Window Management Actions (Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist)

Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist

Window Management Actions

	y	n/a	n
Required	_	_	_	aq:	Windows should follow Common Desktop Environment window management functionality conventions, as shown in Table 10-2

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Table 10-2 Common Desktop Environment Window Management Conventions


	Close	Move	Lower	Min	Max	Resize
Primary Window: Default Front Panel	Yes No	Yes Yes	Yes Yes	Yes Yes	Yes [Resize and maximize functionality should be provided for primary windows if appropriate.] No	Yes¹ No
Secondary Window: Default Subpanel	Yes Yes	Yes Yes	Yes Yes	No No	No [Secondary windows can contain the Maximum and Resize window manager functions, if appropriate. ] No	No² No

	y	n/a	n
Required	_	_	_	ar:	Windows that support particular window management functionality should request corresponding window decoration (for example, a window that can be minimized should request the minimize button).
Required	_	_	_	as:	Windows that have form factor constraints need to set Window Manager hints for minimum size, maximum size, aspect ratio, and resize increment as appropriate.
Recommended	_	_	_	at:	Maximizing a window should show more content (objects or controls) if appropriate (as opposed to scaling up the sizes of objects and controls).
Required	_	_	_	au:	Windows that have Close or Exit functionality need to support the window management protocol for Close if there is a window menu. In the case of dialog boxes, the Close item on the window menu corresponds to the Cancel functionality or dialog box dismissal with no further action taken.
Recommended	_	_	_	av:	When your application creates a new window, it should come up in the user's current workspace and only occupy that single workspace.
Recommended	_	_	_	aw:	Application windows that are related to a particular task should move together between workspaces.

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