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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Window Icon

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Description

A window icon is an element that represents a window.

Figure 74. Window Icon.




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When to Use

Required
Display a window icon for the corresponding window when the window is minimized.

Guidelines

Required
When a window icon is placed in a window icon box, continue to display the window icon even when the corresponding window is displayed.

Required
Show in-use emphasis on a window icon when its corresponding window is displayed.

Required
When a window icon is placed on the workspace, remove it when the corresponding window is displayed.

Required
If a window icon's corresponding window is not displayed, display the Minimize choice in the window menu with unavailable emphasis, or do not provide the Minimize choice.

Required
Allow the user to change the position of all window icons.

Recommended
When using an explicit focus policy, display the window menu for the window icon if the window icon has focus, unless the user has configured the application differently.

Recommended
Design unique window icons for each primary window of your application.

Required
If a window is used to view an object, include in its window icon a representation of the type of object being viewed.

Recommended
Use the title of the primary window (or an abbreviated version of it) as the label for the window icon.

Recommended
If the operating environment supports an icon image for an object or file viewed in a primary window, use that image as the window icon image.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Emphasis (Cue), Minimize (Choice), and Window Icon Box reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Window Navigation reference page.

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