fix(theme): keep video unmuted with persistent volume knob on launch

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ pub fn run() {
                 if let Err(error) = macos::allow_media_autoplay(&window) {
                     log::warn!(target: "launcher", "{error}");
                 }
+                if let Err(error) = macos::activate_and_focus_window(&window) {
+                    log::warn!(target: "launcher", "Could not focus launcher window on startup: {error}");
+                }
             }
 
             Ok(())
@@ -235,6 +238,9 @@ pub fn run() {
                 if let Err(error) = macos::allow_media_autoplay(&window) {
                     log::warn!(target: "launcher", "{error}");
                 }
+                if let Err(error) = macos::activate_and_focus_window(&window) {
+                    log::warn!(target: "launcher", "Could not focus launcher window on ready: {error}");
+                }
             }
 
         presence::handle_run_event(app, &event);

src-tauri/src/macos.rs

@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ pub fn allow_media_autoplay(window: &tauri::WebviewWindow) -> Result<(), String>
     use objc2::msg_send;
     use objc2::runtime::AnyObject;
 
+    unsafe extern "C" {
+        fn object_getInstanceVariable(
+            obj: *mut AnyObject,
+            name: *const std::ffi::c_char,
+            out_value: *mut *mut std::ffi::c_void,
+        ) -> *const std::ffi::c_void;
+    }
+
     window
         .with_webview(|webview| unsafe {
             let webview = webview.inner() as *mut AnyObject;
@@ -103,7 +111,18 @@ pub fn allow_media_autoplay(window: &tauri::WebviewWindow) -> Result<(), String>
                 return;
             }
 
-            let configuration: *mut AnyObject = msg_send![webview, configuration];
+            // -[WKWebView configuration] returns a copy. To affect live playback,
+            // access the internal `_configuration` ivar directly when available.
+            let mut raw_config: *mut std::ffi::c_void = std::ptr::null_mut();
+            let ivar_name = c"_configuration";
+            let ivar = object_getInstanceVariable(webview, ivar_name.as_ptr(), &mut raw_config);
+            let configuration: *mut AnyObject = if !ivar.is_null() && !raw_config.is_null() {
+                log::debug!(target: "launcher", "Accessing live WKWebView._configuration ivar");
+                raw_config as *mut AnyObject
+            } else {
+                msg_send![webview, configuration]
+            };
+
             if configuration.is_null() {
                 return;
             }

src-tauri/tauri.conf.json

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
         "decorations": false,
         "resizable": false,
         "maximizable": false,
-        "shadow": true
+        "shadow": true,
+        "focus": true
       }
     ],
     "withGlobalTauri": true,