RichTextArea feedback and suggestions

[Andy Goryachev]

Thank you for trying out the RichTextArea and the kind words!  Your feedback is invaluable.

Yes, we want to create the JSB tickets for the actual bugs.  Please allow me some time to get back to you.

Thanks,
-andy


From: openjfx-dev <openjfx-dev-retn at openjdk.org> on behalf of mkpaz <quizynox at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 09:42
To: openjfx-dev at openjdk.org <openjfx-dev at openjdk.org>
Subject: RichTextArea feedback and suggestions
Hello,

I’ve been testing the new RichTextArea control and encountered a few issues. Some may not be bugs, though I couldn't find existing reports, so I’m sharing them here.

- The cursor doesn’t change from TEXT to DEFAULT when hovering over the scrollbar.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ob_2d-abI4F0bVoNWVS6d51rwYTt3-1n/view?usp=drive_link
- Setting font-family doesn’t work in CoreArea (but works in RichTextArea)

.rich-text-area .content,  // only this line works
.code-area .content,
.code-area .content .label,
.code-area .content TextFlow {
    -fx-font-family: "JetBrains Mono";
    -fx-font-size: 14px;
}

I also hope there is room left for small enhancements:

- RichParagraph.getSegments() is abstract and package-private and a part of public API.
  Judging from API it's suposed to be extensible, otherwise it's not possible to create a custom model.
  https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/blob/master/modules/jfx.incubator.richtext/src/main/java/jfx/incubator/scene/control/richtext/model

https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/blob/master/modules/jfx.incubator.richtext/src/main/java/jfx/incubator/scene/control/richtext/model/SimpleViewOnlyStyledModel.java#L354

- RichTextArea lacks the ability to set common editor settings directly or via looked-up colors. I've created a project that brings TextMate support to RTA, so I'm obtaining editor's background, text color and highlight color from the theme settings.

https://github.com/mkpaz/tm4javafx/blob/master/tm4javafx/src/main/java/tm4javafx/richtext/StyleHelper.java#L75



Thanks for adding RichText support to JavaFX! Should I report all these issues in JBS?
Best regards.
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