Reimplement inset-select-all in a generic way

There are 3 possible actions (in order)
* select current cell
* select all calls of inset
* select the inset from outside (in the containing inset)

C-a is now bound to inset-select-all

C-M-a is bound to the global "select all". The
reason for this change is that selecting an inset
is a more common operation that selecting an entire
document.

This patch is the result of discussion on #7727.

RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ The following LyX functions have been changed:
 
 The following LyX key bindings have been changed:
 
+- In LyX 2.1.3, the binding "C-a" was moved from selecting the whole
+  document to "inset-select-all". This function allows to select the
+  document in a incremental way. The old behavior is now bound to
+  "C-M-a".
+
 - The binding "C-w" was moved from "buffer-close" to "view-close"
   (only in cua.bind).
 

lib/bind/cua.bind

@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ Format 2
 \bind "C-y"			"redo"
 \bind "C-S-Z"			"redo"
 
-\bind "C-a"			"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
-\bind "C-M-a"			"inset-select-all"
+\bind "C-M-a"			"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
+\bind "C-a"			"inset-select-all"
 
 \bind "C-S-E"			"changes-track"  # it's what MS Word uses
 \bind "~S-M-quotedbl"		"quote-insert single"

lib/bind/mac.bind

@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ Format 2
 #  +: "Shift-Command-4"              # Capture a selection to a file
 #  +: "Shift-Control-Command-4"      # Capture a selection to the Clipboard
 #  +: "Command-A"                    # Highlight every item in a document or window, or all characters in a text field
-\bind "C-a"                          "command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"
-\bind "C-M-a"                        "inset-select-all"
+\bind "C-M-a"                        "command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"
+\bind "C-a"                          "inset-select-all"
 #  +: "Command-B"                    # Boldface the selected text or toggle boldfaced text on and off
 \bind "C-M-b"                        "font-boldsymbol"
 \bind "C-b"                          "font-bold"

lib/bind/sciword.bind

@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ Format 2
 \bind "C-x"	"cut"
 \bind "C-z"	"undo"
 \bind "S-C-Z"	"redo"
-\bind "C-a"	"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
+\bind "C-a"	"inset-select-all"
+\bind "C-M-a"	"command-sequence buffer-begin ; buffer-end-select"   # select all
 
 
 # This combination makes an umlaut accent now.

lib/doc/LFUNs.lyx

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The LyX Team
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Date
-2014-02-13
+2014-11-20
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Section*
@@ -2171,13 +2171,16 @@ Sample inset-modify note Note Comment
 inset-select-all
 \end_layout
 \begin_layout Description
-Action Selects all contents of an inset.
+Action Select all contents of an inset.
+\end_layout
+\begin_layout Description
+Notion There are 3 successive levels: select current cell, select all cells of inset, select the inset from outside (in the enclosing inset).
 \end_layout
 \begin_layout Description
 Syntax inset-select-all
 \end_layout
 \begin_layout Description
-Origin vfr, 22 Aug 2009
+Origin vfr, 22 Aug 2009; lasgouttes 1 Nov 2014
 \end_layout
 
 \begin_layout Subsection*
@@ -3047,7 +3050,7 @@ Origin Abdel, Dec 27 2007
 section-select
 \end_layout
 \begin_layout Description
-Action Selects the whole section.
+Action Select the whole section.
 \end_layout
 \begin_layout Description
 Notion The cursor should be in a section heading before calling this lfun.

src/BufferView.cpp

@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ bool BufferView::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd, FuncStatus & flag)
 	case LFUN_KEYMAP_PRIMARY:
 	case LFUN_KEYMAP_SECONDARY:
 	case LFUN_KEYMAP_TOGGLE:
+	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
 		flag.setEnabled(true);
 		break;
 
@@ -1800,6 +1801,41 @@ void BufferView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr)
 	}
 
 
+	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
+		if (cur.depth() > 1
+		    && cur.selBegin().at_begin()
+		    && cur.selEnd().at_end()) {
+			// All the contents of the inset if selected.
+			// Select the inset from outside.
+			cur.pop();
+			cur.resetAnchor();
+			cur.setSelection(true);
+			cur.posForward();
+		} else if (cur.selBegin().idx() != cur.selEnd().idx()
+			   || (cur.depth() > 1
+				   && cur.selBegin().at_cell_begin()
+			       && cur.selEnd().at_cell_end())) {
+			// At least one complete cell is selected.
+			// Select all cells
+			cur.idx() = 0;
+			cur.pos() = 0;
+			cur.resetAnchor();
+			cur.setSelection(true);
+			cur.idx() = cur.lastidx();
+			cur.pos() = cur.lastpos();
+		} else {
+			// select current cell
+			cur.pit() = 0;
+			cur.pos() = 0;
+			cur.resetAnchor();
+			cur.setSelection(true);
+			cur.pit() = cur.lastpit();
+			cur.pos() = cur.lastpos();
+		}
+		dr.screenUpdate(Update::Force);
+		break;
+
+
 	// This would be in Buffer class if only Cursor did not
 	// require a bufferview
 	case LFUN_INSET_FORALL: {

src/CursorSlice.cpp

@@ -158,15 +158,27 @@ void CursorSlice::backwardPos()
 }
 
 
-bool CursorSlice::at_end() const 
+bool CursorSlice::at_cell_end() const
 {
-	return idx_ == lastidx() && pit_ == lastpit() && pos_ == lastpos();
+	return pit_ == lastpit() && pos_ == lastpos();
+}
+
+
+bool CursorSlice::at_cell_begin() const
+{
+	return pit_ == 0 && pos_ == 0;
+}
+
+
+bool CursorSlice::at_end() const
+{
+	return idx_ == lastidx() && at_cell_end();
 }
 
 
 bool CursorSlice::at_begin() const
 {
-	return idx_ == 0 && pit_ == 0 && pos_ == 0;
+	return idx_ == 0 && at_cell_begin();
 }
 
 

src/CursorSlice.h

@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ public:
 	void forwardIdx();
 	/// move to previous cell
 	void backwardIdx();
+	/// are we at the end of the cell
+	bool at_cell_end() const;
+	/// are we at the start of the cell
+	bool at_cell_begin() const;
 	/// are we at the end of this slice
 	bool at_end() const;
 	/// are we at the start of this slice

src/LyXAction.cpp

@@ -1141,16 +1141,19 @@ void LyXAction::init()
 
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL
- * \li Action: Selects all contents of an inset.
+ * \li Action: Select all contents of an inset.
+ * \li Notion: There are 3 successive levels: select current cell,
+ *   select all cells of inset, select the inset from outside
+ *   (in the enclosing inset).
  * \li Syntax: inset-select-all
- * \li Origin: vfr, 22 Aug 2009
+ * \li Origin: vfr, 22 Aug 2009; lasgouttes 1 Nov 2014
  * \endvar
  */
 		{ LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL, "inset-select-all", ReadOnly, Edit },
 
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_SECTION_SELECT
- * \li Action: Selects the whole section.
+ * \li Action: Select the whole section.
  * \li Notion: The cursor should be in a section heading
                before calling this lfun.
  * \li Syntax: section-select

src/Text3.cpp

@@ -616,18 +616,6 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 		cur.screenUpdateFlags(Update::FitCursor);
 		break;
 
-	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
-		if (cur.depth() == 1 || !cur.selection() || !cur.selBegin().at_begin()
-			  || !cur.selEnd().at_end()) {
-			needsUpdate |= cur.selHandle(false);
-			needsUpdate |= cursorTop(cur);
-			needsUpdate |= cur.selHandle(true);
-			needsUpdate |= cursorBottom(cur);
-		} else
-			cur.undispatched();
-		cur.screenUpdateFlags(Update::FitCursor);
-		break;
-
 	case LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD:
 	case LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD_SELECT:
 		//LYXERR0(" LFUN_CHAR_FORWARD[SEL]:\n" << cur);
@@ -3058,7 +3046,6 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	case LFUN_INSET_END:
 	case LFUN_INSET_BEGIN_SELECT:
 	case LFUN_INSET_END_SELECT:
-	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
 	case LFUN_PARAGRAPH_UP:
 	case LFUN_PARAGRAPH_DOWN:
 	case LFUN_LINE_BEGIN:

src/mathed/InsetMathNest.cpp

@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ void InsetMathNest::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_DOUBLE:
 	case LFUN_MOUSE_TRIPLE:
 	case LFUN_WORD_SELECT:
-	case LFUN_INSET_SELECT_ALL:
 		cur.pos() = 0;
 		cur.idx() = 0;
 		cur.resetAnchor();

status.21x

@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ What's new
 
 * USER INTERFACE
 
-- Debug options in message pane are now sorted alphabetically.
-
 - References no longer truncated in outliner (bug 9312).
 
 - Allow computing selected subformulas with computer algebra systems.
 
 - Number correctly footnotes in title layouts (part of bug 2666).
 
+- Ctrl+A is now bound to inset-select-all, which does a local
+  selection (current inset) and grows at each new invokation. Try it!
+
+- Debug options in message pane are now sorted alphabetically.
+
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION
 
 - New example file "PDF-comment.lyx" describing the support for PDF annotations.