Removed some code which got in the way of testing properly.

        * widgets/test-minicard.c: Removed some code which got in the way
        of testing properly.

        * widgets/e-minicard-label.c (e_minicard_label_realize): Made the
        field text item editable.

        * widgets/Makefile.am: Added e-text-event-process*.[ch].

        * widgets/e-text.c, widgets/e-text.h: Changed these to support
        editing.

        * widgets/e-text-event-processor.c,
        widgets/e-text-event-processor.h,
        widgets/e-text-event-processor-types.h,
        widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c,
        widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h: These are a new pair
        of classes which handle all events from the text item and convert
        them into commands.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=1553

36 files changed, 4231 insertions, 122 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b7c67a0e8e..47717a2d73 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+2000-01-11  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* widgets/test-minicard.c: Removed some code which got in the way
+	of testing properly.
+
+	* widgets/e-minicard-label.c (e_minicard_label_realize): Made the
+	field text item editable.
+
+	* widgets/Makefile.am: Added e-text-event-process*.[ch].
+
+	* widgets/e-text.c, widgets/e-text.h: Changed these to support
+	editing.
+
+	* widgets/e-text-event-processor.c,
+	widgets/e-text-event-processor.h,
+	widgets/e-text-event-processor-types.h,
+	widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c,
+	widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h: These are a new pair
+	of classes which handle all events from the text item and convert
+	them into commands.
+
+
+2000-01-10  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* widgets/Makefile.am: Added minicard and text stuff.
+
+	* widgets/e-minicard.c, widgets/e-minicard.h,
+	widgets/e-minicard-label.c, widgets/e-minicard-label.h: Added
+	canvas items for the minicard view in the contact manager.
+
+	* widgets/test-minicard.c, widgets/test-minicard-label.c: Tests
+	for the minicard items.
+
+	* widgets/e-text.h, widgets/e-text.c: New canvas item.  Based on
+	GnomeCanvasText.  Adds ellipsis capabilities.  Used in
+	e-minicard*.[ch].
+
+	* widgets/.cvsignore: Added minicard-test and minicard-label-test.
+
 2000-01-06  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@gnu.org>
 
 	* configure.in: Add Bonobo detection, Bonobo flags for compilation
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/minicard/e-minicard-label.c b/addressbook/gui/minicard/e-minicard-label.c
index e3c61ff9bf..0b6db4115a 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/minicard/e-minicard-label.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/minicard/e-minicard-label.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ e_minicard_label_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 				 "use_ellipsis", TRUE,
 				 "font", "lucidasans-10",
 				 "fill_color", "black",
+				 "editable", TRUE,
 				 NULL );
 	
 	if ( e_minicard_label->field_text )
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/minicard/test-minicard.c b/addressbook/gui/minicard/test-minicard.c
index 4f56fbe936..79077c4b2d 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/minicard/test-minicard.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/minicard/test-minicard.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ static void about_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
   gtk_widget_show (about);                                            
 }
 
-static void button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
-{
-  gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus( card );
-}
-
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
   GtkWidget *app;
@@ -102,7 +97,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
   gnome_app_set_contents( GNOME_APP( app ), canvas );
 
-
   /* Connect the signals */
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( app ), "destroy",
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( destroy_callback ),
@@ -112,10 +106,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( allocate_callback ),
 		      ( gpointer ) app );
 
-  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( canvas ), "button_press_event",
-		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( button_press_callback ),
-		      ( gpointer ) app );
-
   gtk_widget_show_all( app );
 
   gtk_main(); 
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-label.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
index e3c61ff9bf..0b6db4115a 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ e_minicard_label_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 				 "use_ellipsis", TRUE,
 				 "font", "lucidasans-10",
 				 "fill_color", "black",
+				 "editable", TRUE,
 				 NULL );
 	
 	if ( e_minicard_label->field_text )
diff --git a/addressbook/gui/widgets/test-minicard.c b/addressbook/gui/widgets/test-minicard.c
index 4f56fbe936..79077c4b2d 100644
--- a/addressbook/gui/widgets/test-minicard.c
+++ b/addressbook/gui/widgets/test-minicard.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ static void about_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
   gtk_widget_show (about);                                            
 }
 
-static void button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
-{
-  gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus( card );
-}
-
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
   GtkWidget *app;
@@ -102,7 +97,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
   gnome_app_set_contents( GNOME_APP( app ), canvas );
 
-
   /* Connect the signals */
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( app ), "destroy",
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( destroy_callback ),
@@ -112,10 +106,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( allocate_callback ),
 		      ( gpointer ) app );
 
-  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( canvas ), "button_press_event",
-		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( button_press_callback ),
-		      ( gpointer ) app );
-
   gtk_widget_show_all( app );
 
   gtk_main(); 
diff --git a/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d7d36d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init		(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass	 *klass);
+static gint e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+static ETextEventProcessorClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand control_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_COPY, 0, "" }, /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand alt_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+
+};
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_emacs_like_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_emacs_like_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = gtk_type_unique (e_text_event_processor_get_type (), &text_event_processor_emacs_like_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_emacs_like_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+  ETextEventProcessorClass *processor_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+  processor_class = (ETextEventProcessorClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (e_text_event_processor_get_type ());
+
+  processor_class->event = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep)
+{
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorCommand command;
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep_el = E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(tep);
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			if (event->button.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->button.position;
+			tep_el->mouse_down = TRUE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			tep_el->mouse_down = FALSE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (tep_el->mouse_down) {
+			command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->motion.position;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: 
+		{
+			ETextEventProcessorEventKey key = event->key;
+			if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			switch(key.keyval) {
+			case GDK_Home:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_End:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Page_Up: command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE; break;
+			case GDK_Page_Down: command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE; break;
+				/* CUA has Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down as paragraph up down */
+			case GDK_Up:        command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Down:      command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Left:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Right:     
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+	  
+			case GDK_BackSpace:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Clear:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Insert:
+				if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_PASTE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+				/* gtk_toggle_insert(text) -- IMPLEMENT */
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Delete:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK){
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+				
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Tab:
+				command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				command.value = 1;
+				command.string = "\t";
+				break;
+			case GDK_Return:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_ACTIVATE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = 1;
+					command.string = "\n";
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Escape:
+				command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				/* Don't insert literally */
+				break;
+	  
+			default:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+
+					if (key.keyval == 'x') {
+					}
+					
+					break;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+				} else if (key.length > 0) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = strlen(key.string);
+					command.string = key.string;
+					
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		default:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (command.action != E_TEP_NOP) {
+		gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (tep), "command", &command);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+ETextEventProcessor *
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *retval = gtk_type_new (e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ());
+	return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR (retval);
+}
+
diff --git a/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..651bb552b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike - Turns events on a text widget into commands.  Uses an emacs-ish interface.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike       ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass  ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike
+{
+	ETextEventProcessor parent;
+	
+	/* object specific fields */
+	gboolean mouse_down;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorClass parent_class;
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void);
+ETextEventProcessor *e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__ */
diff --git a/e-util/e-text-event-processor-types.h b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b7bcafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-text-event-processor-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-1999.  See the AUTHORS
+ * file for a list of people on the GTK+ Team.  See the ChangeLog
+ * files for a list of changes.  These files are distributed with
+ * GTK+ at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
+ */
+
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#include <gdk/gdktypes.h>
+
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition;
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction ETextEventProcessorCommandAction;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand ETextEventProcessorCommand;
+
+typedef union _ETextEventProcessorEvent ETextEventProcessorEvent;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton ETextEventProcessorEventButton;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey ETextEventProcessorEventKey;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion ETextEventProcessorEventMotion;
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition {
+	E_TEP_VALUE,
+	E_TEP_SELECTION,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE
+};
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction {
+	E_TEP_MOVE,
+	E_TEP_SELECT,
+	E_TEP_DELETE,
+
+	E_TEP_INSERT,
+	E_TEP_COPY,
+	E_TEP_PASTE,
+	E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD,
+	E_TEP_ACTIVATE,
+
+	E_TEP_NOP
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand {
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition position;
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandAction action;
+	int value;
+	char *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint button;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint keyval;
+	gint length;
+	gchar *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+union _ETextEventProcessorEvent {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventButton button;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventKey key;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventMotion motion;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/e-util/e-text-event-processor.c b/e-util/e-text-event-processor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f028ca62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-text-event-processor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_init		(ETextEventProcessor		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorClass	 *klass);
+
+static GtkObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+enum {
+	E_TEP_EVENT,
+	E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_tep_signals[E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessor",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessor),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &text_event_processor_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_class_init (ETextEventProcessorClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+
+  e_tep_signals[E_TEP_EVENT] =
+	  gtk_signal_new ("command",
+			  GTK_RUN_LAST,
+			  object_class->type,
+			  GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETextEventProcessorClass, command),
+			  gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			  GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+  gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_tep_signals, E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL);
+
+  klass->event = NULL;
+  klass->command = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_init (ETextEventProcessor *tep)
+{
+}
+
+gint
+e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	if (E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event) {
+		return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event(tep, event);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/e-util/e-text-event-processor.h b/e-util/e-text-event-processor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc79f3f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-text-event-processor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessor - Turns events on a text widget into commands.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessor))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessor       ETextEventProcessor;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorClass  ETextEventProcessorClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessor
+{
+  GtkObject parent;
+
+  /* object specific fields */
+  
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorClass
+{
+	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* signals */
+	void (* command) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command);
+
+	/* virtual functions */
+	gint (* event) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_get_type (void);
+gint       e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/Makefile.am b/widgets/Makefile.am
index 76337f05a4..2012b00429 100644
--- a/widgets/Makefile.am
+++ b/widgets/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ libevolutionwidgets_a_SOURCES = 		\
 	e-minicard-label.c			\
 	e-minicard-label.h			\
 	e-text.c				\
-	e-text.h
+	e-text.h				\
+	e-text-event-processor.c		\
+	e-text-event-processor.h		\
+	e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c	\
+	e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS =	\
 	minicard-label-test	\
diff --git a/widgets/e-minicard-label.c b/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
index e3c61ff9bf..0b6db4115a 100644
--- a/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
+++ b/widgets/e-minicard-label.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ e_minicard_label_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 				 "use_ellipsis", TRUE,
 				 "font", "lucidasans-10",
 				 "fill_color", "black",
+				 "editable", TRUE,
 				 NULL );
 	
 	if ( e_minicard_label->field_text )
diff --git a/widgets/e-minicard/e-minicard-label.c b/widgets/e-minicard/e-minicard-label.c
index e3c61ff9bf..0b6db4115a 100644
--- a/widgets/e-minicard/e-minicard-label.c
+++ b/widgets/e-minicard/e-minicard-label.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ e_minicard_label_realize (GnomeCanvasItem *item)
 				 "use_ellipsis", TRUE,
 				 "font", "lucidasans-10",
 				 "fill_color", "black",
+				 "editable", TRUE,
 				 NULL );
 	
 	if ( e_minicard_label->field_text )
diff --git a/widgets/e-minicard/test-minicard.c b/widgets/e-minicard/test-minicard.c
index 4f56fbe936..79077c4b2d 100644
--- a/widgets/e-minicard/test-minicard.c
+++ b/widgets/e-minicard/test-minicard.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ static void about_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
   gtk_widget_show (about);                                            
 }
 
-static void button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
-{
-  gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus( card );
-}
-
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
   GtkWidget *app;
@@ -102,7 +97,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
   gnome_app_set_contents( GNOME_APP( app ), canvas );
 
-
   /* Connect the signals */
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( app ), "destroy",
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( destroy_callback ),
@@ -112,10 +106,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( allocate_callback ),
 		      ( gpointer ) app );
 
-  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( canvas ), "button_press_event",
-		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( button_press_callback ),
-		      ( gpointer ) app );
-
   gtk_widget_show_all( app );
 
   gtk_main(); 
diff --git a/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d7d36d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init		(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass	 *klass);
+static gint e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+static ETextEventProcessorClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand control_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_COPY, 0, "" }, /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand alt_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+
+};
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_emacs_like_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_emacs_like_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = gtk_type_unique (e_text_event_processor_get_type (), &text_event_processor_emacs_like_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_emacs_like_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+  ETextEventProcessorClass *processor_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+  processor_class = (ETextEventProcessorClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (e_text_event_processor_get_type ());
+
+  processor_class->event = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep)
+{
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorCommand command;
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep_el = E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(tep);
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			if (event->button.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->button.position;
+			tep_el->mouse_down = TRUE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			tep_el->mouse_down = FALSE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (tep_el->mouse_down) {
+			command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->motion.position;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: 
+		{
+			ETextEventProcessorEventKey key = event->key;
+			if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			switch(key.keyval) {
+			case GDK_Home:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_End:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Page_Up: command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE; break;
+			case GDK_Page_Down: command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE; break;
+				/* CUA has Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down as paragraph up down */
+			case GDK_Up:        command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Down:      command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Left:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Right:     
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+	  
+			case GDK_BackSpace:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Clear:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Insert:
+				if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_PASTE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+				/* gtk_toggle_insert(text) -- IMPLEMENT */
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Delete:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK){
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+				
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Tab:
+				command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				command.value = 1;
+				command.string = "\t";
+				break;
+			case GDK_Return:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_ACTIVATE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = 1;
+					command.string = "\n";
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Escape:
+				command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				/* Don't insert literally */
+				break;
+	  
+			default:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+
+					if (key.keyval == 'x') {
+					}
+					
+					break;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+				} else if (key.length > 0) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = strlen(key.string);
+					command.string = key.string;
+					
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		default:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (command.action != E_TEP_NOP) {
+		gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (tep), "command", &command);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+ETextEventProcessor *
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *retval = gtk_type_new (e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ());
+	return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR (retval);
+}
+
diff --git a/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..651bb552b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike - Turns events on a text widget into commands.  Uses an emacs-ish interface.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike       ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass  ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike
+{
+	ETextEventProcessor parent;
+	
+	/* object specific fields */
+	gboolean mouse_down;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorClass parent_class;
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void);
+ETextEventProcessor *e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text-event-processor-types.h b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b7bcafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text-event-processor-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-1999.  See the AUTHORS
+ * file for a list of people on the GTK+ Team.  See the ChangeLog
+ * files for a list of changes.  These files are distributed with
+ * GTK+ at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
+ */
+
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#include <gdk/gdktypes.h>
+
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition;
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction ETextEventProcessorCommandAction;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand ETextEventProcessorCommand;
+
+typedef union _ETextEventProcessorEvent ETextEventProcessorEvent;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton ETextEventProcessorEventButton;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey ETextEventProcessorEventKey;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion ETextEventProcessorEventMotion;
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition {
+	E_TEP_VALUE,
+	E_TEP_SELECTION,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE
+};
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction {
+	E_TEP_MOVE,
+	E_TEP_SELECT,
+	E_TEP_DELETE,
+
+	E_TEP_INSERT,
+	E_TEP_COPY,
+	E_TEP_PASTE,
+	E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD,
+	E_TEP_ACTIVATE,
+
+	E_TEP_NOP
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand {
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition position;
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandAction action;
+	int value;
+	char *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint button;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint keyval;
+	gint length;
+	gchar *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+union _ETextEventProcessorEvent {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventButton button;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventKey key;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventMotion motion;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text-event-processor.c b/widgets/e-text-event-processor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f028ca62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text-event-processor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_init		(ETextEventProcessor		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorClass	 *klass);
+
+static GtkObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+enum {
+	E_TEP_EVENT,
+	E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_tep_signals[E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessor",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessor),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &text_event_processor_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_class_init (ETextEventProcessorClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+
+  e_tep_signals[E_TEP_EVENT] =
+	  gtk_signal_new ("command",
+			  GTK_RUN_LAST,
+			  object_class->type,
+			  GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETextEventProcessorClass, command),
+			  gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			  GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+  gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_tep_signals, E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL);
+
+  klass->event = NULL;
+  klass->command = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_init (ETextEventProcessor *tep)
+{
+}
+
+gint
+e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	if (E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event) {
+		return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event(tep, event);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/widgets/e-text-event-processor.h b/widgets/e-text-event-processor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc79f3f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text-event-processor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessor - Turns events on a text widget into commands.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessor))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessor       ETextEventProcessor;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorClass  ETextEventProcessorClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessor
+{
+  GtkObject parent;
+
+  /* object specific fields */
+  
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorClass
+{
+	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* signals */
+	void (* command) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command);
+
+	/* virtual functions */
+	gint (* event) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_get_type (void);
+gint       e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text.c b/widgets/e-text.c
index b88130e3c8..f6daa3f3cf 100644
--- a/widgets/e-text.c
+++ b/widgets/e-text.c
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "e-text.h"
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h> /* for BlackPixel */
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_affine.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb_bitmap_affine.h>
 
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+
 
 
 /* This defines a line of text */
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ enum {
 	ARG_FILL_STIPPLE,
 	ARG_TEXT_WIDTH,
 	ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT,
+	ARG_EDITABLE,
 	ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS,
 	ARG_ELLIPSIS
 };
@@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ static double e_text_point (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double x, double y, int cx, i
 static void e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item,
 				      double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y2);
 static void e_text_render (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GnomeCanvasBuf *buf);
+static gint e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event);
+
+static void e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data);
 
 static ETextSuckFont *e_suck_font (GdkFont *font);
 static void e_suck_font_free (ETextSuckFont *suckfont);
@@ -171,6 +178,8 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_WIDTH);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::text_height",
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT);
+	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::editable",
+				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EDITABLE);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::use_ellipsis",
 				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::ellipsis",
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 	item_class->point = e_text_point;
 	item_class->bounds = e_text_bounds;
 	item_class->render = e_text_render;
+	item_class->event = e_text_event;
 }
 
 /* Object initialization function for the text item */
@@ -201,9 +211,18 @@ e_text_init (EText *text)
 	text->clip_height = 0.0;
 	text->xofs = 0.0;
 	text->yofs = 0.0;
+
 	text->ellipsis = NULL;
 	text->use_ellipsis = FALSE;
 	text->ellipsis_width = 0;
+
+	text->editable = FALSE;
+	text->editing = FALSE;
+	text->xofs_edit = 0;
+	
+	text->selection_start = 0;
+	text->selection_end = 0;
+	text->select_by_word = FALSE;
 }
 
 /* Destroy handler for the text item */
@@ -456,7 +475,8 @@ calc_line_widths (EText *text)
 			}
 			
 			if (text->clip && 
-			    text->use_ellipsis && 
+			    text->use_ellipsis &&
+			    ! text->editing &&
 			    lines->width > text->clip_width) {
 				if (text->font) {
 					lines->ellipsis_length = 0;
@@ -729,6 +749,10 @@ e_text_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		set_stipple (text, GTK_VALUE_BOXED (*arg), FALSE);
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		text->editable = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		text->use_ellipsis = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
 		calc_line_widths (text);
@@ -839,6 +863,10 @@ e_text_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		GTK_VALUE_DOUBLE (*arg) = text->height / text->item.canvas->pixels_per_unit;
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->editable;
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->use_ellipsis;
 		break;
@@ -1016,6 +1044,19 @@ get_line_xpos (EText *text, struct line *line)
 	return x;
 }
 
+static void
+_get_tep(EText *text)
+{
+	if (!text->tep) {
+		text->tep = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new();
+		gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(text->tep),
+				   "command",
+				   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(e_text_command),
+				   (gpointer) text);
+				    
+	}
+}
+
 /* Draw handler for the text item */
 static void
 e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
@@ -1026,8 +1067,14 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	struct line *lines;
 	int i;
 	int xpos, ypos;
+	int start_char, end_char;
+	int sel_start, sel_end;
+	GdkRectangle sel_rect;
+	GdkGC *fg_gc;
+	GnomeCanvas *canvas;
 
 	text = E_TEXT (item);
+	canvas = GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas;
 
 	if (!text->text || !text->font)
 		return;
@@ -1039,6 +1086,7 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 		rect.height = text->clip_cheight;
 		
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, &rect);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], &rect);
 	}
 	lines = text->lines;
 	ypos = text->cy + text->font->ascent;
@@ -1049,39 +1097,122 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	for (i = 0; i < text->num_lines; i++) {
 		if (lines->length != 0) {
 			xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
-			if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->ellipsis_length);
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x + 
-					       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
-					       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
-			} else
-				
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->length);
+			if (text->editing) {
+				xpos -= text->xofs_edit;
+				start_char = lines->text - text->text;
+				end_char = start_char + lines->length;
+				sel_start = text->selection_start;
+				sel_end = text->selection_end;
+				if (sel_start > sel_end ) {
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+					sel_end ^= sel_start;
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+				}
+				if ( sel_start < start_char )
+					sel_start = start_char;
+				if ( sel_end > end_char )
+					sel_end = end_char;
+				if ( sel_start < sel_end ) {
+					sel_rect.x = xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										lines->text,
+										sel_start - start_char);
+					sel_rect.y = ypos - y - text->font->ascent;
+					sel_rect.width = gdk_text_width (text->font,
+									 lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+									 sel_end - sel_start);
+					sel_rect.height = text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    sel_rect.x,
+							    sel_rect.y,
+							    sel_rect.width,
+							    sel_rect.height);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       sel_start - start_char);
+					fg_gc = GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED];
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       fg_gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_start - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+						       sel_end - sel_start);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_end - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_end - start_char,
+						       end_char - sel_end);
+				} else {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+				}
+				if (text->selection_start == text->selection_end &&
+				    text->selection_start >= start_char &&
+				    text->selection_start <= end_char) {
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font, 
+										       lines->text,
+										       sel_start - start_char),
+							    ypos - y - text->font->ascent,
+							    1,
+							    text->font->ascent + text->font->descent);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->ellipsis_length);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + 
+						       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
+						       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
+				} else
+					
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+			}
 		}
 
 		ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
 		lines++;
 	}
 
-	if (text->clip)
+	if (text->clip) {
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, NULL);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Render handler for the text item */
@@ -1308,6 +1439,285 @@ e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double
 	*y2 = *y1 + height;
 }
 
+static gint
+_get_position_from_xy (EText *text, gint x, gint y)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	int ypos = text->cy;
+	int xpos;
+	struct line *lines;
+	j = 0;
+	while (y > ypos)
+		{
+			ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+			j ++;
+		}
+	j--;
+	if (j >= text->num_lines)
+		j = text->num_lines - 1;
+	if (j < 0)
+		j = 0;
+	i = 0;
+	lines = text->lines;
+	lines += j;
+	xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
+	for(i = 0; i < lines->length; i++) {
+		int charwidth = gdk_text_width(text->font,
+					       lines->text + i,
+					       1);
+		xpos += charwidth / 2;
+		if (xpos > x)
+			break;
+		xpos += (charwidth + 1) / 2;
+	}
+	return lines->text + i - text->text;
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(item);
+	ETextEventProcessorEvent e_tep_event;
+
+	gint return_val;
+
+	e_tep_event.type = event->type;
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE:
+		if (text->editable) {
+			GdkEventFocus *focus_event;
+			focus_event = (GdkEventFocus *) event;
+			if (focus_event->in) {
+				if(!text->editing) {
+					text->editing = TRUE;
+					text->selection_start = 0;
+					text->selection_end = 0;
+					text->select_by_word = FALSE;
+					text->xofs_edit = 0;
+				}
+			} else {
+				text->editing = FALSE;
+			}
+			calc_line_widths (text);
+		}
+		return_val = 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventKey key = event->key;
+			e_tep_event.key.time = key.time;
+			e_tep_event.key.state = key.state;
+			e_tep_event.key.keyval = key.keyval;
+			e_tep_event.key.length = key.length;
+			e_tep_event.key.string = key.string;
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								    &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		else
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventButton button = event->button;
+			e_tep_event.button.time = button.time;
+			e_tep_event.button.state = button.state;
+			e_tep_event.button.button = button.button;
+			e_tep_event.button.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, button.x, button.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		} else if (text->editable && event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+			gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus (item);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventMotion motion = event->motion;
+			e_tep_event.motion.time = motion.time;
+			e_tep_event.motion.state = motion.state;
+			e_tep_event.motion.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, motion.x, motion.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (return_val)
+		return return_val;
+	if (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event)
+		return GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event(item, event);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_get_position(EText *text, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command)
+{
+	int i;
+	int length;
+	
+	switch (command->position) {
+		
+	case E_TEP_VALUE:
+		return command->value;
+
+	case E_TEP_SELECTION:
+		return text->selection_end;
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER:
+		return 0;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER:
+		return strlen(text->text);
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_LINE:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_LINE:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		i = text->selection_end + 1;
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER:
+		i = text->selection_end - 1;
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE:
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+		
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE:
+		return text->selection_end;
+	default:
+		return text->selection_end;
+		}
+}
+
+static void
+_delete_selection(EText *text)
+{
+	gint length = strlen(text->text);
+	if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start)
+		return;
+	if (text->selection_end < text->selection_start) {
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+		text->selection_start ^= text->selection_end;
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+	}
+	memmove( text->text + text->selection_start,
+		 text->text + text->selection_end,
+		 length - text->selection_end + 1 );
+	length -= text->selection_end - text->selection_start;
+	text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+}
+
+static void
+_insert(EText *text, char *string, int value)
+{
+	if (value > 0) {
+		char *temp;
+		gint length = strlen(text->text);
+		temp = g_new(gchar, length + value + 1);
+		strncpy(temp, text->text, text->selection_start);
+		strncpy(temp + text->selection_start, string, value);
+		strcpy(temp + text->selection_start + value, text->text + text->selection_start);
+		g_free(text->text);
+		text->text = temp;
+		text->selection_start += value;
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(data);
+	switch (command->action) {
+	case E_TEP_MOVE:
+		text->selection_start = _get_position(text, command);
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SELECT:
+		text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_DELETE:
+		if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start) {
+			text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		}
+		_delete_selection(text);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+
+	case E_TEP_INSERT:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+			_delete_selection(text);
+		}
+		_insert(text, command->string, command->value);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_COPY:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+		}
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_PASTE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_ACTIVATE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD:
+		text->select_by_word = command->value;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_NOP:
+		break;
+	}
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text));
+}
+
 
 
 /* Routines for sucking fonts from the X server */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text.h b/widgets/e-text.h
index e14199f16e..b18b93d7f2 100644
--- a/widgets/e-text.h
+++ b/widgets/e-text.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define E_TEXT_H
 
 #include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
 
 
 BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
@@ -59,8 +60,15 @@ BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
  * text_height		double			R		Used to query the rendered height of the text
  *
  * These are ignored in the AA version:
+ * editable             boolean                 RW              Can this item be edited
  * use_ellipsis         boolean                 RW              Whether to use ellipsises if text gets cut off.  Meaningless if clip == false.
  * ellipsis             string                  RW              The characters to use as ellipsis.  NULL = "...".
+ *
+ * These are not implemented yet:
+ * multi_line           boolean                 RW              Line wrap when not editing.
+ * multi_line_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Switch to line wrap when editing.
+ * background           boolean                 RW              Draw a background rectangle.
+ * background_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Draw a background when editing.
  */
 
 #define E_TYPE_TEXT            (e_text_get_type ())
@@ -129,6 +137,18 @@ struct _EText {
 	char *ellipsis;                 /* The ellipsis characters.  NULL = "...". */
 	double ellipsis_width;          /* The width of the ellipsis. */
 	gboolean use_ellipsis;          /* Whether to use the ellipsis. */
+
+	gboolean editable;              /* Item is editable */
+	gboolean editing;               /* Item is currently being edited */
+
+	int xofs_edit;                  /* Offset because of editing */
+
+	/* This needs to be reworked a bit once we get line wrapping. */
+	int selection_start;            /* Start of selection */
+	int selection_end;              /* End of selection */
+	gboolean select_by_word;        /* Current selection is by word */
+
+	ETextEventProcessor *tep;       /* Text Event Processor */
 };
 
 struct _ETextClass {
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d7d36d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init		(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass	 *klass);
+static gint e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+static ETextEventProcessorClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand control_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_COPY, 0, "" }, /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand alt_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+
+};
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_emacs_like_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_emacs_like_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = gtk_type_unique (e_text_event_processor_get_type (), &text_event_processor_emacs_like_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_emacs_like_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+  ETextEventProcessorClass *processor_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+  processor_class = (ETextEventProcessorClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (e_text_event_processor_get_type ());
+
+  processor_class->event = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep)
+{
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorCommand command;
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep_el = E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(tep);
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			if (event->button.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->button.position;
+			tep_el->mouse_down = TRUE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			tep_el->mouse_down = FALSE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (tep_el->mouse_down) {
+			command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->motion.position;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: 
+		{
+			ETextEventProcessorEventKey key = event->key;
+			if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			switch(key.keyval) {
+			case GDK_Home:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_End:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Page_Up: command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE; break;
+			case GDK_Page_Down: command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE; break;
+				/* CUA has Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down as paragraph up down */
+			case GDK_Up:        command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Down:      command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Left:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Right:     
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+	  
+			case GDK_BackSpace:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Clear:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Insert:
+				if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_PASTE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+				/* gtk_toggle_insert(text) -- IMPLEMENT */
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Delete:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK){
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+				
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Tab:
+				command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				command.value = 1;
+				command.string = "\t";
+				break;
+			case GDK_Return:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_ACTIVATE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = 1;
+					command.string = "\n";
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Escape:
+				command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				/* Don't insert literally */
+				break;
+	  
+			default:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+
+					if (key.keyval == 'x') {
+					}
+					
+					break;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+				} else if (key.length > 0) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = strlen(key.string);
+					command.string = key.string;
+					
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		default:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (command.action != E_TEP_NOP) {
+		gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (tep), "command", &command);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+ETextEventProcessor *
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *retval = gtk_type_new (e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ());
+	return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR (retval);
+}
+
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..651bb552b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike - Turns events on a text widget into commands.  Uses an emacs-ish interface.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike       ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass  ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike
+{
+	ETextEventProcessor parent;
+	
+	/* object specific fields */
+	gboolean mouse_down;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorClass parent_class;
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void);
+ETextEventProcessor *e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-types.h b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b7bcafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-1999.  See the AUTHORS
+ * file for a list of people on the GTK+ Team.  See the ChangeLog
+ * files for a list of changes.  These files are distributed with
+ * GTK+ at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
+ */
+
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#include <gdk/gdktypes.h>
+
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition;
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction ETextEventProcessorCommandAction;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand ETextEventProcessorCommand;
+
+typedef union _ETextEventProcessorEvent ETextEventProcessorEvent;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton ETextEventProcessorEventButton;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey ETextEventProcessorEventKey;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion ETextEventProcessorEventMotion;
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition {
+	E_TEP_VALUE,
+	E_TEP_SELECTION,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE
+};
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction {
+	E_TEP_MOVE,
+	E_TEP_SELECT,
+	E_TEP_DELETE,
+
+	E_TEP_INSERT,
+	E_TEP_COPY,
+	E_TEP_PASTE,
+	E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD,
+	E_TEP_ACTIVATE,
+
+	E_TEP_NOP
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand {
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition position;
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandAction action;
+	int value;
+	char *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint button;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint keyval;
+	gint length;
+	gchar *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+union _ETextEventProcessorEvent {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventButton button;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventKey key;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventMotion motion;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.c b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f028ca62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_init		(ETextEventProcessor		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorClass	 *klass);
+
+static GtkObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+enum {
+	E_TEP_EVENT,
+	E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_tep_signals[E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessor",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessor),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &text_event_processor_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_class_init (ETextEventProcessorClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+
+  e_tep_signals[E_TEP_EVENT] =
+	  gtk_signal_new ("command",
+			  GTK_RUN_LAST,
+			  object_class->type,
+			  GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETextEventProcessorClass, command),
+			  gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			  GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+  gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_tep_signals, E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL);
+
+  klass->event = NULL;
+  klass->command = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_init (ETextEventProcessor *tep)
+{
+}
+
+gint
+e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	if (E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event) {
+		return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event(tep, event);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.h b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc79f3f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text-event-processor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessor - Turns events on a text widget into commands.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessor))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessor       ETextEventProcessor;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorClass  ETextEventProcessorClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessor
+{
+  GtkObject parent;
+
+  /* object specific fields */
+  
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorClass
+{
+	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* signals */
+	void (* command) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command);
+
+	/* virtual functions */
+	gint (* event) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_get_type (void);
+gint       e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text.c b/widgets/e-text/e-text.c
index b88130e3c8..f6daa3f3cf 100644
--- a/widgets/e-text/e-text.c
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text.c
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "e-text.h"
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h> /* for BlackPixel */
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_affine.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb_bitmap_affine.h>
 
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+
 
 
 /* This defines a line of text */
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ enum {
 	ARG_FILL_STIPPLE,
 	ARG_TEXT_WIDTH,
 	ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT,
+	ARG_EDITABLE,
 	ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS,
 	ARG_ELLIPSIS
 };
@@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ static double e_text_point (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double x, double y, int cx, i
 static void e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item,
 				      double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y2);
 static void e_text_render (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GnomeCanvasBuf *buf);
+static gint e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event);
+
+static void e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data);
 
 static ETextSuckFont *e_suck_font (GdkFont *font);
 static void e_suck_font_free (ETextSuckFont *suckfont);
@@ -171,6 +178,8 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_WIDTH);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::text_height",
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT);
+	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::editable",
+				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EDITABLE);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::use_ellipsis",
 				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::ellipsis",
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 	item_class->point = e_text_point;
 	item_class->bounds = e_text_bounds;
 	item_class->render = e_text_render;
+	item_class->event = e_text_event;
 }
 
 /* Object initialization function for the text item */
@@ -201,9 +211,18 @@ e_text_init (EText *text)
 	text->clip_height = 0.0;
 	text->xofs = 0.0;
 	text->yofs = 0.0;
+
 	text->ellipsis = NULL;
 	text->use_ellipsis = FALSE;
 	text->ellipsis_width = 0;
+
+	text->editable = FALSE;
+	text->editing = FALSE;
+	text->xofs_edit = 0;
+	
+	text->selection_start = 0;
+	text->selection_end = 0;
+	text->select_by_word = FALSE;
 }
 
 /* Destroy handler for the text item */
@@ -456,7 +475,8 @@ calc_line_widths (EText *text)
 			}
 			
 			if (text->clip && 
-			    text->use_ellipsis && 
+			    text->use_ellipsis &&
+			    ! text->editing &&
 			    lines->width > text->clip_width) {
 				if (text->font) {
 					lines->ellipsis_length = 0;
@@ -729,6 +749,10 @@ e_text_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		set_stipple (text, GTK_VALUE_BOXED (*arg), FALSE);
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		text->editable = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		text->use_ellipsis = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
 		calc_line_widths (text);
@@ -839,6 +863,10 @@ e_text_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		GTK_VALUE_DOUBLE (*arg) = text->height / text->item.canvas->pixels_per_unit;
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->editable;
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->use_ellipsis;
 		break;
@@ -1016,6 +1044,19 @@ get_line_xpos (EText *text, struct line *line)
 	return x;
 }
 
+static void
+_get_tep(EText *text)
+{
+	if (!text->tep) {
+		text->tep = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new();
+		gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(text->tep),
+				   "command",
+				   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(e_text_command),
+				   (gpointer) text);
+				    
+	}
+}
+
 /* Draw handler for the text item */
 static void
 e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
@@ -1026,8 +1067,14 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	struct line *lines;
 	int i;
 	int xpos, ypos;
+	int start_char, end_char;
+	int sel_start, sel_end;
+	GdkRectangle sel_rect;
+	GdkGC *fg_gc;
+	GnomeCanvas *canvas;
 
 	text = E_TEXT (item);
+	canvas = GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas;
 
 	if (!text->text || !text->font)
 		return;
@@ -1039,6 +1086,7 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 		rect.height = text->clip_cheight;
 		
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, &rect);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], &rect);
 	}
 	lines = text->lines;
 	ypos = text->cy + text->font->ascent;
@@ -1049,39 +1097,122 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	for (i = 0; i < text->num_lines; i++) {
 		if (lines->length != 0) {
 			xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
-			if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->ellipsis_length);
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x + 
-					       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
-					       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
-			} else
-				
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->length);
+			if (text->editing) {
+				xpos -= text->xofs_edit;
+				start_char = lines->text - text->text;
+				end_char = start_char + lines->length;
+				sel_start = text->selection_start;
+				sel_end = text->selection_end;
+				if (sel_start > sel_end ) {
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+					sel_end ^= sel_start;
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+				}
+				if ( sel_start < start_char )
+					sel_start = start_char;
+				if ( sel_end > end_char )
+					sel_end = end_char;
+				if ( sel_start < sel_end ) {
+					sel_rect.x = xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										lines->text,
+										sel_start - start_char);
+					sel_rect.y = ypos - y - text->font->ascent;
+					sel_rect.width = gdk_text_width (text->font,
+									 lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+									 sel_end - sel_start);
+					sel_rect.height = text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    sel_rect.x,
+							    sel_rect.y,
+							    sel_rect.width,
+							    sel_rect.height);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       sel_start - start_char);
+					fg_gc = GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED];
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       fg_gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_start - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+						       sel_end - sel_start);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_end - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_end - start_char,
+						       end_char - sel_end);
+				} else {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+				}
+				if (text->selection_start == text->selection_end &&
+				    text->selection_start >= start_char &&
+				    text->selection_start <= end_char) {
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font, 
+										       lines->text,
+										       sel_start - start_char),
+							    ypos - y - text->font->ascent,
+							    1,
+							    text->font->ascent + text->font->descent);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->ellipsis_length);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + 
+						       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
+						       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
+				} else
+					
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+			}
 		}
 
 		ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
 		lines++;
 	}
 
-	if (text->clip)
+	if (text->clip) {
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, NULL);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Render handler for the text item */
@@ -1308,6 +1439,285 @@ e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double
 	*y2 = *y1 + height;
 }
 
+static gint
+_get_position_from_xy (EText *text, gint x, gint y)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	int ypos = text->cy;
+	int xpos;
+	struct line *lines;
+	j = 0;
+	while (y > ypos)
+		{
+			ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+			j ++;
+		}
+	j--;
+	if (j >= text->num_lines)
+		j = text->num_lines - 1;
+	if (j < 0)
+		j = 0;
+	i = 0;
+	lines = text->lines;
+	lines += j;
+	xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
+	for(i = 0; i < lines->length; i++) {
+		int charwidth = gdk_text_width(text->font,
+					       lines->text + i,
+					       1);
+		xpos += charwidth / 2;
+		if (xpos > x)
+			break;
+		xpos += (charwidth + 1) / 2;
+	}
+	return lines->text + i - text->text;
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(item);
+	ETextEventProcessorEvent e_tep_event;
+
+	gint return_val;
+
+	e_tep_event.type = event->type;
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE:
+		if (text->editable) {
+			GdkEventFocus *focus_event;
+			focus_event = (GdkEventFocus *) event;
+			if (focus_event->in) {
+				if(!text->editing) {
+					text->editing = TRUE;
+					text->selection_start = 0;
+					text->selection_end = 0;
+					text->select_by_word = FALSE;
+					text->xofs_edit = 0;
+				}
+			} else {
+				text->editing = FALSE;
+			}
+			calc_line_widths (text);
+		}
+		return_val = 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventKey key = event->key;
+			e_tep_event.key.time = key.time;
+			e_tep_event.key.state = key.state;
+			e_tep_event.key.keyval = key.keyval;
+			e_tep_event.key.length = key.length;
+			e_tep_event.key.string = key.string;
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								    &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		else
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventButton button = event->button;
+			e_tep_event.button.time = button.time;
+			e_tep_event.button.state = button.state;
+			e_tep_event.button.button = button.button;
+			e_tep_event.button.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, button.x, button.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		} else if (text->editable && event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+			gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus (item);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventMotion motion = event->motion;
+			e_tep_event.motion.time = motion.time;
+			e_tep_event.motion.state = motion.state;
+			e_tep_event.motion.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, motion.x, motion.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (return_val)
+		return return_val;
+	if (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event)
+		return GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event(item, event);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_get_position(EText *text, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command)
+{
+	int i;
+	int length;
+	
+	switch (command->position) {
+		
+	case E_TEP_VALUE:
+		return command->value;
+
+	case E_TEP_SELECTION:
+		return text->selection_end;
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER:
+		return 0;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER:
+		return strlen(text->text);
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_LINE:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_LINE:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		i = text->selection_end + 1;
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER:
+		i = text->selection_end - 1;
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE:
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+		
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE:
+		return text->selection_end;
+	default:
+		return text->selection_end;
+		}
+}
+
+static void
+_delete_selection(EText *text)
+{
+	gint length = strlen(text->text);
+	if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start)
+		return;
+	if (text->selection_end < text->selection_start) {
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+		text->selection_start ^= text->selection_end;
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+	}
+	memmove( text->text + text->selection_start,
+		 text->text + text->selection_end,
+		 length - text->selection_end + 1 );
+	length -= text->selection_end - text->selection_start;
+	text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+}
+
+static void
+_insert(EText *text, char *string, int value)
+{
+	if (value > 0) {
+		char *temp;
+		gint length = strlen(text->text);
+		temp = g_new(gchar, length + value + 1);
+		strncpy(temp, text->text, text->selection_start);
+		strncpy(temp + text->selection_start, string, value);
+		strcpy(temp + text->selection_start + value, text->text + text->selection_start);
+		g_free(text->text);
+		text->text = temp;
+		text->selection_start += value;
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(data);
+	switch (command->action) {
+	case E_TEP_MOVE:
+		text->selection_start = _get_position(text, command);
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SELECT:
+		text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_DELETE:
+		if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start) {
+			text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		}
+		_delete_selection(text);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+
+	case E_TEP_INSERT:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+			_delete_selection(text);
+		}
+		_insert(text, command->string, command->value);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_COPY:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+		}
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_PASTE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_ACTIVATE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD:
+		text->select_by_word = command->value;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_NOP:
+		break;
+	}
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text));
+}
+
 
 
 /* Routines for sucking fonts from the X server */
diff --git a/widgets/e-text/e-text.h b/widgets/e-text/e-text.h
index e14199f16e..b18b93d7f2 100644
--- a/widgets/e-text/e-text.h
+++ b/widgets/e-text/e-text.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define E_TEXT_H
 
 #include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
 
 
 BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
@@ -59,8 +60,15 @@ BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
  * text_height		double			R		Used to query the rendered height of the text
  *
  * These are ignored in the AA version:
+ * editable             boolean                 RW              Can this item be edited
  * use_ellipsis         boolean                 RW              Whether to use ellipsises if text gets cut off.  Meaningless if clip == false.
  * ellipsis             string                  RW              The characters to use as ellipsis.  NULL = "...".
+ *
+ * These are not implemented yet:
+ * multi_line           boolean                 RW              Line wrap when not editing.
+ * multi_line_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Switch to line wrap when editing.
+ * background           boolean                 RW              Draw a background rectangle.
+ * background_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Draw a background when editing.
  */
 
 #define E_TYPE_TEXT            (e_text_get_type ())
@@ -129,6 +137,18 @@ struct _EText {
 	char *ellipsis;                 /* The ellipsis characters.  NULL = "...". */
 	double ellipsis_width;          /* The width of the ellipsis. */
 	gboolean use_ellipsis;          /* Whether to use the ellipsis. */
+
+	gboolean editable;              /* Item is editable */
+	gboolean editing;               /* Item is currently being edited */
+
+	int xofs_edit;                  /* Offset because of editing */
+
+	/* This needs to be reworked a bit once we get line wrapping. */
+	int selection_start;            /* Start of selection */
+	int selection_end;              /* End of selection */
+	gboolean select_by_word;        /* Current selection is by word */
+
+	ETextEventProcessor *tep;       /* Text Event Processor */
 };
 
 struct _ETextClass {
diff --git a/widgets/test-minicard.c b/widgets/test-minicard.c
index 4f56fbe936..79077c4b2d 100644
--- a/widgets/test-minicard.c
+++ b/widgets/test-minicard.c
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ static void about_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
   gtk_widget_show (about);                                            
 }
 
-static void button_press_callback( GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data )
-{
-  gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus( card );
-}
-
 int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
   GtkWidget *app;
@@ -102,7 +97,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
   gnome_app_set_contents( GNOME_APP( app ), canvas );
 
-
   /* Connect the signals */
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( app ), "destroy",
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( destroy_callback ),
@@ -112,10 +106,6 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( allocate_callback ),
 		      ( gpointer ) app );
 
-  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( canvas ), "button_press_event",
-		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( button_press_callback ),
-		      ( gpointer ) app );
-
   gtk_widget_show_all( app );
 
   gtk_main(); 
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d7d36d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.c
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init		(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass	 *klass);
+static gint e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+static ETextEventProcessorClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand control_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_COPY, 0, "" }, /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,  E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER, E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,        E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION,          E_TEP_PASTE, 0, "" }, /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+};
+
+static const ETextEventProcessorCommand alt_keys[26] =
+{
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* a */
+	{ E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,      E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* b */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* c */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_DELETE, 0, "" }, /* d */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* e */
+	{ E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,       E_TEP_MOVE, 0, "" }, /* f */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* g */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* h */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* i */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* j */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* k */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* l */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* m */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* n */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* o */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* p */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* q */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* r */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* s */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* t */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* u */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* v */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* w */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* x */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" },           /* y */
+	{ E_TEP_SELECTION, E_TEP_NOP, 0, "" }           /* z */
+
+};
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_emacs_like_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_emacs_like_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_emacs_like_type = gtk_type_unique (e_text_event_processor_get_type (), &text_event_processor_emacs_like_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_emacs_like_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_class_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+  ETextEventProcessorClass *processor_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+  processor_class = (ETextEventProcessorClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (e_text_event_processor_get_type ());
+
+  processor_class->event = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_init (ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep)
+{
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorCommand command;
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *tep_el = E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(tep);
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			if (event->button.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->button.position;
+			tep_el->mouse_down = TRUE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (event->button.button == 1) {
+			tep_el->mouse_down = FALSE;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (tep_el->mouse_down) {
+			command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			command.position = E_TEP_VALUE;
+			command.value = event->motion.position;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: 
+		{
+			ETextEventProcessorEventKey key = event->key;
+			if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)
+				command.action = E_TEP_SELECT;
+			else
+				command.action = E_TEP_MOVE;
+			switch(key.keyval) {
+			case GDK_Home:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_START_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_End:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Page_Up: command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE; break;
+			case GDK_Page_Down: command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE; break;
+				/* CUA has Ctrl-Up/Ctrl-Down as paragraph up down */
+			case GDK_Up:        command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Down:      command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE; break;
+			case GDK_Left:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Right:     
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+	  
+			case GDK_BackSpace:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK)
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD;
+				else
+					command.position = E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Clear:
+				command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+				command.position = E_TEP_END_OF_LINE;
+				break;
+			case GDK_Insert:
+				if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_PASTE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+				/* gtk_toggle_insert(text) -- IMPLEMENT */
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Delete:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK){
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_COPY;
+				
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_DELETE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER;
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Tab:
+				command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				command.value = 1;
+				command.string = "\t";
+				break;
+			case GDK_Return:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_ACTIVATE;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = 1;
+					command.string = "\n";
+				}
+				break;
+			case GDK_Escape:
+				command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+				/* Don't insert literally */
+				break;
+	  
+			default:
+				if (key.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = control_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+
+					if (key.keyval == 'x') {
+					}
+					
+					break;
+				} else if (key.state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'A') && (key.keyval <= 'Z'))
+						key.keyval -= 'A' - 'a';
+					
+					if ((key.keyval >= 'a') && (key.keyval <= 'z')) {
+						command.position = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].position;
+						if (alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action != E_TEP_MOVE)
+							command.action = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].action;
+						command.value = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].value;
+						command.string = alt_keys[(int) (key.keyval - 'a')].string;
+					}
+				} else if (key.length > 0) {
+					command.action = E_TEP_INSERT;
+					command.position = E_TEP_SELECTION;
+					command.value = strlen(key.string);
+					command.string = key.string;
+					
+				} else {
+					command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+				}
+			}
+			break;
+		case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		default:
+			command.action = E_TEP_NOP;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (command.action != E_TEP_NOP) {
+		gtk_signal_emit_by_name (GTK_OBJECT (tep), "command", &command);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+ETextEventProcessor *
+e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void)
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike *retval = gtk_type_new (e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ());
+	return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR (retval);
+}
+
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..651bb552b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike - Turns events on a text widget into commands.  Uses an emacs-ish interface.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike       ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass  ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLike
+{
+	ETextEventProcessor parent;
+	
+	/* object specific fields */
+	gboolean mouse_down;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEmacsLikeClass
+{
+	ETextEventProcessorClass parent_class;
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_get_type (void);
+ETextEventProcessor *e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new (void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_EMACS_LIKE_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-types.h b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b7bcafc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Modified by the GTK+ Team and others 1997-1999.  See the AUTHORS
+ * file for a list of people on the GTK+ Team.  See the ChangeLog
+ * files for a list of changes.  These files are distributed with
+ * GTK+ at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
+ */
+
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+#include <gdk/gdktypes.h>
+
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition;
+typedef enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction ETextEventProcessorCommandAction;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand ETextEventProcessorCommand;
+
+typedef union _ETextEventProcessorEvent ETextEventProcessorEvent;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton ETextEventProcessorEventButton;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey ETextEventProcessorEventKey;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion ETextEventProcessorEventMotion;
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition {
+	E_TEP_VALUE,
+	E_TEP_SELECTION,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER,
+
+	E_TEP_START_OF_LINE,
+	E_TEP_END_OF_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH,
+
+	E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE,
+	E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE
+};
+
+enum _ETextEventProcessorCommandAction {
+	E_TEP_MOVE,
+	E_TEP_SELECT,
+	E_TEP_DELETE,
+
+	E_TEP_INSERT,
+	E_TEP_COPY,
+	E_TEP_PASTE,
+	E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD,
+	E_TEP_ACTIVATE,
+
+	E_TEP_NOP
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorCommand {
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandPosition position;
+	ETextEventProcessorCommandAction action;
+	int value;
+	char *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventButton {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint button;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventKey {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	guint keyval;
+	gint length;
+	gchar *string;
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorEventMotion {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	guint32 time;
+	guint state;
+	gint position;
+};
+
+union _ETextEventProcessorEvent {
+	GdkEventType type;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventButton button;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventKey key;
+	ETextEventProcessorEventMotion motion;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.c b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47f028ca62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
+static void e_text_event_processor_init		(ETextEventProcessor		 *card);
+static void e_text_event_processor_class_init	(ETextEventProcessorClass	 *klass);
+
+static GtkObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
+
+/* The arguments we take */
+enum {
+	ARG_0
+};
+
+enum {
+	E_TEP_EVENT,
+	E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+static guint e_tep_signals[E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
+
+GtkType
+e_text_event_processor_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GtkType text_event_processor_type = 0;
+
+  if (!text_event_processor_type)
+    {
+      static const GtkTypeInfo text_event_processor_info =
+      {
+        "ETextEventProcessor",
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessor),
+        sizeof (ETextEventProcessorClass),
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_class_init,
+        (GtkObjectInitFunc) e_text_event_processor_init,
+        /* reserved_1 */ NULL,
+        /* reserved_2 */ NULL,
+        (GtkClassInitFunc) NULL,
+      };
+
+      text_event_processor_type = gtk_type_unique (gtk_object_get_type (), &text_event_processor_info);
+    }
+
+  return text_event_processor_type;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_class_init (ETextEventProcessorClass *klass)
+{
+  GtkObjectClass *object_class;
+
+  object_class = (GtkObjectClass*) klass;
+
+  parent_class = gtk_type_class (gtk_object_get_type ());
+
+  e_tep_signals[E_TEP_EVENT] =
+	  gtk_signal_new ("command",
+			  GTK_RUN_LAST,
+			  object_class->type,
+			  GTK_SIGNAL_OFFSET (ETextEventProcessorClass, command),
+			  gtk_marshal_NONE__POINTER,
+			  GTK_TYPE_NONE, 1,
+			  GTK_TYPE_POINTER);
+
+  gtk_object_class_add_signals (object_class, e_tep_signals, E_TEP_LAST_SIGNAL);
+
+  klass->event = NULL;
+  klass->command = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_event_processor_init (ETextEventProcessor *tep)
+{
+}
+
+gint
+e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event)
+{
+	if (E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event) {
+		return E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(tep)->klass)->event(tep, event);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.h b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc79f3f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text-event-processor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
+/* e-text-event-processor.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2000  Helix Code, Inc.
+ * Author: Chris Lahey <clahey@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+#ifndef __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+#define __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__
+
+#include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor-types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#pragma }
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+/* ETextEventProcessor - Turns events on a text widget into commands.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE			(e_text_event_processor_get_type ())
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)			(GTK_CHECK_CAST ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessor))
+#define E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)		(GTK_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE, ETextEventProcessorClass))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR(obj)		        (GTK_CHECK_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+#define E_IS_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_CLASS(klass)	        (GTK_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((obj), E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_TYPE))
+
+
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessor       ETextEventProcessor;
+typedef struct _ETextEventProcessorClass  ETextEventProcessorClass;
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessor
+{
+  GtkObject parent;
+
+  /* object specific fields */
+  
+};
+
+struct _ETextEventProcessorClass
+{
+	GtkObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* signals */
+	void (* command) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command);
+
+	/* virtual functions */
+	gint (* event) (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+};
+
+
+GtkType    e_text_event_processor_get_type (void);
+gint       e_text_event_processor_handle_event (ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorEvent *event);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif /* __cplusplus */
+
+
+#endif /* __E_TEXT_EVENT_PROCESSOR_H__ */
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text.c b/widgets/text/e-text.c
index b88130e3c8..f6daa3f3cf 100644
--- a/widgets/text/e-text.c
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text.c
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include "e-text.h"
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h> /* for BlackPixel */
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_affine.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb.h>
 #include <libart_lgpl/art_rgb_bitmap_affine.h>
 
+#include "e-text-event-processor-emacs-like.h"
+
 
 
 /* This defines a line of text */
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ enum {
 	ARG_FILL_STIPPLE,
 	ARG_TEXT_WIDTH,
 	ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT,
+	ARG_EDITABLE,
 	ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS,
 	ARG_ELLIPSIS
 };
@@ -80,6 +84,9 @@ static double e_text_point (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double x, double y, int cx, i
 static void e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item,
 				      double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double *y2);
 static void e_text_render (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GnomeCanvasBuf *buf);
+static gint e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event);
+
+static void e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data);
 
 static ETextSuckFont *e_suck_font (GdkFont *font);
 static void e_suck_font_free (ETextSuckFont *suckfont);
@@ -171,6 +178,8 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_WIDTH);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::text_height",
 				 GTK_TYPE_DOUBLE, GTK_ARG_READABLE, ARG_TEXT_HEIGHT);
+	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::editable",
+				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_EDITABLE);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::use_ellipsis",
 				 GTK_TYPE_BOOL, GTK_ARG_READWRITE, ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS);
 	gtk_object_add_arg_type ("EText::ellipsis",
@@ -187,6 +196,7 @@ e_text_class_init (ETextClass *class)
 	item_class->point = e_text_point;
 	item_class->bounds = e_text_bounds;
 	item_class->render = e_text_render;
+	item_class->event = e_text_event;
 }
 
 /* Object initialization function for the text item */
@@ -201,9 +211,18 @@ e_text_init (EText *text)
 	text->clip_height = 0.0;
 	text->xofs = 0.0;
 	text->yofs = 0.0;
+
 	text->ellipsis = NULL;
 	text->use_ellipsis = FALSE;
 	text->ellipsis_width = 0;
+
+	text->editable = FALSE;
+	text->editing = FALSE;
+	text->xofs_edit = 0;
+	
+	text->selection_start = 0;
+	text->selection_end = 0;
+	text->select_by_word = FALSE;
 }
 
 /* Destroy handler for the text item */
@@ -456,7 +475,8 @@ calc_line_widths (EText *text)
 			}
 			
 			if (text->clip && 
-			    text->use_ellipsis && 
+			    text->use_ellipsis &&
+			    ! text->editing &&
 			    lines->width > text->clip_width) {
 				if (text->font) {
 					lines->ellipsis_length = 0;
@@ -729,6 +749,10 @@ e_text_set_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		set_stipple (text, GTK_VALUE_BOXED (*arg), FALSE);
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		text->editable = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		text->use_ellipsis = GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg);
 		calc_line_widths (text);
@@ -839,6 +863,10 @@ e_text_get_arg (GtkObject *object, GtkArg *arg, guint arg_id)
 		GTK_VALUE_DOUBLE (*arg) = text->height / text->item.canvas->pixels_per_unit;
 		break;
 
+	case ARG_EDITABLE:
+		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->editable;
+		break;
+
 	case ARG_USE_ELLIPSIS:
 		GTK_VALUE_BOOL (*arg) = text->use_ellipsis;
 		break;
@@ -1016,6 +1044,19 @@ get_line_xpos (EText *text, struct line *line)
 	return x;
 }
 
+static void
+_get_tep(EText *text)
+{
+	if (!text->tep) {
+		text->tep = e_text_event_processor_emacs_like_new();
+		gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(text->tep),
+				   "command",
+				   GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(e_text_command),
+				   (gpointer) text);
+				    
+	}
+}
+
 /* Draw handler for the text item */
 static void
 e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
@@ -1026,8 +1067,14 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	struct line *lines;
 	int i;
 	int xpos, ypos;
+	int start_char, end_char;
+	int sel_start, sel_end;
+	GdkRectangle sel_rect;
+	GdkGC *fg_gc;
+	GnomeCanvas *canvas;
 
 	text = E_TEXT (item);
+	canvas = GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas;
 
 	if (!text->text || !text->font)
 		return;
@@ -1039,6 +1086,7 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 		rect.height = text->clip_cheight;
 		
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, &rect);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], &rect);
 	}
 	lines = text->lines;
 	ypos = text->cy + text->font->ascent;
@@ -1049,39 +1097,122 @@ e_text_draw (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkDrawable *drawable,
 	for (i = 0; i < text->num_lines; i++) {
 		if (lines->length != 0) {
 			xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
-			if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->ellipsis_length);
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x + 
-					       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
-					       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
-			} else
-				
-				gdk_draw_text (drawable,
-					       text->font,
-					       text->gc,
-					       xpos - x,
-					       ypos - y,
-					       lines->text,
-					       lines->length);
+			if (text->editing) {
+				xpos -= text->xofs_edit;
+				start_char = lines->text - text->text;
+				end_char = start_char + lines->length;
+				sel_start = text->selection_start;
+				sel_end = text->selection_end;
+				if (sel_start > sel_end ) {
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+					sel_end ^= sel_start;
+					sel_start ^= sel_end;
+				}
+				if ( sel_start < start_char )
+					sel_start = start_char;
+				if ( sel_end > end_char )
+					sel_end = end_char;
+				if ( sel_start < sel_end ) {
+					sel_rect.x = xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										lines->text,
+										sel_start - start_char);
+					sel_rect.y = ypos - y - text->font->ascent;
+					sel_rect.width = gdk_text_width (text->font,
+									 lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+									 sel_end - sel_start);
+					sel_rect.height = text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    sel_rect.x,
+							    sel_rect.y,
+							    sel_rect.width,
+							    sel_rect.height);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       sel_start - start_char);
+					fg_gc = GTK_WIDGET(canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED];
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       fg_gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_start - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_start - start_char,
+						       sel_end - sel_start);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font,
+										  lines->text,
+										  sel_end - start_char),
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text + sel_end - start_char,
+						       end_char - sel_end);
+				} else {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+				}
+				if (text->selection_start == text->selection_end &&
+				    text->selection_start >= start_char &&
+				    text->selection_start <= end_char) {
+					gdk_draw_rectangle (drawable,
+							    text->gc,
+							    TRUE,
+							    xpos - x + gdk_text_width (text->font, 
+										       lines->text,
+										       sel_start - start_char),
+							    ypos - y - text->font->ascent,
+							    1,
+							    text->font->ascent + text->font->descent);
+				}
+			} else {
+				if ( text->clip && text->use_ellipsis && lines->ellipsis_length < lines->length) {
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->ellipsis_length);
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x + 
+						       lines->width - text->ellipsis_width,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       text->ellipsis ? text->ellipsis : "...",
+						       text->ellipsis ? strlen (text->ellipsis) : 3);
+				} else
+					
+					gdk_draw_text (drawable,
+						       text->font,
+						       text->gc,
+						       xpos - x,
+						       ypos - y,
+						       lines->text,
+						       lines->length);
+			}
 		}
 
 		ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
 		lines++;
 	}
 
-	if (text->clip)
+	if (text->clip) {
 		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (text->gc, NULL);
+		gdk_gc_set_clip_rectangle (GTK_WIDGET(GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text)->canvas)->style->fg_gc[GTK_STATE_SELECTED], NULL);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Render handler for the text item */
@@ -1308,6 +1439,285 @@ e_text_bounds (GnomeCanvasItem *item, double *x1, double *y1, double *x2, double
 	*y2 = *y1 + height;
 }
 
+static gint
+_get_position_from_xy (EText *text, gint x, gint y)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	int ypos = text->cy;
+	int xpos;
+	struct line *lines;
+	j = 0;
+	while (y > ypos)
+		{
+			ypos += text->font->ascent + text->font->descent;
+			j ++;
+		}
+	j--;
+	if (j >= text->num_lines)
+		j = text->num_lines - 1;
+	if (j < 0)
+		j = 0;
+	i = 0;
+	lines = text->lines;
+	lines += j;
+	xpos = get_line_xpos (text, lines);
+	for(i = 0; i < lines->length; i++) {
+		int charwidth = gdk_text_width(text->font,
+					       lines->text + i,
+					       1);
+		xpos += charwidth / 2;
+		if (xpos > x)
+			break;
+		xpos += (charwidth + 1) / 2;
+	}
+	return lines->text + i - text->text;
+}
+
+static gint
+e_text_event (GnomeCanvasItem *item, GdkEvent *event)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(item);
+	ETextEventProcessorEvent e_tep_event;
+
+	gint return_val;
+
+	e_tep_event.type = event->type;
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE:
+		if (text->editable) {
+			GdkEventFocus *focus_event;
+			focus_event = (GdkEventFocus *) event;
+			if (focus_event->in) {
+				if(!text->editing) {
+					text->editing = TRUE;
+					text->selection_start = 0;
+					text->selection_end = 0;
+					text->select_by_word = FALSE;
+					text->xofs_edit = 0;
+				}
+			} else {
+				text->editing = FALSE;
+			}
+			calc_line_widths (text);
+		}
+		return_val = 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_KEY_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_KEY_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventKey key = event->key;
+			e_tep_event.key.time = key.time;
+			e_tep_event.key.state = key.state;
+			e_tep_event.key.keyval = key.keyval;
+			e_tep_event.key.length = key.length;
+			e_tep_event.key.string = key.string;
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								    &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		else
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS: /* Fall Through */
+	case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventButton button = event->button;
+			e_tep_event.button.time = button.time;
+			e_tep_event.button.state = button.state;
+			e_tep_event.button.button = button.button;
+			e_tep_event.button.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, button.x, button.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		} else if (text->editable && event->type == GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+			gnome_canvas_item_grab_focus (item);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		break;
+	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+		if (text->editing) {
+			GdkEventMotion motion = event->motion;
+			e_tep_event.motion.time = motion.time;
+			e_tep_event.motion.state = motion.state;
+			e_tep_event.motion.position = _get_position_from_xy(text, motion.x, motion.y);
+			_get_tep(text);
+			return_val = e_text_event_processor_handle_event (text->tep,
+								       &e_tep_event);
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	if (return_val)
+		return return_val;
+	if (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event)
+		return GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM_CLASS(parent_class)->event(item, event);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+_get_position(EText *text, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command)
+{
+	int i;
+	int length;
+	
+	switch (command->position) {
+		
+	case E_TEP_VALUE:
+		return command->value;
+
+	case E_TEP_SELECTION:
+		return text->selection_end;
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_BUFFER:
+		return 0;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_BUFFER:
+		return strlen(text->text);
+
+	case E_TEP_START_OF_LINE:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_END_OF_LINE:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (text->text[i] == '\n') {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_CHARACTER:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		i = text->selection_end + 1;
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_CHARACTER:
+		i = text->selection_end - 1;
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_WORD:
+		length = strlen(text->text);
+		for (i = text->selection_end + 1; i < length; i++)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i > length)
+			i = length;
+		return i;
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_WORD:
+		for (i = text->selection_end - 2; i > 0; i--)
+			if (isspace(text->text[i])) {
+				i++;
+				break;
+			}
+		if (i < 0)
+			i = 0;
+		return i;
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_LINE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_LINE:
+
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PARAGRAPH:
+		
+	case E_TEP_FORWARD_PAGE:
+	case E_TEP_BACKWARD_PAGE:
+		return text->selection_end;
+	default:
+		return text->selection_end;
+		}
+}
+
+static void
+_delete_selection(EText *text)
+{
+	gint length = strlen(text->text);
+	if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start)
+		return;
+	if (text->selection_end < text->selection_start) {
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+		text->selection_start ^= text->selection_end;
+		text->selection_end ^= text->selection_start;
+	}
+	memmove( text->text + text->selection_start,
+		 text->text + text->selection_end,
+		 length - text->selection_end + 1 );
+	length -= text->selection_end - text->selection_start;
+	text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+}
+
+static void
+_insert(EText *text, char *string, int value)
+{
+	if (value > 0) {
+		char *temp;
+		gint length = strlen(text->text);
+		temp = g_new(gchar, length + value + 1);
+		strncpy(temp, text->text, text->selection_start);
+		strncpy(temp + text->selection_start, string, value);
+		strcpy(temp + text->selection_start + value, text->text + text->selection_start);
+		g_free(text->text);
+		text->text = temp;
+		text->selection_start += value;
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+e_text_command(ETextEventProcessor *tep, ETextEventProcessorCommand *command, gpointer data)
+{
+	EText *text = E_TEXT(data);
+	switch (command->action) {
+	case E_TEP_MOVE:
+		text->selection_start = _get_position(text, command);
+		text->selection_end = text->selection_start;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SELECT:
+		text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_DELETE:
+		if (text->selection_end == text->selection_start) {
+			text->selection_end = _get_position(text, command);
+		}
+		_delete_selection(text);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+
+	case E_TEP_INSERT:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+			_delete_selection(text);
+		}
+		_insert(text, command->string, command->value);
+		split_into_lines (text);
+		recalc_bounds (text);
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_COPY:
+		if (text->selection_end != text->selection_start) {
+		}
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_PASTE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_ACTIVATE:
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_SET_SELECT_BY_WORD:
+		text->select_by_word = command->value;
+		break;
+	case E_TEP_NOP:
+		break;
+	}
+	gnome_canvas_item_request_update (GNOME_CANVAS_ITEM(text));
+}
+
 
 
 /* Routines for sucking fonts from the X server */
diff --git a/widgets/text/e-text.h b/widgets/text/e-text.h
index e14199f16e..b18b93d7f2 100644
--- a/widgets/text/e-text.h
+++ b/widgets/text/e-text.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define E_TEXT_H
 
 #include <gnome.h>
+#include "e-text-event-processor.h"
 
 
 BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
@@ -59,8 +60,15 @@ BEGIN_GNOME_DECLS
  * text_height		double			R		Used to query the rendered height of the text
  *
  * These are ignored in the AA version:
+ * editable             boolean                 RW              Can this item be edited
  * use_ellipsis         boolean                 RW              Whether to use ellipsises if text gets cut off.  Meaningless if clip == false.
  * ellipsis             string                  RW              The characters to use as ellipsis.  NULL = "...".
+ *
+ * These are not implemented yet:
+ * multi_line           boolean                 RW              Line wrap when not editing.
+ * multi_line_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Switch to line wrap when editing.
+ * background           boolean                 RW              Draw a background rectangle.
+ * background_on_edit   boolean                 RW              Draw a background when editing.
  */
 
 #define E_TYPE_TEXT            (e_text_get_type ())
@@ -129,6 +137,18 @@ struct _EText {
 	char *ellipsis;                 /* The ellipsis characters.  NULL = "...". */
 	double ellipsis_width;          /* The width of the ellipsis. */
 	gboolean use_ellipsis;          /* Whether to use the ellipsis. */
+
+	gboolean editable;              /* Item is editable */
+	gboolean editing;               /* Item is currently being edited */
+
+	int xofs_edit;                  /* Offset because of editing */
+
+	/* This needs to be reworked a bit once we get line wrapping. */
+	int selection_start;            /* Start of selection */
+	int selection_end;              /* End of selection */
+	gboolean select_by_word;        /* Current selection is by word */
+
+	ETextEventProcessor *tep;       /* Text Event Processor */
 };
 
 struct _ETextClass {