I was trying to add a new Label Component to a Vertical Box (VBox Component) from a separate thread and it appears to block the thread. I do not have the same problem with the ImageView component.
VBox.getChildren().add(newLabelNode)
appears to work different in practice than
ImageView.setImage(image)
when called from another thread, ImageView updates, VBox does not and the call blocks the current thread.
I can work around using an on mouse move event that lets
VBox.getChildren().add(newLabelNode) work
Trying to dispatch a custom render event from a separate thread also blocks.
Threading is useful, able to add components is useful. Not working together out of the box is not all ideal.
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