diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.cpp
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+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "statusmessagesdetail.h"
+#include "ui_statusmessagesdetail.h"
+
+using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackGui::Menus;
+using namespace BlackGui::Views;
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CStatusMessagesDetail::CStatusMessagesDetail(QWidget *parent) :
+            QFrame(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CStatusMessagesDetail)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+            connect(ui->tvp_StatusMessages, &CStatusMessageView::objectSelected, ui->form_StatusMessage, &CStatusMessageForm::setVariant);
+            connect(ui->tvp_StatusMessages, &CStatusMessageView::modelDataChangedDigest, this, &CStatusMessagesDetail::modelDataChangedDigest);
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setAutoResizeFrequency(3);
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setCustomMenu(new CMessageMenu(this));
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->menuAddItems(CStatusMessageView::MenuSave);
+            this->showFilterBar(); // default
+        }
+
+        CStatusMessagesDetail::~CStatusMessagesDetail()
+        { }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::appendStatusMessageToList(const CStatusMessage &message, bool resize)
+        {
+            if (message.isEmpty()) { return; }
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->insert(message, resize);
+            this->removeOldest();
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::appendStatusMessagesToList(const CStatusMessageList &messages, bool resize)
+        {
+            if (messages.isEmpty()) { return; }
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->insert(messages, resize);
+            this->removeOldest();
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::showDetails(bool details)
+        {
+            ui->form_StatusMessage->setVisible(details);
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::showFilterDialog()
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->addFilterDialog();
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->hide();
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::showFilterBar()
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->setFilterWidget(ui->filter_LogMessages);
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->show();
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::clear()
+        {
+            ui->tvp_StatusMessages->clear();
+            ui->form_StatusMessage->clear();
+        }
+
+        int CStatusMessagesDetail::rowCount() const
+        {
+            return ui->tvp_StatusMessages->rowCount();
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::filterUseRadioButtonDescriptiveIcons(bool oneCharacterText)
+        {
+            ui->filter_LogMessages->useRadioButtonDescriptiveIcons(oneCharacterText);
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::removeOldest()
+        {
+            // do not remove every time, but when a threshold is reached
+            if (m_maxLogMessages < 1) { return; }
+            if (m_maxLogMessages < 100 && ui->tvp_StatusMessages->rowCount() > (m_maxLogMessages + 10))
+            {
+                ui->tvp_StatusMessages->keepLatest(m_maxLogMessages);
+            }
+            else if (ui->tvp_StatusMessages->rowCount() > (m_maxLogMessages * 1.1))
+            {
+                ui->tvp_StatusMessages->keepLatest(m_maxLogMessages);
+            }
+        }
+
+        void CStatusMessagesDetail::CMessageMenu::customMenu(CMenuActions &menuActions)
+        {
+            CStatusMessagesDetail *messagesDetail = qobject_cast<CStatusMessagesDetail *>(this->parent());
+            Q_ASSERT_X(messagesDetail, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Missing parent");
+
+            bool v = messagesDetail->ui->form_StatusMessage->isVisible();
+            const QString formString(v ? "Hide log details" : "Show log details");
+            this->m_action = menuActions.addAction(this->m_action, BlackMisc::CIcons::databaseTable16(), formString,
+                                                   CMenuAction::pathLog(), { messagesDetail->ui->form_StatusMessage, &CStatusMessageForm::toggleVisibility});
+            this->m_action->setCheckable(true);
+            this->m_action->setChecked(v);
+        }
+    } // ns
+} // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.h
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+/* Copyright (C) 2018
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_STATUSMESSAGESDETAIL_H
+#define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_STATUSMESSAGESDETAIL_H
+
+#include "blackgui/menus/menudelegate.h"
+#include "blackgui/blackguiexport.h"
+#include "blackmisc/statusmessagelist.h"
+#include "blackmisc/variant.h"
+
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QScopedPointer>
+
+namespace Ui { class CStatusMessagesDetail;  }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        //! Status messages plus detail
+        class BLACKGUI_EXPORT CStatusMessagesDetail : public QFrame
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CStatusMessagesDetail(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Destructor
+            virtual ~CStatusMessagesDetail();
+
+            //! Add message
+            void appendStatusMessageToList(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessage &message, bool resize = true);
+
+            //! Add messages
+            void appendStatusMessagesToList(const BlackMisc::CStatusMessageList &messages, bool resize = true);
+
+            //! Show log details
+            void showDetails(bool details);
+
+            //! Show filter dialog and disable bar
+            void showFilterDialog();
+
+            //! Show a filter bar
+            void showFilterBar();
+
+            //! Clear
+            void clear();
+
+            //! Number of status messages in view
+            int rowCount() const;
+
+            //! Set max.log messages
+            void setMaxLogMessages(int desiredNumber) { m_maxLogMessages = desiredNumber; }
+
+            //! \copydoc BlackGui::Filters::CStatusMessageFilterBar::useRadioButtonDescriptiveIcons
+            void filterUseRadioButtonDescriptiveIcons(bool oneCharacterText);
+
+        signals:
+            //! \copydoc BlackGui::Views::CStatusMessageView::modelDataChangedDigest
+            void modelDataChangedDigest(int count, bool withFilter);
+
+        private:
+            QScopedPointer<Ui::CStatusMessagesDetail> ui;
+            int m_maxLogMessages = -1;
+
+            //! Remove oldest messages
+            void removeOldest();
+
+            //! Custom menu for the log component
+            class CMessageMenu : public Menus::IMenuDelegate
+            {
+            public:
+                //! Constructor
+                CMessageMenu(CStatusMessagesDetail *parent) : IMenuDelegate(parent) {}
+
+                //! \copydoc IMenuDelegate::customMenu
+                virtual void customMenu(Menus::CMenuActions &menuActions) override;
+
+            private:
+                QAction *m_action = nullptr;
+            };
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.ui b/src/blackgui/components/statusmessagesdetail.ui
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CStatusMessagesDetail</class>
+ <widget class="QFrame" name="CStatusMessagesDetail">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>640</width>
+    <height>480</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Status messages plus details</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_StatusMessages">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Filters::CStatusMessageFilterBar" name="filter_LogMessages">
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>0</width>
+       <height>30</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Views::CStatusMessageView" name="tvp_StatusMessages">
+     <property name="whatsThis">
+      <string>Status message log view</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="verticalScrollBarPolicy">
+      <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="selectionMode">
+      <enum>QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="selectionBehavior">
+      <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
+     </property>
+     <attribute name="verticalHeaderVisible">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </attribute>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CStatusMessageForm" name="form_StatusMessage">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>0</width>
+       <height>100</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+     <property name="maximumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>16777215</width>
+       <height>100</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShape">
+      <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="frameShadow">
+      <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Views::CStatusMessageView</class>
+   <extends>QTableView</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/views/statusmessageview.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CStatusMessageForm</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/statusmessageform.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Filters::CStatusMessageFilterBar</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/filters/statusmessagefilterbar.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>