Clean up project tree class

novelwriter/gui/noveltree.py

@@ -484,16 +484,9 @@ class GuiNovelTree(QTreeWidget):
         if rootHandle is None:
             rootHandle = SHARED.project.tree.findRoot(nwItemClass.NOVEL)
 
-        treeChanged = SHARED.mainGui.projView.changedSince(self._lastBuild)
-        indexChanged = SHARED.project.index.rootChangedSince(rootHandle, self._lastBuild)
-        if not (treeChanged or indexChanged or overRide):
-            logger.debug("No changes have been made to the novel index")
-            return
-
-        selItem = self.selectedItems()
         titleKey = None
-        if selItem:
-            titleKey = selItem[0].data(self.C_DATA, self.D_KEY)
+        if selItems := self.selectedItems():
+            titleKey = selItems[0].data(self.C_DATA, self.D_KEY)
 
         self._populateTree(rootHandle)
         SHARED.project.data.setLastHandle(rootHandle, "novelTree")