start tts from text select (#68)

* Added support for Text-to-Speech from selection in EPUB reader.

* Added support for Text-to-Speech from selection in PDF reader

app/src/main/assets/epub_reader.js

@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@
     };
 
     window.extractTextWithCfi = function () {
-        const results = [];
+        const results =[];
         const contentNodes = document.body.querySelectorAll("p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, blockquote");
 
         contentNodes.forEach((node) => {
@@ -1058,6 +1058,73 @@
         return jsonResult;
     };
 
+    window.extractTextWithCfiFromSelection = function() {
+        try {
+            var selection = window.getSelection();
+            if (!selection || selection.rangeCount === 0 || selection.toString().trim() === "") {
+                return window.extractTextWithCfiFromTop(); // Fallback
+            }
+            var range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
+            var startNode = range.startContainer;
+            var startOffset = range.startOffset;
+
+            const ttsNodeSelector = "p, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, li, blockquote";
+            let startBlock = startNode.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE ? startNode.parentNode.closest(ttsNodeSelector) : startNode.closest(ttsNodeSelector);
+
+            if (!startBlock) return window.extractTextWithCfiFromTop(); // Fallback
+
+            let absoluteStartOffset = 0;
+            const treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(startBlock, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT, null, false);
+            let currentNode = treeWalker.nextNode();
+            while (currentNode && currentNode !== startNode) {
+                absoluteStartOffset += currentNode.nodeValue.length;
+                currentNode = treeWalker.nextNode();
+            }
+            if (currentNode === startNode) {
+                absoluteStartOffset += startOffset;
+            }
+
+            const allContentNodes = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll(ttsNodeSelector));
+            const startIndex = allContentNodes.findIndex(node => node === startBlock);
+
+            if (startIndex === -1) return window.extractTextWithCfiFromTop();
+
+            const nodesToProcess = allContentNodes.slice(startIndex);
+            const results =[];
+
+            nodesToProcess.forEach((node, index) => {
+                let fullText = node.textContent || "";
+                if (fullText.trim().length > 0 && node.offsetParent !== null) {
+                    try {
+                        const cfiObj = getCfiPathForElement(node, 0);
+                        if (cfiObj && cfiObj.cfi) {
+                            if (index === 0) {
+                                // Slice the very first block strictly from the selected character
+                                let sliced = fullText.substring(absoluteStartOffset);
+                                if (sliced.trim().length > 0) {
+                                    results.push({
+                                        cfi: cfiObj,
+                                        text: sliced,
+                                        startOffset: absoluteStartOffset
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                results.push({
+                                    cfi: cfiObj,
+                                    text: fullText,
+                                    startOffset: 0
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } catch(e){}
+                }
+            });
+            return JSON.stringify(results);
+        } catch(e) {
+            return window.extractTextWithCfiFromTop();
+        }
+    };
+
     window.TtsBridgeHelper = {
         extractAndRelayText: function () {
             try {
@@ -1072,6 +1139,18 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        extractAndRelayTextFromSelection: function() {
+            try {
+                const structuredTextJson = window.extractTextWithCfiFromSelection();
+                if (typeof TtsBridge !== "undefined" && TtsBridge.onStructuredTextExtracted) {
+                    TtsBridge.onStructuredTextExtracted(structuredTextJson);
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                if (typeof TtsBridge !== "undefined" && TtsBridge.onStructuredTextExtracted) {
+                    TtsBridge.onStructuredTextExtracted("[]");
+                }
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     window.reportTopChunk = function () {

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/epubreader/ChapterWebView.kt

@@ -50,13 +50,8 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CopyAll
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Delete
 import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
-import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
-import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
@@ -74,7 +69,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
-import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntRect
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntSize
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.viewinterop.AndroidView
 import androidx.compose.ui.window.Popup
 import androidx.compose.ui.window.PopupPositionProvider
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
-import com.aryan.reader.R
+import com.aryan.reader.paginatedreader.PaginatedTextSelectionMenu
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.json.JSONObject
@@ -896,7 +890,8 @@ fun ChapterWebView(
                             horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceEvenly,
                             verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
                         ) {
-                            IconButton(onClick = {
+                            PaginatedTextSelectionMenu(
+                                onCopy = {
                                     val clipboard = context.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
                                     val clip = ClipData.newPlainText("Copied Text", state.selectedText)
                                     clipboard.setPrimaryClip(clip)
@@ -904,67 +899,60 @@ fun ChapterWebView(
                                     localWebViewRef?.clearFocus()
                                     localWebViewRef?.evaluateJavascript("javascript:if(window.getSelection) window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();", null)
                                     customMenuState = null
-                            }) {
+                                },
-                                Icon(Icons.Default.CopyAll, contentDescription = "Copy")
+                                onSelectAll = null,
-                            }
+                                onDictionary = {
-
-                            if (state.selectedText.length <= 2000) {
-                                IconButton(onClick = {
                                     val textToDefine = state.selectedText
                                     if (textToDefine.isNotBlank()) {
                                         onWordSelectedForAiDefinition(textToDefine)
                                     }
                                     customMenuState = null
-                                }) {
+                                },
-                                    Icon(painterResource(id = R.drawable.dictionary), contentDescription = "Dictionary")
+                                onTranslate = {
-                                }
-                                IconButton(onClick = {
                                     val textToDefine = state.selectedText
                                     if (textToDefine.isNotBlank()) {
                                         onTranslate(textToDefine)
                                     }
                                     customMenuState = null
-                                }) {
+                                },
-                                    Icon(painterResource(id = R.drawable.translate), contentDescription = "Translate")
+                                onSearch = {
-                                }
-                                IconButton(onClick = {
                                     val textToDefine = state.selectedText
                                     if (textToDefine.isNotBlank()) {
                                         onSearch(textToDefine)
                                     }
                                     customMenuState = null
-                                }) {
+                                },
-                                    Icon(painterResource(id = R.drawable.search), contentDescription = "Search")
+                                onHighlight = null, // Highlight handles itself above in the Colors Row
-                                }
+                                onTts = {
-                            }
+                                    localWebViewRef?.evaluateJavascript("javascript:window.TtsBridgeHelper.extractAndRelayTextFromSelection();", null)
-
+                                    state.finishActionModeCallback()
-                            if (state.isExistingHighlight && state.cfi != null) {
+                                    localWebViewRef?.clearFocus()
-                                IconButton(onClick = {
+                                    localWebViewRef?.evaluateJavascript("javascript:if(window.getSelection) window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();", null)
-                                    Timber.d("Kotlin: Popup Delete requested for clicked CFI: '${state.cfi}'")
+                                    customMenuState = null
+                                },
+                                onDelete = if (state.isExistingHighlight && state.cfi != null) {
+                                    {
                                         val highlightToDelete = userHighlights.find { h ->
                                             h.cfi == state.cfi || h.cfi.split("|").contains(state.cfi)
                                         }
-
                                         if (highlightToDelete != null) {
                                             val cssClassToDelete = highlightToDelete.color.cssClass
                                             val allCfiParts = highlightToDelete.cfi.split("|")
-
                                             allCfiParts.forEach { partCfi ->
                                                 localWebViewRef?.evaluateJavascript(
                                                     "javascript:window.HighlightBridgeHelper.removeHighlightByCfi('${escapeJsString(partCfi)}', '$cssClassToDelete');",
                                                     null
                                                 )
                                             }
-
                                             onHighlightDeleted(highlightToDelete.cfi)
                                         }
-
                                         state.finishActionModeCallback()
                                         customMenuState = null
-                                }) {
-                                    Icon(Icons.Default.Delete, contentDescription = "Remove", tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error)
-                                }
                                     }
+                                } else null,
+                                isProUser = isProUser,
+                                isOss = isOss
+                            )
                         }
                     }
                 }

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/epubreader/EpubReaderScreen.kt

@@ -956,6 +956,21 @@ fun EpubReaderHost(
         }
     }
 
+    var showPermissionRationaleDialog by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val isDarkTheme = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+    var showTtsSettingsSheet by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var showDeviceVoiceSettingsSheet by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+
+    val currentChapterInPaginatedMode by remember {
+        derivedStateOf {
+            if (currentRenderMode == RenderMode.PAGINATED) {
+                (paginator as? BookPaginator)?.findChapterIndexForPage(paginatedPagerState.currentPage)
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun startTts() {
         if (isAutoScrollModeActive) {
             isAutoScrollModeActive = false
@@ -1007,10 +1022,66 @@ fun EpubReaderHost(
         }
     )
 
-    var showPermissionRationaleDialog by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    fun startTtsFromSelectionPaginated(baseCfi: String, startOffset: Int) {
-    val isDarkTheme = isSystemInDarkTheme()
+        val action = {
-    var showTtsSettingsSheet by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+            scope.launch {
-    var showDeviceVoiceSettingsSheet by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+                val bookPaginator = paginator as? BookPaginator
+                val chapterIndex = currentChapterInPaginatedMode ?: return@launch
+                val chunks = bookPaginator?.getTtsChunksForChapter(chapterIndex) ?: return@launch
+
+                var foundIdx = -1
+                for (i in chunks.indices) {
+                    val c = chunks[i]
+                    val cPath = c.sourceCfi.substringBefore(":")
+                    val bPath = baseCfi.substringBefore(":")
+                    if (cPath == bPath && startOffset >= c.startOffsetInSource && startOffset < c.startOffsetInSource + c.text.length) {
+                        foundIdx = i
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (foundIdx != -1) {
+                    val target = chunks[foundIdx]
+                    val relativeOffset = startOffset - target.startOffsetInSource
+                    val safeRelativeOffset = relativeOffset.coerceIn(0, target.text.length)
+                    val slicedText = target.text.substring(safeRelativeOffset)
+                    val newChunk = target.copy(text = slicedText, startOffsetInSource = startOffset)
+
+                    val remainingChunks = mutableListOf(newChunk)
+                    remainingChunks.addAll(chunks.subList(foundIdx + 1, chunks.size))
+
+                    if (remainingChunks.isNotEmpty()) {
+                        ttsShouldStartOnChapterLoad = false
+                        ttsChapterIndex = chapterIndex
+                        val chapterTitle = chapters.getOrNull(chapterIndex)?.title
+                        val coverUriString = coverImagePath?.let { Uri.fromFile(File(it)).toString() }
+                        ttsController.start(
+                            chunks = remainingChunks,
+                            bookTitle = epubBook.title,
+                            chapterTitle = chapterTitle,
+                            coverImageUri = coverUriString,
+                            ttsMode = currentTtsMode,
+                            playbackSource = "READER"
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isAutoScrollModeActive) {
+            isAutoScrollModeActive = false
+            isAutoScrollPlaying = false
+        }
+        userStoppedTts = false
+
+        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            action()
+        } else if (activity?.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) == true) {
+            showPermissionRationaleDialog = true
+        } else {
+            permissionLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS)
+        }
+    }
 
     TtsSessionObserver(
         ttsState = ttsState,
@@ -1314,16 +1385,6 @@ fun EpubReaderHost(
         }
     }
 
-    val currentChapterInPaginatedMode by remember {
-        derivedStateOf {
-            if (currentRenderMode == RenderMode.PAGINATED) {
-                (paginator as? BookPaginator)?.findChapterIndexForPage(paginatedPagerState.currentPage)
-            } else {
-                null
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     LaunchedEffect(paginatedPagerState.currentPage, paginator, currentRenderMode) {
         if (currentRenderMode == RenderMode.PAGINATED && paginator != null && isPagerInitialized) {
             val chapterIndex = (paginator as? BookPaginator)?.findChapterIndexForPage(paginatedPagerState.currentPage)
@@ -2250,10 +2311,11 @@ fun EpubReaderHost(
                                                             val cfiJsonObject =
                                                                 JSONObject(cfiJsonString)
                                                             val cfi = cfiJsonObject.getString("cfi")
+                                                            val baseOffset = jsonObject.optInt("startOffset", 0)
 
                                                             val subChunks =
                                                                 splitTextIntoChunks(text)
-                                                            var currentOffset = 0
+                                                            var currentOffset = baseOffset
                                                             for (subChunk in subChunks) {
                                                                 ttsChunks.add(
                                                                     TtsChunk(
@@ -2649,6 +2711,9 @@ fun EpubReaderHost(
                                 onSearch = { text ->
                                     onSearchLookup(text)
                                 },
+                                onStartTtsFromSelection = { cfi, offset ->
+                                    startTtsFromSelectionPaginated(cfi, offset)
+                                },
                                 userHighlights = userHighlights.filter { it.chapterIndex == (currentChapterInPaginatedMode ?: -1) },
                                 onHighlightCreated = { cfi, text, colorId ->
                                     Timber.d("EpubReaderScreen: onHighlightCreated. CFI: $cfi")

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/paginatedreader/PaginatedReader.kt

@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
 import androidx.compose.foundation.ExperimentalFoundationApi
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.PlatformTextStyle
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.LineHeightStyle
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.border
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
@@ -64,12 +62,12 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.VolumeUp
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Delete
 import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
 import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
-import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
@@ -125,6 +123,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.TextToolbar
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.TextToolbarStatus
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.PlatformTextStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextLayoutResult
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextMeasurer
@@ -135,6 +134,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.rememberTextMeasurer
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.LineBreak
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.LineHeightStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextIndent
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Constraints
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ fun PaginatedReaderScreen(
     onWordSelectedForAiDefinition: (String) -> Unit,
     onTranslate: (String) -> Unit,
     onSearch: (String) -> Unit,
+    onStartTtsFromSelection: (String, Int) -> Unit,
     userHighlights: List<UserHighlight>,
     onHighlightCreated: (String, String, String) -> Unit,
     onHighlightDeleted: (String) -> Unit,
@@ -807,6 +808,7 @@ fun PaginatedReaderScreen(
             onWordSelectedForAiDefinition = onWordSelectedForAiDefinition,
             onTranslate = onTranslate,
             onSearch = onSearch,
+            onStartTtsFromSelection = onStartTtsFromSelection,
             userHighlights = userHighlights,
             onHighlightCreated = onHighlightCreated,
             onHighlightDeleted = onHighlightDeleted,
@@ -1379,6 +1381,7 @@ internal fun PaginatedReaderContent(
     onWordSelectedForAiDefinition: (String) -> Unit,
     onTranslate: (String) -> Unit,
     onSearch: (String) -> Unit,
+    onStartTtsFromSelection: (String, Int) -> Unit,
     onGetChapterInfo: (Int) -> Pair<String, Int?>?,
     userHighlights: List<UserHighlight>,
     onHighlightCreated: (String, String, String) -> Unit,
@@ -2533,14 +2536,58 @@ internal fun PaginatedReaderContent(
                         }, onSelectAll = {
                             state.onSelectAll?.invoke()
                             state.onHide()
+                        }, onTts = {
+                            isForHighlight = true
+                            state.onCopy()
+                            isForHighlight = false
+
+                            capturedTextForAction?.let { text ->
+                                val selectionRect = state.rect
+                                var geometricSuccess = false
+                                val candidates = blockLayoutMap.filter { (_, triple) ->
+                                    val (_, coords, _) = triple
+                                    if (!coords.isAttached) return@filter false
+                                    val pos = coords.positionInWindow()
+                                    val size = coords.size.toSize()
+                                    Rect(pos, size).overlaps(selectionRect)
+                                }
+                                if (candidates.isNotEmpty()) {
+                                    try {
+                                        val sorted = candidates.entries.sortedBy { it.value.second.positionInWindow().y }
+                                        val firstEntry = sorted.first()
+                                        val startCfi: String = firstEntry.key
+                                        val startTriple = firstEntry.value
+
+                                        val startLayout: TextLayoutResult = startTriple.first
+                                        val startCoords: LayoutCoordinates = startTriple.second
+                                        val startAbsOffset: Int = startTriple.third
+
+                                        val localStart = startCoords.windowToLocal(selectionRect.topLeft)
+                                        val finalStartOffset = startLayout.getOffsetForPosition(localStart)
+                                        val absStart: Int = finalStartOffset + startAbsOffset
+
+                                        onStartTtsFromSelection(startCfi, absStart)
+                                        geometricSuccess = true
+                                    } catch(e: Exception) {
+                                        Timber.e(e, "TTS Selection error")
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                if (!geometricSuccess) {
+                                    val pageInfo = onGetPage(pagerState.currentPage)
+                                    val firstCfi = pageInfo?.content?.firstOrNull { it.cfi != null }?.cfi
+                                    if (firstCfi != null) {
+                                        onStartTtsFromSelection(firstCfi, 0)
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            state.onHide()
                         }, onDictionary = {
                             isForDictionary = true
                             state.onCopy()
                             isForDictionary = false
                             state.onHide()
                         }, onTranslate = {
-                            state.onCopy() // we don't necessarily need copy to get text, but follow dictionary pattern if needed, wait menuState has selectedText!
+                            state.onCopy()
-                            // Actually PaginatedMenuState has `selectedText`? Let's check.
                             onTranslate(capturedTextForAction ?: "")
                             state.onHide()
                         }, onSearch = {
@@ -2789,6 +2836,9 @@ internal fun PaginatedReaderContent(
                         }, onSearch = {
                             onSearch(sel.text)
                             activeSelection = null
+                        }, onTts = {
+                            onStartTtsFromSelection(sel.baseCfi, sel.startOffset)
+                            activeSelection = null
                         }, onHighlight = { color ->
                             Timber.d(
                                 "CustomSelection: Highlight clicked. Text: '${sel.text}', BaseCFI: ${sel.baseCfi}, StartOffset: ${sel.startOffset}"
@@ -2863,6 +2913,13 @@ internal fun PaginatedReaderContent(
                             onSearch(highlight.text)
                             activeHighlightForMenu = null
                         },
+                        onTts = {
+                            val firstPart = highlight.cfi.split("|").first()
+                            val baseCfi = firstPart.substringBefore(":")
+                            val offset = firstPart.substringAfter(":", "0").toIntOrNull() ?: 0
+                            onStartTtsFromSelection(baseCfi, offset)
+                            activeHighlightForMenu = null
+                        },
                         onHighlight = { color ->
                             Timber.d("Menu: Updating highlight color to ${color.id}")
                             onHighlightDeleted(highlight.cfi)
@@ -2935,8 +2992,16 @@ private fun ChapterLoadingPlaceholder(title: String?) {
     }
 }
 
+private class MenuActionItem(
+    val iconRes: Int? = null,
+    val imageVector: androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector? = null,
+    val label: String,
+    val onClick: () -> Unit,
+    val isError: Boolean = false
+)
+
 @Composable
-private fun PaginatedTextSelectionMenu(
+fun PaginatedTextSelectionMenu(
     onCopy: () -> Unit,
     onSelectAll: (() -> Unit)?,
     onDictionary: () -> Unit,
@@ -2944,6 +3009,7 @@ private fun PaginatedTextSelectionMenu(
     onSearch: () -> Unit,
     onHighlight: ((HighlightColor) -> Unit)?,
     onDelete: (() -> Unit)?,
+    onTts: (() -> Unit)?,
     @Suppress("unused") isProUser: Boolean,
     @Suppress("unused") isOss: Boolean,
     activeHighlightPalette: List<HighlightColor> = emptyList(),
@@ -2986,69 +3052,52 @@ private fun PaginatedTextSelectionMenu(
                 HorizontalDivider()
             }
 
-            // 2. Action Icons Row (Horizontal)
+            val actions = mutableListOf<MenuActionItem>()
+            actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.copy, label = "Copy", onClick = onCopy))
+            if (onTts != null) {
+                actions.add(MenuActionItem(imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.VolumeUp, label = "Speak", onClick = onTts))
+            }
+            actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.dictionary, label = "Dict", onClick = onDictionary))
+            actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.translate, label = "Translate", onClick = onTranslate))
+            actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.search, label = "Search", onClick = onSearch))
+
+            if (onSelectAll != null) {
+                actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.select_all, label = "Select All", onClick = onSelectAll))
+            }
+            if (onDelete != null) {
+                actions.add(MenuActionItem(imageVector = Icons.Default.Delete, label = "Remove", onClick = onDelete, isError = true))
+            }
+
+            Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 4.dp)) {
+                actions.chunked(3).forEach { rowActions ->
                     Row(
                         modifier = Modifier
                             .fillMaxWidth()
-                    .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
+                            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
                         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceEvenly,
                         verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
                     ) {
-                IconButton(onClick = onCopy) {
+                        rowActions.forEach { action ->
-                    Icon(
+                            val tint = if (action.isError) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface
-                        painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.copy),
+                            Column(
-                        contentDescription = "Copy",
+                                modifier = Modifier
-                        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                                    .width(64.dp)
-                        modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
+                                    .clickable { action.onClick() }
-                    )
+                                    .padding(vertical = 8.dp),
+                                horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally
+                            ) {
+                                if (action.imageVector != null) {
+                                    Icon(imageVector = action.imageVector, contentDescription = action.label, tint = tint, modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp))
+                                } else if (action.iconRes != null) {
+                                    Icon(painter = painterResource(id = action.iconRes), contentDescription = action.label, tint = tint, modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp))
                                 }
-
+                                Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(4.dp))
-                IconButton(onClick = onDictionary) {
+                                Text(text = action.label, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall, color = tint, maxLines = 1)
-                    Icon(
-                        painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.dictionary),
-                        contentDescription = "Dictionary",
-                        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-                        modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                    )
-                }
-
-                IconButton(onClick = onTranslate) {
-                    Icon(
-                        painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.translate),
-                        contentDescription = "Translate",
-                        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-                        modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                    )
-                }
-
-                IconButton(onClick = onSearch) {
-                    Icon(
-                        painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.search),
-                        contentDescription = "Search",
-                        tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-                        modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                    )
-                }
-
-                if (onSelectAll != null) {
-                    IconButton(onClick = onSelectAll) {
-                        Icon(
-                            painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.select_all),
-                            contentDescription = "Select All",
-                            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-                            modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                        )
                             }
                         }
-
+                        repeat(3 - rowActions.size) {
-                if (onDelete != null) {
+                            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(64.dp))
-                    IconButton(onClick = onDelete) {
+                        }
-                        Icon(
-                            imageVector = Icons.Default.Delete,
-                            contentDescription = "Remove",
-                            tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                            modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                        )
                     }
                 }
             }

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/pdf/PdfHelper.kt

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.VolumeUp
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CopyAll
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Delete
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Search
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -88,6 +90,14 @@ internal data class OcrSymbolInfo(
     val parentLine: OcrLine
 )
 
+private class MenuActionItem(
+    val iconRes: Int? = null,
+    val imageVector: ImageVector? = null,
+    val label: String,
+    val onClick: () -> Unit,
+    val isError: Boolean = false
+)
+
 enum class PdfHighlightColor(val color: Color) {
     YELLOW(Color(0xFFFBC02D)),
     GREEN(Color(0xFF388E3C)),
@@ -194,7 +204,8 @@ internal fun PdfSelectionMenuPopup(
     onSearch: (String) -> Unit,
     onSelectAll: () -> Unit,
     onColorSelected: (PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit,
-    onDelete: () -> Unit
+    onDelete: () -> Unit,
+    onTts: (() -> Unit)? = null
 ) {
     Popup(
         popupPositionProvider = popupPositionProvider,
@@ -266,94 +277,55 @@ internal fun PdfSelectionMenuPopup(
 
                     HorizontalDivider()
 
+                    val actions = mutableListOf<MenuActionItem>()
+                    actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.copy, label = "Copy", onClick = { onCopy(menuState.selectedText) }))
+                    if (onTts != null) {
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.VolumeUp, label = "Speak", onClick = onTts))
+                    }
+                    if (menuState.selectedText.length <= 2000) {
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.dictionary, label = "Dict", onClick = { onAiDefine(menuState.selectedText) }))
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.translate, label = "Translate", onClick = { onTranslate(menuState.selectedText) }))
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(imageVector = Icons.Default.Search, label = "Search", onClick = { onSearch(menuState.selectedText) }))
+                    }
+
+                    if (!menuState.isExistingHighlight) {
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(iconRes = R.drawable.select_all, label = "Select All", onClick = { onSelectAll() }))
+                    }
                     if (menuState.isExistingHighlight) {
-                        Row(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().clickable { onDelete() }
+                        actions.add(MenuActionItem(imageVector = Icons.Default.Delete, label = "Remove", onClick = { onDelete() }, isError = true))
-                            .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
-                            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp)) {
-                            Icon(
-                                imageVector = Icons.Default.Delete,
-                                contentDescription = "Remove",
-                                tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                                modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp)
-                            )
-                            Text(
-                                text = "Remove",
-                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error
-                            )
-                        }
-                        HorizontalDivider()
                     }
+
+                    Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 4.dp)) {
+                        actions.chunked(3).forEach { rowActions ->
                             Row(
                                 modifier = Modifier
                                     .fillMaxWidth()
-                            .height(48.dp) // Fixed height for the sleek row
+                                    .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
-                            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp),
                                 horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceEvenly,
                                 verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
                             ) {
-                        // Copy
+                                rowActions.forEach { action ->
-                        androidx.compose.material3.IconButton(
+                                    val tint = if (action.isError) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface
-                            onClick = { onCopy(menuState.selectedText) }
+                                    Column(
+                                        modifier = Modifier
+                                            .width(64.dp)
+                                            .clickable { action.onClick() }
+                                            .padding(vertical = 8.dp),
+                                        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally
                                     ) {
-                            Icon(
+                                        if (action.imageVector != null) {
-                                Icons.Default.CopyAll,
+                                            Icon(imageVector = action.imageVector, contentDescription = action.label, tint = tint, modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp))
-                                contentDescription = "Copy",
+                                        } else if (action.iconRes != null) {
-                                modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
+                                            Icon(painter = painterResource(id = action.iconRes), contentDescription = action.label, tint = tint, modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp))
-                            )
                                         }
-
+                                        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(4.dp))
-                        // Dictionary
+                                        Text(text = action.label, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall, color = tint, maxLines = 1)
-                        if (menuState.selectedText.length <= 2000) {
-                            androidx.compose.material3.IconButton(
-                                onClick = { onAiDefine(menuState.selectedText) }
-                            ) {
-                                Icon(
-                                    painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.dictionary),
-                                    contentDescription = "Dictionary",
-                                    modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                                )
                                     }
                                 }
-
+                                repeat(3 - rowActions.size) {
-                        // Translate
+                                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(64.dp))
-                        if (menuState.selectedText.length <= 2000) {
-                            androidx.compose.material3.IconButton(
-                                onClick = { onTranslate(menuState.selectedText) }
-                            ) {
-                                Icon(
-                                    painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.translate),
-                                    contentDescription = "Translate",
-                                    modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                                )
                                 }
                             }
-
-                        // Search
-                        if (menuState.selectedText.length <= 2000) {
-                            androidx.compose.material3.IconButton(
-                                onClick = { onSearch(menuState.selectedText) }
-                            ) {
-                                Icon(
-                                    imageVector = Icons.Default.Search,
-                                    contentDescription = "Search",
-                                    modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                                )
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        // Select All
-                        if (!menuState.isExistingHighlight) {
-                            androidx.compose.material3.IconButton(
-                                onClick = { onSelectAll() }
-                            ) {
-                                Icon(
-                                    painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.select_all),
-                                    contentDescription = "Select All",
-                                    modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp)
-                                )
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/pdf/PdfPageComposable.kt

@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ internal fun PdfPageComposable(
     onHighlightAdd: (Int, Pair<Int, Int>, String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit = { _,_,_,_ -> },
     onHighlightUpdate: (String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit = { _,_ -> },
     onHighlightDelete: (String) -> Unit = {},
+    onTts: (Int, Int) -> Unit = { _, _ -> },
 ) {
     SideEffect { Timber.tag("PdfDrawPerf").v("PdfPageComposable Recompose: Page $pageIndex") }
     val pdfDocumentItem = pdfDocument.item
@@ -2192,7 +2193,7 @@ internal fun PdfPageComposable(
                                     customMenuState = CustomPdfMenuState(
                                         selectedText = selectedText,
                                         anchorRect = combinedRect,
-                                        charRange = Pair(-1, -1)
+                                        charRange = Pair(indices.first, indices.second)
                                     )
                                     Timber.d(
                                         "Menu shown after OCR drag. Anchor: ${customMenuState?.anchorRect}"
@@ -2395,7 +2396,7 @@ internal fun PdfPageComposable(
                                                             selectedText = foundElement.text,
                                                             anchorRect = combinedRect,
                                                             charRange = Pair(
-                                                                -1, -1
+                                                                symbolStartIndex, symbolEndIndex
                                                             )
                                                         )
                                                         Timber.d(
@@ -3637,6 +3638,7 @@ internal fun PdfPageComposable(
                         onHighlightAdd = onHighlightAdd,
                         onHighlightUpdate = onHighlightUpdate,
                         onHighlightDelete = onHighlightDelete,
+                        onTts = onTts,
                         teardropHeightPx = teardropHeightPxState.value,
                         activeDraggingHandle = activeDraggingHandle,
                         showMagnifier = showMagnifier,
@@ -4587,6 +4589,7 @@ private fun PdfPageRenderer(
     onHighlightAdd: (Int, Pair<Int, Int>, String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit,
     onHighlightUpdate: (String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit,
     onHighlightDelete: (String) -> Unit,
+    onTts: (Int, Int) -> Unit,
 ) {
     SideEffect {
         Timber.tag("PdfPerf").v("PAGE_RENDERER: Recomposing Page ${selectionData.pageIndex}. DraggingHandle=${activeDraggingHandle != null}")
@@ -4989,6 +4992,10 @@ private fun PdfPageRenderer(
                             onHighlightDelete(menuState.highlightId)
                         }
                         onMenuDismiss()
+                    },
+                    onTts = {
+                        onTts(selectionData.pageIndex, menuState.charRange.first)
+                        onMenuDismiss()
                     }
                 )
             }

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/pdf/PdfVerticalReader.kt

@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ internal fun PdfVerticalReader(
     onHighlightAdd: (Int, Pair<Int, Int>, String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit = { _,_,_,_ -> },
     onHighlightUpdate: (String, PdfHighlightColor) -> Unit = { _,_ -> },
     onHighlightDelete: (String) -> Unit = {},
+    onTts: (Int, Int) -> Unit = { _, _ -> },
 ) {
     SideEffect { Timber.tag("PdfDrawPerf").v("LIST: PdfVerticalReader Recomposing.") }
     var globalEraserPosition by remember { mutableStateOf<Offset?>(null) }
@@ -1501,6 +1502,7 @@ internal fun PdfVerticalReader(
                                     onHighlightAdd = onHighlightAdd,
                                     onHighlightUpdate = onHighlightUpdate,
                                     onHighlightDelete = onHighlightDelete,
+                                    onTts = onTts,
                                     onTextBoxDragStart = { box, localTopLeft, touchOffset ->
                                         val currentZoom = zoomAnimatable.value
                                         val panX = panXAnimatable.value

app/src/main/java/com/aryan/reader/pdf/PdfViewerScreen.kt

@@ -2398,8 +2398,8 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
         return false
     }
 
-    fun startTts(pageToReadOverride: Int? = null) {
+    fun startTts(pageToReadOverride: Int? = null, startCharIndex: Int? = null) {
-        Timber.d("TTS button clicked: Starting TTS for current page")
+        Timber.d("TTS button clicked: Starting TTS for current page/selection")
         if (pdfDocument == null || totalPages == 0) {
             return
         }
@@ -2532,7 +2532,15 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
                 val processedText = preprocessTextForTts(rawPageText!!)
                 ttsPageData = TtsPageData(pageToRead, processedText, ocrUsedForCurrentPageTts)
 
-                val chunks = splitTextIntoChunks(processedText.cleanText)
+                val cleanStartIndex = if (startCharIndex != null && startCharIndex >= 0) {
+                    processedText.indexMap.indexOfFirst { it >= startCharIndex }.coerceAtLeast(0)
+                } else {
+                    0
+                }
+
+                val textToChunk = processedText.cleanText.substring(cleanStartIndex)
+
+                val chunks = splitTextIntoChunks(textToChunk)
 
                 val bookTitle = pdfDocument?.getDocumentMeta()?.title?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
                     ?: pdfUri.lastPathSegment ?: "PDF Document"
@@ -2570,6 +2578,30 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
 
     var showPermissionRationaleDialog by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
+    val startTtsWithPermissionCheck: (Int?, Int?) -> Unit = remember(context, activity, executeWithOcrCheck) {
+        { pageOverride, startCharIndex ->
+            executeWithOcrCheck {
+                when {
+                    ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
+                        context, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
+                    ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED -> {
+                        startTts(pageOverride, startCharIndex)
+                    }
+
+                    activity?.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(
+                        Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
+                    ) == true -> {
+                        showPermissionRationaleDialog = true
+                    }
+
+                    else -> {
+                        permissionLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     DisposableEffect(Unit) {
         onDispose {
             Timber.d("Disposing sample MediaPlayer.")
@@ -3971,6 +4003,7 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
                                                 onHighlightAdd = onHighlightAdd,
                                                 onHighlightUpdate = onHighlightUpdate,
                                                 onHighlightDelete = onHighlightDelete,
+                                                onTts = { pageIdx, charIdx -> startTtsWithPermissionCheck(pageIdx, charIdx) },
                                                 onTwoFingerSwipe = { direction ->
                                                     coroutineScope.launch {
                                                         val targetPage =
@@ -4302,6 +4335,7 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
                                             onHighlightAdd = onHighlightAdd,
                                             onHighlightUpdate = onHighlightUpdate,
                                             onHighlightDelete = onHighlightDelete,
+                                            onTts = { pageIdx, charIdx -> startTtsWithPermissionCheck(pageIdx, charIdx) },
                                             onLinkClicked = onLinkClickedStable,
                                             onInternalLinkClicked = onInternalLinkNavStable,
                                             bookmarks = bookmarksHolder,
@@ -5614,27 +5648,7 @@ fun PdfViewerScreen(
                                         Timber.d("TTS button clicked: Stopping TTS")
                                         ttsController.stop()
                                     } else {
-                                        executeWithOcrCheck {
+                                        startTtsWithPermissionCheck(null, null)
-                                            when {
-                                                ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(
-                                                    context, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
-                                                ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED -> {
-                                                    startTts()
-                                                }
-
-                                                activity?.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(
-                                                    Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
-                                                ) == true -> {
-                                                    showPermissionRationaleDialog = true
-                                                }
-
-                                                else -> {
-                                                    permissionLauncher.launch(
-                                                        Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
-                                                    )
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                        }
                                     }
                                 }) {
                                 Icon(