2006-09-15 [colin] 2.4.0cvs189
[claws.git] / src / undo.c
1 /*
2  * Sylpheed -- a GTK+ based, lightweight, and fast e-mail client
3  * Copyright (C) 1999-2006 Hiroyuki Yamamoto and the Sylpheed-Claws team
4  *
5  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
7  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
8  * (at your option) any later version.
9  *
10  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
13  * GNU General Public License for more details.
14  *
15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
16  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
17  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
18  */
19
20 /* code ported from gedit */
21 /* This is for my patient girlfirend Regina */
22
23 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
24 #  include "config.h"
25 #endif
26
27 #include <glib.h>
28
29 #include <string.h> /* for strlen */
30 #include <stdlib.h> /* for mbstowcs */
31
32 #include "undo.h"
33 #include "utils.h"
34 #include "prefs_common.h"
35
36 typedef struct _UndoInfo UndoInfo;
37
38 struct _UndoInfo 
39 {
40         UndoAction action;
41         gchar *text;
42         gint start_pos;
43         gint end_pos;
44         gfloat window_position;
45         gint mergeable;
46 };
47
48 static void undo_free_list      (GList         **list_pointer);
49 static void undo_check_size     (UndoMain       *undostruct);
50 static gint undo_merge          (GList          *list,
51                                  guint           start_pos,
52                                  guint           end_pos,
53                                  gint            action,
54                                  const guchar   *text);
55 static void undo_add            (const gchar    *text,
56                                  gint            start_pos,
57                                  gint            end_pos,
58                                  UndoAction      action,
59                                  UndoMain       *undostruct);
60 static gint undo_get_selection  (GtkTextView    *textview,
61                                  guint          *start,
62                                  guint          *end);
63 static void undo_insert_text_cb (GtkTextBuffer  *textbuf,
64                                  GtkTextIter    *iter,
65                                  gchar          *new_text,
66                                  gint           new_text_length,
67                                  UndoMain       *undostruct);
68 static void undo_delete_text_cb (GtkTextBuffer  *textbuf,
69                                  GtkTextIter    *start,
70                                  GtkTextIter    *end,
71                                  UndoMain       *undostruct);
72
73 static void undo_paste_clipboard_cb     (GtkTextView    *textview,
74                                          UndoMain       *undostruct);
75
76 void undo_undo                  (UndoMain       *undostruct);
77 void undo_redo                  (UndoMain       *undostruct);
78
79
80 UndoMain *undo_init(GtkWidget *text) 
81 {
82         UndoMain *undostruct;
83         GtkTextView *textview = GTK_TEXT_VIEW(text); 
84         GtkTextBuffer *textbuf = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(textview);
85
86         g_return_val_if_fail(text != NULL, NULL);
87
88         undostruct = g_new(UndoMain, 1);
89         undostruct->textview = textview;
90         undostruct->undo = NULL;
91         undostruct->redo = NULL;
92         undostruct->paste = 0;
93         undostruct->undo_state = FALSE;
94         undostruct->redo_state = FALSE;
95
96         g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(textbuf), "insert-text",
97                          G_CALLBACK(undo_insert_text_cb), undostruct);
98         g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(textbuf), "delete-range",
99                          G_CALLBACK(undo_delete_text_cb), undostruct);
100         g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(textview), "paste-clipboard",
101                          G_CALLBACK(undo_paste_clipboard_cb), undostruct);
102
103         return undostruct;
104 }
105
106 void undo_destroy (UndoMain *undostruct) 
107 {
108         undo_free_list(&undostruct->undo);
109         undo_free_list(&undostruct->redo);
110         g_free(undostruct);
111 }
112
113 static UndoInfo *undo_object_new(gchar *text, gint start_pos, gint end_pos, 
114                                  UndoAction action, gfloat window_position) 
115 {
116         UndoInfo *undoinfo;
117         undoinfo = g_new (UndoInfo, 1);
118         undoinfo->text      = text;
119         undoinfo->start_pos = start_pos;
120         undoinfo->end_pos   = end_pos;
121         undoinfo->action    = action;
122         undoinfo->window_position = window_position;
123         return undoinfo;
124 }
125
126 static void undo_object_free(UndoInfo *undo) 
127 {
128         g_free (undo->text);
129         g_free (undo);
130 }
131
132 /**
133  * undo_free_list:
134  * @list_pointer: list to be freed
135  *
136  * frees and undo structure list
137  **/
138 static void undo_free_list(GList **list_pointer) 
139 {
140         UndoInfo *undo;
141         GList *cur, *list = *list_pointer;
142
143         if (list == NULL) return;
144
145         for (cur = list; cur != NULL; cur = cur->next) {
146                 undo = (UndoInfo *)cur->data;
147                 undo_object_free(undo);
148         }
149
150         g_list_free(list);
151         *list_pointer = NULL;
152 }
153
154 void undo_set_change_state_func(UndoMain *undostruct, UndoChangeStateFunc func,
155                                 gpointer data)
156 {
157         g_return_if_fail(undostruct != NULL);
158
159         undostruct->change_state_func = func;
160         undostruct->change_state_data = data;
161 }
162
163 /**
164  * undo_check_size:
165  * @compose: document to check
166  *
167  * Checks that the size of compose->undo does not excede settings->undo_levels and
168  * frees any undo level above sett->undo_level.
169  *
170  **/
171 static void undo_check_size(UndoMain *undostruct) 
172 {
173         UndoInfo *last_undo;
174         guint length;
175
176         if (prefs_common.undolevels < 1) return;
177
178         /* No need to check for the redo list size since the undo
179            list gets freed on any call to compose_undo_add */
180         length = g_list_length(undostruct->undo);
181         if (length >= prefs_common.undolevels && prefs_common.undolevels > 0) {
182                 last_undo = (UndoInfo *)g_list_last(undostruct->undo)->data;
183                 undostruct->undo = g_list_remove(undostruct->undo, last_undo);
184                 undo_object_free(last_undo);
185         }
186 }
187
188 /**
189  * undo_merge:
190  * @last_undo:
191  * @start_pos:
192  * @end_pos:
193  * @action:
194  *
195  * This function tries to merge the undo object at the top of
196  * the stack with a new set of data. So when we undo for example
197  * typing, we can undo the whole word and not each letter by itself
198  *
199  * Return Value: TRUE is merge was sucessful, FALSE otherwise
200  **/
201 static gint undo_merge(GList *list, guint start_pos, guint end_pos,
202                        gint action, const guchar *text) 
203 {
204         guchar *temp_string;
205         UndoInfo *last_undo;
206
207         /* This are the cases in which we will NOT merge :
208            1. if (last_undo->mergeable == FALSE)
209            [mergeable = FALSE when the size of the undo data was not 1.
210            or if the data was size = 1 but = '\n' or if the undo object
211            has been "undone" already ]
212            2. The size of text is not 1
213            3. If the new merging data is a '\n'
214            4. If the last char of the undo_last data is a space/tab
215            and the new char is not a space/tab ( so that we undo
216            words and not chars )
217            5. If the type (action) of undo is different from the last one
218            Chema */
219
220         if (list == NULL) return FALSE;
221
222         last_undo = list->data;
223
224         if (!last_undo->mergeable) return FALSE;
225
226         if (end_pos - start_pos != 1 ||
227             text[0] == '\n' ||
228             action != last_undo->action ||
229             action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT ||
230             action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_DELETE) {
231                 last_undo->mergeable = FALSE;
232                 return FALSE;
233         }
234
235         if (action == UNDO_ACTION_DELETE) {
236                 if (last_undo->start_pos != end_pos &&
237                     last_undo->start_pos != start_pos) {
238                         last_undo->mergeable = FALSE;
239                         return FALSE;
240                 } else if (last_undo->start_pos == start_pos) {
241                         /* Deleted with the delete key */
242                         temp_string = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", last_undo->text, text);
243                         last_undo->end_pos++;
244                         g_free(last_undo->text);
245                         last_undo->text = temp_string;
246                 } else {
247                         /* Deleted with the backspace key */
248                         temp_string = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", text, last_undo->text);
249                         last_undo->start_pos = start_pos;
250                         g_free(last_undo->text);
251                         last_undo->text = temp_string;
252                 }
253         } else if (action == UNDO_ACTION_INSERT) {
254                 if (last_undo->end_pos != start_pos) {
255                         last_undo->mergeable = FALSE;
256                         return FALSE;
257                 } else {
258                         temp_string = g_strdup_printf("%s%s", last_undo->text, text);
259                         g_free(last_undo->text);
260                         last_undo->end_pos = end_pos;
261                         last_undo->text = temp_string;
262                 }
263         } else
264                 debug_print("Unknown action [%i] inside undo merge encountered", action);
265
266         return TRUE;
267 }
268
269 /**
270  * compose_undo_add:
271  * @text:
272  * @start_pos:
273  * @end_pos:
274  * @action: either UNDO_ACTION_INSERT or UNDO_ACTION_DELETE
275  * @compose:
276  * @view: The view so that we save the scroll bar position.
277  *
278  * Adds text to the undo stack. It also performs test to limit the number
279  * of undo levels and deltes the redo list
280  **/
281
282 static void undo_add(const gchar *text, 
283                      gint start_pos, gint end_pos,
284                      UndoAction action, UndoMain *undostruct) 
285 {
286         UndoInfo *undoinfo;
287         GtkAdjustment *vadj;
288
289         g_return_if_fail(text != NULL);
290         g_return_if_fail(end_pos >= start_pos);
291
292         undo_free_list(&undostruct->redo);
293
294         /* Set the redo sensitivity */
295         undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
296                                       UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED, UNDO_STATE_FALSE,
297                                       undostruct->change_state_data);
298
299         if (undostruct->paste != 0) {
300                 if (action == UNDO_ACTION_INSERT) 
301                         action = UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT;
302                 else 
303                         action = UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_DELETE;
304                 undostruct->paste = undostruct->paste + 1;
305                 if (undostruct->paste == 3) 
306                         undostruct->paste = 0;
307         }
308
309         if (undo_merge(undostruct->undo, start_pos, end_pos, action, text))
310                 return;
311
312         undo_check_size(undostruct);
313
314         vadj = GTK_ADJUSTMENT(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(undostruct->textview)->vadjustment);
315         undoinfo = undo_object_new(g_strdup(text), start_pos, end_pos, action,
316                                    vadj->value);
317
318         if (end_pos - start_pos != 1 || text[0] == '\n')
319                 undoinfo->mergeable = FALSE;
320         else
321                 undoinfo->mergeable = TRUE;
322
323         undostruct->undo = g_list_prepend(undostruct->undo, undoinfo);
324
325         undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
326                                       UNDO_STATE_TRUE, UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED,
327                                       undostruct->change_state_data);
328 }
329
330 /**
331  * undo_undo:
332  * @w: not used
333  * @data: not used
334  *
335  * Executes an undo request on the current document
336  **/
337 void undo_undo(UndoMain *undostruct) 
338 {
339         UndoInfo *undoinfo;
340         GtkTextView *textview;
341         GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
342         GtkTextIter iter, start_iter, end_iter;
343         GtkTextMark *mark;
344
345         g_return_if_fail(undostruct != NULL);
346
347         if (undostruct->undo == NULL) return;
348
349         /* The undo data we need is always at the top op the
350            stack. So, therefore, the first one */
351         undoinfo = (UndoInfo *)undostruct->undo->data;
352         g_return_if_fail(undoinfo != NULL);
353         undoinfo->mergeable = FALSE;
354         undostruct->redo = g_list_prepend(undostruct->redo, undoinfo);
355         undostruct->undo = g_list_remove(undostruct->undo, undoinfo);
356
357         textview = undostruct->textview;
358         buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(textview);
359
360         undo_block(undostruct);
361
362         /* Check if there is a selection active */
363         mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(buffer);
364         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark(buffer, &iter, mark);
365         gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor(buffer, &iter);
366
367         /* Move the view (scrollbars) to the correct position */
368         gtk_adjustment_set_value
369                 (GTK_ADJUSTMENT(textview->vadjustment),
370                  undoinfo->window_position);
371
372         switch (undoinfo->action) {
373         case UNDO_ACTION_DELETE:
374                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &iter, undoinfo->start_pos);
375                 gtk_text_buffer_insert(buffer, &iter, undoinfo->text, -1);
376                 break;
377         case UNDO_ACTION_INSERT:
378                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &start_iter, undoinfo->start_pos);
379                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &end_iter, undoinfo->end_pos);
380                 gtk_text_buffer_delete(buffer, &start_iter, &end_iter);
381                 break;
382         case UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT:
383                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &start_iter, undoinfo->start_pos);
384                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &end_iter, undoinfo->end_pos);
385                 gtk_text_buffer_delete(buffer, &start_iter, &end_iter);
386                 /* "pull" another data structure from the list */
387                 undoinfo = (UndoInfo *)undostruct->undo->data;
388                 g_return_if_fail(undoinfo != NULL);
389                 undostruct->redo = g_list_prepend(undostruct->redo, undoinfo);
390                 undostruct->undo = g_list_remove(undostruct->undo, undoinfo);
391                 g_return_if_fail(undoinfo->action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_DELETE);
392                 gtk_text_buffer_insert(buffer, &start_iter, undoinfo->text, -1);
393                 break;
394         case UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_DELETE:
395                 g_warning("This should not happen. UNDO_REPLACE_DELETE");
396                 break;
397         default:
398                 g_assert_not_reached();
399                 break;
400         }
401
402         undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
403                                       UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED, UNDO_STATE_TRUE,
404                                       undostruct->change_state_data);
405
406         if (undostruct->undo == NULL)
407                 undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
408                                               UNDO_STATE_FALSE,
409                                               UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED,
410                                               undostruct->change_state_data);
411
412         undo_unblock(undostruct);
413 }
414
415 /**
416  * undo_redo:
417  * @w: not used
418  * @data: not used
419  *
420  * executes a redo request on the current document
421  **/
422 void undo_redo(UndoMain *undostruct) 
423 {
424         UndoInfo *redoinfo;
425         GtkTextView *textview;
426         GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
427         GtkTextIter iter, start_iter, end_iter;
428         GtkTextMark *mark;
429
430         g_return_if_fail(undostruct != NULL);
431
432         if (undostruct->redo == NULL) return;
433
434         redoinfo = (UndoInfo *)undostruct->redo->data;
435         g_return_if_fail (redoinfo != NULL);
436         undostruct->undo = g_list_prepend(undostruct->undo, redoinfo);
437         undostruct->redo = g_list_remove(undostruct->redo, redoinfo);
438
439         textview = undostruct->textview;
440         buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(textview);
441
442         undo_block(undostruct);
443
444         /* Check if there is a selection active */
445         mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(buffer);
446         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark(buffer, &iter, mark);
447         gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor(buffer, &iter);
448
449         /* Move the view to the right position. */
450         gtk_adjustment_set_value(textview->vadjustment, 
451                                  redoinfo->window_position);
452
453         switch (redoinfo->action) {
454         case UNDO_ACTION_INSERT:
455                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &iter, redoinfo->start_pos);
456                 gtk_text_buffer_insert(buffer, &iter, redoinfo->text, -1);
457                 break;
458         case UNDO_ACTION_DELETE:
459                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &start_iter, redoinfo->start_pos);
460                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &end_iter, redoinfo->end_pos);
461                 gtk_text_buffer_delete(buffer, &start_iter, &end_iter);
462                 break;
463         case UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_DELETE:
464                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &start_iter, redoinfo->start_pos);
465                 gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(buffer, &end_iter, redoinfo->end_pos);
466                 gtk_text_buffer_delete(buffer, &start_iter, &end_iter);
467                 debug_print("UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE %s\n", redoinfo->text);
468                 /* "pull" another data structure from the list */
469                 redoinfo = (UndoInfo *)undostruct->redo->data;
470                 g_return_if_fail(redoinfo != NULL);
471                 undostruct->undo = g_list_prepend(undostruct->undo, redoinfo);
472                 undostruct->redo = g_list_remove(undostruct->redo, redoinfo);
473                 g_return_if_fail(redoinfo->action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT);
474                 gtk_text_buffer_insert(buffer, &start_iter, redoinfo->text, -1);
475                 break;
476         case UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT:
477                 g_warning("This should not happen. Redo: UNDO_REPLACE_INSERT");
478                 break;
479         default:
480                 g_assert_not_reached();
481                 break;
482         }
483
484         undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
485                                       UNDO_STATE_TRUE, UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED, 
486                                       undostruct->change_state_data);
487
488         if (undostruct->redo == NULL)
489                 undostruct->change_state_func(undostruct,
490                                               UNDO_STATE_UNCHANGED,
491                                               UNDO_STATE_FALSE,
492                                               undostruct->change_state_data);
493
494         undo_unblock(undostruct);
495 }
496
497 void undo_block(UndoMain *undostruct)
498 {
499         GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
500
501         g_return_if_fail(GTK_IS_TEXT_VIEW(undostruct->textview));
502
503         buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(undostruct->textview);
504         g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(buffer, undo_insert_text_cb, undostruct);
505         g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(buffer, undo_delete_text_cb, undostruct);
506         g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(buffer, undo_paste_clipboard_cb,
507                                           undostruct);
508 }
509
510 void undo_unblock(UndoMain *undostruct)
511 {
512         GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
513
514         g_return_if_fail(GTK_IS_TEXT_VIEW(undostruct->textview));
515
516         buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(undostruct->textview);
517         g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(buffer, undo_insert_text_cb, undostruct);
518         g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(buffer, undo_delete_text_cb, undostruct);
519         g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(buffer, undo_paste_clipboard_cb,
520                                           undostruct);
521 }
522
523 void undo_wrapping(UndoMain *undostruct, gboolean wrap)
524 {
525         debug_print("undo wrapping now %d\n", wrap);
526         undostruct->wrap = wrap;
527 }
528
529 void undo_insert_text_cb(GtkTextBuffer *textbuf, GtkTextIter *iter,
530                          gchar *new_text, gint new_text_length,
531                          UndoMain *undostruct) 
532 {
533         gchar *text_to_insert;
534         gint pos;
535         if (prefs_common.undolevels <= 0) return;
536
537         pos = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(iter);
538         if (undostruct->wrap && undostruct->undo) {
539                 UndoInfo *last_undo = undostruct->undo->data;
540                 if (last_undo && (last_undo->action == UNDO_ACTION_INSERT
541                                   || last_undo->action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT)
542                 &&  last_undo->start_pos < pos && last_undo->end_pos > pos) {
543                         GtkTextIter start,end;
544                         last_undo->end_pos += g_utf8_strlen(new_text, -1);
545                         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(textbuf, &start, last_undo->start_pos);
546                         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(textbuf, &end, last_undo->end_pos);
547                         g_free(last_undo->text);
548                         last_undo->text = gtk_text_buffer_get_text(textbuf, &start, &end, FALSE);
549                         debug_print("add:undo upd %d-%d\n", last_undo->start_pos, last_undo->end_pos);
550                         return;
551                 } else debug_print("add:last: %d, %d-%d (%d)\n", last_undo->action,
552                         last_undo->start_pos, last_undo->end_pos, pos);
553         } 
554         Xstrndup_a(text_to_insert, new_text, new_text_length, return);
555         debug_print("add:undo add %d-%ld\n", pos, pos + g_utf8_strlen(text_to_insert, -1));
556         undo_add(text_to_insert, pos, pos + g_utf8_strlen(text_to_insert, -1),
557                  UNDO_ACTION_INSERT, undostruct);
558 }
559
560 void undo_delete_text_cb(GtkTextBuffer *textbuf, GtkTextIter *start,
561                          GtkTextIter *end, UndoMain *undostruct) 
562 {
563         gchar *text_to_delete;
564         gint start_pos, end_pos;
565
566         if (prefs_common.undolevels <= 0) return;
567
568         text_to_delete = gtk_text_buffer_get_text(textbuf, start, end, FALSE);
569         if (!text_to_delete || !*text_to_delete) return;
570
571         start_pos = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(start);
572         end_pos   = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(end);
573
574         if (undostruct->wrap && undostruct->undo) {
575                 UndoInfo *last_undo = undostruct->undo->data;
576                 if (last_undo && (last_undo->action == UNDO_ACTION_INSERT
577                                   || last_undo->action == UNDO_ACTION_REPLACE_INSERT)
578                 &&  last_undo->start_pos < start_pos && last_undo->end_pos > end_pos) {
579                         GtkTextIter start,end;
580                         last_undo->end_pos -= g_utf8_strlen(text_to_delete, -1);
581                         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(textbuf, &start, last_undo->start_pos);
582                         gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(textbuf, &end, last_undo->end_pos);
583                         g_free(last_undo->text);
584                         last_undo->text = gtk_text_buffer_get_text(textbuf, &start, &end, FALSE);
585                         debug_print("del:undo upd %d-%d\n", last_undo->start_pos, last_undo->end_pos);
586                         return;
587                 } else debug_print("del:last: %d, %d-%d (%d)\n", last_undo->action,
588                         last_undo->start_pos, last_undo->end_pos, start_pos);
589                 
590         } 
591         debug_print("del:undo add %d-%d\n", start_pos, end_pos);
592         undo_add(text_to_delete, start_pos, end_pos, UNDO_ACTION_DELETE,
593                  undostruct);
594         g_free(text_to_delete);
595 }
596
597 void undo_paste_clipboard(GtkTextView *textview, UndoMain *undostruct)
598 {
599         undo_paste_clipboard_cb(textview, undostruct);
600 }
601
602 static void undo_paste_clipboard_cb(GtkTextView *textview, UndoMain *undostruct)
603 {
604         if (prefs_common.undolevels > 0)
605                 if (undo_get_selection(textview, NULL, NULL))
606                         undostruct->paste = TRUE;
607 }
608
609 /**
610  * undo_get_selection:
611  * @text: Text to get the selection from
612  * @start: return here the start position of the selection
613  * @end: return here the end position of the selection
614  *
615  * Gets the current selection for View
616  *
617  * Return Value: TRUE if there is a selection active, FALSE if not
618  **/
619 static gint undo_get_selection(GtkTextView *textview, guint *start, guint *end) 
620 {
621         GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
622         GtkTextIter start_iter, end_iter;
623         guint start_pos, end_pos;
624
625         buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(textview);
626         gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds(buffer, &start_iter, &end_iter);
627
628         start_pos = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&start_iter);
629         end_pos   = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&end_iter);
630
631         /* The user can select from end to start too. If so, swap it*/
632         if (end_pos < start_pos) {
633                 guint swap_pos;
634                 swap_pos  = end_pos;
635                 end_pos   = start_pos;
636                 start_pos = swap_pos;
637         }
638
639         if (start != NULL)
640                 *start = start_pos;
641                 
642         if (end != NULL)
643                 *end = end_pos;
644
645         if ((start_pos > 0 || end_pos > 0) && (start_pos != end_pos))
646                 return TRUE;
647         else
648                 return FALSE;
649 }