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<title>Messages Area</title>
<h1>Messages Area</h1>

<img src="clustmon/mv_messages_area.gif"

<br><br><br>

The 
    <a href="clustmon/message_viewer">Message Viewer</a>
Messages area displays all the messages, one message per line, in a
scrolled list.  Selecting a message displays the full information about
the message in the
    <a href="clustmon/mv_more_info_area">More Information area</a>. <p>

Each message in the scrolled list contains the following information:

<ul>
<li> <b>Date/Time</b> - When the message occurred
<li> <b>Reporting Node</b> - Name of system that reported the message
<li> <b>Message</b> - What actually happened, in concise form.  To see
      the message detail and any additional information,
      select the message and look at the
      <a href="clustmon/mv_more_info_area">More Information</a>
      text window.
</ul>

The Messages area also contains the following controls:

<ul>
<li> <b>Previous</b> -
     Selects the previous message (if any) for easy viewing (a message
     must be selected in the scrolled list).  This action is equivalent
     to selecting <b>View >> Previous Message</b> from the
         <a href="clustmon/mv_menu_area">Menu Bar</a>.
<li> <b>Next</b> -
     Selects the next message (if any) for easy viewing (a message must
     be selected in the scrolled list).  This action is equivalent to
     selecting <b>View >> Next Message</b> from the
         <a href="clustmon/mv_menu_area">Menu Bar</a>.
<li> <b>Follow New Messages</b> toggle button -
     When selected, the scrolled list automatically scrolls down to the
     end of the list to show new messages as they arrive.  This toggle
     doesn't affect the current selection.
</ul>


