Finally! Fixed bug that was causing interruption when prompt comes back.

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onCursorChange/50000-present_char_if_cursor_change_horizontal.py

@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ class command:
             self.env["screen"]["new_cursor"]["y"],
             self.env["screen"]["new_content_text"],
         )
+        # Don't interrupt ongoing auto-read announcements
+        do_interrupt = True
+        if self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
+            "speech", "auto_read_incoming"
+        ):
+            do_interrupt = False
+
         if curr_char.isspace():
             # Only announce spaces during pure navigation (arrow keys)
             # Check if this is really navigation by looking at input history
@@ -87,14 +94,14 @@ class command:
                 char_utils.present_char_for_review(
                     self.env,
                     curr_char,
-                    interrupt=True,
+                    interrupt=do_interrupt,
                     announce_capital=True,
                     flush=False,
                 )
         else:
             self.env["runtime"]["OutputManager"].present_text(
                 curr_char,
-                interrupt=True,
+                interrupt=do_interrupt,
                 ignore_punctuation=True,
                 announce_capital=True,
                 flush=False,

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onCursorChange/55000-tab_completion.py

@@ -152,11 +152,18 @@ class command:
         curr_delta = delta_text
         if (len(curr_delta.strip()) != len(curr_delta) and curr_delta.strip() != ""):
             curr_delta = curr_delta.strip()
-        
+
+        # Don't interrupt ongoing auto-read announcements
+        do_interrupt = True
+        if self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
+            "speech", "auto_read_incoming"
+        ):
+            do_interrupt = False
+
         # Enhanced announcement with better handling of empty completions
         if curr_delta:
             self.env["runtime"]["OutputManager"].present_text(
-                curr_delta, interrupt=True, announce_capital=True, flush=False
+                curr_delta, interrupt=do_interrupt, announce_capital=True, flush=False
             )
 
     def set_callback(self, callback):

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onCursorChange/60000-word_echo_navigation.py

@@ -66,8 +66,15 @@ class command:
         ):
             return
 
+        # Don't interrupt ongoing auto-read announcements
+        do_interrupt = True
+        if self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
+            "speech", "auto_read_incoming"
+        ):
+            do_interrupt = False
+
         self.env["runtime"]["OutputManager"].present_text(
-            curr_word, interrupt=True, flush=False
+            curr_word, interrupt=do_interrupt, flush=False
         )
 
     def set_callback(self, callback):

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onCursorChange/65000-present_line_if_cursor_change_vertical.py

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class command:
         if self.env["runtime"]["ScreenManager"].is_screen_change():
             self.lastIdent = 0
             return
-        # this leads to problems in vim -> status line change -> no
+        # Don't announce cursor movements when auto-read is handling incoming text
-        # announcement, so we do check the lengh as hack
+        # This prevents interrupting ongoing auto-read announcements
         if self.env["runtime"]["ScreenManager"].is_delta():
             return
 
@@ -44,16 +44,22 @@ class command:
             self.env["screen"]["new_cursor"]["y"],
             self.env["screen"]["new_content_text"],
         )
+        # Don't interrupt ongoing auto-read announcements with cursor movement
+        do_interrupt = True
+        if self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
+            "speech", "auto_read_incoming"
+        ):
+            do_interrupt = False
+
         if curr_line.isspace():
             self.env["runtime"]["OutputManager"].present_text(
-                _("blank"), sound_icon="EmptyLine", interrupt=True, flush=False
+                _("blank"), sound_icon="EmptyLine", interrupt=do_interrupt, flush=False
             )
         else:
             # ident
             curr_ident = len(curr_line) - len(curr_line.lstrip())
             if self.lastIdent == -1:
                 self.lastIdent = curr_ident
-            do_interrupt = True
             if self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
                 "general", "auto_present_indent"
             ):

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onHeartBeat/65000-prompt_flush.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Fenrir TTY screen reader
+# By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
+
+import time
+
+
+class command:
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    def initialize(self, environment):
+        self.env = environment
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        pass
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        return ""
+
+    def run(self):
+        if not self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_bool(
+            "speech", "auto_read_incoming"
+        ):
+            return
+
+        if "pendingPromptText" not in self.env["commandBuffer"]:
+            return
+
+        pending_text = self.env["commandBuffer"]["pendingPromptText"]
+        if not pending_text:
+            return
+
+        pending_time = self.env["commandBuffer"].get("pendingPromptTime", 0)
+        delay = self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting_as_float(
+            "speech", "batch_flush_interval"
+        )
+        if time.time() - pending_time < delay:
+            return
+
+        self.env["runtime"]["OutputManager"].present_text(
+            pending_text, interrupt=False, flush=False
+        )
+        self.env["commandBuffer"]["pendingPromptText"] = ""
+
+    def set_callback(self, callback):
+        pass

src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
 
-version = "2026.01.05"
+version = "2026.01.08"
 code_name = "testing"