Native status bars

Question

Is there a way to create native status bars in SWT like those found in Windows applications:

I have seen status bars simulated using labels, but I am more interested in a true solution.

Answer 1

org.eclipse.jface.action.StatusLineManager.createControl(), or getControl(), returns a status line control. This control is, of course (being SWT), native.

Answer 2

Looks like long standing change request: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=88837

Answer 3

There is a status bar available in JIDE Components but I'm afraid you will have to pay for it.

I'm not affiliated with JIDE but I do licence their products and would recommend them. I'm afraid I've not tried using them with SWT but there is some information here that suggests that they should work.

You can always get a trial licence and try it out.