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Using AvalonEdit (WPF Text Editor)

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AvalonEdit is an extensible Open-Source text editor with support for syntax highlighting and folding.
// 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.Input;

namespace ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Custom commands for AvalonEdit.
	/// </summary>
	public static class AvalonEditCommands
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Deletes the current line.
		/// The default shortcut is Ctrl+D.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand DeleteLine = new RoutedCommand(
			"DeleteLine", typeof(TextEditor),
			new InputGestureCollection {
				new KeyGesture(Key.D, ModifierKeys.Control)
			});
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Removes leading whitespace from the selected lines (or the whole document if the selection is empty).
		/// </summary>
		[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1702:CompoundWordsShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "Whitespace",
		                                                 Justification = "WPF uses 'Whitespace'")]
		public static readonly RoutedCommand RemoveLeadingWhitespace = new RoutedCommand("RemoveLeadingWhitespace", typeof(TextEditor));
				
		/// <summary>
		/// Removes trailing whitespace from the selected lines (or the whole document if the selection is empty).
		/// </summary>
		[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1702:CompoundWordsShouldBeCasedCorrectly", MessageId = "Whitespace",
		                                                 Justification = "WPF uses 'Whitespace'")]
		public static readonly RoutedCommand RemoveTrailingWhitespace = new RoutedCommand("RemoveTrailingWhitespace", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts the selected text to upper case.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertToUppercase = new RoutedCommand("ConvertToUppercase", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts the selected text to lower case.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertToLowercase = new RoutedCommand("ConvertToLowercase", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts the selected text to title case.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertToTitleCase = new RoutedCommand("ConvertToTitleCase", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Inverts the case of the selected text.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand InvertCase = new RoutedCommand("InvertCase", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts tabs to spaces in the selected text.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertTabsToSpaces = new RoutedCommand("ConvertTabsToSpaces", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts spaces to tabs in the selected text.
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertSpacesToTabs = new RoutedCommand("ConvertSpacesToTabs", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts leading tabs to spaces in the selected lines (or the whole document if the selection is empty).
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertLeadingTabsToSpaces = new RoutedCommand("ConvertLeadingTabsToSpaces", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Converts leading spaces to tabs in the selected lines (or the whole document if the selection is empty).
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand ConvertLeadingSpacesToTabs = new RoutedCommand("ConvertLeadingSpacesToTabs", typeof(TextEditor));
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Runs the IIndentationStrategy on the selected lines (or the whole document if the selection is empty).
		/// </summary>
		public static readonly RoutedCommand IndentSelection = new RoutedCommand(
			"IndentSelection", typeof(TextEditor),
			new InputGestureCollection {
				new KeyGesture(Key.I, ModifierKeys.Control)
			});
	}
}

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