elseif chord == 'C-a' then
    State.selection1 = {line=1, pos=1}
    State.cursor1 = {line=#State.lines, pos=utf8.len(State.lines[#State.lines].data)+1, posB=nil}
  elseif chord == 'C-c' then
    local s = Text.selection(State)
    if s then
      App.setClipboardText(s)
    end
  elseif chord == 'C-x' then
    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
    local s = Text.cut_selection(State, State.left, State.right)
    if s then
      App.setClipboardText(s)
    end
    schedule_save(State)
  elseif chord == 'C-v' then
    for _,line_cache in ipairs(State.line_cache) do line_cache.starty = nil end  -- just in case we scroll
    -- We don't have a good sense of when to scroll, so we'll be conservative
    -- and sometimes scroll when we didn't quite need to.
    local before_line = State.cursor1.line
    local before = snapshot(State, before_line)
    local clipboard_data = App.getClipboardText()
    for _,code in utf8.codes(clipboard_data) do
      local c = utf8.char(code)
      if c == '\n' then
        Text.insert_return(State)
      else
        Text.insert_at_cursor(State, c)
      end
    end
    if Text.cursor_out_of_screen(State) then
      Text.snap_cursor_to_bottom_of_screen(State, State.left, State.right)
    end
    schedule_save(State)
    record_undo_event(State, {before=before, after=snapshot(State, before_line, State.cursor1.line)})
      chord ~= 'C-a' and chord ~= 'C-c' and chord ~= 'C-x' and chord ~= 'backspace' and backspace ~= 'delete' and not App.is_cursor_movement(chord) then
    Text.delete_selection(State, State.left, State.right)
  end

    {prefix='--[[', target='block_comment'},  -- only single-line for now
    {prefix='[[', target='block_string'},  -- only single line for now
  block_string={
    {suffix=']]', target='normal'},
  },
  block_comment={
    {suffix=']]', target='normal'},
  },
Comment_color = {r=0, g=0, b=1}
  comment=Comment_color,
  dstring=String_color,
  block_string=String_color,
  block_comment=Comment_color,
    if edge.suffix and rfind(frag, edge.suffix, nil, --[[plain]] true) == #frag - #edge.suffix + 1 then
      Current_state = edge.target
      break
    end
  end
end
function trim(s)
  return s:gsub('^%s+', ''):gsub('%s+$', '')
end
function ltrim(s)
  return s:gsub('^%s+', '')
end
function rtrim(s)
  return s:gsub('%s+$', '')
end
}
Current_state = 'normal'
function initialize_color()
--?   print('new line')
  Current_state = 'normal'
end
function select_color(frag)
--?   print('before', '^'..frag..'$', Current_state)
  switch_color_based_on_prefix(frag)
--?   print('using color', Current_state, Colors[Current_state])
  App.color(Colors[Current_state])
  switch_color_based_on_suffix(frag)
--?   print('state after suffix', Current_state)
end
function switch_color_based_on_prefix(frag)
  if Next_state[Current_state] == nil then
    return
  end
  frag = rtrim(frag)
  for _,edge in pairs(Next_state[Current_state]) do
    if edge.prefix and find(frag, edge.prefix, nil, --[[plain]] true) == 1 then
      Current_state = edge.target
      break
    end
  end
end
function switch_color_based_on_suffix(frag)
  if Next_state[Current_state] == nil then
    return
  end
  frag = rtrim(frag)
  for _,edge in pairs(Next_state[Current_state]) do
  sstring=String_color,
String_color = {r=0, g=0.5, b=0.5}
Divider_color = {r=0.7, g=0.7, b=0.7}
Colors = {
  normal=Text_color,
  -- comments are a sink
}
  },
  dstring={
    {suffix='"', target='normal'},
  },
  sstring={
    {suffix="'", target='normal'},
  },
    {prefix='--', target='comment'},
    {prefix='"', target='dstring'},
    {prefix="'", target='sstring'},

* mouse drag or `shift` + movement to select text, `ctrl+a` to select all