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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Reference
Exit (Choice)
Reference
Description
Exit is an action choice that ends the current application and all windows
associated with it. This action is equivalent to closing all primary windows
of the application and ending the application.
When to Use
- Required
- Provide the Exit choice in the File menu. If you do not provide a File
menu, make Exit the last choice in the pull-down menu for the first menu-bar
item on the menu bar.
- Required
- Provide the Exit choice to allow the user to end the current application
Guidelines
- Required
- When the user chooses the Exit choice, prompt the user to save any unsaved
changes before ending the current application.
- Recommended
- Provide the Exit choice even though it is similar to the Close choice in
the window menu to ensure that users can end the application even if they are
running a noncompliant window manager.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Close (Choice) and File Menu reference
pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Menu Guidelines reference page.
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