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Show Cur ves —Click to display a version of
the Track View Curve Editor (page 2–507) in place
ofthetimesliderandtrackbar.
When curves are displayed, you can click the Close
button at upper left to return to a view of the time
slider and track bar.
Track Bar (page 3–703)
Status B ar
MAXScript Mini Listener (page 3–699)
Status Line (page 3–701)
Selection Lock Tog gle (page 3–707)
Relative/Absolute Transform Type-In (page
1–431)
Coordinate D i splay (page 3–708)
Grid Setting Display (page 3–709)
Prompt Line (page 3–699)
Time Tag (page 3–710)
Prompt Line
Status bar > Prompt line
The prompt line, located at the bottom of the
window under the status line, provides ongoing
feedback, based on the current cursor position
and the current program act iv ity. When you
don’t know what to do next, look down here for
instructions.
Depending on what you are doing, the prompt
line displays instructions that tell you what the
program expects or what you can do next. For
example,whenyouclicktheMovebutton,the
prompt line reads "Click and drag to select and
move objects."
Tooltipsarealsodisplayedonthepromptlineas
your cursor p asses over icons in any toolbar and
the status bar.
MAXScript Mini Listener
Click the tag bar, to the lef t of the status and prompt
lines, and drag it to the right to display the MAXScript
Mini Listener.
The MAXScript Mini Listener is a single-line view
of the contents of the MAXScript Listener window
(page 3–781).
The MAXScript Listener window is divided
into two panes: one pink, and one white. The
pink pane is the MacroRecorder pane. When
the MacroRecorder is enabled, everything that is
recorded is displayed in the pink pane. The pink
line in the Mini Listener shows the latest entry into
the MacroRecorder pane.
The white pane is the Scripter window where you
can create scripts. The last line you type i n the
white area of the Listener will appear in the white
are of the Mini Listener. Use the arrow keys to
scroll the d isplay in the Mini Listener.
You can type directly into the white area of the
Mini Listener, and the command executes in the
view por ts.
Rig ht-click either of the Mini Listener lines to
open the floating MA XScript Listener window.
It wil l also display a list of the last 20 commands
recorded. You can choose any of these commands
and press Enter to execute them.
For more information about the MAXScript
Listener window, as well as about creating scr ipts,
see the MAXScript Reference: choose Help >
MAXScript Reference.