It would be really useful if the bar title and bar description would allow some simple formatting by using wiki markup. 

For example, it would be nice if I could use red text to highlight that an item is at risk or needs attention. Also, I would like to use icons like these:  .

I realise, that the title and description fields have limited space. There is no need to be able to embed images, tables, etc. A subset of simple formatting options would be sufficient.