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cure a couple of funny new bugs introduced in my latest patch
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-/* This file is part of
- * ======================================================
- * 
- *           LyX, The Document Processor
- *      
- *           Copyright 1995-2001 The LyX Team.
+/*
+ * \file CutAndPaste.C
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
  *
- * ====================================================== */
+ * \author Jürgen Vigna
+ * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
+ * \author Alfredo Braunstein
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "CutAndPaste.h"
-#include "BufferView.h"
+
 #include "buffer.h"
-#include "paragraph.h"
-#include "insets/inseterror.h"
-#include "lyx_gui_misc.h"
-#include "lyxcursor.h"
+#include "buffer_funcs.h"
+#include "bufferparams.h"
+#include "BufferView.h"
+#include "cursor.h"
+#include "errorlist.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "lyxtext.h"
+#include "lyxtextclasslist.h"
+#include "paragraph.h"
+#include "paragraph_funcs.h"
+#include "ParagraphParameters.h"
+#include "ParagraphList_fwd.h"
+#include "pariterator.h"
+#include "undo.h"
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-#pragma implementation
-#endif
+#include "insets/insettabular.h"
+
+#include "support/lstrings.h"
+
+#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
 
-using std::pair;
 using lyx::pos_type;
+using lyx::par_type;
+using lyx::textclass_type;
+
+using lyx::support::bformat;
+
+using std::for_each;
+using std::make_pair;
+using std::pair;
+using std::vector;
+using std::string;
 
-extern BufferView * current_view;
-
-// Jürgen, note that this means that you cannot currently have a list
-// of selections cut/copied. So IMHO later we should have a
-// list/vector/deque that we could store
-// struct selection_item {
-//       Paragraph * buf;
-//       LyXTextClassList::size_type textclass;
-// };
-// in and some method of choosing beween them (based on the first few chars
-// in the selection probably.) This would be a nice feature and quite
-// easy to implement. (Lgb)
-//
-// Sure but I just cleaned up this code for now with the same functionality
-// as before. I also want to add a XClipboard function so that we can copy
-// text from LyX to some other X-application in the form of ASCII or in the
-// form of LaTeX (or Docbook depending on the document-class!). Think how nice
-// it could be to select a math-inset do a "Copy to X-Clipboard as LaTeX" and
-// then do a middle mouse button click in the application you want and have
-// the whole formula there in LaTeX-Code. (Jug)
 
 namespace {
 
-Paragraph * buf = 0;
-LyXTextClassList::size_type textclass = 0;
+typedef std::pair<lyx::par_type, int> PitPosPair;
 
-// for now here this should be in another Cut&Paste Class!
-// Jürgen, I moved this out of CutAndPaste since it does not operate on any
-// member of the CutAndPaste class and in addition it was private.
-// Perhaps it even should take a parameter? (Lgb)
-void DeleteBuffer()
-{
-       if (!buf)
-               return;
-       
-       Paragraph * tmppar;
-       
-       while (buf) {
-               tmppar =  buf;
-               buf = buf->next();
-               delete tmppar;
+typedef limited_stack<pair<ParagraphList, textclass_type> > CutStack;
+
+CutStack cuts(10);
+
+struct resetOwnerAndChanges : public std::unary_function<Paragraph, void> {
+       void operator()(Paragraph & p) const {
+               p.cleanChanges();
+               p.setInsetOwner(0);
        }
-       buf = 0;
-}
+};
 
 } // namespace anon
 
 
-bool CutAndPaste::cutSelection(Paragraph * startpar, Paragraph ** endpar,
-                               int start, int & end, char tc, bool doclear,
-                                                          bool realcut)
+namespace lyx {
+namespace cap {
+
+
+int SwitchLayoutsBetweenClasses(textclass_type c1, textclass_type c2,
+       ParagraphList & pars, ErrorList & errorlist)
 {
-       if (!startpar || (start > startpar->size()))
-               return false;
-       
-       if (realcut)
-               DeleteBuffer();
-       
-       textclass = tc;
+       BOOST_ASSERT(!pars.empty());
+       int ret = 0;
+       if (c1 == c2)
+               return ret;
+
+       LyXTextClass const & tclass1 = textclasslist[c1];
+       LyXTextClass const & tclass2 = textclasslist[c2];
+
+       InsetText in;
+       std::swap(in.paragraphs(), pars);
        
-       if (!(*endpar) || startpar == (*endpar)) {
-               // only within one paragraph
-               if (realcut)
-                       buf = new Paragraph;
-               pos_type i = start;
-               if (end > startpar->size())
-                       end = startpar->size();
-               for (; i < end; ++i) {
-                       if (realcut)
-                               startpar->copyIntoMinibuffer(*current_view->buffer(),
-                                                            start);
-                       startpar->erase(start);
-                       if (realcut)
-                               buf->insertFromMinibuffer(buf->size());
-               }
-               end = start - 1;
-       } else {
-               // more than one paragraph
-               (*endpar)->breakParagraphConservative(current_view->buffer()->params,
-                                                     end);
-               *endpar = (*endpar)->next();
-               end = 0;
-               
-               startpar->breakParagraphConservative(current_view->buffer()->params,
-                                                    start);
-               
-               // store the selection
-               if (realcut) {
-                       buf = startpar->next();
-                       buf->previous(0);
-               } else {
-                       startpar->next()->previous(0);
-               }
-               (*endpar)->previous()->next(0);
-               
-               // cut the selection
-               startpar->next(*endpar);
-               
-               (*endpar)->previous(startpar);
-               
-               // the cut selection should begin with standard layout
-               if (realcut)
-                       buf->clear(); 
-               
-               // paste the paragraphs again, if possible
-               if (doclear)
-                       startpar->next()->stripLeadingSpaces(textclass);
-               if (startpar->hasSameLayout(startpar->next()) ||
-                   !startpar->next()->size()) {
-                       startpar->pasteParagraph(current_view->buffer()->params);
-                       (*endpar) = startpar; // this because endpar gets deleted here!
-               }
-               // this paragraph's are of noone's owner!
-               Paragraph * p = buf;
-               while(p) {
-                       p->setInsetOwner(0);
-                       p = p->next();
+       ParIterator end = ParIterator(DocumentIterator());
+       for (ParIterator it = ParIterator(in, 0); it != end; ++it) {
+               string const name = it->layout()->name();
+               bool hasLayout = tclass2.hasLayout(name);
+
+               if (hasLayout)
+                       it->layout(tclass2[name]);
+               else
+                       it->layout(tclass2.defaultLayout());
+
+               if (!hasLayout && name != tclass1.defaultLayoutName()) {
+                       ++ret;
+                       string const s = bformat(
+                               _("Layout had to be changed from\n%1$s to %2$s\n"
+                               "because of class conversion from\n%3$s to %4$s"),
+                        name, it->layout()->name(), tclass1.name(), tclass2.name());
+                       // To warn the user that something had to be done.
+                       errorlist.push_back(ErrorItem("Changed Layout", s,
+                                                     it->id(), 0,
+                                                     it->size()));
                }
        }
-       return true;
+       std::swap(in.paragraphs(), pars);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 
-bool CutAndPaste::copySelection(Paragraph * startpar, Paragraph * endpar,
-                               int start, int end, char tc)
+std::vector<string> const availableSelections(Buffer const & buffer)
 {
-       if (!startpar || (start > startpar->size()))
-               return false;
-       
-       DeleteBuffer();
-       
-       textclass = tc;
-       
-       if (!endpar || startpar == endpar) {
-               // only within one paragraph
-               buf = new Paragraph;
-               pos_type i = start;
-               if (end > startpar->size())
-                       end = startpar->size();
-               for (; i < end; ++i) {
-                       startpar->copyIntoMinibuffer(*current_view->buffer(), i);
-                       buf->insertFromMinibuffer(buf->size());
-               }
-       } else {
-               // copy more than one paragraph
-               // clone the paragraphs within the selection
-               Paragraph * tmppar = startpar;
-               buf = new Paragraph(*tmppar, false);
-               Paragraph * tmppar2 = buf;
-               
-               while (tmppar != endpar
-                      && tmppar->next()) {
-                       tmppar = tmppar->next();
-                       tmppar2->next(new Paragraph(*tmppar, false));
-                       tmppar2->next()->previous(tmppar2);
-                       tmppar2 = tmppar2->next();
-               }
-               tmppar2->next(0);
-               
-               // the buf paragraph is too big
-               pos_type tmpi2 = start;
-               for (; tmpi2; --tmpi2)
-                       buf->erase(0);
-               
-               // now tmppar 2 is too big, delete all after end
-               tmpi2 = end;
-               while (tmppar2->size() > tmpi2) {
-                       tmppar2->erase(tmppar2->size() - 1);
+       vector<string> selList;
+
+       CutStack::const_iterator cit = cuts.begin();
+       CutStack::const_iterator end = cuts.end();
+       for (; cit != end; ++cit) {
+               // we do not use cit-> here because gcc 2.9x does not
+               // like it (JMarc)
+               ParagraphList const & pars = (*cit).first;
+               string asciiSel;
+               ParagraphList::const_iterator pit = pars.begin();
+               ParagraphList::const_iterator pend = pars.end();
+               for (; pit != pend; ++pit) {
+                       asciiSel += pit->asString(buffer, false);
+                       if (asciiSel.size() > 25) {
+                               asciiSel.replace(22, string::npos, "...");
+                               break;
+                       }
                }
-               // this paragraph's are of noone's owner!
-               tmppar = buf;
-               while(tmppar) {
-                       tmppar->setInsetOwner(0);
-                       tmppar = tmppar->next();
+
+               selList.push_back(asciiSel);
+       }
+
+       return selList;
+}
+
+
+PitPosPair eraseSelection(BufferParams const & params, ParagraphList & pars,
+       par_type startpit, par_type endpit,
+       int startpos, int endpos, bool doclear)
+{
+       if (startpit == par_type(pars.size()) ||
+           (startpos > pars[startpit].size()))
+               return PitPosPair(endpit, endpos);
+
+       if (endpit == par_type(pars.size()) ||
+           startpit == endpit) {
+               endpos -= pars[startpit].erase(startpos, endpos);
+               return PitPosPair(endpit, endpos);
+       }
+
+       // clear end/begin fragments of the first/last par in selection
+       bool all_erased = true;
+
+       pars[startpit].erase(startpos, pars[startpit].size());
+       if (pars[startpit].size() != startpos)
+               all_erased = false;
+
+       endpos -= pars[endpit].erase(0, endpos);
+       if (endpos != 0)
+               all_erased = false;
+
+       // Loop through the deleted pars if any, erasing as needed
+       for (par_type pit = startpit + 1; pit != endpit;) {
+               // "erase" the contents of the par
+               pars[pit].erase(0, pars[pit].size());
+               if (!pars[pit].size()) {
+                       // remove the par if it's now empty
+                       pars.erase(pars.begin() + pit);
+                       --endpit;
+               } else {
+                       ++pit;
+                       all_erased = false;
                }
        }
+
+#if 0 // FIXME: why for cut but not copy ?
+       // the cut selection should begin with standard layout
+       if (realcut) {
+               buf->params().clear();
+               buf->bibkey = 0;
+               buf->layout(textclasslist[buffer->params.textclass].defaultLayoutName());
+       }
+#endif
+
+       if (startpit + 1 == par_type(pars.size()))
+               return PitPosPair(endpit, endpos);
+
+       if (doclear) {
+               pars[startpit + 1].stripLeadingSpaces();
+       }
+
+       // paste the paragraphs again, if possible
+       if (all_erased &&
+           (pars[startpit].hasSameLayout(pars[startpit + 1]) ||
+            pars[startpit + 1].empty())) {
+               mergeParagraph(params, pars, startpit);
+               // this because endpar gets deleted here!
+               endpit = startpit;
+               endpos = startpos;
+       }
+
+       return PitPosPair(endpit, endpos);
+
+}
+
+
+bool copySelection(ParagraphList & pars,
+       par_type startpit, par_type endpit,
+       int start, int end, textclass_type tc)
+{
+       BOOST_ASSERT(0 <= start && start <= pars[startpit].size());
+       BOOST_ASSERT(0 <= end && end <= pars[endpit].size());
+       BOOST_ASSERT(startpit != endpit || start <= end);
+
+       // Clone the paragraphs within the selection.
+       ParagraphList paragraphs(pars.begin() + startpit, pars.begin() + endpit + 1);
+       for_each(paragraphs.begin(), paragraphs.end(), resetOwnerAndChanges());
+
+       // Cut out the end of the last paragraph.
+       Paragraph & back = paragraphs.back();
+       back.erase(end, back.size());
+
+       // Cut out the begin of the first paragraph
+       Paragraph & front = paragraphs.front();
+       front.erase(0, start);
+
+       cuts.push(make_pair(paragraphs, tc));
+
        return true;
 }
 
 
-bool CutAndPaste::pasteSelection(Paragraph ** par, Paragraph ** endpar,
-                                 int & pos, char tc)
+PitPosPair cutSelection(BufferParams const & params, ParagraphList & pars,
+       par_type startpit, par_type endpit,
+       int startpos, int endpos, textclass_type tc, bool doclear)
 {
-       if (!checkPastePossible(*par))
-               return false;
-       
-       if (pos > (*par)->size())
-               pos = (*par)->size();
-       
-       // Paragraph * tmpbuf;
-       Paragraph * tmppar = *par;
-       int tmppos = pos;
-       
-       // There are two cases: cutbuffer only one paragraph or many
-       if (!buf->next()) {
-               // only within a paragraph
-               Paragraph * tmpbuf = new Paragraph(*buf, false);
-               
-               // Some provisions should be done here for checking
-               // if we are inserting at the beginning of a
-               // paragraph. If there are a space at the beginning
-               // of the text to insert and we are inserting at
-               // the beginning of the paragraph the space should
-               // be removed.
-               while (buf->size()) {
-                       // This is an attempt to fix the
-                       // "never insert a space at the
-                       // beginning of a paragraph" problem.
-                       if (!tmppos && buf->isLineSeparator(0)) {
-                               buf->erase(0);
-                       } else {
-                               buf->cutIntoMinibuffer(current_view->buffer()->params, 0);
-                               buf->erase(0);
-                               if (tmppar->insertFromMinibuffer(tmppos))
-                                       ++tmppos;
+       copySelection(pars, startpit, endpit, startpos, endpos, tc);
+       return eraseSelection(params, pars, startpit, endpit, startpos,
+                             endpos, doclear);
+}
+
+
+pair<PitPosPair, par_type>
+pasteSelection(Buffer const & buffer, ParagraphList & pars,
+       par_type pit, int pos,
+       textclass_type tc, size_t cut_index, ErrorList & errorlist)
+{
+       if (!checkPastePossible())
+               return make_pair(PitPosPair(pit, pos), pit);
+
+       BOOST_ASSERT (pos <= pars[pit].size());
+
+       // Make a copy of the CaP paragraphs.
+       ParagraphList insertion = cuts[cut_index].first;
+       textclass_type const textclass = cuts[cut_index].second;
+
+       // Now remove all out of the pars which is NOT allowed in the
+       // new environment and set also another font if that is required.
+
+       // Make sure there is no class difference.
+       SwitchLayoutsBetweenClasses(textclass, tc, insertion,
+                                   errorlist);
+
+       ParagraphList::iterator tmpbuf = insertion.begin();
+       int depth_delta = pars[pit].params().depth() - tmpbuf->params().depth();
+
+       Paragraph::depth_type max_depth = pars[pit].getMaxDepthAfter();
+
+       for (; tmpbuf != insertion.end(); ++tmpbuf) {
+               // If we have a negative jump so that the depth would
+               // go below 0 depth then we have to redo the delta to
+               // this new max depth level so that subsequent
+               // paragraphs are aligned correctly to this paragraph
+               // at level 0.
+               if (int(tmpbuf->params().depth()) + depth_delta < 0)
+                       depth_delta = 0;
+
+               // Set the right depth so that we are not too deep or shallow.
+               tmpbuf->params().depth(tmpbuf->params().depth() + depth_delta);
+               if (tmpbuf->params().depth() > max_depth)
+                       tmpbuf->params().depth(max_depth);
+
+               // Only set this from the 2nd on as the 2nd depends
+               // for maxDepth still on pit.
+               if (tmpbuf != insertion.begin())
+                       max_depth = tmpbuf->getMaxDepthAfter();
+
+               // Set the inset owner of this paragraph.
+               tmpbuf->setInsetOwner(pars[pit].inInset());
+               for (pos_type i = 0; i < tmpbuf->size(); ++i) {
+                       if (tmpbuf->getChar(i) == Paragraph::META_INSET) {
+                               if (!pars[pit].insetAllowed(tmpbuf->getInset(i)->lyxCode()))
+                                       tmpbuf->erase(i--);
                        }
                }
-               delete buf;
-               buf = tmpbuf;
-               *endpar = tmppar->next();
-               pos = tmppos;
-       } else {
-               // many paragraphs
-               
-               // make a copy of the simple cut_buffer
-               Paragraph * tmpbuf = buf;
-               Paragraph * simple_cut_clone = new Paragraph(*tmpbuf, false);
-               Paragraph * tmpbuf2 = simple_cut_clone;
-               
-               while (tmpbuf->next()) {
-                       tmpbuf = tmpbuf->next();
-                       tmpbuf2->next(new Paragraph(*tmpbuf, false));
-                       tmpbuf2->next()->previous(tmpbuf2);
-                       tmpbuf2 = tmpbuf2->next();
-               }
-               
-               // make sure there is no class difference
-               SwitchLayoutsBetweenClasses(textclass, tc, buf);
-               
-               // make the buf exactly the same layout than
-               // the cursor paragraph
-               buf->makeSameLayout(*par);
-               
-               // find the end of the buffer
-               Paragraph * lastbuffer = buf;
-               while (lastbuffer->next())
-                       lastbuffer = lastbuffer->next();
-               
-               bool paste_the_end = false;
-               
-               // open the paragraph for inserting the buf
-               // if necessary
-               if (((*par)->size() > pos) || !(*par)->next()) {
-                       (*par)->breakParagraphConservative(current_view->buffer()->params,
-                                                          pos);
-                       paste_the_end = true;
-               }
-               // set the end for redoing later
-               *endpar = (*par)->next()->next();
-               
-               // paste it!
-               lastbuffer->next((*par)->next());
-               (*par)->next()->previous(lastbuffer);
-               
-               (*par)->next(buf);
-               buf->previous(*par);
-               
-               if ((*par)->next() == lastbuffer)
-                       lastbuffer = *par;
-               
-               (*par)->pasteParagraph(current_view->buffer()->params);
-               // store the new cursor position
-               *par = lastbuffer;
-               pos = lastbuffer->size();
-               // maybe some pasting
-               if (lastbuffer->next() && paste_the_end) {
-                       if (lastbuffer->next()->hasSameLayout(lastbuffer)) {
-                               lastbuffer->pasteParagraph(current_view->buffer()->params);
-                       } else if (!lastbuffer->next()->size()) {
-                               lastbuffer->next()->makeSameLayout(lastbuffer);
-                               lastbuffer->pasteParagraph(current_view->buffer()->params);
-                       } else if (!lastbuffer->size()) {
-                               lastbuffer->makeSameLayout(lastbuffer->next());
-                               lastbuffer->pasteParagraph(current_view->buffer()->params);
-                       } else
-                               lastbuffer->next()->stripLeadingSpaces(tc);
+       }
+
+       // Make the buf exactly the same layout as the cursor paragraph.
+       insertion.begin()->makeSameLayout(pars[pit]);
+
+       // Prepare the paragraphs and insets for insertion.
+       // A couple of insets store buffer references so need updating.
+       InsetText in;
+       std::swap(in.paragraphs(), insertion);
+
+       ParIterator fpit = ParIterator(in, 0);
+       ParIterator fend = ParIterator(DocumentIterator());
+
+       for (; fpit != fend; ++fpit) {
+               InsetList::iterator lit = fpit->insetlist.begin();
+               InsetList::iterator eit = fpit->insetlist.end();
+
+               for (; lit != eit; ++lit) {
+                       switch (lit->inset->lyxCode()) {
+                       case InsetOld::TABULAR_CODE: {
+                               InsetTabular * it = static_cast<InsetTabular*>(lit->inset);
+                               it->buffer(const_cast<Buffer*>(&buffer));
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       default:
+                               break; // nothing
+                       }
                }
-               // restore the simple cut buffer
-               buf = simple_cut_clone;
        }
+       std::swap(in.paragraphs(), insertion);
        
-       return true;
-}
+       // Split the paragraph for inserting the buf if necessary.
+       bool did_split = false;
+       if (pars[pit].size() || pit + 1 == par_type(pars.size())) {
+               breakParagraphConservative(buffer.params(), pars, pit, pos);
+               did_split = true;
+       }
 
+       // Paste it!
+       pars.insert(pars.begin() + pit + 1, insertion.begin(), insertion.end());
+       mergeParagraph(buffer.params(), pars, pit);
 
-int CutAndPaste::nrOfParagraphs()
-{
-       if (!buf)
-               return 0;
+       par_type last_paste = pit + insertion.size() - 1;
        
-       int n = 1;
-       Paragraph * tmppar = buf;
-       while(tmppar->next()) {
-               ++n;
-               tmppar = tmppar->next();
+       // Store the new cursor position.
+       pit = last_paste;
+       pos = pars[last_paste].size();
+
+       // Maybe some pasting.
+       if (did_split && last_paste + 1 != par_type(pars.size())) {
+               if (pars[last_paste + 1].hasSameLayout(pars[last_paste])) {
+                       mergeParagraph(buffer.params(), pars, last_paste);
+               } else if (pars[last_paste + 1].empty()) {
+                       pars[last_paste + 1].makeSameLayout(pars[last_paste]);
+                       mergeParagraph(buffer.params(), pars, last_paste);
+               } else if (pars[last_paste].empty()) {
+                       pars[last_paste].makeSameLayout(pars[last_paste + 1]);
+                       mergeParagraph(buffer.params(), pars, last_paste);
+               } else {
+                       pars[last_paste + 1].stripLeadingSpaces();
+                       ++last_paste;
+               }
        }
-       return n;
+
+       return make_pair(PitPosPair(pit, pos), last_paste + 1);
 }
 
 
-int CutAndPaste::SwitchLayoutsBetweenClasses(LyXTextClassList::size_type c1,
-                                            LyXTextClassList::size_type c2,
-                                            Paragraph * par)
+pair<PitPosPair, par_type>
+pasteSelection(Buffer const & buffer, ParagraphList & pars,
+       par_type pit, int pos, textclass_type tc, ErrorList & errorlist)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       if (!par || c1 == c2)
-               return ret;
-       
-       while (par) {
-               string const name = textclasslist.NameOfLayout(c1,
-                                                              par->layout);
-               int lay = 0;
-               pair<bool, LyXTextClass::LayoutList::size_type> pp =
-                       textclasslist.NumberOfLayout(c2, name);
-               if (pp.first) {
-                       lay = pp.second;
-               } else { // layout not found
-                       // use default layout "Standard" (0)
-                       lay = 0;
-               }
-               par->layout = lay;
-               
-               if (name != textclasslist.NameOfLayout(c2, par->layout)) {
-                       ++ret;
-                       string const s = _("Layout had to be changed from\n")
-                               + name + _(" to ")
-                               + textclasslist.NameOfLayout(c2, par->layout)
-                               + _("\nbecause of class conversion from\n")
-                               + textclasslist.NameOfClass(c1) + _(" to ")
-                               + textclasslist.NameOfClass(c2);
-                       InsetError * new_inset = new InsetError(s);
-                       par->insertInset(0, new_inset);
-               }
-               par = par->next();
-       }
-       return ret;
+       return pasteSelection(buffer, pars, pit, pos, tc, 0, errorlist);
 }
 
 
-bool CutAndPaste::checkPastePossible(Paragraph *)
+int nrOfParagraphs()
 {
-       if (!buf) return false;
-       
-       return true;
+       return cuts.empty() ? 0 : cuts[0].first.size();
+}
+
+
+bool checkPastePossible()
+{
+       return !cuts.empty() && !cuts[0].first.empty();
+}
+
+
+void cutSelection(LCursor & cur, bool doclear, bool realcut)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+       // Stuff what we got on the clipboard. Even if there is no selection.
+
+       // There is a problem with having the stuffing here in that the
+       // larger the selection the slower LyX will get. This can be
+       // solved by running the line below only when the selection has
+       // finished. The solution used currently just works, to make it
+       // faster we need to be more clever and probably also have more
+       // calls to stuffClipboard. (Lgb)
+       cur.bv().stuffClipboard(cur.selectionAsString(true));
+
+       // This doesn't make sense, if there is no selection
+       if (!cur.selection())
+               return;
+
+       // OK, we have a selection. This is always between cur.selBegin()
+       // and cur.selEnd()
+
+       // make sure that the depth behind the selection are restored, too
+       recordUndoSelection(cur);
+       par_type begpit = cur.selBegin().par();
+       par_type endpit = cur.selEnd().par();
+
+       int endpos = cur.selEnd().pos();
+
+       BufferParams const & bufparams = cur.bv().buffer()->params();
+       boost::tie(endpit, endpos) = realcut ?
+               cutSelection(bufparams,
+                                         text->paragraphs(),
+                                         begpit, endpit,
+                                         cur.selBegin().pos(), endpos,
+                                         bufparams.textclass,
+                                         doclear)
+               : eraseSelection(bufparams,
+                                             text->paragraphs(),
+                                             begpit, endpit,
+                                             cur.selBegin().pos(), endpos,
+                                             doclear);
+       // sometimes necessary
+       if (doclear)
+               text->paragraphs()[begpit].stripLeadingSpaces();
+
+       text->redoParagraphs(begpit, begpit + 1);
+       // cutSelection can invalidate the cursor so we need to set
+       // it anew. (Lgb)
+       // we prefer the end for when tracking changes
+       cur.pos() = endpos;
+       cur.par() = endpit;
+
+       // need a valid cursor. (Lgb)
+       cur.clearSelection();
+       text->updateCounters();
+}
+
+
+void copySelection(LCursor & cur)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+       // stuff the selection onto the X clipboard, from an explicit copy request
+       cur.bv().stuffClipboard(cur.selectionAsString(true));
+
+       // this doesn't make sense, if there is no selection
+       if (!cur.selection())
+               return;
+
+       // ok we have a selection. This is always between cur.selBegin()
+       // and sel_end cursor
+
+       // copy behind a space if there is one
+       ParagraphList & pars = text->paragraphs();
+       pos_type pos = cur.selBegin().pos();
+       par_type par = cur.selBegin().par();
+       while (pos < pars[par].size()
+              && pars[par].isLineSeparator(pos)
+              && (par != cur.selEnd().par() || pos < cur.selEnd().pos()))
+               ++pos;
+
+       copySelection(pars, par, cur.selEnd().par(),
+               pos, cur.selEnd().pos(), cur.bv().buffer()->params().textclass);
+}
+
+
+void pasteSelection(LCursor & cur, size_t sel_index)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+       // this does not make sense, if there is nothing to paste
+       if (!checkPastePossible())
+               return;
+
+       recordUndo(cur);
+
+       par_type endpit;
+       PitPosPair ppp;
+
+       ErrorList el;
+
+       boost::tie(ppp, endpit) =
+               pasteSelection(*cur.bv().buffer(),
+                                           text->paragraphs(),
+                                           cur.par(), cur.pos(),
+                                           cur.bv().buffer()->params().textclass,
+                                           sel_index, el);
+       bufferErrors(*cur.bv().buffer(), el);
+       text->bv()->showErrorList(_("Paste"));
+
+       text->redoParagraphs(cur.par(), endpit);
+
+       cur.clearSelection();
+       cur.resetAnchor();
+       text->setCursor(cur, ppp.first, ppp.second);
+       cur.setSelection();
+       text->updateCounters();
+}
+
+
+void setSelectionRange(LCursor & cur, pos_type length)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+       if (!length)
+               return;
+       cur.resetAnchor();
+       while (length--)
+               text->cursorRight(cur);
+       cur.setSelection();
+}
+
+
+// simple replacing. The font of the first selected character is used
+void replaceSelectionWithString(LCursor & cur, string const & str)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+       recordUndo(cur);
+
+       // Get font setting before we cut
+       pos_type pos = cur.selEnd().pos();
+       LyXFont const font = text->getPar(cur.selBegin().par()).
+               getFontSettings(cur.bv().buffer()->params(), cur.selBegin().pos());
+
+       // Insert the new string
+       string::const_iterator cit = str.begin();
+       string::const_iterator end = str.end();
+       for (; cit != end; ++cit, ++pos)
+               text->getPar(cur.selEnd().par()).insertChar(pos, (*cit), font);
+
+       // Cut the selection
+       cutSelection(cur, true, false);
 }
+
+
+void replaceSelection(LCursor & cur)
+{
+       if (cur.selection())
+               cutSelection(cur, true, false);
+}
+
+
+// only used by the spellchecker
+void replaceWord(LCursor & cur, string const & replacestring)
+{
+       LyXText * text = cur.text();
+       BOOST_ASSERT(text);
+
+       replaceSelectionWithString(cur, replacestring);
+       setSelectionRange(cur, replacestring.length());
+
+       // Go back so that replacement string is also spellchecked
+       for (string::size_type i = 0; i < replacestring.length() + 1; ++i)
+               text->cursorLeft(cur);
+}
+
+
+} // namespace cap
+} // namespace lyx