14 Message Window
(First available in 4.0M.)
The previewer now directs many messages to a TrueTeX Messages MDI
window, which scrolls the text of informational messages from the previewer.
The previewer has grown in complexity to the point where
many detailed messages and conditions can appear during a previewing session;
the usual dialog box is a clumsy and ineffective method to display
informational messages, since it requires your input to continue.
The previewer also uses the message window to display messages from a document
display window that cannot be interrupted by a dialog box.
You can use scroll bars to review lengthy messages that have scrolled off
the display.
You can minimize the window to ignore messages, or close the window
to dispose of past messages.
You can use the Cliboard to transfer message texts to other applications for
printing or review.
Future revisions of the previewer will use dialog boxes only for messages
requiring user action.