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== Purpose ==
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.
 
== Examples ==
 
== Guidelines ==
=== Is this the right control ===
* Provide a status bar in the main window of every standard application.
* Do not display a status bar in secondary or internal windows.
===  Behavior ===
* 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]].
* Do not use the status bar to display advisory messages in place of standard [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Tooltip|tool-tips]].
* 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.
* Do not hide the status bars by default. If configurable, users should easily be able to make it viewable again.
 
===  Appearance ===
* When different information are shown the content of a status bar should be structured in panels.
* Keep the status bar plain; do not add icons.
==  Implementation ==
 
[[Category:Usability]][[Category:Behavior]][[Category:Viewing_and_Navigation]][[Category:Access_functions]]

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