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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Exit (Choice)

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Description

Exit is an action choice that ends the current application and all windows associated with it. This action is equivalent to closing all primary windows of the application and ending the application.

When to Use

Required
Provide the Exit choice in the File menu. If you do not provide a File menu, make Exit the last choice in the pull-down menu for the first menu-bar item on the menu bar.

Required
Provide the Exit choice to allow the user to end the current application.

Guidelines

Required
When the user chooses the Exit choice, prompt the user to save any unsaved changes before ending the current application.

Recommended
Provide the Exit choice even though it is similar to the Close choice in the window menu to ensure that users can end the application even if they are running a noncompliant window manager.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Close (Choice) and File Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Menu Guidelines reference page.

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