Make some minor improvements to how expanded status is saved for items

novelwriter/gui/projtree.py

@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         # is updated accordingly, and update word count
         pHandle = trItemP.data(self.C_NAME, Qt.UserRole)
         nwItemS.setParent(pHandle)
+        trItemP.setExpanded(True)
         logger.debug("The parent of item '%s' has been changed to '%s'", tHandle, pHandle)
 
         mHandles = self.getTreeFromHandle(tHandle)
@@ -873,12 +874,17 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
         starting at a given QTreeWidgetItem.
         """
         tHandle = tItem.data(self.C_NAME, Qt.UserRole)
+        cCount = tItem.childCount()
+
+        # Update tree-related meta data
         nwItem = self.theProject.projTree[tHandle]
-        nwItem.setExpanded(tItem.isExpanded())
+        nwItem.setExpanded(tItem.isExpanded() and cCount > 0)
         nwItem.setOrder(tIndex)
+
         theList.append(tHandle)
-        for i in range(tItem.childCount()):
+        for i in range(cCount):
             self._scanChildren(theList, tItem.child(i), i)
+
         return theList
 
     def _addTreeItem(self, nwItem, nHandle=None):

sample/nwProject.nwx

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="1.7-alpha0" hexVersion="0x010700a0" fileVersion="1.4" timeStamp="2022-04-23 18:59:25">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="1.7-alpha0" hexVersion="0x010700a0" fileVersion="1.4" timeStamp="2022-04-23 19:31:12">
   <project>
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
-    <saveCount>1323</saveCount>
+    <saveCount>1327</saveCount>
     <autoCount>207</autoCount>
-    <editTime>66237</editTime>
+    <editTime>66285</editTime>
   </project>
   <settings>
     <doBackup>False</doBackup>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
       <name status="sf24ce6" import="ia857f0" exported="True">Chapter One</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="636b6aa9b697b" parent="6a2d6d5f4f401" root="7031beac91f75" order="0" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="True" charCount="2429" wordCount="432" paraCount="14" cursorPos="1479"/>
+      <meta expanded="False" charCount="2429" wordCount="432" paraCount="14" cursorPos="1479"/>
       <name status="s90e6c9" import="ia857f0" exported="True">Making a Scene</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="bc0cbd2a407f3" parent="6a2d6d5f4f401" root="7031beac91f75" order="1" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">

tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" exported="True">New Note</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="0000000000024" parent="None" root="0000000000024" order="4" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
-      <meta expanded="True"/>
+      <meta expanded="False"/>
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Trash</name>
     </item>
   </content>