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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.

KDE applications should not use a conventional status bar by default in favor of maximized space for content ^[1].

Examples

Guidelines

Is this the right control

Omit the status bar in the main window to maximize vertical space for content.
- Do not show meaningless information like 'Ready'.
- Use a floating panel or tool-tips for short-term status information like full length text of links.
- Move controls to the toolbar.
Do not display a status bar in secondary or internal windows.
If a status bar is really necessary in your application consider to use a toolbar with all customization features.

Behavior

Do not use the status bars or any kind of replacement for crucial information. Users should never have to know what is in the status bar.
Do not use the status bar or any kind of replacement to display advisory messages in place of standard tool-tips.
Keep the status information plain; e.g. do not add icons.

Appearance

Implementation

References

↑ http://user-prompt.com/what-is-a-status-bar-good-for/

[1] ttp://user-prompt.com/what-is-a-status-bar-good-for/

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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. 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.
+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.
-KDE applications should not use a conventional status bar by default to maximize the space for content <ref>http://user-prompt.com/what-is-a-status-bar-good-for/</ref>.
+KDE applications should not use a conventional status bar by default in favor of maximized space for content <ref>http://user-prompt.com/what-is-a-status-bar-good-for/</ref>.
 == Examples ==