Index: bin/jmeter.properties
===================================================================
--- bin/jmeter.properties	(revision 1622832)
+++ bin/jmeter.properties	(working copy)
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@
 # default to false
 #jmeter.loggerpanel.display=false
 
+# Enable LogViewer Panel to receive log event even if closed
+# Enabled since 2.12
+# Note this has some impact on performances, but as GUI mode must
+# not be used for Load Test it is acceptable
+#jmeter.loggerpanel.enable_when_closed=true
+
 # Error/Fatal Log count display
 # defaults to true
 #jmeter.errorscounter.display=true
Index: src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/LoggerPanel.java
===================================================================
--- src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/LoggerPanel.java	(revision 1622832)
+++ src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/LoggerPanel.java	(working copy)
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
     private static final int LOGGER_PANEL_MAX_LENGTH =
             JMeterUtils.getPropDefault("jmeter.loggerpanel.maxlength", 80000); // $NON-NLS-1$
 
+    // Make panel handle event even if closed
+    private static final boolean LOGGER_PANEL_RECEIVE_WHEN_CLOSED =
+            JMeterUtils.getPropDefault("jmeter.loggerpanel.enable_when_closed", true); // $NON-NLS-1$
+
     /**
      * Pane for display JMeter log file
      */
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@
      */
     @Override
     public void processEvent(final LogEvent logEvent) {
-        if(!GuiPackage.getInstance().getMenuItemLoggerPanel().getModel().isSelected()) {
+        if(!LOGGER_PANEL_RECEIVE_WHEN_CLOSED && !GuiPackage.getInstance().getMenuItemLoggerPanel().getModel().isSelected()) {
             return;
         }
         
Index: src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/MainFrame.java
===================================================================
--- src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/MainFrame.java	(revision 1622832)
+++ src/core/org/apache/jmeter/gui/MainFrame.java	(working copy)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Cursor;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.Insets;
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@
         warnIndicator.setOpaque(false);
         warnIndicator.setContentAreaFilled(false);
         warnIndicator.setBorderPainted(false);
+        warnIndicator.setCursor(new Cursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR));
 
         warnIndicator.setToolTipText(JMeterUtils.getResString("error_indicator_tooltip")); // $NON-NLS-1$
         warnIndicator.addActionListener(this);