Speak-status: drop the double-press-copy Preferences toggle

Andre confirmed (via NVDA speech history) that holding the speak-status hotkey
doesn't repeat or spam — so the defensive toggle that let users disable the
double-press-to-copy was needless configurability. Removed the Preferences
checkbox and the DoublePressStatusToCopy setting; double-press-to-copy (Andre's
own idea) stays, now simply always on. There was never any debounce/anti-spam
code to remove — the only timing is the 600 ms double-tap detection window, which
is the feature itself. Manual updated to drop the toggle line.

Held for the next release (the toggle never shipped).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

MANUAL.md

@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ The main window has a **status line** that updates every second with how long yo
 
 This hotkey is the cure. Give **Speak the RemSound status information** a key in the Keyboard shortcuts dialog, and from then on pressing it reads the whole status out loud, wherever you are — even when RemSound is tucked away in the tray or another program is in front. It's unset to start with, so the key is yours to choose.
 
-It reads the status out **a line at a time** — peers, ping, uptime, data rates, totals — so each piece lands as its own short phrase rather than one long run-on, and big totals show in gigabytes once they pass a gigabyte. A quick **double press** of the same hotkey **copies the status to the clipboard** instead of reading it, so you can paste it to someone if you're comparing notes. If you'd rather a double press just read it again, untick **Double-press the speak-status hotkey to copy the status to the clipboard** on the **General** tab of Preferences (it's on by default).
+It reads the status out **a line at a time** — peers, ping, uptime, data rates, totals — so each piece lands as its own short phrase rather than one long run-on, and big totals show in gigabytes once they pass a gigabyte. A quick **double press** of the same hotkey **copies the status to the clipboard** instead of reading it, so you can paste it to someone if you're comparing notes.
 
 This one is just for screen-reader users: it talks straight through your screen reader. It works with the screen readers RemSound's speech helper supports — **NVDA** , JAWS, Window-Eyes, System Access, SuperNova and ZoomText — and falls back to Windows' own built-in speech if none of those is running. If you don't use a screen reader, just leave this one unset.
 

readme.html

@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ Audient USB Audio ASIO Driver — Pair 3 (channels 5/6): Loop-back 1 (L) / L
 
 <p>This hotkey is the cure. Give <strong>Speak the RemSound status information</strong> a key in the Keyboard shortcuts dialog, and from then on pressing it reads the whole status out loud, wherever you are &mdash; even when RemSound is tucked away in the tray or another program is in front. It's unset to start with, so the key is yours to choose.</p>
 
-<p>It reads the status out <strong>a line at a time</strong> &mdash; peers, ping, uptime, data rates, totals &mdash; so each piece lands as its own short phrase rather than one long run-on, and big totals show in gigabytes once they pass a gigabyte. A quick <strong>double press</strong> of the same hotkey <strong>copies the status to the clipboard</strong> instead of reading it, so you can paste it to someone if you're comparing notes. If you'd rather a double press just read it again, untick <strong>Double-press the speak-status hotkey to copy the status to the clipboard</strong> on the <strong>General</strong> tab of Preferences (it's on by default).</p>
+<p>It reads the status out <strong>a line at a time</strong> &mdash; peers, ping, uptime, data rates, totals &mdash; so each piece lands as its own short phrase rather than one long run-on, and big totals show in gigabytes once they pass a gigabyte. A quick <strong>double press</strong> of the same hotkey <strong>copies the status to the clipboard</strong> instead of reading it, so you can paste it to someone if you're comparing notes.</p>
 
 <p>This one is just for screen-reader users: it talks straight through your screen reader. It works with the screen readers RemSound's speech helper supports &mdash; <strong>NVDA</strong>, JAWS, Window-Eyes, System Access, SuperNova and ZoomText &mdash; and falls back to Windows' own built-in speech if none of those is running. If you don't use a screen reader, just leave this one unset.</p>
 

src/RemSound.App/MainForm.cs

@@ -3370,10 +3370,9 @@ public sealed class MainForm : Form
         var text = statusReadout.Text;
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text)) text = "No status information available.";
 
-        // Double press copies to the clipboard — but only if the user has left that on (Preferences →
+        // A quick second press copies the status to the clipboard instead of reading it again, so it can
-        // General). Read the flag only when the timing already qualifies, so a normal single press never
+        // be shared. This is a deliberate double-tap, not a key repeat — a single press never reaches here.
-        // touches the config file.
+        if (withinDoublePressWindow)
-        if (withinDoublePressWindow && AppConfig.Load().DoublePressStatusToCopy)
         {
             // Second quick press: copy the status to the clipboard so it can be shared. Clipboard access
             // needs the UI thread — this runs on it (the hotkey is marshalled onto the owner form).

src/RemSound.App/PreferencesDialog.cs

@@ -210,15 +210,6 @@ internal sealed class PreferencesDialog : Form
         AutoSize = true,
     };
 
-    // Screen-reader convenience (machine-wide, AppConfig). On by default. When off, a double press of
-    // the speak-status hotkey just reads the status again rather than copying it.
-    private readonly AccessibleCheckBox doublePressCopyBox = new()
-    {
-        Text = "Double-press the speak-status hotkey to copy the status to the clipboard (Alt+&C)",
-        AccessibleName = "Double-press the speak-status hotkey to copy the status to the clipboard",
-        AutoSize = true,
-    };
-
     // Update settings — startup-check checkbox, frequency dropdown, manual check button,
     // silent-install checkbox. Sits above the logging row so users meet it during setup; the
     // canonical order in the dialog is "things related to the program staying current" before
@@ -575,15 +566,6 @@ internal sealed class PreferencesDialog : Form
         silentlyInstallUpdatesBox.Checked = cfgForLoad.SilentlyInstallUpdates;
         upnpEnabledBox.Checked = cfgForLoad.UpnpEnabled;
 
-        // Double-press-the-speak-status-hotkey-to-copy toggle (machine-wide, AppConfig). On by default.
-        doublePressCopyBox.Checked = cfgForLoad.DoublePressStatusToCopy;
-        doublePressCopyBox.CheckedChanged += (_, _) =>
-        {
-            var cfg = AppConfig.Load();
-            cfg.DoublePressStatusToCopy = doublePressCopyBox.Checked;
-            try { cfg.Save(); } catch { /* harmless — choice just won't survive a restart */ }
-        };
-
         checkForUpdatesOnStartupBox.CheckedChanged += (_, _) =>
         {
             var cfg = AppConfig.Load();
@@ -816,7 +798,7 @@ internal sealed class PreferencesDialog : Form
         // is a field (declared above) so OnShown can focus it when the dialog opens. Logging is its
         // own tab (2026-06-19); the two logging controls moved off the General tab to lead it.
         tabs.TabPages.Add(MakeTab("General",
-            browseProfilesFolderButton, acceptRemoteVolumeBox, upnpEnabledBox, upnpStatusLabel, doublePressCopyBox));
+            browseProfilesFolderButton, acceptRemoteVolumeBox, upnpEnabledBox, upnpStatusLabel));
         tabs.TabPages.Add(MakeTab("Audio cues", cueGroup));
         tabs.TabPages.Add(MakeTab("Startup behaviour",
             startMinimisedBox, startWithUserBox, startWithProfileBox, startupListPanel));

src/RemSound.Core/AppConfig.cs

@@ -196,11 +196,6 @@ public sealed class AppConfig
     public bool? UntickOthersWhenUsingDefaultOutput { get; set; }
     public bool? UntickOthersWhenUsingDefaultInput { get; set; }
 
-    /// <summary>If true, pressing the "speak status" global hotkey twice in quick succession copies the
-    /// status text to the clipboard (instead of just reading it again). On by default; the user can turn
-    /// it off on the Preferences General tab. Machine-wide; a screen-reader convenience (Andre's idea).</summary>
-    public bool DoublePressStatusToCopy { get; set; } = true;
-
     /// <summary>If non-null and a profile with this title exists, RemSound skips the
     /// startup profile picker and loads this profile directly. Combine with
     /// <see cref="StartMinimised"/> + the Windows auto-start registry entry