1 files changed, 43 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/pd/tcl/pdtk_text.tcl b/pd/tcl/pdtk_text.tcl
index bb37ccc3..5818926c 100644
--- a/pd/tcl/pdtk_text.tcl
+++ b/pd/tcl/pdtk_text.tcl
@@ -1,20 +1,53 @@
 
 package provide pdtk_text 0.1
 
-############ pdtk_text_new -- create a new text object #2###########
-proc pdtk_text_new {mycanvas canvasitem x y text font_size color} {
-    $mycanvas create text $x $y -tags $canvasitem -text $text -fill $color \
+# these procs are currently all in the global namespace because all of them
+# are used by 'pd' and therefore need to be in the global namespace.
+
+# create a new text object (ie. obj, msg, comment)
+proc pdtk_text_new {tkcanvas tags x y text font_size color} {
+    $tkcanvas create text $x $y -tags $tags -text $text -fill $color \
         -anchor nw -font [get_font_for_size $font_size]
-    $mycanvas bind $canvasitem <Home> "$mycanvas icursor $canvasitem 0"
-    $mycanvas bind $canvasitem <End> "$mycanvas icursor $canvasitem end"
+    set mytag [lindex $tags 0]
+    $tkcanvas bind $mytag <Home> "$tkcanvas icursor $mytag 0"
+    $tkcanvas bind $mytag <End>  "$tkcanvas icursor $mytag end"
+    # select all
+    $tkcanvas bind $mytag <Triple-ButtonRelease-1>  \
+        "pdtk_text_selectall $tkcanvas $mytag"
     if {$::windowingsystem eq "aqua"} { # emacs bindings for Mac OS X
-        $mycanvas bind $canvasitem <Control-a> "$mycanvas icursor $canvasitem 0"
-        $mycanvas bind $canvasitem <Control-e> "$mycanvas icursor $canvasitem end"
+        $tkcanvas bind $mytag <Control-a> "$tkcanvas icursor $mytag 0"
+        $tkcanvas bind $mytag <Control-e> "$tkcanvas icursor $mytag end"
+    }
+}
+
+# change the text in an existing text box
+proc pdtk_text_set {tkcanvas tag text} {
+    $tkcanvas itemconfig $tag -text $text
+}
+
+# paste into an existing text box by literally "typing" the contents of the
+# clipboard, i.e. send the contents one character at a time via 'pd key'
+proc pdtk_pastetext {args} {
+    catch {set pdtk_pastebuffer [clipboard get]}
+    for {set i 0} {$i < [string length $pdtk_pastebuffer]} {incr i 1} {
+        set cha [string index $pdtk_pastebuffer $i]
+        scan $cha %c keynum
+        pdsend "pd key 1 $keynum 0"
     }
 }
 
-################ pdtk_text_set -- change the text ##################
-proc pdtk_text_set {mycanvas canvasitem text} {
-    $mycanvas itemconfig $canvasitem -text $text
+# select all of the text in an existing text box
+proc pdtk_text_selectall {tkcanvas mytag} {
+    if {$::editmode([winfo toplevel $tkcanvas])} {
+        $tkcanvas select from $mytag 0
+        $tkcanvas select to $mytag end
+    }
 }
 
+# de/activate a text box for editing based on $editing flag
+proc pdtk_text_editing {mytoplevel tag editing} {
+    set tkcanvas [tkcanvas_name $mytoplevel]
+    if {$editing == 0} {selection clear $tkcanvas}
+    $tkcanvas focus $tag
+    set ::editingtext($mytoplevel) $editing
+}