it is displayed.

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Make the window menu the pop-up menu of the window icon.

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When the user chooses the Refresh choice, update the window or screen to reflect the current state of the underlying data.

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When the user chooses the Lower choice in a primary window, lower that window to the bottom of the stacking order. When the user chooses the Lower choice in a secondary window, lower the secondary window and it's primary window, when appropriate.


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