............................Contents


Part 1 --Style Guide
1. Introduction to the Common Desktop Environment	1
...Advantages of a Common User Interface	1
...Relationship to X/Open Motif Style Guide	2
2. Input, Navigation,
...Selection, and Activation	3
...Input Guidelines	3
...Navigation	4
......Mouse-Based Navigation	4
......Keyboard-Based Navigation	5
...Selection	6
..........Mouse-Based Multiple Selection	6
..........Mouse-Based Range Selection	6
..........Mouse-Based Discontiguous Selection	7
...Component Activation	8
......Basic Activation	8


......Mnemonics	8
......CheckButton	8
......OptionButton	8
......Gauge	9
3. Drag and Drop	11
...Drag-and-Drop User Model	11
...Drag-and-Drop Feedback	12
......Type of Item Being Dragged	13
......Drop Zone	14
......Resulting Activity	15
......Success or Failure	15
...Parts of a Drag Icon	17
......State Indicator	17
......Operation Indicator	17
......Source Indicator	19
...Drag-and-Drop Mechanics	21
......Types	21
......Actions	21
......Matching Operations	22
...Determining Drag Sources	23
......Scrolling Lists	24
......Dialog Boxes	25
......Windows	27
...Dragging and Dropping a Multiple Selection	27


...Standard Supported Drop Zones	28
......The Front Panel	28
......File Manager	28
......No Drop-Only Targets	29
...Mouse Button Usage	29
...Placement upon Drop	30
...Ending a Drag	31
...Performance Guidelines	31
...Using Attachments in Your Application	33
......Attachment User Model	34
......Attachment Functionality	34
..........What Can Be Attached?	34
..........What is the Method for Attaching?	34
..........What Happens When Something Is Attached?	35
..........Attachments in Attachments	35
......Editing and Saving Attachments	35
..........Executing Attachments	36
..........Read-Only Attachments	36
..........Drag Load and Attachments	36
......Attachment Menu Contents	37
4. Visual Design	39
... Color Philosophy	39
... What Is an Icon?	40
... Icon-Centric Components	41


......File Manager	41
......Application Manager	43
......Front Panel and Subpanels	43
......Minimized Window Icons	44
......Other Graphics	45
... Color Usage in Icons	46
...... Icon Color Palette	46
......Dynamic Colors	47
...Design Philosophy and Helpful Hints	48
......Designing with Color	49
......Icon Styles	49
...... Designing Your Application Icon	50
......Designing Your Application Group Icon	51
......Designing Your Document Icons	52
......International Icons	52
......Differences with Other Platforms	53
...Implementation of Required Icons	54
......Formats	54
......Resolutions	55
......Sizes	56
......Icon Naming Conventions	57
......Alignment	58
......Optional Icons Sizes	59
......Optional Front Panel Icon Style	60


..........Achieving the Etched Look	60
..........Evolving the Etched Look	63
5. Window and Session Control	65
...Window Control Guidelines	65
......Window Management Actions	65
......Window Decorations	66
......Window Menus	68
......Window Icons	70
......Window Placement	70
...Workspace Management Guidelines	71
...Session Management Support	71
6. Application Design Principles	73
...Component Layout Guidelines	73
......Main Window Layout	73
......Menu Bar Layout	74
...Common Menu Types	77
......File Menu Contents	77
......<Object-type> and Selected Menu Contents	78
......Edit Menu Contents	80
......View Menu	81
......Options Menu	81
......Help Menu Contents	82
......Attachment Menu Contents	83
......Pop-up Menus	83


...General Menu Design Rules	87
...Tool Bars	89
......Tool Bar Guidelines	89
......Design Issues for Tool Bars	90
......Tool Bar Components	90
..........Tool Bar Container	91
..........Tool Bar Button	91
..........Pixmap	91
...Window Titles	92
...Work-in-Progress Feedback	93
...General Application Design Rules	94
...Application Installation	95
7. Common Dialogs	97
......Dialog Box Design and Layout	97
......Dialog Box Placement	102
......Dialog Box Interaction	103
...Expandable Windows and Dialog Boxes	104
......Guidelines for Expandable Windows and Dialog Boxes	104
......Components of Exapandable Windows	105
..........Primary and Secondary Panes	105
..........Expanding the Secondary Pane	106
..........Resizing the Expanded Window or Dialog	107
..........Expand Button	109


..........Placing the Expand Button	109
..........Window State	109
...File Selection Dialog Boxes	110
......Contents	110
......File Selection Dialog Box Behavior	112
......Labeling	113
......Button Activation	113
......Selection and Navigation	114
......Guidelines for Specific File Selection Dialog Box Uses	115
..........Open Dialog	115
..........Save As Dialog	115
..........Directory Selection Dialog	116
...Print Dialog Box	116
......Standard Print Menu Items for Applications	116
......Guidelines for Common Print Dialog Functions	117
......Guidelines for Application-Specific Print
........Dialog Box Functions	119
..........Optional Fields	119
......Some Sample Layouts	120
...The Properties Dialog	123
......Guidelines	123
...The About Dialog Box	124
......Guidelines for the About Dialog Box	124
8. Application Messages	127


...Error Messages and Informational Messages	127
...Error Messages	127
......Guidelines for Error Messages	128
......Access to Online Help	130
......Helpful Hints	131
...Informational Messages	131
......Guidelines for Informational Messages	131
......Other Message Dialogs	132
......Work-in-Progress Feedback	134
9. Designing for Accessibility	135
...Accessibility	135
...Access and the Style Guide	136
...Physical Disabilities	136
......Guideline	137
...Visual Disabilities	137
......Guidelines	138
...Hearing Disabilities	138
......Guidelines	139
...Language, Cognitive, and Other Disabilities	139
......Guidelines	139
...Existing Keyboard Access Features	140
......Guideline	140


...Resources for More Information on Accessibility	141
......Organizations	141
......Conferences	142
......Bibliography	142
Part 2 --Certification Checklist
10. Certification Checklist	145
...How to Use the Checklist	145
...Preface	146
...Input Models	147
......Keyboard Focus Model	147
......Input Device Model	147
...Navigation	150
......Mouse-Based Navigation	150
......Keyboard-Based Navigation	154
......Menu Traversal	158
......Scrollable Component Navigation	161
...Selection	162
......Selection Models	162
..........Mouse-Based Single Selection	162
..........Mouse-Based Browse Selection	163
..........Mouse-Based Multiple Selection	163
..........Mouse-Based Range Selection	163
..........Mouse-Based Discontiguous Selection	166
..........Keyboard Selection	167


..........Canceling a Selection	170
..........Autoscrolling and Selection	171
..........Selecting and Deselecting All Elements	171
..........Using Mnemonics for Elements	172
......Selection Actions	172
......Transfer Models	173
..........Clipboard Transfer	175
..........Primary Transfer	176
..........Quick Transfer	177
..........Drag Transfer	178
...Component Activation	182
......Basic Activation	182
......Accelerators	183
......Mnemonics	183
......Tear-off Activation	184
......Help Activation	185
......Default Activation	185
......Expert Activation	186
......Previewing and Autorepeat	186
......Cancel Activation	187
...Window Management	187
......Window Support	187
......Window Decorations	188
......Window Navigation	189


......Icons	189
......Application Window Management	190
..........Window Placement	190
..........Window (Document) Clustering	191
..........Window Management Actions	191
...... Session Management Support	192
...Application Design Principles	193
......Layout	193
..........Main Window	193
..........Window Titles	194
..........Menu Bar	195
..........File Menu Contents	198
..........Help Menu Contents	203
..........Attachment Menu Contents	204
..........Pop-up Menus	205
..........Dialog Boxes	209
..........Menu Design	209
..........Dialog Box Design	212
..........File Selection Dialog Box	216
..........About Dialog Box	218
..........Dialog Box Layout	218
..........Designing Drag and Drop	219
......Attachments	223
......Installation	223


......Interaction	223
......Visuals	226
......Toolbars	227
......Expandable Windows	228
......Messages	229
......Work-in-Progress Feedback	233
...Controls, Groups, and Models	234
......CheckButton	234
......ComboBox	236
......CommandBox	236
......FileSelectionBox	237
......List	242
......Option Button	243
......Paned Window	243
......Panel	244
......Push Button	244
......Radio Button	244
......Sash	245
......Scale	246
......ScrollBar	248
......SelectionBox	250
......SpinBox	250
......Text	252


......Gauge	254
...Accessibility	254
A. Keyboard Functions	257
B. Mouse Functions	269
...Mouse Operations and Functions	271
...... Select and Adjust Binding	273
......Transfer Bindings	275
......Menu Bindings	276
Index	277