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Following is a schematic of using Action Bars.

Examples

Example 1: Select Option 1, Action 1 (Func A) from pulldown. Func A CALLS Func C from same process.

Process:  AB1 Action Bar OneAB1 Action Bar One

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____ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
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                    |                    |                     |                    |                  | 
|   Option 1   |   Option 2   |   Option 3   |   Option 4   | Option 5   |
|_____________|______________|_____________|_____________|____________| 
               |
        __________
  /            /                  \
 |   1.  Func A |    Func A   |       ____________
 |   2.  Func B |   /   Func A   Func B   |     /    Func A     \
 |   3.  Func CFunc C* |___|                                    |
 |   4.  Func D |  |    calls    | *If using a CALL within anFunc D  |     |        calls        |   *If using a CALL within an
 |   5.  Other  |  |   Other    |     |     ________  |  an AB function, AB should only
       |     an AB function, AB should only
  \___________/  |  |        | |  talk to user via Pop_ups.
                 _|Func C* |_/  Pop_ups do not require a menu
* Denote POP_UP    |        |    or AB, therefore, the AB is
                   |      |   |               |   |     talk to user via Pop_ups.
                            \_|  Func C* |_/      Pop_ups do not require a menu
* Denote POP_UP   |               |         or AB, therefore, the AB is
                               |__________|    virtually unaffected.
                                 Whereas, a CALL to a full
                                 screen DISPLAY would change
                                 the AB menu and be very
                                 confusing to the end user.
 
          virtually unaffected.
                                                         Whereas, a CALL to a full
                                                        screen DISPLAY would change
                                                        the AB menu and be very
                                                        confusing to the end user.

Example 2: Select Option 1, Action 4 (Attached Process/Function), Changes AB and Options.

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