7996: Always on Top setting does not persist

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppLogic.cpp

@@ -615,6 +615,17 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         return _settings.GlobalSettings().ShowTabsInTitlebar();
     }
 
+    bool AppLogic::GetInitialAlwaysOnTop()
+    {
+        if (!_loadedInitialSettings)
+        {
+            // Load settings if we haven't already
+            LoadSettings();
+        }
+
+        return _settings.GlobalSettings().AlwaysOnTop();
+    }
+
     // Method Description:
     // - See Pane::CalcSnappedDimension
     float AppLogic::CalcSnappedDimension(const bool widthOrHeight, const float dimension) const

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppLogic.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::ElementTheme GetRequestedTheme();
         Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::LaunchMode GetLaunchMode();
         bool GetShowTabsInTitlebar();
+        bool GetInitialAlwaysOnTop();
         float CalcSnappedDimension(const bool widthOrHeight, const float dimension) const;
 
         Windows::UI::Xaml::UIElement GetRoot() noexcept;

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/AppLogic.idl

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace TerminalApp
         Windows.UI.Xaml.ElementTheme GetRequestedTheme();
         Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.LaunchMode GetLaunchMode();
         Boolean GetShowTabsInTitlebar();
+        Boolean GetInitialAlwaysOnTop();
         Single CalcSnappedDimension(Boolean widthOrHeight, Single dimension);
         void TitlebarClicked();
         void WindowCloseButtonClicked();

src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp

@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         //
         // _OnFirstLayout will remove this handler so it doesn't get called more than once.
         _layoutUpdatedRevoker = _tabContent.LayoutUpdated(winrt::auto_revoke, { this, &TerminalPage::_OnFirstLayout });
+
+        _isAlwaysOnTop = _settings.GlobalSettings().AlwaysOnTop();
     }
 
     // Method Description:

src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.cpp

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ AppHost::AppHost() noexcept :
                                                 std::placeholders::_1,
                                                 std::placeholders::_2));
     _window->MouseScrolled({ this, &AppHost::_WindowMouseWheeled });
-    _window->SetAlwaysOnTop(_logic.AlwaysOnTop());
+    _window->SetAlwaysOnTop(_logic.GetInitialAlwaysOnTop());
     _window->MakeWindow();
 }