Added some useful menu option, and settings in project file

nw/gui/elements/outline.py

@@ -129,11 +129,23 @@ class GuiProjectOutline(QTreeWidget):
         tree.
         """
 
+        # If it's the first time, we always build
         if self.firstView or overRide:
             self._loadHeaderState()
             self._populateTree()
+            self.firstView = False
+            return
 
-        self.firstView = False
+        # If the novel index has changed since the tree was last built,
+        # we rebuild the tree from the updated index.
+        lastChange = self.theParent.theIndex.timeNovel
+        logger.verbose("Last outline build: %.3f" % self.lastBuild)
+        logger.verbose("Novel index change: %.3f" % lastChange)
+
+        doBuild = lastChange > self.lastBuild and self.theProject.autoOutline
+        if doBuild or overRide:
+            logger.debug("Rebuilding Project Outline")
+            self._populateTree()
 
         return
 

nw/gui/mainmenu.py

@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         self.aSpellCheck.setChecked(theMode)
         return
 
+    def setAutoOutline(self, theMode):
+        """Set the auto outline check box to theMode. Used during
+        initialisation.
+        """
+        self.aAutoOutline.setChecked(theMode)
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Menu Action
     ##
@@ -85,6 +92,12 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         self.theParent.docEditor.setSpellCheck(None)
         return True
 
+    def _toggleAutoOutline(self, theMode):
+        """Toggle auto outline when the menu entry is checked.
+        """
+        self.theProject.setAutoOutline(theMode)
+        return True
+
     def _toggleViewComments(self):
         self.mainConf.setViewComments(self.aViewDocComments.isChecked())
         self.theParent.docViewer.reloadText()
@@ -646,6 +659,24 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         self.aRebuildIndex.triggered.connect(self.theParent.rebuildIndex)
         self.toolsMenu.addAction(self.aRebuildIndex)
 
+        # Tools > Rebuild Outline
+        self.aRebuildOutline = QAction("Rebuild Outline", self)
+        self.aRebuildOutline.setStatusTip("Rebuild the novel outline tree")
+        self.aRebuildOutline.setShortcut("F10")
+        self.aRebuildOutline.triggered.connect(self.theParent.rebuildOutline)
+        self.toolsMenu.addAction(self.aRebuildOutline)
+
+        # Tools > Toggle Auto Build Outline
+        self.aAutoOutline = QAction("Auto-Update Outline", self)
+        self.aAutoOutline.setStatusTip("Update project outline when a novel file is changed")
+        self.aAutoOutline.setCheckable(True)
+        self.aAutoOutline.toggled.connect(self._toggleAutoOutline)
+        self.aAutoOutline.setShortcut("Ctrl+F10")
+        self.toolsMenu.addAction(self.aAutoOutline)
+
+        # Tools > Separator
+        self.toolsMenu.addSeparator()
+
         # Tools > Backup
         self.aBackupProject = QAction("Backup Project", self)
         self.aBackupProject.setStatusTip("Backup Project")