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\pard\tx1140\tx2300\tx3440\tx4600\tx5760\tx6900\tx8060\tx9200\tx10360\tx11520\f2\b0\i0\ul0\fs36\fc0 Floating Panels
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\fs24 A panel should be allowed to float above standard windows only if it passes all of the following tests:\
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\pard\tx240\tx1920\tx2880\tx3840\tx4800\tx5760\tx6720\tx7680\tx8640\tx9600\fi-240\li240\fc0 �	It's oriented to the mouse rather than the keyboard.  Thus a panel that can become the key window should not be made a floating panel, unless it only becomes key when the user is ready to type.\
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�	It's important that the panel remain visible while the user works in the application's standard windows.  This test is passed if the user must frequently move the cursor from a standard window to the panel and back again (e.g., a tool palette) or the panel gives information relevant to the user's actions in the standard window (e.g., some inspector panels).\
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�	It's small enough not to obscure much of what's behind it.\
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�	It doesn't persist (remain on-screen) when the application is deactivated.\

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Thus, panels float for some of the same reasons that menus do.\

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