The Status Bar, at the bottom of the desktop, provides specific command instructions and feedback. During certain commands, such as those where you are converting one type of data item to another, an Enable/Disable Prompts button appears on the left side. Disabling Prompts will prevent confirmation message boxes from appearing, after you select an item -- the data are converted immediately after selection.
Other useful information is also displayed on the right side of the status bar, in the following order:
Database Modified Indicator
"MOD" appears if you have made any modifications to the currently loaded database.
Current Folder
The directory path of the currently loaded database is displayed.
Redraw Status
Automatic redraws of the workspace can be turned off, using the Options|Configure command. When you select the Minimize Redraws option, you control when the workspace is refreshed, by pressing the R hotkey.
Undo Status
The Undo command allows you to reverse edits that you have just made. As useful as this is, the Undo memory buffer can consume memory and affect system performance. You can disable the Undo function using the Options|Configure command.
DRC Status
The number of existing Analysis errors is shown.
Select Group
The number of items in the current Select Group (Sel) is shown.
Units of Measure
The current units of measure are displayed.
Process Indicator
The process indicator light, in the lower-right corner of the desktop, tells you if the system is currently processing data. If the light is flashing red, VisualCAM is currently processing data. When the light is solid green, VisualCAM is not processing data. If the light is solid red (not flashing), a system error has occurred and VisualCAM is unable to process data.