CUA Compliance
The CUA Compliance dialog box is divided into
four groups: Action bars, Pull-downs,
dialog boxes, and Controls.
Each area contains CUA guideline items that the IRE can provide
automatic checking for. If the IRE determines that a selected CUA
compliance area has been violated, a message will be displayed
stating the non-compliance.
Action bars:
- Number menus checks that
action-bar menu items do not begin with a number
- Capitalization checks
that the first letter in the action-bar menu item is
capitalized
- Mnemonic selection checks
that the action-bar menu item contains a mnemonic
selection. The mnemonic selection is denoted by a tilde
(~) before the letter that is to act as the mnemonic
selection.
- Ordering checks that the
order of the action-bar menu items follows the suggested
CUA guidelines. For example, it is suggested that the
action bar start with File, then Edit,
and end with Help.
- Double-words checks that
the action-bar menu item is a single word
Pull-downs:
- Numbered menus checks
that pull-down menu items do not begin with a numeric
- Capitalization checks
that the first letter in the pull-down menu item is
capitalized, and that the remaining words in the
menu-item text begin in lowercase
- Mnemonic selection checks
that the pull-down menu item contains a mnemonic
selection. The mnemonic selection is denoted by a tilde
(~) before the letter that is to act as the mnemonic
selection.
Dialogs:
Controls:
There are Cancel and Set buttons along
the bottom of the dialog box.