feat: Enhance voice selection and settings UI with default voice option and improved layout

abogen/web/routes.py

@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ def _build_voice_catalog() -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
 def _template_options() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     profiles = serialize_profiles()
     ordered_profiles = sorted(profiles.items())
+    profile_options = []
+    for name, entry in ordered_profiles:
+        profile_options.append(
+            {
+                "name": name,
+                "language": (entry or {}).get("language", ""),
+                "formula": _formula_from_profile(entry or {}) or "",
+            }
+        )
     return {
         "languages": LANGUAGE_DESCRIPTIONS,
         "voices": VOICES_INTERNAL,
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ def _template_options() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "supported_langs_for_subs": SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES_FOR_SUBTITLE_GENERATION,
         "output_formats": SUPPORTED_SOUND_FORMATS,
         "voice_profiles": ordered_profiles,
+        "voice_profile_options": profile_options,
         "separate_formats": ["wav", "flac", "mp3", "opus"],
         "voice_catalog": _build_voice_catalog(),
         "sample_voice_texts": SAMPLE_VOICE_TEXTS,
@@ -136,6 +146,7 @@ def _settings_defaults() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         "output_format": "wav",
         "subtitle_format": "srt",
         "save_mode": "default_output" if _has_output_override() else "save_next_to_input",
+        "default_voice": VOICES_INTERNAL[0] if VOICES_INTERNAL else "",
         "replace_single_newlines": False,
         "use_gpu": True,
         "save_chapters_separately": False,
@@ -201,6 +212,10 @@ def _normalize_setting_value(key: str, value: Any, defaults: Dict[str, Any]) ->
             if normalized in {"wav", "flac", "mp3", "opus"}:
                 return normalized
         return defaults[key]
+    if key == "default_voice":
+        if isinstance(value, str) and value in VOICES_INTERNAL:
+            return value
+        return defaults[key]
     return value if value is not None else defaults.get(key)
 
 
@@ -339,7 +354,11 @@ def datetimeformat(value: float, fmt: str = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") -> str:
 
 @web_bp.get("/")
 def index() -> str:
-    return render_template("index.html", options=_template_options())
+    return render_template(
+        "index.html",
+        options=_template_options(),
+        settings=_load_settings(),
+    )
 
 
 @web_bp.get("/queue")
@@ -367,6 +386,9 @@ def settings_page() -> Response | str:
         updated["save_mode"] = _normalize_setting_value(
             "save_mode", form.get("save_mode"), defaults
         )
+        updated["default_voice"] = _normalize_setting_value(
+            "default_voice", form.get("default_voice"), defaults
+        )
         for key in sorted(BOOLEAN_SETTINGS):
             updated[key] = _coerce_bool(form.get(key), False)
         updated["separate_chapters_format"] = _normalize_setting_value(

abogen/web/static/dashboard.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const initDashboard = () => {
   const voiceSelect = document.querySelector('[data-role="voice-select"]');
   const formulaField = document.querySelector('[data-role="formula-field"]');
   const formulaInput = document.querySelector('[data-role="voice-formula"]');
+  const languageSelect = document.getElementById("language");
 
   const sourceText = document.querySelector('[data-role="source-text"]');
   const previewEl = document.querySelector('[data-role="text-preview"]');
@@ -11,20 +12,45 @@ const initDashboard = () => {
   const charCountEl = document.querySelector('[data-role="char-count"]');
   const wordCountEl = document.querySelector('[data-role="word-count"]');
 
+  const hydrateDefaultVoice = () => {
+    if (!voiceSelect) return;
+    const defaultVoice = voiceSelect.dataset.default;
+    if (!defaultVoice) return;
+    const option = voiceSelect.querySelector(`option[value="${defaultVoice}"]`);
+    if (option) {
+      voiceSelect.value = defaultVoice;
+    }
+  };
+
   const updateVoiceControls = () => {
     if (!profileSelect) {
       return;
     }
     const value = profileSelect.value;
-    const showVoice = !value || value === "__standard";
+    const isStandard = !value || value === "__standard";
-    const showFormula = value === "__formula";
+    const isFormula = value === "__formula";
+    const isSavedProfile = Boolean(value && !isStandard && !isFormula);
 
     if (voiceField) {
-      voiceField.hidden = !showVoice;
+      voiceField.hidden = false;
-      voiceField.setAttribute("aria-hidden", showVoice ? "false" : "true");
+      voiceField.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "false");
     }
     if (voiceSelect) {
-      voiceSelect.disabled = !showVoice;
+      voiceSelect.disabled = !isStandard;
+      voiceSelect.dataset.state = isStandard ? "editable" : "locked";
+    }
+
+    let showFormula = isFormula || isSavedProfile;
+    let presetFormula = "";
+    if (isSavedProfile) {
+      const option = profileSelect.selectedOptions[0];
+      if (option) {
+        presetFormula = option.dataset.formula || "";
+        const profileLang = option.dataset.language || "";
+        if (profileLang && languageSelect) {
+          languageSelect.value = profileLang;
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     if (formulaField) {
@@ -33,9 +59,15 @@ const initDashboard = () => {
     }
     if (formulaInput) {
       formulaInput.disabled = !showFormula;
-      if (!showFormula) {
+      if (showFormula) {
+        if (presetFormula) {
+          formulaInput.value = presetFormula;
+        }
+      } else {
         formulaInput.value = formulaInput.value.trim();
       }
+      formulaInput.dataset.state = isSavedProfile ? "locked" : "editable";
+      formulaInput.readOnly = isSavedProfile;
     }
   };
 
@@ -74,6 +106,8 @@ const initDashboard = () => {
     updateVoiceControls();
   }
 
+  hydrateDefaultVoice();
+
   if (sourceText) {
     sourceText.addEventListener("input", updatePreview);
     updatePreview();

abogen/web/static/styles.css

@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ body {
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
 }
 
+.form-grid {
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
+.form-grid > .grid {
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
 .button {
   appearance: none;
   border: none;
@@ -175,6 +183,20 @@ body {
   gap: 0.4rem;
 }
 
+.field--full {
+  max-width: none;
+}
+
+.field--full textarea {
+  min-height: 260px;
+}
+
+.field--actions {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
 .field label {
   font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--muted);
@@ -194,6 +216,18 @@ body {
   transition: border 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
 }
 
+.field input[type="text"],
+.field input[type="file"],
+.field input[type="number"],
+.field select {
+  max-width: 420px;
+  width: min(100%, 420px);
+}
+
+.field input[type="number"] {
+  max-width: 200px;
+}
+
 .field input:focus,
 .field select:focus,
 .field textarea:focus {
@@ -376,19 +410,70 @@ body {
   border-radius: 18px;
   padding: 1.25rem 1.4rem;
   display: grid;
-  gap: 1rem;
+  gap: 1.1rem 1.4rem;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr));
 }
 
 .settings__section legend {
   font-weight: 600;
   padding: 0 0.5rem;
   color: var(--muted);
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
 }
 
-.field--inline {
+.field--choices {
-  display: flex;
+  display: grid;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  gap: 0.85rem;
+}
+
+.toggle-pill {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.65rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.toggle-pill input {
+  position: absolute;
+  opacity: 0;
+  inset: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.toggle-pill span {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.65rem 0.95rem;
+  border-radius: 16px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.25);
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.45);
+  color: var(--muted);
+  transition: border 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
+}
+
+.toggle-pill:hover span {
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.toggle-pill input:focus-visible + span {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.18);
+}
+
+.toggle-pill input:checked + span {
+  background: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.15);
+  border-color: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.4);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+.hint {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--muted);
 }
 
 .settings__actions {
@@ -600,23 +685,21 @@ progress.progress::-moz-progress-bar {
 }
 
 .voice-editor__identity {
-  display: flex;
+  display: grid;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
   gap: 0.75rem 1rem;
-  align-items: flex-start;
+  align-items: end;
 }
 
 .voice-editor__name-field {
-  flex: 1 1 220px;
   min-width: 200px;
 }
 
 .voice-editor__toolbar {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  gap: 0.65rem;
-  margin-left: auto;
   min-height: 2.6rem;
 }
 
@@ -1033,6 +1116,17 @@ progress.progress::-moz-progress-bar {
   pointer-events: none;
 }
 
+[data-state="locked"] {
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+select[data-state="locked"],
+input[data-state="locked"] {
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.35);
+  color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.8);
+  border-color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.2);
+}
+
 .icon-button {
   appearance: none;
   border-radius: 16px;
@@ -1047,9 +1141,8 @@ progress.progress::-moz-progress-bar {
   transition: color 0.2s ease, border 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
 }
 
-.voice-editor__identity > .icon-button,
 .voice-editor__identity > .voice-editor__toolbar {
-  align-self: flex-end;
+  align-self: end;
 }
 
 .icon-button svg {
@@ -1178,6 +1271,24 @@ progress.progress::-moz-progress-bar {
   }
 }
 
+@media (max-width: 720px) {
+  .voice-editor__identity {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .voice-editor__toolbar {
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+  }
+
+  .settings__section {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .field--choices {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes spin {
   0% {
     transform: rotate(0deg);

abogen/web/templates/index.html

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {% block content %}
 <section class="card">
   <h1 class="card__title">Create a new audiobook</h1>
-  <form action="{{ url_for('web.enqueue_job') }}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="grid grid--two">
+  <form action="{{ url_for('web.enqueue_job') }}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="grid grid--two form-grid">
     <div class="grid">
       <div class="field">
         <label for="source_file">Source file</label>
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
       </div>
       <div class="field" data-conditional="standard" data-role="voice-field">
         <label for="voice">Voice</label>
-        <select id="voice" name="voice" data-role="voice-select">
+        <select id="voice" name="voice" data-role="voice-select" data-default="{{ settings.default_voice }}">
           {% for voice in options.voices %}
-          <option value="{{ voice }}">{{ voice }}</option>
+          <option value="{{ voice }}" {% if settings.default_voice == voice %}selected{% endif %}>{{ voice }}</option>
           {% endfor %}
         </select>
       </div>
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
         <select id="voice_profile" name="voice_profile" data-role="voice-profile">
           <option value="__standard" selected>Standard voice</option>
           <option value="__formula">Formula</option>
-          {% if options.voice_profiles %}
+          {% if options.voice_profile_options %}
           <optgroup label="Saved mixes">
-            {% for name, data in options.voice_profiles %}
+            {% for profile in options.voice_profile_options %}
-            <option value="{{ name }}">{{ name }} ({{ data.language|upper }})</option>
+            <option value="{{ profile.name }}" data-language="{{ profile.language }}" data-formula="{{ profile.formula|e }}">{{ profile.name }} {% if profile.language %}({{ profile.language|upper }}){% endif %}</option>
             {% endfor %}
           </optgroup>
           {% endif %}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="grid">
-      <div class="field">
+      <div class="field field--full">
         <label for="source_text">Or paste text directly</label>
         <textarea id="source_text" name="source_text" rows="12" placeholder="Drop some text here if you don't have a file handy..." data-role="source-text"></textarea>
       </div>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         </div>
         <pre class="text-preview__body" data-role="preview-body">Paste text to see a live preview and character count.</pre>
       </div>
-      <div class="field" style="justify-content: flex-end;">
+      <div class="field field--actions">
         <button type="submit" class="button">Queue conversion</button>
       </div>
     </div>

abogen/web/templates/settings.html

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@
           {% endfor %}
         </select>
       </div>
+      <div class="field">
+        <label for="default_voice">Default voice</label>
+        <select id="default_voice" name="default_voice">
+          {% for voice in options.voices %}
+          <option value="{{ voice }}" {% if settings.default_voice == voice %}selected{% endif %}>{{ voice }}</option>
+          {% endfor %}
+        </select>
+        <p class="hint">Used when “Standard voice” is selected on the dashboard.</p>
+      </div>
       <div class="field">
         <label for="save_mode">Save location</label>
         <select id="save_mode" name="save_mode">
@@ -43,14 +52,27 @@
 
     <fieldset class="settings__section">
       <legend>Processing</legend>
-      <div class="field field--inline">
+      <div class="field field--choices">
-        <label class="tag"><input type="checkbox" name="replace_single_newlines" value="true" {% if settings.replace_single_newlines %}checked{% endif %}> Replace single newlines</label>
+        <label class="toggle-pill">
-        <label class="tag"><input type="checkbox" name="use_gpu" value="true" {% if settings.use_gpu %}checked{% endif %}> Use GPU (when available)</label>
+          <input type="checkbox" name="replace_single_newlines" value="true" {% if settings.replace_single_newlines %}checked{% endif %}>
-      </div>
+          <span>Replace single newlines</span>
-      <div class="field field--inline">
+        </label>
-        <label class="tag"><input type="checkbox" name="save_chapters_separately" value="true" {% if settings.save_chapters_separately %}checked{% endif %}> Save each chapter separately</label>
+        <label class="toggle-pill">
-        <label class="tag"><input type="checkbox" name="merge_chapters_at_end" value="true" {% if settings.merge_chapters_at_end %}checked{% endif %}> Also create merged audiobook</label>
+          <input type="checkbox" name="use_gpu" value="true" {% if settings.use_gpu %}checked{% endif %}>
-        <label class="tag"><input type="checkbox" name="save_as_project" value="true" {% if settings.save_as_project %}checked{% endif %}> Save as project with metadata</label>
+          <span>Use GPU (when available)</span>
+        </label>
+        <label class="toggle-pill">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="save_chapters_separately" value="true" {% if settings.save_chapters_separately %}checked{% endif %}>
+          <span>Save each chapter separately</span>
+        </label>
+        <label class="toggle-pill">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="merge_chapters_at_end" value="true" {% if settings.merge_chapters_at_end %}checked{% endif %}>
+          <span>Also create merged audiobook</span>
+        </label>
+        <label class="toggle-pill">
+          <input type="checkbox" name="save_as_project" value="true" {% if settings.save_as_project %}checked{% endif %}>
+          <span>Save as project with metadata</span>
+        </label>
       </div>
       <div class="field">
         <label for="separate_chapters_format">Separate chapter format</label>