Index: addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.h
===================================================================
--- addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.h
+++ addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         bool checkLocal(const QUrl &dir);
         void clearBuildResults();
 
-        void displayBuildResult(const QString &message, KTextEditor::Message::MessageType level);
+        void postMessage(const QString &message, KTextEditor::Message::MessageType type);
 
         KTextEditor::MainWindow *m_win;
         QWidget          *m_toolView;
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
         QString           m_stdOut;
         QString           m_stdErr;
         QString           m_currentlyBuildingTarget;
+        bool              m_hideViewOnSuccess = false;
         bool              m_buildCancelled;
         int               m_displayModeBeforeBuild;
         QString           m_make_dir;
Index: addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.cpp
===================================================================
--- addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.cpp
+++ addons/katebuild-plugin/plugin_katebuild.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@
     m_buildUi.u_tabWidget->setCurrentIndex(1);
     m_displayModeBeforeBuild = m_buildUi.displayModeSlider->value();
     m_buildUi.displayModeSlider->setValue(0);
-    m_win->showToolView(m_toolView);
 
     // set working directory
     m_make_dir = dir;
@@ -584,30 +583,35 @@
 /******************************************************************/
 bool KateBuildView::buildCurrentTarget()
 {
-    if (m_proc.state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
-        displayBuildResult(i18n("Already building..."), KTextEditor::Message::Warning);
+    if (m_proc.state() == QProcess::Running) {
+        m_win->showToolView(m_toolView);
+        if (!m_infoMessage) {
+            postMessage(i18n("Building target is still in progress..."), KTextEditor::Message::Information);
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
     QFileInfo docFInfo = docUrl().toLocalFile(); // docUrl() saves the current document
 
     QModelIndex ind = m_targetsUi->targetsView->currentIndex();
     m_previousIndex = ind;
     if (!ind.isValid()) {
-        KMessageBox::sorry(nullptr, i18n("No target available for building."));
+        postMessage(i18n("No target available for building."), KTextEditor::Message::Error);
         return false;
     }
 
     QString buildCmd = m_targetsUi->targetsModel.command(ind);
     QString cmdName = m_targetsUi->targetsModel.cmdName(ind);
     QString workDir = m_targetsUi->targetsModel.workDir(ind);
     QString targetSet = m_targetsUi->targetsModel.targetName(ind);
+    // This looks (no, is!) bad but seems to work so far, improvements are welcome
+    m_hideViewOnSuccess = (cmdName == i18n("Build"));
 
     QString dir = workDir;
     if (workDir.isEmpty()) {
         dir = docFInfo.absolutePath();
         if (dir.isEmpty()) {
-            KMessageBox::sorry(nullptr, i18n("There is no local file or directory specified for building."));
+            postMessage(i18n("There is no local file or directory specified for building."), KTextEditor::Message::Error);
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -632,17 +636,33 @@
     QString msg = i18n("Building target <b>%1</b> ...", m_currentlyBuildingTarget);
     m_buildUi.buildStatusLabel->setText(msg);
     m_buildUi.buildStatusLabel2->setText(msg);
+    postMessage(i18n("Building target..."), KTextEditor::Message::Information);
     return startProcess(dir, buildCmd);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************/
-void KateBuildView::displayBuildResult(const QString &msg, KTextEditor::Message::MessageType level)
+void KateBuildView::postMessage(const QString &msg, KTextEditor::Message::MessageType type)
 {
     KTextEditor::View *kv = m_win->activeView();
     if (!kv) return;
 
+    QString msgType;
+    switch (type) {
+        // FIXME How about a function in KTextEditor::Message to get these translated message type names?
+        case KTextEditor::Message::Positive:
+        case KTextEditor::Message::Information:
+            msgType = i18n("Info");
+            break;
+        case KTextEditor::Message::Warning:
+            msgType = i18n("Warning");
+            break;
+        case KTextEditor::Message::Error:
+            msgType = i18n("Error");
+            break;
+    }
     delete m_infoMessage;
-    m_infoMessage = new KTextEditor::Message(xi18nc("@info", "<title>Make Results:</title><nl/>%1", msg), level);
+    // FIXME Add a minimum width to the message box, looks sometimes too titchy
+    m_infoMessage = new KTextEditor::Message(xi18nc("@info", "<title>Make %1</title><nl/>%2", msgType, msg), type);
     m_infoMessage->setWordWrap(true);
     m_infoMessage->setPosition(KTextEditor::Message::BottomInView);
     m_infoMessage->setAutoHide(5000);
@@ -686,21 +706,23 @@
             msgs << i18np("Found one warning.", "Found %1 warnings.", m_numWarnings);
             buildStatus = i18n("Building <b>%1</b> had warnings.", m_currentlyBuildingTarget);
         }
-        displayBuildResult(msgs.join(QLatin1Char('\n')), m_numErrors ? KTextEditor::Message::Error : KTextEditor::Message::Warning);
+        postMessage(msgs.join(QLatin1Char('\n')), m_numErrors ? KTextEditor::Message::Error : KTextEditor::Message::Warning);
     }
     else if (exitCode != 0) {
-        displayBuildResult(i18n("Build failed."), KTextEditor::Message::Warning);
+        postMessage(i18n("Build failed."), KTextEditor::Message::Error);
     }
     else {
-        displayBuildResult(i18n("Build completed without problems."), KTextEditor::Message::Positive);
+        postMessage(i18n("Build completed without problems."), KTextEditor::Message::Positive);
+        if (m_hideViewOnSuccess) {
+            m_win->hideToolView(m_toolView);
+        }
     }
 
     if (!m_buildCancelled) {
         m_buildUi.buildStatusLabel->setText(buildStatus);
         m_buildUi.buildStatusLabel2->setText(buildStatus);
         m_buildCancelled = false;
     }
-
 }
 
 
@@ -723,6 +745,18 @@
         m_buildUi.plainTextEdit->appendPlainText(line);
         //qDebug() << line;
 
+        // FIXME I would like to show a progess info on the ToolView tab, but
+        // I didn't find in the apis a hint how to address these
+        QRegExp rx = QRegExp(QStringLiteral("^\\[([\\s\\d\\%]+)\\]"));
+        if (line.contains(rx)) {
+            // QString name = fetchPluginName();
+            // setTabCaption(QStringLiteral("%1 - %2").arg(rx.cap(1)).arg(name));
+            qDebug() << QStringLiteral("%1 - done").arg(rx.cap(1));
+            // Or is perhaps an animated icon available in the KDE store for a progress info?
+            // BTW I also tried to show the progress with postMessage, but that looks
+            // in all ways bad
+        }
+
         if (m_newDirDetector.match(line).hasMatch()) {
             //qDebug() << "Enter/Exit dir found";
             int open = line.indexOf(QLatin1Char('`'));