Refresh global search when toggling settings, if there is a search

novelwriter/gui/search.py

@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ class GuiProjectSearch(QWidget):
         self.searchResult.clear()
         return
 
+    def refreshCurrentSearch(self) -> None:
+        """Refresh the search if there is one."""
+        if self.searchResult.topLevelItemCount() > 0:
+            self._processSearch()
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Events
     ##
@@ -298,18 +304,21 @@ class GuiProjectSearch(QWidget):
     def _toggleCase(self, state: bool) -> None:
         """Enable/disable case sensitive mode."""
         CONFIG.searchProjCase = state
+        self.refreshCurrentSearch()
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot(bool)
     def _toggleWord(self, state: bool) -> None:
         """Enable/disable whole word search mode."""
         CONFIG.searchProjWord = state
+        self.refreshCurrentSearch()
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot(bool)
     def _toggleRegEx(self, state: bool) -> None:
         """Enable/disable regular expression search mode."""
         CONFIG.searchProjRegEx = state
+        self.refreshCurrentSearch()
         return
 
     ##

novelwriter/shared.py

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class SharedData(QObject):
         return
 
     def saveEditor(self, tHandle: str | None = None) -> None:
-        """Save editor content, optionally a specific document."""
+        """Save the editor content, optionally a specific document."""
         docEditor = self.mainGui.docEditor
         if (
             self.hasProject and docEditor.docHandle