Drop using formatting a few places where it isn't necessary

nw/gui/about.py

@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ class GuiAbout(QDialog):
         self.innerBox = QHBoxLayout()
         self.innerBox.setSpacing(self.mainConf.pxInt(16))
 
-        self.setWindowTitle("About %s" % self.mainConf.appName)
+        self.setWindowTitle("About novelWriter")
         self.setMinimumWidth(self.mainConf.pxInt(650))
         self.setMinimumHeight(self.mainConf.pxInt(600))
 
         nPx = self.mainConf.pxInt(96)
         self.nwIcon = QLabel()
         self.nwIcon.setPixmap(self.theParent.theTheme.getPixmap("novelwriter", (nPx, nPx)))
-        self.lblName = QLabel("<b>%s</b>" % self.mainConf.appName)
+        self.lblName = QLabel("<b>novelWriter</b>")
         self.lblVers = QLabel("v%s" % nw.__version__)
         self.lblDate = QLabel(datetime.strptime(nw.__date__, "%Y-%m-%d").strftime("%x"))
 
@@ -115,17 +115,17 @@ class GuiAbout(QDialog):
         """
         listPrefix = "&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;"
         aboutMsg   = (
-            "<h2>About {name:s}</h2>"
+            "<h2>About novelWriter</h2>"
             "<p>{copyright:s}.</p>"
             "<p>Website: <a href='{website:s}'>{domain:s}</a></p>"
-            "<p>{name:s} is a markdown-like text editor designed for "
+            "<p>novelWriter is a markdown-like text editor designed for "
             "organising and writing novels. It is written in Python 3 with a "
             "Qt5 GUI, using PyQt5.</p>"
-            "<p>{name:s} is free software: you can redistribute it and/or "
+            "<p>novelWriter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or "
             "modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as "
             "published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of "
             "the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>"
-            "<p>{name:s} is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, "
+            "<p>novelWriter is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, "
             "but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of "
             "MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</p>"
             "<p>See the License tab for the full text, or visit  the GNU website "
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ class GuiAbout(QDialog):
             "<h3>Credits</h3>"
             "<p>{credits:s}</p>"
         ).format(
-            name      = self.mainConf.appName,
             copyright = nw.__copyright__,
             website   = nw.__url__,
             domain    = nw.__domain__,

nw/gui/build.py

@@ -391,11 +391,11 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         self.savePDF.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_PDF))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.savePDF)
 
-        self.saveHTM = QAction("%s HTML (.htm)" % self.mainConf.appName, self)
+        self.saveHTM = QAction("novelWriter HTML (.htm)", self)
         self.saveHTM.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_HTM))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.saveHTM)
 
-        self.saveNWD = QAction("%s Markdown (.nwd)" % self.mainConf.appName, self)
+        self.saveNWD = QAction("novelWriter Markdown (.nwd)", self)
         self.saveNWD.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_NWD))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.saveNWD)
 
@@ -408,11 +408,11 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         self.saveTXT.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_TXT))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.saveTXT)
 
-        self.saveJsonH = QAction("JSON + %s HTML (.json)" % self.mainConf.appName, self)
+        self.saveJsonH = QAction("JSON + novelWriter HTML (.json)", self)
         self.saveJsonH.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_JSON_H))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.saveJsonH)
 
-        self.saveJsonM = QAction("JSON + %s Markdown (.json)" % self.mainConf.appName, self)
+        self.saveJsonM = QAction("JSON + novelWriters Markdown (.json)", self)
         self.saveJsonM.triggered.connect(lambda: self._saveDocument(self.FMT_JSON_M))
         self.saveMenu.addAction(self.saveJsonM)
 

nw/gui/mainmenu.py

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
 
         # Project > Exit
         self.aExitNW = QAction("Exit", self)
-        self.aExitNW.setStatusTip("Exit %s" % self.mainConf.appName)
+        self.aExitNW.setStatusTip("Exit novelWriter")
         self.aExitNW.setShortcut("Ctrl+Q")
         self.aExitNW.setMenuRole(QAction.QuitRole)
         self.aExitNW.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.closeMain())
@@ -857,8 +857,8 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         self.helpMenu = self.addMenu("&Help")
 
         # Help > About
-        self.aAboutNW = QAction("About %s" % self.mainConf.appName, self)
-        self.aAboutNW.setStatusTip("About %s" % self.mainConf.appName)
+        self.aAboutNW = QAction("About novelWriter", self)
+        self.aAboutNW.setStatusTip("About novelWriter")
         self.aAboutNW.setMenuRole(QAction.AboutRole)
         self.aAboutNW.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.showAboutNWDialog())
         self.helpMenu.addAction(self.aAboutNW)

nw/gui/writingstats.py

@@ -383,11 +383,15 @@ class GuiWritingStats(QDialog):
         # Report to user
         if wSuccess:
             self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                f"{textFmt} file successfully written to:<br>{savePath}", nwAlert.INFO
+                "%s file successfully written to:<br>%s" % (
+                    textFmt, savePath
+                ), nwAlert.INFO
             )
         else:
             self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                f"Failed to write {textFmt} file.<br>{errMsg}", nwAlert.ERROR
+                "Failed to write %s file.<br>%s" % (
+                    textFmt, errMsg
+                ), nwAlert.ERROR
             )
 
         return True