feat(case): add parametric 3D-printed enclosure concept

Typewriter-body OpenSCAD model for the GDEY0579T93 panel and ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1: glueless screen retention (bezel lip + foam gasket + screwed bracket), baseplate-as-chassis board mounting, and a recessed deck nameplate. Ships render previews, a dimensioned concept drawing, and just recipes to open/render/export.
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+# Enclosure — typewriter body (concept)
+
+Part of [**Typoena**](../../README.md) — the distraction-free DIY writing
+machine. This page covers the enclosure only; the project root README covers
+the whole appliance (hardware, software stack, roadmap).
+
+A 3D-printable case for Typoena. The e-paper strip sits on a reclined **deck**
+where a typewriter's sheet of paper would be; the keyboard you bring rests in
+front. There is **no platen part** (it complicates the print) — the rounded
+back-top edge is a subtle roll that nods to one for free.
+
+> **Status: v0 concept, not yet printed.** Outer form and the screen-retention
+> / board-mounting strategy are worked out and render cleanly. Board hole
+> positions and port offsets are placeholders marked `<< MEASURE >>` in the
+> `.scad` — confirm them against the real board before printing a final.
+
+![The deck: bezel lip framing the e-paper aperture, screen ghosted in](renders/assembled.png)
+![Assembled body, three-quarter — reclined deck and the back wall with its port cutouts](renders/front34.png)
+
+## Files
+
+| File | What |
+| --- | --- |
+| [`typoena-case.scad`](typoena-case.scad) | The parametric model. All dimensions live at the top. |
+| [`concept.html`](concept.html) | Dimensioned side/front/top drawing (open in a browser). |
+| `renders/` | PNG previews (regenerated by the commands below). |
+
+## Render / preview
+
+Needs [OpenSCAD](https://openscad.org). Open `typoena-case.scad` in the GUI and
+flip the `show` variable, or from the CLI:
+
+```sh
+cd hardware/case
+# assembled, coloured, screen ghosted in
+openscad -o renders/assembled.png --imgsize=1100,825 --colorscheme=Tomorrow \
+  --camera=0,0,0,62,0,22,0 --viewall --autocenter \
+  -D 'show="assembled"' typoena-case.scad
+
+# export a printable part to STL (body | bracket | baseplate)
+openscad -o body.stl -D 'show="body"' typoena-case.scad
+```
+
+`show` accepts `assembled` · `body` · `bracket` · `baseplate` · `print_plate`.
+
+## Dimensions
+
+From the datasheets, baked into the model:
+
+- **Panel — GDEY0579T93:** glass outline **150.92 × 56.94 × 1.0 mm**, active
+  area **139.00 × 47.74 mm**, pitch 0.1755 mm. Strip aspect ~2.9:1.
+- **Board — ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1:** ~**70 × 28 mm**, USB-C ×2 + reset/boot on one
+  short edge (that edge faces the back wall).
+- **Body (default):** 176 W × 104 D, 24 mm front → 58 mm back, deck reclined
+  **~21°**. Walls 2.4 mm, deck 2.6 mm, corner radius 8 mm.
+
+The deck angle is the one knob worth tuning first — see below.
+
+## How the hardware goes in — glueless
+
+The whole design avoids glue on the fragile 1 mm glass and keeps every part
+serviceable.
+
+![The bare body shell — screen recess cut through the deck, FPC slot on the up-slope edge](renders/body.png)
+
+### Screen (bezel lip + foam + screwed bracket)
+
+```
+ front face                     the sandwich, front → back:
+ ┌───────────────┐              1. deck BEZEL LIP  (overlaps ~4–5 mm of the
+ │  ┌─────────┐  │                 glass's inactive border only, never the
+ │  │ active  │  │ ← lip           active area — lip_t = 1.4 mm of material)
+ │  └─────────┘  │              2. GLASS drops into the recess from behind;
+ └───────────────┘                 the recess walls locate it in X/Y
+                                 3. FOAM gasket (non-adhesive closed-cell,
+   [lip][glass][foam][bracket]      foam_t ≈ 1 mm) spreads the clamp load
+        ↑ screwed to 4 bosses       so you never point-crack the glass
+                                 4. printed BRACKET, screwed to 4 bosses,
+                                    presses the stack forward
+```
+
+- The through-**aperture** is a hair larger than the active area and stays
+  *inside* the glass-minus-lip envelope, so the lip covers only dead border.
+- The recess opens straight into the cavity, and an **FPC slot** on the
+  up-slope edge lets the ribbon fold back to the DESPI-C579 breakout.
+- Foam does three jobs: cushions the glass, takes up print tolerance
+  (±0.2–0.5 mm), and removes any need for adhesive. Cut it from a plain EVA/
+  PORON sheet — no sticky backing.
+- Alternative if you want no screws: replace the bracket with printed
+  cantilever clips. It works, but clips point-load the glass edge; the
+  foam+bracket route is gentler and I'd default to it.
+
+![The screwed bracket — four corner holes, window clears the active area](renders/bracket.png)
+
+### Boards (the baseplate is the chassis)
+
+Mount everything to the **baseplate** on the bench, then drop it in and close
+from below — far easier than fishing screws inside a shell.
+
+- ESP32 + DESPI-C579 sit on printed **standoffs** (M2.5 self-tap). Positions in
+  `esp_holes` / `brk_holes` are placeholders — set them to your board's holes.
+  No mounting holes on your board rev? Switch to slide-in edge rails.
+- The baseplate screws **up into 4 corner posts** in the shell.
+- A **cable relief** notch at the back lets the keyboard's USB-C cable exit and
+  route around to the front.
+
+![The baseplate — standoff bosses for the ESP32 + breakout; mount the boards at the bench, then close from below](renders/baseplate.png)
+
+### Assembly order
+
+1. Lay glass into the deck recess (from inside), add the foam gasket, screw the
+   bracket down onto the 4 bosses.
+2. Screw ESP32 + breakout to the baseplate standoffs.
+3. Connect the FPC (screen → breakout) through the slot.
+4. Screw the baseplate up into the corner posts.
+
+## Tune first
+
+- **`Hb` (back height) → deck angle.** 18–22° is typewriter-shallow; raise `Hb`
+  toward ~28–35° if the screen reads too edge-on when you're sitting close.
+- **`<< MEASURE >>` items:** `esp_holes`, `brk_holes`, `port_x`, `port_z`,
+  `screen_off` (the real panel's active area is offset toward the FPC edge).
+
+## Print notes
+
+![The three printed parts laid out — body, bracket, baseplate](renders/print.png)
+
+- **Material:** PLA/PETG. Print the body in matte **indigo** (`#130f40`), the
+  bracket/base in cream or brass — two-tone reads unmistakably "typewriter" for
+  the price of a filament swap.
+- **Make the engrave read:** on a body this dark the recessed `TYPOENA` is
+  near-invisible until you give it contrast — a swipe of paint pen in the recess,
+  or a 3–4 layer filament swap across the nameplate band mid-print.
+- **Shell, not solid:** 2.4 mm walls + open bottom keep material low despite the
+  chunky body form.
+- **Orientation:** body deck-up (or on its back) needs little/no support; the
+  bezel lip is a small overhang. Bracket and baseplate print flat.
+
+## Nameplate font
+
+The `TYPOENA` engrave on the deck (recessed, faces the user) is set via the
+`name_font` parameter. Current pick: **Monaspace Krypton** (GitHub's mechanical
+mono). OpenSCAD only renders fonts installed on the system:
+
+```sh
+# current: Monaspace Krypton (installs the whole family)
+brew install --cask font-monaspace
+
+# alternative tried: Cutive Mono (typewriter slab-serif)
+curl -sL -o ~/Library/Fonts/CutiveMono-Regular.ttf \
+  https://github.com/google/fonts/raw/main/ofl/cutivemono/CutiveMono-Regular.ttf
+
+fc-cache -f    # so the OpenSCAD CLI picks either up
+```
+
+To audition other faces: Google Fonts, filtered to monospace and previewing the
+name —
+<https://fonts.google.com/?preview.text=TYPOENA%0ATypoena%0Atypoena&categoryFilters=Appearance:%2FMonospace%2FMonospace>
+
+## Open questions / TODO
+
+- [ ] Confirm the GDEY0579T93 active-area **offset** and which edge the **FPC**
+      exits; adjust `screen_off` / the FPC slot.
+- [ ] Real ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 mounting-hole + port coordinates.
+- [ ] Optional **hinged lid** over the deck (portable-typewriter-case echo,
+      protects the glass in a bag) — `docs/hardware.md` calls for one; not yet
+      modelled.
+- [ ] Decide feet: printed (modelled) vs. stick-on rubber bumpers.
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+<title>Typoena — Enclosure Concept</title>
+<style>
+  :root{
+    --paper:#E7E1D0; --sheet:#F2EDE0; --ink:#26231D; --ink-soft:#5b564c;
+    --acc:#3C6152; --acc-l:#6E9483; --dim:#B0553B; --hair:#B9B09A;
+    --screen:#F7F4EA;
+    --serif:"Iowan Old Style","Palatino Linotype",Palatino,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
+    --mono:"SFMono-Regular",ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;
+  }
+  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
+  body{margin:0;}
+  .wrap{
+    background:
+      radial-gradient(120% 120% at 50% 0%, #ECE7D8 0%, var(--paper) 60%);
+    min-height:100%;
+    padding:clamp(16px,3vw,44px);
+    color:var(--ink);
+    font-family:var(--serif);
+  }
+  .sheet{
+    max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;background:var(--sheet);
+    border:1.5px solid var(--ink);
+    box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--ink),0 22px 50px -28px rgba(38,35,29,.55);
+  }
+  /* titleblock */
+  .titleblock{
+    display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr .8fr .8fr .9fr;
+    border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--ink);
+  }
+  .tb{padding:12px 16px;border-right:1px solid var(--ink);}
+  .tb:last-child{border-right:0;}
+  .tb .k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);}
+  .tb .v{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:14px;margin-top:3px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}
+  .tb-title .name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(22px,3.4vw,34px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-weight:600;text-wrap:balance;}
+  .tb-title .sub{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--acc);margin-top:6px;}
+  /* intro */
+  .intro{padding:18px 22px 6px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);}
+  .intro p{margin:0 auto;max-width:70ch;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#3a362e;}
+  .intro .lead{font-style:italic;color:var(--acc);}
+  /* view panels */
+  .views{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;}
+  .panel{padding:14px 18px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);}
+  .panel h2{
+    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
+    color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 2px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;
+  }
+  .panel h2 .tag{color:var(--dim);}
+  .panel .cap{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:13px;margin:0 0 8px;}
+  .lower{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
+  .lower .panel:first-child{border-right:1px solid var(--hair);}
+  svg{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;}
+  svg text{font-family:var(--mono);}
+  /* notes */
+  .notes{padding:18px 22px 24px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(210px,1fr));gap:18px 26px;}
+  .note h3{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 6px;color:var(--acc);display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:baseline;}
+  .note h3 .n{color:var(--dim);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;}
+  .note p{margin:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.45;color:#3a362e;}
+  .note p b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;}
+  .foot{border-top:1.5px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 18px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;
+    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);}
+  .legend{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:6px;}
+  .legend span{display:inline-flex;gap:6px;align-items:center;}
+  .sw{width:14px;height:10px;border:1px solid var(--ink);display:inline-block;}
+  @media (max-width:720px){
+    .titleblock{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
+    .tb-title{grid-column:1/-1;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);}
+    .lower{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
+    .lower .panel:first-child{border-right:0;}
+  }
+</style>
+
+<div class="wrap">
+  <div class="sheet">
+
+    <div class="titleblock">
+      <div class="tb tb-title">
+        <div class="name">Typoena</div>
+        <div class="sub">Enclosure concept · typewriter body</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="tb"><div class="k">Panel</div><div class="v">GDEY0579T93</div><div class="k" style="margin-top:8px">Board</div><div class="v">ESP32-S3</div></div>
+      <div class="tb"><div class="k">Units</div><div class="v">mm</div><div class="k" style="margin-top:8px">Scale</div><div class="v">to-fit</div></div>
+      <div class="tb"><div class="k">Rev</div><div class="v">v0 · concept</div><div class="k" style="margin-top:8px">Date</div><div class="v">2026-07-11</div></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="intro">
+      <p><span class="lead">The screen is the sheet of paper.</span> A shallow sage wedge with a reclined deck; the e-paper strip sits where a typewriter's page would be, a decorative platen roller and two knobs ride the back edge, and the keyboard you bring rests in front. Every dimension below is from the real datasheets — this is the shape to react to before I cut the parametric model.</p>
+      <div class="legend">
+        <span><i class="sw" style="background:var(--acc)"></i>body</span>
+        <span><i class="sw" style="background:var(--acc-l)"></i>platen / deck / feet</span>
+        <span><i class="sw" style="background:var(--screen)"></i>e-paper</span>
+        <span><i class="sw" style="background:var(--dim);border-color:var(--dim)"></i>dimensions</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="views">
+      <div class="panel">
+        <h2>Side profile <span class="tag">— the silhouette</span></h2>
+        <p class="cap">The money view: shallow deck reclined ~18°, platen &amp; knob at the back, ports on the tail, your keyboard ghosted in front.</p>
+        <svg id="v-side" viewBox="-82 -96 200 118" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" role="img" aria-label="Side profile of the enclosure"></svg>
+      </div>
+      <div class="lower">
+        <div class="panel">
+          <h2>Front elevation <span class="tag">— width</span></h2>
+          <p class="cap">Letterbox screen across the deck; knobs poke past the sides.</p>
+          <svg id="v-front" viewBox="-34 -96 244 118" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" role="img" aria-label="Front elevation"></svg>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel">
+          <h2>Top plan <span class="tag">— deck layout</span></h2>
+          <p class="cap">Screen forward, platen band aft, ports along the back edge.</p>
+          <svg id="v-top" viewBox="-34 -120 244 136" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" role="img" aria-label="Top plan view"></svg>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="notes">
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">01</span> Cheap-ish body</h3><p>You picked the higher-material form, but it stays a <b>shell</b>: ~2.4&nbsp;mm walls, open bottom, a screwed baseplate. Hollow inside, no infill spent on a solid block.</p></div>
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">02</span> Color does the work</h3><p>Print the body in <b>matte sage</b>, platen &amp; knobs in cream or black. Two-tone via a filament change reads unmistakably "typewriter" for free.</p></div>
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">03</span> Decorative cues</h3><p>Platen roller + two knobs are <b>cosmetic</b> (your call) — printed separately, no wiring, no GPIO. Round feet finish the machined look.</p></div>
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">04</span> Fragile glass</h3><p>The 1&nbsp;mm panel drops into a rebate behind a bezel lip that overlaps ~6&nbsp;mm; the FPC folds back to the DESPI-C579 breakout in the cavity.</p></div>
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">05</span> The one tunable</h3><p><b>Deck angle</b> is the ergonomics dial. 18° is typewriter-shallow; 28–35° reads better seated. Say the word and I'll steepen it.</p></div>
+      <div class="note"><h3><span class="n">06</span> Optional lid</h3><p>Your docs say "hinged lid" — a cover latching over the deck echoes a portable typewriter's case and guards the glass in a bag. Toggled off by default.</p></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="foot">
+      <span>Typoena · writing appliance</span>
+      <span>Screen 150.9 × 56.9 × 1.0 · active 139.0 × 47.7 · pitch 0.1755</span>
+      <span>Orthographic · third-angle · not for manufacture</span>
+    </div>
+
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<script>
+(function(){
+  // ---- parameters (mm) ----
+  var W=176, D=104, Hf=24, Hb=58;           // body: width, depth, front/back height
+  var SW=151, SH=57, AW=139.0, AH=47.74;    // screen glass + active area
+  var sx0=(W-SW)/2, sx1=(W+SW)/2;           // screen x extents
+  var sy0=8, sy1=8+54;                      // screen y extents on deck (57 along slope ~ 54 in plan)
+  var Py=92, Pr=11, Kr=14;                  // platen y-centre, roller radius, knob radius
+  function zTop(y){ return Hf + (Hb-Hf)*y/D; }
+  var Pz=zTop(Py)+Pr;                        // platen centre height (sits on deck)
+  var footR=6;
+
+  // ---- palette ----
+  var INK="#26231D", PAPER="#F7F4EA", ACC="#3C6152", ACCL="#6E9483",
+      DIM="#B0553B", HAIR="#B9B09A", GHOST="#8f8a7c";
+  var MONO="'SFMono-Regular',ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,'Courier New',monospace";
+
+  // ---- primitives (model coords; +b is up, drawn as svg y=-b) ----
+  function poly(pts,fill,stroke,sw){var p=pts.map(function(q){return q[0]+","+(-q[1]);}).join(" ");
+    return '<polygon points="'+p+'" fill="'+fill+'" stroke="'+stroke+'" stroke-width="'+sw+'" stroke-linejoin="round"/>';}
+  function rect(a,b,w,h,fill,stroke,sw,rx,dash){
+    return '<rect x="'+a+'" y="'+(-(b+h))+'" width="'+w+'" height="'+h+'" rx="'+(rx||0)+'" fill="'+fill+'" stroke="'+stroke+'" stroke-width="'+sw+'"'+(dash?' stroke-dasharray="'+dash+'"':'')+'/>';}
+  function circ(a,b,r,fill,stroke,sw){return '<circle cx="'+a+'" cy="'+(-b)+'" r="'+r+'" fill="'+fill+'" stroke="'+stroke+'" stroke-width="'+sw+'"/>';}
+  function line(a1,b1,a2,b2,stroke,sw,dash){
+    return '<line x1="'+a1+'" y1="'+(-b1)+'" x2="'+a2+'" y2="'+(-b2)+'" stroke="'+stroke+'" stroke-width="'+sw+'" stroke-linecap="round"'+(dash?' stroke-dasharray="'+dash+'"':'')+'/>';}
+  function txt(a,b,s,o){o=o||{};var fs=o.fs||3.4,fill=o.fill||INK,anc=o.anchor||"middle",
+    rot=o.rot?' transform="rotate('+o.rot+' '+a+' '+(-b)+')"':'',ls=o.ls!=null?o.ls:0.2;
+    return '<text x="'+a+'" y="'+(-b)+'" font-size="'+fs+'" fill="'+fill+'" text-anchor="'+anc+'" letter-spacing="'+ls+'"'+rot+' font-family="'+MONO+'">'+s+'</text>';}
+
+  // dimension helpers (oxide red)
+  function hdim(a1,a2,b,label,below){var t=1.6,s="";
+    s+=line(a1,b,a2,b,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=line(a1-t,b-t,a1+t,b+t,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=line(a2-t,b-t,a2+t,b+t,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=txt((a1+a2)/2, b+(below?-4.2:2.4), label, {fs:3.2,fill:DIM});
+    return s;}
+  function vdim(b1,b2,a,label,right){var t=1.6,s="";
+    s+=line(a,b1,a,b2,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=line(a-t,b1-t,a+t,b1+t,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=line(a-t,b2-t,a+t,b2+t,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=txt(a+(right?3.2:-3.2),(b1+b2)/2,label,{fs:3.2,fill:DIM,rot:-90});
+    return s;}
+  function screenlines(x0,y0,x1,y1,n){var s="",i,y;for(i=1;i<=n;i++){y=y0+(y1-y0)*i/(n+1);
+    s+=line(x0+2,y,x1-2,y,HAIR,0.3);}return s;}
+
+  // ---- SIDE (a=depth Y, b=height Z) ----
+  (function(){var s="";
+    s+=line(-66,0,110,0,HAIR,0.4);                                  // ground
+    s+=rect(-58,0,50,12,"rgba(60,97,82,.06)",GHOST,0.4,2,"2 1.6");  // keyboard ghost
+    s+=txt(-33,-4,"BYO KEYBOARD",{fs:2.9,fill:GHOST});
+    s+=poly([[0,0],[D,0],[D,Hb],[0,Hf]],ACC,INK,0.7);               // wedge
+    s+=txt(30,37,"DECK  ≈18°",{fs:3.1,fill:PAPER});
+    // screen strip on slope
+    s+=line(sy0,zTop(sy0),sy1,zTop(sy1),INK,3.9);
+    s+=line(sy0,zTop(sy0),sy1,zTop(sy1),PAPER,3.1);
+    // platen roller + knob
+    s+=circ(Py,Pz,Pr,ACCL,INK,0.5);
+    s+=circ(Py,Pz,Kr,ACCL,INK,0.6);
+    s+=circ(Py,Pz,2.4,ACC,INK,0.4);
+    s+=txt(Py,Pz+Kr+3,"PLATEN Ø22",{fs:3,fill:DIM});
+    // ports on back face
+    s+=rect(D-6,9,6,4,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=rect(D-6,15,6,4,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=rect(D-6,21,7,3,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=line(D,16,D+8,16,DIM,0.3);
+    s+=txt(D+9,16,"USB-C ×2 + µSD",{fs:2.9,fill:INK,anchor:"start"});
+    // feet
+    s+=rect(6,-5,12,5,ACCL,INK,0.4,1);
+    s+=rect(D-18,-5,12,5,ACCL,INK,0.4,1);
+    // dims
+    s+=hdim(0,D,-9,"104  depth",true);
+    s+=vdim(0,Hf,-4,"24");
+    s+=vdim(0,Hb,D+4,"58",true);
+    document.getElementById("v-side").innerHTML=s;
+  })();
+
+  // ---- FRONT (a=width X, b=height Z) ----
+  (function(){var s="";
+    s+=line(-14,0,W+14,0,HAIR,0.4);
+    s+=rect(0,0,W,Hf,ACC,INK,0.7,2);            // front face
+    s+=rect(0,Hf,W,Hb-Hf,ACCL,INK,0.5);         // deck sliver behind
+    // screen (foreshortened band)
+    s+=rect(sx0,27,SW,18,PAPER,INK,0.5,1);
+    s+=screenlines(sx0,27,sx1,45,4);
+    // platen bar + knobs
+    s+=rect(2,Pz-4,W-4,8,ACCL,INK,0.5,4);
+    s+=circ(-2,Pz,Kr,ACCL,INK,0.6); s+=circ(-2,Pz,2.4,ACC,INK,0.4);
+    s+=circ(W+2,Pz,Kr,ACCL,INK,0.6); s+=circ(W+2,Pz,2.4,ACC,INK,0.4);
+    // feet
+    s+=rect(8,-5,14,5,ACCL,INK,0.4,1);
+    s+=rect(W-22,-5,14,5,ACCL,INK,0.4,1);
+    // dims
+    s+=hdim(0,W,-9,"176  width",true);
+    s+=hdim(-16,W+16,Pz+Kr+2,"≈208 across knobs");
+    s+=hdim(sx0,sx1,20,"151 glass · 139 active");
+    document.getElementById("v-front").innerHTML=s;
+  })();
+
+  // ---- TOP (a=width X, b=depth Y; front y=0 at bottom) ----
+  (function(){var s="";
+    s+=rect(0,0,W,D,"rgba(60,97,82,.10)",INK,0.7,4);     // body outline
+    // screen
+    s+=rect(sx0,sy0,SW,sy1-sy0,PAPER,INK,0.5,1);
+    s+=screenlines(sx0,sy0,sx1,sy1,5);
+    s+=txt(W/2,(sy0+sy1)/2,"e-paper",{fs:3.4,fill:ACC});
+    s+=txt(W/2,sy0-4,"active 139.0 × 47.74",{fs:2.8,fill:INK});
+    // platen band + knobs
+    s+=rect(2,Py-6,W-4,12,ACCL,INK,0.5,4);
+    s+=circ(-6,Py,Kr,ACCL,INK,0.6); s+=circ(-6,Py,2.4,ACC,INK,0.4);
+    s+=circ(W+6,Py,Kr,ACCL,INK,0.6); s+=circ(W+6,Py,2.4,ACC,INK,0.4);
+    s+=txt(W/2,Py,"platen (decorative)",{fs:2.9,fill:INK});
+    // ports along back edge (y=D)
+    s+=rect(60,D-2,7,4,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=rect(72,D-2,7,4,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=rect(86,D-2,8,3,PAPER,INK,0.4,.6);
+    s+=txt(W/2,D+4,"USB-C ×2  ·  microSD",{fs:2.8,fill:DIM});
+    // dims
+    s+=hdim(0,W,-6,"176",true);
+    s+=vdim(0,D,W+8,"104 deep",true);
+    document.getElementById("v-top").innerHTML=s;
+  })();
+})();
+</script>
--- a/hardware/case/renders/assembled.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/assembled.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/baseplate.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/baseplate.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/body.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/body.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/bracket.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/bracket.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/front34.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/front34.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/nameplate.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/nameplate.png
--- a/hardware/case/renders/print.png
+++ b/hardware/case/renders/print.png
--- a/hardware/case/typoena-case.scad
+++ b/hardware/case/typoena-case.scad
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+// ============================================================================
+//  Typoena — 3D-printed enclosure  ·  "typewriter body"  ·  rev v0 (concept)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  A shallow sage wedge. The e-paper strip sits on a reclined deck where a
+//  typewriter's sheet of paper would be; the keyboard you bring rests in front.
+//  No platen part (keeps the print simple) — the rounded back-top edge is a
+//  subtle roll that nods to one for free.
+//
+//  Everything here is PARAMETRIC. Numbers that come from a datasheet are noted;
+//  numbers marked  << MEASURE >>  are best-guesses you must confirm against the
+//  real board / breakout before printing a final.
+//
+//  Units: millimetres.   Render:  see hardware/case/README.md
+//
+//  Parts (set `show` below):
+//    "assembled"   – everything in place, coloured (screen ghosted in)
+//    "body"        – the shell only (print deck-up or on its back)
+//    "bracket"     – the screen retaining frame (print flat)
+//    "baseplate"   – the chassis / bottom cover (print flat)
+//    "print_plate" – all printed parts laid out side by side
+// ============================================================================
+
+show = "assembled";
+$fn = 48;
+
+// ---- body envelope --------------------------------------------------------
+W        = 176;   // width  (X)  — screen 150.9 + bezel + walls
+D        = 104;   // depth  (Y)  — front (keyboard) .. back (ports)
+Hf       = 24;    // height at the FRONT edge
+Hb       = 58;    // height at the BACK edge  (Hf<Hb makes the reclined deck)
+wall     = 2.4;   // side/back wall thickness
+top_wall = 2.6;   // deck thickness (before the bezel lip is cut into it)
+corner_r = 8;     // rounded vertical + top-edge radius (the "machined" look)
+
+// deck slope, derived from the pillar centres (this is the *true* top plane)
+theta    = atan((Hb - Hf) / (D - 2*corner_r));   // ~21 deg with the defaults
+// >> THE ergonomics dial. Raise Hb for a more vertical, easier-to-read screen;
+//    lower it for a flatter, more typewriter-like deck. 18-22 deg = shallow,
+//    28-35 deg reads better when you're sitting close.
+
+// ---- e-paper panel : GDEY0579T93 (datasheet) ------------------------------
+G_w  = 150.92;  G_h = 56.94;  G_t = 1.0;   // glass outline W x H x thickness
+A_w  = 139.00;  A_h = 47.74;               // active area (must stay uncovered)
+// NOTE: the real panel's active area is offset toward the FPC edge — this model
+// centres it. << MEASURE >> your panel's border and shift screen_off if needed.
+screen_off = 0;                            // extra X/Y active-area offset
+
+// ---- screen retention (glueless) ------------------------------------------
+lip_over  = 4.0;   // how far the front bezel lip overlaps the glass border
+lip_t     = 1.4;   // deck material left in FRONT of the glass (the visible lip)
+glass_gap = 0.5;   // clearance around the glass in its pocket
+foam_t    = 1.0;   // non-adhesive closed-cell foam gasket behind the glass
+bracket_t = 2.6;   // printed retaining frame thickness
+fpc_w     = 26;    // width of the ribbon slot on the up-slope edge
+
+// ---- deck nameplate (engraved, faces the user) ----------------------------
+name_text  = "TYPOENA";
+name_size  = 6.5;             // cap height in mm
+name_depth = 0.8;             // engrave depth — raise for a bolder, deeper cut
+name_font  = "Monaspace Krypton";   // install once — see README (Nameplate font)
+
+A_ap_w = A_w + 2;                  // through-aperture (a hair bigger than active)
+A_ap_h = A_h + 1;                  //   still smaller than glass minus 2*lip
+P_w    = G_w + glass_gap;          // glass pocket (locates the glass in X/Y)
+P_h    = G_h + glass_gap;
+
+// screen placed centred on the deck (measured up the slope)
+deck_L    = (D - 2*corner_r) / cos(theta);   // deck length along the slope
+screen_cy = deck_L/2;                        // centre it
+boss_r    = 3.4;                             // M2 self-tap boss for the bracket
+
+// ---- ports on the back wall  (ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 edge) --------------------
+port_z   = 7;      // height of the port centres off the desk   << MEASURE >>
+usbc_w   = 9.6;  usbc_h = 3.6;               // USB-C opening (with clearance)
+sd_w     = 12;   sd_h   = 2.4;               // microSD slot
+// X positions of the three openings along the back << MEASURE to your board >>
+port_x   = [W/2 - 15, W/2, W/2 + 17];        // usb-c (kbd), usb-c (power), µSD
+
+// ---- baseplate / chassis --------------------------------------------------
+bp_t       = 2.6;  // baseplate thickness
+bp_gap     = 0.5;  // clearance so it drops into the shell
+foot_r     = 7;    // round feet (the little typewriter feet)
+foot_h     = 3.5;
+post_r     = 4.2;  // corner screw posts inside the shell (M2.5 self-tap)
+post_pilot = 1.15;
+
+// board mounting standoffs on the baseplate  << MEASURE hole positions >>
+standoff_h     = 6;
+standoff_pilot = 1.15;
+// ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 is ~70 x 28 mm; these are PLACEHOLDER hole coords:
+esp_holes  = [[W/2-33, 30],[W/2+33, 30],[W/2-33, 54],[W/2+33, 54]];
+// DESPI-C579 breakout sits behind the screen — PLACEHOLDER:
+brk_holes  = [[W/2-20, 78],[W/2+20, 78]];
+
+// ---- colours (for the assembled render) -----------------------------------
+C_body   = "#130f40";   // deep indigo (chosen)
+C_plate  = "#C9C3B2";
+C_bracket= "#2B2B2B";
+C_screen = "#F7F4EA";
+
+// ===========================================================================
+//  helpers
+// ===========================================================================
+module rrect(w, d, r) {                       // 2D rounded rectangle, centred
+    hull() for (mx=[-1,1], my=[-1,1])
+        translate([mx*(w/2-r), my*(d/2-r)]) circle(r=r);
+}
+
+// place children onto the reclined deck plane. Origin at the FRONT-TOP edge
+// (world y=0, z=Hf) — where the true hull top surface actually begins; anchor
+// it at the pillar centre instead and everything lands ~3mm below the surface.
+// local frame: X = width, Y = up the slope, Z = out of the deck (normal).
+module on_deck() {
+    translate([W/2, 0, Hf]) rotate([theta, 0, 0]) children();
+}
+
+// ===========================================================================
+//  body
+// ===========================================================================
+module body_outer() {
+    hull() {
+        translate([corner_r,     corner_r,     0]) cylinder(h=Hf, r=corner_r);
+        translate([W-corner_r,    corner_r,     0]) cylinder(h=Hf, r=corner_r);
+        translate([corner_r,      D-corner_r,   0]) cylinder(h=Hb, r=corner_r);
+        translate([W-corner_r,    D-corner_r,   0]) cylinder(h=Hb, r=corner_r);
+    }
+}
+
+module body_cavity() {
+    ri = corner_r - wall;
+    hull() {
+        translate([corner_r,   corner_r,   -3]) cylinder(h=Hf-top_wall+3, r=ri);
+        translate([W-corner_r, corner_r,   -3]) cylinder(h=Hf-top_wall+3, r=ri);
+        translate([corner_r,   D-corner_r, -3]) cylinder(h=Hb-top_wall+3, r=ri);
+        translate([W-corner_r, D-corner_r, -3]) cylinder(h=Hb-top_wall+3, r=ri);
+    }
+}
+
+// 4 corner posts the baseplate screws up into
+module corner_posts() {
+    for (px=[corner_r+3, W-corner_r-3], py=[corner_r+3, D-corner_r-3]) {
+        h = (py < D/2) ? Hf-top_wall : Hb-top_wall;
+        translate([px, py, 0]) difference() {
+            cylinder(h=h, r=post_r);
+            translate([0,0,-1]) cylinder(h=h+2, r=post_pilot);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// 4 bosses just OUTSIDE the glass pocket for the retaining bracket
+module bracket_bosses() {
+    on_deck() for (bx=[-(P_w/2+5), P_w/2+5],
+                   by=[screen_cy-(P_h/2+5), screen_cy+(P_h/2+5)]) {
+        blen = lip_t + G_t + foam_t + bracket_t + 6;
+        translate([bx, by, -lip_t-blen]) difference() {
+            cylinder(h=blen, r=boss_r);
+            translate([0,0,-1]) cylinder(h=blen+2, r=1.0);   // M2 self-tap
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// deck cuts: through-aperture, glass pocket (leaves the front lip), FPC slot
+module screen_cuts() {
+    on_deck() translate([screen_off, screen_cy + screen_off, 0]) {
+        // window
+        translate([0,0,-30]) cube([A_ap_w, A_ap_h, 66], center=true);
+        // glass pocket behind the lip
+        translate([0,0,-30-lip_t]) cube([P_w, P_h, 60], center=true);
+        // ribbon slot on the up-slope edge
+        translate([0, P_h/2, -30-lip_t]) cube([fpc_w, 12, 60], center=true);
+    }
+}
+
+module port_cuts() {
+    // USB-C x2 + microSD through the back wall (y = D)
+    for (i=[0:2]) {
+        pw = (i==2) ? sd_w   : usbc_w;
+        ph = (i==2) ? sd_h   : usbc_h;
+        translate([port_x[i], D-wall-1, port_z])
+            rotate([-90,0,0]) linear_extrude(wall+2)
+                offset(r=0.8) square([pw-1.6, ph-1.6], center=true);
+    }
+}
+
+// engraved nameplate on the DECK, in the band between the front edge and the
+// screen — faces the user as they write. Sits flat on the reclined deck.
+module nameplate() {
+    name_y = (screen_cy - P_h/2) / 2;     // centre of the front deck band
+    on_deck() translate([screen_off, name_y, -name_depth])
+        linear_extrude(name_depth + 0.6)
+            text(name_text, size=name_size, halign="center", valign="center",
+                 font=name_font, spacing=1.1);
+}
+
+module case_body() {
+    difference() {
+        union() {
+            difference() { body_outer(); body_cavity(); }
+            corner_posts();
+            bracket_bosses();
+        }
+        screen_cuts();
+        port_cuts();
+        nameplate();                 // engrave (comment out for a blank face)
+    }
+}
+
+// ===========================================================================
+//  screen retaining bracket  (printed flat, screwed to the 4 bosses)
+// ===========================================================================
+module bracket() {
+    ow = P_w + 18; oh = P_h + 18;
+    difference() {
+        linear_extrude(bracket_t)
+            difference() { rrect(ow, oh, 4); rrect(A_ap_w+2, A_ap_h+2, 2); }
+        for (bx=[-(P_w/2+5), P_w/2+5], by=[-(P_h/2+5), P_h/2+5])
+            translate([bx, by, -1]) cylinder(h=bracket_t+2, r=1.45);   // M2 clear
+    }
+}
+
+// ===========================================================================
+//  baseplate / chassis
+// ===========================================================================
+module baseplate() {
+    iw = W - 2*wall - bp_gap;
+    id = D - 2*wall - bp_gap;
+    difference() {
+        union() {
+            // plate (centred on the footprint)
+            translate([W/2, D/2, 0]) linear_extrude(bp_t) rrect(iw, id, corner_r-wall);
+            // round feet underneath
+            for (fx=[corner_r+6, W-corner_r-6], fy=[corner_r+6, D-corner_r-6])
+                translate([fx, fy, -foot_h]) cylinder(h=foot_h+0.1, r=foot_r);
+            // board standoffs on top
+            for (h = concat(esp_holes, brk_holes))
+                translate([h[0], h[1], bp_t]) cylinder(h=standoff_h, r=3);
+        }
+        // corner screw clearance (into the body posts)
+        for (px=[corner_r+3, W-corner_r-3], py=[corner_r+3, D-corner_r-3])
+            translate([px, py, -foot_h-1]) cylinder(h=bp_t+foot_h+2, r=1.6);
+        // standoff pilot holes
+        for (h = concat(esp_holes, brk_holes))
+            translate([h[0], h[1], bp_t-1]) cylinder(h=standoff_h+2, r=standoff_pilot);
+        // cable / connector relief at the back
+        translate([W/2, D-wall-3, -1]) cube([30, 8, bp_t+2], center=false);
+    }
+}
+
+// ===========================================================================
+//  assemblies
+// ===========================================================================
+module ghost_screen() {
+    on_deck() translate([screen_off, screen_cy+screen_off, -lip_t-G_t/2])
+        color(C_screen) cube([G_w, G_h, G_t], center=true);
+}
+module placed_bracket() {
+    on_deck() translate([screen_off, screen_cy+screen_off,
+                         -lip_t-G_t-foam_t-bracket_t])
+        color(C_bracket) bracket();
+}
+
+if (show == "assembled") {
+    color(C_body)   case_body();
+    ghost_screen();
+    placed_bracket();
+    translate([0,0,-0.01]) color(C_plate) baseplate();
+} else if (show == "body") {
+    color(C_body) case_body();
+} else if (show == "bracket") {
+    color(C_bracket) bracket();
+} else if (show == "baseplate") {
+    color(C_plate) baseplate();
+} else if (show == "print_plate") {
+    color(C_body)    case_body();
+    translate([W+30, 0, 0])           color(C_plate)   baseplate();
+    translate([W+30, D+30, foot_h])   color(C_bracket) bracket();
+}