Information Message

Display an information message when a situation has occurred that the user may need to know about, but which has no follow-up actions the user can request.

Display an information message when there is additional information about the status of normal completion of a task or about the current status of the task.

If an in-progress message for the task is currently displayed in its own secondary window, do not use an information message. Instead, augment the in-progress message window with the message information.

Display the information symbol appropriate to your operating environment to the left of the information message. For information on bidirectional and vertical language support, see Chapter 11.

Design the information message window to be modeless.

Provide an OK push button that allows a user to acknowledge the information displayed in the information message and to remove the message.

Display the (i) symbol as the graphic image at the left of an information message. For information on bidirectional and vertical language support, see Chapter 11.