private void Lowercase()
        {
            // save the selection
            int start = _textArea.SelectionStart;
            int end   = _textArea.SelectionEnd;

            // modify the selected text
            _textArea.ReplaceSelection(_textArea.GetTextRange(start, end - start).ToLower());

            // preserve the original selection
            _textArea.SetSelection(start, end);
        }
        private void Lowercase()
        {
            // save the selection
            int start = TextArea.SelectionStart;
            int end   = TextArea.SelectionEnd;

            // modify the selected text
            TextArea.ReplaceSelection(TextArea.GetTextRange(start, end - start).ToLower());

            // preserve the original selection
            TextArea.SetSelection(start, end);
            addRecentCommand(LOWERCASE);
        }