manual/include/status-bar.html

<figure>
  <img src="/images/status-bar.png" alt="The Status Bar">
  <figcaption>
    The Status Bar
  </figcaption>
</figure>

<p>
	The status bar is an informative bar at the top of the window. Right
	clicking anywhere on the Status Bar allows to choose which of this
	information is displayed, through a checkbox menu, among:</p>

<table class="dl">
	<tr><th>Path to Session:</th><td>the folder where the session files are</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Snapshot Name and Modified Indicator:</th><td>the name of the snapshot being worked on. If the session has been modified since last save, the name is prefixed with an asterisk (&ast;).</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Active Peak-file work:</th><td><em>(only shows up while creating peaks)</em> displays the number of peak files left to create</td></tr>
	<tr><th>File Format:</th><td>the file format used in the session, including when recording</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Timecode Format:</th><td>is the timecode, i.e. the number of frames per second used by the session (for videos)</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Audio:</th><td>gives the sample rate used in the session, and the latency computed from the buffer size</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Disk Space:</th><td>reports the remaining hard disk space as the time that can be recorded with the current session setting</td></tr>
	<tr><th>DSP:</th><td>for <em>D</em>igital <em>S</em>ound <em>P</em>rocessing, shows how much of the CPU is used by Ardour and its plugins</td></tr>
	<tr><th>Wall Clock</th><td>showing the system time (especially useful in full screen mode)</td></tr>	
	<tr><th>Log button</th><td>that indicates if Ardour has encountered any warning or error.</td></tr>
</table>

<p>
	Some of these indicators also double as a shortcut to a relevant 
	action, triggered by double clicking the info field:
</p>

<table class="dl">
	<tr><th>Path to Session / Snapshot Name and Modified Indicator</th>
		<td>
			opens the session path in the file explorer
		</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<th>File Format:</th>
		<td>
			opens the <em>Media</em> section of the <a href="@@session-properties#properties-media">
			Session Properties</a>
		</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<th>Timecode Format:</th>
		<td>
			opens the <em>Timecode</em> section of	the <a href="@@session-properties#properties-timecode">
			Session Properties</a>
		</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<th>Audio:</th>
		<td>
			opens the <a href="@@audio-midi-setup">Audio MIDI Setup</a>
			window.
		</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<th>Log button</th>
		<td>
			The log button turns yellow when a warning is shown, and red
			when an error occurs. Clicking the log button gives access to
			the log.
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>