gui_handler.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from PySide6 import QtWidgets
+#import gui_helper
 import util
 
 app = QtWidgets.QApplication([])
@@ -51,17 +52,6 @@ class Window(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                 menu_item = menu.addAction(entry)
                 menu_item.triggered.connect(menu_dict[entry])
 
-
-class Message(QtWidgets.QMessageBox):
-    def __init__(self, title, text):
-        super().__init__()
-
-        self.setWindowTitle(title)
-        self.setText(text)
-        self.setStandardButtons(QtWidgets.QMessageBox.Ok)
-        self.exec()
-
-
 #TODO: This needs to run in a thread but Qt really doesn't want it to. There are two ways around this:
 #   - create the QtWidgets.QApplication inside a thread and run all QT stuff inside that thread
 #   - make a generic wrapper for window mainloop that will always run in the main thread while the actual main control flow of the program gets moved to another thread
@@ -71,6 +61,5 @@ class Message(QtWidgets.QMessageBox):
 # Idea for a workaround for both:
 #   Maybe Qt has scheduled events in which case a scheduled polling event could run a function inside the Qt thread that fetches commands and executes them.
 #   This could work by passing (lambda) functions through a Communication object.
-#UPDATE: Tried implementing both approaches, neither worked. :(
 def fixme_window_mainloop_workaround_to_just_get_a_window_started_really_should_not_be_implemented_this_way_for_reasons_stated_in_the_comment_above_the_definition_of_this_function():
     app.exec()

gui_helper.py

@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 import util
-import gui_handler
+
 
 def not_implemented():
     util.warn("Not implemented!")
 
-def about_concorde():
-    dialog = gui_handler.Message("About Concorde",
-    """
-    Version: 0.0.1
-
-    Made by BodgeMaster and Shwoomple
-    """)
-    
-
 # format:
 #   "":{} -> menu or submenu
 #   "":function -> menu entry
@@ -69,6 +60,6 @@ menu_structure = {
     },
     "Help": {
         "Manual...": not_implemented,
-        "About IDE...": about_concorde,
+        "About IDE...": not_implemented,
     }
 }

main.py

@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ configuration = Config(configuration_file_path, default_configuration)
 # PROGRAM MAIN WINDOW
 ################################################################################
 
-main_window = gui_handler.Window()
-main_window.set_title("Concorde IDE")
-main_window.set_size(configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["x"], configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["y"])
+# It seems like opening multiple instances already works as intended
 
+main_window = gui_handler.Window(title="Concorde IDE", size=(configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["x"], configuration.get_configuration_value("window size")["y"]))
 main_window.update_menus(gui_helper.menu_structure)
 
 

util.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def error(message, is_exception=True, handle_gracefully=True):
         sys.exit(EXIT_ERROR)
 
 # easy way to communicate across events
+#TODO: make thread safe
 class Communication:
     def __init__(self):
         self.lock = threading.Lock()