Describe the bug
Summary
I set the primary dictation hotkey to left Option (modifier-only). Recording starts as expected when I tap left Option alone. However, pressing Shift+Enter — which I use constantly to insert a newline in text fields — also starts recording. Shift+Enter does not involve the Option key at all, so this looks like a false positive in the modifier-only shortcut matcher.
Suspected cause (for triage)
Because a single modifier can't be registered as a normal hotkey, the CGEvent tap in GlobalHotkeyManager.swift has to detect the left-Option hotkey from the raw flagsChanged / keyDown / keyUp stream (tap-detection). It looks like the interleaved Shift flagsChanged events around the Return keypress are being misread as an isolated modifier tap matching the configured Option shortcut. This is the same area touched by the modifier-only fixes in v1.5.12 (fn+control) and the right-side modifier fixes in v1.6.2 (Right Option + Right Shift).
Happy to test a beta build or provide logs if useful.
Reproduction steps
- In Settings, assign the primary dictation shortcut to left Option (single modifier).
- Place the cursor in any multi-line text field.
- Press Shift+Enter to insert a line break.
- Observe that FluidVoice starts recording.
Expected behavior
Shift+Enter inserts a newline and does not trigger dictation. Only a genuine left-Option tap (or hold) should trigger it.
Actual behavior
Shift+Enter triggers dictation as if left Option had been tapped, interrupting normal typing.
App Version
1.6.5 (16)
macOS Version
MacOS Tahoe 26.5.2
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Logs or crash report
Screenshots or screen recording
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Describe the bug
Summary
I set the primary dictation hotkey to left Option (modifier-only). Recording starts as expected when I tap left Option alone. However, pressing Shift+Enter — which I use constantly to insert a newline in text fields — also starts recording. Shift+Enter does not involve the Option key at all, so this looks like a false positive in the modifier-only shortcut matcher.
Suspected cause (for triage)
Because a single modifier can't be registered as a normal hotkey, the CGEvent tap in
GlobalHotkeyManager.swifthas to detect the left-Option hotkey from the rawflagsChanged/ keyDown / keyUp stream (tap-detection). It looks like the interleaved ShiftflagsChangedevents around the Return keypress are being misread as an isolated modifier tap matching the configured Option shortcut. This is the same area touched by the modifier-only fixes in v1.5.12 (fn+control) and the right-side modifier fixes in v1.6.2 (Right Option + Right Shift).Happy to test a beta build or provide logs if useful.
Reproduction steps
Expected behavior
Shift+Enter inserts a newline and does not trigger dictation. Only a genuine left-Option tap (or hold) should trigger it.
Actual behavior
Shift+Enter triggers dictation as if left Option had been tapped, interrupting normal typing.
App Version
1.6.5 (16)
macOS Version
MacOS Tahoe 26.5.2
Architecture
Apple Silicon
Logs or crash report
Screenshots or screen recording
No response