diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/Jamfile b/src/apps/haiku-depot/Jamfile
index 766f3deb5d..b9ed0aa76f 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/Jamfile
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ Application HaikuDepot :
 	support.cpp
 
 	# textview stuff
+	CharacterStyle.cpp
+	CharacterStyleData.cpp
 	Paragraph.cpp
 	ParagraphStyle.cpp
 	ParagraphStyleData.cpp
+	TextDocument.cpp
 	TextLayout.cpp
 	TextSpan.cpp
 	TextStyle.cpp
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.cpp b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9923bb21ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>.
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "CharacterStyle.h"
+
+
+CharacterStyle::CharacterStyle()
+	:
+	fStyleData(new CharacterStyleData(), true)
+{
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyle::CharacterStyle(const CharacterStyle& other)
+	:
+	fStyleData(other.fStyleData)
+{
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyle&
+CharacterStyle::operator=(const CharacterStyle& other)
+{
+	if (this == &other)
+		return *this;
+	
+	fStyleData = other.fStyleData;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::operator==(const CharacterStyle& other) const
+{
+	if (this == &other)
+		return true;
+
+	if (fStyleData == other.fStyleData)
+		return true;
+
+	if (fStyleData.Get() != NULL && other.fStyleData.Get() != NULL)
+		return *fStyleData.Get() == *other.fStyleData.Get();
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::operator!=(const CharacterStyle& other) const
+{
+	return !(*this == other);
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetFont(const BFont& font)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetFont(font);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->Font() == font;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetAscent(float ascent)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetAscent(ascent);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->Ascent() == ascent;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetDescent(float descent)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetDescent(descent);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->Descent() == descent;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetWidth(float width)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetWidth(width);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->Width() == width;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetForegroundColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetForegroundColor(color);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->ForegroundColor() == color;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetBackgroundColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetBackgroundColor(color);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->BackgroundColor() == color;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetStrikeOutColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetStrikeOutColor(color);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->StrikeOutColor() == color;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetUnderlineColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetUnderlineColor(color);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->UnderlineColor() == color;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetStrikeOut(uint8 strikeOut)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetStrikeOut(strikeOut);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->StrikeOut() == strikeOut;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyle::SetUnderline(uint8 underline)
+{
+	CharacterStyleDataRef data = fStyleData->SetUnderline(underline);
+	if (data == fStyleData)
+		return data->Underline() == underline;
+
+	fStyleData = data;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.h b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb6a7e6678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>.
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef CHARACTER_STYLE_H
+#define CHARACTER_STYLE_H
+
+#include "CharacterStyleData.h"
+
+
+class CharacterStyle {
+public:
+								CharacterStyle();
+								CharacterStyle(const CharacterStyle& other);
+
+			CharacterStyle&		operator=(const CharacterStyle& other);
+			bool				operator==(const CharacterStyle& other) const;
+			bool				operator!=(const CharacterStyle& other) const;
+
+			bool				SetFont(const BFont& font);
+			const BFont&		Font() const;
+
+			bool				SetAscent(float ascent);
+			float				Ascent() const;
+
+			bool				SetDescent(float descent);
+			float				Descent() const;
+
+			bool				SetWidth(float width);
+			float				Width() const;
+
+			bool				SetForegroundColor(rgb_color color);
+			rgb_color			ForegroundColor() const;
+
+			bool				SetBackgroundColor(rgb_color color);
+			rgb_color			BackgroundColor() const;
+
+			bool				SetStrikeOutColor(rgb_color color);
+			rgb_color			StrikeOutColor() const;
+
+			bool				SetUnderlineColor(rgb_color color);
+			rgb_color			UnderlineColor() const;
+
+			bool				SetStrikeOut(uint8 strikeOut);
+			uint8				StrikeOut() const;
+
+			bool				SetUnderline(uint8 underline);
+			uint8				Underline() const;
+
+private:
+			CharacterStyleDataRef fStyleData;
+};
+
+
+#endif // CHARACTER_STYLE_H
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.cpp b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5a04011d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>.
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "CharacterStyleData.h"
+
+#include <new>
+
+
+CharacterStyleData::CharacterStyleData()
+	:
+	fFont(),
+
+	fAscent(-1.0f),
+	fDescent(-1.0f),
+	fWidth(-1.0f),
+
+	fGlyphSpacing(0.0f),
+
+	fFgColor((rgb_color){ 0, 0, 0, 255 }),
+	fBgColor((rgb_color){ 255, 255, 255, 255 }),
+	fStrikeOutColor((rgb_color){ 0, 0, 0, 255 }),
+	fUnderlineColor((rgb_color){ 0, 0, 0, 255 }),
+
+	fStrikeOutStyle(STRIKE_OUT_NONE),
+	fUnderlineStyle(UNDERLINE_NONE)
+{
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleData::CharacterStyleData(const CharacterStyleData& other)
+	:
+	fFont(other.fFont),
+
+	fAscent(other.fAscent),
+	fDescent(other.fDescent),
+	fWidth(other.fWidth),
+
+	fGlyphSpacing(other.fGlyphSpacing),
+
+	fFgColor(other.fFgColor),
+	fBgColor(other.fBgColor),
+	fStrikeOutColor(other.fStrikeOutColor),
+	fUnderlineColor(other.fUnderlineColor),
+
+	fStrikeOutStyle(other.fStrikeOutStyle),
+	fUnderlineStyle(other.fUnderlineStyle)
+{
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyleData::operator==(const CharacterStyleData& other) const
+{
+	if (this == &other)
+		return true;
+
+	return fFont == other.fFont
+		&& fAscent == other.fAscent
+		&& fDescent == other.fDescent
+		&& fWidth == other.fWidth
+
+		&& fGlyphSpacing == other.fGlyphSpacing
+
+		&& fFgColor == other.fFgColor
+		&& fBgColor == other.fBgColor
+		&& fStrikeOutColor == other.fStrikeOutColor
+		&& fUnderlineColor == other.fUnderlineColor
+
+		&& fStrikeOutStyle == other.fStrikeOutStyle
+		&& fUnderlineStyle == other.fUnderlineStyle;
+}
+
+
+bool
+CharacterStyleData::operator!=(const CharacterStyleData& other) const
+{
+	return !(*this == other);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetFont(const BFont& font)
+{
+	if (fFont == font)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fFont = font;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetAscent(float ascent)
+{
+	if (fAscent == ascent)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fAscent = ascent;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetDescent(float descent)
+{
+	if (fDescent == descent)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fDescent = descent;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetWidth(float width)
+{
+	if (fWidth == width)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fWidth = width;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetForegroundColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	if (fFgColor == color)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fFgColor = color;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetBackgroundColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	if (fBgColor == color)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fBgColor = color;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetStrikeOutColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	if (fStrikeOutColor == color)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fStrikeOutColor = color;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetUnderlineColor(rgb_color color)
+{
+	if (fUnderlineColor == color)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fUnderlineColor = color;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetStrikeOut(uint8 strikeOut)
+{
+	if (fStrikeOutStyle == strikeOut)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fStrikeOutStyle = strikeOut;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+CharacterStyleDataRef
+CharacterStyleData::SetUnderline(uint8 underline)
+{
+	if (fUnderlineStyle == underline)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	CharacterStyleData* ret = new(std::nothrow) CharacterStyleData(*this);
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return CharacterStyleDataRef(this);
+
+	ret->fUnderlineStyle = underline;
+	return CharacterStyleDataRef(ret, true);
+}
+
+
+// #pragma mark - private
+
+
+CharacterStyleData&
+CharacterStyleData::operator=(const CharacterStyleData& other)
+{
+	return *this;
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.h b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c445aa883d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/textview/CharacterStyleData.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>.
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef CHARACTER_STYLE_DATA_H
+#define CHARACTER_STYLE_DATA_H
+
+#include <Font.h>
+#include <Referenceable.h>
+
+
+enum {
+	STRIKE_OUT_NONE		= 0,
+	STRIKE_OUT_SINGLE	= 1,
+};
+
+
+enum {
+	UNDERLINE_NONE		= 0,
+	UNDERLINE_SINGLE	= 1,
+	UNDERLINE_DOUBLE	= 2,
+	UNDERLINE_WIGGLE	= 3,
+	UNDERLINE_DOTTED	= 4,
+};
+
+
+class CharacterStyleData;
+typedef BReference<CharacterStyleData>	CharacterStyleDataRef;
+
+
+// You cannot modify a CharacterStyleData object once it has been
+// created.
+class CharacterStyleData : public BReferenceable {
+public:
+								CharacterStyleData();
+								CharacterStyleData(
+									const CharacterStyleData& other);
+
+			bool				operator==(
+									const CharacterStyleData& other) const;
+			bool				operator!=(
+									const CharacterStyleData& other) const;
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetFont(const BFont& font);
+	inline	const BFont&		Font() const
+									{ return fFont; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetAscent(float ascent);
+	inline	float				Ascent() const
+									{ return fAscent; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetDescent(float descent);
+	inline	float				Descent() const
+									{ return fDescent; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetWidth(float width);
+	inline	float				Width() const
+									{ return fWidth; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetForegroundColor(rgb_color color);
+	inline	rgb_color			ForegroundColor() const
+									{ return fFgColor; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetBackgroundColor(rgb_color color);
+	inline	rgb_color			BackgroundColor() const
+									{ return fBgColor; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetStrikeOutColor(rgb_color color);
+	inline	rgb_color			StrikeOutColor() const
+									{ return fStrikeOutColor; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetUnderlineColor(rgb_color color);
+	inline	rgb_color			UnderlineColor() const
+									{ return fUnderlineColor; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetStrikeOut(uint8 strikeOut);
+	inline	uint8				StrikeOut() const
+									{ return fStrikeOutStyle; }
+
+			CharacterStyleDataRef SetUnderline(uint8 underline);
+	inline	uint8				Underline() const
+									{ return fUnderlineStyle; }
+
+private:
+			CharacterStyleData&	operator=(const CharacterStyleData& other);
+
+private:
+			BFont				fFont;
+		
+			// The following three values override glyph metrics unless -1
+			float				fAscent;
+			float				fDescent;
+			float				fWidth;
+
+			float				fGlyphSpacing;
+		
+			rgb_color			fFgColor;
+			rgb_color			fBgColor;
+			rgb_color			fStrikeOutColor;
+			rgb_color			fUnderlineColor;
+		
+			uint8				fStrikeOutStyle;
+			uint8				fUnderlineStyle;
+};
+
+
+
+#endif // CHARACTER_STYLE_DATA_H