Make sure project items in inactive classes are removed from the index (#2387)

novelwriter/core/index.py

@@ -131,12 +131,6 @@ class Index:
         self._novelExtra = extra
         return
 
-    def setItemClass(self, tHandle: str, itemClass: nwItemClass) -> None:
-        """Update the class for all tags of a handle."""
-        logger.info("Updating class for '%s'", tHandle)
-        self._tagsIndex.updateClass(tHandle, itemClass.name)
-        return
-
     ##
     #  Public Methods
     ##
@@ -183,6 +177,16 @@ class Index:
             self.scanText(tHandle, self._project.storage.getDocumentText(tHandle))
         return
 
+    def refreshHandle(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
+        """Update the class for all tags of a handle."""
+        if item := self._project.tree[tHandle]:
+            logger.info("Updating class for '%s'", tHandle)
+            if item.isInactiveClass():
+                self.deleteHandle(tHandle)
+            else:
+                self._tagsIndex.updateClass(tHandle, item.itemClass.name)
+        return
+
     def indexChangedSince(self, checkTime: int | float) -> bool:
         """Check if the index has changed since a given time."""
         return self._indexChange > float(checkTime)

novelwriter/core/item.py

@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class NWItem:
                 self.setClass(itemClass)
                 if self._type == nwItemType.FILE:
                     # Notify the index of the class change
-                    self._project.index.setItemClass(self._handle, itemClass)
+                    self._project.index.refreshHandle(self._handle)
 
         if self._layout == nwItemLayout.NO_LAYOUT:
             # If no layout is set, pick one