Add multi-window support to GUI with shared buffer list and improved input handling

- Introduced support for multiple windows, sharing the primary editor's buffer list.
- Added `GUIFrontend::OpenNewWindow_` for creating secondary windows with independent dimensions and input handlers.
- Redesigned `WindowState` to encapsulate per-window attributes (dimensions, renderer, input, etc.).
- Updated input processing and command execution to route events based on active window, preserving window-level states.
- Enhanced SDL2 and ImGui integration for proper context management across multiple windows.
- Increased robustness by handling window closing, resizing, and cleanup of secondary windows without affecting the primary editor.
- Updated documentation and key bindings for multi-window operations (e.g., Cmd+N / Ctrl+Shift+N).
- Version updated to 1.8.0 to reflect the major GUI enhancement.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(kte)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
-set(KTE_VERSION "1.7.1")
+set(KTE_VERSION "1.8.0")
 
 # Default to terminal-only build to avoid SDL/OpenGL dependency by default.
 # Enable with -DBUILD_GUI=ON when SDL2/OpenGL/Freetype are available.

Command.cc

@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ ensure_cursor_visible(const Editor &ed, Buffer &buf)
 }
 
 
+static bool
+cmd_new_window(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	ctx.editor.SetNewWindowRequested(true);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 static bool
 cmd_center_on_cursor(CommandContext &ctx)
 {
@@ -2254,10 +2262,8 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 	};
 
 	auto populate_from_text = [](Buffer &b, const std::string &text) {
-		// Clear existing rows
+		// Clear existing content
-		while (b.Nrows() > 0) {
+		b.replace_all_bytes("");
-			b.delete_row(0);
-		}
 		// Parse text and insert rows
 		std::string line;
 		line.reserve(128);
@@ -5002,6 +5008,11 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
 		CommandId::CenterOnCursor, "center-on-cursor", "Center viewport on current line", cmd_center_on_cursor,
 		false, false
 	});
+	// GUI: new window
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::NewWindow, "new-window", "Open a new editor window (GUI only)", cmd_new_window,
+		false, false
+	});
 }
 
 

Command.h

@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	SetOption, // generic ":set key=value" (v1: filetype=<lang>)
 	// Viewport control
 	CenterOnCursor, // center the viewport on the current cursor line (C-k k)
+	// GUI: open a new editor window sharing the same buffer list
+	NewWindow,
 };
 
 

Editor.h

@@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ public:
 	}
 
 
+	void SetNewWindowRequested(bool on)
+	{
+		new_window_requested_ = on;
+	}
+
+
+	[[nodiscard]] bool NewWindowRequested() const
+	{
+		return new_window_requested_;
+	}
+
+
 	void SetQuitConfirmPending(bool on)
 	{
 		quit_confirm_pending_ = on;
@@ -570,13 +582,22 @@ public:
 	// Direct access when needed (try to prefer methods above)
 	[[nodiscard]] const std::vector<Buffer> &Buffers() const
 	{
-		return buffers_;
+		return shared_buffers_ ? *shared_buffers_ : buffers_;
 	}
 
 
 	std::vector<Buffer> &Buffers()
 	{
-		return buffers_;
+		return shared_buffers_ ? *shared_buffers_ : buffers_;
+	}
+
+
+	// Share another editor's buffer list. When set, this editor operates on
+	// the provided vector instead of its own. Pass nullptr to detach.
+	void SetSharedBuffers(std::vector<Buffer> *shared)
+	{
+		shared_buffers_ = shared;
+		curbuf_         = 0;
 	}
 
 
@@ -628,7 +649,8 @@ private:
 	bool repeatable_   = false; // whether the next command is repeatable
 
 	std::vector<Buffer> buffers_;
-	std::size_t curbuf_ = 0; // index into buffers_
+	std::vector<Buffer> *shared_buffers_ = nullptr; // if set, use this instead of buffers_
+	std::size_t curbuf_                  = 0; // index into buffers_
 
 	// Swap journaling manager (lifetime = editor)
 	std::unique_ptr<kte::SwapManager> swap_;
@@ -639,6 +661,7 @@ private:
 
 	// Quit state
 	bool quit_requested_        = false;
+	bool new_window_requested_  = false;
 	bool quit_confirm_pending_  = false;
 	bool close_confirm_pending_ = false; // awaiting y/N to save-before-close
 	bool close_after_save_      = false; // if true, close buffer after successful Save/SaveAs

HelpText.cc

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ HelpText::Text()
 		"  C-k SPACE    Toggle mark\n"
 		"  C-k C-d      Kill entire line\n"
 		"  C-k C-q      Quit now (no confirm)\n"
+		"  C-k C-s      Save\n"
 		"  C-k C-x      Save and quit\n"
 		"  C-k a        Mark start of file, jump to end\n"
 		"  C-k b        Switch buffer\n"
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ HelpText::Text()
 		"  ESC BACKSPACE Delete previous word (Alt-Backspace)\n"
 		"  ESC q        Reflow paragraph\n"
 		"\n"
+		"Universal argument:\n"
+		"  C-u           Begin repeat count (then type digits); C-u alone multiplies by 4\n"
+		"  C-u N <cmd>   Repeat <cmd> N times (e.g., C-u 8 C-f moves right 8 chars)\n"
+		"\n"
 		"Control keys:\n"
 		"  C-a C-e      Line start / end\n"
 		"  C-b C-f      Move left / right\n"
@@ -74,12 +79,20 @@ HelpText::Text()
 		"  C-t          Regex search & replace\n"
 		"  C-h          Search & replace\n"
 		"  C-l / C-g    Refresh / Cancel\n"
-		"  C-u [digits] Universal argument (repeat count)\n"
 		"\n"
 		"Buffers:\n  +HELP+ is read-only. Press C-k ' to toggle; C-k h restores it.\n"
 		"\n"
 		"GUI appearance (command prompt):\n"
 		"  : theme NAME         Set GUI theme (amber, eink, everforest, gruvbox, kanagawa-paper, lcars, nord, old-book, plan9, solarized, weyland-yutani, zenburn)\n"
 		"  : background MODE    Set background: light | dark (affects eink, gruvbox, old-book, solarized)\n"
+		"\n"
+		"GUI config file options:\n"
+		"  font_size=NUM        Set font size in pixels (default: 16; e.g., font_size=18)\n"
+		"\n"
+		"GUI window management:\n"
+		"  Cmd+N (macOS)        Open a new editor window sharing the same buffers\n"
+		"  Ctrl+Shift+N (Linux) Open a new editor window sharing the same buffers\n"
+		"  Close window         Secondary windows close independently; closing the\n"
+		"                       primary window quits the editor\n"
 	);
 }

ImGuiFrontend.cc

@@ -29,21 +29,86 @@
 
 static auto kGlslVersion = "#version 150"; // GL 3.2 core (macOS compatible)
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers shared between Init and OpenNewWindow_
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void
+apply_syntax_to_buffer(Buffer *b, const GUIConfig &cfg)
+{
+	if (!b)
+		return;
+	if (cfg.syntax) {
+		b->SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		b->EnsureHighlighter();
+		if (auto *eng = b->Highlighter()) {
+			if (!eng->HasHighlighter()) {
+				std::string first_line;
+				const auto &rows = b->Rows();
+				if (!rows.empty())
+					first_line = static_cast<std::string>(rows[0]);
+				std::string ft = kte::HighlighterRegistry::DetectForPath(
+					b->Filename(), first_line);
+				if (!ft.empty()) {
+					eng->SetHighlighter(kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(ft));
+					b->SetFiletype(ft);
+					eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+				} else {
+					eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+					b->SetFiletype("");
+					eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		b->SetSyntaxEnabled(false);
+	}
+}
+
+
+// Update editor logical rows/cols from current ImGui metrics for a given display size.
+static void
+update_editor_dimensions(Editor &ed, float disp_w, float disp_h)
+{
+	float row_h = ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
+	float ch_w  = ImGui::CalcTextSize("M").x;
+	if (row_h <= 0.0f)
+		row_h = 16.0f;
+	if (ch_w <= 0.0f)
+		ch_w = 8.0f;
+
+	const float pad_x = 6.0f;
+	const float pad_y = 6.0f;
+
+	float wanted_bar_h   = ImGui::GetFrameHeight();
+	float total_avail_h  = std::max(0.0f, disp_h - 2.0f * pad_y);
+	float actual_avail_h = std::floor((total_avail_h - wanted_bar_h) / row_h) * row_h;
+
+	auto content_rows = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(0.0f, std::floor(actual_avail_h / row_h)));
+	std::size_t rows  = content_rows + 1;
+
+	float avail_w    = std::max(0.0f, disp_w - 2.0f * pad_x);
+	std::size_t cols = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(1.0f, std::floor(avail_w / ch_w)));
+
+	if (rows != ed.Rows() || cols != ed.Cols()) {
+		ed.SetDimensions(rows, cols);
+	}
+}
+
+
 bool
 GUIFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 {
 	(void) argc;
 	(void) argv;
-	// Attach editor to input handler for editor-owned features (e.g., universal argument)
+
-	input_.Attach(&ed);
+	// Load GUI configuration (fullscreen, columns/rows, font size, theme, background)
-	// editor dimensions will be initialized during the first Step() frame
+	config_ = GUIConfig::Load();
+
 	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	// Load GUI configuration (fullscreen, columns/rows, font size, theme, background)
-	GUIConfig cfg = GUIConfig::Load();
-
 	// GL attributes for core profile
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_FLAGS, 0);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_CORE);
@@ -56,61 +121,55 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 	// Compute desired window size from config
 	Uint32 win_flags = SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI;
 
-	if (cfg.fullscreen) {
+	int init_w = 1280, init_h = 800;
-		// "Fullscreen": fill the usable bounds of the primary display.
+	if (config_.fullscreen) {
-		// On macOS, do NOT use true fullscreen so the menu/status bar remains visible.
 		SDL_Rect usable{};
 		if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(0, &usable) == 0) {
-			width_  = usable.w;
+			init_w = usable.w;
-			height_ = usable.h;
+			init_h = usable.h;
 		}
 #if !defined(__APPLE__)
-		// Non-macOS: desktop fullscreen uses the current display resolution.
 		win_flags |= SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP;
 #endif
 	} else {
-		// Windowed: width = columns * font_size, height = (rows * 2) * font_size
+		int w = config_.columns * static_cast<int>(config_.font_size);
-		int w = cfg.columns * static_cast<int>(cfg.font_size);
+		int h = config_.rows * static_cast<int>(config_.font_size * 1.2);
-		int h = cfg.rows * static_cast<int>(cfg.font_size * 1.2);
-
-		// As a safety, clamp to display usable bounds if retrievable
 		SDL_Rect usable{};
 		if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(0, &usable) == 0) {
 			w = std::min(w, usable.w);
 			h = std::min(h, usable.h);
 		}
-		width_  = std::max(320, w);
+		init_w = std::max(320, w);
-		height_ = std::max(200, h);
+		init_h = std::max(200, h);
 	}
 
 	SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER, "1");
-	window_ = SDL_CreateWindow(
+	SDL_Window *win = SDL_CreateWindow(
 		"kge - kyle's graphical editor " KTE_VERSION_STR,
 		SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED,
-		width_, height_,
+		init_w, init_h,
 		win_flags);
-	if (!window_) {
+	if (!win) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	SDL_EnableScreenSaver();
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
-	// macOS: when "fullscreen" is requested, position the window at the
+	if (config_.fullscreen) {
-	// top-left of the usable display area to mimic fullscreen while keeping
-	// the system menu bar visible.
-	if (cfg.fullscreen) {
 		SDL_Rect usable{};
 		if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(0, &usable) == 0) {
-			SDL_SetWindowPosition(window_, usable.x, usable.y);
+			SDL_SetWindowPosition(win, usable.x, usable.y);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
 
-	gl_ctx_ = SDL_GL_CreateContext(window_);
+	SDL_GLContext gl_ctx = SDL_GL_CreateContext(win);
-	if (!gl_ctx_)
+	if (!gl_ctx) {
+		SDL_DestroyWindow(win);
 		return false;
-	SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(window_, gl_ctx_);
+	}
+	SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(win, gl_ctx);
 	SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(1); // vsync
 
 	IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
@@ -121,94 +180,54 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 	if (const char *home = std::getenv("HOME")) {
 		namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 		fs::path config_dir = fs::path(home) / ".config" / "kte";
-
 		std::error_code ec;
 		if (!fs::exists(config_dir)) {
 			fs::create_directories(config_dir, ec);
 		}
-
 		if (fs::exists(config_dir)) {
 			static std::string ini_path = (config_dir / "imgui.ini").string();
 			io.IniFilename              = ini_path.c_str();
 		}
 	}
 
-	io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard; // Enable Keyboard Controls
+	io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableKeyboard;
-	io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableGamepad; // Enable Gamepad Controls
+	io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_NavEnableGamepad;
 	ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
 
-	// Apply background mode and selected theme (default: Nord). Can be changed at runtime via commands.
+	if (config_.background == "light")
-	if (cfg.background == "light")
 		kte::SetBackgroundMode(kte::BackgroundMode::Light);
 	else
 		kte::SetBackgroundMode(kte::BackgroundMode::Dark);
-	kte::ApplyThemeByName(cfg.theme);
+	kte::ApplyThemeByName(config_.theme);
 
-	// Apply default syntax highlighting preference from GUI config to the current buffer
+	apply_syntax_to_buffer(ed.CurrentBuffer(), config_);
-	if (Buffer *b = ed.CurrentBuffer()) {
-		if (cfg.syntax) {
-			b->SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
-			// Ensure a highlighter is available if possible
-			b->EnsureHighlighter();
-			if (auto *eng = b->Highlighter()) {
-				if (!eng->HasHighlighter()) {
-					// Try detect from filename and first line; fall back to cpp or existing filetype
-					std::string first_line;
-					const auto &rows = b->Rows();
-					if (!rows.empty())
-						first_line = static_cast<std::string>(rows[0]);
-					std::string ft = kte::HighlighterRegistry::DetectForPath(
-						b->Filename(), first_line);
-					if (!ft.empty()) {
-						eng->SetHighlighter(kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(ft));
-						b->SetFiletype(ft);
-						eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
-					} else {
-						// Unknown/unsupported -> install a null highlighter to keep syntax enabled
-						eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
-						b->SetFiletype("");
-						eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		} else {
-			b->SetSyntaxEnabled(false);
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (!ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForOpenGL(window_, gl_ctx_))
+	if (!ImGui_ImplSDL2_InitForOpenGL(win, gl_ctx))
 		return false;
 	if (!ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init(kGlslVersion))
 		return false;
 
-	// Cache initial window size; logical rows/cols will be computed in Step() once a valid ImGui frame exists
+	// Cache initial window size
 	int w, h;
-	SDL_GetWindowSize(window_, &w, &h);
+	SDL_GetWindowSize(win, &w, &h);
-	width_  = w;
+	init_w = w;
-	height_ = h;
+	init_h = h;
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
-	// Workaround: On macOS Retina when starting maximized, we sometimes get a
-	// subtle input vs draw alignment mismatch until the first manual resize.
-	// Nudge the window size by 1px and back to trigger a proper internal
-	// recomputation, without visible impact.
 	if (w > 1 && h > 1) {
-		SDL_SetWindowSize(window_, w - 1, h - 1);
+		SDL_SetWindowSize(win, w - 1, h - 1);
-		SDL_SetWindowSize(window_, w, h);
+		SDL_SetWindowSize(win, w, h);
-		// Update cached size in case backend reports immediately
+		SDL_GetWindowSize(win, &w, &h);
-		SDL_GetWindowSize(window_, &w, &h);
+		init_w = w;
-		width_  = w;
+		init_h = h;
-		height_ = h;
 	}
 #endif
 
-	// Install embedded fonts into registry and load configured font
+	// Install embedded fonts
 	kte::Fonts::InstallDefaultFonts();
-	// Initialize font atlas using configured font name and size; fallback to embedded default helper
+	if (!kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().LoadFont(config_.font, (float) config_.font_size)) {
-	if (!kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().LoadFont(cfg.font, (float) cfg.font_size)) {
+		LoadGuiFont_(nullptr, (float) config_.font_size);
-		LoadGuiFont_(nullptr, (float) cfg.font_size);
+		kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().RequestLoadFont("default", (float) config_.font_size);
-		// Record defaults in registry so subsequent size changes have a base
-		kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().RequestLoadFont("default", (float) cfg.font_size);
 		std::string n;
 		float s = 0.0f;
 		if (kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().ConsumePendingFontRequest(n, s)) {
@@ -216,6 +235,68 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Build primary WindowState
+	auto ws    = std::make_unique<WindowState>();
+	ws->window = win;
+	ws->gl_ctx = gl_ctx;
+	ws->width  = init_w;
+	ws->height = init_h;
+	// The primary window's editor IS the editor passed in from main; we don't
+	// use ws->editor for the primary — instead we keep a pointer to &ed.
+	// We store a sentinel: window index 0 uses the external editor reference.
+	// To keep things simple, attach input to the passed-in editor.
+	ws->input.Attach(&ed);
+	windows_.push_back(std::move(ws));
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+bool
+GUIFrontend::OpenNewWindow_(Editor &primary)
+{
+	SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(windows_[0]->window, windows_[0]->gl_ctx);
+
+	Uint32 win_flags = SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI;
+	int w            = windows_[0]->width;
+	int h            = windows_[0]->height;
+
+	SDL_Window *win = SDL_CreateWindow(
+		"kge - kyle's graphical editor " KTE_VERSION_STR,
+		SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED,
+		w, h,
+		win_flags);
+	if (!win)
+		return false;
+
+	SDL_GLContext gl_ctx = SDL_GL_CreateContext(win);
+	if (!gl_ctx) {
+		SDL_DestroyWindow(win);
+		return false;
+	}
+	SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(win, gl_ctx);
+	SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(1);
+
+	// Secondary windows share the ImGui context already created in Init.
+	// We need to init the SDL2/OpenGL backends for this new window.
+	// ImGui_ImplSDL2 supports multiple windows via SDL_GetWindowID checks.
+	ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init(kGlslVersion);
+
+	auto ws    = std::make_unique<WindowState>();
+	ws->window = win;
+	ws->gl_ctx = gl_ctx;
+	ws->width  = w;
+	ws->height = h;
+
+	// Secondary editor shares the primary's buffer list
+	ws->editor.SetSharedBuffers(&primary.Buffers());
+	ws->editor.SetDimensions(primary.Rows(), primary.Cols());
+	ws->input.Attach(&ws->editor);
+
+	windows_.push_back(std::move(ws));
+
+	// Restore primary GL context as current
+	SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(windows_[0]->window, windows_[0]->gl_ctx);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -223,137 +304,216 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(int &argc, char **argv, Editor &ed)
 void
 GUIFrontend::Step(Editor &ed, bool &running)
 {
+	// --- Event processing ---
 	SDL_Event e;
 	while (SDL_PollEvent(&e)) {
 		ImGui_ImplSDL2_ProcessEvent(&e);
+
+		// Determine which window this event belongs to
+		Uint32 event_win_id = 0;
 		switch (e.type) {
-		case SDL_QUIT:
-			running = false;
-			break;
 		case SDL_WINDOWEVENT:
-			if (e.window.event == SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SIZE_CHANGED) {
+			event_win_id = e.window.windowID;
-				width_  = e.window.data1;
+			break;
-				height_ = e.window.data2;
+		case SDL_KEYDOWN:
-			}
+		case SDL_KEYUP:
+			event_win_id = e.key.windowID;
+			break;
+		case SDL_TEXTINPUT:
+			event_win_id = e.text.windowID;
+			break;
+		case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN:
+		case SDL_MOUSEBUTTONUP:
+			event_win_id = e.button.windowID;
+			break;
+		case SDL_MOUSEWHEEL:
+			event_win_id = e.wheel.windowID;
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
-		// Map input to commands
+
-		input_.ProcessSDLEvent(e);
+		if (e.type == SDL_QUIT) {
+			running = false;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (e.type == SDL_WINDOWEVENT) {
+			if (e.window.event == SDL_WINDOWEVENT_CLOSE) {
+				// Mark the window as dead; primary window close = quit
+				for (std::size_t i = 0; i < windows_.size(); ++i) {
+					if (SDL_GetWindowID(windows_[i]->window) == e.window.windowID) {
+						if (i == 0) {
+							running = false;
+						} else {
+							windows_[i]->alive = false;
+						}
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			} else if (e.window.event == SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SIZE_CHANGED) {
+				for (auto &ws: windows_) {
+					if (SDL_GetWindowID(ws->window) == e.window.windowID) {
+						ws->width  = e.window.data1;
+						ws->height = e.window.data2;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Route input events to the correct window's input handler
+		if (event_win_id != 0) {
+			// Primary window (index 0) uses the external editor &ed
+			if (windows_.size() > 0 &&
+			    SDL_GetWindowID(windows_[0]->window) == event_win_id) {
+				windows_[0]->input.ProcessSDLEvent(e);
+			} else {
+				for (std::size_t i = 1; i < windows_.size(); ++i) {
+					if (SDL_GetWindowID(windows_[i]->window) == event_win_id) {
+						windows_[i]->input.ProcessSDLEvent(e);
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Apply pending font change before starting a new frame
+	if (!running)
+		return;
+
+	// --- Apply pending font change ---
 	{
 		std::string fname;
 		float fsize = 0.0f;
 		if (kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().ConsumePendingFontRequest(fname, fsize)) {
 			if (!fname.empty() && fsize > 0.0f) {
 				kte::Fonts::FontRegistry::Instance().LoadFont(fname, fsize);
-				// Recreate backend font texture
 				ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_DestroyFontsTexture();
 				ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_CreateFontsTexture();
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Start a new ImGui frame BEFORE processing commands so dimensions are correct
+	// --- Step each window ---
-	ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();
+	// We iterate by index because OpenNewWindow_ may append to windows_.
-	ImGui_ImplSDL2_NewFrame(window_);
+	for (std::size_t wi = 0; wi < windows_.size(); ++wi) {
-	ImGui::NewFrame();
+		WindowState &ws = *windows_[wi];
+		if (!ws.alive)
+			continue;
 
-	// Update editor logical rows/cols using current ImGui metrics and display size
+		Editor &wed = (wi == 0) ? ed : ws.editor;
-	{
-		ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
-		float row_h = ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
-		float ch_w  = ImGui::CalcTextSize("M").x;
-		if (row_h <= 0.0f)
-			row_h = 16.0f;
-		if (ch_w <= 0.0f)
-			ch_w = 8.0f;
-		// Prefer ImGui IO display size; fall back to cached SDL window size
-		float disp_w = io.DisplaySize.x > 0 ? io.DisplaySize.x : static_cast<float>(width_);
-		float disp_h = io.DisplaySize.y > 0 ? io.DisplaySize.y : static_cast<float>(height_);
 
-		// Account for the GUI window padding and the status bar height used in ImGuiRenderer.
+		SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(ws.window, ws.gl_ctx);
-		const float pad_x = 6.0f;
-		const float pad_y = 6.0f;
 
-		// Use the same logic as ImGuiRenderer for available height and status bar reservation.
+		// Start a new ImGui frame
-		float wanted_bar_h   = ImGui::GetFrameHeight();
+		ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();
-		float total_avail_h  = std::max(0.0f, disp_h - 2.0f * pad_y);
+		ImGui_ImplSDL2_NewFrame(ws.window);
-		float actual_avail_h = std::floor((total_avail_h - wanted_bar_h) / row_h) * row_h;
+		ImGui::NewFrame();
 
-		// Visible content rows inside the scroll child
+		// Update editor dimensions
-		auto content_rows = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(0.0f, std::floor(actual_avail_h / row_h)));
+		{
-		// Editor::Rows includes the status line; add 1 back for it.
+			ImGuiIO &io  = ImGui::GetIO();
-		std::size_t rows = content_rows + 1;
+			float disp_w = io.DisplaySize.x > 0 ? io.DisplaySize.x : static_cast<float>(ws.width);
-
+			float disp_h = io.DisplaySize.y > 0 ? io.DisplaySize.y : static_cast<float>(ws.height);
-		float avail_w    = std::max(0.0f, disp_w - 2.0f * pad_x);
+			update_editor_dimensions(wed, disp_w, disp_h);
-		std::size_t cols = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(1.0f, std::floor(avail_w / ch_w)));
-
-		// Only update if changed to avoid churn
-		if (rows != ed.Rows() || cols != ed.Cols()) {
-			ed.SetDimensions(rows, cols);
 		}
-	}
 
-	// Allow deferred opens (including swap recovery prompts) to run.
+		// Allow deferred opens
-	ed.ProcessPendingOpens();
+		wed.ProcessPendingOpens();
 
-	// Execute pending mapped inputs (drain queue) AFTER dimensions are updated
+		// Drain input queue
-	for (;;) {
+		for (;;) {
-		MappedInput mi;
+			MappedInput mi;
-		if (!input_.Poll(mi))
+			if (!ws.input.Poll(mi))
-			break;
+				break;
-		if (mi.hasCommand) {
+			if (mi.hasCommand) {
-			// Track kill ring before and after to sync GUI clipboard when it changes
+				if (mi.id == CommandId::NewWindow) {
-			const std::string before = ed.KillRingHead();
+					// Open a new window; handled after this loop
-			Execute(ed, mi.id, mi.arg, mi.count);
+					wed.SetNewWindowRequested(true);
-			const std::string after = ed.KillRingHead();
+				} else {
-			if (after != before && !after.empty()) {
+					const std::string before = wed.KillRingHead();
-				// Update the system clipboard to mirror the kill ring head in GUI
+					Execute(wed, mi.id, mi.arg, mi.count);
-				SDL_SetClipboardText(after.c_str());
+					const std::string after = wed.KillRingHead();
+					if (after != before && !after.empty()) {
+						SDL_SetClipboardText(after.c_str());
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Handle new-window request
+		if (wed.NewWindowRequested()) {
+			wed.SetNewWindowRequested(false);
+			OpenNewWindow_(ed); // always share primary editor's buffers
+		}
+
+		if (wi == 0 && wed.QuitRequested()) {
+			running = false;
+		}
+
+		// Draw
+		ws.renderer.Draw(wed);
+
+		// Render
+		ImGui::Render();
+		int display_w, display_h;
+		SDL_GL_GetDrawableSize(ws.window, &display_w, &display_h);
+		glViewport(0, 0, display_w, display_h);
+		glClearColor(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.11f, 1.0f);
+		glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+		ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
+		SDL_GL_SwapWindow(ws.window);
 	}
 
-	if (ed.QuitRequested()) {
+	// Remove dead secondary windows
-		running = false;
+	for (auto it = windows_.begin() + 1; it != windows_.end();) {
+		if (!(*it)->alive) {
+			SDL_GL_MakeCurrent((*it)->window, (*it)->gl_ctx);
+			ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown();
+			SDL_GL_DeleteContext((*it)->gl_ctx);
+			SDL_DestroyWindow((*it)->window);
+			it = windows_.erase(it);
+			// Restore primary context
+			SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(windows_[0]->window, windows_[0]->gl_ctx);
+		} else {
+			++it;
+		}
 	}
-
-	// No runtime font UI; always use embedded font.
-
-	// Draw editor UI
-	renderer_.Draw(ed);
-
-	// Render
-	ImGui::Render();
-	int display_w, display_h;
-	SDL_GL_GetDrawableSize(window_, &display_w, &display_h);
-	glViewport(0, 0, display_w, display_h);
-	glClearColor(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.11f, 1.0f);
-	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-	ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
-	SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window_);
 }
 
 
 void
 GUIFrontend::Shutdown()
 {
+	// Destroy secondary windows first
+	for (std::size_t i = 1; i < windows_.size(); ++i) {
+		SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(windows_[i]->window, windows_[i]->gl_ctx);
+		ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown();
+		SDL_GL_DeleteContext(windows_[i]->gl_ctx);
+		SDL_DestroyWindow(windows_[i]->window);
+	}
+	windows_.resize(std::min(windows_.size(), std::size_t(1)));
+
+	// Destroy primary window
+	if (!windows_.empty()) {
+		SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(windows_[0]->window, windows_[0]->gl_ctx);
+	}
 	ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown();
 	ImGui_ImplSDL2_Shutdown();
 	ImGui::DestroyContext();
 
-	if (gl_ctx_) {
+	if (!windows_.empty()) {
-		SDL_GL_DeleteContext(gl_ctx_);
+		if (windows_[0]->gl_ctx) {
-		gl_ctx_ = nullptr;
+			SDL_GL_DeleteContext(windows_[0]->gl_ctx);
-	}
+			windows_[0]->gl_ctx = nullptr;
-	if (window_) {
+		}
-		SDL_DestroyWindow(window_);
+		if (windows_[0]->window) {
-		window_ = nullptr;
+			SDL_DestroyWindow(windows_[0]->window);
+			windows_[0]->window = nullptr;
+		}
 	}
+	windows_.clear();
 	SDL_Quit();
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +527,6 @@ GUIFrontend::LoadGuiFont_(const char * /*path*/, const float size_px)
 	ImFontConfig config;
 	config.MergeMode = false;
 
-	// Load Basic Latin + Latin Supplement
 	io.Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(
 		kte::Fonts::DefaultFontData,
 		kte::Fonts::DefaultFontSize,
@@ -375,7 +534,6 @@ GUIFrontend::LoadGuiFont_(const char * /*path*/, const float size_px)
 		&config,
 		io.Fonts->GetGlyphRangesDefault());
 
-	// Merge Greek and Mathematical symbols from IosevkaExtended
 	config.MergeMode                       = true;
 	static const ImWchar extended_ranges[] = {
 		0x0370, 0x03FF, // Greek and Coptic
@@ -391,4 +549,4 @@ GUIFrontend::LoadGuiFont_(const char * /*path*/, const float size_px)
 
 	io.Fonts->Build();
 	return true;
-}
+}

ImGuiFrontend.h

@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
  * GUIFrontend - couples ImGuiInputHandler + GUIRenderer and owns SDL2/ImGui lifecycle
  */
 #pragma once
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include "Frontend.h"
 #include "GUIConfig.h"
 #include "ImGuiInputHandler.h"
 #include "ImGuiRenderer.h"
+#include "Editor.h"
 
 
 struct SDL_Window;
@@ -24,13 +28,25 @@ public:
 	void Shutdown() override;
 
 private:
+	// Per-window state
+	struct WindowState {
+		SDL_Window *window   = nullptr;
+		SDL_GLContext gl_ctx = nullptr;
+		ImGuiInputHandler input{};
+		ImGuiRenderer renderer{};
+		Editor editor{};
+		int width  = 1280;
+		int height = 800;
+		bool alive = true;
+	};
+
+	// Open a new secondary window sharing the primary editor's buffer list.
+	// Returns false if window creation fails.
+	bool OpenNewWindow_(Editor &primary);
+
 	static bool LoadGuiFont_(const char *path, float size_px);
 
 	GUIConfig config_{};
-	ImGuiInputHandler input_{};
+	// Primary window (index 0 in windows_); created during Init.
-	ImGuiRenderer renderer_{};
+	std::vector<std::unique_ptr<WindowState> > windows_;
-	SDL_Window *window_   = nullptr;
+};
-	SDL_GLContext gl_ctx_ = nullptr;
-	int width_            = 1280;
-	int height_           = 800;
-};

ImGuiInputHandler.cc

@@ -337,6 +337,18 @@ ImGuiInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)
 		SDL_Keymod mods         = SDL_Keymod(e.key.keysym.mod);
 		const SDL_Keycode key   = e.key.keysym.sym;
 
+		// New window: Cmd+N (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+N (Linux/Windows)
+		{
+			const bool gui_n   = (mods & KMOD_GUI) && !(mods & KMOD_CTRL) && (key == SDLK_n);
+			const bool ctrl_sn = (mods & KMOD_CTRL) && (mods & KMOD_SHIFT) && (key == SDLK_n);
+			if (gui_n || ctrl_sn) {
+				std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(mu_);
+				q_.push(MappedInput{true, CommandId::NewWindow, std::string(), 0});
+				suppress_text_input_once_ = true;
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Handle Paste: Ctrl+V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+V (macOS)
 		// Note: SDL defines letter keycodes in lowercase only (e.g., SDLK_v). Shift does not change keycode.
 		if ((mods & (KMOD_CTRL | KMOD_GUI)) && (key == SDLK_v)) {
@@ -446,7 +458,7 @@ ImGuiInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)
 		if (ed_ &&ed_
 
 
-		    
+		
 		->
 		UArg() != 0
 		)