code: public void setMessage(String message) {
          this.message = message;
          if (errorMessage == null) {
              logger.debug("Setting status bar message to \"" + message + "\"");
              messageLabel.setText(this.message);
          }
      }
docs: Sets the message text to be displayed on the status bar.
  
  @param message
  the message to be set, if <code>null</code>, the status line is cleared.