Status Bar

 

The status bar is located at the bottom of the application window.

The status bar has the following fields (left to right):

The current command name field. This field displays the full name of the current command. The field can also be used as the input box for calling a command by typing on keyboard. Type the reserved keyboard accelerator sequence or press a function key combination. This can be done only when the field is empty, containing only the prompt symbol ">". Typing a sequence that is not part of any command name automatically clears the field. If so, type again. A correctly typed accelerator sequence causes the full command name and a brief description to be displayed. For instance, type the following sequence, <R><O>. Once typed <O>, you entered the command for creating roughness symbols, and the field will display RO: Create Roughness Symbol. In the command descriptions down the manual, the respective keyboard accelerator sequences will be printed in a single, common pair of triangular brackets, as in <RO>. We will thus distinguish those from simultaneous double- or triple-key combinations for calling commands, as, for example, <Ctrl><O>.

Help field. This is an information field displaying help messages and prompts for user. If the cursor is within the active drawing window, this field displays suggested user actions. When the cursor is pointing at other fields on screen, information is displayed about their purpose. While within a command, pointing at an icon of the automenu brings a help message in the field, describing the action performed by the option.

X-coordinate field.

Y-coordinate field.

Auxiliary coordinate field.