diff --git a/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua b/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
index 3dcc928..632db89 100644
--- a/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
+++ b/hypr/hosts/rutherford.lua
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ hl.monitor({
 -- starts, release stops; the scripts guard the daemon state so stray toggles
 -- (key repeat, missed release) can't invert it (see keybindings.lua).
 -- Kept per-host so machines that use AltGr for characters aren't affected.
--- Bare AltGr (right Alt on the TypeMatrix) is the hold-to-talk dictation key
--- here. Alt_R is the keysym right Alt produces under us,dvorak (pc's RALT);
--- the se group remaps it to ISO_Level3_Shift for AltGr combos and is left
--- alone on purpose. Press = start (modmask 0: Hyprland excludes the pressed
--- key's own modifier), release = stop (modmask ALT: Alt_R is itself Mod1 and
--- is still active while its release event is processed, so the release bind
--- must carry ALT to match). The scripts guard the daemon state so stray
--- toggles (key repeat, missed release) can't invert it (see keybindings.lua).
--- Kept per-host so machines that use AltGr aren't affected.
-hl.bind("Alt_R", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh"))
-hl.bind("ALT + Alt_R", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh"), { release = true })
+-- Bare Pause (Fn+F12 on the TypeMatrix) is the hold-to-talk dictation key
+-- here. It was on bare AltGr before, but a held AltGr is itself a modifier:
+-- Hyprland drops its long-hold release events, and the modifier state made
+-- the first injected phrase disappear from the target TUI. Pause is not a
+-- modifier, so nothing is held while whisrs types. Press starts, release
+-- stops; the scripts guard the daemon state so stray toggles (key repeat,
+-- missed release) can't invert it (see keybindings.lua). Kept per-host so
+-- machines that use Pause aren't affected.
+hl.bind("Pause", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-start.sh"))
+hl.bind("Pause", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/whisrs-hold-stop.sh"), { release = true })
diff --git a/hypr/shortcuts.txt b/hypr/shortcuts.txt
index 8ba8fcb..63a5e18 100644
--- a/hypr/shortcuts.txt
+++ b/hypr/shortcuts.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 │ SUPER + T                Open terminal             │ │ SUPER + W          Close focused window   │
 │ SUPER + B                Open browser              │ │ SUPER + M          Exit Hyprland          │
 │ SUPER + E                Open file manager         │ │ SUPER + V          Toggle floating        │
-│ SUPER+SHIFT+F23 / AltGr / Pause  Voice dictation   │
+│ SUPER+SHIFT+F23 / Pause  Voice dictation           │
 └────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ SUPER + P          Pseudo split (dwindle) │
 ┌───────────────── Focus Movement ───────────────────┐ │ SUPER + J          Toggle split (dwindle) │
 │ SUPER + ←/→/↑/↓          Move focus                │ │ SUPER + F          Toggle fullscreen      │