6.3   Status Bar

The status bar is divided into the following areas:

Figure 6.2: The status bar.

agraph Status icon Shows the current run status of the program. : Program stopped, : Program executing.

agraph Messages and runtime information For example, if you select an operator from the menu, the corresponding short description is displayed here. The runtime information depends on the run mode:

• When single-stepping through the program, the runtime of the last operator or procedure call is displayed. If the option Show memory usage is activated in the preferences (see section “General Options ▹ Experienced User”), the operator's required temporary HALCON memory will be displayed additionally. The displayed memory does not include objects created by the operator, like images or tuples.

• In continuous run mode, a runtime summary of the executed program lines is displayed when the program stops.

Right-clicking in the message area opens the context menu. It provides the following entries:

• Show Processing Time: Toggles whether execution messages are displayed in the status bar.

• Copy History to Clipboard: A history of the latest execution messages is displayed as a tool tip when placing the mouse pointer over the message area of the status bar. The history can be copied to the clipboard by selecting the entry Copy History to Clipboard in the context menu of the status bar.

• Open Output Console: The output console displays the message history in a separate window. See section “Menu Window”.

agraph Information about the image in the active graphics window The display format is [index] variable name (#=number of objects: height x width x channels x type)

agraph Gray value of the image in the active graphics window at the mouse cursor position For multi-channel images, the gray values of all channels are displayed separated by commas.

agraph Image coordinates in the graphics window (row, column)

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