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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference
Window (Menu)
Reference
Description
The Window menu is a pull-down menu on the menu bar that contains choices
for arranging, duplicating, and choosing instances of an application. The
Window menu includes the following choices:
- New Window
- An action choice that creates a duplicate of the current window with the
current application instance.
- Arrangement Method
- An action choice that arranges elements of the application in a unique
method. Arrangement methods include arranging icons and cascading and resizing
windows to display elements in a uniform way.
- Application Instance
- An action choice that displays an application instance. An application
instance includes separate files, objects, or elements that are open in the
application. When the user chooses an application instance, the application
switches to it.
When to Use
- Required
- Use the Window menu when your application can edit more than one file or
object at the same time.
- Recommended
- Use the Window menu when the user needs to duplicate the current window.
Guidelines
- Required
- In conjunction with the Menu Guidelines reference page, use Table 30 to decide which of the choices listed to include in the Window menu, and how
to organize them.
Table 30. Window Menu (Menu-Bar) Choices
|
Mnemonic |
Menu Choice |
Required |
N |
New Window |
Recommended |
|
Arrangement method |
Required |
|
Application instance |
- Required
- Remove an application instance choice from the Window menu when the user
closes it.
- Required
- The application instance choice should be the same name as the file name
or object name.
- Required
- When the user chooses New Window from the Window menu, create a duplicate
window with the current file or object, if possible.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Menu (Control) and Menu Bar (Menu Type)
reference pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the File (Menu) reference page.
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