<Ul> <Li> Status bars might restrict information to a one - line display (although a variable multi-line status bar / region could be used); </Li> <Li> Status bars typically cannot pop to the surface for critical messages when its parent window is layered below others (but are always visible in the parent window, which can be raised). </Li> <Li> Their location at the edge of the display may make them less noticeable than a dialog box </Li> </Ul> <Li> Status bars might restrict information to a one - line display (although a variable multi-line status bar / region could be used); </Li> <Li> Status bars typically cannot pop to the surface for critical messages when its parent window is layered below others (but are always visible in the parent window, which can be raised). </Li> <Li> Their location at the edge of the display may make them less noticeable than a dialog box </Li>

Line across top or bottom of screen that shows the position of the cursor