Inside Macintosh: Mac OS 8 Human Interface Guidelines /

Chapter 6 - Control Panel Guidelines

Menus

Because Mac OS 8 control panels are applications (file type 'appc'), they generate their own menus. Control panels must follow the guidelines established in "Menu Guidelines" (page 87) as well as those in this section.

IMPORTANT

Because older control panels did not generate their own menus, some users are likely to assume that Mac OS 8 control panels also do not. Custom menus and menu items therefore should be used sparingly, and only minor or infrequently used features should be accessed exclusively through menu items.

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Subtopics

Standard Menus

Contextual Menus

Keyboard Equivalent Support