From 6723c9a59e324dd963b0f50d2f512009b55bc163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeena <hello@jeena.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:50:09 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] whisrs: stream phrases sooner and type slower for TUIs

Streaming dictation only emits a phrase after phrase_silence_ms of
silence; the 400ms default stalled long continuous speech until the
20s force-split, which read as "the text cuts off". 250ms emits at
short breathing pauses instead.

key_delay_ms was the 2ms default, which drops characters in busy
Node/Ink TUIs like the pi chat while they are streaming output;
10ms keeps dictation readable there.
---
 hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh | 4 +++-
 hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh  | 6 ++++--
 whisrs/config.toml                | 8 +++++++-
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh b/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh
index bd54b4d..7bf55c0 100755
--- a/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh
+++ b/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Start dictation only when the daemon is idle. Guards against stray toggle
 # events (key repeat, re-fired press binds) inverting the recording state.
-[ "$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" = "idle" ] && exec whisrs toggle
\ No newline at end of file
+# Logs each invocation to /tmp/whisrs-hold.log for debugging dropped events.
+echo "$(date +%H:%M:%S.%N) press  status=$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" >> /tmp/whisrs-hold.log
+[ "$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" = "idle" ] && exec whisrs toggle
diff --git a/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh b/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh
index a2f491f..ced13ab 100755
--- a/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh
+++ b/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Stop dictation only when actually recording. If the release bind never
-# fires, whisrs' own silence auto-stop (2s) ends the recording instead.
-[ "$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" = "recording" ] && exec whisrs toggle
\ No newline at end of file
+# fires, whisrs' own silence auto-stop ends the recording instead.
+# Logs each invocation to /tmp/whisrs-hold.log for debugging dropped events.
+echo "$(date +%H:%M:%S.%N) release status=$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" >> /tmp/whisrs-hold.log
+[ "$(whisrs status 2>/dev/null)" = "recording" ] && exec whisrs toggle
diff --git a/whisrs/config.toml b/whisrs/config.toml
index dd9050e..d5464f1 100644
--- a/whisrs/config.toml
+++ b/whisrs/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 [audio]
 device = "pipewire"
 
+[input]
+# pi's Ink TUI drops injected keystrokes while it is busy streaming output;
+# raise the inter-key delay so dictation survives that.
+key_delay_ms = 10
+
 [general]
 backend = "local-whisper"
 language = "en"
@@ -9,4 +14,5 @@ notify = true
 audio_feedback = true
 
 [local-whisper]
-model_path = "/home/jeena/.local/share/whisrs/models/ggml-base.en.bin"
\ No newline at end of file
+model_path = "/home/jeena/.local/share/whisrs/models/ggml-base.en.bin"
+phrase_silence_ms = 250
\ No newline at end of file