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Status Bar

 

The Status Bar: the independent area that runs along the bottom of the main program window, provides a variety of messages that help the User to understand what the program is currently doing, or has just done. The Status Bar is split into two regions when maps are showing, or just one region that covers the full width of the main program window at other times.

 

When maps are showing, the left area of the Status Bar shows information relating to the current position of the mouse-cursor, if the mouse is currently over the map, is shown in the lower-left box of the Status Bar. The values shown are:

1/ Latitude position of the cursor.

2/ Longitude position of the cursor.

3/ Grid Locator position of the cursor.

4/ Distance, in kilometers, from the cursor to your home location, as specified in 'Help > Options > User Details > My Home Details > My Latitude/My Longitude'.

5/ Distance, in statute miles, from the cursor to your home location.

6/ Short-path bearing from your home location to the cursor location.

7/ Long-path bearing from your home location to the cursor location.

 

The mouse-cursor information takes priority over other parts of the program that may share information in the same place: for instance, if the program is in 'External Logger Mode', when it will show the current column totals and unique multiplier totals.

The remaining-half of the Status Bar shows other useful information that differs depending on which tab-page the User is currently viewing, so it is worthwhile to check its contents at regular intervals.