code: function(text) {
          var me = this;
          me.activeThreadId++;
          me.text = text || '';
          if (me.rendered) {
              me.statusEl.setText(me.text);
          }
          return me;
      }
docs: Convenience method for setting the status text directly.  For more flexible options see {@link #setStatus}.
  @param {String} text (optional) The text to set (defaults to '')
  @return {Ext.ux.statusbar.StatusBar} this