@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
  (Format: Year/Month/Day)
 Changes for 1.0rc3:
+*07/03/03
+   * Added typeahead support to menus (Mathias, Mark + thanks Matteo Galiazzo)
+     - Added new style item menu.frame.underlineColor: <color> for displaying
+       matching items
+     FbTk/Menu.cc/hh MenuItem.cc/hh MenuTheme.cc/hh Makefile.am and added
+     FbTk/ITypeAheadable.hh TypeAhead.hh SearchResult.cc/hh
+*07/03/02
    * Added support for keypad enter key in menu (Mark)
      FbTk/Menu.cc
 *07/02/28:

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// ITypeAheadable.hh for FbTk - Fluxbox Toolkit
+// Copyright (c) 2007 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#ifndef FBTK_ITYPEAHEADABLE_HH
+#define FBTK_ITYPEAHEADABLE_HH
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+// abstract base class providing access and validation
+class ITypeAheadable {
+public:
+    virtual ~ITypeAheadable() { }
+
+    virtual const std::string &iTypeString() const = 0;
+    virtual bool isEnabled() { return true; }
+    char iTypeChar(size_t i) const { return iTypeString()[i]; }
+    bool iTypeCheckStringSize(size_t sz) const {
+        return (iTypeString().size() > sz);
+    }
+    bool iTypeCompareChar(char ch, size_t sz) const {
+        return (bool)iTypeCheckStringSize(sz) &&
+               tolower(iTypeChar(sz)) == tolower(ch);
+    }
+
+};
+
+} // end namespace FbTk
+
+#endif // FBTK_ITYPEAHEADABLE_HH

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ KeyUtil.hh KeyUtil.cc \
 	MenuSeparator.hh MenuSeparator.cc \
 	MenuIcon.hh MenuIcon.cc \
 	stringstream.hh \
+	TypeAhead.hh SearchResult.hh SearchResult.cc ITypeAheadable.hh \
 	Select2nd.hh \
 	CachedPixmap.hh CachedPixmap.cc \
 	${xpm_SOURCE} \

@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ m_torn =
         m_visible = false;
 
 
+    m_type_ahead.init(menuitems);
 
     menu.x_move =
         menu.y_move = 0;
@@ -205,15 +206,24 @@ return insert(new MenuItem(label, submenu), pos);
 }
 
 int Menu::insert(MenuItem *item, int pos) {
+    if (item == 0)
+        return menuitems.size();
     if (pos == -1) {
+        item->setIndex(menuitems.size());
         menuitems.push_back(item);
     } else {
         menuitems.insert(menuitems.begin() + pos, item);
+        fixMenuItemIndices();
     }
     m_need_update = true; // we need to redraw the menu
     return menuitems.size();
 }
 
+void Menu::fixMenuItemIndices() {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < menuitems.size(); i++)
+        menuitems[i]->setIndex(i);
+}
+
 int Menu::remove(unsigned int index) {
     if (index >= menuitems.size()) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -229,6 +239,9 @@ MenuItem *item = (*it);
 
     if (item) {
         menuitems.erase(it);
+        // avoid O(n^2) algorithm with removeAll()
+        if (index != menuitems.size())
+            fixMenuItemIndices();
 
         if (item->submenu() != 0) {
             Menu *tmp = item->submenu();
@@ -257,10 +270,8 @@ return menuitems.size();
 }
 
 void Menu::removeAll() {
-    while (!menuitems.empty()) {
-        remove(0);
-    }
-    m_need_update = true;
+    while (!menuitems.empty())
+        remove(menuitems.size()-1);
 }
 
 void Menu::raise() {
@@ -271,55 +282,48 @@ void Menu::lower() {
     menu.window.lower();
 }
 
-void Menu::nextItem(int failsafe) {
-    if (menuitems.empty())
+void Menu::cycleItems(bool reverse) {
+    Menuitems vec;
+    if (m_type_ahead.stringSize())
+        vec = m_matches;
+    else
+        vec = menuitems;
+
+    if (vec.size() < 1)
         return;
 
-    if (failsafe == -1)
-        failsafe = m_active_index;
-
-    int old_active_index = m_active_index;
-    m_active_index += 1;
-    if (!validIndex(m_active_index))
-        m_active_index = 0;
+    // find the next item to select
+    // this algorithm assumes menuitems are sorted properly
+    int new_index = -1;
+    bool passed = !validIndex(m_active_index);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < vec.size(); i++) {
+        if (!isItemSelectable(vec[i]->getIndex()) ||
+            vec[i]->getIndex() == m_active_index)
+            continue;
 
-    if (validIndex(old_active_index) &&
-        menuitems[old_active_index] != 0) {
-        if (menuitems[old_active_index]->submenu()) {
-            // we need to do this explicitly on the menu.window
-            // since it might hide the parent if we use Menu::hide
-            menuitems[old_active_index]->submenu()->internal_hide();
+        // determine whether or not we've passed the active index
+        if (!passed && vec[i]->getIndex() > m_active_index) {
+            if (reverse && new_index != -1)
+                break;
+            passed = true;
         }
-        clearItem(old_active_index);
-    }
 
-    if (menuitems[m_active_index] == 0) {
-        m_active_index = -1;
-        return;
+        // decide if we want to keep this item
+        if (passed && !reverse) {
+            new_index = vec[i]->getIndex();
+            break;
+        } else if (reverse || new_index == -1)
+            new_index = vec[i]->getIndex();
     }
 
-    if (!isItemSelectable(m_active_index) && m_active_index != failsafe) {
-        nextItem(failsafe);
+    if (new_index == -1)
         return;
-    }
 
-    clearItem(m_active_index);
-
-}
-
-void Menu::prevItem(int failsafe) {
-    if (menuitems.empty())
-        return;
-
-    if (failsafe == -1)
-        failsafe = m_active_index;
-
+    // clear the items and close any open submenus
     int old_active_index = m_active_index;
-    m_active_index -= 1;
-    if (!validIndex(m_active_index))
-        m_active_index = menuitems.size() - 1;
-
-    if (validIndex(old_active_index)) {
+    m_active_index = new_index;
+    if (validIndex(old_active_index) &&
+        menuitems[old_active_index] != 0) {
         if (menuitems[old_active_index]->submenu()) {
             // we need to do this explicitly on the menu.window
             // since it might hide the parent if we use Menu::hide
@@ -327,19 +331,7 @@ menuitems[old_active_index]->submenu()->internal_hide();
         }
         clearItem(old_active_index);
     }
-
-    if (menuitems[m_active_index] == 0) {
-        m_active_index = -1;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!isItemSelectable(m_active_index) && m_active_index != failsafe) {
-        prevItem(failsafe);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    clearItem(m_active_index);
-
+    clearItem(new_index);
 }
 
 void Menu::enterSubmenu() {
@@ -356,7 +348,7 @@
     drawSubmenu(m_active_index);
     submenu->grabInputFocus();
     submenu->m_active_index = -1; // so we land on 0 after nextItem()
-    submenu->nextItem();
+    submenu->cycleItems(false);
 }
 
 void Menu::enterParent() {
@@ -1024,34 +1016,59 @@ return;
 
     switch (ks) {
     case XK_Up:
-        prevItem();
+        resetTypeAhead();
+        cycleItems(true);
         break;
     case XK_Down:
-        nextItem();
+        resetTypeAhead();
+        cycleItems(false);
         break;
     case XK_Left: // enter parent if we have one
+        resetTypeAhead();
         enterParent();
         break;
     case XK_Right: // enter submenu if we have one
+        resetTypeAhead();
         enterSubmenu();
         break;
     case XK_Escape: // close menu
+        m_type_ahead.reset();
         hide();
         break;
+    case XK_BackSpace:
+        m_type_ahead.putBackSpace();
+        drawTypeAheadItems();
+        break;
     case XK_KP_Enter:
     case XK_Return:
-        // send fake button 1 click
+        resetTypeAhead();
         if (validIndex(m_active_index) &&
             isItemEnabled(m_active_index)) {
-            if (event.state & ShiftMask)
-                menuitems[m_active_index]->click(3, event.time);
-            else
-                menuitems[m_active_index]->click(1, event.time);
-            m_need_update = true;
-            updateMenu();
+            if (menuitems[m_active_index]->submenu() != 0)
+                enterSubmenu();
+            else {
+                // send fake button click
+                int button = (event.state & ShiftMask) ? 3 : 1;
+                find(m_active_index)->click(button, event.time);
+                m_need_update = true;
+                updateMenu();
+            }
         }
         break;
+    case XK_Tab:
+    case XK_ISO_Left_Tab:
+        m_type_ahead.seek();
+        cycleItems((bool)(event.state & ShiftMask));
+        drawTypeAheadItems();
+        break;
     default:
+        m_type_ahead.putCharacter(keychar[0]);
+        // if current item doesn't match new search string, find the next one
+        drawTypeAheadItems();
+        if (!m_matches.empty() && (!validIndex(m_active_index) ||
+            std::find(m_matches.begin(), m_matches.end(),
+                      find(m_active_index)) == m_matches.end()))
+            cycleItems(false);
         break;
     }
 }
@@ -1151,7 +1168,7 @@ // clear item clears the item and draws the dynamic bits
 // thus sometimes it won't perform the actual clear operation
 // nothing in here should be rendered transparently
 // (unless you use a caching pixmap, which I think we should avoid)
-void Menu::clearItem(int index, bool clear) {
+void Menu::clearItem(int index, bool clear, int search_index) {
     if (!validIndex(index))
         return;
 
@@ -1159,10 +1176,17 @@ int sbl = index / menu.persub, i = index - (sbl * menu.persub);
     unsigned int item_w = menu.item_w, item_h = theme().itemHeight();
     int item_x = (sbl * item_w), item_y = (i * item_h);
     bool highlight = (index == m_active_index && isItemSelectable(index));
+
+    if (search_index < 0)
+        // find if we need to underline the item
+        search_index = std::find(m_matches.begin(), m_matches.end(),
+                                 find(index)) - m_matches.begin();
 
     // don't highlight if moving, doesn't work with alpha on
     if (highlight && !m_moving) {
         highlightItem(index);
+        if (search_index < (int)m_matches.size())
+            drawLine(index, m_type_ahead.stringSize());
         return;
     } else if (clear)
         menu.frame.clearArea(item_x, item_y, item_w, item_h);
@@ -1173,6 +1197,9 @@
     item->draw(menu.frame, theme(), highlight,
                true, false, item_x, item_y,
                item_w, item_h);
+
+    if (search_index < (int)m_matches.size())
+        drawLine(index, m_type_ahead.stringSize());
 }
 
 // Area must have been cleared before calling highlight
@@ -1204,6 +1231,38 @@ 0, 0,
                         item_x, item_y,
                         item_w, item_h);
 
+}
+
+void Menu::resetTypeAhead() {
+    Menuitems vec = m_matches;
+    Menuitems::iterator it = vec.begin();
+    m_type_ahead.reset();
+    m_matches.clear();
+
+    for (; it != vec.end(); it++)
+        clearItem((*it)->getIndex(), true, 1);
+}
+
+void Menu::drawTypeAheadItems() {
+    // remove underlines from old matches
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < m_matches.size(); i++)
+        clearItem(m_matches[i]->getIndex(), true, m_matches.size());
+
+    m_matches = m_type_ahead.matched();
+    for (size_t j = 0; j < m_matches.size(); j++)
+        clearItem(m_matches[j]->getIndex(), false, j);
+}
+
+// underline menuitem[index] with respect to matchstringsize size
+void Menu::drawLine(int index, int size){
+    if (!validIndex(index))
+        return;
+
+    int sbl = index / menu.persub, i = index - (sbl * menu.persub);
+    int item_x = (sbl * menu.item_w), item_y = (i * theme().itemHeight());
+
+    FbTk::MenuItem *item = find(index);
+    item->drawLine(menu.frame, theme(), size, item_x, item_y, menu.item_w);
 }
 
 }; // end namespace FbTk

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ #include "FbPixmap.hh"
 #include "MenuTheme.hh"
 #include "Timer.hh"
 #include "FbString.hh"
+#include "TypeAhead.hh"
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
@@ -87,10 +88,8 @@ /// raise this window
     virtual void raise();
     /// lower this window
     virtual void lower();
-    /// select next item
-    void nextItem(int failsafe = -1);
-    /// select previous item
-    void prevItem(int failsafe = -1);
+    /// cycle through menuitems
+    void cycleItems(bool reverse);
     void enterSubmenu();
     void enterParent();
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ // renders item onto pm
     int drawItem(FbDrawable &pm, unsigned int index,
                  bool highlight = false,
                  bool exclusive_drawable = false);
-    void clearItem(int index, bool clear = true);
+    void clearItem(int index, bool clear = true, int search_index = -1);
     void highlightItem(int index);
     virtual void redrawTitle(FbDrawable &pm);
     virtual void redrawFrame(FbDrawable &pm);
@@ -208,6 +207,14 @@ MenuTheme &m_theme;
     Menu *m_parent;
     ImageControl &m_image_ctrl;
     Menuitems menuitems;
+
+    TypeAhead<Menuitems, MenuItem *> m_type_ahead;
+    Menuitems m_matches;
+
+    void resetTypeAhead();
+    void drawTypeAheadItems();
+    void drawLine(int index, int size);
+    void fixMenuItemIndices();
 
     int m_screen_x, m_screen_y;
     unsigned int m_screen_width, m_screen_height;

@@ -38,6 +38,44 @@ if (m_command.get() != 0)
         m_command->execute();
 }
 
+void MenuItem::drawLine(FbDrawable &draw, const MenuTheme &theme, size_t size,
+                        int text_x, int text_y, unsigned int width) const {
+
+    unsigned int height = theme.itemHeight();
+    int bevelW = theme.bevelWidth();
+
+    int font_top = (height - theme.frameFont().height())/2;
+    int underline_height = font_top + theme.frameFont().ascent() + 2;
+    int bottom = height - bevelW - 1;
+    
+    text_y += bottom > underline_height ? underline_height : bottom;
+    int text_w = theme.frameFont().textWidth(m_label.c_str(), m_label.size());
+
+    // width of the searchstring
+    size = size > m_label.length() ? m_label.length() : size;
+    std::string search_string = m_label.substr(0,size);
+    int search_string_w = theme.frameFont().textWidth(search_string.c_str(), size);
+
+    // pay attention to the text justification
+    switch(theme.frameFontJustify()) {
+    case FbTk::LEFT:
+        text_x += bevelW + height + 1;
+        break;
+    case FbTk::RIGHT:
+        text_x += width - (height + bevelW + text_w);
+        break;
+    default: //center
+        text_x += ((width + 1 - text_w) / 2);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    // avoid drawing an ugly dot
+    if (size != 0)
+        draw.drawLine(theme.frameUnderlineGC().gc(),
+                      text_x, text_y, text_x + search_string_w, text_y);
+
+}
+
 void MenuItem::draw(FbDrawable &draw,
                     const MenuTheme &theme,
                     bool highlight, bool draw_foreground, bool draw_background,

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "RefCount.hh"
 #include "Command.hh"
 #include "PixmapWithMask.hh"
+#include "ITypeAheadable.hh"
 #include "FbString.hh"
 
 #include <string>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class MenuTheme;
 class FbDrawable;
 
 ///   An interface for a menu item in Menu
-class MenuItem {
+class MenuItem : public FbTk::ITypeAheadable {
 public:
     MenuItem()
         : m_label(""),
@@ -105,6 +106,17 @@ virtual const Menu *submenu() const { return m_submenu; }
     virtual bool isEnabled() const { return m_enabled; }
     virtual bool isSelected() const { return m_selected; }
     virtual bool isToggleItem() const { return m_toggle_item; }
+    
+    // iType functions
+    virtual inline void setIndex(int index) { m_index = index; }
+    virtual inline int getIndex() { return m_index; }
+    inline const std::string &iTypeString() const { return m_label; }
+    virtual void drawLine(FbDrawable &draw,
+                      const MenuTheme &theme,
+                      size_t size,
+                      int text_x, int text_y,
+                      unsigned int width) const;
+
     virtual unsigned int width(const MenuTheme &theme) const;
     virtual unsigned int height(const MenuTheme &theme) const;
     virtual void draw(FbDrawable &drawable, 
@@ -137,6 +149,7 @@ Menu *m_submenu; ///< a submenu, 0 if we don't have one
     RefCount<Command> m_command; ///< command to be executed
     bool m_enabled, m_selected;
     bool m_toggle_item;
+    int m_index;
 
     struct Icon {
         std::auto_ptr<PixmapWithMask> pixmap;

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ t_text(*this, "menu.title.textColor", "Menu.Title.TextColor"),
     f_text(*this, "menu.frame.textColor", "Menu.Frame.TextColor"),
     h_text(*this, "menu.hilite.textColor", "Menu.Hilite.TextColor"),
     d_text(*this, "menu.frame.disableColor", "Menu.Frame.DisableColor"),
+    u_text(*this, "menu.frame.underlineColor", "Menu.Frame.UnderlineColor"),
     title(*this, "menu.title", "Menu.Title"),
     frame(*this, "menu.frame", "Menu.Frame"),
     hilite(*this, "menu.hilite", "Menu.Hilite"),
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ m_hl_unselected_pixmap(*this, "menu.hilite.unselected.pixmap", "Menu.Hilite.Unselected.Pixmap"),
     m_display(FbTk::App::instance()->display()),
     t_text_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
     f_text_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
+    u_text_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
     h_text_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
     d_text_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
     hilite_gc(RootWindow(m_display, screen_num)),
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ *m_border_width = 0;
 
     t_text_gc.setForeground(*t_text);
     f_text_gc.setForeground(*f_text);
+    u_text_gc.setForeground(*u_text);
     h_text_gc.setForeground(*h_text);
     d_text_gc.setForeground(*d_text);
     hilite_gc.setForeground(hilite->color());
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ m_hl_unselected_pixmap->scale(item_pm_height, item_pm_height);
 
     t_text_gc.setForeground(*t_text);
     f_text_gc.setForeground(*f_text);
+    u_text_gc.setForeground(*u_text);
     h_text_gc.setForeground(*h_text);
     d_text_gc.setForeground(*d_text);
     hilite_gc.setForeground(hilite->color());

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ */
     ///@{
     inline const FbTk::Color &titleTextColor() const { return *t_text; }
     inline const FbTk::Color &frameTextColor() const { return *f_text; }
+    inline const FbTk::Color &frameUnderlineColor() const { return *u_text; }
     inline const FbTk::Color &highlightTextColor() const { return *h_text; }
     inline const FbTk::Color &disableTextColor() const { return *d_text; }
     ///@}
@@ -94,11 +95,13 @@ */
     ///@{
     inline const GContext &titleTextGC() const { return t_text_gc; }
     inline const GContext &frameTextGC() const { return f_text_gc; }
+    inline const GContext &frameUnderlineGC() const { return u_text_gc; }
     inline const GContext &hiliteTextGC() const { return h_text_gc; }
     inline const GContext &disableTextGC() const { return d_text_gc; }
     inline const GContext &hiliteGC() const { return hilite_gc; }
     inline GContext &titleTextGC() { return t_text_gc; }
     inline GContext &frameTextGC() { return f_text_gc; }
+    inline GContext &frameUnderlineGC() { return u_text_gc; }
     inline GContext &hiliteTextGC() { return h_text_gc; }
     inline GContext &disableTextGC() { return d_text_gc; }
     inline GContext &hiliteGC() { return hilite_gc; }
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ m_hl_selected_pixmap->pixmap().dontFree();
     }
 
 private:
-    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> t_text, f_text, h_text, d_text;
+    FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Color> t_text, f_text, h_text, d_text, u_text;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Texture> title, frame, hilite;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Font> titlefont, framefont;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::Justify> framefont_justify, titlefont_justify;
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::PixmapWithMask> m_bullet_pixmap, m_selected_pixmap, m_unselected_pixmap;
     FbTk::ThemeItem<FbTk::PixmapWithMask> m_hl_bullet_pixmap, m_hl_selected_pixmap, m_hl_unselected_pixmap;
 
     Display *m_display;
-    FbTk::GContext t_text_gc, f_text_gc, h_text_gc, d_text_gc, hilite_gc;
+    FbTk::GContext t_text_gc, f_text_gc, u_text_gc, h_text_gc, d_text_gc, hilite_gc;
 
     unsigned char m_alpha;
     MenuMode m_menumode;

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// SearchResult.cc for FbTk - Fluxbox Toolkit
+// Copyright (c) 2007 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#include "SearchResult.hh"
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+void SearchResult::seek() {
+    switch (m_results.size()) {
+    case 0:
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        m_seeked_string = m_results[0]->iTypeString();
+        break;
+    default:
+        bool seekforward = true;
+        for (size_t i=1; i < m_results.size() && seekforward &&
+            m_results[0]->iTypeCheckStringSize(m_seeked_string.size()); i++) {
+            if (!m_results[i]->iTypeCompareChar(
+                    m_results[0]->iTypeChar(m_seeked_string.size()),
+                    m_seeked_string.size())) {
+                seekforward = false;
+            } else if (i == m_results.size() - 1) {
+                m_seeked_string += m_results[0]->iTypeChar(m_seeked_string.size());
+                i = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+} // end namespace FbTk

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+// SearchResult.hh for FbTk - Fluxbox Toolkit
+// Copyright (c) 2007 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#ifndef FBTK_SEARCHRESULT_HH
+#define FBTK_SEARCHRESULT_HH
+
+#include <vector>
+#include "ITypeAheadable.hh"
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+class SearchResult {
+public:
+    typedef std::vector < ITypeAheadable* > BaseItems;
+    typedef BaseItems::iterator BaseItemsIt;
+
+    SearchResult(const std::string &to_search_for):
+        m_seeked_string(to_search_for) { }
+
+    void add(ITypeAheadable* item) { m_results.push_back(item); }
+    size_t size() const { return m_results.size(); }
+    const BaseItems& result() const { return m_results; }
+    const std::string& seekedString() const { return m_seeked_string; }
+
+    void seek();
+
+private:
+    BaseItems m_results;
+    std::string m_seeked_string;
+
+};
+
+} // end namespace FbTk
+
+#endif // FBTK_SEARCHRESULT_HH

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+// TypeAhead.hh for FbTk - Fluxbox Toolkit
+// Copyright (c) 2007 Fluxbox Team (fluxgen at fluxbox dot org)
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+#ifndef FBTK_TYPEAHEAD_HH
+#define FBTK_TYPEAHEAD_HH
+
+#include "ITypeAheadable.hh"
+#include <vector>
+#include "SearchResult.hh"
+
+namespace FbTk {
+
+template <typename Items, typename Item_Type>
+class TypeAhead {
+/*
+
+a class template can't be split into separate interface + implementation files, an interface summary is given here:
+
+public:
+    void init(Items const &items);
+
+// accessors:
+    inline int stringSize() const { return m_searchstr.size(); }
+    Items matched() const;
+
+// modifiers:
+    Items putCharacter(char ch);
+    void putBackSpace();
+    void reset()
+
+private:
+    SearchResults m_search_results;
+    std::string m_searchstr;
+    Items const *m_ref;
+
+// helper
+    void fillValues(BaseItems const &search, ValueVec &fillin) const;
+
+// reverts to searchstate before current
+    void revert();
+
+// search performs iteration and sets state
+    void search(char char_to_test);
+    void doSearch(char to_test,
+            Items const &items,
+            SearchResult &mySearchResult) const;
+    void doSearch(char to_test,
+            BaseItems const &search,
+            SearchResult &mySearchResult) const;
+*/
+
+public:
+    typedef std::vector < ITypeAheadable* > BaseItems;
+    typedef BaseItems::const_iterator BaseItemscIt;
+    typedef std::vector < SearchResult > SearchResults;
+    typedef typename Items::const_iterator ItemscIt;
+
+    void init(Items const &items) { m_ref = &items; }
+
+    inline size_t stringSize() const { return m_searchstr.size(); }
+
+    void seek() {
+        if (!m_search_results.empty())
+            m_searchstr = m_search_results.back().seekedString();
+    }
+
+    Items putCharacter(char ch) {
+        if (isprint(ch))
+            search(ch);
+        return matched();
+    }
+
+    void putBackSpace() {
+        if (!m_search_results.empty())
+            revert();
+    }
+
+    void reset() {
+        m_searchstr.clear();
+        m_search_results.clear();
+    }
+
+    Items matched() const {
+        Items last_matched;
+
+        if (!m_search_results.empty())
+            fillValues(m_search_results.back().result(), last_matched);
+        return last_matched;
+    }
+
+private:
+    SearchResults m_search_results;
+    std::string m_searchstr;
+    Items const *m_ref; // reference to vector we are operating on
+
+    void fillValues(BaseItems const &search, Items &fillin) const {
+        for (BaseItemscIt it = search.begin(); it != search.end(); it++) {
+            Item_Type tmp = dynamic_cast<Item_Type>(*it);
+            if (tmp)
+                fillin.push_back(tmp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void revert() {
+        m_search_results.pop_back();
+        if (m_search_results.empty())
+            m_searchstr.clear();
+        else
+            m_searchstr = m_search_results.back().seekedString();
+    }
+
+    void search(char char_to_test) {
+        SearchResult mySearchResult(m_searchstr + char_to_test);
+        size_t num_items = m_ref->size();
+
+        // check if we have already a searched set
+        if (m_search_results.empty())
+            doSearch(char_to_test, *m_ref, mySearchResult);
+        else {
+            num_items = m_search_results.back().size();
+            doSearch(char_to_test, m_search_results.back().result(),
+                     mySearchResult);
+        }
+
+        if (mySearchResult.size() > 0 ) {
+            if (mySearchResult.size() < num_items) {
+                mySearchResult.seek();
+                m_search_results.push_back(mySearchResult);
+            }
+            m_searchstr += char_to_test;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // iteration based on original list of items
+    void doSearch(char to_test, Items const &items,
+                  SearchResult &mySearchResult) const {
+        for (ItemscIt it = items.begin(); it != items.end(); it++) {
+            if ((*it)->iTypeCompareChar(to_test, stringSize()) && (*it)->isEnabled())
+                mySearchResult.add(*it);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // iteration based on last SearchResult
+    void doSearch(char to_test, BaseItems const &search,
+                  SearchResult &mySearchResult) const {
+        for (BaseItemscIt it = search.begin(); it != search.end(); it++) {
+            if ((*it)->iTypeCompareChar(to_test, stringSize()) && (*it)->isEnabled())
+                mySearchResult.add(*it);
+        }
+    }
+
+}; // end Class TypeAhead
+
+} // end namespace FbTk
+
+#endif // FBTK_TYPEAHEAD_HH