Release v1.0.2: Implemented Style Prompting & Removed Grammar Correction

- Removed M2M100 Grammar Correction model completely to reduce bloat/complexity.
- Implemented 'Style Prompting' in Settings -> AI Engine to handle punctuation natively via Whisper.
- Added Style Presets: Standard (Default), Casual, and Custom.
- Optimized Build: Bootstrapper no longer requires transformers/sentencepiece.
- Fixed 'torch' NameError in Low VRAM mode.
- Fixed Bootstrapper missing dependency detection.
- Updated UI to reflect removed features.
- Included compiled v1.0.2 Executable in dist/.

src/core/config.py

@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "best_of": 5,
     "vad_filter": True,
     "no_repeat_ngram_size": 0,
-    "condition_on_previous_text": True
+    "condition_on_previous_text": True,
+    "initial_prompt": "Mm-hmm. Okay, let's go. I speak in full sentences.", # Default: Forces punctuation
+    
+
+    
+    # Low VRAM Mode
+    "unload_models_after_use": False # If True, models are unloaded immediately to free VRAM
 }
 
 class ConfigManager:

src/core/transcriber.py

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import numpy as np
 from src.core.config import ConfigManager
 from src.core.paths import get_models_path
 
+try:
+    import torch
+except ImportError:
+    torch = None
+
 # Import directly - valid since we are now running in the full environment
 from faster_whisper import WhisperModel
 
@@ -153,7 +158,14 @@ class WhisperTranscriber:
             for segment in segments:
                 text_result += segment.text + " "
                 
-            return text_result.strip()
+            text_result = text_result.strip()
+            
+            # Low VRAM Mode: Unload Whisper Model immediately
+            if self.config.get("unload_models_after_use"):
+                self.unload_model()
+
+            logging.info(f"Final Transcription Output: '{text_result}'")
+            return text_result
             
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Transcription failed: {e}")
@@ -172,3 +184,21 @@ class WhisperTranscriber:
             return True
             
         return False
+
+    def unload_model(self):
+        """
+        Unloads model to free memory.
+        """
+        if self.model:
+            del self.model
+        
+        self.model = None
+        self.current_model_size = None
+        
+        # Force garbage collection
+        import gc
+        gc.collect()
+        if torch.cuda.is_available():
+            torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+            
+        logging.info("Whisper Model unloaded (Low VRAM Mode).")

src/ui/bridge.py

@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ class UIBridge(QObject):
         
         try:
             from src.core.paths import get_models_path
+            
+
+
             # Check new simple format used by DownloadWorker
             path_simple = get_models_path() / f"faster-whisper-{size}"
             if path_simple.exists() and any(path_simple.iterdir()):

src/ui/qml/Settings.qml

@@ -587,6 +587,53 @@ Window {
                                 Text { text: "Model configuration and performance"; color: SettingsStyle.textSecondary; font.family: mainFont; font.pixelSize: 14 }
                             }
 
+                                    ModernSettingsSection {
+                                title: "Style & Prompting"
+                                Layout.margins: 32
+                                Layout.topMargin: 0
+                                
+                                content: ColumnLayout {
+                                    width: parent.width
+                                    spacing: 0
+                                    
+                                    ModernSettingsItem {
+                                        label: "Punctuation Style"
+                                        description: "Hint for how to format text"
+                                        control: ModernComboBox {
+                                            id: styleCombo
+                                            width: 180
+                                            model: ["Standard (Proper)", "Casual (Lowercase)", "Custom"]
+                                            
+                                            // Logic to determine initial index based on config string
+                                            Component.onCompleted: {
+                                                let current = ui.getSetting("initial_prompt")
+                                                if (current === "Mm-hmm. Okay, let's go. I speak in full sentences.") currentIndex = 0
+                                                else if (current === "um, okay... i guess so.") currentIndex = 1
+                                                else currentIndex = 2
+                                            }
+
+                                            onActivated: {
+                                                if (index === 0) ui.setSetting("initial_prompt", "Mm-hmm. Okay, let's go. I speak in full sentences.")
+                                                else if (index === 1) ui.setSetting("initial_prompt", "um, okay... i guess so.")
+                                                // Custom: Don't change string immediately, let user type
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
+                                    ModernSettingsItem {
+                                        label: "Custom Prompt"
+                                        description: "Advanced: Define your own style hint"
+                                        visible: styleCombo.currentIndex === 2
+                                        control: ModernTextField {
+                                            Layout.preferredWidth: 280
+                                            placeholderText: "e.g. 'Hello, World.'"
+                                            text: ui.getSetting("initial_prompt") || ""
+                                            onEditingFinished: ui.setSetting("initial_prompt", text === "" ? null : text)
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
                             ModernSettingsSection {
                                 title: "Model Config"
                                 Layout.margins: 32
@@ -785,6 +832,16 @@ Window {
                                             onActivated: ui.setSetting("compute_type", currentText)
                                         }
                                     }
+                                    
+                                    ModernSettingsItem {
+                                        label: "Low VRAM Mode"
+                                        description: "Unload models immediately after use (Saves VRAM, Adds Delay)"
+                                        showSeparator: false
+                                        control: ModernSwitch {
+                                            checked: ui.getSetting("unload_models_after_use")
+                                            onToggled: ui.setSetting("unload_models_after_use", checked)
+                                        }
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }