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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Close (Choice)

Reference

Description

Close is an action choice that removes a window and all of the windows dependent on it from a screen.

When to Use

Required
Provide the Close choice in the window menu of every window.

Recommended
In a secondary window, use the Close choice as a push button instead of Cancel if Close would be more appropriate or less ambiguous.

Recommended
Provide a Close choice in the File menu if the window can be closed independently of other primary windows.

Guidelines

Recommended
Provide the Close choice as a push button in a secondary window if the window is used only to present status information to the user.

Recommended
If the effect of activating a choice or choices in a secondary window is irreversible, then the Close choice can replace the Cancel choice after the first irreversible action.

Recommended
When closing a window, save its state (including its position, size, dependent secondary windows, and associated messages that are currently displayed) so that they can be restored if the window is opened at a later time.

Required
When a user activates the Close choice for the last primary window displayed for an application, remove all dependent secondary windows and exit from the application.

Required
When a user activates the Close choice for a window, remove the window and any dependent secondary windows.

Required
Use a Close push button to close an in-progress message window without affecting the task in progress. Do not terminate the task when a user presses the Close push button in an in-progress message window.

Required
If information in a primary window could be lost when the user activates the Close choice, display a warning message.

Recommended
If information in a secondary window could be lost when the user activates the Close choice, do not display a warning message.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Exit (Choice), File Menu, Push Button (Predefined), and Window Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information see the Menu Guidelines reference page.

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