This window gathers together the current options of Toolbox, for each of your input devices: the mouse (named « Core pointer ») or either the tablet, if you have one. These options are represented by icons: foreground and background colors, brush, pattern and gradient. Excepted for colors, clicking on an icon opens the window which lets you select another option; the tool-box will be updated when changing. You can drag and drop items to this dialog.
The « Save device status » button
at the bottom of the
window, seems to have the same action as the « Record device
status now » option in the Input Devices section in preferences.
The device status dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section Section 2.3, « Dialogues, fenêtres et onglets » for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in two ways:
From an image menu :
→ → .From the Tab menu in any dialog :
→