Applications can contribute messages to the message area of the status bar. Be sure not abuse the status bar; it is for status only. Ensure that important actions are available from the menu bar. Put a message in the status bar when the message is informational only, for example, a confirmation ...

The visual style for Lotus Notes 8 is defined in several different .css files (one of which is packaged in a .jar file). The two most important are Global.css and Notes.css. There is also an Activites.css for the Activities sidebar plug-in. Global.css defines the following, as illustrated in ...

The Lotus Notes 8 client is a rich client with all the elements you’d expect of a rich client, such as a menu bar and status bar (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Elements of the Lotus Notes 8 Client