Update static/index.html

static/index.html

@@ -164,18 +164,34 @@
 
         // Speech-to-Text function
         function startListening() {
-            const recognition = new (window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition)();
+            let recognition;
+            if (window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition) {
+                recognition = new (window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition)();
+            } else {
+                alert("Your browser does not support speech recognition.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             recognition.lang = currentLanguage;
             recognition.interimResults = false;
+
             recognition.onresult = (event) => {
                 const transcript = event.results[0][0].transcript;
                 document.getElementById("user-input").value = transcript;
                 sendMessage();
             };
+
             recognition.onerror = (event) => {
                 console.error("Speech recognition error:", event.error);
-                addMessage("Bot", "Sorry, I couldn't understand you.", "bot-message");
+                let errorMessage = "Sorry, I couldn't understand you.";
+                if (event.error === "not-allowed") {
+                    errorMessage = "Microphone access is blocked. Please allow access.";
+                } else if (event.error === "network") {
+                    errorMessage = "Network error. Please check your connection.";
+                }
+                addMessage("Bot", errorMessage, "bot-message");
             };
+
             recognition.start();
         }