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| __NOTOC__
| | {{ Moved To Community | KDE_Visual_Design_Group/HIG/StatusBar }} |
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| == Purpose ==
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| A ''status bar'' is an area at the bottom of a primary window that displays information about the current window's state, background tasks, or other contextual information.
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| The status bar ‘frames’ the form and, thereby, has a white-space function which is part of the operating system or desktop environment branding . Because secondary forms like dialog boxes must not use a status bar it denotes a form as primary window too.
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| == Examples ==
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| == Guidelines ==
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| === Is this the right control ===
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| * Provide a status bar in the main window of every standard application.
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| * Do not display a status bar in secondary or internal windows.
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| === Behavior ===
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| * Do not use status bars for crucial information. Users should never have to know what is in the status bar. Otherwise consider to use [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Tooltip| tool-tips]] or a [[Projects/Usability/HIG/MessageWidget|message panel]].
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| * Do not use the status bar to display advisory messages in place of standard [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Tooltip|tool-tips]].
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| * Consider to make status bar areas interactive, e.g. with a slider to zoom content. The interaction with controls placed within the status bar is a convenience feature and must not be the only way to execute an action.
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| * Do not hide the status bars by default. If configurable, users should easily be able to make it viewable again.
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| === Appearance ===
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| * When different information are shown the content of a status bar should be structured in panels.
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| * Keep the status bar plain; do not add icons.
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| == Implementation ==
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| [[Category:Usability]][[Category:Behavior]][[Category:Viewing_and_Navigation]][[Category:Access_functions]]
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 4 August 2016
