Fix translations and refactor makeAlert calls

nw/tools/build.py

@@ -747,11 +747,10 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         tEnd = int(time())
         logger.debug("Built project in %.3f ms" % (1000*(tEnd - tStart)))
 
-        if bldObj.errData:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert("%s:<br>-&nbsp;%s" % (
-                self.tr("There were problems when building the project"),
-                "<br>-&nbsp;".join(bldObj.errData)), nwAlert.ERROR
-            )
+        if bldObj.errData and isinstance(bldObj.errData, list):
+            self.theParent.makeAlert([
+                self.tr("There were problems when building the project:")
+            ] + bldObj.errData, nwAlert.ERROR)
 
         return
 
@@ -998,17 +997,13 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         # ==============
 
         if wSuccess:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                "%s<br>%s" % (
-                    self.tr("{0} file successfully written to:").format(textFmt), savePath
-                ),
-                nwAlert.INFO
-            )
+            self.theParent.makeAlert([
+                self.tr("{0} file successfully written to:").format(textFmt), savePath
+            ], nwAlert.INFO)
         else:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                self.tr("Failed to write {0} file. {1}").format(textFmt, errMsg),
-                nwAlert.ERROR
-            )
+            self.theParent.makeAlert(self.tr(
+                "Failed to write {0} file. {1}"
+            ).format(textFmt, errMsg), nwAlert.ERROR)
 
         return wSuccess
 

nw/tools/writingstats.py

@@ -412,17 +412,13 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
 
         # Report to user
         if wSuccess:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                "%s file successfully written to:<br>%s" % (
-                    textFmt, savePath
-                ), nwAlert.INFO
-            )
+            self.theParent.makeAlert([
+                self.tr("{0} file successfully written to:").format(textFmt), savePath
+            ], nwAlert.INFO)
         else:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                "Failed to write %s file.<br>%s" % (
-                    textFmt, errMsg
-                ), nwAlert.ERROR
-            )
+            self.theParent.makeAlert([
+                self.tr("Failed to write {0} file.").format(textFmt), errMsg
+            ], nwAlert.ERROR)
 
         return wSuccess
 
@@ -487,9 +483,9 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
                     self.logData.append((dStart, sDiff, wcNovel, wcNotes, sIdle))
 
         except Exception as e:
-            self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                [self.tr("Failed to read session log file."), str(e)], nwAlert.ERROR
-            )
+            self.theParent.makeAlert([
+                self.tr("Failed to read session log file."), str(e)
+            ], nwAlert.ERROR)
             return False
 
         ttWords = ttNovel + ttNotes
@@ -505,7 +501,7 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
     #  Slots
     ##
 
-    def _updateListBox(self, dummyVar=None):
+    def _updateListBox(self):
         """Load/reload the content of the list box. The dummyVar
         variable captures the variable sent from the widgets connecting
         to it and discards it.