Buffer * newUnnamedFile(support::FileName const & path,
std::string const & prefix, std::string const & templatename = "");
-/// Count the number of words in the text between these two iterators
-int countWords(DocIterator const & from, DocIterator const & to);
-
-/// Count the number of chars in the text between these two iterators
-int countChars(DocIterator const & from, DocIterator const & to, bool with_blanks);
+/// Load the file with name \c fname, and returns the buffer. If the
+/// file was already loaded it just returns the associated buffer.
+Buffer * loadIfNeeded(support::FileName const & fname);
} // namespace lyx