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@tweakerinc tweakerinc released this 05 Aug 05:17
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Casper v0.1.7

Stability fixes for field crash reports and a set of reader, home, and settings UX updates.

X4 install note: after flashing, use Reset → Power so the new image actually boots (unplug/replug alone is often not enough on X4).

Stability (field crashes)

  • Safer book open under low memory: refuse word-vector growth when the largest free heap block is too small, so CSS-heavy chapters fail soft instead of abort() / reboot
  • Font decompress under pressure: better FDC failure logging; less fatal behavior when glyph groups cannot decompress
  • Lower peak heap on open / home: defer non-critical SD work (covers, recents side-loads, open-path extras)

Reader and controls

  • Short Back always goes Home (removed “Short Back to File Browser”)
  • No long-press Back in the reader (no hold-for-Library); open Library from Home / menus
  • Orient Front Buttons lives under Reader → Reading Orientation
    • When On and the page is rotated, Up/Down and Left/Right page-turn and list nav follow reading orientation
    • Button labels stay readable in Portrait 180°
  • Long-Press Side Buttons sits under Long-Press Power
    • Options: Off, Chapter Skip, Change Orientation
  • Enable Logging is one-tap On/Off (no Off/On popup)

Finished books and library

  • Finished books use /read (no forced rename to “Finished Books”)
  • read / Finished Books are hidden in the Library browser
  • Recents → Show Read Books (top row) lists finished books; Back returns to normal Recents
  • Recents list excludes books already under the finished folder
  • Move Finished Books to Read Folder defaults Off
  • Nested Clear Read Books from Recents only when Move is On

Settings labels and layout

  • Manage Reader UI (was Customize Reader UI)
  • Manage Reader Fonts
  • Clear Read Books from Recents (shorter label)
  • Display → Menu Font Size: 10pt / 12pt / 14pt / 16pt
    • Existing installs keep previous size via one-time shift; default remains 12pt
  • System list order: Move Finished → (Clear Recents) → Language → Show Hidden → Enable Logging → …

Home progress (especially X4)

  • Penumbra Recents micro progress bars always track saved book progress
  • Independent of Manage Reader UI → Progress Bar (that setting is reader chrome only: Hide / Book / Chapter)
  • X4: progress-only stats files are no longer discarded as “empty” (X4 has no session tracking, so % was often the only field)
  • Progress % is always written on leave (and after jump-to-percent) for home
  • Recents % cache refreshes when returning to Home

Other

  • Product version v0.1.7
  • Settings migrations stay one-shot and non-destructive (no force-overwrite of user power/theme choices)

Flash tips

  • X3: unplug/replug is often enough
  • X4: flash, then Reset → Power

For Full Notes please see v0.1.5

Install

CrossPoint web flasher (recommended)

  1. Download Casper-v0.1.7.bin from this release.
  2. Connect your X3 or X4 via USB-C and wake/unlock it.
  3. Open https://crosspointreader.com/#flash-tools (Chrome / Edge / Firefox on desktop).
  4. Select Xteink X3 or Xteink X4.
  5. Click Custom .bin and choose Casper-v0.1.7.bin.
  6. Flash, then reset/wake the device if prompted.

SD card contents are left alone.

SD card (optional)

Copy Casper-v0.1.6.bin to the root of the SD card → Settings → System → SD Firmware Update

Dictionary

To install dictionaries, extract the .dictionaries folder to the root of your SD card.

Full source & docs: https://github.com/tweakerinc/casper
Previous: v0.1.6

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