General Update 1.2.4 - Few Fixes and Webplayer update

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Synthalingua 1.2.4

This update brings a massive overhaul to the Web Player, a major bug fix for YouTube live streams, and several quality-of-life improvements!

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Synthalingua v1.2.4

Changes:

• Overhauled the web player UI for a modern look and feel.
• Added extensive customization options to the web player, including colors, fonts, sizes, and opacity.
• Implemented URL generation to save and share custom player styles.
• Added a "Fit to Viewport" mode for the web player.
• Fixed an issue where YouTube live streams would start from the beginning instead of the live point.
• Added a --checkupdate command-line argument to display the current version.
• Removed emojis from console output for better compatibility across different terminals.
• Suppressed a common deprecation warning for a cleaner startup.

Changes Explained:

• Web Player Overhaul (player.html, player_script.js): The player page has been completely redesigned with a modern, dark-themed UI. It now features an animated background and a settings modal for a more professional user experience.
• Player Customization & URL Generation (player.html, player_script.js): Users can now click a settings icon on the player page to open a modal with controls for caption background color, text color, font size, position, opacity, and width. These settings are dynamically applied and can be saved into a shareable URL, which is generated in real-time within the modal. A new "Fit to Viewport" toggle has also been added to make the video player fill the entire browser window.
• YouTube Live Stream Fix (stream_handler.py): The stream handler now specifically requests format 94 for YouTube URLs. This prevents yt-dlp from selecting a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) stream, ensuring that live transcriptions start from the current live point of the stream rather than from the beginning.
• Update Checker Argument (parser_args.py, synthalingua.py): Added a new --checkupdate flag that allows users to quickly check for updates from GitHub without running the full application.
• Internal Code Cleanup (various files): Removed emoji characters from console print statements across multiple files (kill_server.py, stream_handler.py, stream_transcription_module.py, discord.py, file_handlers.py, api_backend.py). This improves compatibility with terminals that do not properly render these characters.
• Warning Suppression (synthalingua.py): Added code to suppress a pkg_resources deprecation warning that commonly appears on startup, resulting in a cleaner console experience.
• Version Update (version_checker.py): The internal version number has been updated from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4.

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