Ticket #31 review found startup and demote paths preferring ydotool over wtype, with a KDE ydotool-first exception, contradicting the decided order in spec #16 (portal first where a backend implements it, then direct keysym typing, then the virtual-input tool, then XWayland-only injection, then manual paste). - Auto-selection is now portal, wtype, ready ydotool, daemonless ydotool, xdotool on every desktop including KDE; the __init__ wtype probe validates wtype and demotes on compositor rejection. - Portal-deny demotion, IBus-fallback switch, XWayland recovery, and a new wtype runtime-failure retry all follow the same rung order with partial-type accounting preserved. - Ladder suite grows to 14 tests pinning KDE portal selection, wtype-before-ydotool selection, and each demotion trigger. - USER_GUIDE states the full rung order and portal-first on KDE.
Documentation
User and maintainer documentation for Voculinux.
| Document | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|
| INSTALL.md | Users | Recommended install, AppImage, AUR, Flatpak, Snap, CLI |
| INSTALL_MANUAL.md | Users | Manual install, system packages, PyPI/pipx |
| TROUBLESHOOTING.md | Users | Common install and runtime failures |
| USER_GUIDE.md | Users | Dictation, engines, models, shortcuts, tips |
| NIRI.md | Users | niri keybind pack and Dank Material Shell notes |
| UPDATE.md | Users | How to upgrade; release notes by version |
| DISTRO_COMPATIBILITY.md | Users | Distro matrix, session caveats |
| HTTP_REMOTE.md | Power users | Remote HTTP transcription |
| FLATPAK_REMOTE.md | Users / maintainers | Self-hosted Flatpak remote and publishing |
| GATEWAY_EMBED.md | Users | Optional local VocaGateway integration |
| CUSTOM_DICTIONARY_DESIGN.md | Contributors | Custom terms and correction design |
| ARCHITECTURE.md | Contributors | Application modules, data flow, and threads |
| Performance benchmarks | Contributors | Before and after charts for the performance pass |
| AUR.md | Arch users / maintainers | AUR packages and publish secrets |
| RELEASE_PROCESS.md | Maintainers | Version bump, checklist, tagging |
Project root:
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| README.md | Project overview and quick start |
| CHANGELOG.md | Release history pointers |
| SUPPORT.md | Where to get help |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Development setup and pull requests |
| SECURITY.md | Vulnerability reporting and supported versions |
| CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | Community standards |
Website product and design notes live under web/ (PRODUCT.md, DESIGN.md, README.md). Flatpak packaging: packaging/flatpak/README.md.
Website: voculinux.com