Organization

This document is organized into thirteen chapters and three appendixes.

Chapter 1 “The User Interface: Elements of Style” provides an introduction to the Motif and CDE interfaces, a history of Motif, and an introduction to elements that Motif and this style guide use.
Chapter 2 “Controls” describes standard window and window manager controls.
Chapter 3 “Input Devices” describes keyboard and mouse input models.
Chapter 4 “Audible and Visual Interface Cues” describes audible and visual cues.
Chapter 5 “Specifying Attributes and Navigating” describes navigation and activation within an application or interface.
Chapter 6 “Selection” describes keyboard-based and mouse-based selection techniques and selection modes.
Chapter 7 “Data Transfer” describes user interactions and techniques for transferring data.
Chapter 8 “Fundamental Design Principles” discusses fundamental design and style issues for a Motif-based application or interface.
Chapter 9 “Visual Presentation Principles” discusses visual guidelines for presenting a Motif-based application or interface.
Chapter 10 “Application Development Principles”discusses guidelines for menus, windows, controls, and interface development.
Chapter 11 “International Design Guidelines” discusses internationalization and localization concepts and issues as they relate to user interface design.
Chapter 12 “Designing for Accessibility” discusses guidelines for making software applications accessible to users with disabilities.
Chapter 13 “Common Desktop Environment Guidelines” discusses guidelines for developing an application in the Common Desktop Environment.
Appendix A “Widgets and Components Cross Reference” shows the relationship between the Motif widgets and components that this guide describes.
Appendix B “Keyboard Model and Key Bindings” shows the model keyboard functions and key bindings.
Appendix C “Mouse Techniques” shows mouse functions and button-binding variations.

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