Readwide v1.0.7

Release scope

• Android metadata is versionCode 10007 and versionName "1.0.7".
• Keeps the com.readwide.manager applicationId and the readwide release signing key introduced in 1.0.6, so 1.0.7 installs in place over 1.0.6 as a normal update. Updating from 1.0.4/1.0.5 (previous key) still requires uninstalling the old version first, then migrating via the in-app JSON backup export/import.
• This release centers on an optional blank-line collapsing display setting, more reliable text reading-position restore, improved large-file bookmark page accuracy, recent-list scroll preservation, refined find-in-page behavior when its options change, and a find-in-page crash fix.

Reading — collapse repeated blank lines

• Added an optional Collapse repeated blank lines display setting for the text reader (Display settings, under the large-TXT options). When enabled, any run of two or more consecutive blank lines is shown as a single blank line; a lone blank line is left as-is and the original file is never modified. It applies to all text files the reader opens (TXT, log, CSV, and similar), both small and large, treats whitespace-only lines as blank, and is applied consistently to the page model, large-file partition/exact-page index, and in-text search so page numbers, bookmarks, and search positions stay aligned. Toggling it reloads the open file, and the collapse state is folded into the page-layout signature so the page model is recomputed instead of reusing a stale one. Bookmarks from before this version stay compatible while the option is off. Default off.

Reading — position restore

• Reopening a text file restores the reading position more reliably. The saved position now carries short before/after text anchors and a page-layout signature, so the reader re-finds the original spot even when the page layout would otherwise differ (for example after a display-setting change), instead of falling back to an approximate page. The restored position also stays correct after the system recreates the reader and when scrolling back through a large file.
• If a text file changed on disk since it was last opened, reopening it reloads the current contents instead of restoring the earlier cached view and position.
• Large-file bookmark jumps now prefer surrounding-text anchors when resolving the destination, improving landing accuracy after a layout or display change (for example a different font size or margin).

Settings and display rules

• Settings are reorganized into two screens. Display and reading-layout options (theme, reading theme, text layout, EPUB layout) now live in a dedicated Display settings screen reached from Settings, while general app settings (behavior, button order, security, backup) stay on the main Settings screen. This keeps display options together and out of the general list; the large-TXT options, including Collapse repeated blank lines, are in the Display settings screen.
• Edit actual TXT file: enabled TXT display rules can now be permanently applied to the current text file from the text reader's More menu. You choose between fixing the original file in place or writing a separate _edited copy, and the flow keeps the rule-order, overwrite, and large-file warnings followed by a final confirmation. Display-only rules still never modify the file; this is the explicit opt-in that writes changes. It moved here from the TXT layout settings so it always runs with the currently open file in context.

Files — recent list

• Returning to the app after opening a file from the recent list no longer forces the list back to the top. The list keeps its scroll position near the row the file was opened from.

Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when an invalid regular expression was the active find-in-page query; an invalid pattern is now treated as no match instead of failing during drawing.
• Changing the find-in-page options (case-sensitive, whole-word, or regular expression) now restarts the search under the new options, so the next match is found with the new settings instead of continuing from the previous result.
• When the system recreates the reader from memory (for example under memory pressure), large-file exact page numbering is rebuilt for the current layout instead of remaining on the initial estimate.