+#include "ParagraphList_fwd.h"
+
+#include "support/docstring.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace lyx {
+
+class Buffer;
+class ErrorList;
+class InsetText;
+class LyXTextClass;
+class LCursor;
+
+namespace cap {
+
+///
+std::vector<docstring> const availableSelections(Buffer const & buffer);
+///
+size_type numberOfSelections();
+///
+docstring getSelection(Buffer const & buffer, size_t sel_index);
+
+///
+void cutSelection(LCursor & cur, bool doclear, bool realcut);
+
+/* Replace using the font of the first selected character and select
+ * the new string. When \c backwards == false, set anchor before
+ * cursor; otherwise set cursor before anchor.
+ */
+void replaceSelectionWithString(LCursor & cur, std::string const & str,
+ bool backwards);
+/// replace selection helper
+void replaceSelection(LCursor & cur);
+
+///
+void cutSelection(LCursor & cur, bool doclear = true, bool realcut = true);
+///
+void copySelection(LCursor & cur);
+///
+void pasteSelection(LCursor & cur, ErrorList &, size_t sel_index = 0);
+
+/// Paste the paragraph list \p parlist at the position given by \p cur.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work in text, not mathed.
+void pasteParagraphList(LCursor & cur, ParagraphList const & parlist,
+ textclass_type textclass, ErrorList & errorList);
+
+
+/** Needed to switch between different classes. This works
+ * for a list of paragraphs beginning with the specified par.
+ * It changes layouts and character styles.
+ */
+void switchBetweenClasses(textclass_type c1, textclass_type c2,
+ InsetText & in, ErrorList &);
+
+///
+docstring grabSelection(LCursor const & cur);
+///
+void eraseSelection(LCursor & cur);
+///
+docstring grabAndEraseSelection(LCursor & cur);
+// other selection methods
+///
+void selCut(LCursor & cur);
+///
+void selDel(LCursor & cur);
+/// clears or deletes selection depending on lyxrc setting
+void selClearOrDel(LCursor & cur);
+/// pastes n-th element of cut buffer
+void selPaste(LCursor & cur, size_t n);