Merge 6871ca7762 into e5c0ddc9fa

## Summary

* **What is the goal of this PR?**
Add a debugging script to help developers monitor the ESP32 serial port
directly from a PC.

* **What changes are included?**
Added a new script: scripts/debugging_monitor.py

## Additional Context

While working on a new Crosspoint-Reader feature, it quickly became
clear that watching the ESP32 serial output without any visual cues was
inconvenient and easy to mess up.

This script improves the debugging experience by reading data from the
serial port and providing:

1. A timestamp prefix for every log line (instead of milliseconds since
power-up)
2. Color-coded output for different message types
3. A secondary window displaying a live graph of RAM usage, which is
especially useful for tracking the memory impact of new features

<img width="1916" height="1049" alt="Screenshot_20260126_183811"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6291887f-ac17-43ac-9e43-f5dec8a7097e"
/>

---

### AI Usage

Did you use AI tools to help write this code? _**< PARTIALLY >**_
I wrote the initial version of the script. Gemini was used to help add
the Matplotlib-based graphing and threading logic.

README.md

@@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ Connect your Xteink X4 to your computer via USB-C and run the following command.
 ```sh
 pio run --target upload
 ```
+### Debugging
+
+After flashing the new features, it’s recommended to capture detailed logs from the serial port.
+
+First, make sure all required Python packages are installed:
+
+```python
+python3 -m pip install serial colorama matplotlib
+```
+after that run the script:
+```sh
+python3 scripts/debugging_monitor.py
+```
+This was tested on Debian and should work on most Linux systems. Minor adjustments may be required for Windows or macOS.
 
 ## Internals
 

lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.cpp

@@ -411,17 +411,27 @@ void GfxRenderer::invertScreen() const {
   }
 }
 
-void GfxRenderer::displayBuffer(const HalDisplay::RefreshMode refreshMode) const { display.displayBuffer(refreshMode); }
+void GfxRenderer::displayBuffer(const HalDisplay::RefreshMode refreshMode) const {
+  display.displayBuffer(refreshMode, fadingFix);
+}
 
 std::string GfxRenderer::truncatedText(const int fontId, const char* text, const int maxWidth,
                                        const EpdFontFamily::Style style) const {
+  if (!text || maxWidth <= 0) return "";
+
   std::string item = text;
-  int itemWidth = getTextWidth(fontId, item.c_str(), style);
+  const char* ellipsis = "...";
-  while (itemWidth > maxWidth && item.length() > 8) {
+  int textWidth = getTextWidth(fontId, item.c_str(), style);
-    item.replace(item.length() - 5, 5, "...");
+  if (textWidth <= maxWidth) {
-    itemWidth = getTextWidth(fontId, item.c_str(), style);
+    // Text fits, return as is
+    return item;
   }
-  return item;
+
+  while (!item.empty() && getTextWidth(fontId, (item + ellipsis).c_str(), style) >= maxWidth) {
+    utf8RemoveLastChar(item);
+  }
+
+  return item.empty() ? ellipsis : item + ellipsis;
 }
 
 // Note: Internal driver treats screen in command orientation; this library exposes a logical orientation
@@ -661,7 +671,7 @@ void GfxRenderer::copyGrayscaleLsbBuffers() const { display.copyGrayscaleLsbBuff
 
 void GfxRenderer::copyGrayscaleMsbBuffers() const { display.copyGrayscaleMsbBuffers(display.getFrameBuffer()); }
 
-void GfxRenderer::displayGrayBuffer() const { display.displayGrayBuffer(); }
+void GfxRenderer::displayGrayBuffer() const { display.displayGrayBuffer(fadingFix); }
 
 void GfxRenderer::freeBwBufferChunks() {
   for (auto& bwBufferChunk : bwBufferChunks) {

lib/GfxRenderer/GfxRenderer.h

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   HalDisplay& display;
   RenderMode renderMode;
   Orientation orientation;
+  bool fadingFix;
   uint8_t* bwBufferChunks[BW_BUFFER_NUM_CHUNKS] = {nullptr};
   std::map<int, EpdFontFamily> fontMap;
   void renderChar(const EpdFontFamily& fontFamily, uint32_t cp, int* x, const int* y, bool pixelState,
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   void rotateCoordinates(int x, int y, int* rotatedX, int* rotatedY) const;
 
  public:
-  explicit GfxRenderer(HalDisplay& halDisplay) : display(halDisplay), renderMode(BW), orientation(Portrait) {}
+  explicit GfxRenderer(HalDisplay& halDisplay)
+      : display(halDisplay), renderMode(BW), orientation(Portrait), fadingFix(false) {}
   ~GfxRenderer() { freeBwBufferChunks(); }
 
   static constexpr int VIEWABLE_MARGIN_TOP = 9;
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ class GfxRenderer {
   void setOrientation(const Orientation o) { orientation = o; }
   Orientation getOrientation() const { return orientation; }
 
+  // Fading fix control
+  void setFadingFix(const bool enabled) { fadingFix = enabled; }
+
   // Screen ops
   int getScreenWidth() const;
   int getScreenHeight() const;

lib/Utf8/Utf8.cpp

@@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ uint32_t utf8NextCodepoint(const unsigned char** string) {
 
   return cp;
 }
+
+size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str) {
+  if (str.empty()) return 0;
+  size_t pos = str.size() - 1;
+  while (pos > 0 && (static_cast<unsigned char>(str[pos]) & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
+    --pos;
+  }
+  str.resize(pos);
+  return pos;
+}
+
+// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
+void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, const size_t numChars) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < numChars && !str.empty(); ++i) {
+    utf8RemoveLastChar(str);
+  }
+}

lib/Utf8/Utf8.h

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstdint>
-
+#include <string>
 #define REPLACEMENT_GLYPH 0xFFFD
 
 uint32_t utf8NextCodepoint(const unsigned char** string);
+// Remove the last UTF-8 codepoint from a std::string and return the new size.
+size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str);
+// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 codepoints from the end.
+void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, size_t numChars);

lib/hal/HalDisplay.cpp

@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ EInkDisplay::RefreshMode convertRefreshMode(HalDisplay::RefreshMode mode) {
   }
 }
 
-void HalDisplay::displayBuffer(HalDisplay::RefreshMode mode) { einkDisplay.displayBuffer(convertRefreshMode(mode)); }
+void HalDisplay::displayBuffer(HalDisplay::RefreshMode mode, bool turnOffScreen) {
+  einkDisplay.displayBuffer(convertRefreshMode(mode), turnOffScreen);
+}
 
 void HalDisplay::refreshDisplay(HalDisplay::RefreshMode mode, bool turnOffScreen) {
   einkDisplay.refreshDisplay(convertRefreshMode(mode), turnOffScreen);
@@ -48,4 +50,4 @@ void HalDisplay::copyGrayscaleMsbBuffers(const uint8_t* msbBuffer) { einkDisplay
 
 void HalDisplay::cleanupGrayscaleBuffers(const uint8_t* bwBuffer) { einkDisplay.cleanupGrayscaleBuffers(bwBuffer); }
 
-void HalDisplay::displayGrayBuffer() { einkDisplay.displayGrayBuffer(); }
+void HalDisplay::displayGrayBuffer(bool turnOffScreen) { einkDisplay.displayGrayBuffer(turnOffScreen); }

lib/hal/HalDisplay.h

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class HalDisplay {
   void drawImage(const uint8_t* imageData, uint16_t x, uint16_t y, uint16_t w, uint16_t h,
                  bool fromProgmem = false) const;
 
-  void displayBuffer(RefreshMode mode = RefreshMode::FAST_REFRESH);
+  void displayBuffer(RefreshMode mode = RefreshMode::FAST_REFRESH, bool turnOffScreen = false);
   void refreshDisplay(RefreshMode mode = RefreshMode::FAST_REFRESH, bool turnOffScreen = false);
 
   // Power management
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class HalDisplay {
   void copyGrayscaleMsbBuffers(const uint8_t* msbBuffer);
   void cleanupGrayscaleBuffers(const uint8_t* bwBuffer);
 
-  void displayGrayBuffer();
+  void displayGrayBuffer(bool turnOffScreen = false);
 
  private:
   EInkDisplay einkDisplay;

open-x4-sdk

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bd4e6707503ab9c97d13ee0d8f8c69e9ff03cd12
+Subproject commit c8ce3949b3368329c290ca1858e65dc3416fc591

scripts/debugging_monitor.py

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import sys
+import argparse
+import re
+import threading
+from datetime import datetime
+from collections import deque
+import time
+
+# Try to import potentially missing packages
+try:
+    import serial
+    from colorama import init, Fore, Style
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    import matplotlib.animation as animation
+except ImportError as e:
+    missing_package = e.name
+    print("\n" + "!" * 50)
+    print(f" Error: The required package '{missing_package}' is not installed.")
+    print("!" * 50)
+
+    print(f"\nTo fix this, please run the following command in your terminal:\n")
+
+    install_cmd = "pip install "
+    packages = []
+    if 'serial' in str(e): packages.append("pyserial")
+    if 'colorama' in str(e): packages.append("colorama")
+    if 'matplotlib' in str(e): packages.append("matplotlib")
+
+    print(f"    {install_cmd}{' '.join(packages)}")
+
+    print("\nExiting...")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# --- Global Variables for Data Sharing ---
+# Store last 50 data points
+MAX_POINTS = 50
+time_data = deque(maxlen=MAX_POINTS)
+free_mem_data = deque(maxlen=MAX_POINTS)
+total_mem_data = deque(maxlen=MAX_POINTS)
+data_lock = threading.Lock() # Prevent reading while writing
+
+# Initialize colors
+init(autoreset=True)
+
+def get_color_for_line(line):
+    """
+    Classify log lines by type and assign appropriate colors.
+    """
+    line_upper = line.upper()
+
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["ERROR", "[ERR]", "[SCT]", "FAILED", "WARNING"]):
+        return Fore.RED
+    if "[MEM]" in line_upper or "FREE:" in line_upper:
+        return Fore.CYAN
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["[GFX]", "[ERS]", "DISPLAY", "RAM WRITE", "RAM COMPLETE", "REFRESH", "POWERING ON", "FRAME BUFFER", "LUT"]):
+        return Fore.MAGENTA
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["[EBP]", "[BMC]", "[ZIP]", "[PARSER]", "[EHP]", "LOADING EPUB", "CACHE", "DECOMPRESSED", "PARSING"]):
+        return Fore.GREEN
+    if "[ACT]" in line_upper or "ENTERING ACTIVITY" in line_upper or "EXITING ACTIVITY" in line_upper:
+        return Fore.YELLOW
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["RENDERED PAGE", "[LOOP]", "DURATION", "WAIT COMPLETE"]):
+        return Fore.BLUE
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["[CPS]", "SETTINGS", "[CLEAR_CACHE]"]):
+        return Fore.LIGHTYELLOW_EX
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["ESP-ROM", "BUILD:", "RST:", "BOOT:", "SPIWP:", "MODE:", "LOAD:", "ENTRY", "[SD]", "STARTING CROSSPOINT", "VERSION"]):
+        return Fore.LIGHTBLACK_EX
+    if "[RBS]" in line_upper:
+        return Fore.LIGHTCYAN_EX
+    if "[KRS]" in line_upper:
+        return Fore.LIGHTMAGENTA_EX
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["EINKDISPLAY:", "STATIC FRAME", "INITIALIZING", "SPI INITIALIZED", "GPIO PINS", "RESETTING", "SSD1677", "E-INK"]):
+        return Fore.LIGHTMAGENTA_EX
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["[FNS]", "FOOTNOTE"]):
+        return Fore.LIGHTGREEN_EX
+    if any(keyword in line_upper for keyword in ["[CHAP]", "[OPDS]", "[COF]"]):
+        return Fore.LIGHTYELLOW_EX
+
+    return Fore.WHITE
+
+def parse_memory_line(line):
+    """
+    Extracts Free and Total bytes from the specific log line.
+    Format: [MEM] Free: 196344 bytes, Total: 226412 bytes, Min Free: 112620 bytes
+    """
+    # Regex to find 'Free: <digits>' and 'Total: <digits>'
+    match = re.search(r"Free:\s*(\d+).*Total:\s*(\d+)", line)
+    if match:
+        try:
+            free_bytes = int(match.group(1))
+            total_bytes = int(match.group(2))
+            return free_bytes, total_bytes
+        except ValueError:
+            return None, None
+    return None, None
+
+def serial_worker(port, baud):
+    """
+    Runs in a background thread. Handles reading serial, printing to console,
+    and updating the data lists.
+    """
+    print(f"{Fore.CYAN}--- Opening {port} at {baud} baud ---{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+
+    try:
+        ser = serial.Serial(port, baud, timeout=0.1)
+        ser.dtr = False
+        ser.rts = False
+    except serial.SerialException as e:
+        print(f"{Fore.RED}Error opening port: {e}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                raw_data = ser.readline().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
+
+                if not raw_data:
+                    continue
+
+                clean_line = raw_data.strip()
+                if not clean_line:
+                    continue
+
+                # Add PC timestamp
+                pc_time = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
+                formatted_line = re.sub(r"^\[\d+\]", f"[{pc_time}]", clean_line)
+
+                # Check for Memory Line
+                if "[MEM]" in formatted_line:
+                    free_val, total_val = parse_memory_line(formatted_line)
+                    if free_val is not None:
+                        with data_lock:
+                            time_data.append(pc_time)
+                            free_mem_data.append(free_val / 1024) # Convert to KB
+                            total_mem_data.append(total_val / 1024) # Convert to KB
+
+                # Print to console
+                line_color = get_color_for_line(formatted_line)
+                print(f"{line_color}{formatted_line}")
+
+            except OSError:
+                print(f"{Fore.RED}Device disconnected.{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+                break
+    except Exception as e:
+        # If thread is killed violently (e.g. main exit), silence errors
+        pass
+    finally:
+        if 'ser' in locals() and ser.is_open:
+            ser.close()
+
+def update_graph(frame):
+    """
+    Called by Matplotlib animation to redraw the chart.
+    """
+    with data_lock:
+        if not time_data:
+            return
+
+        # Convert deques to lists for plotting
+        x = list(time_data)
+        y_free = list(free_mem_data)
+        y_total = list(total_mem_data)
+
+    plt.cla() # Clear axis
+
+    # Plot Total RAM
+    plt.plot(x, y_total, label='Total RAM (KB)', color='red', linestyle='--')
+
+    # Plot Free RAM
+    plt.plot(x, y_free, label='Free RAM (KB)', color='green', marker='o')
+
+    # Fill area under Free RAM
+    plt.fill_between(x, y_free, color='green', alpha=0.1)
+
+    plt.title("ESP32 Memory Monitor")
+    plt.ylabel("Memory (KB)")
+    plt.xlabel("Time")
+    plt.legend(loc='upper left')
+    plt.grid(True, linestyle=':', alpha=0.6)
+
+    # Rotate date labels
+    plt.xticks(rotation=45, ha='right')
+    plt.tight_layout()
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="ESP32 Monitor with Graph")
+    parser.add_argument("port", nargs="?", default="/dev/ttyACM0", help="Serial port")
+    parser.add_argument("--baud", type=int, default=115200, help="Baud rate")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # 1. Start the Serial Reader in a separate thread
+    # Daemon=True means this thread dies when the main program closes
+    t = threading.Thread(target=serial_worker, args=(args.port, args.baud), daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+
+    # 2. Set up the Graph (Main Thread)
+    try:
+        plt.style.use('light_background')
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(10, 6))
+
+    # Update graph every 1000ms
+    ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, update_graph, interval=1000)
+
+    try:
+        print(f"{Fore.YELLOW}Starting Graph Window... (Close window to exit){Style.RESET_ALL}")
+        plt.show()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print(f"\n{Fore.YELLOW}Exiting...{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+        plt.close('all') # Force close any lingering plot windows
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

src/CrossPointSettings.cpp

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void readAndValidate(FsFile& file, uint8_t& member, const uint8_t maxValue) {
 namespace {
 constexpr uint8_t SETTINGS_FILE_VERSION = 1;
 // Increment this when adding new persisted settings fields
-constexpr uint8_t SETTINGS_COUNT = 23;
+constexpr uint8_t SETTINGS_COUNT = 24;
 constexpr char SETTINGS_FILE[] = "/.crosspoint/settings.bin";
 }  // namespace
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ bool CrossPointSettings::saveToFile() const {
   serialization::writeString(outputFile, std::string(opdsPassword));
   serialization::writePod(outputFile, sleepScreenCoverFilter);
   // New fields added at end for backward compatibility
+  serialization::writePod(outputFile, fadingFix);
   outputFile.close();
 
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [CPS] Settings saved to file\n", millis());
@@ -148,6 +149,8 @@ bool CrossPointSettings::loadFromFile() {
     if (++settingsRead >= fileSettingsCount) break;
     readAndValidate(inputFile, sleepScreenCoverFilter, SLEEP_SCREEN_COVER_FILTER_COUNT);
     if (++settingsRead >= fileSettingsCount) break;
+    serialization::readPod(inputFile, fadingFix);
+    if (++settingsRead >= fileSettingsCount) break;
     // New fields added at end for backward compatibility
   } while (false);
 

src/CrossPointSettings.h

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class CrossPointSettings {
   uint8_t hideBatteryPercentage = HIDE_NEVER;
   // Long-press chapter skip on side buttons
   uint8_t longPressChapterSkip = 1;
+  // Sunlight fading compensation
+  uint8_t fadingFix = 0;
 
   ~CrossPointSettings() = default;
 

src/activities/home/HomeActivity.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <Epub.h>
 #include <GfxRenderer.h>
 #include <SDCardManager.h>
+#include <Utf8.h>
 #include <Xtc.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
         while (!lines.back().empty() && renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, lines.back().c_str()) > maxLineWidth) {
           // Remove "..." first, then remove one UTF-8 char, then add "..." back
           lines.back().resize(lines.back().size() - 3);  // Remove "..."
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(lines.back());
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(lines.back());
           lines.back().append("...");
         }
         break;
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       int wordWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, i.c_str());
       while (wordWidth > maxLineWidth && !i.empty()) {
         // Word itself is too long, trim it (UTF-8 safe)
-        StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(i);
+        utf8RemoveLastChar(i);
         // Check if we have room for ellipsis
         std::string withEllipsis = i + "...";
         wordWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(UI_12_FONT_ID, withEllipsis.c_str());
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       if (!lastBookAuthor.empty()) {
         std::string trimmedAuthor = lastBookAuthor;
         while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) > maxLineWidth && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         }
         if (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) <
             renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, lastBookAuthor.c_str())) {
@@ -462,14 +463,14 @@ void HomeActivity::render() {
       // Trim author if too long (UTF-8 safe)
       bool wasTrimmed = false;
       while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, trimmedAuthor.c_str()) > maxLineWidth && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-        StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+        utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         wasTrimmed = true;
       }
       if (wasTrimmed && !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
         // Make room for ellipsis
         while (renderer.getTextWidth(UI_10_FONT_ID, (trimmedAuthor + "...").c_str()) > maxLineWidth &&
                !trimmedAuthor.empty()) {
-          StringUtils::utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
+          utf8RemoveLastChar(trimmedAuthor);
         }
         trimmedAuthor.append("...");
       }

src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp

@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderStatusBar(const int orientedMarginRight, const in
         availableTitleSpace = rendererableScreenWidth - titleMarginLeft - titleMarginRight;
         titleMarginLeftAdjusted = titleMarginLeft;
       }
-      while (titleWidth > availableTitleSpace && title.length() > 11) {
+      if (titleWidth > availableTitleSpace) {
-        title.replace(title.length() - 8, 8, "...");
+        title = renderer.truncatedText(SMALL_FONT_ID, title.c_str(), availableTitleSpace);
         titleWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(SMALL_FONT_ID, title.c_str());
       }
     }

src/activities/reader/TxtReaderActivity.cpp

@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ void TxtReaderActivity::renderStatusBar(const int orientedMarginRight, const int
 
     std::string title = txt->getTitle();
     int titleWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(SMALL_FONT_ID, title.c_str());
-    while (titleWidth > availableTextWidth && title.length() > 11) {
+    if (titleWidth > availableTextWidth) {
-      title.replace(title.length() - 8, 8, "...");
+      title = renderer.truncatedText(SMALL_FONT_ID, title.c_str(), availableTextWidth);
       titleWidth = renderer.getTextWidth(SMALL_FONT_ID, title.c_str());
     }
 

src/activities/settings/SettingsActivity.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 const char* SettingsActivity::categoryNames[categoryCount] = {"Display", "Reader", "Controls", "System"};
 
 namespace {
-constexpr int displaySettingsCount = 6;
+constexpr int displaySettingsCount = 7;
 const SettingInfo displaySettings[displaySettingsCount] = {
     // Should match with SLEEP_SCREEN_MODE
     SettingInfo::Enum("Sleep Screen", &CrossPointSettings::sleepScreen, {"Dark", "Light", "Custom", "Cover", "None"}),
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ const SettingInfo displaySettings[displaySettingsCount] = {
                       {"None", "No Progress", "Full w/ Percentage", "Full w/ Progress Bar", "Progress Bar"}),
     SettingInfo::Enum("Hide Battery %", &CrossPointSettings::hideBatteryPercentage, {"Never", "In Reader", "Always"}),
     SettingInfo::Enum("Refresh Frequency", &CrossPointSettings::refreshFrequency,
-                      {"1 page", "5 pages", "10 pages", "15 pages", "30 pages"})};
+                      {"1 page", "5 pages", "10 pages", "15 pages", "30 pages"}),
+    SettingInfo::Enum("Sunlight Fading Fix", &CrossPointSettings::fadingFix, {"OFF", "ON"}),
+};
 
 constexpr int readerSettingsCount = 9;
 const SettingInfo readerSettings[readerSettingsCount] = {

src/main.cpp

@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ void loop() {
 
   gpio.update();
 
+  renderer.setFadingFix(SETTINGS.fadingFix);
+
   if (Serial && millis() - lastMemPrint >= 10000) {
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [MEM] Free: %d bytes, Total: %d bytes, Min Free: %d bytes\n", millis(), ESP.getFreeHeap(),
                   ESP.getHeapSize(), ESP.getMinFreeHeap());

src/util/StringUtils.cpp

@@ -61,23 +61,4 @@ bool checkFileExtension(const String& fileName, const char* extension) {
   return localFile.endsWith(localExtension);
 }
 
-size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str) {
-  if (str.empty()) return 0;
-  size_t pos = str.size() - 1;
-  // Walk back to find the start of the last UTF-8 character
-  // UTF-8 continuation bytes start with 10xxxxxx (0x80-0xBF)
-  while (pos > 0 && (static_cast<unsigned char>(str[pos]) & 0xC0) == 0x80) {
-    --pos;
-  }
-  str.resize(pos);
-  return pos;
-}
-
-// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
-void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, const size_t numChars) {
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < numChars && !str.empty(); ++i) {
-    utf8RemoveLastChar(str);
-  }
-}
-
 }  // namespace StringUtils

src/util/StringUtils.h

@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ std::string sanitizeFilename(const std::string& name, size_t maxLength = 100);
 bool checkFileExtension(const std::string& fileName, const char* extension);
 bool checkFileExtension(const String& fileName, const char* extension);
 
-// UTF-8 safe string truncation - removes one character from the end
-// Returns the new size after removing one UTF-8 character
-size_t utf8RemoveLastChar(std::string& str);
-
-// Truncate string by removing N UTF-8 characters from the end
-void utf8TruncateChars(std::string& str, size_t numChars);
 }  // namespace StringUtils