Make the closing + opening of projects from welcome screen a little smoother

novelwriter/guimain.py

@@ -1146,6 +1146,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
     @pyqtSlot(Path)
     def _openProject(self, path: Path) -> None:
         """Handle an open project request."""
+        qApp.processEvents()
         self.openProject(path)
         return
 

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
     def _openProjectPath(self, path: Path) -> None:
         """Emit a project open signal."""
         if isinstance(path, Path):
+            # Hide before emitting the open project signal so that any
+            # close/backup dialogs don't pop up over it.
+            self.hide()
             self.openProjectRequest.emit(path)
         self.close()
         return