Prepare 1.0.42 with optional start-up content checks

docs/releases/1.0-previews.md

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 # 1.0 preview release history
 
-This document records the opt-in beta and release-candidate builds published before 1.0.0. Most users upgrading from 0.25.83 only need the consolidated [1.0.0 release notes](1.0.md#100).
+This document records opt-in pre-release builds in the 1.0 release line. Consolidated notes for stable upgrades are available in the [current change log](../../updates.md) and the [1.0 release history](1.0.md).
 
 The prepared `1.0.0-rc.0` tag was not published as a plug-in release and is therefore omitted.
 
+Version 1.0.41 was published for validation and remains a GitHub pre-release. Its changes and the subsequent start-up correction are consolidated in the [1.0.42 release notes](../../updates.md#1042).
+
+## 1.0.41
+
+26th October, 2026
+
+### Synchronisation
+
+#### New Feature
+
+- Rapid edits can produce fewer intermediate versions on other devices while LiveSync mode remains active.
+    - Enable **Batch database updates in LiveSync mode** to group successive local edits.
+        - Disabled by default; each synchronisation mode keeps its own choice.
+        - Updates reach other devices later. Batching does not detect template completion or prevent genuine concurrent-edit conflicts.
+- CouchDB synchronisation no longer looks idle while it is comparing change history.
+    - A ⏩ icon and comparison count show activity before documents are transferred.
+        - This count represents history entries, not files remaining to synchronise.
+- Status counts are easier to follow, with less movement as values change.
+    - CSS snippets can hide unwanted items or style individual `livesync-stat-` items, including inactive ones.
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Recent Vault edits remain recoverable after an interrupted local database save.
+    - This includes edits whose modification times compare equal to the database copy, and pending Hidden File Sync and Customisation Sync changes.
+- Manual synchronisation no longer starts before already accepted local changes finish saving to the database.
+    - Settings application also waits for those saves. Failed saves stay pending and report a failure.
+- Text from third-party tools is handled more robustly.
+    - Characters split across Chunks no longer trigger false corruption warnings.
+- Start-up integrity checks use less memory for healthy Vault files. (#1283)
+- Start-up checks avoid false repair warnings for files that change during inspection. (#1283)
+    - This applies when the final size matches the database and there are no conflicts.
+
+### Customisation Sync
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Applying a multi-file customisation no longer skips files after the list is refreshed. (#1271)
+- Choosing **Automatic** now explains a missing Hidden File Sync prerequisite instead of proceeding into a failed initialisation. (#1270)
+    - Enable and initialise Hidden File Sync on this device first. The current mode is kept when the prerequisite is missing.
+- Initialising a whole plug-in in **Automatic** mode no longer omits its selected **MAIN** or **DATA** files.
+
+### Setup tools
+
+#### Fixed
+
+- Setup URI generation can avoid shell-variable collisions and unintended use of the operating-system username. (#817, #1274)
+    - Use `LIVESYNC_HOST`, `LIVESYNC_USER`, `LIVESYNC_PASS`, `LIVESYNC_DB`, and `LIVESYNC_PASSPHRASE` for connection and encryption values.
+        - Existing scripts remain supported: the previous names are used when the corresponding prefixed value is unset or blank.
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Dependencies have been updated, including security fixes.
+
+### Acknowledgements
+
+Thank you for your contributions!
+
+- @rwbru, for the original Setup URI environment-variable fix ([#817](https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/pull/817)).
+- @junkerderprovinz, for adapting that fix to the current generator while preserving compatibility with existing scripts ([#1274](https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/pull/1274)).
+- @s-qin, for reducing memory use during start-up checks and avoiding repeated content decoding in Commonlib ([#1283](https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/pull/1283), [Commonlib #184](https://github.com/vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/pull/184)).
+
 ## 1.0.0-rc.1
 
 27th July, 2026