With a few modifications, novelWriter now starts wuth Qt 5.2.1 and Python 3.4.3

nw/config.py

@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ class Config:
             self.osUnknown = True
 
         # Other System Info
-        self.hostName  = QSysInfo.machineHostName()
+        if self.verQtValue >= 50600:
-        self.kernelVer = QSysInfo.kernelVersion()
+            self.hostName  = QSysInfo.machineHostName()
+            self.kernelVer = QSysInfo.kernelVersion()
+        else:
+            self.hostName  = "Unknown"
+            self.kernelVer = "Unknown"
 
         # Packages
         self.hasEnchant  = False

nw/gui/dialogs/projecteditor.py

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class GuiProjectEditStatus(QWidget):
         newItem.setIcon(QIcon(newIcon))
         newItem.setData(Qt.UserRole, len(self.colData))
         self.listBox.addItem(newItem)
-        self.colData.append((iName,*iCol,oName))
+        self.colData.append((iName,iCol[0],iCol[1],iCol[2],oName))
         self.colCounts.append(nUse)
         return newItem
 

nw/gui/tools/dochighlight.py

@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class GuiDocHighlighter(QSyntaxHighlighter):
         self.colTagErr = QColor(*self.theTheme.colTagErr)
         self.colRepTag = QColor(*self.theTheme.colRepTag)
         self.colMod    = QColor(*self.theTheme.colMod)
-        self.colTrail  = QColor(*self.theTheme.colEmph,64)
+        self.colTrail  = QColor(*self.theTheme.colEmph)
+        self.colTrail.setAlpha(64)
 
         self.hStyles = {
             "header1"   : self._makeFormat(self.colHead, "bold",1.8),