fix: WinDbg provider stops auto-selecting module, new tabs inherit source

- WinDbg provider no longer picks arbitrary module[0] as name/base
  (was showing "WS2_32" for kernel dumps). Name is now generic
  "WinDbg (Live)" / "WinDbg (Dump)", base stays 0 so controller
  doesn't override user's address.
- Added throttled read failure logging to WinDbg provider.
- New tabs (File→New Class, workspace right-click) inherit the
  current tab's source/provider so users don't have to re-attach.
- Updated WinDbg provider tests for new behavior.

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package release zip
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          export PATH="$IQTA_TOOLS/mingw1310_64/bin:$PATH"
           mkdir -p release
           cp build/Reclass.exe release/
           cp build/ReclassMcpBridge.exe release/
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           cp -r build/styles release/ 2>/dev/null || true
           cp -r build/imageformats release/ 2>/dev/null || true
           cp -r build/iconengines release/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          windeployqt --no-translations --no-system-d3d-compiler --no-opengl-sw release/Reclass.exe
           mkdir -p release/Plugins
           cp build/Plugins/*.dll release/Plugins/ 2>/dev/null || true
           cp -r build/themes release/ 2>/dev/null || true

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -372,6 +372,21 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     target_link_libraries(test_options_dialog PRIVATE ${QT}::Widgets ${QT}::Test)
     add_test(NAME test_options_dialog COMMAND test_options_dialog)
 
+    add_executable(test_source_provider tests/test_source_provider.cpp
+        src/editor.cpp src/compose.cpp src/format.cpp src/addressparser.cpp src/controller.cpp
+        src/processpicker.cpp src/processpicker.ui src/providerregistry.cpp
+        src/typeselectorpopup.cpp
+        src/themes/theme.cpp src/themes/thememanager.cpp ${DISASM_SRCS}
+        src/resources.qrc)
+    target_include_directories(test_source_provider PRIVATE src third_party/fadec)
+    target_link_libraries(test_source_provider PRIVATE
+        ${QT}::Widgets ${QT}::PrintSupport ${QT}::Concurrent ${QT}::Test ${QT}::Svg
+        QScintilla::QScintilla)
+    if(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(test_source_provider PRIVATE dbghelp psapi ${_QT_WINEXTRAS})
+    endif()
+    add_test(NAME test_source_provider COMMAND test_source_provider)
+
     if(WIN32)
         add_executable(test_windbg_provider tests/test_windbg_provider.cpp
             plugins/WinDbgMemory/WinDbgMemoryPlugin.cpp)
@@ -381,6 +396,19 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
         add_test(NAME test_windbg_provider COMMAND test_windbg_provider)
     endif()
 
+    add_executable(bench_large_class tests/bench_large_class.cpp
+        src/editor.cpp src/compose.cpp src/format.cpp src/addressparser.cpp
+        src/providerregistry.cpp
+        src/themes/theme.cpp src/themes/thememanager.cpp ${DISASM_SRCS})
+    target_include_directories(bench_large_class PRIVATE src third_party/fadec)
+    target_link_libraries(bench_large_class PRIVATE
+        ${QT}::Widgets ${QT}::PrintSupport ${QT}::Concurrent ${QT}::Test
+        QScintilla::QScintilla)
+    if(WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(bench_large_class PRIVATE dbghelp psapi ${_QT_WINEXTRAS})
+    endif()
+    add_test(NAME bench_large_class COMMAND bench_large_class)
+
     # Deploy Qt runtime DLLs for tests (run windeployqt on a representative test exe
     # that links the broadest set of Qt modules; all test exes share the same output dir)
     if(TARGET ${QT}::windeployqt)

README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Built with C++17, Qt 6, and QScintilla. The entire editor surface is rendered as
 
 - **File** — open any binary file and inspect its contents as structured data
 - **Process** — attach to a live process and read its memory in real time
+- **Remote Process** — read another process's memory via shared memory
 - **WinDbg** — load `.dmp` crash dump files or connect to live debugging sessions
 
 ---

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin.cpp

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include <QStyle>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QMessageBox>
-#include <QInputDialog>
 #include <QPushButton>
-#include <QUuid>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QPixmap>
@@ -65,12 +63,12 @@ struct IpcClient {
 
     /* ── connect / disconnect ──────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-    bool connect(uint32_t pid, const QByteArray& nonce, int timeoutMs = 5000)
+    bool connect(uint32_t pid, int timeoutMs = 5000)
     {
         char shmName[128], reqName[128], rspName[128];
-        rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid, nonce.constData());
+        rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid, nonce.constData());
+        rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid, nonce.constData());
+        rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
         /* poll for shared memory to appear (payload creating it) */
@@ -373,51 +371,6 @@ static QString payloadPath()
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Create bootstrap shared memory with the nonce */
-static bool createBootstrapShm(uint32_t pid, const QByteArray& nonce)
-{
-    char bootName[128];
-    rcx_rpc_boot_name(bootName, sizeof(bootName), pid);
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    HANDLE hBoot = CreateFileMappingA(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr,
-                                      PAGE_READWRITE, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE,
-                                      bootName);
-    if (!hBoot) return false;
-
-    auto* view = static_cast<RcxRpcBootHeader*>(
-        MapViewOfFile(hBoot, FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE));
-    if (!view) { CloseHandle(hBoot); return false; }
-
-    memset(view, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    view->nonceLength = (uint32_t)nonce.size();
-    memcpy(view->nonce, nonce.constData(), qMin(nonce.size(), 59));
-
-    UnmapViewOfFile(view);
-    /* keep hBoot open until payload reads it (payload unlinks after reading) */
-    /* leak intentional: closed when process exits or payload consumes it */
-    return true;
-#else
-    int fd = shm_open(bootName, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0600);
-    if (fd < 0) return false;
-    if (ftruncate(fd, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE) != 0) { close(fd); return false; }
-
-    void* view = mmap(nullptr, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-                      MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-    close(fd);
-    if (view == MAP_FAILED) return false;
-
-    auto* boot = static_cast<RcxRpcBootHeader*>(view);
-    memset(boot, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    boot->nonceLength = (uint32_t)nonce.size();
-    memcpy(boot->nonce, nonce.constData(), qMin(nonce.size(), 59));
-
-    munmap(view, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    /* payload unlinks after consuming */
-    return true;
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 /* ── Windows injection: CreateRemoteThread + LoadLibraryA ─────────── */
 
@@ -447,7 +400,7 @@ static bool injectPayload(uint32_t pid, QString* errorMsg)
 
     WriteProcessMemory(hProc, remotePath, pathUtf8.constData(), pathLen, nullptr);
 
-    /* create remote thread calling LoadLibraryA(path) */
+    /* Step 1: LoadLibraryA — loads the DLL (DllMain is minimal) */
     HMODULE hK32 = GetModuleHandleA("kernel32.dll");
     auto pLoadLib = reinterpret_cast<LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE>(
         GetProcAddress(hK32, "LoadLibraryA"));
@@ -464,19 +417,81 @@ static bool injectPayload(uint32_t pid, QString* errorMsg)
 
     WaitForSingleObject(hThread, 10000);
 
-    /* check if LoadLibrary returned non-null */
     DWORD exitCode = 0;
     GetExitCodeThread(hThread, &exitCode);
     CloseHandle(hThread);
 
     VirtualFreeEx(hProc, remotePath, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
-    CloseHandle(hProc);
 
     if (exitCode == 0) {
+        CloseHandle(hProc);
         if (errorMsg) *errorMsg = QStringLiteral("LoadLibrary returned NULL in target.\n"
                                                   "Ensure rcx_payload.dll is in: %1").arg(path);
         return false;
     }
+
+    /* Step 2: Call RcxPayloadInit() — safe to create timer queues now
+       (loader lock is no longer held after LoadLibrary returned) */
+    HMODULE hPayloadRemote = (HMODULE)(uintptr_t)exitCode;
+    auto pGetProcAddr = reinterpret_cast<FARPROC(WINAPI*)(HMODULE, LPCSTR)>(
+        GetProcAddress(hK32, "GetProcAddress"));
+
+    /* Write "RcxPayloadInit\0" into target, call GetProcAddress remotely */
+    const char initName[] = "RcxPayloadInit";
+    void* remoteInitName = VirtualAllocEx(hProc, nullptr, sizeof(initName),
+                                          MEM_COMMIT | MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
+    if (remoteInitName) {
+        WriteProcessMemory(hProc, remoteInitName, initName, sizeof(initName), nullptr);
+
+        /* We need to call GetProcAddress(hPayload, "RcxPayloadInit") then call the result.
+           Simpler approach: write small shellcode that does both calls. */
+        uint8_t shellcode[128];
+        int off = 0;
+
+        /* sub rsp, 40                   ; shadow space + alignment */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0x83; shellcode[off++] = 0xEC; shellcode[off++] = 0x28;
+        /* mov rcx, hPayloadRemote       ; first arg = module handle */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0xB9;
+        uint64_t hMod = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)hPayloadRemote;
+        memcpy(shellcode + off, &hMod, 8); off += 8;
+        /* mov rdx, remoteInitName       ; second arg = "RcxPayloadInit" */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0xBA;
+        uint64_t pName = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)remoteInitName;
+        memcpy(shellcode + off, &pName, 8); off += 8;
+        /* mov rax, GetProcAddress       */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0xB8;
+        uint64_t pGPA = (uint64_t)(uintptr_t)pGetProcAddr;
+        memcpy(shellcode + off, &pGPA, 8); off += 8;
+        /* call rax                      ; rax = RcxPayloadInit */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0xFF; shellcode[off++] = 0xD0;
+        /* test rax, rax */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0x85; shellcode[off++] = 0xC0;
+        /* jz skip (jump over the call if null) */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x74; shellcode[off++] = 0x02;
+        /* call rax                      ; RcxPayloadInit() */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0xFF; shellcode[off++] = 0xD0;
+        /* skip: add rsp, 40 */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0x48; shellcode[off++] = 0x83; shellcode[off++] = 0xC4; shellcode[off++] = 0x28;
+        /* ret */
+        shellcode[off++] = 0xC3;
+
+        void* remoteCode = VirtualAllocEx(hProc, nullptr, (SIZE_T)off,
+                                          MEM_COMMIT | MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE);
+        if (remoteCode) {
+            WriteProcessMemory(hProc, remoteCode, shellcode, (SIZE_T)off, nullptr);
+
+            HANDLE hThread2 = CreateRemoteThread(hProc, nullptr, 0,
+                (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)remoteCode, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+            if (hThread2) {
+                WaitForSingleObject(hThread2, 10000);
+                CloseHandle(hThread2);
+            }
+            VirtualFreeEx(hProc, remoteCode, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+        }
+        VirtualFreeEx(hProc, remoteInitName, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+    }
+
+    CloseHandle(hProc);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -717,24 +732,23 @@ bool RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::canHandle(const QString& target) const
 std::unique_ptr<rcx::Provider>
 RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::createProvider(const QString& target, QString* errorMsg)
 {
-    /* target = "rpm:{pid}:{nonce}:{name}" */
+    /* target = "rpm:{pid}:{name}" */
     QStringList parts = target.split(':');
-    if (parts.size() < 4 || parts[0] != QStringLiteral("rpm")) {
+    if (parts.size() < 3 || parts[0] != QStringLiteral("rpm")) {
         if (errorMsg) *errorMsg = QStringLiteral("Invalid target: ") + target;
         return nullptr;
     }
 
     bool ok;
     uint32_t pid = parts[1].toUInt(&ok);
-    QString nonce = parts[2];
+    QString name = parts.mid(2).join(':');  /* name may contain colons */
-    QString name  = parts.mid(3).join(':');  /* name may contain colons */
 
     if (!ok || pid == 0) {
         if (errorMsg) *errorMsg = QStringLiteral("Invalid PID in target.");
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    auto ipc = getOrCreateConnection(pid, nonce, errorMsg);
+    auto ipc = getOrCreateConnection(pid, errorMsg);
     if (!ipc) return nullptr;
 
     return std::make_unique<RemoteProcessProvider>(pid, name, ipc);
@@ -745,7 +759,7 @@ uint64_t RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::getInitialBaseAddress(const QString& target)
     /* Read imageBase directly from the shared-memory header -- zero IPC cost.
        The payload filled it at init from PEB->Ldr (Win) / /proc/self/maps (Linux). */
     QStringList parts = target.split(':');
-    if (parts.size() < 3 || parts[0] != QStringLiteral("rpm"))
+    if (parts.size() < 2 || parts[0] != QStringLiteral("rpm"))
         return 0;
 
     bool ok;
@@ -793,35 +807,17 @@ bool RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::selectTarget(QWidget* parent, QString* target)
 
     QAbstractButton* clicked = box.clickedButton();
     if (clicked == injectBtn) {
-        /* generate nonce */
-        QString nonce = QUuid::createUuid().toString(QUuid::Id128).left(16);
-        QByteArray nonceUtf8 = nonce.toUtf8();
-
-        /* create bootstrap, inject */
-        if (!createBootstrapShm(pid, nonceUtf8)) {
-            QMessageBox::critical(parent, QStringLiteral("Error"),
-                                  QStringLiteral("Failed to create bootstrap shared memory."));
-            return false;
-        }
-
         QString injectErr;
         if (!injectPayload(pid, &injectErr)) {
             QMessageBox::critical(parent, QStringLiteral("Injection Failed"), injectErr);
             return false;
         }
 
-        *target = QStringLiteral("rpm:%1:%2:%3").arg(pid).arg(nonce, name);
+        *target = QStringLiteral("rpm:%1:%2").arg(pid).arg(name);
         return true;
     }
     else if (clicked == connectBtn) {
-        bool ok;
+        *target = QStringLiteral("rpm:%1:%2").arg(pid).arg(name);
-        QString nonce = QInputDialog::getText(parent,
-            QStringLiteral("Connect to Payload"),
-            QStringLiteral("Enter the payload nonce:"),
-            QLineEdit::Normal, QString(), &ok);
-        if (!ok || nonce.isEmpty()) return false;
-
-        *target = QStringLiteral("rpm:%1:%2:%3").arg(pid).arg(nonce, name);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -903,7 +899,7 @@ QVector<PluginProcessInfo> RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::enumerateProcesses()
 
 std::shared_ptr<IpcClient>
 RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::getOrCreateConnection(
-        uint32_t pid, const QString& nonce, QString* errorMsg)
+        uint32_t pid, QString* errorMsg)
 {
     QMutexLocker lock(&m_connectionsMutex);
 
@@ -912,7 +908,7 @@ RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin::getOrCreateConnection(
         return *it;
 
     auto ipc = std::make_shared<IpcClient>();
-    if (!ipc->connect(pid, nonce.toUtf8())) {
+    if (!ipc->connect(pid)) {
         if (errorMsg)
             *errorMsg = QStringLiteral("Failed to connect IPC to PID %1.\n"
                                        "Is the payload running?").arg(pid);

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/RemoteProcessMemoryPlugin.h

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<IpcClient> getOrCreateConnection(
-        uint32_t pid, const QString& nonce, QString* errorMsg);
+        uint32_t pid, QString* errorMsg);
 
     mutable QMutex m_connectionsMutex;
     QHash<uint32_t, std::shared_ptr<IpcClient>> m_connections;

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/payload/rcx_payload.cpp

@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
  * rcx_payload  --  injected into target process.
  *
  * Pure Win32 / POSIX, NO Qt, minimal footprint.
- * Reads a nonce from bootstrap shared memory, creates the main IPC
+ * Creates the main IPC channel (shared memory + events/semaphores)
- * channel (shared memory + events/semaphores), and runs a server
+ * using PID-only naming and uses a timer queue for polling.
- * thread that handles RPC commands from the editor plugin.
  */
 
 #include "../rcx_rpc_protocol.h"
@@ -22,8 +21,9 @@ static HANDLE  g_hShm      = nullptr;
 static void*   g_mappedView    = nullptr;
 static HANDLE  g_hReqEvent     = nullptr;
 static HANDLE  g_hRspEvent     = nullptr;
-static HANDLE  g_hThread   = nullptr;
+static HANDLE  g_hTimerQueue   = nullptr;
-static volatile LONG g_shutdown = 0;
+static HANDLE  g_hPollTimer    = nullptr;
+static volatile LONG g_initialized = 0;
 
 /* ── memory safety via VirtualQuery ────────────────────────────────── */
 
@@ -167,23 +167,24 @@ static void handle_enum_modules(RcxRpcHeader* hdr, uint8_t* data)
     hdr->status        = RCX_RPC_STATUS_OK;
 }
 
-/* ── server thread ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* forward declaration */
+void RcxPayloadCleanup();
 
-static DWORD WINAPI ServerThread(LPVOID)
+/* ── timer callback (non-blocking poll) ───────────────────────────── */
+
+static VOID CALLBACK RcxPollTimerCallback(PVOID, BOOLEAN)
 {
+    if (!g_mappedView || !g_hReqEvent || !g_hRspEvent)
+        return;
+
+    /* non-blocking check: is there a pending request? */
+    DWORD rc = WaitForSingleObject(g_hReqEvent, 0);
+    if (rc != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
+        return;
+
     auto* hdr  = static_cast<RcxRpcHeader*>(g_mappedView);
     auto* data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(g_mappedView) + RCX_RPC_DATA_OFFSET;
 
-    /* signal readiness */
-    InterlockedExchange(reinterpret_cast<volatile LONG*>(&hdr->payloadReady), 1);
-
-    while (!InterlockedCompareExchange(&g_shutdown, 0, 0)) {
-        DWORD rc = WaitForSingleObject(g_hReqEvent, 250);
-        if (rc == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
-            continue;
-        if (rc != WAIT_OBJECT_0)
-            break;
-
     hdr->status = RCX_RPC_STATUS_OK;
 
     switch (static_cast<RcxRpcCommand>(hdr->command)) {
@@ -192,110 +193,121 @@ static DWORD WINAPI ServerThread(LPVOID)
     case RPC_CMD_ENUM_MODULES: handle_enum_modules(hdr, data); break;
     case RPC_CMD_PING:         break;
     case RPC_CMD_SHUTDOWN:
-            InterlockedExchange(&g_shutdown, 1);
+        RcxPayloadCleanup();
-            break;
+        return;
     default:
         hdr->status = RCX_RPC_STATUS_ERROR;
         break;
     }
 
     SetEvent(g_hRspEvent);
-
-        if (static_cast<RcxRpcCommand>(hdr->command) == RPC_CMD_SHUTDOWN)
-            break;
-    }
-
-    /* mark not-ready so the host process can detect shutdown */
-    InterlockedExchange(reinterpret_cast<volatile LONG*>(&hdr->payloadReady), 0);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 /* ── cleanup ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-static void Cleanup(bool waitThread)
+void RcxPayloadCleanup()
 {
-    InterlockedExchange(&g_shutdown, 1);
+    if (!InterlockedCompareExchange(&g_initialized, 0, 0))
+        return;
 
-    /* wake the thread if it's blocked on REQ */
+    /* stop the poll timer first */
-    if (g_hReqEvent) SetEvent(g_hReqEvent);
+    if (g_hTimerQueue) {
-
+        DeleteTimerQueueEx(g_hTimerQueue, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE); /* waits for callbacks */
-    if (waitThread && g_hThread) {
+        g_hTimerQueue = nullptr;
-        WaitForSingleObject(g_hThread, 2000);
+        g_hPollTimer  = nullptr;
     }
-    if (g_hThread)   { CloseHandle(g_hThread);   g_hThread   = nullptr; }
+
-    if (g_mappedView){ UnmapViewOfFile(g_mappedView); g_mappedView = nullptr; }
+    /* mark not-ready */
+    if (g_mappedView) {
+        auto* hdr = static_cast<RcxRpcHeader*>(g_mappedView);
+        InterlockedExchange(reinterpret_cast<volatile LONG*>(&hdr->payloadReady), 0);
+    }
+
+    if (g_mappedView) { UnmapViewOfFile(g_mappedView); g_mappedView = nullptr; }
     if (g_hShm)       { CloseHandle(g_hShm);           g_hShm       = nullptr; }
     if (g_hReqEvent)  { CloseHandle(g_hReqEvent);      g_hReqEvent  = nullptr; }
     if (g_hRspEvent)  { CloseHandle(g_hRspEvent);      g_hRspEvent  = nullptr; }
+
+    InterlockedExchange(&g_initialized, 0);
 }
 
-/* ── DllMain ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── init (called AFTER DllMain returns — safe for timer queues) ── */
 
-BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE, DWORD reason, LPVOID reserved)
+extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+bool RcxPayloadInit()
 {
-    if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH) {
+    if (InterlockedCompareExchange(&g_initialized, 1, 0) != 0)
+        return true;   /* already initialized */
+
     uint32_t pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
 
-        /* ── read nonce from bootstrap shm ── */
-        char bootName[128];
-        rcx_rpc_boot_name(bootName, sizeof(bootName), pid);
-
-        HANDLE hBoot = OpenFileMappingA(FILE_MAP_READ, FALSE, bootName);
-        if (!hBoot) return TRUE;   /* no bootstrap = nothing to do */
-
-        auto* bootView = static_cast<const RcxRpcBootHeader*>(
-            MapViewOfFile(hBoot, FILE_MAP_READ, 0, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE));
-        if (!bootView) { CloseHandle(hBoot); return TRUE; }
-
-        char nonce[64] = {};
-        uint32_t nLen = bootView->nonceLength;
-        if (nLen > 59) nLen = 59;
-        memcpy(nonce, bootView->nonce, nLen);
-        nonce[nLen] = '\0';
-
-        UnmapViewOfFile(bootView);
-        CloseHandle(hBoot);
-
-        /* ── create main shared memory ── */
     char shmName[128], reqName[128], rspName[128];
-        rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid);
 
     g_hShm = CreateFileMappingA(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr,
                                 PAGE_READWRITE, 0, RCX_RPC_SHM_SIZE, shmName);
-        if (!g_hShm) return TRUE;
+    if (!g_hShm) {
+        InterlockedExchange(&g_initialized, 0);
+        return false;
+    }
 
     g_mappedView = MapViewOfFile(g_hShm, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, RCX_RPC_SHM_SIZE);
-        if (!g_mappedView) { CloseHandle(g_hShm); g_hShm = nullptr; return TRUE; }
+    if (!g_mappedView) {
+        CloseHandle(g_hShm); g_hShm = nullptr;
+        InterlockedExchange(&g_initialized, 0);
+        return false;
+    }
 
     memset(g_mappedView, 0, RCX_RPC_HEADER_SIZE);
     auto* hdr = static_cast<RcxRpcHeader*>(g_mappedView);
     hdr->version = RCX_RPC_VERSION;
 
-        /* image base from PEB: gs:[0x60] → PEB, +0x18 → Ldr, Flink → first entry, +0x30 → DllBase */
+    /* image base from PEB */
     {
         uint64_t peb;
         asm volatile("mov %%gs:0x60, %0" : "=r"(peb));
         uint64_t ldr       = *reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(peb + 0x18);
-            uint64_t firstLink = *reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(ldr + 0x10);  /* InLoadOrderModuleList.Flink */
+        uint64_t firstLink = *reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(ldr + 0x10);
-            hdr->imageBase     = *reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(firstLink + 0x30);  /* DllBase */
+        hdr->imageBase     = *reinterpret_cast<uint64_t*>(firstLink + 0x30);
     }
 
-        /* ── create events ── */
     g_hReqEvent = CreateEventA(nullptr, FALSE, FALSE, reqName);
     g_hRspEvent = CreateEventA(nullptr, FALSE, FALSE, rspName);
-        if (!g_hReqEvent || !g_hRspEvent) { Cleanup(false); return TRUE; }
+    if (!g_hReqEvent || !g_hRspEvent) {
-
+        RcxPayloadCleanup();
-        /* ── start server thread (payloadReady set by the thread) ── */
+        return false;
-        g_hThread = CreateThread(nullptr, 0, ServerThread, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
-        if (!g_hThread) { Cleanup(false); return TRUE; }
-    }
-    else if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH) {
-        /* reserved != NULL → process is terminating (threads already dead) */
-        Cleanup(reserved == nullptr);
     }
 
+    /* create dedicated timer queue + fast poll timer (10ms interval) */
+    g_hTimerQueue = CreateTimerQueue();
+    if (!g_hTimerQueue) {
+        RcxPayloadCleanup();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!CreateTimerQueueTimer(&g_hPollTimer, g_hTimerQueue,
+                               RcxPollTimerCallback, nullptr,
+                               0,     /* start immediately */
+                               10,    /* 10ms repeat */
+                               WT_EXECUTEDEFAULT)) {
+        RcxPayloadCleanup();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* mark ready */
+    InterlockedExchange(reinterpret_cast<volatile LONG*>(&hdr->payloadReady), 1);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* ── DllMain — minimal, no heavy work under loader lock ───────────── */
+
+BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
+{
+    if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH) {
+        RcxPayloadCleanup();
+    }
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -529,37 +541,14 @@ static void payload_init()
 {
     uint32_t pid = (uint32_t)getpid();
 
-    /* ── read nonce from bootstrap shm ── */
-    char bootName[128];
-    rcx_rpc_boot_name(bootName, sizeof(bootName), pid);
-
-    int bootFd = shm_open(bootName, O_RDONLY, 0);
-    if (bootFd < 0) return;
-
-    void* bootView = mmap(nullptr, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE, PROT_READ,
-                          MAP_SHARED, bootFd, 0);
-    close(bootFd);
-    if (bootView == MAP_FAILED) return;
-
-    auto* boot = static_cast<const RcxRpcBootHeader*>(bootView);
-    char nonce[64] = {};
-    uint32_t nLen = boot->nonceLength;
-    if (nLen > 59) nLen = 59;
-    memcpy(nonce, boot->nonce, nLen);
-    nonce[nLen] = '\0';
-    munmap(bootView, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-
-    /* one-shot, unlink bootstrap */
-    shm_unlink(bootName);
-
     /* ── open /proc/self/mem for safe access ── */
     g_memFd = open("/proc/self/mem", O_RDWR);
     if (g_memFd < 0) return;
 
-    /* ── create main shared memory ── */
+    /* ── create main shared memory (PID-only naming) ── */
-    rcx_rpc_shm_name(g_shmName, sizeof(g_shmName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_shm_name(g_shmName, sizeof(g_shmName), pid);
-    rcx_rpc_req_name(g_reqName, sizeof(g_reqName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_req_name(g_reqName, sizeof(g_reqName), pid);
-    rcx_rpc_rsp_name(g_rspName, sizeof(g_rspName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_rsp_name(g_rspName, sizeof(g_rspName), pid);
 
     g_shmFd = shm_open(g_shmName, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0600);
     if (g_shmFd < 0) return;

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/rcx_rpc_protocol.h

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define RCX_RPC_HEADER_SIZE   4096
 #define RCX_RPC_DATA_OFFSET   RCX_RPC_HEADER_SIZE
 #define RCX_RPC_DATA_SIZE     (RCX_RPC_SHM_SIZE - RCX_RPC_DATA_OFFSET)
-#define RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE     64
 
 /* status codes */
 #define RCX_RPC_STATUS_OK       0
@@ -83,47 +82,32 @@ struct RcxRpcHeader {
     uint8_t  _pad[RCX_RPC_HEADER_SIZE - 48];
 };
 
-/* Bootstrap shm -- 64 bytes, carries the nonce from plugin to payload */
+/* ── name formatting helpers (PID-only, no nonce) ─────────────────── */
-struct RcxRpcBootHeader {
-    uint32_t nonceLength;
-    char     nonce[60];
-};
 
-/* ── name formatting helpers ───────────────────────────────────────── */
+static inline void rcx_rpc_shm_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid) {
-
-static inline void rcx_rpc_boot_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_BOOT_%u", pid);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_SHM_%u", pid);
 #else
-    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_boot_%u", pid);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_shm_%u", pid);
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void rcx_rpc_shm_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid, const char* nonce) {
+static inline void rcx_rpc_req_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_SHM_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_REQ_%u", pid);
 #else
-    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_shm_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_req_%u", pid);
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void rcx_rpc_req_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid, const char* nonce) {
+static inline void rcx_rpc_rsp_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_REQ_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_RSP_%u", pid);
 #else
-    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_req_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
+    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_rsp_%u", pid);
-#endif
-}
-
-static inline void rcx_rpc_rsp_name(char* buf, int n, uint32_t pid, const char* nonce) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    snprintf(buf, n, "Local\\RCX_RSP_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
-#else
-    snprintf(buf, n, "/rcx_rsp_%u_%s", pid, nonce);
 #endif
 }
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 static_assert(sizeof(RcxRpcHeader) == RCX_RPC_HEADER_SIZE, "Header must be 4096 bytes");
-static_assert(sizeof(RcxRpcBootHeader) <= RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE,   "Boot header must fit 64 bytes");
 #endif

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/tests/test_rpc_client.cpp

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Usage:
  *   test_rpc_client                          (auto-spawn host)
- *   test_rpc_client <pid> <nonce> [testbuf_hex testlen]
+ *   test_rpc_client <pid> [testbuf_hex testlen]
  */
 
 #include "../rcx_rpc_protocol.h"
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ struct TestIpcClient {
     void*  view       = nullptr;
     bool   ok         = false;
 
-    bool connect(uint32_t pid, const char* nonce, int timeoutMs = 5000)
+    bool connect(uint32_t pid, int timeoutMs = 5000)
     {
         char shmName[128], reqName[128], rspName[128];
-        rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid, nonce);
+        rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid, nonce);
+        rcx_rpc_req_name(reqName, sizeof(reqName), pid);
-        rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid, nonce);
+        rcx_rpc_rsp_name(rspName, sizeof(rspName), pid);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
         ULONGLONG deadline = GetTickCount64() + (ULONGLONG)timeoutMs;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static pid_t  g_hostPid = 0;
 #endif
 static FILE*  g_hostPipe = nullptr;
 
-static bool spawn_host(uint32_t* outPid, char* outNonce,
+static bool spawn_host(uint32_t* outPid,
                         uint64_t* outTestBuf, uint32_t* outTestLen)
 {
     /* resolve path to test_rpc_host next to ourselves */
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ static bool spawn_host(uint32_t* outPid, char* outNonce,
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* parse: READY pid=X nonce=Y testbuf=0xZ testlen=N */
+    /* parse: READY pid=X testbuf=0xZ testlen=N */
     unsigned long long tbuf = 0;
     unsigned tlen = 0;
-    if (sscanf(line, "READY pid=%u nonce=%63s testbuf=0x%llx testlen=%u",
+    if (sscanf(line, "READY pid=%u testbuf=0x%llx testlen=%u",
-               outPid, outNonce, &tbuf, &tlen) < 2) {
+               outPid, &tbuf, &tlen) < 1) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: cannot parse host output: %s\n", line);
         return false;
     }
@@ -341,30 +341,28 @@ static void print_fail(const char* name) { printf("  [FAIL] %s\n", name); exit(1
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
     uint32_t pid = 0;
-    char nonce[64] = {};
     uint64_t testBuf = 0;
     uint32_t testLen = 0;
     bool autoMode = false;
 
-    if (argc >= 3) {
+    if (argc >= 2) {
         pid = (uint32_t)atoi(argv[1]);
-        strncpy(nonce, argv[2], 63);
+        if (argc >= 4) {
-        if (argc >= 5) {
+            testBuf = (uint64_t)strtoull(argv[2], nullptr, 0);
-            testBuf = (uint64_t)strtoull(argv[3], nullptr, 0);
+            testLen = (uint32_t)atoi(argv[3]);
-            testLen = (uint32_t)atoi(argv[4]);
         }
     } else {
         autoMode = true;
         printf("Auto-spawning test_rpc_host...\n");
-        if (!spawn_host(&pid, nonce, &testBuf, &testLen)) return 1;
+        if (!spawn_host(&pid, &testBuf, &testLen)) return 1;
     }
 
-    printf("Connecting to PID=%u  nonce=%s  testbuf=0x%llx  testlen=%u\n\n",
+    printf("Connecting to PID=%u  testbuf=0x%llx  testlen=%u\n\n",
-           pid, nonce, (unsigned long long)testBuf, testLen);
+           pid, (unsigned long long)testBuf, testLen);
 
     /* ── connect ── */
     TestIpcClient ipc;
-    if (!ipc.connect(pid, nonce)) {
+    if (!ipc.connect(pid)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: IPC connect failed\n");
         if (autoMode) cleanup_host();
         return 1;

plugins/RemoteProcessMemory/tests/test_rpc_host.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * test_rpc_host  --  loads rcx_payload in-process, acts as the "target".
  *
- * Usage:  test_rpc_host [nonce]
+ * Usage:  test_rpc_host
  *
  * Prints a READY line (machine-parseable), then waits for the payload
  * to shut down (RPC_CMD_SHUTDOWN from the client).
@@ -68,50 +68,11 @@ static int payload_path(char* out, int outLen)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* Create bootstrap shared memory with the nonce */
-static int create_bootstrap(uint32_t pid, const char* nonce)
-{
-    char bootName[128];
-    rcx_rpc_boot_name(bootName, sizeof(bootName), pid);
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    HANDLE h = CreateFileMappingA(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr,
-                                  PAGE_READWRITE, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE, bootName);
-    if (!h) return -1;
-    void* v = MapViewOfFile(h, FILE_MAP_WRITE, 0, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    if (!v) { CloseHandle(h); return -1; }
-
-    RcxRpcBootHeader* boot = (RcxRpcBootHeader*)v;
-    memset(boot, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    boot->nonceLength = (uint32_t)strlen(nonce);
-    strncpy(boot->nonce, nonce, 59);
-
-    UnmapViewOfFile(v);
-    /* keep h open for payload to read */
-    return 0;
-#else
-    int fd = shm_open(bootName, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0600);
-    if (fd < 0) return -1;
-    if (ftruncate(fd, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE) != 0) { close(fd); return -1; }
-    void* v = mmap(nullptr, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
-                   MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
-    close(fd);
-    if (v == MAP_FAILED) return -1;
-
-    RcxRpcBootHeader* boot = (RcxRpcBootHeader*)v;
-    memset(boot, 0, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    boot->nonceLength = (uint32_t)strlen(nonce);
-    strncpy(boot->nonce, nonce, 59);
-    munmap(v, RCX_RPC_BOOT_SIZE);
-    return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 /* Open the main shared memory (read-only, just to monitor payloadReady) */
-static void* open_main_shm(uint32_t pid, const char* nonce)
+static void* open_main_shm(uint32_t pid)
 {
     char shmName[128];
-    rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid, nonce);
+    rcx_rpc_shm_name(shmName, sizeof(shmName), pid);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
     HANDLE h = nullptr;
@@ -142,21 +103,14 @@ static uint8_t g_testBuf[65536];
 
 /* ── main ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-int main(int argc, char** argv)
+int main(int, char**)
 {
-    const char* nonce = (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "test0001";
     uint32_t pid = current_pid();
 
     /* fill test buffer with known pattern */
     for (int i = 0; i < (int)sizeof(g_testBuf); ++i)
         g_testBuf[i] = (uint8_t)(i & 0xFF);
 
-    /* create bootstrap shm */
-    if (create_bootstrap(pid, nonce) != 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to create bootstrap shm\n");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     /* load payload */
     char plPath[1024];
     if (payload_path(plPath, sizeof(plPath)) != 0) {
@@ -171,6 +125,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 plPath, GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
+
+    /* Call RcxPayloadInit() — DllMain is minimal, init must be explicit */
+    typedef bool (*RcxPayloadInitFn)();
+    auto pfnInit = (RcxPayloadInitFn)GetProcAddress(hPayload, "RcxPayloadInit");
+    if (!pfnInit || !pfnInit()) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: RcxPayloadInit() failed or not found\n");
+        FreeLibrary(hPayload);
+        return 1;
+    }
 #else
     void* hPayload = dlopen(plPath, RTLD_NOW);
     if (!hPayload) {
@@ -180,7 +143,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 #endif
 
     /* open main shm and wait for payloadReady */
-    void* shmView = open_main_shm(pid, nonce);
+    void* shmView = open_main_shm(pid);
     if (!shmView) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: failed to open main shared memory\n");
         return 1;
@@ -197,8 +160,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     /* print READY line for the client to parse */
-    printf("READY pid=%u nonce=%s testbuf=0x%llx testlen=%u\n",
+    printf("READY pid=%u testbuf=0x%llx testlen=%u\n",
-           pid, nonce,
+           pid,
            (unsigned long long)(uintptr_t)g_testBuf,
            (unsigned)sizeof(g_testBuf));
     fflush(stdout);
@@ -210,7 +173,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     printf("Payload shut down, exiting.\n");
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    /* give the server thread a moment to exit */
+    /* give the timer queue a moment to drain */
     Sleep(200);
     FreeLibrary(hPayload);
     if (shmView) UnmapViewOfFile(shmView);

plugins/WinDbgMemory/WinDbgMemoryPlugin.cpp

@@ -197,53 +197,15 @@ void WinDbgMemoryProvider::querySessionInfo()
         }
     }
 
-    if (m_symbols) {
+    // WinDbg provides access to the entire virtual address space.
-        ULONG numModules = 0, numUnloaded = 0;
+    // Do NOT auto-select a module as base — let the user set their
-        hr = m_symbols->GetNumberModules(&numModules, &numUnloaded);
+    // own base address.  m_base stays 0 so the controller won't
-        qDebug() << "[WinDbg] GetNumberModules hr=" << Qt::hex << (unsigned long)hr
+    // override tree.baseAddress.
-                 << "loaded=" << numModules << "unloaded=" << numUnloaded;
+    m_name = m_isLive ? QStringLiteral("WinDbg (Live)")
-        if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && numModules > 0) {
+                      : QStringLiteral("WinDbg (Dump)");
-            char modName[256] = {};
-            ULONG modSize = 0;
-            hr = m_symbols->GetModuleNames(0, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr,
-                                            modName, sizeof(modName), &modSize,
-                                            nullptr, 0, nullptr);
-            if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && modSize > 0)
-                m_name = QString::fromUtf8(modName);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (m_name.isEmpty())
-        m_name = m_isLive ? QStringLiteral("DbgEng (Live)") : QStringLiteral("DbgEng (Dump)");
-
-    if (m_symbols) {
-        ULONG numModules = 0, numUnloaded = 0;
-        hr = m_symbols->GetNumberModules(&numModules, &numUnloaded);
-        if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && numModules > 0) {
-            ULONG64 moduleBase = 0;
-            hr = m_symbols->GetModuleByIndex(0, &moduleBase);
-            qDebug() << "[WinDbg] Module 0 base=" << Qt::hex << moduleBase;
-            if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
-                m_base = moduleBase;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (m_base && m_dataSpaces) {
-        uint8_t probe[2] = {};
-        ULONG got = 0;
-        hr = m_dataSpaces->ReadVirtual(m_base, probe, 2, &got);
-        qDebug() << "[WinDbg] Probe read at" << Qt::hex << m_base
-                 << "hr=" << (unsigned long)hr << "got=" << got
-                 << "bytes:" << (int)probe[0] << (int)probe[1];
-        if (FAILED(hr) || got == 0) {
-            qWarning() << "[WinDbg] Probe read FAILED — cleaning up";
-            cleanup();
-            return;
-        }
-    }
 
     qDebug() << "[WinDbg] Ready. name=" << m_name
-             << "base=" << Qt::hex << m_base << "isLive=" << m_isLive;
+             << "isLive=" << m_isLive;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -305,8 +267,18 @@ bool WinDbgMemoryProvider::read(uint64_t addr, void* buf, int len) const
     dispatchToOwner([&]() {
         ULONG bytesRead = 0;
         HRESULT hr = m_dataSpaces->ReadVirtual(addr, buf, (ULONG)len, &bytesRead);
-        if (FAILED(hr) || (int)bytesRead < len)
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && (int)bytesRead >= len) {
+            result = true;
+            return;
+        }
+        // Partial or failed read — zero-fill remainder and log
         memset((char*)buf + bytesRead, 0, len - bytesRead);
+        ++m_readFailCount;
+        if (m_readFailCount <= 5 || (m_readFailCount % 100) == 0)
+            qDebug() << "[WinDbg] ReadVirtual FAILED addr=0x" << Qt::hex << addr
+                     << "len=" << Qt::dec << len
+                     << "hr=0x" << Qt::hex << (unsigned long)hr
+                     << "got=" << Qt::dec << bytesRead;
         result = bytesRead > 0;
     });
     return result;

plugins/WinDbgMemory/WinDbgMemoryPlugin.h

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ private:
     bool     m_isLive = false;
     bool     m_writable = false;
     bool     m_isRemote = false;   // true when connected via DebugConnect (tcp/npipe)
+    mutable int  m_readFailCount = 0;
 
     // Dedicated thread for DbgEng COM operations.  The remote TCP/pipe
     // transport is thread-affine — all calls must happen on the thread

src/compose.cpp

@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ void composeParent(ComposeState& state, const NodeTree& tree,
                 lm.lineKind   = LineKind::Field;
                 lm.nodeKind   = node.elementKind;
                 lm.isArrayElement = true;
+                lm.arrayElementIdx = i;
                 lm.offsetText = fmt::fmtOffsetMargin(elemAddr, false, state.offsetHexDigits);
                 lm.offsetAddr = elemAddr;
                 lm.ptrBase    = state.currentPtrBase;

src/controller.cpp

@@ -569,9 +569,9 @@ void RcxController::refresh() {
     // Prune stale selections (nodes removed by undo/redo/delete)
     QSet<uint64_t> valid;
     for (uint64_t id : m_selIds) {
-        uint64_t nodeId = id & ~kFooterIdBit;  // Strip footer bit for lookup
+        uint64_t nodeId = id & ~(kFooterIdBit | kArrayElemBit | kArrayElemMask);
         if (m_doc->tree.indexOfId(nodeId) >= 0)
-            valid.insert(id);  // Keep original ID (with footer bit if present)
+            valid.insert(id);  // Keep original ID (with footer/array bits if present)
     }
     m_selIds = valid;
 
@@ -1583,13 +1583,35 @@ void RcxController::showContextMenu(RcxEditor* editor, int line, int nodeIdx,
 
     // ── Always-available actions ──
 
-    menu.addAction(icon("diff-added.svg"), "Append 128 bytes", [this]() {
+    menu.addAction(icon("diff-added.svg"), "Append bytes...", [this, &menu]() {
+        bool ok;
+        QString input = QInputDialog::getText(menu.parentWidget(),
+            QStringLiteral("Append bytes"),
+            QStringLiteral("Byte count (decimal or 0x hex):"),
+            QLineEdit::Normal, QStringLiteral("128"), &ok);
+        if (!ok || input.trimmed().isEmpty()) return;
+
+        QString trimmed = input.trimmed();
+        int byteCount = 0;
+        if (trimmed.startsWith(QStringLiteral("0x"), Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+            byteCount = trimmed.mid(2).toInt(&ok, 16);
+        else
+            byteCount = trimmed.toInt(&ok, 10);
+        if (!ok || byteCount <= 0) return;
+
         uint64_t target = m_viewRootId ? m_viewRootId : 0;
+        int hex64Count = byteCount / 8;
+        int remainBytes = byteCount % 8;
+
         m_suppressRefresh = true;
-        m_doc->undoStack.beginMacro(QStringLiteral("Append 128 bytes"));
+        m_doc->undoStack.beginMacro(QStringLiteral("Append %1 bytes").arg(byteCount));
-        for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+        int idx = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < hex64Count; i++, idx++)
             insertNode(target, -1, NodeKind::Hex64,
-                       QStringLiteral("field_%1").arg(i));
+                       QStringLiteral("field_%1").arg(idx));
+        for (int i = 0; i < remainBytes; i++, idx++)
+            insertNode(target, -1, NodeKind::Hex8,
+                       QStringLiteral("field_%1").arg(idx));
         m_doc->undoStack.endMacro();
         m_suppressRefresh = false;
         refresh();
@@ -1674,11 +1696,17 @@ void RcxController::handleNodeClick(RcxEditor* source, int line,
     bool ctrl  = mods & Qt::ControlModifier;
     bool shift = mods & Qt::ShiftModifier;
 
-    // Compute effective selection ID: footers use nodeId | kFooterIdBit
+    // Compute effective selection ID:
+    //   footers        → nodeId | kFooterIdBit
+    //   array elements → nodeId | kArrayElemBit | (elemIdx << 48)
+    //   everything else → nodeId
     auto effectiveId = [this](int ln, uint64_t nid) -> uint64_t {
-        if (ln >= 0 && ln < m_lastResult.meta.size() &&
+        if (ln < 0 || ln >= m_lastResult.meta.size()) return nid;
-            m_lastResult.meta[ln].lineKind == LineKind::Footer)
+        const auto& lm = m_lastResult.meta[ln];
+        if (lm.lineKind == LineKind::Footer)
             return nid | kFooterIdBit;
+        if (lm.isArrayElement && lm.arrayElementIdx >= 0)
+            return makeArrayElemSelId(nid, lm.arrayElementIdx);
         return nid;
     };
 
@@ -1727,8 +1755,8 @@ void RcxController::handleNodeClick(RcxEditor* source, int line,
 
     if (m_selIds.size() == 1) {
         uint64_t sid = *m_selIds.begin();
-        // Strip footer bit for node lookup
+        // Strip footer/array bits for node lookup
-        int idx = m_doc->tree.indexOfId(sid & ~kFooterIdBit);
+        int idx = m_doc->tree.indexOfId(sid & ~(kFooterIdBit | kArrayElemBit | kArrayElemMask));
         if (idx >= 0) emit nodeSelected(idx);
     }
 }
@@ -2298,11 +2326,11 @@ void RcxController::attachViaPlugin(const QString& providerIdentifier, const QSt
         return;
     }
 
-    uint64_t newBase = provider->base();
     m_doc->undoStack.clear();
     m_doc->provider = std::move(provider);
     m_doc->dataPath.clear();
-    m_doc->tree.baseAddress = (newBase != 0) ? newBase : m_doc->tree.baseAddress;
+    // Don't overwrite baseAddress — caller (e.g. selfTest) already set it.
+    // User-initiated source switches go through selectSource() which does update it.
 
     // Re-evaluate stored formula against the new provider
     if (!m_doc->tree.baseAddressFormula.isEmpty()) {
@@ -2467,6 +2495,12 @@ void RcxController::clearSources() {
     refresh();
 }
 
+void RcxController::copySavedSources(const QVector<SavedSourceEntry>& sources, int activeIdx) {
+    m_savedSources = sources;
+    m_activeSourceIdx = activeIdx;
+    pushSavedSourcesToEditors();
+}
+
 void RcxController::pushSavedSourcesToEditors() {
     QVector<SavedSourceDisplay> display;
     display.reserve(m_savedSources.size());

src/controller.h

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ public:
     void switchSource(int idx) { switchToSavedSource(idx); }
     void clearSources();
     void selectSource(const QString& text);
+    void copySavedSources(const QVector<SavedSourceEntry>& sources, int activeIdx);
 
     // Value tracking toggle (per-tab, off by default)
     bool trackValues() const { return m_trackValues; }

src/core.h

@@ -481,6 +481,17 @@ static constexpr uint64_t kCommandRowId   = UINT64_MAX;
 static constexpr int      kCommandRowLine = 0;
 static constexpr int      kFirstDataLine  = 1;
 static constexpr uint64_t kFooterIdBit    = 0x8000000000000000ULL;
+static constexpr uint64_t kArrayElemBit   = 0x4000000000000000ULL;  // marks array element selection
+static constexpr uint64_t kArrayElemShift = 48;                     // bits 48-61 hold element index
+static constexpr uint64_t kArrayElemMask  = 0x3FFF000000000000ULL;  // 14 bits → max 16383 elements
+
+// Encode an array element selection ID: nodeId | kArrayElemBit | (elemIdx << 48)
+inline uint64_t makeArrayElemSelId(uint64_t nodeId, int elemIdx) {
+    return nodeId | kArrayElemBit | ((uint64_t)(elemIdx & 0x3FFF) << kArrayElemShift);
+}
+inline int arrayElemIdxFromSelId(uint64_t selId) {
+    return (int)((selId & kArrayElemMask) >> kArrayElemShift);
+}
 
 struct LineMeta {
     int      nodeIdx        = -1;

src/editor.cpp

@@ -787,6 +787,14 @@ void RcxEditor::applyDocument(const ComposeResult& result) {
     m_meta = result.meta;
     m_layout = result.layout;
 
+    // Build nodeId → display-line index for O(1) hover/selection lookup
+    m_nodeLineIndex.clear();
+    m_nodeLineIndex.reserve(m_meta.size());
+    for (int i = 0; i < m_meta.size(); i++) {
+        if (m_meta[i].nodeId != 0)
+            m_nodeLineIndex[m_meta[i].nodeId].append(i);
+    }
+
     // Dynamically resize margin to fit the current hex digit tier
     QString marginSizer = QString("  %1  ").arg(QString(m_layout.offsetHexDigits, '0'));
     m_sci->setMarginWidth(0, marginSizer);
@@ -835,9 +843,12 @@ void RcxEditor::applyDocument(const ComposeResult& result) {
     m_applyingDocument = false;
 
     // Re-apply hover markers (setText() clears all Scintilla markers).
+    // Reset m_prevHoveredNodeId so the incremental logic re-adds markers.
     // applyHoverCursor() is NOT called here — it evaluates hitTest() against
     // composed text that updateCommandRow() will overwrite.  The correct call
     // happens via applySelectionOverlays() after all text is finalized.
+    m_prevHoveredNodeId = 0;
+    m_prevHoveredLine = -1;
     applyHoverHighlight();
 }
 
@@ -1064,18 +1075,33 @@ void RcxEditor::applySelectionOverlay(const QSet<uint64_t>& selIds) {
     m_sci->SendScintilla(QsciScintillaBase::SCI_SETINDICATORCURRENT, IND_EDITABLE);
     m_sci->SendScintilla(QsciScintillaBase::SCI_INDICATORCLEARRANGE, (unsigned long)0, docLen);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < m_meta.size(); i++) {
+    // Use index: iterate selected IDs, look up their lines
-        if (isSyntheticLine(m_meta[i])) continue;
+    for (uint64_t selId : selIds) {
-        uint64_t nodeId = m_meta[i].nodeId;
+        bool isFooterSel = (selId & kFooterIdBit) != 0;
-        bool isFooter = (m_meta[i].lineKind == LineKind::Footer);
+        bool isArrayElemSel = (selId & kArrayElemBit) != 0;
-
+        int arrayElemIdx = isArrayElemSel ? arrayElemIdxFromSelId(selId) : -1;
-        // Footers check for footerId, non-footers check for plain nodeId
+        uint64_t nodeId = selId & ~(kFooterIdBit | kArrayElemBit | kArrayElemMask);
-        uint64_t checkId = isFooter ? (nodeId | kFooterIdBit) : nodeId;
+        auto it = m_nodeLineIndex.constFind(nodeId);
-        if (selIds.contains(checkId)) {
+        if (it == m_nodeLineIndex.constEnd()) continue;
-            m_sci->markerAdd(i, M_SELECTED);
+        for (int ln : *it) {
-            m_sci->markerAdd(i, M_ACCENT);
+            if (isSyntheticLine(m_meta[ln])) continue;
+            bool isFooter = (m_meta[ln].lineKind == LineKind::Footer);
+            // Match selection type to line type
+            if (isFooterSel && !isFooter) continue;
+            if (!isFooterSel && isFooter) continue;
+            // Array element: match by element index
+            if (isArrayElemSel) {
+                if (!m_meta[ln].isArrayElement || m_meta[ln].arrayElementIdx != arrayElemIdx)
+                    continue;
+            } else if (m_meta[ln].isArrayElement) {
+                // Plain nodeId selection shouldn't highlight individual array elements
+                // (the header line is enough)
+                continue;
+            }
+            m_sci->markerAdd(ln, M_SELECTED);
+            m_sci->markerAdd(ln, M_ACCENT);
             if (!isFooter)
-                paintEditableSpans(i);
+                paintEditableSpans(ln);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1088,28 +1114,63 @@ void RcxEditor::applySelectionOverlay(const QSet<uint64_t>& selIds) {
 }
 
 void RcxEditor::applyHoverHighlight() {
-    m_sci->markerDeleteAll(M_HOVER);
+    uint64_t prevId = m_prevHoveredNodeId;
+    int prevLine = m_prevHoveredLine;
+    m_prevHoveredNodeId = m_hoveredNodeId;
+    m_prevHoveredLine = m_hoveredLine;
+
+    // Fast path: nothing changed (same node AND same line)
+    if (prevId == m_hoveredNodeId && prevLine == m_hoveredLine
+        && m_hoveredNodeId != 0) return;
+
+    // Remove old hover markers
+    if (prevId != 0) {
+        // Check if old hovered line was a single-line highlight (footer or array element)
+        bool prevSingleLine = (prevLine >= 0 && prevLine < m_meta.size() &&
+            (m_meta[prevLine].lineKind == LineKind::Footer || m_meta[prevLine].isArrayElement));
+        if (prevSingleLine) {
+            m_sci->markerDelete(prevLine, M_HOVER);
+        } else {
+            auto it = m_nodeLineIndex.constFind(prevId);
+            if (it != m_nodeLineIndex.constEnd()) {
+                for (int ln : *it)
+                    m_sci->markerDelete(ln, M_HOVER);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     if (m_editState.active) return;
     if (!m_hoverInside) return;
     if (m_hoveredNodeId == 0) return;
 
-    // Check if hovered line is a footer - footers highlight independently
+    // Footer and array elements highlight only the specific line
     bool hoveringFooter = (m_hoveredLine >= 0 && m_hoveredLine < m_meta.size() &&
                            m_meta[m_hoveredLine].lineKind == LineKind::Footer);
+    bool hoveringArrayElem = (m_hoveredLine >= 0 && m_hoveredLine < m_meta.size() &&
+                              m_meta[m_hoveredLine].isArrayElement);
 
     // Check if the hovered item is already selected (using appropriate ID)
-    uint64_t checkId = hoveringFooter ? (m_hoveredNodeId | kFooterIdBit) : m_hoveredNodeId;
+    uint64_t checkId;
+    if (hoveringFooter)
+        checkId = m_hoveredNodeId | kFooterIdBit;
+    else if (hoveringArrayElem)
+        checkId = makeArrayElemSelId(m_hoveredNodeId, m_meta[m_hoveredLine].arrayElementIdx);
+    else
+        checkId = m_hoveredNodeId;
     if (m_currentSelIds.contains(checkId)) return;
 
-    if (hoveringFooter) {
+    if (hoveringFooter || hoveringArrayElem) {
-        // Footer: only highlight this specific line
+        // Single-line highlight for footers and array elements
         m_sci->markerAdd(m_hoveredLine, M_HOVER);
     } else {
-        // Non-footer: highlight all matching lines except footers
+        // Non-footer, non-array-element: highlight all lines for this node
-        for (int i = 0; i < m_meta.size(); i++) {
+        auto it = m_nodeLineIndex.constFind(m_hoveredNodeId);
-            if (m_meta[i].nodeId == m_hoveredNodeId &&
+        if (it != m_nodeLineIndex.constEnd()) {
-                m_meta[i].lineKind != LineKind::Footer)
+            for (int ln : *it) {
-                m_sci->markerAdd(i, M_HOVER);
+                if (m_meta[ln].lineKind != LineKind::Footer &&
+                    !m_meta[ln].isArrayElement)
+                    m_sci->markerAdd(ln, M_HOVER);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -2617,11 +2678,16 @@ void RcxEditor::updateEditableIndicators(int line) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Helper to check if a line's node is selected (handles footer IDs)
+    // Helper to check if a line's node is selected (handles footer/array element IDs)
     auto isLineSelected = [this](const LineMeta* lm) -> bool {
         if (!lm) return false;
-        bool isFooter = (lm->lineKind == LineKind::Footer);
+        uint64_t checkId;
-        uint64_t checkId = isFooter ? (lm->nodeId | kFooterIdBit) : lm->nodeId;
+        if (lm->lineKind == LineKind::Footer)
+            checkId = lm->nodeId | kFooterIdBit;
+        else if (lm->isArrayElement && lm->arrayElementIdx >= 0)
+            checkId = makeArrayElemSelId(lm->nodeId, lm->arrayElementIdx);
+        else
+            checkId = lm->nodeId;
         return m_currentSelIds.contains(checkId);
     };
 

src/editor.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QSet>
 #include <QPoint>
+#include <QHash>
 
 class QsciScintilla;
 class QsciLexerCPP;
@@ -95,8 +96,12 @@ private:
     bool   m_hoverInside = false;
     uint64_t m_hoveredNodeId = 0;
     int      m_hoveredLine = -1;
+    uint64_t m_prevHoveredNodeId = 0;  // for incremental marker update
+    int      m_prevHoveredLine = -1;   // for incremental marker update
     QSet<uint64_t> m_currentSelIds;
     QVector<int> m_hoverSpanLines;  // Lines with hover span indicators
+    // ── nodeId → display-line index (built in applyDocument) ──
+    QHash<uint64_t, QVector<int>> m_nodeLineIndex;
     // ── Drag selection ──
     bool m_dragging = false;
     bool m_dragStarted = false;   // true once drag threshold exceeded

src/main.cpp

@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ public:
         // Kill the 1px frame margin Fusion reserves around QMenu contents
         if (metric == PM_MenuPanelWidth)
             return 0;
+        // Kill the separator between dock widgets / central widget
+        if (metric == PM_DockWidgetSeparatorExtent)
+            return 0;
         return QProxyStyle::pixelMetric(metric, opt, w);
     }
     void drawPrimitive(PrimitiveElement elem, const QStyleOption* opt,
@@ -261,21 +264,37 @@ public:
         // Kill the status bar item frame and panel border
         if (elem == PE_FrameStatusBarItem || elem == PE_PanelStatusBar)
             return;
+        // Transparent menu bar background (no CSS needed)
+        if (elem == PE_PanelMenuBar)
+            return;
         QProxyStyle::drawPrimitive(elem, opt, p, w);
     }
     void drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption* opt,
                      QPainter* p, const QWidget* w) const override {
-        // Menu bar items (File, Edit, View…) — direct paint, Fusion ignores palette
+        // Suppress Fusion's CE_MenuBarEmptyArea — it fills with palette.window()
+        // bypassing PE_PanelMenuBar.  TitleBarWidget paints the background.
+        if (element == CE_MenuBarEmptyArea)
+            return;
+        // Menu bar items — fully owned painting (Fusion fills full rect, hiding border)
         if (element == CE_MenuBarItem) {
             if (auto* mi = qstyleoption_cast<const QStyleOptionMenuItem*>(opt)) {
-                if (mi->state & (State_Selected | State_Sunken)) {
+                QRect area = mi->rect.adjusted(0, 0, 0, -1); // leave 1px for border
-                    QStyleOptionMenuItem patched = *mi;
+                bool selected = mi->state & State_Selected;
-                    patched.state &= ~(State_Selected | State_Sunken);
+                bool sunken   = mi->state & State_Sunken;
-                    patched.palette.setColor(QPalette::ButtonText,
+
-                        mi->palette.color(QPalette::Link));          // amber text only
+                // Only fill background for hover/pressed — non-hovered stays
-                    QProxyStyle::drawControl(element, &patched, p, w);
+                // transparent so the parent's border line shows through.
-                    return;
+                if (sunken)
-                }
+                    p->fillRect(area, mi->palette.color(QPalette::Mid).darker(130));
+                else if (selected)
+                    p->fillRect(area, mi->palette.color(QPalette::Mid));
+
+                QColor fg = (selected || sunken)
+                    ? mi->palette.color(QPalette::Link)
+                    : mi->palette.color(QPalette::ButtonText);
+                p->setPen(fg);
+                p->drawText(area, Qt::AlignCenter | Qt::TextShowMnemonic, mi->text);
+                return; // never delegate to Fusion
             }
         }
         // Popup menu items — palette patch then delegate to Fusion
@@ -285,7 +304,7 @@ public:
                     && mi->menuItemType != QStyleOptionMenuItem::Separator) {
                     QStyleOptionMenuItem patched = *mi;
                     patched.palette.setColor(QPalette::Highlight,
-                        mi->palette.color(QPalette::Mid));           // theme.border
+                        mi->palette.color(QPalette::Mid));           // theme.hover
                     patched.palette.setColor(QPalette::HighlightedText,
                         mi->palette.color(QPalette::Link));          // theme.indHoverSpan
                     QProxyStyle::drawControl(element, &patched, p, w);
@@ -1352,8 +1371,7 @@ void MainWindow::toggleMcp() {
 void MainWindow::applyTheme(const Theme& theme) {
     applyGlobalTheme(theme);
 
-    // Kill the 1px separator line between central widget and status bar
+    // Separator killed via PM_DockWidgetSeparatorExtent in MenuBarStyle
-    setStyleSheet("QMainWindow::separator { height: 0px; width: 0px; }");
 
     // Custom title bar
     m_titleBar->applyTheme(theme);
@@ -1976,7 +1994,22 @@ QMdiSubWindow* MainWindow::project_new(const QString& classKeyword) {
 
     buildEmptyStruct(doc->tree, classKeyword);
 
+    // Inherit source from current tab (if any)
+    auto* currentCtrl = activeController();
+    if (currentCtrl && currentCtrl->document()->provider
+        && currentCtrl->document()->provider->isValid()) {
+        doc->provider = currentCtrl->document()->provider;
+    }
+
     auto* sub = createTab(doc);
+
+    // Copy saved sources to new tab's controller
+    if (currentCtrl && !currentCtrl->savedSources().isEmpty()) {
+        auto& newTab = m_tabs[sub];
+        newTab.ctrl->copySavedSources(currentCtrl->savedSources(),
+                                       currentCtrl->activeSourceIndex());
+    }
+
     rebuildWorkspaceModel();
     return sub;
 }
@@ -2280,8 +2313,16 @@ void MainWindow::populateSourceMenu() {
         {QStringLiteral("reclass.netcompatlayer"), QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/plug.svg")},
     };
 
-    m_sourceMenu->addAction(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/file-binary.svg")),
+    auto addSourceAction = [this](const QString& text, const QIcon& icon, auto&& slot) {
-                            QStringLiteral("File"), this, [this]() {
+        auto* act = m_sourceMenu->addAction(icon, text);
+        act->setIconVisibleInMenu(true);
+        connect(act, &QAction::triggered, this, std::forward<decltype(slot)>(slot));
+        return act;
+    };
+
+    addSourceAction(QStringLiteral("File"),
+                    makeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/file-binary.svg")),
+                    [this]() {
         if (auto* c = activeController()) c->selectSource(QStringLiteral("File"));
     });
 
@@ -2289,14 +2330,14 @@ void MainWindow::populateSourceMenu() {
     for (const auto& prov : providers) {
         QString name = prov.name;
         auto it = s_providerIcons.constFind(prov.identifier);
-        QIcon icon(it != s_providerIcons.constEnd() ? *it
+        QIcon icon = makeIcon(it != s_providerIcons.constEnd() ? *it
                               : QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/extensions.svg"));
 
         QString label = prov.dllFileName.isEmpty()
             ? name
             : QStringLiteral("%1  (%2)").arg(name, prov.dllFileName);
 
-        m_sourceMenu->addAction(icon, label, this, [this, name]() {
+        addSourceAction(label, icon, [this, name]() {
             if (auto* c = activeController()) c->selectSource(name);
         });
     }
@@ -2306,18 +2347,20 @@ void MainWindow::populateSourceMenu() {
         for (int i = 0; i < ctrl->savedSources().size(); i++) {
             const auto& e = ctrl->savedSources()[i];
             auto* act = m_sourceMenu->addAction(
-                QStringLiteral("%1 '%2'").arg(e.kind, e.displayName),
+                QStringLiteral("%1 '%2'").arg(e.kind, e.displayName));
-                this, [this, i]() {
-                    if (auto* c = activeController()) c->switchSource(i);
-                });
             act->setCheckable(true);
             act->setChecked(i == ctrl->activeSourceIndex());
+            connect(act, &QAction::triggered, this, [this, i]() {
+                if (auto* c = activeController()) c->switchSource(i);
+            });
         }
         m_sourceMenu->addSeparator();
-        m_sourceMenu->addAction(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/clear-all.svg")),
+        auto* clearAct = addSourceAction(QStringLiteral("Clear All"),
-                                QStringLiteral("Clear All"), this, [this]() {
+                        makeIcon(QStringLiteral(":/vsicons/clear-all.svg")),
+                        [this]() {
             if (auto* c = activeController()) c->clearSources();
         });
+        Q_UNUSED(clearAct);
     }
 }
 

src/themes/theme.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "theme.h"
+#include <QtGlobal>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 namespace rcx {
@@ -61,6 +62,15 @@ Theme Theme::fromJson(const QJsonObject& o) {
         t.indHeatWarm = t.indHoverSpan.isValid() ? t.indHoverSpan : t.syntaxString;
     if (!t.indHeatHot.isValid())
         t.indHeatHot = t.markerPtr;
+
+    // Ensure hover is visually distinct from background
+    if (t.hover.isValid() && t.background.isValid()) {
+        int dist = qAbs(t.hover.red() - t.background.red())
+                 + qAbs(t.hover.green() - t.background.green())
+                 + qAbs(t.hover.blue() - t.background.blue());
+        if (dist < 20)
+            t.hover = t.background.lighter(130);
+    }
     return t;
 }
 

src/titlebar.cpp

@@ -76,14 +76,16 @@ void TitleBarWidget::applyTheme(const Theme& theme) {
         QStringLiteral("QLabel { color: %1; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; }")
             .arg(theme.textDim.name()));
 
-    // Menu bar styling — transparent background, themed text
+    // Menu bar palette — hover/bg handled by MenuBarStyle QProxyStyle.
-    m_menuBar->setStyleSheet(
+    // Set Window + Button to background so Fusion never paints a foreign color.
-        QStringLiteral(
+    {
-            "QMenuBar { background: transparent; border: none; }"
+        QPalette mbPal = m_menuBar->palette();
-            "QMenuBar::item { background: transparent; color: %1; padding: 8px 8px 4px 8px; }"
+        mbPal.setColor(QPalette::Window, theme.background);
-            "QMenuBar::item:selected { background: %2; }"
+        mbPal.setColor(QPalette::Button, theme.background);
-            "QMenuBar::item:pressed { background: %2; }")
+        mbPal.setColor(QPalette::ButtonText, theme.textDim);
-            .arg(theme.textDim.name(), theme.hover.name()));
+        m_menuBar->setPalette(mbPal);
+        m_menuBar->setAutoFillBackground(false);
+    }
 
     // Chrome buttons
     QString btnStyle = QStringLiteral(

tests/test_windbg_provider.cpp

@@ -256,8 +256,9 @@ private slots:
     {
         WinDbgMemoryProvider prov(m_connString);
         QVERIFY(prov.isValid());
-        QVERIFY2(prov.base() != 0, "Should have a non-zero base from first module");
+        // WinDbg provider no longer auto-selects a module base — it returns 0
-        qDebug() << "Base address:" << QString("0x%1").arg(prov.base(), 0, 16);
+        // so the controller doesn't override the user's chosen base address.
+        QCOMPARE(prov.base(), (uint64_t)0);
     }
 
     // ── Read: MZ header on main thread ──
@@ -446,6 +447,139 @@ private slots:
         QCOMPARE(raw->Name(), std::string("WinDbg Memory"));
         delete raw;
     }
+
+    // ── Kernel session tests ──
+    // Requires a WinDbg instance with a kernel dump loaded and
+    // .server tcp:port=5055 running.  Skipped automatically if
+    // no server is available.  Override with WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN env var.
+
+    void provider_kernel_connect()
+    {
+        QString kernelConn = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN",
+            "tcp:Port=5055,Server=localhost");
+        if (!canConnect(kernelConn))
+            QSKIP("No kernel debug server available (set WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN)");
+
+        WinDbgMemoryProvider prov(kernelConn);
+        QVERIFY2(prov.isValid(), "Should connect to kernel debug server");
+        QCOMPARE(prov.kind(), QStringLiteral("WinDbg"));
+
+        qDebug() << "Kernel provider name:" << prov.name();
+        qDebug() << "Kernel provider base:" << QString("0x%1").arg(prov.base(), 0, 16);
+        qDebug() << "Kernel provider isLive:" << prov.isLive();
+
+        // Name should not be an arbitrary user-mode DLL
+        QVERIFY2(!prov.name().contains("WS2_32", Qt::CaseInsensitive),
+                 qPrintable("Name should not be 'WS2_32', got: " + prov.name()));
+    }
+
+    void provider_kernel_read_base()
+    {
+        QString kernelConn = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN",
+            "tcp:Port=5055,Server=localhost");
+        if (!canConnect(kernelConn))
+            QSKIP("No kernel debug server available");
+
+        WinDbgMemoryProvider prov(kernelConn);
+        QVERIFY(prov.isValid());
+
+        // Provider no longer auto-selects a base.  Use a known kernel address
+        // from env, or skip.
+        QString addrStr = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR", "");
+        if (addrStr.isEmpty())
+            QSKIP("Set WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR to a readable kernel address");
+
+        bool ok = false;
+        uint64_t addr = addrStr.toULongLong(&ok, 16);
+        QVERIFY2(ok && addr != 0, "WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR must be a valid hex address");
+
+        uint8_t buf[16] = {};
+        ok = prov.read(addr, buf, 16);
+        QVERIFY2(ok, "Should read from kernel address");
+
+        bool allZero = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+            if (buf[i] != 0) { allZero = false; break; }
+        }
+        QVERIFY2(!allZero, "Kernel read returned all zeros");
+    }
+
+    void provider_kernel_read_high_address()
+    {
+        QString kernelConn = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN",
+            "tcp:Port=5055,Server=localhost");
+        if (!canConnect(kernelConn))
+            QSKIP("No kernel debug server available");
+
+        WinDbgMemoryProvider prov(kernelConn);
+        QVERIFY(prov.isValid());
+
+        // Use env var for a specific kernel address (e.g. _EPROCESS),
+        // otherwise fall back to the provider's base.
+        QString addrStr = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR", "");
+        uint64_t addr = 0;
+        if (!addrStr.isEmpty()) {
+            bool ok = false;
+            addr = addrStr.toULongLong(&ok, 16);
+            if (!ok) addr = 0;
+        }
+        if (addr == 0) addr = prov.base();
+
+        uint8_t buf[64] = {};
+        bool ok = prov.read(addr, buf, 64);
+        QVERIFY2(ok, qPrintable(QString("Should read kernel addr 0x%1")
+                                 .arg(addr, 0, 16)));
+
+        bool allZero = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 64; ++i) {
+            if (buf[i] != 0) { allZero = false; break; }
+        }
+        QVERIFY2(!allZero, "Kernel high-address read returned all zeros");
+
+        qDebug() << "Read 64 bytes at" << QString("0x%1").arg(addr, 0, 16)
+                 << "first 8:" << QString("%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8")
+                    .arg(buf[0], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[1], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[2], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[3], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[4], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[5], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[6], 2, 16, QChar('0'))
+                    .arg(buf[7], 2, 16, QChar('0'));
+    }
+
+    void provider_kernel_read_backgroundThread()
+    {
+        QString kernelConn = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_CONN",
+            "tcp:Port=5055,Server=localhost");
+        if (!canConnect(kernelConn))
+            QSKIP("No kernel debug server available");
+
+        QString addrStr = qEnvironmentVariable("WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR", "");
+        if (addrStr.isEmpty())
+            QSKIP("Set WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR to a readable kernel address");
+
+        bool ok = false;
+        uint64_t addr = addrStr.toULongLong(&ok, 16);
+        QVERIFY2(ok && addr != 0, "WINDBG_KERNEL_ADDR must be a valid hex address");
+
+        WinDbgMemoryProvider prov(kernelConn);
+        QVERIFY(prov.isValid());
+
+        // Simulate the controller's async refresh pattern
+        QFuture<QByteArray> future = QtConcurrent::run([&prov, addr]() -> QByteArray {
+            return prov.readBytes(addr, 4096);
+        });
+        future.waitForFinished();
+        QByteArray data = future.result();
+
+        QCOMPARE(data.size(), 4096);
+        bool allZero = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+            if (data[i] != '\0') { allZero = false; break; }
+        }
+        QVERIFY2(!allZero, "Kernel background read returned all zeros");
+    }
 };
 
 QTEST_MAIN(TestWinDbgProvider)

tools/test_hover.py

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+"""
+Structural hover test: validate that all themes produce visible hover colors
+and that the QProxyStyle code handles the required control elements.
+
+No pixel sampling — checks theme JSON values and source code patterns.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def hex_to_rgb(h):
+    h = h.lstrip('#')
+    return tuple(int(h[i:i+2], 16) for i in (0, 2, 4))
+
+
+def color_dist(c1, c2):
+    return sum(abs(a - b) for a, b in zip(c1, c2))
+
+
+def lighter_130(rgb):
+    """Approximate Qt's QColor::lighter(130) for dark grays."""
+    r, g, b = rgb
+    return (min(255, int(r * 1.3) + 1),
+            min(255, int(g * 1.3) + 1),
+            min(255, int(b * 1.3) + 1))
+
+
+def load_themes():
+    themes = {}
+    theme_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                             '..', 'src', 'themes', 'defaults')
+    if not os.path.isdir(theme_dir):
+        return themes
+    for name in os.listdir(theme_dir):
+        if name.endswith('.json'):
+            with open(os.path.join(theme_dir, name)) as f:
+                themes[name] = json.load(f)
+    return themes
+
+
+def test_hover_visibility(themes):
+    """Every theme must have hover visually distinct from background.
+    If raw values are identical, Theme::fromJson applies lighter(130)."""
+    ok = True
+    for name, data in sorted(themes.items()):
+        bg = hex_to_rgb(data['background'])
+        hover = hex_to_rgb(data['hover'])
+        dist = color_dist(bg, hover)
+
+        if dist < 20:
+            # fromJson will fix this — verify the fix produces sufficient contrast
+            fixed = lighter_130(bg)
+            fixed_dist = color_dist(bg, fixed)
+            if fixed_dist < 15:
+                print(f"  FAIL: {name}: hover==bg and lighter(130) still too close "
+                      f"(dist={fixed_dist})")
+                ok = False
+            else:
+                print(f"  OK:   {name}: hover==bg, fromJson fixup -> "
+                      f"dist {dist}->{fixed_dist}")
+        else:
+            print(f"  OK:   {name}: hover distinct (dist={dist})")
+    return ok
+
+
+def test_proxystyle_handlers():
+    """Verify MenuBarStyle handles CE_MenuBarItem, CE_MenuItem, CE_MenuBarEmptyArea."""
+    src = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'src', 'main.cpp')
+    with open(src) as f:
+        code = f.read()
+
+    required = {
+        'CE_MenuBarItem':      r'element\s*==\s*CE_MenuBarItem',
+        'CE_MenuItem':         r'element\s*==\s*CE_MenuItem',
+        'CE_MenuBarEmptyArea': r'element\s*==\s*CE_MenuBarEmptyArea',
+        'State_Selected':      r'State_Selected',
+        'QPalette::Mid':       r'QPalette::Mid',
+    }
+
+    ok = True
+    for label, pattern in required.items():
+        if re.search(pattern, code):
+            print(f"  OK:   MenuBarStyle handles {label}")
+        else:
+            print(f"  FAIL: MenuBarStyle missing {label}")
+            ok = False
+    return ok
+
+
+def test_no_menubar_css():
+    """Verify no CSS stylesheet is set on QMenuBar (would bypass QProxyStyle)."""
+    src_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'src')
+    ok = True
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(src_dir):
+        for fname in files:
+            if not fname.endswith('.cpp'):
+                continue
+            path = os.path.join(root, fname)
+            with open(path, encoding='utf-8', errors='replace') as f:
+                for i, line in enumerate(f, 1):
+                    # Check for menuBar/m_menuBar stylesheet calls
+                    if ('menuBar' in line or 'm_menuBar' in line) and \
+                       'setStyleSheet' in line:
+                        print(f"  FAIL: CSS on QMenuBar at {fname}:{i}: "
+                              f"{line.strip()}")
+                        ok = False
+    if ok:
+        print("  OK:   No CSS on QMenuBar")
+    return ok
+
+
+def test_hover_fixup_in_fromjson():
+    """Verify Theme::fromJson applies the hover fixup."""
+    src = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                       '..', 'src', 'themes', 'theme.cpp')
+    with open(src) as f:
+        code = f.read()
+
+    if 'lighter(130)' in code and 't.hover' in code:
+        print("  OK:   Theme::fromJson has hover fixup")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print("  FAIL: Theme::fromJson missing hover fixup")
+        return False
+
+
+def main():
+    themes = load_themes()
+    if not themes:
+        print("FAIL: No theme files found")
+        return 1
+
+    all_ok = True
+
+    print("--- Test 1: Hover visibility across themes ---")
+    all_ok &= test_hover_visibility(themes)
+
+    print("\n--- Test 2: QProxyStyle handles required elements ---")
+    all_ok &= test_proxystyle_handlers()
+
+    print("\n--- Test 3: No CSS on QMenuBar ---")
+    all_ok &= test_no_menubar_css()
+
+    print("\n--- Test 4: Theme::fromJson hover fixup ---")
+    all_ok &= test_hover_fixup_in_fromjson()
+
+    print(f"\n{'='*50}")
+    if all_ok:
+        print("ALL HOVER TESTS PASSED")
+        return 0
+    else:
+        print("SOME HOVER TESTS FAILED")
+        return 1
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())