macos:Menus
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Menus
Menus present lists of items—commands, attributes, or states—from which the user can choose. Menus are based on the interface principle of see and point: People don’t have to remember commands or options because they can view all options at any time.
Menus are user interface elements that users refer to frequently, especially when they are seeking a function for which they know of no other interface. Ensuring that menus are correctly organized, are worded clearly, and behave correctly is crucial to the user’s ability to explore and access the functionality of your applications.
Menus appear in several different forms in the Mac OS X interface. This chapter describes pull-down menus in the menu bar, Dock menus, and contextual menus. These types of menus are illustrated in Figure 13-1.
Figure 13-1 Menu bar, Dock, and contextual menus
Menus that are part of controls—for example, pop-up menus, command pop-down menus, and the menus in pop-up icon buttons and bevel buttons—are discussed in “Controls.” Note that some concepts from this chapter are applicable to those menu types as well.
