Move transcription history to separate window

- Add HistoryWindowController for native macOS window management
- Update MenuBarManager to support window opening
- Modify sidebar to open history in separate window instead of inline
- Update navigation handlers to use window controller
- Settings remains inline as before

VoiceInk/HistoryWindowController.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import SwiftData
+import AppKit
+
+class HistoryWindowController: NSObject, NSWindowDelegate {
+    static let shared = HistoryWindowController()
+
+    private var historyWindow: NSWindow?
+    private let windowIdentifier = NSUserInterfaceItemIdentifier("com.prakashjoshipax.voiceink.historyWindow")
+    private let windowAutosaveName = NSWindow.FrameAutosaveName("VoiceInkHistoryWindowFrame")
+
+    private override init() {
+        super.init()
+    }
+
+    func showHistoryWindow(modelContainer: ModelContainer) {
+        if let existingWindow = historyWindow, existingWindow.isVisible {
+            existingWindow.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+            NSApplication.shared.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+            return
+        }
+
+        let window = createHistoryWindow(modelContainer: modelContainer)
+        historyWindow = window
+        window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        NSApplication.shared.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+    }
+
+    private func createHistoryWindow(modelContainer: ModelContainer) -> NSWindow {
+        let historyView = TranscriptionHistoryView()
+            .modelContainer(modelContainer)
+            .frame(minWidth: 800, minHeight: 600)
+
+        let hostingController = NSHostingController(rootView: historyView)
+
+        let window = NSWindow(
+            contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 900, height: 700),
+            styleMask: [.titled, .closable, .miniaturizable, .resizable, .fullSizeContentView],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+
+        window.contentViewController = hostingController
+        window.title = "VoiceInk — Transcription History"
+        window.identifier = windowIdentifier
+        window.delegate = self
+        window.titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
+        window.titleVisibility = .visible
+        window.backgroundColor = NSColor.windowBackgroundColor
+        window.isReleasedWhenClosed = false
+        window.collectionBehavior = [.fullScreenPrimary]
+        window.minSize = NSSize(width: 700, height: 500)
+
+        window.setFrameAutosaveName(windowAutosaveName)
+        if !window.setFrameUsingName(windowAutosaveName) {
+            window.center()
+        }
+
+        return window
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - NSWindowDelegate
+
+    func windowWillClose(_ notification: Notification) {
+        guard let window = notification.object as? NSWindow,
+              window.identifier == windowIdentifier else { return }
+
+        historyWindow = nil
+    }
+
+    func windowDidBecomeKey(_ notification: Notification) {
+        guard let window = notification.object as? NSWindow,
+              window.identifier == windowIdentifier else { return }
+        NSApplication.shared.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+    }
+}

VoiceInk/MenuBarManager.swift

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import SwiftUI
+import SwiftData
 import AppKit
 
 class MenuBarManager: ObservableObject {
@@ -8,12 +9,17 @@ class MenuBarManager: ObservableObject {
             updateAppActivationPolicy()
         }
     }
-    
+
-    
+    private var modelContainer: ModelContainer?
+
     init() {
         self.isMenuBarOnly = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "IsMenuBarOnly")
         updateAppActivationPolicy()
     }
+
+    func configure(modelContainer: ModelContainer) {
+        self.modelContainer = modelContainer
+    }
     
     func toggleMenuBarOnly() {
         isMenuBarOnly.toggle()
@@ -54,17 +60,17 @@ class MenuBarManager: ObservableObject {
     
     func openMainWindowAndNavigate(to destination: String) {
         print("MenuBarManager: Navigating to \(destination)")
-        
+
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             guard let self = self else { return }
-            
+
             self.applyActivationPolicy()
-            
+
             guard WindowManager.shared.showMainWindow() != nil else {
                 print("MenuBarManager: Unable to show main window for navigation")
                 return
             }
-            
+
             // Post a notification to navigate to the desired destination
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
                 NotificationCenter.default.post(
@@ -76,4 +82,12 @@ class MenuBarManager: ObservableObject {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    func openHistoryWindow() {
+        guard let modelContainer = modelContainer else {
+            print("MenuBarManager: ModelContainer not configured")
+            return
+        }
+        HistoryWindowController.shared.showHistoryWindow(modelContainer: modelContainer)
+    }
 }

VoiceInk/Views/ContentView.swift

@@ -106,22 +106,47 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 
                 ForEach(visibleViewTypes) { viewType in
                     Section {
-                        NavigationLink(value: viewType) {
+                        if viewType == .history {
-                            HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                            // History opens in separate window instead of inline
-                                Image(systemName: viewType.icon)
+                            Button(action: {
-                                    .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .medium))
+                                HistoryWindowController.shared.showHistoryWindow(
-                                    .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+                                    modelContainer: modelContext.container
+                                )
+                            }) {
+                                HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                                    Image(systemName: viewType.icon)
+                                        .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .medium))
+                                        .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
 
-                                Text(viewType.rawValue)
+                                    Text(viewType.rawValue)
-                                    .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .medium))
+                                        .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .medium))
 
-                                Spacer()
+                                    Spacer()
+                                }
+                                .padding(.vertical, 8)
+                                .padding(.horizontal, 2)
                             }
-                            .padding(.vertical, 8)
+                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                            .padding(.horizontal, 2)
+                            .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+                            .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                        } else {
+                            NavigationLink(value: viewType) {
+                                HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                                    Image(systemName: viewType.icon)
+                                        .font(.system(size: 18, weight: .medium))
+                                        .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+
+                                    Text(viewType.rawValue)
+                                        .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .medium))
+
+                                    Spacer()
+                                }
+                                .padding(.vertical, 8)
+                                .padding(.horizontal, 2)
+                            }
+                            .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+                            .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
                         }
-                        .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
-                        .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -150,7 +175,10 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 case "VoiceInk Pro":
                     selectedView = .license
                 case "History":
-                    selectedView = .history
+                    // Open History in separate window instead of inline
+                    HistoryWindowController.shared.showHistoryWindow(
+                        modelContainer: modelContext.container
+                    )
                 case "Permissions":
                     selectedView = .permissions
                 case "Enhancement":
@@ -178,7 +206,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         case .transcribeAudio:
             AudioTranscribeView()
         case .history:
-            TranscriptionHistoryView()
+            // History now opens in separate window, not shown inline
+            Text("History")
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
         case .audioInput:
             AudioInputSettingsView()
         case .dictionary:

VoiceInk/Views/MenuBarView.swift

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct MenuBarView: View {
             .keyboardShortcut("c", modifiers: [.command, .shift])
             
             Button("History") {
-                menuBarManager.openMainWindowAndNavigate(to: "History")
+                menuBarManager.openHistoryWindow()
             }
             .keyboardShortcut("h", modifiers: [.command, .shift])
             

VoiceInk/VoiceInk.swift

@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ struct VoiceInkApp: App {
         let menuBarManager = MenuBarManager()
         _menuBarManager = StateObject(wrappedValue: menuBarManager)
 
+        // Configure MenuBarManager with ModelContainer for window management
+        menuBarManager.configure(modelContainer: container)
+
         let activeWindowService = ActiveWindowService.shared
         activeWindowService.configure(with: enhancementService)
         activeWindowService.configureWhisperState(whisperState)
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ struct VoiceInkApp: App {
         .windowStyle(.hiddenTitleBar)
         .commands {
             CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem) { }
-            
+
             CommandGroup(after: .appInfo) {
                 CheckForUpdatesView(updaterViewModel: updaterViewModel)
             }