ThinkControl v0.1.0-alpha.74

Interface preview

What's changed

• Shared dropdown arrows stay centered when opened. Modes has a compact selector and one labeled Automatic triggers switch; choose No mode to restore regular settings.

• Battery preservation has a solid measured fill, percentage labels beneath their own threshold marks and a soft charging sweep, without a floating dot or angled leaders. battery-only views remain still.

• Battery sessions stop counting unobserved sleep time. Charging estimates handle adapter startup and use bounded learned history; a separate typical endurance estimate explains its observed basis. Signed session accents and tighter System device/support rows improve readability.

• Calibrated fan curves use the closest stable measured speed, hysteresis and bounded transitions rather than rounding a moderate target across a large gap to full speed. Hot-input safeguards and firmware Auto recovery remain intact.

• Overview and Cooling share immediate profile selection, including after navigation and while older telemetry is arriving.

• Overview Cooling follows the Power profile rails. Preservation status sits beside the limit; its thicker gauge shows the resume/stop window, neutral area above the limit, actual charge position and shared charging flow.

• Calibrated Max cooling now follows its temperature/percentage curve instead of silently commanding fixed full speed. Actual fixed full speed is identified correctly and does not show an unused curve or Auto.

• Overview now selects cooling profiles directly with the shared dropdown style, capability/calibration gates and the existing apply/recovery path.

• Battery history detail joins General preferences. Compact Customize follows the shared control rail; gesture popup text aligns with the slider track.

• Charging keeps subtle moving lines inside the battery and a smaller pulsing green lightning next to the percentage. Level colors stay visible; discharge and reduced motion remain static.

• Verified exact Max cooling works without first reapplying a Windows power preference; firmware readback and safe Auto recovery remain required.

• Startup and preservation controls follow their relevant rows. Hardware details use the full System content width; touchpad guides and popups have cleaner spacing.

• Fan profile failures expose an explicit Auto recovery action even when Auto is already selected. Edited built-in curves keep their points on measured direct controllers.

• Fan curves clarify that 0% is the minimum measured running speed; use Auto for firmware-managed fan stop.

• Fan curves check sustained RPM against measured output and return to Auto on excessive output or a failed control tick. Physical reproduction of the reported full-speed issue remains unverified.

• Compact CPU/Sensors open Diagnostics. Mode selection is separate from Saved modes; System links/history preferences are visible directly and the redundant Advanced fan controls disclosure is removed.

• Compact is 64 pixels shorter. Mode replaces Keyboard light by default; the layout editor also offers Keyboard light and Automation.

• Layout dragging dims the source, shows the actual tile under the pointer and outlines valid swap targets.

• Turn off mode is directly accessible; restoration preserves the actual pre-mode Windows power overlay, with retryable readback failures.

• Mode and rule editors keep Save/Cancel below their tabs, with larger Fluent remove icons.

• Advanced battery indicators distinguish charging with a gently pulsing Fluent lightning symbol; discharging remains static. Battery animation can be On, Off or follow System in General preferences; Compact remains static.

• Custom battery preservation limits have a visible selected Custom segment and a separate Edit action.

• Saved Modes can prepare the required Windows Balanced plan and restore the previous plan when leaving the mode.

• Cooling curves pause in firmware Auto during temporary sensor gaps and resume after stable recovery. Hot-system curve selections are retained while firmware cools the system; real write/ownership failures still return to Auto.

• Cooling failures give more specific guidance and service diagnostics record the actual handoff reason.

• Recorded sessions moves below Battery details, with readable time, battery and energy summaries. Battery details correctly labels learned charging power.

• A shared native redesign with IBM Plex Sans, Fluent icons, light/dark themes and a cleaner Compact layout.

• Custom fan curves and manual percentages on the calibrated ThinkPad X9 21Q6 / BIOS N4CET45W controller. Five measured running states span approximately 3500–9400 RPM. Auto recovery and a custom curve were physically tested through the production service.

• Separate Modes and Automation, consistent navigation resets and scoped restoration of Lenovo keyboard notifications.

• Battery cycle history, improved chart inspection, an estimated 0→limit versus 0→100 charging-wear comparison, and charging indicators that respect reduced motion.

• Compact status and quick-control layout customization with preserved settings.

Alpha limitations

Fan percentages select discrete calibrated states, not continuous PWM; 0% retains the lowest accepted running state. Lower states may mildly pulse. Unknown firmware stays capability-gated. Shared RPM does not represent two independent fan sensors. The charging-wear percentage is a generic illustrative model, not measured battery damage, firmware cycles saved or a lifespan prediction. Broad reboot/wake/AC/DC coverage, manual chart/drag acceptance and installed redesign acceptance remain UNVERIFIED; see RELEASE_READINESS.md and issue #113. This prerelease is not a bug-free certification.

What's Changed

• Document verified alpha.73 publication and downloads by @Hugowhitee in #146
• Restore battery wear comparison and unify verified update presentation by @Hugowhitee in #147

Full Changelog: v0.1.0-alpha.73...v0.1.0-alpha.74