+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_get_addresses_indexes:
+ * @addresses: a string
+ * @start_indexes: a #GSList pointer
+ * @end_indexes: a #GSList pointer
+ *
+ * obtains two #GSList of @addresses with the range offsets of the addresses in
+ * the string
+ *
+ * Returns: a GSList of strings
+ **/
+void modest_text_utils_get_addresses_indexes (const gchar *addresses, GSList **start_indexes, GSList **end_indexes);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_address_with_standard_length:
+ * @recipients_list: a string
+ *
+ * obtains the list of recipients, but making sure that lines are not longer than 1000 chars
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated string
+ */
+gchar * modest_text_utils_address_with_standard_length (const gchar *recipients_list);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_get_color_string:
+ * @color: a #GdkColor
+ *
+ * Obtains a proper markup string for @color, in the format used
+ * by Pango and HTML.
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated string
+ */
+gchar * modest_text_utils_get_color_string (GdkColor *color);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_text_buffer_get_text:
+ * @buffer: a #GtkTextBuffer
+ *
+ * Obtains the contents of a @buffer in a string, replacing image
+ * pixbufs with blank spaces.
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated UTF-8 string
+ */
+gchar * modest_text_utils_text_buffer_get_text (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);
+
+typedef enum {
+ ACCOUNT_TITLE_FORBIDDEN_CHARS,
+ FOLDER_NAME_FORBIDDEN_CHARS,
+ USER_NAME_FORBIDDEN_NAMES,
+} ModestTextUtilsForbiddenCharType;
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_label_get_selection:
+ * @label: a #GtkLabel
+ *
+ * Obtain the current selection of @label
+ *
+ * Returns: a string with current selection, or %NULL if no selection in @label
+ */
+gchar * modest_text_utils_label_get_selection (GtkLabel *label);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_is_forbidden_char:
+ * @character: some character
+ * @type: the type of forbidden char (see #ModestTextUtilsForbiddenCharType)
+ *
+ * check whether the given character is 'forbidden'
+ *
+ * Returns: TRUE if it's forbidden, FALSE otherwise
+ */
+gboolean modest_text_utils_is_forbidden_char (const gchar character,
+ ModestTextUtilsForbiddenCharType type);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_buffer_selection_is_valid:
+ * @buffer: a #GtkTextBuffer
+ *
+ * Checks if @buffer contains a valid selection for cut/copy. This means it's
+ * not empty, and no images are in the selection.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if there's a valid selection, false otherwise.
+ */
+gboolean modest_text_utils_buffer_selection_is_valid (GtkTextBuffer *buffer);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_escape_mnemonics:
+ * @text: a string
+ *
+ * obtains the representation of text, but escaping mnemonics (we duplicate _)
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated string
+ */
+gchar *modest_text_utils_escape_mnemonics (const gchar *text);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_simplify_recipients:
+ * @recipients: a list of recipients
+ *
+ * returns a list of simplified recipients:
+ * * a@b <a@b> converted to a@b
+ * * NULL converted to ""
+ *
+ * It's mainly intended for printing in screen addresses, but it can
+ * also be used for reply/forward.
+ */
+gchar *modest_text_utils_simplify_recipients (const gchar *recipient);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_remove_duplicate_addresses_list
+ * @address_list: non-NULL #GSList of email addresses
+ *
+ * remove duplicate addresses from a list of email addresses
+ *
+ * Returns: a list without the duplicate addresses or NULL in case of
+ * error or the original @address_list was NULL
+ */
+GSList *modest_text_utils_remove_duplicate_addresses_list (GSList *address_list);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_get_secure_header:
+ * @value: the value of a mail header
+ * @header: the header that we're evaluating
+ *
+ * This function returns the secure value for a header. Basically it
+ * avoids DoS attacks caused by specially malformed headers like for
+ * example. From:From:From...From: some@mail.com
+ *
+ * Returns: returns the secured header
+ **/
+gchar * modest_text_utils_get_secure_header (const gchar *value, const gchar *header);
+
+/**
+ * modest_text_utils_quote_names:
+ * @recipients: a list of valid email addresses separated by ',' or ';'
+ *
+ * This function quotes the name part of an email address if it's not
+ * quoted and if it exists. For example
+ * aaa@bbb.com -> aaa@bbb.com
+ * "my name" <aaa@bbb.com> -> "my name" <aaa@bbb.com>
+ * my name aaa@bbb.com -> "my name" aaa@bbb.com
+ *
+ * It even supports things like
+ * my, name <aaa@bbb.com>, aaa@ccc.com -> "my, name" <aaa@bbb.com>; aaa@ccc.com
+ *
+ * Returns: a newly allocated string with the quoted email addresses
+ **/
+gchar * modest_text_utils_quote_names (const gchar *recipients);
+