The Message window, shown in Figure 10.3, is used to display messages about events that have occurred when compiling, linking, or searching files. There are a number of elements in the window that are useful for accomplishing certain tasks, such as navigating to error locations and scrolling to see all messages for a project.

There are some user interface items in the Message window that are not discussed here. To learn about the Marker Pop-Up Menu, Document Settings Pop-Up Menu, Path Pop-Up Menu (Mac OS), File Path Caption and Line and Column Indicator, refer to "Guided Tour of the Editor Window."

The topics in this section include:

• Error Button
• Warning Button
• Project Information Caption
• Extra Information Button
• Stepping Buttons
• Message List Pane
• Source Code Disclosure Triangle
• Source Code Pane
• Pane Resize Bar

The Error Button in the Message window toggles the view of error messages on and off. This is useful if you have changed the view of the window to something else and want to get back to viewing the error messages.

To learn more about seeing error messages in the Message window, refer to "Seeing Errors and Warnings."

The Warning Button in the Message window toggles the view of warning messages on and off

To learn more about seeing error messages in the Message window, refer to "Seeing Errors and Warnings."

The Project Information Caption gives a short description of the view you are looking at in the Message window. Your project name will appear here.

The Extra Information Button expands a message to show information about the project, target, and file that caused the message.

The Stepping Buttons allow you to step up or down through the messages in the window.

To learn more about stepping through messages in the Message window, refer to "Stepping Through Messages."

The Message List Pane displays your messages.

To learn more about seeing messages in the Message window, refer to "Seeing Errors and Warnings."

The Source Code Disclosure Triangle allows you to hide the Source Code Pane of the Message window.

The Source Code Pane of the Message window allows you to view the source code at the location referred to by a message. To learn more about the view in this window, refer to "Seeing Errors and Warnings."

The Pane Resize Bar allows you to reallocate the amount of space in the Message window given to the Source Code Pane and Message List Pane. By clicking and dragging this bar up or down you will change the amount of space on your computer screen that is allocated to both panes.