diff --git a/femto.tal b/femto.tal
index 9d460d2..41663c7 100644
--- a/femto.tal
+++ b/femto.tal
@@ -44,14 +44,13 @@
 ( - help text )
 ( - open file command? )
 ( - close file command? )
-( - move by word/paragraph )
 ( - search&replace )
 
 |00 @System     [ &vector $2 &wst  $1 &rst    $1 &pad   $4 &r $2 &g $2 &b $2   &debug $1 &halt $1 ]
 |10 @Console    [ &vector $2 &read $1 &pad    $5 &write $1 &error  $1 ]
 |a0 @File       [ &vector $2 &success $2 &stat $2 &delete $1 &append $1 &name $2 &length $2 &read $2 &write $2 ]
 
-( MAX file size is currently #c950, i.e. 51536 bytes )
+( MAX file size is currently #d000, i.e. 53248 bytes )
 
 %dbg { #ff .System/debug DEO }
 %emit { .Console/write DEO }
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@
 %emit-~ { LIT2 '~ 18 DEO }
 
 %quit! { #01 .System/halt DEO BRK }
-
 %lmargin { #0006 }
 
 ( zero page )
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@
 ( the interpreter to halt. )
 @error! ( msg* -> )
     emit-! sp
-    &loop LDAk #00 EQU ,&done JMP
+    &loop LDAk #00 EQU ,&done JCN
     LDAk emit INC2 ,&loop JMP
     &done POP2 nl dbg BRK
 
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@
 ( TODO: enable closing/opening files with editor already running )
 @open-file ( filename* -> )
                  .File/name   DEO2
-           #c950 .File/length DEO2
+           #d000 .File/length DEO2
     ;data .File/read   DEO2
 
     .File/success DEI2 #0000 GTH2 ,&ok JCN
@@ -318,18 +316,20 @@
     ;redraw-statusbar-and-cursor JSR2
     ;return JMP2
 
-( move forward by one character )
 @forward ( -> )
+    ;go-forward JSR2 ;return JMP2
+
+( move forward by one character )
+@go-forward ( -> )
+    ;cur-pos JSR2 ;last-pos JSR2 GTH2 ( ;return JCN2 ) ,&noop JCN
     ;redraw-statusbar-and-cursor JSR2
-    ;cur-pos JSR2 ;last-pos JSR2 GTH2 ;return JCN2
     ;cur-col JSR2 ;cur-len JSR2 LTH2 ,&normal JCN
         #0000 .cursor/col STZ2
         .cursor/row LDZ2 INC2 .cursor/row STZ2
-        ;ensure-visible-cursor JSR2
-        ;return JMP2
+        ;ensure-visible-cursor JMP2
     &normal
         ;cur-col JSR2 INC2 .cursor/col STZ2
-        ;return JMP2
+    &noop JMP2r
 
 ( move backward by one character )
 @back ( -> )
@@ -365,6 +365,40 @@
     ;redraw-statusbar-and-cursor JSR2
     ;return JMP2
 
+@is-word-char ( c^ -> bool^ )
+    DUP #2f GTH OVR #3a LTH AND STH
+    DUP #40 GTH OVR #5b LTH AND STH ORAr
+    DUP #60 GTH SWP #7b LTH AND STHr ORA JMP2r
+
+@not-word-char ( c^ -> bool^ )
+    ;is-word-char JSR2 #00 EQU JMP2r
+
+@forward-by-word ( -> )
+    ;cur-pos JSR2
+    &first
+        LDAk #00 EQU ,&done JCN
+        LDAk ;is-word-char JSR2 ,&second JCN
+        INC2 ;go-forward JSR2 ,&first JMP
+    &second
+        LDAk #00 EQU ,&done JCN
+        LDAk ;not-word-char JSR2 ,&done JCN
+        INC2 ;go-forward JSR2 ,&second JMP
+    &done
+        POP2 ;return JMP2
+
+@back-by-word ( -> )
+    ;cur-pos JSR2 #0001 SUB2
+    &first
+        DUP2 ;data LTH2 ,&done JCN
+        LDAk ;is-word-char JSR2 ,&second JCN
+        #0001 SUB2 ;go-back JSR2 ,&first JMP
+    &second
+        DUP2 ;data LTH2 ,&done JCN
+        LDAk ;not-word-char JSR2 ,&done JCN
+        #0001 SUB2 ;go-back JSR2 ,&second JMP
+    &done
+        POP2 ;return JMP2
+
 ( center buffer view on the current line )
 @center-view
     .term/rows LDZ2 INC2 #0002 DIV2 STH2k
@@ -786,14 +820,14 @@
 ( )
 ( called by on-key with state/saw-esc is true )
 ( )
-( TODO: M-f and M-b for next/previous word )
-(       M-n and M-p for next/previous paragraph )
-(       maybe M-% for search&replace )
+( TODO: maybe M-% for search&replace )
 @on-key-escaped ( -> )
     #00 .state/saw-esc STZ
     .state/key LDZ LIT '< EQU ( M-< ) ;goto-start JCN2
     .state/key LDZ LIT '> EQU ( M-> ) ;goto-end JCN2
+    .state/key LDZ LIT 'b EQU ( M-b ) ;back-by-word JCN2
     .state/key LDZ LIT 'c EQU ( M-c ) ;toggle-color JCN2
+    .state/key LDZ LIT 'f EQU ( M-f ) ;forward-by-word JCN2
     .state/key LDZ LIT 'g EQU ( M-g ) ;goto-line JCN2
     .state/key LDZ LIT 's EQU ( M-s ) ;regex-search JCN2
     .state/key LDZ LIT 't EQU ( M-t ) ;toggle-tabs JCN2
@@ -1550,4 +1584,4 @@
 @filename $80
 
 ( actual file data to be edited )
-@data $c950
+@data $d000