Update packaging

docs/source/tech_source.rst

@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ The following Python packages are needed to run all features of novelWriter:
 * ``PyQt5`` – needed for connecting with the Qt5 libraries.
 * ``PyEnchant`` – needed for spell checking (optional).
 
-PyQt/Qt should be at least 5.10, but ideally 5.13 or higher for all features to work. For instance,
-searching using regular expressions with full Unicode support requires 5.13.
-
-If you want spell checking, you must install the ``PyEnchant`` package. The spell check library
-must be at least 3.0 to work with Windows. On Linux, 2.0 also works fine.
+PyQt/Qt must be at least 5.15.0. If you want spell checking, you must install the ``PyEnchant``
+package. The spell check library must be at least 3.0 to work with Windows. On Linux, 2.0 also
+works fine.
 
 If you install from PyPi, these dependencies should be installed automatically. If you install from
 source, dependencies can still be installed from PyPi with:
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ source, dependencies can still be installed from PyPi with:
 .. note::
    On Linux distros, the Qt library is usually split up into multiple packages. In some cases,
    secondary dependencies may not be installed automatically. For novelWriter, the library files
-   for renderring the SVG icons may be left out and needs to be installed manually. This is the
+   for rendering the SVG icons may be left out and needs to be installed manually. This is the
    case on for instance Arch Linux.
 
 

novelwriter/__init__.py

@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ def main(sysArgs: list | None = None) -> GuiMain | None:
             "At least Python 3.8 is required, found %s" % CONFIG.verPyString
         )
         errorCode |= 0x04
-    if CONFIG.verQtValue < 0x050a00:
+    if CONFIG.verQtValue < 0x050f00:
         errorData.append(
-            "At least Qt5 version 5.10 is required, found %s" % CONFIG.verQtString
+            "At least Qt5 version 5.15.0 is required, found %s" % CONFIG.verQtString
         )
         errorCode |= 0x08
-    if CONFIG.verPyQtValue < 0x050a00:
+    if CONFIG.verPyQtValue < 0x050f00:
         errorData.append(
-            "At least PyQt5 version 5.10 is required, found %s" % CONFIG.verPyQtString
+            "At least PyQt5 version 5.15.0 is required, found %s" % CONFIG.verPyQtString
         )
         errorCode |= 0x10
 

novelwriter/core/coretools.py

@@ -370,17 +370,7 @@ def searchText(self, text: str) -> tuple[list[tuple[int, int, str]], bool]:
     def _buildPattern(self, search: str) -> str:
         """Build the search pattern string."""
         if self._escape:
-            if CONFIG.verQtValue >= 0x050f00:
-                search = QRegularExpression.escape(search)
-            else:
-                # For older Qt versions, we escape manually
-                escaped = ""
-                for c in search:
-                    if c.isalnum() or c == "_":
-                        escaped += c
-                    else:
-                        escaped += f"\\{c}"
-                search = escaped
+            search = QRegularExpression.escape(search)
         if self._words:
             search = f"(?:^|\\b){search}(?:$|\\b)"
         return search

novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import (
-    pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QPoint, QRegExp, QRegularExpression,
-    QRunnable, Qt, QTimer
+    pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QObject, QPoint, QRegularExpression, QRunnable, Qt,
+    QTimer
 )
 from PyQt5.QtGui import (
     QColor, QCursor, QFont, QKeyEvent, QKeySequence, QMouseEvent, QPalette,
@@ -2538,32 +2538,18 @@ def replaceText(self) -> str:
     #  Getters
     ##
 
-    def getSearchObject(self) -> str | QRegularExpression | QRegExp:
+    def getSearchObject(self) -> str | QRegularExpression:
         """Return the current search text either as text or as a regular
         expression object.
         """
         text = self.searchBox.text()
         if CONFIG.searchRegEx:
-            # Using the Unicode-capable QRegularExpression class was
-            # only added in Qt 5.13. Otherwise, 5.3 and up supports
-            # only the QRegExp class.
-            if CONFIG.verQtValue >= 0x050d00:
-                rxOpt = QRegularExpression.PatternOption.UseUnicodePropertiesOption
-                if not CONFIG.searchCase:
-                    rxOpt |= QRegularExpression.PatternOption.CaseInsensitiveOption
-                regEx = QRegularExpression(text, rxOpt)
-                self._alertSearchValid(regEx.isValid())
-                return regEx
-            else:  # pragma: no cover
-                # >= 50300 to < 51300
-                if CONFIG.searchCase:
-                    rxOpt = Qt.CaseSensitivity.CaseSensitive
-                else:
-                    rxOpt = Qt.CaseSensitivity.CaseInsensitive
-                regEx = QRegExp(text, rxOpt)
-                self._alertSearchValid(regEx.isValid())
-                return regEx
-
+            rxOpt = QRegularExpression.PatternOption.UseUnicodePropertiesOption
+            if not CONFIG.searchCase:
+                rxOpt |= QRegularExpression.PatternOption.CaseInsensitiveOption
+            regEx = QRegularExpression(text, rxOpt)
+            self._alertSearchValid(regEx.isValid())
+            return regEx
         return text
 
     ##

novelwriter/gui/docviewerpanel.py

@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ def _toggleHideInactive(self, state: bool) -> None:
 
     def _updateTabVisibility(self) -> None:
         """Hide class tabs with no content."""
-        if CONFIG.verQtValue >= 0x050f00:
-            for tClass, cTab in self.kwTabs.items():
-                self.mainTabs.setTabVisible(self.idTabs[tClass], cTab.countEntries() > 0)
+        for tClass, cTab in self.kwTabs.items():
+            self.mainTabs.setTabVisible(self.idTabs[tClass], cTab.countEntries() > 0)
         return
 
     def _loadAllTags(self) -> None: