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- Sabre Red 360 Software Development Kit Help
- Desktop Red Apps
- Workbench or UI Elements
- Basic Menus
- Guidelines for Menu Contributions
Guidelines for Menu Contributions
The following table provides guidelines on the suitability of different types of contributions for various workspace elements and actions.
Important
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During validation of your Red App, Sabre verifies that your menu contribution is appropriate for the functionality in your app. |
Guidelines for Menu Contributions
These command and handler responsibilities… |
Can contribute to the main menu… |
Can contribute to the application launcher bar… |
Can contribute to the application side bar… |
Opening an editor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Opening a view |
Yes. A view can be located on the Tools menu. |
No. |
Yes |
Pop-up dialogs |
Yes. This requires the use of a generic command and handler. |
No |
Yes |
Notifications |
Yes. This requires the use of a generic command and handler. |
No |
No |
HTML-based websites |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Sabre Scribe |
Sabre Scribe scripts are only launched from the Open SabreScript dialog. End-users choose individual Sabre Scripts from the Tools Menu or by typing CTRL+A. |
No |
When classic view is the editor in focus, the Open SabreScript dialog is launched from the application side bar. |
Swing apps |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Non-GUI actions that end-users can initiate |
Yes |
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