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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Minimize (Choice)

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Description

Minimize is an action choice that removes a window and all of the secondary windows associated with that window from the workspace and displays the window icon that represents that window. If appropriate, the Minimize choice may also be represented by a minimize button in the title bar of a window.

When to Use

Required

Provide the Minimize choice in the window menu of a primary window.

Required

Do not provide the Minimize choice for secondary windows.

Guidelines

Required

Remove the window from the display and display its window icon, if not already displayed, when the user chooses Minimize from the window menu or the associated window icon.

Required

Before minimizing a window, save its state, including its size and position, along with the state of each of its secondary windows to be used when the window is restored.

Required

Do not make the Minimize choice available when the window is minimized.

Required

Even if a window has been minimized, design the application to continue to perform any application tasks initiated through that window.

Recommended

When a window contains a view of an object, maintain in-use emphasis on all icons that represent the object even when the window is minimized.

Recommended

When a user minimizes a window that has been minimized previously, and its window icon is not displayed, display the window icon where it was last displayed before being restored.

Required

If you provide a Minimize choice and the user has not specified otherwise, also provide a minimize button that implements the Minimize choice on the title bar.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the Window Icon, Window Icon Box, and Window Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Emphasis (Cue), Maximize (Choice), Restore (Choice), and Size (Choice) reference pages.