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User interface style conventions

Close

Source: CUA, Motif, Windows
Alias: All environments use this term consistently
Related: Cancel; Exit; OK

A button that closes the active window and all child windows.

Characteristics

The relative position of the Close button in dialogs depends on the modality of dialog box used. If a dialog is modal, then Close is positioned where the OK button normally is positioned. If the dialog is modeless, then Close is positioned where Cancel is normally positioned:

Modal: Close Help
Modeless: Apply Close Help

In the File menu, Close is grouped with related commands (New and Open in a word processor, for example).


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