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Add new GUI themes and update documentation.
- Amber
- LCARS
- Orbital
- Weyland-Yutani
- Kanagawa Paper (dark mode extension)

Update help text to reflect additions.
2025-12-03 00:36:01 -08:00

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/*
* HelpText.cc - embedded/customizable help content
*/
#include "HelpText.h"
std::string
HelpText::Text()
{
// Customize the help text here. This string will be used by C-k h first.
// You can keep it empty to fall back to the manpage or built-in defaults.
// Note: keep newline characters as-is; the renderer splits lines on '\n'.
return std::string(
"KTE - Kyle's Text Editor\n\n"
"About:\n"
" kte is Kyle's Text Editor. It keeps a small, fast core and uses a\n"
" WordStar/VDE-style command model with some emacs influences.\n"
"\n"
"K-commands (prefix C-k):\n"
" C-k ' Toggle read-only\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 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"
" C-k p Next buffer\n"
" C-k q Quit (confirm if dirty)\n"
" C-k r Redo\n"
" C-k s Save buffer\n"
" C-k u Undo\n"
" C-k v Toggle visual file picker (GUI)\n"
" C-k w Show working directory\n"
" C-k x Save and quit\n"
" 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"
"\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 (amber, eink, everforest, gruvbox, kanagawa-paper, lcars, nord, old-book, plan9, solarized, weyland-yutani, zenburn)\n"
" : background MODE Set background: light | dark (affects eink, gruvbox, old-book, solarized)\n"
);
}