Save editor doc before opening same in viewer (#1884)

novelwriter/gui/docviewer.py

@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         })
         self.updateDocMargins()
 
-        # Since we change the content while it may still be rendering, we mark
-        # the document dirty again to make sure it's re-rendered properly.
-        self.redrawText()
         QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
         self.documentLoaded.emit(tHandle)
 
@@ -259,12 +256,6 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
             self.loadText(self._docHandle, updateHistory=False)
         return
 
-    def redrawText(self) -> None:
-        """Redraw the text by marking the content as "dirty"."""
-        self.document().markContentsDirty(0, self.document().characterCount())
-        self.updateDocMargins()
-        return
-
     def docAction(self, action: nwDocAction) -> bool:
         """Process document actions on the current document."""
         logger.debug("Requesting action: '%s'", action.name)

novelwriter/guimain.py

@@ -616,6 +616,10 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         # Make sure main tab is in Editor view
         self._changeView(nwView.EDITOR)
 
+        # If we're loading the document in the editor, it may need to be saved
+        if tHandle == self.docEditor.docHandle and self.docEditor.docChanged:
+            self.saveDocument()
+
         logger.debug("Viewing document with handle '%s'", tHandle)
         updateHistory = tHandle != self.docViewer.docHandle
         if self.docViewer.loadText(tHandle, updateHistory=updateHistory):