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Message Types and Use

If possible, a single line message should appear in the status line position.

User Concern	Type	Importance	Workflow	Single/Multiline	Color	Border	Example
User is infromed about what is displayed and what ist the current status of the system	Info	Useful, but can be ignored	Not affected	Single	Black	None	108 Items (descending sorted by Modification Date)
User needs to provide/correct something for the system to fulfil the task	Error	Critical, can not be ignored	Affected	Multiline	Red	Yes
The system has done something wrong, but can continue	Warning	Only important if work is lost	Not affected	Single	Red	Yes
The system has done something wrong and stops working	Error	Important, because all further work is lost	Affected	Multiline	Red	Yes
The user has completed his work successfully and everything is fine	Success	Important, because user is finished	Affected	Single	Green	No

Single line messages in red and green can go into the message line, because the user already knows where the system drops a message. So he does not need to look for a different position.