[GH-ISSUE #269] feat: ability to pause the audio #50679

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GiteaMirror · 2026-05-05T10:53:16-05:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-05-05 10:53:16 -05:00

Originally created by @anuraagdjain on GitHub (Dec 23, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/269

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The speak icon doesn't have the ability to pause the speech, and if accidentally clicked on a long message, the user has to close the browser tab to fully terminate the speech.

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From the MDN docs, we could use .speaking and .pause() methods to

Show the pause icon when window.speechSynthesis.speaking is true
call the window.speechSynthesis.pause() function instead of .speak(message) in this function.

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Originally created by @anuraagdjain on GitHub (Dec 23, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/269 **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** The speak icon doesn't have the ability to pause the speech, and if accidentally clicked on a long message, the user has to close the browser tab to fully terminate the speech. <img width="751" alt="image" src="https://github.com/ollama-webui/ollama-webui/assets/4705103/1b8f1c80-a7ec-4ec1-8fc7-1cb4c919c86d"> **Describe the solution you'd like** A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. From the MDN [docs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesisUtterance), we could use `.speaking` and `.pause()` methods to 1. Show the pause icon when `window.speechSynthesis.speaking` is true 2. call the `window.speechSynthesis.pause()` function instead of `.speak(message)` in this [function](https://github.com/anuraagdjain/ollama-webui/blob/main/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte#L72). **Describe alternatives you've considered** A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. **Additional context** Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

GiteaMirror added the enhancement good first issue labels 2026-05-05 10:53:17 -05:00

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Reference: github-starred/open-webui#50679