# Folio Nooir v1.5.3

v1.5.3 changes

• Refresh Book Cache now rereads the book cover, title, author, and synopsis used by the featured-book panel.
• Refreshing metadata preserves reading progress, status, bookmarks, and clippings; an intentionally removed synopsis can also be cleared.
• Metadata refresh uses the lightweight metadata-only path, processes one book at a time, and skips unnecessary writes to keep Recent and Library responsive.
• Manual refresh always rereads metadata even when an older thumbnail is still present, then regenerates the cover when needed.
• The refresh path uses the shared X3/X4 code path and adds no X4-only behavior; X3 remains supported pending additional hardware testing.
• Multi-dictionary lookup now shows the source dictionary, supports switching/history and searching all prepared dictionaries, and avoids blocking on unprepared alternate dictionaries.
• Dictionary indexes can be prepared one at a time with percentage progress, Back-to-cancel, and resumable checkpoints; stale or replaced dictionary sidecars are detected and rebuilt.
• Dictionary font and dictionary font-size settings remain independent from reading typography.
• Full synopsis now decodes HTML entities and preserves paragraph, heading, list, and line-break structure while paging.
• Long-press book actions can be opened repeatedly after returning from an action; menu transitions now close the popup before opening Settings or another activity.
• Clipping + Cover sleep cards now show only the saved clipping text and a compact - Book title, page N attribution.
• Reader control parity: front and side long-press actions both support OFF, chapter skip, font-size cycling, and orientation change; Menu and Power long-press pickers expose the shared reader actions (Reader Options, statistics, screenshot, sleep, bookmark, dictionary, dark mode, and KOReader Sync where supported).
• A new Controls tab in Reader Options lets these front, side, Menu, and Power actions be changed without leaving the book; Menu sleep uses the normal sleep-screen/deep-sleep path.
• UI Scale now applies to Library text, tabs, menus, book actions, synopsis, book/reading statistics, calendar, clipping/bookmark lists, and Reader Options while leaving reading-page typography, bookshelf cover geometry, and the 4 x 2 grid independent. Recent and Finished remain entirely on the fixed-font shelf path for faster navigation.
• Library search offers an instant current-folder filename filter or an explicit recursive Search All Folders mode. The recursive scan is processed in small batches, never parses EPUBs or retrieves covers, and can be cancelled with Back; the same menu entry clears the search.
• Recent/Finished startup no longer validates every thumbnail or retrieves partial caches in the background. Existing metadata is shown immediately with a title/filename fallback; first-time empty caches use a visible one-book-at-a-time warm-up, and refresh remains manual.