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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Window Title

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Provide a title for every window.

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Use a short description of the contents of the window as a title.

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Place the window title in the title bar of the window frame.

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If a user sizes a window so that all of the title cannot be displayed in the title bar, clip the window title from the end.

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Do not change the name of an object being viewed in the window as a result of the user modifying the window title.

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Include the name of the application in a primary window's window title if any of the following are true:

  1. The application does not have a state or contents that needs to be named and persistently stored

  2. The window is used to view a single file or object and is not the default application used to view that file or object

  3. The window is used to view multiple files or objects

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    If an application is used to view a single file or object, include the name of the file or object in the primary window's window title, following the name of the application, if necessary.

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    When different primary windows of the same application are used for different views or purposes, append the name of the view or purpose to the window title.

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    For a context-sensitive help window, append the Help choice to the title of the window for which help is being requested.

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    Include in the title of a secondary window (other than one holding a torn-off control) the title (or a portion of the title likely to be unique) of the window it is dependent upon.

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    Include in the title of a secondary window (other than one holding a torn-off control), one or more of the following:

    1. The type or purpose of the window (such as dialog or property)

    2. The name of the action, task, or situation that caused the window to be displayed

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