Add regex search, search/replace, and buffer read-only mode functionality with help text

.idea/workspace.xml

@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@
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   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="e1fe3ab0-3650-4fca-8664-a247d5dfa457" name="Changes" comment="Fix void crash in kge.">
+    <list default="true" id="e1fe3ab0-3650-4fca-8664-a247d5dfa457" name="Changes" comment="add regex and search/replace functionality to editor">
+      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/HelpText.cc" afterDir="false" />
+      <change afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/HelpText.h" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Buffer.cc" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Buffer.cc" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Buffer.h" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Buffer.h" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/CMakeLists.txt" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/CMakeLists.txt" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Command.cc" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Command.cc" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Command.h" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Command.h" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Editor.h" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/Editor.h" afterDir="false" />
@@ -43,7 +47,6 @@
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/KKeymap.cc" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/KKeymap.cc" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/ROADMAP.md" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/ROADMAP.md" afterDir="false" />
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/TerminalRenderer.cc" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/TerminalRenderer.cc" afterDir="false" />
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/default.nix" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
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     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@
   <component name="HighlightingSettingsPerFile">
     <setting file="mock:///AIAssistantSnippet.." root0="SKIP_HIGHLIGHTING" />
     <setting file="mock:///AIAssistantSnippet.." root0="SKIP_HIGHLIGHTING" />
+    <setting file="mock:///AIAssistantSnippet.." root0="SKIP_HIGHLIGHTING" />
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     <option name="myRunOnSave" value="true" />
@@ -180,7 +184,7 @@
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-      <workItem from="1764548345516" duration="16453000" />
+      <workItem from="1764548345516" duration="28341000" />
     </task>
     <task id="LOCAL-00001" summary="Add undo/redo infrastructure and buffer management additions.">
       <option name="closed" value="true" />
@@ -302,7 +306,15 @@
       <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
       <updated>1764568264996</updated>
     </task>
-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="16" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00016" summary="add regex and search/replace functionality to editor">
+      <option name="closed" value="true" />
+      <created>1764574397967</created>
+      <option name="number" value="00016" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00016" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1764574397967</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="17" />
     <servers />
   </component>
   <component name="TypeScriptGeneratedFilesManager">
@@ -331,7 +343,8 @@
     <MESSAGE value="Add buffer position display and documentation improvements.&#10;&#10;- Display buffer position prefix &quot;[x/N]&quot; in GUI and terminal renderers.&#10;- Improve `kte` and `kge` man pages with frontend usage details and project homepage.&#10;- Update README with GUI invocation instructions.&#10;- Bump version to 1.0.0." />
     <MESSAGE value="Actually add the screenshot." />
     <MESSAGE value="Fix void crash in kge." />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="Fix void crash in kge." />
+    <MESSAGE value="add regex and search/replace functionality to editor" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="add regex and search/replace functionality to editor" />
   </component>
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     <expand />

Buffer.cc

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Buffer::Buffer(const Buffer &other)
 	filename_       = other.filename_;
 	is_file_backed_ = other.is_file_backed_;
 	dirty_          = other.dirty_;
+	read_only_      = other.read_only_;
 	mark_set_       = other.mark_set_;
 	mark_curx_      = other.mark_curx_;
 	mark_cury_      = other.mark_cury_;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ Buffer::operator=(const Buffer &other)
 	filename_       = other.filename_;
 	is_file_backed_ = other.is_file_backed_;
 	dirty_          = other.dirty_;
+	read_only_      = other.read_only_;
 	mark_set_       = other.mark_set_;
 	mark_curx_      = other.mark_curx_;
 	mark_cury_      = other.mark_cury_;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ Buffer::Buffer(Buffer &&other) noexcept
 	  filename_(std::move(other.filename_)),
 	  is_file_backed_(other.is_file_backed_),
 	  dirty_(other.dirty_),
+	  read_only_(other.read_only_),
 	  mark_set_(other.mark_set_),
 	  mark_curx_(other.mark_curx_),
 	  mark_cury_(other.mark_cury_),
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ Buffer::operator=(Buffer &&other) noexcept
 	filename_       = std::move(other.filename_);
 	is_file_backed_ = other.is_file_backed_;
 	dirty_          = other.dirty_;
+	read_only_      = other.read_only_;
 	mark_set_       = other.mark_set_;
 	mark_curx_      = other.mark_curx_;
 	mark_cury_      = other.mark_cury_;
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ Buffer::insert_text(int row, int col, std::string_view text)
 		// Split line at x
   std::string tail = rows_[y].substr(x);
   rows_[y].erase(x);
-		rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), tail);
+  rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), Line(tail));
 		y += 1;
 		x = 0;
 		remain.erase(0, pos + 1);
@@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ Buffer::split_line(int row, const int col)
 	const auto x    = std::min<std::size_t>(static_cast<std::size_t>(col), rows_[y].size());
 	const auto tail = rows_[y].substr(x);
  rows_[y].erase(x);
-	rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), tail);
+ rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), Line(tail));
 }
 
 
@@ -455,7 +459,7 @@ Buffer::insert_row(int row, const std::string_view text)
 		row = 0;
 	if (static_cast<std::size_t>(row) > rows_.size())
 		row = static_cast<int>(rows_.size());
-	rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + row, std::string(text));
+ rows_.insert(rows_.begin() + row, Line(std::string(text)));
 }
 
 

Buffer.h

@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@ public:
 		return filename_;
 	}
 
+	// Set a virtual (non file-backed) display name for this buffer, e.g. "+HELP+"
+	// This does not mark the buffer as file-backed.
+	void SetVirtualName(const std::string &name)
+	{
+		filename_ = name;
+		is_file_backed_ = false;
+	}
+
 
 	[[nodiscard]] bool IsFileBacked() const
 	{
@@ -274,6 +282,22 @@ public:
      return dirty_;
  }
 
+ // Read-only flag
+ [[nodiscard]] bool IsReadOnly() const
+ {
+     return read_only_;
+ }
+
+ void SetReadOnly(bool ro)
+ {
+     read_only_ = ro;
+ }
+
+ void ToggleReadOnly()
+ {
+     read_only_ = !read_only_;
+ }
+
 
 	void SetCursor(const std::size_t x, const std::size_t y)
 	{
@@ -365,6 +389,7 @@ private:
 	std::string filename_;
  bool is_file_backed_   = false;
  bool dirty_            = false;
+ bool read_only_        = false;
  bool mark_set_         = false;
  std::size_t mark_curx_ = 0, mark_cury_ = 0;
 

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set(KTE_VERSION "1.0.4")
 
 # Default to terminal-only build to avoid SDL/OpenGL dependency by default.
 # Enable with -DBUILD_GUI=ON when SDL2/OpenGL/Freetype are available.
-set(BUILD_GUI OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable building the graphical version.")
+set(BUILD_GUI ON CACHE BOOL "Enable building the graphical version.")
 set(BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable building test programs.")
 option(KTE_USE_PIECE_TABLE "Use PieceTable instead of GapBuffer implementation" ON)
 set(KTE_FONT_SIZE "18.0" CACHE STRING "Default font size for GUI")
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ set(COMMON_SOURCES
         Buffer.cc
         Editor.cc
         Command.cc
+        HelpText.cc
         KKeymap.cc
         TerminalInputHandler.cc
         TerminalRenderer.cc
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ set(COMMON_HEADERS
         Editor.h
         AppendBuffer.h
         Command.h
+        HelpText.h
         KKeymap.h
         InputHandler.h
         TerminalInputHandler.h

Command.cc

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <regex>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "Command.h"
 #include "Editor.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "UndoSystem.h"
+#include "HelpText.h"
 
 
 // Keep buffer viewport offsets so that the cursor stays within the visible
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ ensure_cursor_visible(const Editor &ed, Buffer &buf)
 	std::size_t rx    = 0;
 	const auto &lines = buf.Rows();
  if (cury < lines.size()) {
-		rx = compute_render_x(lines[cury], curx, 8);
+        rx = compute_render_x(static_cast<std::string>(lines[cury]), curx, 8);
     }
 	if (rx < coloffs) {
 		coloffs = rx;
@@ -84,6 +87,31 @@ ensure_at_least_one_line(Buffer &buf)
 	}
 }
 
+// Determine if a command mutates the buffer contents (text edits)
+static bool is_mutating_command(CommandId id)
+{
+    switch (id) {
+    case CommandId::InsertText:
+    case CommandId::Newline:
+    case CommandId::Backspace:
+    case CommandId::DeleteChar:
+    case CommandId::KillToEOL:
+    case CommandId::KillLine:
+    case CommandId::Yank:
+    case CommandId::DeleteWordPrev:
+    case CommandId::DeleteWordNext:
+    case CommandId::IndentRegion:
+    case CommandId::UnindentRegion:
+    case CommandId::ReflowParagraph:
+    case CommandId::KillRegion:
+    case CommandId::Undo:
+    case CommandId::Redo:
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 
 // --- UI/status helpers ---
 static bool
@@ -149,7 +177,7 @@ extract_region_text(const Buffer &buf, std::size_t sx, std::size_t sy, std::size
     }
     // middle lines full
     for (std::size_t y = sy + 1; y < ey; ++y) {
-		out += rows[y];
+        out += static_cast<std::string>(rows[y]);
         out += '\n';
     }
 	// last line head
@@ -239,7 +267,7 @@ insert_text_at_cursor(Buffer &buf, const std::string &text)
 		std::string after = rows[cur_y].substr(cur_x);
 		rows[cur_y].erase(cur_x);
 		// create new line after current with the 'after' tail
-		rows.insert(rows.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(cur_y + 1), after);
+  rows.insert(rows.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(cur_y + 1), Buffer::Line(after));
 		// move to start of next line
 		cur_y += 1;
 		cur_x = 0;
@@ -328,7 +356,7 @@ cmd_move_cursor_to(CommandContext &ctx)
 					}
 					if (by >= lines2.size())
 						by = lines2.size() - 1;
-					const std::string &line2 = lines2[by];
+     std::string line2 = static_cast<std::string>(lines2[by]);
 					std::size_t rx_target    = bco + vx;
 					std::size_t sx           = inverse_render_to_source_col(line2, rx_target, 8);
 					row                      = by;
@@ -348,7 +376,7 @@ cmd_move_cursor_to(CommandContext &ctx)
 	}
 	if (row >= lines.size())
 		row = lines.size() - 1;
-	const std::string &line = lines[row];
+ std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(lines[row]);
 	if (col > line.size())
 		col = line.size();
 	buf->SetCursor(col, row);
@@ -366,7 +394,7 @@ search_compute_matches(const Buffer &buf, const std::string &q)
 		return out;
 	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
  for (std::size_t y = 0; y < rows.size(); ++y) {
-		const std::string &line = rows[y];
+        std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(rows[y]);
         std::size_t pos         = 0;
         while (!q.empty() && (pos = line.find(q, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
             out.emplace_back(y, pos);
@@ -384,6 +412,7 @@ struct RegexMatch {
 	std::size_t len;
 };
 
+
 static std::vector<RegexMatch>
 search_compute_matches_regex(const Buffer &buf, const std::string &pattern, std::string &err_out)
 {
@@ -395,11 +424,13 @@ search_compute_matches_regex(const Buffer &buf, const std::string &pattern, std:
 		const std::regex rx(pattern);
 		const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
   for (std::size_t y = 0; y < rows.size(); ++y) {
-            const std::string &line = rows[y];
+            std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(rows[y]);
             for (auto it = std::sregex_iterator(line.begin(), line.end(), rx);
                  it != std::sregex_iterator(); ++it) {
                 const auto &m = *it;
-                out.push_back(RegexMatch{y, static_cast<std::size_t>(m.position()), static_cast<std::size_t>(m.length())});
+                out.push_back(RegexMatch{
+                    y, static_cast<std::size_t>(m.position()), static_cast<std::size_t>(m.length())
+                });
             }
         }
 	} catch (const std::regex_error &e) {
@@ -409,6 +440,7 @@ search_compute_matches_regex(const Buffer &buf, const std::string &pattern, std:
 	return out;
 }
 
+
 static void
 search_apply_match_regex(Editor &ed, Buffer &buf, const std::vector<RegexMatch> &matches)
 {
@@ -727,6 +759,7 @@ cmd_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)
 	return true;
 }
 
+
 static bool
 cmd_regex_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)
 {
@@ -774,6 +807,30 @@ cmd_search_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)
 }
 
 
+static bool
+cmd_regex_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+    Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+    if (!buf) {
+        ctx.editor.SetStatus("No buffer to search");
+        return false;
+    }
+    // Save original cursor/viewport to restore on cancel
+    ctx.editor.SetSearchOrigin(buf->Curx(), buf->Cury(), buf->Rowoffs(), buf->Coloffs());
+    // Enter search-highlighting mode for the find step (regex)
+    ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(true);
+    ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+    ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+    ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+    // Two-step prompt: first collect regex find pattern, then replacement
+    ctx.editor.SetReplaceFindTmp("");
+    ctx.editor.SetReplaceWithTmp("");
+    ctx.editor.StartPrompt(Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind, "Regex replace: find", "");
+    ctx.editor.SetStatus("Regex replace: find: ");
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 static bool
 cmd_open_file_start(CommandContext &ctx)
 {
@@ -1065,13 +1122,17 @@ cmd_insert_text(CommandContext &ctx)
 		// If it's a search prompt, mirror text to search state
   if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::Search ||
       ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch ||
-		    ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::ReplaceFind) {
+      ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::ReplaceFind ||
+      ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind) {
       ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery(ctx.editor.PromptText());
-			if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
+      if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch ||
+          ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind) {
           std::string err;
           auto rmatches = search_compute_matches_regex(*buf, ctx.editor.SearchQuery(), err);
           if (!err.empty()) {
-					ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
+              ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+                  std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err +
+                  "]");
           }
           if (ctx.editor.SearchIndex() >= static_cast<int>(rmatches.size()))
               ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(rmatches.empty() ? -1 : 0);
@@ -1100,7 +1161,7 @@ cmd_insert_text(CommandContext &ctx)
 		std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t> > matches;
 		if (!q.empty()) {
 			for (std::size_t y = 0; y < rows.size(); ++y) {
-				const std::string &line = rows[y];
+    std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(rows[y]);
 				std::size_t pos         = 0;
 				while (!q.empty() && (pos = line.find(q, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
 					matches.emplace_back(y, pos);
@@ -1162,6 +1223,204 @@ cmd_insert_text(CommandContext &ctx)
 	return true;
 }
 
+// Toggle read-only state of the current buffer
+static bool
+cmd_toggle_read_only(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+    Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+    if (!buf) {
+        ctx.editor.SetStatus("No buffer");
+        return false;
+    }
+    buf->ToggleReadOnly();
+    ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Read-only: ") + (buf->IsReadOnly() ? "ON" : "OFF"));
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+// Open or refresh the +HELP+ buffer with content from docs/kte.1
+static bool
+cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+    const std::string help_name = "+HELP+";
+    // Try to locate existing +HELP+ buffer
+    std::vector<Buffer> &bufs = ctx.editor.Buffers();
+    std::size_t help_index = static_cast<std::size_t>(-1);
+    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < bufs.size(); ++i) {
+        if (bufs[i].Filename() == help_name && !bufs[i].IsFileBacked()) {
+            help_index = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto roff_to_text = [](const std::string &in) -> std::string {
+        std::istringstream iss(in);
+        std::ostringstream out;
+        std::string line;
+        auto unquote = [](std::string s) {
+            if (!s.empty() && (s.front() == '"' || s.front() == '\'')) s.erase(s.begin());
+            if (!s.empty() && (s.back() == '"' || s.back() == '\'')) s.pop_back();
+            return s;
+        };
+        while (std::getline(iss, line)) {
+            if (line.rfind("'", 0) == 0) {
+                continue; // comment line
+            }
+            if (line.rfind(".", 0) == 0) {
+                // Macro line
+                std::istringstream ls(line);
+                std::string dot, macro;
+                ls >> dot >> macro;
+                if (macro == "TH" || macro == "SH") {
+                    std::string title;
+                    std::getline(ls, title);
+                    // trim leading spaces
+                    while (!title.empty() && (title.front() == ' ' || title.front() == '\t')) title.erase(title.begin());
+                    title = unquote(title);
+                    out << "\n\n";
+                    for (auto &c : title) c = static_cast<char>(std::toupper(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)));
+                    out << title << "\n";
+                } else if (macro == "PP" || macro == "P" || macro == "TP") {
+                    out << "\n";
+                } else if (macro == "B" || macro == "I" || macro == "BR" || macro == "IR") {
+                    std::string rest;
+                    std::getline(ls, rest);
+                    while (!rest.empty() && (rest.front() == ' ' || rest.front() == '\t')) rest.erase(rest.begin());
+                    out << unquote(rest) << "\n";
+                } else if (macro == "nf" || macro == "fi") {
+                    // ignore fill mode toggles for now
+                } else {
+                    // Unhandled macro: ignore
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+            // Regular text; apply minimal escape replacements
+            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < line.size(); ++i) {
+                if (line[i] == '\\') {
+                    if (i + 1 < line.size() && line[i + 1] == '-') { out << '-'; ++i; continue; }
+                    if (i + 3 < line.size() && line[i + 1] == '(') {
+                        std::string esc = line.substr(i + 2, 2);
+                        if (esc == "em") { out << "—"; i += 3; continue; }
+                        if (esc == "en") { out << "-"; i += 3; continue; }
+                    }
+                }
+                out << line[i];
+            }
+            out << "\n";
+        }
+        return out.str();
+    };
+
+    auto load_help_text = [&](bool &used_man) -> std::string {
+        // 1) Prefer embedded/customizable help content
+        {
+            std::string embedded = HelpText::Text();
+            if (!embedded.empty()) { used_man = false; return embedded; }
+        }
+
+        // 2) Fall back to the manpage and convert roff to plain text
+        const char *man_candidates[] = {
+            "docs/kte.1",
+            "./docs/kte.1",
+            "/usr/local/share/man/man1/kte.1",
+            "/usr/share/man/man1/kte.1"
+        };
+        for (const char *p : man_candidates) {
+            std::ifstream in(p);
+            if (in.good()) {
+                std::string s((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(in)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());
+                if (!s.empty()) { used_man = true; return roff_to_text(s); }
+            }
+        }
+        // Fallback minimal help text
+        used_man = false;
+        return std::string(
+            "KTE - Kyle's Text Editor\n\n"
+            "About:\n"
+            "  kte is Kyle's Text Editor and is probably ill-suited to everyone else. It was\n"
+            "  inspired by Antirez' kilo text editor by way of someone's writeup of the\n"
+            "  process of writing a text editor from scratch. It has keybindings inspired by\n"
+            "  VDE (and the Wordstar family) and emacs; its spiritual parent is mg(1).\n\n"
+            "Core keybindings:\n"
+            "  C-k h        Show this help\n"
+            "  C-k s        Save buffer\n"
+            "  C-k x        Save and quit\n"
+            "  C-k q        Quit (confirm if dirty)\n"
+            "  C-k C-q      Quit now (no confirm)\n"
+            "  C-k c        Close current buffer\n"
+            "  C-k b        Switch buffer\n"
+            "  C-k p        Next buffer\n"
+            "  C-k n        Previous buffer\n"
+            "  C-k e        Open file (prompt)\n"
+            "  C-k g        Jump to line\n"
+            "  C-k u        Undo\n"
+            "  C-k r        Redo\n"
+            "  C-k d        Kill to end of line\n"
+            "  C-k C-d      Kill entire line\n"
+            "  C-k =        Indent region\n"
+            "  C-k -        Unindent region\n"
+            "  C-k '        Toggle read-only\n"
+            "  C-k l        Reload buffer from disk\n"
+            "  C-k a        Mark all and jump to end\n"
+            "  C-k v        Toggle visual file picker (GUI)\n"
+            "  C-k w        Show working directory\n"
+            "  C-k o        Change working directory (prompt)\n\n"
+            "ESC/Alt commands:\n"
+            "  ESC q        Reflow paragraph\n"
+            "  ESC BACKSPACE Delete previous word\n"
+            "  ESC d        Delete next word\n"
+            "  Alt-w        Copy region to kill ring\n\n"
+            "Buffers:\n  +HELP+ is read-only. Press C-k ' to toggle if you need to edit; C-k h restores it.\n");
+    };
+
+    auto populate_from_text = [](Buffer &b, const std::string &text) {
+        auto &rows = b.Rows();
+        rows.clear();
+        std::string line;
+        line.reserve(128);
+        for (char ch : text) {
+            if (ch == '\n') {
+                rows.emplace_back(line);
+                line.clear();
+            } else if (ch != '\r') {
+                line.push_back(ch);
+            }
+        }
+        // Add last line (even if empty)
+        rows.emplace_back(line);
+        b.SetDirty(false);
+        b.SetCursor(0, 0);
+        b.SetOffsets(0, 0);
+        b.SetRenderX(0);
+    };
+
+    if (help_index != static_cast<std::size_t>(-1)) {
+        Buffer &hb = bufs[help_index];
+        // If dirty, overwrite with original contents
+        if (hb.Dirty()) {
+            bool used_man = false;
+            std::string text = load_help_text(used_man);
+            populate_from_text(hb, text);
+        }
+        hb.SetReadOnly(true);
+        ctx.editor.SwitchTo(help_index);
+        ctx.editor.SetStatus("Help opened");
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Create a new help buffer
+    Buffer help;
+    help.SetVirtualName(help_name);
+    bool used_man = false;
+    std::string text = load_help_text(used_man);
+    populate_from_text(help, text);
+    help.SetReadOnly(true);
+    std::size_t idx = ctx.editor.AddBuffer(std::move(help));
+    ctx.editor.SwitchTo(idx);
+    ctx.editor.SetStatus("Help opened");
+    return true;
+}
+
 
 static bool
 cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
@@ -1198,6 +1457,16 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
             Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
             if (!buf)
                 return false;
+            if (buf->IsReadOnly()) {
+                ctx.editor.SetStatus("Read-only buffer");
+                // Clear search UI state
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+                ctx.editor.ClearSearchOrigin();
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+                return true;
+            }
             const std::string find = ctx.editor.ReplaceFindTmp();
             const std::string with = value;
             ctx.editor.SetReplaceWithTmp(with);
@@ -1217,7 +1486,8 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
 			auto &rows         = buf->Rows();
 			std::size_t total  = 0;
 			UndoSystem *u      = buf->Undo();
-            if (u) u->commit(); // end any pending batch
+			if (u)
+				u->commit(); // end any pending batch
 			for (std::size_t y = 0; y < rows.size(); ++y) {
 				std::size_t pos = 0;
 				while (!find.empty()) {
@@ -1457,6 +1727,84 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
 			} catch (const std::exception &e) {
 				ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("chdir failed: ") + e.what());
 			}
+		} else if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind) {
+			// Proceed to regex replacement text prompt
+			ctx.editor.SetReplaceFindTmp(value);
+			// Keep search highlights active using the collected regex pattern
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(true);
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery(value);
+			if (Buffer *b = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer()) {
+				std::string err;
+				auto rm = search_compute_matches_regex(*b, ctx.editor.SearchQuery(), err);
+				if (!err.empty()) {
+					ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex: ") + value + "  [error: " + err + "]");
+				}
+				search_apply_match_regex(ctx.editor, *b, rm);
+			}
+			ctx.editor.StartPrompt(Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceWith, "Regex replace: with", "");
+			ctx.editor.SetStatus("Regex replace: with: ");
+			return true;
+  } else if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceWith) {
+            // Execute regex replace-all
+            Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+            if (!buf)
+                return false;
+            if (buf->IsReadOnly()) {
+                ctx.editor.SetStatus("Read-only buffer");
+                // Clear search UI state
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+                ctx.editor.ClearSearchOrigin();
+                ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+                return true;
+            }
+            const std::string patt = ctx.editor.ReplaceFindTmp();
+            const std::string repl = value;
+            ctx.editor.SetReplaceWithTmp(repl);
+			if (patt.empty()) {
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus("Regex replace canceled (empty pattern)");
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+				ctx.editor.ClearSearchOrigin();
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+				return true;
+			}
+			std::regex rx;
+			try {
+				rx = std::regex(patt);
+			} catch (const std::regex_error &e) {
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex error: ") + e.what());
+				// Clear search UI state
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+				ctx.editor.ClearSearchOrigin();
+				ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+				return true;
+			}
+			auto &rows = buf->Rows();
+			std::size_t changed = 0;
+   for (auto &line : rows) {
+                std::string before = static_cast<std::string>(line);
+                std::string after  = std::regex_replace(before, rx, repl);
+                if (after != before) {
+                    line = after;
+                    ++changed;
+                }
+            }
+			buf->SetDirty(true);
+			ctx.editor.SetStatus("Regex replaced in " + std::to_string(changed) + " line(s)");
+			// Clear search UI state
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery("");
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchMatch(0, 0, 0);
+			ctx.editor.ClearSearchOrigin();
+			ctx.editor.SetSearchIndex(-1);
+			if (auto *b = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer())
+				ensure_cursor_visible(ctx.editor, *b);
+			return true;
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1490,7 +1838,7 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
 			tail = line.substr(x);
 			line.erase(x);
 		}
-		rows.insert(rows.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), tail);
+  rows.insert(rows.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y + 1), Buffer::Line(tail));
 		y += 1;
 		x = 0;
 	}
@@ -1514,15 +1862,19 @@ cmd_backspace(CommandContext &ctx)
 		ctx.editor.BackspacePromptText();
         if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::Search ||
             ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::ReplaceFind ||
-		    ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
+            ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch ||
+            ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind) {
             Buffer *buf2 = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
             if (buf2) {
                 ctx.editor.SetSearchQuery(ctx.editor.PromptText());
-				if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
+                if (ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch ||
+                    ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind) {
                     std::string err;
                     auto rm = search_compute_matches_regex(*buf2, ctx.editor.SearchQuery(), err);
                     if (!err.empty()) {
-						ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
+                        ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+                            std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: "
+                            + err + "]");
                     }
                     search_apply_match_regex(ctx.editor, *buf2, rm);
                 } else {
@@ -1742,12 +2094,12 @@ cmd_kill_line(CommandContext &ctx)
 			break;
 		if (rows.size() == 1) {
 			// last remaining line: clear its contents
-			killed_total += rows[0];
+   killed_total += static_cast<std::string>(rows[0]);
 			rows[0].Clear();
 			y = 0;
 		} else if (y < rows.size()) {
 			// erase current line; keep y pointing at the next line
-			killed_total += rows[y];
+   killed_total += static_cast<std::string>(rows[y]);
 			killed_total += "\n";
 			rows.erase(rows.begin() + static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(y));
 			if (y >= rows.size()) {
@@ -1950,7 +2302,8 @@ cmd_move_left(CommandContext &ctx)
 			std::string err;
 			auto rmatches = search_compute_matches_regex(*buf, ctx.editor.SearchQuery(), err);
 			if (!err.empty()) {
-                ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+					std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
 			}
 			if (!rmatches.empty()) {
 				int idx = ctx.editor.SearchIndex();
@@ -2026,7 +2379,8 @@ cmd_move_right(CommandContext &ctx)
 			std::string err;
 			auto rmatches = search_compute_matches_regex(*buf, ctx.editor.SearchQuery(), err);
 			if (!err.empty()) {
-                ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+					std::string("Regex: ") + ctx.editor.PromptText() + "  [error: " + err + "]");
 			}
 			if (!rmatches.empty()) {
 				int idx = ctx.editor.SearchIndex();
@@ -2470,7 +2824,7 @@ cmd_delete_word_prev(CommandContext &ctx)
 			// Then collect complete lines between y and start_y
 			for (std::size_t ly = y + 1; ly < start_y; ++ly) {
 				deleted += "\n";
-				deleted += rows[ly];
+    deleted += static_cast<std::string>(rows[ly]);
 			}
 			// Finally, collect from beginning of start_y to start_x
 			if (start_y < rows.size()) {
@@ -2567,7 +2921,7 @@ cmd_delete_word_next(CommandContext &ctx)
 			// Then collect complete lines between start_y and y
 			for (std::size_t ly = start_y + 1; ly < y; ++ly) {
 				deleted += "\n";
-				deleted += rows[ly];
+    deleted += static_cast<std::string>(rows[ly]);
 			}
 			// Finally, collect from beginning of y to x
 			if (y < rows.size()) {
@@ -2837,8 +3191,15 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
 		cmd_unknown_kcommand
 	});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::FindStart, "find-start", "Begin incremental search", cmd_find_start});
- CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::RegexFindStart, "regex-find-start", "Begin regex search", cmd_regex_find_start});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
-	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::SearchReplace, "search-replace", "Begin search & replace", cmd_search_replace_start});
+		CommandId::RegexFindStart, "regex-find-start", "Begin regex search", cmd_regex_find_start
+	});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::RegexpReplace, "regex-replace", "Begin regex search & replace", cmd_regex_replace_start
+	});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::SearchReplace, "search-replace", "Begin search & replace", cmd_search_replace_start
+	});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({
 		CommandId::OpenFileStart, "open-file-start", "Begin open-file prompt", cmd_open_file_start
 	});
@@ -2908,9 +3269,15 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
  CommandRegistry::Register({
      CommandId::ReflowParagraph, "reflow-paragraph", "Reflow paragraph to column width", cmd_reflow_paragraph
  });
+ // Read-only
+ CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::ToggleReadOnly, "toggle-read-only", "Toggle buffer read-only", cmd_toggle_read_only});
  // Buffer operations
  CommandRegistry::Register({
      CommandId::ReloadBuffer, "reload-buffer", "Reload buffer from disk", cmd_reload_buffer
+ });
+ // Help
+ CommandRegistry::Register({
+     CommandId::ShowHelp, "help", "+HELP+ buffer with manual text", cmd_show_help
  });
 	CommandRegistry::Register({
 		CommandId::MarkAllAndJumpEnd, "mark-all-jump-end", "Set mark at beginning and jump to end",
@@ -2952,6 +3319,15 @@ Execute(Editor &ed, CommandId id, const std::string &arg, int count)
 	    CommandId::CopyRegion && id != CommandId::DeleteWordPrev && id != CommandId::DeleteWordNext) {
 		ed.SetKillChain(false);
 	}
+    // If buffer is read-only, block mutating commands outside of prompts
+    if (!ed.PromptActive()) {
+        Buffer *b = ed.CurrentBuffer();
+        if (b && b->IsReadOnly() && is_mutating_command(id)) {
+            ed.SetStatus("Read-only buffer");
+            return true; // treated as handled, but no change
+        }
+    }
+
     CommandContext ctx{ed, arg, count};
     return cmd->handler ? cmd->handler(ctx) : false;
 }

Command.h

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	KPrefix, // show "C-k _" prompt in status when entering k-command
 	FindStart, // begin incremental search (placeholder)
 	RegexFindStart, // begin regex search (C-r)
+	RegexpReplace, // begin regex search & replace (C-t)
 	SearchReplace, // begin search & replace (two-step prompt)
 	OpenFileStart, // begin open-file prompt
 	VisualFilePickerToggle,
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	IndentRegion, // indent region (C-k =)
 	UnindentRegion, // unindent region (C-k -)
 	ReflowParagraph, // reflow paragraph to column width (ESC q)
+	// Read-only buffers
+	ToggleReadOnly, // toggle current buffer read-only (C-k ')
 	// Buffer operations
 	ReloadBuffer, // reload buffer from disk (C-k l)
 	MarkAllAndJumpEnd, // set mark at beginning, jump to end (C-k a)
@@ -79,6 +82,8 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	JumpToLine, // prompt for line and jump (C-k g)
 	ShowWorkingDirectory, // Display the current working directory in the editor message.
 	ChangeWorkingDirectory, // Change the editor's current directory.
+	// Help
+	ShowHelp, // open +HELP+ buffer with manual text (C-k h)
 	// Meta
 	UnknownKCommand, // arg: single character that was not recognized after C-k
 };

Editor.h

@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ public:
      None = 0,
      Search,
      RegexSearch,
+     RegexReplaceFind,  // step 1 of Regex Search & Replace: find pattern
+     RegexReplaceWith,  // step 2 of Regex Search & Replace: replacement text
      OpenFile,
      SaveAs,
      Confirm,

GUIRenderer.cc

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
             } else {
                 // Convert pixel X to a render-column target including horizontal col offset
                 // Use our own tab expansion of width 8 to match command layer logic.
-                const std::string &line_clicked = lines[by];
+                std::string line_clicked = static_cast<std::string>(lines[by]);
                 const std::size_t tabw          = 8;
                 // We iterate source columns computing absolute rendered column (rx_abs) from 0,
                 // then translate to viewport-space by subtracting Coloffs.
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
   for (std::size_t i = rowoffs; i < lines.size(); ++i) {
             // Capture the screen position before drawing the line
             ImVec2 line_pos         = ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos();
-            const std::string &line = lines[i];
+            std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(lines[i]);
 
             // Expand tabs to spaces with width=8 and apply horizontal scroll offset
             const std::size_t tabw = 8;
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
             bool search_mode = ed.SearchActive() && !ed.SearchQuery().empty();
             std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t>> hl_src_ranges;
             if (search_mode) {
-                // If we're in RegexSearch mode, compute ranges using regex; otherwise plain substring
+                // If we're in RegexSearch or RegexReplaceFind mode, compute ranges using regex; otherwise plain substring
-                if (ed.PromptActive() && ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
+                if (ed.PromptActive() && (ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch || ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind)) {
                     try {
                         std::regex rx(ed.SearchQuery());
                         for (auto it = std::sregex_iterator(line.begin(), line.end(), rx);
@@ -366,8 +366,7 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
   ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddRectFilled(p0, p1, bg_col);
   // If a prompt is active, replace the entire status bar with the prompt text
   if (ed.PromptActive()) {
-      std::string msg = ed.PromptLabel();
+      std::string label = ed.PromptLabel();
-      if (!msg.empty()) msg += ": ";
       std::string ptext = ed.PromptText();
       auto kind         = ed.CurrentPromptKind();
       if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::OpenFile || kind == Editor::PromptKind::SaveAs ||
@@ -384,14 +383,62 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
               }
           }
       }
-      msg += ptext;
 
       float pad = 6.f;
-      ImVec2 msg_sz = ImGui::CalcTextSize(msg.c_str());
       float left_x = p0.x + pad;
+      float right_x = p1.x - pad;
+      float max_px = std::max(0.0f, right_x - left_x);
+
+      std::string prefix;
+      if (!label.empty()) prefix = label + ": ";
+
+      // Compose showing right-end of filename portion when too long for space
+      std::string final_msg;
+      ImVec2 prefix_sz = ImGui::CalcTextSize(prefix.c_str());
+      float avail_px = std::max(0.0f, max_px - prefix_sz.x);
+      if ((kind == Editor::PromptKind::OpenFile || kind == Editor::PromptKind::SaveAs || kind == Editor::PromptKind::Chdir) && avail_px > 0.0f) {
+          // Trim from left until it fits by pixel width
+          std::string tail = ptext;
+          ImVec2 tail_sz = ImGui::CalcTextSize(tail.c_str());
+          if (tail_sz.x > avail_px) {
+              // Remove leading chars until it fits
+              // Use a simple loop; text lengths are small here
+              size_t start = 0;
+              // To avoid O(n^2) worst-case, remove chunks
+              while (start < tail.size()) {
+                  // Estimate how many chars to skip based on ratio
+                  float ratio = tail_sz.x / avail_px;
+                  size_t skip = ratio > 1.5f ? std::min(tail.size() - start, (size_t)std::max<size_t>(1, (size_t)(tail.size() / 4))) : 1;
+                  start += skip;
+                  std::string candidate = tail.substr(start);
+                  ImVec2 cand_sz = ImGui::CalcTextSize(candidate.c_str());
+                  if (cand_sz.x <= avail_px) {
+                      tail = candidate;
+                      tail_sz = cand_sz;
+                      break;
+                  }
+              }
+              if (ImGui::CalcTextSize(tail.c_str()).x > avail_px && !tail.empty()) {
+                  // As a last resort, ensure fit by chopping exactly
+                  // binary reduce
+                  size_t lo = 0, hi = tail.size();
+                  while (lo < hi) {
+                      size_t mid = (lo + hi) / 2;
+                      std::string cand = tail.substr(mid);
+                      if (ImGui::CalcTextSize(cand.c_str()).x <= avail_px) hi = mid; else lo = mid + 1;
+                  }
+                  tail = tail.substr(lo);
+              }
+          }
+          final_msg = prefix + tail;
+      } else {
+          final_msg = prefix + ptext;
+      }
+
+      ImVec2 msg_sz = ImGui::CalcTextSize(final_msg.c_str());
       ImGui::PushClipRect(ImVec2(p0.x, p0.y), ImVec2(p1.x, p1.y), true);
       ImGui::SetCursorScreenPos(ImVec2(left_x, p0.y + (bar_h - msg_sz.y) * 0.5f));
-      ImGui::TextUnformatted(msg.c_str());
+      ImGui::TextUnformatted(final_msg.c_str());
       ImGui::PopClipRect();
       // Advance cursor to after the bar to keep layout consistent
       ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(x1 - x0, bar_h));

HelpText.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * HelpText.cc - embedded/customizable help content
+ */
+
+#include "HelpText.h"
+
+
+std::string
+HelpText::Text()
+{
+	// Customize the help text here. This string will be used by C-k h first.
+	// You can keep it empty to fall back to the manpage or built-in defaults.
+	// Note: keep newline characters as-is; the renderer splits lines on '\n'.
+
+	return std::string(
+		"KTE - Kyle's Text Editor\n\n"
+		"About:\n"
+		"  kte is Kyle's Text Editor and is probably ill-suited to everyone else. It was\n"
+		"  inspired by Antirez' kilo text editor by way of someone's writeup of the\n"
+		"  process of writing a text editor from scratch. It has keybindings inspired by\n"
+		"  VDE (and the Wordstar family) and emacs; its spiritual parent is mg(1).\n"
+		"\n"
+		"Core keybindings:\n"
+		"  C-k '        Toggle read-only\n"
+		"  C-k -        Unindent region\n"
+		"  C-k =        Indent region\n"
+		"  C-k C-d      Kill entire line\n"
+		"  C-k C-q      Quit now (no confirm)\n"
+		"  C-k a        Mark all and jump to end\n"
+		"  C-k b        Switch buffer\n"
+		"  C-k c        Close current buffer\n"
+		"  C-k d        Kill to end of line\n"
+		"  C-k e        Open file (prompt)\n"
+		"  C-k g        Jump to line\n"
+		"  C-k h        Show this help\n"
+		"  C-k l        Reload buffer from disk\n"
+		"  C-k n        Previous buffer\n"
+		"  C-k o        Change working directory (prompt)\n"
+		"  C-k p        Next buffer\n"
+		"  C-k q        Quit (confirm if dirty)\n"
+		"  C-k r        Redo\n"
+		"  C-k s        Save buffer\n"
+		"  C-k u        Undo\n"
+		"  C-k v        Toggle visual file picker (GUI)\n"
+		"  C-k w        Show working directory\n"
+		"  C-k x        Save and quit\n"
+		"\n"
+		"ESC/Alt commands:\n"
+		"  ESC q        Reflow paragraph\n"
+		"  ESC BACKSPACE Delete previous word\n"
+		"  ESC d        Delete next word\n"
+		"  Alt-w        Copy region to kill ring\n\n"
+		"Buffers:\n  +HELP+ is read-only. Press C-k ' to toggle if you need to edit; C-k h restores it.\n"
+	);
+}

HelpText.h

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * HelpText.h - embedded/customizable help content
+ */
+#ifndef KTE_HELPTEXT_H
+#define KTE_HELPTEXT_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+class HelpText {
+public:
+    // Returns the embedded help text as a single string with newlines.
+    // Project maintainers can customize the returned string below
+    // (in HelpText.cc) without touching the help command logic.
+    static std::string Text();
+};
+
+#endif // KTE_HELPTEXT_H

KKeymap.cc

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ KLookupKCommand(const int ascii_key, const bool ctrl, CommandId &out) -> bool
 		out = CommandId::Redo; // C-k r (redo)
 		return true;
 	}
+    if (ascii_key == '\'') {
+        out = CommandId::ToggleReadOnly; // C-k ' (toggle read-only)
+        return true;
+    }
 
 	switch (k_lower) {
 	case 'a':
@@ -59,6 +63,9 @@ KLookupKCommand(const int ascii_key, const bool ctrl, CommandId &out) -> bool
 	case 'g':
 		out = CommandId::JumpToLine;
 		return true;
+	case 'h':
+		out = CommandId::ShowHelp;
+		return true;
 	case 'j':
 		out = CommandId::JumpToMark;
 		return true;
@@ -148,6 +155,9 @@ KLookupCtrlCommand(const int ascii_key, CommandId &out) -> bool
  case 'r':
         out = CommandId::RegexFindStart; // C-r regex search
         return true;
+    case 't':
+        out = CommandId::RegexpReplace; // C-t regex search & replace
+        return true;
 	case 'h':
 		out = CommandId::SearchReplace; // C-h: search & replace
 		return true;

ROADMAP.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ROADMAP / TODO:
 
 - [x] Search + Replace
-- [ ] Regex search + replace
+- [x] Regex search + replace
 - [ ] The undo system should actually work
-- [ ] Able to mark buffers as read-only
+- [x] Able to mark buffers as read-only
-- [ ] Built-in help text
+- [x] Built-in help text
-- [ ] Shorten paths in the homedir with ~
+- [x] Shorten paths in the homedir with ~
-- [ ] When the filename is longer than the message window, scoot left to
+- [x] When the filename is longer than the message window, scoot left to
-  to keep it in view
+  keep it in view

TerminalRenderer.cc

@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
             bool search_mode = ed.SearchActive() && !ed.SearchQuery().empty();
             std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t>> ranges; // [start, end)
             if (search_mode && li < lines.size()) {
-                const std::string &sline = lines[li];
+                std::string sline = static_cast<std::string>(lines[li]);
-                // If regex search prompt is active, use regex to compute highlight ranges
+                // If regex search prompt is active (RegexSearch or RegexReplaceFind), use regex to compute highlight ranges
-                if (ed.PromptActive() && ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
+                if (ed.PromptActive() && (ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch || ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind)) {
                     try {
                         std::regex rx(ed.SearchQuery());
                         for (auto it = std::sregex_iterator(sline.begin(), sline.end(), rx);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
             bool cur_on = false;
             int written = 0;
             if (li < lines.size()) {
-                const std::string &line = lines[li];
+                std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(lines[li]);
                 src_i                   = 0;
                 render_col              = 0;
                 while (written < cols) {
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
  // If a prompt is active, replace the status bar with the full prompt text
  if (ed.PromptActive()) {
      // Build prompt text: "Label: text" and shorten HOME path for file-related prompts
-     std::string msg = ed.PromptLabel();
+     std::string label = ed.PromptLabel();
-     if (!msg.empty())
-         msg += ": ";
      std::string ptext = ed.PromptText();
      auto kind         = ed.CurrentPromptKind();
      if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::OpenFile || kind == Editor::PromptKind::SaveAs ||
@@ -222,7 +220,30 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
              }
          }
      }
+     // Prefer keeping the tail of the filename visible when it exceeds the window
+     std::string msg;
+     if (!label.empty()) {
+         msg = label + ": ";
+     }
+     // When dealing with file-related prompts, left-trim the filename text so the tail stays visible
+     if ((kind == Editor::PromptKind::OpenFile || kind == Editor::PromptKind::SaveAs || kind == Editor::PromptKind::Chdir) && cols > 0) {
+         int avail = cols - static_cast<int>(msg.size());
+         if (avail <= 0) {
+             // No room for label; fall back to showing the rightmost portion of the whole string
+             std::string whole = msg + ptext;
+             if ((int)whole.size() > cols)
+                 whole = whole.substr(whole.size() - cols);
+             msg = whole;
+         } else {
+             if ((int)ptext.size() > avail) {
+                 ptext = ptext.substr(ptext.size() - avail);
+             }
              msg += ptext;
+         }
+     } else {
+         // Non-file prompts: simple concatenation and clip by terminal
+         msg += ptext;
+     }
 
      // Draw left-aligned, clipped to width
      if (!msg.empty())
@@ -274,6 +295,9 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 		left += fname;
 		if (b && b->Dirty())
 			left += " *";
+		// Append read-only indicator
+		if (b && b->IsReadOnly())
+			left += " [RO]";
 		// Append total line count as "<n>L"
 		if (b) {
 			unsigned long lcount = static_cast<unsigned long>(b->Rows().size());