September 1993
Intermediate to advanced
1014 pages
28h 26m
English
Content preview from Volume 6A: Motif Programming Manual
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16.3.5 The Help Menu
Motif specifies various ways for the user to get help. She can use the HELP or F1 keys on the keyboard, the Help
button in a dialog box, or the Help title on the MenuBar. This title provides the highest level of help for your
application, so it should not provide too much detail about lower−level functions in the program. When you create a
PulldownMenu for this title, it should provide items that give the user access to the help system. the figure shows a
common Help menu.
A Help menu from the MenuBar
The choices shown in the figure are recommended by the Motif Style Guide; if they apply to your application, you
should use them. There is usually an item on the Help menu that gives the user a brief overview of how to use the help
system. You should consult the Motif Style Guide for details on what kind of help each of the above selections should
provide. It is usually a good idea to have an item that displays an index of the type of help that is available in an
application. An example of help index dialog is shown in the figure. See Chapter 21, Advanced Dialog Programming,
for a discussion of help dialogs.
16 Menus 16.3.5 The Help Menu
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