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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Copy To (Dialog Choice)

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Description

The Copy To choice includes the following:

Copy To
A dialog choice that displays a file selection dialog in which the user can specify where copies of files or objects should be placed.

Copy To
Used from the File menu, allows the user to make a copy of the data state of the current window and store it in a file or object. The user can continue to edit the data being viewed. The original source is not updated.

Copy To
Used from the Selected menu, allows the user to copy the selected objects to a specified place.

When to Use

Provide a Copy To choice for all objects for which the user can create a duplicate and for data that the user can duplicate or save to a file.

Guidelines

Required
When appropriate, the File Selection dialog should allow the user to differentiate between copying a file or object versus copying or creating a link or reference to it.

Recommended
The File Selection dialog resulting from choosing Copy To in the File menu should allow the user to copy the file or object (its contents or a reference to it) to the clipboard.

Recommended
When multiple files or objects are being copied, the File Selection dialog must allow the user to name only the place to which the files or objects are to be copied, but not to provide new names for each of them. If any new names are needed, they should be generated from their current names in a way that does not conflict with any names at their destination.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the File Menu and Selected Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Menu Structure reference page.

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