          Defaults to 20
      columns: int, optional
          The maximum number of columns that this control panel should be able
          to accommodate. Setting to 1 means that there will only be 1 column
          regardless of how wide the control panel is. Higher numbers will
          dynamically fill extra columns if space permits. Defaults to 4
      option_columns: int, optional
 
</s> remove         dynamically fill extra columns if space permits. Defaults to 1
 </s> add         dynamically fill extra columns if space permits. Defaults to 4 </s> remove         The time in miliseconds to wait before showing the tool-tip. Default: 400
 </s> add         The time in milliseconds to wait before showing the tool-tip. Default: 400 </s> remove     def __init__(self, parent):
 </s> add     Parameters
    ----------
    parent: tkinter object
        The parent tkinter widget that will hold the status bar
    hide_status: bool, optional
        ``True`` to hide the status message that appears at the far left hand side of the status
        frame otherwise ``False``. Default: ``False``
    """

    def __init__(self, parent, hide_status=False): </s> remove         self._progress_set_mode(mode)
 </s> add         self._set_mode(mode)
        The initial number of columns to set the layout for. Default: 1
    max_columns: int, optional
          Defaults to 20
      columns: int, optional
        The initial number of columns to set the layout for. Default: 1
    max_columns: int, optional
          The maximum number of columns that this control panel should be able
          to accommodate. Setting to 1 means that there will only be 1 column
          regardless of how wide the control panel is. Higher numbers will
          dynamically fill extra columns if space permits. Defaults to 4
      option_columns: int, optional
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 Core updates (#982)

* plugins.extract.align
  - Expose normalization method

* lib.gui core updates
  - Minor updates to support future development. 
lib/gui/control_helper.py