v1.5.1+bookorbit.1-rc3

[agosez]

Third release candidate for the X4 Pro, now based on CrossInk v1.5.1-rc-3. Thanks again to @boop-kpy for the detailed X4 Pro reports. As stated in CrossInk's release notes:

I'd appreciate help verifying the following:

• All UI components are touch-friendly on X4 Pro/Sticky devices
• All Quick Action items launch as expected
• X3/X4 devices do not display any touch-only related UI elements
• Power + Up button combo shortcuts work as expected

See their notes for everything this RC inherits from CrossInk (frontlight schedules, pinch-to-resize and two-finger gestures, X4 Pro USB Drive, Quick Lock, and a long list of touch fixes).

Important

KOREADER SYNC IS GONE FROM THIS FORK. The reason is space, not preference: the latest CrossInk changes increased the firmware size, and with this fork's features added, the image no longer fits the available partition.

Dropping KOReader Sync is the best compromise, as this fork exists for users who specifically want to synchronize their reading progress with BookOrbit.

If you have KOReader credentials saved on the SD card, they remain untouched and unread, allowing you to switch back to CrossInk or CrossPoint seamlessly.

Installation

This is a release candidate so it should be installed from USB or SD firmware update. OTA updater will not provide access to this release.

New

• Smart sync (implements Add option to automatically apply most advanced progress #42). A new Sync Behavior choice in the BookOrbit settings, on the device and in the web settings: Ask every time (the default — what every sync did until now) or Smart sync. Smart sync applies the server's progress or uploads yours without showing the choice screen, but only when the two sides tell the same story: the further position must also be the more recent one, judged against the last time this device synced the book. Equal positions just say "Already synced" and return to the book. A genuine conflict (both sides moved since your last sync), a first sync of a book, or a server that sends no dates still shows the choice screen.
• BookOrbit Sync can now be assigned to the Home button (tap, long press or double tap) and picked as a Quick Action (fixes X4 Pro - No control option for BookOrbit Sync on Home Button or Quick Actions #37). Wherever it is triggered from, it behaves like the power-button shortcut already did.
• A BookOrbit sync now shows what its reading-session upload is doing — a message, a count and a progress bar.

Fixed

• Launching BookOrbit Sync from the Quick Actions menu or from the Home key now actually starts the sync instead of dropping you back to the book (fixes X4 Pro - BookOrbit does not open on Quick Action or Home Button #41).
• The BookOrbit Sync settings menu responds to touch (fixes On X4 Pro - Bookorbit Sync menu cannot use touch screen #36).
• The BookOrbit catalog responds to touch: tap a line to open it, swipe to scroll — loading the next page when you reach the end of what is loaded (fixes X4 Pro - No touchscreen for BookOrbit Sync Sync Behavior or Browse Catalog #38).
• The sync choice (Apply remote progress / Upload local progress) is now made of real buttons you can press, instead of highlighted text (fixes X4 Pro - No touchscreen for BookOrbit Sync Sync Behavior or Browse Catalog #38).
• The BookOrbit authentication screen has a back button in its title bar, so it can be left with a finger.
• A BookOrbit sync no longer restarts the device when a book has a long backlog of reading sessions waiting to be uploaded (fixes Crash and reading events not sent when BookOrbit syncs many events #39). No reading session is lost: a queue that fails to upload is kept and retried on the next sync.
• The BookOrbit password is shown while you type it, and the web Settings page no longer sends the saved password back to the browser.

Warning

Please note that I do not own a X4 Pro myself so I have not been able to test that everything works on those devices. I do not expect any major issue on the BookOrbit layer but we never know.

Full Changelog: v1.5.1+bookorbit.1-rc2...v1.5.1+bookorbit.1-rc3

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