diff --git a/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h b/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
index 45eb308cff..d8fa8a67f3 100644
--- a/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
+++ b/include/wx/richtext/richtextbuffer.h
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
 #include "wx/cmdproc.h"
 #include "wx/txtstrm.h"
 
+#if wxUSE_DATAOBJ
+#include "wx/dataobj.h"
+#endif
+
 // Experimental dynamic styles to avoid user-specific character styles from being
 // overwritten by paragraph styles.
 #define wxRICHTEXT_USE_DYNAMIC_STYLES 1
@@ -127,7 +131,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextCacheObject;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextObjectList;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextLine;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextParagraph;
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextFragment;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextFileHandler;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextStyleSheet;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxTextAttrEx;
@@ -757,6 +760,9 @@ public:
     /// Copy
     void Copy(const wxRichTextCompositeObject& obj);
 
+    /// Assignment
+    void operator= (const wxRichTextCompositeObject& obj) { Copy(obj); }
+
     /// Append a child, returning the position
     size_t AppendChild(wxRichTextObject* child) ;
 
@@ -827,7 +833,7 @@ public:
 // Constructors
 
     wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox(wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL);
-    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& obj):wxRichTextBox() { Init(); Copy(obj); }
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& obj): wxRichTextBox() { Init(); Copy(obj); }
 
 // Overrideables
 
@@ -855,6 +861,10 @@ public:
     /// Get the associated control.
     wxRichTextCtrl* GetRichTextCtrl() const { return m_ctrl; }
 
+    /// Get/set whether the last paragraph is partial or complete
+    void SetPartialParagraph(bool partialPara) { m_partialParagraph = partialPara; }
+    bool GetPartialParagraph() const { return m_partialParagraph; }
+
 // Operations
 
     /// Initialize the object.
@@ -962,10 +972,10 @@ public:
     /// Insert fragment into this box at the given position. If partialParagraph is true,
     /// it is assumed that the last (or only) paragraph is just a piece of data with no paragraph
     /// marker.
-    virtual bool InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextFragment& fragment);
+    virtual bool InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment);
 
     /// Make a copy of the fragment corresponding to the given range, putting it in 'fragment'.
-    virtual bool CopyFragment(const wxRichTextRange& range, wxRichTextFragment& fragment);
+    virtual bool CopyFragment(const wxRichTextRange& range, wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment);
 
     /// Apply the style sheet to the buffer, for example if the styles have changed.
     virtual bool ApplyStyleSheet(wxRichTextStyleSheet* styleSheet);
@@ -973,6 +983,9 @@ public:
     /// Copy
     void Copy(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& obj);
 
+    /// Assignment
+    void operator= (const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& obj) { Copy(obj); }
+
     /// Calculate ranges
     virtual void UpdateRanges() { long end; CalculateRange(0, end); }
 
@@ -1004,47 +1017,10 @@ protected:
     wxTextAttrEx    m_defaultAttributes;
 
     /// The invalidated range that will need full layout
-    wxRichTextRange         m_invalidRange;
-};
-
-/*!
- * wxRichTextFragment class declaration
- * This is a lind of paragraph layout box used for storing
- * paragraphs for Undo/Redo, for example.
- */
-
-class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextFragment: public wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox
-{
-    DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxRichTextFragment)
-public:
-// Constructors
-
-    wxRichTextFragment() { Init(); }
-    wxRichTextFragment(const wxRichTextFragment& obj):wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox() { Init(); Copy(obj); }
-
-// Accessors
-
-    /// Get/set whether the last paragraph is partial or complete
-    void SetPartialParagraph(bool partialPara) { m_partialParagraph = partialPara; }
-    bool GetPartialParagraph() const { return m_partialParagraph; }
-
-// Overrideables
-
-// Operations
-
-    /// Initialise
-    void Init();
-
-    /// Copy
-    void Copy(const wxRichTextFragment& obj);
-
-    /// Clone
-    virtual wxRichTextObject* Clone() const { return new wxRichTextFragment(*this); }
-
-protected:
+    wxRichTextRange m_invalidRange;
 
     // Is the last paragraph partial or complete?
-    bool        m_partialParagraph;
+    bool            m_partialParagraph;
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -1143,7 +1119,7 @@ public:
     wxRichTextParagraph(wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL, wxTextAttrEx* style = NULL);
     wxRichTextParagraph(const wxString& text, wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL, wxTextAttrEx* style = NULL);
     virtual ~wxRichTextParagraph();
-    wxRichTextParagraph(const wxRichTextParagraph& obj):wxRichTextBox() { Copy(obj); }
+    wxRichTextParagraph(const wxRichTextParagraph& obj): wxRichTextBox() { Copy(obj); }
 
 // Overrideables
 
@@ -1245,7 +1221,7 @@ public:
 // Constructors
 
     wxRichTextPlainText(const wxString& text = wxEmptyString, wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL, wxTextAttrEx* style = NULL);
-    wxRichTextPlainText(const wxRichTextPlainText& obj):wxRichTextObject() { Copy(obj); }
+    wxRichTextPlainText(const wxRichTextPlainText& obj): wxRichTextObject() { Copy(obj); }
 
 // Overrideables
 
@@ -1397,10 +1373,10 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_RICHTEXT wxRichTextImage: public wxRichTextObject
 public:
 // Constructors
 
-    wxRichTextImage(wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL):wxRichTextObject(parent) { }
+    wxRichTextImage(wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL): wxRichTextObject(parent) { }
     wxRichTextImage(const wxImage& image, wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL);
     wxRichTextImage(const wxRichTextImageBlock& imageBlock, wxRichTextObject* parent = NULL);
-    wxRichTextImage(const wxRichTextImage& obj):wxRichTextObject() { Copy(obj); }
+    wxRichTextImage(const wxRichTextImage& obj): wxRichTextObject() { Copy(obj); }
 
 // Overrideables
 
@@ -1465,7 +1441,7 @@ public:
 // Constructors
 
     wxRichTextBuffer() { Init(); }
-    wxRichTextBuffer(const wxRichTextBuffer& obj):wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox() { Init(); Copy(obj); }
+    wxRichTextBuffer(const wxRichTextBuffer& obj): wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox() { Init(); Copy(obj); }
     virtual ~wxRichTextBuffer() ;
 
 // Accessors
@@ -1501,7 +1477,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool SaveFile(wxOutputStream& stream, int type = wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_ANY);
 
     /// Convenience function to add a paragraph of text
-    virtual wxRichTextRange AddParagraph(const wxString& text) { Modify(); return wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraph(text); }
+    virtual wxRichTextRange AddParagraph(const wxString& text, wxTextAttrEx* paraStyle = NULL) { Modify(); return wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraph(text, paraStyle); }
 
     /// Begin collapsing undo/redo commands. Note that this may not work properly
     /// if combining commands that delete or insert content, changing ranges for
@@ -1649,11 +1625,14 @@ public:
 // Implementation
 
     /// Copy
-    void Copy(const wxRichTextBuffer& obj) { wxRichTextBox::Copy(obj); }
+    void Copy(const wxRichTextBuffer& obj);
 
     /// Clone
     virtual wxRichTextObject* Clone() const { return new wxRichTextBuffer(*this); }
 
+    /// Submit command to insert paragraphs
+    bool InsertParagraphsWithUndo(long pos, const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& paragraphs, wxRichTextCtrl* ctrl, int flags = 0);
+
     /// Submit command to insert the given text
     bool InsertTextWithUndo(long pos, const wxString& text, wxRichTextCtrl* ctrl, int flags = 0);
 
@@ -1807,11 +1786,11 @@ public:
     void UpdateAppearance(long caretPosition, bool sendUpdateEvent = false);
 
     /// Replace the buffer paragraphs with the given fragment.
-    void ApplyParagraphs(const wxRichTextFragment& fragment);
+    void ApplyParagraphs(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment);
 
     /// Get the fragments
-    wxRichTextFragment& GetNewParagraphs() { return m_newParagraphs; }
-    wxRichTextFragment& GetOldParagraphs() { return m_oldParagraphs; }
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& GetNewParagraphs() { return m_newParagraphs; }
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& GetOldParagraphs() { return m_oldParagraphs; }
 
     /// Set/get the position used for e.g. insertion
     void SetPosition(long pos) { m_position = pos; }
@@ -1835,10 +1814,10 @@ protected:
     wxRichTextCtrl*                 m_ctrl;
 
     // Stores the new paragraphs
-    wxRichTextFragment              m_newParagraphs;
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox    m_newParagraphs;
 
     // Stores the old paragraphs
-    wxRichTextFragment              m_oldParagraphs;
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox    m_oldParagraphs;
 
     // The affected range
     wxRichTextRange                 m_range;
@@ -1947,6 +1926,48 @@ protected:
 
 };
 
+#if wxUSE_DATAOBJ
+
+/*!
+ * The data object for a wxRichTextBuffer
+ */
+
+class wxRichTextBufferDataObject: public wxDataObjectSimple
+{
+public:
+    // ctor doesn't copy the pointer, so it shouldn't go away while this object
+    // is alive
+    wxRichTextBufferDataObject(wxRichTextBuffer* richTextBuffer = (wxRichTextBuffer*) NULL);
+    virtual ~wxRichTextBufferDataObject();
+
+    // after a call to this function, the buffer is owned by the caller and it
+    // is responsible for deleting it
+    wxRichTextBuffer* GetRichTextBuffer();
+
+    // Returns the id for the new data format
+    static const wxChar* GetRichTextBufferFormatId() { return ms_richTextBufferFormatId; }
+
+    // base class pure virtuals
+
+    virtual wxDataFormat GetPreferredFormat(Direction dir) const;
+    virtual size_t GetDataSize() const;
+    virtual bool GetDataHere(void *pBuf) const;
+    virtual bool SetData(size_t len, const void *buf);
+
+    // prevent warnings
+
+    virtual size_t GetDataSize(const wxDataFormat&) const { return GetDataSize(); }
+    virtual bool GetDataHere(const wxDataFormat&, void *buf) const { return GetDataHere(buf); }
+    virtual bool SetData(const wxDataFormat&, size_t len, const void *buf) { return SetData(len, buf); }
+
+private:
+    wxDataFormat            m_formatRichTextBuffer;     // our custom format
+    wxRichTextBuffer*       m_richTextBuffer;           // our data
+    static const wxChar*    ms_richTextBufferFormatId;  // our format id
+};
+
+#endif
+
 /*!
  * Utilities
  *
diff --git a/include/wx/richtext/richtextctrl.h b/include/wx/richtext/richtextctrl.h
index bf1e62bafd..c17fbacfa6 100644
--- a/include/wx/richtext/richtextctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/richtext/richtextctrl.h
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ public:
     /// Clear the selection
     virtual void SelectNone();
 
+    /// Select the word at the given character position
+    virtual bool SelectWord(long position);
+
     /// Get/set the selection range in character positions. -1, -1 means no selection.
     /// The range is in API convention, i.e. a single character selection is denoted
     /// by (n, n+1)
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
index ce8a05534d..daf5f9944d 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextbuffer.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 #include "wx/mstream.h"
 #include "wx/sstream.h"
+#include "wx/textfile.h"
 
 #include "wx/richtext/richtextctrl.h"
 #include "wx/richtext/richtextstyles.h"
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ void wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::Init()
     m_rightMargin = 4;
     m_topMargin = 4;
     m_bottomMargin = 4;
+    m_partialParagraph = false;
 }
 
 /// Draw the item
@@ -659,6 +661,8 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::Layout(wxDC& dc, const wxRect& rect, int styl
 void wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::Copy(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& obj)
 {
     wxRichTextBox::Copy(obj);
+
+    m_partialParagraph = obj.m_partialParagraph;
 }
 
 /// Get/set the size for the given range.
@@ -924,21 +928,36 @@ wxRichTextRange wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraphs(const wxString& text
     wxRichTextParagraph* lastPara = NULL;
 
     wxRichTextRange range(-1, -1);
+
     size_t i = 0;
     size_t len = text.length();
     wxString line;
+    wxRichTextParagraph* para = new wxRichTextParagraph(wxT(""), this, & style);
+    if (paraStyle)
+        para->SetAttributes(*paraStyle);
+
+    AppendChild(para);
+
+    firstPara = para;
+    lastPara = para;
+
     while (i < len)
     {
         wxChar ch = text[i];
         if (ch == wxT('\n') || ch == wxT('\r'))
         {
-            wxRichTextParagraph* para = new wxRichTextParagraph(line, this, & style);
+            wxRichTextPlainText* plainText = (wxRichTextPlainText*) para->GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetData();
+            plainText->SetText(line);
+
+            para = new wxRichTextParagraph(wxT(""), this, & style);
             if (paraStyle)
                 para->SetAttributes(*paraStyle);
 
             AppendChild(para);
-            if (!firstPara)
-                firstPara = para;
+
+            //if (!firstPara)
+            //    firstPara = para;
+
             lastPara = para;
             line = wxEmptyString;
         }
@@ -947,16 +966,14 @@ wxRichTextRange wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraphs(const wxString& text
 
         i ++;
     }
+
     if (!line.empty())
     {
-        lastPara = new wxRichTextParagraph(line, this, & style);
-        if (paraStyle)
-            lastPara->SetAttributes(*paraStyle);
-
-        //wxLogDebug("Para Face = %s", lastPara->GetAttributes().GetFont().GetFaceName());
-        AppendChild(lastPara);
+        wxRichTextPlainText* plainText = (wxRichTextPlainText*) para->GetChildren().GetFirst()->GetData();
+        plainText->SetText(line);
     }
 
+/*
     if (firstPara)
         range.SetStart(firstPara->GetRange().GetStart());
     else if (lastPara)
@@ -966,11 +983,13 @@ wxRichTextRange wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddParagraphs(const wxString& text
         range.SetEnd(lastPara->GetRange().GetEnd());
     else if (firstPara)
         range.SetEnd(firstPara->GetRange().GetEnd());
+*/
 
     UpdateRanges();
+
     SetDirty(false);
 
-    return GetRange();
+    return wxRichTextRange(firstPara->GetRange().GetStart(), lastPara->GetRange().GetEnd());
 }
 
 /// Convenience function to add an image
@@ -1009,7 +1028,7 @@ wxRichTextRange wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::AddImage(const wxImage& image, wxT
 /// TODO: if fragment is inserted inside styled fragment, must apply that style to
 /// to the data (if it has a default style, anyway).
 
-bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextFragment& fragment)
+bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment)
 {
     SetDirty(true);
 
@@ -1174,7 +1193,7 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::InsertFragment(long position, wxRichTextFragm
 
 /// Make a copy of the fragment corresponding to the given range, putting it in 'fragment'.
 /// If there was an incomplete paragraph at the end, partialParagraph is set to true.
-bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::CopyFragment(const wxRichTextRange& range, wxRichTextFragment& fragment)
+bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::CopyFragment(const wxRichTextRange& range, wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment)
 {
     wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator i = GetChildren().GetFirst();
     while (i)
@@ -1977,29 +1996,6 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::ApplyStyleSheet(wxRichTextStyleSheet* styleSh
     return foundCount != 0;
 }
 
-
-/*!
- * wxRichTextFragment class declaration
- * This is a lind of paragraph layout box used for storing
- * paragraphs for Undo/Redo, for example.
- */
-
-IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxRichTextFragment, wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox)
-
-/// Initialise
-void wxRichTextFragment::Init()
-{
-    m_partialParagraph = false;
-}
-
-/// Copy
-void wxRichTextFragment::Copy(const wxRichTextFragment& obj)
-{
-    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::Copy(obj);
-
-    m_partialParagraph = obj.m_partialParagraph;
-}
-
 /*!
  * wxRichTextParagraph
  * This object represents a single paragraph (or in a straight text editor, a line).
@@ -2586,8 +2582,6 @@ bool wxRichTextParagraph::FindPosition(wxDC& dc, long index, wxPoint& pt, int* h
         if (line)
             pt = pt + line->GetPosition();
 
-        *height = dc.GetCharHeight();
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -3543,6 +3537,49 @@ void wxRichTextBuffer::Reset()
     Invalidate(wxRICHTEXT_ALL);
 }
 
+void wxRichTextBuffer::Copy(const wxRichTextBuffer& obj)
+{
+    wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox::Copy(obj);
+
+    m_styleSheet = obj.m_styleSheet;
+    m_modified = obj.m_modified;
+    m_batchedCommandDepth = obj.m_batchedCommandDepth;
+    m_batchedCommand = obj.m_batchedCommand;
+    m_suppressUndo = obj.m_suppressUndo;
+}
+
+/// Submit command to insert paragraphs
+bool wxRichTextBuffer::InsertParagraphsWithUndo(long pos, const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& paragraphs, wxRichTextCtrl* ctrl, int flags)
+{
+    wxRichTextAction* action = new wxRichTextAction(NULL, _("Insert Text"), wxRICHTEXT_INSERT, this, ctrl, false);
+
+    wxTextAttrEx* p = NULL;
+    wxTextAttrEx paraAttr;
+    if (flags & wxRICHTEXT_INSERT_WITH_PREVIOUS_PARAGRAPH_STYLE)
+    {
+        paraAttr = GetStyleForNewParagraph(pos);
+        if (!paraAttr.IsDefault())
+            p = & paraAttr;
+    }
+
+#if wxRICHTEXT_USE_DYNAMIC_STYLES
+    wxTextAttrEx attr(GetDefaultStyle());
+#else
+    wxTextAttrEx attr(GetBasicStyle());
+    wxRichTextApplyStyle(attr, GetDefaultStyle());
+#endif
+
+    action->GetNewParagraphs() = paragraphs;
+    action->SetPosition(pos);
+
+    // Set the range we'll need to delete in Undo
+    action->SetRange(wxRichTextRange(pos, pos + paragraphs.GetRange().GetEnd() - 1));
+
+    SubmitAction(action);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 /// Submit command to insert the given text
 bool wxRichTextBuffer::InsertTextWithUndo(long pos, const wxString& text, wxRichTextCtrl* ctrl, int flags)
 {
@@ -3565,13 +3602,20 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::InsertTextWithUndo(long pos, const wxString& text, wxRich
 #endif
 
     action->GetNewParagraphs().AddParagraphs(text, p);
-    if (action->GetNewParagraphs().GetChildCount() == 1 && text.Find(wxT("\n")) == wxNOT_FOUND)
+
+    int length = action->GetNewParagraphs().GetRange().GetLength();
+
+    if (text.length() > 0 && text.Last() != wxT('\n'))
+    {
+        // Don't count the newline when undoing
+        length --;
         action->GetNewParagraphs().SetPartialParagraph(true);
+    }
 
     action->SetPosition(pos);
 
     // Set the range we'll need to delete in Undo
-    action->SetRange(wxRichTextRange(pos, pos + text.length() - 1));
+    action->SetRange(wxRichTextRange(pos, pos + length - 1));
 
     SubmitAction(action);
 
@@ -4062,12 +4106,14 @@ wxRichTextFileHandler *wxRichTextBuffer::FindHandlerFilenameOrType(const wxStrin
 {
     if (imageType != wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_ANY)
         return FindHandler(imageType);
-    else
+    else if (!filename.IsEmpty())
     {
         wxString path, file, ext;
         wxSplitPath(filename, & path, & file, & ext);
         return FindHandler(ext, imageType);
     }
+    else
+        return NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -4234,12 +4280,41 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::CopyToClipboard(const wxRichTextRange& range)
 {
     bool success = false;
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD && wxUSE_DATAOBJ
-    wxString text = GetTextForRange(range);
+
     if (!wxTheClipboard->IsOpened() && wxTheClipboard->Open())
     {
-        success = wxTheClipboard->SetData(new wxTextDataObject(text));
+        wxTheClipboard->Clear();
+
+        // Add composite object
+
+        wxDataObjectComposite* compositeObject = new wxDataObjectComposite();
+
+        {
+            wxString text = GetTextForRange(range);
+
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+            text = wxTextFile::Translate(text, wxTextFileType_Dos);
+#endif
+
+            compositeObject->Add(new wxTextDataObject(text), false /* not preferred */);
+        }
+
+        // Add rich text buffer data object. This needs the XML handler to be present.
+
+        if (FindHandler(wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_XML))
+        {
+            wxRichTextBuffer* richTextBuf = new wxRichTextBuffer;
+            CopyFragment(range, *richTextBuf);
+
+            compositeObject->Add(new wxRichTextBufferDataObject(richTextBuf), true /* preferred */);
+        }
+
+        if (wxTheClipboard->SetData(compositeObject))
+            success = true;
+
         wxTheClipboard->Close();
     }
+
 #else
     wxUnusedVar(range);
 #endif
@@ -4255,7 +4330,18 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::PasteFromClipboard(long position)
     {
         if (wxTheClipboard->Open())
         {
-            if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT))
+            if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDataFormat(wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetRichTextBufferFormatId())))
+            {
+                wxRichTextBufferDataObject data;
+                wxTheClipboard->GetData(data);
+                wxRichTextBuffer* richTextBuffer = data.GetRichTextBuffer();
+                if (richTextBuffer)
+                {
+                    InsertParagraphsWithUndo(position+1, *richTextBuffer, GetRichTextCtrl(), wxRICHTEXT_INSERT_WITH_PREVIOUS_PARAGRAPH_STYLE);
+                    delete richTextBuffer;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT))
             {
                 wxTextDataObject data;
                 wxTheClipboard->GetData(data);
@@ -4305,7 +4391,9 @@ bool wxRichTextBuffer::CanPasteFromClipboard() const
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD && wxUSE_DATAOBJ
     if (!wxTheClipboard->IsOpened() && wxTheClipboard->Open())
     {
-        if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_BITMAP))
+        if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT) || wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_UNICODETEXT) ||
+            wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDataFormat(wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetRichTextBufferFormatId())) ||
+            wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_BITMAP))
         {
             canPaste = true;
         }
@@ -4434,10 +4522,17 @@ bool wxRichTextAction::Do()
             m_buffer->UpdateRanges();
             m_buffer->Invalidate(GetRange());
 
-            long newCaretPosition = GetPosition() + m_newParagraphs.GetRange().GetLength() - 1;
+            long newCaretPosition = GetPosition() + m_newParagraphs.GetRange().GetLength();
+
+            // Character position to caret position
+            newCaretPosition --;
+
+            // Don't take into account the last newline
             if (m_newParagraphs.GetPartialParagraph())
                 newCaretPosition --;
 
+            newCaretPosition = wxMin(newCaretPosition, (m_buffer->GetRange().GetEnd()-1));
+
             UpdateAppearance(newCaretPosition, true /* send update event */);
 
             break;
@@ -4533,7 +4628,7 @@ void wxRichTextAction::UpdateAppearance(long caretPosition, bool sendUpdateEvent
 }
 
 /// Replace the buffer paragraphs with the new ones.
-void wxRichTextAction::ApplyParagraphs(const wxRichTextFragment& fragment)
+void wxRichTextAction::ApplyParagraphs(const wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox& fragment)
 {
     wxRichTextObjectList::compatibility_iterator node = fragment.GetChildren().GetFirst();
     while (node)
@@ -5817,7 +5912,7 @@ bool wxRichTextImageBlock::Load(wxImage& image)
         return false;
 
     // Read in the image.
-#if 1
+#if wxUSE_STREAMS
     wxMemoryInputStream mstream(m_data, m_dataSize);
     bool success = image.LoadFile(mstream, GetImageType());
 #else
@@ -5877,7 +5972,6 @@ bool wxRichTextImageBlock::ReadHex(wxInputStream& stream, int length, int imageT
     return true;
 }
 
-
 // Allocate and read from stream as a block of memory
 unsigned char* wxRichTextImageBlock::ReadBlock(wxInputStream& stream, size_t size)
 {
@@ -5917,5 +6011,123 @@ bool wxRichTextImageBlock::WriteBlock(const wxString& filename, unsigned char* b
     return WriteBlock(outStream, block, size);
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_DATAOBJ
+
+/*!
+ * The data object for a wxRichTextBuffer
+ */
+
+const wxChar *wxRichTextBufferDataObject::ms_richTextBufferFormatId = wxT("wxShape");
+
+wxRichTextBufferDataObject::wxRichTextBufferDataObject(wxRichTextBuffer* richTextBuffer)
+{
+    m_richTextBuffer = richTextBuffer;
+
+    // this string should uniquely identify our format, but is otherwise
+    // arbitrary
+    m_formatRichTextBuffer.SetId(GetRichTextBufferFormatId());
+
+    SetFormat(m_formatRichTextBuffer);
+}
+
+wxRichTextBufferDataObject::~wxRichTextBufferDataObject()
+{
+    delete m_richTextBuffer;
+}
+
+// after a call to this function, the richTextBuffer is owned by the caller and it
+// is responsible for deleting it!
+wxRichTextBuffer* wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetRichTextBuffer()
+{
+    wxRichTextBuffer* richTextBuffer = m_richTextBuffer;
+    m_richTextBuffer = NULL;
+
+    return richTextBuffer;
+}
+
+wxDataFormat wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetPreferredFormat(Direction WXUNUSED(dir)) const
+{
+    return m_formatRichTextBuffer;
+}
+
+size_t wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetDataSize() const
+{
+    if (!m_richTextBuffer)
+        return 0;
+
+    wxString bufXML;
+
+    {
+        wxStringOutputStream stream(& bufXML);
+        if (!m_richTextBuffer->SaveFile(stream, wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_XML))
+        {
+            wxLogError(wxT("Could not write the buffer to an XML stream.\nYou may have forgotten to add the XML file handler."));
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxCharBuffer buffer = bufXML.mb_str(wxConvUTF8);
+    return strlen(buffer) + 1;
+#else
+    return bufXML.Length()+1;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool wxRichTextBufferDataObject::GetDataHere(void *pBuf) const
+{
+    if (!pBuf || !m_richTextBuffer)
+        return false;
+
+    wxString bufXML;
+
+    {
+        wxStringOutputStream stream(& bufXML);
+        if (!m_richTextBuffer->SaveFile(stream, wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_XML))
+        {
+            wxLogError(wxT("Could not write the buffer to an XML stream.\nYou may have forgotten to add the XML file handler."));
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+    wxCharBuffer buffer = bufXML.mb_str(wxConvUTF8);
+    size_t len = strlen(buffer);
+    memcpy((char*) pBuf, (const char*) buffer, len);
+    ((char*) pBuf)[len] = 0;
+#else
+    size_t len = bufXML.Length();
+    memcpy((char*) pBuf, (const char*) bufXML.c_str(), len);
+    ((char*) pBuf)[len] = 0;
+#endif
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool wxRichTextBufferDataObject::SetData(size_t WXUNUSED(len), const void *buf)
+{
+    delete m_richTextBuffer;
+    m_richTextBuffer = NULL;
+
+    wxString bufXML((const char*) buf, wxConvUTF8);
+
+    m_richTextBuffer = new wxRichTextBuffer;
+
+    wxStringInputStream stream(bufXML);
+    if (!m_richTextBuffer->LoadFile(stream, wxRICHTEXT_TYPE_XML))
+    {
+        wxLogError(wxT("Could not read the buffer from an XML stream.\nYou may have forgotten to add the XML file handler."));
+
+        delete m_richTextBuffer;
+        m_richTextBuffer = NULL;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+#endif
+    // wxUSE_DATAOBJ
+
 #endif
     // wxUSE_RICHTEXT
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index b77d1a2fc1..a795c052f7 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -329,19 +329,6 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnLeftClick(wxMouseEvent& event)
 
         MoveCaret(position, caretAtLineStart);
         SetDefaultStyleToCursorStyle();
-
-#if 0
-        wxWindow* p = GetParent();
-        while (p && !p->IsKindOf(CLASSINFO(wxFrame)))
-            p = p->GetParent();
-
-        wxFrame* frame = wxDynamicCast(p, wxFrame);
-        if (frame)
-        {
-            wxString msg = wxString::Format(wxT("Found position %ld"), position);
-            frame->SetStatusText(msg, 1);
-        }
-#endif
     }
 
     event.Skip();
@@ -417,6 +404,7 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnRightClick(wxMouseEvent& event)
 /// Left-double-click
 void wxRichTextCtrl::OnLeftDClick(wxMouseEvent& event)
 {
+    SelectWord(GetCaretPosition()+1);
     event.Skip();
 }
 
@@ -1620,6 +1608,60 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::SelectNone()
     m_selectionAnchor = -2;
 }
 
+static bool wxIsWordDelimiter(const wxString& text)
+{
+    static wxString delimiters = wxT(" ,.:;!?-\"'~£$%^&*()_+-=`¬{}[]@#<>/\\|");
+    return !text.IsEmpty() && delimiters.Find(text) != wxNOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+/// Select the word at the given character position
+bool wxRichTextCtrl::SelectWord(long position)
+{
+    if (position < 0 || position > GetBuffer().GetRange().GetEnd())
+        return false;
+
+    wxRichTextParagraph* para = GetBuffer().GetParagraphAtPosition(position);
+    if (!para)
+        return false;
+
+    long positionStart = position;
+    long positionEnd = position;
+
+    for (positionStart = position; positionStart >= para->GetRange().GetStart(); positionStart --)
+    {
+        wxString text = GetBuffer().GetTextForRange(wxRichTextRange(positionStart, positionStart));
+        if (wxIsWordDelimiter(text))
+        {
+            positionStart ++;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (positionStart < para->GetRange().GetStart())
+        positionStart = para->GetRange().GetStart();
+
+    for (positionEnd = position; positionEnd < para->GetRange().GetEnd(); positionEnd ++)
+    {
+        wxString text = GetBuffer().GetTextForRange(wxRichTextRange(positionEnd, positionEnd));
+        if (wxIsWordDelimiter(text))
+        {
+            positionEnd --;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (positionEnd >= para->GetRange().GetEnd())
+        positionEnd = para->GetRange().GetEnd();
+
+    SetSelection(positionStart, positionEnd+1);
+
+    if (positionStart >= 0)
+    {
+        MoveCaret(positionStart-1, true);
+        SetDefaultStyleToCursorStyle();
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 wxString wxRichTextCtrl::GetStringSelection() const
 {
     long from, to;
@@ -1743,9 +1785,9 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::WriteText(const wxString& value)
 
 void wxRichTextCtrl::DoWriteText(const wxString& value, bool WXUNUSED(selectionOnly))
 {
-    wxString valueDos = wxTextFile::Translate(value, wxTextFileType_Unix);
+    wxString valueUnix = wxTextFile::Translate(value, wxTextFileType_Unix);
 
-    GetBuffer().InsertTextWithUndo(m_caretPosition+1, valueDos, this);
+    GetBuffer().InsertTextWithUndo(m_caretPosition+1, valueUnix, this);
 }
 
 void wxRichTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
@@ -1951,6 +1993,7 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::DoSetSelection(long from, long to, bool WXUNUSED(scrollCare
 {
     m_selectionAnchor = from;
     m_selectionRange.SetRange(from, to-1);
+
     Refresh(false);
     PositionCaret();
 }
@@ -2598,22 +2641,16 @@ bool wxRichTextCtrl::ApplyUnderlineToSelection()
 /// Is all of the selection aligned according to the specified flag?
 bool wxRichTextCtrl::IsSelectionAligned(wxTextAttrAlignment alignment)
 {
+    wxRichTextRange range;
     if (HasSelection())
-    {
-        wxRichTextRange range = GetInternalSelectionRange();
-        wxRichTextAttr attr;
-        attr.SetAlignment(alignment);
-
-        return HasParagraphAttributes(range, attr);
-    }
+        range = GetInternalSelectionRange();
     else
-    {
-        // If no selection, then we need to get information from the current paragraph.
-        wxRichTextParagraph* para = GetBuffer().GetParagraphAtPosition(GetCaretPosition()+1);
-        if (para)
-            return para->GetAttributes().GetAlignment() == alignment;
-    }
-    return false;
+        range = wxRichTextRange(GetCaretPosition()+1, GetCaretPosition()+1);
+
+    wxRichTextAttr attr;
+    attr.SetAlignment(alignment);
+
+    return HasParagraphAttributes(range, attr);
 }
 
 /// Apply alignment to the selection
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
index b2205170ed..4bdbf89826 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextxml.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 #include "wx/sstream.h"
 #include "wx/txtstrm.h"
+#include "wx/tokenzr.h"
 #include "wx/xml/xml.h"
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxRichTextXMLHandler, wxRichTextFileHandler)
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::ImportXML(wxRichTextBuffer* buffer, wxXmlNode* node)
 
     if (name == wxT("paragraphlayout"))
     {
+        wxString partial = node->GetPropVal(wxT("partialparagraph"), wxEmptyString);
+        if (partial == wxT("true"))
+            buffer->SetPartialParagraph(true);
     }
     else if (name == wxT("paragraph"))
     {
@@ -506,6 +510,9 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::ExportXML(wxOutputStream& stream, wxMBConv* convMem,
 
         wxString style = CreateStyle(obj.GetAttributes(), isPara);
 
+        if (objectName == wxT("paragraphlayout") && ((wxRichTextParagraphLayoutBox&) obj).GetPartialParagraph())
+            style << wxT(" partialparagraph=\"true\"");
+
         OutputString(stream, style + wxT(">"), convMem, convFile);
 
         wxRichTextCompositeObject& composite = (wxRichTextCompositeObject&) obj;
@@ -529,23 +536,34 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::ExportXML(wxOutputStream& stream, wxMBConv* convMem,
 wxString wxRichTextXMLHandler::CreateStyle(const wxTextAttrEx& attr, bool isPara)
 {
     wxString str;
-    if (attr.GetTextColour().Ok())
+    if (attr.HasTextColour() && attr.GetTextColour().Ok())
     {
         str << wxT(" textcolor=\"#") << ColourToHexString(attr.GetTextColour()) << wxT("\"");
     }
-    if (attr.GetBackgroundColour().Ok())
+    if (attr.HasBackgroundColour() && attr.GetBackgroundColour().Ok())
     {
         str << wxT(" bgcolor=\"#") << ColourToHexString(attr.GetBackgroundColour()) << wxT("\"");
     }
 
     if (attr.GetFont().Ok())
     {
-        str << wxT(" fontsize=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetPointSize() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" fontfamily=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetFamily() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" fontstyle=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetStyle() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" fontweight=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetWeight() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" fontunderlined=\"") << (int) attr.GetFont().GetUnderlined() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" fontface=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetFaceName() << wxT("\"");
+        if (attr.HasSize())
+            str << wxT(" fontsize=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetPointSize() << wxT("\"");
+
+        //if (attr.HasFamily())
+        //    str << wxT(" fontfamily=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetFamily() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasItalic())
+            str << wxT(" fontstyle=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetStyle() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasWeight())
+            str << wxT(" fontweight=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetWeight() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasUnderlined())
+            str << wxT(" fontunderlined=\"") << (int) attr.GetFont().GetUnderlined() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasFaceName())
+            str << wxT(" fontface=\"") << attr.GetFont().GetFaceName() << wxT("\"");
     }
 
     if (!attr.GetCharacterStyleName().empty())
@@ -553,19 +571,51 @@ wxString wxRichTextXMLHandler::CreateStyle(const wxTextAttrEx& attr, bool isPara
 
     if (isPara)
     {
-        str << wxT(" alignment=\"") << (int) attr.GetAlignment() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" leftindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetLeftIndent() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" leftsubindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetLeftSubIndent() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" rightindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetRightIndent() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" parspacingafter=\"") << (int) attr.GetParagraphSpacingAfter() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" parspacingbefore=\"") << (int) attr.GetParagraphSpacingBefore() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" linespacing=\"") << (int) attr.GetLineSpacing() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" bulletstyle=\"") << (int) attr.GetBulletStyle() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" bulletnumber=\"") << (int) attr.GetBulletNumber() << wxT("\"");
-        str << wxT(" bulletsymbol=\"") << wxString(attr.GetBulletSymbol()) << wxT("\"");
+        if (attr.HasAlignment())
+            str << wxT(" alignment=\"") << (int) attr.GetAlignment() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasLeftIndent())
+        {
+            str << wxT(" leftindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetLeftIndent() << wxT("\"");
+            str << wxT(" leftsubindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetLeftSubIndent() << wxT("\"");
+        }
+
+        if (attr.HasRightIndent())
+            str << wxT(" rightindent=\"") << (int) attr.GetRightIndent() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasParagraphSpacingAfter())
+            str << wxT(" parspacingafter=\"") << (int) attr.GetParagraphSpacingAfter() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasParagraphSpacingBefore())
+            str << wxT(" parspacingbefore=\"") << (int) attr.GetParagraphSpacingBefore() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasLineSpacing())
+            str << wxT(" linespacing=\"") << (int) attr.GetLineSpacing() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasBulletStyle())
+            str << wxT(" bulletstyle=\"") << (int) attr.GetBulletStyle() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasBulletNumber())
+            str << wxT(" bulletnumber=\"") << (int) attr.GetBulletNumber() << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasBulletSymbol())
+            str << wxT(" bulletsymbol=\"") << wxString(attr.GetBulletSymbol()) << wxT("\"");
 
         if (!attr.GetParagraphStyleName().empty())
             str << wxT(" parstyle=\"") << wxString(attr.GetParagraphStyleName()) << wxT("\"");
+
+        if (attr.HasTabs())
+        {
+            str << wxT(" tabs=\"");
+            size_t i;
+            for (i = 0; i < attr.GetTabs().GetCount(); i++)
+            {
+                if (i > 0)
+                    str << wxT(",");
+                str << attr.GetTabs()[i];
+            }
+            str << wxT("\"");
+        }
     }
 
     return str;
@@ -581,29 +631,52 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::GetStyle(wxTextAttrEx& attr, wxXmlNode* node, bool is
     int fontStyle = wxNORMAL;
     bool fontUnderlined = false;
 
-    fontFacename = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontface"), wxEmptyString);
+    int fontFlags = 0;
 
-    wxString value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontfamily"), wxEmptyString);
-    if (!value.empty())
-        fontFamily = wxAtoi(value);
+    fontFacename = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontface"), wxEmptyString);
+    if (!fontFacename.IsEmpty())
+        fontFlags |= wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT_FACE;
+
+    wxString value;
+    //value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontfamily"), wxEmptyString);
+    //if (!value.empty())
+    //    fontFamily = wxAtoi(value);
 
     value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontstyle"), wxEmptyString);
     if (!value.empty())
+    {
         fontStyle = wxAtoi(value);
+        fontFlags |= wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT_ITALIC;
+    }
 
     value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontsize"), wxEmptyString);
     if (!value.empty())
+    {
         fontSize = wxAtoi(value);
+        fontFlags |= wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT_SIZE;
+    }
 
     value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontweight"), wxEmptyString);
     if (!value.empty())
+    {
         fontWeight = wxAtoi(value);
+        fontFlags |= wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT_WEIGHT;
+    }
 
     value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("fontunderlined"), wxEmptyString);
     if (!value.empty())
+    {
         fontUnderlined = wxAtoi(value) != 0;
+        fontFlags |= wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT_UNDERLINE;
+    }
 
-    attr.SetFont(* wxTheFontList->FindOrCreateFont(fontSize, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontUnderlined, fontFacename));
+    attr.SetFlags(fontFlags);
+
+    if (attr.HasFlag(wxTEXT_ATTR_FONT))
+        attr.SetFont(* wxTheFontList->FindOrCreateFont(fontSize, fontFamily, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontUnderlined, fontFacename));
+
+    // Restore correct font flags
+    attr.SetFlags(fontFlags);
 
     value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("textcolor"), wxEmptyString);
     if (!value.empty())
@@ -636,13 +709,24 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::GetStyle(wxTextAttrEx& attr, wxXmlNode* node, bool is
 
         int leftSubIndent = 0;
         int leftIndent = 0;
+        bool hasLeftIndent = false;
+
         value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("leftindent"), wxEmptyString);
         if (!value.empty())
+        {
             leftIndent = wxAtoi(value);
+            hasLeftIndent = true;
+        }
+
         value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("leftsubindent"), wxEmptyString);
         if (!value.empty())
+        {
             leftSubIndent = wxAtoi(value);
-        attr.SetLeftIndent(leftIndent, leftSubIndent);
+            hasLeftIndent = true;
+        }
+
+        if (hasLeftIndent)
+            attr.SetLeftIndent(leftIndent, leftSubIndent);
 
         value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("rightindent"), wxEmptyString);
         if (!value.empty())
@@ -675,6 +759,19 @@ bool wxRichTextXMLHandler::GetStyle(wxTextAttrEx& attr, wxXmlNode* node, bool is
         value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("parstyle"), wxEmptyString);
         if (!value.empty())
             attr.SetParagraphStyleName(value);
+
+        value = node->GetPropVal(wxT("tabs"), wxEmptyString);
+        if (!value.empty())
+        {
+            wxArrayInt tabs;
+            wxStringTokenizer tkz(value, wxT(","));
+            while (tkz.HasMoreTokens())
+            {
+                wxString token = tkz.GetNextToken();
+                tabs.Add(wxAtoi(token));
+            }
+            attr.SetTabs(tabs);
+        }
     }
 
     return true;