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Chapter 12 - Basic Interface Elements
This chapter leads off the presentation of the OpenDoc human interface guidelines for the Mac OS platform by describing the basic appearances of the following fundamental elements of the OpenDoc human interface:
Further instructions for displaying and handling these items and more complex elements, such as windows, selections, content items, and data transfers, are found in the next two chapters: Chapter 13, "Guidelines for Part Display," and Chapter 14, "Guidelines for Content Manipulation." See also Appendix B, "HI Checklist," for a quick summary of all guidelines.
- icons
- borders
- controls
- pointers
- menus
Chapter Contents
- About the OpenDoc Human Interface
- View Type
- Preferred View Type for Embedded Parts
- Icons
- Part Icons
- Large Icon
- Small Icon
- Thumbnail
- Stationery Icons
- Part-Editor Icons
- Part-Viewer Icons
- Selected Icon Appearance
- Frame Shapes and Borders
- Frame Shape
- Active Frame Border
- Inactive Frame (No Border)
- Selected Frame Border
- Frame Outline (in Part Window)
- Destination Feedback (for Drag and Drop)
- Link Borders
- Controls
- Palettes and Tool Bars
- Externally Placed Controls
- Window Border Controls
- Scroll Bars in Frames and Windows
- Pointers
- Menus
- Apple Menu
- Document Menu
- Edit Menu
- View Menu
- Application Menu
- Should You Have a Windows Menu?
- Part Viewers, Read-Only Documents, and Menus
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