Change how dialogs are deleted

novelwriter/dialogs/about.py

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class GuiAbout(NDialog):
     def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent) -> None:
         """Capture the close event and perform cleanup."""
         event.accept()
-        self.deleteLater()
+        self.softDelete()
         return
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/docmerge.py

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class GuiDocMerge(NDialog):
         cls.exec()
         data = cls.data()
         accepted = cls.result() == QtAccepted
-        cls.deleteLater()
+        cls.softDelete()
         return data, accepted
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/docsplit.py

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(NDialog):
         cls.exec()
         data, text = cls.data()
         accepted = cls.result() == QtAccepted
-        cls.deleteLater()
+        cls.softDelete()
         return data, text, accepted
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/editlabel.py

@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ class GuiEditLabel(NDialog):
         cls.exec()
         label = cls.itemLabel
         accepted = cls.result() == QtAccepted
-        cls.deleteLater()
+        cls.softDelete()
         return label, accepted

novelwriter/dialogs/preferences.py

@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
         event.accept()
         QApplication.processEvents()
         self.done(nwConst.DLG_FINISHED)
-        self.deleteLater()
+        self.softDelete()
         return
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class GuiProjectSettings(NDialog):
         """Capture the user closing the window and save settings."""
         self._saveSettings()
         event.accept()
-        self.deleteLater()
+        self.softDelete()
         return
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/quotes.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class GuiQuoteSelect(NDialog):
         cls.exec()
         quote = cls._selected
         accepted = cls.result() == QtAccepted
-        cls.deleteLater()
+        cls.softDelete()
         return quote, accepted
 
     ##

novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class GuiWordList(NDialog):
         """Capture the close event and perform cleanup."""
         self._saveGuiSettings()
         event.accept()
-        self.deleteLater()
+        self.softDelete()
         return
 
     ##