Apple Computer Network Router 2 User Manual download pdf (Page 55)

CHAPTER 2

Container Views

Main Views 2-11

Primary Controls and Status Bar 2

An application’s primary controls go at the bottom of its main view,

usually on a status bar. A status bar is not strictly required, but it helps

to visually anchor the controls. Figure 2-10 shows sample status bars

with assorted controls.

Figure 2-10 A status bar anchors primary controls at the bottom of a main view

Each application can have a different set of controls, but an application’s main

view must have a Close box unless the application is the backdrop (see “The

Backdrop” on page 2-29 and “Closing a Main View” on page 2-32). Close boxes

and other standard status-bar controls are described in “Close Boxes” on

page 3-14 and “Standard Newton Buttons” on page 3-22.

On an Apple MessagePad, the status bar is a black line two pixels thick,

with end points two pixels from the right and left edges of the application’s

main view.

Separator Bars 2

In a view that may display more than one variable-sized item at once, like

the notes in the Notepad, a separator bar heads each item. A separator bar

identiﬁes the item below it and carries controls that apply only to that item.

Figure 2-11 shows some separator bars in the Notepad.

tatus bars with

ssorted controls

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Apple Computer Network Router 2 User Manual Page 55