diff --git a/data/en.mse-locale/locale b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
index 265a063f..16ef6c70 100644
--- a/data/en.mse-locale/locale
+++ b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
@@ -195,15 +195,20 @@ button:
 	# Card select
 	select all:			Select &All
 	select none:		Select &None
+	
+	# Update checker
+	close:				&Close
 
 ############################################################## Titles in the GUI
 title:
 	magic set editor:	Magic Set Editor
 	about:				About Magic Set Editor
+	symbol editor:		Symbol Editor
 	# dialogs
 	open set:			Open Set
 	save set:			Save Set As
 	save image:			Save Image
+	updates availible:	Updates Availible
 	#preferences
 	preferences:		Preferences
 	display:				Display
diff --git a/src/gui/set/window.cpp b/src/gui/set/window.cpp
index 2b0aaa17..c52d08c1 100644
--- a/src/gui/set/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/set/window.cpp
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ SetWindow::SetWindow(Window* parent, const SetP& set)
 	menuBar->Append(menuHelp, _MENU_("help"));
 	
 	SetMenuBar(menuBar);
-		
+	
 	// status bar
 	CreateStatusBar();
 	SetStatusText(_("Welcome to Magic Set Editor"));
-			
+	
 	// tool bar
 	wxToolBar* tb = CreateToolBar(wxTB_FLAT | wxNO_BORDER | wxTB_HORIZONTAL);
 	tb->SetToolBitmapSize(wxSize(18,18));
diff --git a/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp b/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
index 5f437f5c..7054e303 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbol/window.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SymbolWindow::SymbolWindow(Window* parent, const SymbolValueP& value, const SetP
 }
 
 void SymbolWindow::init(Window* parent, SymbolP symbol) {
-	Create(parent, wxID_ANY, _("Symbol Editor"), wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(600,600), wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE | wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
+	Create(parent, wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("symbol editor"), wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(600,600), wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE | wxNO_FULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE);
 	inSelectionEvent = false;
 	
 	// Menu bar
diff --git a/src/gui/update_checker.cpp b/src/gui/update_checker.cpp
index 4a451121..e641a22c 100644
--- a/src/gui/update_checker.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/update_checker.cpp
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ struct HtmlWindowToBrowser : public wxHtmlWindow {
 void show_update_dialog(Window* parent) {
 	if (!update_available()) return; // we already have the latest version
 	// Show update dialog
-	wxDialog* dlg = new wxDialog(parent, wxID_ANY, _("Updates availible"), wxDefaultPosition);
+	wxDialog* dlg = new wxDialog(parent, wxID_ANY, _TITLE_("updates availible"), wxDefaultPosition);
 	// controls
 	wxHtmlWindow* html = new HtmlWindowToBrowser(dlg, wxID_ANY, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxHW_SCROLLBAR_AUTO | wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
 	html->SetPage(update_version_data->description);
-	wxButton* close = new wxButton(dlg, wxID_OK, _("&Close"));
+	wxButton* close = new wxButton(dlg, wxID_OK, _BUTTON_("close"));
 	close->SetDefault();
 	// layout
 	wxSizer* s = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
diff --git a/src/gui/value/text.cpp b/src/gui/value/text.cpp
index 04b46447..4149cb0e 100644
--- a/src/gui/value/text.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/value/text.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE  ()
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : TextValueEditor
 
 IMPLEMENT_VALUE_EDITOR(Text)
-	, selection_start(0), selection_end(0)
+	, selection_start  (0), selection_end  (0)
+	, selection_start_i(0), selection_end_i(0)
 	, select_words(false)
 	, scrollbar(nullptr)
 {}
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ TextValueEditor::~TextValueEditor() {
 
 void TextValueEditor::onLeftDown(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent& ev) {
 	select_words = false;
-	moveSelection(v.indexAt(style().getRotation().trInv(pos)), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_MID);
+	moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, v.indexAt(style().getRotation().trInv(pos)), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_MID);
 }
 void TextValueEditor::onLeftUp(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent&) {
 	// TODO: lookup position of click?
@@ -78,9 +79,9 @@ void TextValueEditor::onMotion(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent& ev) {
 		size_t index = v.indexAt(style().getRotation().trInv(pos));
 		if (select_words) {
 			// TODO: on the left, swap start and end
-			moveSelection(index < selection_start ? prevWordBoundry(index) : nextWordBoundry(index), false, MOVE_MID);
+			moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, index < selection_start_i ? prevWordBoundry(index) : nextWordBoundry(index), false, MOVE_MID);
 		} else {
-			moveSelection(index, false, MOVE_MID);
+			moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, index, false, MOVE_MID);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -88,16 +89,16 @@ void TextValueEditor::onMotion(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent& ev) {
 void TextValueEditor::onLeftDClick(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent& ev) {
 	select_words = true;
 	size_t index = v.indexAt(style().getRotation().trInv(pos));
-	moveSelection(prevWordBoundry(index), true, MOVE_MID);
-	moveSelection(nextWordBoundry(index), false, MOVE_MID);
+	moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, prevWordBoundry(index), true, MOVE_MID);
+	moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, nextWordBoundry(index), false, MOVE_MID);
 }
 
 void TextValueEditor::onRightDown(const RealPoint& pos, wxMouseEvent& ev) {
 	size_t index = v.indexAt(style().getRotation().trInv(pos));
-	if (index < min(selection_start, selection_end) ||
-		index > max(selection_start, selection_end)) {
+	if (index < min(selection_start_i, selection_end_i) ||
+		index > max(selection_start_i, selection_end_i)) {
 		// only move cursor when outside selection
-		moveSelection(index, !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_MID);
+		moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, index, !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_MID);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,48 +110,48 @@ void TextValueEditor::onChar(wxKeyEvent& ev) {
 		case WXK_LEFT:
 			// move left (selection?)
 			if (ev.ControlDown()) {
-				moveSelection(prevWordBoundry(selection_end),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX,  prevWordBoundry(selection_end_i),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
 			} else {
-				moveSelection(prevCharBoundry(selection_end),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_CURSOR, prevCharBoundry(selection_end),  !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
 			}
 			break;
 		case WXK_RIGHT:
 			// move left (selection?)
 			if (ev.ControlDown()) {
-				moveSelection(nextWordBoundry(selection_end),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX,  nextWordBoundry(selection_end_i),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
 			} else {
-				moveSelection(nextCharBoundry(selection_end),!ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_CURSOR, nextCharBoundry(selection_end),  !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
 			}
 			break;
 		case WXK_UP:
-			moveSelection(v.moveLine(selection_end, -1), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
+			moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, v.moveLine(selection_end_i, -1), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
 			break;
 		case WXK_DOWN:
-			moveSelection(v.moveLine(selection_end, +1), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
+			moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, v.moveLine(selection_end_i, +1), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
 			break;
 		case WXK_HOME:
 			// move to begining of line / all (if control)
 			if (ev.ControlDown()) {
-				moveSelection(0,                          !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, 0,                            !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
 			} else {
-				moveSelection(v.lineStart(selection_end), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, v.lineStart(selection_end_i), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_LEFT);
 			}
 			break;
 		case WXK_END:
 			// move to end of line / all (if control)
 			if (ev.ControlDown()) {
-				moveSelection(value().value().size(),   !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, value().value().size(),   !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
 			} else {
-				moveSelection(v.lineEnd(selection_end), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
+				moveSelection(TYPE_INDEX, v.lineEnd(selection_end_i), !ev.ShiftDown(), MOVE_RIGHT);
 			}
 			break;
 		case WXK_BACK:
 			if (selection_start == selection_end) {
 				// if no selection, select previous character
-				moveSelectionNoRedraw(prevCharBoundry(selection_end), false);
+				moveSelectionNoRedraw(TYPE_CURSOR, prevCharBoundry(selection_end), false);
 				if (selection_start == selection_end) {
 					// Walk over a <sep> as if we are the LEFT key
-					moveSelection(prevCharBoundry(selection_end), true, MOVE_LEFT);
+					moveSelection(TYPE_CURSOR, prevCharBoundry(selection_end), true, MOVE_LEFT);
 					return;
 				}
 			}
@@ -159,10 +160,10 @@ void TextValueEditor::onChar(wxKeyEvent& ev) {
 		case WXK_DELETE:
 			if (selection_start == selection_end) {
 				// if no selection select next
-				moveSelectionNoRedraw(nextCharBoundry(selection_end), false);
+				moveSelectionNoRedraw(TYPE_CURSOR, nextCharBoundry(selection_end), false);
 				if (selection_start == selection_end) {
 					// Walk over a <sep> as if we are the RIGHT key
-					moveSelection(nextCharBoundry(selection_end), true, MOVE_RIGHT);
+					moveSelection(TYPE_CURSOR, nextCharBoundry(selection_end), true, MOVE_RIGHT);
 				}
 			}
 			replaceSelection(wxEmptyString, _("Delete"));
@@ -193,12 +194,13 @@ void TextValueEditor::onLoseFocus() {
 	assert(caret);
 	if (caret->IsVisible()) caret->Hide();
 	// hide selection
-	selection_start = selection_end = 0;
+	selection_start   = selection_end   = 0;
+	selection_start_i = selection_end_i = 0;
 }
 
 bool TextValueEditor::onContextMenu(wxMenu& m, wxContextMenuEvent& ev) {
 	// in a keword? => "reminder text" option
-	size_t kwpos = in_tag(value().value(), _("<kw-"), selection_start, selection_start);
+	size_t kwpos = in_tag(value().value(), _("<kw-"), selection_start_i, selection_start_i);
 	if (kwpos != String::npos) {
 		Char c = String(value().value()).GetChar(kwpos + 4);
 		m.AppendSeparator();
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ bool TextValueEditor::onContextMenu(wxMenu& m, wxContextMenuEvent& ev) {
 void TextValueEditor::onMenu(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 	if (ev.GetId() == ID_FORMAT_REMINDER) {
 		// toggle reminder text
-		size_t kwpos = in_tag(value().value(), _("<kw-"), selection_start, selection_start);
+		size_t kwpos = in_tag(value().value(), _("<kw-"), selection_start_i, selection_start_i);
 		if (kwpos != String::npos) {
 //			getSet().actions.add(new TextToggleReminderAction(value, kwpos));
 		}
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ void TextValueEditor::onMenu(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
 void TextValueEditor::draw(RotatedDC& dc) {
 	TextValueViewer::draw(dc);
 	if (isCurrent()) {
-		v.drawSelection(dc, style(), selection_start, selection_end);
+		v.drawSelection(dc, style(), selection_start_i, selection_end_i);
 		
 		// show caret, onAction() would be a better place
 		// but it has to be done after the viewer has updated the TextViewer
@@ -268,15 +270,16 @@ wxCursor TextValueEditor::cursor() const {
 
 void TextValueEditor::onValueChange() {
 	TextValueViewer::onValueChange();
-	selection_start = 0;
-	selection_end   = 0;
+	selection_start   = selection_end   = 0;
+	selection_start_i = selection_end_i = 0;
 }
 
 void TextValueEditor::onAction(const ValueAction& action, bool undone) {
 	TextValueViewer::onAction(action, undone);
 	TYPE_CASE(action, TextValueAction) {
-		selection_start = action.selection_start;
-		selection_end   = action.selection_end;
+		selection_start_i = action.selection_start;
+		selection_end_i   = action.selection_end;
+		fixSelection(TYPE_INDEX);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -304,10 +307,10 @@ bool TextValueEditor::doPaste() {
 
 bool TextValueEditor::doCopy() {
 	// determine string to store
-	if (selection_start > value().value().size()) selection_start = value().value().size();
-	if (selection_end   > value().value().size()) selection_end   = value().value().size();
-	size_t start = min(selection_start, selection_end);
-	size_t end   = max(selection_start, selection_end);
+	if (selection_start_i > value().value().size()) selection_start_i = value().value().size();
+	if (selection_end_i   > value().value().size()) selection_end_i   = value().value().size();
+	size_t start = min(selection_start_i, selection_end_i);
+	size_t end   = max(selection_start_i, selection_end_i);
 	String str = untag(value().value().substr(start, end - start));
 	if (str.empty()) return false; // no data to copy
 	// set data
@@ -340,11 +343,11 @@ bool TextValueEditor::canFormat(int type) const {
 bool TextValueEditor::hasFormat(int type) const {
 	switch (type) {
 		case ID_FORMAT_BOLD:
-			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<b"),   selection_start, selection_end) != String::npos;
+			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<b"),   selection_start_i, selection_end_i) != String::npos;
 		case ID_FORMAT_ITALIC:
-			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<i"),   selection_start, selection_end) != String::npos;
+			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<i"),   selection_start_i, selection_end_i) != String::npos;
 		case ID_FORMAT_SYMBOL:
-			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<sym"), selection_start, selection_end) != String::npos;
+			return in_tag(value().value(), _("<sym"), selection_start_i, selection_end_i) != String::npos;
 		case ID_FORMAT_REMINDER:
 			return false; // TODO
 		default:
@@ -355,15 +358,15 @@ bool TextValueEditor::hasFormat(int type) const {
 void TextValueEditor::doFormat(int type) {
 	switch (type) {
 		case ID_FORMAT_BOLD: {
-			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("b"),   selection_start, selection_end, _("Bold")));
+			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("b"),   selection_start_i, selection_end_i, _("Bold")));
 			break;
 		}
 		case ID_FORMAT_ITALIC: {
-			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("i"),   selection_start, selection_end, _("Italic")));
+			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("i"),   selection_start_i, selection_end_i, _("Italic")));
 			break;
 		}
 		case ID_FORMAT_SYMBOL: {
-			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("sym"), selection_start, selection_end, _("Symbols")));
+			getSet().actions.add(toggle_format_action(valueP(), _("sym"), selection_start_i, selection_end_i, _("Symbols")));
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ void TextValueEditor::showCaret() {
 	// The caret
 	wxCaret* caret = editor().GetCaret();
 	// cursor rectangle
-	RealRect cursor = v.charRect(selection_end);
+	RealRect cursor = v.charRect(selection_end_i);
 	cursor.width = 0;
 	// height may be 0 near a <line>
 	// it is not 0 for empty text, because TextRenderer handles that case
@@ -437,10 +440,10 @@ void TextValueEditor::replaceSelection(const String& replacement, const String&
 	fixSelection();
 	// execute the action before adding it to the stack,
 	// because we want to run scripts before action listeners see the action
-	ValueAction* action = typing_action(valueP(), selection_start, selection_end, replacement, name);
+	ValueAction* action = typing_action(valueP(), selection_start_i, selection_end_i, replacement, name);
 	if (!action) {
-		// nothing changed, but move the selection anyway
-		moveSelection(selection_start);
+		// nothing changes, but move the selection anyway
+		moveSelection(TYPE_CURSOR, selection_start);
 		return;
 	}
 	// perform the action
@@ -451,12 +454,12 @@ void TextValueEditor::replaceSelection(const String& replacement, const String&
 		String val = value().value();
 		Char typed  = replacement.GetChar(0);
 		Char typedU = toUpper(typed);
-		Char cur    = val.GetChar(selection_start);
+		Char cur    = val.GetChar(selection_start_i);
 		// the cursor may have moved because of sorting...
 		// is 'replacement' just after the current cursor?
-		if (selection_start >= 0 && selection_start < val.size() && (cur == typed || cur == typedU)) {
+		if (selection_start_i >= 0 && selection_start_i < val.size() && (cur == typed || cur == typedU)) {
 			// no need to move cursor in a special way
-			selection_end = selection_start = min(selection_end, selection_start) + 1;
+			selection_end_i = selection_start_i = min(selection_end_i, selection_start_i) + 1;
 		} else {
 			// find the last occurence of 'replacement' in the value
 			size_t pos = val.find_last_of(typed);
@@ -465,22 +468,23 @@ void TextValueEditor::replaceSelection(const String& replacement, const String&
 				pos = val.find_last_of(typedU);
 			}
 			if (pos != String::npos) {
-				selection_end = selection_start = pos + 1;
+				selection_end_i = selection_start_i = pos + 1;
 			} else {
-				selection_end = selection_start;
+				selection_end_i = selection_start_i;
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		selection_end = selection_start = min(selection_end, selection_start) + replacement.size();
+		selection_end_i = selection_start_i = min(selection_end_i, selection_start_i) + replacement.size();
 	}
+	fixSelection(TYPE_INDEX, MOVE_MID);
 	// scroll with next update
 //	scrollWithCursor = true;
 }
 
-void TextValueEditor::moveSelection(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Movement dir) {
+void TextValueEditor::moveSelection(IndexType t, size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Movement dir) {
 	if (!isCurrent()) {
 		// selection is only visible for curent editor, we can do a move the simple way
-		moveSelectionNoRedraw(new_end, also_move_start, dir);
+		moveSelectionNoRedraw(t, new_end, also_move_start, dir);
 		return;
 	}
 	// Hide caret
@@ -494,9 +498,9 @@ void TextValueEditor::moveSelection(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Moveme
 		rdc.SetClippingRegion(style().getRect());
 	}
 	// clear old selection by drawing it again
-	v.drawSelection(rdc, style(), selection_start, selection_end);
+	v.drawSelection(rdc, style(), selection_start_i, selection_end_i);
 	// move
-	moveSelectionNoRedraw(new_end, also_move_start, dir);
+	moveSelectionNoRedraw(t, new_end, also_move_start, dir);
 	// scroll?
 //	scrollWithCursor = true;
 //	if (onMove()) {
@@ -518,23 +522,53 @@ void TextValueEditor::moveSelection(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Moveme
 	rdc.DrawText(String::Format(_("%d - %d"),selection_start, selection_end), RealPoint(style().width-50,style().height-10));
 }
 
-void TextValueEditor::moveSelectionNoRedraw(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Movement dir) {
-	selection_end = new_end;
-	if (also_move_start) selection_start = selection_end;
-	fixSelection(dir);
+void TextValueEditor::moveSelectionNoRedraw(IndexType t, size_t new_end, bool also_move_start, Movement dir) {
+	if (t == TYPE_INDEX) {
+		selection_end_i = new_end;
+		if (also_move_start) selection_start_i = selection_end_i;
+	} else {
+		selection_end = new_end;
+		if (also_move_start) selection_start   = selection_end;
+	}
+	fixSelection(t, dir);
 }
 
-void TextValueEditor::fixSelection(Movement dir) {
+void TextValueEditor::fixSelection(IndexType t, Movement dir) {
 	const String& val = value().value();
-	// value may have become smaller because of undo/redo
-	// make sure the selection stays inside the text
-	size_t size = val.size();
-	selection_end   = min(size, selection_end);
-	selection_start = min(size, selection_start);
+	// Which type takes precedent?
+	if (t == TYPE_INDEX) {
+		selection_start = index_to_cursor(value().value(), selection_start_i, dir);
+		selection_end   = index_to_cursor(value().value(), selection_end_i,   dir);
+	}
+	// make sure the selection is at a valid position inside the text
+	selection_start_i = cursor_to_index(val, selection_start);
+	selection_end_i   = cursor_to_index(val, selection_end);
 	// start and end must be on the same side of separators
 	size_t seppos = val.find(_("<sep"));
 	while (seppos != String::npos) {
-		size_t sepend = match_close_tag(val, seppos);
+		size_t sepend = skip_tag(val,match_close_tag(val, seppos));
+		if ((selection_start_i <= seppos && selection_end_i > seppos) ||
+		    (selection_start_i >= sepend && selection_end_i < sepend)) {
+		    // not on same side, move selection end before sep
+			//selection_end = cursor_to_index(val, index_to_cursor(val, seppos));
+			selection_end   = index_to_cursor(val, seppos, dir);
+			selection_end_i = cursor_to_index(val, selection_end);
+		}
+		// find next separator
+		seppos = val.find(_("<sep"), seppos + 1);
+	}
+	
+	// REMOVEME
+	/*size_t size = val.size();
+	selection_end   = min(size, selection_end);
+	selection_start = min(size, selection_start);
+	// start and end must not be inside or between tags
+	selection_start = v.firstVisibleChar(selection_start, dir == MOVE_LEFT ? -1 : +1);
+	selection_end   = v.firstVisibleChar(selection_end,   dir == MOVE_LEFT ? -1 : +1);
+	// start and end must be on the same side of separators
+	size_t seppos = val.find(_("<sep"));
+	while (seppos != String::npos) {
+		size_t sepend = skip_tag(val,match_close_tag(val, seppos));
 		if (selection_start <= seppos && selection_end > seppos) selection_end = seppos; // not on same side
 		if (selection_start >= sepend && selection_end < sepend) selection_end = sepend; // not on same side
 		if (selection_start > seppos && selection_start < sepend) {
@@ -551,7 +585,7 @@ void TextValueEditor::fixSelection(Movement dir) {
 	// start or end in an <atom>? if so, move them out
 	size_t atompos = val.find(_("<atom"));
 	while (atompos != String::npos) {
-		size_t atomend = match_close_tag(val, atompos);
+		size_t atomend = skip_tag(val,match_close_tag(val, atompos));
 		if (selection_start > atompos && selection_start < atomend) { // start inside atom
 			selection_start = move(selection_start, atompos, atomend, dir);
 		}
@@ -561,10 +595,8 @@ void TextValueEditor::fixSelection(Movement dir) {
 		// find next atom
 		atompos = val.find(_("<atom"), atompos + 1);
 	}
-	// start and end must not be inside or between tags
-	selection_start = v.firstVisibleChar(selection_start, dir == MOVE_LEFT ? -1 : +1);
-	selection_end   = v.firstVisibleChar(selection_end,   dir == MOVE_LEFT ? -1 : +1);
-	//  TODO
+	*/
+	//  TODO? : More checks?
 }
 
 
@@ -572,19 +604,19 @@ size_t TextValueEditor::prevCharBoundry(size_t pos) const {
 	return max(0, (int)pos - 1);
 }
 size_t TextValueEditor::nextCharBoundry(size_t pos) const {
-	return min(value().value().size(), pos + 1);
+	return pos + 1;
 }
-size_t TextValueEditor::prevWordBoundry(size_t pos) const {
+size_t TextValueEditor::prevWordBoundry(size_t pos_i) const {
 	const String& val = value().value();
-	size_t p = val.find_last_not_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), max(0, (int)(pos - 1))); //note: pos-1 might be < 0
+	size_t p = val.find_last_not_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), max(0, (int)pos_i - 1));
 	if (p == String::npos) return 0;
 	p = val.find_last_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), p);
 	if (p == String::npos) return 0;
 	return p + 1;
 }
-size_t TextValueEditor::nextWordBoundry(size_t pos) const {
+size_t TextValueEditor::nextWordBoundry(size_t pos_i) const {
 	const String& val = value().value();
-	size_t p = val.find_first_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), pos);
+	size_t p = val.find_first_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), pos_i);
 	if (p == String::npos) return val.size();
 	p = val.find_first_not_of(_(" ,.:;()\n"), p);
 	if (p == String::npos) return val.size();
diff --git a/src/gui/value/text.hpp b/src/gui/value/text.hpp
index ab5e0849..55a7558a 100644
--- a/src/gui/value/text.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/value/text.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
+#include <util/tagged_string.hpp> // for Movement
 #include <gui/value/editor.hpp>
 #include <render/value/text.hpp>
 
@@ -17,11 +18,9 @@ class TextValueEditorScrollBar;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : TextValueEditor
 
-/// Directions of cursor movement
-enum Movement
-{	MOVE_LEFT	///< Always move the cursor to the left
-,	MOVE_MID	///< Move in whichever direction the distance to move is shorter (TODO: define shorter)
-,	MOVE_RIGHT	///< Always move the cursor to the right
+enum IndexType
+{	TYPE_CURSOR	///< Positions are cursor positions
+,	TYPE_INDEX	///< Positions are character indices
 };
 
 /// An editor 'control' for editing TextValues
@@ -83,16 +82,19 @@ class TextValueEditor : public TextValueViewer, public ValueEditor {
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Data
   private:
-	size_t selection_start, selection_end; ///< Cursor position/selection (if any)
+	size_t selection_start,   selection_end;   ///< Cursor position/selection (if any), cursor positions
+	size_t selection_start_i, selection_end_i; ///< Cursor position/selection, character indices
 	TextValueEditorScrollBar* scrollbar;   ///< Scrollbar for multiline fields in native look
 	bool select_words;                     ///< Select whole words when dragging the mouse?
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Selection / movement
 	
-	/// Move the selection to a new location, clears the previously drawn selection
-	void moveSelection(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start=true, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
-	/// Move the selection to a new location, but does not redraw
-	void moveSelectionNoRedraw(size_t new_end, bool also_move_start=true, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
+	/// Move the selection to a new location, clears the previously drawn selection.
+	/** t specifies what kind of position new_end is */
+	void moveSelection(IndexType t, size_t new_end, bool also_move_start=true, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
+	/// Move the selection to a new location, but does not redraw.
+	/** t specifies what kind of position new_end is */
+	void moveSelectionNoRedraw(IndexType t, size_t new_end, bool also_move_start=true, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
 	
 	/// Replace the current selection with 'replacement', name the action
 	void replaceSelection(const String& replacement, const String& name);
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ class TextValueEditor : public TextValueViewer, public ValueEditor {
 	 *
 	 *  When correcting the selection, move in the given direction
 	 */
-	void fixSelection(Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
+	void fixSelection(IndexType t = TYPE_CURSOR, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
 	
 	/// Return a position resulting from moving pos outside the range [start...end), in the direction dir
 	static size_t move(size_t pos, size_t start, size_t end, Movement dir);
@@ -113,11 +115,13 @@ class TextValueEditor : public TextValueViewer, public ValueEditor {
 	void showCaret();
 	
 	/// Position of previous visible & selectable character
+	/** Uses cursor positions */
 	size_t prevCharBoundry(size_t pos) const;
 	size_t nextCharBoundry(size_t pos) const;
 	/// Front of previous word, used witch Ctrl+Left/right
-	size_t prevWordBoundry(size_t pos) const;
-	size_t nextWordBoundry(size_t pos) const;
+	/** Uses character indices */
+	size_t prevWordBoundry(size_t pos_i) const;
+	size_t nextWordBoundry(size_t pos_i) const;
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------- : Scrolling
 	
diff --git a/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp b/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
index ffb04ebd..064be170 100644
--- a/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/welcome_window.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void WelcomeWindow::draw(DC& dc) {
 }
 
 void WelcomeWindow::onOpenSet(wxCommandEvent&) {
-	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _("Open a set"), wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, import_formats(), wxOPEN);
+	wxFileDialog dlg(this, _TITLE_("open set"), wxEmptyString, wxEmptyString, import_formats(), wxOPEN);
 	if (dlg.ShowModal() == wxID_OK) {
 		close(import_set(dlg.GetPath()));
 	}
diff --git a/src/render/text/element.hpp b/src/render/text/element.hpp
index 0fbd1aa1..e971a8ff 100644
--- a/src/render/text/element.hpp
+++ b/src/render/text/element.hpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class FontTextElement : public SimpleTextElement {
 		: SimpleTextElement(text, start, end)
 		, font(font)
 	{}
-
+	
 	virtual void draw       (RotatedDC& dc, double scale, const RealRect& rect, const double* xs, DrawWhat what, size_t start, size_t end) const;
 	virtual void getCharInfo(RotatedDC& dc, double scale, vector<CharInfo>& out) const;
 	virtual double minScale() const;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class SymbolTextElement : public SimpleTextElement {
 		: SimpleTextElement(text, start, end)
 		, font(font), ctx(*ctx)
 	{}
-
+	
 	virtual void draw       (RotatedDC& dc, double scale, const RealRect& rect, const double* xs, DrawWhat what, size_t start, size_t end) const;
 	virtual void getCharInfo(RotatedDC& dc, double scale, vector<CharInfo>& out) const;
 	virtual double minScale() const;
@@ -162,9 +162,22 @@ class CompoundTextElement : public TextElement {
   public:
 	CompoundTextElement(const String& text, size_t start ,size_t end) : TextElement(text, start, end) {}
 	
+	virtual void draw       (RotatedDC& dc, double scale, const RealRect& rect, const double* xs, DrawWhat what, size_t start, size_t end) const;
+	virtual void getCharInfo(RotatedDC& dc, double scale, vector<CharInfo>& out) const;
+	virtual double minScale() const;
+	
 	TextElements elements; ///< the elements
 };
 
+/// A TextElement drawn using a grey background
+class AtomTextElement : public CompoundTextElement {
+  public:
+	AtomTextElement(const String& text, size_t start ,size_t end) : CompoundTextElement(text, start, end) {}
+	
+	virtual void draw(RotatedDC& dc, double scale, const RealRect& rect, const double* xs, DrawWhat what, size_t start, size_t end) const;
+};
+
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Other text elements
 
 /// A text element that displays a horizontal separator line
diff --git a/src/render/text/viewer.hpp b/src/render/text/viewer.hpp
index 532e04ba..3840ea19 100644
--- a/src/render/text/viewer.hpp
+++ b/src/render/text/viewer.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TextViewer {
 	/// Is the character at the given index visible?
 	bool isVisible(size_t index) const;
 	/// Find the first character index that is at/before/after the given index, and which has a nonzero width
-	/** More precisely: it returns a position so that no character after it has zero width
+	/** More precisely: it returns a position so that the character after it in the direction delta has nonzero width
 	 */
 	size_t firstVisibleChar(size_t index, int delta) const;
 	
diff --git a/src/util/tagged_string.cpp b/src/util/tagged_string.cpp
index 5620c7a3..0f6ca6f2 100644
--- a/src/util/tagged_string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/tagged_string.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,80 @@ String anti_tag(const String& tag) {
 	else                                          return _("</") + tag           + _(">");
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cursor position
+
+size_t index_to_cursor(const String& str, size_t index, Movement dir) {
+	size_t cursor = 0;
+	size_t start = 0, end = 0;
+	index = min(index, str.size());
+	// find the range [start...end) with the same cursor value, that contains index
+	// after the loop, cursor corresponds to index end
+	for (size_t i = 0 ; i < str.size() ; ) {
+		Char c = str.GetChar(i);
+		if (c == _('<')) {
+			// a tag
+			if (is_substr(str, i, _("<atom")) || is_substr(str, i, _("<sep"))) {
+				// skip tag contents, tag counts as a single 'character'
+				i = skip_tag(str, match_close_tag(str, i));
+				cursor++;
+				start = end;
+				end   = i;
+				if (end > index) break;
+			} else {
+				i = skip_tag(str, i);
+				end = i;
+			}
+		} else {
+			cursor++;
+			i++;
+			start = end;
+			end   = i;
+			if (end > index) break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (cursor == 0)       return 0;
+	if (i == str.size())   return cursor;
+	if (dir == MOVE_LEFT)  return cursor - 1;
+	if (dir == MOVE_RIGHT) return cursor - (start == index);
+	// which is nearer? start or end?
+	return cursor - ((int)(index - start) <= (int)(end - index));
+}
+
+void cursor_to_index_range(const String& str, size_t cursor, size_t& start, size_t& end) {
+	start = end = 0;
+	size_t cur = 0;
+	size_t i = 0;
+	while (cur <= cursor && i < str.size()) {
+		Char c = str.GetChar(i);
+		if (c == _('<')) {
+			// a tag
+			if (is_substr(str, i, _("<atom")) || is_substr(str, i, _("<sep"))) {
+				// skip tag contents, tag counts as a single 'character'
+				i = skip_tag(str, match_close_tag(str, i));
+				cur++;
+				if (cur == cursor) start = i;
+			} else {
+				i = skip_tag(str, i);
+			}
+		} else {
+			cur++;
+			i++;
+			if (cur == cursor) start = i;
+		}
+	}
+	end = min(i, str.size());
+	if (cur < cursor) start = end = str.size();
+}
+
+size_t cursor_to_index(const String& str, size_t cursor) {
+	size_t start, end;
+	cursor_to_index_range(str, cursor, start, end);
+	// TODO: If at i there is <tag></tag> return a position inside the tags
+	// This allows formating to be enabled without a selection
+	return start;
+}
+
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Global operations
 
 String remove_tag(const String& str, const String& tag) {
diff --git a/src/util/tagged_string.hpp b/src/util/tagged_string.hpp
index 8939c100..47c2cafb 100644
--- a/src/util/tagged_string.hpp
+++ b/src/util/tagged_string.hpp
@@ -80,6 +80,29 @@ String close_tag(const String& tag);
 /// The matching close tag for an open tag and vice versa
 String anti_tag(const String& tag);
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cursor position
+
+/// Directions of cursor movement
+enum Movement
+{	MOVE_LEFT  = -1	///< Always move the cursor to the left
+,	MOVE_MID   =  0	///< Move in whichever direction the distance to move is shorter (TODO: define shorter)
+,	MOVE_RIGHT =  1	///< Always move the cursor to the right
+};
+
+/// Find the cursor position corresponding to the given character index.
+/** A cursor position always corresponds to a valid place to type text.
+ *  The cursor position is rounded to the direction dir.
+ */
+size_t index_to_cursor(const String& str, size_t index, Movement dir = MOVE_MID);
+
+/// Find the range of character indeces corresponding to the given cursor position
+/** The output parameters will correspond to the range [start...end) which are all valid character indices.
+ */
+void cursor_to_index_range(const String& str, size_t cursor, size_t& begin, size_t& end);
+
+/// Find the character index corresponding to the given cursor position
+size_t cursor_to_index(const String& str, size_t cursor);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Global operations
 
 /// Remove all instances of a tag and its close tag, but keep the contents.