* fix(perf): reduce startup and inference overhead
* fix(perf): report effective whisper.cpp fallback settings
* fix(injection): add opt-in X11 paste for long dictations
* perf(vad): lower default silence timeout to 1.2s
* fix(types): resolve mypy errors across application source
* ci: run mypy in the lint job
* ci: include mypy in lint dependency group
* fix(types): narrow evdev timestamp comparison
* refactor(recognition): add SpeechEngine protocol and engine dispatch table
* refactor(settings): move About section and engine tables out of settings_dialog
* docs: add ARCHITECTURE.md and refresh docs index and AGENTS layout
* fix(settings): preserve GTK dialog compatibility after extraction
* style: format touched Python modules
* fix(types): keep local typecheck from syncing dependencies
* test(vad): align main startup expectation with new default
* style: sort engine registry and protocol test imports
* test(settings): follow extracted About builder attribute alias
* test(settings): isolate GTK dialog base in About test
* test(settings): isolate About color scheme build test
* test(settings): restore GTK base after About scheme test
* test(settings): isolate About scheme check from GTK mocks
* test(settings): support extracted dialog mixin methods
* docs: add before/after performance benchmark charts
* fix(injection): type instead of pasting when the clipboard holds non-text data
* fix(shortcuts): record unmapped F19/F24 and XF86-aliased F13–F23
* fix(shortcuts): keep split-keyboard modifiers while recording
The recorder only looked at the keyboard that sent the function key, so a modifier held on the other half was dropped. A dead device also stayed in the watch list, which left F19/F24 uncapturable until Record was restarted.
Union held keys across every open keyboard before committing, and drop a device on hangup or read error while scanning for a replacement.
* fix(shortcuts): keep capture tests off real input devices
CI opened real /dev/input paths because the harness patched a stale evdev module, so io watches never attached. Patch the live module, and move the capture device protocol to common_types.
* fix(tests): patch the recorder's own GLib globals
test_settings_dialog reimports the dialog module and leaves the replacement in sys.modules. Recorder methods still close over the original dict, so the harness never recorded timeouts or io watches.
* feat(shortcuts): allow bare function keys for push-to-talk
Accept F1–F24 shortcuts without a modifier so dictation can use a
dedicated key (e.g. F10) instead of Shift/Ctrl/Alt combos that fire
while typing. Settings shortcut capture records bare function keys too.
* fix(shortcuts): evdev availability for bare function keys
Check EV_KEY capabilities for bare F1-F24 shortcuts instead of an empty
modifier name. Add availability regression tests and type hints on new tests.
* refactor(shortcuts): fold bare F-keys into ShortcutSpec
Teach primary_modifier to return the bare key so parse_shortcut and the
backend stop special-casing empty modifiers. Capture now asks the parser
instead of re-encoding the F-key allow-list, and evdev shares one
capability probe for modifiers and main keys.
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* feat(shortcuts): configurable modifier+key hotkeys (e.g. Alt+R)
Generalize the shortcut system beyond single-modifier double-tap/hold to
support modifier+key combos (alt+r, ctrl+alt+r, super+space) in both toggle
(press once) and push-to-talk (hold) modes.
- base.py: ShortcutSpec + parse_shortcut_spec/is_valid_shortcut/format label;
parse_shortcut kept for back-compat (bare modifiers still rejected).
- evdev + pynput backends: combo detection with global (cross-device) modifier
tracking so split keyboards work; legacy gestures unchanged.
- keyboard_shortcuts: validate via is_valid_shortcut instead of a fixed allowlist.
- settings_dialog: additive Custom Shortcut row (typed entry + live Record capture).
- tests: 34 new tests (parser, back-compat, evdev + pynput combo, split keyboard).
* fix(shortcuts): apply saved shortcut (not stale preset) on mode change
When a custom shortcut (e.g. alt+r) is active, the preset combo still points at
a default/previous preset. _on_shortcut_mode_changed read the combo, so toggling
Toggle<->Push-to-Talk restarted the live listener on the wrong shortcut while
config still said alt+r. Read the saved shortcut from config instead.
Addresses Codex P2 review on PR #493.
* style: apply black formatting to configurable-hotkeys files
* test: cover _gdk_keyname_to_token shortcut-capture mapping
* fix(shortcuts): reset combo state after dropped/lost evdev events
SYN_DROPPED and device-disconnect recovery cleared key_pressed_devices but not
the combo state. A dropped modifier *release* left _combo_pressed thinking the
modifier was held, so the main key alone could falsely toggle/start dictation,
and a push-to-talk hold could stay stuck. Add _reset_combo_state() (clears the
pressed set and ends any live hold) and call it from both recovery paths.
Addresses maintainer review on PR #493.
* fix(settings): combo-aware toggle label (single press, not double-tap)
_update_shortcut_ui_for_mode always said 'Double-tap the key' for toggle mode,
but a modifier+key combo (e.g. alt+r) toggles on a single press. Read the saved
shortcut and use get_shortcut_display_name so a combo shows 'Press Alt+R'.
Addresses maintainer review on PR #493.
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Co-authored-by: Jatin K Malik <jatinkrmalik@gmail.com>
