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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference

Primary Window

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Description

A primary window is a window in which the main interaction between the user and an object or application takes place.

Figure 50. Primary Window.




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When to Use

Required
Use a primary window as the main window of an application.

Required
Use a primary window to display a view of an object.

Guidelines

Required
When a primary window is closed or minimized, remove its secondary windows.

Required
When a primary window is closed, close that window and all of its unshared secondary windows.

Required
When a primary window that has associated secondary windows is opened or restored, restore the secondary windows that apply to the current conditions.

Required
When a primary window is closed, remove its window icon.

Required
When the last primary window of an application is closed, close the application.

Required
When a primary window that is critically needed to work with an application is closed, close the application, even if there are other displayed primary windows of that application.

Recommended
When a primary window is opened or restored, place the windows in the window family in the same position that they were in before the window family was closed or minimized.

Recommended
Provide a sizing border, a title, minimize and maximize buttons, a menu bar, and a window menu in a primary window, unless these have been disabled by the user through an environmental specification, or if the primary window is a component of the workspace.

Essential Related Topics

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

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