About
The About page shows version information, lets you check for updates, and exposes the Error Log used for diagnosing issues.
The version, license, and copyright are shown at the top of the About page screenshot above.
The About page reports the installed version of TypeWhisper.
The app checks GitHub Releases for a newer version. There are two ways an update surfaces:
- The Check for Updates button on the About page.
- A once-per-day check at startup that surfaces a non-obtrusive banner when an update is available.
The Check for Updates button is shown above (reporting "You're on the latest version"); the non-obtrusive banner appears only when a newer GitHub release is available.
Note: Installing an update is still a manual download. In-place self-update (downloading and applying a new build automatically) is not implemented in this Linux branch. See Roadmap for what is planned.
The About page includes an Error Log section. Among other entries, it records a per-window AT-SPI walk diagnostic used for diagnosing Wayland URL-detection issues.
The Error Log is shown at the bottom of the About page screenshot above (empty — "No errors recorded" — on a healthy system).
Look for one-line entries such as:
AT-SPI URL walk: process=firefox matched-app='Firefox' nodes-walked=N best-score=... result=...
In those entries, matched-app=none means the browser is not exposing AT-SPI, and result=null with a non-null best-score means the walker reached the address bar but did not recognize it. See Wayland notes for enabling browser URL detection, and Troubleshooting for working through common problems.
- Roadmap — planned work, including in-place self-update.
- Wayland notes — Wayland URL detection and active-window setup.
- Troubleshooting — diagnosing common issues.
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | Initial version. |
| 2026-06-17 | Added About page screenshot. |