diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
index 0486169973..dbd87599aa 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/PLAN.md
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 **Status:** Architecture chosen. Implementation in progress. Phases 0–8 substantially complete.
 Phases 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b (partial), 15c (partial), 15d, 14e, 16–29 substantially complete.
-**Last updated:** 2026-06-21 — Phase 27/28/29 sync + §17 dialog consistency assessment (44/46 dialogs unified, 4-item P1-P4 refactor backlog).
-**Date:** 2026-06-12 (initial) · 2026-06-13 (rename + comprehensive review + audit fixes) · 2026-06-19 (bug fixes, standalone binaries, syntax highlighter, parity audit reconciliation) · 2026-06-20 (Phase 16, Phase 17, Phase 18, Phase 19, Phase 20, Phase 21, Phase 22, Phase 23, Phase 24, Phase 25, Phase 26) · 2026-06-21 (Phase 27, Phase 28, Phase 29, §17 dialog audit)
+Dialog unification: §17.4 P1-P4 done (commit `6c30edaf3e`); 4/47 raw `Clear` sites remaining
+(all defensible). P5-P7 deferred.
+**Last updated:** 2026-06-21 — §17.8 P1-P4 dialog unification complete (commit `6c30edaf3e`, 4 dialogs migrated, raw `Clear` count down to 4 defensible sites).
+**Date:** 2026-06-12 (initial) · 2026-06-13 (rename + comprehensive review + audit fixes) · 2026-06-19 (bug fixes, standalone binaries, syntax highlighter, parity audit reconciliation) · 2026-06-20 (Phase 16, Phase 17, Phase 18, Phase 19, Phase 20, Phase 21, Phase 22, Phase 23, Phase 24, Phase 25, Phase 26) · 2026-06-21 (Phase 27, Phase 28, Phase 29, §17 dialog audit + §17.8 P1-P4 completion)
 **Branch:** `0.2.4`
 **Decision authority:** User selected Option A (Pure Rust TLC) on 2026-06-12.
 **Scope:** Reimplement ALL of Midnight Commander (MC 4.8.33) in pure Rust.
@@ -1571,6 +1573,37 @@ are intentional non-chrome. The §17.4 backlog is the final 7% of dialog unifica
 the four priority items (P1-P4) are each small (5-40 LOC) and can be done in a single
 sitting.
 
+### 17.8 P1-P4 unification complete (2026-06-21)
+
+All four priority items from §17.4 executed in commit `6c30edaf3e`:
+
+- **P1** `widget/dialog.rs::Dialog::render` now delegates shell to `render_popup`. The only
+  shadow regression in the unified stack is closed. Test:
+  `render_draws_drop_shadow_at_bottom_right_corner` asserts the shadow bg is painted.
+- **P2** `filemanager/overwrite_dialog.rs` Y/N/All/Skip/Abort legend replaced with
+  `render_button_row` (Yes=Default, others=Normal). Test:
+  `render_uses_mc_bracket_button_shapes` asserts the MC bracket shapes.
+- **P3** `filemanager/confirm_dialog.rs` Save/Cancel replaced with `render_button_row`
+  (Save=Default, Cancel=Normal). Test asserts the MC bracket shapes.
+- **P4** `editor/menubar.rs:520` F9 dropdown migrated to `render_popup`, matching
+  `filemanager/menubar.rs` (which was migrated in `c032c9a787`).
+
+**Acceptance criterion (§17.6)**: `grep "frame.render_widget(Clear" src/` now returns
+exactly 4 sites, all defensible:
+1. `terminal/popup.rs:125` — the renderer itself
+2. `filemanager/tree.rs:304` — full-screen, intentional
+3. `filemanager/menubar.rs:260` — F9 top bar (intentional full-width)
+4. `editor/menubar.rs:427` — F9 top bar (intentional full-width)
+
+`widget/dialog.rs` no longer appears in the list. Zero shadow regressions remain.
+
+Tests: 1184 passing, 0 failing (was 1180; +4 from P1-P4). Both release builds clean
+(default + `--features sftp`).
+
+P5 (SaveBeforeClose Y/N/Esc legend), P6 (viewer/editor SaveBeforeClose unification),
+and P7 (~15 decorative key-legend hints) are NOT migrated in this commit — see
+§17.4 for rationale and deferral reasoning.
+
 ---
 
 ## Changelog
@@ -1660,8 +1693,8 @@ sitting.
 - **2026-06-21** — **Test count**: 1180 tests, 0 failures.
 - **2026-06-21** — **Binary sizes**: `tlc` 5.4 MB, `tlcedit` 3.9 MB, `tlcview` 3.8 MB.
 
-- **2026-06-21** — **Dialog consistency assessment (PLAN §17)**: Comprehensive audit of
-  every dialog in tlc. Confirms Phase 16-18 brought **44/46 dialog surfaces onto the
+- **2026-06-21** — **Dialog consistency assessment (PLAN §17)**: Comprehensive audit of every
+  dialog in tlc. Confirms Phase 16-18 brought **44/46 dialog surfaces onto the
   unified `render_popup` path** (33 in `filemanager/`, 5 in `editor/render.rs`, 1 in
   `ops/progress.rs`; the 45th `widget/dialog.rs::Dialog::render` uses raw `Clear`+`Block`
   and is the only shadow regression in the unified stack — see §17.4 P1). The two
@@ -1673,3 +1706,15 @@ sitting.
   P2 overwrite_dialog Y/N/A/S/Esc migration, P3 confirm_dialog Save/Cancel migration,
   P4 editor menubar dropdown migration, P5 editor SaveBeforeClose legend, P6
   viewer/editor SaveBeforeClose unification, P7 optional decorative hint strips.
+
+- **2026-06-21** — **PLAN §17.8 — P1-P4 dialog unification complete (commit `6c30edaf3e`)**:
+  All four priority items from §17.4 executed. P1 widget/dialog.rs now delegates shell to
+  render_popup (closes only shadow regression in the unified stack). P2 overwrite_dialog
+  Y/N/All/Skip/Abort legend migrated to render_button_row (Yes=Default, others=Normal).
+  P3 confirm_dialog Save/Cancel migrated to render_button_row (Save=Default, Cancel=Normal).
+  P4 editor/menubar.rs F9 dropdown migrated to render_popup, matching the
+  already-migrated filemanager/menubar.rs dropdown. Acceptance criterion from §17.6 met:
+  grep for raw Clear now returns exactly 4 defensible sites (popup renderer itself,
+  full-screen tree, two intentional full-width menu-bar top rows). widget/dialog.rs no
+  longer appears. 1184 tests passing (+4 from P1-P4). PLAN §17.8 added with full
+  per-P commit refs and acceptance-criterion audit.
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/.gitignore b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a76b545e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Built artifacts — keep source but not the binaries
+*.tar.gz
+*.deb
+tlc-1.0.0/bin/
+tlc-1.0.0/locales/*.yml
+tlc-1.0.0/config/default.toml
+tlc-1.0.0/mc-skins/
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/PKGBUILD b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/PKGBUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f62abb840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/PKGBUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Maintainer: Red Bear OS <https://gitea.redbearos.org/vasilito/redbear-os.git>
+pkgname=tlc
+pkgver=1.0.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Twilight Commander — pure-Rust TUI file manager"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://gitea.redbearos.org/vasilito/redbear-os.git"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=()
+makedepends=()
+source=("https://gitea.redbearos.org/vasilito/redbear-os/releases/download/${pkgver}/tlc-${pkgver}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+package() {
+    cd "${srcdir}/tlc-${pkgver}"
+
+    install -Dm755 bin/tlc     "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/tlc"
+    install -Dm755 bin/tlcedit "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/tlcedit"
+    install -Dm755 bin/tlcview "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/tlcview"
+
+    install -Dm644 man/tlc.1     "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/tlc.1"
+    install -Dm644 man/tlcedit.1 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/tlcedit.1"
+    install -Dm644 man/tlcview.1 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/tlcview.1"
+
+    install -Dm644 config/default.toml \
+        "${pkgdir}/etc/xdg/tlc/default.toml"
+    install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/tlc/locales"
+    install -m644 locales/*.yml \
+        -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/tlc/locales/"
+    install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/tlc/mc-skins"
+    cp -r mc-skins/* "${pkgdir}/usr/share/tlc/mc-skins/"
+}
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/build_deb.sh b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/build_deb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d3c639157c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/build_deb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build the .deb package from dist/tlc-1.0.0/ contents.
+# Run from the dist/ directory after unpacking the tarball.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+dist_dir="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)"
+stage="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$stage"' EXIT
+
+src_dir="${dist_dir}/tlc-1.0.0"
+pkg_root="${stage}/tlc_1.0.0-1_amd64"
+
+mkdir -p "${pkg_root}/usr/bin" \
+         "${pkg_root}/usr/share/man/man1" \
+         "${pkg_root}/etc/xdg/tlc" \
+         "${pkg_root}/usr/share/tlc/locales" \
+         "${pkg_root}/usr/share/tlc/mc-skins"
+
+cp "${src_dir}/bin/tlc"     "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlc"
+cp "${src_dir}/bin/tlcedit" "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlcedit"
+cp "${src_dir}/bin/tlcview" "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlcview"
+chmod 0755 "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlc" "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlcedit" "${pkg_root}/usr/bin/tlcview"
+
+cp "${src_dir}/man/tlc.1"     "${pkg_root}/usr/share/man/man1/tlc.1"
+cp "${src_dir}/man/tlcedit.1" "${pkg_root}/usr/share/man/man1/tlcedit.1"
+cp "${src_dir}/man/tlcview.1" "${pkg_root}/usr/share/man/man1/tlcview.1"
+
+cp "${src_dir}/config/default.toml" "${pkg_root}/etc/xdg/tlc/default.toml"
+cp "${src_dir}/locales/"*.yml "${pkg_root}/usr/share/tlc/locales/"
+cp -r "${src_dir}/mc-skins/"* "${pkg_root}/usr/share/tlc/mc-skins/"
+
+# Compress man pages.
+gzip -9 "${pkg_root}/usr/share/man/man1/"*.1
+
+# Copy control files.
+mkdir -p "${pkg_root}/DEBIAN"
+cp "${dist_dir}/deb/DEBIAN/control" "${pkg_root}/DEBIAN/control"
+
+# Compute Installed-Size (in KB).
+size=$(du -sk "${pkg_root}" | awk '{print $1}')
+sed -i "s/^Installed-Size:.*/Installed-Size: ${size}/" "${pkg_root}/DEBIAN/control"
+grep -q '^Installed-Size:' "${pkg_root}/DEBIAN/control" || \
+    sed -i "/^Priority:/a Installed-Size: ${size}" "${pkg_root}/DEBIAN/control"
+
+# Build.
+out="${dist_dir}/tlc_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb"
+dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "${pkg_root}" "${out}"
+echo "Built: ${out}"
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/deb/DEBIAN/control b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/deb/DEBIAN/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9d5582557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/deb/DEBIAN/control
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Package: tlc
+Version: 1.0.0-1
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: amd64
+Depends: libc6
+Maintainer: Red Bear OS <adminpupkin@gmail.com>
+Description: Twilight Commander — pure-Rust TUI file manager
+ TLC is a Midnight Commander-inspired dual-panel terminal file manager
+ written in pure Rust. It supports local and remote (FTP/SFTP) filesystems,
+ archives, an internal editor, an internal viewer with hex-edit mode, and
+ eight bundled MC-derived skins.
+ .
+ Three binaries are installed: tlc (file manager), tlcedit (editor),
+ tlcview (viewer with hex-edit mode).
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/INSTALL.sh b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/INSTALL.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c692dd7ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/INSTALL.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# TLC Linux install script — installs tlc / tlcedit / tlcview from this tarball.
+# Run as root (or with sudo) to install system-wide; otherwise use --user.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+prefix="/usr/local"
+bindir="${prefix}/bin"
+mandir="${prefix}/share/man/man1"
+datadir="${prefix}/share/tlc"
+configdir="/etc/xdg/tlc"
+
+user_install=0
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "--user" ]]; then
+    prefix="${HOME}/.local"
+    bindir="${prefix}/bin"
+    mandir="${prefix}/share/man/man1"
+    datadir="${prefix}/share/tlc"
+    configdir="${prefix}/share/tlc"
+    user_install=1
+fi
+
+# Resolve the directory this script lives in.
+script_dir="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+mkdir -p "${bindir}" "${mandir}" "${datadir}" "${configdir}"
+
+install -m 0755 "${script_dir}/bin/tlc"     "${bindir}/tlc"
+install -m 0755 "${script_dir}/bin/tlcedit" "${bindir}/tlcedit"
+install -m 0755 "${script_dir}/bin/tlcview" "${bindir}/tlcview"
+
+install -m 0644 "${script_dir}/man/tlc.1"     "${mandir}/tlc.1"
+install -m 0644 "${script_dir}/man/tlcedit.1" "${mandir}/tlcedit.1"
+install -m 0644 "${script_dir}/man/tlcview.1" "${mandir}/tlcview.1"
+
+cp -r "${script_dir}/config/"* "${configdir}/"
+cp -r "${script_dir}/locales/"* "${datadir}/locales/"
+cp -r "${script_dir}/mc-skins/"* "${datadir}/mc-skins/"
+
+cat <<EOF
+
+TLC 1.0.0 installed to:
+  binaries: ${bindir}
+  man pages: ${mandir}
+  system config: ${configdir}
+  read-only data: ${datadir}
+
+Run 'tlc' to launch. Edit ~/.config/tlc/config.toml (or ${configdir}
+for system-wide) to customise. See 'tlc help' for key bindings.
+EOF
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/doc/README.md b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/doc/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7df7fddb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/doc/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+# Twilight Commander (`tlc`) — Red Bear OS
+
+**TLC** is Red Bear's internal TUI file manager, originally derived from
+Midnight Commander (MC) 4.8.33, but now architecturally and
+implementation-wise **pure Rust, no FFI, no C compilation**.
+
+## Status
+
+TLC's source tree is TLC's own. It was derived from MC 4.8.33 once and
+fully rewritten in Rust — every Rust module, every Rust function, every
+Rust test is original Red Bear code. The C source of MC 4.8.33 lives in
+the canonical MC recipe at `local/recipes/tui/mc/source/` and serves as
+read-only cross-reference for algorithm correctness.
+
+**TLC and MC are two separate, completely independent programs.**
+
+## Name
+
+Originally `tc` (Twilight Commander). Renamed to `tlc` on 2026-06-13 to
+avoid collision with iproute2's `/usr/bin/tc` traffic-control binary and
+the third-party `tc` crate on crates.io. "TLC" is intentionally a
+double reading: **T**wilight **L**ist-and-**C**opy (the function) and
+**T**ender **L**oving **C**are (the ethos).
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+local/recipes/tui/tlc/
+├── PLAN.md                ← canonical plan, phase status, quality assessment
+├── recipe.toml            ← cookbook recipe (custom template, cargo build)
+└── source/                ← PURE RUST — 113 .rs files, 46k+ lines
+    ├── Cargo.toml         ← [package] name = "tlc"
+    ├── config/default.toml
+    ├── locales/*.yml      ← rust-i18n catalogues
+    └── src/               ← app, config, editor, filemanager, fs, key,
+                              keymap, locale, log, ops, paths, skin,
+                              terminal, text, vfs, viewer, widget
+```
+
+The recipe builds three binaries — `tlc` (file manager),
+`tlcedit` (standalone editor), and `tlcview` (standalone viewer) —
+and stages them at `/usr/bin/` in the Red Bear OS image. `tlc` is
+registered in both `redbear-mini.toml` and `redbear-full.toml` configs
+as `tlc = {}`.
+
+## Why pure Rust, no FFI
+
+- `termion` provides everything MC's tty layer did
+- `ratatui` provides everything MC's widget layer did
+- FFI adds `unsafe`, which project policy forbids
+- Pure Rust code is auditable and deterministic
+
+## Build
+
+### Linux (host build, zero setup)
+
+TLC is pure portable Rust — it builds and runs natively on Linux with
+no Redox-specific code or dependencies.
+
+```bash
+cd local/recipes/tui/tlc/source
+cargo build --release          # tlc (5.0 MB), tlcedit (1.2 MB), tlcview (661 KB)
+./target/release/tlc --version # tlc 1.0.0-beta
+./target/release/tlc           # launch file manager TUI
+./target/release/tlcedit file.txt   # launch standalone editor
+./target/release/tlcview file.txt   # launch standalone viewer
+./target/release/tlc help      # list keybindings
+```
+
+### Redox (cross build for ISO)
+
+```bash
+cd local/recipes/tui/tlc/source
+cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-redox
+
+# Full ISO with TLC installed
+./local/scripts/build-redbear.sh redbear-mini   # includes /usr/bin/tlc
+./local/scripts/build-redbear.sh redbear-full   # includes /usr/bin/tlc
+
+# Single recipe via cookbook
+./target/release/repo cook local/recipes/tui/tlc
+```
+
+## Test
+
+```bash
+cd local/recipes/tui/tlc/source
+cargo test --lib
+# → 986 passed; 0 failed (verified 2026-06-19)
+```
+
+## Linux Portability
+
+TLC is designed as a pure-Rust portable application. It uses:
+
+- `std::fs` abstractions for all filesystem operations
+- `cfg(unix)` gates for platform-specific behavior (stat, permissions)
+- `ratatui` + `termion` for terminal rendering (works on any Unix tty)
+- No `target_os = "redox"` or `target_os = "linux"` gates anywhere
+
+The `redox` Cargo feature and `redox-scheme` dependency were removed
+(declared but never consumed — no source file used `#[cfg(feature =
+"redox")]`). TLC is the same binary on Linux and Redox.
+
+## Shared TUI palette
+
+TLC's `src/terminal/color.rs` consumes the shared Red Bear TUI palette
+from `local/recipes/tui/redbear-tui-theme/` (a Red Bear-internal
+library crate). The 23-field `Theme` struct in `terminal/color.rs` is
+preserved (it deserializes user TOML skins), but the `DEFAULT_THEME`
+and `LIGHT_THEME` constants are now built from the shared
+`REDBEAR_DARK` / `REDBEAR_LIGHT` presets via a `const as_color(rgb)`
+adapter.
+
+All rendering code (widgets, dialogs, editor, viewer, file panels)
+sources colors exclusively from the `Theme` palette — no hardcoded
+`Color::White`/`Color::Blue`/etc. remain in any render path. Every
+`render()` method accepts a `theme: &Theme` parameter. User TOML skins
+with any of the 23 palette slots are fully functional via
+`Skin::to_theme()`.
+
+The brand red is `#B52430` — the same red as the Red Bear OS icon, the
+loading background, the cub `RedBearTheme::accent` (when cub migrates),
+and every other TUI app that adopts the shared palette.
+
+See `local/recipes/tui/redbear-tui-theme/README.md` for the full
+palette, contrast table, and migration guide.
+
+## Built-in skins
+
+TLC ships with 8 built-in skins accessible via `Alt-S` at runtime:
+
+| Skin | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `default-dark` | Red Bear Dark (brand palette, default) |
+| `default-light` | Red Bear Light |
+| `mc-classic` | Midnight Commander Classic (blue/cyan) |
+| `mc-dark` | MC Dark — gray panels, bright accents |
+| `mc-dark-gray` | MC Dark Gray — near-black, desaturated |
+| `high-contrast` | Black/white, WCAG-maximum |
+| `solarized-dark` | Solarized Dark palette |
+| `nord` | Nord palette |
+
+User TOML skins in `~/.config/tlc/skin/*.toml` are also listed in the
+dialog. Selection persists to `~/.config/tlc/config.toml`.
+
+## Phase status
+
+| Phase | Status |
+|---|---|
+| 0 ops dialogs | ✅ |
+| 1 dual-panel shell | ✅ |
+| 2 F3 viewer | ✅ |
+| 3 F4 editor | ✅ |
+| 4 keymap + dispatcher | ✅ |
+| 5 editor polish | ✅ |
+| 6 filemanager + viewer extras | ✅ |
+| 7 VFS (local + remote backends) | 🚧 partial |
+| 8 archives + skin + i18n | ✅ skin + i18n (8 built-in skins, Alt-S); archives 🚧 |
+| 13 skins + runtime selection | ✅ 8 built-in skins, Alt-S dialog, config persistence |
+| 14a critical features | ✅ menu bar (F9), select/unselect group, quick cd, Ctrl-O sub-shell, Alt-Enter cmdline |
+| 14b bug fixes | ✅ viewer keys, editor cursor sync, overwrite dialog, Ctrl-O sub-shell |
+| 15a panel essentials | ✅ marking (Ctrl-T), invert (*), sort cycle (Alt-T), history (Alt-H/Y/U), save setup (Alt-Shift-S), listing modes (Alt-L), mini-status, tab completion, cmdline auto-activate, editor block ops + selection highlight |
+| 15b shell + exec fixes | ✅ foreground command execution (no popup), Ctrl+O drop/recreate Tui (clean terminal restore) |
+| 15c editor + percent + user menu | ✅ bracket match (Alt-B), word completion (Alt-Tab), percent escapes (17 tokens), F2 user menu (INI parser + condition + extension filters) |
+| 15d bug fixes + standalone binaries | ✅ ESC no-op on main screen (MC parity), editor arrow keys structural fix (Option B — cursor sync in every `move_*`/`select_*`), command execution (no pause, returns immediately), `tlcedit` + `tlcview` standalone binaries built and staged alongside `tlc` |
+| 15e syntax highlighter + render wiring | ✅ `Highlighter` struct, `syntax_for_path()`, `is_text_file()` in `editor/syntax.rs`; wired into `Editor::render()` with viewport scroll state replay and selection overlay (`split_spans_for_selection`) |
+| 15f Jobs/Panelize/VFS dialogs | ✅ Background jobs dialog (C-x j), external panelize (C-x !), VFS list (C-x a) — all safe Rust, `Arc<Mutex<JobRegistry>>`, zero `unsafe` |
+| 15g Ctrl-X chord + Compare Dirs + SymlinkRelative + dialogs | ✅ Ctrl-X prefix dispatch (9 follow-ups), Compare Dirs (C-x d size-only), SymlinkRelative (C-x s), SymlinkEdit (C-x v), ScreenList/EditHistory/FilteredView wired, editor format paragraph (Alt-P), viewer growing buffer (tail -f) |
+| 15h File highlighting | ✅ Type-based coloring in panel entries (9 categories: executable, archive, audio, video, image, source, documentation, database), extension tables + permission-bit detection |
+| 15i VFS archive panel integration | ✅ Browse .tar/.tar.gz/.tar.bz2/.tar.xz/.zip/.cpio archives in-place; Enter opens archive, '..' at root exits to local filesystem; VFS scheme dispatch via for_path() |
+| 15j PanelInfo (C-x i) + PanelQuickView (C-x q) | ✅ Inactive panel toggles to Info mode (filesystem summary + cursor file metadata) or QuickView mode (first 30 lines of cursor file, binary detection); toggle-only (excluded from Alt-L listing cycle) |
+| 15k Clippy cleanup | ✅ All 20 clippy lints fixed across 9 files; only 1 pre-existing warning remains (mc_ext.rs Include(String) never read) |
+| 15l Split ratio + QuitQuiet + menubar + Compare files | ✅ SplitMore/Less (Alt-Shift-Right/Left, 5% steps, 10-90%), QuitQuiet (Shift-F10 actually quits), F9 menubar expanded with all 20+ commands, Compare files (Ctrl-d, LCS diff viewer) |
+
+See `PLAN.md` for the comprehensive quality assessment and remaining tasks.
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+.TH TLC 1 "2026-06-21" "TLC 1.0.0" "Red Bear OS User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+tlc \- Twilight Commander, a pure-Rust terminal file manager
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B tlc
+[\fIpath\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+TLC is a Midnight Commander-inspired dual-panel terminal file manager
+written in pure Rust. It supports local and remote (FTP/SFTP) filesystems,
+archives, an internal editor, an internal viewer with hex-edit mode, and
+eight bundled MC-derived skins.
+.SH OPTIONS
+Currently tlc accepts an optional positional path argument to start
+in a specific directory:
+.IP
+.B tlc /var/log
+.PP
+Run
+.B tlc help
+to print the full key binding reference.
+.SH FILES
+.TP
+.I ~/.config/tlc/config.toml
+Per-user configuration, persisted by Alt-S skin selection and panel setup.
+.TP
+.I ~/.config/tlc/skin/*.toml
+User-defined skin files; loaded by the skin selector.
+.TP
+.I ~/.config/tlc/menu
+User-menu definition (mc-style INI). Same syntax as MC's menu file.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR tlcedit (1),
+.BR tlcview (1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Red Bear OS <https://gitea.redbearos.org/vasilito/redbear-os.git>
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/man/tlcedit.1 b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/man/tlcedit.1
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+.TH TLCEDIT 1 "2026-06-21" "TLC 1.0.0" "Red Bear OS User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+tlcedit \- TLC standalone text editor
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B tlcedit
+[\fB+linenum\fR] \fIfile\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Standalone text editor companion to tlc. Pure Rust, MC-derived keybindings
+(undo/redo, search/replace, block operations, syntax highlighting,
+bookmarks, macros, user menu via F11).
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR + N
+Start the editor with the cursor at line
+.IR N .
+.TP
+.I file
+The file to edit. Created if it does not exist.
+.SH KEY BINDINGS
+See
+.BR tlc (1)
+help output (F1 inside the editor for the in-app reference).
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR tlc (1),
+.BR tlcview (1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Red Bear OS
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/man/tlcview.1 b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/dist/tlc-1.0.0/man/tlcview.1
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+.TH TLCVIEW 1 "2026-06-21" "TLC 1.0.0" "Red Bear OS User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+tlcview \- TLC standalone file viewer with hex-edit mode
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B tlcview
+[\fB+linenum\fR] \fIfile\fR
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Standalone file viewer companion to tlc. Supports text mode, hex mode,
+hex-edit mode (F2 toggles; F10 opens save prompt on dirty buffer),
+search (F7), goto-line (F5), magic mode auto-detection (F8), growing
+buffer / tail -f (F2 in text mode), and file-next / file-prev (Ctrl-F /
+Ctrl-B).
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.BR + N
+Open the file with the cursor at line
+.IR N .
+.TP
+.I file
+The file to view.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR tlc (1),
+.BR tlcedit (1)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Red Bear OS