diff --git a/ide/text/fpcodcmp.pas b/ide/text/fpcodcmp.pas
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+unit FPCodCmp; { CodeComplete }
+
+interface
+
+uses Objects,
+     WUtils;
+
+const CodeCompleteWords : PTextCollection = nil;
+
+function FPCompleteCodeWord(const WordS: string; var Text: string): boolean;
+
+procedure InitCodeComplete;
+procedure DoneCodeComplete;
+
+implementation
+
+uses WEditor,
+     FPViews;
+
+function FPCompleteCodeWord(const WordS: string; var Text: string): boolean;
+var OK: boolean;
+    Index: sw_integer;
+begin
+  OK:=Assigned(CodeCompleteWords);
+  if OK then
+  begin
+    Text:=CodeCompleteWords^.Lookup(WordS,Index);
+    OK:=(Index<>-1);
+  end;
+  if OK=false then Text:='';
+  FPCompleteCodeWord:=OK;
+end;
+
+procedure InitCodeComplete;
+var I:integer;
+    S: string;
+begin
+  if Assigned(CodeCompleteWords) then Exit;
+
+  New(CodeCompleteWords, Init(10,10));
+  for I:=0 to GetReservedWordCount-1 do
+    begin
+      S:=LowCaseStr(GetReservedWord(I));
+      if length(S)>=CodeCompleteMinLen then
+        CodeCompleteWords^.Insert(NewStr(S));
+    end;
+  {
+    there should be also a user front-end for customizing CodeComplete !
+     any volunteers to implement? ;) - Gabor
+  }
+end;
+
+procedure DoneCodeComplete;
+begin
+  if Assigned(CodeCompleteWords) then Dispose(CodeCompleteWords, Done);
+  CodeCompleteWords:=nil;
+end;
+
+END.
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diff --git a/ide/text/fpcodtmp.pas b/ide/text/fpcodtmp.pas
new file mode 100644
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+unit FPCodTmp; { Code Templates }
+
+interface
+
+uses Objects,
+     WUtils;
+
+type
+    PCodeTemplate = ^TCodeTemplate;
+    TCodeTemplate = object(TObject)
+      constructor Init(const AShortCut: string; AText: PUnsortedStringCollection);
+      function    GetShortCut: string;
+      procedure   GetText(AList: PUnsortedStringCollection);
+      destructor  Done; virtual;
+    private
+      ShortCut: PString;
+      Text: PUnsortedStringCollection;
+    end;
+
+    PCodeTemplateCollection = ^TCodeTemplateCollection;
+    TCodeTemplateCollection = object(TSortedCollection)
+      function Compare(Key1, Key2: Pointer): sw_Integer; virtual;
+      function SearchByShortCut(const ShortCut: string): PCodeTemplate; virtual;
+    end;
+
+const CodeTemplates : PCodeTemplateCollection = nil;
+
+function FPTranslateCodeTemplate(const Shortcut: string; ALines: PUnsortedStringCollection): boolean;
+
+procedure InitCodeTemplates;
+procedure DoneCodeTemplates;
+
+implementation
+
+constructor TCodeTemplate.Init(const AShortCut: string; AText: PUnsortedStringCollection);
+procedure CopyIt(P: PString); {$ifndef FPC}far;{$endif}
+begin
+  Text^.Insert(NewStr(GetStr(P)));
+end;
+begin
+  inherited Init;
+  ShortCut:=NewStr(AShortCut);
+  New(Text, Init(10,10));
+  if Assigned(AText) then
+  AText^.ForEach(@CopyIt);
+end;
+
+function TCodeTemplate.GetShortCut: string;
+begin
+  GetShortCut:=GetStr(ShortCut);
+end;
+
+procedure TCodeTemplate.GetText(AList: PUnsortedStringCollection);
+procedure CopyIt(P: PString); {$ifndef FPC}far;{$endif}
+begin
+  AList^.Insert(NewStr(GetStr(P)));
+end;
+begin
+  if Assigned(AList) then
+  Text^.ForEach(@CopyIt);
+end;
+
+destructor TCodeTemplate.Done;
+begin
+  if Assigned(ShortCut) then DisposeStr(ShortCut); ShortCut:=nil;
+  if Assigned(Text) then Dispose(Text, Done); Text:=nil;
+  inherited Done;
+end;
+
+function TCodeTemplateCollection.Compare(Key1, Key2: Pointer): sw_Integer;
+var K1: PCodeTemplate absolute Key1;
+    K2: PCodeTemplate absolute Key2;
+    R: Sw_integer;
+    S1,S2: string;
+begin
+  S1:=UpCaseStr(K1^.GetShortCut);
+  S2:=UpCaseStr(K2^.GetShortCut);
+  if S1<S2 then R:=-1 else
+  if S1>S2 then R:=1 else
+  R:=0;
+  Compare:=R;
+end;
+
+function TCodeTemplateCollection.SearchByShortCut(const ShortCut: string): PCodeTemplate;
+var T: TCodeTemplate;
+    Index: sw_integer;
+    P: PCodeTemplate;
+begin
+  T.Init(ShortCut,nil);
+  if Search(@T,Index)=false then P:=nil else
+    P:=At(Index);
+  T.Done;
+  SearchByShortCut:=P;
+end;
+
+function FPTranslateCodeTemplate(const Shortcut: string; ALines: PUnsortedStringCollection): boolean;
+var OK: boolean;
+    P: PCodeTemplate;
+begin
+  OK:=Assigned(CodeTemplates);
+  if OK then
+  begin
+    P:=CodeTemplates^.SearchByShortCut(ShortCut);
+    OK:=Assigned(P);
+    if OK then
+      P^.GetText(ALines);
+  end;
+{$ifdef GABOR}
+  {
+    this is for testing purposes only. once the user front-end for defining
+    CodeTemplates is implemented, this can be removed - Gabor
+  }
+  if (OK=false) and (UpCaseStr(ShortCut)='CASES') then
+  begin
+    OK:=true;
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('case  of'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('  : ;'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('  : ;'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('end;'));
+  end else
+  if (OK=false) and (UpCaseStr(ShortCut)='CASEE') then
+  begin
+    OK:=true;
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('case  of'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('  : ;'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('  : ;'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('else ;'));
+    ALines^.Insert(NewStr('end;'));
+  end else
+  ;
+{$endif}
+  FPTranslateCodeTemplate:=OK;
+end;
+
+procedure InitCodeTemplates;
+begin
+  if Assigned(CodeTemplates) then Exit;
+
+  New(CodeTemplates, Init(10,10));
+end;
+
+procedure DoneCodeTemplates;
+begin
+  if Assigned(CodeTemplates) then Dispose(CodeTemplates, Done);
+  CodeTemplates:=nil;
+end;
+
+END.
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