At the bottom of the window, the status bar contains useful information about the current editor, build status, and debugging environment. The status bar is divided into two regions, one that contains a set of fixed panels and the other that is used for messages.

#### The message area

The leftmost part of the status bar is a message area that is used for things such as status tips, progress information, warnings, errors, and other notifications.

#### The status bar panels

You can show or hide the following panels on the status bar:

Panel | Description
Target device status | Displays the connected target interface.When connected, this panel contains the selected target interface name and, if applicable, the processor that the target interface is connected to. The LED icon flashes green when programs are running, is solid red when stopped at a breakpoint, and is yellow when connected but not running a program. Double clicking this panel displays the Targets window and ight clicking it brings up the Target menu.
Cycle count panel | Displays the number of processor cycles run by the executing program. This panel is only visible if the currently connected target supports performance counters which can report the total number of cycles executed. Double clicking this panel resets the cycle counter to zer, and right clicking this panel beings up the Cycle Count menu.
Insert/overwrite status | Indicates whether the current editor is in insert or overwrite mode. If the editor is in overwrite mode the OVR panel is highlighted otherwise it is dimmed.
Read only status | Indicates whether the editor is in read only mode. If the editor is editing a read only file or is in read only mode, the READ panel is highlighted otherwise it is dimmed.
Build status | Indicates the success or failure of the last build. If the last build completed without errors or warnings, the build status pane contains “Build OK” otherwise it contains the number of errors and warnings reported. Right clicking this panel displays the Build Log in the Output window.
Caret position | Indicates the cursor position of the current editor. For text editors, the caret position pane displays the line number and column number of the cursor; for binary editors it displays the address where the
Caps lock status | Indicates the Caps Lock state. If the Caps Lock is on, CAPS is highlighted, otherwise it is dimmed.
Num lock status | Indicates the Num Lock state. If the Num Lock is on, NUM is highlighted, otherwise it is dimmed.
Scroll lock status | Indicates the Scroll Lock state. If the Scroll Lock is on, SCR is highlighted, otherwise it is dimmed.
Time panel | Displays the current time.

###### Configuring the status bar panels

To configure which panels are shown on the status bar, do the following:

- From the View menu, click Status Bar.
- From the status bar menu, check the panels that you want displayed and uncheck the ones you want hidden.

—or—

- Right click on the status bar.
- From the status bar menu, check the panels that you want displayed and uncheck the ones you want hidden.

You can also select the panels to display from the Tools > Options dialog in the Environment > More... folder.

- From the Tools menu, click Options.
- In the tree view Environment folder, click More...
- In the Status bar group, check the panels that you want displayed and uncheck the ones you want hidden.

###### Hiding the status bar

To hide the status bar, do the following:

- From the View menu, click Status Bar.
- From the status bar menu, uncheck the Status Bar menu item.

—or—

- Right click on the status bar.
- From the status bar menu, uncheck the Status Bar menu item.

###### Showing the status bar

To show the status bar, do the following:

- From the Tools menu, click Options.
- In the tree view Environment folder, click More...
- In the Status bar group, check (visible).

###### Showing or hiding the size grip

You can choose to hide or display the size grip when the CrossStudio main window is not maximized—the size grip is never shown in full screen mode or when maximized. To do this:

- From the View menu, click Status Bar.
- From the status bar menu, uncheck the Size Grip menu item.

—or—

- Right click on the status bar.
- From the status bar menu, uncheck the Size Grip menu item.

You can also choose to hide or display the size grip from the Tools > Options dialog in the Environment > More... folder.

- From the Tools menu, click Options.
- In the tree view Environment folder, click More...
- In the Status bar group, check or uncheck the Size grip item.