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The Status Bar

extents of the pane, maintaining the current discussed in the documentation for that
rotation. object type.

A selection of Rendering Techniques can be
applied to the preview in most dialogs: Dialog Panel Splitters
Standard, Vector View, and Glass House. See Many dialog panels are divided into up to
“Rendering Techniques” on page 1106. You three sections: a list of panels on the left, an
can specify whether Standard or Vector View object preview on the right, and a central
is used by default in the Preferences dialog. area where settings are located. The vertical
See “Appearance Panel” on page 105. splitters separating these sections each have a
pale, dotted handle.
Click the Color button to turn color in
the preview off or on. Some objects have To resize the panel list or preview, as well as
additional tools that affect object previews. the area in the middle, move your mouse
For example, the Cabinet Specification pointer over the vertical division line: when
dialogs have a Select Cabinet Face Item the splitter cursor can be seen, click and
button. Object specific tools like this are drag to the left or right.

The Status Bar

The Status Bar at the bottom of the main • The length and/or angle of an object as it
program window displays information about is being drawn.
the current state of the program. • Basic information about a selected library
This information depends on a variety of object, folder, or catalog.
conditions such as settings in the • The current floor.
Preferences dialog, the type of object • The layer that the selected object is on.
selected, and the current position of the
pointer. The information may include the • The selected object’s Drawing Group.
following: • The size of the active window in pixels.
• The type of object currently selected or • The screen redraw time.
the total number of group-selected • The current layout page.
objects.
• The Current CAD Layer.
• A description of the edit handle that the
pointer is over. • The current CAD coordinates of the
mouse pointer.
• A brief description of the toolbar button
or menu item highlighted by the mouse. The number format used in the Status Bar is
• The name of the active tool and its hot- set in the Dimension Defaults dialog, while
key, if it has one. the angle style can be specified in the
Number Style/Angle Style dialog. See
“Primary Format Panel” on page 449 and

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