diff --git a/source/org/thdl/quilldriver/TranscriptMediator.java b/source/org/thdl/quilldriver/TranscriptMediator.java
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+package org.thdl.quilldriver;
+
+import org.jdom.Document;
+import org.thdl.tib.input.DuffPane;
+
+public class TranscriptMediator {
+	private Document xml;
+	private DuffPane pane;
+	Properties nodeAbbreviations;
+	Properties globalProperties;
+	
+	public TranscriptMediator(Document xmlDoc, DuffPane duffPane) {
+		xml = xmlDoc;
+		pane = duffPane;
+		
+		
+		
+	}
+	
+	public DuffPane getPane() {
+		return pane;
+	}
+	
+	public Document getXML() {
+		return xml;
+	}
+	
+	public Object getNodeAtPosition(int position) {
+		return null;	
+	}
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/source/org/thdl/quilldriver/TranscriptNavigator.java b/source/org/thdl/quilldriver/TranscriptNavigator.java
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+package org.thdl.quilldriver;
+
+import org.jaxen.jdom.JDOMXPath;
+import org.jaxen.XPath;
+
+public class TranscriptNavigator {
+	private boolean autoInsertFlag = false;
+	private TranscriptMediator mediator;
+	
+	TranscriptNavigator(TranscriptMediator mediator) {
+		this.mediator = mediator;
+	}
+
+	/*
+		Next = ancestor-or-self::S/following-sibling::
+	*/
+	
+	public boolean edit(String xpathExpression) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean editNextText(String elementName) {
+		int pos = mediator.getPane().getCaretPosition();
+		
+		Object next = next(pos, elementName);
+		if (next == null) {
+			if (autoInsertFlag) {
+				//insert after
+				return false;
+			} else
+				return false;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean editPrevText(String elementName) {
+		pos = mediator.getPane().getCaretPosition();
+		
+		Object prev = prev(pos, elementName);
+		if (prev == null) {
+			if (autoInsertFlag) {
+				//insert after
+				return false;
+			} else
+				return false;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean highlightNext(String elementName) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean highlightPrev(String elementName) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	public Object next(int pos, String elementName) {
+		Object jdomNode = mediator.getNodeAtPos(int position);
+		if (jdomNode == null)
+			return null;
+		XPath path = new JDOMXPath("a/b/c");
+		List results = path.selectNodes(jdomNode);		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	public Object prev(int pos, String elementName) {
+		Object jdomNode = mediator.getNodeAtPos(int position);
+		if (jdomNode == null)
+			return null;
+		XPath path = new JDOMXPath("a/b/c");
+		List results = path.selectNodes(jdomNode);
+		return null;
+	}
+}