editing example texts now as I see it could look like.

src/message/__init__.py

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from message.simple_messages import NoReset, Reset, ModalNotOkClose, ClickMessage, DataChgClickMessage, KeyboardPress
 from message.translation_edit import EditTranslation, MoveRight, MoveLeft, BinTranslation
-from message.show_messages import ShowEntryLabelsEdit, ShowEditTranslation, ShowSenseLabelEdit, ShowSenseDefinitionEdit, ShowCommentEdit, ShowAddTranslation, ShowExampleEdit, ShowExampleTranslationEdit, ShowVariantsEdit, ShowRelatedEntriesEdit
-from message.simple_edits import EditSenseLabel, EditSenseDefinition, EditComment, AddSenseLabel, AddSense, EditExample, AddExampleTranslation, EditExampleTranslation, DoChosenExamples, AddToLabelList, AddToGenericList, EditVariants, EditRelatedEntries, EditEntryLabels
+from message.show_messages import ShowEntryLabelsEdit, ShowEditTranslation, ShowSenseLabelEdit, ShowSenseDefinitionEdit, ShowCommentEdit, ShowAddTranslation, ShowExampleEdit, ShowVariantsEdit, ShowRelatedEntriesEdit
+from message.simple_edits import EditSenseLabel, EditSenseDefinition, EditComment, AddSenseLabel, AddSense, AddExampleTranslation, DoChosenExamples, AddToLabelList, AddToGenericList, EditVariants, EditRelatedEntries, EditEntryLabels
 from message.show_menu import ShowTranslationMenu, ShowSenseMenu, ShowExampleMenu
 from message.sense_edit import SenseMoveUp, SenseMoveDown, SenseBin
-from message.example_edit import ExampleMoveUp, ExampleMoveDown, ExampleBin
+from message.example_edit import ExampleMoveUp, ExampleMoveDown, ExampleBin, ExampleRoleChange, ExampleComponentAdd, ExampleComponentRemove, EditExampleText
 from message.delete_messages import DeleteComment, DeleteVariants, DeleteRelatedEntries, DeleteEntryLabels
 
 from message.message import msg

src/message/example_edit.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+from browser import document
+from message.simple_messages import DataChgClickMessage, ClickMessage, NoReset
+from message.message import Message
+from model.example import Example, ComponentLexeme
 
-from message.simple_messages import DataChgClickMessage
-from model import Example
 
 
 def _get_example_idx(example, model):
@@ -42,3 +44,41 @@ class ExampleBin(DataChgClickMessage):
         assert(idx >= 0)
         sense.examples.splice(idx, 1)
 
+
+class EditExampleText(Message):
+    def update_model(self, model):
+        example = self.get_arg(0, Example)
+        example.overwrite_with_copy()
+        
+        idx = 0
+        for txt in document.getElementsByClassName("example-component-text"):
+            example.components[idx].text = txt.value
+            idx += 1
+    
+
+class ExampleRoleChange(NoReset):
+    def update_model(self, model):
+        example = self.get_arg(0, Example)
+        component_num = self.get_arg(1, int)
+        component_new_role = self.get_arg(2, str)
+        
+        if component_new_role == "none":
+            component_new_role = None
+        
+        example.copy().components[component_num].role = component_new_role
+        
+class ExampleComponentAdd(NoReset):
+    def update_model(self, model):
+        example = self.get_arg(0, Example)
+        component_num = self.get_arg(1, int)
+        
+        new_component = ComponentLexeme.new_empty()
+        example.copy().components.insert(component_num + 1, new_component)
+
+
+class ExampleComponentRemove(NoReset):
+    def update_model(self, model):
+        example = self.get_arg(0, Example)
+        component_num = self.get_arg(1, int)
+        
+        example.copy().components.splice(component_num, 1)

src/message/simple_edits.py

@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ class AddToLabelList(NoReset):
         return False
 
 
-class EditExampleTranslation(QuestionMessage):
-    def update_model(self, model):
-        example = self.get_arg(0, Example)
-        example.text = self.new_text
-    
-    
 class AddSense(Message):
     def update_model(self, model):
         sense = Sense.new_empty()