Motif and Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide Reference Migration Version

Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Audience

This document is written for five audiences:

Application designers

Any designer who uses Motif as a basis for building an application

Widget designers

Any designer who adds functionality to the existing Motif software

User interface system designers

Any designer who designs an interface for users with specific cultural and accessibility needs

Window manager designers

Any designer who uses Motif to govern the layout and controls that affect application windows

Common Desktop Environment application designers

Any designer who builds an application for the Common Desktop Environment

You should read through the entire Style Guide once to familiarize yourself with all user interface design concepts. If you are already familiar with graphical user interfaces and their design concepts but need specific guidelines, use the following table to go to the topic you are interested in:

For guidelines on...	Read...
controls	The (Control) reference pages
menus	The (Menu) or (Menu Type) reference pages
choices	The (Action Choice), (Choice), (Choice Type), or (Dialog Choice) reference pages
an input device	The (Device) reference pages
a specific topic	The Style Guide and refer to the related reference pages in this book