Bug 76726 [Jobs][Progress] Redesign job error dialog
The job error dialog is very confusing. It shows two lists in a sort of master/detail paradigm. When you first see the error, you have to click on the first error listing in the top of the dialog to see the actual error message in the bottom of the dialog. This is not obvious. Furthermore, there is no text on the dialog to give users any help. Suggest that, if there is only one error reported, that you use the regular single error dialog (that dialog does appear if you click the 'job-errored' icon in the status line of the workbench). If multiple errors occur then use a multi-error dialog. And redesign a new multi-error dialog that is a little easier for the user to understand. Perhaps a listing of the errors in a FormText where the error title and error text could be displayed without the user clicking on each error individually (just an idea).
bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/dialogs/ErrorDialog.java
private java.util.List statusList;
    /**
     * Creates an error dialog. Note that the dialog will have no visual
     * representation (no widgets) until it is told to open.
     * <p>
     * Normally one should use <code>openError</code> to create and open one
     * of these. This constructor is useful only if the error object being
     * displayed contains child items <it>and </it> you need to specify a mask
     * which will be used to filter the displaying of these children.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param parentShell
     *            the shell under which to create this dialog
     * @param dialogTitle
     *            the title to use for this dialog, or <code>null</code> to
     *            indicate that the default title should be used
     * @param message
     *            the message to show in this dialog, or <code>null</code> to
     *            indicate that the error's message should be shown as the
     *            primary message
     * @param status
     *            the error to show to the user
     * @param displayMask
     *            the mask to use to filter the displaying of child items, as
     *            per <code>IStatus.matches</code>
     * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus#matches(int)
     */
    public ErrorDialog(Shell parentShell, String dialogTitle, String message,
            IStatus status, int displayMask) {
        super(parentShell);