Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist
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Figure 3-1 Drag icon showing the object being dragged13
Figure 3-2 Example of a text drag icon13
Figure 3-3 Example of a cannot pointer drag icon14
Figure 3-4 Example of drop zone feedback from the Front Panel.15
Figure 3-5 Example drag icon showing the three parts17
Figure 3-6 Examples of copy (left) and link operation indicators18
Figure 3-7 Example of a scrolling list with an item selected for dragging 24
Figure 3-8 Example Calendar Appointment Editor dialog box26
Figure 4-1 Screen shot of the desktop environment40
Figure 4-2 Collection of icons at sizes 32x32 and 16x16 as used in File Manager42
Figure 4-3 Examples of application group icons from Application Manager 43
Figure 4-4 Partial screen shot of Front Panel with the Personal Applications subpanel open44
Figure 4-5 Minimized window icons for Terminal, Text Editor, Calendar, and File Manager45
Figure 4-6 Example of a tool bar used in the Calendar application45
Figure 4-7 Icon Editor, showing the 22 Common Desktop Environment colors available for icons47
Figure 4-8 Example of dynamic color shadows48
Figure 4-9 Calendar icon in black and white outline style on left and the desktop gray style on right49
Figure 4-10 Examples of three-dimensional icons in the desktop50
Figure 4-11 Outline style converted to Common Desktop Environment style, in XPM and XBM formats50
Figure 4-12 Examples of application icons used in the desktop51
Figure 4-13 Examples of application group icons51
Figure 4-14 Examples of document icons used in the desktop52
Figure 4-15 Monochrome (XBM) bitmaps, with foreground reversal consequences55
Figure 4-16 Example of a minimum required set of icons for Mailer58
Figure 4-17 Example of a left-aligned 32x32 icon with a tag on the right side 59
Figure 4-18 Example of an icon lighted from the top left edge61
Figure 4-19 Applying the bottomShadow and topShadow colors62
Figure 4-20 Example of anchoring page while letting pencil protrude from surface63
Figure 5-1 Example primary window decorations67
Figure 5-2 Example secondary window decorations68
Figure 5-3 Sample window menu68
Figure 6-1 Example from Common Desktop Environment Calendar.89
Figure 7-1 An example of using a Category option menu in a dialog101
Figure 7-2 Calendar Appointment Editor primary pane with Expand button (More)106
Figure 7-3 Calendar Appointment Editor with expand button (Less) and primary and secondary panes108
Figure 7-4 Example of an Open file selection dialog box111
Figure 7-5 A basic print dialog. box117
Figure 7-6 Example print dialog box layout for general printing121
Figure 7-7 Example print dialog box layout for printing from applications122
Figure 7-8 Example About dialog box125
Figure 7-9 About dialog box with a More button125
Figure 8-1 An error dialog box.128
Figure 8-2 An informational message in the lower margin of a window. 132