Combine all event filters in one module, and apply the status tip filter to the sidebar as well

novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ novelWriter – GUI Main Menu
 ===========================
 
 File History:
-Created: 2019-04-27 [0.0.1] GuiMainMenu
-Created: 2023-11-28 [2.2]   StatusTipFilter
+Created: 2019-04-27 [0.0.1]
 
 This file is a part of novelWriter
 Copyright 2018–2023, Veronica Berglyd Olsen
@@ -29,14 +28,15 @@ import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QStatusTipEvent
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QEvent, QObject, QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMenuBar, QAction
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction, nwDocInsert, nwWidget
 from novelwriter.common import openExternalPath
 from novelwriter.constants import nwConst, trConst, nwKeyWords, nwLabels, nwUnicode
+from novelwriter.extensions.eventfilters import StatusTipFilter
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
     from novelwriter.guimain import GuiMain
@@ -971,12 +971,3 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         return
 
 # END Class GuiMainMenu
-
-
-class StatusTipFilter(QObject):
-
-    def eventFilter(self, obj: QObject, event: QEvent) -> bool:
-        """Filter out status tip events."""
-        return True if isinstance(event, QStatusTipEvent) else super().eventFilter(obj, event)
-
-# END Class StatusTipFilter