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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Workspace

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Description

The workspace is an area that fills the entire screen and holds windows, window icons, and other icons and elements that make up its user interface.

Figure 79. Switching Between Workspaces.




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Guidelines

Required
If a menu bar is provided for the workspace, allow the user to turn it on and off through a pop-up menu for the workspace.

Required
By default, do not display the menu bar, if one is provided for the workspace. Allow the user to specify the default for the operating environment.

Required
Assign AltF10 and Alt Menu as the shortcut keys to invoke the pop-up menu for the workspace.

Required
If your workspace supports toggling between the current user configuration and the default configuration, assign Alt Shift Ctrl! as the shortcut that initiates a configuration toggle.

Required
When the user chooses Refresh from the workspace pop-up menu, redraw the contents of the workspace and all windows in it, repairing any visual glitches that might have inadvertently occurred.

Recommended
Design the window manager to request user verification before proceeding with a request to toggle between the default configuration and the user-designed configuration.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Window Icon reference page.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Icon reference page.

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