The OE status bar is located directly below the OE text area. It displays useful information about the element where the cursor is currently located. The following screenshots demonstrate typical scenarios. Please read the explanations that are provided below the screenshots.

The OE status bar displays information about the element where the cursor is currently located.

In the screenshot above the cursor is placed inside an italic word "customized" (current element). This word is also bold since it is a part of a bold phrase "professional, customized and dynamic" (its parent element). This phrase is a part of a text paragraph (parent element for both). The hierarchical structure is indicated in the OE status bar. A set of XHTML tags (in this example "p" "b" "i") describe the current element together with its parent elements.

The line "Class: italicRed" shows the class name of the current element. If the current element is a custom tag, this line will display the name of the custom tag. The status bar can also show some additional information, for example the URL that a link points to.

The OE status bar displays link URLs.

In the screenshot above the cursor is placed inside a link "eZ Publish documentation" (current element). It is located inside a paragraph (parent element). The tags "p" and "a" describe the current element and its parent. The link does not have a class attribute. The line "http://ez.no/ez_publish/documentation" reveals the URL that the link points to.