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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Open (Choice)

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Description

In the File menu, Open is a dialog choice that leads to a file selection dialog from which the user can select a file or object to open. In the Selected menu, Open is an action choice that opens the selected objects.

Guidelines

Required
When the user selects the Open dialog choice from the File menu, either open a new window or replace the contents of the current window.

Required
When the user chooses Open from the File menu, and the contents of the window are to be replaced, prompt the user with a message to save the window contents if possible.

Recommended
Allow the user to set a property to determine whether Open reuses the current window or opens a new window by default.

Recommended
The File Selection dialog for the Open choice (from the File menu) should allow the user to indicate whether to replace the contents of the current window or to open a new window, overriding the default.

Required
When the user chooses Open from the Selected menu, open each selected object in a separate window.

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 and Window Menu reference pages.

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