From 7b3bc328f2e087cf4d01ca67d93701db9b5a882c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dustin Norberg <dsnorberg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:56:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix book stand nameplate rendering

---
 docs/PORTING.md                                             | 3 +++
 gradle.properties                                           | 2 +-
 .../net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/BookStandRenderer.java   | 6 ++++--
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/PORTING.md b/docs/PORTING.md
index 522175e..a080f21 100644
--- a/docs/PORTING.md
+++ b/docs/PORTING.md
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ color as the book name for consistent contrast against the parchment.
 Version 0.1.9 synchronizes the Book Stand's stored stack to clients and renders
 its display name as a camera-facing label above the book.
 
+Version 0.1.10 corrects the nameplate transform and matches Minecraft's normal
+plus see-through text passes so angled stand geometry cannot hide the label.
+
 The preview code is separated behind a renderer interface and uses an isolated
 Ponder level. The first iteration supplies the animated loading boundary; the
 next iteration will add server-authoritative snapshot transport and populate
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ad1b404..0aab4a9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mod_name=Rivencraft
 # The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
 mod_license=LGPL-3.0-or-later
 # The mod version. See https://semver.org/
-mod_version=0.1.9
+mod_version=0.1.10
 # The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
 # This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
 # See https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/BookStandRenderer.java b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/BookStandRenderer.java
index cf7888d..b107be3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/BookStandRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/dnorberg/rivencraft/client/BookStandRenderer.java
@@ -69,13 +69,15 @@ public final class BookStandRenderer implements BlockEntityRenderer<BookStandBlo
         poseStack.pushPose();
         poseStack.translate(0.5F, 1.6F, 0.5F);
         poseStack.mulPose(entityRenderer.cameraOrientation());
-        poseStack.scale(-0.025F, -0.025F, 0.025F);
+        poseStack.scale(0.025F, -0.025F, 0.025F);
 
         Matrix4f matrix = poseStack.last().pose();
         float x = -font.width(name) / 2.0F;
         int background = (int)(Minecraft.getInstance().options.getBackgroundOpacity(0.25F) * 255.0F) << 24;
+        font.drawInBatch(name, x, 0.0F, 0x20FFFFFF, false, matrix, bufferSource,
+                Font.DisplayMode.SEE_THROUGH, background, packedLight);
         font.drawInBatch(name, x, 0.0F, 0xFFFFFFFF, false, matrix, bufferSource,
-                Font.DisplayMode.NORMAL, background, packedLight);
+                Font.DisplayMode.NORMAL, 0, packedLight);
         poseStack.popPose();
     }
 }