feat: auto-stop recording on application focus loss (opt-in)#342
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When dictating into a text field and switching to another application (e.g. clicking into a browser or IDE), the recording is automatically cancelled to prevent stale audio from being transcribed and pasted into the wrong window. This feature is opt-in and disabled by default. Users can enable it in Settings > General > Dictation Behavior > "Stop when switching apps". Implementation details: - Add FocusWatcher (src/helpers/focusWatcher.js) that polls the foreground window handle on Windows via a lightweight PowerShell script (resources/get-foreground-pid.ps1). When the handle changes, a "focus-changed" event is emitted. - On focus loss during recording, the main process sends a "cancel-dictation" IPC event to discard the audio instead of transcribing it (transcribing would paste into the now-focused app). - Add "blur-main-window" IPC handler so clicking the overlay stop button returns focus to the previously active application. - Prevent Chromium renderer throttling on Windows via disable-renderer-backgrounding and disable-background-timer-throttling so the dictation overlay animations keep running while unfocused. - Change setAlwaysOnTop level from pop-up-menu to floating on Windows to prevent the overlay from stealing focus. - Guard show/focus enforceMainWindowOnTop calls behind a platform check to avoid repeated focus grabs on Windows. - Add stopOnFocusLoss setting (default: false) with full i18n support across all 10 languages.
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Summary
Adds an opt-in setting to automatically stop (cancel) recording when the user switches away from the application that was focused when recording started. This prevents accidental long recordings when multitasking.
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Core feature
src/helpers/focusWatcher.js(new): PowerShell-based window focus monitor that polls the foreground window PID and firesfocus-lost/focus-restoredeventsresources/get-foreground-pid.ps1(new): Minimal PowerShell script usinguser32.dllP/Invoke to get the foreground window's process IDmain.js: Integrate FocusWatcher lifecycle — start on recording, stop on idle, forwardfocus-lostevents to renderersrc/hooks/useAudioRecording.js: Listen forfocus-lostIPC events and cancel recording with an audio cuepreload.js: ExposeonFocusLost/offFocusLostIPC channelsSettings UI
src/hooks/useSettings.ts: AddstopOnFocusLosssetting (default:false)src/components/SettingsPage.tsx: Add toggle under Dictation Behavior sectionstopOnFocusLossandstopOnFocusLossDescriptiontranslationsWindow management
src/helpers/windowConfig.js: Usefloatingwindow level instead ofpop-up-menuon Windows to prevent focus stealingelectron-builder.json: Includeget-foreground-pid.ps1inextraResourcesTest plan
false(off) for new installationsPull Request opened by Augment Code with guidance from the PR author