hig-components-menus

name	hig-components-menus
description	ALWAYS use this when the request matches HIG Components Menus: Check for .claude/apple-design-context.md before asking questions.

Apple HIG: Menus and Buttons

Selective Reading Rule

Start with:

• references/usage-routing.md
• references/quality-checklist.md

Then load only the inherited docs, scripts, assets, or examples that match the user's actual task.

Selective Reading Rule

Start with:

• references/senior-master-standard.md

Then load only the references, scripts, assets, or examples needed for the user's actual task.

Check for .claude/apple-design-context.md before asking questions. Use existing context and only ask for information not already covered.

Key Principles

1. Menus should be contextual and predictable. Standard items in standard locations. Follow platform conventions for ordering and grouping.

2. Use standard button styles. System-defined styles communicate affordance and maintain visual consistency. Prefer them over custom designs.

3. Toolbars for frequent actions. Most commonly used commands in the toolbar. Rarely used actions belong in menus.

4. Menu bar is the primary command interface on macOS. Every command reachable from the menu bar. Toolbars and context menus supplement, not replace.

5. Context menus for secondary actions. Right-click or long-press, relevant to the item under the pointer. Never put a command only in a context menu.

6. Pop-up buttons for mutually exclusive choices. Select exactly one option from a set.