protected Node getContentNode() {
    Node taskView = getTaskView();

    if (SettingsUtil.loadSettings().isShowStatistics()) {
      LOGGER.debug("Statistics enabled in settings");
      statisticsView = new VBox(20);

      // wrap statistics in scrollpane
      ScrollPane scrollPane = new ScrollPane(statisticsView);
      scrollPane.setHbarPolicy(ScrollPane.ScrollBarPolicy.NEVER);
      scrollPane.setFitToWidth(true);
      scrollPane.setPadding(new Insets(7));

      // both statistics and task view present
      // show both in a split pane
      SplitPane splitPane = new SplitPane();
      splitPane.setOrientation(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
      splitPane.setDividerPosition(0, 0.8);
      splitPane.getItems().addAll(taskView, scrollPane);
      return splitPane;
    } else {
      LOGGER.debug("Statistics disabled in settings");
      return taskView;
    }
  }