diff --git a/src/editor.cc b/src/editor.cc
index 172e096c..9516460f 100644
--- a/src/editor.cc
+++ b/src/editor.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "exception.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
+#include "register.hh"
+#include "register_manager.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
 {
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ Editor::Editor(Buffer& buffer)
       m_edition_level(0)
 {
     m_selections.push_back(SelectionList());
-    selections().push_back(Selection(buffer.begin(), buffer.begin()));
+    m_selections.back().push_back(Selection(buffer.begin(), buffer.begin()));
 }
 
 void Editor::erase()
@@ -21,18 +23,51 @@ void Editor::erase()
         m_buffer.modify(Modification::make_erase(sel.begin(), sel.end()));
 }
 
+template<bool append>
+static void do_insert(Editor& editor, const Editor::String& string)
+{
+    scoped_edition edition(editor);
+    for (auto& sel : editor.selections())
+    {
+        BufferIterator pos = append ? sel.end() : sel.begin();
+        editor.buffer().modify(Modification::make_insert(pos, string));
+    }
+}
+
+template<bool append>
+static void do_insert(Editor& editor, const memoryview<Editor::String>& strings)
+{
+    if (strings.empty())
+        return;
+
+    scoped_edition edition(editor);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < editor.selections().size(); ++i)
+    {
+        BufferIterator pos = append ? editor.selections()[i].end()
+                                    : editor.selections()[i].begin();
+        size_t index = std::min(i, strings.size()-1);
+        editor.buffer().modify(Modification::make_insert(pos, strings[index]));
+    }
+}
+
 void Editor::insert(const String& string)
 {
-    scoped_edition edition(*this);
-    for (auto& sel : selections())
-        m_buffer.modify(Modification::make_insert(sel.begin(), string));
+    do_insert<false>(*this, string);
+}
+
+void Editor::insert(const memoryview<String>& strings)
+{
+    do_insert<false>(*this, strings);
 }
 
 void Editor::append(const String& string)
 {
-    scoped_edition edition(*this);
-    for (auto& sel : selections())
-        m_buffer.modify(Modification::make_insert(sel.end(), string));
+    do_insert<true>(*this, string);
+}
+
+void Editor::append(const memoryview<String>& strings)
+{
+    do_insert<true>(*this, strings);
 }
 
 void Editor::replace(const std::string& string)
@@ -42,9 +77,17 @@ void Editor::replace(const std::string& string)
     insert(string);
 }
 
+std::vector<Editor::String> Editor::selections_content() const
+{
+    std::vector<String> contents;
+    for (auto& sel : selections())
+        contents.push_back(m_buffer.string(sel.begin(), sel.end()));
+    return contents;
+}
+
 void Editor::push_selections()
 {
-    SelectionList current_selections = selections();
+    SelectionList current_selections = m_selections.back();
     m_selections.push_back(std::move(current_selections));
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +101,7 @@ void Editor::pop_selections()
 
 void Editor::move_selections(const BufferCoord& offset, bool append)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : selections())
+    for (auto& sel : m_selections.back())
     {
         BufferCoord pos = m_buffer.line_and_column_at(sel.last());
         BufferIterator last = m_buffer.iterator_at(pos + BufferCoord(offset));
@@ -75,8 +118,8 @@ void Editor::clear_selections()
         --pos;
 
     Selection sel = Selection(pos, pos);
-    selections().clear();
-    selections().push_back(std::move(sel));
+    m_selections.back().clear();
+    m_selections.back().push_back(std::move(sel));
 }
 
 void Editor::keep_selection(int index)
@@ -86,30 +129,42 @@ void Editor::keep_selection(int index)
     if (index < selections().size())
     {
         Selection sel = selections()[index];
-        selections().clear();
-        selections().push_back(std::move(sel));
+        m_selections.back().clear();
+        m_selections.back().push_back(std::move(sel));
     }
 }
 
 void Editor::select(const BufferIterator& iterator)
 {
-    selections().clear();
-    selections().push_back(Selection(iterator, iterator));
+    m_selections.back().clear();
+    m_selections.back().push_back(Selection(iterator, iterator));
 }
 
 void Editor::select(const Selector& selector, bool append)
 {
     check_invariant();
 
-    if (not append)
+    std::vector<std::vector<String>> captures;
+
+    for (auto& sel : m_selections.back())
     {
-        for (auto& sel : selections())
-            sel = selector(sel);
+        SelectionAndCaptures res = selector(sel);
+        if (append)
+            sel.merge_with(res.selection);
+        else
+            sel = std::move(res.selection);
+
+        assert(captures.empty() or captures.size() == res.captures.size());
+        captures.resize(res.captures.size());
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < res.captures.size(); ++i)
+            captures[i].push_back(res.captures[i]);
     }
-    else
+
+    if (not captures.empty())
     {
-        for (auto& sel : selections())
-            sel.merge_with(selector(sel));
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < captures.size(); ++i)
+            RegisterManager::instance()['0' + i] = std::move(captures[i]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -122,25 +177,33 @@ void Editor::multi_select(const MultiSelector& selector)
 {
     check_invariant();
 
+    std::vector<std::vector<String>> captures;
+
     SelectionList new_selections;
-    for (auto& sel : selections())
+    for (auto& sel : m_selections.back())
     {
-        SelectionList selections = selector(sel);
-        std::copy(selections.begin(), selections.end(),
-                  std::back_inserter(new_selections));
+        SelectionAndCapturesList res = selector(sel);
+        for (auto& sel_and_cap : res)
+        {
+            new_selections.push_back(sel_and_cap.selection);
+
+            assert(captures.empty() or captures.size() == sel_and_cap.captures.size());
+            captures.resize(sel_and_cap.captures.size());
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < sel_and_cap.captures.size(); ++i)
+                captures[i].push_back(sel_and_cap.captures[i]);
+        }
     }
     if (new_selections.empty())
         throw nothing_selected();
 
-    selections() = std::move(new_selections);
-}
+    m_selections.back() = std::move(new_selections);
 
-BufferString Editor::selection_content() const
-{
-    check_invariant();
-
-    return m_buffer.string(selections().back().begin(),
-                           selections().back().end());
+    if (not captures.empty())
+    {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < captures.size(); ++i)
+            RegisterManager::instance()['0' + i] = std::move(captures[i]);
+    }
 }
 
 bool Editor::undo()
@@ -207,7 +270,7 @@ IncrementalInserter::IncrementalInserter(Editor& editor, Mode mode)
     if (mode == Mode::Change)
         editor.erase();
 
-    for (auto& sel : m_editor.selections())
+    for (auto& sel : m_editor.m_selections.back())
     {
         BufferIterator pos;
         switch (mode)
@@ -228,7 +291,7 @@ IncrementalInserter::IncrementalInserter(Editor& editor, Mode mode)
                 --pos;
             break;
         }
-        sel = Selection(pos, pos, sel.captures());
+        sel = Selection(pos, pos);
 
         if (mode == Mode::OpenLineBelow or mode == Mode::OpenLineAbove)
             apply(Modification::make_insert(pos, "\n"));
@@ -248,23 +311,20 @@ void IncrementalInserter::apply(Modification&& modification) const
     m_editor.buffer().modify(std::move(modification));
 }
 
-
 void IncrementalInserter::insert(const Editor::String& string)
 {
     for (auto& sel : m_editor.selections())
         apply(Modification::make_insert(sel.begin(), string));
 }
 
-void IncrementalInserter::insert_capture(size_t index)
+void IncrementalInserter::insert(const Register& reg)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : m_editor.selections())
-        m_editor.m_buffer.modify(Modification::make_insert(sel.begin(),
-                                                           sel.capture(index)));
+    m_editor.insert(reg);
 }
 
 void IncrementalInserter::erase()
 {
-    for (auto& sel : m_editor.selections())
+    for (auto& sel : m_editor.m_selections.back())
     {
         sel = Selection(sel.first() - 1, sel.last() - 1);
         apply(Modification::make_erase(sel.begin(), sel.end()));
@@ -273,7 +333,7 @@ void IncrementalInserter::erase()
 
 void IncrementalInserter::move_cursors(const BufferCoord& offset)
 {
-    for (auto& sel : m_editor.selections())
+    for (auto& sel : m_editor.m_selections.back())
     {
         BufferCoord pos = m_editor.m_buffer.line_and_column_at(sel.last());
         BufferIterator it = m_editor.m_buffer.iterator_at(pos + offset);
diff --git a/src/editor.hh b/src/editor.hh
index bd08801a..f019d053 100644
--- a/src/editor.hh
+++ b/src/editor.hh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include "selection.hh"
 #include "filter.hh"
 #include "idvaluemap.hh"
-#include "hooks_manager.hh"
+#include "memoryview.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-class IncrementalInserter;
+class Register;
 
 // An Editor is a buffer mutator
 //
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class Editor
 {
 public:
     typedef BufferString String;
-    typedef std::function<Selection (const Selection&)> Selector;
-    typedef std::function<SelectionList (const Selection&)>  MultiSelector;
+    typedef std::function<SelectionAndCaptures (const Selection&)> Selector;
+    typedef std::function<SelectionAndCapturesList (const Selection&)>  MultiSelector;
 
     Editor(Buffer& buffer);
     virtual ~Editor() {}
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@ public:
     Buffer& buffer() const { return m_buffer; }
 
     void erase();
+
     void insert(const String& string);
+    void insert(const memoryview<String>& strings);
+
     void append(const String& string);
+    void append(const memoryview<String>& strings);
+
     void replace(const String& string);
 
     void push_selections();
@@ -43,8 +48,8 @@ public:
     void select(const Selector& selector, bool append = false);
     void multi_select(const MultiSelector& selector);
 
-    BufferString selection_content() const;
     const SelectionList& selections() const { return m_selections.back(); }
+    std::vector<String>  selections_content() const;
 
     bool undo();
     bool redo();
@@ -64,8 +69,6 @@ private:
 
     int m_edition_level;
 
-    SelectionList& selections() { return m_selections.back(); }
-
     void check_invariant() const;
 
     friend class IncrementalInserter;
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ public:
     ~IncrementalInserter();
 
     void insert(const Editor::String& string);
-    void insert_capture(size_t index);
+    void insert(const Register& reg);
     void erase();
     void move_cursors(const BufferCoord& offset);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index a2d13d4d..70f56517 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -392,15 +392,6 @@ bool insert_char(IncrementalInserter& inserter, const Key& key)
     case Key::Modifiers::Control:
         switch (key.key)
         {
-        case 'b':
-        {
-            Key next_key = get_key();
-            last_insert_sequence.keys.push_back(next_key);
-            if (next_key.modifiers == Key::Modifiers::None and
-                next_key.key >= '0' and next_key.key <= '9')
-                inserter.insert_capture(next_key.key - '0');
-            break;
-        }
         case 'r':
         {
             Key next_key = get_key();
@@ -413,7 +404,7 @@ bool insert_char(IncrementalInserter& inserter, const Key& key)
                     inserter.insert(inserter.buffer().name());
                     break;
                 default:
-                    inserter.insert(RegisterManager::instance()[next_key.key].get());
+                    inserter.insert(RegisterManager::instance()[next_key.key]);
                 }
             }
             break;
@@ -836,7 +827,7 @@ void do_search(Editor& editor)
         if (ex.empty())
             ex = RegisterManager::instance()['/'].get();
         else
-            RegisterManager::instance()['/'].set(ex);
+            RegisterManager::instance()['/'] = ex;
 
         editor.select(std::bind(select_next_match, _1, ex));
     }
@@ -854,18 +845,18 @@ void do_search_next(Editor& editor)
 
 void do_yank(Editor& editor, int count)
 {
-    RegisterManager::instance()['"'].set(editor.selection_content());
+    RegisterManager::instance()['"'] = editor.selections_content();
 }
 
 void do_erase(Editor& editor, int count)
 {
-    RegisterManager::instance()['"'].set(editor.selection_content());
+    RegisterManager::instance()['"'] = editor.selections_content();
     editor.erase();
 }
 
 void do_change(Editor& editor, int count)
 {
-    RegisterManager::instance()['"'].set(editor.selection_content());
+    RegisterManager::instance()['"'] = editor.selections_content();
     do_insert(editor, IncrementalInserter::Mode::Change);
 }
 
@@ -873,9 +864,9 @@ template<bool append>
 void do_paste(Editor& editor, int count)
 {
     if (append)
-        editor.append(RegisterManager::instance()['"'].get());
+        editor.append(RegisterManager::instance()['"']);
     else
-        editor.insert(RegisterManager::instance()['"'].get());
+        editor.insert(RegisterManager::instance()['"']);
 }
 
 void do_select_regex(Editor& editor, int count)
diff --git a/src/register.cc b/src/register.cc
index e5a1bbb2..79ded472 100644
--- a/src/register.cc
+++ b/src/register.cc
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 const std::string Register::ms_empty;
 
-void Register::set(const std::string& value)
+Register& Register::operator=(const std::string& value)
 {
     m_content.clear();
     m_content.push_back(value);
+    return *this;
 }
 
-void Register::set(const memoryview<std::string>& values)
+Register& Register::operator=(const memoryview<std::string>& values)
 {
     m_content = std::vector<std::string>(values.begin(), values.end());
+    return *this;
 }
 
 const std::string& Register::get() const
diff --git a/src/register.hh b/src/register.hh
index 2b8872d5..365207ad 100644
--- a/src/register.hh
+++ b/src/register.hh
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ namespace Kakoune
 class Register
 {
 public:
-    void set(const std::string& value);
-    void set(const memoryview<std::string>& values);
+    Register& operator=(const std::string& value);
+    Register& operator=(const memoryview<std::string>& values);
+
     const std::string& get() const;
     const std::string& get(size_t index) const;
 
+    operator memoryview<std::string>() const
+    { return memoryview<std::string>(m_content); }
+
 private:
     std::vector<std::string> m_content;
 
diff --git a/src/register_manager.hh b/src/register_manager.hh
index c6e65a79..d37ed2dd 100644
--- a/src/register_manager.hh
+++ b/src/register_manager.hh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "register.hh"
 #include "utils.hh"
 
+#include <unordered_map>
+
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
diff --git a/src/selection.cc b/src/selection.cc
index e772179c..24793b2c 100644
--- a/src/selection.cc
+++ b/src/selection.cc
@@ -3,30 +3,14 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-Selection::Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last,
-                     const CaptureList& captures)
-    : m_first(first), m_last(last), m_captures(captures)
-{
-   register_with_buffer();
-}
-
-Selection::Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last,
-                     CaptureList&& captures)
-    : m_first(first), m_last(last), m_captures(captures)
+Selection::Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last)
+    : m_first(first), m_last(last)
 {
    register_with_buffer();
 }
 
 Selection::Selection(const Selection& other)
-    : m_first(other.m_first), m_last(other.m_last),
-      m_captures(other.m_captures)
-{
-   register_with_buffer();
-}
-
-Selection::Selection(Selection&& other)
-    : m_first(other.m_first), m_last(other.m_last),
-      m_captures(other.m_captures)
+    : m_first(other.m_first), m_last(other.m_last)
 {
    register_with_buffer();
 }
@@ -44,7 +28,6 @@ Selection& Selection::operator=(const Selection& other)
 
    m_first    = other.m_first;
    m_last     = other.m_last;
-   m_captures = other.m_captures;
 
    if (new_buffer)
        register_with_buffer();
@@ -71,13 +54,6 @@ void Selection::merge_with(const Selection& selection)
     m_last = selection.m_last;
 }
 
-BufferString Selection::capture(size_t index) const
-{
-    if (index < m_captures.size())
-        return m_captures[index];
-    return "";
-}
-
 static void update_iterator(const Modification& modification,
                             BufferIterator& iterator)
 {
diff --git a/src/selection.hh b/src/selection.hh
index fc695f9c..d09a4785 100644
--- a/src/selection.hh
+++ b/src/selection.hh
@@ -8,17 +8,8 @@ namespace Kakoune
 
 struct Selection : public ModificationListener
 {
-    typedef std::vector<BufferString> CaptureList;
-
-    Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last,
-              const CaptureList& captures = CaptureList());
-
-    Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last,
-              CaptureList&& captures);
-
+    Selection(const BufferIterator& first, const BufferIterator& last);
     Selection(const Selection& other);
-    Selection(Selection&& other);
-
     ~Selection();
 
     Selection& operator=(const Selection& other);
@@ -31,24 +22,35 @@ struct Selection : public ModificationListener
 
     void merge_with(const Selection& selection);
 
-    BufferString capture(size_t index) const;
-    const CaptureList& captures() const { return m_captures; }
-
 private:
     BufferIterator m_first;
     BufferIterator m_last;
 
-    CaptureList m_captures;
-
     void on_modification(const Modification& modification);
 
     void register_with_buffer();
     void unregister_with_buffer();
-
-    void check_invariant();
 };
 
 typedef std::vector<Selection> SelectionList;
+typedef std::vector<BufferString> CaptureList;
+
+struct SelectionAndCaptures
+{
+    Selection   selection;
+    CaptureList captures;
+
+    SelectionAndCaptures(const BufferIterator& first,
+                         const BufferIterator& last,
+                         CaptureList&& captures_list)
+        : selection(first, last), captures(captures_list) {}
+    SelectionAndCaptures(const Selection& sel)
+        : selection(sel) {}
+    SelectionAndCaptures(Selection&& sel)
+        : selection(sel) {}
+};
+
+typedef std::vector<SelectionAndCaptures> SelectionAndCapturesList;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/selectors.cc b/src/selectors.cc
index 293d8a53..d4246ee5 100644
--- a/src/selectors.cc
+++ b/src/selectors.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool skip_while_reverse(BufferIterator& it, T condition)
     return condition(*it);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_next_word(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_word(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     if (categorize(*begin) != categorize(*(begin+1)))
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Selection select_to_next_word(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_next_word_end(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_word_end(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     if (categorize(*begin) != categorize(*(begin+1)))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Selection select_to_next_word_end(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_previous_word(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_previous_word(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Selection select_to_previous_word(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end+1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_next_WORD(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_WORD(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     if (categorize<false>(*begin) != categorize<false>(*(begin+1)))
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Selection select_to_next_WORD(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_next_WORD_end(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_WORD_end(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     if (categorize<false>(*begin) != categorize<false>(*(begin+1)))
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Selection select_to_next_WORD_end(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_previous_WORD(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_previous_WORD(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     if (categorize<false>(*begin) != categorize<false>(*(begin-1)))
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Selection select_to_previous_WORD(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, with_end ? end : end+1);
 }
 
-Selection select_line(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_line(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator first = selection.last();
     if (*first == '\n' and not (first + 1).is_end())
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Selection select_line(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(first, last);
 }
 
-Selection select_matching(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_matching(const Selection& selection)
 {
     std::vector<char> matching_pairs = { '(', ')', '{', '}', '[', ']', '<', '>' };
     BufferIterator it = selection.last();
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Selection select_matching(const Selection& selection)
     return selection;
 }
 
-Selection select_surrounding(const Selection& selection,
+SelectionAndCaptures select_surrounding(const Selection& selection,
                              const std::pair<char, char>& matching,
                              bool inside)
 {
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ Selection select_surrounding(const Selection& selection,
     return Selection(first, last);
 }
 
-Selection select_to(const Selection& selection,
-                    char c, int count, bool inclusive)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to(const Selection& selection,
+                               char c, int count, bool inclusive)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     BufferIterator end = begin;
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ Selection select_to(const Selection& selection,
     return Selection(begin, inclusive ? end : end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_reverse(const Selection& selection,
-                            char c, int count, bool inclusive)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_reverse(const Selection& selection,
+                                       char c, int count, bool inclusive)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     BufferIterator end = begin;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Selection select_to_reverse(const Selection& selection,
     return Selection(begin, inclusive ? end : end+1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_eol(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_eol(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     BufferIterator end = begin + 1;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ Selection select_to_eol(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, end-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_to_eol_reverse(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_eol_reverse(const Selection& selection)
 {
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     BufferIterator end = begin - 1;
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Selection select_to_eol_reverse(const Selection& selection)
     return Selection(begin, end.is_begin() ? end : end+1);
 }
 
-Selection select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection)
 {
      BufferIterator first = selection.first();
      BufferIterator last =  selection.last();
@@ -358,20 +358,20 @@ Selection select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection)
      return Selection(first, last);
 }
 
-Selection select_whole_buffer(const Selection& selection)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_whole_buffer(const Selection& selection)
 {
     const Buffer& buffer = selection.first().buffer();
     return Selection(buffer.begin(), buffer.end()-1);
 }
 
-Selection select_next_match(const Selection& selection,
-                            const std::string& regex)
+SelectionAndCaptures select_next_match(const Selection& selection,
+                                       const std::string& regex)
 {
     boost::regex ex(regex);
 
     BufferIterator begin = selection.last();
     BufferIterator end = begin;
-    Selection::CaptureList captures;
+    CaptureList captures;
 
     try
     {
@@ -403,41 +403,41 @@ Selection select_next_match(const Selection& selection,
     if (begin == end)
         ++end;
 
-    return Selection(begin, end - 1, std::move(captures));
+    return SelectionAndCaptures(begin, end - 1, std::move(captures));
 }
 
 typedef boost::regex_iterator<BufferIterator> RegexIterator;
 
-SelectionList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
-                                 const std::string& regex)
+SelectionAndCapturesList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
+                                            const std::string& regex)
 {
     boost::regex ex(regex);
     RegexIterator re_it(selection.begin(), selection.end(), ex);
     RegexIterator re_end;
 
-    SelectionList result;
+    SelectionAndCapturesList result;
     for (; re_it != re_end; ++re_it)
     {
         BufferIterator begin = (*re_it)[0].first;
         BufferIterator end   = (*re_it)[0].second;
 
-        Selection::CaptureList captures(re_it->begin(), re_it->end());
+        CaptureList captures(re_it->begin(), re_it->end());
 
-        result.push_back(Selection(begin, begin == end ? end : end-1,
-                                   std::move(captures)));
+        result.push_back(SelectionAndCaptures(begin, begin == end ? end : end-1,
+                                              std::move(captures)));
     }
     return result;
 }
 
-SelectionList split_selection(const Selection& selection,
-                              const std::string& separator_regex)
+SelectionAndCapturesList split_selection(const Selection& selection,
+                                         const std::string& separator_regex)
 {
     boost::regex ex(separator_regex);
     RegexIterator re_it(selection.begin(), selection.end(), ex,
                         boost::regex_constants::match_nosubs);
     RegexIterator re_end;
 
-    SelectionList result;
+    SelectionAndCapturesList result;
     BufferIterator begin = selection.begin();
     for (; re_it != re_end; ++re_it)
     {
diff --git a/src/selectors.hh b/src/selectors.hh
index 0faa5b46..116af686 100644
--- a/src/selectors.hh
+++ b/src/selectors.hh
@@ -6,37 +6,37 @@
 namespace Kakoune
 {
 
-Selection select_to_next_word(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_next_word_end(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_previous_word(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_next_WORD(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_next_WORD_end(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_previous_WORD(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_line(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_matching(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_surrounding(const Selection& selection,
-                             const std::pair<char, char>& matching,
-                              bool inside);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_word(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_word_end(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_previous_word(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_WORD(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_next_WORD_end(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_previous_WORD(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_line(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_matching(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_surrounding(const Selection& selection,
+                                        const std::pair<char, char>& matching,
+                                        bool inside);
 
-Selection select_to(const Selection& selection,
-                    char c, int count, bool inclusive);
-Selection select_to_reverse(const Selection& selection,
-                            char c, int count, bool inclusive);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to(const Selection& selection,
+                               char c, int count, bool inclusive);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_reverse(const Selection& selection,
+                                       char c, int count, bool inclusive);
 
-Selection select_to_eol(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_to_eol_reverse(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_eol(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_to_eol_reverse(const Selection& selection);
 
-Selection select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection);
-Selection select_whole_buffer(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_whole_lines(const Selection& selection);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_whole_buffer(const Selection& selection);
 
-Selection select_next_match(const Selection& selection,
-                            const std::string& regex);
+SelectionAndCaptures select_next_match(const Selection& selection,
+                                       const std::string& regex);
 
-SelectionList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
-                                 const std::string& regex);
+SelectionAndCapturesList select_all_matches(const Selection& selection,
+                                            const std::string& regex);
 
-SelectionList split_selection(const Selection& selection,
-                              const std::string& separator_regex);
+SelectionAndCapturesList split_selection(const Selection& selection,
+                                         const std::string& separator_regex);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.hh b/src/window.hh
index d79ace21..e78a7791 100644
--- a/src/window.hh
+++ b/src/window.hh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "completion.hh"
 #include "highlighter.hh"
 #include "highlighter_group.hh"
+#include "hooks_manager.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
 {
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ public:
 
     void update_display_buffer();
 
-    const SelectionList& selections() const { return Editor::selections(); }
-
     std::string status_line() const;
 
     HighlighterGroup& highlighters() { return m_highlighters; }