Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info,v
diff -u -r1.98 -r1.99
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info	28 Oct 2024 16:04:31 -0000	1.98
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/acs-tcl.info	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.99
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
 
-    <version name="6.0.0d2" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-tcl-6.0.0d2.apm">
+    <version name="6.0.0d3" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/acs-tcl-6.0.0d3.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>The Kernel Tcl API library.</summary>
-        <release-date>2024-09-02</release-date>
+        <release-date>2024-11-07</release-date>
         <vendor url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</vendor>
         <description format="text/html">Contains all the core Tcl API, including the request processor, security and session management, permissions, site-nodes, package management infrastructure, etc.</description>
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="acs-tcl" version="6.0.0d2"/>
+        <provides url="acs-tcl" version="6.0.0d3"/>
         <requires url="acs-bootstrap-installer" version="6.0.0d1"/>
         <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.10.1"/>
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/utilities-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/utilities-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.196 -r1.197
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/utilities-procs.tcl	24 Oct 2024 14:09:09 -0000	1.196
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-tcl/tcl/utilities-procs.tcl	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.197
@@ -1809,6 +1809,7 @@
     {-replace:boolean}
     {-html:boolean}
     {-message {}}
+    {-severity "success"}
 } {
     Sets a message to be displayed on the next page request.
 
@@ -1819,8 +1820,16 @@
     @param html Set this flag if your message contains HTML. If specified, you're responsible for proper quoting
     of everything in your message. Otherwise, we quote it for you.
 
+    @param severity an indication of the message severity, that the
+    page template may use to e.g. color-code the message for the
+    user. Must be one of "success", "info", "warning" or "danger".
+
     @see util_get_user_messages
 } {
+    if {$severity ni {"success" "info" "warning" "danger"}} {
+        error {Invalid severity. Must be one of "success", "info", "warning" or "danger"}
+    }
+
     if {$replace_p} {
         set messages [list]
     } else {
@@ -1830,7 +1839,7 @@
         if { !$html_p } {
             set message [ns_quotehtml $message]
         }
-        dict incr messages $message
+        dict incr messages [list $message $severity]
     }
     ad_set_client_property -persistent f "acs-kernel" "general_messages" $messages
 }
@@ -1861,12 +1870,13 @@
     if { !$keep_p && $messages ne "" } {
         ad_set_client_property -persistent f "acs-kernel" "general_messages" {}
     }
-    template::multirow create $multirow message
+    template::multirow create $multirow message severity
     foreach {message count} $messages {
+        lassign $message message severity
         if {$count > 1} {
             append message " ($count)"
         }
-        template::multirow append $multirow $message
+        template::multirow append $multirow $message $severity
     }
 }
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/openacs-bootstrap3-theme.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/openacs-bootstrap3-theme.info,v
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/openacs-bootstrap3-theme.info	28 Oct 2024 17:09:41 -0000	1.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/openacs-bootstrap3-theme.info	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.9
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>f</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="6.0.0d1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-bootstrap3-theme-6.0.0d1.apm">
+    <version name="6.0.0d2" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-bootstrap3-theme-6.0.0d2.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:manderga@wu.ac.at">manderga</owner>
         <summary>Theme for OpenACS based on Twitter Bootstrap 3</summary>
-        <release-date>2024-09-02</release-date>
+        <release-date>2024-11-07</release-date>
 	<vendor url="http://wu.ac.at">WU Vienna</vendor>
         <description format="text/plain">This package provides a Theme based on
 	Twitter Bootstrap 3. The theme can be activated via
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="openacs-bootstrap3-theme" version="6.0.0d1"/>
-	<requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.10.1"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.10.1"/>
+        <provides url="openacs-bootstrap3-theme" version="6.0.0d2"/>
+	<requires url="acs-tcl" version="6.0.0d3"/>
         <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.10.1"/>
         <requires url="acs-templating" version="6.0.0d5"/>
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp,v
diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp	3 Sep 2024 15:37:39 -0000	1.6
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap3-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.7
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <if @user_messages:rowcount@ gt 0>
         <div id="bootstrap3-alert-message">
             <multiple name="user_messages">
-                <div class="alert alert-success">
+                <div class="alert alert-@user_messages.severity@">
 		    <a class="close" data-dismiss="alert">×</a>
 		    <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
                     @user_messages.message;noquote@
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/openacs-bootstrap5-theme.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/openacs-bootstrap5-theme.info,v
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/openacs-bootstrap5-theme.info	28 Oct 2024 17:09:41 -0000	1.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/openacs-bootstrap5-theme.info	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.4
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>f</inherit-templates-p>
     
-    <version name="6.0.0d1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-bootstrap5-theme-6.0.0d1.apm">
+    <version name="6.0.0d2" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-bootstrap5-theme-6.0.0d2.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:manderga@wu.ac.at">manderga</owner>
         <owner url="mailto:neumann@wu.ac.at">Gustaf Neumann</owner>
         <summary>Theme for OpenACS based on Twitter Bootstrap 5</summary>
-        <release-date>2024-09-02</release-date>
+        <release-date>2024-11-07</release-date>
 	<vendor url="http://wu.ac.at">WU Vienna</vendor>
         <description format="text/plain">This package provides a theme based on
 	Twitter Bootstrap 5. The theme can be activated via
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>2</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="openacs-bootstrap5-theme" version="6.0.0d1"/>
-	<requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.10.1"/>
-        <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.10.1"/>
+        <provides url="openacs-bootstrap5-theme" version="6.0.0d2"/>
+	<requires url="acs-tcl" version="6.0.0d3"/>
         <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.10.1"/>
         <requires url="bootstrap-icons" version="0.2"/>
         <requires url="acs-templating" version="6.0.0d5"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp,v
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp	11 Sep 2024 05:55:47 -0000	1.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-bootstrap5-theme/resources/masters/plain-master.adp	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.3
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <if @user_messages:rowcount@ gt 0>
         <div id="bootstrap5-alert-message">
             <multiple name="user_messages">
-                <div class="alert alert-success">
+                <div class="alert alert-@user_messages.severity@">
 		    <a class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert">×</a>
 		    <i class="bi bi-info-square-fill"></i>
                     @user_messages.message;noquote@
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info,v
diff -u -r1.16 -r1.17
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info	3 Sep 2024 15:37:40 -0000	1.16
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/openacs-default-theme.info	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.17
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
     <initial-install-p>t</initial-install-p>
     <singleton-p>t</singleton-p>
     
-    <version name="5.10.1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-default-theme-5.10.1.apm">
+    <version name="6.0.0d1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/openacs-default-theme-6.0.0d1.apm">
         <owner url="mailto:dhogaza@pacifier.com">Don Baccus</owner>
         <summary>Provides the default &quot;plain&quot; and &quot;tabbed&quot; themes for OpenACS Subsites.</summary>
-        <release-date>2024-09-02</release-date>
+        <release-date>2024-11-07</release-date>
         <description format="text/plain">Provides the default &quot;plain&quot; and &quot;tabbed&quot; themes for OpenACS Subsites.   This has been moved out to a separate package, with availability recorded in the database, to make it easier for developer's to create their own themes and distribute and/or install them in package form.
 </description>
         <license>GPL version 2</license>
         <maturity>3</maturity>
 
-        <provides url="openacs-default-theme" version="5.10.1"/>
+        <provides url="openacs-default-theme" version="6.0.0d1"/>
         <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.10.1"/>
+        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="6.0.0d3"/>
 
         <callbacks>
             <callback type="after-install"  proc="openacs_default_theme::install::after_install"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/lib/plain-master.adp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/lib/plain-master.adp,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/lib/plain-master.adp	13 Aug 2017 12:36:01 -0000	1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/lib/plain-master.adp	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.6
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <if @user_messages:rowcount@ gt 0>
       <div id="alert-message">
         <multiple name="user_messages">
-          <div class="alert">
+          <div class="alert alert-@user_messages.severity@">
             <strong>@user_messages.message;noquote@</strong>
           </div>
          </multiple>
Index: openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/www/resources/styles/default-master.css
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/www/resources/styles/default-master.css,v
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/www/resources/styles/default-master.css	3 Sep 2024 15:37:40 -0000	1.17
+++ openacs-4/packages/openacs-default-theme/www/resources/styles/default-master.css	7 Nov 2024 11:54:02 -0000	1.18
@@ -312,21 +312,38 @@
 
 /* User Messages */
 
-#alert-message {
-  background-color: #ccff99; 
-  padding: 4px;
-  padding-top: 6px;
-  padding-bottom: 6px;
-  font-size: 85%;
+#alert-message .alert {
+    padding: 4px;
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 85%;
 }
 
-#alert-message .alert {
-  margin-left: 0;
-  padding-left: 2px;
-  border: none;
+#alert-message .alert-success {
+    color: #3c763d;
+    background-color: #dff0d8;
+    border-color: #d6e9c6;
 }
 
+#alert-message .alert-info {
+    color: #31708f;
+    background-color: #d9edf7;
+    border-color: #bce8f1;
+}
 
+#alert-message .alert-warning {
+    color: #8a6d3b;
+    background-color: #fcf8e3;
+    border-color: #faebcc;
+}
+
+#alert-message .alert-danger {
+    color: #a94442;
+    background-color: #f2dede;
+    border-color: #ebccd1;
+}
+
 /* Boxed User Message */
 
 .boxed-user-message {