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diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java b/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
index 2c9b7f6..e923be7 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
@@ -830,35 +830,36 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener,
   int setStatusMessage(SequenceI sequence, int res, int seq)
   {
     int pos = -1;
-    StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer("Sequence " + (seq + 1) + " ID: "
-            + sequence.getName());
+    StringBuilder text = new StringBuilder(32);
+    text.append("Sequence " + (seq + 1) + " ID: " + sequence.getName());
 
-    Object obj = null;
+    String residue = null;
+    /*
+     * Try to translate the display character to residue name (null for gap).
+     */
+    final String displayChar = String.valueOf(sequence.getCharAt(res));
     if (av.getAlignment().isNucleotide())
     {
-      obj = ResidueProperties.nucleotideName.get(sequence.getCharAt(res)
-              + "");
-      if (obj != null)
+      residue = ResidueProperties.nucleotideName.get(displayChar);
+      if (residue != null)
       {
-        text.append(" Nucleotide: ");
+        text.append(" Nucleotide: ").append(residue);
       }
     }
     else
     {
-      obj = ResidueProperties.aa2Triplet.get(sequence.getCharAt(res) + "");
-      if (obj != null)
+      residue = "X".equalsIgnoreCase(displayChar) ? "STOP"
+              : ResidueProperties.aa2Triplet.get(displayChar);
+      if (residue != null)
       {
-        text.append("  Residue: ");
+        text.append(" Residue: ").append(residue);
       }
     }
 
-    if (obj != null)
+    if (residue != null)
     {
       pos = sequence.findPosition(res);
-      if (obj != "")
-      {
-        text.append(obj + " (" + pos + ")");
-      }
+      text.append(" (").append(Integer.toString(pos)).append(")");
     }
     ap.alignFrame.statusBar.setText(text.toString());
     return pos;