diff --git a/PySnipEmu.py b/PySnipEmu.py
index 241ffa0..9bcdf42 100644
--- a/PySnipEmu.py
+++ b/PySnipEmu.py
@@ -98,6 +98,34 @@ class TabStop(TextObject):
         return locals()
     current_text = property(**current_text())
 
+    def select(self,start):
+        lineno, col = start
+
+        newline = lineno + self._start[0]
+        # TODO: remove span
+        if newline == lineno:
+            newcol = col + self.span[0]
+            endcol = col + self.span[1]
+        else:
+            newcol = self.span[0]
+            endcol = self.span[1]
+
+        vim.current.window.cursor = newline, newcol
+
+        # Select the word
+        # Depending on the current mode and position, we
+        # might need to move escape out of the mode and this
+        # will move our cursor one left
+        if endcol-newcol > 0:
+            if newcol != 0 and vim.eval("mode()") == 'i':
+                move_one_right = "l"
+            else:
+                move_one_right = ""
+
+            vim.command(r'call feedkeys("\<Esc>%sv%il\<c-g>")'
+                % (move_one_right, endcol-newcol-1))
+
+
     @property
     def span(self):
         return (self._start[1]+self._delta_cols,self._start[1]+self._delta_cols+len(self._ct))
@@ -150,32 +178,10 @@ class SnippetInstance(TextObject):
                     return False
 
         ts = self._tabstops[self._cts]
-        lineno, col = self._start
 
-        newline = lineno + ts.start[0]
-        if newline == lineno:
-            newcol = col + ts.span[0]
-            endcol = col + ts.span[1]
-        else:
-            newcol = ts.span[0]
-            endcol = ts.span[1]
-
-        vim.current.window.cursor = newline, newcol
-
-        # Select the word
-        # Depending on the current mode and position, we
-        # might need to move escape out of the mode and this
-        # will move our cursor one left
-        if endcol-newcol > 0:
-            if newcol != 0 and vim.eval("mode()") == 'i':
-                move_one_right = "l"
-            else:
-                move_one_right = ""
-
-            vim.command(r'call feedkeys("\<Esc>%sv%il\<c-g>")'
-                % (move_one_right, endcol-newcol-1))
-            self._selected_tab = ts
+        ts.select(self._start)
 
+        self._selected_tab = ts
         return True