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User interface style conventions

Menu bar

Source: Windows; CUA; Motif
Aliases: Action Bar (CUA)
Related: Menu
SCO Visual Tcl commands: VtMenuBar, VtOptionMenu

This is a horizontal bar at the top of a main window that lists available topics. Menu bar topics are headings that lead to pull-down menus (or cascades) of commands. Menu bar topics are not commands themselves. Menu structure and naming should be based on the task analysis. When Motif menus or commands apply, they should be used. If they do not, then they do not need to be used. The following MS Word for Windows menu bar (modified with Help at the far right for Motif style), demonstrates a standard menu bar arrangement:



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