Fixing preference checkboxes (#769)

buzz/settings/settings.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import enum
 import typing
+import logging
 
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
 
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class Settings:
     def __init__(self, application=""):
         self.settings = QSettings(APP_NAME, application)
         self.settings.sync()
+        logging.debug(f"settings filename: {self.settings.fileName()}")
 
     class Key(enum.Enum):
         RECORDING_TRANSCRIBER_TASK = "recording-transcriber/task"

buzz/widgets/preferences_dialog/models/file_transcription_preferences.py

@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ def load(cls, settings: QSettings) -> "FileTranscriptionPreferences":
         model: TranscriptionModel = settings.value(
             "model", TranscriptionModel.default()
         )
-        word_level_timings = bool(settings.value("word_level_timings", False))
+
+        word_level_timings_value = settings.value("word_level_timings", False)
+        word_level_timings = False if word_level_timings_value == "false" else bool(word_level_timings_value)
+
         temperature = settings.value("temperature", DEFAULT_WHISPER_TEMPERATURE)
         initial_prompt = settings.value("initial_prompt", "")
         output_formats = settings.value("output_formats", []) or []

buzz/widgets/preferences_dialog/models/folder_watch_preferences.py

@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ def save(self, settings: QSettings):
 
     @classmethod
     def load(cls, settings: QSettings) -> "FolderWatchPreferences":
-        enabled = settings.value("enabled", defaultValue=False, type=bool)
+        enabled_value = settings.value("enabled", False)
+        enabled = False if enabled_value == "false" else bool(enabled_value)
+
         input_folder = settings.value("input_folder", defaultValue="", type=str)
         output_folder = settings.value("output_directory", defaultValue="", type=str)
         settings.beginGroup("file_transcription_options")