Status Toolbar Customization
You can customize the information that is displayed on the status toolbar by using the statusToolbarFields environment variable. You can display information such as the cellview size, number of selected objects, and values of environment variable, shell environment variables, and window variables.
The following table describes the types of information that you can display on the status toolbar.
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Type of Information
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Description
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Example
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Predefined selectors
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Display the value of predefined selectors like X, Y, dX, dY on the toolbar. You need to specify each selector in parenthesis. On the toolbar, the selector is replaced by its actual value.
The toolbar displays the current information for the current window.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(X) (Y)"
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Text strings
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Display a fixed text string on the toolbar. The fixed string is displayed in all windows.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(T \"GPDK45\" \"Batch\")"
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CDS environment variables
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Display the value of a CDS environment variable on the toolbar. You need to specify the variable as a string. The toolbar displays the current value of the variable in all windows.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(E \"layout\" \"snapMode\")"
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Window variables
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Display the value of a window variable on the toolbar. You need to specify the variable as a string or symbol. Values are fetched for the current window.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(W stopLevel)"
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Shell variables
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Display the value of a Shell variable on the toolbar. You need to specify the variable as a string. Values at window creation are shown for the current window.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(SH \"USER\")"
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SKILL variables
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Display the value of a SKILL variable on the toolbar. Specify the variable as a symbol or string. The current value is displayed in all windows.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(S SomeVersion)"
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Separator
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Display a separator between two items on the toolbar.
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layout statusToolbarFields string "(X) (Y) \\| (dX) (dY)"
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You can choose to display any number of items on the status toolbar. However, too many items might not fit in the window horizontally and the indicator >> appears at the end of the toolbar when the toolbar size is larger than the available width. As the data displayed on the toolbar is dynamic, Cadence recommends that you dock the toolbar only horizontally, either to the top or bottom of the design window.
Related Topics
Status Toolbar Information Formatting
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