fix: pre-release ghost hears, 24h clock hydrate, and i18n accuracy

scripts/check-i18n-quality.mjs

@@ -3755,6 +3755,87 @@ function checkReticulumMapIssues(ctx) {
   return issues;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Post-v5.25.0 false friends: backbone anatomy, Nomad “left”, hub→backbone picker,
+ * zh recipes tabAll, ja spaced I2P.
+ * @param {LocaleQualityCtx} ctx
+ * @returns {string[]}
+ */
+function checkPreReleaseLocaleAccuracyIssues(ctx) {
+  const { locale, flatKey, val, enVal } = ctx;
+  const issues = [];
+  if (locale === 'en') return issues;
+
+  const BACKBONE_ANATOMY = [
+    { re: /colonne vertébrale/i, hint: 'use network backbone, not spine/anatomy' },
+    { re: /spina dorsale/i, hint: 'use network backbone (dorsale), not spine anatomy' },
+    { re: /tulang punggung/i, hint: 'use backbone (network), not spine anatomy' },
+    { re: /\bkręgosłup/i, hint: 'use magistrala/sieć szkieletowa, not kręgosłup' },
+  ];
+
+  if (
+    flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.defaultHubRegion.primary_global' ||
+    flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.addDefaultHubs' ||
+    flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.defaultHubsPickerTitle'
+  ) {
+    for (const { re, hint } of BACKBONE_ANATOMY) {
+      if (re.test(val)) {
+        issues.push(`${flatKey} false friend: ${hint}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (
+    flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.defaultHubsPickerTitle' &&
+    /network hub|netzwerk-hub|concentrator|集线器|ネットワークハブ|hub jaringan|ağ hub/i.test(val)
+  ) {
+    issues.push(
+      'defaultHubsPickerTitle must use backbone wording aligned with addDefaultHubs, not network hubs',
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (
+    (flatKey === 'nomadNetwork.pageLoadingCountdown' ||
+      flatKey === 'nomadNetwork.pageLoadingRetryCountdown' ||
+      flatKey === 'nomadNetwork.pageLoadingTimeLeft') &&
+    enVal.includes('left')
+  ) {
+    if (
+      /\bgauche\b|\bizquierda\b|\bsinistra\b|\besquerda\b|(?:^|[^\p{L}])左(?:$|[^\p{L}])|\bліворуч\b/iu.test(
+        val,
+      )
+    ) {
+      issues.push(
+        `${flatKey}: translate "left" as time remaining, not direction (gauche/izquierda/左/…)`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (flatKey === 'nodeListPanel.tabAll' && locale === 'zh' && /食谱/.test(val)) {
+    issues.push('nodeListPanel.tabAll must mean all nodes, not recipes (食谱)');
+  }
+
+  if (
+    (flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.purpose.i2p' ||
+      flatKey === 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.backboneEnableGuidanceBody' ||
+      flatKey === 'networkPanel.reticulumStackSettings.pathMediumPreferenceHint') &&
+    locale === 'ja' &&
+    /I\s+2\s+P/.test(val)
+  ) {
+    issues.push(`${flatKey}: keep I2P as contiguous token (not "I 2 P")`);
+  }
+
+  if (
+    flatKey === 'networkPanel.reticulumStackSettings.pathMediumPreference' &&
+    locale === 'es' &&
+    /\bPath\b/.test(val)
+  ) {
+    issues.push('pathMediumPreference must not leave English "Path" in Spanish');
+  }
+
+  return issues;
+}
+
 /** RRC chat rooms — not hotel rooms; slash commands must stay wire tokens. */
 export const RRC_PREFIX = 'rrc.';
 
@@ -3929,6 +4010,7 @@ const LOCALE_STRING_QUALITY_CHECKS = [
   checkReticulumDefaultHubKeyIssues,
   checkRepeatersCliIssues,
   checkReticulumMapIssues,
+  checkPreReleaseLocaleAccuracyIssues,
   checkHopAwayVerbFalseFriendIssues,
   checkAirTimeFalseFriendIssues,
   checkWireTokenLiteralPreservedIssues,

scripts/check-i18n-quality.test.mjs

@@ -2067,4 +2067,54 @@ describe('sniffer tab and MQTT channel PSK i18n quality', () => {
     });
     expectIssue(issues, 'rrc false friend');
   });
+
+  it('flags Nomad countdown "left" translated as direction', () => {
+    const issues = localeStringQualityIssues({
+      locale: 'es',
+      flatKey: 'nomadNetwork.pageLoadingCountdown',
+      enVal: 'Loading page… {{time}} left',
+      val: 'Cargando página... {{time}} izquierda',
+    });
+    expectIssue(issues, 'time remaining');
+  });
+
+  it('flags zh nodeListPanel.tabAll recipes false friend', () => {
+    const issues = localeStringQualityIssues({
+      locale: 'zh',
+      flatKey: 'nodeListPanel.tabAll',
+      enVal: 'All',
+      val: '所有食谱',
+    });
+    expectIssue(issues, 'recipes');
+  });
+
+  it('flags anatomy backbone on primary_global', () => {
+    const issues = localeStringQualityIssues({
+      locale: 'fr',
+      flatKey: 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.defaultHubRegion.primary_global',
+      enVal: 'Primary & Global Backbone',
+      val: 'Colonne vertébrale principale et mondiale',
+    });
+    expectIssue(issues, 'spine/anatomy');
+  });
+
+  it('flags ja spaced I2P token', () => {
+    const issues = localeStringQualityIssues({
+      locale: 'ja',
+      flatKey: 'connectionPanel.reticulumInterfaces.purpose.i2p',
+      enVal: 'I2P backbone via a router on this machine.',
+      val: 'I 2 P バックボーン',
+    });
+    expectIssue(issues, 'I2P');
+  });
+
+  it('flags Spanish pathMediumPreference leaving English Path', () => {
+    const issues = localeStringQualityIssues({
+      locale: 'es',
+      flatKey: 'networkPanel.reticulumStackSettings.pathMediumPreference',
+      enVal: 'Preferred path medium',
+      val: 'Medio Path preferido',
+    });
+    expectIssue(issues, 'English "Path"');
+  });
 });

src/renderer/App.tsx

@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ import { useReticulumIdentityStore } from './stores/reticulumIdentityStore';
 import { useReticulumPeerStore } from './stores/reticulumPeerStore';
 import { useRncpTransferStore } from './stores/rncpTransferStore';
 import { useRrcSessionStore } from './stores/rrcSessionStore';
+import { useTimeFormatStore } from './stores/timeFormatStore';
 
 // Tabs capability filtering lives in appTabMappings.ts (computeTabMappings).
 
@@ -498,6 +499,27 @@ function AppContent() {
       window.removeEventListener('mesh-client:rncp-offer', onOffer);
     };
   }, [addToast, t]);
+
+  // Reconcile 24h clock from SQLite early — AppPanel is lazy and Chat reads the store first.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void window.electronAPI.appSettings
+      .getAll()
+      .then((raw) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        const use24 = raw?.use24HourTime;
+        if (use24 === 'true' || use24 === 'false') {
+          useTimeFormatStore.getState().hydrateFromSqlite(use24 === 'true');
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((err: unknown) => {
+        console.warn('[App] use24HourTime hydrate failed ' + errLikeToLogString(err));
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   const runtimes = useAllRuntimes();
   const meshtasticRuntime = runtimes.meshtastic as unknown as MeshtasticRuntime;
   const meshcoreRuntime = runtimes.meshcore as unknown as MeshcoreRuntime;

src/renderer/lib/connectedMeshcoreBleMac.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import {
+  getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac,
   readMeshcoreWebBluetoothDeviceId,
+  resetConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForTests,
   resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity,
+  resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForSuppression,
+  setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac,
 } from './connectedMeshcoreBleMac';
+import { shouldSuppressMeshtasticNodeHear } from './meshcoreBleMacMeshtasticNodeId';
 
 describe('resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity', () => {
   it('prefers explicit blePeripheralId over Web Bluetooth and last-id fallbacks', () => {
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ describe('resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity', () => {
     ).toBe('aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff');
   });
 
-  it('uses Web Bluetooth device id when peripheral id is missing (Linux)', () => {
+  it('uses Web Bluetooth device id when peripheral id is missing (Linux reconnect identity)', () => {
     expect(
       resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity({
         blePeripheralId: undefined,
@@ -47,6 +52,47 @@ describe('resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForSuppression', () => {
+  it('skips opaque Web Bluetooth UUIDs and prefers a parseable MAC fallback', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForSuppression({
+        blePeripheralId: undefined,
+        webBluetoothDeviceId: 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee',
+        fallbackLastBlePeripheralId: 'cc:2e:e3:da:2e:2f',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('cc:2e:e3:da:2e:2f');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when only opaque Linux Web Bluetooth ids are available', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForSuppression({
+        blePeripheralId: undefined,
+        webBluetoothDeviceId: 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee',
+        fallbackLastBlePeripheralId: 'stored-opaque-uuid',
+      }),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForTests();
+  });
+
+  it('stores parseable Noble MACs', () => {
+    setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac('cc:2e:e3:da:2e:2f');
+    expect(getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac()).toBe('cc:2e:e3:da:2e:2f');
+    expect(shouldSuppressMeshtasticNodeHear(0xe3da2e2f, getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('clears instead of storing opaque Web Bluetooth UUIDs', () => {
+    setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac('cc:2e:e3:da:2e:2f');
+    setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac('aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee');
+    expect(getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac()).toBeNull();
+    expect(shouldSuppressMeshtasticNodeHear(0xe3da2e2f, getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac())).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('readMeshcoreWebBluetoothDeviceId', () => {
   it('reads getWebBluetoothDeviceId from duck-typed connections', () => {
     expect(

src/renderer/lib/connectedMeshcoreBleMac.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,25 @@
-/** BLE MAC / peripheral id of the live MeshCore RF link (null when not BLE-connected). */
+import { meshcoreBleMacToMeshtasticNodeId } from './meshcoreBleMacMeshtasticNodeId';
+
+/** BLE MAC of the live MeshCore RF link (null when not BLE-connected or id is not a MAC). */
 let connectedMeshcoreBleMac: string | null = null;
 
-/** Called from MeshCore runtime when a BLE session connects or disconnects. */
+/**
+ * Called from MeshCore runtime when a BLE session connects or disconnects.
+ * Only stores ids that parse as a 12-hex BLE MAC (Noble peripheral id). Linux
+ * Web Bluetooth device ids are opaque UUIDs — storing them would never match a
+ * Meshtastic nodeNum, so we clear instead of pretending they are MACs.
+ */
 export function setConnectedMeshcoreBleMac(mac: string | null): void {
   const trimmed = mac?.trim() ?? '';
-  connectedMeshcoreBleMac = trimmed.length > 0 ? trimmed : null;
+  if (trimmed.length === 0) {
+    connectedMeshcoreBleMac = null;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (meshcoreBleMacToMeshtasticNodeId(trimmed) == null) {
+    connectedMeshcoreBleMac = null;
+    return;
+  }
+  connectedMeshcoreBleMac = trimmed;
 }
 
 export function getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac(): string | null {
@@ -14,6 +29,7 @@ export function getConnectedMeshcoreBleMac(): string | null {
 /**
  * Prefer an explicit Noble peripheral id, then a live Web Bluetooth device id,
  * then a remembered last-BLE id (Linux chooser may omit blePeripheralId on connect).
+ * Used for reconnect identity — may return opaque Web BT UUIDs on Linux.
  */
 export function resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity(opts: {
   blePeripheralId?: string | null;
@@ -31,6 +47,27 @@ export function resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleIdentity(opts: {
   return null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * First candidate that parses as a BLE MAC for Meshtastic ghost suppression.
+ * Skips opaque Linux Web Bluetooth device ids.
+ */
+export function resolveConnectedMeshcoreBleMacForSuppression(opts: {
+  blePeripheralId?: string | null;
+  webBluetoothDeviceId?: string | null;
+  fallbackLastBlePeripheralId?: string | null;
+}): string | null {
+  for (const candidate of [
+    opts.blePeripheralId,
+    opts.webBluetoothDeviceId,
+    opts.fallbackLastBlePeripheralId,
+  ]) {
+    const trimmed = candidate?.trim() ?? '';
+    if (trimmed.length === 0) continue;
+    if (meshcoreBleMacToMeshtasticNodeId(trimmed) != null) return trimmed;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 /** Duck-typed read of MeshcoreWebBluetoothConnection.getWebBluetoothDeviceId(). */
 export function readMeshcoreWebBluetoothDeviceId(conn: unknown): string | null {
   if (!conn || typeof conn !== 'object') return null;