support for the LaTeX commands \*phantom, fileformat change

git-svn-id: svn://svn.lyx.org/lyx/lyx-devel/trunk@28292 a592a061-630c-0410-9148-cb99ea01b6c8

development/FORMAT

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 LyX file-format changes
 -----------------------
 
+2009-01-30 Uwe Stöhr <uwestoehr@web.de>
+	* Format incremented to 348: support for \*phantom.
+
+2009-01-03 Vincent van Ravesteijn <V.F.vanRavesteijn@tudelft.nl>
+	* Format incremented to 347: support for tabular valign.
+
 2008-11-28 Jürgen Spitzmüller <j.spitzmueller@gmx.de>
 	* Format incremented to 346: support for German (Switzerland):
 	  (bug 5450)

development/scons/scons_manifest.py

@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ src_insets_header_files = Split('''
     InsetNomencl.h
     InsetNote.h
     InsetOptArg.h
+    InsetPhantom.h
     InsetQuotes.h
     InsetRef.h
     InsetSpace.h
@@ -1050,6 +1051,7 @@ src_insets_files = Split('''
     InsetNomencl.cpp
     InsetNote.cpp
     InsetOptArg.cpp
+    InsetPhantom.cpp
     InsetQuotes.cpp
     InsetRef.cpp
     InsetSpace.cpp

lib/layouts/stdinsets.inc

@@ -157,6 +157,27 @@ InsetLayout ERT
 	ForceLTR              true
 End
 
+InsetLayout Phantom:Phantom
+	LatexType		command
+	LatexName		phantom
+	Decoration		minimalistic
+	Font
+	  Color			phantomtext
+	EndFont
+	MultiPar		false
+End
+
+
+InsetLayout Phantom:HPhantom
+	CopyStyle		Phantom:Phantom
+	LatexName		hphantom
+End
+
+InsetLayout Phantom:VPhantom
+	CopyStyle		Phantom:Phantom
+	LatexName		vphantom
+End
+
 InsetLayout Listings
 	LabelString           Listings
 	LatexType             none

lib/lyx2lyx/lyx_2_0.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def revert_swiss(document):
         document.body[j] = document.body[j].replace("\\lang german-ch", "\\lang ngerman")
         j = j + 1
 
+
 def revert_tabularvalign(document):
    "Revert the tabular valign option"
    i = 0
@@ -93,16 +94,103 @@ def revert_tabularvalign(document):
        document.body[i:i] = subst # this just inserts the array at i
        i += len(subst) + 2 # adjust i to save a few cycles
 
+
+def revert_phantom(document):
+    'Reverts phantom to ERT'
+    i = 0
+    j = 0
+    while True:
+      i = find_token(document.body, "\\begin_inset Phantom Phantom", i)
+      if i == -1:
+          return
+      substi = document.body[i].replace('\\begin_inset Phantom Phantom', \
+                '\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n\n\\backslash\n' \
+                'phantom{\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substi = substi.split('\n')
+      document.body[i : i+4] = substi
+      i += len(substi)
+      j = find_token(document.body, "\\end_layout", i)
+      if j == -1:
+          document.warning("Malformed LyX document: Could not find end of Phantom inset.")
+          return
+      substj = document.body[j].replace('\\end_layout', \
+                '\\size default\n\n\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n' \
+                '}\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substj = substj.split('\n')
+      document.body[j : j+4] = substj
+      i += len(substj)
+
+
+def revert_hphantom(document):
+    'Reverts hphantom to ERT'
+    i = 0
+    j = 0
+    while True:
+      i = find_token(document.body, "\\begin_inset Phantom HPhantom", i)
+      if i == -1:
+          return
+      substi = document.body[i].replace('\\begin_inset Phantom HPhantom', \
+                '\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n\n\\backslash\n' \
+                'hphantom{\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substi = substi.split('\n')
+      document.body[i : i+4] = substi
+      i += len(substi)
+      j = find_token(document.body, "\\end_layout", i)
+      if j == -1:
+          document.warning("Malformed LyX document: Could not find end of HPhantom inset.")
+          return
+      substj = document.body[j].replace('\\end_layout', \
+                '\\size default\n\n\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n' \
+                '}\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substj = substj.split('\n')
+      document.body[j : j+4] = substj
+      i += len(substj)
+
+
+def revert_vphantom(document):
+    'Reverts vphantom to ERT'
+    i = 0
+    j = 0
+    while True:
+      i = find_token(document.body, "\\begin_inset Phantom VPhantom", i)
+      if i == -1:
+          return
+      substi = document.body[i].replace('\\begin_inset Phantom VPhantom', \
+                '\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n\n\\backslash\n' \
+                'vphantom{\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substi = substi.split('\n')
+      document.body[i : i+4] = substi
+      i += len(substi)
+      j = find_token(document.body, "\\end_layout", i)
+      if j == -1:
+          document.warning("Malformed LyX document: Could not find end of VPhantom inset.")
+          return
+      substj = document.body[j].replace('\\end_layout', \
+                '\\size default\n\n\\begin_inset ERT\nstatus collapsed\n\n' \
+                '\\begin_layout Plain Layout\n\n' \
+                '}\n\\end_layout\n\n\\end_inset\n')
+      substj = substj.split('\n')
+      document.body[j : j+4] = substj
+      i += len(substj)
+
+
 ##
 # Conversion hub
 #
 
 supported_versions = ["2.0.0","2.0"]
 convert = [[346, []],
-           [347, []]
+           [347, []],
+           [348, []]
           ]
 
-revert =  [[346, [revert_tabularvalign]],
+revert =  [[347, [revert_phantom, revert_hphantom, revert_vphantom]],
+           [346, [revert_tabularvalign]],
            [345, [revert_swiss]]
           ]
 

lib/ui/stdcontext.inc

@@ -164,6 +164,17 @@ Menuset
 		Item "Dissolve Inset|D" "inset-dissolve"
 	End
 
+#
+# InsetPhantom context menu
+#
+
+	Menu "context-phantom"
+		Item "Phantom" "next-inset-modify phantom Phantom Phantom"
+		Item "Horiz. Phantom" "next-inset-modify phantom Phantom HPhantom"
+		Item "Vert. Phantom" "next-inset-modify phantom Phantom VPhantom"
+		Separator
+		Item "Dissolve Inset|D" "inset-dissolve"
+	End
 
 #
 # InsetSpace context menu

lib/ui/stdmenus.inc

@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ Menuset
 		Item "Horizontal Space...|o" "dialog-show-new-inset space"
 		Item "Horizontal Line|L" "line-insert"
 		Item "Vertical Space...|V" "dialog-show-new-inset vspace"
+		Submenu "Phantom Text" "insert_phantom"
 		Separator
 		Item "Hyphenation Point|H" "specialchar-insert hyphenation"
 		Item "Ligature Break|k" "specialchar-insert ligature-break"
@@ -444,6 +445,12 @@ Menuset
 		Branches
 	End
 	
+	Menu "insert_phantom"
+		Item "Phantom" "phantom-insert Phantom"
+		Item "Horiz. Phantom" "phantom-insert HPhantom"
+		Item "Vert. Phantom" "phantom-insert VPhantom"
+	End
+
 	Menu "insert_custom"
 		Custom
 	End

src/Buffer.cpp

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace {
 
 // Do not remove the comment below, so we get merge conflict in
 // independent branches. Instead add your own.
-int const LYX_FORMAT = 347;  // vfr: add tabular valign opion
+int const LYX_FORMAT = 348;  // uwestoehr: add support for \*phantom
 
 typedef map<string, bool> DepClean;
 typedef map<docstring, pair<InsetLabel const *, Buffer::References> > RefCache;

src/BufferView.cpp

@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ FuncStatus BufferView::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			case WRAP_CODE:
 			case NOTE_CODE:
 			case BRANCH_CODE:
+			case PHANTOM_CODE:
 			case BOX_CODE:
 			case LISTINGS_CODE:
 				enable = (cmd.argument().empty() ||

src/Color.cpp

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ ColorSet::ColorSet()
 	{ Color_commentbg, N_("comment background"), "commentbg", "linen", "commentbg" },
 	{ Color_greyedoutlabel, N_("greyedout inset label"), "greyedout", "#ff0080", "greyedout" },
 	{ Color_greyedoutbg, N_("greyedout inset background"), "greyedoutbg", "linen", "greyedoutbg" },
+	{ Color_phantomtext, N_("phantom inset text"), "phantomtext", grey80, "phantomtext" },
 	{ Color_shadedbg, N_("shaded box"), "shaded", "#ff0000", "shaded" },
 	{ Color_listingsbg, N_("listings background"), "listingsbg", "white", "listingsbg" },
 	{ Color_branchlabel, N_("branch label"), "branchlabel", "#c88000", "branchlabel" },

src/ColorCode.h

@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ enum ColorCode
 	Color_indexlabel,
 	/// Label color for margin notes
 	Color_marginlabel,
+	/// Text color for phantom insets
+	Color_phantomtext,
 	/// Label color for URL insets
 	Color_urllabel,
 

src/FuncCode.h

@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ enum FuncCode
 	LFUN_COPY_LABEL_AS_REF,		 // sts, 20081116
 	LFUN_VC_COMMAND,
 	LFUN_MATH_FONT_STYLE,
+	LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT,             // uwestoehr, 20090130
 
 	LFUN_LASTACTION                  // end of the table
 };

src/LyXAction.cpp

@@ -573,6 +573,16 @@ void LyXAction::init()
  * \endvar
  */
 		{ LFUN_NOTES_MUTATE, "notes-mutate", Argument, Edit },
+/*!
+ * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT
+ * \li Action: Inserts phantom on the current cursor postion,
+               move selection inside the inset.
+ * \li Syntax: phantom-insert [<TYPE>]
+ * \li Params: <TYPE>: <Phantom|HPhantom|VPhantom> default: Phantom
+ * \li Origin: uwestoehr, 30 Jan 2009
+ * \endvar
+ */
+		{ LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT, "phantom-insert", Noop, Edit },
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_NEWLINE_INSERT
  * \li Action: Inserts a line break or new line.
@@ -582,7 +592,6 @@ void LyXAction::init()
  * \endvar
  */
 		{ LFUN_NEWLINE_INSERT, "newline-insert", Noop, Edit },
-
 /*!
  * \var lyx::FuncCode lyx::LFUN_ESCAPE
  * \li Action: Clears the selection. If no text is selected call #LFUN_FINISHED_FORWARD.

src/LyXFunc.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include "insets/InsetInclude.h"
 #include "insets/InsetListings.h"
 #include "insets/InsetNote.h"
+#include "insets/InsetPhantom.h"
 #include "insets/InsetSpace.h"
 #include "insets/InsetTabular.h"
 #include "insets/InsetVSpace.h"
@@ -1245,6 +1246,11 @@ void LyXFunc::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd)
 				data = InsetNote::params2string(p);
 				break;
 			}
+			case PHANTOM_CODE: {
+				InsetPhantomParams p;
+				data = InsetPhantom::params2string(p);
+				break;
+			}
 			case SPACE_CODE: {
 				InsetSpaceParams p;
 				data = InsetSpace::params2string(p);

src/Makefile.am

@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ SOURCEFILESINSETS = \
 	insets/InsetNomencl.cpp \
 	insets/InsetNote.cpp \
 	insets/InsetOptArg.cpp \
+	insets/InsetPhantom.cpp \
 	insets/InsetQuotes.cpp \
 	insets/InsetRef.cpp \
 	insets/InsetSpace.cpp \
@@ -566,6 +567,7 @@ HEADERFILESINSETS = \
 	insets/InsetNomencl.h \
 	insets/InsetNote.h \
 	insets/InsetOptArg.h \
+	insets/InsetPhantom.h \
 	insets/InsetQuotes.h \
 	insets/InsetRef.h \
 	insets/InsetSpace.h \

src/Text3.cpp

@@ -1445,6 +1445,7 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	case LFUN_FLEX_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_BOX_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_BRANCH_INSERT:
+	case LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_ERT_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_LISTING_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_MARGINALNOTE_INSERT:
@@ -2004,6 +2005,8 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 			code = LABEL_CODE;
 		else if (cmd.argument() == "note")
 			code = NOTE_CODE;
+		else if (cmd.argument() == "phantom")
+			code = PHANTOM_CODE;
 		else if (cmd.argument() == "ref")
 			code = REF_CODE;
 		else if (cmd.argument() == "space")
@@ -2082,6 +2085,9 @@ bool Text::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 		if (cur.buffer()->masterBuffer()->params().branchlist().empty())
 			enable = false;
 		break;
+	case LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT:
+		code = PHANTOM_CODE;
+		break;
 	case LFUN_LABEL_INSERT:
 		code = LABEL_CODE;
 		break;

src/factory.cpp

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "insets/InsetNote.h"
 #include "insets/InsetBox.h"
 #include "insets/InsetBranch.h"
+#include "insets/InsetPhantom.h"
 #include "insets/InsetOptArg.h"
 #include "insets/InsetNewpage.h"
 #include "insets/InsetRef.h"
@@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ Inset * createInsetHelper(Buffer & buf, FuncRequest const & cmd)
 			return new InsetBranch(buf, InsetBranchParams(arg));
 		}
 
+		case LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT: {
+			string arg = cmd.getArg(0);
+			if (arg.empty())
+				arg = "Phantom";
+			return new InsetPhantom(buf, arg);
+		}
+
 		case LFUN_ERT_INSERT:
 			return new InsetERT(buf);
 
@@ -523,6 +531,8 @@ Inset * readInset(Lexer & lex, Buffer const & buf)
 			inset.reset(new InsetFlex(buf, s));
 		} else if (tmptok == "Branch") {
 			inset.reset(new InsetBranch(buf, InsetBranchParams()));
+		} else if (tmptok == "Phantom") {
+			inset.reset(new InsetPhantom(buf, tmptok));
 		} else if (tmptok == "ERT") {
 			inset.reset(new InsetERT(buf));
 		} else if (tmptok == "listings") {

src/insets/Inset.cpp

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static TranslatorMap const build_translator()
 		InsetName("ending", ENDING_CODE),
 		InsetName("label", LABEL_CODE),
 		InsetName("note", NOTE_CODE),
+		InsetName("phantom", PHANTOM_CODE),
 		InsetName("accent", ACCENT_CODE),
 		InsetName("math", MATH_CODE),
 		InsetName("index", INDEX_CODE),

src/insets/InsetCode.h

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ enum InsetCode {
 	INFO_CODE, // 45
 	///
 	COLLAPSABLE_CODE,
+	///
+	PHANTOM_CODE,
 };
 
 } // namespace lyx

src/insets/InsetCollapsable.cpp

@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ bool InsetCollapsable::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	case LFUN_NOTE_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_NOTE_NEXT:
 	case LFUN_OPTIONAL_INSERT:
+	case LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_REFERENCE_NEXT:
 	case LFUN_SERVER_GOTO_FILE_ROW:
 	case LFUN_SERVER_NOTIFY:

src/insets/InsetPhantom.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+/**
+ * \file InsetPhantom.cpp
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
+ *
+ * \author Uwe Stöhr
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "InsetPhantom.h"
+
+#include "Buffer.h"
+#include "BufferParams.h"
+#include "BufferView.h"
+#include "BufferParams.h"
+#include "Counters.h"
+#include "Cursor.h"
+#include "Dimension.h"
+#include "DispatchResult.h"
+#include "Exporter.h"
+#include "FuncRequest.h"
+#include "FuncStatus.h"
+#include "InsetIterator.h"
+#include "LaTeXFeatures.h"
+#include "Lexer.h"
+#include "MetricsInfo.h"
+#include "OutputParams.h"
+#include "TextClass.h"
+
+#include "support/docstream.h"
+#include "support/gettext.h"
+#include "support/Translator.h"
+
+#include "frontends/Application.h"
+#include "frontends/FontMetrics.h"
+#include "frontends/Painter.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace lyx {
+
+namespace {
+
+typedef Translator<string, InsetPhantomParams::Type> PhantomTranslator;
+typedef Translator<docstring, InsetPhantomParams::Type> PhantomTranslatorLoc;
+
+PhantomTranslator const init_phantomtranslator()
+{
+	PhantomTranslator translator("Phantom", InsetPhantomParams::Phantom);
+	translator.addPair("HPhantom", InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom);
+	translator.addPair("VPhantom", InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom);
+	return translator;
+}
+
+
+PhantomTranslatorLoc const init_phantomtranslator_loc()
+{
+	PhantomTranslatorLoc translator(_("Phantom"), InsetPhantomParams::Phantom);
+	translator.addPair(_("HPhantom"), InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom);
+	translator.addPair(_("VPhantom"), InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom);
+	return translator;
+}
+
+
+PhantomTranslator const & phantomtranslator()
+{
+	static PhantomTranslator translator = init_phantomtranslator();
+	return translator;
+}
+
+
+PhantomTranslatorLoc const & phantomtranslator_loc()
+{
+	static PhantomTranslatorLoc translator = init_phantomtranslator_loc();
+	return translator;
+}
+
+} // anon
+
+
+InsetPhantomParams::InsetPhantomParams()
+	: type(Phantom)
+{}
+
+
+void InsetPhantomParams::write(ostream & os) const
+{
+	string const label = phantomtranslator().find(type);
+	os << "Phantom " << label << "\n";
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantomParams::read(Lexer & lex)
+{
+	string label;
+	lex >> label;
+	if (lex)
+		type = phantomtranslator().find(label);
+}
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// InsetPhantom
+//
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+InsetPhantom::InsetPhantom(Buffer const & buf, string const & label)
+	: InsetCollapsable(buf)
+{
+	params_.type = phantomtranslator().find(label);
+}
+
+
+InsetPhantom::~InsetPhantom()
+{
+	hideDialogs("phantom", this);
+}
+
+
+docstring InsetPhantom::editMessage() const
+{
+	return _("Opened Phantom Inset");
+}
+
+
+docstring InsetPhantom::name() const 
+{
+	return from_ascii("Phantom:" + phantomtranslator().find(params_.type));
+}
+
+
+Inset::DisplayType InsetPhantom::display() const
+{
+	return Inline;
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::metrics(MetricsInfo & mi, Dimension & dim) const
+{
+	InsetText::metrics(mi, dim);
+
+	// cache the inset dimension
+	setDimCache(mi, dim);
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const
+{
+	// draw the text
+	InsetText::draw(pi, x, y);
+	
+	// draw the arrow(s)
+	static int const arrow_size = 4;
+	ColorCode const origcol = pi.base.font.color();
+	pi.base.font.setColor(Color_special);
+	pi.base.font.setColor(origcol);
+	Dimension const dim = dimension(*pi.base.bv);
+
+	if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::Phantom ||
+		params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom) {
+		// y1---------
+		//           / \.
+		// y2-----  / | \.
+		//            |
+		//            |
+		// y3-----  \ | /
+		//           \ /
+		// y4---------
+		//          | | |
+		//         /  |  \.
+		//        x1  x2 x3
+
+		int const x2 = x + dim.wid / 2;
+		int const x1 = x2 - arrow_size;
+		int const x3 = x2 + arrow_size;
+
+		int const y1 = y - dim.asc;
+		int const y2 = y1 + arrow_size;
+		int const y4 = y + dim.des;
+		int const y3 = y4 - arrow_size;
+
+		// top arrow
+		pi.pain.line(x2, y1, x1, y2, Color_added_space);
+		pi.pain.line(x2, y1, x3, y2, Color_added_space);
+
+		// bottom arrow
+		pi.pain.line(x2, y4, x1, y3, Color_added_space);
+		pi.pain.line(x2, y4, x3, y3, Color_added_space);
+
+		// joining line
+		pi.pain.line(x2, y1, x2, y4, Color_added_space);
+	}
+
+	if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::Phantom ||
+		params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom) {
+		// y1----   /          \.
+		//        /              \.
+		// y2--- <---------------->
+		//        \              /
+		// y3----   \          /
+		//       |   |        |   |
+		//      x1  x2       x3  x4
+
+		int const x1 = x;
+		int const x2 = x + arrow_size;
+		int const x4 = x + dim.wid;
+		int const x3 = x4 - arrow_size;
+
+		int const y2 = y + (dim.des - dim.asc) / 2;
+		int const y1 = y2 - arrow_size;
+		int const y3 = y2 + arrow_size;
+
+		// left arrow
+		pi.pain.line(x1, y2, x2, y3, Color_added_space);
+		pi.pain.line(x1, y2, x2, y1, Color_added_space);
+
+		// right arrow
+		pi.pain.line(x4, y2, x3, y3, Color_added_space);
+		pi.pain.line(x4, y2, x3, y1, Color_added_space);
+
+		// joining line
+		pi.pain.line(x1, y2, x4, y2, Color_added_space);
+	}
+
+	drawMarkers(pi, x, y);
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::write(ostream & os) const
+{
+	params_.write(os);
+	InsetCollapsable::write(os);
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::read(Lexer & lex)
+{
+	params_.read(lex);
+	InsetCollapsable::read(lex);
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::setButtonLabel()
+{
+	docstring const label = phantomtranslator_loc().find(params_.type);
+	setLabel(label);
+}
+
+
+bool InsetPhantom::showInsetDialog(BufferView * bv) const
+{
+	bv->showDialog("phantom", params2string(params()),
+		const_cast<InsetPhantom *>(this));
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
+{
+	switch (cmd.action) {
+
+	case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY:
+		string2params(to_utf8(cmd.argument()), params_);
+		setLayout(buffer().params());
+		break;
+
+	case LFUN_INSET_DIALOG_UPDATE:
+		cur.bv().updateDialog("phantom", params2string(params()));
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		InsetCollapsable::doDispatch(cur, cmd);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+bool InsetPhantom::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
+		FuncStatus & flag) const
+{
+	switch (cmd.action) {
+
+	case LFUN_INSET_MODIFY:
+		flag.setEnabled(true);
+		return true;
+
+	case LFUN_INSET_DIALOG_UPDATE:
+		flag.setEnabled(true);
+		return true;
+
+	default:
+		return InsetCollapsable::getStatus(cur, cmd, flag);
+	}
+}
+
+
+int InsetPhantom::latex(odocstream & os, OutputParams const & runparams_in) const
+{
+	OutputParams runparams(runparams_in);
+	if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::Phantom)
+		os << "\\phantom{";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom)
+		os << "\\hphantom{";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom)
+		os << "\\vphantom{";
+	int const i = InsetText::latex(os, runparams);
+	os << "}";
+	runparams_in.encoding = runparams.encoding;
+
+	return i + 2;
+}
+
+
+int InsetPhantom::plaintext(odocstream & os,
+			 OutputParams const & runparams_in) const
+{
+	OutputParams runparams(runparams_in);
+	if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::Phantom)
+		os << '[' << buffer().B_("phantom") << ":";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom)
+		os << '[' << buffer().B_("hphantom") << ":";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom)
+		os << '[' << buffer().B_("vphantom") << ":";
+	InsetText::plaintext(os, runparams);
+	os << "]";
+
+	return PLAINTEXT_NEWLINE;
+}
+
+
+int InsetPhantom::docbook(odocstream & os, OutputParams const & runparams_in) const
+{
+	OutputParams runparams(runparams_in);
+	string cmdname;
+	if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::Phantom)
+		cmdname = "phantom";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::HPhantom)
+		cmdname = "phantom";
+	else if (params_.type == InsetPhantomParams::VPhantom)
+		cmdname = "phantom";
+	os << "<" + cmdname + ">";
+	int const i = InsetText::docbook(os, runparams);
+	os << "</" + cmdname + ">";
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+
+docstring InsetPhantom::contextMenu(BufferView const &, int, int) const
+{
+	return from_ascii("context-phantom");
+}
+
+
+string InsetPhantom::params2string(InsetPhantomParams const & params)
+{
+	ostringstream data;
+	data << "phantom" << ' ';
+	params.write(data);
+	return data.str();
+}
+
+
+void InsetPhantom::string2params(string const & in, InsetPhantomParams & params)
+{
+	params = InsetPhantomParams();
+
+	if (in.empty())
+		return;
+
+	istringstream data(in);
+	Lexer lex;
+	lex.setStream(data);
+	lex.setContext("InsetPhantom::string2params");
+	lex >> "phantom" >> "Phantom";
+
+	params.read(lex);
+}
+
+
+} // namespace lyx

src/insets/InsetPhantom.h

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// -*- C++ -*-
+/**
+ * \file InsetPhantom.h
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
+ *
+ * \author Uwe Stöhr
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INSET_PHANTOM_H
+#define INSET_PHANTOM_H
+
+#include "InsetCollapsable.h"
+
+
+namespace lyx {
+
+class InsetPhantomParams
+{
+public:
+	enum Type {
+		Phantom,
+		HPhantom,
+		VPhantom
+	};
+	/// \c type defaults to Phantom
+	InsetPhantomParams();
+	///
+	void write(std::ostream & os) const;
+	///
+	void read(Lexer & lex);
+	///
+	Type type;
+};
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// InsetPhantom
+//
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+/// The PostIt phantom inset, and other annotations
+class InsetPhantom : public InsetCollapsable
+{
+public:
+	///
+	InsetPhantom(Buffer const &, std::string const &);
+	///
+	~InsetPhantom();
+	///
+	static std::string params2string(InsetPhantomParams const &);
+	///
+	static void string2params(std::string const &, InsetPhantomParams &);
+	///
+	InsetPhantomParams const & params() const { return params_; }
+private:
+	///
+	docstring editMessage() const;
+	///
+	InsetCode lyxCode() const { return PHANTOM_CODE; }
+	///
+	docstring name() const;
+	///
+	DisplayType display() const;
+	///
+	bool noFontChange() const { return params_.type != InsetPhantomParams::Phantom; }
+	///
+	void metrics(MetricsInfo &, Dimension &) const;
+	///
+	void draw(PainterInfo & pi, int x, int y) const;
+	///
+	void write(std::ostream &) const;
+	///
+	void read(Lexer & lex);
+	///
+	void setButtonLabel();
+	/// show the phantom dialog
+	bool showInsetDialog(BufferView * bv) const;
+	///
+	int latex(odocstream &, OutputParams const &) const;
+	///
+	int plaintext(odocstream &, OutputParams const &) const;
+	///
+	int docbook(odocstream &, OutputParams const &) const;
+	///
+	bool getStatus(Cursor &, FuncRequest const &, FuncStatus &) const;
+	///
+	void doDispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd);
+	///
+	Inset * clone() const { return new InsetPhantom(*this); }
+	/// used by the constructors
+	void init();
+	///
+	docstring contextMenu(BufferView const & bv, int x, int y) const;
+	///
+	friend class InsetPhantomParams;
+
+	///
+	InsetPhantomParams params_;
+};
+
+
+} // namespace lyx
+
+#endif // INSET_PHANTOM_H

src/insets/InsetTabular.cpp

@@ -3943,6 +3943,7 @@ bool InsetTabular::getStatus(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest const & cmd,
 	case LFUN_OPTIONAL_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_BOX_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_BRANCH_INSERT:
+	case LFUN_PHANTOM_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_WRAP_INSERT:
 	case LFUN_ERT_INSERT: {
 		if (cur.selIsMultiCell()) {