This release improves USTA’s real-time translation workflow with global keyboard shortcuts, temporary capture regions, and better platform-specific behavior.
Highlights
Added global hotkey support so key actions can be triggered even when the main window is not focused.
Added a temporary region selection workflow for active translation sessions.
Temporary regions now automatically restore the original capture area after 10 seconds.
Added a shortcut to toggle the settings window as always-on-top, making it easier to use USTA alongside games, fullscreen apps, and other focused windows.
Introduced platform capability resolution to adjust behavior based on operating system and desktop environment.
Added platform-specific defaults for Linux, GNOME, KDE Plasma.
Improved screenshot engine selection behavior for different desktop environments.
Added configurable default hotkeys for settings topmost mode and temporary region capture.
Added the required dependency for global hotkey handling.
Default shortcuts
Shift + Alt + M: Toggle settings window always-on-top mode.
Shift + Alt + R: Select a temporary translation region during an active session.
Summary
USTA 0.1.4 focuses on smoother real-time usage: users can quickly switch to a temporary OCR area, keep the settings panel accessible when needed, and benefit from cleaner platform-aware defaults across supported environments.