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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Move To (Dialog Choice)

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Description

Move To includes the following:

Move To
A dialog choice that leads to a file selection dialog in which users can specify where files or objects should be moved.

Move To
On the File (or Edit) menu, a choice that allows the user to update the underlying file or object being viewed and to move it elsewhere while still keeping open a view of it.

Move To
On the Selected menu, allows the user to move the selected objects to a specified place.

Guidelines

Required
When appropriate, the File Selection dialog should allow the user to differentiate between moving the link or reference to a file or object, moving its underlying storage location, or both.

Recommended
When the user chooses Move To in the File menu, the File Selection dialog should allow the user to move the file or object to the trash, in which case the window is closed or replaced by a view onto a new object.

Recommended
When the user chooses Move To in the File menu, the File Selection dialog should allow the user to move the file or object to the clipboard, in which case the window is closed or replaced by a view onto a new object.

Recommended
When the user moves multiple files or objects, the File Selection dialog should allow the user to name only the place to which the files or objects are to be moved, but not to provide new names for each of them. If any new names are needed, they should be generated from their current names in a way that does not conflict with any names at their destination.

Essential Related Topics

For more information, see the File Menu and Selected Menu reference pages.

Supplemental Related Topics

For more information, see the Menu Guidelines reference page.

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