Organization

This document is organized into thirteen chapters and three appendixes.

• Chapter 1. The User Interface: Elements of Style provides an introduction to the Motif and CDE interfaces, a history of Motif, and an introduction to elements that Motif and this style guide use.

• Chapter 2. Controls describes standard window and window manager controls.

• Chapter 3. Input Devices describes keyboard and mouse input models.

• Chapter 4. Audible and Visual Interface Cues describes audible and visual cues.

• Chapter 5. Specifying Attributes and Navigating describes navigation and activation within an application or interface.

• Chapter 6. Selection describes keyboard-based and mouse-based selection techniques and selection modes.

• Chapter 7. Data Transfer describes user interactions and techniques for transferring data.

• Chapter 8. Fundamental Design Principles discusses fundamental design and style issues for a Motif-based application or interface.

• Chapter 9. Visual Presentation Principles discusses visual guidelines for presenting a Motif-based application or interface.

• Chapter 10. Application Development Principles discusses guidelines for menus, windows, controls, and interface development.

• Chapter 11. International Design Guidelines discusses internationalization and localization concepts and issues as they relate to user interface design.

• Chapter 12. Designing for Accessibility discusses guidelines for making software applications accessible to users with disabilities.

• Chapter 13. Common Desktop Environment Guidelines discusses guidelines for developing an application in the Common Desktop Environment.

• Appendix A. Widgets and Components Cross Reference shows the relationship between the Motif widgets and components that this guide describes.

• Appendix B. Keyboard Model and Key Bindings shows the model keyboard functions and key bindings.

• Appendix C. Mouse Techniques shows mouse functions and button-binding variations.

• Appendix D. Glossary