better status bar text when dragging a component from the tree

diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/swing/plugins/statusbar/StatusBar.java

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ public class StatusBar extends JPanel implements IPlugIn {
 
   // State variables
   private ComponentType componentSlot;
-  private Point controlPointSlot;
+  private Point controlPointSlot;
+  private Boolean forceInstatiate;
   private List<String> componentNamesUnderCursor;
   private List<String> selectedComponentNames;
   private List<String> stuckComponentNames;
@@ -419,7 +420,8 @@ public class StatusBar extends JPanel implements IPlugIn {
         break;
       case SLOT_CHANGED:
         componentSlot = (ComponentType) params[0];
-        controlPointSlot = (Point) params[1];
+        controlPointSlot = (Point) params[1];
+        forceInstatiate = params.length > 2 ? (Boolean)params[2] : null;
         refreshStatusText();
         break;
       case AVAILABLE_CTRL_POINTS_CHANGED:
@@ -458,7 +460,11 @@ public class StatusBar extends JPanel implements IPlugIn {
         }
         statusText = "<html>Selection: " + builder.toString() + "</html>";
       }
-    } else {
+    } else {
+      if (forceInstatiate)
+        statusText =  "<html>Drag the mouse over the canvas to place a new <font color='blue'>" + componentSlot.getName()
+            + "</font></html>";
+      else
       switch (componentSlot.getCreationMethod()) {
         case POINT_BY_POINT:
           String count;