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diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/IActiveElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/IActiveElement.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents an active element that allows the snippet to stay interactive after insertion.
+	/// </summary>
+	public interface IActiveElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Called when the all snippet elements have been inserted.
+		/// </summary>
+		void OnInsertionCompleted();
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Called when the interactive mode is deactivated.
+		/// </summary>
+		void Deactivate(SnippetEventArgs e);
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets whether this element is editable (the user will be able to select it with Tab).
+		/// </summary>
+		bool IsEditable { get; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the segment associated with this element. May be null.
+		/// </summary>
+		ISegment Segment { get; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/InsertionContext.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/InsertionContext.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Editing;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Utils;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents the context of a snippet insertion.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class InsertionContext : IWeakEventListener
+	{
+		enum Status
+		{
+			Insertion,
+			RaisingInsertionCompleted,
+			Interactive,
+			RaisingDeactivated,
+			Deactivated
+		}
+		
+		Status currentStatus = Status.Insertion;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new InsertionContext instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		public InsertionContext(TextArea textArea, int insertionPosition)
+		{
+			if (textArea == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("textArea");
+			this.TextArea = textArea;
+			this.Document = textArea.Document;
+			this.SelectedText = textArea.Selection.GetText();
+			this.InsertionPosition = insertionPosition;
+			this.startPosition = insertionPosition;
+			
+			DocumentLine startLine = this.Document.GetLineByOffset(insertionPosition);
+			ISegment indentation = TextUtilities.GetWhitespaceAfter(this.Document, startLine.Offset);
+			this.Indentation = Document.GetText(indentation.Offset, Math.Min(indentation.EndOffset, insertionPosition) - indentation.Offset);
+			this.Tab = textArea.Options.IndentationString;
+			
+			this.LineTerminator = TextUtilities.GetNewLineFromDocument(this.Document, startLine.LineNumber);
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the text area.
+		/// </summary>
+		public TextArea TextArea { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the text document.
+		/// </summary>
+		public TextDocument Document { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the text that was selected before the insertion of the snippet.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string SelectedText { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the indentation at the insertion position.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Indentation { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the indentation string for a single indentation level.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Tab { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the line terminator at the insertion position.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string LineTerminator { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets/Sets the insertion position.
+		/// </summary>
+		public int InsertionPosition { get; set; }
+		
+		readonly int startPosition;
+		AnchorSegment wholeSnippetAnchor;
+		bool deactivateIfSnippetEmpty;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the start position of the snippet insertion.
+		/// </summary>
+		public int StartPosition {
+			get {
+				if (wholeSnippetAnchor != null)
+					return wholeSnippetAnchor.Offset;
+				else
+					return startPosition;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inserts text at the insertion position and advances the insertion position.
+		/// This method will add the current indentation to every line in <paramref name="text"/> and will
+		/// replace newlines with the expected newline for the document.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void InsertText(string text)
+		{
+			if (text == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("text");
+			if (currentStatus != Status.Insertion)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException();
+			
+			text = text.Replace("\t", this.Tab);
+			
+			using (this.Document.RunUpdate()) {
+				int textOffset = 0;
+				SimpleSegment segment;
+				while ((segment = NewLineFinder.NextNewLine(text, textOffset)) != SimpleSegment.Invalid) {
+					string insertString = text.Substring(textOffset, segment.Offset - textOffset)
+						+ this.LineTerminator + this.Indentation;
+					this.Document.Insert(InsertionPosition, insertString);
+					this.InsertionPosition += insertString.Length;
+					textOffset = segment.EndOffset;
+				}
+				string remainingInsertString = text.Substring(textOffset);
+				this.Document.Insert(InsertionPosition, remainingInsertString);
+				this.InsertionPosition += remainingInsertString.Length;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Dictionary<SnippetElement, IActiveElement> elementMap = new Dictionary<SnippetElement, IActiveElement>();
+		List<IActiveElement> registeredElements = new List<IActiveElement>();
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Registers an active element. Elements should be registered during insertion and will be called back
+		/// when insertion has completed.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="owner">The snippet element that created the active element.</param>
+		/// <param name="element">The active element.</param>
+		public void RegisterActiveElement(SnippetElement owner, IActiveElement element)
+		{
+			if (owner == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("owner");
+			if (element == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("element");
+			if (currentStatus != Status.Insertion)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException();
+			elementMap.Add(owner, element);
+			registeredElements.Add(element);
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the active element belonging to the specified snippet element, or null if no such active element is found.
+		/// </summary>
+		public IActiveElement GetActiveElement(SnippetElement owner)
+		{
+			if (owner == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("owner");
+			IActiveElement element;
+			if (elementMap.TryGetValue(owner, out element))
+				return element;
+			else
+				return null;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the list of active elements.
+		/// </summary>
+		public IEnumerable<IActiveElement> ActiveElements {
+			get { return registeredElements; }
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Calls the <see cref="IActiveElement.OnInsertionCompleted"/> method on all registered active elements
+		/// and raises the <see cref="InsertionCompleted"/> event.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="e">The EventArgs to use</param>
+		[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1030:UseEventsWhereAppropriate",
+		                                                 Justification="There is an event and this method is raising it.")]
+		public void RaiseInsertionCompleted(EventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (currentStatus != Status.Insertion)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException();
+			if (e == null)
+				e = EventArgs.Empty;
+			
+			currentStatus = Status.RaisingInsertionCompleted;
+			int endPosition = this.InsertionPosition;
+			this.wholeSnippetAnchor = new AnchorSegment(Document, startPosition, endPosition - startPosition);
+			TextDocumentWeakEventManager.UpdateFinished.AddListener(Document, this);
+			deactivateIfSnippetEmpty = (endPosition != startPosition);
+			
+			foreach (IActiveElement element in registeredElements) {
+				element.OnInsertionCompleted();
+			}
+			if (InsertionCompleted != null)
+				InsertionCompleted(this, e);
+			currentStatus = Status.Interactive;
+			if (registeredElements.Count == 0) {
+				// deactivate immediately if there are no interactive elements
+				Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.NoActiveElements));
+			} else {
+				myInputHandler = new SnippetInputHandler(this);
+				// disable existing snippet input handlers - there can be only 1 active snippet
+				foreach (TextAreaStackedInputHandler h in TextArea.StackedInputHandlers) {
+					if (h is SnippetInputHandler)
+						TextArea.PopStackedInputHandler(h);
+				}
+				TextArea.PushStackedInputHandler(myInputHandler);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		SnippetInputHandler myInputHandler;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Occurs when the all snippet elements have been inserted.
+		/// </summary>
+		public event EventHandler InsertionCompleted;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Calls the <see cref="IActiveElement.Deactivate"/> method on all registered active elements.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="e">The EventArgs to use</param>
+		public void Deactivate(SnippetEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (currentStatus == Status.Deactivated || currentStatus == Status.RaisingDeactivated)
+				return;
+			if (currentStatus != Status.Interactive)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot call Deactivate() until RaiseInsertionCompleted() has finished.");
+			if (e == null)
+				e = new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.Unknown);
+			
+			TextDocumentWeakEventManager.UpdateFinished.RemoveListener(Document, this);
+			currentStatus = Status.RaisingDeactivated;
+			TextArea.PopStackedInputHandler(myInputHandler);
+			foreach (IActiveElement element in registeredElements) {
+				element.Deactivate(e);
+			}
+			if (Deactivated != null)
+				Deactivated(this, e);
+			currentStatus = Status.Deactivated;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Occurs when the interactive mode is deactivated.
+		/// </summary>
+		public event EventHandler<SnippetEventArgs> Deactivated;
+		
+		bool IWeakEventListener.ReceiveWeakEvent(Type managerType, object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			return ReceiveWeakEvent(managerType, sender, e);
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc cref="IWeakEventListener.ReceiveWeakEvent"/>
+		protected virtual bool ReceiveWeakEvent(Type managerType, object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (managerType == typeof(TextDocumentWeakEventManager.UpdateFinished)) {
+				// Deactivate if snippet is deleted. This is necessary for correctly leaving interactive
+				// mode if Undo is pressed after a snippet insertion.
+				if (wholeSnippetAnchor.Length == 0 && deactivateIfSnippetEmpty)
+					Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.Deleted));
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/Snippet.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/Snippet.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Editing;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Utils;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A code snippet that can be inserted into the text editor.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class Snippet : SnippetContainerElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inserts the snippet into the text area.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Insert(TextArea textArea)
+		{
+			if (textArea == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("textArea");
+			
+			ISegment selection = textArea.Selection.SurroundingSegment;
+			int insertionPosition = textArea.Caret.Offset;
+			
+			if (selection != null) // if something is selected
+				// use selection start instead of caret position,
+				// because caret could be at end of selection or anywhere inside.
+				// Removal of the selected text causes the caret position to be invalid.
+				insertionPosition = selection.Offset + TextUtilities.GetWhitespaceAfter(textArea.Document, selection.Offset).Length;
+			
+			InsertionContext context = new InsertionContext(textArea, insertionPosition);
+			
+			using (context.Document.RunUpdate()) {
+				if (selection != null)
+					textArea.Document.Remove(insertionPosition, selection.EndOffset - insertionPosition);
+				Insert(context);
+				context.RaiseInsertionCompleted(EventArgs.Empty);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetAnchorElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetAnchorElement.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Creates a named anchor that can be accessed by other SnippetElements.
+	/// </summary>
+	public sealed class SnippetAnchorElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the name of the anchor.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Name { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a SnippetAnchorElement with the supplied name.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SnippetAnchorElement(string name)
+		{
+			this.Name = name;
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			TextAnchor start = context.Document.CreateAnchor(context.InsertionPosition);
+			start.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.BeforeInsertion;
+			start.SurviveDeletion = true;
+			AnchorSegment segment = new AnchorSegment(start, start);
+			context.RegisterActiveElement(this, new AnchorElement(segment, Name, context));
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// AnchorElement created by SnippetAnchorElement.
+	/// </summary>
+	public sealed class AnchorElement : IActiveElement
+	{
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public bool IsEditable {
+			get { return false; }
+		}
+		
+		AnchorSegment segment;
+		InsertionContext context;
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public ISegment Segment {
+			get { return segment; }
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new AnchorElement.
+		/// </summary>
+		public AnchorElement(AnchorSegment segment, string name, InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			this.segment = segment;
+			this.context = context;
+			this.Name = name;
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the text at the anchor.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Text {
+			get { return context.Document.GetText(segment); }
+			set {
+				int offset = segment.Offset;
+				int length = segment.Length;
+				context.Document.Replace(offset, length, value);
+				if (length == 0) {
+					// replacing an empty anchor segment with text won't enlarge it, so we have to recreate it
+					segment = new AnchorSegment(context.Document, offset, value.Length);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the name of the anchor.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Name { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public void OnInsertionCompleted()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public void Deactivate(SnippetEventArgs e)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetBoundElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetBoundElement.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// An element that binds to a <see cref="SnippetReplaceableTextElement"/> and displays the same text.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetBoundElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		SnippetReplaceableTextElement targetElement;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets/Sets the target element.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SnippetReplaceableTextElement TargetElement {
+			get { return targetElement; }
+			set { targetElement = value; }
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts the text before copying it.
+		/// </summary>
+		public virtual string ConvertText(string input)
+		{
+			return input;
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			if (targetElement != null) {
+				TextAnchor start = context.Document.CreateAnchor(context.InsertionPosition);
+				start.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.BeforeInsertion;
+				start.SurviveDeletion = true;
+				string inputText = targetElement.Text;
+				if (inputText != null) {
+					context.InsertText(ConvertText(inputText));
+				}
+				TextAnchor end = context.Document.CreateAnchor(context.InsertionPosition);
+				end.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.BeforeInsertion;
+				end.SurviveDeletion = true;
+				AnchorSegment segment = new AnchorSegment(start, end);
+				context.RegisterActiveElement(this, new BoundActiveElement(context, targetElement, this, segment));
+			}
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override Inline ToTextRun()
+		{
+			if (targetElement != null) {
+				string inputText = targetElement.Text;
+				if (inputText != null) {
+					return new Italic(new Run(ConvertText(inputText)));
+				}
+			}
+			return base.ToTextRun();
+		}
+	}
+	
+	sealed class BoundActiveElement : IActiveElement
+	{
+		InsertionContext context;
+		SnippetReplaceableTextElement targetSnippetElement;
+		SnippetBoundElement boundElement;
+		internal IReplaceableActiveElement targetElement;
+		AnchorSegment segment;
+		
+		public BoundActiveElement(InsertionContext context, SnippetReplaceableTextElement targetSnippetElement, SnippetBoundElement boundElement, AnchorSegment segment)
+		{
+			this.context = context;
+			this.targetSnippetElement = targetSnippetElement;
+			this.boundElement = boundElement;
+			this.segment = segment;
+		}
+		
+		public void OnInsertionCompleted()
+		{
+			targetElement = context.GetActiveElement(targetSnippetElement) as IReplaceableActiveElement;
+			if (targetElement != null) {
+				targetElement.TextChanged += targetElement_TextChanged;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		void targetElement_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			// Don't copy text if the segments overlap (we would get an endless loop).
+			// This can happen if the user deletes the text between the replaceable element and the bound element.
+			if (segment.GetOverlap(targetElement.Segment) == SimpleSegment.Invalid) {
+				int offset = segment.Offset;
+				int length = segment.Length;
+				string text = boundElement.ConvertText(targetElement.Text);
+				if (length != text.Length || text != context.Document.GetText(offset, length)) {
+					// Call replace only if we're actually changing something.
+					// Without this check, we would generate an empty undo group when the user pressed undo.
+					context.Document.Replace(offset, length, text);
+					if (length == 0) {
+						// replacing an empty anchor segment with text won't enlarge it, so we have to recreate it
+						segment = new AnchorSegment(context.Document, offset, text.Length);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		public void Deactivate(SnippetEventArgs e)
+		{
+		}
+		
+		public bool IsEditable {
+			get { return false; }
+		}
+		
+		public ISegment Segment {
+			get { return segment; }
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetCaretElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetCaretElement.cs
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+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Sets the caret position after interactive mode has finished.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetCaretElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		[OptionalField]
+		bool setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new SnippetCaretElement.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SnippetCaretElement()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new SnippetCaretElement.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected">
+		/// If set to true, the caret is set only when some text was selected.
+		/// This is useful when both SnippetCaretElement and SnippetSelectionElement are used in the same snippet.
+		/// </param>
+		public SnippetCaretElement(bool setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected)
+		{
+			this.setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected = setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected;
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			if (!setCaretOnlyIfTextIsSelected || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.SelectedText))
+				SetCaret(context);
+		}
+		
+		internal static void SetCaret(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			TextAnchor pos = context.Document.CreateAnchor(context.InsertionPosition);
+			pos.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.BeforeInsertion;
+			pos.SurviveDeletion = true;
+			context.Deactivated += (sender, e) => {
+				if (e.Reason == DeactivateReason.ReturnPressed || e.Reason == DeactivateReason.NoActiveElements) {
+					context.TextArea.Caret.Offset = pos.Offset;
+				}
+			};
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetContainerElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetContainerElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..066f1a870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetContainerElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Editing;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Utils;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A snippet element that has sub-elements.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetContainerElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		NullSafeCollection<SnippetElement> elements = new NullSafeCollection<SnippetElement>();
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the list of child elements.
+		/// </summary>
+		public IList<SnippetElement> Elements {
+			get { return elements; }
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			foreach (SnippetElement e in this.Elements) {
+				e.Insert(context);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override Inline ToTextRun()
+		{
+			Span span = new Span();
+			foreach (SnippetElement e in this.Elements) {
+				Inline r = e.ToTextRun();
+				if (r != null)
+					span.Inlines.Add(r);
+			}
+			return span;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e2c4556e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Editing;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Utils;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// An element inside a snippet.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public abstract class SnippetElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Performs insertion of the snippet.
+		/// </summary>
+		public abstract void Insert(InsertionContext context);
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts the snippet to text, with replaceable fields in italic.
+		/// </summary>
+		public virtual Inline ToTextRun()
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetEventArgs.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetEventArgs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfc993485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetEventArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides information about the event that occured during use of snippets.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class SnippetEventArgs : EventArgs
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the reason for deactivation.
+		/// </summary>
+		public DeactivateReason Reason { get; private set; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new SnippetEventArgs object, with a DeactivateReason.
+		/// </summary>
+		public SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason reason)
+		{
+			this.Reason = reason;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Describes the reason for deactivation of a <see cref="SnippetElement" />.
+	/// </summary>
+	public enum DeactivateReason
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Unknown reason.
+		/// </summary>
+		Unknown,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Snippet was deleted.
+		/// </summary>
+		Deleted,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// There are no active elements in the snippet.
+		/// </summary>
+		NoActiveElements,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The SnippetInputHandler was detached.
+		/// </summary>
+		InputHandlerDetached,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Return was pressed by the user.
+		/// </summary>
+		ReturnPressed,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Escape was pressed by the user.
+		/// </summary>
+		EscapePressed
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetInputHandler.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetInputHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a8de2e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetInputHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Editing;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	sealed class SnippetInputHandler : TextAreaStackedInputHandler
+	{
+		readonly InsertionContext context;
+		
+		public SnippetInputHandler(InsertionContext context)
+			: base(context.TextArea)
+		{
+			this.context = context;
+		}
+		
+		public override void Attach()
+		{
+			base.Attach();
+			
+			SelectElement(FindNextEditableElement(-1, false));
+		}
+		
+		public override void Detach()
+		{
+			base.Detach();
+			context.Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.InputHandlerDetached));
+		}
+		
+		public override void OnPreviewKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
+		{
+			base.OnPreviewKeyDown(e);
+			if (e.Key == Key.Escape) {
+				context.Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.EscapePressed));
+				e.Handled = true;
+			} else if (e.Key == Key.Return) {
+				context.Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.ReturnPressed));
+				e.Handled = true;
+			} else if (e.Key == Key.Tab) {
+				bool backwards = e.KeyboardDevice.Modifiers == ModifierKeys.Shift;
+				SelectElement(FindNextEditableElement(TextArea.Caret.Offset, backwards));
+				e.Handled = true;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		void SelectElement(IActiveElement element)
+		{
+			if (element != null) {
+				TextArea.Selection = Selection.Create(TextArea, element.Segment);
+				TextArea.Caret.Offset = element.Segment.EndOffset;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		IActiveElement FindNextEditableElement(int offset, bool backwards)
+		{
+			IEnumerable<IActiveElement> elements = context.ActiveElements.Where(e => e.IsEditable && e.Segment != null);
+			if (backwards) {
+				elements = elements.Reverse();
+				foreach (IActiveElement element in elements) {
+					if (offset > element.Segment.EndOffset)
+						return element;
+				}
+			} else {
+				foreach (IActiveElement element in elements) {
+					if (offset < element.Segment.Offset)
+						return element;
+				}
+			}
+			return elements.FirstOrDefault();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetReplaceableTextElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetReplaceableTextElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bf872f11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetReplaceableTextElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Rendering;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Text element that is supposed to be replaced by the user.
+	/// Will register an <see cref="IReplaceableActiveElement"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetReplaceableTextElement : SnippetTextElement
+	{
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			int start = context.InsertionPosition;
+			base.Insert(context);
+			int end = context.InsertionPosition;
+			context.RegisterActiveElement(this, new ReplaceableActiveElement(context, start, end));
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override Inline ToTextRun()
+		{
+			return new Italic(base.ToTextRun());
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Interface for active element registered by <see cref="SnippetReplaceableTextElement"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public interface IReplaceableActiveElement : IActiveElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the current text inside the element.
+		/// </summary>
+		string Text { get; }
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Occurs when the text inside the element changes.
+		/// </summary>
+		event EventHandler TextChanged;
+	}
+	
+	sealed class ReplaceableActiveElement : IReplaceableActiveElement, IWeakEventListener
+	{
+		readonly InsertionContext context;
+		readonly int startOffset, endOffset;
+		TextAnchor start, end;
+		
+		public ReplaceableActiveElement(InsertionContext context, int startOffset, int endOffset)
+		{
+			this.context = context;
+			this.startOffset = startOffset;
+			this.endOffset = endOffset;
+		}
+		
+		void AnchorDeleted(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			context.Deactivate(new SnippetEventArgs(DeactivateReason.Deleted));
+		}
+		
+		public void OnInsertionCompleted()
+		{
+			// anchors must be created in OnInsertionCompleted because they should move only
+			// due to user insertions, not due to insertions of other snippet parts
+			start = context.Document.CreateAnchor(startOffset);
+			start.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.BeforeInsertion;
+			end = context.Document.CreateAnchor(endOffset);
+			end.MovementType = AnchorMovementType.AfterInsertion;
+			start.Deleted += AnchorDeleted;
+			end.Deleted += AnchorDeleted;
+			
+			// Be careful with references from the document to the editing/snippet layer - use weak events
+			// to prevent memory leaks when the text area control gets dropped from the UI while the snippet is active.
+			// The InsertionContext will keep us alive as long as the snippet is in interactive mode.
+			TextDocumentWeakEventManager.TextChanged.AddListener(context.Document, this);
+			
+			background = new Renderer { Layer = KnownLayer.Background, element = this };
+			foreground = new Renderer { Layer = KnownLayer.Text, element = this };
+			context.TextArea.TextView.BackgroundRenderers.Add(background);
+			context.TextArea.TextView.BackgroundRenderers.Add(foreground);
+			context.TextArea.Caret.PositionChanged += Caret_PositionChanged;
+			Caret_PositionChanged(null, null);
+			
+			this.Text = GetText();
+		}
+
+		public void Deactivate(SnippetEventArgs e)
+		{
+			TextDocumentWeakEventManager.TextChanged.RemoveListener(context.Document, this);
+			context.TextArea.TextView.BackgroundRenderers.Remove(background);
+			context.TextArea.TextView.BackgroundRenderers.Remove(foreground);
+			context.TextArea.Caret.PositionChanged -= Caret_PositionChanged;
+		}
+		
+		bool isCaretInside;
+		
+		void Caret_PositionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			ISegment s = this.Segment;
+			if (s != null) {
+				bool newIsCaretInside = s.Contains(context.TextArea.Caret.Offset);
+				if (newIsCaretInside != isCaretInside) {
+					isCaretInside = newIsCaretInside;
+					context.TextArea.TextView.InvalidateLayer(foreground.Layer);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		Renderer background, foreground;
+		
+		public string Text { get; private set; }
+		
+		string GetText()
+		{
+			if (start.IsDeleted || end.IsDeleted)
+				return string.Empty;
+			else
+				return context.Document.GetText(start.Offset, Math.Max(0, end.Offset - start.Offset));
+		}
+		
+		public event EventHandler TextChanged;
+		
+		bool IWeakEventListener.ReceiveWeakEvent(Type managerType, object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (managerType == typeof(TextDocumentWeakEventManager.TextChanged)) {
+				string newText = GetText();
+				if (this.Text != newText) {
+					this.Text = newText;
+					if (TextChanged != null)
+						TextChanged(this, e);
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		public bool IsEditable {
+			get { return true; }
+		}
+		
+		public ISegment Segment {
+			get {
+				if (start.IsDeleted || end.IsDeleted)
+					return null;
+				else
+					return new SimpleSegment(start.Offset, Math.Max(0, end.Offset - start.Offset));
+			}
+		}
+		
+		sealed class Renderer : IBackgroundRenderer
+		{
+			static readonly Brush backgroundBrush = CreateBackgroundBrush();
+			static readonly Pen activeBorderPen = CreateBorderPen();
+			
+			static Brush CreateBackgroundBrush()
+			{
+				SolidColorBrush b = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.LimeGreen);
+				b.Opacity = 0.4;
+				b.Freeze();
+				return b;
+			}
+			
+			static Pen CreateBorderPen()
+			{
+				Pen p = new Pen(Brushes.Black, 1);
+				p.DashStyle = DashStyles.Dot;
+				p.Freeze();
+				return p;
+			}
+			
+			internal ReplaceableActiveElement element;
+			
+			public KnownLayer Layer { get; set; }
+			
+			public void Draw(TextView textView, System.Windows.Media.DrawingContext drawingContext)
+			{
+				ISegment s = element.Segment;
+				if (s != null) {
+					BackgroundGeometryBuilder geoBuilder = new BackgroundGeometryBuilder();
+					geoBuilder.AlignToMiddleOfPixels = true;
+					if (Layer == KnownLayer.Background) {
+						geoBuilder.AddSegment(textView, s);
+						drawingContext.DrawGeometry(backgroundBrush, null, geoBuilder.CreateGeometry());
+					} else {
+						// draw foreground only if active
+						if (element.isCaretInside) {
+							geoBuilder.AddSegment(textView, s);
+							foreach (BoundActiveElement boundElement in element.context.ActiveElements.OfType<BoundActiveElement>()) {
+								if (boundElement.targetElement == element) {
+									geoBuilder.AddSegment(textView, boundElement.Segment);
+									geoBuilder.CloseFigure();
+								}
+							}
+							drawingContext.DrawGeometry(null, activeBorderPen, geoBuilder.CreateGeometry());
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetSelectionElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetSelectionElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c073094b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetSelectionElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Inserts the previously selected text at the selection marker.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetSelectionElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets/Sets the new indentation of the selected text.
+		/// </summary>
+		public int Indentation { get; set; }
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			StringBuilder tabString = new StringBuilder();
+			
+			for (int i = 0; i < Indentation; i++) {
+				tabString.Append(context.Tab);
+			}
+			
+			string indent = tabString.ToString();
+			
+			string text = context.SelectedText.TrimStart(' ', '\t');
+			
+			text = text.Replace(context.LineTerminator,
+			                             context.LineTerminator + indent);
+			
+			context.Document.Insert(context.InsertionPosition, text);
+			context.InsertionPosition += text.Length;
+			
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.SelectedText))
+				SnippetCaretElement.SetCaret(context);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetTextElement.cs b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetTextElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..decc18119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Software/Visual_Studio/Scripting/Tango.Scripting.Editors/Snippets/SnippetTextElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team (for details please see \doc\copyright.txt)
+// This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL (for details please see \doc\license.txt)
+
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using Tango.Scripting.Editors.Document;
+
+namespace Tango.Scripting.Editors.Snippets
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents a text element in a snippet.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class SnippetTextElement : SnippetElement
+	{
+		string text;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The text to be inserted.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Text {
+			get { return text; }
+			set { text = value; }
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override void Insert(InsertionContext context)
+		{
+			if (text != null)
+				context.InsertText(text);
+		}
+		
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public override Inline ToTextRun()
+		{
+			return new Run(text ?? string.Empty);
+		}
+	}
+}