diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
index af573beade..33e86645ed 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/MainDesignerController.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class MainDesignerController extends AbstractController<AbstractControlle
 
         openEventLogMenuItem.setOnAction(e -> eventLogController.getValue().showPopup());
         openEventLogMenuItem.textProperty().bind(
-            getLogger().numNewLogEntriesProperty().map(i -> "Exception log (" + (i > 0 ? i : "no") + " new)")
+            getLogger().numNewLogEntriesProperty().map(i -> "Event log (" + (i > 0 ? i : "no") + " new)")
         );
 
     }
@@ -199,15 +199,6 @@ public class MainDesignerController extends AbstractController<AbstractControlle
     }
 
 
-    /**
-     * Executed when the user selects a node in a treeView or listView.
-     */
-    public void onNodeItemSelected(Node selectedValue) {
-        nodeInfoPanelController.setFocusNode(selectedValue);
-        sourceEditorController.setFocusNode(selectedValue);
-    }
-
-
     /**
      * Highlight a list of name occurrences.
      *
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/LogEntry.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/LogEntry.java
index cc399e7bf2..b658897633 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/LogEntry.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/LogEntry.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 package net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.app;
 
-import static net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.app.LogEntry.Category.CategoryType.FLAG;
-
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils;
@@ -123,12 +121,12 @@ public class LogEntry implements Comparable<LogEntry> {
 
         // These are "flag" categories that signal that previous exceptions
         // thrown during code or XPath edition may be discarded as uninteresting
+        // When in developer mode they're pushed to the event log too
         PARSE_OK("Parsing success", CategoryType.INTERNAL),
         XPATH_OK("XPath evaluation success", CategoryType.INTERNAL),
 
-        /**
-         * Used for events that occurred internally to the app and are only relevant to a developer of the app.
-         */
+        // These are used for events that occurred internally to the app and are
+        // only relevant to a developer of the app.
         INTERNAL("Internal event", CategoryType.INTERNAL),
         SELECTION_EVENT_TRACING("Selection event tracing", CategoryType.INTERNAL);
 
@@ -153,11 +151,6 @@ public class LogEntry implements Comparable<LogEntry> {
         }
 
 
-        public boolean isFlag() {
-            return type == FLAG;
-        }
-
-
         public boolean isInternal() {
             return type == CategoryType.INTERNAL;
         }
@@ -170,12 +163,11 @@ public class LogEntry implements Comparable<LogEntry> {
 
         enum CategoryType {
             USER_EXCEPTION,
-            FLAG,
             INTERNAL
         }
     }
 
-    public static class LogEntryWithData<T> extends LogEntry {
+    static class LogEntryWithData<T> extends LogEntry {
 
         private final T userData;
 
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/NodeSelectionSource.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/NodeSelectionSource.java
index 7df2533640..9c8d406424 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/NodeSelectionSource.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/app/NodeSelectionSource.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.XPathPanelController;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.beans.SettingsOwner;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.util.fxdesigner.util.controls.AstTreeView;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+
 
 /**
  * A control or controller that somehow displays nodes in a form that the user can select.
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ public interface NodeSelectionSource extends ApplicationComponent {
     default void bubbleDown(NodeSelectionEvent selectionEvent) {
         if (alwaysHandleSelection() || selectionEvent.getOrigin() != this) {
             logSelectionEventTrace(selectionEvent, () -> "\t" + this.getDebugName() + " is handling event");
-            setFocusNode(selectionEvent.getSelection());
+            // roam the tree synchronously, execute handlers some time later
+            Platform.runLater(() -> setFocusNode(selectionEvent.getSelection()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ public interface NodeSelectionSource extends ApplicationComponent {
 
     /**
      * An event fired when the user selects a node somewhere in the UI
-     * and bubbled up to the {@link MainDesignerController}.
+     * and bubbled up to the {@link MainDesignerController}. It's a pure
+     * data class.
      */
     final class NodeSelectionEvent {
 
diff --git a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/popups/EventLogController.java b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/popups/EventLogController.java
index a985c90ccc..ed083b8483 100644
--- a/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/popups/EventLogController.java
+++ b/pmd-ui/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/util/fxdesigner/popups/EventLogController.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public final class EventLogController extends AbstractController<MainDesignerCon
 
 
     private Val<String> titleProperty() {
-        return parent.getLogger().numNewLogEntriesProperty().map(i -> "Exception log (" + (i > 0 ? i : "no") + " new)");
+        return parent.getLogger().numNewLogEntriesProperty().map(i -> "Event log (" + (i > 0 ? i : "no") + " new)");
     }