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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Clear (Action Choice)

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Description

The Clear choice includes the following:

Clear
An action choice that removes selected elements without compressing the visible space they occupied.

Clear to Trash
An action choice that removes selected elements (generally objects) without compressing the visible space they occupied and puts them into the trash.

When to Use

Recommended
Provide a Clear choice to allow a user to remove an element or group of elements from a window without compressing the visible space the elements occupied. For example, provide a Clear choice to allow a user to remove information from selected rows and columns of a spreadsheet without removing the rows and columns that contained the information.

Guidelines

Required
Include the Clear choice in a pop-up menu on an unselected element only if it can be removed without compressing the visible state it occupied.

Required
Include the Clear choice in a pop-up menu on a selected element only if the selected elements can be removed without compressing the visible space it occupied.

Required
If only objects are selected, the Clear choice must be unavailable in the Edit menu; use Clear to Trash on the Selected menu instead. If the selection scope includes only objects, then Clear must not be in the Edit menu at all.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Delete (Action Choice), Edit (Menu), and Selected Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Menu (Control) reference page.

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