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+/***** BEGIN LICENSE BLOCK ***** {{{
+ *
+ * Mozilla Public License Notice
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
+ * Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may  not use this  file except in
+ * compliance with the  License. You may obtain a  copy of the License
+ * at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+ * basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+ * the  License  for  the   specific  language  governing  rights  and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+}}} ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****/
+
+// command names taken from:
+// http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Editor_Embedding_Guide
+
+function Editor() //{{{
+{
+    function getController()
+    {
+        var el = window.document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement;
+        if (!el || !el.controllers)
+            return null;
+
+        return el.controllers.getControllerAt(0);
+    }
+
+    this.unselectText = function()
+    {
+        var elt = window.document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement;
+        elt.selectionEnd = elt.selectionStart;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    this.pasteClipboard = function()
+    {
+        var elt = window.document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement;
+
+        if (elt.setSelectionRange && readFromClipboard())
+            // readFromClipboard would return 'undefined' if not checked
+            // dunno about .setSelectionRange
+        {
+            var rangeStart = elt.selectionStart; // caret position
+            var rangeEnd = elt.selectionEnd;
+            var tempStr1 = elt.value.substring(0,rangeStart);
+            var tempStr2 = readFromClipboard();
+            var tempStr3 = elt.value.substring(rangeEnd);
+            elt.value = tempStr1 + tempStr2  + tempStr3;
+            elt.selectionStart = rangeStart + tempStr2.length;
+            elt.selectionEnd = elt.selectionStart;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // count is optional, defaults to 1
+    this.executeCommand = function(cmd, count)
+    {
+        var controller = getController();
+        var el = window.document.commandDispatcher.focusedElement;
+        if (!controller || !el)
+            return false;
+        
+        if (!controller.supportsCommand(cmd) || !controller.isCommandEnabled(cmd))
+        {
+            vimperator.beep();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (typeof count != "number" || count < 1)
+            count = 1;
+
+        var did_command = false;
+        while(count--)
+        {
+            // some commands need this try/catch workaround, because a cmd_charPrevious triggered
+            // at the beginning of the textarea, would hang the doCommand()
+            // good thing is, we need this code anyway for proper beeping
+            try
+            {
+                controller.doCommand(cmd);
+                did_command = true;
+            }
+            catch(e)
+            {
+                if (!did_command)
+                    vimperator.beep();
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    // cmd = y, d, c
+    // motion = b, 0, gg, G, etc.
+    this.executeCommandWithMotion = function(cmd, motion)
+    {
+
+    }
+} //}}}
+
+// vim: set fdm=marker sw=4 ts=4 et: