Mouse Cursor Shapes

The shape of the mouse cursor indicates which type of input is required:

Arrow:

Menu or Dialog input is requested.

Target:

Input of a point, of an element of a list of points, or a selection of an item is requested using the left mouse button. The operation can be aborted or is finished with a right mouse button click.

Dotted Box:

Input of a rectangular area is requested. Two opposite corners should be selected with the left mouse button. The operation can be aborted with a right mouse button click.

Watch:

No input is possible, RadioTracer is busy.

Additionally, a status line at the very bottom of the main window indicates which type of input is expected. Generally, right mouse button click sets the state to menu mode (cursor shape arrow) aborting or finishing any other operation.