namespace cap {
-///
+/// Get all elements of the cut buffer in plain text format.
std::vector<docstring> const availableSelections(Buffer const & buffer);
-///
+/// Get the number of available elements in the cut buffer.
size_type numberOfSelections();
-///
+/// Get the sel_index-th element of the cut buffer in plain text format.
docstring getSelection(Buffer const & buffer, size_t sel_index);
-/* Replace using the font of the first selected character and select
+/**
+ * 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.
+ * Does handle undo.
*/
void replaceSelectionWithString(LCursor & cur, docstring const & str,
bool backwards);
-/// replace selection helper
+/// If a selection exists, delete it without pushing it to the cut buffer.
+/// Does handle undo.
void replaceSelection(LCursor & cur);
-///
+/**
+ * Cut the current selection and possibly push it to the cut buffer and
+ * system clipboard.
+ * Does handle undo.
+ * \param doclear If this is true: Delete leading spaces in paragraphs before
+ * they get merged.
+ * \param realcut If this is true: Push the selection to the cut buffer and
+ * system clipboard. Set this to false to only delete the
+ * selection.
+ */
void cutSelection(LCursor & cur, bool doclear = true, bool realcut = true);
-///
+/// Push the current selection to the cut buffer and the system clipboard.
void copySelection(LCursor & cur);
-///
-void pasteSelection(LCursor & cur, ErrorList &, size_t sel_index = 0);
+/**
+ * Push the current selection to the cut buffer and the system clipboard.
+ * \param plaintext plain text version of the selection for the system
+ * clipboard
+ */
+void copySelection(LCursor & cur, docstring const & plaintext);
+/// Push the selection buffer to the cut buffer.
+void copySelectionToStack();
+/// Store the current selection in the internal selection buffer
+void saveSelection(LCursor & cur);
+/// Is a selection available in our selection buffer?
+bool selection();
+/// Clear our selection buffer
+void clearSelection();
+/// Paste the current selection at \p cur
+/// Does handle undo. Does only work in text, not mathed.
+void pasteSelection(LCursor & cur, ErrorList &);
+/// Replace the current selection with the clipboard contents (internal or
+/// external: which is newer)
+/// Does handle undo. Does only work in text, not mathed.
+void pasteClipboard(LCursor & cur, ErrorList & errorList, bool asParagraphs = true);
+/// Replace the current selection with cut buffer \c sel_index
+/// Does handle undo. Does only work in text, not mathed.
+void pasteFromStack(LCursor & cur, ErrorList & errorList, size_t sel_index);
/// 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 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(LCursor const & cur);
-///
+/// Erase the current selection.
+/// Does not handle undo. Does only work if the whole selection is in mathed.
void eraseSelection(LCursor & 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(LCursor & 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(LCursor & cur);
-/// clears or deletes selection depending on lyxrc setting
+/// 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(LCursor & cur);
-/// pastes n-th element of cut buffer
-void selPaste(LCursor & cur, size_t n);
/** Tabular has its own paste stack for multiple cells
* but it needs to know whether there is a more recent