Handling a status bar in the window editor

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Overview

This help page presents the different operations that can be performed in a status bar:

All these operations are performed in the window editor:

via the popup menu of the status bar (right mouse click on the status bar displayed in the window).
from the ribbon: on the "Window" pane, in the "Bars and menus" group, expand "Status Bar" and select "Edit".

Reminder: To display a status bar in the current window, perform one of the following operations:

select "Status bar" in the "Style" tab of the window description.
on the "Window" pane, in the "Bars and menus" group, expand "Status Bar" and select "With status bar".

Adding a cell

To add a cell into the status bar of current window:

Remark: By default, the first created cell displays the information message linked to the current control or specified by programming.

Deleting a cell

To delete a cell from the status bar of the current window:

Select the cell to remove.
Delete the cell by performing one of the following operations:
- Select "Delete a cell" from the popup menu of the cell.
- Display the description window of the status bar: on the "Window" pane, in the "Bars and menus" group, expand "Status Bar" and select "Edit". The current cell is selected.
  Click the "Delete" button.

Modifying the order of cells

To modify the order of cells in the status bar of current window:

Select the cell whose position must be modified.
Move the cell:
- via the popup menu of the cell ("Move to left" or "Move to right")
- via the description window of the status bar.
  - Display the description window: on the "Window" pane, in the "Bars and menus" group, expand "Status Bar" and select "Edit". The current cell is selected.
  - Click on the or button.