The Status Bar informs the user of the current settings and state of the application. The status bar has four distinct sections:
Message pane
The message pane displays short messages when the application attempts, processes, or completes an operation.
Typical messages
Opening COM1...
Attempting to connect to SURFCAM...
Reading in data...
Sampling terminated.
Sampling mode pane
This pane displays the currently selected sampling mode.
"On Top" pane
This pane shows the caption ON TOP if the application is set to always be in the foreground (covering other windows, even if Faro is inactive). Otherwise, the pane is empty.
"Sounds On" pane
This pane shows the caption BEEP if the application is set to give audio feedback whenever a point is digitized. Otherwise, the pane is empty.