QOL improvements

app.py

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ from tkinter import messagebox
 from src._LocalTranscribe import transcribe, get_path
 import customtkinter
 import threading
-from colorama import Back, Fore
+from colorama import Back
 import colorama
 colorama.init(autoreset=True)
+import os 
 
 
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ class App:
         language_frame.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, padx=10, pady=10)
         customtkinter.CTkLabel(language_frame, text="Language:", font=font).pack(side=tk.LEFT, padx=5)
         self.language_entry = customtkinter.CTkEntry(language_frame, width=50, font=('Roboto', 12, 'italic'))
-        self.language_entry.insert(0, 'Select language or clear to detect automatically')
+        self.default_language_text = "Enter language (or ignore to auto-detect)"
+        self.language_entry.insert(0, self.default_language_text)
         self.language_entry.bind('<FocusIn>', on_entry_click)
         self.language_entry.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.X, expand=True)
         # Model frame
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ class App:
     # Helper functions
     # Browsing
     def browse(self):
-        folder_path = filedialog.askdirectory()
+        initial_dir = os.getcwd()
+        folder_path = filedialog.askdirectory(initialdir=initial_dir)
         self.path_entry.delete(0, tk.END)
         self.path_entry.insert(0, folder_path)
     # Start transcription
@@ -85,22 +88,18 @@ class App:
     def transcribe_thread(self):
         path = self.path_entry.get()
         model = self.model_combobox.get()
-        language = self.language_entry.get() or None
+        language = self.language_entry.get()
+        # Check if the language field has the default text or is empty
+        if language == self.default_language_text or not language.strip():
+            language = None  # This is the same as passing nothing
         verbose = self.verbose_var.get()
         # Show progress bar
         self.progress_bar.pack(fill=tk.X, padx=5, pady=5)
         self.progress_bar.start()
         # Setting path and files
         glob_file = get_path(path)
-        info_path = 'Continue?'
-        answer = messagebox.askyesno("Confirmation", info_path)
-        if not answer:
-            self.progress_bar.stop()
-            self.progress_bar.pack_forget()
-            self.transcribe_button.configure(state=tk.NORMAL)
-            return
+        messagebox.showinfo("Message", "Starting transcription!")
         # Start transcription
-        error_language = 'https://github.com/openai/whisper#available-models-and-languages'
         try:
             output_text = transcribe(path, glob_file, model, language, verbose)
         except UnboundLocalError:

sample_audio/transcriptions/Armstrong_Small_Step.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 Armstrong_Small_Step
-[0:00:00 --> 0:00:07]: And they're still brought to land now.
-[0:00:07 --> 0:00:18]: It's one small step for man.
-[0:00:18 --> 0:00:23]: One by a fleet for man time.
+[0:00:00 --> 0:00:29.360000]: alumnfeldaguyrjarna om det nya skirprå kızım om det där föddarna hatt splittar, do nackrott,