12. Standard Application Menus
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One of the great things about OS X is the level of standardization in basic interface elements such as menus. Apple user interface guidelines mandate that each application include a number of standard menus where specific commands can be found.
For example, every application will have a File menu and that menu will always include the application’s Open, Close, New, and Print commands (if applicable). This makes it very easy to learn the basics of new software. After all, if every application’s Open command is always on its File menu, you don’t have to go looking for it each time you need to open a file in a different ...
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