t5s3 settings screen fix for add channels; t5s3 home screen new message screen refresh fix

examples/companion_radio/main.cpp

@@ -832,11 +832,22 @@ MyMesh the_mesh(radio_driver, fast_rng, rtc_clock, tables, store
       }
     }
 
-    // Settings screen: long press on a deletable channel → trigger delete
+    // Settings screen: context-dependent long press
     if (ui_task.isOnSettingsScreen()) {
       SettingsScreen* ss = (SettingsScreen*)ui_task.getSettingsScreen();
-      if (ss && ss->isCursorOnDeletableChannel()) {
-        return 'x';  // Triggers existing X key → EDIT_CONFIRM delete flow
+      if (ss) {
+        if (ss->isEditingText()) {
+          // Open VKB pre-populated with current edit buffer
+          ui_task.showVirtualKeyboard(VKB_SETTINGS_TEXT, ss->getEditLabel(),
+                                       ss->getEditBuf(), SETTINGS_TEXT_BUF - 1);
+          return 0;
+        }
+        if (ss->isEditingNumOrPicker()) {
+          return 0;  // Consume — don't confirm prematurely
+        }
+        if (ss->isCursorOnDeletableChannel()) {
+          return 'x';  // Triggers existing X key → EDIT_CONFIRM delete flow
+        }
       }
       return KEY_ENTER;  // All other settings rows: toggle/edit as normal
     }

examples/companion_radio/ui-new/Settingsscreen.h

@@ -484,6 +484,35 @@ public:
            && _editMode == EDIT_NONE;
   }
 
+  // T5S3 VKB integration for text editing (channel name, device name, freq, APN)
+  bool isEditingText() const { return _editMode == EDIT_TEXT; }
+  bool isEditingNumOrPicker() const { return _editMode == EDIT_NUMBER || _editMode == EDIT_PICKER; }
+  const char* getEditBuf() const { return _editBuf; }
+
+  // Get a suitable VKB label for the current text edit field
+  const char* getEditLabel() const {
+    if (_cursor < 0 || _cursor >= _numRows) return "Edit";
+    switch (_rows[_cursor].type) {
+      case ROW_NAME:        return "Device Name";
+      case ROW_ADD_CHANNEL: return "Add Channel";
+      case ROW_FREQ:        return "Frequency";
+      #ifdef HAS_4G_MODEM
+      case ROW_APN:         return "Edit APN";
+      #endif
+      default:              return "Edit";
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Fill edit buffer with VKB result and confirm via Enter
+  void submitEditText(const char* text) {
+    int len = strlen(text);
+    if (len >= SETTINGS_TEXT_BUF) len = SETTINGS_TEXT_BUF - 1;
+    memcpy(_editBuf, text, len);
+    _editBuf[len] = '\0';
+    _editPos = len;
+    handleKeyInput('\r');  // trigger existing confirm logic
+  }
+
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // WiFi scan helpers
   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp

@@ -842,7 +842,11 @@ public:
 #endif
       }
     }
+#if defined(LilyGo_T5S3_EPaper_Pro)
+    return _editing_utc ? 700 : 2000;   // Faster refresh for touch-only (no key to force update)
+#else
     return _editing_utc ? 700 : 5000;   // match e-ink refresh cycle while editing UTC
+#endif
   }
 
   bool handleInput(char c) override {
@@ -1274,9 +1278,16 @@ void UITask::newMsg(uint8_t path_len, const char* from_name, const char* text, i
 #endif
 
   if (_display != NULL) {
+#if defined(LilyGo_T5S3_EPaper_Pro)
+    // E-ink: always wake — no backlight cost, and stale image shows wrong MSG count
+    if (!_display->isOn()) {
+      _display->turnOn();
+    }
+#else
     if (!_display->isOn() && !hasConnection()) {
       _display->turnOn();
     }
+#endif
     if (_display->isOn()) {
     _auto_off = millis() + AUTO_OFF_MILLIS;  // extend the auto-off timer
     _next_refresh = 100;  // trigger refresh
@@ -1828,6 +1839,14 @@ void UITask::onVKBSubmit() {
       if (_screenBeforeVKB) setCurrScreen(_screenBeforeVKB);
       break;
     }
+    case VKB_SETTINGS_TEXT: {
+      SettingsScreen* ss = (SettingsScreen*)settings_screen;
+      if (ss) {
+        ss->submitEditText(text);  // Fills buffer + triggers Enter confirm
+      }
+      if (_screenBeforeVKB) setCurrScreen(_screenBeforeVKB);
+      break;
+    }
     case VKB_NOTES: {
       NotesScreen* notes = (NotesScreen*)getNotesScreen();
       if (notes && strlen(text) > 0) {

examples/companion_radio/ui-new/virtualkeyboard.h

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum VKBPurpose {
   VKB_ADMIN_CLI,      // Repeater admin CLI command
   VKB_NOTES,          // Insert text into notes
   VKB_SETTINGS_NAME,  // Edit node name
+  VKB_SETTINGS_TEXT,  // Generic settings text edit (channel name, freq, APN)
   VKB_WIFI_PASSWORD,  // WiFi password entry (settings screen)
 #ifdef MECK_WEB_READER
   VKB_WEB_URL,        // Web reader URL entry