JS Configurablity Take 2

Change the way configurability works.
Config dict should be passed down to the parent class where it will be
merged with the default value and propagate to this only in the base
class.

This allow to both alter the configuration on a per instance basis, or
globaly by tempering with the class instance.

This also get rid of IPython global in some cases.

IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/cell.js

@@ -1,334 +1,345 b''
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
 //
 //  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 //  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 //============================================================================
 // Cell
 //============================================================================
 /**
  * An extendable module that provide base functionnality to create cell for notebook.
  * @module IPython
  * @namespace IPython
  * @submodule Cell
  */
 
 var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     var utils = IPython.utils;
 
     /**
      * The Base `Cell` class from which to inherit
      * @class Cell
      **/
 
     /*
      * @constructor
      *
      * @param {object|undefined} [options]
      *     @param [options.cm_config] {object} config to pass to CodeMirror, will extend default parameters
      */
     var Cell = function (options) {
 
-        options = options || {};
+        options = this.mergeopt(Cell, options)
         // superclass default overwrite our default
-        this.cm_config = $.extend({},Cell.cm_default,options.cm_config);
 
-        this.placeholder = this.placeholder || '';
-        this.read_only = false;
+        this.placeholder = options.placeholder || '';
+        this.read_only = options.cm_config.readOnly;
         this.selected = false;
         this.element = null;
         this.metadata = {};
         // load this from metadata later ?
         this.user_highlight = 'auto';
+        this.cm_config = options.cm_config;
         this.create_element();
         if (this.element !== null) {
             this.element.data("cell", this);
             this.bind_events();
         }
         this.cell_id = utils.uuid();
+        this._options = options;
     };
 
-    Cell.cm_default = {
+    Cell.options_default = {
+        cm_config : {
             indentUnit : 4,
-            readOnly: this.read_only,
+            readOnly: false,
+            theme: "default"
+        }
     };
 
+    Cell.prototype.mergeopt = function(_class, options, overwrite){
+        overwrite = overwrite || {};
+        return $.extend(true, {}, _class.options_default, options, overwrite)
+
+    }
+
+
 
     /**
      * Empty. Subclasses must implement create_element.
      * This should contain all the code to create the DOM element in notebook
      * and will be called by Base Class constructor.
      * @method create_element
      */
     Cell.prototype.create_element = function () {
     };
 
 
     /**
      * Subclasses can implement override bind_events.
      * Be carefull to call the parent method when overwriting as it fires event.
      * this will be triggerd after create_element in constructor.
      * @method bind_events
      */
     Cell.prototype.bind_events = function () {
         var that = this;
         // We trigger events so that Cell doesn't have to depend on Notebook.
         that.element.click(function (event) {
             if (that.selected === false) {
                 $([IPython.events]).trigger('select.Cell', {'cell':that});
             }
         });
         that.element.focusin(function (event) {
             if (that.selected === false) {
                 $([IPython.events]).trigger('select.Cell', {'cell':that});
             }
         });
     };
 
     /**
      * Triger typsetting of math by mathjax on current cell element
      * @method typeset
      */
     Cell.prototype.typeset = function () {
         if (window.MathJax){
             var cell_math = this.element.get(0);
-            MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset",MathJax.Hub,cell_math]);
+            MathJax.Hub.Queue(["Typeset", MathJax.Hub, cell_math]);
         }
     };
 
     /**
      * should be triggerd when cell is selected
      * @method select
      */
     Cell.prototype.select = function () {
         this.element.addClass('selected');
         this.selected = true;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * should be triggerd when cell is unselected
      * @method unselect
      */
     Cell.prototype.unselect = function () {
         this.element.removeClass('selected');
         this.selected = false;
     };
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * @method get_text
      */
     Cell.prototype.get_text = function () {
     };
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * @method set_text
      * @param {string} text
      */
     Cell.prototype.set_text = function (text) {
     };
 
     /**
      * Refresh codemirror instance
      * @method refresh
      */
     Cell.prototype.refresh = function () {
         this.code_mirror.refresh();
     };
 
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * @method  edit
      **/
     Cell.prototype.edit = function () {
     };
 
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * @method render
      **/
     Cell.prototype.render = function () {
     };
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * serialise cell to json.
      * @method toJSON
      **/
     Cell.prototype.toJSON = function () {
         var data = {};
         data.metadata = this.metadata;
         return data;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * should be overritten by subclass
      * @method fromJSON
      **/
     Cell.prototype.fromJSON = function (data) {
         if (data.metadata !== undefined) {
             this.metadata = data.metadata;
         }
         this.celltoolbar.rebuild();
     };
 
 
     /**
      * can the cell be splitted in 2 cells.
      * @method is_splittable
      **/
     Cell.prototype.is_splittable = function () {
         return true;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * @return {String} - the text before the cursor
      * @method get_pre_cursor
      **/
     Cell.prototype.get_pre_cursor = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
-        var text = this.code_mirror.getRange({line:0,ch:0}, cursor);
+        var text = this.code_mirror.getRange({line:0, ch:0}, cursor);
         text = text.replace(/^\n+/, '').replace(/\n+$/, '');
         return text;
     }
 
 
     /**
      * @return {String} - the text after the cursor
      * @method get_post_cursor
      **/
     Cell.prototype.get_post_cursor = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
         var last_line_num = this.code_mirror.lineCount()-1;
         var last_line_len = this.code_mirror.getLine(last_line_num).length;
         var end = {line:last_line_num, ch:last_line_len}
         var text = this.code_mirror.getRange(cursor, end);
         text = text.replace(/^\n+/, '').replace(/\n+$/, '');
         return text;
     };
 
 
     /** Grow the cell by hand. This is used upon reloading from JSON, when the
      *  autogrow handler is not called.
      *
      *  could be made static
      *
      *  @param {Dom element} - element
      *  @method grow
      **/
     Cell.prototype.grow = function(element) {
         var dom = element.get(0);
         var lines_count = 0;
         // modified split rule from
         // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2035910/how-to-get-the-number-of-lines-in-a-textarea/2036424#2036424
         var lines = dom.value.split(/\r|\r\n|\n/);
         lines_count = lines.length;
         if (lines_count >= 1) {
             dom.rows = lines_count;
         } else {
             dom.rows = 1;
         }
     };
 
     /**
      * Show/Hide CodeMirror LineNumber
      * @method show_line_numbers
      *
      * @param value {Bool}  show (true), or hide (false) the line number in CodeMirror
      **/
     Cell.prototype.show_line_numbers = function (value) {
         this.code_mirror.setOption('lineNumbers', value);
         this.code_mirror.refresh();
     };
 
     /**
      * Toggle  CodeMirror LineNumber
      * @method toggle_line_numbers
      **/
     Cell.prototype.toggle_line_numbers = function () {
         var val = this.code_mirror.getOption('lineNumbers');
         this.show_line_numbers(!val);
     };
 
     /**
      * Force codemirror highlight mode
      * @method force_highlight
      * @param {object} - CodeMirror mode
      **/
     Cell.prototype.force_highlight = function(mode) {
         this.user_highlight = mode;
         this.auto_highlight();
     };
 
     /**
      * Try to autodetect cell highlight mode, or use selected mode
      * @methods _auto_highlight
      * @private
      * @param {String|object|undefined} - CodeMirror mode | 'auto'
      **/
     Cell.prototype._auto_highlight = function (modes) {
         //Here we handle manually selected modes
         if( this.user_highlight != undefined &&  this.user_highlight != 'auto' )
         {
             var mode = this.user_highlight;
             CodeMirror.autoLoadMode(this.code_mirror, mode);
             this.code_mirror.setOption('mode', mode);
             return;
         }
         var first_line = this.code_mirror.getLine(0);
         // loop on every pairs
         for( var mode in modes) {
             var regs = modes[mode]['reg'];
             // only one key every time but regexp can't be keys...
             for(var reg in regs ) {
                 // here we handle non magic_modes
                 if(first_line.match(regs[reg]) != null) {
                     if (mode.search('magic_') != 0) {
-                        this.code_mirror.setOption('mode',mode);
+                        this.code_mirror.setOption('mode', mode);
                         CodeMirror.autoLoadMode(this.code_mirror, mode);
                         return;
                     }
                     var open = modes[mode]['open']|| "%%";
                     var close = modes[mode]['close']|| "%%end";
                     var mmode = mode;
                     mode = mmode.substr(6);
                     CodeMirror.autoLoadMode(this.code_mirror, mode);
                     // create on the fly a mode that swhitch between
                     // plain/text and smth else otherwise `%%` is
                     // source of some highlight issues.
                     // we use patchedGetMode to circumvent a bug in CM
                     CodeMirror.defineMode(mmode , function(config) {
                         return CodeMirror.multiplexingMode(
                         CodeMirror.patchedGetMode(config, 'text/plain'),
                             // always set someting on close
                             {open: open, close: close,
                              mode: CodeMirror.patchedGetMode(config, mode),
                              delimStyle: "delimit"
                             }
                         );
                     });
                     this.code_mirror.setOption('mode', mmode);
                     return;
                 }
             }
         }
         // fallback on default (python)
         var default_mode = this.default_mode || 'text/plain';
         this.code_mirror.setOption('mode', default_mode);
     };
 
     IPython.Cell = Cell;
 
     return IPython;
 
 }(IPython));
 

IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js

@@ -1,428 +1,425 b''
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
 //
 //  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 //  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 //============================================================================
 // CodeCell
 //============================================================================
 /**
  * An extendable module that provide base functionnality to create cell for notebook.
  * @module IPython
  * @namespace IPython
  * @submodule CodeCell
  */
 
 
 /* local util for codemirror */
 var posEq = function(a, b) {return a.line == b.line && a.ch == b.ch;}
 
 /**
  *
  * function to delete until previous non blanking space character
  * or first multiple of 4 tabstop.
  * @private
  */
 CodeMirror.commands.delSpaceToPrevTabStop = function(cm){
     var from = cm.getCursor(true), to = cm.getCursor(false), sel = !posEq(from, to);
     if (!posEq(from, to)) {cm.replaceRange("", from, to); return}
     var cur = cm.getCursor(), line = cm.getLine(cur.line);
     var tabsize = cm.getOption('tabSize');
     var chToPrevTabStop = cur.ch-(Math.ceil(cur.ch/tabsize)-1)*tabsize;
     var from = {ch:cur.ch-chToPrevTabStop,line:cur.line}
     var select = cm.getRange(from,cur)
     if( select.match(/^\ +$/) != null){
         cm.replaceRange("",from,cur)
     } else {
         cm.deleteH(-1,"char")
     }
 };
 
 
 var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     "use strict";
 
     var utils = IPython.utils;
     var key   = IPython.utils.keycodes;
     CodeMirror.modeURL = "/static/codemirror/mode/%N/%N.js";
 
     /**
      * A Cell conceived to write code.
      *
      * The kernel doesn't have to be set at creation time, in that case
      * it will be null and set_kernel has to be called later.
      * @class CodeCell
      * @extends IPython.Cell
      *
      * @constructor
      * @param {Object|null} kernel
      * @param {object|undefined} [options]
      *      @param [options.cm_config] {object} config to pass to CodeMirror
      */
     var CodeCell = function (kernel, options) {
-        var options = options || {}
         this.kernel = kernel || null;
         this.code_mirror = null;
         this.input_prompt_number = null;
         this.collapsed = false;
         this.default_mode = 'python';
 
 
         var cm_overwrite_options  = {
-            extraKeys: {"Tab": "indentMore","Shift-Tab" : "indentLess",'Backspace':"delSpaceToPrevTabStop"},
             onKeyEvent: $.proxy(this.handle_codemirror_keyevent,this)
         };
 
-        var arg_cm_options = options.cm_options || {};
-        var cm_config = $.extend({},CodeCell.cm_default, arg_cm_options, cm_overwrite_options);
-
-        var options = {};
-        options.cm_config = cm_config;
+        options = this.mergeopt(CodeCell, options, {cm_config:cm_overwrite_options});
 
         IPython.Cell.apply(this,[options]);
 
         var that = this;
         this.element.focusout(
             function() { that.auto_highlight(); }
         );
     };
 
-    CodeCell.cm_default = {
+    CodeCell.options_default = {
+        cm_config : {
+            extraKeys: {"Tab": "indentMore","Shift-Tab" : "indentLess",'Backspace':"delSpaceToPrevTabStop"},
             mode: 'python',
             theme: 'ipython',
             matchBrackets: true
+        }
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype = new IPython.Cell();
 
     /**
      * @method auto_highlight
      */
     CodeCell.prototype.auto_highlight = function () {
         this._auto_highlight(IPython.config.cell_magic_highlight)
     };
 
     /** @method create_element */
     CodeCell.prototype.create_element = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.create_element.apply(this, arguments);
 
         var cell =  $('<div></div>').addClass('cell border-box-sizing code_cell vbox');
         cell.attr('tabindex','2');
 
         this.celltoolbar = new IPython.CellToolbar(this);
 
         var input = $('<div></div>').addClass('input hbox');
         var vbox = $('<div/>').addClass('vbox box-flex1')
         input.append($('<div/>').addClass('prompt input_prompt'));
         vbox.append(this.celltoolbar.element);
         var input_area = $('<div/>').addClass('input_area');
         this.code_mirror = CodeMirror(input_area.get(0), this.cm_config);
         $(this.code_mirror.getInputField()).attr("spellcheck", "false");
         vbox.append(input_area);
         input.append(vbox);
         var output = $('<div></div>');
         cell.append(input).append(output);
         this.element = cell;
         this.output_area = new IPython.OutputArea(output, true);
 
         // construct a completer only if class exist
         // otherwise no print view
         if (IPython.Completer !== undefined)
         {
             this.completer = new IPython.Completer(this);
         }
     };
 
     /**
      *  This method gets called in CodeMirror's onKeyDown/onKeyPress
      *  handlers and is used to provide custom key handling. Its return
      *  value is used to determine if CodeMirror should ignore the event:
      *  true = ignore, false = don't ignore.
      *  @method handle_codemirror_keyevent
      */
     CodeCell.prototype.handle_codemirror_keyevent = function (editor, event) {
 
         if (this.read_only){
             return false;
         }
 
         var that = this;
         // whatever key is pressed, first, cancel the tooltip request before
         // they are sent, and remove tooltip if any, except for tab again
         if (event.type === 'keydown' && event.which != key.TAB ) {
             IPython.tooltip.remove_and_cancel_tooltip();
         };
 
         var cur = editor.getCursor();
         if (event.keyCode === key.ENTER){
             this.auto_highlight();
         }
 
         if (event.keyCode === key.ENTER && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
             // Always ignore shift-enter in CodeMirror as we handle it.
             return true;
         } else if (event.which === 40 && event.type === 'keypress' && IPython.tooltip.time_before_tooltip >= 0) {
             // triger on keypress (!) otherwise inconsistent event.which depending on plateform
             // browser and keyboard layout !
             // Pressing '(' , request tooltip, don't forget to reappend it
             IPython.tooltip.pending(that);
         } else if (event.which === key.UPARROW && event.type === 'keydown') {
             // If we are not at the top, let CM handle the up arrow and
             // prevent the global keydown handler from handling it.
             if (!that.at_top()) {
                 event.stop();
                 return false;
             } else {
                 return true;
             };
         } else if (event.which === key.ESC) {
             IPython.tooltip.remove_and_cancel_tooltip(true);
             return true;
         } else if (event.which === key.DOWNARROW && event.type === 'keydown') {
             // If we are not at the bottom, let CM handle the down arrow and
             // prevent the global keydown handler from handling it.
             if (!that.at_bottom()) {
                 event.stop();
                 return false;
             } else {
                 return true;
             };
         } else if (event.keyCode === key.TAB && event.type == 'keydown' && event.shiftKey) {
                 if (editor.somethingSelected()){
                     var anchor = editor.getCursor("anchor");
                     var head = editor.getCursor("head");
                     if( anchor.line != head.line){
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
                 IPython.tooltip.request(that);
                 event.stop();
                 return true;
         } else if (event.keyCode === key.TAB && event.type == 'keydown') {
             // Tab completion.
             //Do not trim here because of tooltip
             if (editor.somethingSelected()){return false}
             var pre_cursor = editor.getRange({line:cur.line,ch:0},cur);
             if (pre_cursor.trim() === "") {
                 // Don't autocomplete if the part of the line before the cursor
                 // is empty.  In this case, let CodeMirror handle indentation.
                 return false;
             } else if ((pre_cursor.substr(-1) === "("|| pre_cursor.substr(-1) === " ") && IPython.config.tooltip_on_tab ) {
                 IPython.tooltip.request(that);
                 // Prevent the event from bubbling up.
                 event.stop();
                 // Prevent CodeMirror from handling the tab.
                 return true;
             } else {
                 event.stop();
                 this.completer.startCompletion();
                 return true;
             };
         } else {
             // keypress/keyup also trigger on TAB press, and we don't want to
             // use those to disable tab completion.
             return false;
         };
         return false;
     };
 
 
     // Kernel related calls.
 
     CodeCell.prototype.set_kernel = function (kernel) {
         this.kernel = kernel;
     }
 
     /**
      * Execute current code cell to the kernel
      * @method execute
      */
     CodeCell.prototype.execute = function () {
         this.output_area.clear_output(true, true, true);
         this.set_input_prompt('*');
         this.element.addClass("running");
         var callbacks = {
             'execute_reply': $.proxy(this._handle_execute_reply, this),
             'output': $.proxy(this.output_area.handle_output, this.output_area),
             'clear_output': $.proxy(this.output_area.handle_clear_output, this.output_area),
             'set_next_input': $.proxy(this._handle_set_next_input, this)
         };
         var msg_id = this.kernel.execute(this.get_text(), callbacks, {silent: false});
     };
 
     /**
      * @method _handle_execute_reply
      * @private
      */
     CodeCell.prototype._handle_execute_reply = function (content) {
         this.set_input_prompt(content.execution_count);
         this.element.removeClass("running");
         $([IPython.events]).trigger('set_dirty.Notebook', {'value': true});
     }
 
     CodeCell.prototype._handle_set_next_input = function (text) {
         var data = {'cell': this, 'text': text}
         $([IPython.events]).trigger('set_next_input.Notebook', data);
     }
 
     // Basic cell manipulation.
 
     CodeCell.prototype.select = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.select.apply(this);
         this.code_mirror.refresh();
         this.code_mirror.focus();
         this.auto_highlight();
         // We used to need an additional refresh() after the focus, but
         // it appears that this has been fixed in CM. This bug would show
         // up on FF when a newly loaded markdown cell was edited.
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.select_all = function () {
         var start = {line: 0, ch: 0};
         var nlines = this.code_mirror.lineCount();
         var last_line = this.code_mirror.getLine(nlines-1);
         var end = {line: nlines-1, ch: last_line.length};
         this.code_mirror.setSelection(start, end);
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.collapse = function () {
         this.collapsed = true;
         this.output_area.collapse();
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.expand = function () {
         this.collapsed = false;
         this.output_area.expand();
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.toggle_output = function () {
         this.collapsed = Boolean(1 - this.collapsed);
         this.output_area.toggle_output();
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.toggle_output_scroll = function () {
     this.output_area.toggle_scroll();
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.input_prompt_classical = function (prompt_value, lines_number) {
         var ns = prompt_value || "&nbsp;";
         return 'In&nbsp;[' + ns + ']:'
     };
 
     CodeCell.input_prompt_continuation = function (prompt_value, lines_number) {
         var html = [CodeCell.input_prompt_classical(prompt_value, lines_number)];
         for(var i=1; i < lines_number; i++){html.push(['...:'])};
         return html.join('</br>')
     };
 
     CodeCell.input_prompt_function = CodeCell.input_prompt_classical;
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.set_input_prompt = function (number) {
         var nline = 1
         if( this.code_mirror != undefined) {
            nline = this.code_mirror.lineCount();
         }
         this.input_prompt_number = number;
         var prompt_html = CodeCell.input_prompt_function(this.input_prompt_number, nline);
         this.element.find('div.input_prompt').html(prompt_html);
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.clear_input = function () {
         this.code_mirror.setValue('');
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.get_text = function () {
         return this.code_mirror.getValue();
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.set_text = function (code) {
         return this.code_mirror.setValue(code);
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.at_top = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
         if (cursor.line === 0 && cursor.ch === 0) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.at_bottom = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
         if (cursor.line === (this.code_mirror.lineCount()-1) && cursor.ch === this.code_mirror.getLine(cursor.line).length) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.clear_output = function (stdout, stderr, other) {
         this.output_area.clear_output(stdout, stderr, other);
     };
 
 
     // JSON serialization
 
     CodeCell.prototype.fromJSON = function (data) {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.fromJSON.apply(this, arguments);
         if (data.cell_type === 'code') {
             if (data.input !== undefined) {
                 this.set_text(data.input);
                 // make this value the starting point, so that we can only undo
                 // to this state, instead of a blank cell
                 this.code_mirror.clearHistory();
                 this.auto_highlight();
             }
             if (data.prompt_number !== undefined) {
                 this.set_input_prompt(data.prompt_number);
             } else {
                 this.set_input_prompt();
             };
             this.output_area.fromJSON(data.outputs);
             if (data.collapsed !== undefined) {
                 if (data.collapsed) {
                     this.collapse();
                 } else {
                     this.expand();
                 };
             };
         };
     };
 
 
     CodeCell.prototype.toJSON = function () {
         var data = IPython.Cell.prototype.toJSON.apply(this);
         data.input = this.get_text();
         data.cell_type = 'code';
         if (this.input_prompt_number) {
             data.prompt_number = this.input_prompt_number;
         };
         var outputs = this.output_area.toJSON();
         data.outputs = outputs;
         data.language = 'python';
         data.collapsed = this.collapsed;
         return data;
     };
 
 
     IPython.CodeCell = CodeCell;
 
     return IPython;
 }(IPython));

IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/textcell.js

@@ -1,561 +1,598 b''
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  Copyright (C) 2008-2012  The IPython Development Team
 //
 //  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 //  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 //============================================================================
 // TextCell
 //============================================================================
 
+
+
 /**
     A module that allow to create different type of Text Cell
     @module IPython
     @namespace IPython
  */
 var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     // TextCell base class
     var key = IPython.utils.keycodes;
 
     /**
      * Construct a new TextCell, codemirror mode is by default 'htmlmixed', and cell type is 'text'
      * cell start as not redered.
      *
      * @class TextCell
      * @constructor TextCell
      * @extend Ipython.Cell
      * @param {object|undefined} [options]
      *      @param [options.cm_config] {object} config to pass to CodeMirror, will extend/overwrite default config
+     *      @param [options.placeholder] {string} default string to use when souce in empty for rendering (only use in some TextCell subclass)
      */
     var TextCell = function (options) {
-        this.code_mirror_mode = this.code_mirror_mode || 'htmlmixed';
-        var options = options || {};
+        // in all TextCell/Cell subclasses
+        // do not assign most of members here, just pass it down
+        // in the options dict potentially overwriting what you wish.
+        // they will be assigned in the base class.
 
+        // we cannot put this as a class key as it has handle to "this".
         var cm_overwrite_options  = {
-            extraKeys: {"Tab": "indentMore","Shift-Tab" : "indentLess"},
             onKeyEvent: $.proxy(this.handle_codemirror_keyevent,this)
         };
 
-        var arg_cm_options = options.cm_options || {};
-        var cm_config = $.extend({},TextCell.cm_default, arg_cm_options, cm_overwrite_options);
+        options = this.mergeopt(TextCell,options,{cm_config:cm_overwrite_options});
 
-        var options = {};
-        options.cm_config = cm_config;
+        IPython.Cell.apply(this, [options]);
 
 
-        IPython.Cell.apply(this, [options]);
         this.rendered = false;
         this.cell_type = this.cell_type || 'text';
     };
 
-    TextCell.cm_default = {
-            mode: this.code_mirror_mode,
-            theme: 'default',
-            value: this.placeholder,
+    TextCell.prototype = new IPython.Cell();
+
+    TextCell.options_default = {
+        cm_config : {
+            extraKeys: {"Tab": "indentMore","Shift-Tab" : "indentLess"},
+            mode: 'htmlmixed',
             lineWrapping : true,
         }
+    };
 
 
-    TextCell.prototype = new IPython.Cell();
 
     /**
      * Create the DOM element of the TextCell
      * @method create_element
      * @private
      */
     TextCell.prototype.create_element = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.create_element.apply(this, arguments);
         var cell = $("<div>").addClass('cell text_cell border-box-sizing vbox');
         cell.attr('tabindex','2');
 
         this.celltoolbar = new IPython.CellToolbar(this);
         cell.append(this.celltoolbar.element);
 
         var input_area = $('<div/>').addClass('text_cell_input border-box-sizing');
         this.code_mirror = CodeMirror(input_area.get(0), this.cm_config);
+
         // The tabindex=-1 makes this div focusable.
         var render_area = $('<div/>').addClass('text_cell_render border-box-sizing').
             addClass('rendered_html').attr('tabindex','-1');
         cell.append(input_area).append(render_area);
         this.element = cell;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * Bind the DOM evet to cell actions
      * Need to be called after TextCell.create_element
      * @private
      * @method bind_event
      */
     TextCell.prototype.bind_events = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.bind_events.apply(this);
         var that = this;
         this.element.keydown(function (event) {
             if (event.which === 13 && !event.shiftKey) {
                 if (that.rendered) {
                     that.edit();
                     return false;
                 };
             };
         });
         this.element.dblclick(function () {
             that.edit();
         });
     };
 
     /**
      * This method gets called in CodeMirror's onKeyDown/onKeyPress
      * handlers and is used to provide custom key handling.
      *
      * Subclass should override this method to have custom handeling
      *
      * @method handle_codemirror_keyevent
      * @param {CodeMirror} editor - The codemirror instance bound to the cell
      * @param {event} event -
      * @return {Boolean} `true` if CodeMirror should ignore the event, `false` Otherwise
      */
     TextCell.prototype.handle_codemirror_keyevent = function (editor, event) {
 
         if (event.keyCode === 13 && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
             // Always ignore shift-enter in CodeMirror as we handle it.
             return true;
         }
         return false;
     };
 
     /**
      * Select the current cell and trigger 'focus'
      * @method select
      */
     TextCell.prototype.select = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.select.apply(this);
         var output = this.element.find("div.text_cell_render");
         output.trigger('focus');
     };
 
     /**
      * unselect the current cell and `render` it
      * @method unselect
      */
     TextCell.prototype.unselect = function() {
         // render on selection of another cell
         this.render();
         IPython.Cell.prototype.unselect.apply(this);
     };
 
     /**
      *
      * put the current cell in edition mode
      * @method edit
      */
     TextCell.prototype.edit = function () {
         if ( this.read_only ) return;
         if (this.rendered === true) {
             var text_cell = this.element;
             var output = text_cell.find("div.text_cell_render");
             output.hide();
             text_cell.find('div.text_cell_input').show();
             this.code_mirror.refresh();
             this.code_mirror.focus();
             // We used to need an additional refresh() after the focus, but
             // it appears that this has been fixed in CM. This bug would show
             // up on FF when a newly loaded markdown cell was edited.
             this.rendered = false;
             if (this.get_text() === this.placeholder) {
                 this.set_text('');
                 this.refresh();
             }
         }
     };
 
 
     /**
      * Empty, Subclasses must define render.
      * @method render
      */
     TextCell.prototype.render = function () {};
 
 
     /**
      * setter: {{#crossLink "TextCell/set_text"}}{{/crossLink}}
      * @method get_text
      * @retrun {string} CodeMirror current text value
      */
     TextCell.prototype.get_text = function() {
         return this.code_mirror.getValue();
     };
 
     /**
      * @param {string} text - Codemiror text value
      * @see TextCell#get_text
      * @method set_text
      * */
     TextCell.prototype.set_text = function(text) {
         this.code_mirror.setValue(text);
         this.code_mirror.refresh();
     };
 
     /**
      * setter :{{#crossLink "TextCell/set_rendered"}}{{/crossLink}}
      * @method get_rendered
      * @return {html} html of rendered element
      * */
     TextCell.prototype.get_rendered = function() {
         return this.element.find('div.text_cell_render').html();
     };
 
     /**
      * @method set_rendered
      */
     TextCell.prototype.set_rendered = function(text) {
         this.element.find('div.text_cell_render').html(text);
     };
 
     /**
      * not deprecated, but implementation wrong
      * @method at_top
      * @deprecated
      * @return {Boolean} true is cell rendered, false otherwise
      * I doubt this is what it is supposed to do
      * this implementation is completly false
      */
     TextCell.prototype.at_top = function () {
         if (this.rendered) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
 
     /**
      * not deprecated, but implementation wrong
      * @method at_bottom
      * @deprecated
      * @return {Boolean} true is cell rendered, false otherwise
      * I doubt this is what it is supposed to do
      * this implementation is completly false
      * */
     TextCell.prototype.at_bottom = function () {
         if (this.rendered) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
     /**
      * Create Text cell from JSON
      * @param {json} data - JSON serialized text-cell
      * @method fromJSON
      */
     TextCell.prototype.fromJSON = function (data) {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.fromJSON.apply(this, arguments);
         if (data.cell_type === this.cell_type) {
             if (data.source !== undefined) {
                 this.set_text(data.source);
                 // make this value the starting point, so that we can only undo
                 // to this state, instead of a blank cell
                 this.code_mirror.clearHistory();
                 this.set_rendered(data.rendered || '');
                 this.rendered = false;
                 this.render();
             }
         }
     };
 
     /** Generate JSON from cell
      * @return {object} cell data serialised to json
      */
     TextCell.prototype.toJSON = function () {
         var data = IPython.Cell.prototype.toJSON.apply(this);
         data.cell_type = this.cell_type;
         data.source = this.get_text();
         return data;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * @constructor HtmlCell
      * @class HtmlCell
      * @extends Ipython.TextCell
      */
-    var HTMLCell = function () {
-        this.placeholder = "Type <strong>HTML</strong> and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$";
-        IPython.TextCell.apply(this, arguments);
+    var HTMLCell = function (options) {
+
+        options = this.mergeopt(HTMLCell,options);
+        TextCell.apply(this, [options]);
+
         this.cell_type = 'html';
     };
 
+    HTMLCell.options_default = {
+        cm_config : {
+            mode: 'htmlmixed',
+        },
+        placeholder: "Type <strong>HTML</strong> and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$"
+    };
+
 
     HTMLCell.prototype = new TextCell();
 
     /**
      * @method render
      */
     HTMLCell.prototype.render = function () {
         if (this.rendered === false) {
             var text = this.get_text();
             if (text === "") { text = this.placeholder; }
             this.set_rendered(text);
             this.typeset();
             this.element.find('div.text_cell_input').hide();
             this.element.find("div.text_cell_render").show();
             this.rendered = true;
         }
     };
 
 
     /**
      * @class MarkdownCell
      * @constructor MarkdownCell
      * @extends Ipython.HtmlCell
      */
-    var MarkdownCell = function () {
-        this.placeholder = "Type *Markdown* and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$";
-        IPython.TextCell.apply(this, arguments);
+    var MarkdownCell = function (options) {
+        var options = options || {};
+
+        options = this.mergeopt(MarkdownCell,options);
+        TextCell.apply(this, [options]);
+
         this.cell_type = 'markdown';
     };
 
+    MarkdownCell.options_default = {
+        cm_config: {
+            mode: 'markdown'
+        },
+        placeholder: "Type *Markdown* and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$"
+    }
+
+
+
 
     MarkdownCell.prototype = new TextCell();
 
     /**
      * @method render
      */
     MarkdownCell.prototype.render = function () {
         if (this.rendered === false) {
             var text = this.get_text();
             if (text === "") { text = this.placeholder; }
             text = IPython.mathjaxutils.remove_math(text)
             var html = IPython.markdown_converter.makeHtml(text);
             html = IPython.mathjaxutils.replace_math(html)
             try {
                 this.set_rendered(html);
             } catch (e) {
                 console.log("Error running Javascript in Markdown:");
                 console.log(e);
                 this.set_rendered($("<div/>").addClass("js-error").html(
                     "Error rendering Markdown!<br/>" + e.toString())
                 );
             }
             this.element.find('div.text_cell_input').hide();
             this.element.find("div.text_cell_render").show();
             var code_snippets = this.element.find("pre > code");
             code_snippets.replaceWith(function () {
                 var code = $(this).html();
                 /* Substitute br for newlines and &nbsp; for spaces
                    before highlighting, since prettify doesn't
                    preserve those on all browsers */
                 code = code.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, "<br/>");
                 code = code.replace(/ /gm, '&nbsp;');
                 code = prettyPrintOne(code);
 
                 return '<code class="prettyprint">' + code + '</code>';
             });
             this.typeset()
             this.rendered = true;
         }
     };
 
 
     // RawCell
 
     /**
      * @class RawCell
      * @constructor RawCell
      * @extends Ipython.TextCell
      */
-    var RawCell = function () {
-        this.placeholder = "Type plain text and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$";
-        this.code_mirror_mode = 'rst';
-        IPython.TextCell.apply(this, arguments);
+    var RawCell = function (options) {
+
+        options = this.mergeopt(RawCell,options)
+        TextCell.apply(this, [options]);
+
         this.cell_type = 'raw';
-        var that = this
 
+        var that = this
         this.element.focusout(
                 function() { that.auto_highlight(); }
             );
     };
 
+    RawCell.options_default = {
+        placeholder : "Type plain text and LaTeX: $\\alpha^2$"
+    };
+
+
 
     RawCell.prototype = new TextCell();
 
     /**
      * Trigger autodetection of highlight scheme for current cell
      * @method auto_highlight
      */
     RawCell.prototype.auto_highlight = function () {
         this._auto_highlight(IPython.config.raw_cell_highlight);
     };
 
     /** @method render **/
     RawCell.prototype.render = function () {
         this.rendered = true;
         this.edit();
     };
 
 
     /** @method handle_codemirror_keyevent **/
     RawCell.prototype.handle_codemirror_keyevent = function (editor, event) {
 
         var that = this;
         if (event.which === key.UPARROW && event.type === 'keydown') {
             // If we are not at the top, let CM handle the up arrow and
             // prevent the global keydown handler from handling it.
             if (!that.at_top()) {
                 event.stop();
                 return false;
             } else {
                 return true;
             };
         } else if (event.which === key.DOWNARROW && event.type === 'keydown') {
             // If we are not at the bottom, let CM handle the down arrow and
             // prevent the global keydown handler from handling it.
             if (!that.at_bottom()) {
                 event.stop();
                 return false;
             } else {
                 return true;
             };
         };
         return false;
     };
 
     /** @method select **/
     RawCell.prototype.select = function () {
         IPython.Cell.prototype.select.apply(this);
         this.code_mirror.refresh();
         this.code_mirror.focus();
     };
 
     /** @method at_top **/
     RawCell.prototype.at_top = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
         if (cursor.line === 0 && cursor.ch === 0) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
 
     /** @method at_bottom **/
     RawCell.prototype.at_bottom = function () {
         var cursor = this.code_mirror.getCursor();
         if (cursor.line === (this.code_mirror.lineCount()-1) && cursor.ch === this.code_mirror.getLine(cursor.line).length) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
         }
     };
 
 
     /**
      * @class HeadingCell
      * @extends Ipython.TextCell
      */
 
     /**
      * @constructor HeadingCell
      * @extends Ipython.TextCell
      */
-    var HeadingCell = function () {
-        this.placeholder = "Type Heading Here";
-        IPython.TextCell.apply(this, arguments);
+    var HeadingCell = function (options) {
+
+        options = this.mergeopt(HeadingCell,options)
+        TextCell.apply(this, [options]);
+
         /**
          * heading level of the cell, use getter and setter to access
          * @property level
          */
         this.level = 1;
         this.cell_type = 'heading';
     };
 
+    HeadingCell.options_default = {
+        placeholder: "Type Heading Here"
+    };
 
     HeadingCell.prototype = new TextCell();
 
     /** @method fromJSON */
     HeadingCell.prototype.fromJSON = function (data) {
         if (data.level != undefined){
             this.level = data.level;
         }
-        IPython.TextCell.prototype.fromJSON.apply(this, arguments);
+        TextCell.prototype.fromJSON.apply(this, arguments);
     };
 
 
     /** @method toJSON */
     HeadingCell.prototype.toJSON = function () {
-        var data = IPython.TextCell.prototype.toJSON.apply(this);
+        var data = TextCell.prototype.toJSON.apply(this);
         data.level = this.get_level();
         return data;
     };
 
 
     /**
      * Change heading level of cell, and re-render
      * @method set_level
      */
     HeadingCell.prototype.set_level = function (level) {
         this.level = level;
         if (this.rendered) {
             this.rendered = false;
             this.render();
         };
     };
 
     /** The depth of header cell, based on html (h1 to h6)
      * @method get_level
      * @return {integer} level - for 1 to 6
      */
     HeadingCell.prototype.get_level = function () {
         return this.level;
     };
 
 
     HeadingCell.prototype.set_rendered = function (text) {
         var r = this.element.find("div.text_cell_render");
         r.empty();
         var link = text.replace(/ /g, '_');
         r.append(
             $('<h'+this.level+'/>')
             .append(
             $('<a/>')
                 .addClass('heading-anchor')
                 .attr('href', '#' + link)
                 .attr('id', link)
                 .html(text)
             )
         );
     };
 
 
     HeadingCell.prototype.get_rendered = function () {
         var r = this.element.find("div.text_cell_render");
         return r.children().first().html();
     };
 
 
     HeadingCell.prototype.render = function () {
         if (this.rendered === false) {
             var text = this.get_text();
             if (text === "") { text = this.placeholder; }
             this.set_rendered(text);
             this.typeset();
             this.element.find('div.text_cell_input').hide();
             this.element.find("div.text_cell_render").show();
             this.rendered = true;
         };
     };
 
     IPython.TextCell = TextCell;
     IPython.HTMLCell = HTMLCell;
     IPython.MarkdownCell = MarkdownCell;
     IPython.RawCell = RawCell;
     IPython.HeadingCell = HeadingCell;
 
 
     return IPython;
 
 }(IPython));