release: ef-1.0.4

New Features:
- End-of-book "Start Over" option to wrap to first page

EPUB Rendering:
- CSS margin-left/padding-left parsing for block indentation
- Vertical bar and italic styling for blockquotes
- Left margin indentation for list items
- Fix ordered lists showing bullets instead of numbers
- Fix nested <p> inside <li> marker placement

Bug Fixes:
- Webserver: flow control and connection checking for file listing
- Webserver: memory optimization for File Transfer mode
- Dictionary: allocation order fix for zip dictionary buffer

ef-CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,30 @@ Base: CrossPoint Reader 0.15.0
 
 ---
 
+## ef-1.0.4
+
+**EPUB Rendering & Stability**
+
+### New Features
+
+- **End-of-Book "Start Over"**: Press next at end of book to wrap to first page
+
+### EPUB Rendering Improvements
+
+- CSS `margin-left`/`padding-left` parsing for block indentation
+- Vertical bar and italic styling for blockquotes
+- Left margin indentation for list items (`<ol>`/`<ul>`)
+- Fixed ordered lists showing bullets instead of numbers
+- Fixed nested `<p>` inside `<li>` causing marker on separate line
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **Webserver**: Fixed file listing disconnection issues with flow control
+- **Webserver**: Memory optimization for File Transfer mode (frees heap before starting)
+- **Dictionary**: Fixed zip dictionary allocation order for better memory allocation success
+
+---
+
 ## ef-1.0.3
 
 **Maintenance Release**

lib/Epub/Epub/ParsedText.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ void ParsedText::layoutAndExtractLines(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fo
   // Apply fixed transforms before any per-line layout work.
   applyParagraphIndent();
 
-  const int pageWidth = viewportWidth;
+  // Apply horizontal margin (for blockquotes, nested content, etc.)
+  const int leftMargin = blockStyle.marginLeft;
+  const int pageWidth = viewportWidth - leftMargin;
   const int spaceWidth = renderer.getSpaceWidth(fontId);
   auto wordWidths = calculateWordWidths(renderer, fontId);
   std::vector<size_t> lineBreakIndices;
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ void ParsedText::layoutAndExtractLines(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fo
   const size_t lineCount = includeLastLine ? lineBreakIndices.size() : lineBreakIndices.size() - 1;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < lineCount; ++i) {
-    extractLine(i, pageWidth, spaceWidth, wordWidths, lineBreakIndices, processLine);
+    extractLine(i, pageWidth, spaceWidth, leftMargin, wordWidths, lineBreakIndices, processLine);
   }
 }
 
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ bool ParsedText::hyphenateWordAtIndex(const size_t wordIndex, const int availabl
   return true;
 }
 
-void ParsedText::extractLine(const size_t breakIndex, const int pageWidth, const int spaceWidth,
+void ParsedText::extractLine(const size_t breakIndex, const int pageWidth, const int spaceWidth, const int leftMargin,
                              const std::vector<uint16_t>& wordWidths, const std::vector<size_t>& lineBreakIndices,
                              const std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock>)>& processLine) {
   const size_t lineBreak = lineBreakIndices[breakIndex];
@@ -359,12 +361,12 @@ void ParsedText::extractLine(const size_t breakIndex, const int pageWidth, const
     spacing = spareSpace / (lineWordCount - 1);
   }
 
-  // Calculate initial x position
+  // Calculate initial x position (offset by left margin for blockquotes, etc.)
-  uint16_t xpos = 0;
+  uint16_t xpos = static_cast<uint16_t>(leftMargin);
   if (style == TextBlock::RIGHT_ALIGN) {
-    xpos = spareSpace - (lineWordCount - 1) * spaceWidth;
+    xpos += spareSpace - (lineWordCount - 1) * spaceWidth;
   } else if (style == TextBlock::CENTER_ALIGN) {
-    xpos = (spareSpace - (lineWordCount - 1) * spaceWidth) / 2;
+    xpos += (spareSpace - (lineWordCount - 1) * spaceWidth) / 2;
   }
 
   // Pre-calculate X positions for words

lib/Epub/Epub/ParsedText.h

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class ParsedText {
                                                   int spaceWidth, std::vector<uint16_t>& wordWidths);
   bool hyphenateWordAtIndex(size_t wordIndex, int availableWidth, const GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId,
                             std::vector<uint16_t>& wordWidths, bool allowFallbackBreaks);
-  void extractLine(size_t breakIndex, int pageWidth, int spaceWidth, const std::vector<uint16_t>& wordWidths,
+  void extractLine(size_t breakIndex, int pageWidth, int spaceWidth, int leftMargin,
-                   const std::vector<size_t>& lineBreakIndices,
+                   const std::vector<uint16_t>& wordWidths, const std::vector<size_t>& lineBreakIndices,
                    const std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<TextBlock>)>& processLine);
   std::vector<uint16_t> calculateWordWidths(const GfxRenderer& renderer, int fontId);
 

lib/Epub/Epub/Section.cpp

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #include "parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h"
 
 namespace {
-// Version 12: Added content offsets to LUT for position restoration after re-indexing
+// Version 13: Added marginLeft and hasLeftBorder to BlockStyle serialization
-constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 12;
+constexpr uint8_t SECTION_FILE_VERSION = 13;
 constexpr uint32_t HEADER_SIZE = sizeof(uint8_t) + sizeof(int) + sizeof(float) + sizeof(bool) + sizeof(uint8_t) +
                                  sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(bool) +
                                  sizeof(uint32_t);

lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/BlockStyle.h

@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ struct BlockStyle {
   int8_t marginBottom = 0;   // 0-2 lines
   int8_t paddingTop = 0;     // 0-2 lines (treated same as margin)
   int8_t paddingBottom = 0;  // 0-2 lines (treated same as margin)
-  int16_t textIndent = 0;    // pixels
+  int16_t textIndent = 0;    // pixels (first line indent)
+  int16_t marginLeft = 0;    // pixels (horizontal indent for entire block)
+  bool hasLeftBorder = false;  // draw vertical bar in left margin (for blockquotes)
 };

lib/Epub/Epub/blocks/TextBlock.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ void TextBlock::render(const GfxRenderer& renderer, const int fontId, const int
     return;
   }
 
+  // Draw left border (vertical bar) for blockquotes
+  if (blockStyle.hasLeftBorder && blockStyle.marginLeft > 0) {
+    const int lineHeight = renderer.getLineHeight(fontId);
+    const int barX = x + 4;  // Small offset from left edge
+    const int barTop = y;
+    const int barBottom = y + lineHeight;
+    // Draw a 2-pixel wide vertical bar
+    renderer.drawLine(barX, barTop, barX, barBottom, true);
+    renderer.drawLine(barX + 1, barTop, barX + 1, barBottom, true);
+  }
+
   auto wordIt = words.begin();
   auto wordStylesIt = wordStyles.begin();
   auto wordXposIt = wordXpos.begin();
@@ -92,6 +103,8 @@ bool TextBlock::serialize(FsFile& file) const {
   serialization::writePod(file, blockStyle.paddingTop);
   serialization::writePod(file, blockStyle.paddingBottom);
   serialization::writePod(file, blockStyle.textIndent);
+  serialization::writePod(file, blockStyle.marginLeft);
+  serialization::writePod(file, blockStyle.hasLeftBorder);
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -144,6 +157,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<TextBlock> TextBlock::deserialize(FsFile& file) {
   serialization::readPod(file, blockStyle.paddingTop);
   serialization::readPod(file, blockStyle.paddingBottom);
   serialization::readPod(file, blockStyle.textIndent);
+  serialization::readPod(file, blockStyle.marginLeft);
+  serialization::readPod(file, blockStyle.hasLeftBorder);
 
   return std::unique_ptr<TextBlock>(new TextBlock(std::move(words), std::move(wordXpos), std::move(wordStyles), style,
                                                   blockStyle, std::move(wordUnderlines)));

lib/Epub/Epub/css/CssParser.cpp

@@ -393,6 +393,32 @@ CssStyle CssParser::parseDeclarations(const std::string& declBlock) {
         style.paddingBottom = spacing;
         style.defined.paddingBottom = 1;
       }
+    } else if (propName == "margin-left" || propName == "padding-left") {
+      // Horizontal indentation for blockquotes and nested content
+      const float pixels = interpretLength(propValue);
+      if (pixels > 0) {
+        style.marginLeft += pixels;  // Accumulate margin-left and padding-left
+        style.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+      }
+    } else if (propName == "margin") {
+      // Shorthand: margin: top right bottom left OR margin: vertical horizontal
+      const auto values = splitWhitespace(propValue);
+      if (values.size() >= 2) {
+        // At least 2 values: first is vertical (top/bottom), second is horizontal (left/right)
+        const float horizontal = interpretLength(values[1]);
+        if (horizontal > 0) {
+          style.marginLeft = horizontal;
+          style.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+        }
+      }
+      if (values.size() == 4) {
+        // 4 values: top right bottom left - use the 4th value for left
+        const float left = interpretLength(values[3]);
+        if (left > 0) {
+          style.marginLeft = left;
+          style.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 

lib/Epub/Epub/css/CssStyle.h

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct CssPropertyFlags {
   uint16_t marginBottom : 1;
   uint16_t paddingTop : 1;
   uint16_t paddingBottom : 1;
-  uint16_t reserved : 7;
+  uint16_t marginLeft : 1;
+  uint16_t reserved : 6;
 
   CssPropertyFlags()
       : alignment(0),
@@ -37,16 +38,17 @@ struct CssPropertyFlags {
         marginBottom(0),
         paddingTop(0),
         paddingBottom(0),
+        marginLeft(0),
         reserved(0) {}
 
   [[nodiscard]] bool anySet() const {
     return alignment || fontStyle || fontWeight || decoration || indent || marginTop || marginBottom || paddingTop ||
-           paddingBottom;
+           paddingBottom || marginLeft;
   }
 
   void clearAll() {
     alignment = fontStyle = fontWeight = decoration = indent = 0;
-    marginTop = marginBottom = paddingTop = paddingBottom = 0;
+    marginTop = marginBottom = paddingTop = paddingBottom = marginLeft = 0;
   }
 };
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ struct CssStyle {
   int8_t marginBottom = 0;    // Vertical spacing after block (in lines, 0-2)
   int8_t paddingTop = 0;      // Padding before (in lines, 0-2)
   int8_t paddingBottom = 0;   // Padding after (in lines, 0-2)
+  float marginLeft = 0.0f;    // Horizontal indent in pixels (for blockquotes, etc.)
 
   CssPropertyFlags defined;  // Tracks which properties were explicitly set
 
@@ -105,6 +108,10 @@ struct CssStyle {
       paddingBottom = base.paddingBottom;
       defined.paddingBottom = 1;
     }
+    if (base.defined.marginLeft) {
+      marginLeft = base.marginLeft;
+      defined.marginLeft = 1;
+    }
   }
 
   // Compatibility accessors for existing code that uses hasX pattern
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ struct CssStyle {
   [[nodiscard]] bool hasMarginBottom() const { return defined.marginBottom; }
   [[nodiscard]] bool hasPaddingTop() const { return defined.paddingTop; }
   [[nodiscard]] bool hasPaddingBottom() const { return defined.paddingBottom; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool hasMarginLeft() const { return defined.marginLeft; }
 
   // Merge another style (alias for applyOver for compatibility)
   void merge(const CssStyle& other) { applyOver(other); }
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@ struct CssStyle {
     decoration = CssTextDecoration::None;
     indentPixels = 0.0f;
     marginTop = marginBottom = paddingTop = paddingBottom = 0;
+    marginLeft = 0.0f;
     defined.clearAll();
   }
 };

lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.cpp

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ constexpr size_t MIN_SIZE_FOR_PROGRESS = 50 * 1024;  // 50KB
 const char* BLOCK_TAGS[] = {"p", "li", "div", "br", "blockquote"};
 constexpr int NUM_BLOCK_TAGS = sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS) / sizeof(BLOCK_TAGS[0]);
 
+const char* LIST_TAGS[] = {"ol", "ul"};
+constexpr int NUM_LIST_TAGS = sizeof(LIST_TAGS) / sizeof(LIST_TAGS[0]);
+
 const char* BOLD_TAGS[] = {"b", "strong"};
 constexpr int NUM_BOLD_TAGS = sizeof(BOLD_TAGS) / sizeof(BOLD_TAGS[0]);
 
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ BlockStyle createBlockStyleFromCss(const CssStyle& cssStyle) {
   blockStyle.paddingTop = cssStyle.paddingTop;
   blockStyle.paddingBottom = cssStyle.paddingBottom;
   blockStyle.textIndent = static_cast<int16_t>(cssStyle.indentPixels);
+  blockStyle.marginLeft = static_cast<int16_t>(cssStyle.marginLeft);
   return blockStyle;
 }
 
@@ -320,6 +324,18 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
 
   // Determine if this is a block element
   bool isBlockElement = matches(name, HEADER_TAGS, NUM_HEADER_TAGS) || matches(name, BLOCK_TAGS, NUM_BLOCK_TAGS);
+  bool isListTag = matches(name, LIST_TAGS, NUM_LIST_TAGS);
+
+  // Handle list container tags (ol, ul)
+  if (isListTag) {
+    ListContext ctx;
+    ctx.isOrdered = strcmp(name, "ol") == 0;
+    ctx.counter = 0;
+    ctx.depth = self->depth;
+    self->listStack.push_back(ctx);
+    self->depth += 1;
+    return;  // Lists themselves don't create text blocks
+  }
 
   // Compute CSS style for this element
   CssStyle cssStyle;
@@ -365,6 +381,20 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
       // This fixes issue where <br/> incorrectly wrapped the preceding word to a new line
       self->flushPartWordBuffer();
       self->startNewTextBlock(self->currentTextBlock->getStyle());
+    } else if (strcmp(name, "li") == 0) {
+      // For list items, DON'T create a text block yet - wait for the first content element
+      // This prevents the marker from being on its own line when <li><p>content</p></li>
+      self->insideListItem = true;
+      self->listItemDepth = self->depth;
+      self->listItemHasContent = false;
+
+      // Increment counter now (so nested lists work correctly)
+      if (!self->listStack.empty()) {
+        self->listStack.back().counter++;
+      }
+      // Don't create text block or add marker yet - will be done when first content arrives
+      self->depth += 1;
+      return;
     } else {
       // Determine alignment from CSS or default
       auto alignment = static_cast<TextBlock::Style>(self->paragraphAlignment);
@@ -387,13 +417,72 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::startElement(void* userData, const XML_Char*
         }
       }
 
+      // Apply default styling for blockquote if no CSS margin is specified
+      const bool isBlockquote = strcmp(name, "blockquote") == 0;
+      if (isBlockquote) {
+        if (!cssStyle.hasMarginLeft()) {
+          // Default left indent for blockquotes (~1.5em at 16px base = 24px)
+          cssStyle.marginLeft = 24.0f;
+          cssStyle.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+        }
+        // Also make blockquotes italic by default if not specified
+        if (!cssStyle.hasFontStyle()) {
+          cssStyle.fontStyle = CssFontStyle::Italic;
+          cssStyle.defined.fontStyle = 1;
+        }
+        // Track blockquote context for child elements
+        self->insideBlockquote = true;
+        self->blockquoteDepth = self->depth;
+        self->blockquoteMarginLeft = cssStyle.marginLeft;
+      }
+
+      // Apply blockquote styling to child block elements
+      if (self->insideBlockquote && !isBlockquote) {
+        // Inherit margin and border from parent blockquote
+        if (!cssStyle.hasMarginLeft()) {
+          cssStyle.marginLeft = self->blockquoteMarginLeft;
+          cssStyle.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Apply left margin to list items (indent the whole block)
+      if (self->insideListItem && !cssStyle.hasMarginLeft()) {
+        // Default left indent for list items (~1.5em at 16px base = 24px)
+        cssStyle.marginLeft = 24.0f;
+        cssStyle.defined.marginLeft = 1;
+      }
+
       self->currentBlockStyle = cssStyle;
-      self->startNewTextBlock(alignment, createBlockStyleFromCss(cssStyle));
+      BlockStyle blockStyleForElement = createBlockStyleFromCss(cssStyle);
+      if (isBlockquote || self->insideBlockquote) {
+        blockStyleForElement.hasLeftBorder = true;  // Draw vertical bar for blockquotes
+      }
+      self->startNewTextBlock(alignment, blockStyleForElement);
       self->updateEffectiveInlineStyle();
 
-      if (strcmp(name, "li") == 0) {
+      // If this is a blockquote, apply italic styling
+      if (isBlockquote && cssStyle.hasFontStyle() && cssStyle.fontStyle == CssFontStyle::Italic) {
+        self->italicUntilDepth = std::min(self->italicUntilDepth, self->depth);
+      }
+
+      // If this is the first block element inside a list item, add the marker
+      if (self->insideListItem && !self->listItemHasContent) {
+        if (!self->listStack.empty()) {
+          const ListContext& ctx = self->listStack.back();
+          if (ctx.isOrdered) {
+            // Ordered list: use number (counter was already incremented)
+            std::string marker = std::to_string(ctx.counter) + ". ";
+            self->currentTextBlock->addWord(marker, EpdFontFamily::REGULAR);
+          } else {
+            // Unordered list: use bullet
             self->currentTextBlock->addWord("\xe2\x80\xa2", EpdFontFamily::REGULAR);
           }
+        } else {
+          // No list context (orphan li), use bullet as fallback
+          self->currentTextBlock->addWord("\xe2\x80\xa2", EpdFontFamily::REGULAR);
+        }
+        self->listItemHasContent = true;
+      }
     }
   } else if (matches(name, UNDERLINE_TAGS, NUM_UNDERLINE_TAGS)) {
     self->underlineUntilDepth = std::min(self->underlineUntilDepth, self->depth);
@@ -566,7 +655,8 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* n
     const bool shouldFlush = styleWillChange || matches(name, BLOCK_TAGS, NUM_BLOCK_TAGS) ||
                              matches(name, HEADER_TAGS, NUM_HEADER_TAGS) || matches(name, BOLD_TAGS, NUM_BOLD_TAGS) ||
                              matches(name, ITALIC_TAGS, NUM_ITALIC_TAGS) ||
-                             matches(name, UNDERLINE_TAGS, NUM_UNDERLINE_TAGS) || self->depth == 1;
+                             matches(name, UNDERLINE_TAGS, NUM_UNDERLINE_TAGS) ||
+                             matches(name, LIST_TAGS, NUM_LIST_TAGS) || self->depth == 1;
 
     if (shouldFlush) {
       // Use combined depth-based and CSS-based style
@@ -596,6 +686,27 @@ void XMLCALL ChapterHtmlSlimParser::endElement(void* userData, const XML_Char* n
     self->skipUntilDepth = INT_MAX;
   }
 
+  // Leaving list container (ol, ul)
+  if (matches(name, LIST_TAGS, NUM_LIST_TAGS)) {
+    if (!self->listStack.empty() && self->listStack.back().depth == self->depth) {
+      self->listStack.pop_back();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Leaving list item (li)
+  if (strcmp(name, "li") == 0 && self->listItemDepth == self->depth) {
+    self->insideListItem = false;
+    self->listItemDepth = INT_MAX;
+    self->listItemHasContent = false;
+  }
+
+  // Leaving blockquote
+  if (strcmp(name, "blockquote") == 0 && self->blockquoteDepth == self->depth) {
+    self->insideBlockquote = false;
+    self->blockquoteDepth = INT_MAX;
+    self->blockquoteMarginLeft = 0.0f;
+  }
+
   // Leaving bold tag
   if (self->boldUntilDepth == self->depth) {
     self->boldUntilDepth = INT_MAX;

lib/Epub/Epub/parsers/ChapterHtmlSlimParser.h

@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ class ChapterHtmlSlimParser {
   bool effectiveItalic = false;
   bool effectiveUnderline = false;
 
+  // List context tracking for ordered/unordered lists
+  struct ListContext {
+    bool isOrdered = false;  // true for <ol>, false for <ul>
+    int counter = 0;         // Current item number (for ordered lists)
+    int depth = 0;           // Depth at which list was opened
+  };
+  std::vector<ListContext> listStack;
+  bool insideListItem = false;      // True when we're inside an <li> element
+  int listItemDepth = INT_MAX;      // Depth at which <li> was opened
+  bool listItemHasContent = false;  // True if we've added content to the current list item
+
+  // Blockquote context tracking (for left border on child elements)
+  bool insideBlockquote = false;
+  int blockquoteDepth = INT_MAX;
+  float blockquoteMarginLeft = 0.0f;  // Inherit margin from blockquote to child elements
+
   // Byte offset tracking for position restoration after re-indexing
   XML_Parser xmlParser = nullptr;     // Store parser for getting current byte index
   size_t currentPageStartOffset = 0;  // Byte offset when current page was started

lib/ZipFile/ZipFile.cpp

@@ -529,10 +529,24 @@ bool ZipFile::readFileToStream(const char* filename, Print& out, const size_t ch
   }
 
   if (fileStat.method == MZ_DEFLATED) {
-    // Setup inflator
+    // Allocate largest buffer first to maximize chance of finding contiguous block
+    // Dictionary buffer (32KB) - needed for DEFLATE sliding window
+    const auto outputBuffer = static_cast<uint8_t*>(malloc(TINFL_LZ_DICT_SIZE));
+    if (!outputBuffer) {
+      Serial.printf("[%lu] [ZIP] Failed to allocate memory for dictionary (need %d bytes)\n", millis(),
+                    TINFL_LZ_DICT_SIZE);
+      if (!wasOpen) {
+        close();
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+    memset(outputBuffer, 0, TINFL_LZ_DICT_SIZE);
+
+    // Setup inflator (~11KB)
     const auto inflator = static_cast<tinfl_decompressor*>(malloc(sizeof(tinfl_decompressor)));
     if (!inflator) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [ZIP] Failed to allocate memory for inflator\n", millis());
+      free(outputBuffer);
       if (!wasOpen) {
         close();
       }
@@ -541,29 +555,18 @@ bool ZipFile::readFileToStream(const char* filename, Print& out, const size_t ch
     memset(inflator, 0, sizeof(tinfl_decompressor));
     tinfl_init(inflator);
 
-    // Setup file read buffer
+    // Setup file read buffer (smallest allocation last)
     const auto fileReadBuffer = static_cast<uint8_t*>(malloc(chunkSize));
     if (!fileReadBuffer) {
       Serial.printf("[%lu] [ZIP] Failed to allocate memory for zip file read buffer\n", millis());
       free(inflator);
+      free(outputBuffer);
       if (!wasOpen) {
         close();
       }
       return false;
     }
 
-    const auto outputBuffer = static_cast<uint8_t*>(malloc(TINFL_LZ_DICT_SIZE));
-    if (!outputBuffer) {
-      Serial.printf("[%lu] [ZIP] Failed to allocate memory for dictionary\n", millis());
-      free(inflator);
-      free(fileReadBuffer);
-      if (!wasOpen) {
-        close();
-      }
-      return false;
-    }
-    memset(outputBuffer, 0, TINFL_LZ_DICT_SIZE);
-
     size_t fileRemainingBytes = deflatedDataSize;
     size_t processedOutputBytes = 0;
     size_t fileReadBufferFilledBytes = 0;

platformio.ini

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ default_envs = default
 
 [crosspoint]
 # 0.15.0 CrossPoint base, ef-1.0.0 is the first release of the ef branch
-version = 0.15.ef-1.0.3
+version = 0.15.ef-1.0.4
 
 [base]
 platform = espressif32 @ 6.12.0

src/RecentBooksStore.cpp

@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ void RecentBooksStore::clearAll() {
   Serial.printf("[%lu] [RBS] Cleared all recent books\n", millis());
 }
 
+void RecentBooksStore::clearFromMemory() {
+  const size_t count = recentBooks.size();
+  recentBooks.clear();
+  recentBooks.shrink_to_fit();  // Actually free the vector capacity
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [RBS] Cleared %d recent books from memory (not saved)\n", millis(), count);
+}
+
 bool RecentBooksStore::saveToFile() const {
   // Make sure the directory exists
   SdMan.mkdir("/.crosspoint");

src/RecentBooksStore.h

@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@ class RecentBooksStore {
   // Returns true if the book was found and removed
   bool removeBook(const std::string& path);
 
-  // Clear all recent books from the list
+  // Clear all recent books from the list (and save to file)
   void clearAll();
 
+  // Clear recent books from memory without saving to file
+  // Used to free memory when entering modes that don't need this data (e.g., File Transfer)
+  // Call loadFromFile() to restore the data when needed again
+  void clearFromMemory();
+
   // Get the list of recent books (most recent first)
   const std::vector<RecentBook>& getBooks() const { return recentBooks; }
 

src/activities/reader/EpubReaderActivity.cpp

@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::loop() {
       updateRequired = true;
       return;
     }
+    if (mappedInput.wasReleased(MappedInputManager::Button::PageForward) ||
+        mappedInput.wasReleased(MappedInputManager::Button::Right)) {
+      // Start over from beginning
+      currentSpineIndex = 0;
+      nextPageNumber = 0;
+      showingEndOfBookPrompt = false;
+      updateRequired = true;
+      return;
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -988,7 +997,7 @@ void EpubReaderActivity::renderEndOfBookPrompt() {
   }
 
   // Button hints
-  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "", "");
+  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "", "Start Over");
   renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();

src/activities/reader/TxtReaderActivity.cpp

@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ void TxtReaderActivity::loop() {
       updateRequired = true;
       return;
     }
+    if (mappedInput.wasReleased(MappedInputManager::Button::PageForward) ||
+        mappedInput.wasReleased(MappedInputManager::Button::Right)) {
+      // Start over from beginning
+      currentPage = 0;
+      showingEndOfBookPrompt = false;
+      updateRequired = true;
+      return;
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -909,7 +917,7 @@ void TxtReaderActivity::renderEndOfBookPrompt() {
   }
 
   // Button hints
-  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "", "");
+  const auto labels = mappedInput.mapLabels("« Back", "Select", "", "Start Over");
   renderer.drawButtonHints(UI_10_FONT_ID, labels.btn1, labels.btn2, labels.btn3, labels.btn4);
 
   renderer.displayBuffer();

src/main.cpp

@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ void onGoToListsOrPinned() {
 
 void onGoToFileTransfer() {
   exitActivity();
+
+  // Free memory not needed during file transfer to maximize heap for webserver
+  RECENT_BOOKS.clearFromMemory();
+  APP_STATE.openBookTitle.clear();
+  APP_STATE.openBookTitle.shrink_to_fit();
+  APP_STATE.openBookAuthor.clear();
+  APP_STATE.openBookAuthor.shrink_to_fit();
+  Serial.printf("[%lu] [FT] Cleared non-essential memory before File Transfer\n", millis());
+
   enterNewActivity(new CrossPointWebServerActivity(renderer, mappedInputManager, onGoHome));
 }
 
@@ -396,12 +405,24 @@ void onGoToClearCache() {
 
 void onGoToMyLibrary() {
   exitActivity();
+
+  // Reload recent books if they were cleared (e.g., when exiting File Transfer mode)
+  if (RECENT_BOOKS.getCount() == 0) {
+    RECENT_BOOKS.loadFromFile();
+  }
+
   enterNewActivity(
       new MyLibraryActivity(renderer, mappedInputManager, onGoHome, onGoToReader, onGoToListView, onGoToBookmarkList));
 }
 
 void onGoToMyLibraryWithTab(const std::string& path, MyLibraryActivity::Tab tab) {
   exitActivity();
+
+  // Reload recent books if they were cleared (e.g., when exiting File Transfer mode)
+  if (RECENT_BOOKS.getCount() == 0) {
+    RECENT_BOOKS.loadFromFile();
+  }
+
   enterNewActivity(new MyLibraryActivity(renderer, mappedInputManager, onGoHome, onGoToReader, onGoToListView,
                                          onGoToBookmarkList, tab, path));
 }
@@ -413,6 +434,12 @@ void onGoToBrowser() {
 
 void onGoHome() {
   exitActivity();
+
+  // Reload recent books if they were cleared (e.g., when exiting File Transfer mode)
+  if (RECENT_BOOKS.getCount() == 0) {
+    RECENT_BOOKS.loadFromFile();
+  }
+
   enterNewActivity(new HomeActivity(renderer, mappedInputManager, onContinueReading, onGoToListsOrPinned,
                                     onGoToMyLibrary, onGoToSettings, onGoToFileTransfer, onGoToBrowser));
 }

src/network/CrossPointWebServer.cpp

@@ -441,17 +441,33 @@ void CrossPointWebServer::handleFileListData() const {
     showHidden = server->arg("showHidden") == "true";
   }
 
+  // Check client connection before starting
+  if (!server->client().connected()) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] Client disconnected before file list could start\n", millis());
+    return;
+  }
+
   server->setContentLength(CONTENT_LENGTH_UNKNOWN);
   server->send(200, "application/json", "");
-  server->sendContent("[");
+  if (!sendContentSafe("[")) {
+    Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] Client disconnected at start of file list\n", millis());
+    return;
+  }
+
   char output[512];
   constexpr size_t outputSize = sizeof(output);
   bool seenFirst = false;
+  bool clientDisconnected = false;
   JsonDocument doc;
 
   scanFiles(
       currentPath.c_str(),
-      [this, &output, &doc, seenFirst](const FileInfo& info) mutable {
+      [this, &output, &doc, &seenFirst, &clientDisconnected](const FileInfo& info) mutable {
+        // Skip remaining files if client already disconnected
+        if (clientDisconnected) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         doc.clear();
         doc["name"] = info.name;
         doc["size"] = info.size;
@@ -475,18 +491,33 @@ void CrossPointWebServer::handleFileListData() const {
           return;
         }
 
+        // Send comma separator before all entries except the first
         if (seenFirst) {
-          server->sendContent(",");
+          if (!sendContentSafe(",")) {
+            clientDisconnected = true;
+            Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] Client disconnected during file list\n", millis());
+            return;
+          }
         } else {
           seenFirst = true;
         }
-        server->sendContent(output);
+
+        // Send the JSON entry with flow control
+        if (!sendContentSafe(output)) {
+          clientDisconnected = true;
+          Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] Client disconnected during file list\n", millis());
+          return;
+        }
       },
       showHidden);
-  server->sendContent("]");
+
+  // Only send closing bracket if client is still connected
+  if (!clientDisconnected) {
+    sendContentSafe("]");
     // End of streamed response, empty chunk to signal client
     server->sendContent("");
     Serial.printf("[%lu] [WEB] Served file listing page for path: %s\n", millis(), currentPath.c_str());
+  }
 }
 
 // Static variables for upload handling
@@ -1264,6 +1295,40 @@ void CrossPointWebServer::handleRename() const {
   }
 }
 
+// Counter for flow control pacing
+static uint8_t sendContentCounter = 0;
+
+bool CrossPointWebServer::sendContentSafe(const char* content) const {
+  if (!server || !server->client().connected()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Send the content
+  server->sendContent(content);
+
+  // Flow control: give TCP stack time to transmit data and drain the send buffer
+  // The ESP32 TCP buffer is limited and fills quickly when streaming many small chunks.
+  // We use progressive delays:
+  // - yield() after every send to allow WiFi processing
+  // - delay(5ms) every send to allow buffer draining
+  // - delay(50ms) every 10 sends to allow larger buffer flush
+  yield();
+  sendContentCounter++;
+
+  if (sendContentCounter >= 10) {
+    sendContentCounter = 0;
+    delay(50);  // Longer pause every 10 sends for buffer catchup
+  } else {
+    delay(5);   // Short pause each send
+  }
+
+  return server->client().connected();
+}
+
+bool CrossPointWebServer::sendContentSafe(const String& content) const {
+  return sendContentSafe(content.c_str());
+}
+
 bool CrossPointWebServer::copyFile(const String& srcPath, const String& destPath) const {
   FsFile srcFile;
   FsFile destFile;

src/network/CrossPointWebServer.h

@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ class CrossPointWebServer {
   bool copyFile(const String& srcPath, const String& destPath) const;
   bool copyFolder(const String& srcPath, const String& destPath) const;
 
+  // Helper for safe content sending with flow control
+  // Returns false if client disconnected, true otherwise
+  bool sendContentSafe(const char* content) const;
+  bool sendContentSafe(const String& content) const;
+
   // List management handlers
   void handleListGet() const;
   void handleListPost() const;