]> git.lyx.org Git - lyx.git/blobdiff - src/insets/InsetInfo.cpp
Move Lexer to support/ directory (and lyx::support namespace)
[lyx.git] / src / insets / InsetInfo.cpp
index a1ce48fe4b95c8b0086c5c33bdccd2941e21591f..cfb5b7eafc6869a2af6cad6eeb752b4ba6bf8fc9 100644 (file)
@@ -4,31 +4,42 @@
  * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
  *
  * \author Bo Peng
+ * \author Jürgen Spitzmüller
  *
  * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
  */
 #include <config.h>
 
 #include "InsetInfo.h"
-
+#include "LyX.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "BufferParams.h"
 #include "BufferView.h"
+#include "Changes.h"
+#include "Cursor.h"
+#include "CutAndPaste.h"
+#include "Font.h"
 #include "FuncRequest.h"
 #include "FuncStatus.h"
 #include "InsetGraphics.h"
 #include "InsetSpecialChar.h"
 #include "KeyMap.h"
 #include "LaTeXFeatures.h"
+#include "Language.h"
 #include "LayoutFile.h"
 #include "LyXAction.h"
 #include "LyXRC.h"
 #include "LyXVC.h"
-#include "Lexer.h"
+#include "output_docbook.h"
+#include "Paragraph.h"
+#include "ParIterator.h"
 #include "ParagraphParameters.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 #include "frontends/Application.h"
 
+#include "support/Changer.h"
+#include "support/convert.h"
 #include "support/debug.h"
 #include "support/docstream.h"
 #include "support/docstring_list.h"
 #include "support/FileName.h"
 #include "support/filetools.h"
 #include "support/gettext.h"
+#include "support/Length.h"
+#include "support/Lexer.h"
+#include "support/Messages.h"
 #include "support/lstrings.h"
+#include "support/qstring_helpers.h"
+#include "support/Translator.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include <tuple>
+
+#include <QtGui/QImage>
+#include <QDate>
+#include <QLocale>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace lyx::support;
@@ -47,21 +68,29 @@ namespace lyx {
 
 namespace {
 
-typedef Translator<InsetInfo::info_type, string> NameTranslator;
+typedef Translator<InsetInfoParams::info_type, string> NameTranslator;
 
 NameTranslator const initTranslator()
-{      
-       NameTranslator translator(InsetInfo::UNKNOWN_INFO, "unknown");
-
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::SHORTCUTS_INFO, "shortcuts");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::SHORTCUT_INFO, "shortcut");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::LYXRC_INFO, "lyxrc");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::PACKAGE_INFO, "package");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::TEXTCLASS_INFO, "textclass");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::MENU_INFO, "menu");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::ICON_INFO, "icon");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::BUFFER_INFO, "buffer");
-       translator.addPair(InsetInfo::LYX_INFO, "lyxinfo");
+{
+       NameTranslator translator(InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO, "unknown");
+
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO, "shortcuts");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO, "shortcut");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO, "lyxrc");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO, "package");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO, "textclass");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO, "menu");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO, "l7n");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO, "icon");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO, "buffer");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO, "lyxinfo");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO, "vcs");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO, "date");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO, "moddate");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO, "fixdate");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO, "time");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO, "modtime");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO, "fixtime");
 
        return translator;
 }
@@ -73,8 +102,366 @@ NameTranslator const & nameTranslator()
        return translator;
 }
 
+
+typedef Translator<InsetInfoParams::info_type, string> DefaultValueTranslator;
+
+DefaultValueTranslator const initDVTranslator()
+{
+       DefaultValueTranslator translator(InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO, "");
+
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO, "info-insert");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO, "info-insert");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO, "user_name");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO, "graphics");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO, "article");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO, "info-insert");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO, "");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO, "info-insert");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO, "name-noext");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO, "version");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO, "revision");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO, "loclong");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO, "loclong");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO, "loclong");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO, "long");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO, "long");
+       translator.addPair(InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO, "long");
+
+       return translator;
+}
+
+/// The translator between the information type enum and some sensible default value.
+DefaultValueTranslator const & defaultValueTranslator()
+{
+       static DefaultValueTranslator const translator = initDVTranslator();
+       return translator;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// InsetInfoParams
+//
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+InsetInfoParams infoparams;
+
+namespace{
+set<string> getTexFileList(string const & filename)
+{
+       set<string> list;
+       FileName const file = libFileSearch(string(), filename);
+       if (file.empty())
+               return list;
+
+       // FIXME Unicode.
+       vector<docstring> doclist =
+               getVectorFromString(file.fileContents("UTF-8"), from_ascii("\n"));
+
+       // Normalise paths like /foo//bar ==> /foo/bar
+       // No "auto const &" because doc is modified later
+       // coverity[auto_causes_copy]
+       for (auto doc : doclist) {
+               doc = subst(doc, from_ascii("\r"), docstring());
+               while (contains(doc, from_ascii("//")))
+                       doc = subst(doc, from_ascii("//"), from_ascii("/"));
+               if (!doc.empty())
+                       list.insert(removeExtension(onlyFileName(to_utf8(doc))));
+       }
+
+       // remove duplicates
+       return list;
+}
+
+bool translateString(docstring const & in, docstring & out, string const & lcode)
+{
+       out = translateIfPossible(in, lcode);
+       return in != out;
+}
+
+
+docstring getDate(string const & iname, QDate const date, Language const * lang)
+{
+       QLocale loc;
+       if (lang)
+               loc = QLocale(toqstr(lang->code()));
+       if (iname == "long")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, QLocale::LongFormat));
+       else if (iname == "short")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, QLocale::ShortFormat));
+       else if (iname == "ISO")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(date.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+       else if (iname == "loclong")
+               return lang ? qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, toqstr(lang->dateFormat(0))))
+                           : _("No long date format (language unknown)!");
+       else if (iname == "locmedium")
+               return lang ? qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, toqstr(lang->dateFormat(1))))
+                           : _("No medium date format (language unknown)!");
+       else if (iname == "locshort")
+               return lang ? qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, toqstr(lang->dateFormat(2))))
+                               : _("No short date format (language unknown)!");
+       else
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(date, toqstr(iname)));
+}
+
+
+docstring getTime(string const & iname, QTime const time, Language const * lang)
+{
+       QLocale loc;
+       if (lang)
+               loc = QLocale(toqstr(lang->code()));
+       if (iname == "long")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(time, QLocale::LongFormat));
+       else if (iname == "short")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(time, QLocale::ShortFormat));
+       else if (iname == "ISO")
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(time.toString(Qt::ISODate));
+       else
+               return qstring_to_ucs4(loc.toString(time, toqstr(iname)));
+}
 } // namespace anon
 
+
+vector<pair<string,docstring>> InsetInfoParams::getArguments(Buffer const * buf,
+                                                            string const & itype) const
+{
+       vector<pair<string,docstring>> result;
+
+       switch (nameTranslator().find(itype)) {
+       case UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               result.push_back(make_pair("invalid", _("Please select a valid type!")));
+               break;
+
+       case SHORTCUT_INFO:
+       case SHORTCUTS_INFO:
+       case MENU_INFO:
+       case ICON_INFO: {
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               for (auto const & name_code : lyxaction) {
+                       string const lfun = name_code.first;
+                       if (!lfun.empty())
+                               result.push_back(make_pair(lfun, from_ascii(lfun)));
+               }
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case L7N_INFO:
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               break;
+
+       case LYXRC_INFO: {
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               set<string> rcs = lyxrc.getRCs();
+               for (auto const & rc : rcs)
+                       result.push_back(make_pair(rc, from_ascii(rc)));
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case PACKAGE_INFO:
+       case TEXTCLASS_INFO: {
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               string const filename = (itype == "package") ? "styFiles.lst"
+                                                           : "clsFiles.lst";
+               set<string> flist = getTexFileList(filename);
+               for (auto const & f : flist)
+                       result.push_back(make_pair(f, from_utf8(f)));
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case BUFFER_INFO:
+               result.push_back(make_pair("name", _("File name (with extension)")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("name-noext", _("File name (without extension)")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("path", _("File path")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("class", _("Used text class")));
+               break;
+
+       case VCS_INFO: {
+               if (!buf->lyxvc().inUse()) {
+                       result.push_back(make_pair("invalid", _("No version control!")));
+                       break;
+               }
+               result.push_back(make_pair("revision", _("Revision[[Version Control]]")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("revision-abbrev", _("Abbreviated revision[[Version Control]]")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("tree-revision", _("Tree revision")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("author", _("Author")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("date", _("Date")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("time", _("Time[[of day]]")));
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case LYX_INFO:
+               result.push_back(make_pair("version", _("LyX version")));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("layoutformat", _("LyX layout format")));
+               break;
+
+       case FIXDATE_INFO:
+       case DATE_INFO:
+       case MODDATE_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, use parseDate instead.
+               string const dt = split(name, '@');
+               QDate date;
+               if (itype == "moddate")
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+                       date = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buf->fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#else
+                       date = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buf->fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#endif
+               else if (itype == "fixdate" && !dt.empty()) {
+                       QDate const gdate = QDate::fromString(toqstr(dt), Qt::ISODate);
+                       date = (gdate.isValid()) ? gdate : QDate::currentDate();
+               } else
+                       date = QDate::currentDate();
+               result.push_back(make_pair("long",getDate("long", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("short", getDate("short", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("loclong", getDate("loclong", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("locmedium", getDate("locmedium", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("locshort", getDate("locshort", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("ISO", getDate("ISO", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("yyyy", getDate("yyyy", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("MMMM", getDate("MMMM", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("MMM", getDate("MMM", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("dddd", getDate("dddd", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("ddd", getDate("ddd", date, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               break;
+       }
+       case FIXTIME_INFO:
+       case TIME_INFO:
+       case MODTIME_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, use parseTime instead.
+               string const tt = split(name, '@');
+               QTime time;
+               if (itype == "modtime")
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+                       time = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buf->fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#else
+                       time = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buf->fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#endif
+               else if (itype == "fixtime" && !tt.empty()) {
+                       QTime const gtime = QTime::fromString(toqstr(tt), Qt::ISODate);
+                       time = (gtime.isValid()) ? gtime : QTime::currentTime();
+               } else
+                       time = QTime::currentTime();
+               result.push_back(make_pair("long",getTime("long", time, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("short", getTime("short", time, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("ISO", getTime("ISO", time, lang)));
+               result.push_back(make_pair("custom", _("Custom")));
+               break;
+       }
+       }
+
+       return result;
+}
+
+
+bool InsetInfoParams::validateArgument(Buffer const * buf, docstring const & arg,
+                                      bool const usedefaults) const
+{
+       string type;
+       string name = trim(split(to_utf8(arg), type, ' '));
+       if (name.empty() && usedefaults)
+               name = defaultValueTranslator().find(type);
+
+       switch (nameTranslator().find(type)) {
+       case UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               return false;
+
+       case SHORTCUT_INFO:
+       case SHORTCUTS_INFO:
+       case MENU_INFO: {
+               FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name);
+               return func.action() != LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION;
+       }
+
+       case L7N_INFO:
+               return !name.empty();
+
+       case ICON_INFO: {
+               FuncCode const action = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name).action();
+               if (action == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
+                       string dir = "images";
+                       return !imageLibFileSearch(dir, name, "svgz,png").empty();
+               }
+               return true;
+       }
+
+       case LYXRC_INFO: {
+               set<string> rcs = lyxrc.getRCs();
+               return rcs.find(name) != rcs.end();
+       }
+
+       case PACKAGE_INFO:
+       case TEXTCLASS_INFO:
+               return true;
+
+       case BUFFER_INFO:
+               return (name == "name" || name == "name-noext"
+                       || name == "path" || name == "class");
+
+       case VCS_INFO:
+               if (name == "revision" || name == "revision-abbrev" || name == "tree-revision"
+                   || name == "author" || name == "date" || name == "time")
+                       return buf->lyxvc().inUse();
+               return false;
+
+       case LYX_INFO:
+               return name == "version" || name == "layoutformat";
+
+       case FIXDATE_INFO: {
+               string date;
+               string piece;
+               date = split(name, piece, '@');
+               if (!date.empty() && !QDate::fromString(toqstr(date), Qt::ISODate).isValid())
+                       return false;
+               if (!piece.empty())
+                       name = piece;
+       }
+       // fall through
+       case DATE_INFO:
+       case MODDATE_INFO: {
+               if (name == "long" || name == "short" || name == "ISO")
+                       return true;
+               else {
+                       QDate date = QDate::currentDate();
+                       return !date.toString(toqstr(name)).isEmpty();
+               }
+       }
+       case FIXTIME_INFO: {
+               string time;
+               string piece;
+               time = split(name, piece, '@');
+               if (!time.empty() && !QTime::fromString(toqstr(time), Qt::ISODate).isValid())
+                       return false;
+               if (!piece.empty())
+                       name = piece;
+       }
+       // fall through
+       case TIME_INFO:
+       case MODTIME_INFO: {
+               if (name == "long" || name == "short" || name == "ISO")
+                       return true;
+               else {
+                       QTime time = QTime::currentTime();
+                       return !time.toString(toqstr(name)).isEmpty();
+               }
+       }
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
+string InsetInfoParams::infoType() const
+{
+       return nameTranslator().find(type);
+}
+
+
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // InsetInfo
@@ -82,39 +469,136 @@ NameTranslator const & nameTranslator()
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
-       
-InsetInfo::InsetInfo(Buffer * buf, string const & name) 
-       : InsetCollapsable(buf), type_(UNKNOWN_INFO), name_()
+namespace {
+
+class InsetGraphicsTight : public InsetGraphics
 {
-       setAutoBreakRows(true);
-       setInfo(name);
-       status_ = Collapsed;
+public:
+       ///
+       explicit InsetGraphicsTight(Buffer * buf) : InsetGraphics(buf) {}
+
+       ///
+       int leftOffset(BufferView const *) const override { return 0; }
+       ///
+       int rightOffset(BufferView const *) const override { return 0; }
+};
+
 }
 
 
-Inset * InsetInfo::editXY(Cursor & cur, int x, int y)
+InsetInfo::InsetInfo(Buffer * buf, string const & info)
+       : InsetCollapsible(buf), initialized_(false)
 {
-       // do not allow the cursor to be set in this Inset
-       return Inset::editXY(cur, x, y);
+       params_.type = InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO;
+       params_.force_ltr = false;
+       setInfo(info);
+       status_ = Collapsed;
 }
 
 
-string InsetInfo::infoType() const
+Inset * InsetInfo::editXY(Cursor & cur, int x, int y)
 {
-       return nameTranslator().find(type_);
+       // do not allow the cursor to be set in this Inset
+       return Inset::editXY(cur, x, y);
 }
 
 
-docstring InsetInfo::name() const 
+docstring InsetInfo::layoutName() const
 {
-       return from_ascii("Info:" + infoType());
+       return from_ascii("Info:" + params_.infoType());
 }
 
 
 docstring InsetInfo::toolTip(BufferView const &, int, int) const
 {
-       return bformat(_("Information regarding %1$s '%2$s'"),
-                       _(infoType()), from_utf8(name_));
+       docstring result;
+       switch (nameTranslator().find(params_.infoType())) {
+       case InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               result = _("Invalid information inset");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("The keybard shortcut for the function '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("The keybard shortcuts for the function '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO: 
+               result = bformat(_("The menu location for the function '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO: 
+               result = bformat(_("The localization for the string '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("The toolbar icon for the function '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("The preference setting for the preference key '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("Availability of the LaTeX package '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO:
+               result = bformat(_("Availability of the LaTeX class '%1$s'"),
+                               from_utf8(params_.name));
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO:
+               if (params_.name == "name")
+                       result = _("The name of this file (incl. extension)");
+               else if (params_.name == "name-noext")
+                       result = _("The name of this file (without extension)");
+               else if (params_.name == "path")
+                       result = _("The path where this file is saved");
+               else if (params_.name == "class")
+                       result = _("The class this document uses");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO:
+               if (params_.name == "revision")
+                       result = _("Version control revision");
+               else if (params_.name == "revision-abbrev")
+                       result = _("Version control abbreviated revision");
+               else if (params_.name == "tree-revision")
+                       result = _("Version control tree revision");
+               else if (params_.name == "author")
+                        result = _("Version control author");
+               else if (params_.name == "date")
+                       result = _("Version control date");
+               else if (params_.name == "time")
+                       result = _("Version control time");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO:
+               if (params_.name == "version")
+                       result = _("The current LyX version");
+               else if (params_.name == "layoutformat")
+                       result = _("The current LyX layout format");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+               result = _("The current date");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+               result = _("The date of last save");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO:
+               result = _("A static date");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+               result = _("The current time");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+               result = _("The time of last save");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO:
+               result = _("A static time");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return result;
 }
 
 
@@ -127,60 +611,26 @@ void InsetInfo::read(Lexer & lex)
                if (token == "type") {
                        lex.next();
                        token = lex.getString();
-                       type_ = nameTranslator().find(token);
+                       params_.type = nameTranslator().find(token);
                } else if (token == "arg") {
                        lex.next(true);
-                       name_ = lex.getString();
+                       params_.name = lex.getString();
                } else if (token == "\\end_inset")
                        break;
-       }       
+       }
        if (token != "\\end_inset") {
                lex.printError("Missing \\end_inset at this point");
                throw ExceptionMessage(WarningException,
                        _("Missing \\end_inset at this point."),
                        from_utf8(token));
        }
-       updateInfo();
 }
 
 
 void InsetInfo::write(ostream & os) const
 {
-       os << "Info\ntype  \"" << infoType() 
-          << "\"\narg   " << Lexer::quoteString(name_);
-}
-
-
-bool InsetInfo::validateModifyArgument(docstring const & arg) const
-{
-       string type;
-       string const name = trim(split(to_utf8(arg), type, ' '));
-       switch (nameTranslator().find(type)) {
-       case UNKNOWN_INFO:
-               return false;
-       case SHORTCUT_INFO:
-       case SHORTCUTS_INFO:
-       case MENU_INFO:
-       case ICON_INFO: {
-               FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name);
-               return func.action() != LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION;
-       }
-       case LYXRC_INFO: {
-               ostringstream oss;
-               lyxrc.write(oss, true, name);
-               return !oss.str().empty();
-       }
-       case PACKAGE_INFO:
-       case TEXTCLASS_INFO:
-               return true;
-       case BUFFER_INFO:
-               return name == "name" || name == "path" || name == "class" ||
-                      name == "vcs-revision" || name == "vcs-tree-revision" ||
-                      name == "vcs-author" || name == "vcs-date" || name == "vcs-time";
-       case LYX_INFO:
-               return name == "version";
-       }
-       return false;
+       os << "Info\ntype  \"" << params_.infoType()
+          << "\"\narg   " << Lexer::quoteString(params_.name);
 }
 
 
@@ -196,19 +646,31 @@ bool InsetInfo::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 {
        switch (cmd.action()) {
        case LFUN_INSET_SETTINGS:
-               return InsetCollapsable::getStatus(cur, cmd, flag);
-               
+               return InsetCollapsible::getStatus(cur, cmd, flag);
+
        case LFUN_INSET_DIALOG_UPDATE:
+       case LFUN_INSET_COPY_AS:
+       case LFUN_INSET_DISSOLVE:
                flag.setEnabled(true);
                return true;
-               
+
        case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY:
-               if (validateModifyArgument(cmd.argument())) {
+               if (nameTranslator().find(cmd.getArg(0)) == InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO)
+                       return Inset::getStatus(cur, cmd, flag);
+               if (params_.validateArgument(&buffer(), cmd.argument())) {
                        flag.setEnabled(true);
+                       string typestr;
+                       string name = trim(split(to_utf8(cmd.argument()), typestr, ' '));
+                       InsetInfoParams::info_type type = nameTranslator().find(typestr);
+                       string origname = params_.name;
+                       if (type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO
+                           || type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO)
+                               split(params_.name, origname, '@');
+                       flag.setOnOff(type == params_.type && name == origname);
                        return true;
                }
-               //fall back
-               
+               //fall through
+
        default:
                return false;
        }
@@ -217,200 +679,1483 @@ bool InsetInfo::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 
 void InsetInfo::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 {
-       // allow selection, copy but not cut, delete etc
        switch (cmd.action()) {
-       case LFUN_INSET_SETTINGS:
-               InsetCollapsable::doDispatch(cur, cmd);
-               break;
-
        case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY:
+               if (nameTranslator().find(cmd.getArg(0)) == InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO) {
+                       cur.undispatched();
+                       break;
+               }
+               cur.recordUndo();
                setInfo(to_utf8(cmd.argument()));
+               cur.forceBufferUpdate();
+               initialized_ = false;
+               break;
+
+       case LFUN_INSET_COPY_AS: {
+               cap::clearSelection();
+               Cursor copy(cur);
+               copy.pushBackward(*this);
+               copy.pit() = 0;
+               copy.pos() = 0;
+               copy.resetAnchor();
+               copy.pit() = copy.lastpit();
+               copy.pos() = copy.lastpos();
+               copy.setSelection();
+               cap::copySelection(copy);
                break;
+       }
 
        default:
+               InsetCollapsible::doDispatch(cur, cmd);
                break;
        }
 }
 
 
-void InsetInfo::setInfo(string const & name)
+void InsetInfo::setInfo(string const & info)
 {
-       if (name.empty())
+       if (info.empty())
                return;
+
+       string saved_date_specifier;
+       // Store old date specifier for potential re-use
+       if (!params_.name.empty())
+               saved_date_specifier = split(params_.name, '@');
        // info_type name
        string type;
-       name_ = trim(split(name, type, ' '));
-       type_ = nameTranslator().find(type);
-       updateInfo();
+       params_.name = trim(split(info, type, ' '));
+       params_.type = nameTranslator().find(type);
+       if (params_.name.empty())
+               params_.name = defaultValueTranslator().find(params_.type);
+       if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO) {
+               string const date_specifier = split(params_.name, '@');
+               // If an explicit new fix date is specified, use that
+               // Otherwise, use the old one or, if there is none,
+               // the current date
+               if (date_specifier.empty()) {
+                       if (saved_date_specifier.empty())
+                               params_.name += "@" + fromqstr(QDate::currentDate().toString(Qt::ISODate));
+                       else
+                               params_.name += "@" + saved_date_specifier;
+               }
+       }
+       else if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO) {
+               string const time_specifier = split(params_.name, '@');
+               // If an explicit new fix time is specified, use that
+               // Otherwise, use the old one or, if there is none,
+               // the current time
+               if (time_specifier.empty()) {
+                       if (saved_date_specifier.empty())
+                               params_.name += "@" + fromqstr(QTime::currentTime().toString(Qt::ISODate));
+                       else
+                               params_.name += "@" + saved_date_specifier;
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+
+void InsetInfo::error(docstring const & err, Language const * lang)
+{
+       docstring const res = translateIfPossible(err, lang->code());
+       bool const translated = res != err;
+       // If the string is not translated, we use default lang (English)
+       Font const f = translated ? Font(inherit_font, lang) : Font(inherit_font);
+       setText(bformat(res, from_utf8(params_.name)), f, false);
 }
 
 
-void InsetInfo::error(string const & err)
+void InsetInfo::info(docstring const & err, Language const * lang)
 {
-       setText(bformat(_(err), from_utf8(name_)), 
-               Font(inherit_font, buffer().params().language), false);
+       docstring const res = translateIfPossible(err, lang->code());
+       bool const translated = res != err;
+       // If the string is not translated, we use default lang (English)
+       Font const f = translated ? Font(inherit_font, lang) : Font(inherit_font);
+       setText(translateIfPossible(err, lang->code()), f, false);
 }
 
 
-void InsetInfo::setText(docstring const & str)
+void InsetInfo::setText(docstring const & str, Language const * lang)
 {
-       setText(str, Font(inherit_font, buffer().params().language), false);
+       setText(str, Font(inherit_font, lang), false);
 }
 
 
-void InsetInfo::updateInfo()
+bool InsetInfo::forceLTR(OutputParams const &) const
 {
-       BufferParams const & bp = buffer().params();    
+       return params_.force_ltr;
+}
 
-       switch (type_) {
-       case UNKNOWN_INFO:
-               error("Unknown Info: %1$s");
+
+bool InsetInfo::forceLocalFontSwitch() const
+{
+       return params_.type == InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO
+               || params_.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO
+               || params_.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO
+               || params_.type == InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO;
+}
+
+
+void InsetInfo::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
+{
+       const_cast<InsetInfo *>(this)->build();
+       InsetCollapsible::metrics(mi, dim);
+}
+
+
+void InsetInfo::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
+{
+       Changer chg = changeVar(lyxrc.mark_foreign_language, false);
+       InsetCollapsible::draw(pi, x, y);
+}
+
+void InsetInfo::updateBuffer(ParIterator const & it, UpdateType utype, bool const deleted)
+
+{
+       // If the Buffer is a clone, then we neither need nor want to do any
+       // of what follows. We want, rather, just to inherit how things were
+       // in the original Buffer. This is especially important for VCS.
+       // Otherwise, we could in principle have different settings here
+       // than in the Buffer we were exporting.
+       // However, we need to check whether the inset is in an intitle
+       // context.
+       if (buffer().isClone()) {
+               InsetText::checkIntitleContext(it);
+               return;
+       }
+       BufferParams const & bp = buffer().params();
+       params_.lang = it.paragraph().getFontSettings(bp, it.pos()).language();
+       InsetCollapsible::updateBuffer(it, utype, deleted);
+}
+
+
+void InsetInfo::build()
+{
+       // If the Buffer is a clone, then we neither need nor want to do any
+       // of what follows. We want, rather, just to inherit how things were
+       // in the original Buffer. This is especially important for VCS.
+       // Otherwise, we could in principle have different settings here
+       // than in the Buffer we were exporting.
+       if (buffer().isClone())
+               return;
+
+       Language const * tryguilang = languages.getFromCode(Messages::guiLanguage());
+       // Some info insets use the language of the GUI (if available)
+       Language const * guilang = tryguilang ? tryguilang : params_.lang;
+
+       params_.force_ltr = !params_.lang->rightToLeft();
+       // This is just to get the string into the po files
+       docstring gui;
+       switch (params_.type) {
+       case InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               gui = _("Unknown Info!");
+               info(from_ascii("Unknown Info!"), params_.lang);
+               initialized_ = false;
                break;
-       case SHORTCUT_INFO:
-       case SHORTCUTS_INFO: {
-               FuncRequest const func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name_);
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO: {
+               // shortcuts can change, so we need to re-do this each time
+               FuncRequest const func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params_.name);
                if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
-                       error("Unknown action %1$s");
+                       gui = _("Unknown action %1$s");
+                       error(from_ascii("Unknown action %1$s"), params_.lang);
                        break;
                }
                KeyMap::Bindings bindings = theTopLevelKeymap().findBindings(func);
                if (bindings.empty()) {
-                       // It is impropriate to use error() for undefined shortcut
-                       setText(_("undefined"));
+                       gui = _("undefined");
+                       info(from_ascii("undefined"), params_.lang);
                        break;
                }
-               if (type_ == SHORTCUT_INFO)
-                       setText(bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::Portable));
-               else
-                       setText(theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::Portable));
+               docstring sequence;
+               docstring seq_untranslated;
+               if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO) {
+                       sequence = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui);
+                       seq_untranslated = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+               } else {
+                       sequence = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui);
+                       seq_untranslated = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+               }
+               // QKeySequence returns special characters for keys on the mac
+               // Since these are not included in many fonts, we
+               // re-translate them to textual names (see #10641)
+               odocstringstream ods;
+               string const lcode = params_.lang->code();
+               docstring trans;
+               bool is_translated = sequence != seq_untranslated;
+               for (char_type const c : sequence) {
+                       switch(c) {
+                       case 0x21b5://Return
+                               gui = _("Return[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Return[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21b9://Tab both directions (Win)
+                               gui = _("Tab[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Tab[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21de://Qt::Key_PageUp
+                               gui = _("PgUp");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("PgUp"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21df://Qt::Key_PageDown
+                               gui = _("PgDown");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("PgDown"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21e4://Qt::Key_Backtab
+                               gui = _("Backtab");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Backtab"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21e5://Qt::Key_Tab
+                               gui = _("Tab");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Tab"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21e7://Shift
+                               gui = _("Shift");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Shift"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x21ea://Qt::Key_CapsLock
+                               gui = _("CapsLock");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("CapsLock"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x2303://Control
+                               gui = _("Control[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Control[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x2318://CMD
+                               gui = _("Command[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Command[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x2324://Qt::Key_Enter
+                               gui = _("Return[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Return[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x2325://Option key
+                               gui = _("Option[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Option[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x2326://Qt::Key_Delete
+                               gui = _("Delete[[Key]]");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Delete[[Key]]"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x232b://Qt::Key_Backspace
+                               gui = _("Fn+Del");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Fn+Del"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       case 0x238b://Qt::Key_Escape
+                               gui = _("Esc");
+                               is_translated = translateString(from_ascii("Esc"), trans, lcode);
+                               ods << trans;
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               ods.put(c);
+                       }
+               }
+               setText(ods.str(), is_translated ? guilang : nullptr);
+               params_.force_ltr = !is_translated || (!guilang->rightToLeft() && !params_.lang->rightToLeft());
                break;
        }
-       case LYXRC_INFO: {
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO: {
+               // this information could change, if the preferences are changed,
+               // so we will recalculate each time through.
                ostringstream oss;
-               lyxrc.write(oss, true, name_);
+               if (params_.name.empty()) {
+                       gui = _("undefined");
+                       info(from_ascii("undefined"), params_.lang);
+                       break;
+               }
+               // FIXME this uses the serialization mechanism to get the info
+               // we want, which i guess works but is a bit strange.
+               lyxrc.write(oss, true, params_.name);
                string result = oss.str();
-               // remove leading \\name
-               result = result.substr(name_.size() + 2);
+               if (result.size() < 2) {
+                       gui = _("undefined");
+                       info(from_ascii("undefined"), params_.lang);
+                       break;
+               }
+               string::size_type loc = result.rfind("\n", result.size() - 2);
+               loc = loc == string::npos ? 0 : loc + 1;
+               if (result.size() < loc + params_.name.size() + 1
+                         || result.substr(loc + 1, params_.name.size()) != params_.name) {
+                       gui = _("undefined");
+                       info(from_ascii("undefined"), params_.lang);
+                       break;
+               }
+               // remove leading comments and \\name and space
+               result = result.substr(loc + params_.name.size() + 2);
+
                // remove \n and ""
                result = rtrim(result, "\n");
                result = trim(result, "\"");
-               setText(from_utf8(result));
+               gui = _("not set");
+               if (result.empty())
+                       result = "not set";
+               setText(from_utf8(result), params_.lang);
                break;
        }
-       case PACKAGE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO:
+               // TODO: away from a release, replace with getPackageInfo.
+               // only need to do this once.
+               if (initialized_)
+                       break;
                // check in packages.lst
-               setText(LaTeXFeatures::isAvailable(name_) ? _("yes") : _("no"));
+               bool available;
+               // we also allow version check with version separated by blank
+               if (contains(params_.name, ' ')) {
+                       string name;
+                       string const version = split(params_.name, name, ' ');
+                       int const y = convert<int>(version.substr(0,4));
+                       int const m = convert<int>(version.substr(4,2));
+                       int const d = convert<int>(version.substr(6,2));
+                       available = LaTeXFeatures::isAvailableAtLeastFrom(name, y, m, d);
+               } else
+                       available = LaTeXFeatures::isAvailable(params_.name);
+
+               if (available) {
+                       gui = _("yes");
+                       info(from_ascii("yes"), params_.lang);
+               } else {
+                       gui = _("no");
+                       info(from_ascii("no"), params_.lang);
+               }
+               initialized_ = true;
                break;
-       case TEXTCLASS_INFO: {
-               // name_ is the class name
-               setText(LayoutFileList::get().haveClass(name_) ? _("yes") : _("no"));
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO: {
+               // TODO: when away from a release, replace with getTextClassInfo.
+               // the TextClass can change
+               LayoutFileList const & list = LayoutFileList::get();
+               bool available = false;
+               // params_.name is the class name
+               if (list.haveClass(params_.name))
+                       available = list[params_.name].isTeXClassAvailable();
+               if (available) {
+                       gui = _("yes");
+                       info(from_ascii("yes"), params_.lang);
+               } else {
+                       gui = _("no");
+                       info(from_ascii("no"), params_.lang);
+               }
                break;
        }
-       case MENU_INFO: {
+       case InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO: {
+               // only need to do this once.
+               if (initialized_)
+                       break;
                docstring_list names;
-               FuncRequest const func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name_);
+               FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params_.name);
                if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
-                       error("Unknown action %1$s");
+                       gui = _("Unknown action %1$s");
+                       error(from_ascii("Unknown action %1$s"), params_.lang);
                        break;
                }
+               if (func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_VIEW || func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_UPDATE)
+                       // The default output format is in the menu without argument,
+                       // so strip it here.
+                       if (func.argument() == from_ascii(buffer().params().getDefaultOutputFormat()))
+                               func = FuncRequest(func.action());
                // iterate through the menubackend to find it
+               if (!theApp()) {
+                       gui = _("Can't determine menu entry for action %1$s in batch mode");
+                       error(from_ascii("Can't determine menu entry for action %1$s in batch mode"), params_.lang);
+                       initialized_ = true;
+                       break;
+               }
+               // and we will not keep trying if we fail
+               initialized_ = theApp()->hasBufferView();
                if (!theApp()->searchMenu(func, names)) {
-                       error("No menu entry for action %1$s");
+                       gui = _("No menu entry for action %1$s");
+                       error(from_ascii("No menu entry for action %1$s"), params_.lang);
                        break;
                }
                // if found, return its path.
                clear();
                Paragraph & par = paragraphs().front();
-               Font const f(inherit_font, buffer().params().language);
+               Font const f(inherit_font, guilang);
+               params_.force_ltr = !guilang->rightToLeft();
                //Font fu = f;
                //fu.fontInfo().setUnderbar(FONT_ON);
-               docstring_list::const_iterator beg = names.begin();
-               docstring_list::const_iterator end = names.end();
-               for (docstring_list::const_iterator it = beg ; 
-                    it != end ; ++it) {
+               for (docstring const & name : names) {
                        // do not insert > for the top level menu item
-                       if (it != beg)
+                       if (&name != &names.front())
                                par.insertInset(par.size(), new InsetSpecialChar(InsetSpecialChar::MENU_SEPARATOR),
-                                               Change(Change::UNCHANGED));
+                                               f, Change(Change::UNCHANGED));
                        //FIXME: add proper underlines here. This
                        // involves rewriting searchMenu used above to
                        // return a vector of menus. If we do not do
                        // that, we might as well use below
                        // Paragraph::insert on each string (JMarc)
-                       for (size_type i = 0; i != it->length(); ++i)
-                               par.insertChar(par.size(), (*it)[i], 
-                                              f, Change(Change::UNCHANGED));
+                       for (char_type c : name)
+                               par.insertChar(par.size(), c, f, Change(Change::UNCHANGED));
                }
                break;
        }
-       case ICON_INFO: {
-               FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(name_);
-               docstring icon_name = theApp()->iconName(func, true);
-               //FIXME: We should use the icon directly instead of
-               // going through FileName. The code below won't work
-               // if the icon is embedded in the executable through
-               // the Qt resource system.
+       case InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, use getNormalizedL7N instead.
+               docstring locstring = _(params_.name);
+               // Remove trailing colons
+               locstring = rtrim(locstring, ":");
+               // Remove menu accelerators
+               if (contains(locstring, from_ascii("|"))) {
+                       docstring nlocstring;
+                       rsplit(locstring, nlocstring, '|');
+                       locstring = nlocstring;
+               }
+               // Remove Qt accelerators, but keep literal ampersands
+               locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii(" & "), from_ascii("</amp;>"));
+               locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii("&"), docstring());
+               locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii("</amp;>"), from_ascii(" & "));
+               setText(locstring, guilang);
+               params_.force_ltr = !guilang->rightToLeft() && !params_.lang->rightToLeft();
+               break;
+       }
+       case InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO: {
+               // only need to do this once.
+               if (initialized_)
+                       break;
+               // and we will not keep trying if we fail
+               initialized_ = true;
+               FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params_.name);
+               docstring icon_name = frontend::Application::iconName(func, true);
                FileName file(to_utf8(icon_name));
+               if (file.onlyFileNameWithoutExt() == "unknown") {
+                       string dir = "images";
+                       FileName file2(imageLibFileSearch(dir, params_.name, "svgz,png"));
+                       if (!file2.empty())
+                               file = file2;
+               }
                if (!file.exists())
                        break;
-               InsetGraphics * inset = new InsetGraphics(buffer_);
+               int percent_scale = 100;
+               if (use_gui) {
+                       // Compute the scale factor for the icon such that its
+                       // width on screen is equal to 1em in pixels.
+                       // The scale factor is rounded to the integer nearest
+                       // to the float value of the ratio 100*iconsize/imgsize.
+                       int imgsize = QImage(toqstr(file.absFileName())).width();
+                       if (imgsize > 0) {
+                               int iconsize = Length(1, Length::EM).inPixels(1);
+                               percent_scale = (100 * iconsize + imgsize / 2)/imgsize;
+                       }
+               }
+               InsetGraphicsTight * inset = new InsetGraphicsTight(buffer_);
                InsetGraphicsParams igp;
                igp.filename = file;
+               igp.lyxscale = percent_scale;
+               igp.scale = string();
+               igp.width = Length(1, Length::EM);
+               if (contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("math"))
+                   || contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ert-insert"))
+                   || suffixIs(file.onlyPath().absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ipa")))
+                       igp.darkModeSensitive = true;
                inset->setParams(igp);
                clear();
-               paragraphs().front().insertInset(0, inset, 
+               Font const f(inherit_font, params_.lang);
+               paragraphs().front().insertInset(0, inset, f,
                                                 Change(Change::UNCHANGED));
                break;
        }
-       case BUFFER_INFO: {
-               if (name_ == "name") {
-                       setText(from_utf8(buffer().fileName().onlyFileName()));
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (name_ == "path") {
-                       setText(from_utf8(buffer().filePath()));
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (name_ == "class") {
-                       setText(from_utf8(bp.documentClass().name()));
-                       break;
-               }
-               
-               // everything that follows is for version control.
-               // nothing that isn't version control should go below this line.
+       case InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, replace by getBufferInfo.
+               // this could all change, so we will recalculate each time
+               if (params_.name == "name")
+                       setText(from_utf8(buffer().fileName().onlyFileName()), params_.lang);
+               else if (params_.name == "name-noext")
+                       setText(from_utf8(buffer().fileName().onlyFileNameWithoutExt()), params_.lang);
+               else if (params_.name == "path")
+                       setText(from_utf8(os::latex_path(buffer().filePath())), params_.lang);
+               else if (params_.name == "class")
+                       setText(from_utf8(buffer().params().documentClass().name()), params_.lang);
+               break;
+       }
+       case InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, replace by getVCSInfo.
+               // this information could change, in principle, so we will 
+               // recalculate each time through
                if (!buffer().lyxvc().inUse()) {
-                       setText(_("No version control"));
+                       gui = _("No version control!");
+                       info(from_ascii("No version control!"), params_.lang);
                        break;
                }
                LyXVC::RevisionInfo itype = LyXVC::Unknown;
-               if (name_ == "vcs-revision")
+               if (params_.name == "revision")
                        itype = LyXVC::File;
-               else if (name_ == "vcs-tree-revision")
+               else if (params_.name == "revision-abbrev")
+                       itype = LyXVC::FileAbbrev;
+               else if (params_.name == "tree-revision")
                        itype = LyXVC::Tree;
-               else if (name_ == "vcs-author")
+               else if (params_.name == "author")
                        itype = LyXVC::Author;
-               else if (name_ == "vcs-time")
+               else if (params_.name == "time")
                        itype = LyXVC::Time;
-               else if (name_ == "vcs-date")
+               else if (params_.name == "date")
                        itype = LyXVC::Date;
                string binfo = buffer().lyxvc().revisionInfo(itype);
-               if (binfo.empty())
-                       setText(bformat(_("[[%1$s unknown]]"), name_));
+               if (binfo.empty()) {
+                       gui = _("%1$s[[vcs data]] unknown");
+                       error(from_ascii("%1$s[[vcs data]] unknown"), params_.lang);
+               } else
+                       setText(from_utf8(binfo), params_.lang);
+               break;
+       }
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO:
+               // only need to do this once.
+               if (initialized_)
+                       break;
+               if (params_.name == "version")
+                       setText(from_ascii(lyx_version), params_.lang);
+               else if (params_.name == "layoutformat")
+                       setText(convert<docstring>(LAYOUT_FORMAT), params_.lang);
+               initialized_ = true;
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, use parseDate instead.
+               string date_format = params_.name;
+               string const date_specifier = (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO
+                                              && contains(params_.name, '@'))
+                               ? split(params_.name, date_format, '@') : string();
+               QDate date;
+               if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO)
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+                       date = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buffer().fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#else
+                       date = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buffer().fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#endif
+               else if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO && !date_specifier.empty())
+                       date = QDate::fromString(toqstr(date_specifier), Qt::ISODate);
                else
-                       setText(from_utf8(binfo));
+                       date = QDate::currentDate();
+               setText(getDate(date_format, date, params_.lang), params_.lang);
                break;
        }
-       case LYX_INFO:
-               if (name_ == "version")
-                       setText(from_ascii(PACKAGE_VERSION));
+       case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO: {
+               // TODO: away from a release, use parseTime instead.
+               string time_format = params_.name;
+               string const time_specifier = (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO
+                                              && contains(params_.name, '@'))
+                               ? split(params_.name, time_format, '@') : string();
+               QTime time;
+               if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO)
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+                       time = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buffer().fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#else
+                       time = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buffer().fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#endif
+               else if (params_.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO && !time_specifier.empty())
+                       time = QTime::fromString(toqstr(time_specifier), Qt::ISODate);
+               else
+                       time = QTime::currentTime();
+               setText(getTime(time_format, time, params_.lang), params_.lang);
+               break;
+       }
+       }
+
+       // Just to do something with that string
+       LYXERR(Debug::INFO, "info inset text: " << gui);
+}
+
+
+void InsetInfo::validate(LaTeXFeatures & features) const
+{
+       const_cast<InsetInfo *>(this)->build();
+       InsetCollapsible::validate(features);
+}
+
+
+string InsetInfo::contextMenu(BufferView const &, int, int) const
+{
+       //FIXME: We override the implementation of InsetCollapsible,
+       //because this inset is not a collapsible inset.
+       return contextMenuName();
+}
+
+
+string InsetInfo::contextMenuName() const
+{
+       return "context-info";
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+// TODO: away from a release, use these functions in InsetInfo::build and InsetInfoParams::getArguments.
+
+std::pair<QDate, std::string> parseDate(Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       std::string date_format = params.name;
+       std::string const date_specifier = (params.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO
+                                           && contains(params.name, '@'))
+                                          ? split(params.name, date_format, '@') : string();
+
+       QDate date;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO)
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+               date = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buffer.fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#else
+               date = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buffer.fileName().lastModified()).date();
+#endif
+       else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO && !date_specifier.empty()) {
+               QDate date = QDate::fromString(toqstr(date_specifier), Qt::ISODate);
+               date = (date.isValid()) ? date : QDate::currentDate();
+       } else {
+               if (params.type != InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO && params.type != InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO)
+                       lyxerr << "Unexpected InsetInfoParams::info_type in parseDate: " << params.type;
+               date = QDate::currentDate();
+       }
+
+       return {date, date_format};
+}
+
+std::pair<QTime, std::string> parseTime(Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       std::string time_format = params.name;
+       std::string const date_specifier = (params.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO
+                                           && contains(params.name, '@'))
+                                          ? split(params.name, time_format, '@') : string();
+
+       QTime time;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO)
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 8, 0))
+               time = QDateTime::fromSecsSinceEpoch(buffer.fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#else
+               time = QDateTime::fromTime_t(buffer.fileName().lastModified()).time();
+#endif
+       else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO && !date_specifier.empty()) {
+               time = QTime::fromString(toqstr(date_specifier), Qt::ISODate);
+               time = (time.isValid()) ? time : QTime::currentTime();
+       } else {
+               if (params.type != InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO && params.type != InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO)
+                       lyxerr << "Unexpected InsetInfoParams::info_type in parseTime: " << params.type;
+               time = QTime::currentTime();
+       }
+
+       return {time, time_format};
+}
+
+docstring getBufferInfo(Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       if (params.name == "name")
+               return from_utf8(buffer.fileName().onlyFileName());
+       else if (params.name == "name-noext")
+               return from_utf8(buffer.fileName().onlyFileNameWithoutExt());
+       else if (params.name == "path")
+               return from_utf8(os::latex_path(buffer.filePath()));
+       else if (params.name == "class")
+               return from_utf8(buffer.params().documentClass().name());
+       else {
+               lyxerr << "Unexpected name for InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO: " << params.name;
+               return from_ascii("");
+       }
+}
+
+docstring getVCSInfo(Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       if (!buffer.lyxvc().inUse())
+               return _("No version control!");
+
+       LyXVC::RevisionInfo itype = LyXVC::Unknown;
+       if (params.name == "revision")
+               itype = LyXVC::File;
+       else if (params.name == "revision-abbrev")
+               itype = LyXVC::FileAbbrev;
+       else if (params.name == "tree-revision")
+               itype = LyXVC::Tree;
+       else if (params.name == "author")
+               itype = LyXVC::Author;
+       else if (params.name == "time")
+               itype = LyXVC::Time;
+       else if (params.name == "date")
+               itype = LyXVC::Date;
+
+       string binfo = buffer.lyxvc().revisionInfo(itype);
+       if (binfo.empty())
+               return from_ascii("VCS info unknown!");
+       else
+               return from_utf8(binfo);
+}
+
+docstring getPackageInfo(const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       // check in packages.lst
+       bool available;
+       // we also allow version check with version separated by blank
+       if (contains(params.name, ' ')) {
+               string name;
+               string const version = split(params.name, name, ' ');
+               int const y = convert<int>(version.substr(0,4));
+               int const m = convert<int>(version.substr(4,2));
+               int const d = convert<int>(version.substr(6,2));
+               available = LaTeXFeatures::isAvailableAtLeastFrom(name, y, m, d);
+       } else
+               available = LaTeXFeatures::isAvailable(params.name);
+
+       return from_ascii(available ? "yes" : "no");
+}
+
+docstring getTextClassInfo(const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       LayoutFileList const & list = LayoutFileList::get();
+       // params_.name is the class name
+       const bool available = list.haveClass(params.name) && list[params.name].isTeXClassAvailable();
+       return from_ascii(available ? "yes" : "no");
+}
+
+// With C++17, it would be better to have a std::string_view instead of const char *.
+const static std::map<char_type, const char *> keyToString {
+               {0x21b5, "Return[[Key]]"}, // Return
+               {0x21b9, "Tab[[Key]]"}, // Tab both directions (Win)
+               {0x21de, "PgUp"}, // Qt::Key_PageUp
+               {0x21df, "PgDown"}, // Qt::Key_PageDown
+               {0x21e4, "Backtab"}, // Qt::Key_Backtab
+               {0x21e5, "Tab"}, // Qt::Key_Tab
+               {0x21e7, "Shift"}, // Shift
+               {0x21ea, "CapsLock"}, // Qt::Key_CapsLock
+               {0x2303, "Control[[Key]]"}, // Control
+               {0x2318, "Command[[Key]]"}, // CMD
+               {0x2324, "Return[[Key]]"}, // Qt::Key_Enter
+               {0x2325, "Option[[Key]]"}, // Option key
+               {0x2326, "Delete[[Key]]"}, // Qt::Key_Delete
+               {0x232b, "Fn+Del"}, // Qt::Key_Backspace
+               {0x238b, "Esc"}, // Qt::Key_Escape
+};
+
+bool canTranslateKeySequence(const InsetInfoParams & params, const docstring & sequence,
+                                                        const docstring & seq_untranslated) {
+       bool is_translated = sequence != seq_untranslated;
+       std::string const lcode = params.lang->code();
+       docstring trans;
+
+       for (char_type const c : sequence) {
+               const auto keyMapping = keyToString.find(c);
+               if (keyMapping != keyToString.end()) {
+                       is_translated = translateString(from_ascii(keyMapping->second), trans, lcode);
+               }
+       }
+
+       return is_translated;
+}
+
+void docbookShortcutInfo(XMLStream & xs, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       // Usually, a keyboard shortcut should be encoded as db:shortcut. However, this element doesn't accept text, hence
+       // the use of db:accel for error cases (not the right semantics, though).
+
+       std::string attr;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO)
+               attr = R"(role="shortcuts")";
+       else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO)
+               attr = R"(role="shortcut")";
+       else {
+               // Only check for this assertion that exits this function.
+               lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params.type;
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // shortcuts can change, so we need to re-do this each time
+       FuncRequest const func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "accel", attr, "inline");
+               xs << _("Unknown action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "accel", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       KeyMap::Bindings bindings = theTopLevelKeymap().findBindings(func);
+       if (bindings.empty()) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "accel", attr, "inline");
+               xs << _("undefined");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "accel", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       docstring sequence;
+       docstring seq_untranslated;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO) {
+               sequence = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui);
+               seq_untranslated = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+       } else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO) {
+               sequence = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui);
+               seq_untranslated = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+       }
+       // No other possible case.
+
+       Language const * tryguilang = languages.getFromCode(Messages::guiLanguage());
+       // Some info insets use the language of the GUI (if available)
+       Language const * guilang = tryguilang ? tryguilang : params.lang;
+       const bool isTranslated = canTranslateKeySequence(params, sequence, seq_untranslated);
+       const bool isLtr = !isTranslated || (!guilang->rightToLeft() && !params.lang->rightToLeft());
+       attr += std::string(" dir=\"") + (isLtr ? "ltr" : "rtl") + "\"";
+       attr += " action=\"simul\"";
+       xml::openTag(xs, "shortcut", attr, "inline");
+       xml::openTag(xs, "keycombo", "", "inline");
+
+       // QKeySequence returns special characters for keys on the mac
+       // Since these are not included in many fonts, we
+       // re-translate them to textual names (see #10641)
+       odocstringstream ods;
+       string const lcode = params.lang->code();
+       docstring trans;
+       for (char_type const c : sequence) {
+               const auto keyMapping = keyToString.find(c);
+               if (keyMapping != keyToString.end()) {
+                       (void) translateString(from_ascii(keyMapping->second), trans, lcode);
+
+                       // db:keysym: symbolic name (like Page Up), unlike what is printed on the key (like
+                       // ⇞, ↑, ▲, PgUp, Page Up, etc.)
+                       xml::openTag(xs, "keysym", "", "inline");
+                       xs << trans;
+                       xml::closeTag(xs, "keysym", "inline");
+               } else {
+                       // db:keycap: this is not a special key, c is really what is printed on the key.
+                       xml::openTag(xs, "keycap", "", "inline");
+                       xs << c;
+                       xml::closeTag(xs, "keycap", "inline");
+               }
+       }
+
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "keycombo", "inline");
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "shortcut", "inline");
+}
+
+void xhtmlShortcutInfo(XMLStream & xs, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       std::string attr;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO)
+               attr = R"(class="shortcuts")";
+       else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO)
+               attr = R"(class="shortcut")";
+       else {
+               // Only check for this assertion that exits this function.
+               lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params.type;
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // shortcuts can change, so we need to re-do this each time
+       FuncRequest const func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", attr, "inline");
+               xs << _("Unknown action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       KeyMap::Bindings bindings = theTopLevelKeymap().findBindings(func);
+       if (bindings.empty()) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", attr, "inline");
+               xs << _("undefined");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       docstring sequence;
+       docstring seq_untranslated;
+       if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO) {
+               sequence = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui);
+               seq_untranslated = bindings.begin()->print(KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+       } else if (params.type == InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO) {
+               sequence = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui);
+               seq_untranslated = theTopLevelKeymap().printBindings(func, KeySequence::ForGui, true);
+       }
+       // No other possible case.
+
+       Language const * tryguilang = languages.getFromCode(Messages::guiLanguage());
+       // Some info insets use the language of the GUI (if available)
+       Language const * guilang = tryguilang ? tryguilang : params.lang;
+       const bool isTranslated = canTranslateKeySequence(params, sequence, seq_untranslated);
+       const bool isLtr = !isTranslated || (!guilang->rightToLeft() && !params.lang->rightToLeft());
+       attr += std::string(" dir=\"") + (isLtr ? "ltr" : "rtl") + "\"";
+       // Use bdo instead of span to specify the text direction (dir is only allowed globally or on bdo).
+       xml::openTag(xs, "bdo", attr, "inline");
+
+       // QKeySequence returns special characters for keys on the mac
+       // Since these are not included in many fonts, we
+       // re-translate them to textual names (see #10641)
+       odocstringstream ods;
+       string const lcode = params.lang->code();
+       docstring trans;
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < sequence.length(); ++i) {
+           char_type const c = sequence[i];
+               const auto keyMapping = keyToString.find(c);
+               if (keyMapping != keyToString.end()) {
+                       (void) translateString(from_ascii(keyMapping->second), trans, lcode);
+                       xs << trans;
+               } else {
+                       xs << c;
+               }
+
+               if (i > 0 && i + 1 < sequence.length())
+                       xs << from_ascii("+");
+       }
+
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "bdo", "inline");
+}
+
+docstring getLyxRCInfo(const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       if (params.name.empty())
+               return _("undefined");
+
+       // this information could change, if the preferences are changed,
+       // so we will recalculate each time through.
+       // FIXME this uses the serialization mechanism to get the info
+       // we want, which i guess works but is a bit strange.
+       ostringstream oss;
+       lyxrc.write(oss, true, params.name);
+       string result = oss.str();
+       if (result.size() < 2) {
+               return _("undefined");
+       }
+
+       string::size_type loc = result.rfind('\n', result.size() - 2);
+       loc = loc == string::npos ? 0 : loc + 1;
+       if (result.size() < loc + params.name.size() + 1
+           || result.substr(loc + 1, params.name.size()) != params.name) {
+               return _("undefined");
+       }
+
+       // remove leading comments and \\name and space
+       result = result.substr(loc + params.name.size() + 2);
+
+       // remove \n and ""
+       result = rtrim(result, "\n");
+       result = trim(result, "\"");
+
+       if (result.empty())
+               return from_ascii("not set");
+       else
+               return from_utf8(result);
+}
+
+void docbookMenuInfo(XMLStream & xs, Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       docstring_list names;
+       FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("Unknown action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_VIEW || func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_UPDATE) {
+               // The default output format is in the menu without argument,
+               // so strip it here.
+               if (func.argument() == from_ascii(buffer.params().getDefaultOutputFormat()))
+                       func = FuncRequest(func.action());
+       }
+
+       // iterate through the menubackend to find it
+       if (!theApp()) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("Can't determine menu entry for action %1$s in batch mode");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // and we will not keep trying if we fail
+       if (!theApp()->searchMenu(func, names)) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("No menu entry for action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "guimenuitem", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // if found, return its path.
+       Language const * tryguilang = languages.getFromCode(Messages::guiLanguage());
+       // Some info insets use the language of the GUI (if available)
+       Language const * guilang = tryguilang ? tryguilang : params.lang;
+       const bool isLtr = !guilang->rightToLeft();
+       const std::string attr = std::string("dir=\"") + (isLtr ? "ltr" : "rtl") + "\"";
+
+       xml::openTag(xs, "menuchoice", attr, "inline"); // More of an inline tag in this case, as there is no db:shortcut to
+       // accompany the succession of menus.
+
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < names.size(); ++i) {
+           docstring const & name = names[i];
+
+               std::string tag;
+               if (i == 0) {
+                       tag = "guimenu";
+               } else if (i == names.size() - 1) {
+                       tag = "guimenuitem";
+               } else {
+                       tag = "guisubmenu";
+               }
+
+               xml::openTag(xs, tag, "", "inline");
+
+               //FIXME: add proper underlines here. This
+               // involves rewriting searchMenu used above to
+               // return a vector of menus. If we do not do
+               // that, we might as well use below
+               // Paragraph::insert on each string (JMarc)
+               // TODO: for DocBook, underlining corresponds to adding db:accel around the letter to underline.
+               xs << name;
+
+               xml::closeTag(xs, tag, "inline");
+       }
+
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "menuchoice", "inline");
+}
+
+
+void xhtmlMenuInfo(XMLStream & xs, Buffer const & buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       docstring_list names;
+       FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_UNKNOWN_ACTION) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("Unknown action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_VIEW || func.action() == LFUN_BUFFER_UPDATE) {
+               // The default output format is in the menu without argument,
+               // so strip it here.
+               if (func.argument() == from_ascii(buffer.params().getDefaultOutputFormat()))
+                       func = FuncRequest(func.action());
+       }
+
+       // iterate through the menubackend to find it
+       if (!theApp()) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("Can't determine menu entry for action %1$s in batch mode");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // and we will not keep trying if we fail
+       if (!theApp()->searchMenu(func, names)) {
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "", "inline");
+               xs << _("No menu entry for action %1$s");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // if found, return its path.
+       Language const * tryguilang = languages.getFromCode(Messages::guiLanguage());
+       // Some info insets use the language of the GUI (if available)
+       Language const * guilang = tryguilang ? tryguilang : params.lang;
+       const bool isLtr = !guilang->rightToLeft();
+       const std::string attr = std::string("dir=\"") + (isLtr ? "ltr" : "rtl") + "\"";
+       // Use bdo instead of span to specify the text direction (dir is only allowed globally or on bdo).
+       xml::openTag(xs, "bdo", attr, "inline");
+
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < names.size(); ++i) {
+           docstring const & name = names[i];
+
+               //FIXME: add proper underlines here. This
+               // involves rewriting searchMenu used above to
+               // return a vector of menus. If we do not do
+               // that, we might as well use below
+               // Paragraph::insert on each string (JMarc)
+               // TODO: for DocBook, underlining corresponds to adding db:accel around the letter to underline.
+               xs << name;
+
+               if (i > 0 && i + 1 < names.size())
+                       xs << "&#x21D2;"; // InsetSpecialChar::MENU_SEPARATOR
+       }
+
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "bdo", "inline");
+}
+
+void docbookIconInfo(XMLStream & xs, const OutputParams & rp, Buffer * buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       docstring icon_name = frontend::Application::iconName(func, true);
+       FileName file(to_utf8(icon_name));
+       if (file.onlyFileNameWithoutExt() == "unknown") {
+               std::string dir = "images";
+               FileName file2(imageLibFileSearch(dir, params.name, "svgz,png"));
+               if (!file2.empty())
+                       file = file2;
+       }
+
+       if (!file.exists())
+               return;
+
+       int percent_scale = 100;
+       if (use_gui) {
+               // Compute the scale factor for the icon such that its
+               // width on screen is equal to 1em in pixels.
+               // The scale factor is rounded to the integer nearest
+               // to the float value of the ratio 100*iconsize/imgsize.
+               int imgsize = QImage(toqstr(file.absFileName())).width();
+               if (imgsize > 0) {
+                       int iconsize = Length(1, Length::EM).inPixels(1);
+                       percent_scale = (100 * iconsize + imgsize / 2) / imgsize;
+               }
+       }
+
+       InsetGraphicsTight * inset = new InsetGraphicsTight(buffer);
+       InsetGraphicsParams igp;
+       igp.filename = file;
+       igp.lyxscale = percent_scale;
+       igp.scale = string();
+       igp.width = Length(1, Length::EM);
+       if (contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("math"))
+           || contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ert-insert"))
+           || suffixIs(file.onlyPath().absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ipa")))
+               igp.darkModeSensitive = true;
+       inset->setParams(igp);
+
+       xml::openTag(xs, "guiicon", "", "inline");
+       inset->docbook(xs, rp);
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "guiicon", "inline");
+}
+
+void xhtmlIconInfo(XMLStream & xs, const OutputParams & rp, Buffer * buffer, const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       FuncRequest func = lyxaction.lookupFunc(params.name);
+       docstring icon_name = frontend::Application::iconName(func, true);
+       FileName file(to_utf8(icon_name));
+       if (file.onlyFileNameWithoutExt() == "unknown") {
+               std::string dir = "images";
+               FileName file2(imageLibFileSearch(dir, params.name, "svgz,png"));
+               if (!file2.empty())
+                       file = file2;
+       }
+
+       if (!file.exists())
+               return;
+
+       int percent_scale = 100;
+       if (use_gui) {
+               // Compute the scale factor for the icon such that its
+               // width on screen is equal to 1em in pixels.
+               // The scale factor is rounded to the integer nearest
+               // to the float value of the ratio 100*iconsize/imgsize.
+               int imgsize = QImage(toqstr(file.absFileName())).width();
+               if (imgsize > 0) {
+                       int iconsize = Length(1, Length::EM).inPixels(1);
+                       percent_scale = (100 * iconsize + imgsize / 2) / imgsize;
+               }
+       }
+
+       InsetGraphicsTight * inset = new InsetGraphicsTight(buffer);
+       InsetGraphicsParams igp;
+       igp.filename = file;
+       igp.lyxscale = percent_scale;
+       igp.scale = string();
+       igp.width = Length(1, Length::EM);
+       if (contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("math"))
+           || contains(file.absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ert-insert"))
+           || suffixIs(file.onlyPath().absoluteFilePath(), from_ascii("ipa")))
+               igp.darkModeSensitive = true;
+       inset->setParams(igp);
+
+       xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"guiicon\"", "inline");
+       inset->xhtml(xs, rp);
+       xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+}
+
+docstring getLyXInfo(const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       if (params.name == "version")
+               return from_ascii(lyx_version);
+       else if (params.name == "layoutformat")
+               return convert<docstring>(LAYOUT_FORMAT);
+       else {
+               lyxerr << "Unexpected name for InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO: " << params.name;
+               return from_ascii("");
+       }
+}
+
+docstring getNormalizedL7N(const InsetInfoParams & params) {
+       docstring locstring = _(params.name);
+
+       // Remove trailing colons
+       locstring = rtrim(locstring, ":");
+
+       // Remove menu accelerators
+       if (contains(locstring, from_ascii("|"))) {
+               docstring nlocstring;
+               rsplit(locstring, nlocstring, '|');
+               locstring = nlocstring;
+       }
+
+       // Remove Qt accelerators, but keep literal ampersands
+       locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii(" & "), from_ascii("</amp;>"));
+       locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii("&"), docstring());
+       locstring = subst(locstring, from_ascii("</amp;>"), from_ascii(" & "));
+
+       return locstring;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+
+void InsetInfo::docbook(XMLStream & xs, OutputParams const & rp) const
+{
+       // TODO: away from a release, merge some of this code with InsetInfo::build and InsetInfoParams::getArguments.
+       switch (params_.type) {
+       case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO: {
+               std::string role;
+               switch (params_.type) {
+               case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+                       role = "current-date";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+                       role = "last-modification-date";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO:
+                       role = "fix-date";
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               // A db:date cannot be nested within a db:date. This case typically happens when the document class defines a
+               // Date layout. In this case, avoid outputting a new db:date. This means that InsetInfo cannot add a role on top
+               // of the previous db:date, hence add it as a comment. (Another solution would be an XML processing instruction,
+               // but this case is not common enough.) Adding the role to the already output tag might have consequences for
+               // some document classes where the layout already has a role or uses the same role for another purpose.
+               const bool isWithinDate = buffer().getParFromID(rp.lastid).top().paragraph().layout().docbooktag() == "date";
+
+               if (!isWithinDate)
+                       xml::openTag(xs, "date", "role=\"" + role + "\"", "inline");
+               else
+                       xs << XMLStream::ESCAPE_NONE << from_ascii(std::string("<!-- ") + role + " -->");
+               xs << qstring_to_ucs4(std::get<0>(parseDate(buffer(), params_)).toString(Qt::ISODate));
+               if (!isWithinDate)
+                       xml::closeTag(xs, "date", "inline");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO: {
+               std::string role;
+               switch (params_.type) {
+               case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+                       role = "current-time";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+                       role = "last-modification-time";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO:
+                       role = "fix-time";
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               // DocBook has no specific element for time, so use a date.
+               // See the discussion above (DATE_INFO, MODDATE_INFO, and FIXDATE_INFO) for a discussion about the choices that
+               // have been made.
+               const bool isWithinDate = buffer().getParFromID(rp.lastid).top().paragraph().layout().docbooktag() == "date";
+
+               if (!isWithinDate)
+                       xml::openTag(xs, "date", "role=\"" + role + "\"", "inline");
+               else
+                       xs << XMLStream::ESCAPE_NONE << from_ascii(std::string("<!-- ") + role + " -->");
+               xs << qstring_to_ucs4(std::get<0>(parseTime(buffer(), params_)).toString(Qt::ISODate));
+               if (!isWithinDate)
+                       xml::closeTag(xs, "date", "inline");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"buffer-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getBufferInfo(buffer(), params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"vcs-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getVCSInfo(buffer(), params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"package-availability " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getPackageInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"textclass-availability " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getTextClassInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO:
+               docbookShortcutInfo(xs, params_);
+               break;
+               
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"lyxrc-entry " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getLyxRCInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO:
+               docbookMenuInfo(xs, buffer(), params_);
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO:
+               docbookIconInfo(xs, rp, buffer_, params_);
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", "role=\"lyx-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getLyXInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO:
+               // TODO: add "its:translate="no"" in the attributes if ITS is globally enabled for LyX (quite rare to have ITS
+               // for DocBook documents).
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", R"(role="localized")", "inline");
+               xs << getNormalizedL7N(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", R"(role="unknown")", "inline");
+               xs << from_ascii("Unknown Info!");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
+               break;
+       default:
+               lyxerr << "Unrecognised InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+
+               xml::openTag(xs, "phrase", R"(role="unrecognized")", "inline");
+               xs << from_ascii("Unrecognized Info!");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "phrase", "inline");
                break;
        }
 }
 
 
-docstring InsetInfo::contextMenu(BufferView const &, int, int) const
+docstring InsetInfo::xhtml(XMLStream & xs, OutputParams const & rp) const
 {
-       return from_ascii("context-info");
+       // TODO: away from a release, merge some of this code with InsetInfo::build and InsetInfoParams::getArguments.
+       switch (params_.type) {
+       case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO: {
+               std::string cssClass;
+               switch (params_.type) {
+               case InsetInfoParams::DATE_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "current-date";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::MODDATE_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "last-modification-date";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::FIXDATE_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "fix-date";
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               QDate date;
+               std::string date_format;
+               std::tie(date, date_format) = parseDate(buffer(), params_);
+
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", std::string("class=\"infodate-") + cssClass + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getDate(date_format, date, params_.lang);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO: {
+               std::string cssClass;
+               switch (params_.type) {
+               case InsetInfoParams::TIME_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "current-time";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::MODTIME_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "last-modification-time";
+                       break;
+               case InsetInfoParams::FIXTIME_INFO:
+                       cssClass = "fix-time";
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       lyxerr << "Assertion failed! InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               QTime time;
+               std::string time_format;
+               std::tie(time, time_format) = parseTime(buffer(), params_);
+
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", std::string("class=\"infotime-") + cssClass + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getTime(time_format, time, params_.lang);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::BUFFER_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"buffer-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getBufferInfo(buffer(), params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::VCS_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"vcs-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getVCSInfo(buffer(), params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::PACKAGE_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"package-availability " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getPackageInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::TEXTCLASS_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"textclass-availability " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getTextClassInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUTS_INFO:
+       case InsetInfoParams::SHORTCUT_INFO:
+               xhtmlShortcutInfo(xs, params_);
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYXRC_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"lyxrc-entry " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getLyxRCInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::MENU_INFO:
+               xhtmlMenuInfo(xs, buffer(), params_);
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::ICON_INFO:
+               xhtmlIconInfo(xs, rp, buffer_, params_);
+               break;
+       case InsetInfoParams::LYX_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", "class=\"lyx-info " + params_.name + "\"", "inline");
+               xs << getLyXInfo(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::L7N_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", R"(class="localized" translate="no")", "inline");
+               xs << getNormalizedL7N(params_);
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+
+       case InsetInfoParams::UNKNOWN_INFO:
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", R"(class="unknown")", "inline");
+               xs << from_ascii("Unknown Info!");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       default:
+               lyxerr << "Unrecognised InsetInfoParams::info_type: " << params().type;
+
+               xml::openTag(xs, "span", R"(class="unrecognized")", "inline");
+               xs << from_ascii("Unrecognized Info!");
+               xml::closeTag(xs, "span", "inline");
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return from_ascii("");
 }