Boltek Lightning/2000 - Manual (Page 64)

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editor’s main menu to save the records to a file that can then
be taken over to the new computer and imported into the
Registry there.
The General Status Line
The general status line at the bottom of the main window
represents Lightning/2000’s assessment of the threat level
presented by recent lightning activity. It is based on the
recent counts and the analysis window. In general, a red alert
will not be shown unless cloud to ground lightning can be
expected near your location.
The text displayed in the General Status Line is based on the
contents of a template file. The default template file is “Status
Line Template.txt”, located in the Lightning/2000 installation
folder.
The contents of the template file may consist of any of the
keywords or commands used for the Custom Summary
Window. See the chapter pertaining to that window for
details.
If you want to experiment with either the custom summary
template or status line template, you should make a copy of it
first so that any changes you make can be abandoned if they
don't work out so well.
You can use a command to change the alert level of the
General Status Line. These commands are typically used
when a set of conditions occurs that merits the attention of
the user, such as when a severe storm is determined to be
relatively nearby.
Because of the limited amount of space on the General Status
Line, the text output by its template should be limited to what
will fit onto the status line. That text may consist of multiple