8 files changed, 443 insertions, 187 deletions

diff --git a/api/logic/CMakeLists.txt b/api/logic/CMakeLists.txt
index 4514d8c3..8a1f2f41 100644
--- a/api/logic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/api/logic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ set(LAUNCH_SOURCES
 	launch/LaunchTask.h
 	launch/LoggedProcess.cpp
 	launch/LoggedProcess.h
+	launch/LogModel.cpp
+	launch/LogModel.h
 	launch/MessageLevel.cpp
 	launch/MessageLevel.h
 )
diff --git a/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.cpp b/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.cpp
index 5b7ff182..9c09caf4 100644
--- a/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.cpp
+++ b/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ bool LaunchTask::abort()
 	return false;
 }
 
+shared_qobject_ptr<LogModel> LaunchTask::getLogModel()
+{
+	if(!m_logModel)
+	{
+		m_logModel.reset(new LogModel());
+	}
+	return m_logModel;
+}
+
 void LaunchTask::onLogLines(const QStringList &lines, MessageLevel::Enum defaultLevel)
 {
 	for (auto & line: lines)
@@ -193,7 +202,8 @@ void LaunchTask::onLogLine(QString line, MessageLevel::Enum level)
 	// censor private user info
 	line = censorPrivateInfo(line);
 
-	emit log(line, level);
+	auto &model = *getLogModel();
+	model.append(level, line);
 }
 
 void LaunchTask::emitSucceeded()
diff --git a/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.h b/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.h
index 447445ca..f2fb3a2c 100644
--- a/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.h
+++ b/api/logic/launch/LaunchTask.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QObjectPtr.h>
+#include "LogModel.h"
 #include "BaseInstance.h"
 #include "MessageLevel.h"
 #include "LoggedProcess.h"
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ public: /* methods */
 	 */
 	virtual bool abort() override;
 
+	shared_qobject_ptr<LogModel> getLogModel();
+
 public:
 	QString substituteVariables(const QString &cmd) const;
 	QString censorPrivateInfo(QString in);
@@ -98,13 +102,6 @@ signals:
 
 	void requestLogging();
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief emitted when we want to log something
-	 * @param text the text to log
-	 * @param level the level to log at
-	 */
-	void log(QString text, MessageLevel::Enum level = MessageLevel::MultiMC);
-
 public slots:
 	void onLogLines(const QStringList& lines, MessageLevel::Enum defaultLevel = MessageLevel::MultiMC);
 	void onLogLine(QString line, MessageLevel::Enum defaultLevel = MessageLevel::MultiMC);
@@ -114,6 +111,7 @@ public slots:
 
 protected: /* data */
 	InstancePtr m_instance;
+	shared_qobject_ptr<LogModel> m_logModel;
 	QList <std::shared_ptr<LaunchStep>> m_steps;
 	QMap<QString, QString> m_censorFilter;
 	int currentStep = -1;
diff --git a/api/logic/launch/LogModel.cpp b/api/logic/launch/LogModel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c12a0488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/logic/launch/LogModel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "LogModel.h"
+
+LogModel::LogModel(QObject *parent):QAbstractListModel(parent)
+{
+	m_content.resize(m_maxLines);
+}
+
+int LogModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent) const
+{
+	if (parent.isValid())
+		return 0;
+
+	return m_numLines;
+}
+
+QVariant LogModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
+{
+	if (index.row() < 0 || index.row() >= m_numLines)
+		return QVariant();
+
+	auto row = index.row();
+	auto realRow = (row + m_firstLine) % m_maxLines;
+	if (role == Qt::DisplayRole || role == Qt::EditRole)
+	{
+		return m_content[realRow].line;
+	}
+	if(role == LevelRole)
+	{
+		return m_content[realRow].level;
+	}
+
+	return QVariant();
+}
+
+void LogModel::append(MessageLevel::Enum level, QString line)
+{
+	int lineNum = (m_firstLine + m_numLines) % m_maxLines;
+	// overflow
+	if(m_numLines == m_maxLines)
+	{
+		if(m_stopOnOverflow)
+		{
+			// nothing more to do, the buffer is full
+			return;
+		}
+		beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), 0, 0);
+		m_firstLine = (m_firstLine + 1) % m_maxLines;
+		m_numLines --;
+		endRemoveRows();
+	}
+	else if (m_numLines == m_maxLines - 1 && m_stopOnOverflow)
+	{
+		level = MessageLevel::Fatal;
+		line = m_overflowMessage;
+	}
+	beginInsertRows(QModelIndex(), m_numLines, m_numLines);
+	m_numLines ++;
+	m_content[lineNum].level = level;
+	m_content[lineNum].line = line;
+	endInsertRows();
+}
+
+void LogModel::clear()
+{
+	beginResetModel();
+	m_firstLine = 0;
+	m_numLines = 0;
+	endResetModel();
+}
+
+QString LogModel::toPlainText()
+{
+	QString out;
+	out.reserve(m_numLines * 80);
+	for(int i = 0; i < m_numLines; i++)
+	{
+		QString & line = m_content[(m_firstLine + i) % m_maxLines].line;
+		out.append(line + '\n');
+	}
+	out.squeeze();
+	return out;
+}
+
+void LogModel::setMaxLines(int maxLines)
+{
+	// no-op
+	if(maxLines == m_maxLines)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	// if it all still fits in the buffer, just resize it
+	if(m_firstLine + m_numLines < maxLines)
+	{
+		m_maxLines = maxLines;
+		m_content.resize(maxLines);
+		return;
+	}
+	// otherwise, we need to reorganize the data because it crosses the wrap boundary
+	QVector<entry> newContent;
+	newContent.resize(maxLines);
+	if(m_numLines <= maxLines)
+	{
+		// if it all fits in the new buffer, just copy it over
+		for(int i = 0; i < m_numLines; i++)
+		{
+			newContent[i] = m_content[(m_firstLine + i) % m_maxLines];
+		}
+		m_content.swap(newContent);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// if it doesn't fit, part of the data needs to be thrown away (the oldest log messages)
+		int lead = m_numLines - maxLines;
+		beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), 0, lead - 1);
+		for(int i = 0; i < maxLines; i++)
+		{
+			newContent[i] = m_content[(m_firstLine + lead + i) % m_maxLines];
+		}
+		m_numLines = m_maxLines;
+		m_content.swap(newContent);
+		endRemoveRows();
+	}
+	m_firstLine = 0;
+	m_maxLines = maxLines;
+}
+
+void LogModel::setStopOnOverflow(bool stop)
+{
+	m_stopOnOverflow = stop;
+}
+
+void LogModel::setOverflowMessage(const QString& overflowMessage)
+{
+	m_overflowMessage = overflowMessage;
+}
diff --git a/api/logic/launch/LogModel.h b/api/logic/launch/LogModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87e6b583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/logic/launch/LogModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QAbstractListModel>
+#include <QString>
+#include "MessageLevel.h"
+
+#include <multimc_logic_export.h>
+
+class MULTIMC_LOGIC_EXPORT LogModel : public QAbstractListModel
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+public:
+	explicit LogModel(QObject *parent = 0);
+
+	int rowCount(const QModelIndex &parent = QModelIndex()) const;
+	QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const;
+
+	void append(MessageLevel::Enum, QString line);
+	void clear();
+
+	QString toPlainText();
+
+	void setMaxLines(int maxLines);
+	void setStopOnOverflow(bool stop);
+	void setOverflowMessage(const QString & overflowMessage);
+
+	enum Roles
+	{
+		LevelRole = Qt::UserRole
+	};
+
+private /* types */:
+	struct entry
+	{
+		MessageLevel::Enum level;
+		QString line;
+	};
+
+private: /* data */
+	QVector <entry> m_content;
+	int m_maxLines = 1000;
+	// first line in the circular buffer
+	int m_firstLine = 0;
+	// number of lines occupied in the circular buffer
+	int m_numLines = 0;
+	bool m_stopOnOverflow = false;
+	QString m_overflowMessage = "OVERFLOW";
+
+private:
+	Q_DISABLE_COPY(LogModel)
+};
diff --git a/application/pages/LogPage.cpp b/application/pages/LogPage.cpp
index de4ed4f3..0a76f8b3 100644
--- a/application/pages/LogPage.cpp
+++ b/application/pages/LogPage.cpp
@@ -12,39 +12,113 @@
 #include "GuiUtil.h"
 #include <ColorCache.h>
 
-LogPage::LogPage(InstancePtr instance, QWidget *parent)
-	: QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::LogPage), m_instance(instance)
+class LogFormatProxyModel : public QIdentityProxyModel
 {
-	ui->setupUi(this);
-	ui->tabWidget->tabBar()->hide();
-
-	// create the format and set its font
+public:
+	LogFormatProxyModel(QObject* parent = nullptr) : QIdentityProxyModel(parent)
 	{
-		defaultFormat = new QTextCharFormat(ui->text->currentCharFormat());
-		QString fontFamily = MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleFont").toString();
-		bool conversionOk = false;
-		int fontSize = MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleFontSize").toInt(&conversionOk);
-		if(!conversionOk)
+	}
+	QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const override
+	{
+		switch(role)
 		{
-			fontSize = 11;
-		}
-		defaultFormat->setFont(QFont(fontFamily, fontSize));
+			case Qt::FontRole:
+				return m_font;
+			case Qt::TextColorRole:
+			{
+				MessageLevel::Enum level = (MessageLevel::Enum) QIdentityProxyModel::data(index, LogModel::LevelRole).toInt();
+				return m_colors->getFront(level);
+			}
+			case Qt::BackgroundRole:
+			{
+				MessageLevel::Enum level = (MessageLevel::Enum) QIdentityProxyModel::data(index, LogModel::LevelRole).toInt();
+				return m_colors->getBack(level);
+			}
+			default:
+				return QIdentityProxyModel::data(index, role);
+			}
 	}
 
-	// ensure we don't eat all the RAM
+	void setFont(QFont font)
 	{
-		auto lineSetting = MMC->settings()->getSetting("ConsoleMaxLines");
-		bool conversionOk = false;
-		int maxLines = lineSetting->get().toInt(&conversionOk);
-		if(!conversionOk)
+		m_font = font;
+	}
+
+	void setColors(LogColorCache* colors)
+	{
+		m_colors.reset(colors);
+	}
+
+	QModelIndex find(const QModelIndex &start, const QString &value, bool reverse) const
+	{
+		QModelIndex parentIndex = parent(start);
+		auto compare = [&](int r) -> QModelIndex
 		{
-			maxLines = lineSetting->defValue().toInt();
-			qWarning() << "ConsoleMaxLines has nonsensical value, defaulting to" << maxLines;
+			QModelIndex idx = index(r, start.column(), parentIndex);
+			if (!idx.isValid() || idx == start)
+			{
+				return QModelIndex();
+			}
+			QVariant v = data(idx, Qt::DisplayRole);
+			QString t = v.toString();
+			if (t.contains(value, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+				return idx;
+			return QModelIndex();
+		};
+		if(reverse)
+		{
+			int from = start.row();
+			int to = 0;
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+			{
+				for (int r = from; (r >= to); --r)
+				{
+					auto idx = compare(r);
+					if(idx.isValid())
+						return idx;
+				}
+				// prepare for the next iteration
+				from = rowCount() - 1;
+				to = start.row();
+			}
 		}
-		ui->text->setMaximumBlockCount(maxLines);
+		else
+		{
+			int from = start.row();
+			int to = rowCount(parentIndex);
 
-		m_stopOnOverflow = MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleOverflowStop").toBool();
+			for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+			{
+				for (int r = from; (r < to); ++r)
+				{
+					auto idx = compare(r);
+					if(idx.isValid())
+						return idx;
+				}
+				// prepare for the next iteration
+				from = 0;
+				to = start.row();
+			}
+		}
+		return QModelIndex();
 	}
+private:
+	QFont m_font;
+	std::unique_ptr<LogColorCache> m_colors;
+};
+
+LogPage::LogPage(InstancePtr instance, QWidget *parent)
+	: QWidget(parent), ui(new Ui::LogPage), m_instance(instance)
+{
+	ui->setupUi(this);
+	ui->tabWidget->tabBar()->hide();
+
+	m_proxy = new LogFormatProxyModel(this);
+	connect(m_proxy, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsAboutToBeInserted, this, &LogPage::rowsAboutToBeInserted);
+	connect(m_proxy, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsInserted, this, &LogPage::rowsInserted);
+
+	ui->textView->setModel(m_proxy);
 
 	// set up instance and launch process recognition
 	{
@@ -57,13 +131,28 @@ LogPage::LogPage(InstancePtr instance, QWidget *parent)
 			this, &LogPage::on_InstanceLaunchTask_changed);
 	}
 
-	// set up text colors and adapt them to the current theme foreground and background
+	// set up text colors in the log proxy and adapt them to the current theme foreground and background
+	{
+		auto origForeground = ui->textView->palette().color(ui->textView->foregroundRole());
+		auto origBackground = ui->textView->palette().color(ui->textView->backgroundRole());
+		m_proxy->setColors(new LogColorCache(origForeground, origBackground));
+	}
+
+	// set up fonts in the log proxy
 	{
-		auto origForeground = ui->text->palette().color(ui->text->foregroundRole());
-		auto origBackground = ui->text->palette().color(ui->text->backgroundRole());
-		m_colors.reset(new LogColorCache(origForeground, origBackground));
+		QString fontFamily = MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleFont").toString();
+		bool conversionOk = false;
+		int fontSize = MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleFontSize").toInt(&conversionOk);
+		if(!conversionOk)
+		{
+			fontSize = 11;
+		}
+		m_proxy->setFont(QFont(fontFamily, fontSize));
 	}
 
+	ui->textView->setWordWrap(true);
+	ui->textView->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+
 	auto findShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QKeySequence::Find), this);
 	connect(findShortcut, SIGNAL(activated()), SLOT(findActivated()));
 	auto findNextShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence(QKeySequence::FindNext), this);
@@ -76,20 +165,33 @@ LogPage::LogPage(InstancePtr instance, QWidget *parent)
 LogPage::~LogPage()
 {
 	delete ui;
-	delete defaultFormat;
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_InstanceLaunchTask_changed(std::shared_ptr<LaunchTask> proc)
 {
+	m_process = proc;
 	if(m_process)
 	{
-		disconnect(m_process.get(), &LaunchTask::log, this, &LogPage::write);
+		m_model = proc->getLogModel();
+		auto lineSetting = MMC->settings()->getSetting("ConsoleMaxLines");
+		bool conversionOk = false;
+		int maxLines = lineSetting->get().toInt(&conversionOk);
+		if(!conversionOk)
+		{
+			maxLines = lineSetting->defValue().toInt();
+			qWarning() << "ConsoleMaxLines has nonsensical value, defaulting to" << maxLines;
+		}
+		m_model->setMaxLines(maxLines);
+		m_model->setStopOnOverflow(MMC->settings()->get("ConsoleOverflowStop").toBool());
+		m_model->setOverflowMessage(tr("MultiMC stopped watching the game log because the log length surpassed %1 lines.\n"
+			"You may have to fix your mods because the game is still loggging to files and"
+			" likely wasting harddrive space at an alarming rate!").arg(maxLines));
+		m_proxy->setSourceModel(m_model.get());
 	}
-	m_process = proc;
-	if(m_process)
+	else
 	{
-		ui->text->clear();
-		connect(m_process.get(), &LaunchTask::log, this, &LogPage::write);
+		m_proxy->setSourceModel(nullptr);
+		m_model.reset();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,38 +202,50 @@ bool LogPage::apply()
 
 bool LogPage::shouldDisplay() const
 {
-	return m_instance->isRunning() || ui->text->blockCount() > 1;
+	return m_instance->isRunning() || m_proxy->rowCount() > 0;
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_btnPaste_clicked()
 {
+	if(!m_model)
+		return;
+
 	//FIXME: turn this into a proper task and move the upload logic out of GuiUtil!
-	write(tr("MultiMC: Log upload triggered at: %1").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::RFC2822Date)), MessageLevel::MultiMC);
-	auto url = GuiUtil::uploadPaste(ui->text->toPlainText(), this);
+	m_model->append(MessageLevel::MultiMC, tr("MultiMC: Log upload triggered at: %1").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::RFC2822Date)));
+	auto url = GuiUtil::uploadPaste(m_model->toPlainText(), this);
 	if(!url.isEmpty())
 	{
-		write(tr("MultiMC: Log uploaded to: %1").arg(url), MessageLevel::MultiMC);
+		m_model->append(MessageLevel::MultiMC, tr("MultiMC: Log uploaded to: %1").arg(url));
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		write(tr("MultiMC: Log upload failed!"), MessageLevel::Error);
+		m_model->append(MessageLevel::Error, tr("MultiMC: Log upload failed!"));
 	}
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_btnCopy_clicked()
 {
-	write(QString("Clipboard copy at: %1").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::RFC2822Date)), MessageLevel::MultiMC);
-	GuiUtil::setClipboardText(ui->text->toPlainText());
+	if(!m_model)
+		return;
+	m_model->append(MessageLevel::MultiMC, QString("Clipboard copy at: %1").arg(QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString(Qt::RFC2822Date)));
+	GuiUtil::setClipboardText(m_model->toPlainText());
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_btnClear_clicked()
 {
-	ui->text->clear();
+	if(!m_model)
+		return;
+	m_model->clear();
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_btnBottom_clicked()
 {
-	ui->text->verticalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(ui->text->verticalScrollBar()->maximum());
+	/*
+	ui->textView->verticalScrollBar()->setSliderPosition(ui->textView->verticalScrollBar()->maximum());
+	*/
+	auto numRows = m_proxy->rowCount(QModelIndex());
+	auto lastIndex = m_proxy->index(numRows - 1, 0 , QModelIndex());
+	ui->textView->scrollTo(lastIndex, QAbstractItemView::ScrollHint::EnsureVisible);
 }
 
 void LogPage::on_trackLogCheckbox_clicked(bool checked)
@@ -143,58 +257,61 @@ void LogPage::on_wrapCheckbox_clicked(bool checked)
 {
 	if(checked)
 	{
-		ui->text->setWordWrapMode(QTextOption::WrapAtWordBoundaryOrAnywhere);
+		ui->textView->setWordWrap(true);
+		ui->textView->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		ui->text->setWordWrapMode(QTextOption::WrapMode::NoWrap);
+		ui->textView->setWordWrap(false);
+		ui->textView->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded);
 	}
 }
 
-void LogPage::on_findButton_clicked()
+void LogPage::findImpl(bool reverse)
 {
-	auto modifiers = QApplication::keyboardModifiers();
-	if (modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier)
-	{
-		findPreviousActivated();
-	}
-	else
+	auto toSearch = ui->searchBar->text();
+	if (toSearch.size())
 	{
-		findNextActivated();
+		auto index = ui->textView->currentIndex();
+		if(!index.isValid())
+		{
+			index = m_proxy->index(0,0);
+		}
+		if(!index.isValid())
+		{
+			// just give up
+			return;
+		}
+		auto found = m_proxy->find(index, toSearch, reverse);
+		if(found.isValid())
+			ui->textView->setCurrentIndex(found);
 	}
 }
 
-void LogPage::findActivated()
+void LogPage::on_findButton_clicked()
 {
-	// focus the search bar if it doesn't have focus
-	if (!ui->searchBar->hasFocus())
-	{
-		auto searchForCursor = ui->text->textCursor();
-		auto searchForString = searchForCursor.selectedText();
-		if (searchForString.size())
-		{
-			ui->searchBar->setText(searchForString);
-		}
-		ui->searchBar->setFocus();
-		ui->searchBar->selectAll();
-	}
+	auto modifiers = QApplication::keyboardModifiers();
+	bool reverse = modifiers & Qt::ShiftModifier;
+	findImpl(reverse);
 }
 
 void LogPage::findNextActivated()
 {
-	auto toSearch = ui->searchBar->text();
-	if (toSearch.size())
-	{
-		ui->text->find(toSearch);
-	}
+	findImpl(false);
 }
 
 void LogPage::findPreviousActivated()
 {
-	auto toSearch = ui->searchBar->text();
-	if (toSearch.size())
+	findImpl(true);
+}
+
+void LogPage::findActivated()
+{
+	// focus the search bar if it doesn't have focus
+	if (!ui->searchBar->hasFocus())
 	{
-		ui->text->find(toSearch, QTextDocument::FindBackward);
+		ui->searchBar->setFocus();
+		ui->searchBar->selectAll();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -203,84 +320,19 @@ void LogPage::setParentContainer(BasePageContainer * container)
 	m_parentContainer = container;
 }
 
-void LogPage::write(QString data, MessageLevel::Enum mode)
+void LogPage::rowsAboutToBeInserted(const QModelIndex& parent, int first, int last)
 {
-	if (!m_write_active)
-	{
-		if (mode != MessageLevel::MultiMC)
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	if(m_stopOnOverflow && m_write_active)
-	{
-		if(mode != MessageLevel::MultiMC)
-		{
-			if(ui->text->blockCount() >= ui->text->maximumBlockCount())
-			{
-				m_write_active = false;
-				data = tr("MultiMC stopped watching the game log because the log length surpassed %1 lines.\n"
-					"You may have to fix your mods because the game is still loggging to files and"
-						" likely wasting harddrive space at an alarming rate!")
-							.arg(ui->text->maximumBlockCount());
-				mode = MessageLevel::Fatal;
-				ui->trackLogCheckbox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked);
-				if(!isVisible())
-				{
-					m_parentContainer->selectPage(id());
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// save the cursor so it can be restored.
-	auto savedCursor = ui->text->cursor();
-
-	QScrollBar *bar = ui->text->verticalScrollBar();
-	int max_bar = bar->maximum();
-	int val_bar = bar->value();
-	if (isVisible())
-	{
-		if (m_scroll_active)
-		{
-			m_scroll_active = (max_bar - val_bar) <= 1;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			m_scroll_active = val_bar == max_bar;
-		}
-	}
-	if (data.endsWith('\n'))
-		data = data.left(data.length() - 1);
-	QStringList paragraphs = data.split('\n');
-	QStringList filtered;
-	for (QString &paragraph : paragraphs)
-	{
-		//TODO: implement filtering here.
-		filtered.append(paragraph);
-	}
-	QListIterator<QString> iter(filtered);
-	QTextCharFormat format(*defaultFormat);
-
-	format.setForeground(m_colors->getFront(mode));
-	format.setBackground(m_colors->getBack(mode));
-
-	while (iter.hasNext())
-	{
-		// append a paragraph/line
-		auto workCursor = ui->text->textCursor();
-		workCursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
-		workCursor.insertText(iter.next(), format);
-		workCursor.insertBlock();
-	}
+	auto numRows = m_proxy->rowCount(QModelIndex());
+	auto lastIndex = m_proxy->index(numRows - 1, 0 , QModelIndex());
+	auto rect = ui->textView->visualRect(lastIndex);
+	auto viewPortRect = ui->textView->viewport()->rect();
+	m_autoScroll = rect.intersects(viewPortRect);
+}
 
-	if (isVisible())
+void LogPage::rowsInserted(const QModelIndex& parent, int first, int last)
+{
+	if(m_autoScroll)
 	{
-		if (m_scroll_active)
-		{
-			bar->setValue(bar->maximum());
-		}
-		m_last_scroll_value = bar->value();
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "on_btnBottom_clicked", Qt::QueuedConnection);
 	}
-	ui->text->setCursor(savedCursor);
 }
diff --git a/application/pages/LogPage.h b/application/pages/LogPage.h
index e902ad13..71e23977 100644
--- a/application/pages/LogPage.h
+++ b/application/pages/LogPage.h
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 #include "launch/LaunchTask.h"
 #include "BasePage.h"
 #include <MultiMC.h>
-#include <ColorCache.h>
 
 namespace Ui
 {
 class LogPage;
 }
 class QTextCharFormat;
+class LogFormatProxyModel;
 
 class LogPage : public QWidget, public BasePage
 {
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void setParentContainer(BasePageContainer *) override;
 
 private slots:
-	/**
-	 * @brief write a string
-	 * @param data the string
-	 * @param level the @MessageLevel the string should be written under
-	 * lines have to be put through this as a whole!
-	 */
-	void write(QString data, MessageLevel::Enum level = MessageLevel::MultiMC);
 	void on_btnPaste_clicked();
 	void on_btnCopy_clicked();
 	void on_btnClear_clicked();
@@ -79,6 +72,12 @@ private slots:
 
 	void on_InstanceLaunchTask_changed(std::shared_ptr<LaunchTask> proc);
 
+	void rowsAboutToBeInserted(const QModelIndex &parent, int first, int last);
+	void rowsInserted(const QModelIndex &parent, int first, int last);
+
+private: /* methods */
+	void findImpl(bool reverse);
+
 private:
 	Ui::LogPage *ui;
 	InstancePtr m_instance;
@@ -88,8 +87,9 @@ private:
 	int m_saved_offset = 0;
 	bool m_write_active = true;
 	bool m_stopOnOverflow = true;
+	bool m_autoScroll = false;
 
-	QTextCharFormat * defaultFormat;
 	BasePageContainer * m_parentContainer;
-	std::unique_ptr<LogColorCache> m_colors;
+	LogFormatProxyModel * m_proxy;
+	shared_qobject_ptr <LogModel> m_model;
 };
diff --git a/application/pages/LogPage.ui b/application/pages/LogPage.ui
index bf5ec004..18fb654b 100644
--- a/application/pages/LogPage.ui
+++ b/application/pages/LogPage.ui
@@ -33,25 +33,6 @@
        <string notr="true">Tab 1</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="5">
-        <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="text">
-         <property name="undoRedoEnabled">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="readOnly">
-          <bool>true</bool>
-         </property>
-         <property name="plainText">
-          <string notr="true"/>
-         </property>
-         <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-          <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::TextBrowserInteraction|Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard|Qt::TextSelectableByMouse</set>
-         </property>
-         <property name="centerOnScroll">
-          <bool>false</bool>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="0" column="0" colspan="5">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
          <item>
@@ -153,6 +134,34 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="5">
+        <widget class="QListView" name="textView">
+         <property name="verticalScrollBarPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOn</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
+          <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="showDropIndicator" stdset="0">
+          <bool>false</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alternatingRowColors">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+         <property name="selectionMode">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::ExtendedSelection</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="selectionBehavior">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::SelectRows</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="verticalScrollMode">
+          <enum>QAbstractItemView::ScrollPerPixel</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="wordWrap">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
     </widget>
@@ -166,7 +175,6 @@
   <tabstop>btnCopy</tabstop>
   <tabstop>btnPaste</tabstop>
   <tabstop>btnClear</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>text</tabstop>
   <tabstop>searchBar</tabstop>
   <tabstop>findButton</tabstop>
  </tabstops>