Description
Is your suggestion for improvement related to a problem? Please describe.
Currently, chat messages are formatted in a TextArea
. This allows text to be selected, but the formatting is ugly. Markdown is a de-facto standard for chat LLMs.
Describe the solution you'd like
Use Markdown in AI chat messages with the ability to select and copy text.
Additional context
There is a long-standing problem with JavaFX: you cannot select Text
or Label
. Only text in TextField
or TextArea
can be selected. However, text in WebView
can be selected, and it is already used in JabRef in entry preview!
Thus, you have 2 options:
- Implement Markdown using multiple
Text
orLabel
s and add a buttonCopy
in the sidebar of a chat message (place where "Delete" button). - Implement Markdown using
WebView
.
Option 1 is, I think, easier to implement.
But Option 2 is tricky: at first glance it would solve the problem, but the question is -- performance overhead? WebView
is like a tiny browser. Thus, a better option is to format the whole chat UI (only messages, not prompt) in a WebView
.
Though the best way is to find a way to make Text
or Label
be selectable and copyable.
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