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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference
Change View (Choice)
Reference
Description
Change View is a cascading choice that displays a menu from which the user
can choose the view to be presented within the window.
When to Use
- Required
- Provide a Change View choice in the View menu if your application allows a
user to switch among three or more views.
Guidelines
- Required
- Make Change View a cascading choice; its cascaded menu should list the
available views.
- Required
- Indicate the current view active in the window by displaying that
view's choice in the cascaded menu with unavailable emphasis and,
optionally, by including a check graphic next to it.
- Required
- Do not open a new window as a result of activating Change View; instead,
display the new view of the element in the current window.
- Required
- Do not change the underlying data being viewed when the user changes the
view.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the View and View Menu reference pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the New Window (Choice) reference page.
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