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Chapter 12: Using iTool User Interface Elements
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iTool Developer’s Guide
Status Messages
Status Messages
Status messages are simple text messages displayed in a way that does not impede the
user’s operation of the iTool. In the standard iTool user interface created using the
IDL widget toolkit, status messages are text strings displayed at the bottom of the
iTool window.
user’s operation of the iTool. In the standard iTool user interface created using the
IDL widget toolkit, status messages are text strings displayed at the bottom of the
iTool window.
The IDLitIMessaging class provides two methods that display status messages. See
(IDL Reference Guide) for details.
StatusMessage
The IDLitIMessaging::StatusMessage method displays a string value. In the standard
iTool interface created using the IDL widget toolkit, status messages appear in the
status area at the bottom left corner of the iTool window, as shown in
iTool interface created using the IDL widget toolkit, status messages appear in the
status area at the bottom left corner of the iTool window, as shown in
.
In the standard set of iTools provided with IDL, the status area is used to display
status information for operations or informational messages pertaining to the
currently selected object or manipulator.
status information for operations or informational messages pertaining to the
currently selected object or manipulator.
The following code places the text “My Status Message” in the status area:
self->StatusMessage, 'My Status Message'
ProbeStatusMessage
The IDLitIMessaging::ProbeStatusMessage method displays a string value. In the
standard iTool interface created using the IDL widget toolkit, probe status messages
appear at the bottom right corner of the iTool window, as shown in
standard iTool interface created using the IDL widget toolkit, probe status messages
appear at the bottom right corner of the iTool window, as shown in
.
Figure 12-1: The status areas of a standard iTool.