Add anti-aliasing mode translations (Full/Fast)

Add STR_TEXT_AA_FULL and STR_TEXT_AA_FAST translation strings across all supported languages. Also includes a complete retranslation of the Slovak language file.

README.md

@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ USB port or browser before assuming the device is locked. Only reach for the unl
 > Flashing any other firmware on a USB-locked device may **permanently brick the device** or leave it **permanently
 > stuck on that firmware with no recovery path**. Once USB flashing is re-locked, your only way back is via OTA, and if
 > the firmware you flashed doesn't support OTA, **there is no way out**.
-> 
-> **The Papyrix fork has removed OTA update support from its code.** If you flash Papyrix onto a
-> USB-locked unit, you will have **zero update or recovery path** and will be stuck on it forever. **Do not flash
-> Papyrix (or any other unsupported firmware) on a locked device.**
 
 ## Install firmware
 
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ One of the best things about open source is that anyone can take the code in a d
 
 - [papyrix-reader](https://github.com/bigbag/papyrix-reader) — Adds FB2 and MD format support. Actively maintained with Arabic script support. Custom themes via SD card.
 
-- [crosspet](https://github.com/trilwu/crosspet) — A Vietnamese fork that adds a Tamagotchi-style virtual chicken that grows based on your reading milestones (pages read, streaks, care). Also: Flashcards, Weather, Pomodoro timer, and mini-games.
+- ~~[crosspet](https://github.com/trilwu/crosspet) — A Vietnamese fork that adds a Tamagotchi-style virtual chicken that grows based on your reading milestones (pages read, streaks, care). Also: Flashcards, Weather, Pomodoro timer, and mini-games.~~ (Unmaintained)
 
 - [crosspoint-reader-cjk](https://github.com/aBER0724/crosspoint-reader-cjk) — Purpose-built for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean reading.
 

USER_GUIDE.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Welcome to the **CrossPoint** firmware. This guide outlines the hardware control
 - [CrossPoint User Guide](#crosspoint-user-guide)
   - [1. Hardware Overview](#1-hardware-overview)
     - [Button Layout](#button-layout)
+    - [Taking a Screenshot](#taking-a-screenshot)
   - [2. Power \& Startup](#2-power--startup)
     - [Power On / Off](#power-on--off)
     - [First Launch](#first-launch)
@@ -14,7 +15,11 @@ Welcome to the **CrossPoint** firmware. This guide outlines the hardware control
     - [3.3 Browse Files Screen](#33-browse-files-screen)
     - [3.4 Recent Books Screen](#34-recent-books-screen)
     - [3.5 File Transfer Screen](#35-file-transfer-screen)
-      - [3.5.1 Calibre Wireless Transfers](#351-calibre-wireless-transfers)
+    - [3.5.1 Calibre Wireless Transfers](#351-calibre-wireless-transfers)
+      - [Installing the Plugin in Calibre](#installing-the-plugin-in-calibre)
+      - [Configuring the CrossPoint Plugin in Calibre](#configuring-the-crosspoint-plugin-in-calibre)
+      - [Uploading Books](#uploading-books)
+      - [Removing a Book](#removing-a-book)
     - [3.6 Settings](#36-settings)
       - [3.6.1 Display](#361-display)
       - [3.6.2 Reader](#362-reader)
@@ -23,21 +28,25 @@ Welcome to the **CrossPoint** firmware. This guide outlines the hardware control
       - [3.6.5 OPDS Servers (Multiple Libraries)](#365-opds-servers-multiple-libraries)
       - [3.6.6 Web Settings (Wi-Fi + OPDS)](#366-web-settings-wi-fi--opds)
       - [3.6.7 KOReader Sync Quick Setup](#367-koreader-sync-quick-setup)
+        - [Option A: Free Public Server (`sync.koreader.rocks`)](#option-a-free-public-server-synckoreaderrocks)
+        - [Option B: Self-Hosted Server (Docker Compose)](#option-b-self-hosted-server-docker-compose)
     - [3.7 Sleep Screen](#37-sleep-screen)
+      - [Cover settings](#cover-settings)
+      - [Custom images](#custom-images)
     - [3.8 Custom Fonts (SD Card)](#38-custom-fonts-sd-card)
   - [4. Reading Mode](#4-reading-mode)
-      - [Page Turning](#page-turning)
-      - [Chapter Navigation](#chapter-navigation)
-      - [Auto Page Turn](#auto-page-turn)
-      - [Tilt Page Turn (X3 only)](#tilt-page-turn-x3-only)
-      - [Footnote Navigation](#footnote-navigation)
-      - [System Navigation](#system-navigation)
-      - [Supported Languages](#supported-languages)
+    - [Page Turning](#page-turning)
+    - [Chapter Navigation](#chapter-navigation)
+    - [Auto Page Turn](#auto-page-turn)
+    - [Tilt Page Turn (X3 only)](#tilt-page-turn-x3-only)
+    - [Footnote Navigation](#footnote-navigation)
+    - [System Navigation](#system-navigation)
+    - [Supported Languages](#supported-languages)
   - [5. Reader Menu](#5-reader-menu)
-      - [5.1 Chapter Selection](#51-chapter-selection)
-      - [5.2 Bookmarks](#52-bookmarks)
-  - [6. Current Limitations & Roadmap](#6-current-limitations--roadmap)
-  - [7. Troubleshooting Issues & Escaping Bootloop](#7-troubleshooting-issues--escaping-bootloop)
+    - [5.1 Chapter Selection](#51-chapter-selection)
+    - [5.2 Bookmarks](#52-bookmarks)
+  - [6. Current Limitations \& Roadmap](#6-current-limitations--roadmap)
+  - [7. Troubleshooting Issues \& Escaping Bootloop](#7-troubleshooting-issues--escaping-bootloop)
 
 ## 1. Hardware Overview
 

docs/file-formats.md

@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ if (parsedSize != fileSize) {
 
 ## `section.bin`
 
-### Version 25
+### Version 28
 
 Each file in `sections/*.bin` stores one laid-out spine section. The header is
 also the cache-busting key: if any layout-affecting setting differs from the
 current reader settings, the section is discarded and rebuilt.
 
-Version 25 includes:
+Version 28 includes:
 
 - cache-busting fields for paragraph alignment, hyphenation, embedded CSS,
   image rendering mode, and Focus Reading
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Version 25 includes:
 - paragraph and list-item LUTs used by KOReader sync page refinement
 - optional per-word Focus Reading split metadata
 - per-page footnote entries
+- serialized word style bits for underline, strikethrough, superscript, and
+  subscript
 
 ImHex pattern:
 
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ import std.mem;
 import std.string;
 import std.core;
 
-#define EXPECTED_VERSION 25
+#define EXPECTED_VERSION 28
 #define MAX_STRING_LENGTH 65535
 #define FOOTNOTE_NUMBER_LEN 32
 #define FOOTNOTE_HREF_LEN 96

lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "EpdFontFamily.h"
 
 const EpdFont* EpdFontFamily::getFont(const Style style) const {
-  // Extract font style bits (ignore UNDERLINE bit for font selection)
+  // Extract font style bits; render-time overlay bits do not affect font selection.
   const bool hasBold = (style & BOLD) != 0;
   const bool hasItalic = (style & ITALIC) != 0;
 

lib/EpdFont/EpdFontFamily.h

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class EpdFontFamily {
     SUP = 16,           // superscript: glyph scaled 50%, raised ~40% of ascender
     SUB = 32,           // subscript: glyph scaled 50%, lowered ~25% of ascender
   };
+  static constexpr uint8_t TEXT_DECORATION_MASK = static_cast<uint8_t>(UNDERLINE | STRIKETHROUGH);
 
   explicit EpdFontFamily(const EpdFont* regular, const EpdFont* bold = nullptr, const EpdFont* italic = nullptr,
                          const EpdFont* boldItalic = nullptr)
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ class EpdFontFamily {
   const EpdGlyph* getGlyph(uint32_t cp, Style style = REGULAR) const;
   int8_t getKerning(uint32_t leftCp, uint32_t rightCp, Style style = REGULAR) const;
   uint32_t applyLigatures(uint32_t cp, const char*& text, Style style = REGULAR) const;
+  static constexpr bool hasTextDecoration(const Style style) {
+    return (static_cast<uint8_t>(style) & TEXT_DECORATION_MASK) != 0;
+  }
 
  private:
   const EpdFont* regular;

lib/EpdFont/builtinFonts/all.h

@@ -37,5 +37,3 @@
 #include <builtinFonts/ubuntu_10_regular.h>
 #include <builtinFonts/ubuntu_12_bold.h>
 #include <builtinFonts/ubuntu_12_regular.h>
-#include <builtinFonts/ubuntu_14_bold.h>
-#include <builtinFonts/ubuntu_14_regular.h>

lib/EpdFont/scripts/build-font-ids.sh

@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@ ruby -rdigest -e 'puts [
 ].map{|f| Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(File.read(f)).to_i(16) }.sum % (2 ** 32) - (2 ** 31)'
 ))"
 
-echo "#define UI_14_FONT_ID ($(
-ruby -rdigest -e 'puts [
-  "./ubuntu_14_regular.h",
-  "./ubuntu_14_bold.h",
-].map{|f| Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(File.read(f)).to_i(16) }.sum % (2 ** 32) - (2 ** 31)'
-))"
-
 echo "#define SMALL_FONT_ID ($(
 ruby -rdigest -e 'puts [
   "./notosans_8_regular.h",

lib/EpdFont/scripts/build-sd-fonts.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 import threading
 import time
+import socket
 import urllib.request
 from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -49,17 +50,44 @@ INSTANCE_DIR = SCRIPT_DIR / "instanced_fonts"
 DEFAULT_FALLBACK_FONT = EPDFONTS_DIR / "builtinFonts/source/NotoSans/NotoSans-Regular.ttf"
 
 
-def download_font(url: str, dest: Path) -> Path:
-    """Download a font file if not already cached. Returns the local path."""
+_orig_getaddrinfo = socket.getaddrinfo
+
+
+def _ipv4_only_getaddrinfo(*args, **kwargs):
+    """getaddrinfo variant that drops AAAA records (IPv4 only)."""
+    return [ai for ai in _orig_getaddrinfo(*args, **kwargs) if ai[0] == socket.AF_INET]
+
+
+def download_font(url: str, dest: Path, retries: int = 3) -> Path:
+    """Download a font file if not already cached. Returns the local path.
+
+    Some sources (e.g. mirrors.ctan.org) are round-robin redirectors that land
+    on a different mirror each request; a mirror may advertise an IPv6 address a
+    host without an IPv6 route cannot reach ([Errno 101] Network is unreachable).
+    Retry on failure, forcing IPv4 resolution after the first attempt.
+    """
     if dest.exists():
         return dest
     dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     print(f"  Downloading {dest.name}...")
-    try:
-        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, dest)
-    except Exception as e:
-        dest.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to download {url}: {e}") from e
+    last_err = None
+    for attempt in range(1, retries + 1):
+        force_ipv4 = attempt > 1
+        if force_ipv4:
+            socket.getaddrinfo = _ipv4_only_getaddrinfo
+        try:
+            urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, dest)
+            break
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 - reported via RuntimeError below
+            last_err = e
+            dest.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            if attempt < retries:
+                print(f"  Attempt {attempt} failed ({e}); retrying (IPv4-only)...")
+        finally:
+            if force_ipv4:
+                socket.getaddrinfo = _orig_getaddrinfo
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to download {url}: {last_err}") from last_err
     size_kb = dest.stat().st_size / 1024
     print(f"  Downloaded {dest.name} ({size_kb:.0f} KB)")
     return dest

lib/EpdFont/scripts/convert-builtin-fonts.sh

@@ -28,42 +28,23 @@ for size in ${NOTOSANS_FONT_SIZES[@]}; do
   done
 done
 
-# Small UI chrome (button devices, uiScale 1.0). Rendered 1-bit: crisp at these
-# sizes and half the flash of 2-bit.
 UI_FONT_SIZES=(10 12)
-# Larger UI chrome substituted in on touch/high-density boards via the uiScale
-# remap (see src/main.cpp setupFonts). Rendered 2-bit so it stays smooth when
-# enlarged. Touch boards use uiScale 1.2, so UI_12 -> 14.4 -> 14 is the size the
-# remap actually lands on; add larger sizes here if a board adopts a higher scale.
-UI_FONT_SIZES_LARGE=(14)
 UI_FONT_STYLES=("Regular" "Bold")
 
-# Ubuntu lacks the Latin Extended Additional block (U+1EA0-U+1EF9) used for
-# Vietnamese tone marks. Append a Vietnamese-only Ubuntu cut so those glyphs are
-# filled from it while every glyph Ubuntu already has stays unchanged (fontstack
-# is ordered by descending priority). NotoSansHebrew fills U+05D0-U+05EA so the
-# Hebrew UI translation renders in menus and settings.
-generate_ui_font() {
-  local size="$1" style="$2" extra_flags="$3"
-  local font_name="ubuntu_${size}_$(echo $style | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-  local font_path="../builtinFonts/source/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-${style}.ttf"
-  local hebrew_path="../builtinFonts/source/NotoSansHebrew/NotoSansHebrew-${style}.ttf"
-  local viet_path="../builtinFonts/source/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-Vietnamese-${style}.ttf"
-  local output_path="../builtinFonts/${font_name}.h"
-  python fontconvert.py $font_name $size $font_path $hebrew_path $viet_path \
-    --additional-intervals 0x05D0,0x05EA $extra_flags > $output_path
-  echo "Generated $output_path"
-}
-
 for size in ${UI_FONT_SIZES[@]}; do
   for style in ${UI_FONT_STYLES[@]}; do
-    generate_ui_font $size $style ""
-  done
-done
-
-for size in ${UI_FONT_SIZES_LARGE[@]}; do
-  for style in ${UI_FONT_STYLES[@]}; do
-    generate_ui_font $size $style "--2bit --compress"
+    font_name="ubuntu_${size}_$(echo $style | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+    font_path="../builtinFonts/source/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-${style}.ttf"
+    hebrew_path="../builtinFonts/source/NotoSansHebrew/NotoSansHebrew-${style}.ttf"
+    # Ubuntu lacks the Latin Extended Additional block (U+1EA0-U+1EF9) used for
+    # Vietnamese tone marks. Append a Vietnamese-only Ubuntu cut so those glyphs
+    # are filled from it while every glyph Ubuntu already has stays unchanged
+    # (fontstack is ordered by descending priority).
+    viet_path="../builtinFonts/source/Ubuntu/Ubuntu-Vietnamese-${style}.ttf"
+    output_path="../builtinFonts/${font_name}.h"
+    python fontconvert.py $font_name $size $font_path $hebrew_path $viet_path \
+      --additional-intervals 0x05D0,0x05EA > $output_path
+    echo "Generated $output_path"
   done
 done
 

lib/EpdFont/scripts/sd-fonts.yaml

@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ families:
       bold:       {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/impallari/Libre-Baskerville/master/fonts/ttf/LibreBaskerville-Bold.ttf"}
       italic:     {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/impallari/Libre-Baskerville/master/fonts/ttf/LibreBaskerville-Italic.ttf"}
       bolditalic: {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/impallari/Libre-Baskerville/master/fonts/ttf/LibreBaskerville-BoldItalic.ttf"}
-    
+
+  - name: Vollkorn
+    description: "A serif for bread and butter use by Friedrich Althausen (Latin, Greek, Cyrillic)"
+    intervals: latin-ext,greek,cyrillic
+    sizes: [12, 14, 16, 18]
+    styles:
+      regular:    {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/vollkorn/Vollkorn%5Bwght%5D.ttf", variable: {wght: 400}}
+      bold:       {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/vollkorn/Vollkorn%5Bwght%5D.ttf", variable: {wght: 700}}
+      italic:     {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/vollkorn/Vollkorn-Italic%5Bwght%5D.ttf", variable: {wght: 400}}
+      bolditalic: {url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/vollkorn/Vollkorn-Italic%5Bwght%5D.ttf", variable: {wght: 700}}
 
   # ── Sans-serif ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 

lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.cpp

@@ -14,47 +14,8 @@ constexpr uint8_t BOOK_CACHE_VERSION = 8;  // v8: TOC/book titles stored NFC-com
 constexpr char bookBinFile[] = "/book.bin";
 constexpr char tmpSpineBinFile[] = "/spine.bin.tmp";
 constexpr char tmpTocBinFile[] = "/toc.bin.tmp";
-constexpr uint32_t MAX_CACHE_STRING_LEN = 4096;
-
-bool readStringBounded(HalFile& file, std::string& out, const uint32_t maxLen = MAX_CACHE_STRING_LEN) {
-  uint32_t len = 0;
-  if (file.read(&len, sizeof(len)) != static_cast<int>(sizeof(len))) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  if (len > maxLen || len > static_cast<uint32_t>(file.available())) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "Invalid cache string length: %lu (max=%lu available=%d)", static_cast<unsigned long>(len),
-            static_cast<unsigned long>(maxLen), file.available());
-    return false;
-  }
-  out.clear();
-  if (len == 0) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  out.resize(len);
-  return file.read(out.data(), len) == static_cast<int>(len);
-}
-
-class CacheIoLock {
- public:
-  explicit CacheIoLock(SemaphoreHandle_t mutex) : mutex(mutex) {
-    if (mutex) xSemaphoreTakeRecursive(mutex, portMAX_DELAY);
-  }
-  ~CacheIoLock() {
-    if (mutex) xSemaphoreGiveRecursive(mutex);
-  }
-
- private:
-  SemaphoreHandle_t mutex;
-};
 }  // namespace
 
-BookMetadataCache::~BookMetadataCache() {
-  if (ioMutex) {
-    vSemaphoreDelete(ioMutex);
-    ioMutex = nullptr;
-  }
-}
-
 /* ============= WRITING / BUILDING FUNCTIONS ================ */
 
 bool BookMetadataCache::beginWrite() {
@@ -414,7 +375,6 @@ void BookMetadataCache::createTocEntry(const std::string& title, const std::stri
 /* ============= READING / LOADING FUNCTIONS ================ */
 
 bool BookMetadataCache::load() {
-  CacheIoLock ioLock(ioMutex);
   if (!Storage.openFileForRead("BMC", cachePath + bookBinFile, bookFile)) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -432,13 +392,11 @@ bool BookMetadataCache::load() {
   serialization::readPod(bookFile, spineCount);
   serialization::readPod(bookFile, tocCount);
 
-  if (!readStringBounded(bookFile, coreMetadata.title) || !readStringBounded(bookFile, coreMetadata.author) ||
-      !readStringBounded(bookFile, coreMetadata.language) || !readStringBounded(bookFile, coreMetadata.coverItemHref) ||
-      !readStringBounded(bookFile, coreMetadata.textReferenceHref)) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "Invalid cache metadata strings");
-    bookFile.close();
-    return false;
-  }
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.title);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.author);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.language);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.coverItemHref);
+  serialization::readString(bookFile, coreMetadata.textReferenceHref);
 
   loaded = true;
   LOG_DBG("BMC", "Loaded cache data: %d spine, %d TOC entries", spineCount, tocCount);
@@ -446,7 +404,6 @@ bool BookMetadataCache::load() {
 }
 
 BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry BookMetadataCache::getSpineEntry(const int index) {
-  CacheIoLock ioLock(ioMutex);
   if (!loaded) {
     LOG_ERR("BMC", "getSpineEntry called but cache not loaded");
     return {};
@@ -461,16 +418,11 @@ BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry BookMetadataCache::getSpineEntry(const int index)
   bookFile.seek(lutOffset + sizeof(uint32_t) * index);
   uint32_t spineEntryPos;
   serialization::readPod(bookFile, spineEntryPos);
-  if (spineEntryPos >= bookFile.size()) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "Spine entry offset out of range: %lu", static_cast<unsigned long>(spineEntryPos));
-    return {};
-  }
   bookFile.seek(spineEntryPos);
   return readSpineEntry(bookFile);
 }
 
 BookMetadataCache::TocEntry BookMetadataCache::getTocEntry(const int index) {
-  CacheIoLock ioLock(ioMutex);
   if (!loaded) {
     LOG_ERR("BMC", "getTocEntry called but cache not loaded");
     return {};
@@ -485,34 +437,24 @@ BookMetadataCache::TocEntry BookMetadataCache::getTocEntry(const int index) {
   bookFile.seek(lutOffset + sizeof(uint32_t) * spineCount + sizeof(uint32_t) * index);
   uint32_t tocEntryPos;
   serialization::readPod(bookFile, tocEntryPos);
-  if (tocEntryPos >= bookFile.size()) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "TOC entry offset out of range: %lu", static_cast<unsigned long>(tocEntryPos));
-    return {};
-  }
   bookFile.seek(tocEntryPos);
   return readTocEntry(bookFile);
 }
 
 BookMetadataCache::SpineEntry BookMetadataCache::readSpineEntry(HalFile& file) const {
   SpineEntry entry;
-  if (!readStringBounded(file, entry.href) ||
-      file.read(&entry.cumulativeSize, sizeof(entry.cumulativeSize)) !=
-          static_cast<int>(sizeof(entry.cumulativeSize)) ||
-      file.read(&entry.tocIndex, sizeof(entry.tocIndex)) != static_cast<int>(sizeof(entry.tocIndex))) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "Invalid spine cache entry");
-    return {};
-  }
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.cumulativeSize);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.tocIndex);
   return entry;
 }
 
 BookMetadataCache::TocEntry BookMetadataCache::readTocEntry(HalFile& file) const {
   TocEntry entry;
-  if (!readStringBounded(file, entry.title) || !readStringBounded(file, entry.href) ||
-      !readStringBounded(file, entry.anchor) ||
-      file.read(&entry.level, sizeof(entry.level)) != static_cast<int>(sizeof(entry.level)) ||
-      file.read(&entry.spineIndex, sizeof(entry.spineIndex)) != static_cast<int>(sizeof(entry.spineIndex))) {
-    LOG_ERR("BMC", "Invalid TOC cache entry");
-    return {};
-  }
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.title);
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.href);
+  serialization::readString(file, entry.anchor);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.level);
+  serialization::readPod(file, entry.spineIndex);
   return entry;
 }

lib/Epub/Epub/BookMetadataCache.h

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <HalStorage.h>
-#include <freertos/semphr.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <deque>
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class BookMetadataCache {
   // Temp file handles during build
   HalFile spineFile;
   HalFile tocFile;
-  SemaphoreHandle_t ioMutex;
 
   // Index for fast href→spineIndex lookup (used only for large EPUBs)
   struct SpineHrefIndexEntry {
@@ -87,14 +85,8 @@ class BookMetadataCache {
   BookMetadata coreMetadata;
 
   explicit BookMetadataCache(std::string cachePath)
-      : cachePath(std::move(cachePath)),
-        lutOffset(0),
-        spineCount(0),
-        tocCount(0),
-        loaded(false),
-        buildMode(false),
-        ioMutex(xSemaphoreCreateRecursiveMutex()) {}
-  ~BookMetadataCache();
+      : cachePath(std::move(cachePath)), lutOffset(0), spineCount(0), tocCount(0), loaded(false), buildMode(false) {}
+  ~BookMetadataCache() = default;
 
   // Building phase (stream to disk immediately)
   bool beginWrite();

lib/Epub/Epub/Section.h

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "Epub.h"
 
 class Page;
 class GfxRenderer;
+class ChapterHtmlSlimParser;
+class CssParser;
 
 class Section {
   std::shared_ptr<Epub> epub;
@@ -21,16 +24,67 @@ class Section {
                               bool embeddedStyle, uint8_t imageRendering, bool focusReadingEnabled);
   uint32_t onPageComplete(std::unique_ptr<Page> page);
 
+  // Page-offset table entry, kept in RAM while an incremental build is running so
+  // already-built pages can be located in the partially-written .bin.
+  struct PageLutEntry {
+    uint32_t fileOffset;
+    uint16_t paragraphIndex;
+    uint16_t listItemIndex;
+  };
+  // Held only while an incremental build is in progress (see startBuild). Carries the
+  // live parser plus the strings it references (the parser stores them by reference)
+  // and the in-RAM page-offset table.
+  struct BuildContext {
+    std::unique_ptr<ChapterHtmlSlimParser> parser;
+    std::vector<PageLutEntry> lut;
+    std::string parsePath;
+    std::string contentBase;
+    std::string imageBasePath;
+    std::string htmlPath;
+    std::string tmpHtmlPath;
+    bool reusedHtml = false;
+    CssParser* cssParser = nullptr;
+    // HTML byte progress, for estimating the section's total page count while it's still building.
+    uint32_t bytesConsumed = 0;
+    uint32_t totalBytes = 0;
+    // Exponentially-smoothed page-count estimate (0 = not yet seeded) and the bytesConsumed at its
+    // last update. The raw byte-ratio estimate jitters as the build crosses dense/sparse regions;
+    // the EMA is stepped once per build advance (not per redraw) to damp that wobble.
+    float smoothedEstimate = 0;
+    uint32_t smoothedAtConsumed = 0;
+  };
+  std::unique_ptr<BuildContext> build_;
+  bool buildComplete_ = false;
+  // Pages laid out by the active build (== build_->lut.size()). Distinct from pageCount,
+  // which is the pages *available to read* and also counts a loaded partial file's pages.
+  uint16_t builtPageCount_ = 0;
+  // A partial section file (suspended build from a previous session) is loaded at filePath.
+  // Its pages 0..partialPageCount_-1 are readable while a rebuild extends past them.
+  bool partial_ = false;
+  uint16_t partialPageCount_ = 0;
+  // Parse watermark from the partial's trailer, for estimating the total page count.
+  uint32_t partialBytesConsumed_ = 0;
+  uint32_t partialTotalBytes_ = 0;
+  bool finalizeBuild();
+  // Write the LUTs/anchor map (and, for a partial, the watermark trailer), patch the
+  // header, stamp the version byte, and swap the tmp .bin over filePath.
+  bool commitBuildFile(uint8_t version, uint32_t bytesConsumed, uint32_t totalBytes);
+  // Builds write here and are swapped over filePath only on commit, so a prior
+  // partial/finalized file stays readable while a rebuild is in progress.
+  std::string binTmpPath() const { return filePath + ".part"; }
+  std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageAt(int page) const;
+  // Read a page already laid out by the in-progress build (page < build LUT size), from
+  // the partially-written tmp .bin without disturbing the build's write cursor.
+  std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageDuringBuild(int page);
+
  public:
   uint16_t pageCount = 0;
   int currentPage = 0;
 
-  explicit Section(const std::shared_ptr<Epub>& epub, const int spineIndex, GfxRenderer& renderer)
-      : epub(epub),
-        spineIndex(spineIndex),
-        renderer(renderer),
-        filePath(epub->getCachePath() + "/sections/" + std::to_string(spineIndex) + ".bin") {}
-  ~Section() = default;
+  // Constructor and destructor are out-of-line: BuildContext holds a unique_ptr to the
+  // forward-declared ChapterHtmlSlimParser, whose full definition is only visible in the .cpp.
+  explicit Section(const std::shared_ptr<Epub>& epub, int spineIndex, GfxRenderer& renderer);
+  ~Section();
   bool loadSectionFile(int fontId, float lineCompression, bool extraParagraphSpacing, uint8_t paragraphAlignment,
                        uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled, bool embeddedStyle,
                        uint8_t imageRendering, bool focusReadingEnabled);
@@ -39,12 +93,56 @@ class Section {
                          uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled, bool embeddedStyle,
                          uint8_t imageRendering, bool focusReadingEnabled,
                          const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr);
-  std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPageFromSectionFile();
+
+  // Incremental build: lay out the section a few pages at a time so a large chapter
+  // can show its first page immediately and keep the UI responsive while the rest
+  // builds. createSectionFile() above is the one-shot wrapper over these.
+  //   if (!startBuild(...)) fail;
+  //   each tick: buildSomeMore(N); render up to pageCount; when isBuildComplete() stop.
+  bool startBuild(int fontId, float lineCompression, bool extraParagraphSpacing, uint8_t paragraphAlignment,
+                  uint16_t viewportWidth, uint16_t viewportHeight, bool hyphenationEnabled, bool embeddedStyle,
+                  uint8_t imageRendering, bool focusReadingEnabled, const std::function<void()>& popupFn = nullptr);
+  // Lay out up to maxPages more pages (maxPages <= 0 = build to completion). Returns
+  // false on error (the build is abandoned). Sets isBuildComplete() when finished.
+  bool buildSomeMore(int maxPages);
+  bool isBuilding() const { return static_cast<bool>(build_); }
+  bool isBuildComplete() const { return buildComplete_; }
+  // Best-known total page count: the exact pageCount once finalized, or a smoothed byte-based
+  // estimate (pages so far scaled by totalBytes/bytesConsumed, damped by an EMA) while a giant spine
+  // is still building, so "page X of Y" / progress don't read off the small build watermark.
+  uint16_t estimatedTotalPages() const;
+  void abandonBuild();
+  // Persist an in-progress build as a partial section file (version sentinel + LUTs +
+  // watermark trailer) instead of discarding it, so the next open of this spine can show
+  // its pages instantly and only rebuild in the background. Called by the destructor, so
+  // any teardown path (exit, sleep, navigation) keeps the work already done. Keeps a
+  // pre-existing partial when it covers more pages than this build reached.
+  void suspendBuild();
+  // True when a partial file was loaded: pageCount is a watermark, not the chapter total.
+  bool isPartial() const { return partial_; }
+
+  // Unified page read: from the active build if it has reached the page, otherwise from
+  // the on-disk file (finalized section, or a partial the rebuild hasn't caught up to).
+  std::unique_ptr<Page> loadPage(int page);
+
   std::string getTextFromSectionFile();
 
+  // Resolve an anchor from the in-progress build first, then the on-disk anchor map
+  // (covers finalized sections and partials from a previous session).
+  std::optional<uint16_t> findAnchor(const std::string& anchor) const;
+
+  // True if this spine's unzipped HTML is already cached, so a build won't pay the (multi-second on a
+  // giant spine) zip inflation. Lets the reader skip the indexing popup on a fast reopen/rebuild.
+  bool hasHtmlCache() const;
+
   // Look up the page number for an anchor id from the section cache file.
   std::optional<uint16_t> getPageForAnchor(const std::string& anchor) const;
 
+  // Look up an anchor among the pages built so far by the in-progress build, so an anchor jump
+  // (TOC / chapter select, usually the chapter top = page 0) can resolve without laying out the
+  // whole chapter. Returns nullopt if the anchor hasn't been reached yet (build more) or no build.
+  std::optional<uint16_t> findAnchorDuringBuild(const std::string& anchor) const;
+
   // Get the page count from the section cache file without fully loading it.
   std::optional<uint16_t> getCachedPageCount() const;
 

lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,39 @@ void TextBlock::render(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId, const int
 
   const bool scanning = renderer.isFontCacheScanning();
   const int ascender = renderer.getFontAscenderSize(fontId);
+
+  struct DecorationLineTracker {
+    EpdFontFamily::Style style;
+    int yOffset;
+    int startX = -1;
+    int endX = -1;
+    int yPos = 0;
+
+    bool active() const { return startX != -1; }
+    void reset() {
+      startX = -1;
+      endX = -1;
+      yPos = 0;
+    }
+  };
+
+  DecorationLineTracker decorationLines[] = {
+      {EpdFontFamily::UNDERLINE, ascender + 2},
+      {EpdFontFamily::STRIKETHROUGH, ascender * 4 / 5},
+  };
+
+  const auto flushDecoration = [&](DecorationLineTracker& line) {
+    if (line.active()) {
+      renderer.drawLine(line.startX, line.yPos, line.endX, line.yPos, 2, true);
+      line.reset();
+    }
+  };
+  const auto flushDecorations = [&]() {
+    for (auto& line : decorationLines) {
+      flushDecoration(line);
+    }
+  };
+
   for (size_t i = 0; i < words.size(); i++) {
     const int wordX = wordXpos[i] + x;
     const EpdFontFamily::Style currentStyle = wordStyles[i];
@@ -59,18 +92,51 @@ void TextBlock::render(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId, const int
       renderer.drawText(fontId, wordX, wordY, words[i].c_str(), true, currentStyle, baseDir);
     }
 
-    if (!scanning && (currentStyle & EpdFontFamily::UNDERLINE) != 0) {
+    if (scanning) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (EpdFontFamily::hasTextDecoration(currentStyle)) {
       const std::string& w = words[i];
-      int underlineWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(fontId, w.c_str(), currentStyle, baseDir);
-      const int underlineY = wordY + ascender + 2;
+      int lineStartX = wordX;
+      int lineWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(fontId, w.c_str(), currentStyle, baseDir);
 
       if ((currentStyle & (EpdFontFamily::SUP | EpdFontFamily::SUB)) != 0) {
-        underlineWidth = (underlineWidth + 1) / 2;
+        lineWidth = (lineWidth + 1) / 2;
       }
 
-      renderer.drawLine(wordX, underlineY, wordX + underlineWidth, underlineY, true);
+      // Do not decorate the synthetic em-space used for paragraph indentation.
+      if (w.size() >= 3 && static_cast<uint8_t>(w[0]) == 0xE2 && static_cast<uint8_t>(w[1]) == 0x80 &&
+          static_cast<uint8_t>(w[2]) == 0x83) {
+        const char* visibleText = w.c_str() + 3;
+        lineStartX += renderer.getTextAdvanceX(fontId, "\xe2\x80\x83", currentStyle);
+        lineWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(fontId, visibleText, currentStyle, baseDir);
+        if ((currentStyle & (EpdFontFamily::SUP | EpdFontFamily::SUB)) != 0) {
+          lineWidth = (lineWidth + 1) / 2;
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (auto& line : decorationLines) {
+        if ((currentStyle & line.style) == 0) {
+          flushDecoration(line);
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        const int lineY = wordY + line.yOffset;
+        if (line.active() && line.yPos != lineY) {
+          flushDecoration(line);
+        }
+        if (!line.active()) {
+          line.startX = lineStartX;
+          line.yPos = lineY;
+        }
+        line.endX = lineStartX + lineWidth;
+      }
+    } else {
+      flushDecorations();
     }
   }
+  flushDecorations();
 }
 
 bool TextBlock::serialize(HalFile& file) const {

lib/Epub/Epub/css/CssParser.cpp

@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ constexpr bool iequalsAscii(std::string_view value, std::string_view lowercaseKe
                     [](char a, char b) { return asciiToLower(a) == b; });
 }
 
-// Case-insensitive ASCII substring search. Only needed by text-decoration,
-// which accepts multi-value strings like "underline solid red".
-constexpr bool icontainsAscii(std::string_view value, std::string_view lowercaseKeyword) {
-  return std::search(value.begin(), value.end(), lowercaseKeyword.begin(), lowercaseKeyword.end(),
-                     [](char a, char b) { return asciiToLower(a) == b; }) != value.end();
-}
-
 // Walk s and invoke fn(token) for each non-empty run between delimiters.
 // Tokens are boundary-trimmed and yielded as string_views into s; no
 // allocation. Runs of consecutive delimiters coalesce — no empty tokens are
@@ -252,11 +245,20 @@ CssFontWeight CssParser::interpretFontWeight(std::string_view val) {
 }
 
 CssTextDecoration CssParser::interpretDecoration(std::string_view val) {
-  // text-decoration can have multiple space-separated values
-  if (icontainsAscii(val, "underline")) {
-    return CssTextDecoration::Underline;
-  }
-  return CssTextDecoration::None;
+  // text-decoration can have multiple space-separated values. Compare whole tokens
+  // so malformed values like "notunderline" do not accidentally enable a line.
+  CssTextDecoration result = CssTextDecoration::None;
+  bool explicitNone = false;
+  forEachDelimitedToken(val, isCssWhitespace, [&](const std::string_view token) {
+    if (iequalsAscii(token, "none")) {
+      explicitNone = true;
+    } else if (iequalsAscii(token, "underline")) {
+      result = result | CssTextDecoration::Underline;
+    } else if (iequalsAscii(token, "line-through")) {
+      result = result | CssTextDecoration::LineThrough;
+    }
+  });
+  return explicitNone ? CssTextDecoration::None : result;
 }
 
 CssLength CssParser::interpretLength(std::string_view val) {
@@ -868,7 +870,7 @@ bool CssParser::loadFromCache() {
       rulesBySelector_.clear();
       return false;
     }
-    style.textDecoration = static_cast<CssTextDecoration>(enumVal);
+    style.textDecoration = static_cast<CssTextDecoration>(enumVal & CSS_TEXT_DECORATION_MASK);
 
     if (file.read(&enumVal, 1) != 1) {
       rulesBySelector_.clear();

lib/Epub/Epub/css/CssParser.h

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 class CssParser {
  public:
   // Bump when CSS cache format or rules change; section caches are invalidated when this changes
-  static constexpr uint8_t CSS_CACHE_VERSION = 6;
+  static constexpr uint8_t CSS_CACHE_VERSION = 7;
 
   explicit CssParser(std::string cachePath) : cachePath(std::move(cachePath)) {}
   ~CssParser() = default;