The status bar

The status bar is located at the bottom of the editor, , and shows some information that can be useful when programming in BasinC. It can be enabled or disabled from the View Menu.

Syntax state indicator

The white-on-black letter at the left-hand side indicates the type of syntax element that BasinC expects you to type next. (This is roughly equivalent to the old-style edit cursor on a 48K Spectrum.)

	A keyword is required (e.g. at the start of a line).
	Characters will be entered in lower case.
	Characters will be entered in upper case.
	Characters will be entered in graphics mode.

Hint area

The hint area usually displays the size of your program and the amount of free memory in kilobytes. This figure depends on the RAMTOP system variable.

When a menu is open, the hint area displays a short description of the selected menu command.

Keyboard state indicator

The area on the right displays Insert or Overwrite, depending on whether overtype mode is enabled.