Hide start_minimized option on macOS

news.d/bugfix/1788.osx.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hide the Start Minimized setting on macOS due to bug in macOS 26.

plover/gui_qt/config_window.py

@@ -596,6 +596,14 @@ def __init__(self, engine):
                 keyboard_layout_option.label.hide()
                 keyboard_layout_option.widget.hide()
 
+        # temporary hiding start_minimized setting on macOS due to bug in
+        # macOS 26, see https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/issues/1782
+        if PLATFORM == "mac":
+            start_minimized_option = option_by_name.get("start_minimized")
+            if start_minimized_option is not None:
+                start_minimized_option.label.hide()
+                start_minimized_option.widget.hide()
+
         # Update dependents.
         for option in option_by_name.values():
             option.dependents = [

plover/gui_qt/main_window.py

@@ -149,7 +149,14 @@ def __init__(self, engine, use_qt_notifications):
         self._warn_on_hide_to_tray = not config["start_minimized"]
         self._update_machine(config["machine_type"])
         self._configured = False
-        self.set_visible(not config["start_minimized"])
+
+        # temporary ignoring start_minimized setting on macOS due to bug in
+        # macOS 26, see https://github.com/openstenoproject/plover/issues/1782
+        if PLATFORM == "mac":
+            self.set_visible(True)
+        else:
+            self.set_visible(not config["start_minimized"])
+
         # Process events before starting the engine
         # (to avoid display lag at window creation).
         QCoreApplication.processEvents()