Accessibility, RSI, hands-busy contexts

Voice input is a serious input modality, not a novelty. Plenty of Dimmy users dictate full work days because typing hurts, because they have dyslexia, because their hands are doing something else (cooking, holding a baby, driving where legal).

RSI and carpal tunnel

• Use Toggle mode (Settings → Shortcut → Mode: Toggle). Avoid holding any key for long stretches.
• Bind the hotkey to a foot pedal if you have one. Most pedals emit key codes; Dimmy doesn't care where the keys came from.
• Pair with a Custom prompt that polishes punctuation, so you don't have to insert it manually with a mouse.

Dyslexia

• Use Style: Correct. It fixes spelling without changing your phrasing.
• Pin the language (Settings → General). Auto-detect can be more fragile for shorter clips.
• Keep filler removal on; it strips false starts that often trip spell-checkers later.

Screen reader compatibility

• The pill is decorative; everything important is reachable via Settings.
• Settings is a standard native control panel (WinUI on Windows, AppKit on macOS, GTK on Linux). Native screen readers work out of the box.
• Pasted text lands in the focused control, so the screen reader announces it as if you typed.

Hands-busy contexts

• Cooking: bind the hotkey to a Bluetooth volume button on a kitchen speaker.
• Driving (where legal): tether to a Bluetooth headset; long-press the headset button to bind it as the hotkey.
• Parenting: voice notes while holding a child; Toggle mode avoids fumbling.