en:documentation:object_bar

# Object Bar

The object bar is displayed horizontally, just above the chart, under the main bar. It contains the icons that are related to the display of all kinds of things on the chart.

For many buttons on the tools bar you can access the corresponding setting by a right click on the button.

## Object Group A

- Show stars is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show stars.
- Show Deep Sky Objects is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Deep Sky Objects.
- Show Lines is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Lines.
- Show Pictures is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Pictures.
- Show VO data activate the display of the Virtual Observatory catalog
- Show user objects activate the display of the User defined objects

## Pictures Group

- Get DSS Image is a shortcut for Chart → Get DSS Image.
- Change pictures display is a shortcut for Setup → Pictures.
- Blinking Picture is a shortcut for View → Blinking Picture.

## Object Group B

- Show Planets is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Planets.
- Show Asteroids is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Asteroids.
- Show Comets is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Comets.
- Show Milky Way is a shortcut for Chart → Show objects → Show Milky Way.

## Lines - Grid Group

- Show Coordinate Grid is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Coordinate Grid.
- Add Equatorial Grid is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Add Equatorial Grid.
- Show compass
- Show Constellation Line is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Constellation Line.
- Show Constellation Limit is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Constellation Limit.
- Show Galactic Equator is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Galactic Equator.
- Show Ecliptic is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Ecliptic.

## Marks Group

- Show Mark is a shortcut for Chart → Lines/Grid → Show Mark.
- Distance measurement button:

When “Distance measurement” is down, the mouse left click behavior change.
Click on the first point, without releasing the button move the cursor to the second point and release the button.
The distance, position angle, RA and DEC offset is displayed on the left of the status bar.
The first and second point can be any position even without an object. But if an object is identified near the cursor its center position is used instead of the mouse cursor position. In this last case the identification label is show near the object.
Click the “Distance measurement” button again to return to normal cursor use.

- Show Labels is a shortcut for Chart → Show Label.
- Edit Label is a shortcut for Edit → Edit Label.
- Show Object below the horizon is a shortcut for Chart → Below the horizon.
- Sky Background Color is a shortcut for View → Sky Background Color.

## Link-Lock Group

- / Change mouse mode Change the left mouse click behavior: Zoom windows selection, or move/pan.

- Link all chart is a shortcut for Window → Link All Chart.

- Lock on … is a shortcut for Window → Lock_on....

## Drawing mode

- Change Drawing mode this tool switches the drawing mode of stars and deep sky objects between the three modes: “line”, “photographic” and “parametric”. See Setup → Display Mode.