diff --git a/lazproj/coedit.lpi b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
index be5b58bf..729ea109 100644
--- a/lazproj/coedit.lpi
+++ b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
       </Item6>
     </RequiredPackages>
-    <Units Count="30">
+    <Units Count="31">
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="coedit.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
         <UnitName Value="ce_writableComponent"/>
       </Unit29>
+      <Unit30>
+        <Filename Value="..\src\ce_symstring.pas"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <UnitName Value="ce_symstring"/>
+      </Unit30>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
   <CompilerOptions>
diff --git a/lazproj/coedit.lpr b/lazproj/coedit.lpr
index f5010cc4..5c955a55 100644
--- a/lazproj/coedit.lpr
+++ b/lazproj/coedit.lpr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ uses
   cthreads,
   {$ENDIF}{$ENDIF}
   Interfaces, Forms, lazcontrols, runtimetypeinfocontrols,
-  ce_dcd, ce_observer, ce_main, ce_writableComponent, ce_options;
+  ce_dcd, ce_observer, ce_main, ce_writableComponent, ce_options, ce_symstring;
 
 {$R *.res}
 
diff --git a/src/ce_symstring.pas b/src/ce_symstring.pas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f86bee4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ce_symstring.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+unit ce_symstring;
+
+{$I ce_defines.inc}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  ce_observer, ce_interfaces, ce_project, ce_synmemo, ce_common;
+
+type
+
+
+  (**
+   * Enumerates the symbol kinds, used to index an associative array.
+   *)
+  TCESymbol = (CAF, CAP, CFF, CFP, CI, CPF, CPP, CPR, CPN, CPFS);
+
+  (**
+   * TCESymbolExpander is designed to expand Coedit symbolic strings,
+   * using the information collected from several observer interfaces.
+   *)
+  TCESymbolExpander = class(ICEMultiDocObserver, ICEProjectObserver)
+  private
+    fProj: TCEProject;
+    fDoc: TCESynMemo;
+    fSymbols: array[TCESymbol] of string;
+    procedure updateSymbols;
+  public
+    constructor create;
+    destructor destroy;
+    //
+    procedure projNew(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projClosing(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projFocused(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projChanged(aProject: TCEProject);
+    //
+    procedure docNew(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docClosing(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docFocused(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docChanged(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    // expands the symbols contained in symString
+    function get(const symString: string): string;
+  end;
+
+var
+  symbolExpander: TCESymbolExpander;
+
+implementation
+
+uses
+  Forms, sysutils, classes;
+
+{$REGION Standard Comp/Obj------------------------------------------------------}
+constructor TCESymbolExpander.create;
+begin
+  EntitiesConnector.addObserver(self);
+end;
+
+destructor TCESymbolExpander.destroy;
+begin
+  EntitiesConnector.removeObserver(self);
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+{$REGION ICEProjectObserver ----------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.projNew(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  fProj := aProject;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.projClosing(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  if fProj <> aProject then exit;
+  fProj := nil;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.projFocused(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  fProj := aProject;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.projChanged(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  if fProj <> aProject then exit;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+{$REGION ICEMultiDocObserver ---------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.docNew(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  fDoc := aDoc;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.docClosing(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  if aDoc <> fDoc then exit;
+  fDoc := nil;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.docFocused(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  fDoc := aDoc;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.docChanged(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  if aDoc <> fDoc then exit;
+  updateSymbols;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+{$REGION Symbol things ---------------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCESymbolExpander.updateSymbols;
+var
+  hasProj: boolean;
+  hasDoc: boolean;
+  extLen: Integer;
+  i: Integer;
+const
+  na = '``';
+begin
+  hasProj := fProj <> nil;
+  hasDoc  := fDoc <> nil;
+  // application
+  fSymbols[CAF] := Application.ExeName;
+  fSymbols[CAP] := ExtractFilePath(Application.ExeName);
+  // document
+  if hasDoc then
+  begin
+    if fileExists(fDoc.fileName) then begin
+      fSymbols[CFF] := fDoc.fileName;
+      fSymbols[CFP] := ExtractFilePath(fDoc.fileName);
+    end
+    else begin
+      fSymbols[CFF] := na;
+      fSymbols[CFP] := na;
+    end;
+    fSymbols[CI] := fDoc.Identifier;
+  end else begin
+    fSymbols[CFF] := na;
+    fSymbols[CFP] := na;
+    fSymbols[CI ] := na;
+  end;
+  // project
+  if hasProj then
+  begin
+    if fileExists(fProj.fileName) then begin
+      fSymbols[CPF] := fProj.fileName;
+      fSymbols[CPP] := ExtractFilePath(fProj.fileName);
+      fSymbols[CPR] := fProj.RootFolder;
+      fSymbols[CPN] := extractFileName(fProj.fileName);
+      extLen := length(ExtractFileExt(fSymbols[CPN]));
+      fSymbols[CPN] := fSymbols[CPN][1..length(fSymbols[CPN])-extLen];
+    end else begin
+      fSymbols[CPF] := na;
+      fSymbols[CPP] := na;
+      fSymbols[CPR] := na;
+      fSymbols[CPN] := na;
+    end;
+    fSymbols[CPFS] := '';
+    for i := 0 to fProj.Sources.Count-1 do
+    begin
+      fSymbols[CPFS] += fProj.getAbsoluteSourceName(i);
+      if fProj.Sources.Count > 1 then
+        if i <> fProj.Sources.Count-1 then
+          fSymbols[CPFS] += LineEnding;
+    end;
+    if fProj.Sources.Count = 0 then fSymbols[CPFS] := na;
+  end else begin
+    fSymbols[CPF] := na;
+    fSymbols[CPP] := na;
+    fSymbols[CPR] := na;
+    fSymbols[CPN] := na;
+    fSymbols[CPN] := na;
+    fSymbols[CPFS]:= na;
+  end;
+end;
+
+function TCESymbolExpander.get(const symString: string): string;
+var
+  elems: TStringList;
+  elem: string;
+  begs, ends: boolean;
+  i: integer;
+begin
+  result := '';
+  if symString = '' then exit;
+  //
+  elems := TStringList.Create;
+  try
+    i := 0;
+    elem := '';
+    repeat
+      inc(i);
+      if not (symString[i] in ['<', '>']) then
+        elem += symString[i]
+      else
+      begin
+        if symString[i] = '<' then
+          begs := true;
+        ends := symString[i] = '>';
+        elems.Add(elem);
+        elem := '';
+        if begs and ends then
+        begin
+          begs := false;
+          ends := false;
+          // elem.obj is a flag to diferenciate symbols from elements
+          elems.Objects[elems.Count-1] := Self;
+        end;
+      end;
+    until
+      i = length(symString);
+    elems.Add(elem);
+    elem := '';
+    for i:= 0 to elems.Count-1 do
+    begin
+      if elems.Objects[i] = nil then
+        result += elems.Strings[i]
+      else case elems.Strings[i] of
+        '<','>': continue;
+        'CAF',  'CoeditApplicationFile':result += fSymbols[CAF];
+        'CAP',  'CoeditApplicationPath':result += fSymbols[CAP];
+        //
+        'CFF',  'CurrentFileFile':      result += fSymbols[CFF];
+        'CFP',  'CurrentFilePath':      result += fSymbols[CFP];
+        'CI',   'CurrentIdentifier':    result += fSymbols[CI];
+        //
+        'CPF',  'CurrentProjectFile':   result += fSymbols[CPF];
+        'CPFS', 'CurrentProjectFiles':  result += fSymbols[CPFS];
+        'CPN',  'CurrentProjectName':   result += fSymbols[CPN];
+        'CPP',  'CurrentProjectPath':   result += fSymbols[CPP];
+        'CPR',  'CurrentProjectRoot':   result += fSymbols[CPR];
+      end;
+    end;
+  finally
+    elems.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+initialization
+  symbolExpander := TCESymbolExpander.create;
+finalization
+  symbolExpander.Free;
+end.
+