diff --git a/web/templates/entry_view.html b/web/templates/entry_view.html
index 1f58959..4c9caac 100644
--- a/web/templates/entry_view.html
+++ b/web/templates/entry_view.html
@@ -281,134 +281,78 @@
 
 <script>
 (function(){
-  // --- tiny utility to get/keep a chosen voice ---
   const LS_KEY = "tts.voiceName";
 
-  function listVoices() {
-    return speechSynthesis.getVoices();
-  }
+  function listVoices(){ return speechSynthesis.getVoices(); }
 
-  // Prefer nicer voices if present
   const PREFERRED_ORDER = [
-    /Google .*English/i,          // Chrome "Google US/UK English"
-    /Microsoft .*Natural/i,       // Edge natural neural voices
-    /Siri/i,                      // Safari "Siri" voices
-    /Alex/i,                      // macOS Alex
-    /English/i                    // any English as a last resort
+    /Google .*English/i,
+    /Microsoft .*Natural/i,
+    /Siri/i,
+    /Alex/i,
+    /English/i
   ];
 
-  function pickBestVoice(targetLang = "en") {
-    const voices = listVoices();
-    if (!voices.length) return null;
+  function pickBestVoice(lang="en"){
+    const vs = listVoices();
+    if (!vs.length) return null;
 
-    // If the user previously chose a voice and it's still available, use it
     const saved = localStorage.getItem(LS_KEY);
-    if (saved) {
-      const found = voices.find(v => v.name === saved);
+    if (saved){
+      const found = vs.find(v => v.name === saved);
       if (found) return found;
     }
-
-    // Try to match by preferred patterns (and language)
-    for (const pattern of PREFERRED_ORDER) {
-      const match = voices.find(v =>
-        pattern.test(v.name) && v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(targetLang.toLowerCase())
-      );
-      if (match) return match;
+    for (const rx of PREFERRED_ORDER){
+      const m = vs.find(v => rx.test(v.name) && v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(lang));
+      if (m) return m;
     }
-
-    // Fallback: first voice in the requested language, else first voice
-    return voices.find(v => v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(targetLang.toLowerCase())) || voices[0];
+    return vs.find(v => v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(lang)) || vs[0];
   }
 
-  // Build combined text from your page's Illustration + Application fields
-  function buildCombinedText() {
-    // Adjust selectors to your actual DOM:
-    const illEl = document.querySelector('[data-field="illustration"]') || document.querySelector('.lead-text[data-section="illustration"]');
-    const appEl = document.querySelector('[data-field="application"]') || document.querySelector('.lead-text[data-section="application"]');
-
-    const ill = illEl ? illEl.textContent.trim() : "";
-    const app = appEl ? appEl.textContent.trim() : "";
-
-    // Ensure illustration ends in punctuation
-    const punctuatedIll = ill && /[.!?…]$/.test(ill) ? ill : (ill ? ill + "." : "");
-    // Two spaces between parts
-    const combined = [punctuatedIll, app].filter(Boolean).join("  ");
-    return combined || "No text available for this illustration.";
+  function ensureSentenceEnd(s){
+    if (!s) return "";
+    return /[.!?…]$/.test(s) ? s : (s + ".");
   }
 
-  // Speak using Web Speech API
-  function speakCombined() {
+  // ✅ Use your actual IDs
+  function buildCombinedText(){
+    const ill = (document.getElementById("illustration-text")?.innerText || "").trim();
+    const app = (document.getElementById("application-text")?.innerText || "").trim();
+    const illP = ensureSentenceEnd(ill);
+    return [illP, app].filter(Boolean).join("  ") || "No text available for this illustration.";
+  }
+
+  function speakCombined(){
     const text = buildCombinedText();
-    if (!window.speechSynthesis || !window.SpeechSynthesisUtterance) {
+    if (!("speechSynthesis" in window) || !("SpeechSynthesisUtterance" in window)){
       alert("Text-to-Speech not supported in this browser.");
       return;
     }
-
-    // Cancel anything already speaking
-    window.speechSynthesis.cancel();
+    speechSynthesis.cancel();
 
     const start = () => {
-      const utter = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
+      const u = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
       const v = pickBestVoice("en");
-      if (v) utter.voice = v;
-      utter.rate = 1.0;     // 0.1–10 (1.0 = normal)
-      utter.pitch = 1.0;    // 0–2
-      utter.volume = 1.0;   // 0–1
-      speechSynthesis.speak(utter);
+      if (v) u.voice = v;
+      u.rate = 1.0; u.pitch = 1.0; u.volume = 1.0;
+      speechSynthesis.speak(u);
     };
 
-    // Voices may load asynchronously on some browsers
-    if (!listVoices().length) {
-      speechSynthesis.onvoiceschanged = () => { start(); };
-      // Trigger load
-      speechSynthesis.getVoices();
+    if (!listVoices().length){
+      speechSynthesis.onvoiceschanged = () => { speechSynthesis.onvoiceschanged = null; start(); };
+      speechSynthesis.getVoices(); // nudge
+      setTimeout(() => { if (!speechSynthesis.speaking) start(); }, 600);
     } else {
       start();
     }
   }
 
-  // OPTIONAL: a tiny voice picker you can reveal if you want
-  function attachVoicePicker(buttonContainerSelector){
-    const container = document.querySelector(buttonContainerSelector);
-    if (!container) return;
-
-    const btn = document.createElement('button');
-    btn.type = "button";
-    btn.className = "btn btn-secondary small";
-    btn.textContent = "Voice…";
-    btn.style.marginLeft = "6px";
-
-    btn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-      const voices = listVoices();
-      if (!voices.length) {
-        alert("Voices are still loading. Try again in a moment.");
-        speechSynthesis.getVoices(); // nudge
-        return;
-      }
-      const current = pickBestVoice("en");
-      const names = voices.map(v => v.name);
-      const pick = prompt(
-        "Available voices:\n" +
-        names.map(n => (n === (current && current.name) ? "• " + n + " (current)" : "• " + n)).join("\n") +
-        "\n\nType the exact voice name to use:",
-        current ? current.name : (names[0] || "")
-      );
-      if (pick && names.includes(pick)) {
-        localStorage.setItem(LS_KEY, pick);
-        alert("Voice set to: " + pick);
-      }
-    });
-
-    container.appendChild(btn);
-  }
-
-  // Wire your existing speaker button
-  // Update the selector if your icon/button has a different id or class
-  const speakBtn = document.querySelector('#btn-speak, .btn-speak');
-  if (speakBtn) {
+  // ✅ Listen for YOUR button id
+  const speakBtn = document.querySelector('#ttsBtn, #btn-speak, .btn-speak');
+  if (speakBtn){
     speakBtn.addEventListener('click', speakCombined);
-    // Optional: place the voice picker next to the speak button
-    attachVoicePicker(speakBtn.parentElement);
+  } else {
+    console.warn('TTS: speak button not found (looked for #ttsBtn, #btn-speak, .btn-speak).');
   }
 })();
 </script>