function clearstatusbar(mode)
%CLEARSTATUSBAR  Clear the message in the statusbar.
%
%	CLEARSTATUSBAR(MODE)
%
%	MODE = NOW   Clear the statusbar immediately.
%	MODE = WAIT  Clear the statusbar after a mouse click.
%
%	See also STATUSBAR
%

%
% Copyright (c) 1995 by Claudio Rivetti and Mark Young
% claudio@alice.uoregon.edu,    mark@alice.uoregon.edu
%

if nargin > 1
  error('Too many input arguments');
end

if nargin < 1
  mode='NOW';
end

if strcmp(upper(mode), 'NOW')
  statusbar(' ');
end

if strcmp(upper(mode), 'WAIT')
  waitforbuttonpress;
  statusbar(' ');
end

return;