Mallo 1.2.1

Mallo 1.2.1 is a patch release focused on polish. It makes the dictation HUD easier to tune, cleans up a real Qwen retry issue, and gives us a repeatable way to test live dictation with prerecorded speech.

Release Highlights

• Adjustable HUD size gives you small, medium, and large HUD presets directly in Settings.
• More reliable Qwen retries fixes the failure case where a second dictation attempt could break right after a successful first one.
• Synthetic dictation fixtures make live microphone-path testing easier without needing to speak into the mic every time.

What Changed In Daily Use

The most visible change is the HUD. You can now make it smaller or larger depending on how prominent you want it to feel while dictating, and the HUD no longer shows the awkward scrollbar that could appear in the compact state.

Qwen also behaves better when you dictate again right away. Instead of colliding with leftover worker state from the previous request, Mallo now drains the earlier task safely before starting the next one.

Why This Patch Matters

This release is less about adding a brand-new surface and more about making the recent work hold up in real use. That matters for both everyday dictation and cross-machine testing.

The new synthetic test flow also helps us validate hotkeys, HUD behavior, microphone capture, and speech recognition with the same prerecorded clips each time. That gives Mallo a cleaner path for QA as the app grows.