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<concept id="GUID-BA8806CC-BE7C-4927-ACF6-DA0CB6E96AAA" xml:lang="en"><title>Indicators</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
<p>Indicators are graphical or textual objects on the screen that provide
information about the status of the system. They cannot be used for input,
and there is no focus on an indicator: in non-touch UI the user cannot point
at an indicator to perform actions.</p>
<section id="GUID-73B4E3E1-8325-420F-83DC-FF57A398E770"><title>Using
indicators in applications</title><p>The API to use for indicators is the
Indicators API.</p><p>The various indicator types in use are described in
the following sub-sections:</p></section>
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