Bug 56637 [Preferences] DialogMessageArea image is too large
Is the background color of the error shown by DialogMessageArea to be changed? Or do you intend to leave it as it is right now? The error message looks a little out of place in the current implementation (being surrounded by white space).
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/preference/PreferenceDialog.java
}
	/**
	 * Shows the "Page Flipping abort" dialog.
	 */
	void showPageFlippingAbortDialog() {
		MessageDialog.openError(getShell(), JFaceResources.getString("AbortPageFlippingDialog.title"), 
		JFaceResources.getString("AbortPageFlippingDialog.message")); 
	}
	/**
	 * Updates this dialog's controls to reflect the current page.
	 */
	protected void update() {
		
		updateTitle();
		
		updateMessage();
		
		updateButtons();
		
		setSelectedNode();
	}
	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferencePageContainer#updateButtons()
	 */
	public void updateButtons() {
		okButton.setEnabled(isCurrentPageValid());
	}
	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferencePageContainer#updateMessage()
	 */