From 6beeecb5a8fb5979880665627a8bd2b99f9a4a87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: temportalflux <dustin.yost.t@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:42:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add module-level documentation with examples

---
 crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs | 67 +++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
index 042b899260..8973bae6ba 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_elements/src/editable_text.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,67 @@
 //! [`<input>`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/input) and
 //! [`<textarea>`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/textarea)).
 //!
-//! TODO: More documentation
-//! - caret blinking
-//! - history
-//! - storage
-//! - selection
-//! - ime
-//! - navigation
-//! - overflow (scroll vs clip)
-//! - auto-sizing to content via min/max w/h
-//! - mouse selection (click x2 x3 drag)
+//! Both [`text_input`] and [`text_area`] create an [`EditableTextElement`]. This element supports:
+//! - navigating via keyboard & mouse (by character, word, line, and document)
+//! - highlight selection via keyboard & mouse (holding shift, double/triple click mouse, mouse drag)
+//! - typing using an InputMethodEditor (IME) for writing Chinese, Japanese, and Korean utf-16
+//! - inserting newlines (`\n`) and tabs (`\t`)
+//! - cut/copy/paste
+//! - caret / text cursor that can blink
+//! - simple undo/redo within a single field
+//!
+//! For all input actions, see documentation in the [`actions`] module.
+//!
+//! Editable text elements will default to using [`String`] as the storage medium (see [`StringStorage`]).
+//! Standard library strings are not ideal though for large text documents. For such uses,
+//! it is encouraged that implementers consider rolling their own [`UnicodeTextStorage`] medium.
+//!
+//! Some sample usages:
+//!
+//! A single-line text input with a fixed width and text that does not wrap
+//! (overflow text is clipped and does not scroll).
+//! ```
+//! use gpui_elements::editable_text::text_input;
+//! text_input("my_input")
+//!     .placeholder("empty text")
+//!     .w_5()
+//!     .min_h_auto()
+//!     .whitespace_nowrap()
+//! ```
+//!
+//! A single-line text input with a flexible width and text that does not wrap, but will scroll if overflowing.
+//! ```
+//! use gpui_elements::editable_text::text_input;
+//! text_input("my_input")
+//!     .placeholder("empty text")
+//!     .border_1().rounded_lg().border_color(Hsla::white()) // has a border
+//!     .p_2() // padding between the text and border
+//!     .min_w_10().max_w_128()
+//!     .min_h_auto()
+//!     .whitespace_nowrap()
+//!     .overflow_x_scroll()
+//! ```
+//!
+//! A multi-line text area with flexible height, wrapping text, and scrolling overflow on both axes.
+//! ```
+//! use gpui_elements::editable_text::text_area;
+//! text_area("message")
+//!     .placeholder("empty text")
+//!     .border_1().rounded_lg().border_color(Hsla::white()) // has a border
+//!     .p_2() // padding between the text and border
+//!     .min_w_10().max_w_128()
+//!     .min_h_24().max_h_128()
+//!     .whitespace_normal() // default
+//!     .overflow_x_scroll().overflow_y_scroll()
+//! ```
+//!
+//! You can view more complex examples in the gpui crate examples.
+//! TODO: there is no example with editable text yet, and we should link it here when there is.
 //!
 //! Backlog of not-yet implemented features:
 //! - text sanitation & validation (see no-op implementation of [`EditableTextState::validate_incoming_text`])
 //! - nav & select via PageUp/PageDown
+//! - screen reader support via a11y
 //! - masking text (e.g. for passwords)
 //! - disabling `insert_tab` if favor of tab being used to change focus between elements (i.e. escaping the field)
 //!