Reposition the text's popup when the text is scrolled.
[platform/core/uifw/dali-toolkit.git] / dali-toolkit / internal / text / text-controller-impl.cpp
index fb2bf2b..9637245 100644 (file)
 // EXTERNAL INCLUDES
 #include <dali/public-api/adaptor-framework/key.h>
 #include <dali/integration-api/debug.h>
+#include <limits>
 
 // INTERNAL INCLUDES
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/bidirectional-support.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/character-set-conversion.h>
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/layouts/layout-parameters.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/color-segmentation.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/cursor-helper-functions.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/multi-language-support.h>
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/script-run.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/segmentation.h>
 #include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/shaper.h>
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-io.h>
-#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-view.h>
+#include <dali-toolkit/internal/text/text-run-container.h>
 
 namespace
 {
 
-#if defined(DEBUG_ENABLED)
-  Debug::Filter* gLogFilter = Debug::Filter::New(Debug::Concise, true, "LOG_TEXT_CONTROLS");
-#endif
-
 /**
- * @brief Some characters can be shaped in more than one glyph.
- * This struct is used to retrieve metrics from these group of glyphs.
+ * @brief Struct used to calculate the selection box.
  */
-struct GlyphMetrics
+struct SelectionBoxInfo
 {
-  GlyphMetrics()
-  : fontHeight( 0.f ),
-    advance( 0.f ),
-    ascender( 0.f ),
-    xBearing( 0.f )
-  {}
-
-  ~GlyphMetrics()
-  {}
-
-  float fontHeight; ///< The font's height of that glyphs.
-  float advance;    ///< The sum of all the advances of all the glyphs.
-  float ascender;   ///< The font's ascender.
-  float xBearing;   ///< The x bearing of the first glyph.
+  float lineOffset;
+  float lineHeight;
+  float minX;
+  float maxX;
 };
 
-const std::string EMPTY_STRING("");
+#if defined(DEBUG_ENABLED)
+  Debug::Filter* gLogFilter = Debug::Filter::New(Debug::NoLogging, true, "LOG_TEXT_CONTROLS");
+#endif
+
+const float MAX_FLOAT = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+const float MIN_FLOAT = std::numeric_limits<float>::min();
+const Dali::Toolkit::Text::CharacterDirection LTR = false; ///< Left To Right direction
 
 } // namespace
 
@@ -75,54 +66,20 @@ namespace Toolkit
 namespace Text
 {
 
-/**
- * @brief Get some glyph's metrics of a group of glyphs formed as a result of shaping one character.
- *
- * @param[in] glyphIndex The index to the first glyph.
- * @param[in] numberOfGlyphs The number of glyphs.
- * @param[out] glyphMetrics Some glyph metrics (font height, advance, ascender and x bearing).
- * @param[in]
- * @param[in]
- */
-void GetGlyphsMetrics( GlyphIndex glyphIndex,
-                       Length numberOfGlyphs,
-                       GlyphMetrics& glyphMetrics,
-                       VisualModelPtr visualModel,
-                       TextAbstraction::FontClient& fontClient )
-{
-  const GlyphInfo* glyphsBuffer = visualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
-
-  const GlyphInfo& firstGlyph = *( glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex );
-
-  Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
-  fontClient.GetFontMetrics( firstGlyph.fontId, fontMetrics );
-
-  glyphMetrics.fontHeight = fontMetrics.height;
-  glyphMetrics.advance = firstGlyph.advance;
-  glyphMetrics.ascender = fontMetrics.ascender;
-  glyphMetrics.xBearing = firstGlyph.xBearing;
-
-  for( unsigned int i = 1u; i < numberOfGlyphs; ++i )
-  {
-    const GlyphInfo& glyphInfo = *( glyphsBuffer + glyphIndex + i );
-
-    glyphMetrics.advance += glyphInfo.advance;
-  }
-}
-
 EventData::EventData( DecoratorPtr decorator )
 : mDecorator( decorator ),
+  mImfManager(),
   mPlaceholderTextActive(),
   mPlaceholderTextInactive(),
   mPlaceholderTextColor( 0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f ),
   mEventQueue(),
-  mScrollPosition(),
   mState( INACTIVE ),
   mPrimaryCursorPosition( 0u ),
   mLeftSelectionPosition( 0u ),
   mRightSelectionPosition( 0u ),
   mPreEditStartPosition( 0u ),
   mPreEditLength( 0u ),
+  mCursorHookPositionX( 0.f ),
   mIsShowingPlaceholderText( false ),
   mPreEditFlag( false ),
   mDecoratorUpdated( false ),
@@ -130,14 +87,19 @@ EventData::EventData( DecoratorPtr decorator )
   mGrabHandleEnabled( true ),
   mGrabHandlePopupEnabled( true ),
   mSelectionEnabled( true ),
-  mHorizontalScrollingEnabled( true ),
-  mVerticalScrollingEnabled( false ),
   mUpdateCursorPosition( false ),
+  mUpdateGrabHandlePosition( false ),
   mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition( false ),
   mUpdateRightSelectionPosition( false ),
+  mIsLeftHandleSelected( false ),
+  mUpdateHighlightBox( false ),
   mScrollAfterUpdatePosition( false ),
-  mScrollAfterDelete( false )
-{}
+  mScrollAfterDelete( false ),
+  mAllTextSelected( false ),
+  mUpdateInputStyle( false )
+{
+  mImfManager = ImfManager::Get();
+}
 
 EventData::~EventData()
 {}
@@ -160,97 +122,156 @@ bool Controller::Impl::ProcessInputEvents()
     {
       switch( iter->type )
       {
-      case Event::CURSOR_KEY_EVENT:
-      {
-        OnCursorKeyEvent( *iter );
-        break;
-      }
-      case Event::TAP_EVENT:
-      {
-        OnTapEvent( *iter );
-        break;
-      }
-      case Event::PAN_EVENT:
-      {
-        OnPanEvent( *iter );
-        break;
-      }
-      case Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT:
-      case Event::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT:
-      case Event::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT: // Fall through
-      {
-        OnHandleEvent( *iter );
-        break;
-      }
+        case Event::CURSOR_KEY_EVENT:
+        {
+          OnCursorKeyEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::TAP_EVENT:
+        {
+          OnTapEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::LONG_PRESS_EVENT:
+        {
+          OnLongPressEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::PAN_EVENT:
+        {
+          OnPanEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT:
+        case Event::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT:
+        case Event::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT: // Fall through
+        {
+          OnHandleEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::SELECT:
+        {
+          OnSelectEvent( *iter );
+          break;
+        }
+        case Event::SELECT_ALL:
+        {
+          OnSelectAllEvent();
+          break;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 
+  if( mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition ||
+      mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox )
+  {
+    NotifyImfManager();
+  }
+
   // The cursor must also be repositioned after inserts into the model
   if( mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition )
   {
     // Updates the cursor position and scrolls the text to make it visible.
+    CursorInfo cursorInfo;
+    // Calculate the cursor position from the new cursor index.
+    GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition,
+                       cursorInfo );
+
+    if( mEventData->mUpdateCursorHookPosition )
+    {
+      // Update the cursor hook position. Used to move the cursor with the keys 'up' and 'down'.
+      mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX = cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x;
+      mEventData->mUpdateCursorHookPosition = false;
+    }
 
-    UpdateCursorPosition();
+    // Scroll first the text after delete ...
+    if( mEventData->mScrollAfterDelete )
+    {
+      ScrollTextToMatchCursor( cursorInfo );
+    }
 
+    // ... then, text can be scrolled to make the cursor visible.
     if( mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition )
     {
-      const Vector2& primaryCursorPosition = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR );
-
-      ScrollToMakePositionVisible( primaryCursorPosition );
-      mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = false;
+      const Vector2 currentCursorPosition( cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x, cursorInfo.lineOffset );
+      ScrollToMakePositionVisible( currentCursorPosition, cursorInfo.lineHeight );
     }
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = false;
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterDelete = false;
+
+    UpdateCursorPosition( cursorInfo );
 
     mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
     mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = false;
-  }
-  else if( mEventData->mScrollAfterDelete )
-  {
-    ScrollTextToMatchCursor();
-    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
-    mEventData->mScrollAfterDelete = false;
+    mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = false;
   }
   else
   {
-    bool leftScroll = false;
-    bool rightScroll = false;
+    CursorInfo leftHandleInfo;
+    CursorInfo rightHandleInfo;
 
-    if( mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition )
+    if( mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox )
     {
-      UpdateSelectionHandle( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
+      GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
+                         leftHandleInfo );
 
-      if( mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition )
+      GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition,
+                         rightHandleInfo );
+
+      if( mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition && ( mEventData->mIsLeftHandleSelected ? mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition : mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition ) )
       {
-        const Vector2& leftHandlePosition = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
+        CursorInfo& info = mEventData->mIsLeftHandleSelected ? leftHandleInfo : rightHandleInfo;
 
-        ScrollToMakePositionVisible( leftHandlePosition );
-        leftScroll = true;
+        const Vector2 currentCursorPosition( info.primaryPosition.x, info.lineOffset );
+        ScrollToMakePositionVisible( currentCursorPosition, info.lineHeight );
       }
+    }
+
+    if( mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition )
+    {
+      UpdateSelectionHandle( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE,
+                             leftHandleInfo );
 
+      SetPopupButtons();
       mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
       mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = false;
     }
 
     if( mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition )
     {
-      UpdateSelectionHandle( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
-
-      if( mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition )
-      {
-        const Vector2& rightHandlePosition = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
-
-        ScrollToMakePositionVisible( rightHandlePosition );
-        rightScroll = true;
-      }
+      UpdateSelectionHandle( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE,
+                             rightHandleInfo );
 
+      SetPopupButtons();
       mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
       mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = false;
     }
 
-    if( leftScroll || rightScroll )
+    if( mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox )
     {
-      mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = false;
+      RepositionSelectionHandles();
+
+      mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = false;
+      mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = false;
+      mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = false;
     }
+
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = false;
+  }
+
+  if( mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle )
+  {
+    // Set the default style first.
+    RetrieveDefaultInputStyle( mEventData->mInputStyle );
+
+    // Get the character index from the cursor index.
+    const CharacterIndex styleIndex = ( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0u ) ? mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition - 1u : 0u;
+
+    // Retrieve the style from the style runs stored in the logical model.
+    mLogicalModel->RetrieveStyle( styleIndex, mEventData->mInputStyle );
+
+    mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = false;
   }
 
   mEventData->mEventQueue.clear();
@@ -263,245 +284,773 @@ bool Controller::Impl::ProcessInputEvents()
   return decoratorUpdated;
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::UpdateModel( OperationsMask operationsRequired )
+void Controller::Impl::NotifyImfManager()
 {
-  // Calculate the operations to be done.
-  const OperationsMask operations = static_cast<OperationsMask>( mOperationsPending & operationsRequired );
-
-  Vector<Character>& utf32Characters = mLogicalModel->mText;
+  if( mEventData && mEventData->mImfManager )
+  {
+    CharacterIndex cursorPosition = GetLogicalCursorPosition();
 
-  const Length numberOfCharacters = utf32Characters.Count();
+    const Length numberOfWhiteSpaces = GetNumberOfWhiteSpaces( 0u );
 
-  Vector<LineBreakInfo>& lineBreakInfo = mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo;
-  if( GET_LINE_BREAKS & operations )
-  {
-    // Retrieves the line break info. The line break info is used to split the text in 'paragraphs' to
-    // calculate the bidirectional info for each 'paragraph'.
-    // It's also used to layout the text (where it should be a new line) or to shape the text (text in different lines
-    // is not shaped together).
-    lineBreakInfo.Resize( numberOfCharacters, TextAbstraction::LINE_NO_BREAK );
+    // Update the cursor position by removing the initial white spaces.
+    if( cursorPosition < numberOfWhiteSpaces )
+    {
+      cursorPosition = 0u;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      cursorPosition -= numberOfWhiteSpaces;
+    }
 
-    SetLineBreakInfo( utf32Characters,
-                      lineBreakInfo );
+    mEventData->mImfManager.SetCursorPosition( cursorPosition );
+    mEventData->mImfManager.NotifyCursorPosition();
   }
+}
 
-  Vector<WordBreakInfo>& wordBreakInfo = mLogicalModel->mWordBreakInfo;
-  if( GET_WORD_BREAKS & operations )
-  {
-    // Retrieves the word break info. The word break info is used to layout the text (where to wrap the text in lines).
-    wordBreakInfo.Resize( numberOfCharacters, TextAbstraction::WORD_NO_BREAK );
+CharacterIndex Controller::Impl::GetLogicalCursorPosition() const
+{
+  CharacterIndex cursorPosition = 0u;
 
-    SetWordBreakInfo( utf32Characters,
-                      wordBreakInfo );
+  if( mEventData )
+  {
+    if( ( EventData::SELECTING == mEventData->mState ) ||
+        ( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING == mEventData->mState ) )
+    {
+      cursorPosition = std::min( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition, mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      cursorPosition = mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition;
+    }
   }
 
-  const bool getScripts = GET_SCRIPTS & operations;
-  const bool validateFonts = VALIDATE_FONTS & operations;
+  return cursorPosition;
+}
 
-  Vector<ScriptRun>& scripts = mLogicalModel->mScriptRuns;
-  Vector<FontRun>& validFonts = mLogicalModel->mFontRuns;
+Length Controller::Impl::GetNumberOfWhiteSpaces( CharacterIndex index ) const
+{
+  Length numberOfWhiteSpaces = 0u;
 
-  if( getScripts || validateFonts )
-  {
-    // Validates the fonts assigned by the application or assigns default ones.
-    // It makes sure all the characters are going to be rendered by the correct font.
-    MultilanguageSupport multilanguageSupport = MultilanguageSupport::Get();
+  // Get the buffer to the text.
+  Character* utf32CharacterBuffer = mLogicalModel->mText.Begin();
 
-    if( getScripts )
+  const Length totalNumberOfCharacters = mLogicalModel->mText.Count();
+  for( ; index < totalNumberOfCharacters; ++index, ++numberOfWhiteSpaces )
+  {
+    if( !TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( *( utf32CharacterBuffer + index ) ) )
     {
-      // Retrieves the scripts used in the text.
-      multilanguageSupport.SetScripts( utf32Characters,
-                                       lineBreakInfo,
-                                       scripts );
+      break;
     }
+  }
 
-    if( validateFonts )
-    {
-      if( 0u == validFonts.Count() )
-      {
-        // Copy the requested font defaults received via the property system.
-        // These may not be valid i.e. may not contain glyphs for the necessary scripts.
-        GetDefaultFonts( validFonts, numberOfCharacters );
-      }
+  return numberOfWhiteSpaces;
+}
 
-      // Validates the fonts. If there is a character with no assigned font it sets a default one.
-      // After this call, fonts are validated.
-      multilanguageSupport.ValidateFonts( utf32Characters,
-                                          scripts,
-                                          validFonts );
-    }
-  }
+void Controller::Impl::GetText( CharacterIndex index, std::string& text ) const
+{
+  // Get the total number of characters.
+  Length numberOfCharacters = mLogicalModel->mText.Count();
 
-  Vector<Character> mirroredUtf32Characters;
-  bool textMirrored = false;
-  if( BIDI_INFO & operations )
+  // Retrieve the text.
+  if( 0u != numberOfCharacters )
   {
-    // Count the number of LINE_NO_BREAK to reserve some space for the vector of paragraph's
-    // bidirectional info.
+    Utf32ToUtf8( mLogicalModel->mText.Begin() + index, numberOfCharacters - index, text );
+  }
+}
 
-    Length numberOfParagraphs = 0u;
+void Controller::Impl::CalculateTextUpdateIndices( Length& numberOfCharacters )
+{
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex = 0u;
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex = 0u;
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mStartLineIndex = 0u;
+  numberOfCharacters = 0u;
 
-    const TextAbstraction::LineBreakInfo* lineBreakInfoBuffer = lineBreakInfo.Begin();
-    for( Length index = 0u; index < numberOfCharacters; ++index )
-    {
-      if( TextAbstraction::LINE_NO_BREAK == *( lineBreakInfoBuffer + index ) )
-      {
-        ++numberOfParagraphs;
-      }
-    }
+  const Length numberOfParagraphs = mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Count();
+  if( 0u == numberOfParagraphs )
+  {
+    mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex = 0u;
+    numberOfCharacters = 0u;
 
-    Vector<BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun>& bidirectionalInfo = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo;
-    bidirectionalInfo.Reserve( numberOfParagraphs );
+    mTextUpdateInfo.mRequestedNumberOfCharacters = mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToAdd - mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove;
 
-    // Calculates the bidirectional info for the whole paragraph if it contains right to left scripts.
-    SetBidirectionalInfo( utf32Characters,
-                          scripts,
-                          lineBreakInfo,
-                          bidirectionalInfo );
+    // Nothing else to do if there are no paragraphs.
+    return;
+  }
 
-    if( 0u != bidirectionalInfo.Count() )
+  // Find the paragraphs to be updated.
+  Vector<ParagraphRunIndex> paragraphsToBeUpdated;
+  if( mTextUpdateInfo.mCharacterIndex >= mTextUpdateInfo.mPreviousNumberOfCharacters )
+  {
+    // Text is being added at the end of the current text.
+    if( mTextUpdateInfo.mIsLastCharacterNewParagraph )
     {
-      // This paragraph has right to left text. Some characters may need to be mirrored.
-      // TODO: consider if the mirrored string can be stored as well.
+      // Text is being added in a new paragraph after the last character of the text.
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex = mTextUpdateInfo.mPreviousNumberOfCharacters;
+      numberOfCharacters = 0u;
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mRequestedNumberOfCharacters = mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToAdd - mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove;
 
-      textMirrored = GetMirroredText( utf32Characters, mirroredUtf32Characters );
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex = mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count();
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mStartLineIndex = mVisualModel->mLines.Count() - 1u;
 
-      // Only set the character directions if there is right to left characters.
-      Vector<CharacterDirection>& directions = mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections;
-      directions.Resize( numberOfCharacters );
+      // Nothing else to do;
+      return;
+    }
 
-      GetCharactersDirection( bidirectionalInfo,
-                              directions );
+    paragraphsToBeUpdated.PushBack( numberOfParagraphs - 1u );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    Length numberOfCharactersToUpdate = 0u;
+    if( mTextUpdateInfo.mFullRelayoutNeeded )
+    {
+      numberOfCharactersToUpdate = mTextUpdateInfo.mPreviousNumberOfCharacters;
     }
     else
     {
-      // There is no right to left characters. Clear the directions vector.
-      mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Clear();
+      numberOfCharactersToUpdate = ( mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove > 0u ) ? mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove : 1u;
     }
+    mLogicalModel->FindParagraphs( mTextUpdateInfo.mCharacterIndex,
+                                   numberOfCharactersToUpdate,
+                                   paragraphsToBeUpdated );
+  }
 
-   }
-
-  Vector<GlyphInfo>& glyphs = mVisualModel->mGlyphs;
-  Vector<CharacterIndex>& glyphsToCharactersMap = mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters;
-  Vector<Length>& charactersPerGlyph = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph;
-  if( SHAPE_TEXT & operations )
+  if( 0u != paragraphsToBeUpdated.Count() )
   {
-    const Vector<Character>& textToShape = textMirrored ? mirroredUtf32Characters : utf32Characters;
-    // Shapes the text.
-    ShapeText( textToShape,
-               lineBreakInfo,
-               scripts,
-               validFonts,
-               glyphs,
-               glyphsToCharactersMap,
-               charactersPerGlyph );
+    const ParagraphRunIndex firstParagraphIndex = *( paragraphsToBeUpdated.Begin() );
+    const ParagraphRun& firstParagraph = *( mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Begin() + firstParagraphIndex );
+    mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex = firstParagraph.characterRun.characterIndex;
 
-    // Create the 'number of glyphs' per character and the glyph to character conversion tables.
-    mVisualModel->CreateGlyphsPerCharacterTable( numberOfCharacters );
-    mVisualModel->CreateCharacterToGlyphTable( numberOfCharacters );
-  }
+    ParagraphRunIndex lastParagraphIndex = *( paragraphsToBeUpdated.End() - 1u );
+    const ParagraphRun& lastParagraph = *( mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Begin() + lastParagraphIndex );
 
-  const Length numberOfGlyphs = glyphs.Count();
+    if( ( mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove > 0u ) &&                                            // Some character are removed.
+        ( lastParagraphIndex < numberOfParagraphs - 1u ) &&                                                // There is a next paragraph.
+        ( ( lastParagraph.characterRun.characterIndex + lastParagraph.characterRun.numberOfCharacters ) == // The last removed character is the new paragraph character.
+          ( mTextUpdateInfo.mCharacterIndex + mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove ) ) )
+    {
+      // The new paragraph character of the last updated paragraph has been removed so is going to be merged with the next one.
+      const ParagraphRun& lastParagraph = *( mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Begin() + lastParagraphIndex + 1u );
 
-  if( GET_GLYPH_METRICS & operations )
-  {
-    mFontClient.GetGlyphMetrics( glyphs.Begin(), numberOfGlyphs );
+      numberOfCharacters = lastParagraph.characterRun.characterIndex + lastParagraph.characterRun.numberOfCharacters - mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      numberOfCharacters = lastParagraph.characterRun.characterIndex + lastParagraph.characterRun.numberOfCharacters - mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex;
+    }
   }
+
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mRequestedNumberOfCharacters = numberOfCharacters + mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToAdd - mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove;
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex = *( mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin() + mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex );
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::GetDefaultFonts( Vector<FontRun>& fonts, Length numberOfCharacters )
+void Controller::Impl::ClearFullModelData( OperationsMask operations )
 {
-  if( mFontDefaults )
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_LINE_BREAKS & operations ) )
   {
-    FontRun fontRun;
-    fontRun.characterRun.characterIndex = 0;
-    fontRun.characterRun.numberOfCharacters = numberOfCharacters;
-    fontRun.fontId = mFontDefaults->GetFontId( mFontClient );
-    fontRun.isDefault = true;
+    mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo.Clear();
+    mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Clear();
+  }
 
-    fonts.PushBack( fontRun );
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_WORD_BREAKS & operations ) )
+  {
+    mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo.Clear();
   }
-}
 
-void Controller::Impl::OnCursorKeyEvent( const Event& event )
-{
-  if( NULL == mEventData )
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_SCRIPTS & operations ) )
   {
-    // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
-    return;
+    mLogicalModel->mScriptRuns.Clear();
   }
 
-  int keyCode = event.p1.mInt;
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( VALIDATE_FONTS & operations ) )
+  {
+    mLogicalModel->mFontRuns.Clear();
+  }
 
-  if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_LEFT == keyCode )
+  if( 0u != mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo.Count() )
   {
-    if( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0u )
+    if( NO_OPERATION != ( BIDI_INFO & operations ) )
     {
-      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = CalculateNewCursorIndex( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition - 1u );
+      mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo.Clear();
+      mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Clear();
     }
-  }
-  else if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_RIGHT == keyCode )
-  {
-    if( mLogicalModel->GetNumberOfCharacters() > mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition )
+
+    if( NO_OPERATION != ( REORDER & operations ) )
     {
-      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = CalculateNewCursorIndex( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition );
+      // Free the allocated memory used to store the conversion table in the bidirectional line info run.
+      for( Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>::Iterator it = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.Begin(),
+             endIt = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.End();
+           it != endIt;
+           ++it )
+      {
+        BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidiLineInfo = *it;
+
+        free( bidiLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap );
+        bidiLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap = NULL;
+      }
+      mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.Clear();
     }
   }
-  else if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_UP == keyCode )
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( SHAPE_TEXT & operations ) )
   {
-    // TODO
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Clear();
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Clear();
+    mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Clear();
+    mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Clear();
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Clear();
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Clear();
   }
-  else if(   Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_DOWN == keyCode )
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( LAYOUT & operations ) )
   {
-    // TODO
+    mVisualModel->mLines.Clear();
   }
 
-  mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
-  mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( COLOR & operations ) )
+  {
+    mVisualModel->mColorIndices.Clear();
+  }
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::OnTapEvent( const Event& event )
+void Controller::Impl::ClearCharacterModelData( CharacterIndex startIndex, CharacterIndex endIndex, OperationsMask operations )
 {
-  if( NULL != mEventData )
+  const CharacterIndex endIndexPlusOne = endIndex + 1u;
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_LINE_BREAKS & operations ) )
   {
-    const unsigned int tapCount = event.p1.mUint;
+    // Clear the line break info.
+    LineBreakInfo* lineBreakInfoBuffer = mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo.Begin();
 
-    if( 1u == tapCount )
-    {
-      if( ! IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
-      {
-        const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x;
-        const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.y - mAlignmentOffset.y;
+    mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo.Erase( lineBreakInfoBuffer + startIndex,
+                                         lineBreakInfoBuffer + endIndexPlusOne );
 
-        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = GetClosestCursorIndex( xPosition,
-                                                                    yPosition );
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = 0u;
-      }
+    // Clear the paragraphs.
+    ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                        endIndex,
+                        mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo );
+  }
 
-      mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
-      mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
-    }
-    else if( mEventData->mSelectionEnabled &&
-             ( 2u == tapCount ) )
-    {
-      // The event.p2 and event.p3 are in decorator coords. Need to transforms to text coords.
-      const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x;
-      const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.y - mAlignmentOffset.y;
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_WORD_BREAKS & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Clear the word break info.
+    WordBreakInfo* wordBreakInfoBuffer = mLogicalModel->mWordBreakInfo.Begin();
 
-      RepositionSelectionHandles( xPosition,
-                                  yPosition );
+    mLogicalModel->mWordBreakInfo.Erase( wordBreakInfoBuffer + startIndex,
+                                         wordBreakInfoBuffer + endIndexPlusOne );
+  }
 
-      mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
-      mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
-      mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_SCRIPTS & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Clear the scripts.
+    ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                        endIndex,
+                        mLogicalModel->mScriptRuns );
+  }
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( VALIDATE_FONTS & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Clear the fonts.
+    ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                        endIndex,
+                        mLogicalModel->mFontRuns );
+  }
+
+  if( 0u != mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo.Count() )
+  {
+    if( NO_OPERATION != ( BIDI_INFO & operations ) )
+    {
+      // Clear the bidirectional paragraph info.
+      ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                          endIndex,
+                          mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo );
+
+      // Clear the character's directions.
+      CharacterDirection* characterDirectionsBuffer = mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Begin();
+
+      mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Erase( characterDirectionsBuffer + startIndex,
+                                                 characterDirectionsBuffer + endIndexPlusOne );
+    }
+
+    if( NO_OPERATION != ( REORDER & operations ) )
+    {
+      uint32_t startRemoveIndex = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.Count();
+      uint32_t endRemoveIndex = startRemoveIndex;
+      ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                          endIndex,
+                          mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo,
+                          startRemoveIndex,
+                          endRemoveIndex );
+
+      BidirectionalLineInfoRun* bidirectionalLineInfoBuffer = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.Begin();
+
+      // Free the allocated memory used to store the conversion table in the bidirectional line info run.
+      for( Vector<BidirectionalLineInfoRun>::Iterator it = bidirectionalLineInfoBuffer + startRemoveIndex,
+             endIt = bidirectionalLineInfoBuffer + endRemoveIndex;
+           it != endIt;
+           ++it )
+      {
+        BidirectionalLineInfoRun& bidiLineInfo = *it;
+
+        free( bidiLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap );
+        bidiLineInfo.visualToLogicalMap = NULL;
+      }
+
+      mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalLineInfo.Erase( bidirectionalLineInfoBuffer + startRemoveIndex,
+                                                   bidirectionalLineInfoBuffer + endRemoveIndex );
     }
   }
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::OnPanEvent( const Event& event )
+void Controller::Impl::ClearGlyphModelData( CharacterIndex startIndex, CharacterIndex endIndex, OperationsMask operations )
+{
+  const CharacterIndex endIndexPlusOne = endIndex + 1u;
+  const Length numberOfCharactersRemoved = endIndexPlusOne - startIndex;
+
+  // Convert the character index to glyph index before deleting the character to glyph and the glyphs per character buffers.
+  GlyphIndex* charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
+  Length* glyphsPerCharacterBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin();
+
+  const GlyphIndex endGlyphIndexPlusOne = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + endIndex ) + *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + endIndex );
+  const Length numberOfGlyphsRemoved = endGlyphIndexPlusOne - mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex;
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( SHAPE_TEXT & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Update the character to glyph indices.
+    for( Vector<GlyphIndex>::Iterator it =  charactersToGlyphBuffer + endIndexPlusOne,
+           endIt =  charactersToGlyphBuffer + mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Count();
+         it != endIt;
+         ++it )
+    {
+      CharacterIndex& index = *it;
+      index -= numberOfGlyphsRemoved;
+    }
+
+    // Clear the character to glyph conversion table.
+    mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Erase( charactersToGlyphBuffer + startIndex,
+                                            charactersToGlyphBuffer + endIndexPlusOne );
+
+    // Clear the glyphs per character table.
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Erase( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + startIndex,
+                                             glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + endIndexPlusOne );
+
+    // Clear the glyphs buffer.
+    GlyphInfo* glyphsBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Erase( glyphsBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                                 glyphsBuffer + endGlyphIndexPlusOne );
+
+    CharacterIndex* glyphsToCharactersBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Begin();
+
+    // Update the glyph to character indices.
+    for( Vector<CharacterIndex>::Iterator it = glyphsToCharactersBuffer + endGlyphIndexPlusOne,
+           endIt = glyphsToCharactersBuffer + mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Count();
+         it != endIt;
+         ++it )
+    {
+      CharacterIndex& index = *it;
+      index -= numberOfCharactersRemoved;
+    }
+
+    // Clear the glyphs to characters buffer.
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Erase( glyphsToCharactersBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                                             glyphsToCharactersBuffer  + endGlyphIndexPlusOne );
+
+    // Clear the characters per glyph buffer.
+    Length* charactersPerGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+    mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Erase( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                                             charactersPerGlyphBuffer + endGlyphIndexPlusOne );
+
+    // Clear the positions buffer.
+    Vector2* positionsBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Begin();
+    mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Erase( positionsBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                                         positionsBuffer + endGlyphIndexPlusOne );
+  }
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( LAYOUT & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Clear the lines.
+    uint32_t startRemoveIndex = mVisualModel->mLines.Count();
+    uint32_t endRemoveIndex = startRemoveIndex;
+    ClearCharacterRuns( startIndex,
+                        endIndex,
+                        mVisualModel->mLines,
+                        startRemoveIndex,
+                        endRemoveIndex );
+
+    // Will update the glyph runs.
+    startRemoveIndex = mVisualModel->mLines.Count();
+    endRemoveIndex = startRemoveIndex;
+    ClearGlyphRuns( mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                    endGlyphIndexPlusOne - 1u,
+                    mVisualModel->mLines,
+                    startRemoveIndex,
+                    endRemoveIndex );
+
+    // Set the line index from where to insert the new laid-out lines.
+    mTextUpdateInfo.mStartLineIndex = startRemoveIndex;
+
+    LineRun* linesBuffer = mVisualModel->mLines.Begin();
+    mVisualModel->mLines.Erase( linesBuffer + startRemoveIndex,
+                                linesBuffer + endRemoveIndex );
+  }
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( COLOR & operations ) )
+  {
+    if( 0u != mVisualModel->mColorIndices.Count() )
+    {
+      ColorIndex* colorIndexBuffer = mVisualModel->mColorIndices.Begin();
+      mVisualModel->mColorIndices.Erase( colorIndexBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                                         colorIndexBuffer + endGlyphIndexPlusOne );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::ClearModelData( CharacterIndex startIndex, CharacterIndex endIndex, OperationsMask operations )
+{
+  if( mTextUpdateInfo.mClearAll ||
+      ( ( 0u == startIndex ) &&
+        ( mTextUpdateInfo.mPreviousNumberOfCharacters == endIndex + 1u ) ) )
+  {
+    ClearFullModelData( operations );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // Clear the model data related with characters.
+    ClearCharacterModelData( startIndex, endIndex, operations );
+
+    // Clear the model data related with glyphs.
+    ClearGlyphModelData( startIndex, endIndex, operations );
+  }
+
+  // The estimated number of lines. Used to avoid reallocations when layouting.
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mEstimatedNumberOfLines = std::max( mVisualModel->mLines.Count(), mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Count() );
+
+  mVisualModel->ClearCaches();
+}
+
+bool Controller::Impl::UpdateModel( OperationsMask operationsRequired )
+{
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::General, "Controller::UpdateModel\n" );
+
+  // Calculate the operations to be done.
+  const OperationsMask operations = static_cast<OperationsMask>( mOperationsPending & operationsRequired );
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION == operations )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if no operations are pending and required.
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  Vector<Character>& utf32Characters = mLogicalModel->mText;
+
+  const Length numberOfCharacters = utf32Characters.Count();
+
+  // Index to the first character of the first paragraph to be updated.
+  CharacterIndex startIndex = 0u;
+  // Number of characters of the paragraphs to be removed.
+  Length paragraphCharacters = 0u;
+
+  CalculateTextUpdateIndices( paragraphCharacters );
+  startIndex = mTextUpdateInfo.mParagraphCharacterIndex;
+
+  if( mTextUpdateInfo.mClearAll ||
+      ( 0u != paragraphCharacters ) )
+  {
+    ClearModelData( startIndex, startIndex + ( ( paragraphCharacters > 0u ) ? paragraphCharacters - 1u : 0u ), operations );
+  }
+
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mClearAll = false;
+
+  // Whether the model is updated.
+  bool updated = false;
+
+  Vector<LineBreakInfo>& lineBreakInfo = mLogicalModel->mLineBreakInfo;
+  const Length requestedNumberOfCharacters = mTextUpdateInfo.mRequestedNumberOfCharacters;
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_LINE_BREAKS & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Retrieves the line break info. The line break info is used to split the text in 'paragraphs' to
+    // calculate the bidirectional info for each 'paragraph'.
+    // It's also used to layout the text (where it should be a new line) or to shape the text (text in different lines
+    // is not shaped together).
+    lineBreakInfo.Resize( numberOfCharacters, TextAbstraction::LINE_NO_BREAK );
+
+    SetLineBreakInfo( utf32Characters,
+                      startIndex,
+                      requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                      lineBreakInfo );
+
+    // Create the paragraph info.
+    mLogicalModel->CreateParagraphInfo( startIndex,
+                                        requestedNumberOfCharacters );
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  Vector<WordBreakInfo>& wordBreakInfo = mLogicalModel->mWordBreakInfo;
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_WORD_BREAKS & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Retrieves the word break info. The word break info is used to layout the text (where to wrap the text in lines).
+    wordBreakInfo.Resize( numberOfCharacters, TextAbstraction::WORD_NO_BREAK );
+
+    SetWordBreakInfo( utf32Characters,
+                      startIndex,
+                      requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                      wordBreakInfo );
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  const bool getScripts = NO_OPERATION != ( GET_SCRIPTS & operations );
+  const bool validateFonts = NO_OPERATION != ( VALIDATE_FONTS & operations );
+
+  Vector<ScriptRun>& scripts = mLogicalModel->mScriptRuns;
+  Vector<FontRun>& validFonts = mLogicalModel->mFontRuns;
+
+  if( getScripts || validateFonts )
+  {
+    // Validates the fonts assigned by the application or assigns default ones.
+    // It makes sure all the characters are going to be rendered by the correct font.
+    MultilanguageSupport multilanguageSupport = MultilanguageSupport::Get();
+
+    if( getScripts )
+    {
+      // Retrieves the scripts used in the text.
+      multilanguageSupport.SetScripts( utf32Characters,
+                                       startIndex,
+                                       requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                                       scripts );
+    }
+
+    if( validateFonts )
+    {
+      // Validate the fonts set through the mark-up string.
+      Vector<FontDescriptionRun>& fontDescriptionRuns = mLogicalModel->mFontDescriptionRuns;
+
+      // Get the default font id.
+      const FontId defaultFontId = ( NULL == mFontDefaults ) ? 0u : mFontDefaults->GetFontId( mFontClient );
+
+      // Validates the fonts. If there is a character with no assigned font it sets a default one.
+      // After this call, fonts are validated.
+      multilanguageSupport.ValidateFonts( utf32Characters,
+                                          scripts,
+                                          fontDescriptionRuns,
+                                          defaultFontId,
+                                          startIndex,
+                                          requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                                          validFonts );
+    }
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  Vector<Character> mirroredUtf32Characters;
+  bool textMirrored = false;
+  const Length numberOfParagraphs = mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Count();
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( BIDI_INFO & operations ) )
+  {
+    Vector<BidirectionalParagraphInfoRun>& bidirectionalInfo = mLogicalModel->mBidirectionalParagraphInfo;
+    bidirectionalInfo.Reserve( numberOfParagraphs );
+
+    // Calculates the bidirectional info for the whole paragraph if it contains right to left scripts.
+    SetBidirectionalInfo( utf32Characters,
+                          scripts,
+                          lineBreakInfo,
+                          startIndex,
+                          requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                          bidirectionalInfo );
+
+    if( 0u != bidirectionalInfo.Count() )
+    {
+      // Only set the character directions if there is right to left characters.
+      Vector<CharacterDirection>& directions = mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections;
+      GetCharactersDirection( bidirectionalInfo,
+                              numberOfCharacters,
+                              startIndex,
+                              requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                              directions );
+
+      // This paragraph has right to left text. Some characters may need to be mirrored.
+      // TODO: consider if the mirrored string can be stored as well.
+
+      textMirrored = GetMirroredText( utf32Characters,
+                                      directions,
+                                      bidirectionalInfo,
+                                      startIndex,
+                                      requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                                      mirroredUtf32Characters );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      // There is no right to left characters. Clear the directions vector.
+      mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Clear();
+    }
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  Vector<GlyphInfo>& glyphs = mVisualModel->mGlyphs;
+  Vector<CharacterIndex>& glyphsToCharactersMap = mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters;
+  Vector<Length>& charactersPerGlyph = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph;
+  Vector<GlyphIndex> newParagraphGlyphs;
+  newParagraphGlyphs.Reserve( numberOfParagraphs );
+
+  const Length currentNumberOfGlyphs = glyphs.Count();
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( SHAPE_TEXT & operations ) )
+  {
+    const Vector<Character>& textToShape = textMirrored ? mirroredUtf32Characters : utf32Characters;
+    // Shapes the text.
+    ShapeText( textToShape,
+               lineBreakInfo,
+               scripts,
+               validFonts,
+               startIndex,
+               mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+               requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+               glyphs,
+               glyphsToCharactersMap,
+               charactersPerGlyph,
+               newParagraphGlyphs );
+
+    // Create the 'number of glyphs' per character and the glyph to character conversion tables.
+    mVisualModel->CreateGlyphsPerCharacterTable( startIndex, mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex, requestedNumberOfCharacters );
+    mVisualModel->CreateCharacterToGlyphTable( startIndex, mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex, requestedNumberOfCharacters );
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  const Length numberOfGlyphs = glyphs.Count() - currentNumberOfGlyphs;
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( GET_GLYPH_METRICS & operations ) )
+  {
+    GlyphInfo* glyphsBuffer = glyphs.Begin();
+    mMetrics->GetGlyphMetrics( glyphsBuffer + mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex, numberOfGlyphs );
+
+    // Update the width and advance of all new paragraph characters.
+    for( Vector<GlyphIndex>::ConstIterator it = newParagraphGlyphs.Begin(), endIt = newParagraphGlyphs.End(); it != endIt; ++it )
+    {
+      const GlyphIndex index = *it;
+      GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + index );
+
+      glyph.xBearing = 0.f;
+      glyph.width = 0.f;
+      glyph.advance = 0.f;
+    }
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  if( NO_OPERATION != ( COLOR & operations ) )
+  {
+    // Set the color runs in glyphs.
+    SetColorSegmentationInfo( mLogicalModel->mColorRuns,
+                              mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph,
+                              mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter,
+                              startIndex,
+                              mTextUpdateInfo.mStartGlyphIndex,
+                              requestedNumberOfCharacters,
+                              mVisualModel->mColors,
+                              mVisualModel->mColorIndices );
+
+    updated = true;
+  }
+
+  if( ( NULL != mEventData ) &&
+      mEventData->mPreEditFlag &&
+      ( 0u != mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Count() ) )
+  {
+    // Add the underline for the pre-edit text.
+    const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
+    const Length* const glyphsPerCharacterBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin();
+
+    const GlyphIndex glyphStart = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + mEventData->mPreEditStartPosition );
+    const CharacterIndex lastPreEditCharacter = mEventData->mPreEditStartPosition + ( ( mEventData->mPreEditLength > 0u ) ? mEventData->mPreEditLength - 1u : 0u );
+    const Length numberOfGlyphsLastCharacter = *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + lastPreEditCharacter );
+    const GlyphIndex glyphEnd = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + lastPreEditCharacter ) + ( numberOfGlyphsLastCharacter > 1u ? numberOfGlyphsLastCharacter - 1u : 0u );
+
+    GlyphRun underlineRun;
+    underlineRun.glyphIndex = glyphStart;
+    underlineRun.numberOfGlyphs = 1u + glyphEnd - glyphStart;
+
+    // TODO: At the moment the underline runs are only for pre-edit.
+    mVisualModel->mUnderlineRuns.PushBack( underlineRun );
+  }
+
+  // The estimated number of lines. Used to avoid reallocations when layouting.
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mEstimatedNumberOfLines = std::max( mVisualModel->mLines.Count(), mLogicalModel->mParagraphInfo.Count() );
+
+  // Set the previous number of characters for the next time the text is updated.
+  mTextUpdateInfo.mPreviousNumberOfCharacters = numberOfCharacters;
+
+  return updated;
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::RetrieveDefaultInputStyle( InputStyle& inputStyle )
+{
+  // Sets the default text's color.
+  inputStyle.textColor = mTextColor;
+  inputStyle.isDefaultColor = true;
+
+  inputStyle.familyName.clear();
+  inputStyle.weight = TextAbstraction::FontWeight::NORMAL;
+  inputStyle.width = TextAbstraction::FontWidth::NORMAL;
+  inputStyle.slant = TextAbstraction::FontSlant::NORMAL;
+  inputStyle.size = 0.f;
+
+  inputStyle.familyDefined = false;
+  inputStyle.weightDefined = false;
+  inputStyle.widthDefined = false;
+  inputStyle.slantDefined = false;
+  inputStyle.sizeDefined = false;
+
+  // Sets the default font's family name, weight, width, slant and size.
+  if( mFontDefaults )
+  {
+    if( mFontDefaults->familyDefined )
+    {
+      inputStyle.familyName = mFontDefaults->mFontDescription.family;
+      inputStyle.familyDefined = true;
+    }
+
+    if( mFontDefaults->weightDefined )
+    {
+      inputStyle.weight = mFontDefaults->mFontDescription.weight;
+      inputStyle.weightDefined = true;
+    }
+
+    if( mFontDefaults->widthDefined )
+    {
+      inputStyle.width = mFontDefaults->mFontDescription.width;
+      inputStyle.widthDefined = true;
+    }
+
+    if( mFontDefaults->slantDefined )
+    {
+      inputStyle.slant = mFontDefaults->mFontDescription.slant;
+      inputStyle.slantDefined = true;
+    }
+
+    if( mFontDefaults->sizeDefined )
+    {
+      inputStyle.size = mFontDefaults->mDefaultPointSize;
+      inputStyle.sizeDefined = true;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+float Controller::Impl::GetDefaultFontLineHeight()
+{
+  FontId defaultFontId = 0u;
+  if( NULL == mFontDefaults )
+  {
+    TextAbstraction::FontDescription fontDescription;
+    defaultFontId = mFontClient.GetFontId( fontDescription );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    defaultFontId = mFontDefaults->GetFontId( mFontClient );
+  }
+
+  Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
+  mMetrics->GetFontMetrics( defaultFontId, fontMetrics );
+
+  return( fontMetrics.ascender - fontMetrics.descender );
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnCursorKeyEvent( const Event& event )
 {
   if( NULL == mEventData )
   {
@@ -509,34 +1058,211 @@ void Controller::Impl::OnPanEvent( const Event& event )
     return;
   }
 
-  int state = event.p1.mInt;
+  int keyCode = event.p1.mInt;
+
+  if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_LEFT == keyCode )
+  {
+    if( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0u )
+    {
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = CalculateNewCursorIndex( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition - 1u );
+    }
+  }
+  else if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_RIGHT == keyCode )
+  {
+    if( mLogicalModel->mText.Count() > mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition )
+    {
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = CalculateNewCursorIndex( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition );
+    }
+  }
+  else if( Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_UP == keyCode )
+  {
+    // Get first the line index of the current cursor position index.
+    CharacterIndex characterIndex = 0u;
+
+    if( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0u )
+    {
+      characterIndex = mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition - 1u;
+    }
+
+    const LineIndex lineIndex = mVisualModel->GetLineOfCharacter( characterIndex );
 
-  if( Gesture::Started    == state ||
-      Gesture::Continuing == state )
+    if( lineIndex > 0u )
+    {
+      // Retrieve the cursor position info.
+      CursorInfo cursorInfo;
+      GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition,
+                         cursorInfo );
+
+      // Get the line above.
+      const LineRun& line = *( mVisualModel->mLines.Begin() + ( lineIndex - 1u ) );
+
+      // Get the next hit 'y' point.
+      const float hitPointY = cursorInfo.lineOffset - 0.5f * ( line.ascender - line.descender );
+
+      // Use the cursor hook position 'x' and the next hit 'y' position to calculate the new cursor index.
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                        mLogicalModel,
+                                                                        mMetrics,
+                                                                        mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX,
+                                                                        hitPointY );
+    }
+  }
+  else if(   Dali::DALI_KEY_CURSOR_DOWN == keyCode )
   {
-    const Vector2& actualSize = mVisualModel->GetActualSize();
-    const Vector2 currentScroll = mEventData->mScrollPosition;
+    // Get first the line index of the current cursor position index.
+    CharacterIndex characterIndex = 0u;
 
-    if( mEventData->mHorizontalScrollingEnabled )
+    if( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition > 0u )
     {
-      const float displacementX = event.p2.mFloat;
-      mEventData->mScrollPosition.x += displacementX;
+      characterIndex = mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition - 1u;
+    }
+
+    const LineIndex lineIndex = mVisualModel->GetLineOfCharacter( characterIndex );
 
-      ClampHorizontalScroll( actualSize );
+    if( lineIndex + 1u < mVisualModel->mLines.Count() )
+    {
+      // Retrieve the cursor position info.
+      CursorInfo cursorInfo;
+      GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition,
+                         cursorInfo );
+
+      // Get the line below.
+      const LineRun& line = *( mVisualModel->mLines.Begin() + lineIndex + 1u );
+
+      // Get the next hit 'y' point.
+      const float hitPointY = cursorInfo.lineOffset + cursorInfo.lineHeight + 0.5f * ( line.ascender - line.descender );
+
+      // Use the cursor hook position 'x' and the next hit 'y' position to calculate the new cursor index.
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                        mLogicalModel,
+                                                                        mMetrics,
+                                                                        mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX,
+                                                                        hitPointY );
     }
+  }
+
+  mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+  mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = true;
+  mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnTapEvent( const Event& event )
+{
+  if( NULL != mEventData )
+  {
+    const unsigned int tapCount = event.p1.mUint;
 
-    if( mEventData->mVerticalScrollingEnabled )
+    if( 1u == tapCount )
     {
-      const float displacementY = event.p3.mFloat;
-      mEventData->mScrollPosition.y += displacementY;
+      if( IsShowingRealText() )
+      {
+        // Convert from control's coords to text's coords.
+        const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mScrollPosition.x;
+        const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mScrollPosition.y;
+
+        // Keep the tap 'x' position. Used to move the cursor.
+        mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX = xPosition;
+
+        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                          mLogicalModel,
+                                                                          mMetrics,
+                                                                          xPosition,
+                                                                          yPosition );
+
+        // When the cursor position is changing, delay cursor blinking
+        mEventData->mDecorator->DelayCursorBlink();
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = 0u;
+      }
+
+      mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = true;
+      mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = true;
+
+      // Notify the cursor position to the imf manager.
+      if( mEventData->mImfManager )
+      {
+        mEventData->mImfManager.SetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition );
+        mEventData->mImfManager.NotifyCursorPosition();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnPanEvent( const Event& event )
+{
+  if( NULL == mEventData )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const bool isHorizontalScrollEnabled = mEventData->mDecorator->IsHorizontalScrollEnabled();
+  const bool isVerticalScrollEnabled = mEventData->mDecorator->IsVerticalScrollEnabled();
+
+  if( !isHorizontalScrollEnabled && !isVerticalScrollEnabled )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if scrolling is not enabled.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const int state = event.p1.mInt;
 
-      ClampVerticalScroll( actualSize );
+  switch( state )
+  {
+    case Gesture::Started:
+    {
+      // Will remove the cursor, handles or text's popup, ...
+      ChangeState( EventData::TEXT_PANNING );
+      break;
     }
+    case Gesture::Continuing:
+    {
+      const Vector2& layoutSize = mVisualModel->GetLayoutSize();
+      const Vector2 currentScroll = mScrollPosition;
+
+      if( isHorizontalScrollEnabled )
+      {
+        const float displacementX = event.p2.mFloat;
+        mScrollPosition.x += displacementX;
+
+        ClampHorizontalScroll( layoutSize );
+      }
+
+      if( isVerticalScrollEnabled )
+      {
+        const float displacementY = event.p3.mFloat;
+        mScrollPosition.y += displacementY;
 
-    if( mEventData->mDecorator )
+        ClampVerticalScroll( layoutSize );
+      }
+
+      mEventData->mDecorator->UpdatePositions( mScrollPosition - currentScroll );
+      break;
+    }
+    case Gesture::Finished:
+    case Gesture::Cancelled: // FALLTHROUGH
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->UpdatePositions( mEventData->mScrollPosition - currentScroll );
+      // Will go back to the previous state to show the cursor, handles, the text's popup, ...
+      ChangeState( mEventData->mPreviousState );
+      break;
     }
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnLongPressEvent( const Event& event )
+{
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::General, "Controller::OnLongPressEvent\n" );
+
+  if( EventData::EDITING == mEventData->mState )
+  {
+    ChangeState ( EventData::EDITING_WITH_POPUP );
+    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
   }
 }
 
@@ -550,14 +1276,20 @@ void Controller::Impl::OnHandleEvent( const Event& event )
 
   const unsigned int state = event.p1.mUint;
   const bool handleStopScrolling = ( HANDLE_STOP_SCROLLING == state );
+  const bool isSmoothHandlePanEnabled = mEventData->mDecorator->IsSmoothHandlePanEnabled();
 
   if( HANDLE_PRESSED == state )
   {
-    // The event.p2 and event.p3 are in decorator coords. Need to transforms to text coords.
-    const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x;
-    const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.y - mAlignmentOffset.y;
+    // Convert from decorator's coords to text's coords.
+    const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mScrollPosition.x;
+    const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mScrollPosition.y;
 
-    const CharacterIndex handleNewPosition = GetClosestCursorIndex( xPosition, yPosition );
+    // Need to calculate the handle's new position.
+    const CharacterIndex handleNewPosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                          mLogicalModel,
+                                                                          mMetrics,
+                                                                          xPosition,
+                                                                          yPosition );
 
     if( Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
     {
@@ -565,61 +1297,88 @@ void Controller::Impl::OnHandleEvent( const Event& event )
 
       if( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition )
       {
-        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handleNewPosition;
+        // Updates the cursor position if the handle's new position is different than the current one.
         mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+        // Does not update the grab handle position if the smooth panning is enabled. (The decorator does it smooth).
+        mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handleNewPosition;
       }
+
+      // Updates the decorator if the soft handle panning is enabled. It triggers a relayout in the decorator and the new position of the handle is set.
+      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
     }
     else if( Event::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
     {
       ChangeState ( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING );
 
-      if( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition )
+      if( ( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition ) &&
+          ( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition ) )
       {
+        // Updates the highlight box if the handle's new position is different than the current one.
+        mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+        // Does not update the selection handle position if the smooth panning is enabled. (The decorator does it smooth).
+        mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
         mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = handleNewPosition;
+      }
 
-        RepositionSelectionHandles( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                                    mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+      // Updates the decorator if the soft handle panning is enabled. It triggers a relayout in the decorator and the new position of the handle is set.
+      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
 
-        mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
-      }
+      // Will define the order to scroll the text to match the handle position.
+      mEventData->mIsLeftHandleSelected = true;
     }
     else if( Event::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
     {
       ChangeState ( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING );
 
-      if( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition )
+      if( ( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition ) &&
+          ( handleNewPosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition ) )
       {
+        // Updates the highlight box if the handle's new position is different than the current one.
+        mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+        // Does not update the selection handle position if the smooth panning is enabled. (The decorator does it smooth).
+        mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
         mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = handleNewPosition;
+      }
 
-        RepositionSelectionHandles( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                                    mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+      // Updates the decorator if the soft handle panning is enabled. It triggers a relayout in the decorator and the new position of the handle is set.
+      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
 
-        mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
-      }
+      // Will define the order to scroll the text to match the handle position.
+      mEventData->mIsLeftHandleSelected = false;
     }
   } // end ( HANDLE_PRESSED == state )
   else if( ( HANDLE_RELEASED == state ) ||
            handleStopScrolling )
   {
     CharacterIndex handlePosition = 0u;
-    if( handleStopScrolling )
+    if( handleStopScrolling || isSmoothHandlePanEnabled )
     {
-      // The event.p2 and event.p3 are in decorator coords. Need to transforms to text coords.
-      const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x;
-      const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mEventData->mScrollPosition.y - mAlignmentOffset.y;
-
-      handlePosition = GetClosestCursorIndex( xPosition, yPosition );
+      // Convert from decorator's coords to text's coords.
+      const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mScrollPosition.x;
+      const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mScrollPosition.y;
+
+      handlePosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                    mLogicalModel,
+                                                    mMetrics,
+                                                    xPosition,
+                                                    yPosition );
     }
 
     if( Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
     {
       mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = true;
 
-      ChangeState( EventData::EDITING_WITH_POPUP );
+      if( !IsClipboardEmpty() )
+      {
+        ChangeState( EventData::EDITING_WITH_PASTE_POPUP ); // Moving grabhandle will show Paste Popup
+      }
 
-      if( handleStopScrolling )
+      if( handleStopScrolling || isSmoothHandlePanEnabled )
       {
-        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition != handlePosition;
+        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
         mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handlePosition;
       }
     }
@@ -627,16 +1386,18 @@ void Controller::Impl::OnHandleEvent( const Event& event )
     {
       ChangeState( EventData::SELECTING );
 
-      if( handleStopScrolling )
+      mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
+
+      if( handleStopScrolling || isSmoothHandlePanEnabled )
       {
-        mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition != handlePosition;
-        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition;
-        mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
+        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
 
-        if( mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition )
+        if( ( handlePosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition ) &&
+            ( handlePosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition ) )
         {
-          RepositionSelectionHandles( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                                      mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+          mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -644,75 +1405,302 @@ void Controller::Impl::OnHandleEvent( const Event& event )
     {
       ChangeState( EventData::SELECTING );
 
-      if( handleStopScrolling )
+      mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
+      mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
+
+      if( handleStopScrolling || isSmoothHandlePanEnabled )
+      {
+        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+        if( ( handlePosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition ) &&
+            ( handlePosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition ) )
+        {
+          mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+  } // end ( ( HANDLE_RELEASED == state ) || ( HANDLE_STOP_SCROLLING == state ) )
+  else if( HANDLE_SCROLLING == state )
+  {
+    const float xSpeed = event.p2.mFloat;
+    const float ySpeed = event.p3.mFloat;
+    const Vector2& layoutSize = mVisualModel->GetLayoutSize();
+    const Vector2 currentScrollPosition = mScrollPosition;
+
+    mScrollPosition.x += xSpeed;
+    mScrollPosition.y += ySpeed;
+
+    ClampHorizontalScroll( layoutSize );
+    ClampVerticalScroll( layoutSize );
+
+    bool endOfScroll = false;
+    if( Vector2::ZERO == ( currentScrollPosition - mScrollPosition ) )
+    {
+      // Notify the decorator there is no more text to scroll.
+      // The decorator won't send more scroll events.
+      mEventData->mDecorator->NotifyEndOfScroll();
+      // Still need to set the position of the handle.
+      endOfScroll = true;
+    }
+
+    // Set the position of the handle.
+    const bool scrollRightDirection = xSpeed > 0.f;
+    const bool scrollBottomDirection = ySpeed > 0.f;
+    const bool leftSelectionHandleEvent = Event::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type;
+    const bool rightSelectionHandleEvent = Event::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type;
+
+    if( Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
+    {
+      ChangeState( EventData::GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING );
+
+      // Get the grab handle position in decorator coords.
+      Vector2 position = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( GRAB_HANDLE );
+
+      if( mEventData->mDecorator->IsHorizontalScrollEnabled() )
+      {
+        // Position the grag handle close to either the left or right edge.
+        position.x = scrollRightDirection ? 0.f : mVisualModel->mControlSize.width;
+      }
+
+      if( mEventData->mDecorator->IsVerticalScrollEnabled() )
+      {
+        position.x = mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX;
+
+        // Position the grag handle close to either the top or bottom edge.
+        position.y = scrollBottomDirection ? 0.f : mVisualModel->mControlSize.height;
+      }
+
+      // Get the new handle position.
+      // The grab handle's position is in decorator's coords. Need to transforms to text's coords.
+      const CharacterIndex handlePosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                         mLogicalModel,
+                                                                         mMetrics,
+                                                                         position.x - mScrollPosition.x,
+                                                                         position.y - mScrollPosition.y );
+
+      if( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition != handlePosition )
+      {
+        mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+        mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+        mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handlePosition;
+      }
+      mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition;
+
+      // Updates the decorator if the soft handle panning is enabled.
+      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+    }
+    else if( leftSelectionHandleEvent || rightSelectionHandleEvent )
+    {
+      ChangeState( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING );
+
+      // Get the selection handle position in decorator coords.
+      Vector2 position = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( leftSelectionHandleEvent ? Text::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE : Text::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
+
+      if( mEventData->mDecorator->IsHorizontalScrollEnabled() )
       {
-        mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition != handlePosition;
-        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition;
-        mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
+        // Position the selection handle close to either the left or right edge.
+        position.x = scrollRightDirection ? 0.f : mVisualModel->mControlSize.width;
+      }
 
-        if( mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition )
+      if( mEventData->mDecorator->IsVerticalScrollEnabled() )
+      {
+        position.x = mEventData->mCursorHookPositionX;
+
+        // Position the grag handle close to either the top or bottom edge.
+        position.y = scrollBottomDirection ? 0.f : mVisualModel->mControlSize.height;
+      }
+
+      // Get the new handle position.
+      // The selection handle's position is in decorator's coords. Need to transform to text's coords.
+      const CharacterIndex handlePosition = Text::GetClosestCursorIndex( mVisualModel,
+                                                                         mLogicalModel,
+                                                                         mMetrics,
+                                                                         position.x - mScrollPosition.x,
+                                                                         position.y - mScrollPosition.y );
+
+      if( leftSelectionHandleEvent )
+      {
+        const bool differentHandles = ( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition != handlePosition ) && ( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition != handlePosition );
+
+        if( differentHandles || endOfScroll )
+        {
+          mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+          mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+          mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+          mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
+        }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        const bool differentHandles = ( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition != handlePosition ) && ( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition != handlePosition );
+        if( differentHandles || endOfScroll )
         {
-          RepositionSelectionHandles( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                                      mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+          mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+          mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+          mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+          mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
         }
       }
+
+      if( mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition || mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition )
+      {
+        RepositionSelectionHandles();
+
+        mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = !isSmoothHandlePanEnabled;
+      }
     }
+    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+  } // end ( HANDLE_SCROLLING == state )
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnSelectEvent( const Event& event )
+{
+  if( NULL == mEventData )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if there is no text.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if( mEventData->mSelectionEnabled )
+  {
+    // Convert from control's coords to text's coords.
+    const float xPosition = event.p2.mFloat - mScrollPosition.x;
+    const float yPosition = event.p3.mFloat - mScrollPosition.y;
+
+    // Calculates the logical position from the x,y coords.
+    RepositionSelectionHandles( xPosition,
+                                yPosition );
+  }
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::OnSelectAllEvent()
+{
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "OnSelectAllEvent mEventData->mSelectionEnabled%s \n", mEventData->mSelectionEnabled?"true":"false");
+
+  if( NULL == mEventData )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if there is no text.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if( mEventData->mSelectionEnabled )
+  {
+    ChangeState( EventData::SELECTING );
+
+    mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = 0u;
+    mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = mLogicalModel->mText.Count();
+
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
+  }
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::RetrieveSelection( std::string& selectedText, bool deleteAfterRetrieval )
+{
+  if( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition == mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition )
+  {
+    // Nothing to select if handles are in the same place.
+    selectedText.clear();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const bool handlesCrossed = mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition > mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
 
-    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
-  } // end ( ( HANDLE_RELEASED == state ) || ( HANDLE_STOP_SCROLLING == state ) )
-  else if( HANDLE_SCROLLING == state )
+  //Get start and end position of selection
+  const CharacterIndex startOfSelectedText = handlesCrossed ? mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition : mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition;
+  const Length lengthOfSelectedText = ( handlesCrossed ? mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition : mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition ) - startOfSelectedText;
+
+  Vector<Character>& utf32Characters = mLogicalModel->mText;
+  const Length numberOfCharacters = utf32Characters.Count();
+
+  // Validate the start and end selection points
+  if( ( startOfSelectedText + lengthOfSelectedText ) <= numberOfCharacters )
   {
-    const float xSpeed = event.p2.mFloat;
-    const Vector2& actualSize = mVisualModel->GetActualSize();
+    //Get text as a UTF8 string
+    Utf32ToUtf8( &utf32Characters[startOfSelectedText], lengthOfSelectedText, selectedText );
 
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x += xSpeed;
+    if( deleteAfterRetrieval ) // Only delete text if copied successfully
+    {
+      // Set as input style the style of the first deleted character.
+      mLogicalModel->RetrieveStyle( startOfSelectedText, mEventData->mInputStyle );
 
-    ClampHorizontalScroll( actualSize );
+      mLogicalModel->UpdateTextStyleRuns( startOfSelectedText, -static_cast<int>( lengthOfSelectedText ) );
 
-    const bool leftSelectionHandleEvent = Event::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type;
-    const bool rightSelectionHandleEvent = Event::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type;
+      // Mark the paragraphs to be updated.
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mCharacterIndex = startOfSelectedText;
+      mTextUpdateInfo.mNumberOfCharactersToRemove = lengthOfSelectedText;
 
-    if( Event::GRAB_HANDLE_EVENT == event.type )
-    {
-      ChangeState( EventData::GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING );
+      // Delete text between handles
+      Vector<Character>::Iterator first = utf32Characters.Begin() + startOfSelectedText;
+      Vector<Character>::Iterator last  = first + lengthOfSelectedText;
+      utf32Characters.Erase( first, last );
+
+      // Will show the cursor at the first character of the selection.
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handlesCrossed ? mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition : mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition;
     }
-    else if( leftSelectionHandleEvent || rightSelectionHandleEvent )
+    else
     {
-      // TODO: This is recalculating the selection box every time the text is scrolled with the selection handles.
-      //       Think if something can be done to save power.
+      // Will show the cursor at the last character of the selection.
+      mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = handlesCrossed ? mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition : mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
+    }
 
-      ChangeState( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING );
+    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+  }
+}
 
-      const Vector2& position = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( leftSelectionHandleEvent ? Text::LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE : Text::RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE );
+void Controller::Impl::ShowClipboard()
+{
+  if( mClipboard )
+  {
+    mClipboard.ShowClipboard();
+  }
+}
 
-      // Get the new handle position.
-      // The selection handle's position is in decorator coords. Need to transforms to text coords.
-      const CharacterIndex handlePosition = GetClosestCursorIndex( position.x - mEventData->mScrollPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x,
-                                                                   position.y - mEventData->mScrollPosition.y - mAlignmentOffset.y );
+void Controller::Impl::HideClipboard()
+{
+  if( mClipboard && mClipboardHideEnabled )
+  {
+    mClipboard.HideClipboard();
+  }
+}
 
-      if( leftSelectionHandleEvent )
-      {
-        mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = handlePosition != mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition;
-        mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = handlePosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
-        mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = handlePosition;
-      }
+void Controller::Impl::SetClipboardHideEnable(bool enable)
+{
+  mClipboardHideEnabled = enable;
+}
 
-      if( mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition || mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition )
-      {
-        RepositionSelectionHandles( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                                    mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
-      }
-    }
-    mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
-  } // end ( HANDLE_SCROLLING == state )
+bool Controller::Impl::CopyStringToClipboard( std::string& source )
+{
+  //Send string to clipboard
+  return ( mClipboard && mClipboard.SetItem( source ) );
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::SendSelectionToClipboard( bool deleteAfterSending )
+{
+  std::string selectedText;
+  RetrieveSelection( selectedText, deleteAfterSending );
+  CopyStringToClipboard( selectedText );
+  ChangeState( EventData::EDITING );
+}
+
+void Controller::Impl::GetTextFromClipboard( unsigned int itemIndex, std::string& retrievedString )
+{
+  if ( mClipboard )
+  {
+    retrievedString =  mClipboard.GetItem( itemIndex );
+  }
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::RepositionSelectionHandles( CharacterIndex selectionStart, CharacterIndex selectionEnd )
+void Controller::Impl::RepositionSelectionHandles()
 {
+  CharacterIndex selectionStart = mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition;
+  CharacterIndex selectionEnd = mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
+
   if( selectionStart == selectionEnd )
   {
     // Nothing to select if handles are in the same place.
@@ -721,549 +1709,738 @@ void Controller::Impl::RepositionSelectionHandles( CharacterIndex selectionStart
 
   mEventData->mDecorator->ClearHighlights();
 
-  mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = selectionStart;
-  mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = selectionEnd;
-
   const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
   const Length* const glyphsPerCharacterBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin();
   const GlyphInfo* const glyphsBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Begin();
   const Vector2* const positionsBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Begin();
+  const Length* const charactersPerGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+  const CharacterIndex* const glyphToCharacterBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Begin();
+  const CharacterDirection* const modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer = ( 0u != mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Count() ) ? mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Begin() : NULL;
+
+  const bool isLastCharacter = selectionEnd >= mLogicalModel->mText.Count();
+  const CharacterDirection startDirection = ( ( NULL == modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer ) ? false : *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + selectionStart ) );
+  const CharacterDirection endDirection = ( ( NULL == modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer ) ? false : *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + ( selectionEnd - ( isLastCharacter ? 1u : 0u ) ) ) );
 
-  // TODO: Better algorithm to create the highlight box.
-  // TODO: Multi-line.
+  // Swap the indices if the start is greater than the end.
+  const bool indicesSwapped = selectionStart > selectionEnd;
 
-  const Vector<LineRun>& lines = mVisualModel->mLines;
-  const LineRun& firstLine = *lines.Begin();
-  const float height = firstLine.ascender + -firstLine.descender;
+  // Tell the decorator to flip the selection handles if needed.
+  mEventData->mDecorator->SetSelectionHandleFlipState( indicesSwapped, startDirection, endDirection );
 
-  const bool indicesSwapped = ( selectionStart > selectionEnd );
   if( indicesSwapped )
   {
     std::swap( selectionStart, selectionEnd );
   }
 
-  GlyphIndex glyphStart = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + selectionStart );
-  GlyphIndex glyphEnd = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + ( selectionEnd - 1u ) ) + *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + ( selectionEnd - 1u ) ) - 1u;
+  // Get the indices to the first and last selected glyphs.
+  const CharacterIndex selectionEndMinusOne = selectionEnd - 1u;
+  const GlyphIndex glyphStart = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + selectionStart );
+  const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + selectionEndMinusOne );
+  const GlyphIndex glyphEnd = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + selectionEndMinusOne ) + ( ( numberOfGlyphs > 0 ) ? numberOfGlyphs - 1u : 0u );
 
-  mEventData->mDecorator->SwapSelectionHandlesEnabled( firstLine.direction != indicesSwapped );
+  // Get the lines where the glyphs are laid-out.
+  const LineRun* lineRun = mVisualModel->mLines.Begin();
 
-  const Vector2 offset = mEventData->mScrollPosition + mAlignmentOffset;
+  LineIndex lineIndex = 0u;
+  Length numberOfLines = 0u;
+  mVisualModel->GetNumberOfLines( glyphStart,
+                                  1u + glyphEnd - glyphStart,
+                                  lineIndex,
+                                  numberOfLines );
+  const LineIndex firstLineIndex = lineIndex;
 
-  for( GlyphIndex index = glyphStart; index <= glyphEnd; ++index )
-  {
-    const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + index );
-    const Vector2& position = *( positionsBuffer + index );
+  // Create the structure to store some selection box info.
+  Vector<SelectionBoxInfo> selectionBoxLinesInfo;
+  selectionBoxLinesInfo.Resize( numberOfLines );
 
-    const float xPosition = position.x - glyph.xBearing + offset.x;
-    mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( xPosition, offset.y, xPosition + glyph.advance, height );
-  }
+  SelectionBoxInfo* selectionBoxInfo = selectionBoxLinesInfo.Begin();
+  selectionBoxInfo->minX = MAX_FLOAT;
+  selectionBoxInfo->maxX = MIN_FLOAT;
 
-  CursorInfo primaryCursorInfo;
-  GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
-                     primaryCursorInfo );
+  // Keep the min and max 'x' position to calculate the size and position of the highlighed text.
+  float minHighlightX = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
+  float maxHighlightX = std::numeric_limits<float>::min();
+  Size highLightSize;
+  Vector2 highLightPosition; // The highlight position in decorator's coords.
 
-  CursorInfo secondaryCursorInfo;
-  GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition,
-                     secondaryCursorInfo );
+  // Retrieve the first line and get the line's vertical offset, the line's height and the index to the last glyph.
 
-  const Vector2 primaryPosition = primaryCursorInfo.primaryPosition + offset;
-  const Vector2 secondaryPosition = secondaryCursorInfo.primaryPosition + offset;
+  // The line's vertical offset of all the lines before the line where the first glyph is laid-out.
+  selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset = CalculateLineOffset( mVisualModel->mLines,
+                                                      firstLineIndex );
 
-  mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, primaryPosition.x, primaryPosition.y, primaryCursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  // Transform to decorator's (control) coords.
+  selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset += mScrollPosition.y;
 
-  mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, secondaryPosition.x, secondaryPosition.y, secondaryCursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  lineRun += firstLineIndex;
 
-  // Set the flag to update the decorator.
-  mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
-}
+  // The line height is the addition of the line ascender and the line descender.
+  // However, the line descender has a negative value, hence the subtraction.
+  selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight = lineRun->ascender - lineRun->descender;
 
-void Controller::Impl::RepositionSelectionHandles( float visualX, float visualY )
-{
-  if( NULL == mEventData )
-  {
-    // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
-    return;
-  }
+  GlyphIndex lastGlyphOfLine = lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex + lineRun->glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs - 1u;
 
-  if( IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
-  {
-    // Nothing to do if there is the place-holder text.
-    return;
-  }
+  // Check if the first glyph is a ligature that must be broken like Latin ff, fi, or Arabic ﻻ, etc which needs special code.
+  const Length numberOfCharactersStart = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphStart );
+  bool splitStartGlyph = ( numberOfCharactersStart > 1u ) && HasLigatureMustBreak( mLogicalModel->GetScript( selectionStart ) );
 
-  const Length numberOfGlyphs = mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count();
-  const Length numberOfLines  = mVisualModel->mLines.Count();
-  if( 0 == numberOfGlyphs ||
-      0 == numberOfLines )
+  // Check if the last glyph is a ligature that must be broken like Latin ff, fi, or Arabic ﻻ, etc which needs special code.
+  const Length numberOfCharactersEnd = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphEnd );
+  bool splitEndGlyph = ( glyphStart != glyphEnd ) && ( numberOfCharactersEnd > 1u ) && HasLigatureMustBreak( mLogicalModel->GetScript( selectionEndMinusOne ) );
+
+  // Traverse the glyphs.
+  for( GlyphIndex index = glyphStart; index <= glyphEnd; ++index )
   {
-    // Nothing to do if there is no text.
-    return;
-  }
+    const GlyphInfo& glyph = *( glyphsBuffer + index );
+    const Vector2& position = *( positionsBuffer + index );
 
-  // Find which word was selected
-  CharacterIndex selectionStart( 0 );
-  CharacterIndex selectionEnd( 0 );
-  FindSelectionIndices( visualX, visualY, selectionStart, selectionEnd );
-  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "%p selectionStart %d selectionEnd %d\n", this, selectionStart, selectionEnd );
+    if( splitStartGlyph )
+    {
+      // If the first glyph is a ligature that must be broken it may be needed to add only part of the glyph to the highlight box.
 
-  if( selectionStart == selectionEnd )
-  {
-    ChangeState( EventData::EDITING );
-    // Nothing to select. i.e. a white space, out of bounds
-    return;
-  }
+      const float glyphAdvance = glyph.advance / static_cast<float>( numberOfCharactersStart );
+      const CharacterIndex interGlyphIndex = selectionStart - *( glyphToCharacterBuffer + glyphStart );
+      // Get the direction of the character.
+      CharacterDirection isCurrentRightToLeft = false;
+      if( NULL != modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer ) // If modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer is NULL, it means the whole text is left to right.
+      {
+        isCurrentRightToLeft = *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + selectionStart );
+      }
 
-  RepositionSelectionHandles( selectionStart, selectionEnd );
-}
+      // The end point could be in the middle of the ligature.
+      // Calculate the number of characters selected.
+      const Length numberOfCharacters = ( glyphStart == glyphEnd ) ? ( selectionEnd - selectionStart ) : ( numberOfCharactersStart - interGlyphIndex );
 
-void Controller::Impl::ChangeState( EventData::State newState )
-{
-  if( NULL == mEventData )
-  {
-    // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
-    return;
-  }
+      const float xPosition = lineRun->alignmentOffset + position.x - glyph.xBearing + mScrollPosition.x + glyphAdvance * static_cast<float>( isCurrentRightToLeft ? ( numberOfCharactersStart - interGlyphIndex - numberOfCharacters ) : interGlyphIndex );
+      const float xPositionAdvance = xPosition + static_cast<float>( numberOfCharacters ) * glyphAdvance;
+      const float yPosition = selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset;
 
-  if( mEventData->mState != newState )
-  {
-    mEventData->mState = newState;
+      // Store the min and max 'x' for each line.
+      selectionBoxInfo->minX = std::min( selectionBoxInfo->minX, xPosition );
+      selectionBoxInfo->maxX = std::max( selectionBoxInfo->maxX, xPositionAdvance );
 
-    if( EventData::INACTIVE == mEventData->mState )
-    {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( xPosition,
+                                            yPosition,
+                                            xPositionAdvance,
+                                            yPosition + selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight );
+
+      splitStartGlyph = false;
+      continue;
     }
-    else if ( EventData::SELECTING == mEventData->mState )
+
+    if( splitEndGlyph && ( index == glyphEnd ) )
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
-      if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+      // Equally, if the last glyph is a ligature that must be broken it may be needed to add only part of the glyph to the highlight box.
+
+      const float glyphAdvance = glyph.advance / static_cast<float>( numberOfCharactersEnd );
+      const CharacterIndex interGlyphIndex = selectionEnd - *( glyphToCharacterBuffer + glyphEnd );
+      // Get the direction of the character.
+      CharacterDirection isCurrentRightToLeft = false;
+      if( NULL != modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer ) // If modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer is NULL, it means the whole text is left to right.
       {
-        TextSelectionPopup::Buttons selectedButtons = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons( TextSelectionPopup::COPY );
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetEnabledPopupButtons( selectedButtons );
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( true );
+        isCurrentRightToLeft = *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + selectionEnd );
       }
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+
+      const Length numberOfCharacters = numberOfCharactersEnd - interGlyphIndex;
+
+      const float xPosition = lineRun->alignmentOffset + position.x - glyph.xBearing + mScrollPosition.x + ( isCurrentRightToLeft ? ( glyphAdvance * static_cast<float>( numberOfCharacters ) ) : 0.f );
+      const float xPositionAdvance = xPosition + static_cast<float>( interGlyphIndex ) * glyphAdvance;
+      const float yPosition = selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset;
+
+      // Store the min and max 'x' for each line.
+      selectionBoxInfo->minX = std::min( selectionBoxInfo->minX, xPosition );
+      selectionBoxInfo->maxX = std::max( selectionBoxInfo->maxX, xPositionAdvance );
+
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( xPosition,
+                                            yPosition,
+                                            xPositionAdvance,
+                                            yPosition + selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight );
+
+      splitEndGlyph = false;
+      continue;
     }
-    else if( EventData::EDITING == mEventData->mState )
+
+    const float xPosition = lineRun->alignmentOffset + position.x - glyph.xBearing + mScrollPosition.x;
+    const float xPositionAdvance = xPosition + glyph.advance;
+    const float yPosition = selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset;
+
+    // Store the min and max 'x' for each line.
+    selectionBoxInfo->minX = std::min( selectionBoxInfo->minX, xPosition );
+    selectionBoxInfo->maxX = std::max( selectionBoxInfo->maxX, xPositionAdvance );
+
+    mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( xPosition,
+                                          yPosition,
+                                          xPositionAdvance,
+                                          yPosition + selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight );
+
+    // Whether to retrieve the next line.
+    if( index == lastGlyphOfLine )
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
-      if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
-      }
-      // Grab handle is not shown until a tap is received whilst EDITING
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+      // Retrieve the next line.
+      ++lineRun;
+
+      // Get the last glyph of the new line.
+      lastGlyphOfLine = lineRun->glyphRun.glyphIndex + lineRun->glyphRun.numberOfGlyphs - 1u;
+
+      ++lineIndex;
+      if( lineIndex < firstLineIndex + numberOfLines )
       {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        // Keep the offset and height of the current selection box.
+        const float currentLineOffset = selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset;
+        const float currentLineHeight = selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight;
+
+        // Get the selection box info for the next line.
+        ++selectionBoxInfo;
+
+        selectionBoxInfo->minX = MAX_FLOAT;
+        selectionBoxInfo->maxX = MIN_FLOAT;
+
+        // Update the line's vertical offset.
+        selectionBoxInfo->lineOffset = currentLineOffset + currentLineHeight;
+
+        // The line height is the addition of the line ascender and the line descender.
+        // However, the line descender has a negative value, hence the subtraction.
+        selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight = lineRun->ascender - lineRun->descender;
       }
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
     }
-    else if( EventData::EDITING_WITH_POPUP == mEventData->mState )
+  }
+
+  // Traverses all the lines and updates the min and max 'x' positions and the total height.
+  // The final width is calculated after 'boxifying' the selection.
+  for( Vector<SelectionBoxInfo>::ConstIterator it = selectionBoxLinesInfo.Begin(),
+         endIt = selectionBoxLinesInfo.End();
+       it != endIt;
+       ++it )
+  {
+    const SelectionBoxInfo& info = *it;
+
+    // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+    highLightSize.height += selectionBoxInfo->lineHeight;
+    minHighlightX = std::min( minHighlightX, info.minX );
+    maxHighlightX = std::max( maxHighlightX, info.maxX );
+  }
+
+  // Add extra geometry to 'boxify' the selection.
+
+  if( 1u < numberOfLines )
+  {
+    // Boxify the first line.
+    lineRun = mVisualModel->mLines.Begin() + firstLineIndex;
+    const SelectionBoxInfo& firstSelectionBoxLineInfo = *( selectionBoxLinesInfo.Begin() );
+
+    bool boxifyBegin = ( LTR != lineRun->direction ) && ( LTR != startDirection );
+    bool boxifyEnd = ( LTR == lineRun->direction ) && ( LTR == startDirection );
+
+    if( boxifyBegin )
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
-      if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
-      }
-      if( mEventData->mSelectionEnabled )
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
-      }
-      if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
-      {
-        TextSelectionPopup::Buttons selectionButtons = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons( TextSelectionPopup::SELECT | TextSelectionPopup::SELECT_ALL );
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetEnabledPopupButtons( selectionButtons );
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( true );
-      }
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+      // Boxify at the beginning of the line.
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( 0.f,
+                                            firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset,
+                                            firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.minX,
+                                            firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset + firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineHeight );
+
+      // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+      minHighlightX = 0.f;
     }
-    else if ( EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING == mEventData->mState )
+
+    if( boxifyEnd )
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
-      if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
-      }
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+      // Boxify at the end of the line.
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.maxX,
+                                            firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset,
+                                            mVisualModel->mControlSize.width,
+                                            firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset + firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineHeight );
+
+      // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+      maxHighlightX = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width;
     }
-    else if ( EventData::GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING == mEventData->mState )
+
+    // Boxify the central lines.
+    if( 2u < numberOfLines )
     {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
-      if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
-      {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
-      }
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
-      if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+      for( Vector<SelectionBoxInfo>::ConstIterator it = selectionBoxLinesInfo.Begin() + 1u,
+             endIt = selectionBoxLinesInfo.End() - 1u;
+           it != endIt;
+           ++it )
       {
-        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        const SelectionBoxInfo& info = *it;
+
+        mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( 0.f,
+                                              info.lineOffset,
+                                              info.minX,
+                                              info.lineOffset + info.lineHeight );
+
+        mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( info.maxX,
+                                              info.lineOffset,
+                                              mVisualModel->mControlSize.width,
+                                              info.lineOffset + info.lineHeight );
       }
-      mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+
+      // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+      minHighlightX = 0.f;
+      maxHighlightX = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width;
     }
-  }
-}
 
-LineIndex Controller::Impl::GetClosestLine( float y ) const
-{
-  float totalHeight = 0.f;
-  LineIndex lineIndex = 0u;
+    // Boxify the last line.
+    lineRun = mVisualModel->mLines.Begin() + firstLineIndex + numberOfLines - 1u;
+    const SelectionBoxInfo& lastSelectionBoxLineInfo = *( selectionBoxLinesInfo.End() - 1u );
 
-  const Vector<LineRun>& lines = mVisualModel->mLines;
-  for( LineIndex endLine = lines.Count();
-       lineIndex < endLine;
-       ++lineIndex )
-  {
-    const LineRun& lineRun = lines[lineIndex];
-    totalHeight += lineRun.ascender + -lineRun.descender;
-    if( y < totalHeight )
+    boxifyBegin = ( LTR == lineRun->direction ) && ( LTR == endDirection );
+    boxifyEnd = ( LTR != lineRun->direction ) && ( LTR != endDirection );
+
+    if( boxifyBegin )
     {
-      return lineIndex;
+      // Boxify at the beginning of the line.
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( 0.f,
+                                            lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset,
+                                            lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.minX,
+                                            lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset + lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineHeight );
+
+      // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+      minHighlightX = 0.f;
     }
-  }
 
-  if( lineIndex == 0 )
-  {
-    return 0;
+    if( boxifyEnd )
+    {
+      // Boxify at the end of the line.
+      mEventData->mDecorator->AddHighlight( lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.maxX,
+                                            lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset,
+                                            mVisualModel->mControlSize.width,
+                                            lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset + lastSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineHeight );
+
+      // Update the size of the highlighted text.
+      maxHighlightX = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width;
+    }
   }
 
-  return lineIndex-1;
-}
+  // Sets the highlight's size and position. In decorator's coords.
+  // The highlight's height has been calculated above (before 'boxifying' the highlight).
+  highLightSize.width = maxHighlightX - minHighlightX;
 
-void Controller::Impl::FindSelectionIndices( float visualX, float visualY, CharacterIndex& startIndex, CharacterIndex& endIndex )
-{
-  CharacterIndex hitCharacter = GetClosestCursorIndex( visualX, visualY );
-  if( hitCharacter >= mLogicalModel->mText.Count() )
-  {
-    // Selection out of bounds.
-    return;
-  }
+  highLightPosition.x = minHighlightX;
+  const SelectionBoxInfo& firstSelectionBoxLineInfo = *( selectionBoxLinesInfo.Begin() );
+  highLightPosition.y = firstSelectionBoxLineInfo.lineOffset;
 
-  startIndex = hitCharacter;
-  endIndex = hitCharacter;
+  mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighLightBox( highLightPosition, highLightSize );
 
-  if( !TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( mLogicalModel->mText[hitCharacter] ) )
+  if( !mEventData->mDecorator->IsSmoothHandlePanEnabled() )
   {
-    // Find the start and end of the text
-    for( startIndex = hitCharacter; startIndex > 0; --startIndex )
-    {
-      Character charCode = mLogicalModel->mText[ startIndex-1 ];
-      if( TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( charCode ) )
-      {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    const CharacterIndex pastTheEnd = mLogicalModel->mText.Count();
-    for( endIndex = hitCharacter + 1u; endIndex < pastTheEnd; ++endIndex )
-    {
-      Character charCode = mLogicalModel->mText[ endIndex ];
-      if( TextAbstraction::IsWhiteSpace( charCode ) )
-      {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
+    CursorInfo primaryCursorInfo;
+    GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition,
+                       primaryCursorInfo );
+
+    const Vector2 primaryPosition = primaryCursorInfo.primaryPosition + mScrollPosition;
+
+    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE,
+                                         primaryPosition.x,
+                                         primaryCursorInfo.lineOffset + mScrollPosition.y,
+                                         primaryCursorInfo.lineHeight );
+
+    CursorInfo secondaryCursorInfo;
+    GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition,
+                       secondaryCursorInfo );
+
+    const Vector2 secondaryPosition = secondaryCursorInfo.primaryPosition + mScrollPosition;
+
+    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE,
+                                         secondaryPosition.x,
+                                         secondaryCursorInfo.lineOffset + mScrollPosition.y,
+                                         secondaryCursorInfo.lineHeight );
   }
+
+  // Cursor to be positioned at end of selection so if selection interrupted and edit mode restarted the cursor will be at end of selection
+  mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = ( indicesSwapped ) ? mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition : mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
+
+  // Set the flag to update the decorator.
+  mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
 }
 
-CharacterIndex Controller::Impl::GetClosestCursorIndex( float visualX,
-                                                        float visualY )
+void Controller::Impl::RepositionSelectionHandles( float visualX, float visualY )
 {
   if( NULL == mEventData )
   {
     // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
-    return 0u;
+    return;
   }
 
-  CharacterIndex logicalIndex = 0u;
+  if( IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
+  {
+    // Nothing to do if there is the place-holder text.
+    return;
+  }
 
   const Length numberOfGlyphs = mVisualModel->mGlyphs.Count();
   const Length numberOfLines  = mVisualModel->mLines.Count();
-  if( 0 == numberOfGlyphs ||
-      0 == numberOfLines )
+  if( ( 0 == numberOfGlyphs ) ||
+      ( 0 == numberOfLines ) )
   {
-    return logicalIndex;
+    // Nothing to do if there is no text.
+    return;
   }
 
-  // Find which line is closest
-  const LineIndex lineIndex = GetClosestLine( visualY );
-  const LineRun& line = mVisualModel->mLines[lineIndex];
-
-  // Get the positions of the glyphs.
-  const Vector<Vector2>& positions = mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions;
-  const Vector2* const positionsBuffer = positions.Begin();
-
-  // Get the visual to logical conversion tables.
-  const CharacterIndex* const visualToLogicalBuffer = ( 0u != mLogicalModel->mVisualToLogicalMap.Count() ) ? mLogicalModel->mVisualToLogicalMap.Begin() : NULL;
-  const CharacterIndex* const visualToLogicalCursorBuffer = mLogicalModel->mVisualToLogicalCursorMap.Begin();
-
-  // Get the character to glyph conversion table.
-  const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
-
-  // Get the glyphs per character table.
-  const Length* const glyphsPerCharacterBuffer = mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin();
+  // Find which word was selected
+  CharacterIndex selectionStart( 0 );
+  CharacterIndex selectionEnd( 0 );
+  const bool indicesFound = FindSelectionIndices( mVisualModel,
+                                                  mLogicalModel,
+                                                  mMetrics,
+                                                  visualX,
+                                                  visualY,
+                                                  selectionStart,
+                                                  selectionEnd );
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "%p selectionStart %d selectionEnd %d\n", this, selectionStart, selectionEnd );
 
-  // If the vector is void, there is no right to left characters.
-  const bool hasRightToLeftCharacters = NULL != visualToLogicalBuffer;
+  if( indicesFound )
+  {
+    ChangeState( EventData::SELECTING );
 
-  const CharacterIndex startCharacter = line.characterRun.characterIndex;
-  const CharacterIndex endCharacter   = line.characterRun.characterIndex + line.characterRun.numberOfCharacters;
-  DALI_ASSERT_DEBUG( endCharacter <= mLogicalModel->mText.Count() && "Invalid line info" );
+    mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition = selectionStart;
+    mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition = selectionEnd;
 
-  // Whether there is a hit on a glyph.
-  bool matched = false;
+    mEventData->mUpdateLeftSelectionPosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateRightSelectionPosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateHighlightBox = true;
 
-  // Traverses glyphs in visual order. To do that use the visual to logical conversion table.
-  CharacterIndex visualIndex = startCharacter;
-  for( ; !matched && ( visualIndex < endCharacter ); ++visualIndex )
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = ( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition != mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+  }
+  else
   {
-    // The character in logical order.
-    const CharacterIndex characterLogicalOrderIndex = hasRightToLeftCharacters ? *( visualToLogicalBuffer + visualIndex ) : visualIndex;
+    // Nothing to select. i.e. a white space, out of bounds
+    ChangeState( EventData::EDITING );
 
-    // The first glyph for that character in logical order.
-    const GlyphIndex glyphLogicalOrderIndex = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + characterLogicalOrderIndex );
+    mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition = selectionEnd;
 
-    // The number of glyphs for that character
-    const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( glyphsPerCharacterBuffer + characterLogicalOrderIndex );
+    mEventData->mUpdateCursorPosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition = true;
+    mEventData->mScrollAfterUpdatePosition = true;
+    mEventData->mUpdateInputStyle = true;
+  }
+}
 
-    // Get the metrics for the group of glyphs.
-    GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
-    GetGlyphsMetrics( glyphLogicalOrderIndex,
-                      numberOfGlyphs,
-                      glyphMetrics,
-                      mVisualModel,
-                      mFontClient );
+void Controller::Impl::SetPopupButtons()
+{
+  /**
+   *  Sets the Popup buttons to be shown depending on State.
+   *
+   *  If SELECTING :  CUT & COPY + ( PASTE & CLIPBOARD if content available to paste )
+   *
+   *  If EDITING_WITH_POPUP : SELECT & SELECT_ALL
+   */
 
-    const Vector2& position = *( positionsBuffer + glyphLogicalOrderIndex );
+  TextSelectionPopup::Buttons buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::NONE;
 
-    // Find the mid-point of the area containing the glyph
-    const float glyphCenter = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + position.x + 0.5f * glyphMetrics.advance;
+  if( EventData::SELECTING == mEventData->mState )
+  {
+    buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons(  TextSelectionPopup::CUT | TextSelectionPopup::COPY );
 
-    if( visualX < glyphCenter )
+    if( !IsClipboardEmpty() )
     {
-      matched = true;
-      break;
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::PASTE ) );
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::CLIPBOARD ) );
     }
-  }
-
-  // Return the logical position of the cursor in characters.
 
-  if( !matched )
-  {
-    visualIndex = endCharacter;
+    if( !mEventData->mAllTextSelected )
+    {
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::SELECT_ALL ) );
+    }
   }
-
-  logicalIndex = hasRightToLeftCharacters ? *( visualToLogicalCursorBuffer + visualIndex ) : visualIndex;
-  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "%p closest visualIndex %d logicalIndex %d\n", this, visualIndex, logicalIndex );
-  return logicalIndex;
-}
-
-void Controller::Impl::GetCursorPosition( CharacterIndex logical,
-                                          CursorInfo& cursorInfo )
-{
-  // TODO: Check for multiline with \n, etc...
-
-  // Check if the logical position is the first or the last one of the text.
-  const bool isFirstPosition = 0u == logical;
-  const bool isLastPosition = mLogicalModel->GetNumberOfCharacters() == logical;
-
-  if( isFirstPosition && isLastPosition )
+  else if( EventData::EDITING_WITH_POPUP == mEventData->mState )
   {
-    // There is zero characters. Get the default font.
+    if( mLogicalModel->mText.Count() && !IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
+    {
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons( TextSelectionPopup::SELECT | TextSelectionPopup::SELECT_ALL );
+    }
 
-    FontId defaultFontId = 0u;
-    if( NULL == mFontDefaults )
+    if( !IsClipboardEmpty() )
     {
-      defaultFontId = mFontClient.GetFontId( EMPTY_STRING,
-                                             EMPTY_STRING );
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::PASTE ) );
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::CLIPBOARD ) );
     }
-    else
+  }
+  else if( EventData::EDITING_WITH_PASTE_POPUP == mEventData->mState )
+  {
+    if ( !IsClipboardEmpty() )
     {
-      defaultFontId = mFontDefaults->GetFontId( mFontClient );
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::PASTE ) );
+      buttonsToShow = TextSelectionPopup::Buttons ( ( buttonsToShow | TextSelectionPopup::CLIPBOARD ) );
     }
-
-    Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
-    mFontClient.GetFontMetrics( defaultFontId, fontMetrics );
-
-    cursorInfo.lineHeight = fontMetrics.ascender - fontMetrics.descender;
-    cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight = cursorInfo.lineHeight;
-
-    cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = 0.f;
-    cursorInfo.primaryPosition.y = 0.f;
-
-    // Nothing else to do.
-    return;
   }
 
-  // Get the previous logical index.
-  const CharacterIndex previousLogical = isFirstPosition ? 0u : logical - 1u;
+  mEventData->mDecorator->SetEnabledPopupButtons( buttonsToShow );
+}
 
-  // Decrease the logical index if it's the last one.
-  if( isLastPosition )
+void Controller::Impl::ChangeState( EventData::State newState )
+{
+  if( NULL == mEventData )
   {
-    --logical;
+    // Nothing to do if there is no text input.
+    return;
   }
 
-  // Get the direction of the character and the previous one.
-  const CharacterDirection* const modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer = ( 0u != mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Count() ) ? mLogicalModel->mCharacterDirections.Begin() : NULL;
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::General, "ChangeState state:%d  newstate:%d\n", mEventData->mState, newState );
 
-  CharacterDirection isCurrentRightToLeft = false;
-  CharacterDirection isPreviousRightToLeft = false;
-  if( NULL != modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer ) // If modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer is NULL, it means the whole text is left to right.
+  if( mEventData->mState != newState )
   {
-    isCurrentRightToLeft = *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + logical );
-    isPreviousRightToLeft = *( modelCharacterDirectionsBuffer + previousLogical );
-  }
-
-  // Get the line where the character is laid-out.
-  const LineRun* modelLines = mVisualModel->mLines.Begin();
+    mEventData->mPreviousState = mEventData->mState;
+    mEventData->mState = newState;
 
-  const LineIndex lineIndex = mVisualModel->GetLineOfCharacter( logical );
-  const LineRun& line = *( modelLines + lineIndex );
+    switch( mEventData->mState )
+    {
+      case EventData::INACTIVE:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        HideClipboard();
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::INTERRUPTED:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        HideClipboard();
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::SELECTING:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( true );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          SetPopupButtons();
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( true );
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::EDITING:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
+        if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
+        }
+        // Grab handle is not shown until a tap is received whilst EDITING
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        HideClipboard();
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::EDITING_WITH_POPUP:
+      {
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "EDITING_WITH_POPUP \n", newState );
 
-  // Get the paragraph's direction.
-  const CharacterDirection isRightToLeftParagraph = line.direction;
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
+        if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
+        }
+        if( mEventData->mSelectionEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
+        }
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          SetPopupButtons();
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( true );
+        }
+        HideClipboard();
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::EDITING_WITH_GRAB_HANDLE:
+      {
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "EDITING_WITH_GRAB_HANDLE \n", newState );
 
-  // Check whether there is an alternative position:
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
+        if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
+        }
+        // Grab handle is not shown until a tap is received whilst EDITING
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        HideClipboard();
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::SELECTION_HANDLE_PANNING:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( true );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING:
+      {
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING \n", newState );
 
-  cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor = ( isCurrentRightToLeft != isPreviousRightToLeft ) ||
-    ( isLastPosition && ( isRightToLeftParagraph != isCurrentRightToLeft ) );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
+        if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        }
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::EDITING_WITH_PASTE_POPUP:
+      {
+        DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "EDITING_WITH_PASTE_POPUP \n", newState );
 
-  // Set the line height.
-  cursorInfo.lineHeight = line.ascender + -line.descender;
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
+        if( mEventData->mCursorBlinkEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->StartCursorBlink();
+        }
 
-  // Convert the cursor position into the glyph position.
-  CharacterIndex characterIndex = logical;
-  if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor &&
-      ( isRightToLeftParagraph != isCurrentRightToLeft ) )
-  {
-    characterIndex = previousLogical;
-  }
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, true );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( false );
 
-  const GlyphIndex currentGlyphIndex = *( mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin() + characterIndex );
-  const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin() + characterIndex );
-  const Length numberOfCharacters = *( mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin() +currentGlyphIndex );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          SetPopupButtons();
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( true );
+        }
+        HideClipboard();
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      case EventData::TEXT_PANNING:
+      {
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
+        mEventData->mDecorator->StopCursorBlink();
+        mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( GRAB_HANDLE, false );
+        if( mEventData->mDecorator->IsHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE ) ||
+            mEventData->mDecorator->IsHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE ) )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHandleActive( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE, false );
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetHighlightActive( true );
+        }
 
-  // Get the metrics for the group of glyphs.
-  GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
-  GetGlyphsMetrics( currentGlyphIndex,
-                    numberOfGlyphs,
-                    glyphMetrics,
-                    mVisualModel,
-                    mFontClient );
+        if( mEventData->mGrabHandlePopupEnabled )
+        {
+          mEventData->mDecorator->SetPopupActive( false );
+        }
 
-  float interGlyphAdvance = 0.f;
-  if( !isLastPosition &&
-      ( numberOfCharacters > 1u ) )
-  {
-    const CharacterIndex firstIndex = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphsToCharacters.Begin() + currentGlyphIndex );
-    interGlyphAdvance = static_cast<float>( characterIndex - firstIndex ) * glyphMetrics.advance / static_cast<float>( numberOfCharacters );
+        mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   }
+}
 
-  // Get the glyph position and x bearing.
-  const Vector2& currentPosition = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Begin() + currentGlyphIndex );
-
-  // Set the cursor's height.
-  cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight = glyphMetrics.fontHeight;
-
-  // Set the position.
-  cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + currentPosition.x + ( isCurrentRightToLeft ? glyphMetrics.advance : interGlyphAdvance );
-  cursorInfo.primaryPosition.y = line.ascender - glyphMetrics.ascender;
-
-  if( isLastPosition )
+void Controller::Impl::GetCursorPosition( CharacterIndex logical,
+                                          CursorInfo& cursorInfo )
+{
+  if( !IsShowingRealText() )
   {
-    // The position of the cursor after the last character needs special
-    // care depending on its direction and the direction of the paragraph.
-
-    if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor )
-    {
-      // Need to find the first character after the last character with the paragraph's direction.
-      // i.e l0 l1 l2 r0 r1 should find r0.
-
-      // TODO: check for more than one line!
-      characterIndex = isRightToLeftParagraph ? line.characterRun.characterIndex : line.characterRun.characterIndex + line.characterRun.numberOfCharacters - 1u;
-      characterIndex = mLogicalModel->GetLogicalCharacterIndex( characterIndex );
-
-      const GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin() + characterIndex );
-      const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin() + characterIndex );
-
-      const Vector2& position = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Begin() + glyphIndex );
+    // Do not want to use the place-holder text to set the cursor position.
 
-      // Get the metrics for the group of glyphs.
-      GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
-      GetGlyphsMetrics( glyphIndex,
-                        numberOfGlyphs,
-                        glyphMetrics,
-                        mVisualModel,
-                        mFontClient );
+    // Use the line's height of the font's family set to set the cursor's size.
+    // If there is no font's family set, use the default font.
+    // Use the current alignment to place the cursor at the beginning, center or end of the box.
 
-      cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + position.x + ( isRightToLeftParagraph ? 0.f : glyphMetrics.advance );
+    cursorInfo.lineOffset = 0.f;
+    cursorInfo.lineHeight = GetDefaultFontLineHeight();
+    cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight = cursorInfo.lineHeight;
 
-      cursorInfo.primaryPosition.y = line.ascender - glyphMetrics.ascender;
-    }
-    else
+    switch( mLayoutEngine.GetHorizontalAlignment() )
     {
-      if( !isCurrentRightToLeft )
+      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_BEGIN:
       {
-        cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x += glyphMetrics.advance;
+        cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = 0.f;
+        break;
       }
-      else
+      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER:
+      {
+        cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = floorf( 0.5f * mVisualModel->mControlSize.width );
+        break;
+      }
+      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_END:
       {
-        cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x -= glyphMetrics.advance;
+        cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width - mEventData->mDecorator->GetCursorWidth();
+        break;
       }
     }
-  }
-
-  // Set the alternative cursor position.
-  if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor )
-  {
-    // Convert the cursor position into the glyph position.
-    const CharacterIndex previousCharacterIndex = ( ( isRightToLeftParagraph != isCurrentRightToLeft ) ? logical : previousLogical );
-    const GlyphIndex previousGlyphIndex = *( mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin() + previousCharacterIndex );
-    const Length numberOfGlyphs = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphsPerCharacter.Begin() + previousCharacterIndex );
 
-    // Get the glyph position.
-    const Vector2& previousPosition = *( mVisualModel->mGlyphPositions.Begin() + previousGlyphIndex );
+    // Nothing else to do.
+    return;
+  }
 
-    // Get the metrics for the group of glyphs.
-    GlyphMetrics glyphMetrics;
-    GetGlyphsMetrics( previousGlyphIndex,
-                      numberOfGlyphs,
-                      glyphMetrics,
-                      mVisualModel,
-                      mFontClient );
+  Text::GetCursorPosition( mVisualModel,
+                           mLogicalModel,
+                           mMetrics,
+                           logical,
+                           cursorInfo );
 
-    // Set the cursor position and height.
-    cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x = -glyphMetrics.xBearing + previousPosition.x + ( ( ( isLastPosition && !isCurrentRightToLeft ) ||
-                                                                                       ( !isLastPosition && isCurrentRightToLeft )    ) ? glyphMetrics.advance : 0.f );
+  if( LayoutEngine::MULTI_LINE_BOX == mLayoutEngine.GetLayout() )
+  {
+    // If the text is editable and multi-line, the cursor position after a white space shouldn't exceed the boundaries of the text control.
 
-    cursorInfo.secondaryCursorHeight = 0.5f * glyphMetrics.fontHeight;
+    // Note the white spaces laid-out at the end of the line might exceed the boundaries of the control.
+    // The reason is a wrapped line must not start with a white space so they are laid-out at the end of the line.
 
-    cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y = cursorInfo.lineHeight - cursorInfo.secondaryCursorHeight - line.descender - ( glyphMetrics.fontHeight - glyphMetrics.ascender );
+    if( 0.f > cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x )
+    {
+      cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = 0.f;
+    }
 
-    // Update the primary cursor height as well.
-    cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight *= 0.5f;
+    const float edgeWidth = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width - static_cast<float>( mEventData->mDecorator->GetCursorWidth() );
+    if( cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x > edgeWidth )
+    {
+      cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x = edgeWidth;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -1277,25 +2454,27 @@ CharacterIndex Controller::Impl::CalculateNewCursorIndex( CharacterIndex index )
 
   CharacterIndex cursorIndex = mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition;
 
-  const Script script = mLogicalModel->GetScript( index );
-  const GlyphIndex* charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
-  const Length* charactersPerGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+  const GlyphIndex* const charactersToGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersToGlyph.Begin();
+  const Length* const charactersPerGlyphBuffer = mVisualModel->mCharactersPerGlyph.Begin();
+
+  GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + index );
+  Length numberOfCharacters = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
 
-  Length numberOfCharacters = 0u;
-  if( TextAbstraction::LATIN == script )
+  if( numberOfCharacters > 1u )
   {
-    // Prevents to jump the whole Latin ligatures like fi, ff, ...
-    numberOfCharacters = 1u;
+    const Script script = mLogicalModel->GetScript( index );
+    if( HasLigatureMustBreak( script ) )
+    {
+      // Prevents to jump the whole Latin ligatures like fi, ff, or Arabic ﻻ,  ...
+      numberOfCharacters = 1u;
+    }
   }
   else
   {
-    GlyphIndex glyphIndex = *( charactersToGlyphBuffer + index );
-    numberOfCharacters = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
-
     while( 0u == numberOfCharacters )
     {
-      numberOfCharacters = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
       ++glyphIndex;
+      numberOfCharacters = *( charactersPerGlyphBuffer + glyphIndex );
     }
   }
 
@@ -1308,10 +2487,13 @@ CharacterIndex Controller::Impl::CalculateNewCursorIndex( CharacterIndex index )
     cursorIndex += numberOfCharacters;
   }
 
+  // Will update the cursor hook position.
+  mEventData->mUpdateCursorHookPosition = true;
+
   return cursorIndex;
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::UpdateCursorPosition()
+void Controller::Impl::UpdateCursorPosition( const CursorInfo& cursorInfo )
 {
   DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "-->Controller::UpdateCursorPosition %p\n", this );
   if( NULL == mEventData )
@@ -1321,121 +2503,57 @@ void Controller::Impl::UpdateCursorPosition()
     return;
   }
 
-  if( IsShowingPlaceholderText() )
-  {
-    // Do not want to use the place-holder text to set the cursor position.
-
-    // Use the line's height of the font's family set to set the cursor's size.
-    // If there is no font's family set, use the default font.
-    // Use the current alignment to place the cursor at the beginning, center or end of the box.
-
-    float lineHeight = 0.f;
-
-    FontId defaultFontId = 0u;
-    if( NULL == mFontDefaults )
-    {
-      defaultFontId = mFontClient.GetFontId( EMPTY_STRING,
-                                             EMPTY_STRING );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      defaultFontId = mFontDefaults->GetFontId( mFontClient );
-    }
-
-    Text::FontMetrics fontMetrics;
-    mFontClient.GetFontMetrics( defaultFontId, fontMetrics );
-
-    lineHeight = fontMetrics.ascender - fontMetrics.descender;
-
-
-    Vector2 cursorPosition;
-
-    switch( mLayoutEngine.GetHorizontalAlignment() )
-    {
-      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_BEGIN:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.x = 1.f;
-        break;
-      }
-      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_CENTER:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.x = floor( 0.5f * mControlSize.width );
-        break;
-      }
-      case LayoutEngine::HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_END:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.x = mControlSize.width;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
+  const Vector2 cursorPosition = cursorInfo.primaryPosition + mScrollPosition;
 
-    switch( mLayoutEngine.GetVerticalAlignment() )
-    {
-      case LayoutEngine::VERTICAL_ALIGN_TOP:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.y = 0.f;
-        break;
-      }
-      case LayoutEngine::VERTICAL_ALIGN_CENTER:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.y = floorf( 0.5f * ( mControlSize.height - lineHeight ) );
-        break;
-      }
-      case LayoutEngine::VERTICAL_ALIGN_BOTTOM:
-      {
-        cursorPosition.y = mControlSize.height - lineHeight;
-        break;
-      }
-    }
+  // Sets the cursor position.
+  mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR,
+                                       cursorPosition.x,
+                                       cursorPosition.y,
+                                       cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight,
+                                       cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Primary cursor position: %f,%f\n", cursorPosition.x, cursorPosition.y );
 
-    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR,
-                                         cursorPosition.x,
-                                         cursorPosition.y,
-                                         lineHeight,
-                                         lineHeight );
-  }
-  else
+  if( mEventData->mUpdateGrabHandlePosition )
   {
-    CursorInfo cursorInfo;
-    GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition,
-                       cursorInfo );
-
-    const Vector2 offset = mEventData->mScrollPosition + mAlignmentOffset;
-    const Vector2 cursorPosition = cursorInfo.primaryPosition + offset;
-
-    // Sets the cursor position.
-    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR,
-                                         cursorPosition.x,
-                                         cursorPosition.y,
-                                         cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight,
-                                         cursorInfo.lineHeight );
-    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Primary cursor position: %f,%f\n", cursorPosition.x, cursorPosition.y );
-
     // Sets the grab handle position.
     mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( GRAB_HANDLE,
                                          cursorPosition.x,
-                                         cursorPosition.y,
+                                         cursorInfo.lineOffset + mScrollPosition.y,
+                                         cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  }
+
+  if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor )
+  {
+    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( SECONDARY_CURSOR,
+                                         cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + mScrollPosition.x,
+                                         cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + mScrollPosition.y,
+                                         cursorInfo.secondaryCursorHeight,
                                          cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+    DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Secondary cursor position: %f,%f\n", cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + mScrollPosition.x, cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + mScrollPosition.y );
+  }
 
+  // Set which cursors are active according the state.
+  if( EventData::IsEditingState( mEventData->mState ) || ( EventData::GRAB_HANDLE_PANNING == mEventData->mState ) )
+  {
     if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor )
     {
       mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_BOTH );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( SECONDARY_CURSOR,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + offset.x,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + offset.y,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryCursorHeight,
-                                           cursorInfo.lineHeight );
-      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Secondary cursor position: %f,%f\n", cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + offset.x, cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + offset.y );
     }
     else
     {
       mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
     }
   }
+  else
+  {
+    mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_NONE );
+  }
+
   DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "<--Controller::UpdateCursorPosition\n" );
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::UpdateSelectionHandle( HandleType handleType )
+void Controller::Impl::UpdateSelectionHandle( HandleType handleType,
+                                              const CursorInfo& cursorInfo )
 {
   if( ( LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE != handleType ) &&
       ( RIGHT_SELECTION_HANDLE != handleType ) )
@@ -1443,131 +2561,103 @@ void Controller::Impl::UpdateSelectionHandle( HandleType handleType )
     return;
   }
 
-  const bool leftSelectionHandle = LEFT_SELECTION_HANDLE == handleType;
-  const CharacterIndex index = leftSelectionHandle ? mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition : mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition;
+  const Vector2 cursorPosition = cursorInfo.primaryPosition + mScrollPosition;
 
-  CursorInfo cursorInfo;
-  GetCursorPosition( index,
-                     cursorInfo );
-
-  const Vector2 offset = mEventData->mScrollPosition + mAlignmentOffset;
-  const Vector2 cursorPosition = cursorInfo.primaryPosition + offset;
-
-  // Sets the grab handle position.
+  // Sets the handle's position.
   mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( handleType,
                                        cursorPosition.x,
-                                       cursorPosition.y,
+                                       cursorInfo.lineOffset + mScrollPosition.y,
                                        cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+
+  // If selection handle at start of the text and other at end of the text then all text is selected.
+  const CharacterIndex startOfSelection = std::min( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition, mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+  const CharacterIndex endOfSelection = std::max ( mEventData->mLeftSelectionPosition, mEventData->mRightSelectionPosition );
+  mEventData->mAllTextSelected = ( startOfSelection == 0 ) && ( endOfSelection == mLogicalModel->mText.Count() );
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::ClampHorizontalScroll( const Vector2& actualSize )
+void Controller::Impl::ClampHorizontalScroll( const Vector2& layoutSize )
 {
-  // Clamp between -space & 0 (and the text alignment).
-  if( actualSize.width > mControlSize.width )
+  // Clamp between -space & 0.
+
+  if( layoutSize.width > mVisualModel->mControlSize.width )
   {
-    const float space = ( actualSize.width - mControlSize.width ) + mAlignmentOffset.x;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x = ( mEventData->mScrollPosition.x < -space ) ? -space : mEventData->mScrollPosition.x;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x = ( mEventData->mScrollPosition.x > -mAlignmentOffset.x ) ? -mAlignmentOffset.x : mEventData->mScrollPosition.x;
+    const float space = ( layoutSize.width - mVisualModel->mControlSize.width );
+    mScrollPosition.x = ( mScrollPosition.x < -space ) ? -space : mScrollPosition.x;
+    mScrollPosition.x = ( mScrollPosition.x > 0.f ) ? 0.f : mScrollPosition.x;
 
     mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
   }
   else
   {
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x = 0.f;
+    mScrollPosition.x = 0.f;
   }
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::ClampVerticalScroll( const Vector2& actualSize )
+void Controller::Impl::ClampVerticalScroll( const Vector2& layoutSize )
 {
-  // Clamp between -space & 0 (and the text alignment).
-  if( actualSize.height > mControlSize.height )
+  // Clamp between -space & 0.
+  if( layoutSize.height > mVisualModel->mControlSize.height )
   {
-    const float space = ( actualSize.height - mControlSize.height ) + mAlignmentOffset.y;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.y = ( mEventData->mScrollPosition.y < -space ) ? -space : mEventData->mScrollPosition.y;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.y = ( mEventData->mScrollPosition.y > -mAlignmentOffset.y ) ? -mAlignmentOffset.y : mEventData->mScrollPosition.y;
+    const float space = ( layoutSize.height - mVisualModel->mControlSize.height );
+    mScrollPosition.y = ( mScrollPosition.y < -space ) ? -space : mScrollPosition.y;
+    mScrollPosition.y = ( mScrollPosition.y > 0.f ) ? 0.f : mScrollPosition.y;
 
     mEventData->mDecoratorUpdated = true;
   }
   else
   {
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.y = 0.f;
+    mScrollPosition.y = 0.f;
   }
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::ScrollToMakePositionVisible( const Vector2& position )
+void Controller::Impl::ScrollToMakePositionVisible( const Vector2& position, float lineHeight )
 {
-  Vector2 offset;
-  bool updateDecorator = false;
-  if( position.x < 0.f )
+  const float cursorWidth = mEventData->mDecorator ? static_cast<float>( mEventData->mDecorator->GetCursorWidth() ) : 0.f;
+
+  // position is in actor's coords.
+  const float positionEndX = position.x + cursorWidth;
+  const float positionEndY = position.y + lineHeight;
+
+  // Transform the position to decorator coords.
+  const float decoratorPositionBeginX = position.x + mScrollPosition.x;
+  const float decoratorPositionEndX = positionEndX + mScrollPosition.x;
+
+  const float decoratorPositionBeginY = position.y + mScrollPosition.y;
+  const float decoratorPositionEndY = positionEndY + mScrollPosition.y;
+
+  if( decoratorPositionBeginX < 0.f )
   {
-    offset.x = -position.x;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x += offset.x;
-    updateDecorator = true;
+    mScrollPosition.x = -position.x;
   }
-  else if( position.x > mControlSize.width )
+  else if( decoratorPositionEndX > mVisualModel->mControlSize.width )
   {
-    offset.x = mControlSize.width - position.x;
-    mEventData->mScrollPosition.x += offset.x;
-    updateDecorator = true;
+    mScrollPosition.x = mVisualModel->mControlSize.width - positionEndX;
   }
 
-  if( updateDecorator && mEventData->mDecorator )
+  if( decoratorPositionBeginY < 0.f )
   {
-    mEventData->mDecorator->UpdatePositions( offset );
+    mScrollPosition.y = -position.y;
+  }
+  else if( decoratorPositionEndY > mVisualModel->mControlSize.height )
+  {
+    mScrollPosition.y = mVisualModel->mControlSize.height - positionEndY;
   }
-
-  // TODO : calculate the vertical scroll.
 }
 
-void Controller::Impl::ScrollTextToMatchCursor()
+void Controller::Impl::ScrollTextToMatchCursor( const CursorInfo& cursorInfo )
 {
   // Get the current cursor position in decorator coords.
   const Vector2& currentCursorPosition = mEventData->mDecorator->GetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR );
 
-  // Calculate the new cursor position.
-  CursorInfo cursorInfo;
-  GetCursorPosition( mEventData->mPrimaryCursorPosition,
-                     cursorInfo );
-
   // Calculate the offset to match the cursor position before the character was deleted.
-  mEventData->mScrollPosition.x = currentCursorPosition.x - cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x - mAlignmentOffset.x;
-
-  ClampHorizontalScroll( mVisualModel->GetActualSize() );
-  bool updateCursorPosition = true;
-
-  const Vector2 offset = mEventData->mScrollPosition + mAlignmentOffset;
-  const Vector2 cursorPosition = cursorInfo.primaryPosition + offset;
-
-  if( updateCursorPosition )
-  {
-    // Sets the cursor position.
-    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( PRIMARY_CURSOR,
-                                         cursorPosition.x,
-                                         cursorPosition.y,
-                                         cursorInfo.primaryCursorHeight,
-                                         cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  mScrollPosition.x = currentCursorPosition.x - cursorInfo.primaryPosition.x;
+  mScrollPosition.y = currentCursorPosition.y - cursorInfo.lineOffset;
 
-    // Sets the grab handle position.
-    mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( GRAB_HANDLE,
-                                         cursorPosition.x,
-                                         cursorPosition.y,
-                                         cursorInfo.lineHeight );
+  ClampHorizontalScroll( mVisualModel->GetLayoutSize() );
+  ClampVerticalScroll( mVisualModel->GetLayoutSize() );
 
-    if( cursorInfo.isSecondaryCursor )
-    {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_BOTH );
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetPosition( SECONDARY_CURSOR,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + offset.x,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + offset.y,
-                                           cursorInfo.secondaryCursorHeight,
-                                           cursorInfo.lineHeight );
-      DALI_LOG_INFO( gLogFilter, Debug::Verbose, "Secondary cursor position: %f,%f\n", cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.x + offset.x, cursorInfo.secondaryPosition.y + offset.y );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      mEventData->mDecorator->SetActiveCursor( ACTIVE_CURSOR_PRIMARY );
-    }
-  }
+  // Makes the new cursor position visible if needed.
+  ScrollToMakePositionVisible( cursorInfo.primaryPosition, cursorInfo.lineHeight );
 }
 
 void Controller::Impl::RequestRelayout()