System Messages

The system messages panel is a resizable log area at the bottom of the left side panel. It shows a rolling feed of app events — saves, downloads, sync operations, backups, and errors.

Panel layout

• Resize handle — drag the top edge of the panel up or down. Default height: 200px, minimum: 92px, maximum: 33% of the side panel
• Header — "SYSTEM MESSAGES" label
• Message area — scrollable list, newest messages at the top. Each line shows a timestamp and message text
• CLEAR button — appears at the bottom when messages exist. Clears all entries from the panel (no confirmation)

Message format

Each message shows:

HH:MM:SS  message text

Timestamps are 24-hour format (e.g., 14:32:05).

Rolling limit

The panel holds a maximum of 50 messages. When a new message is logged and the limit is reached, the oldest message is dropped.

Persistence

Every message is also written to disk at %APPDATA%\JotBunker\system-messages.log via IPC. The log file maintains the same 50-entry rolling limit. The CLEAR button only clears the in-memory display — it does not delete the log file.

What gets logged

App lifecycle

• JotBunker started — on app launch

Jot downloads

• Downloading... — when a jot download is initiated
• JOT {id} → {path} — successful jot save to tag
• {N} JOTS → {path} — batch download success
• Download failed: {error} — download error

Individual file saves

• Image saved to {path} / Image save failed: {error}
• Audio saved to {path} / Audio save failed: {error}
• File saved to {path} / File save failed: {error}
• Drawing saved to {path} / Drawing save failed: {error}

Save to tag (lists/scratchpad)

• {SOURCE} → {path} — successful save (e.g., SCRATCHPAD → C:\...)
• Save failed: {error} / Save error: {error}

Jot data fetching

• Fetching JOT {id} data... — fetching media for save-with-media
• Fetching JOT {id} text... — lazy-loading text for save

Jot clear

• Cleared Jot {id} from phone — after phone confirms jot deletion

Backup and restore

• Secure backup saved: {path} — encrypted backup success
• Backup saved: {path} — plaintext backup success
• Backup error: {error} — backup failure
• Backup restored successfully — restore complete
• Wrong password or corrupted backup — decryption failure
• Restore error: {error} — restore failure

See also: Computer App | Debug Logging | Data Storage