postext-folio 0.2.4 → 0.3.0

package/dist/pageFlip.js

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ const FOV = 24;
 const ROLL = 0.11;
 /** Milliseconds one leaf takes to turn. */
 const DURATION = 1000;
+/** A jump of more pages than this is made in one move: the block of
+ *  leaves in between is lifted together and laid over on the other side,
+ *  instead of every leaf turning on its own. */
+export const BLOCK_PAGES = 10;
+/** How long a block of leaves takes to go over (ms), a little longer for
+ *  a thicker one. */
+const BLOCK_DURATION = 1150;
 /** A leaf follows the one before it once that one is this far through its turn. */
 const GAP = 0.14;
 // Ambient occlusion from the book's own shape: each frame the book is
@@ -274,24 +281,92 @@ function pageMaterial(mirror, sign) {
     };
     return m;
 }
+/** The uniforms every page block's edge material shares: book units per
+ *  mm, and how strongly the cut face is relieved (uncoated stock shows
+ *  its fibres; a coated sheet is cut cleaner). */
+const edgeUniforms = {
+    uEdgeK: { value: 1 },
+    uEdgeRelief: { value: 1 },
+};
+// The cut face of a page block, as a height field in mm over (leaf, mm
+// along the cut): every leaf a rounded ridge standing a hair proud of or
+// behind its neighbours (sheets are never quite in line), the sections
+// and the bundles the knife took together a little out of line with the
+// next, and the faint streaks the guillotine drags across the block. Each
+// scale fades out where it is finer than a pixel, so the face never
+// shimmers. The relief bends the normal (bump mapping from the screen-
+// space derivatives of the field), so the face catches a grazing light.
+const EDGE_RELIEF = /* glsl */ `
+  uniform float uEdgeK;
+  uniform float uEdgeRelief;
+  varying float vRun;
+  float eHash(float n) { return fract(sin(n * 127.1) * 43758.5453); }
+  float eHash2(vec2 p) { return fract(sin(dot(p, vec2(127.1, 311.7))) * 43758.5453); }
+  float eNoise(vec2 p) {
+    vec2 i = floor(p);
+    vec2 f = fract(p);
+    vec2 u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+    return mix(mix(eHash2(i), eHash2(i + vec2(1.0, 0.0)), u.x), mix(eHash2(i + vec2(0.0, 1.0)), eHash2(i + vec2(1.0, 1.0)), u.x), u.y);
+  }
+  // fade: x = the leaves, y = the bundles, z = the fine knife marks.
+  float edgeHeight(vec2 lv, vec3 fade) {
+    float id = floor(lv.x);
+    float ridge = sin(fract(lv.x) * PI);
+    float proud = eHash(id) - 0.5 + 0.8 * (eNoise(vec2(id * 0.37, lv.y * 0.12)) - 0.5);
+    float leaf = (0.45 * ridge + proud) * 0.04 * fade.x;
+    float bundle = (eNoise(vec2(lv.x / 5.0, lv.y * 0.03)) - 0.5) * 0.12 * fade.y
+      + (eNoise(vec2(lv.x / 24.0 + 7.0, lv.y * 0.02)) - 0.5) * 0.18;
+    float knife = (eNoise(vec2(lv.y * 0.7, lv.x / 90.0)) - 0.5) * 0.035
+      + (eNoise(vec2(lv.y * 3.0, lv.x / 40.0)) - 0.5) * 0.006 * fade.z;
+    return leaf + bundle + knife;
+  }
+  vec3 edgeNormal(vec3 surfPos, vec3 n, vec2 dH, float faceDir) {
+    vec3 sx = dFdx(surfPos);
+    vec3 sy = dFdy(surfPos);
+    vec3 r1 = cross(sy, n);
+    vec3 r2 = cross(n, sx);
+    float det = dot(sx, r1) * faceDir;
+    vec3 grad = sign(det) * (dH.x * r1 + dH.y * r2);
+    return normalize(abs(det) * n - grad);
+  }
+`;
 /** The page block's edges: paper with a fine line between leaves (fading
- *  to their average where the lines are finer than a pixel). */
-function edgeMaterial(sign, bands) {
+ *  to their average where the lines are finer than a pixel), its cut face
+ *  in relief. */
+function edgeMaterial(sign, bands, paper) {
     const m = new MeshStandardMaterial({ side: DoubleSide, roughness: 0.92 });
+    if (paper)
+        m.color.copy(paper);
     const band = { uBoardLo: { value: bands?.lo ?? -1 }, uBoardHi: { value: bands?.hi ?? 2 }, uBoardColor: { value: bands?.color ?? new Color(0, 0, 0) } };
     m.onBeforeCompile = (shader) => {
-        Object.assign(shader.uniforms, occlusionUniforms, band, { uSign: { value: sign } });
+        Object.assign(shader.uniforms, occlusionUniforms, edgeUniforms, band, { uSign: { value: sign } });
         shader.vertexShader = shader.vertexShader
-            .replace("#include <common>", `#include <common>\nattribute float layer;\nattribute float lambda;\nvarying float vLayer;\nvarying float vLambda;\n${BOOK_POS_PARS}`)
-            .replace("#include <begin_vertex>", `#include <begin_vertex>\nvLayer = layer;\nvLambda = lambda;\n${BOOK_POS}`);
+            .replace("#include <common>", `#include <common>\nattribute float layer;\nattribute float lambda;\nattribute float run;\nvarying float vLayer;\nvarying float vLambda;\nvarying float vRun;\n${BOOK_POS_PARS}`)
+            .replace("#include <begin_vertex>", `#include <begin_vertex>\nvLayer = layer;\nvLambda = lambda;\nvRun = run;\n${BOOK_POS}`);
         shader.fragmentShader = keyShadowed(shader.fragmentShader)
-            .replace("#include <common>", `#include <common>\nuniform float uBoardLo;\nuniform float uBoardHi;\nuniform vec3 uBoardColor;\nvarying float vLayer;\nvarying float vLambda;\nvarying vec3 vBookPos;\n${OCCLUSION}`)
+            .replace("#include <common>", `#include <common>\nuniform float uBoardLo;\nuniform float uBoardHi;\nuniform vec3 uBoardColor;\nvarying float vLayer;\nvarying float vLambda;\nvarying vec3 vBookPos;\n${OCCLUSION}\n${EDGE_RELIEF}`)
+            .replace("#include <normal_fragment_maps>", `{
+          vec2 lv = vec2(vLayer, vRun / uEdgeK);
+          vec2 dx = dFdx(lv);
+          vec2 dy = dFdy(lv);
+          float wl = fwidth(vLayer);
+          vec3 fade = vec3(
+            1.0 - smoothstep(0.3, 0.8, wl),
+            1.0 - smoothstep(2.0, 5.0, wl),
+            1.0 - smoothstep(0.05, 0.15, fwidth(lv.y))
+          );
+          float h0 = edgeHeight(lv, fade);
+          vec2 dH = vec2(edgeHeight(lv + dx, fade) - h0, edgeHeight(lv + dy, fade) - h0) * uEdgeK * uEdgeRelief;
+          if (vLambda >= uBoardLo && vLambda <= uBoardHi) normal = edgeNormal(-vViewPosition, normal, dH, faceDirection);
+        }`)
             .replace("#include <map_fragment>", `{
           float w = fwidth(vLayer);
           float d = abs(fract(vLayer) - 0.5) * 2.0;
           float line = smoothstep(0.55 - w, 0.95 + w, d);
           float fine = clamp(w * 1.5, 0.0, 1.0);
           diffuseColor.rgb *= 1.0 - mix(0.22 * line, 0.08, fine);
+          // The bundles' sheets are never quite one shade.
+          diffuseColor.rgb *= 1.0 + 0.06 * uEdgeRelief * (eNoise(vec2(vLayer / 9.0, 3.0)) - 0.5);
           // A board lying in the block (the book's own cover) shows its
           // own edge, not paper.
           if (vLambda < uBoardLo || vLambda > uBoardHi) diffuseColor.rgb = uBoardColor;
@@ -647,6 +722,10 @@ export class PageFlipper {
     /** Leaf k lies on the left. */
     turned;
     turns = new Map();
+    /** A long jump in progress: leaves lo … hi − 1 turning over as one
+     *  block (a rigid slab as thick as they are together). */
+    block = null;
+    blockMesh = null;
     target;
     raf = 0;
     lastFrame = 0;
@@ -789,9 +868,10 @@ export class PageFlipper {
                     paperSpec({ ...r.paper, grammage: Math.min(350, Math.round(r.paper.grammage * 1.5)), showThrough: false })
                 : {
                     ...paperSpec({ ...r.paper, type: "board", grammage: 1250, bulk: 1.6, finish: "silk", texture: "smooth", shade: { hex: "#ffffff", model: "hex" }, showThrough: false }),
-                    // The book's own printed covers: a laminated card board, thinner
-                    // than a case's.
-                    caliperMm: Math.min(0.45, BINDINGS[r.binding.type].boardMm || 0.45),
+                    // The book's own printed covers: in a case binding a printed
+                    // (litho-laminated) case, on the case's 2–3 mm board; on a
+                    // paperback a laminated cover card, about 0.3 mm.
+                    caliperMm: BINDINGS[r.binding.type].boardMm || 0.45,
                     // Board does not bend: it turns on its joint as a plate.
                     rigidity: 1,
                     roughness: 0.45,
@@ -869,6 +949,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         this.key.shadow.intensity = 0.55 + 0.25 * (1 - env.softness);
         this.renderer.toneMappingExposure = env.exposure * r.lighting.intensity;
         this.edges.color.set(r.paper.shade.hex);
+        edgeUniforms.uEdgeRelief.value = r.paper.finish === "uncoated" ? 1 : r.paper.finish === "matte" ? 0.7 : 0.5;
         this.surfaceKey = "";
         for (const mesh of [this.left, this.right, ...this.leaves.values()])
             mesh.material.userData.spec = null;
@@ -937,8 +1018,13 @@ export class PageFlipper {
     /** The paper of leaf k (outside the pages shown: the book's). */
     specOf(k) {
         const covers = this.appearance.coverLeaves;
-        if (this.coverSpec && (k === covers?.front || k === covers?.back))
-            return this.coverSpec;
+        if (this.coverSpec && (k === covers?.front || k === covers?.back)) {
+            // A stapled cover printed on a stock of its own (a `:::paper` card
+            // round newsprint pages) is that sheet; a board is a board whatever
+            // is printed on it.
+            const own = this.resolved.binding.type === "saddleStitch" && this.appearance.leafPapers?.[k];
+            return own ? this.leafSpecs[k] : this.coverSpec;
+        }
         return this.leafSpecs[k] ?? this.bookSpec;
     }
     dressPage(mesh, spec) {
@@ -974,11 +1060,20 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         const left = [];
         const right = [];
         this.turned.forEach((t, k) => {
-            if (!this.turns.has(k))
+            if (!this.turns.has(k) && !this.inBlock(k))
                 (t ? left : right).push(k);
         });
         return { left, right };
     }
+    /** Leaf k is part of the block in the air. */
+    inBlock(k) {
+        return !!this.block && k >= this.block.lo && k < this.block.hi;
+    }
+    /** Pages a leaf carries: two, or one when the book shows a page at a
+     *  time (each sheet's back is blank). */
+    pagesPerLeaf() {
+        return this.appearance.singlePage ? 1 : 2;
+    }
     /** Loads the spine picture, then rebuilds the book to print it. */
     async loadSpine(src) {
         let tex = null;
@@ -1065,6 +1160,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
             return;
         this.surfaceKey = key;
         const k = this.pxPerMm();
+        edgeUniforms.uEdgeK.value = k;
         const half = this.appearance.singlePage ? 0.5 : 1;
         const thick = (leaves, more) => (leaves.reduce((s, i) => s + this.specOf(i).caliperMm, 0) * half + more * this.bookSpec.caliperMm) * k;
         const tL = thick(left, extra.before);
@@ -1132,7 +1228,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
                     color: this.boardColor(),
                 }
                 : undefined;
-            const mesh = new Mesh(stackGeometry(p, side, W, H, Math.round(n * half)), bands ? edgeMaterial(this.sign, bands) : this.edges);
+            const mesh = new Mesh(stackGeometry(p, side, W, H, Math.round(n * half)), bands ? edgeMaterial(this.sign, bands, this.edges.color) : this.edges);
             mesh.castShadow = mesh.receiveShadow = true;
             this.stacks.push(mesh);
             this.stage.add(mesh);
@@ -1400,6 +1496,17 @@ export class PageFlipper {
             mesh.material.userData.uniforms.uPaper.value.setRGB(r, g, b, SRGBColorSpace);
         this.redraw();
     }
+    /** A page source drawn again in place (a canvas repainted): its
+     *  texture is uploaded again and the book redrawn. */
+    touch(src) {
+        if (!src || typeof src === "string")
+            return;
+        const tex = this.ready.get(src);
+        if (!tex)
+            return;
+        tex.needsUpdate = true;
+        this.redraw();
+    }
     /** Starts loading the pages of these spreads as textures. */
     preload(indexes) {
         for (const i of indexes)
@@ -1448,6 +1555,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
                 cancelAnimationFrame(this.raf);
                 this.raf = 0;
                 this.turns.clear();
+                this.block = null;
                 for (const mesh of this.leaves.values()) {
                     mesh.removeFromParent();
                     mesh.userData.caster.removeFromParent();
@@ -1507,17 +1615,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
     leaf(k) {
         let mesh = this.leaves.get(k);
         if (!mesh) {
-            const geometry = new PlaneGeometry(1, 1, NX, NY);
-            spreadColumns(geometry, NX);
-            geometry.setAttribute("ao", new BufferAttribute(new Float32Array(geometry.attributes.position.count).fill(1), 1));
-            mesh = new Mesh(geometry, pageMaterial(this.sign < 0, this.sign));
-            mesh.material.userData.uniforms.uPaper.value.setRGB(...this.paper, SRGBColorSpace);
-            mesh.castShadow = mesh.receiveShadow = true;
-            mesh.frustumCulled = false;
-            const caster = new Mesh(mesh.geometry, this.leafCaster);
-            caster.frustumCulled = false;
-            this.shadowScene.add(caster);
-            mesh.userData.caster = caster;
+            mesh = this.leafMesh();
             this.assign(mesh, "Front", this.book[k]?.[1] ?? null);
             this.assign(mesh, "Back", this.book[k + 1]?.[0] ?? null);
             this.leaves.set(k, mesh);
@@ -1525,6 +1623,39 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         this.dressPage(mesh, this.specOf(k));
         return mesh;
     }
+    /** A leaf's mesh, its pages not yet assigned. */
+    leafMesh() {
+        const geometry = new PlaneGeometry(1, 1, NX, NY);
+        spreadColumns(geometry, NX);
+        geometry.setAttribute("ao", new BufferAttribute(new Float32Array(geometry.attributes.position.count).fill(1), 1));
+        const mesh = new Mesh(geometry, pageMaterial(this.sign < 0, this.sign));
+        mesh.material.userData.uniforms.uPaper.value.setRGB(...this.paper, SRGBColorSpace);
+        mesh.castShadow = mesh.receiveShadow = true;
+        mesh.frustumCulled = false;
+        const caster = new Mesh(mesh.geometry, this.leafCaster);
+        caster.frustumCulled = false;
+        caster.visible = false;
+        this.shadowScene.add(caster);
+        mesh.userData.caster = caster;
+        return mesh;
+    }
+    /** The block in the air: its top page (the first leaf's front) and its
+     *  bottom one (the last leaf's back), and the stock of its first leaf. */
+    blockLeaf(lo, hi) {
+        this.blockMesh ??= this.leafMesh();
+        const mesh = this.blockMesh;
+        this.assign(mesh, "Front", this.book[lo]?.[1] ?? null);
+        this.assign(mesh, "Back", this.book[hi]?.[0] ?? null);
+        this.dressPage(mesh, this.specOf(lo));
+        return mesh;
+    }
+    /** How thick the leaves lo … hi − 1 are together (book units). */
+    blockThickness(lo, hi) {
+        let mm = 0;
+        for (let k = lo; k < hi; k++)
+            mm += this.specOf(k).caliperMm;
+        return Math.max(0.5, mm * (this.appearance.singlePage ? 0.5 : 1) * this.pxPerMm());
+    }
     /** A board leaf's other face and edges, carried with its mesh. */
     boardParts(mesh) {
         let parts = mesh.userData.board;
@@ -1555,11 +1686,15 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         // The first leaves' pages are warm; wait a moment for cold ones.
         this.starting = true;
         const wanted = [];
-        for (let i = lo; i <= Math.min(hi, lo + 2); i++)
-            for (const src of this.book[i])
+        // A long jump goes over in one block: only the pages it lands on (and
+        // the block's two faces) show, not the ones in between.
+        const blockwise = (hi - lo) * this.pagesPerLeaf() > BLOCK_PAGES;
+        const ends = blockwise ? [lo, hi] : Array.from({ length: Math.min(hi, lo + 2) - lo + 1 }, (_, i) => lo + i);
+        for (const i of ends)
+            for (const src of this.book[i] ?? [])
                 if (src)
                     wanted.push(src);
-        this.preload(Array.from({ length: hi - lo + 1 }, (_, i) => lo + i));
+        this.preload(blockwise ? [lo, hi] : Array.from({ length: hi - lo + 1 }, (_, i) => lo + i));
         void Promise.race([Promise.all(wanted.map((s) => this.texture(s))), new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 700))]).then(() => {
             this.starting = false;
             if (this.disposed)
@@ -1626,6 +1761,31 @@ export class PageFlipper {
                 }
             }
         }
+        // The block in the air: carried over, and laid down once it lands.
+        if (this.block) {
+            const { turn, lo, hi } = this.block;
+            const anim = turn.anim;
+            const t = Math.min(1, (now - anim.start) / anim.duration);
+            turn.P = { u: anim.from.u + (anim.to.u - anim.from.u) * ease(t), v: anim.from.v };
+            if (t >= 1) {
+                for (let k = lo; k < hi; k++)
+                    this.turned[k] = turn.forward;
+                this.block = null;
+            }
+        }
+        // A long way to go with no leaf in the air: the leaves in between go
+        // over in one block. (Leaves already turning land first: a run of
+        // clicks that has grown long carries on as a block.)
+        const at = this.settledAt();
+        const away = Math.abs(this.target - at);
+        if (!this.block && this.turns.size === 0 && away > 1 && away * this.pagesPerLeaf() > BLOCK_PAGES) {
+            const forward = this.target > at;
+            const lo = forward ? at : this.target;
+            const hi = forward ? this.target : at;
+            const G = { u: this.W, v: 0 };
+            const duration = BLOCK_DURATION * (1 + 0.25 * smooth(BLOCK_PAGES, 400, away * this.pagesPerLeaf()));
+            this.block = { lo, hi, turn: { forward, rigid: true, G, P: { ...G }, anim: { start: now, duration, from: G, to: { u: -G.u, v: 0 }, arc: 0, lands: true } } };
+        }
         // Lift the next ones: each follows its neighbour a little behind, so a
         // jump of several spreads turns every page in between.
         const pending = Math.abs(this.target - this.settledAt()) || 1;
@@ -1636,14 +1796,14 @@ export class PageFlipper {
                 return forward ? this.turned[k] : !this.turned[k];
             return turn.forward === forward && !turn.held && progress(turn) >= gap;
         };
-        for (let k = 0; k < this.target && k < n; k++) {
+        for (let k = 0; k < this.target && k < n && !this.block; k++) {
             if (this.turned[k] || this.turns.has(k))
                 continue;
             if (k > 0 && !follows(k - 1, true))
                 break;
             this.turns.set(k, { ...this.lift(true, now), rigid: this.rigidOf(k) });
         }
-        for (let k = n - 1; k >= this.target; k--) {
+        for (let k = n - 1; k >= this.target && !this.block; k--) {
             if (!this.turned[k] || this.turns.has(k))
                 continue;
             if (k < n - 1 && !follows(k + 1, false))
@@ -1652,7 +1812,7 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         }
         this.draw();
         this.spread.classList.add("is-turning");
-        if (this.turns.size > 0 || this.settledAt() !== this.target)
+        if (this.turns.size > 0 || this.block || this.settledAt() !== this.target)
             this.raf = requestAnimationFrame(this.frame);
         else
             this.settle();
@@ -1687,6 +1847,70 @@ export class PageFlipper {
             return { x: 0, y: 1e9 };
         return { x: this.sign * p.x, y: p.y };
     }
+    /** The pointer's ray, from the eye through the pointer. */
+    rayAt(event) {
+        const rect = this.canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const ndc = new Vector2(((event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 2 - 1, -(((event.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height) * 2 - 1));
+        this.scene.updateMatrixWorld();
+        this.camera.updateMatrixWorld();
+        this.raycaster.setFromCamera(ndc, this.camera);
+    }
+    /**
+     * The open page under the pointer, as the book is seen (tilted, orbited,
+     * curving into the gutter): its slot in the spread (0 the verso, 1 the
+     * recto) and where on the printed page, as fractions of its width and
+     * height from the top left. Null off the open pages, or where a leaf in
+     * the air hides them.
+     */
+    pagePoint(event) {
+        if (!this.surfaces)
+            this.layout();
+        this.rayAt(event);
+        const open = [this.left, this.right].filter((m) => m.visible);
+        const air = [...this.leaves.values(), ...(this.blockMesh ? [this.blockMesh] : [])].filter((m) => m.visible);
+        for (const m of air)
+            m.geometry.computeBoundingSphere();
+        const hit = this.raycaster.intersectObjects([...open, ...air], false)[0];
+        if (!hit || !hit.uv || (hit.object !== this.left && hit.object !== this.right))
+            return null;
+        // uv.x runs from the spine (the shader mirrors it for a right-bound
+        // book); the recto shows its front, the verso its back (mirrored).
+        const u = this.sign < 0 ? 1 - hit.uv.x : hit.uv.x;
+        const recto = hit.object === this.right;
+        return { side: recto ? 1 : 0, x: recto ? u : 1 - u, y: 1 - hit.uv.y };
+    }
+    /** Where a point of an open page (`pagePoint`'s terms) lies on screen. */
+    screenPoint(side, x, y) {
+        if (!this.surfaces)
+            this.layout();
+        const mesh = side === 1 ? this.right : this.left;
+        if (!mesh.visible)
+            return null;
+        const u0 = side === 1 ? x : 1 - x;
+        const t = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, this.sign < 0 ? 1 - u0 : u0));
+        // The column the point falls in (the columns are closer near the spine).
+        const pos = mesh.geometry.attributes.position;
+        const uv = mesh.geometry.attributes.uv;
+        const cols = NX_OPEN + 1;
+        let ix = 0;
+        while (ix < NX_OPEN - 1 && uv.getX(ix + 1) < t)
+            ix++;
+        const a = uv.getX(ix);
+        const b = uv.getX(ix + 1);
+        const f = b > a ? Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (t - a) / (b - a))) : 0;
+        const lerp = (i, j, k) => {
+            const p = new Vector3(pos.getX(i), pos.getY(i), pos.getZ(i));
+            return p.lerp(new Vector3(pos.getX(j), pos.getY(j), pos.getZ(j)), k);
+        };
+        const top = lerp(ix, ix + 1, f);
+        const bottom = lerp(cols + ix, cols + ix + 1, f);
+        const p = top.lerp(bottom, y);
+        this.scene.updateMatrixWorld();
+        this.camera.updateMatrixWorld();
+        mesh.localToWorld(p).project(this.camera);
+        const rect = this.canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+        return { x: rect.left + ((p.x + 1) / 2) * rect.width, y: rect.top + ((1 - p.y) / 2) * rect.height };
+    }
     /** A board turns on the joint at the top of the spine; other leaves on
      *  the gutter. */
     rigidOf(k) {
@@ -1885,14 +2109,42 @@ export class PageFlipper {
             if (!mesh.parent)
                 this.stage.add(mesh);
         });
+        // The block in the air: a slab as thick as its leaves, turning on the
+        // joint at the top of the spine like a board, its first page on top
+        // and its last underneath.
+        if (this.blockMesh) {
+            const caster = this.blockMesh.userData.caster;
+            this.blockMesh.visible = caster.visible = false;
+            const parts = this.blockMesh.userData.board;
+            if (parts)
+                parts.back.visible = parts.slab.visible = false;
+        }
+        if (this.block) {
+            const { lo, hi, turn } = this.block;
+            const mesh = this.blockLeaf(lo, hi);
+            const q = progressFrom(turn.G, turn.P);
+            const thick = this.blockThickness(lo, hi);
+            const parts = this.boardParts(mesh);
+            const lay = (geometry, face) => layLeaf(geometry, null, turn.forward, W, H, 0.5, book, 1, q, 0, 0, { thick, face });
+            const { phi, pivot } = lay(mesh.geometry, 1);
+            lay(parts.back.geometry, -1);
+            parts.slab.position.set((W / 2) * Math.cos(phi), 0, pivot + (W / 2) * Math.sin(phi));
+            parts.slab.rotation.set(0, -phi, 0);
+            parts.slab.scale.set(W, H, thick * 0.97);
+            const spec = this.specOf(lo);
+            parts.slab.material.color.copy(spec === this.coverSpec ? this.boardColor() : new Color(spec.paper.shade.hex));
+            mesh.visible = parts.back.visible = parts.slab.visible = mesh.userData.caster.visible = true;
+            if (!mesh.parent)
+                this.stage.add(mesh);
+        }
         // The pages lying open: the top leaf of each stack.
         let l = -1;
         for (let j = 0; j < n; j++)
-            if (this.turned[j] && !this.turns.has(j))
+            if (this.turned[j] && !this.turns.has(j) && !this.inBlock(j))
                 l = j;
         let r = n;
         for (let j = n - 1; j >= 0; j--)
-            if (!this.turned[j] && !this.turns.has(j))
+            if (!this.turned[j] && !this.turns.has(j) && !this.inBlock(j))
                 r = j;
         const leftSrc = this.book[l + 1]?.[0] ?? null;
         const rightSrc = this.book[r]?.[1] ?? null;
@@ -1957,6 +2209,8 @@ export class PageFlipper {
         this.pmrem?.dispose();
         for (const mesh of this.leaves.values())
             disposeLeaf(mesh);
+        if (this.blockMesh)
+            disposeLeaf(this.blockMesh);
         for (const mesh of [this.left, this.right, this.desk, ...this.stacks]) {
             mesh.geometry.dispose();
             mesh.material.dispose();