... you will get the Tracker to show Distance and Angle by default, but expand to show x-y as well, as soon as you enter a number. Also, i have the Coordinate Palette open all the time (shown above the Tracker) which gives me real-time x-y readings all the time.
AC4.1-AC26SWE; MacOS13.5.1; MP5,1+MBP16,1