| Chapter 6 |
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6
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Using Digital-Specific Widgets
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6.1
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Using Digital's Print Widget
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6.2
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Using the Structured Visual Navigation Widget
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6.2.1
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Determining the Components of an Entry
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6.2.2
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Designing the Appearance of Your Hierarchy
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6.2.2.1
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Showing Icon States
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6.2.2.2
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Aligning Entries
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6.2.2.3
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Using Fonts Within a Hierarchy
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6.2.2.4
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Choosing Selection Modes
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6.2.2.5
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Choosing Selection Line Length
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6.2.3
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Providing Items in the View Menu
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| Chapter 7 |
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7
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Working with LinkWorks
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7.1
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What Is LinkWorks?
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7.2
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Deciding What to Support as Linkable Objects
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7.3
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Adding the Link Menu
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7.3.1
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Standard Link Menu
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7.3.2
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Customizing the Link Menu
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7.4
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Using Highlighting Techniques
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7.4.1
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Guidelines for Highlighting
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7.4.2
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Techniques for Highlighting
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7.5
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Using Windowing Properly
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| Appendix A |
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Appendix A
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Keyboard and Mouse Bindings for DECwindows Motif
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A.1
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Keyboard Bindings
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A.2
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Mouse Bindings
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A.3
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Standard Accelerators
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| Appendix B |
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Appendix B
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Common Motif Terms Translated into European Languages
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B.1
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Danish and Dutch Terms
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B.2
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Finnish and French Terms
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B.3
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German and Italian Terms
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B.4
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Norwegian and Portuguese Terms
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B.5
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Spanish and Swedish Terms
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| Appendix C |
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Appendix C
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Sources of Further Information
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C.1
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Books
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C.2
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Periodicals
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| Index |
| Index |
| Figures |
| 1-1 |
Modeless Dialog Boxes Allow Users to Work in Other Windows |
| 1-2 |
Caution Pointer with a Modal Dialog Box |
| 1-3 |
Place Dialog Boxes Appropriately |
| 1-4 |
Using an Options... Button to Indicate a Secondary Dialog Box |
| 1-5 |
A Dialog Box with Too Many Steps |
| 1-6 |
Nesting Used to Redesign a Dialog Box with Too Many Steps |
| 1-7 |
Nesting Dialog Boxes |
| 1-8 |
Window Decorations on Primary and Secondary Windows |
| 1-9 |
Appropriate and Inappropriate Titles in Dialog Boxes |
| 1-10 |
Use Resize Borders with Text-Entry Fields or List Boxes |
| 1-11 |
Move Push Buttons Closer Together |
| 1-12 |
Do Not Truncate Push Buttons |
| 1-13 |
Do Not Truncate Labels in Push Buttons |
| 1-14 |
Do Not Overlap Push Buttons |
| 1-15 |
Increase Size and Layout of Dialog Box Proportionally |
| 1-16 |
Equally Spaced Push Buttons at the Bottom of a Dialog Box |
| 1-17 |
Vertically Arranged Push Buttons at the Side of a Dialog Box |
| 1-18 |
How to Handle a Push Button That Is Larger Than Others |
| 1-19 |
Examples of Question Dialog Boxes |
| 1-20 |
Error Dialog Box |
| 1-21 |
Information Dialog Box |
| 1-22 |
Warning Dialog Box |
| 1-23 |
Working Dialog Box |
| 1-24 |
Group Related Choices Using Space or Bevels |
| 1-25 |
When to Avoid Punctuation in Dialog Boxes |
| 1-26 |
Simplifying Dialog Boxes |
| 1-27 |
Use Uniform Spacing |
| 1-28 |
Appropriate and Inappropriate Spacing Between Labels and Fields |
| 1-29 |
Vertical Left Justified and Horizontal Arrangements |
| 1-30 |
Align Labels with the Baseline of Text |
| 1-31 |
Left Justified Alignment of Labels and Text Fields |
| 1-32 |
Right Justified Alignment of Labels and Text Fields |
| 1-33 |
Appropriate and Inappropriate Labeling of Radio Buttons |
| 1-34 |
Provide Appropriate Defaults |
| 1-35 |
Use Option Buttons to Conserve Space |
| 1-36 |
Using Two Option Buttons |
| 1-37 |
Provide a Variety of Selection Controls |
| 1-38 |
Use the Tab Key to Move Between Tab Groups |
| 1-39 |
Use the Tab Key to Move Between Tab Groups--continued |
| 1-40 |
Use the Arrow Keys to Move Within Tab Groups |
| 1-41 |
Putting Information in Title Bars |
| 2-1 |
Order of Menus in the Menu Bar |
| 2-2 |
Sample Menu Bar with Application-Specific Items |
| 2-3 |
A Menu Map |
| 2-4 |
Ellipses with Cascade Buttons |
| 2-5 |
A Menu with a Disabled Menu Item |
| 2-6 |
Pop-up Menu |
| 2-7 |
Pop-up Menu with a Submenu |
| 2-8 |
A File Menu and Its Menu Items |
| 2-9 |
A" Save File" Question Message Box |
| 2-10 |
An" Open in New Window" Check Box in an Open File Dialog Box |
| 2-11 |
A Save As Dialog Box That Allows Users to Save in Different File Formats |
| 2-12 |
A Revert Dialog Box |
| 2-13 |
A Selected Menu and Its Menu Items |
| 2-14 |
An Edit Menu and Its Menu Items |
| 2-15 |
A View Menu and Its Menu Items |
| 2-16 |
A Help Menu and Its Menu Items |
| 2-17 |
A Windows Menu |
| 3-1 |
An Example Options Menu |
| 3-2 |
Range of Customization |
| 3-3 |
Feedback Area Labeled "Sample Text" |
| 3-4 |
Using One Menu to Customize Text |
| 3-5 |
Using Several Menus to Customize Text |
| 3-6 |
Using a Dialog Box to Customize Text |
| 4-1 |
Color Picker Model |
| 5-1 |
Create a Hierarchical Tree |
| 5-2 |
Create Task-Oriented Topics |
| 5-3 |
Write an Overview for the Application |
| 5-4 |
Additional Topics in a Help Window |
| 5-5 |
Put Task-Oriented Information First |
| 5-6 |
Number Steps |
| 5-7 |
Use Short Sentences and Paragraphs |
| 5-8 |
Help Window |
| 5-9 |
Comparison of Help Widget and DECwindows Motif Help System Windows |
| 6-1 |
Print Widget's Primary Dialog Box |
| 6-2 |
Print Widget's Secondary Dialog Box on OpenVMS Systems |
| 6-3 |
Erasing Tab Groups Users Do Not Need |
| 6-4 |
Using the Outline Format to Show SVN Hierarchy |
| 6-5 |
SVN Tree Format |
| 6-6 |
SVN Column Format |
| 6-7 |
SVN Index Window |
| 6-8 |
Components in an SVN Entry |
| 6-9 |
Expanded and Collapsed SVN Icon States |
| 6-10 |
SVN Selection with a Full Selection Line |
| 6-11 |
SVN Selection with a Limited Selection Line |
| 6-12 |
SVN with a Variable-Length Selection Line |
| 6-13 |
SVN Menu Items in the View Menu |
| 7-1 |
Link Menu |
| 7-2 |
LinkWorks Menu Items |
| 7-3 |
Two Link Icons |
| Tables |
| 5-1 |
Comparison of Help Widget and DECwindows Motif Help System Features |
| A-1 |
Differences Between LK201 and LK401 Keyboards |
| A-2 |
Modifiers for DECwindows Motif Keyboard Bindings |
| A-3 |
General Bindings |
| A-4 |
Bindings for General Navigation |
| A-5 |
Bindings for Menu Navigation |
| A-6 |
Bindings for Text Navigation |
| A-7 |
Bindings for Window Navigation |
| A-8 |
Bindings for Activation and Editing |
| A-9 |
Mouse Bindings for DECwindows Motif (Three-Button Mouse) |
| A-10 |
Motif Accelerators for the Window Menu |
| A-11 |
Suggested Accelerators for the File Menu |
| A-12 |
Motif Accelerators for the Edit Menu |
