Map Status Bar

The map status bar is located at the bottom of the map, providing real-time feedback and quick controls for current map operations. Users can quickly view the number of selected objects, scale, mouse coordinates, map coordinate system, and map center point coordinates through the status bar, and control the pause/resume rendering state of the map.

Selection Count

Displays the total number of selected objects (points, lines, polygons, etc.) in the current map. Displays 0 when no object is selected.

Reference Scale

Displays the scale value of the current map view. Supports directly entering a scale value (format: 1:xxxx), press Enter to apply immediately. Or click the drop-down arrow to select from the system's default scale list; you can also click Custom Scale and save it for later use.

Coordinates

Displays the GCS value of the mouse pointer location in real-time. When the map coordinate system is a planar coordinate system: displays the planar coordinates (X, Y); when the map coordinate system is a geographic/projected coordinate system: displays the latitude and longitude coordinates, defaulting to deg format, switchable to dms format.

Map Coordinates

Displays the coordinate system of the map.

Center Coordinates

Displays the coordinate value of the current map view center point. The coordinate system and units are consistent with the current map coordinates.

Pause/Resume Rendering

Click the pause rendering button to stop the map from refreshing; click again to resume refreshing. This feature is available starting from SuperMap iDesktopX 2026 version.

After pause rendering:

  • The map view stops refreshing and the display remains unchanged.
  • Map zoom in/out still works, but it only zooms in/out on the current content of the map; no content will be added or removed.
  • All operations (e.g., selection, editing) function normally, but the map display stays frozen and does not refresh. Operation results will accumulate and be rendered when resumed.
  • Layer properties and data can be modified; changes accumulate and are rendered uniformly when resumed.
  • Regardless of whether pause rendering is enabled, map export and printing results remain consistent.

After resume rendering, the map immediately refreshes and displays all accumulated changes.