Improve dialog handling

novelwriter/dialogs/about.py

@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
 
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QColor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextBrowser, QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget
+    QDialogButtonBox, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextBrowser, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import cssCol, readTextFile
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColourLabel
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NNonBlockingDialog
 from novelwriter.extensions.versioninfo import VersionInfoWidget
 from novelwriter.types import QtAlignRightTop, QtDialogClose
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiAbout(QDialog):
+class GuiAbout(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)

novelwriter/extensions/modified.py

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NComboBox
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NSpinBox
 Created: 2024-02-01 [2.3b1] NDoubleSpinBox
+Created: 2024-05-01 [2.5b1] NToolDialog
+Created: 2024-05-01 [2.5b1] NNonBlockingDialog
 
 This file is a part of novelWriter
 Copyright 2018–2024, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
@@ -29,9 +31,52 @@
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QSize, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QWheelEvent
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QComboBox, QDoubleSpinBox, QSpinBox, QToolButton, QWidget
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
+    QApplication, QComboBox, QDialog, QDoubleSpinBox, QSpinBox, QToolButton,
+    QWidget
+)
 
-from novelwriter import SHARED
+from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
+
+
+class NToolDialog(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
+        self.setModal(False)
+        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
+            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
+        return
+
+    def activateDialog(self) -> None:
+        """Helper function to activate dialog on various systems."""
+        self.show()
+        if CONFIG.osWindows:
+            self.activateWindow()
+        self.raise_()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        return
+
+# END Class NToolDialog
+
+
+class NNonBlockingDialog(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
+        self.setModal(True)
+        return
+
+    def activateDialog(self) -> None:
+        """Helper function to activate dialog on various systems."""
+        self.show()
+        if CONFIG.osWindows:
+            self.activateWindow()
+        self.raise_()
+        QApplication.processEvents()
+        return
+
+# END Class NNonBlockingDialog
 
 
 class NComboBox(QComboBox):

novelwriter/guimain.py

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import sys
 import logging
+import sys
 
-from time import time
-from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from time import time
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QCursor, QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QFileDialog, QHBoxLayout, QMainWindow, QMessageBox, QShortcut, QSplitter,
-    QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QApplication, QFileDialog, QHBoxLayout, QMainWindow, QMessageBox,
+    QShortcut, QSplitter, QStackedWidget, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED, __hexversion__, __version__
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 from novelwriter.dialogs.preferences import GuiPreferences
 from novelwriter.dialogs.projectsettings import GuiProjectSettings
 from novelwriter.dialogs.wordlist import GuiWordList
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemType, nwWidget, nwView
+from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwDocMode, nwItemType, nwView, nwWidget
 from novelwriter.gui.doceditor import GuiDocEditor
 from novelwriter.gui.docviewer import GuiDocViewer
 from novelwriter.gui.docviewerpanel import GuiDocViewerPanel
@@ -794,10 +794,7 @@ def showNovelDetailsDialog(self) -> None:
         """Open the novel details dialog."""
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             dialog = GuiNovelDetails(self)
-            dialog.setModal(True)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.updateValues()
         return
 
@@ -807,10 +804,7 @@ def showBuildManuscriptDialog(self) -> None:
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             if (dialog := SHARED.findTopLevelWidget(GuiManuscript)) is None:
                 dialog = GuiManuscript(self)
-            dialog.setModal(False)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.loadContent()
         return
 
@@ -829,21 +823,15 @@ def showWritingStatsDialog(self) -> None:
         if SHARED.hasProject:
             if (dialog := SHARED.findTopLevelWidget(GuiWritingStats)) is None:
                 dialog = GuiWritingStats(self)
-            dialog.setModal(False)
-            dialog.show()
-            dialog.raise_()
-            QApplication.processEvents()
+            dialog.activateDialog()
             dialog.populateGUI()
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def showAboutNWDialog(self) -> None:
         """Show the novelWriter about dialog."""
         dialog = GuiAbout(self)
-        dialog.setModal(True)
-        dialog.show()
-        dialog.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
+        dialog.activateDialog()
         dialog.populateGUI()
         return
 
@@ -858,10 +846,7 @@ def showAboutQtDialog(self) -> None:
     def showDictionariesDialog(self) -> None:
         """Show the download dictionaries dialog."""
         dialog = GuiDictionaries(self)
-        dialog.setModal(True)
-        dialog.show()
-        dialog.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
+        dialog.activateDialog()
         if not dialog.initDialog():
             dialog.close()
             SHARED.error(self.tr("Could not initialise the dialog."))

novelwriter/tools/dictionaries.py

@@ -31,20 +31,20 @@
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QTextCursor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QApplication, QDialog, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QFrame, QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel, QLineEdit, QPlainTextEdit, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QApplication, QDialogButtonBox, QFileDialog, QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QLabel,
+    QLineEdit, QPlainTextEdit, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, openExternalPath, formatInt, getFileSize
+from novelwriter.common import formatFileFilter, formatInt, getFileSize, openExternalPath
 from novelwriter.error import formatException
-from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToolButton
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToolButton, NNonBlockingDialog
 from novelwriter.types import QtDialogClose
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiDictionaries(QDialog):
+class GuiDictionaries(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)

novelwriter/tools/manuscript.py

@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from time import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer, QUrl, Qt, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QColor, QCursor, QFont, QPalette, QResizeEvent
-from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import QPrintPreviewDialog, QPrinter
+from PyQt5.QtPrintSupport import QPrinter, QPrintPreviewDialog
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
-    QAbstractItemView, QApplication, QDialog, QFormLayout, QGridLayout,
-    QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QPushButton,
-    QSplitter, QStackedWidget, QTabWidget, QTextBrowser, QTreeWidget,
-    QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+    QAbstractItemView, QApplication, QFormLayout, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QPushButton, QSplitter,
+    QStackedWidget, QTabWidget, QTextBrowser, QTreeWidget, QTreeWidgetItem,
+    QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 )
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 from novelwriter.core.tokenizer import HeadingFormatter
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 from novelwriter.extensions.circularprogress import NProgressCircle
-from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToggleButton, NIconToolButton
+from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToggleButton, NIconToolButton, NToolDialog
 from novelwriter.gui.theme import STYLES_FLAT_TABS, STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON
 from novelwriter.tools.manusbuild import GuiManuscriptBuild
 from novelwriter.tools.manussettings import GuiBuildSettings
@@ -57,13 +56,10 @@
     QtSizeExpanding, QtSizeIgnored, QtUserRole
 )
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
-    from novelwriter.guimain import GuiMain
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class GuiManuscript(QDialog):
+class GuiManuscript(NToolDialog):
     """GUI Tools: Manuscript Tool
 
     The dialog displays all the users build definitions, a preview panel
@@ -73,15 +69,11 @@ class GuiManuscript(QDialog):
 
     D_KEY = QtUserRole
 
-    def __init__(self, mainGui: GuiMain) -> None:
-        super().__init__(parent=mainGui)
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent=parent)
 
         logger.debug("Create: GuiManuscript")
         self.setObjectName("GuiManuscript")
-        if CONFIG.osDarwin:
-            self.setWindowFlag(Qt.WindowType.Tool)
-
-        self.mainGui = mainGui
 
         self._builds = BuildCollection(SHARED.project)
         self._buildMap: dict[str, QListWidgetItem] = {}
@@ -280,7 +272,7 @@ def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent) -> None:
         dialog open.
         """
         self._saveSettings()
-        for obj in self.mainGui.children():
+        for obj in SHARED.mainGui.children():
             # Make sure we don't have any settings windows open
             if isinstance(obj, GuiBuildSettings) and obj.isVisible():
                 obj.close()
@@ -319,6 +311,8 @@ def _deleteSelectedBuild(self) -> None:
         """Delete the currently selected build settings entry."""
         if build := self._getSelectedBuild():
             if SHARED.question(self.tr("Delete build '{0}'?".format(build.name))):
+                if dialog := self._findSettingsDialog(build.buildID):
+                    dialog.close()
                 self._builds.removeBuild(build.buildID)
                 self._updateBuildsList()
         return
@@ -467,22 +461,14 @@ def _saveSettings(self) -> None:
 
     def _openSettingsDialog(self, build: BuildSettings) -> None:
         """Open the build settings dialog."""
-        for obj in self.mainGui.children():
-            # Don't open a second dialog if one exists
-            if isinstance(obj, GuiBuildSettings):
-                if obj.buildID == build.buildID:
-                    logger.debug("Found instance of GuiBuildSettings")
-                    obj.show()
-                    obj.raise_()
-                    return
-
-        dlgSettings = GuiBuildSettings(self.mainGui, build)
-        dlgSettings.setModal(False)
-        dlgSettings.show()
-        dlgSettings.raise_()
-        QApplication.processEvents()
-        dlgSettings.loadContent()
-        dlgSettings.newSettingsReady.connect(self._processNewSettings)
+        if dialog := self._findSettingsDialog(build.buildID):
+            dialog.activateDialog()
+            return
+
+        dialog = GuiBuildSettings(SHARED.mainGui, build)
+        dialog.activateDialog()
+        dialog.loadContent()
+        dialog.newSettingsReady.connect(self._processNewSettings)
 
         return
 
@@ -507,6 +493,15 @@ def _updateBuildItem(self, build: BuildSettings) -> None:
             self._updateBuildsList()
         return
 
+    def _findSettingsDialog(self, buildID: str) -> GuiBuildSettings | None:
+        """Return an open build settings dialog for a given build, if
+        one exists.
+        """
+        for obj in SHARED.mainGui.children():
+            if isinstance(obj, GuiBuildSettings) and obj.buildID == buildID:
+                return obj
+        return None
+
 # END Class GuiManuscript