Buzz Transcription: Batch Restart Fix
A single pull request, PR #1681, fixes bulk restart for failed transcriptions. There is no broader pattern today — the impact is improved reliability when recovering multiple jobs at once.
Duration: PT2M12S
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- Show: Buzz Transcription
- Published: 2026-10-29T13:15:42Z
- Audio duration: PT2M12S
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Good morning, it's October 29th, 2026, and this is your Buzz Transcription briefing.
There's no broader pattern in today's activity, just a single high-impact usability and reliability fix.
The focus is bulk recovery after failures. In pull request 1681, a contributor fixes restart transcription so it applies to every selected row, each with its saved options, instead of only the first row.
Previously, if you selected several failed or canceled transcriptions, right-clicked and chose restart, only the first item would restart while the others stayed stuck. That forced repetitive manual retries and left queues in an inconsistent state.
The same update corrects when the restart option appears. The right-click menu had been checking only the first selected row, so if that row was completed, the option would be hidden even when other selected rows had failed and needed a restart. The fix makes menu visibility reflect the whole selection.
This matters for a common workflow noted in the report: closing Buzz with files still in progress can leave you with many canceled rows at once. Being able to select them all and restart each with its original settings restores throughput without…
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