Add display selection for recording indicator

README.md

@@ -117,11 +117,17 @@ run here by default, on models of your own. The cloud is the other option:
 speech to text on **OpenAI**, **Groq** or **OpenRouter** (`gpt-4o-transcribe`),
 cleanup on OpenRouter (`google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite`) or, when either is
 installed, on Claude Code or Codex. The keys fall back to `OPENAI_API_KEY`,
-`GROQ_API_KEY` and `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`, and are stored in
+`GROQ_API_KEY` and `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`.
-`~/.config/dikte/config.json`, mode 600, or in
+
-`~/Library/Application Support/Dikte` on a Mac. Cleanup can be switched off, in
+All settings, including the indicator screen and corner, are stored outside the
-which case the raw transcript is pasted, and a thinking model's effort can be
+application: in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dikte/config.json` (normally
-set next to it.
+`~/.config/dikte/config.json`) on Linux, `%APPDATA%\Dikte\config.json` on
+Windows, and `~/Library/Application Support/Dikte/config.json` on macOS. The
+file is mode 600 where Unix permissions apply. Rebuilding, replacing or
+updating Dikte therefore keeps the settings. Only removing that file or
+uninstalling with `--purge` resets them. Cleanup can be switched off, in which
+case the raw transcript is pasted, and a thinking model's effort can be set
+next to it.
 
 ## Using it
 

README.tr.md

@@ -114,8 +114,15 @@ seçersen sesi yazıya çevirme **OpenAI**, **Groq** ya da **OpenRouter**'da
 (varsayılan `gpt-4o-transcribe`), temizleme OpenRouter'da
 (`google/gemini-3.5-flash-lite`) ya da kuruluysa Claude Code veya Codex'te
 çalışır. Anahtarları boş bırakırsan `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `GROQ_API_KEY` ve
-`OPENROUTER_API_KEY` kullanılır; anahtarlar `~/.config/dikte/config.json`
+`OPENROUTER_API_KEY` kullanılır.
-içinde, izinler 600, Mac'te ise `~/Library/Application Support/Dikte` altında.
+
+Gösterge ekranı ve köşesi dahil bütün ayarlar uygulamanın dışında saklanır:
+Linux'ta `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dikte/config.json` (normalde
+`~/.config/dikte/config.json`), Windows'ta `%APPDATA%\Dikte\config.json`,
+macOS'ta `~/Library/Application Support/Dikte/config.json`. Unix izinlerinin
+geçerli olduğu sistemlerde dosyanın izni 600'dür. Bu nedenle Dikte'yi yeniden
+derlemek, değiştirmek veya güncellemek ayarları silmez. Yalnızca bu dosyayı
+silmek ya da kaldırıcıyı `--purge` ile çalıştırmak ayarları sıfırlar.
 Temizlemeyi tamamen kapatabilirsin, o zaman ham transkript yapıştırılır; modelin
 yanındaki kutudan düşünme seviyesini de seçebilirsin.
 

dikte/app.py

@@ -146,11 +146,13 @@ class Dikte:
         # started it cannot stop the one that came after.
         self._run_id = 0
 
-        self.overlay = Overlay(self.conf["overlay_corner"])
+        self.overlay = Overlay(self.conf["overlay_corner"],
+                               screen_name=self.conf["overlay_screen"])
         # The agent's indicator sits on top of the dictation one when both are
         # up, and drops into the corner when it is alone there.
         self.ask_overlay = Overlay(self.conf["overlay_corner"], below=self.overlay,
-                                   dismissable=True)
+                                   dismissable=True,
+                                   screen_name=self.conf["overlay_screen"])
         self.recorder = audio.Recorder()
         self.pipeline = Pipeline(self.conf)
         self.ask_pipeline = Pipeline(self.conf)
@@ -1049,7 +1051,9 @@ class Dikte:
 
     def _apply_settings(self):
         self.overlay.corner = self.conf["overlay_corner"]
+        self.overlay.screen_name = self.conf["overlay_screen"]
         self.ask_overlay.corner = self.conf["overlay_corner"]
+        self.ask_overlay.screen_name = self.conf["overlay_screen"]
         self._apply_local()
         self._build_tray()
         self._refresh_tray()

dikte/config.py

@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "pause_shortcut": "",
     "evdev_hotkey": False,
     "overlay_corner": "bottom-left",
+    "overlay_screen": "",
     "keep_audio": False,
     "history_limit": 200,
     # A look at the releases page once a day, and nothing more than a look:

dikte/i18n.py

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ TR = {
     # --- settings: tabs and general ------------------------------------
     "Dikte Settings": "Dikte Ayarları",
     "General": "Genel",
+    "Display": "Görüntü",
     "API and models": "API ve modeller",
     "Cleanup rules": "Temizleme kuralları",
     "Audio file": "Ses dosyası",
@@ -180,6 +181,9 @@ TR = {
         "macOS bu ilk gönderildiğinde Erişilebilirlik izni ister.",
     "Restore the previous clipboard after pasting":
         "Yapıştırdıktan sonra eski pano içeriğini geri koy",
+    "Indicator screen": "Gösterge ekranı",
+    "Follow the mouse pointer": "Fare imlecini takip et",
+    "{name} (not connected)": "{name} (bağlı değil)",
     "Indicator corner": "Gösterge köşesi",
     "bottom-left": "sol-alt",
     "bottom-right": "sağ-alt",

dikte/overlay.py

@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ class Overlay(QWidget):
     of covering it, which is what lets a dictation and a command to the agent be
     under way at the same time and still both be visible."""
 
-    def __init__(self, corner="bottom-left", below=None, dismissable=False):
+    def __init__(self, corner="bottom-left", below=None, dismissable=False,
+                 screen_name=""):
         super().__init__(None)
         self.corner = corner
+        self.screen_name = screen_name
         self.below = below
         # A job that can run for ten minutes should not have to be watched for
         # ten minutes. Clicking such an indicator puts the progress away; the
@@ -245,7 +247,11 @@ class Overlay(QWidget):
 
     def _reposition(self):
         # On a multi-monitor setup, show up where the user actually is.
-        screen = QApplication.screenAt(QCursor.pos()) or QApplication.primaryScreen()
+        screen = next(
+            (item for item in QApplication.screens() if item.name() == self.screen_name),
+            None,
+        )
+        screen = screen or QApplication.screenAt(QCursor.pos()) or QApplication.primaryScreen()
         area = screen.availableGeometry()
         left = "left" in self.corner
         top = "top" in self.corner

dikte/settings_ui.py

@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
 
         tabs = self.tabs = QTabWidget(self)
         tabs.addTab(self._scrolled(self._general_tab()), t("General"))
+        tabs.addTab(self._scrolled(self._display_tab()), t("Display"))
         self.api_tab_index = tabs.addTab(
             self._scrolled(self._api_tab()), t("API and models"))
         tabs.addTab(self._scrolled(self._prompt_tab()), t("Cleanup rules"))
@@ -674,11 +675,6 @@ class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
         self.restore_clipboard = QCheckBox(t("Restore the previous clipboard after pasting"))
         form.addRow("", self.restore_clipboard)
 
-        self.corner = QComboBox()
-        for value in CORNERS:
-            self.corner.addItem(t(value), value)
-        form.addRow(t("Indicator corner"), self.corner)
-
         self.max_seconds = QSpinBox()
         self.max_seconds.setRange(10, 3600)
         self.max_seconds.setSuffix(t(" s"))
@@ -729,6 +725,27 @@ class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
                                   self.update_now))
         return page
 
+    def _display_tab(self):
+        page = QWidget()
+        form = QFormLayout(page)
+
+        self.indicator_screen = QComboBox()
+        self.indicator_screen.addItem(t("Follow the mouse pointer"), "")
+        for screen in QGuiApplication.screens():
+            area = screen.geometry()
+            self.indicator_screen.addItem(
+                t("{name} ({width} × {height})", name=screen.name(),
+                  width=area.width(), height=area.height()),
+                screen.name(),
+            )
+        form.addRow(t("Indicator screen"), self.indicator_screen)
+
+        self.corner = QComboBox()
+        for value in CORNERS:
+            self.corner.addItem(t(value), value)
+        form.addRow(t("Indicator corner"), self.corner)
+        return page
+
     def _api_tab(self):
         page = QWidget()
         outer = QVBoxLayout(page)
@@ -1591,6 +1608,10 @@ class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
         self.auto_paste.setChecked(conf["auto_paste"])
         self.paste_shortcut.setCurrentText(conf["paste_shortcut"])
         self.restore_clipboard.setChecked(conf["restore_clipboard"])
+        screen_name = conf["overlay_screen"]
+        if screen_name and self.indicator_screen.findData(screen_name) < 0:
+            self.indicator_screen.addItem(t("{name} (not connected)", name=screen_name), screen_name)
+        self._select_data(self.indicator_screen, screen_name)
         self._select_data(self.corner, conf["overlay_corner"])
         self.max_seconds.setValue(conf["max_seconds"])
         self.skip_silent.setChecked(conf["skip_silent"])
@@ -1686,6 +1707,7 @@ class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
         conf["auto_paste"] = self.auto_paste.isChecked()
         conf["paste_shortcut"] = self.paste_shortcut.currentText().strip()
         conf["restore_clipboard"] = self.restore_clipboard.isChecked()
+        conf["overlay_screen"] = self.indicator_screen.currentData() or ""
         conf["overlay_corner"] = self.corner.currentData() or "bottom-left"
         conf["max_seconds"] = self.max_seconds.value()
         conf["skip_silent"] = self.skip_silent.isChecked()

tests/test_ui.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CHANGED = {
     "paste_shortcut": "ctrl+shift+v",
     "restore_clipboard": True,
     "overlay_corner": "top-right",
+    "overlay_screen": "DP-1",
     "max_seconds": 120,
     "skip_silent": False,
     "silence_db": -42.0,
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class Settings(DikteTest):
     def test_the_window_opens_with_every_tab_on_it(self):
         window = self.window(cfg.Config())
         tabs = window.findChildren(settings_ui.QTabWidget)[0]
-        self.assertEqual(tabs.count(), 9)
+        self.assertEqual(tabs.count(), 10)
         self.assertEqual(window.windowTitle(), "Dikte Settings")
 
     def test_no_tab_can_stretch_the_window_past_a_small_screen(self):
@@ -596,6 +597,17 @@ class Overlay(DikteTest):
                 widget.show_recording()
                 widget._reposition()
 
+    def test_a_named_screen_is_used_instead_of_the_pointer_screen(self):
+        screen = mock.Mock()
+        screen.name.return_value = "DP-1"
+        screen.availableGeometry.return_value = settings_ui.QRect(1920, 0, 1920, 1080)
+        widget = self.overlay(screen_name="DP-1")
+        with mock.patch.object(QApplication, "screens", return_value=[screen]), \
+                mock.patch.object(QApplication, "screenAt") as screen_at:
+            widget._reposition()
+        screen_at.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(widget.pos(), QPoint(1948, 995))
+
     def test_a_warning_and_an_error_both_show(self):
         widget = self.overlay()
         widget.show_warning("cleanup failed")