Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist

Window Icons

Applications should use icons to represent themselves to the user when minimized on the desktop.

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Applications should provide unique window icons for their primary windows. The window icon image should have a similar appearance to the associated file or Front Panel icon image. 

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The window icon label should contain the same text as the title of the corresponding primary window, or an abbreviated form of it. Refer to "Layout" on page 240 for window title guidelines. 

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The window icon image should have a similar appearance to the associated file or Front Panel icon image. Refer to "Design Philosophy and Helpful Hints" on page 50.