Control Usage

• Uses system-supplied controls, wherever possible
• Provides an object pop-up menu for the title bar icon
• Provides a pop-up menu for the window
• Avoids multiple level hierarchical interfaces (menus, secondary windows) for frequently used access operations
• Uses an ellipsis only for commands that require additional input or parameters
• Uses the menu (triangular) arrow image to indicate when a control can display more information (cascading menus, drop-down control arrows, scroll bar arrows)
• Provides pop-up menus for selections and other user identifiable objects
• Supports the display of pop-up menus using mouse button 2, the keyboard shortcut keys, and action handles
• Displays pop-up menus upon the release of the mouse button
• Follows guidelines for ordering the commands on pop-up menus
• Limits commands on pop-up menus to those that apply to the selection and its immediate context
• Makes toolbars user configurable (display, position, content)
• Uses defined toolbar label images when supporting common actions
• Defines custom controls to be visually and operationally consistent with standard system controls