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Presspeech for Windows 0.1.11

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@github-actions github-actions released this 01 Sep 19:42
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Presspeech for Windows 0.1.11 keeps completed dictation bound to its original
window and makes setup, recovery, and core controls easier to use without
depending on the notification-area icon or the default hotkey.

Safer text delivery

  • Presspeech captures the destination process and window before recording and
    rechecks them before every automatic paste path, including Try Dictation.
  • If the destination is unavailable or focus changes during recording or
    transcription, the transcript remains on the clipboard for manual paste
    instead of being sent to the newly focused window.

Setup and recovery

  • Setup checks microphone input and waits for the selected speech model to be
    ready before it can finish. Failed checks expose retry and recovery actions.
  • Computers without usable CUDA now start with the CPU-capable Whisper
    base.en model instead of selecting a GPU-only model that cannot load.
  • Changing models starts preparation immediately and reports loading, ready,
    and failed states without consuming the next dictation attempt.
  • Launching Presspeech again restores its existing window, or opens Setup or
    Settings, rather than silently doing nothing.
  • Setup and Settings report global-hotkey readiness and can replace a failed
    or stopped keyboard listener without requiring access to the tray icon.
  • Press Escape or choose Cancel Dictation (Esc) to discard an active
    recording without transcription or clipboard changes.

Accessibility and controls

  • Setup, Settings, update, and Try Dictation windows expose names, roles,
    values, and actions through Windows UI Automation, with access keys and
    screen-reader announcements for important status changes.
  • Dialogs are resizable and scroll on smaller or scaled displays. The recording
    indicator follows Windows DPI and high-contrast colours.
  • Setup can apply a different hotkey before completion, so a conflicting
    default key no longer blocks first run.
  • When Windows blocks simulated input into an app running as administrator,
    Presspeech leaves the transcript on the clipboard and explains how to paste
    it safely instead of silently losing the delivery attempt.

Recognition and language

  • Whisper models use reviewed immutable snapshots, do not carry text from the
    previous recording into the next one, and filter silence before decoding.
  • British spelling conversion now covers common inflections consistently.

Release dependencies are pinned to an exact Windows and Python 3.12.10 graph.
Speech recognition remains entirely local, and transcript and dictionary text
remain excluded from diagnostics. This build is not yet code-signed, so
Windows SmartScreen may show Unknown publisher; choose More info → Run
anyway
after verifying the supplied SHA-256 checksum.