Reader Features
This page covers a subset of CrossInk reader features that go beyond basic page turning. It is not a complete list of every reader setting or action. For a more complete list of features as they were released, see the releases page.
The sections here focus on larger CrossInk-specific reader features. Small fixes, implementation details, and features that only arrived from upstream CrossPoint are intentionally left out.
In-book Reader Options
Reader settings are available directly from the in-book menu without leaving the book.
Open the reader menu and select Reader Options to adjust settings such as:
- Font family
- Font size
- Line spacing
- Margins
- Alignment
- Image rendering
- Guide Dots
- Dark Reader Mode
Changes take effect immediately.
Font Sizes And Downloadable Font Ranges
CrossInk adds a wider range of reader font-sizes, including smaller and larger point sizes for users who want denser pages or much larger text.
The reader can also use SD-card font packs with selectable font-size ranges. This lets you keep the installed firmware smaller while still using extra sizes or custom fonts from the SD card.
Related docs:
Dark Reader Mode
Dark Reader Mode reverses the reader colors so text is shown light-on-dark.
Toggle it from Reader settings.
Dark Reader Mode can also be assigned to shortcut actions, so it can be switched without opening the full settings menu.
Line Spacing
CrossInk supports adjustable reader line spacing from compact to wide spacing.
Use this when a book feels visually cramped, or when larger fonts need more vertical room to stay comfortable.
Guide Dots
Guide Dots adds small dots between words. The idea comes from speed-reading guidance where focusing on the space between words can help peripheral vision pick up more of the surrounding text.
Toggle it from Reader settings.
Force Paragraph Indents
Some books do not define paragraph indents in a way the firmware understands, which can make the page look like one large wall of text.
Force Paragraph Indents adds an indent at each new paragraph regardless of how the book is formatted.
This works when Reader Paragraph Alignment is set to:
- Left
- Justify
- Book’s Style
Toggle it from Reader settings.
Auto Page Turn
Auto Page Turn can advance pages on a timer while reading.
CrossInk adds a custom interval picker, so the interval is not limited to the built-in presets. The reader can also remember a different Auto Page Turn interval per book.
Open the reader menu and select Auto Page Turn to configure it.
Time Left
CrossInk can show estimated time left in the current chapter or book.
The estimate is based on your recent forward-page reading pace. Non-linear jumps such as chapter skips, bookmark jumps, and footnote navigation are handled separately so they do not immediately distort the normal reading estimate.
Use Reset Reading Pace if the estimate was trained by unusual reading behavior and you want it to learn again from fresh page turns.
Bookmarks
CrossInk supports EPUB bookmarks from the reader.
You can:
- Add a bookmark while reading
- See bookmark indicators in the reader
- Open a bookmark list
- Jump back to saved locations
- Delete individual bookmarks
Reading Stats
CrossInk tracks per-book reading stats automatically and aggregates them into global stats.
Tracked stats include:
- Total reading time
- Number of sessions
- Pages turned
- Average session time
- All-time reading stats, including total books read
Recent CrossInk versions expanded this into a larger stats system, including synced totals, richer X3 stats screens, reading-streak and time charts, editable stat dates, idle-time filtering, reset controls, and all-time stats backup options.
Reading stats can also be used as a sleep screen, including the Minimal Stats sleep screen on supported builds.
For two-device syncing, see Reading Stats Sync.
Finished Books And Read Folder
You can manually mark a book as finished from the in-book menu.
At 99% book progress, CrossInk also shows a popup asking whether to mark the book as finished.
If Move finished books to Read folder is enabled, books marked as finished are moved to /Read/ on the SD card.
Marking books as finished also contributes to the total Books Read reading stat.
The file browser can also mark books as finished without opening them first.
Reader Controls And Shortcuts
CrossInk adds reader-focused control options beyond the default button mappings.
Examples include:
- Reader-only front-button actions
- Front and side button mappings that respect the current orientation
- X3 tilt shortcuts
- Power-button reader shortcut actions
- Quick access to Controls from the in-reader menu
- Side-button shortcuts for changing font size or font family
For the full controls reference, see Controls.