Add ScrollUp and ScrollDown commands for viewport scrolling, refine mouse wheel handling in GUI and terminal, and bump version to 1.2.2.

Refactor scrolling logic for GUIRenderer and terminal to improve synchronization and cursor visibility.
Refactor indentation for consistent style across codebase.
2025-12-02 02:53:02 -08:00 · 2025-12-02 02:43:05 -08:00 · 2025-12-02 01:37:44 -08:00 · 2025-12-02 01:36:26 -08:00 · 2025-12-01 19:04:37 -08:00 · 2025-12-01 18:37:01 -08:00
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-    <MESSAGE value="add regex and search/replace functionality to editor" />
-    <MESSAGE value="Add regex search, search/replace, and buffer read-only mode functionality with help text" />
-    <MESSAGE value="Nord theme and undo system refinements&#10;&#10;- Improve text input/event batching&#10;- Enhance debugging with optional instrumentation&#10;- Begin implementation of non-linear undo tree structure." />
-    <MESSAGE value="Add Nord theme for real" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="Add Nord theme for real" />
-  </component>
-  <component name="XSLT-Support.FileAssociations.UIState">
-    <expand />
-    <select />
-  </component>
-</project>
--- a/Buffer.cc
+++ b/Buffer.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "UndoSystem.h"
 #include "UndoTree.h"
+// For reconstructing highlighter state on copies
+#include "syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h"
+#include "syntax/NullHighlighter.h"


 Buffer::Buffer()
@@ -40,9 +43,32 @@ Buffer::Buffer(const Buffer &other)
 	mark_set_       = other.mark_set_;
 	mark_curx_      = other.mark_curx_;
 	mark_cury_      = other.mark_cury_;
+	// Copy syntax/highlighting flags
+	version_        = other.version_;
+	syntax_enabled_ = other.syntax_enabled_;
+	filetype_       = other.filetype_;
 	// Fresh undo system for the copy
 	undo_tree_ = std::make_unique<UndoTree>();
 	undo_sys_  = std::make_unique<UndoSystem>(*this, *undo_tree_);
+
+	// Recreate a highlighter engine for this copy based on filetype/syntax state
+	if (syntax_enabled_) {
+		// Allocate engine and install an appropriate highlighter
+		highlighter_ = std::make_unique<kte::HighlighterEngine>();
+		if (!filetype_.empty()) {
+			auto hl = kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(filetype_);
+			if (hl) {
+				highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::move(hl));
+			} else {
+				// Unsupported filetype -> NullHighlighter keeps syntax pipeline active
+				highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+			}
+		} else {
+			// No filetype -> keep syntax enabled but use NullHighlighter
+			highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+		}
+		// Fresh engine has empty caches; nothing to invalidate
+	}
 }


@@ -65,9 +91,28 @@ Buffer::operator=(const Buffer &other)
 	mark_set_       = other.mark_set_;
 	mark_curx_      = other.mark_curx_;
 	mark_cury_      = other.mark_cury_;
+	version_        = other.version_;
+	syntax_enabled_ = other.syntax_enabled_;
+	filetype_       = other.filetype_;
 	// Recreate undo system for this instance
 	undo_tree_ = std::make_unique<UndoTree>();
 	undo_sys_  = std::make_unique<UndoSystem>(*this, *undo_tree_);
+
+	// Recreate highlighter engine consistent with syntax settings
+	highlighter_.reset();
+	if (syntax_enabled_) {
+		highlighter_ = std::make_unique<kte::HighlighterEngine>();
+		if (!filetype_.empty()) {
+			auto hl = kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(filetype_);
+			if (hl) {
+				highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::move(hl));
+			} else {
+				highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+			}
+		} else {
+			highlighter_->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+		}
+	}
 	return *this;
 }

@@ -91,6 +136,11 @@ Buffer::Buffer(Buffer &&other) noexcept
 	  undo_tree_(std::move(other.undo_tree_)),
 	  undo_sys_(std::move(other.undo_sys_))
 {
+	// Move syntax/highlighting state
+	version_        = other.version_;
+	syntax_enabled_ = other.syntax_enabled_;
+	filetype_       = std::move(other.filetype_);
+	highlighter_    = std::move(other.highlighter_);
 	// Update UndoSystem's buffer reference to point to this object
 	if (undo_sys_) {
 		undo_sys_->UpdateBufferReference(*this);
@@ -122,6 +172,12 @@ Buffer::operator=(Buffer &&other) noexcept
 	undo_tree_      = std::move(other.undo_tree_);
 	undo_sys_       = std::move(other.undo_sys_);

+	// Move syntax/highlighting state
+	version_        = other.version_;
+	syntax_enabled_ = other.syntax_enabled_;
+	filetype_       = std::move(other.filetype_);
+	highlighter_    = std::move(other.highlighter_);
+
 	// Update UndoSystem's buffer reference to point to this object
 	if (undo_sys_) {
 		undo_sys_->UpdateBufferReference(*this);
--- a/Buffer.h
+++ b/Buffer.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@

 #include "AppendBuffer.h"
 #include "UndoSystem.h"
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
+#include "syntax/HighlighterEngine.h"
+#include "Highlight.h"


 class Buffer {
@@ -262,6 +266,7 @@ 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)
@@ -282,17 +287,20 @@ 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_;
@@ -322,6 +330,12 @@ public:
 	void SetDirty(bool d)
 	{
 		dirty_ = d;
+		if (d) {
+			++version_;
+			if (highlighter_) {
+				highlighter_->InvalidateFrom(0);
+			}
+		}
 	}


@@ -360,6 +374,56 @@ public:

 	[[nodiscard]] std::string AsString() const;

+	// Syntax highlighting integration (per-buffer)
+	[[nodiscard]] std::uint64_t Version() const
+	{
+		return version_;
+	}
+
+
+	void SetSyntaxEnabled(bool on)
+	{
+		syntax_enabled_ = on;
+	}
+
+
+	[[nodiscard]] bool SyntaxEnabled() const
+	{
+		return syntax_enabled_;
+	}
+
+
+	void SetFiletype(const std::string &ft)
+	{
+		filetype_ = ft;
+	}
+
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const std::string &Filetype() const
+	{
+		return filetype_;
+	}
+
+
+	kte::HighlighterEngine *Highlighter()
+	{
+		return highlighter_.get();
+	}
+
+
+	const kte::HighlighterEngine *Highlighter() const
+	{
+		return highlighter_.get();
+	}
+
+
+	void EnsureHighlighter()
+	{
+		if (!highlighter_)
+			highlighter_ = std::make_unique<kte::HighlighterEngine>();
+	}
+
+
 	// Raw, low-level editing APIs used by UndoSystem apply().
 	// These must NOT trigger undo recording. They also do not move the cursor.
 	void insert_text(int row, int col, std::string_view text);
@@ -396,6 +460,12 @@ private:
 	// Per-buffer undo state
 	std::unique_ptr<struct UndoTree> undo_tree_;
 	std::unique_ptr<UndoSystem> undo_sys_;
+
+	// Syntax/highlighting state
+	std::uint64_t version_ = 0; // increment on edits
+	bool syntax_enabled_   = true;
+	std::string filetype_;
+	std::unique_ptr<kte::HighlighterEngine> highlighter_;
 };

 #endif // KTE_BUFFER_H
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ project(kte)
 include(GNUInstallDirs)

 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-set(KTE_VERSION "1.1.0")
+set(KTE_VERSION "1.2.2")

 # Default to terminal-only build to avoid SDL/OpenGL dependency by default.
 # Enable with -DBUILD_GUI=ON when SDL2/OpenGL/Freetype are available.
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ 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")
 option(KTE_UNDO_DEBUG "Enable undo instrumentation logs" OFF)
+option(KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER "Enable optional Tree-sitter highlighter adapter" OFF)

 if (CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
    message(STATUS "Build system is POSIX.")
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 add_compile_definitions(KGE_PLATFORM=${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME})
 add_compile_definitions(KTE_VERSION_STR="v${KTE_VERSION}")
+if (KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+    add_compile_definitions(KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+endif ()

 message(STATUS "Build system: ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME}")

@@ -50,6 +54,29 @@ set(CURSES_NEED_WIDE)
 find_package(Curses REQUIRED)
 include_directories(${CURSES_INCLUDE_DIR})

+set(SYNTAX_SOURCES
+        syntax/GoHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/CppHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/JsonHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/ErlangHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/LispHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/HighlighterEngine.cc
+        syntax/RustHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/HighlighterRegistry.cc
+        syntax/SqlHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/NullHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/ForthHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/PythonHighlighter.cc
+        syntax/ShellHighlighter.cc
+)
+
+if (KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+    list(APPEND SYNTAX_SOURCES
+            TreeSitterHighlighter.cc)
+endif ()
+
 set(COMMON_SOURCES
        GapBuffer.cc
        PieceTable.cc
@@ -67,6 +94,41 @@ set(COMMON_SOURCES
        UndoNode.cc
        UndoTree.cc
        UndoSystem.cc
+
+        ${SYNTAX_SOURCES}
+)
+
+
+set(SYNTAX_HEADERS
+        syntax/GoHighlighter.h
+        syntax/HighlighterEngine.h
+        syntax/ShellHighlighter.h
+        syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.h
+        syntax/LispHighlighter.h
+        syntax/SqlHighlighter.h
+        syntax/ForthHighlighter.h
+        syntax/JsonHighlighter.h
+        syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.h
+        syntax/NullHighlighter.h
+        syntax/CppHighlighter.h
+        syntax/ErlangHighlighter.h
+        syntax/LanguageHighlighter.h
+        syntax/RustHighlighter.h
+        syntax/PythonHighlighter.h
+)
+
+if (KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+    list(APPEND THEME_HEADERS
+            TreeSitterHighlighter.h)
+endif ()
+
+set(THEME_HEADERS
+        themes/ThemeHelpers.h
+        themes/EInk.h
+        themes/Gruvbox.h
+        themes/Solarized.h
+        themes/Plan9.h
+        themes/Nord.h
 )

 set(COMMON_HEADERS
@@ -90,6 +152,10 @@ set(COMMON_HEADERS
        UndoNode.h
        UndoTree.h
        UndoSystem.h
+        Highlight.h
+
+        ${SYNTAX_HEADERS}
+        ${THEME_HEADERS}
 )

 # kte (terminal-first) executable
@@ -108,6 +174,18 @@ endif ()

 target_link_libraries(kte ${CURSES_LIBRARIES})

+if (KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+    # Users can provide their own tree-sitter include/lib via cache variables
+    set(TREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR "" CACHE PATH "Path to tree-sitter include directory")
+    set(TREESITTER_LIBRARY "" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to tree-sitter library (.a/.dylib)")
+    if (TREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+        target_include_directories(kte PRIVATE ${TREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    endif ()
+    if (TREESITTER_LIBRARY)
+        target_link_libraries(kte ${TREESITTER_LIBRARY})
+    endif ()
+endif ()
+
 install(TARGETS kte
        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
@@ -133,6 +211,14 @@ if (BUILD_TESTS)


    target_link_libraries(test_undo ${CURSES_LIBRARIES})
+    if (KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+        if (TREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR)
+            target_include_directories(test_undo PRIVATE ${TREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        endif ()
+        if (TREESITTER_LIBRARY)
+            target_link_libraries(test_undo ${TREESITTER_LIBRARY})
+        endif ()
+    endif ()
 endif ()

 if (${BUILD_GUI})
--- a/Command.cc
+++ b/Command.cc
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <cctype>

 #include "Command.h"
+#include "syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h"
+#include "syntax/NullHighlighter.h"
 #include "Editor.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "UndoSystem.h"
 #include "HelpText.h"
+#include "syntax/LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include "syntax/HighlighterEngine.h"
+#include "syntax/CppHighlighter.h"
+#ifdef KTE_BUILD_GUI
+#include "GUITheme.h"
+#endif


 // Keep buffer viewport offsets so that the cursor stays within the visible
@@ -33,12 +42,11 @@ compute_render_x(const std::string &line, const std::size_t curx, const std::siz
 static void
 ensure_cursor_visible(const Editor &ed, Buffer &buf)
 {
-	const std::size_t rows = ed.Rows();
 	const std::size_t cols = ed.Cols();
-	if (rows == 0 || cols == 0)
+	if (cols == 0)
 		return;

-	const std::size_t content_rows = rows > 0 ? rows - 1 : 0; // last row = status
+	const std::size_t content_rows = ed.ContentRows();
 	const std::size_t cury         = buf.Cury();
 	const std::size_t curx         = buf.Curx();
 	std::size_t rowoffs            = buf.Rowoffs();
@@ -87,8 +95,10 @@ ensure_at_least_one_line(Buffer &buf)
 	}
 }

+
 // Determine if a command mutates the buffer contents (text edits)
-static bool is_mutating_command(CommandId id)
+static bool
+is_mutating_command(CommandId id)
 {
 	switch (id) {
 	case CommandId::InsertText:
@@ -723,6 +733,21 @@ cmd_kprefix(CommandContext &ctx)
 }


+// Start generic command prompt (": ")
+static bool
+cmd_command_prompt_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	// Close any pending edit batch before entering prompt
+	if (Buffer *b = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer()) {
+		if (auto *u = b->Undo())
+			u->commit();
+	}
+	ctx.editor.StartPrompt(Editor::PromptKind::Command, "", "");
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus(": ");
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 static bool
 cmd_unknown_kcommand(CommandContext &ctx)
 {
@@ -737,8 +762,272 @@ cmd_unknown_kcommand(CommandContext &ctx)
 }


+// --- Syntax highlighting commands ---
+static void
+apply_filetype(Buffer &buf, const std::string &ft)
+{
+	buf.EnsureHighlighter();
+	auto *eng = buf.Highlighter();
+	if (!eng)
+		return;
+	std::string val = ft;
+	// trim + lower
+	auto trim = [](const std::string &s) {
+		std::string r = s;
+		auto notsp    = [](int ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		};
+		r.erase(r.begin(), std::find_if(r.begin(), r.end(), notsp));
+		r.erase(std::find_if(r.rbegin(), r.rend(), notsp).base(), r.end());
+		return r;
+	};
+	val = trim(val);
+	for (auto &ch: val)
+		ch = static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch)));
+	if (val == "off") {
+		eng->SetHighlighter(nullptr);
+		buf.SetFiletype("");
+		buf.SetSyntaxEnabled(false);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (val.empty()) {
+		// Empty means unknown/unspecified -> use NullHighlighter but keep syntax enabled
+		buf.SetFiletype("");
+		buf.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+		eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+		return;
+	}
+	// Normalize and create via registry
+	std::string norm = kte::HighlighterRegistry::Normalize(val);
+	auto hl          = kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(norm);
+	if (hl) {
+		eng->SetHighlighter(std::move(hl));
+		buf.SetFiletype(norm);
+		buf.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+	} else {
+		// Unknown -> install NullHighlighter and keep syntax enabled
+		eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+		buf.SetFiletype(val); // record what user asked even if unsupported
+		buf.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+	}
+}
+
+
 static bool
-cmd_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_syntax(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	Buffer *b = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+	if (!b) {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("No buffer");
+		return true;
+	}
+	std::string arg = ctx.arg;
+	// trim
+	auto trim = [](std::string &s) {
+		auto notsp = [](int ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		};
+		s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), notsp));
+		s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), notsp).base(), s.end());
+	};
+	trim(arg);
+	if (arg == "on") {
+		b->SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		// If no highlighter but filetype is cpp by extension, set it
+		if (!b->Highlighter() || !b->Highlighter()->HasHighlighter()) {
+			apply_filetype(*b, b->Filetype().empty() ? std::string("cpp") : b->Filetype());
+		}
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("syntax: on");
+	} else if (arg == "off") {
+		b->SetSyntaxEnabled(false);
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("syntax: off");
+	} else if (arg == "reload") {
+		if (auto *eng = b->Highlighter())
+			eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("syntax: reloaded");
+	} else {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("usage: :syntax on|off|reload");
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_set_option(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	Buffer *b = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+	if (!b) {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("No buffer");
+		return true;
+	}
+	// Expect key=value
+	auto eq = ctx.arg.find('=');
+	if (eq == std::string::npos) {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("usage: :set key=value");
+		return true;
+	}
+	std::string key = ctx.arg.substr(0, eq);
+	std::string val = ctx.arg.substr(eq + 1);
+	// trim
+	auto trim = [](std::string &s) {
+		auto notsp = [](int ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		};
+		s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), notsp));
+		s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), notsp).base(), s.end());
+	};
+	trim(key);
+	trim(val);
+	// lower-case value for filetype
+	for (auto &ch: val)
+		ch = static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch)));
+	if (key == "filetype") {
+		apply_filetype(*b, val);
+		if (b->SyntaxEnabled())
+			ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+				std::string("filetype: ") + (b->Filetype().empty() ? "off" : b->Filetype()));
+		else
+			ctx.editor.SetStatus("filetype: off");
+		return true;
+	}
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus("unknown option: " + key);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+// GUI theme cycling commands (available in GUI build; show message otherwise)
+#ifdef KTE_BUILD_GUI
+static bool
+cmd_theme_next(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	auto id = kte::NextTheme();
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Theme: ") + kte::ThemeName(id));
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_theme_prev(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	auto id = kte::PrevTheme();
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Theme: ") + kte::ThemeName(id));
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+static bool
+cmd_theme_next(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus("Theme switching only available in GUI build");
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_theme_prev(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus("Theme switching only available in GUI build");
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// Theme set by name command
+#ifdef KTE_BUILD_GUI
+static bool
+cmd_theme_set_by_name(const CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	std::string name = ctx.arg;
+	// trim spaces
+	auto ltrim = [](std::string &s) {
+		s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		}));
+	};
+	auto rtrim = [](std::string &s) {
+		s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		}).base(), s.end());
+	};
+	ltrim(name);
+	rtrim(name);
+	if (name.empty()) {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("theme: missing name");
+		return true;
+	}
+	if (kte::ApplyThemeByName(name)) {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus(
+			std::string("Theme: ") + name + std::string(" (bg: ") + kte::BackgroundModeName() + ")");
+	} else {
+		// Build list of available themes
+		const auto &reg = kte::ThemeRegistry();
+		std::string avail;
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < reg.size(); ++i) {
+			if (i)
+				avail += ", ";
+			avail += reg[i]->Name();
+		}
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Unknown theme; available: ") + avail);
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+static bool
+cmd_theme_set_by_name(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	(void) ctx;
+	// No-op in terminal build
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+// Background set command (GUI)
+#ifdef KTE_BUILD_GUI
+static bool
+cmd_background_set(const CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	std::string mode = ctx.arg;
+	// trim
+	auto ltrim = [](std::string &s) {
+		s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		}));
+	};
+	auto rtrim = [](std::string &s) {
+		s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+			return !std::isspace(ch);
+		}).base(), s.end());
+	};
+	ltrim(mode);
+	rtrim(mode);
+	std::transform(mode.begin(), mode.end(), mode.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+		return (char) std::tolower(c);
+	});
+	if (mode != "light" && mode != "dark") {
+		ctx.editor.SetStatus("background: expected 'light' or 'dark'");
+		return true;
+	}
+	kte::SetBackgroundMode(mode == "light" ? kte::BackgroundMode::Light : kte::BackgroundMode::Dark);
+	// Re-apply current theme to reflect background change
+	kte::ApplyThemeByName(kte::CurrentThemeName());
+	ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Background: ") + mode + std::string("; Theme: ") + kte::CurrentThemeName());
+	return true;
+}
+#else
+static bool
+cmd_background_set(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	(void) ctx;
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_find_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
 	if (!buf) {
@@ -761,7 +1050,7 @@ cmd_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_regex_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_regex_find_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
 	if (!buf) {
@@ -784,7 +1073,7 @@ cmd_regex_find_start(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_search_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_search_replace_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
 	if (!buf) {
@@ -808,7 +1097,7 @@ cmd_search_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_regex_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_regex_replace_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
 	if (!buf) {
@@ -832,7 +1121,7 @@ cmd_regex_replace_start(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_open_file_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_open_file_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	// Start a generic prompt to read a path
 	ctx.editor.StartPrompt(Editor::PromptKind::OpenFile, "Open", "");
@@ -843,7 +1132,7 @@ cmd_open_file_start(CommandContext &ctx)

 // GUI: toggle visual file picker (no-op in terminal; renderer will consume flag)
 static bool
-cmd_visual_file_picker_toggle(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_visual_file_picker_toggle(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	// Toggle visibility
 	bool show = !ctx.editor.FilePickerVisible();
@@ -866,7 +1155,7 @@ cmd_visual_file_picker_toggle(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_jump_to_line_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_jump_to_line_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	// Start a prompt to read a 1-based line number and jump there (clamped)
 	ctx.editor.StartPrompt(Editor::PromptKind::GotoLine, "Goto", "");
@@ -877,7 +1166,7 @@ cmd_jump_to_line_start(CommandContext &ctx)

 // --- Buffers: switch/next/prev/close ---
 static bool
-cmd_buffer_switch_start(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_buffer_switch_start(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	// If only one (or zero) buffer is open, do nothing per spec
 	if (ctx.editor.BufferCount() <= 1) {
@@ -895,7 +1184,7 @@ buffer_display_name(const Buffer &b)
 {
 	if (!b.Filename().empty())
 		return b.Filename();
-	return std::string("<untitled>");
+	return {"<untitled>"};
 }


@@ -904,7 +1193,7 @@ buffer_basename(const Buffer &b)
 {
 	const std::string &p = b.Filename();
 	if (p.empty())
-		return std::string("<untitled>");
+		return {"<untitled>"};
 	auto pos = p.find_last_of("/\\");
 	if (pos == std::string::npos)
 		return p;
@@ -913,7 +1202,7 @@ buffer_basename(const Buffer &b)


 static bool
-cmd_buffer_next(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_buffer_next(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	const auto cnt = ctx.editor.BufferCount();
 	if (cnt <= 1) {
@@ -930,7 +1219,7 @@ cmd_buffer_next(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_buffer_prev(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_buffer_prev(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	const auto cnt = ctx.editor.BufferCount();
 	if (cnt <= 1) {
@@ -947,7 +1236,7 @@ cmd_buffer_prev(CommandContext &ctx)


 static bool
-cmd_buffer_close(CommandContext &ctx)
+cmd_buffer_close(const CommandContext &ctx)
 {
 	if (ctx.editor.BufferCount() == 0)
 		return true;
@@ -1116,6 +1405,85 @@ cmd_insert_text(CommandContext &ctx)
 				ctx.editor.SetStatus(ctx.editor.PromptLabel() + ": " + ctx.editor.PromptText());
 				return true;
 			}
+
+			// Generic command prompt completion
+			if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::Command) {
+				std::string text = ctx.editor.PromptText();
+				// Split into command and arg prefix
+				auto sp = text.find(' ');
+				if (sp == std::string::npos) {
+					// complete command name from public commands
+					std::string prefix = text;
+					std::vector<std::string> names;
+					for (const auto &c: CommandRegistry::All()) {
+						if (c.isPublic) {
+							if (prefix.empty() || c.name.rfind(prefix, 0) == 0)
+								names.push_back(c.name);
+						}
+					}
+					if (names.empty()) {
+						// no change
+					} else if (names.size() == 1) {
+						ctx.editor.SetPromptText(names[0]);
+					} else {
+						// compute LCP
+						std::string lcp = names[0];
+						for (size_t i = 1; i < names.size(); ++i) {
+							const std::string &s = names[i];
+							size_t j             = 0;
+							while (j < lcp.size() && j < s.size() && lcp[j] == s[j])
+								++j;
+							lcp.resize(j);
+							if (lcp.empty())
+								break;
+						}
+						if (!lcp.empty() && lcp != text)
+							ctx.editor.SetPromptText(lcp);
+					}
+					ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string(": ") + ctx.editor.PromptText());
+					return true;
+				} else {
+					std::string cmd       = text.substr(0, sp);
+					std::string argprefix = text.substr(sp + 1);
+					// Only special-case argument completion for certain commands
+					if (cmd == "theme") {
+#ifdef KTE_BUILD_GUI
+						std::vector<std::string> cands;
+						const auto &reg = kte::ThemeRegistry();
+						for (const auto &t: reg) {
+							std::string n = t->Name();
+							if (argprefix.empty() || n.rfind(argprefix, 0) == 0)
+								cands.push_back(n);
+						}
+						if (cands.empty()) {
+							// no change
+						} else if (cands.size() == 1) {
+							ctx.editor.SetPromptText(cmd + std::string(" ") + cands[0]);
+						} else {
+							std::string lcp = cands[0];
+							for (size_t i = 1; i < cands.size(); ++i) {
+								const std::string &s = cands[i];
+								size_t j             = 0;
+								while (j < lcp.size() && j < s.size() && lcp[j] == s[j])
+									++j;
+								lcp.resize(j);
+								if (lcp.empty())
+									break;
+							}
+							if (!lcp.empty() && lcp != argprefix)
+								ctx.editor.SetPromptText(cmd + std::string(" ") + lcp);
+						}
+						ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string(": ") + ctx.editor.PromptText());
+						return true;
+#else
+						(void) argprefix; // no completion in non-GUI build
+#endif
+					}
+					// default: no special arg completion
+					ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string(": ") + ctx.editor.PromptText());
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
 		}

 		ctx.editor.AppendPromptText(ctx.arg);
@@ -1223,6 +1591,7 @@ cmd_insert_text(CommandContext &ctx)
 	return true;
 }

+
 // Toggle read-only state of the current buffer
 static bool
 cmd_toggle_read_only(CommandContext &ctx)
@@ -1258,8 +1627,10 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 		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();
+			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)) {
@@ -1275,17 +1646,20 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 					std::string title;
 					std::getline(ls, title);
 					// trim leading spaces
-                    while (!title.empty() && (title.front() == ' ' || title.front() == '\t')) title.erase(title.begin());
+					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)));
+					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());
+					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
@@ -1297,11 +1671,23 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 			// 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 + 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; }
+						if (esc == "em") {
+							out << "—";
+							i += 3;
+							continue;
+						}
+						if (esc == "en") {
+							out << "-";
+							i += 3;
+							continue;
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				out << line[i];
@@ -1315,7 +1701,10 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 		// 1) Prefer embedded/customizable help content
 		{
 			std::string embedded = HelpText::Text();
-            if (!embedded.empty()) { used_man = false; return embedded; }
+			if (!embedded.empty()) {
+				used_man = false;
+				return embedded;
+			}
 		}

 		// 2) Fall back to the manpage and convert roff to plain text
@@ -1325,11 +1714,14 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 			"/usr/local/share/man/man1/kte.1",
 			"/usr/share/man/man1/kte.1"
 		};
-        for (const char *p : man_candidates) {
+		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); }
+				if (!s.empty()) {
+					used_man = true;
+					return roff_to_text(s);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		// Fallback minimal help text
@@ -1378,7 +1770,7 @@ cmd_show_help(CommandContext &ctx)
 		rows.clear();
 		std::string line;
 		line.reserve(128);
-        for (char ch : text) {
+		for (char ch: text) {
 			if (ch == '\n') {
 				rows.emplace_back(line);
 				line.clear();
@@ -1430,6 +1822,46 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
 		Editor::PromptKind kind = ctx.editor.CurrentPromptKind();
 		std::string value       = ctx.editor.PromptText();
 		ctx.editor.AcceptPrompt();
+		if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::Command) {
+			// Parse COMMAND ARG and dispatch only public commands
+			// Trim leading/trailing spaces
+			auto ltrim = [](std::string &s) {
+				s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+					return !std::isspace(ch);
+				}));
+			};
+			auto rtrim = [](std::string &s) {
+				s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), [](unsigned char ch) {
+					return !std::isspace(ch);
+				}).base(), s.end());
+			};
+			ltrim(value);
+			rtrim(value);
+			if (value.empty()) {
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus("Canceled");
+				return true;
+			}
+			// Split first token
+			std::string cmdname;
+			std::string arg;
+			auto sp = value.find(' ');
+			if (sp == std::string::npos) {
+				cmdname = value;
+			} else {
+				cmdname = value.substr(0, sp);
+				arg     = value.substr(sp + 1);
+			}
+			const Command *cmd = CommandRegistry::FindByName(cmdname);
+			if (!cmd || !cmd->isPublic) {
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Unknown command: ") + cmdname);
+				return true;
+			}
+			bool ok = Execute(ctx.editor, cmdname, arg);
+			if (!ok) {
+				ctx.editor.SetStatus(std::string("Command failed: ") + cmdname);
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
 		if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::Search || kind == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch) {
 			// Finish search: keep cursor where it is, clear search UI prompt
 			ctx.editor.SetSearchActive(false);
@@ -1786,7 +2218,7 @@ cmd_newline(CommandContext &ctx)
 			}
 			auto &rows          = buf->Rows();
 			std::size_t changed = 0;
-   for (auto &line : rows) {
+			for (auto &line: rows) {
 				std::string before = static_cast<std::string>(line);
 				std::string after  = std::regex_replace(before, rx, repl);
 				if (after != before) {
@@ -2571,9 +3003,7 @@ cmd_page_up(CommandContext &ctx)
 	ensure_at_least_one_line(*buf);
 	auto &rows               = buf->Rows();
 	int repeat               = ctx.count > 0 ? ctx.count : 1;
-	std::size_t content_rows = ctx.editor.Rows() > 0 ? ctx.editor.Rows() - 1 : 0;
-	if (content_rows == 0)
-		content_rows = 1;
+	std::size_t content_rows = std::max<std::size_t>(1, ctx.editor.ContentRows());

 	// Base on current top-of-screen (row offset)
 	std::size_t rowoffs = buf->Rowoffs();
@@ -2597,7 +3027,6 @@ cmd_page_up(CommandContext &ctx)
 		y = rows.empty() ? 0 : rows.size() - 1;
 	buf->SetOffsets(rowoffs, 0);
 	buf->SetCursor(0, y);
-	ensure_cursor_visible(ctx.editor, *buf);
 	return true;
 }

@@ -2613,9 +3042,7 @@ cmd_page_down(CommandContext &ctx)
 	ensure_at_least_one_line(*buf);
 	auto &rows               = buf->Rows();
 	int repeat               = ctx.count > 0 ? ctx.count : 1;
-	std::size_t content_rows = ctx.editor.Rows() > 0 ? ctx.editor.Rows() - 1 : 0;
-	if (content_rows == 0)
-		content_rows = 1;
+	std::size_t content_rows = std::max<std::size_t>(1, ctx.editor.ContentRows());

 	std::size_t rowoffs = buf->Rowoffs();
 	// Compute maximum top offset
@@ -2636,7 +3063,74 @@ cmd_page_down(CommandContext &ctx)
 	std::size_t y = std::min<std::size_t>(rowoffs, rows.empty() ? 0 : rows.size() - 1);
 	buf->SetOffsets(rowoffs, 0);
 	buf->SetCursor(0, y);
-	ensure_cursor_visible(ctx.editor, *buf);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_scroll_up(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+	if (!buf)
+		return false;
+	ensure_at_least_one_line(*buf);
+	const auto &rows         = buf->Rows();
+	std::size_t content_rows = std::max<std::size_t>(1, ctx.editor.ContentRows());
+	std::size_t rowoffs      = buf->Rowoffs();
+
+	// Scroll up by 3 lines (or count if specified), without moving cursor
+	int scroll_amount = ctx.count > 0 ? ctx.count : 3;
+	if (rowoffs >= static_cast<std::size_t>(scroll_amount))
+		rowoffs -= static_cast<std::size_t>(scroll_amount);
+	else
+		rowoffs = 0;
+
+	buf->SetOffsets(rowoffs, buf->Coloffs());
+
+	// If cursor is now below the visible area, move it to the last visible line
+	std::size_t cury = buf->Cury();
+	if (cury >= rowoffs + content_rows) {
+		std::size_t new_y = rowoffs + content_rows - 1;
+		if (new_y >= rows.size() && !rows.empty())
+			new_y = rows.size() - 1;
+		buf->SetCursor(buf->Curx(), new_y);
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+static bool
+cmd_scroll_down(CommandContext &ctx)
+{
+	Buffer *buf = ctx.editor.CurrentBuffer();
+	if (!buf)
+		return false;
+	ensure_at_least_one_line(*buf);
+	const auto &rows         = buf->Rows();
+	std::size_t content_rows = std::max<std::size_t>(1, ctx.editor.ContentRows());
+	std::size_t rowoffs      = buf->Rowoffs();
+
+	// Scroll down by 3 lines (or count if specified), without moving cursor
+	int scroll_amount = ctx.count > 0 ? ctx.count : 3;
+
+	// Compute maximum top offset
+	std::size_t max_top = 0;
+	if (!rows.empty() && rows.size() > content_rows)
+		max_top = rows.size() - content_rows;
+
+	rowoffs += static_cast<std::size_t>(scroll_amount);
+	if (rowoffs > max_top)
+		rowoffs = max_top;
+
+	buf->SetOffsets(rowoffs, buf->Coloffs());
+
+	// If cursor is now above the visible area, move it to the first visible line
+	std::size_t cury = buf->Cury();
+	if (cury < rowoffs) {
+		buf->SetCursor(buf->Curx(), rowoffs);
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }

@@ -3249,6 +3743,8 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::MoveEnd, "end", "Move to end of line", cmd_move_end});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::PageUp, "page-up", "Page up", cmd_page_up});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::PageDown, "page-down", "Page down", cmd_page_down});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::ScrollUp, "scroll-up", "Scroll viewport up", cmd_scroll_up});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::ScrollDown, "scroll-down", "Scroll viewport down", cmd_scroll_down});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::WordPrev, "word-prev", "Move to previous word", cmd_word_prev});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::WordNext, "word-next", "Move to next word", cmd_word_next});
 	CommandRegistry::Register({
@@ -3275,7 +3771,25 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
 		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});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::ToggleReadOnly, "toggle-read-only", "Toggle buffer read-only", cmd_toggle_read_only
+	});
+	// GUI Themes
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::ThemeNext, "theme-next", "Cycle to next GUI theme", cmd_theme_next});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::ThemePrev, "theme-prev", "Cycle to previous GUI theme", cmd_theme_prev});
+	// Theme by name (public in command prompt)
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::ThemeSetByName, "theme", "Set GUI theme by name", cmd_theme_set_by_name, true
+	});
+	// Background light/dark (public)
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::BackgroundSet, "background", "Set GUI background light|dark", cmd_background_set, true
+	});
+	// Generic command prompt (C-k ;)
+	CommandRegistry::Register({
+		CommandId::CommandPromptStart, "command-prompt-start", "Start generic command prompt",
+		cmd_command_prompt_start
+	});
 	// Buffer operations
 	CommandRegistry::Register({
 		CommandId::ReloadBuffer, "reload-buffer", "Reload buffer from disk", cmd_reload_buffer
@@ -3305,6 +3819,9 @@ InstallDefaultCommands()
 	// UI helpers
 	CommandRegistry::Register(
 		{CommandId::UArgStatus, "uarg-status", "Update universal-arg status", cmd_uarg_status});
+	// Syntax highlighting (public commands)
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::Syntax, "syntax", "Syntax: on|off|reload", cmd_syntax, true});
+	CommandRegistry::Register({CommandId::SetOption, "set", "Set option: key=value", cmd_set_option, true});
 }


--- a/Command.h
+++ b/Command.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	MoveEnd,
 	PageUp,
 	PageDown,
+	ScrollUp, // scroll viewport up (towards beginning) without moving cursor
+	ScrollDown, // scroll viewport down (towards end) without moving cursor
 	WordPrev,
 	WordNext,
 	DeleteWordPrev, // delete previous word (ESC BACKSPACE)
@@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	Redo,
 	// UI/status helpers
 	UArgStatus, // update status line during universal-argument collection
+	// Themes (GUI)
+	ThemeNext,
+	ThemePrev,
 	// Region formatting
 	IndentRegion, // indent region (C-k =)
 	UnindentRegion, // unindent region (C-k -)
@@ -86,6 +91,15 @@ enum class CommandId {
 	ShowHelp, // open +HELP+ buffer with manual text (C-k h)
 	// Meta
 	UnknownKCommand, // arg: single character that was not recognized after C-k
+	// Generic command prompt
+	CommandPromptStart, // begin generic command prompt (C-k ;)
+	// Theme by name
+	ThemeSetByName,
+	// Background mode (GUI)
+	BackgroundSet,
+	// Syntax highlighting
+	Syntax, // ":syntax on|off|reload"
+	SetOption, // generic ":set key=value" (v1: filetype=<lang>)
 };


@@ -109,6 +123,8 @@ struct Command {
 	std::string name; // stable, unique name (e.g., "save", "save-as")
 	std::string help; // short help/description
 	CommandHandler handler;
+	// Public commands are exposed in the ": " prompt (C-k ;)
+	bool isPublic = false;
 };


--- a/Editor.cc
+++ b/Editor.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <filesystem>

 #include "Editor.h"
+#include "syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h"
+#include "syntax/CppHighlighter.h"
+#include "syntax/NullHighlighter.h"


 Editor::Editor() = default;
@@ -151,7 +154,32 @@ Editor::OpenFile(const std::string &path, std::string &err)
 		const bool rows_empty        = rows.empty();
 		const bool single_empty_line = (!rows.empty() && rows.size() == 1 && rows[0].size() == 0);
 		if (unnamed && clean && (rows_empty || single_empty_line)) {
-			return cur.OpenFromFile(path, err);
+			bool ok = cur.OpenFromFile(path, err);
+			if (!ok)
+				return false;
+			// Setup highlighting using registry (extension + shebang)
+			cur.EnsureHighlighter();
+			std::string first = "";
+			const auto &rows  = cur.Rows();
+			if (!rows.empty())
+				first = static_cast<std::string>(rows[0]);
+			std::string ft = kte::HighlighterRegistry::DetectForPath(path, first);
+			if (!ft.empty()) {
+				cur.SetFiletype(ft);
+				cur.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+				if (auto *eng = cur.Highlighter()) {
+					eng->SetHighlighter(kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(ft));
+					eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+				}
+			} else {
+				cur.SetFiletype("");
+				cur.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+				if (auto *eng = cur.Highlighter()) {
+					eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+					eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+				}
+			}
+			return true;
 		}
 	}

@@ -159,6 +187,30 @@ Editor::OpenFile(const std::string &path, std::string &err)
 	if (!b.OpenFromFile(path, err)) {
 		return false;
 	}
+	// Initialize syntax highlighting by extension + shebang via registry (v2)
+	b.EnsureHighlighter();
+	std::string first = "";
+	{
+		const auto &rows = b.Rows();
+		if (!rows.empty())
+			first = static_cast<std::string>(rows[0]);
+	}
+	std::string ft = kte::HighlighterRegistry::DetectForPath(path, first);
+	if (!ft.empty()) {
+		b.SetFiletype(ft);
+		b.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		if (auto *eng = b.Highlighter()) {
+			eng->SetHighlighter(kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(ft));
+			eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+		}
+	} else {
+		b.SetFiletype("");
+		b.SetSyntaxEnabled(true);
+		if (auto *eng = b.Highlighter()) {
+			eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+			eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+		}
+	}
 	// Add as a new buffer and switch to it
 	std::size_t idx = AddBuffer(std::move(b));
 	SwitchTo(idx);
@@ -173,6 +225,27 @@ Editor::SwitchTo(std::size_t index)
 		return false;
 	}
 	curbuf_ = index;
+	// Robustness: ensure a valid highlighter is installed when switching buffers
+	Buffer &b = buffers_[curbuf_];
+	if (b.SyntaxEnabled()) {
+		b.EnsureHighlighter();
+		if (auto *eng = b.Highlighter()) {
+			if (!eng->HasHighlighter()) {
+				// Try to set based on existing filetype; fall back to NullHighlighter
+				if (!b.Filetype().empty()) {
+					auto hl = kte::HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(b.Filetype());
+					if (hl) {
+						eng->SetHighlighter(std::move(hl));
+					} else {
+						eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+					}
+				} else {
+					eng->SetHighlighter(std::make_unique<kte::NullHighlighter>());
+				}
+				eng->InvalidateFrom(0);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return true;
 }

--- a/Editor.h
+++ b/Editor.h
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ public:
 	}


+	[[nodiscard]] std::size_t ContentRows() const
+	{
+		// Always compute from current rows_ to avoid stale values.
+		// Reserve 1 row for status line.
+		if (rows_ == 0)
+			return 1;
+		return std::max<std::size_t>(1, rows_ - 1);
+	}
+
+
 	// Mode and flags (mirroring legacy fields)
 	void SetMode(int m)
 	{
@@ -315,7 +325,8 @@ public:
 		GotoLine,
 		Chdir,
 		ReplaceFind, // step 1 of Search & Replace: find what
-     ReplaceWith   // step 2 of Search & Replace: replace with
+		ReplaceWith, // step 2 of Search & Replace: replace with
+		Command // generic command prompt (": ")
 	};


@@ -524,10 +535,28 @@ private:

 	// Temporary state for Search & Replace flow
 public:
-    void SetReplaceFindTmp(const std::string &s) { replace_find_tmp_ = s; }
-    void SetReplaceWithTmp(const std::string &s) { replace_with_tmp_ = s; }
-    [[nodiscard]] const std::string &ReplaceFindTmp() const { return replace_find_tmp_; }
-    [[nodiscard]] const std::string &ReplaceWithTmp() const { return replace_with_tmp_; }
+	void SetReplaceFindTmp(const std::string &s)
+	{
+		replace_find_tmp_ = s;
+	}
+
+
+	void SetReplaceWithTmp(const std::string &s)
+	{
+		replace_with_tmp_ = s;
+	}
+
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const std::string &ReplaceFindTmp() const
+	{
+		return replace_find_tmp_;
+	}
+
+
+	[[nodiscard]] const std::string &ReplaceWithTmp() const
+	{
+		return replace_with_tmp_;
+	}

 private:
 	std::string replace_find_tmp_;
--- a/GUIConfig.cc
+++ b/GUIConfig.cc
@@ -102,6 +102,25 @@ GUIConfig::LoadFromFile(const std::string &path)
 			if (v > 0.0f) {
 				font_size = v;
 			}
+		} else if (key == "theme") {
+			theme = val;
+		} else if (key == "background" || key == "bg") {
+			std::string v = val;
+			std::transform(v.begin(), v.end(), v.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+				return (char) std::tolower(c);
+			});
+			if (v == "light" || v == "dark")
+				background = v;
+		} else if (key == "syntax") {
+			std::string v = val;
+			std::transform(v.begin(), v.end(), v.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+				return (char) std::tolower(c);
+			});
+			if (v == "1" || v == "on" || v == "true" || v == "yes") {
+				syntax = true;
+			} else if (v == "0" || v == "off" || v == "false" || v == "no") {
+				syntax = false;
+			}
 		}
 	}

--- a/GUIConfig.h
+++ b/GUIConfig.h
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ public:
 	int columns       = 80;
 	int rows          = 42;
 	float font_size   = (float) KTE_FONT_SIZE;
+	std::string theme = "nord";
+	// Background mode for themes that support light/dark variants
+	// Values: "dark" (default), "light"
+	std::string background = "dark";
+
+	// Default syntax highlighting state for GUI (kge): on/off
+	// Accepts: on/off/true/false/yes/no/1/0 in the ini file.
+	bool syntax = true; // default: enabled

 	// Load from default path: $HOME/.config/kte/kge.ini
 	static GUIConfig Load();
--- a/GUIFrontend.cc
+++ b/GUIFrontend.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "Font.h" // embedded default font (DefaultFontRegular)
 #include "GUIConfig.h"
 #include "GUITheme.h"
+#include "syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h"
+#include "syntax/NullHighlighter.h"


 #ifndef KTE_FONT_SIZE
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 		return false;
 	}

-	// Load GUI configuration (fullscreen, columns/rows, font size)
-	const auto [fullscreen, columns, rows, font_size] = GUIConfig::Load();
+	// 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);
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 	// Compute desired window size from config
 	Uint32 win_flags = SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI;

-	if (fullscreen) {
+	if (cfg.fullscreen) {
 		// "Fullscreen": fill the usable bounds of the primary display.
 		// On macOS, do NOT use true fullscreen so the menu/status bar remains visible.
 		SDL_Rect usable{};
@@ -61,8 +63,8 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 #endif
 	} else {
 		// Windowed: width = columns * font_size, height = (rows * 2) * font_size
-		int w = static_cast<int>(columns * font_size);
-		int h = static_cast<int>((rows * 2) * font_size);
+		int w = cfg.columns * static_cast<int>(cfg.font_size);
+		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{};
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 	// macOS: when "fullscreen" is requested, position the window at the
 	// top-left of the usable display area to mimic fullscreen while keeping
 	// the system menu bar visible.
-	if (fullscreen) {
+	if (cfg.fullscreen) {
 		SDL_Rect usable{};
 		if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(0, &usable) == 0) {
 			SDL_SetWindowPosition(window_, usable.x, usable.y);
@@ -105,8 +107,45 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 	ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
 	(void) io;
 	ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
-	// Apply a Nord-inspired theme
-	kte::ApplyNordImGuiTheme();
+
+	// Apply background mode and selected theme (default: Nord). Can be changed at runtime via commands.
+	if (cfg.background == "light")
+		kte::SetBackgroundMode(kte::BackgroundMode::Light);
+	else
+		kte::SetBackgroundMode(kte::BackgroundMode::Dark);
+	kte::ApplyThemeByName(cfg.theme);
+
+	// Apply default syntax highlighting preference from GUI config to the current buffer
+	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_))
 		return false;
@@ -135,7 +174,7 @@ GUIFrontend::Init(Editor &ed)
 #endif

 	// Initialize GUI font from embedded default (use configured size or compiled default)
-	LoadGuiFont_(nullptr, (float) font_size);
+	LoadGuiFont_(nullptr, (float) cfg.font_size);

 	return true;
 }
@@ -164,28 +203,7 @@ GUIFrontend::Step(Editor &ed, bool &running)
 		input_.ProcessSDLEvent(e);
 	}

-	// Execute pending mapped inputs (drain queue)
-	for (;;) {
-		MappedInput mi;
-		if (!input_.Poll(mi))
-			break;
-		if (mi.hasCommand) {
-			// Track kill ring before and after to sync GUI clipboard when it changes
-			const std::string before = ed.KillRingHead();
-			Execute(ed, mi.id, mi.arg, mi.count);
-			const std::string after = ed.KillRingHead();
-			if (after != before && !after.empty()) {
-				// Update the system clipboard to mirror the kill ring head in GUI
-				SDL_SetClipboardText(after.c_str());
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (ed.QuitRequested()) {
-		running = false;
-	}
-
-	// Start a new ImGui frame
+	// Start a new ImGui frame BEFORE processing commands so dimensions are correct
 	ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame();
 	ImGui_ImplSDL2_NewFrame(window_);
 	ImGui::NewFrame();
@@ -214,7 +232,7 @@ GUIFrontend::Step(Editor &ed, bool &running)
 		float avail_h = std::max(0.0f, disp_h - 2.0f * pad_y - status_h);

 		// Visible content rows inside the scroll child
-		std::size_t content_rows = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::floor(avail_h / line_h));
+		auto content_rows = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::floor(avail_h / line_h));
 		// Editor::Rows includes the status line; add 1 back for it.
 		std::size_t rows = std::max<std::size_t>(1, content_rows + 1);
 		std::size_t cols = static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(1.0f, std::floor(avail_w / ch_w)));
@@ -225,6 +243,27 @@ GUIFrontend::Step(Editor &ed, bool &running)
 		}
 	}

+	// Execute pending mapped inputs (drain queue) AFTER dimensions are updated
+	for (;;) {
+		MappedInput mi;
+		if (!input_.Poll(mi))
+			break;
+		if (mi.hasCommand) {
+			// Track kill ring before and after to sync GUI clipboard when it changes
+			const std::string before = ed.KillRingHead();
+			Execute(ed, mi.id, mi.arg, mi.count);
+			const std::string after = ed.KillRingHead();
+			if (after != before && !after.empty()) {
+				// Update the system clipboard to mirror the kill ring head in GUI
+				SDL_SetClipboardText(after.c_str());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ed.QuitRequested()) {
+		running = false;
+	}
+
 	// No runtime font UI; always use embedded font.

 	// Draw editor UI
@@ -264,11 +303,11 @@ GUIFrontend::Shutdown()
 bool
 GUIFrontend::LoadGuiFont_(const char * /*path*/, float size_px)
 {
-	ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
+	const ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
 	io.Fonts->Clear();
-	ImFont *font = io.Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(
-		(void *) DefaultFontBoldCompressedData,
-		(int) DefaultFontBoldCompressedSize,
+	const ImFont *font = io.Fonts->AddFontFromMemoryCompressedTTF(
+		DefaultFontBoldCompressedData,
+		DefaultFontBoldCompressedSize,
 		size_px);
 	if (!font) {
 		font = io.Fonts->AddFontDefault();
--- a/GUIFrontend.h
+++ b/GUIFrontend.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 	void Shutdown() override;

 private:
-	bool LoadGuiFont_(const char *path, float size_px);
+	static bool LoadGuiFont_(const char *path, float size_px);

 	GUIInputHandler input_{};
 	GUIRenderer renderer_{};
--- a/GUIInputHandler.cc
+++ b/GUIInputHandler.cc
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>

 #include <SDL.h>
+#include <imgui.h>

 #include "GUIInputHandler.h"
 #include "KKeymap.h"
@@ -92,10 +93,14 @@ map_key(const SDL_Keycode key,
 		out = {true, CommandId::Backspace, "", 0};
 		return true;
 	case SDLK_TAB:
-		// Do not insert text on KEYDOWN; allow SDL_TEXTINPUT to deliver '\t'
-		// as printable input so that all printable characters flow via TEXTINPUT.
-		out.hasCommand = false;
+		// Insert a literal tab character when not interpreting a k-prefix suffix.
+		// If k-prefix is active, let the k-prefix handler below consume the key
+		// (so Tab doesn't leave k-prefix stuck).
+		if (!k_prefix) {
+			out = {true, CommandId::InsertText, std::string("\t"), 0};
 			return true;
+		}
+		break; // fall through so k-prefix handler can process
 	case SDLK_RETURN:
 	case SDLK_KP_ENTER:
 		out = {true, CommandId::Newline, "", 0};
@@ -280,7 +285,11 @@ GUIInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)
 	bool produced = false;
 	switch (e.type) {
 	case SDL_MOUSEWHEEL: {
-		// Map vertical wheel to line-wise cursor movement (MoveUp/MoveDown)
+		// Map vertical wheel to viewport scrolling (ScrollUp/ScrollDown)
+		// Note: We don't check WantCaptureMouse here because ImGui sets it to true
+		// whenever the mouse is over any ImGui window (including our editor content area).
+		// The NoScrollWithMouse flag on the child window prevents ImGui from handling
+		// scroll internally, so we can safely process wheel events ourselves.
 		int dy = e.wheel.y;
 #ifdef SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_FLIPPED
 		if (e.wheel.direction == SDL_MOUSEWHEEL_FLIPPED)
@@ -288,7 +297,7 @@ GUIInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)
 #endif
 		if (dy != 0) {
 			int repeat   = dy > 0 ? dy : -dy;
-			CommandId id = dy > 0 ? CommandId::MoveUp : CommandId::MoveDown;
+			CommandId id = dy > 0 ? CommandId::ScrollUp : CommandId::ScrollDown;
 			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(mu_);
 			for (int i = 0; i < repeat; ++i) {
 				q_.push(MappedInput{true, id, std::string(), 0});
@@ -347,13 +356,19 @@ GUIInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)
 		                   uarg_text_,
 		                   mi);

+		// If we inserted a TAB on KEYDOWN, suppress any subsequent SDL_TEXTINPUT
+		// for this keystroke to avoid double insertion on platforms that emit it.
+		if (produced && mi.hasCommand && mi.id == CommandId::InsertText && mi.arg == "\t") {
+			suppress_text_input_once_ = true;
+		}
+
 		// If we just consumed a universal-argument digit or '-' on KEYDOWN and emitted UArgStatus,
 		// suppress the subsequent SDL_TEXTINPUT for this keystroke to avoid duplicating the digit in status.
 		if (produced && mi.hasCommand && mi.id == CommandId::UArgStatus) {
 			// Digits without shift, or a plain '-'
 			const bool is_digit_key = (key >= SDLK_0 && key <= SDLK_9) && !(mods & KMOD_SHIFT);
 			const bool is_minus_key = (key == SDLK_MINUS);
-			if (uarg_active_ && uarg_collecting_ && (is_digit_key || is_minus_key)) {
+			if (uarg_active_ && uarg_collecting_ &&(is_digit_key || is_minus_key)) {
 				suppress_text_input_once_ = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -545,7 +560,12 @@ GUIInputHandler::ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event &e)

 	if (produced && mi.hasCommand) {
 		// Attach universal-argument count if present, then clear the state
-		if (uarg_active_ && mi.id != CommandId::UArgStatus) {
+		if (uarg_active_ &&mi
+		
+		.
+		id != CommandId::UArgStatus
+		)
+		{
 			int count = 0;
 			if (!uarg_had_digits_ && !uarg_negative_) {
 				count = (uarg_value_ > 0) ? uarg_value_ : 4;
--- a/GUIRenderer.cc
+++ b/GUIRenderer.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <regex>

 #include "GUIRenderer.h"
+#include "Highlight.h"
+#include "GUITheme.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "Command.h"
 #include "Editor.h"
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 	ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(main_sz);

 	ImGuiWindowFlags flags = ImGuiWindowFlags_NoTitleBar
+	                         | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollbar
+	                         | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse
 	                         | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoResize
 	                         | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoMove
 	                         | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoCollapse
@@ -63,54 +67,65 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 		ImGui::TextUnformatted("[no buffer]");
 	} else {
 		const auto &lines   = buf->Rows();
-		// Reserve space for status bar at bottom
-		ImGui::BeginChild("scroll", ImVec2(0, -ImGui::GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()), false,
-		                  ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse);
-		// Detect click-to-move inside this scroll region
-		ImVec2 list_origin  = ImGui::GetCursorScreenPos();
-		float scroll_y      = ImGui::GetScrollY();
-		float scroll_x      = ImGui::GetScrollX();
-		std::size_t rowoffs = 0; // we render from the first line; scrolling is handled by ImGui
 		std::size_t cy      = buf->Cury();
 		std::size_t cx      = buf->Curx();
 		const float line_h  = ImGui::GetTextLineHeight();
 		const float row_h   = ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing();
 		const float space_w = ImGui::CalcTextSize(" ").x;
+
 		// Two-way sync between Buffer::Rowoffs and ImGui scroll position:
 		// - If command layer changed Buffer::Rowoffs since last frame, drive ImGui scroll from it.
 		// - Otherwise, propagate ImGui scroll to Buffer::Rowoffs so command layer has an up-to-date view.
-		// This prevents clicks/wheel from being immediately overridden by stale offsets.
-		bool forced_scroll = false;
-		{
 		static long prev_buf_rowoffs = -1; // previous frame's Buffer::Rowoffs
 		static long prev_buf_coloffs = -1; // previous frame's Buffer::Coloffs
-			static float prev_scroll_y   = -1.0f; // previous frame's ImGui scroll Y in pixels
-			static float prev_scroll_x   = -1.0f; // previous frame's ImGui scroll X in pixels

 		const long buf_rowoffs = static_cast<long>(buf->Rowoffs());
 		const long buf_coloffs = static_cast<long>(buf->Coloffs());
+
+		// Detect programmatic change (e.g., page_down command changed rowoffs)
+		// Use SetNextWindowScroll BEFORE BeginChild to set initial scroll position
+		if (prev_buf_rowoffs >= 0 && buf_rowoffs != prev_buf_rowoffs) {
+			float target_y = static_cast<float>(buf_rowoffs) * row_h;
+			ImGui::SetNextWindowScroll(ImVec2(-1.0f, target_y));
+		}
+		if (prev_buf_coloffs >= 0 && buf_coloffs != prev_buf_coloffs) {
+			float target_x = static_cast<float>(buf_coloffs) * space_w;
+			float target_y = static_cast<float>(buf_rowoffs) * row_h;
+			ImGui::SetNextWindowScroll(ImVec2(target_x, target_y));
+		}
+
+		// Reserve space for status bar at bottom
+		ImGui::BeginChild("scroll", ImVec2(0, -ImGui::GetFrameHeightWithSpacing()), false,
+		                  ImGuiWindowFlags_HorizontalScrollbar | ImGuiWindowFlags_NoScrollWithMouse);
+
+		// Get child window position and scroll for click handling
+		ImVec2 child_window_pos = ImGui::GetWindowPos();
+		float scroll_y          = ImGui::GetScrollY();
+		float scroll_x          = ImGui::GetScrollX();
+		std::size_t rowoffs     = 0; // we render from the first line; scrolling is handled by ImGui
+
+		// Synchronize buffer offsets from ImGui scroll if user scrolled manually
+		bool forced_scroll = false;
+		{
+			static float prev_scroll_y = -1.0f; // previous frame's ImGui scroll Y in pixels
+			static float prev_scroll_x = -1.0f; // previous frame's ImGui scroll X in pixels
+
 			const long scroll_top  = static_cast<long>(scroll_y / row_h);
 			const long scroll_left = static_cast<long>(scroll_x / space_w);

-			// Detect programmatic change (e.g., keyboard navigation ensured visibility)
+			// Check if rowoffs was programmatically changed this frame
 			if (prev_buf_rowoffs >= 0 && buf_rowoffs != prev_buf_rowoffs) {
-				ImGui::SetScrollY(static_cast<float>(buf_rowoffs) * row_h);
-				scroll_y      = ImGui::GetScrollY();
 				forced_scroll = true;
 			}
-			if (prev_buf_coloffs >= 0 && buf_coloffs != prev_buf_coloffs) {
-				ImGui::SetScrollX(static_cast<float>(buf_coloffs) * space_w);
-				scroll_x      = ImGui::GetScrollX();
-				forced_scroll = true;
-			}
-			// If user scrolled, update buffer offsets accordingly
-			if (prev_scroll_y >= 0.0f && scroll_y != prev_scroll_y) {
+
+			// If user scrolled (not programmatic), update buffer offsets accordingly
+			if (prev_scroll_y >= 0.0f && scroll_y != prev_scroll_y && !forced_scroll) {
 				if (Buffer *mbuf = const_cast<Buffer *>(buf)) {
 					mbuf->SetOffsets(static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(0L, scroll_top)),
 					                 mbuf->Coloffs());
 				}
 			}
-			if (prev_scroll_x >= 0.0f && scroll_x != prev_scroll_x) {
+			if (prev_scroll_x >= 0.0f && scroll_x != prev_scroll_x && !forced_scroll) {
 				if (Buffer *mbuf = const_cast<Buffer *>(buf)) {
 					mbuf->SetOffsets(mbuf->Rowoffs(),
 					                 static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(0L, scroll_left)));
@@ -118,11 +133,12 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 			}

 			// Update trackers for next frame
-			prev_buf_rowoffs = static_cast<long>(buf->Rowoffs());
-			prev_buf_coloffs = static_cast<long>(buf->Coloffs());
-			prev_scroll_y    = ImGui::GetScrollY();
-			prev_scroll_x    = ImGui::GetScrollX();
+			prev_scroll_y = scroll_y;
+			prev_scroll_x = scroll_x;
 		}
+		prev_buf_rowoffs = buf_rowoffs;
+		prev_buf_coloffs = buf_coloffs;
+
 		// Synchronize cursor and scrolling.
 		// Ensure the cursor is visible even on the first frame or when it didn't move,
 		// unless we already forced scrolling from Buffer::Rowoffs this frame.
@@ -151,28 +167,26 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 					last_row  = first_row + vis_rows - 1;
 				}
 			}
+			// Phase 3: prefetch visible viewport highlights and warm around in background
+			if (buf->SyntaxEnabled() && buf->Highlighter() && buf->Highlighter()->HasHighlighter()) {
+				int fr = static_cast<int>(std::max(0L, first_row));
+				int rc = static_cast<int>(std::max(1L, vis_rows));
+				buf->Highlighter()->PrefetchViewport(*buf, fr, rc, buf->Version());
+			}
 		}
 		// Handle mouse click before rendering to avoid dependent on drawn items
 		if (ImGui::IsWindowHovered() && ImGui::IsMouseClicked(ImGuiMouseButton_Left)) {
 			ImVec2 mp = ImGui::GetIO().MousePos;
-      // Compute viewport-relative row so (0) is top row of the visible area
-      float vy_f = (mp.y - list_origin.y - scroll_y) / row_h;
-      long vy    = static_cast<long>(vy_f);
-      if (vy < 0)
-          vy = 0;
+			// Compute content-relative position accounting for scroll
+			// mp.y - child_window_pos.y gives us pixels from top of child window
+			// Adding scroll_y gives us pixels from top of content (buffer row 0)
+			float content_y = (mp.y - child_window_pos.y) + scroll_y;
+			long by_l       = static_cast<long>(content_y / row_h);
+			if (by_l < 0)
+				by_l = 0;

-			// Clamp vy within visible content height to avoid huge jumps
-			ImVec2 cr_min = ImGui::GetWindowContentRegionMin();
-			ImVec2 cr_max = ImGui::GetWindowContentRegionMax();
-			float child_h = (cr_max.y - cr_min.y);
-			long vis_rows = static_cast<long>(child_h / row_h);
-			if (vis_rows < 1)
-				vis_rows = 1;
-			if (vy >= vis_rows)
-				vy = vis_rows - 1;
-
-            // Translate viewport row to buffer row using Buffer::Rowoffs
-            std::size_t by = buf->Rowoffs() + static_cast<std::size_t>(vy);
+			// Convert to buffer row
+			std::size_t by = static_cast<std::size_t>(by_l);
 			if (by >= lines.size()) {
 				if (!lines.empty())
 					by = lines.size() - 1;
@@ -180,58 +194,43 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 					by = 0;
 			}

-            // Compute desired pixel X inside the viewport content (subtract horizontal scroll)
-            float px = (mp.x - list_origin.x - scroll_x);
-            if (px < 0.0f)
-                px = 0.0f;
+			// Compute content-relative X position accounting for scroll
+			// mp.x - child_window_pos.x gives us pixels from left edge of child window
+			// Adding scroll_x gives us pixels from left edge of content (column 0)
+			float content_x = (mp.x - child_window_pos.x) + scroll_x;
+			if (content_x < 0.0f)
+				content_x = 0.0f;

 			// Empty buffer guard: if there are no lines yet, just move to 0:0
 			if (lines.empty()) {
 				Execute(ed, CommandId::MoveCursorTo, std::string("0:0"));
 			} 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.
+				// Convert pixel X to source column accounting for tabs
 				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.
-                std::size_t coloffs = buf->Coloffs();
-                std::size_t rx_abs  = 0; // absolute rendered column
-                std::size_t i       = 0; // source column iterator

-                // Fast-forward i until rx_abs >= coloffs to align with leftmost visible column
-                if (!line_clicked.empty() && coloffs > 0) {
-                    while (i < line_clicked.size() && rx_abs < coloffs) {
-                        if (line_clicked[i] == '\t') {
-                            rx_abs += (tabw - (rx_abs % tabw));
-                        } else {
-                            rx_abs += 1;
-                        }
-                        ++i;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // Now search for closest source column to clicked px within/after viewport
-                std::size_t best_col = i; // default to first visible column
+				// Iterate through source columns, computing rendered position, to find closest match
+				std::size_t rx       = 0; // rendered column position
+				std::size_t best_col = 0;
 				float best_dist      = std::numeric_limits<float>::infinity();
-                while (true) {
-                    // For i in [current..size], evaluate candidate including the implicit end position
-                    std::size_t rx_view = (rx_abs >= coloffs) ? (rx_abs - coloffs) : 0;
-                    float rx_px         = static_cast<float>(rx_view) * space_w;
-                    float dist          = std::fabs(px - rx_px);
-                    if (dist <= best_dist) {
+
+				for (std::size_t i = 0; i <= line_clicked.size(); ++i) {
+					// Check current position
+					float rx_px = static_cast<float>(rx) * space_w;
+					float dist  = std::fabs(content_x - rx_px);
+					if (dist < best_dist) {
 						best_dist = dist;
 						best_col  = i;
 					}
-                    if (i == line_clicked.size())
-                        break;
-                    // advance to next source column
+
+					// Advance to next position if not at end
+					if (i < line_clicked.size()) {
 						if (line_clicked[i] == '\t') {
-                        rx_abs += (tabw - (rx_abs % tabw));
+							rx += (tabw - (rx % tabw));
 						} else {
-                        rx_abs += 1;
+							rx += 1;
+						}
 					}
-                    ++i;
 				}

 				// Dispatch absolute buffer coordinates (row:col)
@@ -254,10 +253,12 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 			std::size_t rx_abs_draw = 0; // rendered column for drawing
 			// Compute search highlight ranges for this line in source indices
 			bool search_mode = ed.SearchActive() && !ed.SearchQuery().empty();
-            std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t>> hl_src_ranges;
+			std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t> > hl_src_ranges;
 			if (search_mode) {
 				// If we're in RegexSearch or RegexReplaceFind mode, compute ranges using regex; otherwise plain substring
-                if (ed.PromptActive() && (ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch || ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind)) {
+				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);
@@ -297,28 +298,31 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 				bool has_current    = ed.SearchMatchLen() > 0 && ed.SearchMatchY() == i;
 				std::size_t cur_x   = has_current ? ed.SearchMatchX() : 0;
 				std::size_t cur_end = has_current ? (ed.SearchMatchX() + ed.SearchMatchLen()) : 0;
-                for (const auto &rg : hl_src_ranges) {
+				for (const auto &rg: hl_src_ranges) {
 					std::size_t sx       = rg.first, ex = rg.second;
 					std::size_t rx_start = src_to_rx(sx);
 					std::size_t rx_end   = src_to_rx(ex);
 					// Apply horizontal scroll offset
-                    if (rx_end <= coloffs_now) continue; // fully left of view
+					if (rx_end <= coloffs_now)
+						continue; // fully left of view
 					std::size_t vx0 = (rx_start > coloffs_now) ? (rx_start - coloffs_now) : 0;
 					std::size_t vx1 = rx_end - coloffs_now;
 					ImVec2 p0 = ImVec2(line_pos.x + static_cast<float>(vx0) * space_w, line_pos.y);
-                    ImVec2 p1 = ImVec2(line_pos.x + static_cast<float>(vx1) * space_w, line_pos.y + line_h);
+					ImVec2 p1 = ImVec2(line_pos.x + static_cast<float>(vx1) * space_w,
+					                   line_pos.y + line_h);
 					// Choose color: current match stronger
 					bool is_current = has_current && sx == cur_x && ex == cur_end;
-                    ImU32 col = is_current ? IM_COL32(255, 220, 120, 140) : IM_COL32(200, 200, 0, 90);
+					ImU32 col       = is_current
+						                  ? IM_COL32(255, 220, 120, 140)
+						                  : IM_COL32(200, 200, 0, 90);
 					ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddRectFilled(p0, p1, col);
 				}
 			}
-            // Emit entire line (ImGui child scrolling will handle clipping)
+			// Emit entire line to an expanded buffer (tabs -> spaces)
 			for (std::size_t src = 0; src < line.size(); ++src) {
 				char c = line[src];
 				if (c == '\t') {
 					std::size_t adv = (tabw - (rx_abs_draw % tabw));
-                    // Emit spaces for the tab
 					expanded.append(adv, ' ');
 					rx_abs_draw += adv;
 				} else {
@@ -327,7 +331,44 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 				}
 			}

+			// Draw syntax-colored runs (text above background highlights)
+			if (buf->SyntaxEnabled() && buf->Highlighter() && buf->Highlighter()->HasHighlighter()) {
+				const kte::LineHighlight &lh = buf->Highlighter()->GetLine(
+					*buf, static_cast<int>(i), buf->Version());
+				// Helper to convert a src column to expanded rx position
+				auto src_to_rx_full = [&](std::size_t sidx) -> std::size_t {
+					std::size_t rx = 0;
+					for (std::size_t k = 0; k < sidx && k < line.size(); ++k) {
+						rx += (line[k] == '\t') ? (tabw - (rx % tabw)) : 1;
+					}
+					return rx;
+				};
+				for (const auto &sp: lh.spans) {
+					std::size_t rx_s = src_to_rx_full(
+						static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(0, sp.col_start)));
+					std::size_t rx_e = src_to_rx_full(
+						static_cast<std::size_t>(std::max(sp.col_start, sp.col_end)));
+					if (rx_e <= coloffs_now)
+						continue;
+					std::size_t vx0 = (rx_s > coloffs_now) ? (rx_s - coloffs_now) : 0;
+					std::size_t vx1 = (rx_e > coloffs_now) ? (rx_e - coloffs_now) : 0;
+					if (vx0 >= expanded.size())
+						continue;
+					vx1 = std::min<std::size_t>(vx1, expanded.size());
+					if (vx1 <= vx0)
+						continue;
+					ImU32 col = ImGui::GetColorU32(kte::SyntaxInk(sp.kind));
+					ImVec2 p  = ImVec2(line_pos.x + static_cast<float>(vx0) * space_w, line_pos.y);
+					ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddText(
+						p, col, expanded.c_str() + vx0, expanded.c_str() + vx1);
+				}
+				// We drew text via draw list (no layout advance). Manually advance the cursor to the next line.
+				// Use row_h (with spacing) to match click calculation and ensure consistent line positions.
+				ImGui::SetCursorScreenPos(ImVec2(line_pos.x, line_pos.y + row_h));
+			} else {
+				// No syntax: draw as one run
 				ImGui::TextUnformatted(expanded.c_str());
+			}

 			// Draw a visible cursor indicator on the current line
 			if (i == cy) {
@@ -390,13 +431,18 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 			float max_px  = std::max(0.0f, right_x - left_x);

 			std::string prefix;
-      if (!label.empty()) prefix = label + ": ";
+			if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::Command) {
+				prefix = ": ";
+			} else 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) {
+			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());
@@ -408,7 +454,11 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 					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;
+						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());
@@ -425,7 +475,10 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 						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;
+							if (ImGui::CalcTextSize(cand.c_str()).x <= avail_px)
+								hi = mid;
+							else
+								lo = mid + 1;
 						}
 						tail = tail.substr(lo);
 					}
@@ -529,7 +582,8 @@ GUIRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 			}

 			// Draw right
-		ImGui::SetCursorScreenPos(ImVec2(std::max(right_x, left_x), p0.y + (bar_h - right_sz.y) * 0.5f));
+			ImGui::SetCursorScreenPos(ImVec2(std::max(right_x, left_x),
+			                                 p0.y + (bar_h - right_sz.y) * 0.5f));
 			ImGui::TextUnformatted(right.c_str());

 			// Draw middle message centered in remaining space
--- a/GUITheme.h
+++ b/GUITheme.h
@@ -1,127 +1,415 @@
-// GUITheme.h - ImGui theme configuration for kte GUI
-// Provides a Nord-inspired color palette and style settings.
-
+// GUITheme.h — ImGui theming helpers and background mode
 #pragma once

 #include <imgui.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cctype>
+
+#include "themes/ThemeHelpers.h"

 namespace kte {
-// Convert RGB hex (0xRRGGBB) to ImVec4 with optional alpha
-static inline ImVec4
-RGBA(unsigned int rgb, float a = 1.0f)
+// Background mode selection for light/dark palettes
+enum class BackgroundMode { Light, Dark };
+
+// Global background mode; default to Dark to match prior defaults
+static inline auto gBackgroundMode = BackgroundMode::Dark;
+
+// Basic theme identifier (kept minimal; some ids are aliases)
+enum class ThemeId {
+	EInk = 0,
+	GruvboxDarkMedium = 1,
+	GruvboxLightMedium = 1, // alias to unified gruvbox index
+	Nord = 2,
+	Plan9 = 3,
+	Solarized = 4,
+};
+
+// Current theme tracking
+static inline auto gCurrentTheme             = ThemeId::Nord;
+static inline std::size_t gCurrentThemeIndex = 0;
+
+// Forward declarations for helpers used below
+static size_t ThemeIndexFromId(ThemeId id);
+
+static ThemeId ThemeIdFromIndex(size_t idx);
+
+// Helpers to set/query background mode
+static void
+SetBackgroundMode(const BackgroundMode m)
 {
-	float r = ((rgb >> 16) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-	float g = ((rgb >> 8) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-	float b = ((rgb) & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
-	return ImVec4(r, g, b, a);
+	gBackgroundMode = m;
 }


-// Apply a Nord-inspired theme to the current ImGui style.
-// Safe to call after ImGui::CreateContext().
-static inline void
-ApplyNordImGuiTheme()
+static BackgroundMode
+GetBackgroundMode()
 {
-	// Nord palette
-	const ImVec4 nord0  = RGBA(0x2E3440); // darkest bg
-	const ImVec4 nord1  = RGBA(0x3B4252);
-	const ImVec4 nord2  = RGBA(0x434C5E);
-	const ImVec4 nord3  = RGBA(0x4C566A);
-	const ImVec4 nord4  = RGBA(0xD8DEE9);
-	const ImVec4 nord6  = RGBA(0xECEFF4); // lightest
-	const ImVec4 nord8  = RGBA(0x88C0D0); // cyan
-	const ImVec4 nord9  = RGBA(0x81A1C1); // blue
-	const ImVec4 nord10 = RGBA(0x5E81AC); // blue dark
-	const ImVec4 nord12 = RGBA(0xD08770); // orange
-	const ImVec4 nord13 = RGBA(0xEBCB8B); // yellow
+	return gBackgroundMode;
+}

-	ImGuiStyle &style = ImGui::GetStyle();

-	// Base style tweaks to suit Nord aesthetics
-	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
-	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
-	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
-	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
-	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
-	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
-	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
-	style.WindowRounding   = 4.0f;
-	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
-	style.PopupRounding    = 4.0f;
-	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
-	style.TabRounding      = 4.0f;
-	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
-	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+static inline const char *
+BackgroundModeName()
+{
+	return gBackgroundMode == BackgroundMode::Light ? "light" : "dark";
+}

-	ImVec4 *colors = style.Colors;

-	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]         = nord4; // primary text
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled] = ImVec4(nord4.x, nord4.y, nord4.z, 0.55f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]     = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]      = nord0;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]      = RGBA(0x2E3440, 0.98f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]       = nord1;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow] = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+// Include individual theme implementations split under ./themes
+#include "themes/Nord.h"
+#include "themes/Plan9.h"
+#include "themes/Solarized.h"
+#include "themes/Gruvbox.h"
+#include "themes/EInk.h"

-	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]        = nord2;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered] = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]  = nord10;

-	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]          = nord1;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]    = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed] = nord1;
+// Theme abstraction and registry (generalized theme system)
+class Theme {
+public:
+	virtual ~Theme() = default;

-	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]            = nord1;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]          = nord0;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]        = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered] = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]  = nord9;
+	[[nodiscard]] virtual const char *Name() const = 0; // canonical name (e.g., "nord", "gruvbox-dark")
+	virtual void Apply() const = 0; // apply to current ImGui style
+	virtual ThemeId Id() = 0; // theme identifier
+};

-	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]        = nord8;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]       = nord8;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive] = nord9;
+namespace detail {
+struct NordTheme final : Theme {
+	[[nodiscard]] const char *Name() const override
+	{
+		return "nord";
+	}

-	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]        = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered] = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]  = nord9;

-	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]        = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered] = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]  = nord10;
+	void Apply() const override
+	{
+		ApplyNordImGuiTheme();
+	}

-	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]        = nord2;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered] = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]  = nord9;

-	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]        = ImVec4(nord6.x, nord6.y, nord6.z, 0.12f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered] = ImVec4(nord8.x, nord8.y, nord8.z, 0.67f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]  = nord9;
+	ThemeId Id() override
+	{
+		return ThemeId::Nord;
+	}
+};

-	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                = nord2;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]         = nord10;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]          = nord3;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]       = nord2;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive] = nord3;
+struct GruvboxTheme final : Theme {
+	[[nodiscard]] const char *Name() const override
+	{
+		return "gruvbox";
+	}

-	// Docking colors are available only when docking branch is enabled; omit for compatibility

-	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]     = nord2;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong] = nord1;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]  = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.6f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]        = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.2f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]     = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.35f);
+	void Apply() const override
+	{
+		if (gBackgroundMode == BackgroundMode::Light)
+			ApplyGruvboxLightMediumTheme();
+		else
+			ApplyGruvboxDarkMediumTheme();
+	}

-	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(nord8.x, nord8.y, nord8.z, 0.35f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = nord13;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = nord9;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(nord6.x, nord6.y, nord6.z, 0.7f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(nord0.x, nord0.y, nord0.z, 0.6f);
-	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(nord0.x, nord0.y, nord0.z, 0.6f);

-	// Plots
-	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]            = nord8;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]     = nord9;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]        = nord13;
-	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered] = nord12;
+	ThemeId Id() override
+	{
+		// Legacy maps to dark; unified under base id GruvboxDarkMedium
+		return ThemeId::GruvboxDarkMedium;
+	}
+};
+
+struct EInkTheme final : Theme {
+	[[nodiscard]] const char *Name() const override
+	{
+		return "eink";
+	}
+
+
+	void Apply() const override
+	{
+		if (gBackgroundMode == BackgroundMode::Dark)
+			ApplyEInkDarkImGuiTheme();
+		else
+			ApplyEInkImGuiTheme();
+	}
+
+
+	ThemeId Id() override
+	{
+		return ThemeId::EInk;
+	}
+};
+
+struct SolarizedTheme final : Theme {
+	[[nodiscard]] const char *Name() const override
+	{
+		return "solarized";
+	}
+
+
+	void Apply() const override
+	{
+		if (gBackgroundMode == BackgroundMode::Light)
+			ApplySolarizedLightTheme();
+		else
+			ApplySolarizedDarkTheme();
+	}
+
+
+	ThemeId Id() override
+	{
+		return ThemeId::Solarized;
+	}
+};
+
+struct Plan9Theme final : Theme {
+	[[nodiscard]] const char *Name() const override
+	{
+		return "plan9";
+	}
+
+
+	void Apply() const override
+	{
+		ApplyPlan9Theme();
+	}
+
+
+	ThemeId Id() override
+	{
+		return ThemeId::Plan9;
+	}
+};
+} // namespace detail
+
+static const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Theme> > &
+ThemeRegistry()
+{
+	static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Theme> > reg;
+	if (reg.empty()) {
+		// Alphabetical by canonical name: eink, gruvbox, nord, plan9, solarized
+		reg.emplace_back(std::make_unique<detail::EInkTheme>());
+		reg.emplace_back(std::make_unique<detail::GruvboxTheme>());
+		reg.emplace_back(std::make_unique<detail::NordTheme>());
+		reg.emplace_back(std::make_unique<detail::Plan9Theme>());
+		reg.emplace_back(std::make_unique<detail::SolarizedTheme>());
+	}
+	return reg;
+}
+
+
+// Canonical theme name for a given ThemeId (via registry order)
+[[maybe_unused]] static const char *
+ThemeName(const ThemeId id)
+{
+	const auto &reg  = ThemeRegistry();
+	const size_t idx = ThemeIndexFromId(id);
+	if (idx < reg.size())
+		return reg[idx]->Name();
+	return "unknown";
+}
+
+
+// Helper to apply a theme by id and update current theme
+static void
+ApplyTheme(const ThemeId id)
+{
+	const auto &reg  = ThemeRegistry();
+	const size_t idx = ThemeIndexFromId(id);
+	if (idx < reg.size()) {
+		reg[idx]->Apply();
+		gCurrentTheme      = id;
+		gCurrentThemeIndex = idx;
+	}
+}
+
+
+[[maybe_unused]] static ThemeId
+CurrentTheme()
+{
+	return gCurrentTheme;
+}
+
+
+// Cycle helpers
+[[maybe_unused]] static ThemeId
+NextTheme()
+{
+	const auto &reg = ThemeRegistry();
+	if (reg.empty()) {
+		return gCurrentTheme;
+	}
+
+	const size_t nxt = (gCurrentThemeIndex + 1) % reg.size();
+	ApplyTheme(ThemeIdFromIndex(nxt));
+	return gCurrentTheme;
+}
+
+
+[[maybe_unused]] static ThemeId
+PrevTheme()
+{
+	const auto &reg = ThemeRegistry();
+	if (reg.empty()) {
+		return gCurrentTheme;
+	}
+
+	const size_t prv = (gCurrentThemeIndex + reg.size() - 1) % reg.size();
+	ApplyTheme(ThemeIdFromIndex(prv));
+	return gCurrentTheme;
+}
+
+
+// Name-based API
+[[maybe_unused]] static const Theme *
+GetThemeByName(const std::string &name)
+{
+	const auto &reg = ThemeRegistry();
+	for (const auto &t: reg) {
+		if (name == t->Name())
+			return t.get();
+	}
+
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+
+[[maybe_unused]] static bool
+ApplyThemeByName(const std::string &name)
+{
+	// Handle aliases and background-specific names
+	std::string n = name;
+	// lowercase copy
+	std::transform(n.begin(), n.end(), n.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+		return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c));
+	});
+
+	if (n == "gruvbox-dark") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Dark);
+		n = "gruvbox";
+	} else if (n == "gruvbox-light") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Light);
+		n = "gruvbox";
+	} else if (n == "solarized-dark") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Dark);
+		n = "solarized";
+	} else if (n == "solarized-light") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Light);
+		n = "solarized";
+	} else if (n == "eink-dark") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Dark);
+		n = "eink";
+	} else if (n == "eink-light") {
+		SetBackgroundMode(BackgroundMode::Light);
+		n = "eink";
+	}
+
+	const auto &reg = ThemeRegistry();
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < reg.size(); ++i) {
+		if (n == reg[i]->Name()) {
+			reg[i]->Apply();
+			gCurrentThemeIndex = i;
+			gCurrentTheme      = ThemeIdFromIndex(i);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+[[maybe_unused]] static const char *
+CurrentThemeName()
+{
+	const auto &reg = ThemeRegistry();
+	if (gCurrentThemeIndex < reg.size()) {
+		return reg[gCurrentThemeIndex]->Name();
+	}
+
+	return "unknown";
+}
+
+
+// Helpers to map between legacy ThemeId and registry index
+static size_t
+ThemeIndexFromId(const ThemeId id)
+{
+	switch (id) {
+	case ThemeId::EInk:
+		return 0;
+	case ThemeId::GruvboxDarkMedium:
+		return 1;
+	case ThemeId::Nord:
+		return 2;
+	case ThemeId::Plan9:
+		return 3;
+	case ThemeId::Solarized:
+		return 4;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static ThemeId
+ThemeIdFromIndex(const size_t idx)
+{
+	switch (idx) {
+	default:
+	case 0:
+		return ThemeId::EInk;
+	case 1:
+		return ThemeId::GruvboxDarkMedium; // unified gruvbox
+	case 2:
+		return ThemeId::Nord;
+	case 3:
+		return ThemeId::Plan9;
+	case 4:
+		return ThemeId::Solarized;
+	}
+}
+
+
+// --- Syntax palette (v1): map TokenKind to ink color per current theme/background ---
+[[maybe_unused]] static ImVec4
+SyntaxInk(const TokenKind k)
+{
+	// Basic palettes for dark/light backgrounds; tuned for Nord-ish defaults
+	const bool dark = (GetBackgroundMode() == BackgroundMode::Dark);
+	// Base text
+	const ImVec4 def = dark ? RGBA(0xD8DEE9) : RGBA(0x2E3440);
+	switch (k) {
+	case TokenKind::Keyword:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0x81A1C1) : RGBA(0x5E81AC);
+	case TokenKind::Type:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0x8FBCBB) : RGBA(0x4C566A);
+	case TokenKind::String:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xA3BE8C) : RGBA(0x6C8E5E);
+	case TokenKind::Char:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xA3BE8C) : RGBA(0x6C8E5E);
+	case TokenKind::Comment:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0x616E88) : RGBA(0x7A869A);
+	case TokenKind::Number:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xEBCB8B) : RGBA(0xB58900);
+	case TokenKind::Preproc:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xD08770) : RGBA(0xAF3A03);
+	case TokenKind::Constant:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xB48EAD) : RGBA(0x7B4B7F);
+	case TokenKind::Function:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0x88C0D0) : RGBA(0x3465A4);
+	case TokenKind::Operator:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xECEFF4) : RGBA(0x2E3440);
+	case TokenKind::Punctuation:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xECEFF4) : RGBA(0x2E3440);
+	case TokenKind::Identifier:
+		return def;
+	case TokenKind::Whitespace:
+		return def;
+	case TokenKind::Error:
+		return dark ? RGBA(0xBF616A) : RGBA(0xCC0000);
+	case TokenKind::Default: default:
+		return def;
+	}
 }
 } // namespace kte
--- a/HelpText.cc
+++ b/HelpText.cc
@@ -15,24 +15,26 @@ HelpText::Text()
 	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"
+		"  kte is Kyle's Text Editor. It keeps a small, fast core and uses a\n"
+		"  WordStar/VDE-style command model with some emacs influences.\n"
 		"\n"
-		"Core keybindings:\n"
+		"K-commands (prefix C-k):\n"
 		"  C-k '        Toggle read-only\n"
-		"  C-k -        Unindent region\n"
-		"  C-k =        Indent region\n"
+		"  C-k -        Unindent region (mark required)\n"
+		"  C-k =        Indent region (mark required)\n"
+		"  C-k ;        Command prompt (:\\ )\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 C-x      Save and quit\n"
+		"  C-k a        Mark start of file, 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 f        Flush kill ring\n"
 		"  C-k g        Jump to line\n"
 		"  C-k h        Show this help\n"
+		"  C-k j        Jump to mark\n"
 		"  C-k l        Reload buffer from disk\n"
 		"  C-k n        Previous buffer\n"
 		"  C-k o        Change working directory (prompt)\n"
@@ -44,12 +46,36 @@ HelpText::Text()
 		"  C-k v        Toggle visual file picker (GUI)\n"
 		"  C-k w        Show working directory\n"
 		"  C-k x        Save and quit\n"
+		"  C-k y        Yank\n"
 		"\n"
 		"ESC/Alt commands:\n"
+		"  ESC <        Go to beginning of file\n"
+		"  ESC >        Go to end of file\n"
+		"  ESC m        Toggle mark\n"
+		"  ESC w        Copy region to kill ring (Alt-w)\n"
+		"  ESC b        Previous word\n"
+		"  ESC f        Next word\n"
+		"  ESC d        Delete next word (Alt-d)\n"
+		"  ESC BACKSPACE Delete previous word (Alt-Backspace)\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"
+		"\n"
+		"Control keys:\n"
+		"  C-a C-e      Line start / end\n"
+		"  C-b C-f      Move left / right\n"
+		"  C-n C-p      Move down / up\n"
+		"  C-d          Delete char\n"
+		"  C-w / C-y    Kill region / Yank\n"
+		"  C-s          Incremental find\n"
+		"  C-r          Regex search\n"
+		"  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 (eink, gruvbox, nord, plan9, solarized)\n"
+		"  : background MODE    Set background: light | dark (affects eink, gruvbox, solarized)\n"
 	);
 }
--- a/Highlight.h
+++ b/Highlight.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Highlight.h - core syntax highlighting types for kte
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace kte {
+// Token kinds shared between renderers and highlighters
+enum class TokenKind {
+	Default,
+	Keyword,
+	Type,
+	String,
+	Char,
+	Comment,
+	Number,
+	Preproc,
+	Constant,
+	Function,
+	Operator,
+	Punctuation,
+	Identifier,
+	Whitespace,
+	Error
+};
+
+struct HighlightSpan {
+	int col_start{0}; // inclusive, 0-based columns in buffer indices
+	int col_end{0}; // exclusive
+	TokenKind kind{TokenKind::Default};
+};
+
+struct LineHighlight {
+	std::vector<HighlightSpan> spans;
+	std::uint64_t version{0}; // buffer version used for this line
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/KKeymap.cc
+++ b/KKeymap.cc
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ KLookupKCommand(const int ascii_key, const bool ctrl, CommandId &out) -> bool
 	case '=':
 		out = CommandId::IndentRegion;
 		return true;
+	case ';':
+		out = CommandId::CommandPromptStart; // C-k ; : generic command prompt
+		return true;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ ROADMAP / TODO:

 - [x] Search + Replace
 - [x] Regex search + replace
- [ ] The undo system should actually work
 - [x] Able to mark buffers as read-only
 - [x] Built-in help text
 - [x] Shorten paths in the homedir with ~
 - [x] When the filename is longer than the message window, scoot left to
  keep it in view
+- [x] Syntax highlighting
+- [ ] The undo system should actually work
+- [ ] LSP integration
--- a/TerminalInputHandler.cc
+++ b/TerminalInputHandler.cc
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ map_key_to_command(const int ch,
 	case KEY_MOUSE: {
 		MEVENT ev{};
 		if (getmouse(&ev) == OK) {
-			// Mouse wheel → map to MoveUp/MoveDown one line per wheel notch
+			// Mouse wheel → scroll viewport without moving cursor
 #ifdef BUTTON4_PRESSED
 			if (ev.bstate & (BUTTON4_PRESSED | BUTTON4_RELEASED | BUTTON4_CLICKED)) {
-				out = {true, CommandId::MoveUp, "", 0};
+				out = {true, CommandId::ScrollUp, "", 0};
 				return true;
 			}
 #endif
 #ifdef BUTTON5_PRESSED
 			if (ev.bstate & (BUTTON5_PRESSED | BUTTON5_RELEASED | BUTTON5_CLICKED)) {
-				out = {true, CommandId::MoveDown, "", 0};
+				out = {true, CommandId::ScrollDown, "", 0};
 				return true;
 			}
 #endif
--- a/TerminalRenderer.cc
+++ b/TerminalRenderer.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "TerminalRenderer.h"
 #include "Buffer.h"
 #include "Editor.h"
+#include "Highlight.h"

 // Version string expected to be provided by build system as KTE_VERSION_STR
 #ifndef KTE_VERSION_STR
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)

 	const Buffer *buf = ed.CurrentBuffer();
 	int content_rows  = rows - 1; // last line is status
+	if (content_rows < 1)
+		content_rows = 1;

 	int saved_cur_y = -1, saved_cur_x = -1; // logical cursor position within content area
 	if (buf) {
@@ -41,6 +44,13 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 		std::size_t coloffs = buf->Coloffs();

 		const int tabw = 8;
+		// Phase 3: prefetch visible viewport highlights (current terminal area)
+		if (buf->SyntaxEnabled() && buf->Highlighter() && buf->Highlighter()->HasHighlighter()) {
+			int fr = static_cast<int>(rowoffs);
+			int rc = std::max(0, content_rows);
+			buf->Highlighter()->PrefetchViewport(*buf, fr, rc, buf->Version());
+		}
+
 		for (int r = 0; r < content_rows; ++r) {
 			move(r, 0);
 			std::size_t li         = rowoffs + static_cast<std::size_t>(r);
@@ -48,11 +58,13 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 			std::size_t src_i      = 0;
 			// Compute matches for this line if search highlighting is active
 			bool search_mode = ed.SearchActive() && !ed.SearchQuery().empty();
-            std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t>> ranges; // [start, end)
+			std::vector<std::pair<std::size_t, std::size_t> > ranges; // [start, end)
 			if (search_mode && li < lines.size()) {
 				std::string sline = static_cast<std::string>(lines[li]);
 				// If regex search prompt is active (RegexSearch or RegexReplaceFind), use regex to compute highlight ranges
-                if (ed.PromptActive() && (ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexSearch || ed.CurrentPromptKind() == Editor::PromptKind::RegexReplaceFind)) {
+				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);
@@ -75,12 +87,15 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 				}
 			}
 			auto is_src_in_hl = [&](std::size_t si) -> bool {
-                if (ranges.empty()) return false;
+				if (ranges.empty())
+					return false;
 				// ranges are non-overlapping and ordered by construction
 				// linear scan is fine for now
-                for (const auto &rg : ranges) {
-                    if (si < rg.first) break;
-                    if (si >= rg.first && si < rg.second) return true;
+				for (const auto &rg: ranges) {
+					if (si < rg.first)
+						break;
+					if (si >= rg.first && si < rg.second)
+						return true;
 				}
 				return false;
 			};
@@ -96,6 +111,46 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 				std::string line = static_cast<std::string>(lines[li]);
 				src_i            = 0;
 				render_col       = 0;
+				// Syntax highlighting: fetch per-line spans
+				const kte::LineHighlight *lh_ptr = nullptr;
+				if (buf->SyntaxEnabled() && buf->Highlighter() && buf->Highlighter()->
+				    HasHighlighter()) {
+					lh_ptr = &buf->Highlighter()->GetLine(
+						*buf, static_cast<int>(li), buf->Version());
+				}
+				auto token_at = [&](std::size_t src_index) -> kte::TokenKind {
+					if (!lh_ptr)
+						return kte::TokenKind::Default;
+					for (const auto &sp: lh_ptr->spans) {
+						if (static_cast<int>(src_index) >= sp.col_start && static_cast<int>(
+							    src_index) < sp.col_end)
+							return sp.kind;
+					}
+					return kte::TokenKind::Default;
+				};
+				auto apply_token_attr = [&](kte::TokenKind k) {
+					// Map to simple attributes; search highlight uses A_STANDOUT which takes precedence below
+					attrset(A_NORMAL);
+					switch (k) {
+					case kte::TokenKind::Keyword:
+					case kte::TokenKind::Type:
+					case kte::TokenKind::Constant:
+					case kte::TokenKind::Function:
+						attron(A_BOLD);
+						break;
+					case kte::TokenKind::Comment:
+						attron(A_DIM);
+						break;
+					case kte::TokenKind::String:
+					case kte::TokenKind::Char:
+					case kte::TokenKind::Number:
+						// standout a bit using A_UNDERLINE if available
+						attron(A_UNDERLINE);
+						break;
+					default:
+						break;
+					}
+				};
 				while (written < cols) {
 					char ch       = ' ';
 					bool from_src = false;
@@ -119,15 +174,35 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 							// Now render visible spaces
 							while (next_tab > 0 && written < cols) {
 								bool in_hl  = search_mode && is_src_in_hl(src_i);
-                                bool in_cur = has_current && li == cur_my && src_i >= cur_mx && src_i < cur_mend;
+								bool in_cur =
+									has_current && li == cur_my && src_i >= cur_mx
+									&& src_i < cur_mend;
 								// Toggle highlight attributes
 								int attr = 0;
-                                if (in_hl) attr |= A_STANDOUT;
-                                if (in_cur) attr |= A_BOLD;
-                                if ((attr & A_STANDOUT) && !hl_on) { attron(A_STANDOUT); hl_on = true; }
-                                if (!(attr & A_STANDOUT) && hl_on) { attroff(A_STANDOUT); hl_on = false; }
-                                if ((attr & A_BOLD) && !cur_on) { attron(A_BOLD); cur_on = true; }
-                                if (!(attr & A_BOLD) && cur_on) { attroff(A_BOLD); cur_on = false; }
+								if (in_hl)
+									attr |= A_STANDOUT;
+								if (in_cur)
+									attr |= A_BOLD;
+								if ((attr & A_STANDOUT) && !hl_on) {
+									attron(A_STANDOUT);
+									hl_on = true;
+								}
+								if (!(attr & A_STANDOUT) && hl_on) {
+									attroff(A_STANDOUT);
+									hl_on = false;
+								}
+								if ((attr & A_BOLD) && !cur_on) {
+									attron(A_BOLD);
+									cur_on = true;
+								}
+								if (!(attr & A_BOLD) && cur_on) {
+									attroff(A_BOLD);
+									cur_on = false;
+								}
+								// Apply syntax attribute only if not in search highlight
+								if (!in_hl) {
+									apply_token_attr(token_at(src_i));
+								}
 								addch(' ');
 								++written;
 								++render_col;
@@ -151,11 +226,28 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 						from_src = false;
 					}
 					bool in_hl  = search_mode && from_src && is_src_in_hl(src_i);
-                    bool in_cur = has_current && li == cur_my && from_src && src_i >= cur_mx && src_i < cur_mend;
-                    if (in_hl && !hl_on) { attron(A_STANDOUT); hl_on = true; }
-                    if (!in_hl && hl_on) { attroff(A_STANDOUT); hl_on = false; }
-                    if (in_cur && !cur_on) { attron(A_BOLD); cur_on = true; }
-                    if (!in_cur && cur_on) { attroff(A_BOLD); cur_on = false; }
+					bool in_cur =
+						has_current && li == cur_my && from_src && src_i >= cur_mx && src_i <
+						cur_mend;
+					if (in_hl && !hl_on) {
+						attron(A_STANDOUT);
+						hl_on = true;
+					}
+					if (!in_hl && hl_on) {
+						attroff(A_STANDOUT);
+						hl_on = false;
+					}
+					if (in_cur && !cur_on) {
+						attron(A_BOLD);
+						cur_on = true;
+					}
+					if (!in_cur && cur_on) {
+						attroff(A_BOLD);
+						cur_on = false;
+					}
+					if (!in_hl && from_src) {
+						apply_token_attr(token_at(src_i));
+					}
 					addch(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch));
 					++written;
 					++render_col;
@@ -173,6 +265,7 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 				attroff(A_BOLD);
 				cur_on = false;
 			}
+			attrset(A_NORMAL);
 			clrtoeol();
 		}

@@ -222,20 +315,23 @@ TerminalRenderer::Draw(Editor &ed)
 		}
 		// Prefer keeping the tail of the filename visible when it exceeds the window
 		std::string msg;
-     if (!label.empty()) {
+		if (kind == Editor::PromptKind::Command) {
+			msg = ": ";
+		} else 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) {
+		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)
+				if ((int) whole.size() > cols)
 					whole = whole.substr(whole.size() - cols);
 				msg = whole;
 			} else {
-             if ((int)ptext.size() > avail) {
+				if ((int) ptext.size() > avail) {
 					ptext = ptext.substr(ptext.size() - avail);
 				}
 				msg += ptext;
--- a/UndoSystem.cc
+++ b/UndoSystem.cc
@@ -338,31 +338,42 @@ UndoSystem::UpdateBufferReference(Buffer &new_buf)
 	buf_ = &new_buf;
 }

+
 // ---- Debug helpers ----
 const char *
 UndoSystem::type_str(UndoType t)
 {
 	switch (t) {
-    case UndoType::Insert: return "Insert";
-    case UndoType::Delete: return "Delete";
-    case UndoType::Paste: return "Paste";
-    case UndoType::Newline: return "Newline";
-    case UndoType::DeleteRow: return "DeleteRow";
+	case UndoType::Insert:
+		return "Insert";
+	case UndoType::Delete:
+		return "Delete";
+	case UndoType::Paste:
+		return "Paste";
+	case UndoType::Newline:
+		return "Newline";
+	case UndoType::DeleteRow:
+		return "DeleteRow";
 	}
 	return "?";
 }

+
 bool
 UndoSystem::is_descendant(UndoNode *root, const UndoNode *target)
 {
-    if (!root || !target) return false;
-    if (root == target) return true;
+	if (!root || !target)
+		return false;
+	if (root == target)
+		return true;
 	for (UndoNode *child = root->child; child != nullptr; child = child->next) {
-        if (is_descendant(child, target)) return true;
+		if (is_descendant(child, target))
+			return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }

+
 void
 UndoSystem::debug_log(const char *op) const
 {
@@ -374,14 +385,14 @@ UndoSystem::debug_log(const char *op) const
 	             "[UNDO] %s cur=(%d,%d) pending=%p t=%s r=%d c=%d nlen=%zu current=%p saved=%p\n",
 	             op,
 	             row, col,
-                 (const void*)p,
+	             (const void *) p,
 	             p ? type_str(p->type) : "-",
 	             p ? p->row : -1,
 	             p ? p->col : -1,
 	             p ? p->text.size() : 0,
-                 (void*)tree_.current,
-                 (void*)tree_.saved);
+	             (void *) tree_.current,
+	             (void *) tree_.saved);
 #else
-    (void)op;
+	(void) op;
 #endif
 }
--- a/UndoSystem.h
+++ b/UndoSystem.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ private:

 	// Debug helpers (compiled only when KTE_UNDO_DEBUG is defined)
 	void debug_log(const char *op) const;
+
 	static const char *type_str(UndoType t);
+
 	static bool is_descendant(UndoNode *root, const UndoNode *target);

 	void update_dirty_flag();
--- a/docs/kge.1
+++ b/docs/kge.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" kge(1) — Kyle's Graphical Editor (GUI-first)
 .\"
 .\" Project homepage: https://github.com/wntrmute/kte
-.TH KGE 1 "2025-11-30" "kte 0.1.0" "User Commands"
+.TH KGE 1 "2025-12-01" "kte 0.1.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 kge \- Kyle's Graphical Editor (GUI-first)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ tree for the canonical reference and notes:
 .PP
 Enter K-command mode with Ctrl-K. Exit K-command mode with ESC or Ctrl-G.
 .TP
-.B C-k BACKSPACE
-Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
-.TP
-.B C-k SPACE
-Toggle the mark.
+.B C-k '
+Toggle read-only for the current buffer.
 .TP
 .B C-k -
 If the mark is set, unindent the region.
@@ -64,6 +61,9 @@ If the mark is set, unindent the region.
 .B C-k =
 If the mark is set, indent the region.
 .TP
+.B C-k ;
+Open the generic command prompt (": ").
+.TP
 .B C-k a
 Set the mark at the beginning of the file, then jump to the end of the file.
 .TP
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
 Delete the entire line.
 .TP
 .B C-k e
-Edit a new file.
+Edit (open) a new file.
 .TP
 .B C-k f
 Flush the kill ring.
@@ -88,14 +88,20 @@ Flush the kill ring.
 .B C-k g
 Go to a specific line.
 .TP
+.B C-k h
+Show the built-in help (+HELP+ buffer).
+.TP
 .B C-k j
 Jump to the mark.
 .TP
 .B C-k l
 Reload the current buffer from disk.
 .TP
-.B C-k m
-Run make(1), reporting success or failure.
+.B C-k n
+Switch to the previous buffer.
+.TP
+.B C-k o
+Change working directory (prompt).
 .TP
 .B C-k p
 Switch to the next buffer.
@@ -106,14 +112,20 @@ Exit the editor. If the file has unsaved changes, a warning will be printed; a s
 .B C-k C-q
 Immediately exit the editor.
 .TP
+.B C-k r
+Redo changes.
+.TP
 .B C-k s
 Save the file, prompting for a filename if needed.
 .TP
 .B C-k u
 Undo.
 .TP
-.B C-k r
-Redo changes.
+.B C-k v
+Toggle visual file picker (GUI).
+.TP
+.B C-k w
+Show the current working directory.
 .TP
 .B C-k x
 Save the file and exit. Also C-k C-x.
@@ -121,23 +133,50 @@ Save the file and exit. Also C-k C-x.
 .B C-k y
 Yank the kill ring.
 .TP
-.B C-k \e
-Dump core.
+.B C-k C-x
+Save the file and exit.

 .SS Other keybindings
 .TP
 .B C-g
 Cancel the current operation.
 .TP
+.B C-a
+Move to the beginning of the line.
+.TP
+.B C-e
+Move to the end of the line.
+.TP
+.B C-b
+Move left.
+.TP
+.B C-f
+Move right.
+.TP
+.B C-n
+Move down.
+.TP
+.B C-p
+Move up.
+.TP
 .B C-l
 Refresh the display.
 .TP
+.B C-d
+Delete the character at the cursor.
+.TP
 .B C-r
 Regex search.
 .TP
 .B C-s
 Incremental find.
 .TP
+.B C-t
+Regex search and replace.
+.TP
+.B C-h
+Search and replace.
+.TP
 .B C-u
 Universal argument. C-u followed by numbers will repeat an operation n times.
 .TP
@@ -147,6 +186,15 @@ Kill the region if the mark is set.
 .B C-y
 Yank the kill ring.
 .TP
+.B ESC <
+Move to the beginning of the file.
+.TP
+.B ESC >
+Move to the end of the file.
+.TP
+.B ESC m
+Toggle the mark.
+.TP
 .B ESC BACKSPACE
 Delete the previous word.
 .TP
--- a/docs/kte.1
+++ b/docs/kte.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" kte(1) — Kyle's Text Editor (terminal-first)
 .\"
 .\" Project homepage: https://github.com/wntrmute/kte
-.TH KTE 1 "2025-11-30" "kte 0.1.0" "User Commands"
+.TH KTE 1 "2025-12-01" "kte 0.1.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 kte \- Kyle's Text Editor (terminal-first)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@ in the source tree for the canonical reference and notes.
 .PP
 Enter K-command mode with Ctrl-K. Exit K-command mode with ESC or Ctrl-G.
 .TP
-.B C-k BACKSPACE
-Delete from the cursor to the beginning of the line.
-.TP
-.B C-k SPACE
-Toggle the mark.
+.B C-k '
+Toggle read-only for the current buffer.
 .TP
 .B C-k -
 If the mark is set, unindent the region.
@@ -69,6 +66,9 @@ If the mark is set, unindent the region.
 .B C-k =
 If the mark is set, indent the region.
 .TP
+.B C-k ;
+Open the generic command prompt (": ").
+.TP
 .B C-k a
 Set the mark at the beginning of the file, then jump to the end of the file.
 .TP
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Delete from the cursor to the end of the line.
 Delete the entire line.
 .TP
 .B C-k e
-Edit a new file.
+Edit (open) a new file.
 .TP
 .B C-k f
 Flush the kill ring.
@@ -93,14 +93,20 @@ Flush the kill ring.
 .B C-k g
 Go to a specific line.
 .TP
+.B C-k h
+Show the built-in help (+HELP+ buffer).
+.TP
 .B C-k j
 Jump to the mark.
 .TP
 .B C-k l
 Reload the current buffer from disk.
 .TP
-.B C-k m
-Run make(1), reporting success or failure.
+.B C-k n
+Switch to the previous buffer.
+.TP
+.B C-k o
+Change working directory (prompt).
 .TP
 .B C-k p
 Switch to the next buffer.
@@ -111,14 +117,20 @@ Exit the editor. If the file has unsaved changes, a warning will be printed; a s
 .B C-k C-q
 Immediately exit the editor.
 .TP
+.B C-k r
+Redo changes.
+.TP
 .B C-k s
 Save the file, prompting for a filename if needed.
 .TP
 .B C-k u
 Undo.
 .TP
-.B C-k r
-Redo changes.
+.B C-k v
+Toggle visual file picker (GUI).
+.TP
+.B C-k w
+Show the current working directory.
 .TP
 .B C-k x
 Save the file and exit. Also C-k C-x.
@@ -126,23 +138,76 @@ Save the file and exit. Also C-k C-x.
 .B C-k y
 Yank the kill ring.
 .TP
-.B C-k \e
-Dump core.
+.B C-k C-x
+Save the file and exit.
+
+.SH GUI APPEARANCE
+When running the GUI frontend, you can control appearance via the generic
+command prompt (type "C-k ;" then enter commands):
+.TP
+.B : theme NAME
+Set the GUI theme. Available names: "nord", "gruvbox", "plan9", "solarized", "eink".
+Compatibility aliases are also accepted: "gruvbox-dark", "gruvbox-light",
+"solarized-dark", "solarized-light", "eink-dark", "eink-light".
+.TP
+.B : background MODE
+Set background mode for supported themes. MODE is either "light" or "dark".
+Themes that respond to background: eink, gruvbox, solarized. The
+"nord" and "plan9" themes do not vary with background.
+
+.SH CONFIGURATION
+The GUI reads a simple configuration file at
+~/.config/kte/kge.ini. Recognized keys include:
+.IP "fullscreen=on|off"
+.IP "columns=NUM"
+.IP "rows=NUM"
+.IP "font_size=NUM"
+.IP "theme=NAME"
+.IP "background=light|dark"
+The theme name accepts the values listed above. The background key controls
+light/dark variants when the selected theme supports it.

 .SS Other keybindings
 .TP
 .B C-g
 Cancel the current operation.
 .TP
+.B C-a
+Move to the beginning of the line.
+.TP
+.B C-e
+Move to the end of the line.
+.TP
+.B C-b
+Move left.
+.TP
+.B C-f
+Move right.
+.TP
+.B C-n
+Move down.
+.TP
+.B C-p
+Move up.
+.TP
 .B C-l
 Refresh the display.
 .TP
+.B C-d
+Delete the character at the cursor.
+.TP
 .B C-r
 Regex search.
 .TP
 .B C-s
 Incremental find.
 .TP
+.B C-t
+Regex search and replace.
+.TP
+.B C-h
+Search and replace.
+.TP
 .B C-u
 Universal argument. C-u followed by numbers will repeat an operation n times.
 .TP
@@ -152,6 +217,15 @@ Kill the region if the mark is set.
 .B C-y
 Yank the kill ring.
 .TP
+.B ESC <
+Move to the beginning of the file.
+.TP
+.B ESC >
+Move to the end of the file.
+.TP
+.B ESC m
+Toggle the mark.
+.TP
 .B ESC BACKSPACE
 Delete the previous word.
 .TP
--- a/docs/lsp
+++ b/docs/lsp
@@ -0,0 +1,525 @@
+# LSP Support Implementation Plan for kte
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+This plan outlines a comprehensive approach to integrating Language Server Protocol (LSP) support into kte while
+respecting its core architectural principles: **frontend/backend separation**, **testability**, and **dual terminal/GUI
+support**.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Core Architecture
+
+### 1.1 LSP Client Module Structure
+
+```c++
+// LspClient.h - Core LSP client abstraction
+class LspClient {
+public:
+    virtual ~LspClient() = default;
+    
+    // Lifecycle
+    virtual bool initialize(const std::string& rootPath) = 0;
+    virtual void shutdown() = 0;
+    
+    // Document Synchronization
+    virtual void didOpen(const std::string& uri, const std::string& languageId, 
+                         int version, const std::string& text) = 0;
+    virtual void didChange(const std::string& uri, int version, 
+                           const std::vector<TextDocumentContentChangeEvent>& changes) = 0;
+    virtual void didClose(const std::string& uri) = 0;
+    virtual void didSave(const std::string& uri) = 0;
+    
+    // Language Features
+    virtual void completion(const std::string& uri, Position pos, 
+                           CompletionCallback callback) = 0;
+    virtual void hover(const std::string& uri, Position pos, 
+                      HoverCallback callback) = 0;
+    virtual void definition(const std::string& uri, Position pos, 
+                           LocationCallback callback) = 0;
+    virtual void references(const std::string& uri, Position pos, 
+                           LocationsCallback callback) = 0;
+    virtual void diagnostics(DiagnosticsCallback callback) = 0;
+    
+    // Process Management
+    virtual bool isRunning() const = 0;
+    virtual std::string getServerName() const = 0;
+};
+```
+
+### 1.2 Process-based LSP Implementation
+
+```c++
+// LspProcessClient.h - Manages LSP server subprocess
+class LspProcessClient : public LspClient {
+private:
+    std::string serverCommand_;
+    std::vector<std::string> serverArgs_;
+    std::unique_ptr<Process> process_;
+    std::unique_ptr<JsonRpcTransport> transport_;
+    std::unordered_map<int, PendingRequest> pendingRequests_;
+    int nextRequestId_ = 1;
+    
+    // Async I/O handling
+    std::thread readerThread_;
+    std::mutex mutex_;
+    std::condition_variable cv_;
+    
+public:
+    LspProcessClient(const std::string& command, 
+                     const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    // ... implementation of LspClient interface
+};
+```
+
+### 1.3 JSON-RPC Transport Layer
+
+```c++
+// JsonRpcTransport.h
+class JsonRpcTransport {
+public:
+    // Send a request and get the request ID
+    int sendRequest(const std::string& method, const nlohmann::json& params);
+    
+    // Send a notification (no response expected)
+    void sendNotification(const std::string& method, const nlohmann::json& params);
+    
+    // Read next message (blocking)
+    std::optional<JsonRpcMessage> readMessage();
+    
+private:
+    void writeMessage(const nlohmann::json& message);
+    std::string readContentLength();
+    
+    int fdIn_;   // stdin to server
+    int fdOut_;  // stdout from server
+};
+```
+
+---
+
+## 2. Incremental Document Updates
+
+### 2.1 Change Tracking in Buffer
+
+The key to efficient LSP integration is tracking changes incrementally. This integrates with the existing `Buffer`
+class:
+
+```c++
+// TextDocumentContentChangeEvent.h
+struct TextDocumentContentChangeEvent {
+    std::optional<Range> range;     // If nullopt, entire document changed
+    std::optional<int> rangeLength; // Deprecated but some servers use it
+    std::string text;
+};
+
+// BufferChangeTracker.h - Integrates with Buffer to track changes
+class BufferChangeTracker {
+public:
+    explicit BufferChangeTracker(Buffer* buffer);
+    
+    // Called by Buffer on each edit operation
+    void recordInsertion(Position pos, const std::string& text);
+    void recordDeletion(Range range, const std::string& deletedText);
+    
+    // Get accumulated changes since last sync
+    std::vector<TextDocumentContentChangeEvent> getChanges();
+    
+    // Clear changes after sending to LSP
+    void clearChanges();
+    
+    // Get current document version
+    int getVersion() const { return version_; }
+    
+private:
+    Buffer* buffer_;
+    int version_ = 0;
+    std::vector<TextDocumentContentChangeEvent> pendingChanges_;
+    
+    // Optional: Coalesce adjacent changes
+    void coalesceChanges();
+};
+```
+
+### 2.2 Integration with Buffer Operations
+
+```c++
+// Buffer.h additions
+class Buffer {
+    // ... existing code ...
+    
+    // LSP integration
+    void setChangeTracker(std::unique_ptr<BufferChangeTracker> tracker);
+    BufferChangeTracker* getChangeTracker() { return changeTracker_.get(); }
+    
+    // These methods should call tracker when present
+    void insertText(Position pos, const std::string& text);
+    void deleteRange(Range range);
+    
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<BufferChangeTracker> changeTracker_;
+};
+```
+
+### 2.3 Sync Strategy Selection
+
+```c++
+// LspSyncMode.h
+enum class LspSyncMode {
+    None,        // No sync
+    Full,        // Send full document on each change
+    Incremental  // Send only changes (preferred)
+};
+
+// Determined during server capability negotiation
+LspSyncMode negotiateSyncMode(const ServerCapabilities& caps);
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Diagnostics Display System
+
+### 3.1 Diagnostic Data Model
+
+```c++
+// Diagnostic.h
+enum class DiagnosticSeverity {
+    Error = 1,
+    Warning = 2,
+    Information = 3,
+    Hint = 4
+};
+
+struct Diagnostic {
+    Range range;
+    DiagnosticSeverity severity;
+    std::optional<std::string> code;
+    std::optional<std::string> source;
+    std::string message;
+    std::vector<DiagnosticRelatedInformation> relatedInfo;
+};
+
+// DiagnosticStore.h - Central storage for diagnostics
+class DiagnosticStore {
+public:
+    void setDiagnostics(const std::string& uri, 
+                        std::vector<Diagnostic> diagnostics);
+    const std::vector<Diagnostic>& getDiagnostics(const std::string& uri) const;
+    std::vector<Diagnostic> getDiagnosticsAtLine(const std::string& uri, 
+                                                  int line) const;
+    std::optional<Diagnostic> getDiagnosticAtPosition(const std::string& uri,
+                                                       Position pos) const;
+    void clear(const std::string& uri);
+    void clearAll();
+    
+    // Statistics
+    int getErrorCount(const std::string& uri) const;
+    int getWarningCount(const std::string& uri) const;
+    
+private:
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<Diagnostic>> diagnostics_;
+};
+```
+
+### 3.2 Frontend-Agnostic Diagnostic Display Interface
+
+Following kte's existing abstraction pattern with `Frontend`, `Renderer`, and `InputHandler`:
+
+```c++
+// DiagnosticDisplay.h - Abstract interface for showing diagnostics
+class DiagnosticDisplay {
+public:
+    virtual ~DiagnosticDisplay() = default;
+    
+    // Update the diagnostic indicators for a buffer
+    virtual void updateDiagnostics(const std::string& uri, 
+                                   const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) = 0;
+    
+    // Show inline diagnostic at cursor position
+    virtual void showInlineDiagnostic(const Diagnostic& diagnostic) = 0;
+    
+    // Show diagnostic list/panel
+    virtual void showDiagnosticList(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) = 0;
+    virtual void hideDiagnosticList() = 0;
+    
+    // Status bar summary
+    virtual void updateStatusBar(int errorCount, int warningCount) = 0;
+};
+```
+
+### 3.3 Terminal Diagnostic Display
+
+```c++
+// TerminalDiagnosticDisplay.h
+class TerminalDiagnosticDisplay : public DiagnosticDisplay {
+public:
+    explicit TerminalDiagnosticDisplay(TerminalRenderer* renderer);
+    
+    void updateDiagnostics(const std::string& uri, 
+                          const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) override;
+    void showInlineDiagnostic(const Diagnostic& diagnostic) override;
+    void showDiagnosticList(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) override;
+    void hideDiagnosticList() override;
+    void updateStatusBar(int errorCount, int warningCount) override;
+    
+private:
+    TerminalRenderer* renderer_;
+    
+    // Terminal-specific display strategies
+    void renderGutterMarkers(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics);
+    void renderUnderlines(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics);
+    void renderVirtualText(const Diagnostic& diagnostic);
+};
+```
+
+**Terminal Display Strategies:**
+
+1. **Gutter markers**: Show `E` (error), `W` (warning), `I` (info), `H` (hint) in left gutter
+2. **Underlines**: Use terminal underline/curly underline capabilities (where supported)
+3. **Virtual text**: Display diagnostic message at end of line (configurable)
+4. **Status line**: `[E:3 W:5]` summary
+5. **Message line**: Full diagnostic on cursor line shown in bottom bar
+
+```
+1 │ fn main() {
+E 2 │     let x: i32 = "hello";
+  3 │ }                        
+──────────────────────────────────────
+error[E0308]: mismatched types       
+expected `i32`, found `&str`         
+[E:1 W:0] main.rs
+```
+
+### 3.4 GUI Diagnostic Display
+
+```c++
+// GUIDiagnosticDisplay.h
+class GUIDiagnosticDisplay : public DiagnosticDisplay {
+public:
+    explicit GUIDiagnosticDisplay(GUIRenderer* renderer, GUITheme* theme);
+    
+    void updateDiagnostics(const std::string& uri, 
+                          const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) override;
+    void showInlineDiagnostic(const Diagnostic& diagnostic) override;
+    void showDiagnosticList(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics) override;
+    void hideDiagnosticList() override;
+    void updateStatusBar(int errorCount, int warningCount) override;
+    
+private:
+    GUIRenderer* renderer_;
+    GUITheme* theme_;
+    
+    // GUI-specific display
+    void renderWavyUnderlines(const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics);
+    void renderTooltip(Position pos, const Diagnostic& diagnostic);
+    void renderDiagnosticPanel();
+};
+```
+
+**GUI Display Features:**
+
+1. **Wavy underlines**: Classic IDE-style (red for errors, yellow for warnings, etc.)
+2. **Gutter icons**: Colored icons/dots in the gutter
+3. **Hover tooltips**: Rich tooltips on hover showing full diagnostic
+4. **Diagnostic panel**: Bottom panel with clickable diagnostic list
+5. **Minimap markers**: Colored marks on the minimap (if present)
+
+---
+
+## 4. LspManager - Central Coordination
+
+```c++
+// LspManager.h
+class LspManager {
+public:
+    explicit LspManager(Editor* editor, DiagnosticDisplay* display);
+    
+    // Server management
+    void registerServer(const std::string& languageId, 
+                       const LspServerConfig& config);
+    bool startServerForBuffer(Buffer* buffer);
+    void stopServer(const std::string& languageId);
+    void stopAllServers();
+    
+    // Document sync
+    void onBufferOpened(Buffer* buffer);
+    void onBufferChanged(Buffer* buffer);
+    void onBufferClosed(Buffer* buffer);
+    void onBufferSaved(Buffer* buffer);
+    
+    // Feature requests
+    void requestCompletion(Buffer* buffer, Position pos, 
+                          CompletionCallback callback);
+    void requestHover(Buffer* buffer, Position pos, 
+                     HoverCallback callback);
+    void requestDefinition(Buffer* buffer, Position pos, 
+                          LocationCallback callback);
+    
+    // Configuration
+    void setDebugLogging(bool enabled);
+    
+private:
+    Editor* editor_;
+    DiagnosticDisplay* display_;
+    DiagnosticStore diagnosticStore_;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<LspClient>> servers_;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, LspServerConfig> serverConfigs_;
+    
+    void handleDiagnostics(const std::string& uri, 
+                          const std::vector<Diagnostic>& diagnostics);
+    std::string getLanguageId(Buffer* buffer);
+    std::string getUri(Buffer* buffer);
+};
+```
+
+---
+
+## 5. Configuration
+
+```c++
+// LspServerConfig.h
+struct LspServerConfig {
+    std::string command;
+    std::vector<std::string> args;
+    std::vector<std::string> filePatterns;  // e.g., {"*.rs", "*.toml"}
+    std::string rootPatterns;               // e.g., "Cargo.toml"
+    LspSyncMode preferredSyncMode = LspSyncMode::Incremental;
+    bool autostart = true;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, nlohmann::json> initializationOptions;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, nlohmann::json> settings;
+};
+
+// Default configurations
+std::vector<LspServerConfig> getDefaultServerConfigs() {
+    return {
+        {
+            .command = "rust-analyzer",
+            .filePatterns = {"*.rs"},
+            .rootPatterns = "Cargo.toml"
+        },
+        {
+            .command = "clangd",
+            .args = {"--background-index"},
+            .filePatterns = {"*.c", "*.cc", "*.cpp", "*.h", "*.hpp"},
+            .rootPatterns = "compile_commands.json"
+        },
+        {
+            .command = "gopls",
+            .filePatterns = {"*.go"},
+            .rootPatterns = "go.mod"
+        },
+        // ... more servers
+    };
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## 6. Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Foundation (2-3 weeks)
+
+- [ ] JSON-RPC transport layer
+- [ ] Process management for LSP servers
+- [ ] Basic `LspClient` with initialize/shutdown
+- [ ] `textDocument/didOpen`, `textDocument/didClose` (full sync)
+
+### Phase 2: Incremental Sync (1-2 weeks)
+
+- [ ] `BufferChangeTracker` integration with `Buffer`
+- [ ] `textDocument/didChange` with incremental updates
+- [ ] Change coalescing for rapid edits
+- [ ] Version tracking
+
+### Phase 3: Diagnostics (2-3 weeks)
+
+- [ ] `DiagnosticStore` implementation
+- [ ] `TerminalDiagnosticDisplay` with gutter markers & status line
+- [ ] `GUIDiagnosticDisplay` with wavy underlines & tooltips
+- [ ] `textDocument/publishDiagnostics` handling
+
+### Phase 4: Language Features (3-4 weeks)
+
+- [ ] Completion (`textDocument/completion`)
+- [ ] Hover (`textDocument/hover`)
+- [ ] Go to definition (`textDocument/definition`)
+- [ ] Find references (`textDocument/references`)
+- [ ] Code actions (`textDocument/codeAction`)
+
+### Phase 5: Polish & Advanced Features (2-3 weeks)
+
+- [ ] Multiple server support
+- [ ] Server auto-detection
+- [ ] Configuration file support
+- [ ] Workspace symbol search
+- [ ] Rename refactoring
+
+---
+
+## 7. Alignment with kte Core Principles
+
+### 7.1 Frontend/Backend Separation
+
+- LSP logic is completely separate from display
+- `DiagnosticDisplay` interface allows identical behavior across Terminal/GUI
+- Follows existing pattern: `Renderer`, `InputHandler`, `Frontend`
+
+### 7.2 Testability
+
+- `LspClient` is abstract, enabling `MockLspClient` for testing
+- `DiagnosticDisplay` can be mocked for testing diagnostic flow
+- Change tracking can be unit tested in isolation
+
+### 7.3 Performance
+
+- Incremental sync minimizes data sent to LSP servers
+- Async message handling doesn't block UI
+- Diagnostic rendering is batched
+
+### 7.4 Simplicity
+
+- Minimal dependencies (nlohmann/json for JSON handling)
+- Self-contained process management
+- Clear separation of concerns
+
+---
+
+## 8. File Organization
+
+```
+kte/
+├── lsp/
+│   ├── LspClient.h
+│   ├── LspProcessClient.h
+│   ├── LspProcessClient.cc
+│   ├── LspManager.h
+│   ├── LspManager.cc
+│   ├── LspServerConfig.h
+│   ├── JsonRpcTransport.h
+│   ├── JsonRpcTransport.cc
+│   ├── LspTypes.h           # Position, Range, Location, etc.
+│   ├── Diagnostic.h
+│   ├── DiagnosticStore.h
+│   ├── DiagnosticStore.cc
+│   └── BufferChangeTracker.h
+├── diagnostic/
+│   ├── DiagnosticDisplay.h
+│   ├── TerminalDiagnosticDisplay.h
+│   ├── TerminalDiagnosticDisplay.cc
+│   ├── GUIDiagnosticDisplay.h
+│   └── GUIDiagnosticDisplay.cc
+```
+
+---
+
+## 9. Dependencies
+
+- **nlohmann/json**: JSON parsing/serialization (header-only)
+- **POSIX/Windows process APIs**: For spawning LSP servers
+- Existing kte infrastructure: `Buffer`, `Renderer`, `Frontend`, etc.
+
+---
+
+This plan provides a solid foundation for LSP support while maintaining kte's clean architecture. The key insight is
+that LSP is fundamentally a backend feature that should be displayed through the existing frontend abstraction layer,
+ensuring consistent behavior across terminal and GUI modes.
--- a/docs/syntax
+++ b/docs/syntax
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+### Objective
+Introduce fast, minimal‑dependency syntax highlighting to kte, consistent with current architecture (Editor/Buffer + GUI/Terminal renderers), preserving ke UX and performance.
+
+### Guiding principles
+- Keep core small and fast; no heavy deps (C++17 only). 
+- Start simple (stateless line regex), evolve incrementally (stateful, caching). 
+- Work in both Terminal (ncurses) and GUI (ImGui) with consistent token classes and theme mapping. 
+- Integrate without disrupting existing search highlight, selection, or cursor rendering.
+
+### Scope of v1
+- Languages: plain text (off), C/C++ minimal set (keywords, types, strings, chars, comments, numbers, preprocessor). 
+- Stateless per‑line highlighting; handle single‑line comments and strings; defer multi‑line state to v2. 
+- Toggle: `:syntax on|off` and per‑buffer filetype selection.
+
+### Architecture
+1. Core types (new):
+   - `enum class TokenKind { Default, Keyword, Type, String, Char, Comment, Number, Preproc, Constant, Function, Operator, Punctuation, Identifier, Whitespace, Error };`
+   - `struct HighlightSpan { int col_start; int col_end; TokenKind kind; };`  // 0‑based columns in buffer indices per rendered line
+   - `struct LineHighlight { std::vector<HighlightSpan> spans; uint64_t version; };`
+
+2. Interfaces (new):
+   - `class LanguageHighlighter { public: virtual ~LanguageHighlighter() = default; virtual void HighlightLine(const Buffer& buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan>& out) const = 0; virtual bool Stateful() const { return false; } };`
+   - `class HighlighterEngine { public: void SetHighlighter(std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter>); const LineHighlight& GetLine(const Buffer&, int row, uint64_t buf_version); void InvalidateFrom(int row); };`
+   - `class HighlighterRegistry { public: static const LanguageHighlighter& ForFiletype(std::string_view ft); static std::string DetectForPath(std::string_view path, std::string_view first_line); };`
+
+3. Editor/Buffer integration:
+   - Per‑Buffer settings: `bool syntax_enabled; std::string filetype; std::unique_ptr<HighlighterEngine> highlighter;`
+   - Buffer emits a monotonically increasing `version` on edit; renderers request line highlights by `(row, version)`. 
+   - Invalidate cache minimally on edits (v1: current line only; v2: from current line down when stateful constructs present).
+
+### Rendering integration
+- TerminalRenderer/GUIRenderer changes:
+  - During line rendering, query `Editor.CurrentBuffer()->highlighter->GetLine(buf, row, buf_version)` to obtain spans.
+  - Apply token styles while drawing glyph runs. 
+- Z‑order and blending:
+  1) Backgrounds (e.g., selection, search highlight rectangles) 
+  2) Text with syntax colors 
+  3) Cursor/IME decorations
+- Search highlights must remain visible over syntax colors:
+  - Terminal: combine color/attr with reverse/bold for search; if color conflicts, prefer search. 
+  - GUI: draw semi‑transparent rects behind text (already present); keep syntax color for text.
+
+### Theme and color mapping
+- Extend `GUITheme.h` with a `SyntaxPalette` mapping `TokenKind -> ImVec4 ink` (and optional background tint for comments/strings disabled by default). Provide default Light/Dark palettes. 
+- Terminal: map `TokenKind` to ncurses color pairs where available; degrade gracefully on 8/16‑color terminals (e.g., comments=dim, keywords=bold, strings=yellow/green if available). 
+
+### Language detection
+- v1: by file extension; allow manual `:set filetype=<lang>`. 
+- v2: add shebang detection for scripts, simple modelines (optional).
+
+### Commands/UX
+- `:syntax on|off` — global default; buffer inherits on open. 
+- `:set filetype=<lang>` — per‑buffer override. 
+- `:syntax reload` — rebuild patterns/themes. 
+- Status line shows filetype and syntax state when changed.
+
+### Implementation plan (phased)
+1. Phase 1 — Minimal regex highlighter for C/C++
+   - Implement `CppRegexHighlighter : LanguageHighlighter` with precompiled `std::regex` (or hand‑rolled simple scanners to avoid regex backtracking). Classes: line comment `//…`, block comment start `/*` (no state), string `"…"`, char `'…'` (no multiline), numbers, keywords/types, preprocessor `^\s*#\w+`. 
+   - Add `HighlighterEngine` with a simple per‑row cache keyed by `(row, buf_version)`; no background worker. 
+   - Integrate into both renderers; add palette to `GUITheme.h`; add terminal color selection. 
+   - Add commands. 
+
+2. Phase 2 — Stateful constructs and more languages
+   - Add state machine for multiline comments `/*…*/` and multiline strings (C++11 raw strings), with invalidation from edit line downward until state stabilizes. 
+   - Add simple highlighters: JSON (strings, numbers, booleans, null, punctuation), Markdown (headers/emphasis/code fences), Shell (comments, strings, keywords), Go (types, constants, keywords), Python (strings, comments, keywords), Rust (strings, comments, keywords), Lisp (comments, strings, keywords),. 
+   - Filetype detection by extension + shebang. 
+
+3. Phase 3 — Performance and caching
+   - Viewport‑first highlighting: compute only visible rows each frame; background task warms cache around viewport. 
+   - Reuse span buffers, avoid allocations; small‑vector optimization if needed. 
+   - Bench with large files; ensure O(n_visible) cost per frame.
+
+4. Phase 4 — Extensibility
+   - Public registration API for external highlighters. 
+   - Optional Tree‑sitter adapter behind a compile flag (off by default) to keep dependencies minimal. 
+
+### Data flow (per frame)
+- Renderer asks Editor for Buffer and viewport rows. 
+- For each row: `engine.GetLine(buf, row, buf.version)` → spans. 
+- Renderer emits runs with style from `SyntaxPalette[kind]`. 
+- Search highlights are applied as separate background rectangles (GUI) or attribute toggles (Terminal), not overriding text color.
+
+### Testing
+- Unit tests for tokenization per language: golden inputs → spans. 
+- Fuzz/edge cases: escaped quotes, numeric literals, preprocessor lines. 
+- Renderer tests with `TestRenderer` asserting the sequence of style changes for a line. 
+- Performance tests: highlight 1k visible lines repeatedly; assert time under threshold.
+
+### Risks and mitigations
+- Regex backtracking/perf: prefer linear scans; precompute keyword tables; avoid nested regex. 
+- Terminal color limitations: feature‑detect colors; provide bold/dim fallbacks. 
+- Stateful correctness: invalidate conservatively (from edit line downward) and cap work per frame.
+
+### Deliverables
+- New files: `Highlight.h/.cc`, `HighlighterEngine.h/.cc`, `LanguageHighlighter.h`, `CppHighlighter.h/.cc`, optional `HighlighterRegistry.h/.cc`. 
+- Renderer updates: `GUIRenderer.cc`, `TerminalRenderer.cc` to consume spans. 
+- Theming: `GUITheme.h` additions for syntax colors. 
+- Editor/Buffer: per‑buffer syntax settings and highlighter handle. 
+- Commands in `Command.cc` and help text updates. 
+- Docs: README/ROADMAP update and a brief `docs/syntax.md`. 
+- Tests: unit and renderer golden tests.
--- a/docs/syntax.md
+++ b/docs/syntax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+Syntax highlighting in kte
+==========================
+
+Overview
+--------
+
+kte provides lightweight syntax highlighting with a pluggable highlighter interface. The initial implementation targets C/C++ and focuses on speed and responsiveness.
+
+Core types
+----------
+
+- `TokenKind` — token categories (keywords, types, strings, comments, numbers, preprocessor, operators, punctuation, identifiers, whitespace, etc.).
+- `HighlightSpan` — a half-open column range `[col_start, col_end)` with a `TokenKind`.
+- `LineHighlight` — a vector of `HighlightSpan` and the buffer `version` used to compute it.
+
+Engine and caching
+------------------
+
+- `HighlighterEngine` maintains a per-line cache of `LineHighlight` keyed by row and buffer version.
+- Cache invalidation occurs when the buffer version changes or when the buffer calls `InvalidateFrom(row)`, which clears cached lines and line states from `row` downward.
+- The engine supports both stateless and stateful highlighters. For stateful highlighters, it memoizes a simple per-line state and computes lines sequentially when necessary.
+
+Stateful highlighters
+---------------------
+
+- `LanguageHighlighter` is the base interface for stateless per-line tokenization.
+- `StatefulHighlighter` extends it with a `LineState` and the method `HighlightLineStateful(buf, row, prev_state, out)`.
+- The engine detects `StatefulHighlighter` via dynamic_cast and feeds each line the previous line’s state, caching the resulting state per line.
+
+C/C++ highlighter
+-----------------
+
+- `CppHighlighter` implements `StatefulHighlighter`.
+- Stateless constructs: line comments `//`, strings `"..."`, chars `'...'`, numbers, identifiers (keywords/types), preprocessor at beginning of line after leading whitespace, operators/punctuation, and whitespace.
+- Stateful constructs (v2):
+  - Multi-line block comments `/* ... */` — the state records whether the next line continues a comment.
+  - Raw strings `R"delim(... )delim"` — the state tracks whether we are inside a raw string and its delimiter `delim` until the closing sequence appears.
+
+Limitations and TODOs
+---------------------
+
+- Raw string detection is intentionally simple and does not handle all corner cases of the C++ standard.
+- Preprocessor handling is line-based; continuation lines with `\\` are not yet tracked.
+- No semantic analysis; identifiers are classified via small keyword/type sets.
+- Additional languages (JSON, Markdown, Shell, Python, Go, Rust, Lisp, …) are planned.
+- Terminal color mapping is conservative to support 8/16-color terminals. Rich color-pair themes can be added later.
+
+Renderer integration
+--------------------
+
+- Terminal and GUI renderers request line spans via `Highlighter()->GetLine(buf, row, buf.Version())`.
+- Search highlight and cursor overlays take precedence over syntax colors.
+
+Extensibility (Phase 4)
+-----------------------
+
+- Public registration API: external code can register custom highlighters by filetype.
+  - Use `HighlighterRegistry::Register("mylang", []{ return std::make_unique<MyHighlighter>(); });`
+  - Registered factories are preferred over built-ins for the same filetype key.
+  - Filetype keys are normalized via `HighlighterRegistry::Normalize()`.
+- Optional Tree-sitter adapter: disabled by default to keep dependencies minimal.
+  - Enable with CMake option `-DKTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER=ON` and provide
+    `-DTREESITTER_INCLUDE_DIR=...` and `-DTREESITTER_LIBRARY=...` if needed.
+  - Register a Tree-sitter-backed highlighter for a language (example assumes you link a grammar):
+    ```c++
+    extern "C" const TSLanguage* tree_sitter_c();
+    kte::HighlighterRegistry::RegisterTreeSitter("c", &tree_sitter_c);
+    ```
+  - Current adapter is a stub scaffold; it compiles and integrates cleanly when enabled, but
+    intentionally emits no spans until Tree-sitter node-to-token mapping is implemented.
--- a/8
+++ b/8
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash

-ls -1 *.cc *.h | grep -v '^Font.h$' | xargs cloc -fmt 3
+fmt_arg=""
+if [ "${V}" = "1" ]
+then
+	fmt_args="-fmt 3"
+fi
+
+ls -1 *.cc *.h | grep -v '^Font.h$' | xargs cloc ${fmt_args}
--- a/syntax/CppHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/CppHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+#include "CppHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static bool
+is_digit(char c)
+{
+	return c >= '0' && c <= '9';
+}
+
+
+CppHighlighter::CppHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"if", "else", "for", "while", "do", "switch", "case", "default", "break", "continue",
+		"return", "goto", "struct", "class", "namespace", "using", "template", "typename",
+		"public", "private", "protected", "virtual", "override", "const", "constexpr", "auto",
+		"static", "inline", "operator", "new", "delete", "try", "catch", "throw", "friend",
+		"enum", "union", "extern", "volatile", "mutable", "noexcept", "sizeof", "this"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		keywords_.insert(s);
+	const char *types[] = {
+		"int", "long", "short", "char", "signed", "unsigned", "float", "double", "void",
+		"bool", "wchar_t", "size_t", "ptrdiff_t", "uint8_t", "uint16_t", "uint32_t", "uint64_t",
+		"int8_t", "int16_t", "int32_t", "int64_t"
+	};
+	for (auto s: types)
+		types_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+bool
+CppHighlighter::is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+bool
+CppHighlighter::is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+void
+CppHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	// Stateless entry simply delegates to stateful with a clean previous state
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState prev;
+	(void) HighlightLineStateful(buf, row, prev, out);
+}
+
+
+StatefulHighlighter::LineState
+CppHighlighter::HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf,
+                                      int row,
+                                      const LineState &prev,
+                                      std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows                     = buf.Rows();
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState state = prev;
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return state;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	if (s.empty())
+		return state;
+
+	auto push = [&](int a, int b, TokenKind k) {
+		if (b > a)
+			out.push_back({a, b, k});
+	};
+	int n   = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int bol = 0;
+	while (bol < n && (s[bol] == ' ' || s[bol] == '\t'))
+		++bol;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	// Continue multi-line raw string from previous line
+	if (state.in_raw_string) {
+		std::string needle = ")" + state.raw_delim + "\"";
+		auto pos           = s.find(needle);
+		if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+			push(0, n, TokenKind::String);
+			state.in_raw_string = true;
+			return state;
+		} else {
+			int end = static_cast<int>(pos + needle.size());
+			push(0, end, TokenKind::String);
+			i                   = end;
+			state.in_raw_string = false;
+			state.raw_delim.clear();
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Continue multi-line block comment from previous line
+	if (state.in_block_comment) {
+		int j = i;
+		while (i + 1 < n) {
+			if (s[i] == '*' && s[i + 1] == '/') {
+				i += 2;
+				push(j, i, TokenKind::Comment);
+				state.in_block_comment = false;
+				break;
+			}
+			++i;
+		}
+		if (state.in_block_comment) {
+			push(j, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			return state;
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		// Preprocessor at beginning of line (after leading whitespace)
+		if (i == bol && c == '#') {
+			push(0, n, TokenKind::Preproc);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		// Whitespace
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Line comment
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '/') {
+			push(i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		// Block comment
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '*') {
+			int j       = i + 2;
+			bool closed = false;
+			while (j + 1 <= n) {
+				if (j + 1 < n && s[j] == '*' && s[j + 1] == '/') {
+					j += 2;
+					closed = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				++j;
+			}
+			if (closed) {
+				push(i, j, TokenKind::Comment);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+			// Spill to next lines
+			push(i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			state.in_block_comment = true;
+			return state;
+		}
+
+		// Raw string start: very simple detection: R"delim(
+		if (c == 'R' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '"') {
+			int k = i + 2;
+			std::string delim;
+			while (k < n && s[k] != '(') {
+				delim.push_back(s[k]);
+				++k;
+			}
+			if (k < n && s[k] == '(') {
+				int body_start     = k + 1;
+				std::string needle = ")" + delim + "\"";
+				auto pos           = s.find(needle, static_cast<std::size_t>(body_start));
+				if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+					push(i, n, TokenKind::String);
+					state.in_raw_string = true;
+					state.raw_delim     = delim;
+					return state;
+				} else {
+					int end = static_cast<int>(pos + needle.size());
+					push(i, end, TokenKind::String);
+					i = end;
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+			// If malformed, just treat 'R' as identifier fallback
+		}
+
+		// Regular string literal
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '"')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Char literal
+		if (c == '\'') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\'')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::Char);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Number literal (simple)
+		if (is_digit(c) || (c == '.' && i + 1 < n && is_digit(s[i + 1]))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == 'x' ||
+			                 s[j] == 'X' || s[j] == 'b' || s[j] == 'B' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Identifier / keyword / type
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			TokenKind k    = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			if (keywords_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			else if (types_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Type;
+			push(i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Operators and punctuation (single char for now)
+		TokenKind kind = TokenKind::Operator;
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) && c != '_' && c != '#') {
+			if (c == ';' || c == ',' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '[' || c ==
+			    ']')
+				kind = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(i, i + 1, kind);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		// Fallback
+		push(i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+
+	return state;
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/CppHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/CppHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// CppHighlighter.h - minimal stateless C/C++ line highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include <regex>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+class Buffer;
+
+namespace kte {
+class CppHighlighter final : public StatefulHighlighter {
+public:
+	CppHighlighter();
+
+	~CppHighlighter() override = default;
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+	LineState HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf,
+	                                int row,
+	                                const LineState &prev,
+	                                std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> keywords_;
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> types_;
+
+	static bool is_ident_start(char c);
+
+	static bool is_ident_char(char c);
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ErlangHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/ErlangHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#include "ErlangHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_' || c == '\'';
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_' || c == '@' || c == ':' || c == '?';
+}
+
+
+ErlangHighlighter::ErlangHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"after", "begin", "case", "catch", "cond", "div", "end", "fun", "if", "let", "of",
+		"receive", "when", "try", "rem", "and", "andalso", "orelse", "not", "band", "bor", "bxor",
+		"bnot", "xor", "module", "export", "import", "record", "define", "undef", "include", "include_lib"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+ErlangHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// comment
+		if (c == '%') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		// strings
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '"')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// char literal $X
+		if (c == '$') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			if (j < n && s[j] == '\\' && j + 1 < n)
+				j += 2;
+			else if (j < n)
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Char);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// numbers
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '#' || s[j] == '.' ||
+			                 s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// atoms/variables/identifiers (including quoted atoms)
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			// quoted atom: '...'
+			if (c == '\'') {
+				int j    = i + 1;
+				bool esc = false;
+				while (j < n) {
+					char d = s[j++];
+					if (d == '\'') {
+						if (j < n && s[j] == '\'') {
+							++j;
+							continue;
+						}
+						break;
+					}
+					if (d == '\\')
+						esc = !esc;
+				}
+				push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Identifier);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			// lowercase leading -> atom/function/module; uppercase or '_' -> variable
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			// keyword check (lowercase)
+			std::string lower;
+			lower.reserve(id.size());
+			for (char ch: id)
+				lower.push_back(static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch))));
+			if (kws_.count(lower))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == ',' || c == ';' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '[' || c == ']' || c == '{' || c ==
+			    '}')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ErlangHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/ErlangHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// ErlangHighlighter.h - simple Erlang highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class ErlangHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	ErlangHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ForthHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/ForthHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#include "ForthHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_word_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_' || c == '>' || c == '<' || c == '?';
+}
+
+
+ForthHighlighter::ForthHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		":", ";", "if", "else", "then", "begin", "until", "while", "repeat",
+		"do", "loop", "+loop", "leave", "again", "case", "of", "endof", "endcase",
+		".", ".r", ".s", ".\"", ",", "cr", "emit", "type", "key",
+		"+", "-", "*", "/", "mod", "/mod", "+-", "abs", "min", "max",
+		"dup", "drop", "swap", "over", "rot", "-rot", "nip", "tuck", "pick", "roll",
+		"and", "or", "xor", "invert", "lshift", "rshift",
+		"variable", "constant", "value", "to", "create", "does>", "allot", ",",
+		"cells", "cell+", "chars", "char+",
+		"[", "]", "immediate",
+		"s\"", ".\""
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+ForthHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// backslash comment to end of line
+		if (c == '\\') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		// parenthesis comment ( ... ) if at word boundary
+		if (c == '(') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && s[j] != ')')
+				++j;
+			if (j < n)
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Comment);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// strings: ." ... " and S" ... " and raw "..."
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && s[j] != '"')
+				++j;
+			if (j < n)
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == '#'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// word/identifier
+		if (std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_word_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string w = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			// normalize to lowercase for keyword compare (Forth is case-insensitive typically)
+			std::string lower;
+			lower.reserve(w.size());
+			for (char ch: w)
+				lower.push_back(static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch))));
+			TokenKind k = kws_.count(lower) ? TokenKind::Keyword : TokenKind::Identifier;
+			// Single-char punctuation fallback
+			if (w.size() == 1 && std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(w[0])) && !kws_.count(lower)) {
+				k = (w[0] == '(' || w[0] == ')' || w[0] == ',')
+					    ? TokenKind::Punctuation
+					    : TokenKind::Operator;
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ForthHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/ForthHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// ForthHighlighter.h - simple Forth highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class ForthHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	ForthHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/GoHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/GoHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#include "GoHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+GoHighlighter::GoHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"break", "case", "chan", "const", "continue", "default", "defer", "else", "fallthrough", "for", "func",
+		"go", "goto", "if", "import", "interface", "map", "package", "range", "return", "select", "struct",
+		"switch", "type", "var"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+	const char *tp[] = {
+		"bool", "byte", "complex64", "complex128", "error", "float32", "float64", "int", "int8", "int16",
+		"int32", "int64", "rune", "string", "uint", "uint8", "uint16", "uint32", "uint64", "uintptr"
+	};
+	for (auto s: tp)
+		types_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+GoHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+	int bol       = 0;
+	while (bol < n && (s[bol] == ' ' || s[bol] == '\t'))
+		++bol;
+	// line comment
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '/') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '*') {
+			int j       = i + 2;
+			bool closed = false;
+			while (j + 1 <= n) {
+				if (j + 1 < n && s[j] == '*' && s[j + 1] == '/') {
+					j += 2;
+					closed = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				++j;
+			}
+			if (!closed) {
+				push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+				break;
+			} else {
+				push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Comment);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		if (c == '"' || c == '`') {
+			char q   = c;
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			if (q == '`') {
+				while (j < n && s[j] != '`')
+					++j;
+				if (j < n)
+					++j;
+			} else {
+				while (j < n) {
+					char d = s[j++];
+					if (esc) {
+						esc = false;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == '\\') {
+						esc = true;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == '"')
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == 'x' ||
+			                 s[j] == 'X' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			TokenKind k    = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			if (kws_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			else if (types_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Type;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == ';' || c == ',' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '[' || c ==
+			    ']')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/GoHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/GoHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// GoHighlighter.h - simple Go highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class GoHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	GoHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> types_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/HighlighterEngine.cc
+++ b/syntax/HighlighterEngine.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#include "HighlighterEngine.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <thread>
+
+namespace kte {
+HighlighterEngine::HighlighterEngine() = default;
+
+
+HighlighterEngine::~HighlighterEngine()
+{
+	// stop background worker
+	if (worker_running_.load()) {
+		{
+			std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+			worker_running_.store(false);
+			has_request_ = true; // wake it up to exit
+		}
+		cv_.notify_one();
+		if (worker_.joinable())
+			worker_.join();
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+HighlighterEngine::SetHighlighter(std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> hl)
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+	hl_ = std::move(hl);
+	cache_.clear();
+	state_cache_.clear();
+	state_last_contig_.clear();
+}
+
+
+const LineHighlight &
+HighlighterEngine::GetLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::uint64_t buf_version) const
+{
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+	auto it = cache_.find(row);
+	if (it != cache_.end() && it->second.version == buf_version) {
+		return it->second;
+	}
+
+	// Prepare destination slot to reuse its capacity and avoid allocations
+	LineHighlight &slot = cache_[row];
+	slot.version        = buf_version;
+	slot.spans.clear();
+
+	if (!hl_) {
+		return slot;
+	}
+
+	// Copy shared_ptr-like raw pointer for use outside critical sections
+	LanguageHighlighter *hl_ptr = hl_.get();
+	bool is_stateful            = dynamic_cast<StatefulHighlighter *>(hl_ptr) != nullptr;
+
+	if (!is_stateful) {
+		// Stateless fast path: we can release the lock while computing to reduce contention
+		auto &out = slot.spans;
+		lock.unlock();
+		hl_ptr->HighlightLine(buf, row, out);
+		return cache_.at(row);
+	}
+
+	// Stateful path: we need to walk from a known previous state. Keep lock while consulting caches,
+	// but release during heavy computation.
+	auto *stateful = static_cast<StatefulHighlighter *>(hl_ptr);
+
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState prev_state;
+	int start_row = -1;
+	if (!state_cache_.empty()) {
+		// linear search over map (unordered), track best candidate
+		int best = -1;
+		for (const auto &kv: state_cache_) {
+			int r = kv.first;
+			if (r <= row - 1 && kv.second.version == buf_version) {
+				if (r > best)
+					best = r;
+			}
+		}
+		if (best >= 0) {
+			start_row  = best;
+			prev_state = state_cache_.at(best).state;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We'll compute states and the target line's spans without holding the lock for most of the work.
+	// Create a local copy of prev_state and iterate rows; we will update caches under lock.
+	lock.unlock();
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState cur_state = prev_state;
+	for (int r = start_row + 1; r <= row; ++r) {
+		std::vector<HighlightSpan> tmp;
+		std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out = (r == row) ? slot.spans : tmp;
+		auto next_state                 = stateful->HighlightLineStateful(buf, r, cur_state, out);
+		// Update state cache for r
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> gl(mtx_);
+		StateEntry se;
+		se.version      = buf_version;
+		se.state        = next_state;
+		state_cache_[r] = se;
+		cur_state       = next_state;
+	}
+
+	// Return reference under lock to ensure slot's address stability in map
+	lock.lock();
+	return cache_.at(row);
+}
+
+
+void
+HighlighterEngine::InvalidateFrom(int row)
+{
+	std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+	if (cache_.empty())
+		return;
+	// Simple implementation: erase all rows >= row
+	for (auto it = cache_.begin(); it != cache_.end();) {
+		if (it->first >= row)
+			it = cache_.erase(it);
+		else
+			++it;
+	}
+	if (!state_cache_.empty()) {
+		for (auto it = state_cache_.begin(); it != state_cache_.end();) {
+			if (it->first >= row)
+				it = state_cache_.erase(it);
+			else
+				++it;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+HighlighterEngine::ensure_worker_started() const
+{
+	if (worker_running_.load())
+		return;
+	worker_running_.store(true);
+	worker_ = std::thread([this]() {
+		this->worker_loop();
+	});
+}
+
+
+void
+HighlighterEngine::worker_loop() const
+{
+	std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+	while (worker_running_.load()) {
+		cv_.wait(lock, [this]() {
+			return has_request_ || !worker_running_.load();
+		});
+		if (!worker_running_.load())
+			break;
+		WarmRequest req = pending_;
+		has_request_    = false;
+		// Copy locals then release lock while computing
+		lock.unlock();
+		if (req.buf) {
+			int start = std::max(0, req.start_row);
+			int end   = std::max(start, req.end_row);
+			for (int r = start; r <= end; ++r) {
+				// Re-check version staleness quickly by peeking cache version; not strictly necessary
+				// Compute line; GetLine is thread-safe
+				(void) this->GetLine(*req.buf, r, req.version);
+			}
+		}
+		lock.lock();
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+HighlighterEngine::PrefetchViewport(const Buffer &buf, int first_row, int row_count, std::uint64_t buf_version,
+                                    int warm_margin) const
+{
+	if (row_count <= 0)
+		return;
+	// Synchronously compute visible rows to ensure cache hits during draw
+	int start    = std::max(0, first_row);
+	int end      = start + row_count - 1;
+	int max_rows = static_cast<int>(buf.Nrows());
+	if (start >= max_rows)
+		return;
+	if (end >= max_rows)
+		end = max_rows - 1;
+
+	for (int r = start; r <= end; ++r) {
+		(void) GetLine(buf, r, buf_version);
+	}
+
+	// Enqueue background warm-around
+	int warm_start = std::max(0, start - warm_margin);
+	int warm_end   = std::min(max_rows - 1, end + warm_margin);
+	{
+		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
+		pending_.buf       = &buf;
+		pending_.version   = buf_version;
+		pending_.start_row = warm_start;
+		pending_.end_row   = warm_end;
+		has_request_       = true;
+	}
+	ensure_worker_started();
+	cv_.notify_one();
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/HighlighterEngine.h
+++ b/syntax/HighlighterEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// HighlighterEngine.h - caching layer for per-line highlights
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <atomic>
+#include <thread>
+
+#include "../Highlight.h"
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+class Buffer;
+
+namespace kte {
+class HighlighterEngine {
+public:
+	HighlighterEngine();
+
+	~HighlighterEngine();
+
+	void SetHighlighter(std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> hl);
+
+	// Retrieve highlights for a given line and buffer version.
+	// If cache is stale, recompute using the current highlighter.
+	const LineHighlight &GetLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::uint64_t buf_version) const;
+
+	// Invalidate cached lines from row (inclusive)
+	void InvalidateFrom(int row);
+
+
+	bool HasHighlighter() const
+	{
+		return static_cast<bool>(hl_);
+	}
+
+
+	// Phase 3: viewport-first prefetch and background warming
+	// Compute only the visible range now, and enqueue a background warm-around task.
+	// warm_margin: how many extra lines above/below to warm in the background.
+	void PrefetchViewport(const Buffer &buf, int first_row, int row_count, std::uint64_t buf_version,
+	                      int warm_margin = 200) const;
+
+private:
+	std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> hl_;
+	// Simple cache by row index (mutable to allow caching in const GetLine)
+	mutable std::unordered_map<int, LineHighlight> cache_;
+
+	// For stateful highlighters, remember per-line state (state after finishing that row)
+	struct StateEntry {
+		std::uint64_t version{0};
+		// Using the interface type; forward-declare via header
+		StatefulHighlighter::LineState state;
+	};
+
+	mutable std::unordered_map<int, StateEntry> state_cache_;
+
+	// Track best known contiguous state row for a given version to avoid O(n) scans
+	mutable std::unordered_map<std::uint64_t, int> state_last_contig_;
+
+	// Thread-safety for caches and background worker state
+	mutable std::mutex mtx_;
+
+	// Background warmer
+	struct WarmRequest {
+		const Buffer *buf{nullptr};
+		std::uint64_t version{0};
+		int start_row{0};
+		int end_row{0}; // inclusive
+	};
+
+	mutable std::condition_variable cv_;
+	mutable std::thread worker_;
+	mutable std::atomic<bool> worker_running_{false};
+	mutable bool has_request_{false};
+	mutable WarmRequest pending_{};
+
+	void ensure_worker_started() const;
+
+	void worker_loop() const;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/HighlighterRegistry.cc
+++ b/syntax/HighlighterRegistry.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+#include "HighlighterRegistry.h"
+#include "CppHighlighter.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <vector>
+#include <cctype>
+
+// Forward declare simple highlighters implemented in this project
+namespace kte {
+// Registration storage
+struct RegEntry {
+	std::string ft; // normalized
+	HighlighterRegistry::Factory factory;
+};
+
+
+static std::vector<RegEntry> &
+registry()
+{
+	static std::vector<RegEntry> reg;
+	return reg;
+}
+
+
+class JSONHighlighter;
+class MarkdownHighlighter;
+class ShellHighlighter;
+class GoHighlighter;
+class PythonHighlighter;
+class RustHighlighter;
+class LispHighlighter;
+class SqlHighlighter;
+class ErlangHighlighter;
+class ForthHighlighter;
+}
+
+// Headers for the above
+#include "JsonHighlighter.h"
+#include "MarkdownHighlighter.h"
+#include "ShellHighlighter.h"
+#include "GoHighlighter.h"
+#include "PythonHighlighter.h"
+#include "RustHighlighter.h"
+#include "LispHighlighter.h"
+#include "SqlHighlighter.h"
+#include "ErlangHighlighter.h"
+#include "ForthHighlighter.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+static std::string
+to_lower(std::string_view s)
+{
+	std::string r(s);
+	std::transform(r.begin(), r.end(), r.begin(), [](unsigned char c) {
+		return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c));
+	});
+	return r;
+}
+
+
+std::string
+HighlighterRegistry::Normalize(std::string_view ft)
+{
+	std::string f = to_lower(ft);
+	if (f == "c" || f == "c++" || f == "cc" || f == "hpp" || f == "hh" || f == "h" || f == "cxx")
+		return "cpp";
+	if (f == "cpp")
+		return "cpp";
+	if (f == "json")
+		return "json";
+	if (f == "markdown" || f == "md" || f == "mkd" || f == "mdown")
+		return "markdown";
+	if (f == "shell" || f == "sh" || f == "bash" || f == "zsh" || f == "ksh" || f == "fish")
+		return "shell";
+	if (f == "go" || f == "golang")
+		return "go";
+	if (f == "py" || f == "python")
+		return "python";
+	if (f == "rs" || f == "rust")
+		return "rust";
+	if (f == "lisp" || f == "scheme" || f == "scm" || f == "rkt" || f == "el" || f == "clj" || f == "cljc" || f ==
+	    "cl")
+		return "lisp";
+	if (f == "sql" || f == "sqlite" || f == "sqlite3")
+		return "sql";
+	if (f == "erlang" || f == "erl" || f == "hrl")
+		return "erlang";
+	if (f == "forth" || f == "fth" || f == "4th" || f == "fs")
+		return "forth";
+	return f;
+}
+
+
+std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter>
+HighlighterRegistry::CreateFor(std::string_view filetype)
+{
+	std::string ft = Normalize(filetype);
+	// Prefer externally registered factories
+	for (const auto &e: registry()) {
+		if (e.ft == ft && e.factory)
+			return e.factory();
+	}
+	if (ft == "cpp")
+		return std::make_unique<CppHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "json")
+		return std::make_unique<JSONHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "markdown")
+		return std::make_unique<MarkdownHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "shell")
+		return std::make_unique<ShellHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "go")
+		return std::make_unique<GoHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "python")
+		return std::make_unique<PythonHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "rust")
+		return std::make_unique<RustHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "lisp")
+		return std::make_unique<LispHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "sql")
+		return std::make_unique<SqlHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "erlang")
+		return std::make_unique<ErlangHighlighter>();
+	if (ft == "forth")
+		return std::make_unique<ForthHighlighter>();
+	return nullptr;
+}
+
+
+static std::string
+shebang_to_ft(std::string_view first_line)
+{
+	if (first_line.size() < 2 || first_line.substr(0, 2) != "#!")
+		return "";
+	std::string low = to_lower(first_line);
+	if (low.find("python") != std::string::npos)
+		return "python";
+	if (low.find("bash") != std::string::npos)
+		return "shell";
+	if (low.find("sh") != std::string::npos)
+		return "shell";
+	if (low.find("zsh") != std::string::npos)
+		return "shell";
+	if (low.find("fish") != std::string::npos)
+		return "shell";
+	if (low.find("scheme") != std::string::npos || low.find("racket") != std::string::npos || low.find("guile") !=
+	    std::string::npos)
+		return "lisp";
+	return "";
+}
+
+
+std::string
+HighlighterRegistry::DetectForPath(std::string_view path, std::string_view first_line)
+{
+	// Extension
+	std::string p(path);
+	std::error_code ec;
+	std::string ext = std::filesystem::path(p).extension().string();
+	for (auto &ch: ext)
+		ch = static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch)));
+	if (!ext.empty()) {
+		if (ext == ".c" || ext == ".cc" || ext == ".cpp" || ext == ".cxx" || ext == ".h" || ext == ".hpp" || ext
+		    == ".hh")
+			return "cpp";
+		if (ext == ".json")
+			return "json";
+		if (ext == ".md" || ext == ".markdown" || ext == ".mkd")
+			return "markdown";
+		if (ext == ".sh" || ext == ".bash" || ext == ".zsh" || ext == ".ksh" || ext == ".fish")
+			return "shell";
+		if (ext == ".go")
+			return "go";
+		if (ext == ".py")
+			return "python";
+		if (ext == ".rs")
+			return "rust";
+		if (ext == ".lisp" || ext == ".scm" || ext == ".rkt" || ext == ".el" || ext == ".clj" || ext == ".cljc"
+		    || ext == ".cl")
+			return "lisp";
+		if (ext == ".sql" || ext == ".sqlite")
+			return "sql";
+		if (ext == ".erl" || ext == ".hrl")
+			return "erlang";
+		if (ext == ".forth" || ext == ".fth" || ext == ".4th" || ext == ".fs")
+			return "forth";
+	}
+	// Shebang
+	std::string ft = shebang_to_ft(first_line);
+	return ft;
+}
+} // namespace kte
+
+// Extensibility API implementations
+namespace kte {
+void
+HighlighterRegistry::Register(std::string_view filetype, Factory factory, bool override_existing)
+{
+	std::string ft = Normalize(filetype);
+	for (auto &e: registry()) {
+		if (e.ft == ft) {
+			if (override_existing)
+				e.factory = std::move(factory);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	registry().push_back(RegEntry{ft, std::move(factory)});
+}
+
+
+bool
+HighlighterRegistry::IsRegistered(std::string_view filetype)
+{
+	std::string ft = Normalize(filetype);
+	for (const auto &e: registry())
+		if (e.ft == ft)
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+std::vector<std::string>
+HighlighterRegistry::RegisteredFiletypes()
+{
+	std::vector<std::string> out;
+	out.reserve(registry().size());
+	for (const auto &e: registry())
+		out.push_back(e.ft);
+	return out;
+}
+
+#ifdef KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
+// Forward declare adapter factory
+std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> CreateTreeSitterHighlighter(const char *filetype,
+                                                                 const void * (*get_lang)());
+
+void
+HighlighterRegistry::RegisterTreeSitter(std::string_view filetype,
+                                        const TSLanguage * (*get_language)())
+{
+	std::string ft = Normalize(filetype);
+	Register(ft, [ft, get_language]() {
+		return CreateTreeSitterHighlighter(ft.c_str(), reinterpret_cast<const void* (*)()>(get_language));
+	}, /*override_existing=*/true);
+}
+#endif
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h
+++ b/syntax/HighlighterRegistry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// HighlighterRegistry.h - create/detect language highlighters and allow external registration
+#pragma once
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+class HighlighterRegistry {
+public:
+	using Factory = std::function<std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter>()>;
+
+	// Create a highlighter for normalized filetype id (e.g., "cpp", "json", "markdown", "shell", "go", "python", "rust", "lisp").
+	static std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> CreateFor(std::string_view filetype);
+
+	// Detect filetype by path extension and shebang (first line).
+	// Returns normalized id or empty string if unknown.
+	static std::string DetectForPath(std::string_view path, std::string_view first_line);
+
+	// Normalize various aliases/extensions to canonical ids.
+	static std::string Normalize(std::string_view ft);
+
+	// Extensibility: allow external code to register highlighters at runtime.
+	// The filetype key is normalized via Normalize(). If a factory is already registered for the
+	// normalized key and override=false, the existing factory is kept.
+	static void Register(std::string_view filetype, Factory factory, bool override_existing = true);
+
+	// Returns true if a factory is registered for the (normalized) filetype.
+	static bool IsRegistered(std::string_view filetype);
+
+	// Return a list of currently registered (normalized) filetypes. Primarily for diagnostics/tests.
+	static std::vector<std::string> RegisteredFiletypes();
+
+#ifdef KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
+	// Forward declaration to avoid hard dependency when disabled.
+	struct TSLanguage;
+	// Convenience: register a Tree-sitter-backed highlighter for a filetype.
+	// The getter should return a non-null language pointer for the grammar.
+	static void RegisterTreeSitter(std::string_view filetype,
+	                               const TSLanguage * (*get_language)());
+#endif
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/JsonHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/JsonHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include "JsonHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static bool
+is_digit(char c)
+{
+	return c >= '0' && c <= '9';
+}
+
+
+void
+JSONHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	auto push     = [&](int a, int b, TokenKind k) {
+		if (b > a)
+			out.push_back({a, b, k});
+	};
+
+	int i = 0;
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '"')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (is_digit(c) || (c == '-' && i + 1 < n && is_digit(s[i + 1]))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == 'e' ||
+			                 s[j] == 'E' || s[j] == '+' || s[j] == '-' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// booleans/null
+		if (std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			if (id == "true" || id == "false" || id == "null")
+				push(i, j, TokenKind::Constant);
+			else
+				push(i, j, TokenKind::Identifier);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// punctuation
+		if (c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '[' || c == ']' || c == ',' || c == ':') {
+			push(i, i + 1, TokenKind::Punctuation);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// fallback
+		push(i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/JsonHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/JsonHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// JsonHighlighter.h - simple JSON line highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace kte {
+class JSONHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/LanguageHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/LanguageHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// LanguageHighlighter.h - interface for line-based highlighters
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "../Highlight.h"
+
+class Buffer;
+
+namespace kte {
+class LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	virtual ~LanguageHighlighter() = default;
+
+	// Produce highlight spans for a given buffer row. Implementations should append to out.
+	virtual void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const = 0;
+
+
+	virtual bool Stateful() const
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+};
+
+// Optional extension for stateful highlighters (e.g., multi-line comments/strings).
+// Engines may detect and use this via dynamic_cast without breaking stateless impls.
+class StatefulHighlighter : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	struct LineState {
+		bool in_block_comment{false};
+		bool in_raw_string{false};
+		// For raw strings, remember the delimiter between the opening R"delim( and closing )delim"
+		std::string raw_delim;
+	};
+
+	// Highlight one line given the previous line state; return the resulting state after this line.
+	// Implementations should append spans for this line to out and compute the next state.
+	virtual LineState HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf,
+	                                        int row,
+	                                        const LineState &prev,
+	                                        std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const = 0;
+
+
+	bool Stateful() const override
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/LispHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/LispHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#include "LispHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+LispHighlighter::LispHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"defun", "lambda", "let", "let*", "define", "set!", "if", "cond", "begin", "quote", "quasiquote",
+		"unquote", "unquote-splicing", "loop", "do", "and", "or", "not"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+LispHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+	int bol       = 0;
+	while (bol < n && (s[bol] == ' ' || s[bol] == '\t'))
+		++bol;
+	if (bol < n && s[bol] == ';') {
+		push(out, bol, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+		if (bol > 0)
+			push(out, 0, bol, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+		return;
+	}
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == ';') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '"')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '*' || c == '-' || c == '+' || c == '/' || c ==
+		    '_') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '*' || s[j] == '-' ||
+			                 s[j] == '+' || s[j] == '/' || s[j] == '_' || s[j] == '!'))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			TokenKind k    = kws_.count(id) ? TokenKind::Keyword : TokenKind::Identifier;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/LispHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/LispHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// LispHighlighter.h - simple Lisp/Scheme family highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class LispHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	LispHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#include "MarkdownHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push_span(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+void
+MarkdownHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	LineState st; // not used in stateless entry
+	(void) HighlightLineStateful(buf, row, st, out);
+}
+
+
+StatefulHighlighter::LineState
+MarkdownHighlighter::HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf, int row, const LineState &prev,
+                                           std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState state = prev;
+	const auto &rows                     = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return state;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+
+	// Reuse in_block_comment flag as "in fenced code" state.
+	if (state.in_block_comment) {
+		// If line contains closing fence ``` then close after it
+		auto pos = s.find("```");
+		if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+			push_span(out, 0, n, TokenKind::String);
+			state.in_block_comment = true;
+			return state;
+		} else {
+			int end = static_cast<int>(pos + 3);
+			push_span(out, 0, end, TokenKind::String);
+			// rest of line processed normally after fence
+			int i = end;
+			// whitespace
+			if (i < n)
+				push_span(out, i, n, TokenKind::Default);
+			state.in_block_comment = false;
+			return state;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Detect fenced code block start at beginning (allow leading spaces)
+	int bol = 0;
+	while (bol < n && (s[bol] == ' ' || s[bol] == '\t'))
+		++bol;
+	if (bol + 3 <= n && s.compare(bol, 3, "```") == 0) {
+		push_span(out, bol, n, TokenKind::String);
+		state.in_block_comment = true; // enter fenced mode
+		return state;
+	}
+
+	// Headings: lines starting with 1-6 '#'
+	if (bol < n && s[bol] == '#') {
+		int j = bol;
+		while (j < n && s[j] == '#')
+			++j; // hashes
+		// include following space and text as Keyword to stand out
+		push_span(out, bol, n, TokenKind::Keyword);
+		return state;
+	}
+
+	// Process inline: emphasis and code spans
+	int i = 0;
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == '`') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && s[j] != '`')
+				++j;
+			if (j < n)
+				++j;
+			push_span(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '*' || c == '_') {
+			// bold/italic markers: treat the marker and until next same marker as Type to highlight
+			char m = c;
+			int j  = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && s[j] != m)
+				++j;
+			if (j < n)
+				++j;
+			push_span(out, i, j, TokenKind::Type);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// links []() minimal: treat [text](url) as Function
+		if (c == '[') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && s[j] != ']')
+				++j;
+			if (j < n)
+				++j; // include ]
+			if (j < n && s[j] == '(') {
+				while (j < n && s[j] != ')')
+					++j;
+				if (j < n)
+					++j;
+			}
+			push_span(out, i, j, TokenKind::Function);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// whitespace
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push_span(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// fallback: default single char
+		push_span(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+	return state;
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/MarkdownHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// MarkdownHighlighter.h - simple Markdown highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+class MarkdownHighlighter final : public StatefulHighlighter {
+public:
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+	LineState HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf, int row, const LineState &prev,
+	                                std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/NullHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/NullHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#include "NullHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+void
+NullHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	if (n <= 0)
+		return;
+	out.push_back({0, n, TokenKind::Default});
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/NullHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/NullHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// NullHighlighter.h - default highlighter that emits a single Default span per line
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+class NullHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/PythonHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/PythonHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#include "PythonHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+PythonHighlighter::PythonHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"and", "as", "assert", "break", "class", "continue", "def", "del", "elif", "else", "except", "False",
+		"finally", "for", "from", "global", "if", "import", "in", "is", "lambda", "None", "nonlocal", "not",
+		"or", "pass", "raise", "return", "True", "try", "while", "with", "yield"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+PythonHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	LineState st;
+	(void) HighlightLineStateful(buf, row, st, out);
+}
+
+
+StatefulHighlighter::LineState
+PythonHighlighter::HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf, int row, const LineState &prev,
+                                         std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	StatefulHighlighter::LineState state = prev;
+	const auto &rows                     = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return state;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+
+	// Triple-quoted string continuation uses in_raw_string with raw_delim either "'''" or "\"\"\""
+	if (state.in_raw_string && (state.raw_delim == "'''" || state.raw_delim == "\"\"\"")) {
+		auto pos = s.find(state.raw_delim);
+		if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+			push(out, 0, n, TokenKind::String);
+			return state; // still inside
+		} else {
+			int end = static_cast<int>(pos + static_cast<int>(state.raw_delim.size()));
+			push(out, 0, end, TokenKind::String);
+			// remainder processed normally
+			s                   = s.substr(end);
+			n                   = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+			state.in_raw_string = false;
+			state.raw_delim.clear();
+			// Continue parsing remainder as a separate small loop
+			int base = end;
+			// original offset, but we already emitted to 'out' with base=0; following spans should be from 'end'
+			// For simplicity, mark rest as Default
+			if (n > 0)
+				push(out, base, base + n, TokenKind::Default);
+			return state;
+		}
+	}
+
+	int i = 0;
+	// Detect comment start '#', ignoring inside strings
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '#') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		// Strings: triple quotes and single-line
+		if (c == '"' || c == '\'') {
+			char q = c;
+			// triple?
+			if (i + 2 < n && s[i + 1] == q && s[i + 2] == q) {
+				std::string delim(3, q);
+				int j    = i + 3; // search for closing triple
+				auto pos = s.find(delim, static_cast<std::size_t>(j));
+				if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+					push(out, i, n, TokenKind::String);
+					state.in_raw_string = true;
+					state.raw_delim     = delim;
+					return state;
+				} else {
+					int end = static_cast<int>(pos + 3);
+					push(out, i, end, TokenKind::String);
+					i = end;
+					continue;
+				}
+			} else {
+				int j    = i + 1;
+				bool esc = false;
+				while (j < n) {
+					char d = s[j++];
+					if (esc) {
+						esc = false;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == '\\') {
+						esc = true;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == q)
+						break;
+				}
+				push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			TokenKind k    = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			if (kws_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == ':' || c == ',' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '[' || c == ']')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+	return state;
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/PythonHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/PythonHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// PythonHighlighter.h - simple Python highlighter with triple-quote state
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class PythonHighlighter final : public StatefulHighlighter {
+public:
+	PythonHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+	LineState HighlightLineStateful(const Buffer &buf, int row, const LineState &prev,
+	                                std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/RustHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/RustHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#include "RustHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+RustHighlighter::RustHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"as", "break", "const", "continue", "crate", "else", "enum", "extern", "false", "fn", "for", "if",
+		"impl", "in", "let", "loop", "match", "mod", "move", "mut", "pub", "ref", "return", "self", "Self",
+		"static", "struct", "super", "trait", "true", "type", "unsafe", "use", "where", "while", "dyn", "async",
+		"await", "try"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+	const char *tp[] = {
+		"u8", "u16", "u32", "u64", "u128", "usize", "i8", "i16", "i32", "i64", "i128", "isize", "f32", "f64",
+		"bool", "char", "str"
+	};
+	for (auto s: tp)
+		types_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+RustHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '/') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '*') {
+			int j       = i + 2;
+			bool closed = false;
+			while (j + 1 <= n) {
+				if (j + 1 < n && s[j] == '*' && s[j + 1] == '/') {
+					j += 2;
+					closed = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				++j;
+			}
+			if (!closed) {
+				push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+				break;
+			} else {
+				push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Comment);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		if (c == '"') {
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (esc) {
+					esc = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = true;
+					continue;
+				}
+				if (d == '"')
+					break;
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			TokenKind k    = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			if (kws_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			else if (types_.count(id))
+				k = TokenKind::Type;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == ';' || c == ',' || c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '{' || c == '}' || c == '[' || c ==
+			    ']')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/RustHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/RustHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// RustHighlighter.h - simple Rust highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class RustHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	RustHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> types_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ShellHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/ShellHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#include "ShellHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+void
+ShellHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+	// if first non-space is '#', whole line is comment
+	int bol = 0;
+	while (bol < n && (s[bol] == ' ' || s[bol] == '\t'))
+		++bol;
+	if (bol < n && s[bol] == '#') {
+		push(out, bol, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+		if (bol > 0)
+			push(out, 0, bol, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+		return;
+	}
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (c == '#') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (c == '\'' || c == '"') {
+			char q   = c;
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (q == '"') {
+					if (esc) {
+						esc = false;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == '\\') {
+						esc = true;
+						continue;
+					}
+					if (d == '"')
+						break;
+				} else {
+					if (d == '\'')
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// simple keywords
+		if (std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			std::string id           = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			static const char *kws[] = {
+				"if", "then", "fi", "for", "in", "do", "done", "case", "esac", "while", "function",
+				"elif", "else"
+			};
+			bool kw = false;
+			for (auto k: kws)
+				if (id == k) {
+					kw = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			push(out, i, j, kw ? TokenKind::Keyword : TokenKind::Identifier);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == '(' || c == ')' || c == '{' || c == '}' || c == ',' || c == ';')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/ShellHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/ShellHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// ShellHighlighter.h - simple POSIX shell highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+namespace kte {
+class ShellHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/SqlHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/SqlHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#include "SqlHighlighter.h"
+#include "../Buffer.h"
+#include <cctype>
+
+namespace kte {
+static void
+push(std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out, int a, int b, TokenKind k)
+{
+	if (b > a)
+		out.push_back({a, b, k});
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_start(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalpha(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_';
+}
+
+
+static bool
+is_ident_char(char c)
+{
+	return std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)) || c == '_' || c == '$';
+}
+
+
+SqlHighlighter::SqlHighlighter()
+{
+	const char *kw[] = {
+		"select", "insert", "update", "delete", "from", "where", "group", "by", "order", "limit",
+		"offset", "values", "into", "create", "table", "index", "unique", "on", "as", "and", "or",
+		"not", "null", "is", "primary", "key", "constraint", "foreign", "references", "drop", "alter",
+		"add", "column", "rename", "to", "if", "exists", "join", "left", "right", "inner", "outer",
+		"cross", "using", "set", "distinct", "having", "union", "all", "case", "when", "then", "else",
+		"end", "pragma", "transaction", "begin", "commit", "rollback", "replace"
+	};
+	for (auto s: kw)
+		kws_.insert(s);
+
+	const char *types[] = {"integer", "real", "text", "blob", "numeric", "boolean", "date", "datetime"};
+	for (auto s: types)
+		types_.insert(s);
+}
+
+
+void
+SqlHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const
+{
+	const auto &rows = buf.Rows();
+	if (row < 0 || static_cast<std::size_t>(row) >= rows.size())
+		return;
+	std::string s = static_cast<std::string>(rows[static_cast<std::size_t>(row)]);
+	int n         = static_cast<int>(s.size());
+	int i         = 0;
+
+	while (i < n) {
+		char c = s[i];
+		if (c == ' ' || c == '\t') {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (s[j] == ' ' || s[j] == '\t'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Whitespace);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		// line comments: -- ...
+		if (c == '-' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '-') {
+			push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+			break;
+		}
+		// simple block comment on same line: /* ... */
+		if (c == '/' && i + 1 < n && s[i + 1] == '*') {
+			int j       = i + 2;
+			bool closed = false;
+			while (j + 1 <= n) {
+				if (j + 1 < n && s[j] == '*' && s[j + 1] == '/') {
+					j += 2;
+					closed = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				++j;
+			}
+			if (!closed) {
+				push(out, i, n, TokenKind::Comment);
+				break;
+			} else {
+				push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Comment);
+				i = j;
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		// strings: '...' or "..."
+		if (c == '\'' || c == '"') {
+			char q   = c;
+			int j    = i + 1;
+			bool esc = false;
+			while (j < n) {
+				char d = s[j++];
+				if (d == q) {
+					// Handle doubled quote escaping for SQL single quotes
+					if (q == '\'' && j < n && s[j] == '\'') {
+						++j;
+						continue;
+					}
+					break;
+				}
+				if (d == '\\') {
+					esc = !esc;
+				} else {
+					esc = false;
+				}
+			}
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::String);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && (std::isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(s[j])) || s[j] == '.' || s[j] == '_'))
+				++j;
+			push(out, i, j, TokenKind::Number);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (is_ident_start(c)) {
+			int j = i + 1;
+			while (j < n && is_ident_char(s[j]))
+				++j;
+			std::string id = s.substr(i, j - i);
+			std::string lower;
+			lower.reserve(id.size());
+			for (char ch: id)
+				lower.push_back(static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch))));
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Identifier;
+			if (kws_.count(lower))
+				k = TokenKind::Keyword;
+			else if (types_.count(lower))
+				k = TokenKind::Type;
+			push(out, i, j, k);
+			i = j;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (std::ispunct(static_cast<unsigned char>(c))) {
+			TokenKind k = TokenKind::Operator;
+			if (c == ',' || c == ';' || c == '(' || c == ')')
+				k = TokenKind::Punctuation;
+			push(out, i, i + 1, k);
+			++i;
+			continue;
+		}
+		push(out, i, i + 1, TokenKind::Default);
+		++i;
+	}
+}
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/SqlHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/SqlHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SqlHighlighter.h - simple SQL/SQLite highlighter
+#pragma once
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+namespace kte {
+class SqlHighlighter final : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	SqlHighlighter();
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> kws_;
+	std::unordered_set<std::string> types_;
+};
+} // namespace kte
--- a/syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.cc
+++ b/syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#include "TreeSitterHighlighter.h"
+
+#ifdef KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
+
+#include "Buffer.h"
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace kte {
+TreeSitterHighlighter::TreeSitterHighlighter(const TSLanguage *lang, std::string filetype)
+	: language_(lang), filetype_(std::move(filetype)) {}
+
+
+TreeSitterHighlighter::~TreeSitterHighlighter()
+{
+	disposeParser();
+}
+
+
+void
+TreeSitterHighlighter::ensureParsed(const Buffer & /*buf*/) const
+{
+	// Intentionally a stub to avoid pulling the Tree-sitter API and library by default.
+	// In future, when linking against tree-sitter, initialize parser_, set language_,
+	// and build tree_ from the buffer contents.
+}
+
+
+void
+TreeSitterHighlighter::disposeParser() const
+{
+	// Stub; nothing to dispose when not actually creating parser/tree
+}
+
+
+void
+TreeSitterHighlighter::HighlightLine(const Buffer &/*buf*/, int /*row*/, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &/*out*/) const
+{
+	// For now, no-op. When tree-sitter is wired, map nodes to TokenKind spans per line.
+}
+
+
+std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter>
+CreateTreeSitterHighlighter(const char *filetype,
+                            const void * (*get_lang)())
+{
+	const auto *lang = reinterpret_cast<const TSLanguage *>(get_lang ? get_lang() : nullptr);
+	return std::make_unique < TreeSitterHighlighter > (lang, filetype ? std::string(filetype) : std::string());
+}
+} // namespace kte
+
+#endif // KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
--- a/syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.h
+++ b/syntax/TreeSitterHighlighter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// TreeSitterHighlighter.h - optional adapter for Tree-sitter (behind KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER)
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "LanguageHighlighter.h"
+
+// Forward-declare Tree-sitter C API to avoid hard coupling in headers if includes are not present
+extern "C" {
+struct TSLanguage;
+struct TSParser;
+struct TSTree;
+}
+
+namespace kte {
+// A minimal adapter that uses Tree-sitter to parse the whole buffer and then, for now,
+// does very limited token classification. This acts as a scaffold for future richer
+// queries. If no queries are provided, it currently produces no spans (safe fallback).
+class TreeSitterHighlighter : public LanguageHighlighter {
+public:
+	explicit TreeSitterHighlighter(const TSLanguage *lang, std::string filetype);
+
+	~TreeSitterHighlighter() override;
+
+	void HighlightLine(const Buffer &buf, int row, std::vector<HighlightSpan> &out) const override;
+
+private:
+	const TSLanguage *language_{nullptr};
+	std::string filetype_;
+	// Lazy parser to avoid startup cost; mutable to allow creation in const method
+	mutable TSParser *parser_{nullptr};
+	mutable TSTree *tree_{nullptr};
+
+	void ensureParsed(const Buffer &buf) const;
+
+	void disposeParser() const;
+};
+
+// Factory used by HighlighterRegistry when registering via RegisterTreeSitter.
+std::unique_ptr<LanguageHighlighter> CreateTreeSitterHighlighter(const char *filetype,
+                                                                 const void * (*get_lang)());
+} // namespace kte
+
+#endif // KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER
--- a/themes/EInk.h
+++ b/themes/EInk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// themes/EInk.h — Monochrome e-ink inspired ImGui themes (header-only)
+#pragma once
+#include "imgui.h"
+#include "ThemeHelpers.h"
+
+// Expects to be included from GUITheme.h after <imgui.h> and RGBA() helper
+
+static void
+ApplyEInkImGuiTheme()
+{
+	// E-Ink grayscale palette (light background)
+	const ImVec4 paper  = RGBA(0xF2F2EE); // light paper
+	const ImVec4 bg1    = RGBA(0xE6E6E2);
+	const ImVec4 bg2    = RGBA(0xDADAD5);
+	const ImVec4 bg3    = RGBA(0xCFCFCA);
+	const ImVec4 ink    = RGBA(0x111111); // primary text (near black)
+	const ImVec4 dim    = RGBA(0x666666); // disabled text
+	const ImVec4 border = RGBA(0xB8B8B3);
+	const ImVec4 accent = RGBA(0x222222); // controls/active
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 0.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 0.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 0.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *colors                         = style.Colors;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]                  = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled]          = ImVec4(dim.x, dim.y, dim.z, 1.0f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]              = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]               = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]               = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.98f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]                = border;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow]          = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]               = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]         = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]               = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed]      = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]             = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]           = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]         = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered]  = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]   = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]             = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]            = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]                = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]          = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]                = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]          = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]             = border;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered]      = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]       = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]            = ImVec4(ink.x, ink.y, ink.z, 0.12f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered]     = ImVec4(accent.x, accent.y, accent.z, 0.50f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                   = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]            = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]             = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]          = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive]    = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong]     = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]      = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]            = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.2f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]         = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.35f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(accent.x, accent.y, accent.z, 0.30f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(ink.x, ink.y, ink.z, 0.70f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = ink;
+}
+
+
+static inline void
+ApplyEInkDarkImGuiTheme()
+{
+	// E-Ink dark variant (dark background, light ink)
+	const ImVec4 paper  = RGBA(0x1A1A1A);
+	const ImVec4 bg1    = RGBA(0x222222);
+	const ImVec4 bg2    = RGBA(0x2B2B2B);
+	const ImVec4 bg3    = RGBA(0x343434);
+	const ImVec4 ink    = RGBA(0xEDEDEA);
+	const ImVec4 dim    = RGBA(0xB5B5B3);
+	const ImVec4 border = RGBA(0x444444);
+	const ImVec4 accent = RGBA(0xDDDDDD);
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 0.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 0.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 0.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *colors                         = style.Colors;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]                  = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled]          = ImVec4(dim.x, dim.y, dim.z, 1.0f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]              = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]               = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]               = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.98f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]                = border;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow]          = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]               = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]         = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]               = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed]      = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]             = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]           = paper;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]         = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered]  = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]   = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]             = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]            = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]                = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]          = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]                = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]          = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]             = border;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered]      = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]       = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]            = ImVec4(ink.x, ink.y, ink.z, 0.12f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered]     = ImVec4(accent.x, accent.y, accent.z, 0.50f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                   = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]            = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]             = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]          = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive]    = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]         = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong]     = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]      = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]            = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.2f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]         = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.35f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(accent.x, accent.y, accent.z, 0.30f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(ink.x, ink.y, ink.z, 0.70f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = ink;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = accent;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = ink;
+}
--- a/themes/Gruvbox.h
+++ b/themes/Gruvbox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// themes/Gruvbox.h — Gruvbox Dark/Light (medium) ImGui themes (header-only)
+#pragma once
+#include "ThemeHelpers.h"
+
+// Expects to be included from GUITheme.h after <imgui.h> and RGBA() helper
+
+static void
+ApplyGruvboxDarkMediumTheme()
+{
+	// Gruvbox (dark, medium) palette
+	const ImVec4 bg0 = RGBA(0x282828); // dark0
+	const ImVec4 bg1 = RGBA(0x3C3836); // dark1
+	const ImVec4 bg2 = RGBA(0x504945); // dark2
+	const ImVec4 bg3 = RGBA(0x665C54); // dark3
+	const ImVec4 fg1 = RGBA(0xEBDBB2); // light1
+	const ImVec4 fg0 = RGBA(0xFBF1C7); // light0
+	// accent colors
+	const ImVec4 yellow = RGBA(0xFABD2F);
+	const ImVec4 blue   = RGBA(0x83A598);
+	const ImVec4 aqua   = RGBA(0x8EC07C);
+	const ImVec4 orange = RGBA(0xFE8019);
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 4.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 4.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 4.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *colors                = style.Colors;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]         = fg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled] = ImVec4(fg1.x, fg1.y, fg1.z, 0.55f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]     = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]      = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]      = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.98f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]       = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow] = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]        = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered] = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]          = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]    = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed] = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]            = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]          = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]        = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]       = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive] = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]  = bg2;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]        = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered] = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]  = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]        = ImVec4(fg0.x, fg0.y, fg0.z, 0.12f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered] = ImVec4(aqua.x, aqua.y, aqua.z, 0.67f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]  = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]         = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]          = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]       = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive] = bg3;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]     = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong] = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]  = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]        = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.2f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]     = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.35f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(orange.x, orange.y, orange.z, 0.30f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = orange;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = orange;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(fg0.x, fg0.y, fg0.z, 0.70f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = blue;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = yellow;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = orange;
+}
+
+
+static inline void
+ApplyGruvboxLightMediumTheme()
+{
+	// Gruvbox (light, medium) palette
+	const ImVec4 bg0 = RGBA(0xFBF1C7); // light0
+	const ImVec4 bg1 = RGBA(0xEBDBB2); // light1
+	const ImVec4 bg2 = RGBA(0xD5C4A1); // light2
+	const ImVec4 bg3 = RGBA(0xBDAE93); // light3
+	const ImVec4 fg1 = RGBA(0x3C3836); // dark1
+	const ImVec4 fg0 = RGBA(0x282828); // dark0
+	// accents
+	const ImVec4 yellow = RGBA(0xB57614);
+	const ImVec4 blue   = RGBA(0x076678);
+	const ImVec4 aqua   = RGBA(0x427B58);
+	const ImVec4 orange = RGBA(0xAF3A03);
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 4.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 4.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 4.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *colors                = style.Colors;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]         = fg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled] = ImVec4(fg1.x, fg1.y, fg1.z, 0.55f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]     = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]      = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]      = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.98f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]       = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow] = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]        = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered] = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]          = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]    = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed] = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]            = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]          = bg0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]        = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]       = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive] = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]  = bg1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]        = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered] = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]  = bg2;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]        = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered] = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]  = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]        = ImVec4(fg0.x, fg0.y, fg0.z, 0.12f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered] = ImVec4(aqua.x, aqua.y, aqua.z, 0.67f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]  = blue;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]         = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]          = bg3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]       = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive] = bg3;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]     = bg2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong] = bg1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]  = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]        = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.2f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]     = ImVec4(bg1.x, bg1.y, bg1.z, 0.35f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(orange.x, orange.y, orange.z, 0.30f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = orange;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = orange;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(fg0.x, fg0.y, fg0.z, 0.70f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.45f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = aqua;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = blue;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = yellow;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = orange;
+}
--- a/themes/Nord.h
+++ b/themes/Nord.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// themes/Nord.h — Nord-inspired ImGui theme (header-only)
+#pragma once
+#include "ThemeHelpers.h"
+
+// Expects to be included from GUITheme.h after <imgui.h> and RGBA() helper
+
+static void
+ApplyNordImGuiTheme()
+{
+	// Nord palette
+	const ImVec4 nord0  = RGBA(0x2E3440); // darkest bg
+	const ImVec4 nord1  = RGBA(0x3B4252);
+	const ImVec4 nord2  = RGBA(0x434C5E);
+	const ImVec4 nord3  = RGBA(0x4C566A);
+	const ImVec4 nord4  = RGBA(0xD8DEE9);
+	const ImVec4 nord6  = RGBA(0xECEFF4); // lightest
+	const ImVec4 nord8  = RGBA(0x88C0D0); // cyan
+	const ImVec4 nord9  = RGBA(0x81A1C1); // blue
+	const ImVec4 nord10 = RGBA(0x5E81AC); // blue dark
+	const ImVec4 nord12 = RGBA(0xD08770); // orange
+	const ImVec4 nord13 = RGBA(0xEBCB8B); // yellow
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style = ImGui::GetStyle();
+
+	// Base style tweaks to suit Nord aesthetics
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 4.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 4.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 4.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *colors = style.Colors;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Text]         = nord4; // primary text
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled] = ImVec4(nord4.x, nord4.y, nord4.z, 0.55f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]     = nord0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]      = nord0;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]      = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.98f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Border]       = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow] = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]        = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered] = nord3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]  = nord1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]          = nord1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]    = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed] = nord1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]            = nord1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]          = nord10;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]        = nord3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered] = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]  = nord1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]        = nord8;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]       = nord8;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive] = nord9;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Button]        = nord3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered] = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]  = nord1;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Header]        = nord3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered] = nord10;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]  = nord10;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Separator]        = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered] = nord10;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]  = nord9;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]        = ImVec4(nord6.x, nord6.y, nord6.z, 0.12f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered] = ImVec4(nord8.x, nord8.y, nord8.z, 0.67f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]  = nord9;
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_Tab]                = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]         = nord10;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabActive]          = nord3;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]       = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive] = nord3;
+
+	// Docking colors omitted for compatibility
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]     = nord2;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong] = nord1;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]  = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]        = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.2f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]     = ImVec4(nord1.x, nord1.y, nord1.z, 0.35f);
+
+	colors[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(nord8.x, nord8.y, nord8.z, 0.35f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = nord13;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = nord9;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(nord6.x, nord6.y, nord6.z, 0.7f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(nord0.x, nord0.y, nord0.z, 0.6f);
+	colors[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(nord0.x, nord0.y, nord0.z, 0.6f);
+
+	// Plots
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]            = nord8;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]     = nord9;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]        = nord13;
+	colors[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered] = nord12;
+}
--- a/themes/Plan9.h
+++ b/themes/Plan9.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// themes/Plan9.h — Plan 9 acme-inspired ImGui theme (header-only)
+#pragma once
+#include "ThemeHelpers.h"
+
+// Expects to be included from GUITheme.h after <imgui.h> and RGBA() helper
+
+static void
+ApplyPlan9Theme()
+{
+	// Acme-like colors
+	const ImVec4 paper  = RGBA(0xFFFFE8); // pale yellow paper
+	const ImVec4 pane   = RGBA(0xFFF4C1); // slightly deeper for frames
+	const ImVec4 ink    = RGBA(0x000000); // black text
+	constexpr auto dim  = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.60f);
+	const ImVec4 border = RGBA(0x000000); // 1px black
+	const ImVec4 blue   = RGBA(0x0064FF); // acme-ish blue accents
+	const ImVec4 blueH  = RGBA(0x4C8DFF); // hover/active
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(5.0f, 3.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(5.0f, 3.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 0.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 0.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 0.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 0.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *c                         = style.Colors;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Text]                  = ink;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled]          = dim;
+	c[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]              = paper;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]               = paper;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]               = ImVec4(pane.x, pane.y, pane.z, 0.98f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_Border]                = border;
+	c[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow]          = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]               = pane;
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered]        = RGBA(0xFFEBA0);
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]         = RGBA(0xFFE387);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]               = pane;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]         = RGBA(0xFFE8A6);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed]      = pane;
+	c[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]             = pane;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]           = paper;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]         = RGBA(0xEADFA5);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered]  = RGBA(0xE2D37F);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]   = RGBA(0xD8C757);
+	c[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]             = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]            = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive]      = blueH;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Button]                = RGBA(0xFFF1B0);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered]         = RGBA(0xFFE892);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]          = RGBA(0xFFE072);
+	c[ImGuiCol_Header]                = RGBA(0xFFF1B0);
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered]         = RGBA(0xFFE892);
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]          = RGBA(0xFFE072);
+	c[ImGuiCol_Separator]             = border;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]       = blueH;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]            = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.12f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered]     = ImVec4(blue.x, blue.y, blue.z, 0.67f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]      = blueH;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Tab]                   = RGBA(0xFFE8A6);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]            = RGBA(0xFFE072);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabActive]             = RGBA(0xFFD859);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]          = RGBA(0xFFE8A6);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive]    = RGBA(0xFFD859);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]         = RGBA(0xFFE8A6);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong]     = border;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]      = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.35f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]            = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.04f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]         = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.08f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(blueH.x, blueH.y, blueH.z, 0.35f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.20f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.20f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(0, 0, 0, 0.20f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = blueH;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = blueH;
+}
--- a/themes/Solarized.h
+++ b/themes/Solarized.h
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+// themes/Solarized.h — Solarized Dark/Light ImGui themes (header-only)
+#pragma once
+#include "ThemeHelpers.h"
+
+
+// Expects to be included from GUITheme.h after <imgui.h> and RGBA() helper
+
+static void
+ApplySolarizedDarkTheme()
+{
+	// Base colors from Ethan Schoonover Solarized
+	const ImVec4 base03 = RGBA(0x002b36);
+	const ImVec4 base02 = RGBA(0x073642);
+	const ImVec4 base01 = RGBA(0x586e75);
+	const ImVec4 base00 = RGBA(0x657b83);
+	const ImVec4 base0  = RGBA(0x839496);
+	const ImVec4 base1  = RGBA(0x93a1a1);
+	const ImVec4 base2  = RGBA(0xeee8d5);
+	const ImVec4 yellow = RGBA(0xb58900);
+	const ImVec4 orange = RGBA(0xcb4b16);
+	const ImVec4 blue   = RGBA(0x268bd2);
+	const ImVec4 cyan   = RGBA(0x2aa198);
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 3.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 3.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *c                         = style.Colors;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Text]                  = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled]          = ImVec4(base01.x, base01.y, base01.z, 1.0f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]              = base03;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]               = base03;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]               = ImVec4(base02.x, base02.y, base02.z, 0.98f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_Border]                = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow]          = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]               = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered]        = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]         = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]               = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]         = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed]      = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]             = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]           = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]         = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered]  = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]   = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]             = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]            = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Button]                = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered]         = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]          = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Header]                = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered]         = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]          = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Separator]             = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered]      = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]       = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]            = ImVec4(base1.x, base1.y, base1.z, 0.12f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered]     = ImVec4(cyan.x, cyan.y, cyan.z, 0.67f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Tab]                   = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]            = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabActive]             = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]          = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive]    = base02;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]         = base01;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong]     = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]      = ImVec4(base00.x, base00.y, base00.z, 0.6f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]            = ImVec4(base02.x, base02.y, base02.z, 0.2f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]         = ImVec4(base02.x, base02.y, base02.z, 0.35f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(cyan.x, cyan.y, cyan.z, 0.30f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = yellow;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(base2.x, base2.y, base2.z, 0.70f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(base03.x, base03.y, base03.z, 0.60f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(base03.x, base03.y, base03.z, 0.60f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = yellow;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = orange;
+}
+
+
+static inline void
+ApplySolarizedLightTheme()
+{
+	// Base colors from Ethan Schoonover Solarized (light variant)
+	const ImVec4 base3  = RGBA(0xfdf6e3);
+	const ImVec4 base2  = RGBA(0xeee8d5);
+	const ImVec4 base1  = RGBA(0x93a1a1);
+	const ImVec4 base0  = RGBA(0x839496);
+	const ImVec4 base00 = RGBA(0x657b83);
+	const ImVec4 base01 = RGBA(0x586e75);
+	const ImVec4 base02 = RGBA(0x073642);
+	const ImVec4 base03 = RGBA(0x002b36);
+	const ImVec4 yellow = RGBA(0xb58900);
+	const ImVec4 orange = RGBA(0xcb4b16);
+	const ImVec4 blue   = RGBA(0x268bd2);
+	const ImVec4 cyan   = RGBA(0x2aa198);
+
+	ImGuiStyle &style      = ImGui::GetStyle();
+	style.WindowPadding    = ImVec2(8.0f, 8.0f);
+	style.FramePadding     = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.CellPadding      = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ItemSpacing      = ImVec2(6.0f, 6.0f);
+	style.ItemInnerSpacing = ImVec2(6.0f, 4.0f);
+	style.ScrollbarSize    = 14.0f;
+	style.GrabMinSize      = 10.0f;
+	style.WindowRounding   = 3.0f;
+	style.FrameRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.PopupRounding    = 3.0f;
+	style.GrabRounding     = 3.0f;
+	style.TabRounding      = 3.0f;
+	style.WindowBorderSize = 1.0f;
+	style.FrameBorderSize  = 1.0f;
+
+	ImVec4 *c                         = style.Colors;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Text]                  = base00;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextDisabled]          = ImVec4(base01.x, base01.y, base01.z, 1.0f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_WindowBg]              = base3;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ChildBg]               = base3;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PopupBg]               = ImVec4(base2.x, base2.y, base2.z, 0.98f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_Border]                = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_BorderShadow]          = RGBA(0x000000, 0.0f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBg]               = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered]        = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive]         = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBg]               = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgActive]         = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TitleBgCollapsed]      = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_MenuBarBg]             = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarBg]           = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrab]         = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabHovered]  = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ScrollbarGrabActive]   = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_CheckMark]             = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrab]            = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Button]                = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered]         = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ButtonActive]          = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Header]                = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderHovered]         = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_HeaderActive]          = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Separator]             = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorHovered]      = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_SeparatorActive]       = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGrip]            = ImVec4(base1.x, base1.y, base1.z, 0.12f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripHovered]     = ImVec4(cyan.x, cyan.y, cyan.z, 0.67f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ResizeGripActive]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_Tab]                   = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabHovered]            = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabActive]             = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocused]          = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TabUnfocusedActive]    = base2;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableHeaderBg]         = base1;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderStrong]     = base0;
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableBorderLight]      = ImVec4(base0.x, base0.y, base0.z, 0.6f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBg]            = ImVec4(base02.x, base02.y, base02.z, 0.2f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TableRowBgAlt]         = ImVec4(base02.x, base02.y, base02.z, 0.35f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_TextSelectedBg]        = ImVec4(cyan.x, cyan.y, cyan.z, 0.30f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_DragDropTarget]        = yellow;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavHighlight]          = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingHighlight] = ImVec4(base2.x, base2.y, base2.z, 0.70f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_NavWindowingDimBg]     = ImVec4(base03.x, base03.y, base03.z, 0.60f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_ModalWindowDimBg]      = ImVec4(base03.x, base03.y, base03.z, 0.60f);
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLines]             = cyan;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotLinesHovered]      = blue;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram]         = yellow;
+	c[ImGuiCol_PlotHistogramHovered]  = orange;
+}
--- a/themes/ThemeHelpers.h
+++ b/themes/ThemeHelpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef KTE_THEMEHELPERS_H
+#define KTE_THEMEHELPERS_H
+
+#include "imgui.h"
+
+// Small helper to convert packed RGB (0xRRGGBB) + optional alpha to ImVec4
+static ImVec4
+RGBA(const unsigned int rgb, float a = 1.0f)
+{
+	const float r = static_cast<float>(rgb >> 16 & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
+	const float g = static_cast<float>(rgb >> 8 & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
+	const float b = static_cast<float>(rgb & 0xFF) / 255.0f;
+	return {r, g, b, a};
+}
+
+
+#endif //KTE_THEMEHELPERS_H
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Kyle Isom	483ff18b0d	Add `ScrollUp` and `ScrollDown` commands for viewport scrolling, refine mouse wheel handling in GUI and terminal, and bump version to 1.2.2. Some checks failed Release / Bump Homebrew formula (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux amd64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux arm64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build macOS arm64 (.app) (push) Has been cancelled Release / Create GitHub Release (push) Has been cancelled	2025-12-02 02:53:02 -08:00
Kyle Isom	cd33e8feb1	Refactor scrolling logic for GUIRenderer and terminal to improve synchronization and cursor visibility.	2025-12-02 02:43:05 -08:00
Kyle Isom	0bfe75fbf0	Refactor indentation for consistent style across codebase. Some checks failed Release / Bump Homebrew formula (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux amd64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux arm64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build macOS arm64 (.app) (push) Has been cancelled Release / Create GitHub Release (push) Has been cancelled	2025-12-02 01:37:44 -08:00
Kyle Isom	d15b241140	Refactor syntax highlighting infrastructure and related classes. - Moved all language highlighter implementations (`CppHighlighter`, `GoHighlighter`, `JsonHighlighter`, etc.), the engine, and registry to `syntax/`.	2025-12-02 01:36:26 -08:00
Kyle Isom	ceef6af3ae	Add extensible highlighter registration and Tree-sitter support. Some checks failed Release / Bump Homebrew formula (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux amd64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux arm64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build macOS arm64 (.app) (push) Has been cancelled Release / Create GitHub Release (push) Has been cancelled - Implemented runtime API for registering custom highlighters. - Added optional Tree-sitter integration for advanced syntax parsing (disabled by default). - Updated buffer initialization and copying to support dynamic highlighter configuration. - Introduced `NullHighlighter` as a fallback for unsupported filetypes. - Enhanced CMake configuration with `KTE_ENABLE_TREESITTER` option.	2025-12-01 19:04:37 -08:00
Kyle Isom	e62cf3ee28	Add viewport-aware syntax prefetching and background warming. - Added prefetching in both terminal and GUI renderers to optimize visible row highlights. - Introduced background worker for offscreen highlight warming to improve scrolling performance. - Refactored `HighlighterEngine` to manage thread-safety, caching, and stateful re-computation. - Integrated changes into `HighlighterEngine`, `TerminalRenderer`, and `GUIRenderer`. - Bumped version to 1.2.0 in preparation for the release.	2025-12-01 18:37:01 -08:00
Kyle Isom	1a77f28ce4	Add syntax highlighting infrastructure - Introduced `HighlighterRegistry` with support for multiple language highlighters (e.g., JSON, Markdown, Python). - Added `JsonHighlighter` implementation for basic JSON syntax highlighting.	2025-12-01 18:20:36 -08:00
Kyle Isom	4d84b352eb	format style	2025-12-01 16:47:16 -08:00
Kyle Isom	1892075d82	bump version Some checks failed Release / Bump Homebrew formula (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux amd64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux arm64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build macOS arm64 (.app) (push) Has been cancelled Release / Create GitHub Release (push) Has been cancelled	2025-12-01 16:38:10 -08:00
Kyle Isom	719862c842	Fix double scroll issue.	2025-12-01 16:37:51 -08:00
Kyle Isom	655cc40162	Refine help text, keybindings, GUI themes, and undo system. Some checks failed Release / Bump Homebrew formula (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux amd64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build Linux arm64 (push) Has been cancelled Release / Build macOS arm64 (.app) (push) Has been cancelled Release / Create GitHub Release (push) Has been cancelled - Expanded help text and command documentation with detailed keybinding descriptions. - Added theme customization support to GUIConfig (Nord default, light/dark variants). - Adjusted for consistent indentation and debug instrumentation in undo system. - Enhanced test cases for multi-line, UTF-8, and branching scenarios.	2025-12-01 15:21:52 -08:00