Fixed version.

README.md

@@ -460,13 +460,14 @@ setting <action> [parameters]
 - `speech#voice=voice_name` - Voice selection (e.g., "en-us+f3")
 - `speech#module=module_name` - TTS module (e.g., "espeak-ng")
 - `speech#driver=driver_name` - Speech driver (speechdDriver/genericDriver/dectalkDriver/litetalkDriver/doubletalkDriver/tripletalkDriver)
-- `speech#hardware_device=auto` - Hardware synth serial device for dectalkDriver/litetalkDriver
+- `speech#hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0` - Hardware synth serial device for dectalkDriver/litetalkDriver
 - `speech#hardware_baud_rate=9600` - Hardware synth serial baud rate
 - `speech#history_size=50` - Number of spoken items kept in runtime speech history
 
 USB hardware synths are supported only when Linux exposes them as a serial tty
 such as `/dev/ttyACM0` or `/dev/ttyUSB0`. A USB-only TripleTalk with no tty
-device would require a separate USB protocol driver.
+device would require a separate USB protocol driver. Use an explicit
+`speech#hardware_device` path for hardware speech.
 - `speech#auto_read_incoming=True/False` - Auto-read new text
 
 *Sound Settings:*

config/settings/settings.conf

@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ volume=1.0
 # Used by dectalkDriver, litetalkDriver, doubletalkDriver, and tripletalkDriver.
 # USB serial devices are supported if Linux exposes them as /dev/ttyACM*
 # or /dev/ttyUSB*. USB-only synths with no tty device need a separate driver.
-# auto checks /dev/ttyACM* first, then /dev/ttyUSB*.
+# Set an explicit device for hardware speech.
 # Examples:
 # hardware_device=/dev/ttyACM0  # RPITalk USB gadget mode
 # hardware_device=/dev/ttyUSB0  # USB serial adapter
 # hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0    # built-in serial port
-hardware_device=auto
+hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0
 
 # Serial baud rate for hardware speech synthesizers.
 hardware_baud_rate=9600

docs/fenrir.adoc

@@ -1684,12 +1684,9 @@ the pico module:
 language=de-DE
 ....
 
-Hardware speech drivers use a serial device. The default `+auto+` checks
+Hardware speech drivers use a serial device. Set an explicit path.
-`+/dev/ttyACM*+` first, then `+/dev/ttyUSB*+`. Set an explicit path for
-stable systems.
 
 ....
-hardware_device=auto
 hardware_device=/dev/ttyACM0
 hardware_device=/dev/ttyUSB0
 hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0

docs/user.md

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ driver=speechdDriver
 rate=0.5
 pitch=0.5
 volume=1.0
-hardware_device=auto
+hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0
 hardware_baud_rate=9600
 history_size=50
 
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ Fenrir automatically detects and provides audio feedback for progress indicators
 - **doubletalkDriver** - Serial DoubleTalk LT-compatible hardware speech
 - **tripletalkDriver** - Serial TripleTalk-compatible hardware speech
 
-For hardware speech, set `speech#hardware_device` to `auto` or an explicit
+For hardware speech, set `speech#hardware_device` to an explicit serial path.
-serial path. RPITalk gadget mode usually appears as `/dev/ttyACM0`; USB serial
+RPITalk gadget mode usually appears as `/dev/ttyACM0`; USB serial adapters
-adapters usually appear as `/dev/ttyUSB0`; built-in serial ports may be
+usually appear as `/dev/ttyUSB0`; built-in serial ports may be `/dev/ttyS0`.
-`/dev/ttyS0`. The default baud rate is `9600`. `doubletalkDriver` targets
+The default baud rate is `9600`. `doubletalkDriver` targets
 DoubleTalk LT-style serial devices, not the internal DoubleTalk PC ISA card.
 USB TripleTalk devices work only if Linux exposes them as a serial tty such as
 `/dev/ttyACM0` or `/dev/ttyUSB0`; USB-only models with no tty device need a

docs/user.txt

@@ -927,8 +927,7 @@ Select the language you want Fenrir to use.
   language=english-us
 Values: Text, see your TTS synths documentation what is available.
 
-Hardware speech drivers use a serial device. The default ''auto'' checks /dev/ttyACM* first, then /dev/ttyUSB*. Set an explicit path for stable systems.
+Hardware speech drivers use a serial device. Set an explicit path.
-  hardware_device=auto
   hardware_device=/dev/ttyACM0
   hardware_device=/dev/ttyUSB0
   hardware_device=/dev/ttyS0

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/onScreenUpdate/65000-progress_detector.py

@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ class command:
         if (
             delta_length > 200
         ):  # Allow longer progress lines like Claude Code's status
-            self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
+            if not self.is_explicit_progress_delta(delta_text):
-                f"Progress filter: delta too long ({delta_length})",
+                self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
-                debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+                    f"Progress filter: delta too long ({delta_length})",
-            )
+                    debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
-            return False
+                )
+                return False
 
         # If delta contains newlines and is substantial, let incoming handler
         # deal with it to avoid interfering with multi-line text output
@@ -107,6 +108,25 @@ class command:
 
         return True
 
+    def is_explicit_progress_delta(self, text):
+        """Allow long single-line deltas that still look like progress output."""
+        import re
+
+        if "\n" in text or self.contains_url(text):
+            return False
+
+        has_percentage = re.search(r"(^|\s)\d+(?:\.\d+)?\s*%", text)
+        if not has_percentage:
+            return False
+
+        return bool(
+            re.search(
+                r"[|\[\]#=*>█▉▊▋▌▍▎▏▒▓░]"
+                r"|\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\s*[kKmMgGtT](?:i?B)?/s\b",
+                text,
+            )
+        )
+
     def reset_progress_state(self):
         """Reset progress state when a prompt is detected, allowing new progress operations to start fresh"""
         self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/vmenu-profiles/KEY/fenrir/config_base.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class config_command:
             self.config.set("speech", "rate", "0.75")
             self.config.set("speech", "pitch", "0.5")
             self.config.set("speech", "volume", "1.0")
-            self.config.set("speech", "hardware_device", "auto")
+            self.config.set("speech", "hardware_device", "/dev/ttyS0")
             self.config.set("speech", "hardware_baud_rate", "9600")
 
             self.config.add_section("sound")

src/fenrirscreenreader/commands/vmenu-profiles/KEY/fenrir/management/reset_defaults.py

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class command(config_command):
                 "rate": "0.5",
                 "pitch": "0.5",
                 "volume": "1.0",
-                "hardware_device": "auto",
+                "hardware_device": "/dev/ttyS0",
                 "hardware_baud_rate": "9600",
                 "auto_read_incoming": "True",
             }

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py

@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ class FenrirManager:
                     self.singleKeyCommand = True
             elif (
                 (
-                    self.environment["runtime"]["DiffReviewManager"].is_active()
+                    self.environment["runtime"]["VmenuManager"].get_active()
+                    or self.environment["runtime"][
+                        "DiffReviewManager"
+                    ].is_active()
                     or self.environment["runtime"][
                         "SpeechHistoryManager"
                     ].is_active()

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ settings_data = {
         "module": "",
         "voice": "en-us",
         "language": "",
-        "hardware_device": "auto",
+        "hardware_device": "/dev/ttyS0",
         "hardware_baud_rate": 9600,
         "auto_read_incoming": True,
         "read_numbers_as_digits": False,

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/speechHistoryManager.py

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class SpeechHistoryManager:
             str([1, ["KEY_KPENTER"]]): "SPEECH_HISTORY_COPY",
             str([1, ["KEY_ESC"]]): "SPEECH_HISTORY_CLOSE",
         }
-        self.env["rawBindings"] = {
+        modal_raw_bindings = {
             str([1, ["KEY_UP"]]): [1, ["KEY_UP"]],
             str([1, ["KEY_DOWN"]]): [1, ["KEY_DOWN"]],
             str([1, ["KEY_SPACE"]]): [1, ["KEY_SPACE"]],
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ class SpeechHistoryManager:
             str([1, ["KEY_KPENTER"]]): [1, ["KEY_KPENTER"]],
             str([1, ["KEY_ESC"]]): [1, ["KEY_ESC"]],
         }
+        self.env["rawBindings"] = self.raw_bindings_backup.copy()
+        self.env["rawBindings"].update(modal_raw_bindings)
+        self._refresh_input_bindings()
 
     def _restore_bindings(self):
         if self.bindings_backup is not None:
@@ -180,3 +183,21 @@ class SpeechHistoryManager:
             self.env["rawBindings"] = self.raw_bindings_backup
         self.bindings_backup = None
         self.raw_bindings_backup = None
+        self._reset_input_state()
+        self._refresh_input_bindings()
+
+    def _reset_input_state(self):
+        try:
+            self.env["runtime"]["InputManager"].reset_input_state()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    def _refresh_input_bindings(self):
+        try:
+            refresh_grabs = getattr(
+                self.env["runtime"]["InputDriver"], "refresh_grabs", None
+            )
+            if refresh_grabs:
+                refresh_grabs(force=True)
+        except Exception:
+            pass

src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
 
-version = "2026.05.21"
+version = "2026.05.24"
-code_name = "testing"
+code_name = "master"

src/fenrirscreenreader/screenDriver/ptyDriver.py

@@ -333,10 +333,79 @@ class driver(screenDriver):
     def handle_stdin_input(self, msg_bytes, event_queue):
         if self.synthesize_backspace_shortcut(msg_bytes, event_queue):
             return
+        if self.handle_vmenu_stdin_input(msg_bytes, event_queue):
+            return
         self.record_stdin_keypress(msg_bytes)
         self.interrupt_output_on_stdin_input(msg_bytes)
         self.inject_text_to_screen(msg_bytes)
 
+    def handle_vmenu_stdin_input(self, msg_bytes, event_queue):
+        if not self.is_vmenu_active():
+            return False
+        key_name = self.vmenu_stdin_key_name(msg_bytes)
+        if key_name and not self.vmenu_key_already_handled(key_name):
+            self.queue_keypress(key_name, event_queue)
+        return True
+
+    def is_vmenu_active(self):
+        try:
+            return self.env["runtime"]["VmenuManager"].get_active()
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def vmenu_stdin_key_name(self, msg_bytes):
+        key_map = {
+            b"\x1b": "KEY_ESC",
+            b"\x1b[A": "KEY_UP",
+            b"\x1b[B": "KEY_DOWN",
+            b"\x1b[C": "KEY_RIGHT",
+            b"\x1b[D": "KEY_LEFT",
+            b"\x1b[5~": "KEY_PAGEUP",
+            b"\x1b[6~": "KEY_PAGEDOWN",
+            b"\r": "KEY_ENTER",
+            b"\n": "KEY_ENTER",
+            b" ": "KEY_SPACE",
+        }
+        if msg_bytes in key_map:
+            return key_map[msg_bytes]
+        if len(msg_bytes) != 1:
+            return None
+        char = chr(msg_bytes[0])
+        if "a" <= char <= "z" or "A" <= char <= "Z":
+            return "KEY_" + char.upper()
+        return None
+
+    def vmenu_key_already_handled(self, key_name):
+        try:
+            return key_name in self.env["input"]["curr_input"]
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+    def queue_keypress(self, key_name, event_queue):
+        event_time = time.time()
+        for event_state in [1, 0]:
+            try:
+                event_queue.put(
+                    {
+                        "Type": FenrirEventType.keyboard_input,
+                        "data": {
+                            "event_name": key_name,
+                            "event_value": 0,
+                            "event_sec": int(event_time),
+                            "event_usec": int((event_time % 1) * 1000000),
+                            "event_state": event_state,
+                            "event_type": 0,
+                        },
+                    },
+                    block=False,
+                )
+            except Full:
+                self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
+                    "ptyDriver queue_keypress: Event queue full, dropping "
+                    + key_name,
+                    debug.DebugLevel.WARNING,
+                )
+
     def record_stdin_keypress(self, msg_bytes):
         if msg_bytes != b"\t":
             return

src/fenrirscreenreader/speechDriver/hardwareSerialDriver.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
 
-import glob
 import os
 import termios
 import threading
@@ -43,14 +42,22 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
         self.env = environment
         self._is_initialized = False
         settings_manager = self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"]
-        self.device = settings_manager.get_setting(
+        self.device = self._clean_device_setting(
-            "speech", "hardware_device"
+            settings_manager.get_setting("speech", "hardware_device")
         )
         self.baud_rate = settings_manager.get_setting_as_int(
             "speech", "hardware_baud_rate"
         )
+        self._debug(
+            "Hardware speech initialize: "
+            f"requested_device={self.device}, baud_rate={self.baud_rate}",
+            debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+            on_any_level=True,
+        )
         self._open_serial_port()
         self._is_initialized = self.serial_port is not None
+        if not self._is_initialized:
+            raise RuntimeError("hardware speech device is not available")
         if self._is_initialized:
             self._stop_worker = False
             self.worker_thread = threading.Thread(
@@ -58,6 +65,12 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             )
             self.worker_thread.start()
 
+    def _clean_device_setting(self, device):
+        if not isinstance(device, str):
+            return ""
+        device = device.split("#", 1)[0].split(";", 1)[0].strip()
+        return device
+
     def shutdown(self):
         if not self._is_initialized:
             return
@@ -76,6 +89,12 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             self.cancel()
         if not isinstance(text, str) or text == "":
             return
+        self._debug(
+            "Hardware speech queued text: "
+            f"{len(text)} chars, queue_size={self.text_queue.qsize()}",
+            debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+            on_any_level=True,
+        )
         self.text_queue.put(text)
 
     def cancel(self):
@@ -83,7 +102,7 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             return
         self.clear_buffer()
         if self.cancel_command:
-            self._write_bytes(self.cancel_command)
+            self._write_bytes(self.cancel_command, "cancel")
 
     def clear_buffer(self):
         if not self._is_initialized:
@@ -95,37 +114,58 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             return
         if not isinstance(rate, float):
             return
-        self._write_bytes(self._rate_command(rate))
+        self._write_bytes(self._rate_command(rate), "rate")
 
     def set_pitch(self, pitch):
         if not self._is_initialized:
             return
         if not isinstance(pitch, float):
             return
-        self._write_bytes(self._pitch_command(pitch))
+        self._write_bytes(self._pitch_command(pitch), "pitch")
 
     def set_volume(self, volume):
         if not self._is_initialized:
             return
         if not isinstance(volume, float):
             return
-        self._write_bytes(self._volume_command(volume))
+        self._write_bytes(self._volume_command(volume), "volume")
 
     def _worker(self):
         while not self._stop_worker:
             text = self.text_queue.get()
             if text is None:
                 return
-            self._write_bytes(self._speak_bytes(text))
+            try:
+                data = self._speak_bytes(text)
+                self._debug(
+                    "Hardware speech worker prepared speech bytes: "
+                    f"{len(data)} bytes",
+                    debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+                    on_any_level=True,
+                )
+                self._write_bytes(data, "speech")
+            except Exception as error:
+                self._debug(
+                    f"Hardware speech worker failed: {error}",
+                    debug.DebugLevel.ERROR,
+                    on_any_level=True,
+                )
 
     def _open_serial_port(self):
-        device = self._resolve_device(self.device)
+        if not self.device or self.device == "auto":
-        if not device:
             self._debug(
-                "Hardware speech device not found",
+                "Hardware speech requires an explicit serial device",
                 debug.DebugLevel.ERROR,
+                on_any_level=True,
             )
             return
+
+        port = self._open_configured_serial_port(self.device)
+        if port is not None:
+            self._activate_serial_port(self.device, port)
+
+    def _open_configured_serial_port(self, device):
+        port = None
         try:
             port = os.open(device, os.O_RDWR | os.O_NOCTTY)
             tty.setraw(port)
@@ -138,52 +178,73 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
             attrs[6][termios.VTIME] = 0
             attrs[0] &= ~(termios.IXON | termios.IXOFF | termios.IXANY)
             termios.tcsetattr(port, termios.TCSANOW, attrs)
-            self.serial_port = port
+            return port
-            self.device = device
+        except (OSError, termios.error) as error:
-        except OSError as error:
+            self._close_port(port)
             self._debug(
                 f"Hardware speech device open failed: {device}: {error}",
                 debug.DebugLevel.ERROR,
+                on_any_level=True,
             )
-            self.serial_port = None
+            return None
+
+    def _activate_serial_port(self, device, port):
+        self.serial_port = port
+        self.device = device
+        self._debug(
+            "Hardware speech device opened: "
+            f"{device}, baud_rate={self.baud_rate}",
+            debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+            on_any_level=True,
+        )
 
     def _close_serial_port(self):
         with self.lock:
             if self.serial_port is None:
                 return
-            try:
+            self._close_port(self.serial_port)
-                os.close(self.serial_port)
+            self.serial_port = None
-            except OSError as error:
-                self._debug(
-                    f"Hardware speech device close failed: {error}",
-                    debug.DebugLevel.WARNING,
-                )
-            finally:
-                self.serial_port = None
 
-    def _write_bytes(self, data):
+    def _close_port(self, port):
+        if port is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            os.close(port)
+        except OSError as error:
+            self._debug(
+                f"Hardware speech device close failed: {error}",
+                debug.DebugLevel.WARNING,
+            )
+
+    def _write_bytes(self, data, description="data"):
         if not data:
             return
         with self.lock:
             if self.serial_port is None:
                 return
             try:
-                os.write(self.serial_port, data)
+                total_written = 0
+                while total_written < len(data):
+                    bytes_written = os.write(
+                        self.serial_port, data[total_written:]
+                    )
+                    if bytes_written == 0:
+                        raise OSError("serial write returned 0 bytes")
+                    total_written += bytes_written
+                preview = self._format_bytes_preview(data)
+                self._debug(
+                    "Hardware speech wrote "
+                    f"{total_written} {description} bytes: {preview}",
+                    debug.DebugLevel.INFO,
+                    on_any_level=True,
+                )
             except OSError as error:
                 self._debug(
                     f"Hardware speech write failed: {error}",
                     debug.DebugLevel.ERROR,
+                    on_any_level=True,
                 )
 
-    def _resolve_device(self, device):
-        if device and device != "auto":
-            return device
-        for pattern in ("/dev/ttyACM*", "/dev/ttyUSB*"):
-            matches = sorted(glob.glob(pattern))
-            if matches:
-                return matches[0]
-        return ""
-
     def _termios_baud_rate(self, baud_rate):
         baud_name = f"B{baud_rate}"
         if hasattr(termios, baud_name):
@@ -205,10 +266,23 @@ class hardware_serial_driver(speech_driver):
         value = max(0.0, min(1.0, value))
         return int(round(minimum + value * (maximum - minimum)))
 
-    def _debug(self, message, level):
+    def _format_bytes_preview(self, data, limit=32):
+        preview = data[:limit]
+        hex_preview = " ".join(f"{byte:02x}" for byte in preview)
+        ascii_preview = "".join(
+            chr(byte) if 0x20 <= byte <= 0x7E else "."
+            for byte in preview
+        )
+        suffix = "" if len(data) <= limit else " ..."
+        return (
+            f"hex=[{hex_preview}{suffix}] "
+            f"ascii=[{ascii_preview}{suffix}]"
+        )
+
+    def _debug(self, message, level, on_any_level=False):
         try:
             self.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"].write_debug_out(
-                message, level
+                message, level, on_any_level=on_any_level
             )
         except Exception:
             pass

tests/unit/test_fenrir_manager_speech_history.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def test_speech_history_plain_key_modal_command_is_dispatched():
     )
     speech_history_manager = Mock(is_active=Mock(return_value=True))
     diff_review_manager = Mock(is_active=Mock(return_value=False))
+    vmenu_manager = Mock(get_active=Mock(return_value=False))
 
     manager.environment = {
         "input": {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ def test_speech_history_plain_key_modal_command_is_dispatched():
         "runtime": {
             "InputManager": input_manager,
             "EventManager": event_manager,
+            "VmenuManager": vmenu_manager,
             "DiffReviewManager": diff_review_manager,
             "SpeechHistoryManager": speech_history_manager,
         },
@@ -42,3 +44,43 @@ def test_speech_history_plain_key_modal_command_is_dispatched():
     event_manager.put_to_event_queue.assert_called_once_with(
         FenrirEventType.execute_command, "SPEECH_HISTORY_PREV"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_vmenu_plain_key_modal_command_is_dispatched():
+    manager = FenrirManager.__new__(FenrirManager)
+    manager.modifierInput = False
+    manager.singleKeyCommand = False
+    manager.command = ""
+
+    event_manager = Mock(put_to_event_queue=Mock())
+    input_manager = Mock(
+        is_key_press=Mock(return_value=False),
+        no_key_pressed=Mock(return_value=False),
+        get_curr_shortcut=Mock(return_value=str([1, ["KEY_UP"]])),
+        get_command_for_shortcut=Mock(return_value="PREV_VMENU_ENTRY"),
+    )
+    vmenu_manager = Mock(get_active=Mock(return_value=True))
+    speech_history_manager = Mock(is_active=Mock(return_value=False))
+    diff_review_manager = Mock(is_active=Mock(return_value=False))
+
+    manager.environment = {
+        "input": {
+            "key_forward": 0,
+            "prev_input": ["KEY_UP"],
+            "curr_input": ["KEY_UP"],
+        },
+        "runtime": {
+            "InputManager": input_manager,
+            "EventManager": event_manager,
+            "VmenuManager": vmenu_manager,
+            "DiffReviewManager": diff_review_manager,
+            "SpeechHistoryManager": speech_history_manager,
+        },
+    }
+
+    manager.detect_shortcut_command()
+
+    event_manager.put_to_event_queue.assert_called_once_with(
+        FenrirEventType.execute_command, "PREV_VMENU_ENTRY"
+    )

tests/unit/test_hardware_speech_drivers.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import select
 import time
+from unittest.mock import ANY
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -103,6 +104,67 @@ def test_litetalk_driver_writes_settings_and_cancel(serial_pair):
         speech_driver.shutdown()
 
 
+def test_configured_device_supports_classic_serial(serial_pair):
+    master_fd, slave_name = serial_pair
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+    speech_driver.initialize(build_environment(slave_name))
+    try:
+        assert speech_driver.device == slave_name
+        speech_driver.speak("Serial")
+        assert read_available(master_fd, 7) == b"Serial\r"
+    finally:
+        speech_driver.shutdown()
+
+
+def test_configured_device_strips_inline_comment(serial_pair):
+    master_fd, slave_name = serial_pair
+    device_setting = f"{slave_name} # built-in serial port"
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+    speech_driver.initialize(build_environment(device_setting))
+    try:
+        assert speech_driver.device == slave_name
+        speech_driver.speak("Specific")
+        assert read_available(master_fd, 9) == b"Specific\r"
+    finally:
+        speech_driver.shutdown()
+
+
+def test_auto_device_is_rejected():
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="hardware speech device"):
+        speech_driver.initialize(build_environment("auto"))
+
+    debug_manager = speech_driver.env["runtime"]["DebugManager"]
+    debug_manager.write_debug_out.assert_called_with(
+        "Hardware speech requires an explicit serial device",
+        ANY,
+        on_any_level=True,
+    )
+
+
+def test_hardware_driver_retries_partial_serial_writes(monkeypatch):
+    speech_driver = litetalkDriver.driver()
+    speech_driver.env = build_environment("/dev/ttyUSB0")
+    speech_driver.serial_port = 12
+    written_chunks = []
+
+    def fake_write(port, data):
+        assert port == 12
+        chunk = data[:2]
+        written_chunks.append(chunk)
+        return len(chunk)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "fenrirscreenreader.speechDriver.hardwareSerialDriver.os.write",
+        fake_write,
+    )
+
+    speech_driver._write_bytes(b"abcdef", "speech")
+
+    assert written_chunks == [b"ab", b"cd", b"ef"]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("driver_class", [doubletalkDriver, tripletalkDriver])
 def test_litetalk_compatible_alias_drivers(driver_class, serial_pair):
     speech_driver, master_fd = initialized_driver(driver_class, serial_pair)

tests/unit/test_progress_detector.py

@@ -39,3 +39,73 @@ def test_progress_detector_skips_typing_delta():
 
     command.is_real_progress_update.assert_not_called()
     command.detect_progress.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_progress_detector_allows_long_tqdm_transfer_delta():
+    progress_module = _load_progress_module()
+    command = progress_module.command()
+    sample = (
+        "88%|"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "█████████████████████████▊                                "
+        "| 843M/954M [00:54<00:07, 15.2MB/s]"
+    )
+    command.env = {
+        "commandBuffer": {"progress_monitoring": True},
+        "runtime": {
+            "DebugManager": Mock(write_debug_out=Mock()),
+            "ScreenManager": Mock(is_screen_change=Mock(return_value=False)),
+            "CursorManager": Mock(is_cursor_vertical_move=Mock(return_value=False)),
+        },
+        "screen": {
+            "new_delta": sample,
+            "new_content_text": sample,
+            "old_cursor": {"x": 0, "y": 0},
+            "new_cursor": {"x": 0, "y": 0},
+        },
+    }
+
+    assert len(sample) > 200
+    assert command.is_real_progress_update()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_progress_detector_beeps_for_long_tqdm_transfer_delta():
+    progress_module = _load_progress_module()
+    command = progress_module.command()
+    sample = (
+        "90%|"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████"
+        "█████████████████████████████████████▍                            "
+        "| 856M/954M [00:56<00:14, 6.78MB/s]"
+    )
+    command.env = {
+        "commandBuffer": {
+            "progress_monitoring": True,
+            "lastProgressValue": -1,
+            "lastProgressTime": 0,
+        },
+        "runtime": {
+            "DebugManager": Mock(write_debug_out=Mock()),
+            "ScreenManager": Mock(is_screen_change=Mock(return_value=False)),
+            "CursorManager": Mock(is_cursor_vertical_move=Mock(return_value=False)),
+        },
+        "screen": {
+            "new_delta": sample,
+            "new_delta_is_typing": False,
+            "new_content_text": sample,
+            "old_cursor": {"x": 0, "y": 0},
+            "new_cursor": {"x": 0, "y": 0},
+        },
+    }
+    command.play_progress_tone = Mock()
+
+    command.run()
+
+    command.play_progress_tone.assert_called_once_with(90.0)
+    assert command.env["commandBuffer"]["lastProgressValue"] == 90.0

tests/unit/test_pty_terminal_sequences.py

@@ -160,6 +160,90 @@ def test_pty_plain_stdin_does_not_record_tab_keypress():
     pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen.assert_called_once_with(b"a")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("sequence", "key_name"),
+    [
+        (b"\x1b[A", "KEY_UP"),
+        (b"\x1b[B", "KEY_DOWN"),
+        (b"\x1b[C", "KEY_RIGHT"),
+        (b"\x1b[D", "KEY_LEFT"),
+        (b"\x1b[5~", "KEY_PAGEUP"),
+        (b"\x1b[6~", "KEY_PAGEDOWN"),
+        (b"\x1b", "KEY_ESC"),
+        (b"\r", "KEY_ENTER"),
+        (b" ", "KEY_SPACE"),
+        (b"a", "KEY_A"),
+        (b"Z", "KEY_Z"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_pty_vmenu_stdin_is_consumed_and_synthesizes_key_events(
+    sequence,
+    key_name,
+):
+    pty_driver = PtyDriver()
+    event_queue = Mock()
+    settings_manager = Mock()
+    settings_manager.get_setting_as_bool.return_value = False
+    pty_driver.env = {
+        "input": {"curr_input": []},
+        "runtime": {
+            "DebugManager": Mock(write_debug_out=Mock()),
+            "SettingsManager": settings_manager,
+            "VmenuManager": Mock(get_active=Mock(return_value=True)),
+        },
+    }
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen = Mock()
+
+    pty_driver.handle_stdin_input(sequence, event_queue)
+
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen.assert_not_called()
+    assert event_queue.put.call_count == 2
+    first_event = event_queue.put.call_args_list[0].args[0]
+    second_event = event_queue.put.call_args_list[1].args[0]
+    assert first_event["Type"] == FenrirEventType.keyboard_input
+    assert first_event["data"]["event_name"] == key_name
+    assert first_event["data"]["event_state"] == 1
+    assert second_event["data"]["event_name"] == key_name
+    assert second_event["data"]["event_state"] == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_pty_vmenu_unknown_stdin_is_consumed_without_injection():
+    pty_driver = PtyDriver()
+    event_queue = Mock()
+    pty_driver.env = {
+        "input": {"curr_input": []},
+        "runtime": {
+            "VmenuManager": Mock(get_active=Mock(return_value=True)),
+        },
+    }
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen = Mock()
+
+    pty_driver.handle_stdin_input(b"\x1b[1;5A", event_queue)
+
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen.assert_not_called()
+    event_queue.put.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_pty_vmenu_stdin_does_not_duplicate_current_x11_key():
+    pty_driver = PtyDriver()
+    event_queue = Mock()
+    pty_driver.env = {
+        "input": {"curr_input": ["KEY_RIGHT"]},
+        "runtime": {
+            "VmenuManager": Mock(get_active=Mock(return_value=True)),
+        },
+    }
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen = Mock()
+
+    pty_driver.handle_stdin_input(b"\x1b[C", event_queue)
+
+    pty_driver.inject_text_to_screen.assert_not_called()
+    event_queue.put.assert_not_called()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_pty_stdin_input_honors_interrupt_disabled():
     pty_driver = PtyDriver()

tests/unit/test_speech_history_manager.py

@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@ def build_speech_history_manager(history_size=3):
     settings_manager = Mock()
     settings_manager.get_setting_as_int.return_value = history_size
     memory_manager = Mock(add_value_to_first_index=Mock())
+    input_manager = Mock(reset_input_state=Mock())
+    input_driver = Mock(refresh_grabs=Mock())
     env = {
         "runtime": {
             "OutputManager": output_manager,
             "SettingsManager": settings_manager,
             "MemoryManager": memory_manager,
+            "InputManager": input_manager,
+            "InputDriver": input_driver,
         },
         "bindings": {"original": "COMMAND"},
         "rawBindings": {"original": [1, ["KEY_FENRIR"]]},
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ def test_open_history_installs_modal_bindings_and_replay_is_not_recorded():
     manager, env, spoken_messages, _memory_manager = (
         build_speech_history_manager()
     )
+    env["rawBindings"]["ctrl_shut_up"] = [1, ["KEY_CTRL"]]
     manager.add_text("first")
     manager.add_text("second")
 
@@ -101,10 +106,14 @@ def test_open_history_installs_modal_bindings_and_replay_is_not_recorded():
     assert manager.curr_index == -1
     assert manager.history == ["second", "first"]
     assert "original" not in env["bindings"]
-    assert "original" not in env["rawBindings"]
+    assert env["rawBindings"]["original"] == [1, ["KEY_FENRIR"]]
+    assert env["rawBindings"]["ctrl_shut_up"] == [1, ["KEY_CTRL"]]
     assert env["bindings"][str([1, ["KEY_UP"]])] == "SPEECH_HISTORY_PREV"
     assert env["bindings"][str([1, ["KEY_ENTER"]])] == "SPEECH_HISTORY_COPY"
     assert env["bindings"][str([1, ["KEY_ESC"]])] == "SPEECH_HISTORY_CLOSE"
+    assert env["rawBindings"][str([1, ["KEY_UP"]])] == [1, ["KEY_UP"]]
+    input_driver = env["runtime"]["InputDriver"]
+    input_driver.refresh_grabs.assert_called_once_with(force=True)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
@@ -145,3 +154,22 @@ def test_copy_current_adds_clipboard_and_restores_bindings():
     assert not manager.is_active()
     assert env["bindings"] == {"original": "COMMAND"}
     assert env["rawBindings"] == {"original": [1, ["KEY_FENRIR"]]}
+    env["runtime"]["InputManager"].reset_input_state.assert_called_once_with()
+    assert env["runtime"]["InputDriver"].refresh_grabs.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_close_history_restores_keyboard_state_and_grabs():
+    manager, env, _spoken_messages, _memory_manager = (
+        build_speech_history_manager()
+    )
+    manager.add_text("first")
+    manager.open_history()
+
+    manager.close_history()
+
+    assert not manager.is_active()
+    assert env["bindings"] == {"original": "COMMAND"}
+    assert env["rawBindings"] == {"original": [1, ["KEY_FENRIR"]]}
+    env["runtime"]["InputManager"].reset_input_state.assert_called_once_with()
+    assert env["runtime"]["InputDriver"].refresh_grabs.call_count == 2