NAME
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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