I've got some troubles with Handy. I'm able to install the Linux voice recognition tool, which is available on https://handy.computer.
I already use the Windows version which is working fine. It's very accurate.
However, when I try to use the app on Zorin 18, I'm not able to lauch the voice recognition by pressing the key control + a second one of my choice just as asked. Nothing happens when I press the keys.
Furthermore, Handy doesn't give the feeling to be stable. Has anyone on the forum tested the Linux version?
Thanks for your help. This would help me a lot because I have some shoulder problems. A tool of that kind integrated on Zorin OS would make it even more accessible.
Have a nice afternoon.
Are you on Wayland or XOrg? On the github site is mentioned that there are problems with Wayland and there is limited or no support for Wayland display server.
You can switch to Xorg when you logout and at login click on your username. Then a cog wheal appears at the bottom right corner there you can select "Zorin Desktop on Xorg"
Benetah @Forpli's Advice, I would add the Following: Open gnome Software and scroll down to the End. There is a Button calles '''Codecs''. When You click on it, You get an Overview with Codec Packages. There is a Speech Recognition Package. Install it and then try it again.
I tested the Handy app on Zorin 18 live session under XORg and it worked fine. I downloaded the latest .deb package from github and installed it by doubleclicking on the downloaded file.
I tried to write a post in Zorin forum by speaking and pressed the preconfigured keys ctrl+space to dictate the sentences. After releasing the keys, the sentences were inserted into the field.
Edit: I also tested the Appimage version which you have used. For this to work, you must first right-click on the downloaded file, select properties, and then enable 'allow launching as program'. Then it works fine with XOrg.
On Wayland both versions, the .deb package and the Appimage, don't work.