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Invalid conversion compile error fix (GTK+ 2.12.9)
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 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        textctrl.cpp
+// Name:        src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
 // Purpose:
 // Author:      Robert Roebling
 // Id:          $Id$
-// Copyright:   (c) 1998 Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin
+// Copyright:   (c) 1998 Robert Roebling, Vadim Zeitlin, 2005 Mart Raudsepp
 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(NO_GCC_PRAGMA)
-#pragma implementation "textctrl.h"
-#endif
-
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+
 #include "wx/textctrl.h"
-#include "wx/utils.h"
-#include "wx/intl.h"
-#include "wx/log.h"
-#include "wx/settings.h"
-#include "wx/panel.h"
+
+#ifndef WX_PRECOMP
+    #include "wx/intl.h"
+    #include "wx/log.h"
+    #include "wx/utils.h"
+    #include "wx/settings.h"
+    #include "wx/math.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "wx/scopeguard.h"
 #include "wx/strconv.h"
 #include "wx/fontutil.h"        // for wxNativeFontInfo (GetNativeFontInfo())
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <math.h>               // for fabs
 
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include "wx/gtk/private.h"
-#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+#include "wx/gtk/private/gtk2-compat.h"
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// idle system
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// helpers
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-extern void wxapp_install_idle_handler();
-extern bool g_isIdle;
+extern "C" {
+static void wxGtkOnRemoveTag(GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
+                             GtkTextTag *tag,
+                             GtkTextIter * WXUNUSED(start),
+                             GtkTextIter * WXUNUSED(end),
+                             char *prefix)
+{
+    gchar *name;
+    g_object_get (tag, "name", &name, NULL);
 
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// data
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    if (!name || strncmp(name, prefix, strlen(prefix)))
+        // anonymous tag or not starting with prefix - don't remove
+        g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (buffer, "remove_tag");
 
-extern bool       g_blockEventsOnDrag;
-extern wxCursor   g_globalCursor;
-extern wxWindowGTK *g_delayedFocus;
+    g_free(name);
+}
+}
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// helpers
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// remove all tags starting with the given prefix from the start..end range
+static void
+wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer,
+                              const char *prefix,
+                              GtkTextIter *start,
+                              GtkTextIter *end)
+{
+    gulong remove_handler_id = g_signal_connect
+                               (
+                                text_buffer,
+                                "remove_tag",
+                                G_CALLBACK(wxGtkOnRemoveTag),
+                                gpointer(prefix)
+                               );
+    gtk_text_buffer_remove_all_tags(text_buffer, start, end);
+    g_signal_handler_disconnect(text_buffer, remove_handler_id);
+}
+
+static void wxGtkTextApplyTagsFromAttr(GtkWidget *text,
+                                       GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer,
+                                       const wxTextAttr& attr,
+                                       GtkTextIter *start,
+                                       GtkTextIter *end)
+{
+    static gchar buf[1024];
+    GtkTextTag *tag;
+
+    if (attr.HasFont())
+    {
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXFONT", start, end);
+
+        wxFont font(attr.GetFont());
+
+        PangoFontDescription *font_description = font.GetNativeFontInfo()->description;
+        wxGtkString font_string(pango_font_description_to_string(font_description));
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXFONT %s", font_string.c_str());
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                         buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "font-desc", font_description,
+                                              NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, start, end);
+
+        if (font.GetUnderlined())
+        {
+            g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXFONTUNDERLINE");
+            tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                             buf );
+            if (!tag)
+                tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                                  "underline-set", TRUE,
+                                                  "underline", PANGO_UNDERLINE_SINGLE,
+                                                  NULL );
+            gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, start, end);
+        }
+        if ( font.GetStrikethrough() )
+        {
+            g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXFONTSTRIKETHROUGH");
+            tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                             buf );
+            if (!tag)
+                tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                                  "strikethrough-set", TRUE,
+                                                  "strikethrough", TRUE,
+                                                  NULL );
+            gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, start, end);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (attr.HasTextColour())
+    {
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXFORECOLOR", start, end);
+
+        const GdkColor *colFg = attr.GetTextColour().GetColor();
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXFORECOLOR %d %d %d",
+                   colFg->red, colFg->green, colFg->blue);
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                         buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "foreground-gdk", colFg, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, start, end);
+    }
+
+    if (attr.HasBackgroundColour())
+    {
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXBACKCOLOR", start, end);
+
+        const GdkColor *colBg = attr.GetBackgroundColour().GetColor();
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXBACKCOLOR %d %d %d",
+                   colBg->red, colBg->green, colBg->blue);
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                         buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "background-gdk", colBg, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, start, end);
+    }
+
+    if (attr.HasAlignment())
+    {
+        GtkTextIter para_start, para_end = *end;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line( text_buffer,
+                                          &para_start,
+                                          gtk_text_iter_get_line(start) );
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_line(&para_end);
+
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXALIGNMENT", &para_start, &para_end);
+
+        GtkJustification align;
+        switch (attr.GetAlignment())
+        {
+            case wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_RIGHT;
+                break;
+            case wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+                break;
+            case wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_JUSTIFIED:
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_FILL;
+                break;
+#elif GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,11,0)
+// gtk+ doesn't support justify before gtk+-2.11.0 with pango-1.17 being available
+// (but if new enough pango isn't available it's a mere gtk warning)
+                if (!gtk_check_version(2,11,0))
+                {
+                    align = GTK_JUSTIFY_FILL;
+                    break;
+                }
+                // fallthrough
+#endif
+            default:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT;
+                break;
+        }
+
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXALIGNMENT %d", align);
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                         buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "justification", align, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag( text_buffer, tag, &para_start, &para_end );
+    }
+
+    if (attr.HasLeftIndent())
+    {
+        // Indentation attribute
+
+        // Clear old indentation tags
+        GtkTextIter para_start, para_end = *end;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line( text_buffer,
+                                          &para_start,
+                                          gtk_text_iter_get_line(start) );
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_line(&para_end);
+
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXINDENT", &para_start, &para_end);
+
+        // Convert indent from 1/10th of a mm into pixels
+        float factor =
+            (float)gdk_screen_get_width(gtk_widget_get_screen(text)) /
+                      gdk_screen_get_width_mm(gtk_widget_get_screen(text)) / 10;
+
+        const int indent = (int)(factor * attr.GetLeftIndent());
+        const int subIndent = (int)(factor * attr.GetLeftSubIndent());
+
+        gint gindent;
+        gint gsubindent;
+
+        if (subIndent >= 0)
+        {
+            gindent = indent;
+            gsubindent = -subIndent;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            gindent = -subIndent;
+            gsubindent = indent;
+        }
+
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXINDENT %d %d", gindent, gsubindent);
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                        buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "left-margin", gindent, "indent", gsubindent, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, &para_start, &para_end);
+    }
+
+    if (attr.HasTabs())
+    {
+        // Set tab stops
+
+        // Clear old tabs
+        GtkTextIter para_start, para_end = *end;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line( text_buffer,
+                                          &para_start,
+                                          gtk_text_iter_get_line(start) );
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_line(&para_end);
+
+        wxGtkTextRemoveTagsWithPrefix(text_buffer, "WXTABS", &para_start, &para_end);
+
+        const wxArrayInt& tabs = attr.GetTabs();
+
+        wxString tagname = wxT("WXTABS");
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXTABS");
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < tabs.GetCount(); i++)
+            tagname += wxString::Format(wxT(" %d"), tabs[i]);
+
+        const wxWX2MBbuf buftag = tagname.utf8_str();
+
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                        buftag );
+        if (!tag)
+        {
+            // Factor to convert from 1/10th of a mm into pixels
+            float factor =
+                (float)gdk_screen_get_width(gtk_widget_get_screen(text)) /
+                          gdk_screen_get_width_mm(gtk_widget_get_screen(text)) / 10;
+
+            PangoTabArray* tabArray = pango_tab_array_new(tabs.GetCount(), TRUE);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < tabs.GetCount(); i++)
+                pango_tab_array_set_tab(tabArray, i, PANGO_TAB_LEFT, (gint)(tabs[i] * factor));
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buftag,
+                                              "tabs", tabArray, NULL );
+            pango_tab_array_free(tabArray);
+        }
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag (text_buffer, tag, &para_start, &para_end);
+    }
+}
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
 static void wxGtkTextInsert(GtkWidget *text,
                             GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer,
                             const wxTextAttr& attr,
-                            wxCharBuffer buffer)
+                            const wxCharBuffer& buffer)
 
 {
-    PangoFontDescription *font_description = attr.HasFont()
-                         ? attr.GetFont().GetNativeFontInfo()->description
-                         : NULL;
+    gint start_offset;
+    GtkTextIter iter, start;
 
-    GdkColor *colFg = attr.HasTextColour() ? attr.GetTextColour().GetColor()
-                                           : NULL;
+    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark( text_buffer, &iter,
+                                     gtk_text_buffer_get_insert (text_buffer) );
+    start_offset = gtk_text_iter_get_offset (&iter);
+    gtk_text_buffer_insert( text_buffer, &iter, buffer, strlen(buffer) );
 
-    GdkColor *colBg = attr.HasBackgroundColour()
-                        ? attr.GetBackgroundColour().GetColor()
-                        : NULL;
+    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset (text_buffer, &start, start_offset);
 
-    GtkTextTag *tag;
-    tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, NULL, "font-desc", font_description,
-                                     "foreground-gdk", colFg,
-                                     "background-gdk", colBg, NULL );
+    wxGtkTextApplyTagsFromAttr(text, text_buffer, attr, &start, &iter);
+}
 
-    GtkTextIter iter;
-    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark( text_buffer, &iter,
-                                     gtk_text_buffer_get_insert (text_buffer) );
+// Implementation of wxTE_AUTO_URL for wxGTK2 by Mart Raudsepp,
 
-    gtk_text_buffer_insert_with_tags( text_buffer, &iter, buffer, strlen(buffer), tag, NULL );
+extern "C" {
+static void
+au_apply_tag_callback(GtkTextBuffer *buffer,
+                      GtkTextTag *tag,
+                      GtkTextIter * WXUNUSED(start),
+                      GtkTextIter * WXUNUSED(end),
+                      gpointer WXUNUSED(textctrl))
+{
+    if(tag == gtk_text_tag_table_lookup(gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table(buffer), "wxUrl"))
+        g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (buffer, "apply_tag");
 }
-#else
-static void wxGtkTextInsert(GtkWidget *text,
-                            const wxTextAttr& attr,
-                            const char *txt,
-                            size_t len)
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  GtkTextCharPredicates for gtk_text_iter_*_find_char
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+extern "C" {
+static gboolean
+pred_whitespace(gunichar ch, gpointer WXUNUSED(user_data))
 {
-    GdkFont *font = attr.HasFont() ? attr.GetFont().GetInternalFont()
-                                   : NULL;
+    return g_unichar_isspace(ch);
+}
+}
 
-    GdkColor *colFg = attr.HasTextColour() ? attr.GetTextColour().GetColor()
-                                           : NULL;
+extern "C" {
+static gboolean
+pred_non_whitespace (gunichar ch, gpointer WXUNUSED(user_data))
+{
+    return !g_unichar_isspace(ch);
+}
+}
 
-    GdkColor *colBg = attr.HasBackgroundColour()
-                        ? attr.GetBackgroundColour().GetColor()
-                        : NULL;
+extern "C" {
+static gboolean
+pred_nonpunct (gunichar ch, gpointer WXUNUSED(user_data))
+{
+    return !g_unichar_ispunct(ch);
+}
+}
 
-    gtk_text_insert( GTK_TEXT(text), font, colFg, colBg, txt, len );
+extern "C" {
+static gboolean
+pred_nonpunct_or_slash (gunichar ch, gpointer WXUNUSED(user_data))
+{
+    return !g_unichar_ispunct(ch) || ch == '/';
+}
 }
-#endif // GTK 1.x
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// "insert_text" for GtkEntry
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Check for links between s and e and correct tags as necessary
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// This function should be made match better while being efficient at one point.
+// Most probably with a row of regular expressions.
+extern "C" {
 static void
-gtk_insert_text_callback(GtkEditable *editable,
-                         const gchar *new_text,
-                         gint new_text_length,
-                         gint *position,
-                         wxTextCtrl *win)
+au_check_word( GtkTextIter *s, GtkTextIter *e )
 {
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+    static const char *const URIPrefixes[] =
+    {
+        "http://",
+        "ftp://",
+        "www.",
+        "ftp.",
+        "mailto://",
+        "https://",
+        "file://",
+        "nntp://",
+        "news://",
+        "telnet://",
+        "mms://",
+        "gopher://",
+        "prospero://",
+        "wais://",
+    };
 
-    // we should only be called if we have a max len limit at all
-    GtkEntry *entry = GTK_ENTRY (editable);
+    GtkTextIter start = *s, end = *e;
+    GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_iter_get_buffer(s);
 
-    wxCHECK_RET( entry->text_max_length, _T("shouldn't be called") );
+    // Get our special link tag
+    GtkTextTag *tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup(gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table(buffer), "wxUrl");
 
-    // check that we don't overflow the max length limit
-    //
-    // FIXME: this doesn't work when we paste a string which is going to be
-    //        truncated
-    if ( entry->text_length == entry->text_max_length )
+    // Get rid of punctuation from beginning and end.
+    // Might want to move this to au_check_range if an improved link checking doesn't
+    // use some intelligent punctuation checking itself (beware of undesired iter modifications).
+    if(g_unichar_ispunct( gtk_text_iter_get_char( &start ) ) )
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char( &start, pred_nonpunct, NULL, e );
+
+    gtk_text_iter_backward_find_char( &end, pred_nonpunct_or_slash, NULL, &start );
+    gtk_text_iter_forward_char(&end);
+
+    wxGtkString text(gtk_text_iter_get_text( &start, &end ));
+    size_t len = strlen(text), prefix_len;
+    size_t n;
+
+    for( n = 0; n < WXSIZEOF(URIPrefixes); ++n )
     {
-        // we don't need to run the base class version at all
-        gtk_signal_emit_stop_by_name(GTK_OBJECT(editable), "insert_text");
+        prefix_len = strlen(URIPrefixes[n]);
+        if((len > prefix_len) && !wxStrnicmp(text, URIPrefixes[n], prefix_len))
+            break;
+    }
 
-        // remember that the next changed signal is to be ignored to avoid
-        // generating a dummy wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED event
-        win->IgnoreNextTextUpdate();
+    if(n < WXSIZEOF(URIPrefixes))
+    {
+        gulong signal_id = g_signal_handler_find (buffer,
+                                                  (GSignalMatchType) (G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC),
+                                                  0, 0, NULL,
+                                                  (gpointer)au_apply_tag_callback, NULL);
 
-        // and generate the correct one ourselves
-        wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_MAXLEN, win->GetId());
-        event.SetEventObject(win);
-        event.SetString(win->GetValue());
-        win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+        g_signal_handler_block (buffer, signal_id);
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag(buffer, tag, &start, &end);
+        g_signal_handler_unblock (buffer, signal_id);
     }
 }
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+static void
+au_check_range(GtkTextIter *s,
+               GtkTextIter *range_end)
+{
+    GtkTextIter range_start = *s;
+    GtkTextIter word_end;
+    GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_iter_get_buffer(s);
+    GtkTextTag *tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup(gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table(buffer), "wxUrl");
+
+    gtk_text_buffer_remove_tag(buffer, tag, s, range_end);
+
+    if(g_unichar_isspace(gtk_text_iter_get_char(&range_start)))
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char(&range_start, pred_non_whitespace, NULL, range_end);
+
+    while(!gtk_text_iter_equal(&range_start, range_end))
+    {
+        word_end = range_start;
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char(&word_end, pred_whitespace, NULL, range_end);
+
+        // Now we should have a word delimited by range_start and word_end, correct link tags
+        au_check_word(&range_start, &word_end);
+
+        range_start = word_end;
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char(&range_start, pred_non_whitespace, NULL, range_end);
+    }
+}
+}
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//  "changed"
+//  "insert-text" for GtkTextBuffer
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+extern "C" {
 static void
-gtk_text_changed_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxTextCtrl *win )
+au_insert_text_callback(GtkTextBuffer * WXUNUSED(buffer),
+                        GtkTextIter *end,
+                        gchar *text,
+                        gint len,
+                        wxTextCtrl *win)
 {
-    if ( win->IgnoreTextUpdate() )
+    if (!len || !(win->GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxTE_AUTO_URL) )
         return;
 
-    if (!win->m_hasVMT) return;
+    GtkTextIter start = *end;
+    gtk_text_iter_backward_chars(&start, g_utf8_strlen(text, len));
 
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+    GtkTextIter line_start = start;
+    GtkTextIter line_end = *end;
+    GtkTextIter words_start = start;
+    GtkTextIter words_end = *end;
 
-    win->SetModified();
-    win->UpdateFontIfNeeded();
+    gtk_text_iter_set_line(&line_start, gtk_text_iter_get_line(&start));
+    gtk_text_iter_forward_to_line_end(&line_end);
+    gtk_text_iter_backward_find_char(&words_start, pred_whitespace, NULL, &line_start);
+    gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char(&words_end, pred_whitespace, NULL, &line_end);
 
-    wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, win->GetId() );
-    event.SetEventObject( win );
-    event.SetString( win->GetValue() );
-    win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
+    au_check_range(&words_start, &words_end);
+}
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// "changed" from vertical scrollbar
+//  "delete-range" for GtkTextBuffer
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
+extern "C" {
 static void
-gtk_scrollbar_changed_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxTextCtrl *win )
+au_delete_range_callback(GtkTextBuffer * WXUNUSED(buffer),
+                         GtkTextIter *start,
+                         GtkTextIter *end,
+                         wxTextCtrl *win)
 {
-    if (!win->m_hasVMT) return;
-
-    if (g_isIdle)
-        wxapp_install_idle_handler();
+    if( !(win->GetWindowStyleFlag() & wxTE_AUTO_URL) )
+        return;
 
-    win->CalculateScrollbar();
-}
-#endif
+    GtkTextIter line_start = *start, line_end = *end;
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// redraw callback for multiline text
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    gtk_text_iter_set_line(&line_start, gtk_text_iter_get_line(start));
+    gtk_text_iter_forward_to_line_end(&line_end);
+    gtk_text_iter_backward_find_char(start, pred_whitespace, NULL, &line_start);
+    gtk_text_iter_forward_find_char(end, pred_whitespace, NULL, &line_end);
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
+    au_check_range(start, end);
+}
+}
 
-// redrawing a GtkText from inside a wxYield() call results in crashes (the
-// text sample shows it in its "Add lines" command which shows wxProgressDialog
-// which implicitly calls wxYield()) so we override GtkText::draw() and simply
-// don't do anything if we're inside wxYield()
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  "populate_popup" from text control and "unmap" from its poup menu
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-extern bool wxIsInsideYield;
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtk_textctrl_popup_unmap( GtkMenu *WXUNUSED(menu), wxTextCtrl* win )
+{
+    win->GTKEnableFocusOutEvent();
+}
+}
 
 extern "C" {
-    typedef void (*GtkDrawCallback)(GtkWidget *widget, GdkRectangle *rect);
+static void
+gtk_textctrl_populate_popup( GtkEntry *WXUNUSED(entry), GtkMenu *menu, wxTextCtrl *win )
+{
+    win->GTKDisableFocusOutEvent();
+
+    g_signal_connect (menu, "unmap", G_CALLBACK (gtk_textctrl_popup_unmap), win );
+}
 }
 
-static GtkDrawCallback gs_gtk_text_draw = NULL;
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  "changed"
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-extern "C"
-void wxgtk_text_draw( GtkWidget *widget, GdkRectangle *rect)
+extern "C" {
+static void
+gtk_text_changed_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxTextCtrl *win )
 {
-    if ( !wxIsInsideYield )
-    {
-        wxCHECK_RET( gs_gtk_text_draw != wxgtk_text_draw,
-                     _T("infinite recursion in wxgtk_text_draw aborted") );
+    if ( win->IgnoreTextUpdate() )
+        return;
 
-        gs_gtk_text_draw(widget, rect);
-    }
+    if ( win->MarkDirtyOnChange() )
+        win->MarkDirty();
+
+    win->SendTextUpdatedEvent();
+}
 }
 
-#endif // __WXGTK20__
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  "mark_set"
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+extern "C" {
+static void mark_set(GtkTextBuffer*, GtkTextIter*, GtkTextMark* mark, GSList** markList)
+{
+    if (gtk_text_mark_get_name(mark) == NULL)
+        *markList = g_slist_prepend(*markList, mark);
+}
+}
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  wxTextCtrl
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxTextCtrl,wxControl)
-
-BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxTextCtrl, wxControl)
+BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxTextCtrl, wxTextCtrlBase)
     EVT_CHAR(wxTextCtrl::OnChar)
 
     EVT_MENU(wxID_CUT, wxTextCtrl::OnCut)
@@ -233,15 +583,47 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxTextCtrl, wxControl)
     EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_PASTE, wxTextCtrl::OnUpdatePaste)
     EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_UNDO, wxTextCtrl::OnUpdateUndo)
     EVT_UPDATE_UI(wxID_REDO, wxTextCtrl::OnUpdateRedo)
+
+    // wxTE_AUTO_URL wxTextUrl support. Currently only creates
+    // wxTextUrlEvent in the same cases as wxMSW, more can be added here.
+    EVT_MOTION      (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_LEFT_DOWN   (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_LEFT_UP     (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_LEFT_DCLICK (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_RIGHT_DOWN  (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_RIGHT_UP    (wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
+    EVT_RIGHT_DCLICK(wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Init()
 {
-    m_ignoreNextUpdate =
-    m_modified = FALSE;
-    m_updateFont = FALSE;
-    m_text =
-    m_vScrollbar = (GtkWidget *)NULL;
+    m_dontMarkDirty =
+    m_modified = false;
+
+    m_countUpdatesToIgnore = 0;
+
+    SetUpdateFont(false);
+
+    m_text = NULL;
+    m_buffer = NULL;
+    m_showPositionOnThaw = NULL;
+    m_anonymousMarkList = NULL;
+}
+
+wxTextCtrl::~wxTextCtrl()
+{
+    if (m_text)
+        GTKDisconnect(m_text);
+    if (m_buffer)
+        GTKDisconnect(m_buffer);
+
+    // this is also done by wxWindowGTK dtor, but has to be done here so our
+    // DoThaw() override is called
+    while (IsFrozen())
+        Thaw();
+
+    if (m_anonymousMarkList)
+        g_slist_free(m_anonymousMarkList);
 }
 
 wxTextCtrl::wxTextCtrl( wxWindow *parent,
@@ -267,82 +649,65 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create( wxWindow *parent,
                          const wxValidator& validator,
                          const wxString &name )
 {
-    m_needParent = TRUE;
-    m_acceptsFocus = TRUE;
-
     if (!PreCreation( parent, pos, size ) ||
         !CreateBase( parent, id, pos, size, style, validator, name ))
     {
         wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxTextCtrl creation failed") );
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
-
-    m_vScrollbarVisible = FALSE;
-
     bool multi_line = (style & wxTE_MULTILINE) != 0;
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    GtkTextBuffer *buffer = NULL;
-#endif
-
     if (multi_line)
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+        m_buffer = gtk_text_buffer_new(NULL);
+        gulong sig_id = g_signal_connect(m_buffer, "mark_set", G_CALLBACK(mark_set), &m_anonymousMarkList);
         // Create view
-        m_text = gtk_text_view_new();
+        m_text = gtk_text_view_new_with_buffer(m_buffer);
+        // gtk_text_view_set_buffer adds its own reference
+        g_object_unref(m_buffer);
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect(m_buffer, sig_id);
 
-        buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
+        // create "ShowPosition" marker
+        GtkTextIter iter;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter(m_buffer, &iter);
+        gtk_text_buffer_create_mark(m_buffer, "ShowPosition", &iter, true);
 
         // create scrolled window
         m_widget = gtk_scrolled_window_new( NULL, NULL );
         gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy( GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW( m_widget ),
-                                        GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC );
+                                        GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC,
+                                        style & wxTE_NO_VSCROLL
+                                            ? GTK_POLICY_NEVER
+                                            : GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC );
+        // for ScrollLines/Pages
+        m_scrollBar[1] = GTK_RANGE(gtk_scrolled_window_get_vscrollbar(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(m_widget)));
 
         // Insert view into scrolled window
         gtk_container_add( GTK_CONTAINER(m_widget), m_text );
 
-        // Global settings which can be overridden by tags, I guess.
-        if (HasFlag( wxHSCROLL ) || HasFlag( wxTE_DONTWRAP ))
-            gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode( GTK_TEXT_VIEW( m_text ), GTK_WRAP_NONE );
-        else
-            gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode( GTK_TEXT_VIEW( m_text ), GTK_WRAP_WORD );
+        GTKSetWrapMode();
 
-        if (!HasFlag(wxNO_BORDER))
-            gtk_scrolled_window_set_shadow_type( GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(m_widget), GTK_SHADOW_IN );
-            
-        GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS( m_widget, GTK_CAN_FOCUS );
-#else
-        // create our control ...
-        m_text = gtk_text_new( (GtkAdjustment *) NULL, (GtkAdjustment *) NULL );
-
-        // ... and put into the upper left hand corner of the table
-        bool bHasHScrollbar = FALSE;
-        m_widget = gtk_table_new(bHasHScrollbar ? 2 : 1, 2, FALSE);
-        GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS( m_widget, GTK_CAN_FOCUS );
-        gtk_table_attach( GTK_TABLE(m_widget), m_text, 0, 1, 0, 1,
-                      (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND | GTK_SHRINK),
-                      (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_FILL | GTK_EXPAND | GTK_SHRINK),
-                       0, 0);
-
-        // always wrap words
-        gtk_text_set_word_wrap( GTK_TEXT(m_text), TRUE );
-
-        // finally, put the vertical scrollbar in the upper right corner
-        m_vScrollbar = gtk_vscrollbar_new( GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj );
-        GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS( m_vScrollbar, GTK_CAN_FOCUS );
-        gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(m_widget), m_vScrollbar, 1, 2, 0, 1,
-                     GTK_FILL,
-                     (GtkAttachOptions)(GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL | GTK_SHRINK),
-                     0, 0);
-#endif
+        GTKScrolledWindowSetBorder(m_widget, style);
+
+        gtk_widget_add_events( GTK_WIDGET(m_text), GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY_MASK | GDK_LEAVE_NOTIFY_MASK );
+
+        gtk_widget_set_can_focus(m_widget, FALSE);
     }
     else
     {
         // a single-line text control: no need for scrollbars
         m_widget =
         m_text = gtk_entry_new();
+        // work around probable bug in GTK+ 2.18 when calling WriteText on a
+        // new, empty control, see http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/11409
+        gtk_entry_get_text((GtkEntry*)m_text);
+
+        if (style & wxNO_BORDER)
+            g_object_set (m_text, "has-frame", FALSE, NULL);
+
     }
+    g_object_ref(m_widget);
 
     m_parent->DoAddChild( this );
 
@@ -351,354 +716,408 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create( wxWindow *parent,
     PostCreation(size);
 
     if (multi_line)
+    {
         gtk_widget_show(m_text);
+    }
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
+    // We want to be notified about text changes.
     if (multi_line)
     {
-        gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj), "changed",
-          (GtkSignalFunc) gtk_scrollbar_changed_callback, (gpointer) this );
-
-        // only initialize gs_gtk_text_draw once, starting from the next the
-        // klass::draw will already be wxgtk_text_draw
-        if ( !gs_gtk_text_draw )
-        {
-            GtkDrawCallback&
-                draw = GTK_WIDGET_CLASS(GTK_OBJECT(m_text)->klass)->draw;
-
-            gs_gtk_text_draw = draw;
-
-            draw = wxgtk_text_draw;
-        }
+        g_signal_connect (m_buffer, "changed",
+                          G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_changed_callback), this);
     }
-#endif // GTK+ 1.x
-
-    if (!value.IsEmpty())
+    else
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        SetValue( value );
-#else
-
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(1, 2, 0)
-        // if we don't realize it, GTK 1.0.6 dies with a SIGSEGV in
-        // gtk_editable_insert_text()
-        gtk_widget_realize(m_text);
-#endif // GTK 1.0
+        g_signal_connect (m_text, "changed",
+                          G_CALLBACK (gtk_text_changed_callback), this);
+    }
 
-        gint tmp = 0;
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxWX2MBbuf val = value.mbc_str();
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), val, strlen(val), &tmp );
-#else
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), value, value.Length(), &tmp );
-#endif
+    // Catch to disable focus out handling
+    g_signal_connect (m_text, "populate_popup",
+                      G_CALLBACK (gtk_textctrl_populate_popup),
+                      this);
 
-        if (multi_line)
-        {
-            // Bring editable's cursor uptodate. Bug in GTK.
-            SET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text, gtk_text_get_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text) ));
-        }
-
-#endif
+    if (!value.empty())
+    {
+        SetValue( value );
     }
 
     if (style & wxTE_PASSWORD)
-    {
-        if (!multi_line)
-            gtk_entry_set_visibility( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), FALSE );
-    }
+        GTKSetVisibility();
 
     if (style & wxTE_READONLY)
-    {
-        if (!multi_line)
-            gtk_entry_set_editable( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), FALSE );
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        else
-            gtk_text_view_set_editable( GTK_TEXT_VIEW( m_text), FALSE);
-#else
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (multi_line)
-            gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT(m_text), 1 );
-#endif
-    }
+        GTKSetEditable();
+
+    // left justification (alignment) is the default anyhow
+    if ( style & (wxTE_RIGHT | wxTE_CENTRE) )
+        GTKSetJustification();
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    if (multi_line)
-    {
-        if (style & wxTE_RIGHT)
-            gtk_text_view_set_justification( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), GTK_JUSTIFY_RIGHT );
-        else if (style & wxTE_CENTRE)
-            gtk_text_view_set_justification( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER );
-        // Left justify (alignment) is the default and we don't need to apply GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT
-    }
-    // gtk_entry_set_alignment was introduced in gtk+-2.3.5
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 3, 5)
-    else
-    {
-        if (style & wxTE_RIGHT)
-            gtk_entry_set_alignment( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), 1.0 );
-        else if (style & wxTE_CENTRE)
-            gtk_entry_set_alignment( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), 0.5 );
-    }
-#endif // gtk+-2.3.5
-#endif // __WXGTK20__
-    
-    // We want to be notified about text changes.
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
     if (multi_line)
     {
-        g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT(buffer), "changed",
-            GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+        // Handle URLs on multi-line controls with wxTE_AUTO_URL style
+        if (style & wxTE_AUTO_URL)
+        {
+            GtkTextIter start, end;
+
+            // We create our wxUrl tag here for slight efficiency gain - we
+            // don't have to check for the tag existence in callbacks,
+            // hereby it's guaranteed to exist.
+            gtk_text_buffer_create_tag(m_buffer, "wxUrl",
+                                       "foreground", "blue",
+                                       "underline", PANGO_UNDERLINE_SINGLE,
+                                       NULL);
+
+            // Check for URLs after each text change
+            g_signal_connect_after (m_buffer, "insert_text",
+                                    G_CALLBACK (au_insert_text_callback), this);
+            g_signal_connect_after (m_buffer, "delete_range",
+                                    G_CALLBACK (au_delete_range_callback), this);
+
+            // Block all wxUrl tag applying unless we do it ourselves, in which case we
+            // block this callback temporarily. This takes care of gtk+ internal
+            // gtk_text_buffer_insert_range* calls that would copy our URL tag otherwise,
+            // which is undesired because only a part of the URL might be copied.
+            // The insert-text signal emitted inside it will take care of newly formed
+            // or wholly copied URLs.
+            g_signal_connect (m_buffer, "apply_tag",
+                              G_CALLBACK (au_apply_tag_callback), NULL);
+
+            // Check for URLs in the initial string passed to Create
+            gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter(m_buffer, &start);
+            gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(m_buffer, &end);
+            au_check_range(&start, &end);
+        }
     }
-    else
-#endif
-    
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(m_text), "changed",
-            GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+        // do the right thing with Enter presses depending on whether we have
+        // wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER or not
+        GTKSetActivatesDefault();
     }
 
+
+    GTKConnectClipboardSignals(m_text);
+
     m_cursor = wxCursor( wxCURSOR_IBEAM );
 
-    wxTextAttr attrDef(GetForegroundColour(), GetBackgroundColour(), GetFont());
-    SetDefaultStyle( attrDef );
+    return true;
+}
+
+GtkEditable *wxTextCtrl::GetEditable() const
+{
+    wxCHECK_MSG( IsSingleLine(), NULL, "shouldn't be called for multiline" );
+
+    return GTK_EDITABLE(m_text);
+}
+
+GtkEntry *wxTextCtrl::GetEntry() const
+{
+    return GTK_ENTRY(m_text);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// flags handling
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void wxTextCtrl::GTKSetEditable()
+{
+    gboolean editable = !HasFlag(wxTE_READONLY);
+    if ( IsSingleLine() )
+        gtk_editable_set_editable(GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), editable);
+    else
+        gtk_text_view_set_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), editable);
+}
+
+void wxTextCtrl::GTKSetVisibility()
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( IsSingleLine(),
+                 "wxTE_PASSWORD is for single line text controls only" );
 
-    return TRUE;
+    gtk_entry_set_visibility(GTK_ENTRY(m_text), !HasFlag(wxTE_PASSWORD));
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::GTKSetActivatesDefault()
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( IsSingleLine(),
+                 "wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER is for single line text controls only" );
 
-void wxTextCtrl::CalculateScrollbar()
+    gtk_entry_set_activates_default(GTK_ENTRY(m_text),
+                                    !HasFlag(wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER));
+}
+
+void wxTextCtrl::GTKSetWrapMode()
 {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    if ((m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE) == 0) return;
+    // no wrapping in single line controls
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+        return;
 
-    GtkAdjustment *adj = GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj;
+    // translate wx wrapping style to GTK+
+    GtkWrapMode wrap;
+    if ( HasFlag( wxTE_DONTWRAP ) )
+        wrap = GTK_WRAP_NONE;
+    else if ( HasFlag( wxTE_CHARWRAP ) )
+        wrap = GTK_WRAP_CHAR;
+    else if ( HasFlag( wxTE_WORDWRAP ) )
+        wrap = GTK_WRAP_WORD;
+    else // HasFlag(wxTE_BESTWRAP) always true as wxTE_BESTWRAP == 0
+        wrap = GTK_WRAP_WORD_CHAR;
 
-    if (adj->upper - adj->page_size < 0.8)
+    gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode( GTK_TEXT_VIEW( m_text ), wrap );
+}
+
+void wxTextCtrl::GTKSetJustification()
+{
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        if (m_vScrollbarVisible)
-        {
-            gtk_widget_hide( m_vScrollbar );
-            m_vScrollbarVisible = FALSE;
-        }
+        GtkJustification just;
+        if ( HasFlag(wxTE_RIGHT) )
+            just = GTK_JUSTIFY_RIGHT;
+        else if ( HasFlag(wxTE_CENTRE) )
+            just = GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+        else // wxTE_LEFT == 0
+            just = GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT;
+
+        gtk_text_view_set_justification(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), just);
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        if (!m_vScrollbarVisible)
-        {
-            gtk_widget_show( m_vScrollbar );
-            m_vScrollbarVisible = TRUE;
-        }
+        gfloat align;
+        if ( HasFlag(wxTE_RIGHT) )
+            align = 1.0;
+        else if ( HasFlag(wxTE_CENTRE) )
+            align = 0.5;
+        else // single line
+            align = 0.0;
+
+        gtk_entry_set_alignment(GTK_ENTRY(m_text), align);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
+void wxTextCtrl::SetWindowStyleFlag(long style)
+{
+    long styleOld = GetWindowStyleFlag();
+
+    wxTextCtrlBase::SetWindowStyleFlag(style);
+
+    if ( (style & wxTE_READONLY) != (styleOld & wxTE_READONLY) )
+        GTKSetEditable();
+
+    if ( (style & wxTE_PASSWORD) != (styleOld & wxTE_PASSWORD) )
+        GTKSetVisibility();
+
+    if ( (style & wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER) != (styleOld & wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER) )
+        GTKSetActivatesDefault();
+
+    static const long flagsWrap = wxTE_WORDWRAP | wxTE_CHARWRAP | wxTE_DONTWRAP;
+    if ( (style & flagsWrap) != (styleOld & flagsWrap) )
+        GTKSetWrapMode();
+
+    static const long flagsAlign = wxTE_LEFT | wxTE_CENTRE | wxTE_RIGHT;
+    if ( (style & flagsAlign) != (styleOld & flagsAlign) )
+        GTKSetJustification();
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// control value
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 wxString wxTextCtrl::GetValue() const
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, wxT(""), wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, wxEmptyString, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    wxString tmp;
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-
         GtkTextIter start;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter( text_buffer, &start );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter( m_buffer, &start );
         GtkTextIter end;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter( text_buffer, &end );
-        gchar *text = gtk_text_buffer_get_text( text_buffer, &start, &end, TRUE );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter( m_buffer, &end );
+        wxGtkString text(gtk_text_buffer_get_text(m_buffer, &start, &end, true));
 
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxWCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cMB2WX( text ) );
-#else
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvLocal.cWC2WX( wxConvUTF8.cMB2WC( text ) ) );
-#endif
-        tmp = buffer;
-
-        g_free( text );
-#else
-        gint len = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
-        char *text = gtk_editable_get_chars( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), 0, len );
-        tmp = text;
-        g_free( text );
-#endif
+        return wxGTK_CONV_BACK(text);
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        tmp = wxGTK_CONV_BACK( gtk_entry_get_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text) ) );
+        return wxTextEntry::GetValue();
     }
-
-    return tmp;
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::SetValue( const wxString &value )
+wxFontEncoding wxTextCtrl::GetTextEncoding() const
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
+    // GTK+ uses UTF-8 internally, we need to convert to it but from which
+    // encoding?
 
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
-    {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    // first check the default text style (we intentionally don't check the
+    // style for the current position as it doesn't make sense for SetValue())
+    const wxTextAttr& style = GetDefaultStyle();
+    wxFontEncoding enc = style.HasFontEncoding() ? style.GetFontEncoding()
+                                         : wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM;
 
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWX2MB( value) );
-#else
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWC2MB( wxConvLocal.cWX2WC( value ) ) );
-#endif
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-        gtk_text_buffer_set_text( text_buffer, buffer, strlen(buffer) );
+    // fall back to the controls font if no style
+    if ( enc == wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM && m_hasFont )
+        enc = GetFont().GetEncoding();
 
-#else
-        gint len = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
-        gtk_editable_delete_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), 0, len );
-        len = 0;
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), value.mbc_str(), value.Length(), &len );
-#endif
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        gtk_entry_set_text( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), wxGTK_CONV( value ) );
-    }
+    return enc;
+}
 
-    // GRG, Jun/2000: Changed this after a lot of discussion in
-    //   the lists. wxWidgets 2.2 will have a set of flags to
-    //   customize this behaviour.
-    SetInsertionPoint(0);
+bool wxTextCtrl::IsEmpty() const
+{
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
+        return gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count(m_buffer) == 0;
 
-    m_modified = FALSE;
+    return wxTextEntry::IsEmpty();
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::WriteText( const wxString &text )
+void wxTextCtrl::DoSetValue( const wxString &value, int flags )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    if ( text.empty() )
+    m_modified = false;
+
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        wxTextEntry::DoSetValue(value, flags);
         return;
+    }
 
-    if ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE )
+    if (value.IsEmpty())
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+        if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
+            EnableTextChangedEvents(false);
+
+        gtk_text_buffer_set_text( m_buffer, "", 0 );
+
+        if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
+            EnableTextChangedEvents(true);
+
+        return;
+    }
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWX2MB( text ) );
+    const wxCharBuffer buffer(value.utf8_str());
 #else
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWC2MB( wxConvLocal.cWX2WC( text ) ) );
+    wxFontEncoding enc = m_defaultStyle.HasFont()
+                            ? m_defaultStyle.GetFont().GetEncoding()
+                            : wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM;
+    if ( enc == wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM )
+        enc = GetTextEncoding();
+
+    const wxCharBuffer buffer(wxGTK_CONV_ENC(value, enc));
+    if ( !buffer )
+    {
+        // see comment in WriteText() as to why we must warn the user about
+        // this
+        wxLogWarning(_("Failed to set text in the text control."));
+        return;
+    }
 #endif
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
 
-        // TODO: Call whatever is needed to delete the selection.
-        wxGtkTextInsert( m_text, text_buffer, m_defaultStyle, buffer );
+    if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
+    {
+        EnableTextChangedEvents(false);
+    }
 
-        GtkAdjustment *adj = gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment( GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(m_widget) );
-        // Scroll to cursor, but only if scrollbar thumb is at the very bottom
-        if ( adj->value == adj->upper - adj->page_size )
-        {
-            gtk_text_view_scroll_to_mark( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text),
-                    gtk_text_buffer_get_insert( text_buffer ), 0.0, FALSE, 0.0, 1.0 );
-        }
-#else // GTK 1.x
-        // After cursor movements, gtk_text_get_point() is wrong by one.
-        gtk_text_set_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text), GET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text) );
-
-        // always use m_defaultStyle, even if it is empty as otherwise
-        // resetting the style and appending some more text wouldn't work: if
-        // we don't specify the style explicitly, the old style would be used
-        gtk_editable_delete_selection( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) );
-        wxGtkTextInsert(m_text, m_defaultStyle, text.c_str(), text.Len());
-
-        // we called wxGtkTextInsert with correct font, no need to do anything
-        // in UpdateFontIfNeeded() any longer
-        if ( !text.empty() )
-        {
-            m_updateFont = FALSE;
-        }
+    gtk_text_buffer_set_text( m_buffer, buffer, strlen(buffer) );
 
-        // Bring editable's cursor back uptodate.
-        SET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text, gtk_text_get_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text) ));
-#endif // GTK 1.x/2.0
+    if ( !m_defaultStyle.IsDefault() )
+    {
+        GtkTextIter start, end;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_bounds( m_buffer, &start, &end );
+        wxGtkTextApplyTagsFromAttr(m_widget, m_buffer, m_defaultStyle,
+                                   &start, &end);
     }
-    else // single line
+
+    if ( !(flags & SetValue_SendEvent) )
     {
-        // First remove the selection if there is one
-        gtk_editable_delete_selection( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) );
+        EnableTextChangedEvents(true);
+    }
+}
 
-        // This moves the cursor pos to behind the inserted text.
-        gint len = GET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text);
+void wxTextCtrl::WriteText( const wxString &text )
+{
+    wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    // we're changing the text programmatically
+    DontMarkDirtyOnNextChange();
+
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        wxTextEntry::WriteText(text);
+        return;
+    }
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWX2MB( text ) );
+    const wxCharBuffer buffer(text.utf8_str());
 #else
-        wxCharBuffer buffer( wxConvUTF8.cWC2MB( wxConvLocal.cWX2WC( text ) ) );
-#endif
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), buffer, strlen(buffer), &len );
+    // check if we have a specific style for the current position
+    wxFontEncoding enc = wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM;
+    wxTextAttr style;
+    if ( GetStyle(GetInsertionPoint(), style) && style.HasFontEncoding() )
+    {
+        enc = style.GetFontEncoding();
+    }
 
-#else
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), text.c_str(), text.Len(), &len );
-#endif
+    if ( enc == wxFONTENCODING_SYSTEM )
+        enc = GetTextEncoding();
 
-        // Bring entry's cursor uptodate.
-        gtk_entry_set_position( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), len );
+    const wxCharBuffer buffer(wxGTK_CONV_ENC(text, enc));
+    if ( !buffer )
+    {
+        // we must log an error here as losing the text like this can be a
+        // serious problem (e.g. imagine the document edited by user being
+        // empty instead of containing the correct text)
+        wxLogWarning(_("Failed to insert text in the control."));
+        return;
     }
+#endif
 
-    m_modified = TRUE;
-}
-
-void wxTextCtrl::AppendText( const wxString &text )
-{
-    SetInsertionPointEnd();
-    WriteText( text );
+    // First remove the selection if there is one
+    // TODO:  Is there an easier GTK specific way to do this?
+    long from, to;
+    GetSelection(&from, &to);
+    if (from != to)
+        Remove(from, to);
+
+    // Insert the text
+    wxGtkTextInsert( m_text, m_buffer, m_defaultStyle, buffer );
+
+    // Scroll to cursor, but only if scrollbar thumb is at the very bottom
+    // won't work when frozen, text view is not using m_buffer then
+    if (!IsFrozen())
+    {
+        GtkAdjustment* adj = gtk_scrolled_window_get_vadjustment(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(m_widget));
+        const double value = gtk_adjustment_get_value(adj);
+        const double upper = gtk_adjustment_get_upper(adj);
+        const double page_size = gtk_adjustment_get_page_size(adj);
+        if (wxIsSameDouble(value, upper - page_size))
+        {
+            gtk_text_view_scroll_to_mark(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text),
+                gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(m_buffer), 0, false, 0, 1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 wxString wxTextCtrl::GetLineText( long lineNo ) const
 {
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    wxString result;
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-        gint len = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
-        char *text = gtk_editable_get_chars( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), 0, len );
-
-        if (text)
-        {
-            wxString buf(wxT(""));
-            long i;
-            int currentLine = 0;
-            for (i = 0; currentLine != lineNo && text[i]; i++ )
-                if (text[i] == '\n')
-            currentLine++;
-            // Now get the text
-            int j;
-            for (j = 0; text[i] && text[i] != '\n'; i++, j++ )
-                buf += text[i];
-
-            g_free( text );
-            return buf;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return wxEmptyString;
-        }
-#else
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer;
-        text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text));
         GtkTextIter line;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line(text_buffer,&line,lineNo);
-        GtkTextIter end;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter(text_buffer,&end );
-        gchar *text = gtk_text_buffer_get_text(text_buffer,&line,&end,TRUE);
-        wxString result(wxGTK_CONV_BACK(text));
-        g_free(text);
-        return result.BeforeFirst(wxT('\n'));
-#endif
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line(m_buffer,&line,lineNo);
+
+        GtkTextIter end = line;
+        // avoid skipping to the next line end if this one is empty
+        if ( !gtk_text_iter_ends_line(&line) )
+            gtk_text_iter_forward_to_line_end(&end);
+
+        wxGtkString text(gtk_text_buffer_get_text(m_buffer, &line, &end, true));
+        result = wxGTK_CONV_BACK(text);
     }
     else
     {
-        if (lineNo == 0) return GetValue();
-        return wxEmptyString;
+        if (lineNo == 0)
+            result = GetValue();
     }
+    return result;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::OnDropFiles( wxDropFilesEvent &WXUNUSED(event) )
@@ -710,157 +1129,137 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnDropFiles( wxDropFilesEvent &WXUNUSED(event) )
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::PositionToXY(long pos, long *x, long *y ) const
 {
-    if ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE )
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        wxString text = GetValue();
+        GtkTextIter iter;
 
-        // cast to prevent warning. But pos really should've been unsigned.
-        if( (unsigned long)pos > text.Len()  )
-            return FALSE;
+        if (pos > GetLastPosition())
+            return false;
 
-        *x=0;   // First Col
-        *y=0;   // First Line
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(m_buffer, &iter, pos);
 
-        const wxChar* stop = text.c_str() + pos;
-        for ( const wxChar *p = text.c_str(); p < stop; p++ )
-        {
-            if (*p == wxT('\n'))
-            {
-                (*y)++;
-                *x=0;
-            }
-            else
-                (*x)++;
-        }
+        if ( y )
+            *y = gtk_text_iter_get_line(&iter);
+        if ( x )
+            *x = gtk_text_iter_get_line_offset(&iter);
     }
     else // single line control
     {
-        if ( pos <= GTK_ENTRY(m_text)->text_length )
+        if (pos <= gtk_entry_get_text_length(GTK_ENTRY(m_text)))
         {
-            *y = 0;
-            *x = pos;
+            if ( y )
+                *y = 0;
+            if ( x )
+                *x = pos;
         }
         else
         {
             // index out of bounds
-            return FALSE;
+            return false;
         }
     }
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 long wxTextCtrl::XYToPosition(long x, long y ) const
 {
-    if (!(m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)) return 0;
+    if ( IsSingleLine() )
+        return 0;
 
-    long pos=0;
-    for( int i=0; i<y; i++ ) pos += GetLineLength(i) + 1; // one for '\n'
+    GtkTextIter iter;
+    if (y >= gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count (m_buffer))
+        return -1;
 
-    pos += x;
-    return pos;
-}
+    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line(m_buffer, &iter, y);
+    if (x >= gtk_text_iter_get_chars_in_line (&iter))
+        return -1;
 
-int wxTextCtrl::GetLineLength(long lineNo) const
-{
-    wxString str = GetLineText (lineNo);
-    return (int) str.Length();
+    return gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&iter) + x;
 }
 
-int wxTextCtrl::GetNumberOfLines() const
+int wxTextCtrl::GetLineLength(long lineNo) const
 {
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-
-        return gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count( buffer );
-#else
-        gint len = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
-        char *text = gtk_editable_get_chars( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), 0, len );
-
-        if (text)
-        {
-            int currentLine = 0;
-            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-            {
-                if (text[i] == '\n')
-                    currentLine++;
-            }
-            g_free( text );
+        int last_line = gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count( m_buffer ) - 1;
+        if (lineNo > last_line)
+            return -1;
 
-            // currentLine is 0 based, add 1 to get number of lines
-            return currentLine + 1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
-#endif
+        GtkTextIter iter;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line(m_buffer, &iter, lineNo);
+        // get_chars_in_line return includes paragraph delimiters, so need to subtract 1 IF it is not the last line
+        return gtk_text_iter_get_chars_in_line(&iter) - ((lineNo == last_line) ? 0 : 1);
     }
     else
     {
-        return 1;
+        wxString str = GetLineText (lineNo);
+        return (int) str.length();
     }
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPoint( long pos )
+wxPoint wxTextCtrl::DoPositionToCoords(long pos) const
 {
-    wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
-
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-        GtkTextIter iter;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &iter, pos );
-        gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor( text_buffer, &iter );
-#else
-        gtk_signal_disconnect_by_func( GTK_OBJECT(m_text),
-          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+        // Single line text entry (GtkTextEntry) doesn't have support for
+        // getting the coordinates for the given offset. Perhaps we could
+        // find them ourselves by using GetTextExtent() but for now just leave
+        // it unimplemented, this function is more useful for multiline
+        // controls anyhow.
+        return wxDefaultPosition;
+    }
 
-        /* we fake a set_point by inserting and deleting. as the user
-           isn't supposed to get to know about this non-sense, we
-           disconnect so that no events are sent to the user program. */
+    // Window coordinates for the given position is calculated by getting
+    // the buffer coordinates and converting them to window coordinates.
+    GtkTextView *textview = GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text);
 
-        gint tmp = (gint)pos;
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), " ", 1, &tmp );
-        gtk_editable_delete_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), tmp-1, tmp );
+    GtkTextIter iter;
+    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(m_buffer, &iter, pos);
 
-        gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(m_text), "changed",
-          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+    GdkRectangle bufferCoords;
+    gtk_text_view_get_iter_location(textview, &iter, &bufferCoords);
 
-        // bring editable's cursor uptodate. Bug in GTK.
-        SET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text, gtk_text_get_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text) ));
-#endif
+    gint winCoordX = 0,
+         winCoordY = 0;
+    gtk_text_view_buffer_to_window_coords(textview, GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_WIDGET,
+                                          bufferCoords.x, bufferCoords.y,
+                                          &winCoordX, &winCoordY);
+
+    return wxPoint(winCoordX, winCoordY);
+}
+
+int wxTextCtrl::GetNumberOfLines() const
+{
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        return gtk_text_buffer_get_line_count( m_buffer );
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_entry_set_position( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), (int)pos );
-
-        // Bring editable's cursor uptodate. Bug in GTK.
-        SET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text, (guint32)pos);
+        return 1;
     }
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPointEnd()
+void wxTextCtrl::SetInsertionPoint( long pos )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-        GtkTextIter end;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter( text_buffer, &end );
-        gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor( text_buffer, &end );
-#else
-        SetInsertionPoint(gtk_text_get_length(GTK_TEXT(m_text)));
-#endif
+        GtkTextIter iter;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &iter, pos );
+        gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor( m_buffer, &iter );
+        GtkTextMark* mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_insert(m_buffer);
+        if (IsFrozen())
+            // defer until Thaw, text view is not using m_buffer now
+            m_showPositionOnThaw = mark;
+        else
+            gtk_text_view_scroll_mark_onscreen(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), mark);
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_entry_set_position( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), -1 );
+        wxTextEntry::SetInsertionPoint(pos);
     }
 }
 
@@ -868,17 +1267,13 @@ void wxTextCtrl::SetEditable( bool editable )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
         gtk_text_view_set_editable( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), editable );
-#else
-        gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT(m_text), editable );
-#endif
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_entry_set_editable( GTK_ENTRY(m_text), editable );
+        wxTextEntry::SetEditable(editable);
     }
 }
 
@@ -887,36 +1282,25 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Enable( bool enable )
     if (!wxWindowBase::Enable(enable))
     {
         // nothing to do
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
-    {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        SetEditable( enable );
-#else
-        gtk_text_set_editable( GTK_TEXT(m_text), enable );
-        OnParentEnable(enable);
-#endif
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        gtk_widget_set_sensitive( m_text, enable );
-    }
+    gtk_widget_set_sensitive( m_text, enable );
+    SetCursor(enable ? wxCursor(wxCURSOR_IBEAM) : wxCursor());
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 // wxGTK-specific: called recursively by Enable,
-// to give widgets an oppprtunity to correct their colours after they
+// to give widgets an opportunity to correct their colours after they
 // have been changed by Enable
-void wxTextCtrl::OnParentEnable( bool enable )
+void wxTextCtrl::OnEnabled(bool WXUNUSED(enable))
 {
     // If we have a custom background colour, we use this colour in both
     // disabled and enabled mode, or we end up with a different colour under the
     // text.
     wxColour oldColour = GetBackgroundColour();
-    if (oldColour.Ok())
+    if (oldColour.IsOk())
     {
         // Need to set twice or it'll optimize the useful stuff out
         if (oldColour == * wxWHITE)
@@ -929,181 +1313,160 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnParentEnable( bool enable )
 
 void wxTextCtrl::MarkDirty()
 {
-    m_modified = TRUE;
+    m_modified = true;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::DiscardEdits()
 {
-    m_modified = FALSE;
+    m_modified = false;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// max text length support
+// event handling
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxTextCtrl::IgnoreNextTextUpdate()
+void wxTextCtrl::EnableTextChangedEvents(bool enable)
 {
-    m_ignoreNextUpdate = TRUE;
+    if ( enable )
+    {
+        g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(GetTextObject(),
+            (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+    }
+    else // disable events
+    {
+        g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(GetTextObject(),
+            (gpointer)gtk_text_changed_callback, this);
+    }
 }
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::IgnoreTextUpdate()
 {
-    if ( m_ignoreNextUpdate )
+    if ( m_countUpdatesToIgnore > 0 )
     {
-        m_ignoreNextUpdate = FALSE;
+        m_countUpdatesToIgnore--;
 
-        return TRUE;
+        return true;
     }
 
-    return FALSE;
+    return false;
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::SetMaxLength(unsigned long len)
+bool wxTextCtrl::MarkDirtyOnChange()
 {
-    if ( !HasFlag(wxTE_MULTILINE) )
+    if ( m_dontMarkDirty )
     {
-        gtk_entry_set_max_length(GTK_ENTRY(m_text), len);
+        m_dontMarkDirty = false;
 
-        // there is a bug in GTK+ 1.2.x: "changed" signal is emitted even if
-        // we had tried to enter more text than allowed by max text length and
-        // the text wasn't really changed
-        //
-        // to detect this and generate TEXT_MAXLEN event instead of
-        // TEXT_CHANGED one in this case we also catch "insert_text" signal
-        //
-        // when max len is set to 0 we disconnect our handler as it means that
-        // we shouldn't check anything any more
-        if ( len )
-        {
-            gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(m_text),
-                                "insert_text",
-                                GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_insert_text_callback),
-                                (gpointer)this);
-        }
-        else // no checking
-        {
-            gtk_signal_disconnect_by_func
-            (
-                GTK_OBJECT(m_text),
-                GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_insert_text_callback),
-                (gpointer)this
-            );
-        }
+        return false;
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::SetSelection( long from, long to )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    if (from == -1 && to == -1)
-    {
-        from = 0;
-        to = GetValue().Length();
-    }
-
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    if ( (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE) &&
-         !GTK_TEXT(m_text)->line_start_cache )
-    {
-        // tell the programmer that it didn't work
-        wxLogDebug(_T("Can't call SetSelection() before realizing the control"));
-        return;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *buf = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
+        if (from == -1 && to == -1)
+        {
+            from = 0;
+            to = GetValue().length();
+        }
 
         GtkTextIter fromi, toi;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( buf, &fromi, from );
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( buf, &toi, to );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &fromi, from );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &toi, to );
 
-        gtk_text_buffer_place_cursor( buf, &toi );
-        gtk_text_buffer_move_mark_by_name( buf, "selection_bound", &fromi );
-#else
-        gtk_editable_select_region( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), (gint)from, (gint)to );
-#endif
+        gtk_text_buffer_select_range( m_buffer, &fromi, &toi );
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        gtk_editable_select_region( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), (gint)from, (gint)to );
+        wxTextEntry::SetSelection(from, to);
     }
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::ShowPosition( long pos )
 {
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if (IsMultiLine())
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *buf = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
         GtkTextIter iter;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_start_iter( buf, &iter );
-        gtk_text_iter_set_offset( &iter, pos );
-        GtkTextMark *mark = gtk_text_buffer_create_mark( buf, NULL, &iter, TRUE );
-        gtk_text_view_scroll_to_mark( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), mark, 0.0, FALSE, 0.0, 0.0 );
-#else // GTK 1.x
-        GtkAdjustment *vp = GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj;
-        float totalLines =  (float) GetNumberOfLines();
-        long posX;
-        long posY;
-        PositionToXY(pos, &posX, &posY);
-        float posLine = (float) posY;
-        float p = (posLine/totalLines)*(vp->upper - vp->lower) + vp->lower;
-        gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj, p);
-#endif // GTK 1.x/2.x
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(m_buffer, &iter, int(pos));
+        GtkTextMark* mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_mark(m_buffer, "ShowPosition");
+        gtk_text_buffer_move_mark(m_buffer, mark, &iter);
+        if (IsFrozen())
+            // defer until Thaw, text view is not using m_buffer now
+            m_showPositionOnThaw = mark;
+        else
+            gtk_text_view_scroll_mark_onscreen(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), mark);
+    }
+}
+
+wxTextCtrlHitTestResult
+wxTextCtrl::HitTest(const wxPoint& pt, long *pos) const
+{
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        // not supported
+        return wxTE_HT_UNKNOWN;
     }
+
+    int x, y;
+    gtk_text_view_window_to_buffer_coords
+    (
+        GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text),
+        GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_TEXT,
+        pt.x, pt.y,
+        &x, &y
+    );
+
+    GtkTextIter iter;
+    gtk_text_view_get_iter_at_location(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), &iter, x, y);
+    if ( pos )
+        *pos = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&iter);
+
+    return wxTE_HT_ON_TEXT;
 }
 
 long wxTextCtrl::GetInsertionPoint() const
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, 0, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-
         // There is no direct accessor for the cursor, but
         // internally, the cursor is the "mark" called
         // "insert" in the text view's btree structure.
 
-        GtkTextMark *mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_insert( text_buffer );
+        GtkTextMark *mark = gtk_text_buffer_get_insert( m_buffer );
         GtkTextIter cursor;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark( text_buffer, &cursor, mark );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark( m_buffer, &cursor, mark );
 
         return gtk_text_iter_get_offset( &cursor );
     }
     else
-#endif
     {
-    return (long) GET_EDITABLE_POS(m_text);
+        return wxTextEntry::GetInsertionPoint();
     }
 }
 
-long wxTextCtrl::GetLastPosition() const
+wxTextPos wxTextCtrl::GetLastPosition() const
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, 0, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
     int pos = 0;
 
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
         GtkTextIter end;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter( text_buffer, &end );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_end_iter( m_buffer, &end );
 
         pos = gtk_text_iter_get_offset( &end );
-#else
-        pos = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
-#endif
     }
-    else
+    else // single line
     {
-        pos = GTK_ENTRY(m_text)->text_length;
+        pos = wxTextEntry::GetLastPosition();
     }
 
     return (long)pos;
@@ -1113,43 +1476,17 @@ void wxTextCtrl::Remove( long from, long to )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        GtkTextBuffer *
-            text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-
         GtkTextIter fromi, toi;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &fromi, from );
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &toi, to );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &fromi, from );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &toi, to );
 
-        gtk_text_buffer_delete( text_buffer, &fromi, &toi );
+        gtk_text_buffer_delete( m_buffer, &fromi, &toi );
     }
     else // single line
-#endif
-    gtk_editable_delete_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), (gint)from, (gint)to );
-}
-
-void wxTextCtrl::Replace( long from, long to, const wxString &value )
-{
-    wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
-
-    Remove( from, to );
-
-    if (!value.IsEmpty())
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        SetInsertionPoint( from );
-        WriteText( value );
-#else // GTK 1.x
-        gint pos = (gint)from;
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxWX2MBbuf buf = value.mbc_str();
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), buf, strlen(buf), &pos );
-#else
-        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), value, value.Length(), &pos );
-#endif // wxUSE_UNICODE
-#endif // GTK 1.x/2.x
+        wxTextEntry::Remove(from, to);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1157,54 +1494,30 @@ void wxTextCtrl::Cut()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    gtk_editable_cut_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) DUMMY_CLIPBOARD_ARG );
-#endif
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
+        g_signal_emit_by_name (m_text, "cut-clipboard");
+    else
+        wxTextEntry::Cut();
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Copy()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    gtk_editable_copy_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) DUMMY_CLIPBOARD_ARG );
-#endif
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
+        g_signal_emit_by_name (m_text, "copy-clipboard");
+    else
+        wxTextEntry::Copy();
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Paste()
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    gtk_editable_paste_clipboard( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) DUMMY_CLIPBOARD_ARG );
-#endif
-}
-
-// Undo/redo
-void wxTextCtrl::Undo()
-{
-    // TODO
-    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxTextCtrl::Undo not implemented") );
-}
-
-void wxTextCtrl::Redo()
-{
-    // TODO
-    wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxTextCtrl::Redo not implemented") );
-}
-
-bool wxTextCtrl::CanUndo() const
-{
-    // TODO
-    //wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxTextCtrl::CanUndo not implemented") );
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
-bool wxTextCtrl::CanRedo() const
-{
-    // TODO
-    //wxFAIL_MSG( wxT("wxTextCtrl::CanRedo not implemented") );
-    return FALSE;
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
+        g_signal_emit_by_name (m_text, "paste-clipboard");
+    else
+        wxTextEntry::Paste();
 }
 
 // If the return values from and to are the same, there is no
@@ -1213,49 +1526,33 @@ void wxTextCtrl::GetSelection(long* fromOut, long* toOut) const
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    gint from = -1;
-    gint to = -1;
-    bool haveSelection = FALSE;
-
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-     if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
-     {
-         GtkTextBuffer *buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (m_text));
-         GtkTextIter ifrom, ito;
-         if ( gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds(buffer, &ifrom, &ito) )
-         {
-             haveSelection = TRUE;
-             from = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&ifrom);
-             to = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&ito);
-         }
-     }
-     else  // not multi-line
-     {
-         if ( gtk_editable_get_selection_bounds( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text),
-                                                 &from, &to) )
-         {
-             haveSelection = TRUE;
-         }
-     }
-#else //  not GTK2
-     if ( (GTK_EDITABLE(m_text)->has_selection) )
-     {
-         haveSelection = TRUE;
-         from = (long) GTK_EDITABLE(m_text)->selection_start_pos;
-         to = (long) GTK_EDITABLE(m_text)->selection_end_pos;
-     }
-#endif
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        wxTextEntry::GetSelection(fromOut, toOut);
+        return;
+    }
 
-     if (! haveSelection )
-          from = to = GetInsertionPoint();
+    gint from, to;
+
+    GtkTextIter ifrom, ito;
+    if ( gtk_text_buffer_get_selection_bounds(m_buffer, &ifrom, &ito) )
+    {
+        from = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&ifrom);
+        to = gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&ito);
 
-     if ( from > to )
-     {
-         // exchange them to be compatible with wxMSW
-         gint tmp = from;
-         from = to;
-         to = tmp;
-     }
+        if ( from > to )
+        {
+            // exchange them to be compatible with wxMSW
+            gint tmp = from;
+            from = to;
+            to = tmp;
+        }
+    }
+    else // no selection
+    {
+        from =
+        to = GetInsertionPoint();
+    }
 
     if ( fromOut )
         *fromOut = from;
@@ -1266,20 +1563,16 @@ void wxTextCtrl::GetSelection(long* fromOut, long* toOut) const
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::IsEditable() const
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, false, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        return gtk_text_view_get_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text));
+        return gtk_text_view_get_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text)) != 0;
     }
     else
     {
-        return gtk_editable_get_editable(GTK_EDITABLE(m_text));
+        return wxTextEntry::IsEditable();
     }
-#else
-    return GTK_EDITABLE(m_text)->editable;
-#endif
 }
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::IsModified() const
@@ -1287,41 +1580,19 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::IsModified() const
     return m_modified;
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
-{
-    SetValue( wxT("") );
-}
-
 void wxTextCtrl::OnChar( wxKeyEvent &key_event )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
-    if ((key_event.GetKeyCode() == WXK_RETURN) && (m_windowStyle & wxPROCESS_ENTER))
-    {
-        wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER, m_windowId);
-        event.SetEventObject(this);
-        event.SetString(GetValue());
-        if (GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event)) return;
-    }
-
-    if ((key_event.GetKeyCode() == WXK_RETURN) && !(m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE))
+    if ( key_event.GetKeyCode() == WXK_RETURN )
     {
-        // This will invoke the dialog default action, such
-        // as the clicking the default button.
-
-        wxWindow *top_frame = m_parent;
-        while (top_frame->GetParent() && !(top_frame->IsTopLevel()))
-            top_frame = top_frame->GetParent();
-
-        if (top_frame && GTK_IS_WINDOW(top_frame->m_widget))
+        if ( HasFlag(wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER) )
         {
-            GtkWindow *window = GTK_WINDOW(top_frame->m_widget);
-
-            if (window->default_widget)
-            {
-                gtk_widget_activate (window->default_widget);
+            wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_ENTER, m_windowId);
+            event.SetEventObject(this);
+            event.SetString(GetValue());
+            if ( HandleWindowEvent(event) )
                 return;
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1333,203 +1604,168 @@ GtkWidget* wxTextCtrl::GetConnectWidget()
     return GTK_WIDGET(m_text);
 }
 
-bool wxTextCtrl::IsOwnGtkWindow( GdkWindow *window )
+GdkWindow *wxTextCtrl::GTKGetWindow(wxArrayGdkWindows& WXUNUSED(windows)) const
 {
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        return window == gtk_text_view_get_window( GTK_TEXT_VIEW( m_text ), GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_TEXT );  // pure guesswork
-#else
-        return (window == GTK_TEXT(m_text)->text_area);
-#endif
+        return gtk_text_view_get_window(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text),
+                                        GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_TEXT );
     }
     else
     {
-        return (window == GTK_ENTRY(m_text)->text_area);
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+        // no access to internal GdkWindows
+        return NULL;
+#else
+        return gtk_entry_get_text_window(GTK_ENTRY(m_text));
+#endif
     }
 }
 
 // the font will change for subsequent text insertiongs
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetFont( const wxFont &font )
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, false, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
     if ( !wxTextCtrlBase::SetFont(font) )
     {
         // font didn't change, nothing to do
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
     }
 
-    if ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE )
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
-        m_updateFont = TRUE;
+        SetUpdateFont(true);
 
         m_defaultStyle.SetFont(font);
 
         ChangeFontGlobally();
     }
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::ChangeFontGlobally()
 {
     // this method is very inefficient and hence should be called as rarely as
     // possible!
-    wxASSERT_MSG( (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE) && m_updateFont,
-                  _T("shouldn't be called for single line controls") );
+    //
+    // TODO: it can be implemented much more efficiently for GTK2
+    wxASSERT_MSG( IsMultiLine(),
+                  wxT("shouldn't be called for single line controls") );
 
     wxString value = GetValue();
-    if ( !value.IsEmpty() )
+    if ( !value.empty() )
     {
-        m_updateFont = FALSE;
+        SetUpdateFont(false);
 
         Clear();
         AppendText(value);
     }
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::UpdateFontIfNeeded()
-{
-    if ( m_updateFont )
-        ChangeFontGlobally();
-}
-
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetForegroundColour(const wxColour& colour)
 {
     if ( !wxControl::SetForegroundColour(colour) )
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
     // update default fg colour too
     m_defaultStyle.SetTextColour(colour);
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour )
 {
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
+    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, false, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
 
     if ( !wxControl::SetBackgroundColour( colour ) )
-        return FALSE;
-
-    if (!m_widget->window)
-        return FALSE;
+        return false;
 
-    if (!m_backgroundColour.Ok())
-        return FALSE;
-
-    if (m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE)
-    {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-        GdkWindow *window = GTK_TEXT(m_text)->text_area;
-        if (!window)
-            return FALSE;
-        m_backgroundColour.CalcPixel( gdk_window_get_colormap( window ) );
-        gdk_window_set_background( window, m_backgroundColour.GetColor() );
-        gdk_window_clear( window );
-#endif
-    }
+    if (!m_backgroundColour.IsOk())
+        return false;
 
     // change active background color too
     m_defaultStyle.SetBackgroundColour( colour );
 
-    return TRUE;
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetStyle( long start, long end, const wxTextAttr& style )
 {
-    if ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_MULTILINE )
+    if ( IsMultiLine() )
     {
         if ( style.IsDefault() )
         {
             // nothing to do
-            return TRUE;
+            return true;
         }
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-        GtkTextBuffer *text_buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer( GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text) );
-        gint l = gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count( text_buffer );
 
-        wxCHECK_MSG( start >= 0 && end <= l, FALSE,
-                     _T("invalid range in wxTextCtrl::SetStyle") );
+        gint l = gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count( m_buffer );
+
+        wxCHECK_MSG( start >= 0 && end <= l, false,
+                     wxT("invalid range in wxTextCtrl::SetStyle") );
 
         GtkTextIter starti, endi;
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &starti, start );
-        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( text_buffer, &endi, end );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &starti, start );
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset( m_buffer, &endi, end );
 
-        // use the attributes from style which are set in it and fall back
-        // first to the default style and then to the text control default
-        // colours for the others
-        wxTextAttr attr = wxTextAttr::Combine(style, m_defaultStyle, this);
+        wxGtkTextApplyTagsFromAttr( m_widget, m_buffer, style, &starti, &endi );
 
-        PangoFontDescription *font_description = attr.HasFont()
-                             ? attr.GetFont().GetNativeFontInfo()->description
-                             : NULL;
+        return true;
+    }
+    //else: single line text controls don't support styles
 
-        GdkColor *colFg = attr.HasTextColour() ? attr.GetTextColour().GetColor()
-                                               : NULL;
+    return false;
+}
 
-        GdkColor *colBg = attr.HasBackgroundColour()
-                            ? attr.GetBackgroundColour().GetColor()
-                            : NULL;
+bool wxTextCtrl::GetStyle(long position, wxTextAttr& style)
+{
+    if ( !IsMultiLine() )
+    {
+        // no styles for GtkEntry
+        return false;
+    }
 
-        GtkTextTag *tag;
-        tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, NULL, "font-desc", font_description,
-                                         "foreground-gdk", colFg,
-                                         "background-gdk", colBg, NULL );
-        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag( text_buffer, tag, &starti, &endi );
+    gint l = gtk_text_buffer_get_char_count( m_buffer );
 
-         return TRUE;
-#else
-        // VERY dirty way to do that - removes the required text and re-adds it
-        // with styling (FIXME)
+    wxCHECK_MSG( position >= 0 && position <= l, false,
+                 wxT("invalid range in wxTextCtrl::GetStyle") );
 
-        gint l = gtk_text_get_length( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
+    GtkTextIter positioni;
+    gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_offset(m_buffer, &positioni, position);
 
-        wxCHECK_MSG( start >= 0 && end <= l, FALSE,
-                     _T("invalid range in wxTextCtrl::SetStyle") );
+    // Obtain a copy of the default attributes
+    GtkTextAttributes * const
+        pattr = gtk_text_view_get_default_attributes(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text));
+    wxON_BLOCK_EXIT1(gtk_text_attributes_unref, pattr);
 
-        gint old_pos = gtk_editable_get_position( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text) );
-        char *text = gtk_editable_get_chars( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), start, end );
-        wxString tmp(text,*wxConvCurrent);
-        g_free( text );
+    // And query GTK for the attributes at the given position using it as base
+    if ( !gtk_text_iter_get_attributes(&positioni, pattr) )
+    {
+        style = m_defaultStyle;
+    }
+    else // have custom attributes
+    {
+        style.SetBackgroundColour(pattr->appearance.bg_color);
+        style.SetTextColour(pattr->appearance.fg_color);
 
-        gtk_editable_delete_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), start, end );
-        gtk_editable_set_position( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), start );
+        const wxGtkString
+            pangoFontString(pango_font_description_to_string(pattr->font));
 
-#if wxUSE_UNICODE
-        wxWX2MBbuf buf = tmp.mbc_str();
-        const char *txt = buf;
-        size_t txtlen = strlen(buf);
-#else
-        const char *txt = tmp;
-        size_t txtlen = tmp.length();
-#endif
+        wxFont font;
+        if ( font.SetNativeFontInfo(wxString(pangoFontString)) )
+            style.SetFont(font);
 
-        // use the attributes from style which are set in it and fall back
-        // first to the default style and then to the text control default
-        // colours for the others
-        wxGtkTextInsert(m_text,
-                        wxTextAttr::Combine(style, m_defaultStyle, this),
-                        txt,
-                        txtlen);
-
-        /* does not seem to help under GTK+ 1.2 !!!
-        gtk_editable_set_position( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), old_pos ); */
-        SetInsertionPoint( old_pos );
-#endif
-        return TRUE;
-    }
-    else // singe line
-    {
-        // cannot do this for GTK+'s Entry widget
-        return FALSE;
+        // TODO: set alignment, tabs and indents
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style)
 {
-    gtk_widget_modify_style(m_text, style);
+    GTKApplyStyle(m_text, style);
 }
 
 void wxTextCtrl::OnCut(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
@@ -1582,153 +1818,198 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
     event.Enable( CanRedo() );
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::OnInternalIdle()
+wxSize wxTextCtrl::DoGetBestSize() const
 {
-    wxCursor cursor = m_cursor;
-    if (g_globalCursor.Ok()) cursor = g_globalCursor;
-
-    if (cursor.Ok())
-    {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-        GdkWindow *window = (GdkWindow*) NULL;
-        if (HasFlag(wxTE_MULTILINE))
-            window = GTK_TEXT(m_text)->text_area;
-        else
-            window = GTK_ENTRY(m_text)->text_area;
+    return DoGetSizeFromTextSize(80);
+}
 
-        if (window)
-            gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
+wxSize wxTextCtrl::DoGetSizeFromTextSize(int xlen, int ylen) const
+{
+    wxASSERT_MSG( m_widget, wxS("GetSizeFromTextSize called before creation") );
 
-        if (!g_globalCursor.Ok())
-            cursor = *wxSTANDARD_CURSOR;
+    wxSize tsize(xlen, 0);
+    int cHeight = GetCharHeight();
 
-        window = m_widget->window;
-        if ((window) && !(GTK_WIDGET_NO_WINDOW(m_widget)))
-            gdk_window_set_cursor( window, cursor.GetCursor() );
-#endif
+    if ( IsSingleLine() )
+    {
+        if ( HasFlag(wxBORDER_NONE) )
+        {
+            tsize.y = cHeight;
+#ifdef __WXGTK3__
+            tsize.IncBy(9, 0);
+#else
+            tsize.IncBy(4, 0);
+#endif // GTK3
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // default height
+            tsize.y = GTKGetPreferredSize(m_widget).y;
+            // Add the margins we have previously set, but only the horizontal border
+            // as vertical one has been taken account at GTKGetPreferredSize().
+            // Also get other GTK+ margins.
+            tsize.IncBy( GTKGetEntryMargins(GetEntry()).x, 0);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (g_delayedFocus == this)
+    //multiline
+    else
     {
-        if (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED(m_widget))
+        // add space for vertical scrollbar
+        if ( m_scrollBar[1] && !(m_windowStyle & wxTE_NO_VSCROLL) )
+            tsize.IncBy(GTKGetPreferredSize(GTK_WIDGET(m_scrollBar[1])).x + 3, 0);
+
+        // height
+        tsize.y = cHeight;
+        if ( ylen <= 0 )
+        {
+            tsize.y = 1 + cHeight * wxMax(wxMin(GetNumberOfLines(), 10), 2);
+            // add space for horizontal scrollbar
+            if ( m_scrollBar[0] && (m_windowStyle & wxHSCROLL) )
+                tsize.IncBy(0, GTKGetPreferredSize(GTK_WIDGET(m_scrollBar[0])).y + 3);
+        }
+
+        if ( !HasFlag(wxBORDER_NONE) )
         {
-            gtk_widget_grab_focus( m_widget );
-            g_delayedFocus = NULL;
+            // hardcode borders, margins, etc
+            tsize.IncBy(5, 4);
         }
     }
 
-    if (wxUpdateUIEvent::CanUpdate(this))
-        UpdateWindowUI(wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE);
-}
+    // Perhaps the user wants something different from CharHeight, or ylen
+    // is used as the height of a multiline text.
+    if ( ylen > 0 )
+        tsize.IncBy(0, ylen - cHeight);
 
-wxSize wxTextCtrl::DoGetBestSize() const
-{
-    // FIXME should be different for multi-line controls...
-    wxSize ret( wxControl::DoGetBestSize() );
-    wxSize best(80, ret.y);
-    CacheBestSize(best);
-    return best;
+    return tsize;
 }
 
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // freeze/thaw
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void wxTextCtrl::Freeze()
+void wxTextCtrl::DoFreeze()
 {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
+    wxCHECK_RET(m_text != NULL, wxT("invalid text ctrl"));
+
+    GTKFreezeWidget(m_text);
+
     if ( HasFlag(wxTE_MULTILINE) )
     {
-        gtk_text_freeze(GTK_TEXT(m_text));
+        // removing buffer dramatically speeds up insertion:
+        g_object_ref(m_buffer);
+        GtkTextBuffer* buf_new = gtk_text_buffer_new(NULL);
+        gtk_text_view_set_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), buf_new);
+        // gtk_text_view_set_buffer adds its own reference
+        g_object_unref(buf_new);
+        // These marks should be deleted when the buffer is changed,
+        // but they are not (in GTK+ up to at least 3.0.1).
+        // Otherwise these anonymous marks start to build up in the buffer,
+        // and Freeze takes longer and longer each time it is called.
+        if (m_anonymousMarkList)
+        {
+            for (GSList* item = m_anonymousMarkList; item; item = item->next)
+            {
+                GtkTextMark* mark = static_cast<GtkTextMark*>(item->data);
+                if (GTK_IS_TEXT_MARK(mark) && !gtk_text_mark_get_deleted(mark))
+                    gtk_text_buffer_delete_mark(m_buffer, mark);
+            }
+            g_slist_free(m_anonymousMarkList);
+            m_anonymousMarkList = NULL;
+        }
     }
-#endif
 }
 
-void wxTextCtrl::Thaw()
+void wxTextCtrl::DoThaw()
 {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
     if ( HasFlag(wxTE_MULTILINE) )
     {
-        GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj->value = 0.0;
+        // reattach buffer:
+        gulong sig_id = g_signal_connect(m_buffer, "mark_set", G_CALLBACK(mark_set), &m_anonymousMarkList);
+        gtk_text_view_set_buffer(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), m_buffer);
+        g_object_unref(m_buffer);
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect(m_buffer, sig_id);
 
-        gtk_text_thaw(GTK_TEXT(m_text));
+        if (m_showPositionOnThaw != NULL)
+        {
+            gtk_text_view_scroll_mark_onscreen(
+                GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), m_showPositionOnThaw);
+            m_showPositionOnThaw = NULL;
+        }
     }
-#endif
+
+    GTKThawWidget(m_text);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// scrolling
+// wxTextUrlEvent passing if style & wxTE_AUTO_URL
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-GtkAdjustment *wxTextCtrl::GetVAdj() const
-{
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    return NULL;
-#else
-    return HasFlag(wxTE_MULTILINE) ? GTK_TEXT(m_text)->vadj : NULL;
-#endif
-}
-
-bool wxTextCtrl::DoScroll(GtkAdjustment *adj, int diff)
+// FIXME: when dragging on a link the sample gets an "Unknown event".
+// This might be an excessive event from us or a buggy wxMouseEvent::Moving() or
+// a buggy sample, or something else
+void wxTextCtrl::OnUrlMouseEvent(wxMouseEvent& event)
 {
-#ifndef __WXGTK20__
-    float value = adj->value + diff;
+    event.Skip();
+    if( !HasFlag(wxTE_AUTO_URL) )
+        return;
 
-    if ( value < 0 )
-        value = 0;
+    gint x, y;
+    GtkTextIter start, end;
+    GtkTextTag *tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup(gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table(m_buffer),
+                                                "wxUrl");
 
-    float upper = adj->upper - adj->page_size;
-    if ( value > upper )
-        value = upper;
+    gtk_text_view_window_to_buffer_coords(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_WIDGET,
+                                          event.GetX(), event.GetY(), &x, &y);
 
-    // did we noticeably change the scroll position?
-    if ( fabs(adj->value - value) < 0.2 )
+    gtk_text_view_get_iter_at_location(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(m_text), &end, x, y);
+    if (!gtk_text_iter_has_tag(&end, tag))
     {
-        // well, this is what Robert does in wxScrollBar, so it must be good...
-        return FALSE;
+        SetCursor(wxCursor(wxCURSOR_IBEAM));
+        return;
     }
 
-    adj->value = value;
+    SetCursor(wxCursor(wxCURSOR_HAND));
 
-    gtk_signal_emit_by_name(GTK_OBJECT(adj), "value_changed");
-
-#endif
-    return TRUE;
-}
+    start = end;
+    if(!gtk_text_iter_begins_tag(&start, tag))
+        gtk_text_iter_backward_to_tag_toggle(&start, tag);
+    if(!gtk_text_iter_ends_tag(&end, tag))
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_to_tag_toggle(&end, tag);
 
-bool wxTextCtrl::ScrollLines(int lines)
-{
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    return FALSE;
-#else
-    GtkAdjustment *adj = GetVAdj();
-    if ( !adj )
-        return FALSE;
+    // Native context menu is probably not desired on an URL.
+    // Consider making this dependent on ProcessEvent(wxTextUrlEvent) return value
+    if(event.GetEventType() == wxEVT_RIGHT_DOWN)
+        event.Skip(false);
 
-    // this is hardcoded to 10 in GTK+ 1.2 (great idea)
-    static const int KEY_SCROLL_PIXELS = 10;
+    wxTextUrlEvent url_event(m_windowId, event,
+                             gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&start),
+                             gtk_text_iter_get_offset(&end));
 
-    return DoScroll(adj, lines*KEY_SCROLL_PIXELS);
-#endif
+    InitCommandEvent(url_event);
+    // Is that a good idea? Seems not (pleasure with gtk_text_view_start_selection_drag)
+    //event.Skip(!HandleWindowEvent(url_event));
+    HandleWindowEvent(url_event);
 }
 
-bool wxTextCtrl::ScrollPages(int pages)
+bool wxTextCtrl::GTKProcessEvent(wxEvent& event) const
 {
-#ifdef __WXGTK20__
-    return FALSE;
-#else
-    GtkAdjustment *adj = GetVAdj();
-    if ( !adj )
-        return FALSE;
+    bool rc = wxTextCtrlBase::GTKProcessEvent(event);
 
-    return DoScroll(adj, (int)ceil(pages*adj->page_increment));
-#endif
+    // GtkTextView starts a drag operation when left mouse button is pressed
+    // and ends it when it is released and if it doesn't get the release event
+    // the next click on a control results in an assertion failure inside
+    // gtk_text_view_start_selection_drag() which simply *kills* the program
+    // without anything we can do about it, so always let GTK+ have this event
+    return rc && (IsSingleLine() || event.GetEventType() != wxEVT_LEFT_UP);
 }
 
-
 // static
 wxVisualAttributes
 wxTextCtrl::GetClassDefaultAttributes(wxWindowVariant WXUNUSED(variant))
 {
-    return GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(gtk_entry_new, true);
+    return GetDefaultAttributesFromGTKWidget(gtk_entry_new(), true);
 }
+
+#endif // wxUSE_TEXTCTRL