Research: TheConsole2 - console output view

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JavaFX TextArea:


JavaFX WebView:
+ easily selectable for copying
- hard to display image downloaded by script
- not efficient 
- required to wait for engine load asynchronously

JavaFX TextFlow:
+ easy to display image
- cannot mark/select text for copying https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8092278
- not really efficient rendering, maybe fixable by JavaFX ListView

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17456716/how-to-highlight-a-row-if-it-contains-specific-text-in-javafx
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28243156/autoscroll-javafx-textflow
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9128535/highlighting-strings-in-javafx-textarea


RichTextFx:
+ efficient
- poor docs/demos
- hard to edit old elements
-? no images


e(fx)clipse Runtime StyledTextArea:
+ efficient
- no docs
- hard to edit old elements
-? no text wrap
-? no images

more about it here: http://www.namekdev.net/2016/03/javafx-comparison-of-rich-text-components/