StatusArea[expr,string]
displays string in the status area of the current notebook when the mouse pointer is in the region where expr appears.
StatusArea
StatusArea[expr,string]
displays string in the status area of the current notebook when the mouse pointer is in the region where expr appears.
Details
- StatusArea[expr,string] allows expr to be graphics or any other expression.
- StatusArea can be used to specify status lines for curves and points in functions like Plot and ListPlot.
- Status area specifications from StatusArea override the setting for the WindowStatusArea option.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (1)
Scope (2)
Labels appear in the status area as the mouse moves over the graphs:
Plot[{StatusArea[Sin[x], "Sine"], StatusArea[Cos[x], "Cosine"]}, {x, 0, 10}]Display the mouse coordinates in the status area:
Dynamic[StatusArea[Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}], MousePosition["Graphics"]]]Applications (1)
Properties & Relations (1)
StatusArea presents the label in the status area:
StatusArea[x + y, label]Tooltip presents the label in a popup box:
Tooltip[x + y, label]Mouseover changes the expression itself:
Mouseover[x + y, label]Tech Notes
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), StatusArea, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StatusArea.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "StatusArea." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StatusArea.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). StatusArea. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StatusArea.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_statusarea, author="Wolfram Research", title="{StatusArea}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StatusArea.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2026_statusarea, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={StatusArea}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/StatusArea.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-June-2026]}