The new text-to-speech feature in calibre malfunctions when reading a selected portion of text. Instead of reading the highlighted text, the book jumps to the next chapter, and no audio output is produced.

[Mahdi Lotf]

Steps to Reproduce:

Open an ebook in calibre.
Select a portion of text within a chapter.
Click on the "Read Aloud" button or press the "T" key.
Observe that the book jumps to the beginning of the next chapter instead of reading the selected text.
Expected Behavior: The selected text should be read aloud when the "Read Aloud" button is clicked or the "T" key is pressed.

Additional Information:

Calibre version: 7.18
Operating system: Windows 11 24H2 (Os Build 26100.1742)
Impact: This bug hinders the usability of the text-to-speech feature, particularly for users who rely on it to read specific sections of text.

Workaround: None known at this time.

Severity: Medium

[Kovid Goyal (kovid)]

Fixed in branch master. The fix will be in the next release. calibre is usually released every alternate Friday.