+
+/** 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 &);
+
+/// Get the current selection as a string. Does not change the selection.
+/// Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
+docstring grabSelection(Cursor const & cur);
+/// Erase the current selection.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
+/// Calls saveSelection.
+void eraseSelection(Cursor & cur);
+/// Erase the selection and return it as a string.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
+docstring grabAndEraseSelection(Cursor & cur);
+// other selection methods
+/// Erase the selection if one exists.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
+void selDel(Cursor & cur);
+/// Clear or delete the selection if one exists, depending on lyxrc setting.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
+void selClearOrDel(Cursor & cur);
+
+/** Tabular has its own paste stack for multiple cells
+ * but it needs to know whether there is a more recent
+ * ordinary paste. Therefore which one is newer.
+ */
+//FIXME: this is a workaround for bug 1919. Replace this by
+//an all-for-one-paste mechanism in 1.5
+/// store whether tabular or ordinary paste stack is newer
+void dirtyTabularStack(bool b);
+/// is the tabular paste stack newer than the ordinary one?
+bool tabularStackDirty();
+} // namespace cap
+} // namespce lyx