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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Window Navigation

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Description

Window navigation is the navigation among windows and workspace icons.

Figure 77. Window Navigation.




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Guidelines

Required
Support window navigation when an explicit focus policy is in effect at the workspace level, that is, at the topmost level of windows on the screen.

Recommended
When a user activates a choice that displays a window, and an explicit focus policy is in effect, move the input focus to that window unless the user has switched input focus to another window.

Recommended
When a window is closed, return the input focus to where it was before that window was opened, if possible.

Recommended
Do not provide window navigation when an implicit focus policy is in effect at the workspace level, that is, at the topmost level of windows on the screen.

Recommended
When keyboard navigation is used to move input focus into a window family, place focus on the window that most recently was either displayed or gained focus.

Required
When the user presses Alt Esc, move the input focus forward between window families.

Required
When the user presses Alt Shift Esc, move the input focus backward between window families.

Required
When the user presses Alt F6, move the input focus forward between windows within a window family.

Required
When the user presses Alt Shift F6, move the input focus backward between windows within a window family.

Required
If there is no window icon box, assign Alt Esc and Alt Shift Esc to move the input focus among icons as well as windows. Window icons that are not in a window icon box should be treated as a window family consisting of a single window.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Control Navigation, Cursor, Internal Navigation, Mnemonic, and Tab Group reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Control, Keyboard (Device), Push Button (Predefined), and Tear-Off Menu (Menu Type) reference pages.

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