# Keep short replies and player controls in view

Transcript cleanup preserved more attributed short replies, room\-exit handling waited for a real attendee, and hovered player controls stayed visible\.

- Schema version: 1
- ID: meetso\-2026\-07\-02
- Slug: 2026\-07\-02\-short\-replies\-and\-meeting\-controls
- Period: 2026-07-02 to 2026-07-02
- Published: 2026-07-02
- Updated: None
- History: Development history

Dates describe development history and do not verify when changes became available.

- Banner asset: speaker\-labels
- Banner alt: Two participants linked to speaker labels in a transcript

![Two participants linked to speaker labels in a transcript](/_next/static/media/speaker-labels.1nkf49r0fjr2x.svg)

## Keep short replies from attributed speakers

- ID: short\-replies\-in\-transcripts
- Type: fixed
- Area: transcription
- Availability: unverified

Preserved more brief replies in the transcript when a speaker had already been distinguished\.

A brief utterance could still be omitted during transcript cleanup\.

## Wait for a real attendee before treating the room as departed

- ID: early\-meeting\-arrivals
- Type: fixed
- Area: notetaker
- Availability: unverified

Fixed a notetaker leaving too early when it arrived before other attendees and found only notetakers in the room\.

Limits for inactivity or a meeting where nobody joined still applied\.

## Keep controls visible while using them

- ID: keep\-controls\-visible\-while\-using\-them
- Type: improved
- Area: playback
- Availability: unverified

Updated the player so hovering over its controls held them open instead of letting them auto\-hide\.