6.13 Graphical Interface Components
The components of graphical interfaces will be assigned markup, but
most of the specifics have not been determined.
- \guilabel
{label}
-
Labels presented as part of an interactive user interface should
be marked using \guilabel. This includes labels from
text-based interfaces such as those created using
curses or
other text-based libraries. Any label used in the interface
should be marked with this macro, including button labels, window
titles, field names, menu and menu selection names, and even
values in selection lists.
- \menuselection
{menupath}
-
Menu selections should be marked using a combination of
\menuselection and \sub. This macro is used to mark
a complete sequence of menu selections, including selecting
submenus and choosing a specific operation, or any subsequence of
such a sequence. The names of individual selections should be
separated by occurrences of \sub.
For example, to mark the selection ``Start >
Programs'', use this markup:
\menuselection{Start \sub Programs}
When including a selection that includes some trailing indicator,
such as the ellipsis some operating systems use to indicate that
the command opens a dialog, the indicator should be omitted from
the selection name.
Individual selection names within the \menuselection should
not be marked using \guilabel since that's implied by using
\menuselection.
- \sub
-
Separator for menu selections that include multiple levels. This
macro is only defined within the context of the
\menuselection macro.
Release 2.5.2, documentation updated on 21st February, 2008.
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