fix: remove deprecated methods

This reverts commit c8ba9b15c2.

docs/usage.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Hover over the field and click the pencil icon. From there, add or edit text in
 
 ## Creating Tags
 
-Create a new tag by accessing the "New Tag" option from the Edit menu or by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>T</kbd>. In the tag creation panel, enter a tag name, optional shorthand name, optional tag aliases, optional parent tags, and an optional color.
+Create a new tag by accessing the "New Tag" option from the Edit menu or by pressing <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>N</kbd>. In the tag creation panel, enter a tag name, optional shorthand name, optional tag aliases, optional parent tags, and an optional color.
 
 - The tag **name** is the base name of the tag. **_This does NOT have to be unique!_**
 - The tag **shorthand** is a special type of alias that displays in situations where screen space is more valuable, notably with name disambiguation.

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/constants.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ JSON_FILENAME: str = "ts_library.json"
 
 DB_VERSION_CURRENT_KEY: str = "CURRENT"
 DB_VERSION_INITIAL_KEY: str = "INITIAL"
-DB_VERSION: int = 202
+DB_VERSION: int = 300
 
 TAG_CHILDREN_QUERY = text("""
 WITH RECURSIVE ChildTags AS (

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/library.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from os import makedirs
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-from uuid import uuid4
 
 import sqlalchemy
 import structlog
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import (
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.joins import TagEntry, TagParent
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import (
     Entry,
-    Folder,
     Namespace,
     Tag,
     TagAlias,
@@ -234,7 +232,6 @@ class Library:
 
     library_dir: Path | None = None
     engine: Engine | None = None
-    folder: Folder | None = None
     included_files: set[Path] = set()
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -259,7 +256,6 @@ class Library:
         """Migrate JSON library data to the SQLite database."""
         logger.info("Starting Library Conversion...")
         start_time = time.time()
-        folder: Folder = Folder(path=self.library_dir, uuid=str(uuid4()))
 
         # Tags
         for tag in json_lib.tags:
@@ -312,7 +308,6 @@ class Library:
             [
                 Entry(
                     path=entry.path / entry.filename,
-                    folder=folder,
                     fields=[],
                     id=entry.id + 1,  # NOTE: JSON IDs start at 0 instead of 1
                     date_added=datetime.now(),
@@ -479,16 +474,6 @@ class Library:
             session.add(Version(key=DB_VERSION_CURRENT_KEY, value=DB_VERSION))
             session.flush()
 
-            # add folder for current path
-            folder = Folder(
-                path=library_dir,
-                uuid=str(uuid4()),
-            )
-            session.add(folder)
-            session.expunge(folder)
-            session.flush()
-            self.folder = folder
-
             # Generate default .ts_ignore file
             try:
                 ts_ignore_template = (
@@ -584,6 +569,7 @@ class Library:
             (self.__apply_db200_migration, 200, None),  # changes: field tables
             (self.__apply_db201_migration, 201, 200),  # changes: field tables
             (self.__apply_db202_migration, 202, None),  # changes: tag_parents
+            (self.__apply_db300_migration, 300, None),  # changes: deletes folders
         ]
         for migration, v, iv in migrations:
             if loaded_db_version < v and (iv is None or initial_db_version < iv):
@@ -596,27 +582,11 @@ class Library:
                     session.commit()
                 logger.info(f"[Library][Migration][{v}] Completed DB Migration")
 
-        assert loaded_db_version == DB_VERSION, (
+        assert loaded_db_version >= DB_VERSION, (
             "Ran all migrations, but the DB is still not on the newest version"
         )
         logger.info(f"[Library] Library migrated to DB version {DB_VERSION}")
 
-        with Session(self.engine) as session:
-            # TODO: the folder logic has no use and was never finished, remove it
-            # check if folder matching current path exists already
-            # NOTE: this has been causing new Folders to be created when the library is moved, since
-            # its introduction
-            self.folder = session.scalar(select(Folder).where(Folder.path == library_dir))
-            if not self.folder:
-                folder = Folder(
-                    path=library_dir,
-                    uuid=str(uuid4()),
-                )
-                session.add(folder)
-                session.expunge(folder)
-                session.commit()
-                self.folder = folder
-
         # everything is fine, set the library path
         self.library_dir = library_dir
         return LibraryStatus(success=True, library_path=library_dir)
@@ -906,6 +876,44 @@ class Library:
         session.flush()
         logger.info("[Library][Migration][202] Verified TagParent table data")
 
+    def __apply_db300_migration(self, session: Session, library_dir: Path):
+        ## remove folder_id column from entries table
+        # create new table in the desired scheme (without folder_id column)
+        session.execute(
+            text("""
+        CREATE TABLE entries_new (
+            id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+            path VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+            suffix VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+            date_created DATETIME,
+            date_modified DATETIME,
+            date_added DATETIME,
+            filename TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+            PRIMARY KEY (id),
+            UNIQUE (path)
+        )
+        """)
+        )
+        session.flush()
+        # transfer data to new table
+        session.execute(
+            text("""
+            INSERT INTO entries_new (id, path, suffix, date_created, date_modified, date_added,
+                                     filename)
+            SELECT id, path, suffix, date_created, date_modified, date_added, filename
+            FROM entries
+        """)
+        )
+        # delete old table
+        session.execute(text("DROP TABLE entries"))
+        # rename new table to old table
+        session.execute(text("ALTER TABLE entries_new RENAME TO entries"))
+        session.flush()
+
+        ## drop table "folders"
+        session.execute(text("DROP TABLE folders"))
+        session.flush()
+
     @property
     def field_templates(self) -> Sequence[BaseFieldTemplate]:
         with Session(self.engine) as session:

src/tagstudio/core/library/alchemy/models.py

@@ -182,23 +182,11 @@ class Tag(Base):
         return self.name >= other.name
 
 
-class Folder(Base):
-    __tablename__ = "folders"
-
-    # TODO - implement this
-    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
-    path: Mapped[Path] = mapped_column(PathType, unique=True)
-    uuid: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(unique=True)
-
-
 class Entry(Base):
     __tablename__ = "entries"
 
     id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
 
-    folder_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(ForeignKey("folders.id"))
-    folder: Mapped[Folder] = relationship("Folder")
-
     path: Mapped[Path] = mapped_column(PathType, unique=True)
     filename: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
     suffix: Mapped[str] = mapped_column()
@@ -235,7 +223,6 @@ class Entry(Base):
     def __init__(
         self,
         path: Path,
-        folder: Folder,
         fields: list[BaseField],
         id: int | None = None,
         date_created: dt | None = None,
@@ -244,7 +231,6 @@ class Entry(Base):
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.path = path
-        self.folder = folder
         self.id = id  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
         self.filename = path.name
         self.suffix = path.suffix.lstrip(".").lower()

src/tagstudio/core/library/refresh.py

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
 from tagstudio.core.library.ignore import PATH_GLOB_FLAGS, Ignore, ignore_to_glob
 from tagstudio.core.utils.silent_subprocess import silent_run  # pyright: ignore
-from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class RefreshTracker:
             entries = [
                 Entry(
                     path=entry_path,
-                    folder=unwrap(self.library.folder),
                     fields=[],
                     date_added=dt.now(),
                 )

src/tagstudio/core/utils/str_formatting.py

@@ -49,3 +49,14 @@ def is_version_outdated(current: str, latest: str) -> bool:
         return vcur.patch < vlat.patch
     else:
         return vcur.prerelease is not None or vcur.build is not None
+
+
+def format_duration(duration: int | float) -> str:
+    """Format a duration in seconds as M:SS or H:MM:SS."""
+    try:
+        seconds = int(float(duration))
+        hours, seconds = divmod(seconds, 3600)
+        minutes, seconds = divmod(seconds, 60)
+        return f"{hours}:{minutes:02}:{seconds:02}" if hours else f"{minutes}:{seconds:02}"
+    except (OverflowError, ValueError):
+        return "-:--"

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/autofill_line_edit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+from typing import override
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
+from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QLineEdit,
+    QWidget,
+)
+
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
+    autofill_scroll_top_focus_style,
+    autofill_scroll_top_style,
+)
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class AutofillLineEdit(QLineEdit):
+    return_pressed = Signal()
+    shift_return_pressed = Signal()
+    shift_holding = Signal(bool)
+
+    def __init__(self, popup: QWidget) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._popup = popup
+
+    @override
+    def focusOutEvent(self, arg__1: QtGui.QFocusEvent) -> None:
+        self._popup.setStyleSheet(autofill_scroll_top_style("container"))
+        return super().focusOutEvent(arg__1)
+
+    @override
+    def focusInEvent(self, arg__1: QtGui.QFocusEvent) -> None:
+        self._popup.setStyleSheet(autofill_scroll_top_focus_style("container"))
+        return super().focusInEvent(arg__1)
+
+    @override
+    def keyPressEvent(self, arg__1: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        if arg__1.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Shift:
+            self.shift_holding.emit(True)  # noqa: FBT003
+
+        if arg__1.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
+            self.setText("")
+            self.clearFocus()
+        elif arg__1.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Enter or arg__1.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Return:
+            if arg__1.modifiers() and QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier:
+                self.shift_return_pressed.emit()
+            else:
+                self.return_pressed.emit()
+
+        return super().keyPressEvent(arg__1)
+
+    @override
+    def keyReleaseEvent(self, arg__1: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        if arg__1.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Shift:
+            self.shift_holding.emit(False)  # noqa: FBT003
+        return super().keyReleaseEvent(arg__1)

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/edit_field_template_modal.py

@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class EditFieldTemplateModal(EditFieldTemplateModalView):
 
         self.name_field.setStyleSheet(line_edit_style() if is_empty else "")
 
-        if self.panel_save_button is not None:
-            self.panel_save_button.setDisabled(is_empty)
+        if self.save_button is not None:
+            self.save_button.setDisabled(is_empty)
 
     def __on_type_changed(self, index: int):
         old_type = self.__field_type

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/field_suggest_box.py

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+from typing import override
+from warnings import catch_warnings
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6.QtGui import QAction, Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import BaseFieldTemplate
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.edit_field_template_modal import EditFieldTemplateModal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_template_widget_controller import FieldTemplateWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.suggest_box import SuggestBox
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.underlined_widget import UnderlinedWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import GlobalSettings
+from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
+from tagstudio.qt.views.suggest_box_view import SuggestBoxView
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class FieldSuggestBox(SuggestBox[BaseFieldTemplate]):
+    def __init__(
+        self, library: Library, settings: GlobalSettings, view: SuggestBoxView | None = None
+    ):
+        super().__init__(library, settings, view or SuggestBoxView())
+
+        # Context Menu Actions
+        edit_field_on_add_action = QAction(Translations["settings.edit_field_on_add"], self)
+        edit_field_on_add_action.setCheckable(True)
+        self.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.ActionsContextMenu)
+        self.addAction(edit_field_on_add_action)
+        self.layout().search_field.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.ActionsContextMenu)
+        self.layout().search_field.addAction(edit_field_on_add_action)
+        edit_field_on_add_action.setChecked(self._settings.edit_field_on_add)
+        edit_field_on_add_action.triggered.connect(
+            lambda checked: self.toggle_edit_on_field_add(checked)
+        )
+
+    def toggle_edit_on_field_add(self, checked: bool) -> None:
+        """Toggle the setting for opening the edit window after adding a field."""
+        self._settings.edit_field_on_add = checked
+        self._settings.save()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_create(self) -> None:
+        """Opens panel to create a new field template and optionally add it to an entry.
+
+        Populates name field using current search query.
+
+        Args:
+            add_to_entry (bool): Should this item be added to currently selected entries?
+        """
+        # NOTE: Unlike tags, creating new field templates will ALWAYS spawn an edit window
+        # since the user needs to decide what type of field it should be before it's created.
+        query: str = self.layout().search_field.text()
+        panel = EditFieldTemplateModal()
+        modal = Modal(
+            panel,
+            Translations["field_template.new"],
+            Translations["field_template.new"],
+            is_savable=True,
+        )
+        if query.strip():
+            panel.name_field.setText(query)
+
+        modal.saved.connect(lambda: self._create_item_from_modal(panel))
+        modal.show()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_edit(self, item: BaseFieldTemplate) -> None:
+        panel: EditFieldTemplateModal = EditFieldTemplateModal(item)
+        modal: Modal = Modal(panel, item.name, Translations["field_template.edit"], is_savable=True)
+
+        modal.saved.connect(lambda: self._edit_item(panel))
+        modal.show()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_chosen(self, item: BaseFieldTemplate) -> None:
+        self.item_chosen.emit(item)
+        self.done.emit()
+
+    @override
+    def _search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[BaseFieldTemplate], list[BaseFieldTemplate]]:
+        if query != "":
+            return self._lib.search_field_templates(name=query, limit=0), []
+        else:
+            return ([], [])
+
+    @override
+    def _set_item_widget(self, item: BaseFieldTemplate | None, index: int) -> None:
+        """Set the field template of a field template widget at a specific index."""
+        underlined_widget: UnderlinedWidget = self._get_item_widget(index, self._lib)
+        field_template_widget = underlined_widget.widget
+        assert isinstance(field_template_widget, FieldTemplateWidget)
+        field_template_widget.has_remove = False
+        field_template_widget.set_field_template(item)
+        underlined_widget.setHidden(item is None)
+
+        if item is None:
+            return
+
+        # TODO: Add tabbing to different items, and use underline to indicate which will be added
+        underlined_widget.toggle_underline(index != 0)
+
+        # Disconnect previous callbacks
+        with catch_warnings(record=True):
+            field_template_widget.on_edit.disconnect()
+            field_template_widget.on_remove.disconnect()
+            field_template_widget.on_click.disconnect()
+
+        # Connect callbacks
+        field_template_widget.on_edit.connect(lambda item_=item: self._on_item_edit(item_))
+        field_template_widget.on_click.connect(
+            lambda checked=False, item_=item: self._on_item_chosen(item_)
+        )
+
+    @override
+    def _create_item_from_modal(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
+        if isinstance(edit_item_panel, EditFieldTemplateModal):
+            template: BaseFieldTemplate = edit_item_panel.build_field_template()
+            self._lib.add_field_template(template)
+            self._on_item_chosen(template)
+            self._clear_search_query()
+
+        edit_item_panel.hide()
+        self._on_search_query_changed(self.layout().search_field.text())
+
+    @override
+    def _edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(edit_item_panel, EditFieldTemplateModal):
+            return
+
+        self._lib.update_field_template(
+            edit_item_panel.old_field_type, edit_item_panel.build_field_template()
+        )
+        self._update_items(self.layout().search_field.text())
+
+    @override
+    def _get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> UnderlinedWidget:
+        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
+        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
+        if self.layout().content_layout.count() <= index:
+            while self.layout().content_layout.count() <= index:
+                field_template_widget = FieldTemplateWidget()
+                widget = UnderlinedWidget(field_template_widget)
+                widget.setHidden(True)
+                self.layout().content_layout.addWidget(widget)
+
+        widget_: QWidget = self.layout().content_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
+        assert isinstance(widget_, UnderlinedWidget)
+        return widget_

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/field_template_search_panel_controller.py

@@ -7,57 +7,40 @@ from warnings import catch_warnings
 
 import structlog
 from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import BaseFieldTemplate
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.edit_field_template_modal import EditFieldTemplateModal
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_template_widget_controller import FieldTemplateWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.search_panel_controller import SearchPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.field_template_search_panel_view import FieldTemplateSearchPanelView
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal, PanelWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class FieldTemplateSearchModal(PanelModal):
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        library: Library,
-        is_field_template_chooser: bool = True,
-        has_save: bool = False,
-    ) -> None:
-        self.search_panel: FieldTemplateSearchPanel = FieldTemplateSearchPanel(
-            library,
-            is_field_template_chooser,
-            view=FieldTemplateSearchPanelView(is_field_template_chooser),
-        )
-        super().__init__(
-            self.search_panel,
-            Translations["field.add.plural"],
-            is_savable=has_save,
-        )
-
-
 class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
     field_template_chosen = Signal(object)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         library: Library,
-        is_field_template_chooser: bool = True,
-        view: FieldTemplateSearchPanelView | None = None,
+        is_chooser: bool = True,
+        view: SearchPanelView | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
-            view=view or FieldTemplateSearchPanelView(is_field_template_chooser),
+            view=view
+            or SearchPanelView(Translations["home.search_field_templates"], is_chooser=is_chooser),
             exclude=[],
-            is_chooser=is_field_template_chooser,
+            is_chooser=is_chooser,
         )
         self.__lib = library
 
         self._unlimited_limit_item_label = Translations["field_template.all_field_templates"]
-        self._create_and_add_button_label_key = "field_template.create_add"
+        self._create_and_add_button_key = "field_template.create_add"
 
     @override
     def _get_max_limit(self) -> int:
@@ -76,7 +59,7 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
         logger.info("[FieldTemplateSearch] Create and Add Field Template", name=query)
 
         panel: EditFieldTemplateModal = EditFieldTemplateModal()
-        modal: PanelModal = PanelModal(
+        modal: Modal = Modal(
             panel,
             Translations["field_template.new"],
             Translations["field_template.new"],
@@ -93,7 +76,7 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
     def on_item_edit(self, item: BaseFieldTemplate) -> None:
 
         panel: EditFieldTemplateModal = EditFieldTemplateModal(item)
-        modal: PanelModal = PanelModal(
+        modal: Modal = Modal(
             panel,
             item.name,
             Translations["field_template.edit"],
@@ -105,7 +88,7 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
 
     @override
     def _on_item_remove(self, item: BaseFieldTemplate) -> None:
-        if self.is_chooser:
+        if self._is_chooser:
             return
 
         message_box = QMessageBox(
@@ -141,7 +124,7 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
         if item is None:
             return
 
-        field_template_widget.has_remove = not self.is_chooser
+        field_template_widget.has_remove = not self._is_chooser
 
         # Disconnect previous callbacks
         with catch_warnings(record=True):
@@ -157,7 +140,7 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
         )
 
     @override
-    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:
+    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:
 
         if isinstance(edit_item_panel, EditFieldTemplateModal):
             template: BaseFieldTemplate = edit_item_panel.build_field_template()
@@ -171,11 +154,25 @@ class FieldTemplateSearchPanel(SearchPanel[BaseFieldTemplate]):
         self.on_search_query_changed(self.get_search_query())
 
     @override
-    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget) -> None:
+    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
         if not isinstance(edit_item_panel, EditFieldTemplateModal):
             return
 
         self.__lib.update_field_template(
             edit_item_panel.old_field_type, edit_item_panel.build_field_template()
         )
-        self.update_items(self.search_field.text())
+        self.update_items(self.layout().search_field.text())
+
+    @override
+    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> FieldTemplateWidget:
+        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
+        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
+        if self.layout().scroll_layout.count() <= index:
+            while self.layout().scroll_layout.count() <= index:
+                pad_field_template_widget = FieldTemplateWidget()
+                pad_field_template_widget.setHidden(True)
+                self.layout().scroll_layout.addWidget(pad_field_template_widget)
+
+        field_template_widget: QWidget = self.layout().scroll_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
+        assert isinstance(field_template_widget, FieldTemplateWidget)
+        return field_template_widget

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/modal.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+import contextlib
+from typing import Any, override
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6 import QtGui
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.views.modal_view import ModalView
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class Modal(QWidget):
+    """A generic modal window widget with common signals and styling."""
+
+    done = Signal()
+    saved = Signal()
+    saved_data = Signal(type(Any))
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        content_widget: ModalContent,
+        title: str = "",
+        window_title: str | None = None,
+        is_savable: bool = False,
+        inline_title: bool = True,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setWindowTitle(title if window_title is None else window_title)
+        self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
+        self.setLayout(
+            ModalView(
+                content_widget=content_widget,
+                title=title,
+                is_savable=is_savable,
+                inline_title=inline_title,
+            )
+        )
+
+        # [Done]
+        # - OR -
+        # [Cancel] [Save]
+        if not is_savable:
+            done_button = self.layout().content_widget.done_button
+            if done_button:
+                done_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
+                done_button.clicked.connect(self.done.emit)
+        else:
+            cancel_button = self.layout().content_widget.cancel_button
+            if cancel_button:
+                cancel_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
+                cancel_button.clicked.connect(content_widget.reset)
+
+            save_button = self.layout().content_widget.save_button
+            if save_button:
+                save_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
+                save_button.clicked.connect(self.saved.emit)
+                save_button.clicked.connect(
+                    lambda: self.saved_data.emit(content_widget.saved_data())
+                )
+
+        content_widget.parent_post_init()
+
+    @override
+    def closeEvent(self, event: QtGui.QCloseEvent) -> None:
+        with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
+            cancel_button = self.layout().content_widget.cancel_button
+            if cancel_button:
+                cancel_button.click()
+        with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
+            done_button = self.layout().content_widget.done_button
+            if done_button:
+                done_button.click()
+        event.accept()
+
+    @override
+    def layout(self) -> ModalView:
+        """Return the typed layout for this widget."""
+        return super().layout()  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType]

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/modal_content.py

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+from typing import Any, override
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QWidget
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ModalContent(QWidget):
+    """Base class for widgets that go inside a Modal widget."""
+
+    save_button: QPushButton | None = None
+    cancel_button: QPushButton | None = None
+    done_button: QPushButton | None = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def saved_data(self) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
+        return None
+
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def parent_post_init(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    @override
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
+            if self.cancel_button:
+                self.cancel_button.click()
+            elif self.done_button:
+                self.done_button.click()
+        elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Return or event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Enter:
+            if self.save_button:
+                self.save_button.click()
+            elif self.done_button:
+                self.done_button.click()
+        else:  # Other key presses
+            super().keyPressEvent(event)

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/preview_panel_controller.py

@@ -3,63 +3,280 @@
 
 
 import typing
+from datetime import datetime as dt
+from enum import IntEnum
+from functools import partial
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import override
 from warnings import catch_warnings
 
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import BaseFieldTemplate
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+import structlog
+from PySide6 import QtCore
+from PySide6.QtGui import QShortcut
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import (
+    BaseField,
+    BaseFieldTemplate,
+    DatetimeField,
+    DatetimeFieldTemplate,
+    TextField,
+    TextFieldTemplate,
+)
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
 from tagstudio.core.utils.ffmpeg_status import FfmpegStatus, FfprobeStatus
-from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_template_search_panel_controller import FieldTemplateSearchModal
-from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchModal
-from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
+from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.edit_text_controller import EditText
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.datetime_picker import DatetimePicker
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.field_containers import FieldContainers
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.file_attributes import FileAttributeData
+from tagstudio.qt.translations import FIELD_TYPE_KEYS, Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.views.preview_panel_view import PreviewPanelView
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
-class PreviewPanel(PreviewPanelView):
-    def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
-        super().__init__(library, driver)
 
-        self.__add_field_modal = FieldTemplateSearchModal(self.lib, is_field_template_chooser=True)
-        self.__add_tag_modal = TagSearchModal(
-            self.lib, title=Translations["tag.add.plural"], is_tag_chooser=True
+class _ItemMode(IntEnum):
+    TAG = 1
+    FIELD = 2
+
+
+class PreviewPanel(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._driver = driver
+        self._lib = self._driver.lib
+        self._selected: list[int]
+        self._current_stats: FileAttributeData | None = None
+
+        self._open_tag_search_action = QShortcut(
+            QtCore.QKeyCombination(
+                QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier(QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier),
+                QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_T,
+            ),
+            self,
+        )
+        self._open_field_search_action = QShortcut(
+            QtCore.QKeyCombination(
+                QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier(QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier),
+                QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_L,
+            ),
+            self,
         )
-        self.__add_tag_modal.tsp.set_driver(driver)
-        self._thumb.check_ffmpeg.connect(self._toggle_ffmpeg_warning)
 
-    @typing.override
-    def _add_field_button_callback(self) -> None:
-        self.__add_field_modal.show()
+        self.setLayout(PreviewPanelView(driver=driver, pixel_ratio=self.devicePixelRatio()))
+        self._set_item_mode(None)
+        self._connect_callbacks()
 
-    @typing.override
-    def _add_tag_button_callback(self) -> None:
-        self.__add_tag_modal.show()
+    def _connect_callbacks(self) -> None:
+        # Tag Search
+        self.layout().add_tag_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self._set_item_mode(_ItemMode.TAG))
+        self._open_tag_search_action.activated.connect(self._open_tag_search_callback)
+        self.layout().tag_search_box.done.connect(self._tag_added_callback)
+        self.layout().containers.on_tags_update.connect(self._update_added_callback)
+
+        # Field Search
+        self.layout().add_field_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self._set_item_mode(_ItemMode.FIELD))
+        self._open_field_search_action.activated.connect(self._open_field_search_callback)
+        self.layout().field_search_box.done.connect(self._field_added_callback)
+
+        # Previews
+        self.layout().preview_thumb.stats_updated.connect(self._thumb_stats_updated_callback)
+        self.layout().preview_thumb.check_ffmpeg.connect(self._toggle_ffmpeg_warning)
+
+    def _set_item_mode(self, mode: _ItemMode | None):
+        def hide_and_disable_buttons():
+            self.layout().add_tag_button.setHidden(True)
+            self.layout().add_tag_button.setEnabled(False)
+            self.layout().add_field_button.setHidden(True)
+            self.layout().add_field_button.setEnabled(False)
+
+        def restore_buttons():
+            self.layout().add_tag_button.setHidden(False)
+            self.layout().add_tag_button.setEnabled(True)
+            self.layout().add_field_button.setHidden(False)
+            self.layout().add_field_button.setEnabled(True)
+
+        if mode == _ItemMode.TAG:
+            self.layout().tag_search_box.added = self.layout().containers.tags
+            self.layout().field_search_box.hide_and_reset()
+            self.layout().tag_search_box.setHidden(False)
+            hide_and_disable_buttons()
+        elif mode == _ItemMode.FIELD:
+            self.layout().tag_search_box.hide_and_reset()
+            self.layout().field_search_box.setHidden(False)
+            hide_and_disable_buttons()
+        else:
+            self.layout().tag_search_box.hide_and_reset()
+            self.layout().field_search_box.hide_and_reset()
+            restore_buttons()
+
+    def _open_tag_search_callback(self) -> None:
+        self.layout().add_tag_button.setFocus()
+        self.layout().add_tag_button.click()
+
+    def _open_field_search_callback(self) -> None:
+        self.layout().add_field_button.setFocus()
+        self.layout().add_field_button.click()
+
+    def _tag_added_callback(self):
+        self._set_item_mode(None)
+        self.layout().add_tag_button.setFocus()
+
+    def _field_added_callback(self):
+        self._set_item_mode(None)
+        self.layout().add_field_button.setFocus()
+
+    def _update_added_callback(self):
+        self.layout().tag_search_box.added = self.layout().containers.tags
+
+    def _thumb_stats_updated_callback(self, filepath: Path, stats: FileAttributeData) -> None:
+        if len(self._selected) != 1:
+            return
+
+        if filepath != self.layout().preview_thumb.current_file:
+            return
+
+        if self._current_stats is None:
+            self._current_stats = FileAttributeData()
+
+        if stats.width is not None:
+            self._current_stats.width = stats.width
+        if stats.height is not None:
+            self._current_stats.height = stats.height
+        if stats.duration is not None:
+            self._current_stats.duration = stats.duration
+
+        self.layout().file_attrs.update_stats(filepath, self._current_stats)
 
-    @typing.override
     def _set_selection_callback(self) -> None:
         with catch_warnings(record=True):
-            self.__add_field_modal.search_panel.field_template_chosen.disconnect()
-            self.__add_tag_modal.tsp.item_chosen.disconnect()
+            self.layout().field_search_box.item_chosen.disconnect()
+            self.layout().tag_search_box.item_chosen.disconnect()
 
-        self.__add_field_modal.search_panel.field_template_chosen.connect(
-            self._add_field_to_selected
-        )
-        self.__add_tag_modal.tsp.item_chosen.connect(self._add_tag_to_selected)
+        self.layout().field_search_box.item_chosen.connect(self._add_field_to_selected)
+        self.layout().tag_search_box.item_chosen.connect(self._add_tag_to_selected)
 
     def _add_field_to_selected(self, template: BaseFieldTemplate) -> None:
-        self._containers.add_field_to_selected(template)
+        self.layout().containers.add_field_to_selected(template)
+        # TODO: Allow editing of fields across multiple entries at once.
         if len(self._selected) == 1:
-            self._containers.update_from_entry(self._selected[0])
+            if self._driver.settings.edit_field_on_add:
+                entry = unwrap(self._lib.get_entry_full(self._selected[0]))
+                entry_field = None
+                if isinstance(template, TextFieldTemplate):
+                    entry_field = entry.text_fields[-1]
+                elif isinstance(template, DatetimeFieldTemplate):
+                    entry_field = entry.datetime_fields[-1]
+                if entry_field is not None:
+                    self._edit_field(entry.id, entry_field)
+
+            self.layout().containers.update_from_entry(self._selected[0])
+
+    def _edit_field(self, entry_id: int, field: BaseField) -> None:
+        # TODO: A lot of this code is similar to or straight up shared with FieldContainers.
+        # It's possible to reuse it later, after a FieldContainers refactor.
+        field_name_key: str = FIELD_TYPE_KEYS.get(field.class_name, "field_type.unknown")
+
+        if type(field) is TextField:
+            edit_modal = Modal(
+                EditText(field.name, field.value, field.is_multiline),
+                window_title=f"{Translations['field.edit']} ({Translations[field_name_key]})",
+                is_savable=True,
+                inline_title=False,
+            )
+            edit_modal.saved_data.connect(
+                partial(self.layout().containers.update_text_field_callback, field, entry_id)
+            )
+            edit_modal.show()
+        elif type(field) is DatetimeField:
+            edit_modal = Modal(
+                DatetimePicker(self._driver, field.name, field.value or dt.now()),
+                window_title=f"{Translations['field.edit']} ({Translations[field_name_key]})",
+                is_savable=True,
+                inline_title=False,
+            )
+            edit_modal.saved_data.connect(
+                partial(self.layout().containers.update_datetime_field_callback, field, entry_id)
+            )
+            edit_modal.show()
 
     def _add_tag_to_selected(self, tag_id: int) -> None:
-        self._containers.add_tags_to_selected(tag_id)
+        self.layout().containers.add_tags_to_selected(tag_id)
         if len(self._selected) == 1:
-            self._containers.update_from_entry(self._selected[0])
+            self.layout().containers.update_from_entry(self._selected[0])
 
     def _toggle_ffmpeg_warning(self, enable_warning: bool = True) -> None:
         if enable_warning and (not FfmpegStatus.which() or not FfprobeStatus.which()):
-            self._ffmpeg_warning_widget.show()
+            self.layout().warning_banner.show()
             return
 
-        self._ffmpeg_warning_widget.hide()
+        self.layout().warning_banner.hide()
+
+    def set_selection(self, selected: list[int], update_preview: bool = True) -> None:
+        """Render the panel widgets with the newest data from the Library.
+
+        Args:
+            selected  (list[int]): List of the IDs of the selected entries.
+            update_preview (bool): Should the file preview be updated?
+            (Only works with one or more items selected)
+        """
+        self._selected = selected
+        self._set_item_mode(None)
+        try:
+            # No Items Selected
+            if len(selected) == 0:
+                self.layout().preview_thumb.hide_preview()
+                self._current_stats = None
+                self.layout().file_attrs.update_stats()
+                self.layout().file_attrs.update_date_label()
+                self.layout().containers.hide_containers()
+                self.layout().add_tag_button.setEnabled(False)
+                self.layout().add_field_button.setEnabled(False)
+
+            # One Item Selected
+            elif len(selected) == 1:
+                entry_id = selected[0]
+                entry: Entry = unwrap(self._lib.get_entry(entry_id))
+
+                filepath: Path = unwrap(self._lib.library_dir) / entry.path
+                if filepath != self.layout().preview_thumb.current_file:
+                    self._current_stats = None
+
+                if update_preview:
+                    stats: FileAttributeData = self.layout().preview_thumb.display_file(filepath)
+                    self._current_stats = stats
+                    self.layout().file_attrs.update_stats(filepath, stats)
+                self.layout().file_attrs.update_date_label(filepath)
+                self.layout().containers.update_from_entry(entry_id)
+                self._set_selection_callback()
+
+            # Multiple Selected Items
+            elif len(selected) > 1:
+                # items: list[Entry] = [self.lib.get_entry_full(x) for x in self.driver.selected]
+                self.layout().preview_thumb.hide_preview()  # TODO: Render mixed selection
+                self._current_stats = None
+                self.layout().file_attrs.update_multi_selection(len(selected))
+                self.layout().file_attrs.update_date_label()
+                self.layout().containers.hide_containers()  # TODO: Allow for mixed editing
+                self._set_selection_callback()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("[Preview Panel] Error updating selection", error=e)
+
+    def stop_media_playback(self) -> None:
+        """Stop any media playback in the preview panel."""
+        self.layout().preview_thumb.media_player.stop()
+
+    @property
+    def containers(self) -> FieldContainers:
+        return self.layout().containers
+
+    @override
+    def layout(self) -> PreviewPanelView:
+        """Return the typed layout for this widget."""
+        return super().layout()  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType]

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/preview_thumb_controller.py

@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS = None
 
 
 class PreviewThumb(PreviewThumbView):
-    __current_file: Path
-
     def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver"):
         super().__init__(library, driver)
 
@@ -114,7 +112,7 @@ class PreviewThumb(PreviewThumbView):
 
     def display_file(self, filepath: Path) -> FileAttributeData:
         """Render a single file preview."""
-        self.__current_file = filepath
+        self._current_file = filepath
 
         ext = filepath.suffix.lower()
 
@@ -150,21 +148,26 @@ class PreviewThumb(PreviewThumbView):
 
     @override
     def _open_file_action_callback(self):
-        open_file(
-            self.__current_file, windows_start_command=self.__driver.settings.windows_start_command
-        )
+        if self._current_file:
+            open_file(
+                self._current_file,
+                windows_start_command=self.__driver.settings.windows_start_command,
+            )
 
     @override
     def _open_explorer_action_callback(self):
-        open_file(self.__current_file, file_manager=True)
+        if self._current_file:
+            open_file(self._current_file, file_manager=True)
 
     @override
     def _delete_action_callback(self):
-        if bool(self.__current_file):
-            self.__driver.delete_files_callback(self.__current_file)
+        if self._current_file:
+            self.__driver.delete_files_callback(self._current_file)
 
     @override
     def _button_wrapper_callback(self):
-        open_file(
-            self.__current_file, windows_start_command=self.__driver.settings.windows_start_command
-        )
+        if self._current_file:
+            open_file(
+                self._current_file,
+                windows_start_command=self.__driver.settings.windows_start_command,
+            )

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/return_button.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+import typing
+from typing import override
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QPushButton
+
+if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    pass
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ReturnButton(QPushButton):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:  # pyright: ignore
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @override
+    def keyPressEvent(self, arg__1: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        if self.hasFocus() and arg__1.key() in {QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Enter, QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Return}:
+            self.click()
+
+        super().keyPressEvent(arg__1)

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/search_panel_controller.py

@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import structlog
 from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
 from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QShowEvent
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _item_name(item: object) -> str:
         raise AttributeError()
 
 
-class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
+class SearchPanel[T](ModalContent):
     item_chosen = Signal(int)
 
     def __init__(
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
         is_chooser: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
-        self.view = view
-        self.is_chooser = is_chooser
-        self._layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self._layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self._layout.addWidget(self.view)
-        self.view.connect_callbacks(self)
         self._driver: QtDriver | None = None
-        self.exclude: list[int] = exclude or []
+        self._is_chooser = is_chooser
+        self._create_and_add_button_in_layout = False
+        self._create_and_add_button_key: str = ""
+
+        # Items
+        self._excluded: list[int] = exclude or []
+        self._search_results: list[T] = []
 
         # Limits
         self._unlimited_limit_item_label: str = "All Items"
-        self.__limit_items: list[tuple[str, int]] = [
+        self._limit_items: list[tuple[str, int]] = [
             ("25", 25),
             ("50", 50),
             ("100", 100),
@@ -69,66 +69,102 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
             ("500", 500),
             (self._unlimited_limit_item_label, -1),
         ]
-        self.__default_limit_index: int = 0  # 25 Limit (Default)
-        self.__previous_limit_index: int = self.__default_limit_index
+        self._default_limit_index: int = 0  # 25 Limit (Default)
+        self._previous_limit_index: int = self._default_limit_index
 
-        self.view.set_limit_items(self.__limit_items)
-        self.view.set_limit_index(self.__default_limit_index)
+        self.setLayout(view)
+        self.set_limit_items(self._limit_items)
+        self.set_limit_index(self._default_limit_index)
+        self.setMinimumSize(300, 400)
+        self.connect_callbacks(self)
 
-        # Items
-        self._search_results: list[T] = []
+    def connect_callbacks(self, controller: "SearchPanel[Any]") -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
+        self.layout().limit_combobox.currentIndexChanged.connect(controller.on_limit_changed)
+        self.layout().search_field.textChanged.connect(controller.on_search_query_changed)
+        self.layout().search_field.returnPressed.connect(
+            lambda: controller.on_search_query_submitted(self.get_search_query())
+        )
+        self.layout().create_button.clicked.connect(controller.on_item_create)
+        self.layout().create_and_add_button.clicked.connect(
+            lambda: controller.on_item_create(add_to_entry=True)
+        )
 
-        self._create_and_add_button_label_key: str = ""
+    def set_limit_items(self, limit_items: list[tuple[str, int]]) -> None:
+        # Remove existing limit items
+        for i in reversed(range(self.layout().limit_combobox.count())):
+            self.layout().limit_combobox.removeItem(i)
 
-    @property
-    def search_field(self):
-        return self.view.search_field
+        # Add new limit items
+        self.layout().limit_combobox.addItems([limit_item[0] for limit_item in limit_items])
 
-    @property
-    def create_and_add_button(self):
-        return self.view.create_and_add_button
+    def get_limit_index(self) -> int:
+        return self.layout().limit_combobox.currentIndex()
+
+    def set_limit_index(self, index: int) -> None:
+        self.layout().limit_combobox.setCurrentIndex(index)
+
+    def focus_search_box(self, select_all: bool = False) -> None:
+        self.layout().search_field.setFocus()
+        if select_all:
+            self.layout().search_field.selectAll()
 
     def get_search_query(self) -> str:
-        return self.view.get_search_query()
+        return self.layout().search_field.text()
 
     def clear_search_query(self) -> None:
-        self.view.clear_search_query()
+        self.layout().search_field.setText("")
+        self.focus_search_box()
 
-    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library):
-        return self.view.get_item_widget(index, library)
+    # Item list
+    def scroll_to(self, position: int) -> None:
+        self.layout().scroll_area.verticalScrollBar().setValue(position)
 
-    def set_driver(self, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
-        self._driver = driver
+    def add_create_and_add_button(self) -> None:
+        if self._create_and_add_button_in_layout:
+            return
+        self.layout().scroll_layout.addWidget(self.layout().create_and_add_button)
+        self.layout().create_and_add_button.show()
+        self._create_and_add_button_in_layout = True
+
+    def remove_create_and_add_button(self) -> None:
+        if not self._create_and_add_button_in_layout:
+            return
+        self.layout().scroll_layout.removeWidget(self.layout().create_and_add_button)
+        self.layout().create_and_add_button.hide()
+        self._create_and_add_button_in_layout = False
+
+    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
+        return self.get_item_widget(index, library)
 
     def on_limit_changed(self, index: int) -> None:
         # Method was called outside the limit_combobox callback
-        if index != self.view.get_limit_index():
-            self.view.set_limit_index(index)
+        if index != self.get_limit_index():
+            self.set_limit_index(index)
 
-        if self.__previous_limit_index == index:
+        if self._previous_limit_index == index:
             return
 
-        self.update_items(self.search_field.text())
+        self.update_items(self.layout().search_field.text())
 
     def _get_limit(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
-        return self.__limit_items[self.view.get_limit_index()]
+        return self._limit_items[self.get_limit_index()]
 
     def _get_previous_limit(self) -> tuple[str, int]:
-        return self.__limit_items[self.__previous_limit_index]
+        return self._limit_items[self._previous_limit_index]
 
     def _get_max_limit(self) -> int:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def on_search_query_changed(self, query: str) -> None:
-        self.create_and_add_button.setText(
-            Translations.format(self._create_and_add_button_label_key, query=query)
+        self.layout().create_and_add_button.setText(
+            Translations.format(self._create_and_add_button_key, query=query)
         )
         self.update_items(query)
 
     def on_search_query_submitted(self, query: str) -> None:
         # Focus search field if no query
         if not query:
-            self.search_field.setFocus()
+            self.layout().search_field.setFocus()
             parent: QWidget | None = self.parentWidget()
             if parent is not None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnnecessaryComparison]
                 parent.hide()
@@ -137,7 +173,7 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
         # Create and add item if no search results
         if len(self._search_results) <= 0:
             self.on_item_create(add_to_entry=True)
-        elif self.is_chooser:
+        elif self._is_chooser:
             self._on_item_chosen(self._search_results[0])
 
         self.clear_search_query()
@@ -156,14 +192,14 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def _is_excluded(self, item: T) -> bool:
-        return _item_id(item) in self.exclude
+        return _item_id(item) in self._excluded
 
     def update_items(self, query: str | None = None) -> None:
         """Update the item list given a search query."""
         logger.info("[SearchPanel] Updating items", limit=self._get_limit()[1])
 
         # Remove the "Create & Add" button if one exists
-        self.view.remove_create_and_add_button()
+        self.remove_create_and_add_button()
 
         # Get results for the search query
         query_lower = "" if not query else query.lower()
@@ -205,11 +241,11 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
             item: T | None = all_results[i] if i < len(all_results) else None
             self.set_item_widget(item=item, index=i)
 
-        self.__previous_limit_index = self.view.get_limit_index()
+        self._previous_limit_index = self.get_limit_index()
 
         # Add back the "Create & Add" button
         if query and query.strip():
-            self.view.add_create_and_add_button()
+            self.add_create_and_add_button()
 
     def search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[T], list[T]]:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
         raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -217,11 +253,16 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
     def set_item_widget(self, item: T | None, index: int) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    @override
+    def layout(self) -> SearchPanelView:
+        """Return the typed layout for this widget."""
+        return super().layout()  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType]
+
     @override
     def showEvent(self, event: QShowEvent) -> None:  # noqa N802
         self.update_items()
-        self.view.scroll_to(0)
-        self.view.clear_search_query()
+        self.scroll_to(0)
+        self.clear_search_query()
         return super().showEvent(event)
 
     @override
@@ -229,13 +270,13 @@ class SearchPanel[T](PanelWidget):
         # When Escape is pressed, focus back on the search box.
         # If focus is already on the search box, close the modal.
         if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
-            if self.search_field.hasFocus():
+            if self.layout().search_field.hasFocus():
                 super().keyPressEvent(event)
             else:
-                self.view.focus_search_box(select_all=True)
+                self.focus_search_box(select_all=True)
 
-    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
         raise NotImplementedError()

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/suggest_box.py

@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+from typing import Any, override
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
+from PySide6.QtGui import QShowEvent
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsOpacityEffect, QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.autofill_line_edit import QtCore, QtGui
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.underlined_widget import UnderlinedWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import GlobalSettings
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
+    autofill_line_edit_style,
+    autofill_line_edit_top_style,
+)
+from tagstudio.qt.views.suggest_box_view import SuggestBoxView
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+def _item_id(item: object) -> int:
+    item_id: Any = getattr(item, "id")  # noqa: B009  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
+
+    if isinstance(item_id, int):
+        return item_id
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError()
+
+
+def _item_name(item: object) -> str:
+    item_name: Any = getattr(item, "name")  # noqa: B009  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
+
+    if isinstance(item_name, str):
+        return item_name
+    else:
+        raise AttributeError()
+
+
+class SuggestBox[T](QWidget):
+    item_chosen = Signal(object)
+    done = Signal()
+
+    def __init__(self, library: Library, settings: GlobalSettings, view: SuggestBoxView) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self._lib = library
+        self._settings = settings
+        self._limit = 5
+        self._is_shift_held = False
+        self._search_results: list[T] = []
+        self.added: list[int] = []
+        self.excluded: list[int] = []
+
+        self.setLayout(view)
+        self._connect_callbacks()
+
+    def hide_and_reset(self):
+        self.hide()
+        self.layout().search_field.setDisabled(True)
+        self._on_shift_held(held=False)
+
+    def _connect_callbacks(self) -> None:
+        self.layout().search_field.textChanged.connect(self._on_search_query_changed)
+        self.layout().search_field.editingFinished.connect(self._editing_finished_callback)
+        self.layout().search_field.return_pressed.connect(
+            lambda: self._on_search_query_submitted(self.layout().search_field.text())
+        )
+        self.layout().search_field.shift_return_pressed.connect(
+            lambda: self._on_search_query_submitted(
+                self.layout().search_field.text(), always_create=True
+            )
+        )
+
+        self.layout().search_field.shift_holding.connect(lambda held: self._on_shift_held(held))
+
+    def _on_shift_held(self, held: bool):
+        if held:
+            self._is_shift_held = True
+            opacity_effect = QGraphicsOpacityEffect(self)
+            opacity_effect.setOpacity(0.3)
+            if self.layout().content_layout.count() > 0:
+                underlined_widget = self.layout().content_layout.itemAt(0).widget()
+                assert isinstance(underlined_widget, UnderlinedWidget)
+                underlined_widget.widget.setGraphicsEffect(opacity_effect)
+        else:
+            self._is_shift_held = False
+            if self.layout().content_layout.count() > 0:
+                underlined_widget = self.layout().content_layout.itemAt(0).widget()
+                assert isinstance(underlined_widget, UnderlinedWidget)
+                underlined_widget.widget.setGraphicsEffect(None)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+
+    def _clear_search_query(self) -> None:
+        self.layout().search_field.setText("")
+
+    def _get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _on_search_query_changed(self, query: str) -> None:
+        self._update_items(query)
+
+    def _on_search_query_submitted(self, query: str, always_create: bool = False) -> None:
+        # Focus search field if no query
+        logger.info("Query submitted")
+        if not query:
+            self.done.emit()
+            self.hide_and_reset()
+            return
+        elif not self.isHidden():
+            self.layout().search_field.setFocus()
+
+        # Create and add item if no search results
+        if (len(self._search_results) <= 0) or always_create:
+            self._on_item_create()
+        else:
+            self._on_item_chosen(self._search_results[0])
+
+        self._clear_search_query()
+        self._update_items()
+
+    def _on_item_create(self) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _on_item_edit(self, item: T) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _on_item_chosen(self, item: T) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _is_excluded(self, item: T) -> bool:
+        return _item_id(item) in self.excluded
+
+    def _update_items(self, query: str | None = None) -> None:
+        """Update the item list given a search query."""
+        logger.info("[SearchPanel] Updating items", limit=self._limit)
+
+        # Get results for the search query
+        query_lower = "" if not query else query.lower()
+        search_results: tuple[list[T], list[T]] = self._search_items(query_lower)
+
+        # Sort and prioritize the results
+        direct_results = list({item for item in search_results[0] if not self._is_excluded(item)})
+        direct_results.sort(key=lambda item: _item_name(item).lower())
+
+        ancestor_results = list({item for item in search_results[1] if not self._is_excluded(item)})
+        ancestor_results.sort(key=lambda item: _item_name(item).lower())
+
+        raw_results = list(direct_results + ancestor_results)
+        priority_results: set[T] = set()
+
+        if query and query.strip():
+            for raw_item in raw_results:
+                if _item_name(raw_item).lower().startswith(query_lower):
+                    priority_results.add(raw_item)
+
+        all_results: list[T] = sorted(list(priority_results), key=lambda i: len(_item_name(i))) + [
+            item for item in raw_results if item not in priority_results
+        ]
+
+        # Target items already added to a selection and move them to the end of the list
+        already_added: list[T] = [i for i in all_results if _item_id(i) in self.added]
+        for item in already_added:
+            if item in all_results:
+                all_results.remove(item)
+        all_results = all_results + already_added
+
+        if self._limit > 0:
+            all_results = all_results[: self._limit]
+
+        self._search_results = all_results
+        logger.info("[SearchPanel] Search results", results=self._search_results)
+
+        for i in range(0, self._limit):
+            item: T | None = all_results[i] if i < len(all_results) else None
+            self._set_item_widget(item=item, index=i)
+
+        if self.layout().content_layout.isEmpty():
+            self.layout().scroll_area.setHidden(True)
+            self.layout().content_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+            self.layout().search_field.setStyleSheet(autofill_line_edit_style())
+        else:
+            self.layout().scroll_area.setHidden(False)
+            self.layout().content_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
+            self.layout().search_field.setStyleSheet(autofill_line_edit_top_style())
+
+    def _search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[T], list[T]]:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _set_item_widget(self, item: T | None, index: int) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _editing_finished_callback(self):
+        if self.layout().search_field.text() == "":
+            self.done.emit()
+            self.hide_and_reset()
+
+    def _create_item_from_modal(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def _edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter]
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    @override
+    def showEvent(self, event: QShowEvent) -> None:
+        self._update_items()
+        self._on_shift_held(held=False)
+        self.layout().search_field.setDisabled(False)
+        self._clear_search_query()
+        return super().showEvent(event)
+
+    @override
+    def layout(self) -> SuggestBoxView:
+        """Return the typed layout for this widget."""
+        return super().layout()  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType]
+
+    @override
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        # When Escape is pressed, focus back on the search box.
+        if event.key() in {
+            QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape,
+            QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Enter,
+            QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Return,
+        }:
+            self.hide_and_reset()

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/tag_box_controller.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from tagstudio.core.enums import TagClickActionOption
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import BrowsingState
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal
 from tagstudio.qt.views.tag_box_view import TagBoxWidgetView
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class TagBoxWidget(TagBoxWidgetView):
     def _on_edit(self, tag: Tag) -> None:
         build_tag_panel = BuildTagPanel(self.__driver.lib, tag=tag)
 
-        edit_modal = PanelModal(
+        edit_modal = Modal(
             build_tag_panel,
             self.__driver.lib.tag_display_name(tag),
             "Edit Tag",

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/tag_search_panel_controller.py

@@ -6,66 +6,44 @@ from typing import override
 from warnings import catch_warnings
 
 import structlog
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
+from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.constants import RESERVED_TAG_END, RESERVED_TAG_START
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import BrowsingState
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.search_panel_controller import SearchPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import TagWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal, PanelWidget
-from tagstudio.qt.views.tag_search_panel_view import TagSearchPanelView
+from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class TagSearchModal(PanelModal):
-    tsp: "TagSearchPanel"
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        library: Library,
-        title: str,
-        exclude: list[int] | None = None,
-        is_tag_chooser: bool = True,
-        has_save: bool = False,
-    ):
-        self.tsp = TagSearchPanel(
-            library,
-            exclude,
-            is_tag_chooser,
-            view=TagSearchPanelView(is_tag_chooser),
-        )
-        super().__init__(
-            widget=self.tsp,
-            title=title,
-            is_savable=has_save,
-        )
-
-
 class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
+    search_for_tag = Signal(int)
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         library: Library,
         exclude: list[int] | None = None,
-        is_tag_chooser: bool = True,
-        view: TagSearchPanelView | None = None,
+        is_chooser: bool = True,
+        view: SearchPanelView | None = None,
     ):
         super().__init__(
-            view=view or TagSearchPanelView(is_tag_chooser),
+            view=view or SearchPanelView(Translations["home.search_tags"], is_chooser=is_chooser),
             exclude=exclude,
-            is_chooser=is_tag_chooser,
+            is_chooser=is_chooser,
         )
-        self.__lib = library
-
+        self._lib = library
         self._unlimited_limit_item_label = Translations["tag.all_tags"]
-        self._create_and_add_button_label_key = "tag.create_add"
+        self._create_and_add_button_key = "tag.create_add"
 
     @override
     def _get_max_limit(self) -> int:
-        return len(self.__lib.tags)
+        return len(self._lib.tags)
 
     @override
     def on_item_create(self, add_to_entry: bool = False) -> None:
@@ -80,9 +58,8 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel  # here due to circular imports
 
         query: str = self.get_search_query()
-
-        panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self.__lib)
-        modal: PanelModal = PanelModal(
+        panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self._lib)
+        modal: Modal = Modal(
             panel,
             Translations["tag.new"],
             Translations["tag.add"] if add_to_entry else Translations["tag.new"],
@@ -100,10 +77,10 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         # TODO: Move this to a top-level import
         from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel  # here due to circular imports
 
-        edit_tag_panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self.__lib, tag=item)
-        edit_tag_modal: PanelModal = PanelModal(
+        edit_tag_panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self._lib, tag=item)
+        edit_tag_modal: Modal = Modal(
             edit_tag_panel,
-            self.__lib.tag_display_name(item),
+            self._lib.tag_display_name(item),
             Translations["tag.edit"],
             is_savable=True,
         )
@@ -112,7 +89,7 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
 
     @override
     def _on_item_remove(self, item: Tag) -> None:
-        if self.is_chooser:
+        if self._is_chooser:
             return
 
         if item.id in range(RESERVED_TAG_START, RESERVED_TAG_END):
@@ -121,7 +98,7 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         message_box = QMessageBox(
             QMessageBox.Icon.Question,
             Translations["tag.remove"],
-            Translations.format("tag.confirm_delete", tag_name=self.__lib.tag_display_name(item)),
+            Translations.format("tag.confirm_delete", tag_name=self._lib.tag_display_name(item)),
             QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok | QMessageBox.StandardButton.Cancel,
         )
 
@@ -130,7 +107,7 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         if result != QMessageBox.StandardButton.Ok:
             return
 
-        self.__lib.remove_tag(item.id)
+        self._lib.remove_tag(item.id)
         self.update_items(self.get_search_query())
 
     @override
@@ -139,12 +116,12 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
 
     @override
     def search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[Tag], list[Tag]]:
-        return self.__lib.search_tags(name=query, limit=self._get_limit()[1])
+        return self._lib.search_tags(name=query, limit=self._get_limit()[1])
 
     @override
     def set_item_widget(self, item: Tag | None, index: int) -> None:
         """Set the tag of a tag widget at a specific index."""
-        tag_widget: TagWidget = self.get_item_widget(index, self.__lib)
+        tag_widget: TagWidget = self.get_item_widget(index, self._lib)
         tag_widget.set_tag(item)
         tag_widget.setHidden(item is None)
 
@@ -152,7 +129,7 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
             return
         assert item is not None
 
-        tag_widget.has_remove = not self.is_chooser and item.id not in range(
+        tag_widget.has_remove = not self._is_chooser and item.id not in range(
             RESERVED_TAG_START, RESERVED_TAG_END
         )
 
@@ -166,7 +143,7 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         # Connect callbacks
         tag_widget.on_edit.connect(lambda edit_tag=item: self.on_item_edit(edit_tag))
         tag_widget.on_remove.connect(lambda remove_tag=item: self._on_item_remove(remove_tag))
-        if self.is_chooser:
+        if self._is_chooser:
             tag_widget.bg_button.clicked.connect(
                 lambda checked=False, tag=item: self._on_item_chosen(tag)
             )
@@ -176,25 +153,19 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
             )
 
         # Connect search action
-        if self._driver is not None:
-            tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.triggered.connect(
-                lambda checked=False, tag_id=item.id: self.search_for_tag(tag_id)
-            )
-            tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.setEnabled(True)
-        else:
-            logger.warning(
-                "[TagSearchPanel] No driver was set for this TagSearchPanel. Was this on purpose?"
-            )
-            tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.setEnabled(False)
+        tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.triggered.connect(
+            lambda checked=False, tag_id=item.id: self.search_for_tag.emit(tag_id)
+        )
+        tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.setEnabled(True)
 
     @override
-    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:
+    def create_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent, choose_item: bool = False) -> None:
         # TODO: Move this to a top-level import
         from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel  # here due to circular imports
 
         if isinstance(edit_item_panel, BuildTagPanel):
             tag: Tag = edit_item_panel.build_tag()
-            self.__lib.add_tag(
+            self._lib.add_tag(
                 tag, parent_ids=edit_item_panel.parent_ids, aliases=edit_item_panel.aliases
             )
 
@@ -206,25 +177,32 @@ class TagSearchPanel(SearchPanel[Tag]):
         self.on_search_query_changed(self.get_search_query())
 
     @override
-    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: PanelWidget) -> None:
+    def edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
         # TODO: Move this to a top-level import
         from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel  # here due to circular imports
 
         if not isinstance(edit_item_panel, BuildTagPanel):
             return
 
-        self.__lib.update_tag(
+        self._lib.update_tag(
             tag=edit_item_panel.build_tag(),
             parent_ids=edit_item_panel.parent_ids,
             aliases=edit_item_panel.aliases,
         )
-        self.update_items(self.search_field.text())
+        self.update_items(self.layout().search_field.text())
 
-    def search_for_tag(self, tag_id: int) -> None:
-        if self._driver is None:
-            return
+    @override
+    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> TagWidget:
+        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
+        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
+        if self.layout().scroll_layout.count() <= index:
+            while self.layout().scroll_layout.count() <= index:
+                pad_tag_widget = TagWidget(
+                    tag=None, has_edit=True, has_remove=True, library=library
+                )
+                pad_tag_widget.setHidden(True)
+                self.layout().scroll_layout.addWidget(pad_tag_widget)
 
-        self._driver.main_window.search_field.setText(f"tag_id:{tag_id}")
-        self._driver.update_browsing_state(
-            BrowsingState.from_tag_id(tag_id, self._driver.browsing_history.current)
-        )
+        tag_widget: QWidget = self.layout().scroll_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
+        assert isinstance(tag_widget, TagWidget)
+        return tag_widget

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/tag_suggest_box.py

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+from typing import override
+from warnings import catch_warnings
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
+from PySide6.QtGui import QAction, Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsOpacityEffect, QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
+from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.suggest_box import SuggestBox
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.underlined_widget import UnderlinedWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import GlobalSettings
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_tag import BuildTagPanel
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import TagWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
+from tagstudio.qt.views.suggest_box_view import SuggestBoxView
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class TagSuggestBox(SuggestBox[Tag]):
+    search_for_tag = Signal(int)
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, library: Library, settings: GlobalSettings, view: SuggestBoxView | None = None
+    ):
+        super().__init__(library, settings, view or SuggestBoxView())
+
+        # Context Menu Actions
+        edit_tag_on_create_action = QAction(Translations["settings.edit_tag_on_create"], self)
+        edit_tag_on_create_action.setCheckable(True)
+        self.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.ActionsContextMenu)
+        self.addAction(edit_tag_on_create_action)
+        self.layout().search_field.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.ActionsContextMenu)
+        self.layout().search_field.addAction(edit_tag_on_create_action)
+        edit_tag_on_create_action.setChecked(self._settings.edit_tag_on_create)
+        edit_tag_on_create_action.triggered.connect(
+            lambda checked: self.toggle_edit_on_tag_create(checked)
+        )
+
+    def toggle_edit_on_tag_create(self, checked: bool) -> None:
+        """Toggle the setting for opening the edit window after creating a tag."""
+        self._settings.edit_tag_on_create = checked
+        self._settings.save()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_create(self) -> None:
+        """Opens panel to create a new tag and optionally add it to an entry.
+
+        Populates name field using current search query.
+
+        Args:
+            add_to_entry (bool): Should this item be added to currently selected entries?
+        """
+        query: str = self.layout().search_field.text()
+
+        if self._settings.edit_tag_on_create:
+            panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self._lib)
+            modal: Modal = Modal(
+                panel, Translations["tag.new"], Translations["tag.new"], is_savable=True
+            )
+            if query.strip():
+                panel.name_field.setText(query)
+
+            modal.saved.connect(lambda: self._create_item_from_modal(panel))
+            modal.show()
+        else:
+            tag = Tag(name=query)
+            self._lib.add_tag(tag)
+            self._on_item_chosen(tag)
+            self._clear_search_query()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_edit(self, item: Tag) -> None:
+        edit_tag_panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(self._lib, tag=item)
+        edit_tag_modal: Modal = Modal(
+            edit_tag_panel,
+            self._lib.tag_display_name(item),
+            Translations["tag.edit"],
+            is_savable=True,
+        )
+        edit_tag_modal.saved.connect(lambda: self._edit_item(edit_tag_panel))
+        edit_tag_modal.show()
+
+    @override
+    def _on_item_chosen(self, item: Tag) -> None:
+        self.item_chosen.emit(item.id)
+        self.done.emit()
+
+    @override
+    def _search_items(self, query: str) -> tuple[list[Tag], list[Tag]]:
+        if query != "":
+            return self._lib.search_tags(name=query, limit=0)
+        else:
+            return ([], [])
+
+    @override
+    def _set_item_widget(self, item: Tag | None, index: int) -> None:
+        """Set the tag of a tag widget at a specific index."""
+        underlined_widget: UnderlinedWidget = self._get_item_widget(index, self._lib)
+        tag_widget = underlined_widget.widget
+        assert isinstance(tag_widget, TagWidget)
+        tag_widget.has_remove = False
+        tag_widget.set_tag(item)
+        underlined_widget.setHidden(item is None)
+        opacity_effect = QGraphicsOpacityEffect(self)
+        opacity_effect.setOpacity(0.3)
+        if item and item.id in self.added:
+            tag_widget.setGraphicsEffect(opacity_effect)
+        else:
+            tag_widget.setGraphicsEffect(None)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+
+        if item is None:
+            return
+
+        # TODO: Add tabbing to different items, and use underline to indicate which will be added
+        underlined_widget.toggle_underline(index != 0)
+
+        # Disconnect previous callbacks
+        with catch_warnings(record=True):
+            tag_widget.on_edit.disconnect()
+            tag_widget.bg_button.clicked.disconnect()
+            tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.triggered.disconnect()
+
+        # Connect callbacks
+        tag_widget.on_edit.connect(lambda edit_tag=item: self._on_item_edit(edit_tag))
+        tag_widget.bg_button.clicked.connect(
+            lambda checked=False, tag=item: self._on_item_chosen(tag)
+        )
+        tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.triggered.connect(
+            lambda checked=False, tag_id=item.id: self.search_for_tag.emit(tag_id)
+        )
+        tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.setEnabled(True)
+
+    @override
+    def _create_item_from_modal(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
+        if isinstance(edit_item_panel, BuildTagPanel):
+            tag: Tag = edit_item_panel.build_tag()
+            self._lib.add_tag(
+                tag, parent_ids=edit_item_panel.parent_ids, aliases=edit_item_panel.aliases
+            )
+            self._on_item_chosen(tag)
+            self._clear_search_query()
+
+        edit_item_panel.hide()
+        self._on_search_query_changed(self.layout().search_field.text())
+
+    @override
+    def _edit_item(self, edit_item_panel: ModalContent) -> None:
+        if not isinstance(edit_item_panel, BuildTagPanel):
+            return
+
+        self._lib.update_tag(
+            tag=edit_item_panel.build_tag(),
+            parent_ids=edit_item_panel.parent_ids,
+            aliases=edit_item_panel.aliases,
+        )
+        self._update_items(self.layout().search_field.text())
+
+    @override
+    def _get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> UnderlinedWidget:
+        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
+        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
+        if self.layout().content_layout.count() <= index:
+            while self.layout().content_layout.count() <= index:
+                tag_widget = TagWidget(tag=None, has_edit=True, has_remove=True, library=library)
+                tag_widget.on_remove.connect(self._update_items)
+                widget = UnderlinedWidget(tag_widget)
+                widget.setHidden(True)
+                self.layout().content_layout.addWidget(widget)
+
+        widget_: QWidget = self.layout().content_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
+        assert isinstance(widget_, UnderlinedWidget)
+        return widget_

src/tagstudio/qt/controllers/underlined_widget.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+from typing import override
+
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.qt.views.underlined_widget_view import UnderlinedWidgetView
+
+
+class UnderlinedWidget(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, widget: QWidget) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        view = UnderlinedWidgetView(widget)
+        self.setLayout(view)
+
+    def toggle_underline(self, is_hidden: bool) -> None:
+        self.layout().underline.setHidden(is_hidden)
+
+    @property
+    def widget(self) -> QWidget:
+        return self.layout().itemAt(0).widget()
+
+    @override
+    def layout(self) -> UnderlinedWidgetView:
+        """Return the typed layout for this widget."""
+        return super().layout()  # pyright: ignore[reportReturnType]

src/tagstudio/qt/global_settings.py

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class GlobalSettings(BaseModel):
     infinite_scroll: bool = Field(default=True)
     show_filepath: ShowFilepathOption = Field(default=ShowFilepathOption.DEFAULT)
     tag_click_action: TagClickActionOption = Field(default=TagClickActionOption.DEFAULT)
+    edit_tag_on_create: bool = Field(default=False)
+    edit_field_on_add: bool = Field(default=True)
     theme: Theme = Field(default=Theme.SYSTEM)
     splash: Splash = Field(default=Splash.DEFAULT)
     windows_start_command: bool = Field(default=False)

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/add_field.py

@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-
-from typing import override
-
-import structlog
-from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QListWidget,
-    QListWidgetItem,
-    QPushButton,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
-
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
-from tagstudio.qt.translations import FIELD_TYPE_KEYS, Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import header
-
-logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-
-
-# NOTE: This class doesn't inherit from PanelWidget? Seems like it predates that system?
-class AddFieldModal(QWidget):
-    done = Signal(list)
-
-    def __init__(self, library: Library):
-        # [Done]
-        # - OR -
-        # [Cancel] [Save]
-        super().__init__()
-        self.lib = library
-        self.setWindowTitle(Translations["field.add"])
-        self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
-        self.setMinimumSize(400, 300)
-        self.root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self.root_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
-
-        self.title_widget = QLabel(header(Translations["field.add"], 3))
-        self.title_widget.setObjectName("fieldTitle")
-        self.title_widget.setWordWrap(True)
-        self.title_widget.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
-
-        self.list_widget = QListWidget()
-
-        self.button_container = QWidget()
-        self.button_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.button_container)
-        self.button_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
-        self.button_layout.addStretch(1)
-
-        self.cancel_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.cancel"])
-        self.cancel_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
-        self.button_layout.addWidget(self.cancel_button)
-
-        self.save_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.add"])
-        self.save_button.setDefault(True)
-        self.save_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
-        self.save_button.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: (
-                # get userData for each selected item
-                self.done.emit(self.list_widget.selectedItems())
-            )
-        )
-        self.button_layout.addWidget(self.save_button)
-
-        self.root_layout.addWidget(self.title_widget)
-        self.root_layout.addWidget(self.list_widget)
-        self.root_layout.addStretch(1)
-        self.root_layout.addWidget(self.button_container)
-
-    @override
-    def show(self):
-        self.list_widget.clear()
-        for field_template in self.lib.field_templates:
-            field_name_key: str = FIELD_TYPE_KEYS.get(
-                field_template.class_name, "field_type.unknown"
-            )
-            item = QListWidgetItem(f"{field_template.name} ({Translations[field_name_key]})")
-            item.setData(Qt.ItemDataRole.UserRole, field_template)
-            self.list_widget.addItem(item)
-        self.list_widget.setFocus()
-        self.list_widget.setCurrentRow(0)
-
-        super().show()
-
-    @override
-    def keyPressEvent(self, event: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:  # noqa N802
-        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
-            self.cancel_button.click()
-        elif event.key() in (QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Enter, QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Return):
-            self.save_button.click()
-        else:  # Other key presses
-            pass
-        return super().keyPressEvent(event)

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/build_color.py

@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library, slugify
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import TagColorGroup
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_color_preview import TagColorPreview
 from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, get_tag_color
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
     checkbox_style,
     line_edit_style,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class BuildColorPanel(PanelWidget):
+class BuildColorPanel(ModalContent):
     on_edit = Signal(TagColorGroup)
 
     def __init__(self, library: Library, color_group: TagColorGroup):
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ class BuildColorPanel(PanelWidget):
         self.slug_field.setText(slug)
         self.update_preview_text()
 
-        if self.panel_save_button is not None:
-            self.panel_save_button.setDisabled(is_name_empty)
+        if self.save_button is not None:
+            self.save_button.setDisabled(is_name_empty)
 
     def build_color(self) -> tuple[TagColorGroup, TagColorGroup]:
         name = self.name_field.text()

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/build_namespace.py

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel, QLineEdit, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 from tagstudio.core.constants import RESERVED_NAMESPACE_PREFIX
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library, ReservedNamespaceError, slugify
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Namespace
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import line_edit_style
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class BuildNamespacePanel(PanelWidget):
+class BuildNamespacePanel(ModalContent):
     on_edit = Signal(Namespace)
 
     def __init__(self, library: Library, namespace: Namespace | None = None):
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ class BuildNamespacePanel(PanelWidget):
 
         self.slug_field.setText(slug)
 
-        if self.panel_save_button is not None:
-            self.panel_save_button.setDisabled(is_name_empty)
+        if self.save_button is not None:
+            self.save_button.setDisabled(is_name_empty)
 
     def no_collide(self, slug: str) -> str:
         """Return a slug name that's verified not to collide with other known namespace slugs."""

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/build_tag.py

@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag, TagAlias, TagColorGroup
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
-from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchModal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_color_preview import TagColorPreview
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_color_selection import TagColorSelection
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import TagWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal, PanelWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
     checkbox_style,
     colored_radio_button_style,
@@ -73,12 +75,12 @@ class CustomTableItem(QLineEdit):
             super().keyPressEvent(arg__1)
 
 
-class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
+class BuildTagPanel(ModalContent):
     on_edit = Signal(Tag)
 
     def __init__(self, library: Library, tag: Tag | None = None) -> None:
         super().__init__()
-        self.lib = library
+        self._lib = library
         self.tag: Tag  # NOTE: This gets set at the end of the init.
         self.tag_color_namespace: str | None
         self.tag_color_slug: str | None
@@ -153,7 +155,6 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
 
         self.parent_tags_title = QLabel(Translations["tag.parent_tags"])
         self.parent_tags_layout.addWidget(self.parent_tags_title)
-
         self.scroll_contents = QWidget()
         self.parent_tags_scroll_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.scroll_contents)
         self.parent_tags_scroll_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 0)
@@ -176,10 +177,11 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         if tag is not None:
             exclude_ids.append(tag.id)
 
-        self.add_tag_modal = TagSearchModal(
-            self.lib, title=Translations["tag.add.plural"], exclude=exclude_ids
-        )
-        self.add_tag_modal.tsp.item_chosen.connect(lambda x: self._add_parent_tag_callback(x))
+        tsp_view = SearchPanelView(placeholder_text=Translations["home.search_tags"])
+        tsp = TagSearchPanel(self._lib, exclude=exclude_ids, view=tsp_view)
+        self.add_tag_modal = Modal(tsp, title=Translations["tag.add.plural"])
+        tsp.item_chosen.connect(lambda x: self._add_parent_tag_callback(x))
+
         self.parent_tags_add_button.clicked.connect(self.add_tag_modal.show)
 
         # Color ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -194,14 +196,14 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         self.color_button: TagColorPreview
         try:
             assert tag is not None
-            self.color_button = TagColorPreview(self.lib, tag.color)
+            self.color_button = TagColorPreview(self._lib, tag.color)
         except Exception as e:
             # TODO: Investigate why this happens during tests
             logger.error("[BuildTag] Could not access Tag member attributes", error=e)
-            self.color_button = TagColorPreview(self.lib, None)
-        self.tag_color_selection = TagColorSelection(self.lib)
+            self.color_button = TagColorPreview(self._lib, None)
+        self.tag_color_selection = TagColorSelection(self._lib)
         chose_tag_color_title = Translations["tag.choose_color"]
-        self.choose_color_modal = PanelModal(
+        self.choose_color_modal = Modal(
             self.tag_color_selection, chose_tag_color_title, chose_tag_color_title
         )
         self.choose_color_modal.done.connect(
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         next_tab: QWidget = last_tab
 
         for parent_id in self.parent_ids:
-            tag = self.lib.get_tag(parent_id)
+            tag = self._lib.get_tag(parent_id)
             if not tag:
                 continue
             is_disam = parent_id == self.disambiguation_id
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
             text_color = get_tag_text_color(primary_color, highlight_color)
 
         def update_parent_tag_callback(build_tag_panel: BuildTagPanel):
-            self.lib.update_tag(
+            self._lib.update_tag(
                 build_tag_panel.build_tag(),
                 parent_ids=set(build_tag_panel.parent_ids),
                 aliases=set(build_tag_panel.aliases),
@@ -371,10 +373,10 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
             self.set_parent_tags()
 
         def on_parent_tag_edit(tag: Tag) -> None:
-            build_tag_panel = BuildTagPanel(self.lib, tag=tag)
-            edit_modal = PanelModal(
+            build_tag_panel = BuildTagPanel(self._lib, tag=tag)
+            edit_modal = Modal(
                 build_tag_panel,
-                self.lib.tag_display_name(tag),
+                self._lib.tag_display_name(tag),
                 "Edit Tag",
                 is_savable=True,
             )
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
             edit_modal.show()
 
         # Add Tag Widget
-        tag_widget = TagWidget(tag, library=self.lib, has_edit=True, has_remove=True)
+        tag_widget = TagWidget(tag, library=self._lib, has_edit=True, has_remove=True)
         tag_widget.on_remove.connect(lambda t=parent_id: self._remove_parent_tag_callback(t))
         tag_widget.on_edit.connect(partial(on_parent_tag_edit, tag))
 
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         while self.aliases_table.rowCount() > 0:
             self.aliases_table.removeRow(0)
 
-        last: QWidget | None = self.panel_save_button
+        last: QWidget | None = self.save_button
         aliases = list(self.aliases)
         alias_names = [a.name for a in aliases]
         sorted_aliases = sorted(aliases, key=lambda x: alias_names[aliases.index(x)])
@@ -493,8 +495,8 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         is_empty = not self.name_field.text().strip()
         self.name_field.setStyleSheet(line_edit_style() if is_empty else "")
 
-        if self.panel_save_button is not None:
-            self.panel_save_button.setDisabled(is_empty)
+        if self.save_button is not None:
+            self.save_button.setDisabled(is_empty)
 
     def build_tag(self) -> Tag:
         tag = self.tag
@@ -515,8 +517,8 @@ class BuildTagPanel(PanelWidget):
         self.setTabOrder(self.shorthand_field, self.aliases_add_button)
         self.setTabOrder(self.aliases_add_button, self.parent_tags_add_button)
         self.setTabOrder(self.parent_tags_add_button, self.color_button)
-        self.setTabOrder(self.color_button, unwrap(self.panel_cancel_button))
-        self.setTabOrder(unwrap(self.panel_cancel_button), unwrap(self.panel_save_button))
-        self.setTabOrder(unwrap(self.panel_save_button), self.aliases_table.cellWidget(0, 1))
+        self.setTabOrder(self.color_button, unwrap(self.cancel_button))
+        self.setTabOrder(unwrap(self.cancel_button), unwrap(self.save_button))
+        self.setTabOrder(unwrap(self.save_button), self.aliases_table.cellWidget(0, 1))
         self.name_field.selectAll()
         self.name_field.setFocus()

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/collage_icon.py

@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-
-import math
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import cv2
-import structlog
-from PIL import Image, ImageChops, UnidentifiedImageError
-from PIL.Image import DecompressionBombError
-from PySide6.QtCore import QObject, Signal
-
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
-from tagstudio.core.media_types import MediaCategories
-from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
-from tagstudio.qt.helpers.file_tester import is_readable_video
-
-logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-
-
-class CollageIconRenderer(QObject):
-    rendered = Signal(Image.Image)
-    done = Signal()
-
-    def __init__(self, library: Library):
-        QObject.__init__(self)
-        self.lib = library
-
-    def render(
-        self,
-        entry_id: int,
-        size: tuple[int, int],
-        data_tint_mode: bool,
-        data_only_mode: bool,
-        keep_aspect: bool,
-    ):
-        entry = unwrap(self.lib.get_entry(entry_id))
-        filepath = unwrap(self.lib.library_dir) / entry.path
-        color: str = ""
-
-        try:
-            if data_tint_mode or data_only_mode:
-                color = "#28bb48" if entry.tags else "#e22c3c"
-
-                if data_only_mode:
-                    pic = Image.new("RGB", size, color)
-                    # collage.paste(pic, (y*thumb_size, x*thumb_size))
-                    self.rendered.emit(pic)
-            if not data_only_mode:
-                logger.info(
-                    "Combining icons",
-                    entry=entry,
-                    color=self.get_file_color(filepath.suffix.lower()),
-                )
-
-                ext: str = filepath.suffix.lower()
-                if MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(ext, MediaCategories.IMAGE_TYPES):
-                    try:
-                        with Image.open(filepath) as pic:
-                            if keep_aspect:
-                                pic.thumbnail(size)
-                            else:
-                                pic = pic.resize(size)
-                            if data_tint_mode and color:
-                                pic = pic.convert(mode="RGB")
-                                pic = ImageChops.hard_light(pic, Image.new("RGB", size, color))
-                            self.rendered.emit(pic)
-                    except DecompressionBombError as e:
-                        logger.info(f"[ERROR] One of the images was too big ({e})")
-                elif MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(
-                    ext, MediaCategories.VIDEO_TYPES
-                ) and is_readable_video(filepath):
-                    video = cv2.VideoCapture(str(filepath), cv2.CAP_FFMPEG)
-                    video.set(
-                        cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES,
-                        (video.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT) // 2),
-                    )
-                    success, frame = video.read()
-                    # NOTE: Depending on the video format, compression, and
-                    # frame count, seeking halfway does not work and the thumb
-                    # must be pulled from the earliest available frame.
-                    max_frame_seek: int = 10
-                    for i in range(
-                        0,
-                        min(
-                            max_frame_seek,
-                            math.floor(video.get(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT)),
-                        ),
-                    ):
-                        success, frame = video.read()
-                        if not success:
-                            video.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES, i)
-                        else:
-                            break
-                    frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
-                    with Image.fromarray(frame, mode="RGB") as pic:
-                        if keep_aspect:
-                            pic.thumbnail(size)
-                        else:
-                            pic = pic.resize(size)
-                        if data_tint_mode and color:
-                            pic = ImageChops.hard_light(pic, Image.new("RGB", size, color))
-                        self.rendered.emit(pic)
-        except (UnidentifiedImageError, FileNotFoundError):
-            logger.error("Couldn't read entry", entry=entry.path)
-            with Image.open(
-                str(Path(__file__).parents[1] / "resources/qt/images/thumb_broken_512.png")
-            ) as pic:
-                pic.thumbnail(size)
-                if data_tint_mode and color:
-                    pic = pic.convert(mode="RGB")
-                    pic = ImageChops.hard_light(pic, Image.new("RGB", size, color))
-                # collage.paste(pic, (y*thumb_size, x*thumb_size))
-                self.rendered.emit(pic)
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            logger.info("Collage operation cancelled.")
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("render failed", entry=entry.path)
-
-        self.done.emit()
-
-    def get_file_color(self, ext: str):
-        if ext.lower() == "gif":
-            return "\033[93m"
-        if MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(ext, MediaCategories.IMAGE_TYPES):
-            return "\033[37m"
-        elif MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(ext, MediaCategories.VIDEO_TYPES):
-            return "\033[96m"
-        elif MediaCategories.is_ext_in_category(ext, MediaCategories.PLAINTEXT_TYPES):
-            return "\033[92m"
-        else:
-            return "\033[97m"

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/color_box.py

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QPushButton
 from tagstudio.core.constants import RESERVED_NAMESPACE_PREFIX
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import TagColorGroup
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_color import BuildColorPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.field_widget import FieldWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_color_label import TagColorLabel
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.views.layouts.flow_layout import FlowLayout
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import add_button_style
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class ColorBoxWidget(FieldWidget):
     def edit_color(self, color_group: TagColorGroup):
         build_color_panel = BuildColorPanel(self.lib, color_group)
 
-        self.edit_modal = PanelModal(
+        self.edit_modal = Modal(
             build_color_panel,
             "Edit Color",
             is_savable=True,

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/datetime_picker.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from typing import cast, override
 from PySide6.QtCore import QDateTime
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QDateTimeEdit, QLineEdit, QVBoxLayout
 
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import title_line_edit_style
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def qdtf2dtf(dtf: str) -> str:
     return out
 
 
-class DatetimePicker(PanelWidget):
+class DatetimePicker(ModalContent):
     def __init__(self, driver: "QtDriver", name: str, datetime: dt | str):
         super().__init__()
         self.setMinimumSize(300, 60)

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/field_containers.py

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from warnings import catch_warnings
 
 import structlog
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
-from PySide6.QtGui import QGuiApplication
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QFrame,
     QHBoxLayout,
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from tagstudio.core.enums import Theme
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import (
     BaseField,
     BaseFieldTemplate,
@@ -32,12 +30,13 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry, Tag
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.edit_text_controller import EditText
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_box_controller import TagBoxWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.datetime_picker import DatetimePicker
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.field_widget import FieldContainer
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.text_field import TextContainerWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import FIELD_TYPE_KEYS, Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import inset_container_style
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
@@ -48,6 +47,8 @@ logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 class FieldContainers(QWidget):
     """Widget for the tag and field containers displayed inside the Preview Panel."""
 
+    on_tags_update = Signal()
+
     def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
         super().__init__()
 
@@ -58,18 +59,12 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
         self.common_fields: list = []
         self.mixed_fields: list = []
         self.cached_entries: list[Entry] = []
-        self.containers: list[FieldContainer] = []
-
-        self.panel_bg_color = (
-            Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
-            if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
-            else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
-        )
+        self._containers: list[FieldContainer] = []
 
         self.scroll_layout = QVBoxLayout()
         self.scroll_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
         self.scroll_layout.setContentsMargins(3, 3, 3, 3)
-        self.scroll_layout.setSpacing(0)
+        self.scroll_layout.setSpacing(6)
 
         scroll_container: QWidget = QWidget()
         scroll_container.setObjectName("entryScrollContainer")
@@ -92,9 +87,7 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
         # background and NOT the scroll container background, so that the
         # rounded corners are maintained when scrolling. I was unable to
         # find the right trick to only select that particular element.
-        self.scroll_area.setStyleSheet(
-            f"QWidget#entryScrollContainer{{background:{self.panel_bg_color};border-radius:6px;}}"
-        )
+        self.scroll_area.setStyleSheet(inset_container_style("entryScrollContainer"))
         self.scroll_area.setWidget(scroll_container)
 
         root_layout = QHBoxLayout(self)
@@ -137,8 +130,8 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
             self.write_field_container(index, field, is_mixed=False)
 
         # Hide leftover container(s)
-        if len(self.containers) > container_len:
-            for i, c in enumerate(self.containers):
+        if len(self._containers) > container_len:
+            for i, c in enumerate(self._containers):
                 if i > (container_len - 1):
                     c.setHidden(True)
 
@@ -157,7 +150,7 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
 
     def hide_containers(self) -> None:
         """Hide all field and tag containers."""
-        for c in self.containers:
+        for c in self._containers:
             c.setHidden(True)
 
     def get_tag_categories(self, tags: set[Tag]) -> dict[Tag | None, set[Tag]]:
@@ -251,6 +244,27 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
         )
         self.driver.add_tags_to_selected_callback(tag_ids)
 
+    def update_text_field_callback(
+        self, field: TextField, entry_id: int, content: dict[str, str | bool]
+    ) -> None:
+        """Callback called when a text field has updated data."""
+        self._update_text_field(
+            field, str(content["name"]), str(content["value"]), bool(content["is_multiline"])
+        )
+        self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
+
+    def update_datetime_field_callback(
+        self, field: DatetimeField, entry_id: int, content: dict[str, str]
+    ) -> None:
+        """Callback called when a datetime field has updated data."""
+        self.update_datetime_field(field, str(content["name"]), str(content["value"]))
+        self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
+
+    def remove_field_callback(self, field: BaseField, entry_id: int) -> None:
+        """Callback called when a field needs to be removed from an entry."""
+        self._remove_field(field)
+        self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
+
     def write_field_container(self, index: int, field: BaseField, is_mixed: bool = False) -> None:
         """Update/Create data for a field FieldContainer.
 
@@ -261,27 +275,6 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
                 If True, field is not present in all selected items.
         """
 
-        def update_text_field_callback(
-            field: TextField, entry_id: int, content: dict[str, str | bool]
-        ) -> None:
-            """Callback called when a text field has updated data."""
-            self._update_text_field(
-                field, str(content["name"]), str(content["value"]), bool(content["is_multiline"])
-            )
-            self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
-
-        def update_datetime_field_callback(
-            field: DatetimeField, entry_id: int, content: dict[str, str]
-        ) -> None:
-            """Callback called when a datetime field has updated data."""
-            self.update_datetime_field(field, str(content["name"]), str(content["value"]))
-            self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
-
-        def remove_field_callback(field: BaseField, entry_id: int) -> None:
-            """Callback called when a field needs to be removed from an entry."""
-            self._remove_field(field)
-            self.update_from_entry(entry_id)
-
         def write_text_container(
             container: FieldContainer, field: TextField, title: str, is_mixed: bool
         ):
@@ -298,21 +291,21 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
             container.set_inner_widget(inner_widget)
 
             if not is_mixed:
-                edit_modal = PanelModal(
+                edit_modal = Modal(
                     EditText(field.name, field.value, field.is_multiline),
                     window_title=f"{Translations['field.edit']} ({Translations[field_name_key]})",
                     is_savable=True,
                     inline_title=False,
                 )
                 edit_modal.saved_data.connect(
-                    partial(update_text_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id)
+                    partial(self.update_text_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id)
                 )
 
                 container.set_edit_callback(edit_modal.show)
                 container.set_remove_callback(
                     lambda: self.remove_message_box(
                         prompt=self.remove_field_prompt(title),
-                        callback=partial(remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
+                        callback=partial(self.remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
                     )
                 )
 
@@ -336,21 +329,21 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
             container.set_inner_widget(inner_widget)
 
             if not is_mixed:
-                edit_modal = PanelModal(
+                edit_modal = Modal(
                     DatetimePicker(self.driver, field.name, field.value or dt.now()),
                     window_title=f"{Translations['field.edit']} ({Translations[field_name_key]})",
                     is_savable=True,
                     inline_title=False,
                 )
                 edit_modal.saved_data.connect(
-                    partial(update_datetime_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id)
+                    partial(self.update_datetime_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id)
                 )
 
                 container.set_edit_callback(edit_modal.show)
                 container.set_remove_callback(
                     lambda: self.remove_message_box(
                         prompt=self.remove_field_prompt(field.name),
-                        callback=partial(remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
+                        callback=partial(self.remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
                     )
                 )
 
@@ -361,7 +354,7 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
             container.set_remove_callback(
                 lambda: self.remove_message_box(
                     prompt=self.remove_field_prompt(field.name),
-                    callback=partial(remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
+                    callback=partial(self.remove_field_callback, field, self.top_entry_id),
                 )
             )
 
@@ -373,12 +366,12 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
         )
 
         # Create new containers if necessary
-        if len(self.containers) < (index + 1):
+        if len(self._containers) < (index + 1):
             container = FieldContainer()
-            self.containers.append(container)
+            self._containers.append(container)
             self.scroll_layout.addWidget(container)
         else:
-            container = self.containers[index]
+            container = self._containers[index]
 
         # Set field title
         field_name_key: str = FIELD_TYPE_KEYS.get(field.class_name, "field_type.unknown")
@@ -407,12 +400,12 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
                 If True, field is not present in all selected items.
         """
         logger.info("[FieldContainers][write_tag_container]", index=index)
-        if len(self.containers) < (index + 1):
+        if len(self._containers) < (index + 1):
             container = FieldContainer()
-            self.containers.append(container)
+            self._containers.append(container)
             self.scroll_layout.addWidget(container)
         else:
-            container = self.containers[index]
+            container = self._containers[index]
 
         container.set_title(Translations["entries.tags"] if not category_tag else category_tag.name)
 
@@ -430,7 +423,10 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
             inner_widget.set_tags(tags)
 
             inner_widget.on_update.connect(
-                lambda: self.update_from_entry(self.cached_entries[0].id, update_badges=True)
+                lambda: (
+                    self.update_from_entry(self.cached_entries[0].id, update_badges=True),
+                    self.on_tags_update.emit(),
+                )
             )
         else:
             text = f"<i>{Translations['field.mixed_data']}</i>"
@@ -480,3 +476,13 @@ class FieldContainers(QWidget):
         result = remove_mb.exec_()
         if result == QMessageBox.ButtonRole.ActionRole.value:
             callback()
+
+    @property
+    def tags(self) -> list[int]:
+        if len(self.cached_entries) <= 0:
+            return []
+        entry = self.cached_entries[0]
+        entry_ = self.lib.get_entry_full(entry.id, with_fields=False)
+        if not entry_:
+            return []
+        return [tag.id for tag in entry_.tags]

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/field_widget.py

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class FieldContainer(QWidget):
         self.copy_callback: Callable[[], None] | None = None
         self.edit_callback: Callable[[], None] | None = None
         self.remove_callback: Callable[[], None] | None = None
-        button_size = 24
+        button_size = 22
+        icon_margins = 4
+        icon_size = button_size - icon_margins
 
         self.root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         self.root_layout.setObjectName("baseLayout")
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ class FieldContainer(QWidget):
 
         self.inner_layout = QVBoxLayout()
         self.inner_layout.setObjectName("innerLayout")
-        self.inner_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 0, 6, 6)
+        self.inner_layout.setContentsMargins(3, 0, 0, 3)
         self.inner_layout.setSpacing(0)
         self.field_container = QWidget()
         self.field_container.setObjectName("fieldContainer")
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ class FieldContainer(QWidget):
         self.edit_button.setMaximumSize(button_size, button_size)
         self.edit_button.setFlat(True)
         self.edit_button.setIcon(QPixmap.fromImage(ImageQt.ImageQt(FieldContainer.edit_icon)))
-        self.edit_button.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
+        self.edit_button.setIconSize(QSize(icon_size, icon_size))
         self.edit_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
         self.title_layout.addWidget(self.edit_button)
         self.edit_button.setHidden(True)
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class FieldContainer(QWidget):
         self.remove_button.setMaximumSize(button_size, button_size)
         self.remove_button.setFlat(True)
         self.remove_button.setIcon(QPixmap.fromImage(ImageQt.ImageQt(FieldContainer.trash_icon)))
-        self.remove_button.setIconSize(QSize(20, 20))
+        self.remove_button.setIconSize(QSize(icon_size, icon_size))
         self.remove_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
         self.title_layout.addWidget(self.remove_button)
         self.remove_button.setHidden(True)

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/file_attributes.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import platform
 import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime as dt
-from datetime import timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import structlog
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ from tagstudio.core.enums import ShowFilepathOption
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.ignore import Ignore
 from tagstudio.core.media_types import MediaCategories
+from tagstudio.core.utils.str_formatting import format_duration
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, UiColor, get_ui_color
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
@@ -224,15 +224,7 @@ class FileAttributes(QWidget):
 
             if stats.duration is not None:
                 stats_label_text = add_newline(stats_label_text)
-                try:
-                    dur_str = str(timedelta(seconds=float(stats.duration)))[:-7]
-                    if dur_str.startswith("0:"):
-                        dur_str = dur_str[2:]
-                    if dur_str.startswith("0"):
-                        dur_str = dur_str[1:]
-                except OverflowError:
-                    dur_str = "-:--"
-                stats_label_text += f"{dur_str}"
+                stats_label_text += format_duration(stats.duration)
 
             if font_family:
                 stats_label_text = add_newline(stats_label_text)

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/item_thumb.py

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class ItemThumb(FlowWidget):
     ):
         selected = self.driver._selected
         if len(selected) == 1 and entry_id in selected:
-            self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.field_containers_widget.update_toggled_tag(
+            self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.containers.update_toggled_tag(
                 tag_id, toggle_value
             )
 

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/settings_panel.py

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from tagstudio.core.enums import ShowFilepathOption, TagClickActionOption
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import (
     DEFAULT_CACHED_THUMB_RES,
     DEFAULT_THUMB_CACHE_SIZE,
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import (
     Theme,
 )
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import DEFAULT_TRANSLATION, LANGUAGES, Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal, PanelWidget
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class SettingsPanel(PanelWidget):
+class SettingsPanel(ModalContent):
     driver: "QtDriver"
 
     filepath_option_map: dict[ShowFilepathOption, str] = {
@@ -216,6 +217,20 @@ class SettingsPanel(PanelWidget):
             Translations["settings.tag_click_action.label"], self.tag_click_action_combobox
         )
 
+        # Open Edit Window When Creating a Tag
+        self.edit_tag_on_create_checkbox = QCheckBox()
+        self.edit_tag_on_create_checkbox.setChecked(self.driver.settings.edit_tag_on_create)
+        form_layout.addRow(
+            Translations["settings.edit_tag_on_create"], self.edit_tag_on_create_checkbox
+        )
+
+        # Open Edit Window When Adding a Field
+        self.edit_field_on_add_checkbox = QCheckBox()
+        self.edit_field_on_add_checkbox.setChecked(self.driver.settings.edit_field_on_add)
+        form_layout.addRow(
+            Translations["settings.edit_field_on_add"], self.edit_field_on_add_checkbox
+        )
+
     # TODO: Implement Library Settings
     def __build_library_settings(self):  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedFunction]
         form_layout = QFormLayout(self.library_settings_container)
@@ -366,6 +381,8 @@ class SettingsPanel(PanelWidget):
             "show_filepath": self.filepath_combobox.currentData(),
             "theme": self.theme_combobox.currentData(),
             "tag_click_action": self.tag_click_action_combobox.currentData(),
+            "edit_tag_on_create": self.edit_tag_on_create_checkbox.isChecked(),
+            "edit_field_on_add": self.edit_field_on_add_checkbox.isChecked(),
             "date_format": self.dateformat_combobox.currentData(),
             "hour_format": self.hourformat_checkbox.isChecked(),
             "zero_padding": self.zeropadding_checkbox.isChecked(),
@@ -388,6 +405,8 @@ class SettingsPanel(PanelWidget):
         driver.settings.show_filepath = settings["show_filepath"]
         driver.settings.theme = settings["theme"]
         driver.settings.tag_click_action = settings["tag_click_action"]
+        driver.settings.edit_tag_on_create = settings["edit_tag_on_create"]
+        driver.settings.edit_field_on_add = settings["edit_field_on_add"]
         driver.settings.date_format = settings["date_format"]
         driver.settings.hour_format = settings["hour_format"]
         driver.settings.zero_padding = settings["zero_padding"]
@@ -409,15 +428,15 @@ class SettingsPanel(PanelWidget):
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def build_modal(cls, driver: "QtDriver") -> PanelModal:
+    def build_modal(cls, driver: "QtDriver") -> Modal:
         settings_panel = cls(driver)
 
-        modal = PanelModal(
-            widget=settings_panel,
+        modal = Modal(
+            content_widget=settings_panel,
             window_title=Translations["settings.title"],
             is_savable=True,
         )
         modal.saved.connect(lambda: settings_panel.update_settings(driver))
-        modal.title_widget.setVisible(False)
+        modal.layout().title_label.setVisible(False)
 
         return modal

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/tag_color_manager.py

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 
 from tagstudio.core.constants import RESERVED_NAMESPACE_PREFIX
 from tagstudio.core.enums import Theme
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.build_namespace import BuildNamespacePanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.color_box import ColorBoxWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.field_widget import FieldContainer
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import header
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 class TagColorManager(QWidget):
-    create_namespace_modal: PanelModal | None = None
+    create_namespace_modal: Modal | None = None
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class TagColorManager(QWidget):
                         self.setup_color_groups(),
                         ()
                         if len(self.driver.selected) < 1
-                        else self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.field_containers_widget.update_from_entry(  # noqa: E501
+                        else self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.containers.update_from_entry(  # noqa: E501
                             self.driver.selected[0], update_badges=False
                         ),
                     )
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class TagColorManager(QWidget):
                                 self.setup_color_groups(),
                                 ()
                                 if len(self.driver.selected) < 1
-                                else self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.field_containers_widget.update_from_entry(  # noqa: E501
+                                else self.driver.main_window.preview_panel.containers.update_from_entry(  # noqa: E501
                                     self.driver.selected[0], update_badges=False
                                 ),
                             ),
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class TagColorManager(QWidget):
     def create_namespace(self):
         build_namespace_panel = BuildNamespacePanel(self.lib)
 
-        self.create_namespace_modal = PanelModal(
+        self.create_namespace_modal = Modal(
             build_namespace_panel,
             Translations["namespace.create.title"],
             is_savable=True,

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/tag_color_selection.py

@@ -20,21 +20,22 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import TagColorGroup
-from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import (
-    get_tag_border_color,
-    get_tag_highlight_color,
-    get_tag_text_color,
-)
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, get_tag_color
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.views.layouts.flow_layout import FlowLayout
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
-from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import color_swatch_style, header
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
+    color_swatch_style,
+    get_tag_border_color,
+    get_tag_highlight_color,
+    get_tag_text_color,
+    header,
+)
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class TagColorSelection(PanelWidget):
+class TagColorSelection(ModalContent):
     def __init__(self, library: Library):
         super().__init__()
         self.lib = library

src/tagstudio/qt/mixed/tag_widget.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, override
 import structlog
 from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, Qt, Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QAction, QColor, QEnterEvent, QFontMetrics
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLineEdit, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLineEdit, QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
@@ -141,30 +141,27 @@ class TagWidget(QWidget):
         self.search_for_tag_action = QAction(self)
         self.search_for_tag_action.setText(Translations["tag.search_for_tag"])
         self.bg_button.addAction(self.search_for_tag_action)
-        # add_to_search_action = QAction(self)
-        # add_to_search_action.setText(Translations.translate_formatted("tag.add_to_search"))
-        # self.bg_button.addAction(add_to_search_action)
 
         self.inner_layout = QHBoxLayout()
         self.inner_layout.setObjectName("innerLayout")
         self.inner_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.inner_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft)
 
         self._delete_button = QPushButton(self)
         self._delete_button.setFlat(True)
         self._delete_button.setText("–")
         self._delete_button.setHidden(True)
-        self._delete_button.setMinimumSize(22, 22)
-        self._delete_button.setMaximumSize(22, 22)
+        self._delete_button.setFixedSize(22, 22)
         self._delete_button.clicked.connect(self.on_remove.emit)
         self._delete_button.setHidden(True)
         self.inner_layout.addWidget(self._delete_button)
-        self.inner_layout.addStretch(1)
 
         self.bg_button.setLayout(self.inner_layout)
         self.bg_button.setMinimumSize(44, 22)
 
-        self.bg_button.setMinimumHeight(22)
-        self.bg_button.setMaximumHeight(22)
+        self.bg_button.setFixedHeight(22)
+
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum)
 
         self.base_layout.addWidget(self.bg_button)
 

src/tagstudio/qt/models/palette.py

@@ -7,12 +7,34 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import Any
 
 import structlog
+from PySide6.QtGui import QPalette
 
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
+from tagstudio.core.utils.singleton import Singleton
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+class Palette(metaclass=Singleton):
+    _palette: QPalette | None = None
+    _accent: str | None = None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_palette(palette: QPalette) -> None:
+        Palette._palette = palette
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def accent() -> str:
+        if not Palette._palette:
+            logger.error("[Style] No QPalette set!")
+            return get_ui_color(ColorType.PRIMARY, UiColor.BLUE)
+        if not Palette._accent:
+            Palette._accent = (
+                f"rgba{QPalette.color(Palette._palette, QPalette.ColorRole.Accent).toTuple()}"
+            )
+        return Palette._accent
+
+
 class ColorType(IntEnum):
     PRIMARY = 0
     TEXT = 1

src/tagstudio/qt/ts_qt.py

@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.refresh import RefreshTracker
 from tagstudio.core.media_types import MediaCategories
 from tagstudio.core.query_lang.util import ParsingError
 from tagstudio.core.ts_core import TagStudioCore
-
-# This import has side-effect of importing PySide resources
 from tagstudio.core.utils.ffmpeg_status import FfmpegStatus, FfprobeStatus
 from tagstudio.core.utils.module_status import ModuleStatus
 from tagstudio.core.utils.ripgrep_status import RipgrepStatus
@@ -63,7 +61,8 @@ from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_template_search_panel_controller import Fiel
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.fix_ignored_modal_controller import FixIgnoredEntriesModal
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.ignore_modal_controller import IgnoreModal
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.library_info_window_controller import LibraryInfoWindow
-from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchModal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal import Modal
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.update_available_message_box import UpdateAvailableMessageBox
 from tagstudio.qt.global_settings import DEFAULT_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH, GlobalSettings, Theme
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.about_modal import AboutModal
@@ -77,16 +76,15 @@ from tagstudio.qt.mixed.migration_modal import JsonMigrationModal
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.progress_bar import ProgressWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.settings_panel import SettingsPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_color_manager import TagColorManager
-from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, UiColor, get_ui_color
+from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, Palette, UiColor, get_ui_color
 from tagstudio.qt.platform_strings import trash_term
 from tagstudio.qt.resource_manager import ResourceManager
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.utils.custom_runnable import CustomRunnable
 from tagstudio.qt.utils.file_deleter import delete_file
 from tagstudio.qt.utils.function_iterator import FunctionIterator
-from tagstudio.qt.views.field_template_search_panel_view import FieldTemplateSearchPanelView
 from tagstudio.qt.views.main_window import MainWindow
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelModal
+from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 from tagstudio.qt.views.splash import SplashScreen
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import header
 
@@ -169,12 +167,12 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
     favorite_updated = Signal(bool)
     archived_updated = Signal(bool)
 
-    tag_manager_panel: PanelModal | None = None
+    tag_manager: Modal | None = None
     color_manager_panel: TagColorManager | None = None
-    field_template_manager_panel: PanelModal | None = None
-    ignore_modal: PanelModal | None = None
-    add_tag_modal: PanelModal | None = None
-    add_field_modal: PanelModal | None = None
+    field_template_manager: Modal | None = None
+    ignore_modal: Modal | None = None
+    add_tag_modal: Modal | None = None
+    add_field_modal: Modal | None = None
     folders_modal: FoldersToTagsModal
     about_modal: AboutModal
     unlinked_modal: FixUnlinkedEntriesModal
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         dir = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(
             parent=None,
             caption=Translations["window.title.open_create_library"],
-            dir="/",
+            dir=str(Path.home()),
             options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly,
         )
         if dir not in (None, ""):
@@ -303,19 +301,28 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         elif self.settings.theme == Theme.LIGHT:
             self.app.styleHints().setColorScheme(Qt.ColorScheme.Light)
 
+        pal: QPalette = self.app.palette()
+        # BUG: Changing the palette in any way here seems to affect the accent colors of certain
+        # widgets, like QLineEdit focused borders and QComboBox highlighted items and borders.
+        # Need to figure out the cause of this.
         if (
             platform.system() == "Darwin" or platform.system() == "Windows"
         ) and QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark:
-            pal: QPalette = self.app.palette()
             pal.setColor(QPalette.ColorGroup.Normal, QPalette.ColorRole.Window, QColor("#1e1e1e"))
             pal.setColor(QPalette.ColorGroup.Normal, QPalette.ColorRole.Button, QColor("#1e1e1e"))
+            pal.setColor(
+                QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive, QPalette.ColorRole.ToolTipBase, QColor("#1e1e1e")
+            )
+            pal.setColor(
+                QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive, QPalette.ColorRole.ToolTipText, QColor("#FFFFFF")
+            )
             pal.setColor(QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive, QPalette.ColorRole.Window, QColor("#232323"))
             pal.setColor(QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive, QPalette.ColorRole.Button, QColor("#232323"))
             pal.setColor(
                 QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive, QPalette.ColorRole.ButtonText, QColor("#666666")
             )
-
-            self.app.setPalette(pal)
+        Palette.set_palette(pal)
+        self.app.setPalette(pal)
 
         # Handle OS signals
         self.setup_signals()
@@ -357,15 +364,15 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
             if platform.system() != "Windows":
                 self.app.setDesktopFileName("tagstudio")
 
-        # Initialize the Tag Manager panel
-        self.tag_manager_panel = TagSearchModal(
-            self.lib,
-            title=Translations["tag_manager.title"],
-            is_tag_chooser=False,
+        tsp_view = SearchPanelView(
+            placeholder_text=Translations["home.search_tags"],
+            create_text=Translations["tag.create"],
+            is_chooser=False,
         )
-        self.tag_manager_panel.tsp.set_driver(self)
-
-        self.tag_manager_panel.done.connect(
+        tsp = TagSearchPanel(self.lib, is_chooser=False, view=tsp_view)
+        tsp.search_for_tag.connect(self.search_for_tag_callback)
+        self.tag_manager = Modal(tsp, Translations["tag_manager.title"])
+        self.tag_manager.done.connect(
             lambda checked=False: self.main_window.preview_panel.set_selection(
                 self.selected, update_preview=False
             )
@@ -375,27 +382,30 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         self.color_manager_panel = TagColorManager(self)
 
         # Initialize the Field Template Manager panel
-        self.field_template_manager_panel = PanelModal(
-            widget=FieldTemplateSearchPanel(
+        self.field_template_manager = Modal(
+            content_widget=FieldTemplateSearchPanel(
                 self.lib,
-                is_field_template_chooser=False,
-                view=FieldTemplateSearchPanelView(is_field_template_chooser=False),
+                is_chooser=False,
+                view=SearchPanelView(Translations["home.search_field_templates"], is_chooser=False),
             ),
             title=Translations["field_template_manager.title"],
             is_savable=False,
         )
-        self.field_template_manager_panel.done.connect(
+        self.field_template_manager.done.connect(
             lambda checked=False: self.main_window.preview_panel.set_selection(
                 self.selected, update_preview=False
             )
         )
 
+        # TODO: Remove/replace this with a suite of persistently visible tagging panels, including
+        # tag search. These will be docked on the left-hand side of the main window.
+
         # Initialize the "Add Tag" panel
-        self.add_tag_modal = TagSearchModal(
-            self.lib, title=Translations["tag.add.plural"], is_tag_chooser=True
-        )
-        self.add_tag_modal.tsp.set_driver(self)
-        self.add_tag_modal.tsp.item_chosen.connect(
+        add_tag_tsp_view = SearchPanelView(placeholder_text=Translations["home.search_tags"])
+        add_tag_tsp = TagSearchPanel(self.lib, view=add_tag_tsp_view)
+        add_tag_tsp.search_for_tag.connect(self.search_for_tag_callback)
+        self.add_tag_modal = Modal(add_tag_tsp, Translations["tag.add.plural"])
+        add_tag_tsp.item_chosen.connect(
             lambda chosen_tag: (
                 self.add_tags_to_selected_callback([chosen_tag]),
                 self.main_window.preview_panel.set_selection(self.selected),
@@ -479,14 +489,14 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
             lambda f="": self.delete_files_callback(f)
         )
 
-        self.main_window.menu_bar.tag_manager_action.triggered.connect(self.tag_manager_panel.show)
+        self.main_window.menu_bar.tag_manager_action.triggered.connect(self.tag_manager.show)
 
         self.main_window.menu_bar.color_manager_action.triggered.connect(
             self.color_manager_panel.show
         )
 
         self.main_window.menu_bar.field_template_manager_action.triggered.connect(
-            self.field_template_manager_panel.show
+            self.field_template_manager.show
         )
 
         # endregion
@@ -627,8 +637,10 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
             if path_result.success and path_result.library_path:
                 self.open_library(path_result.library_path)
 
-        self.check_for_update()
+        self.main_window.search_field.setFocus()
+
         self.app.exec()
+        self.check_for_update()
         self.shutdown()
 
     def show_error_message(self, error_name: str, error_desc: str | None = None):
@@ -724,7 +736,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
             self.ignore_modal = None
 
         panel = IgnoreModal(self.lib)
-        self.ignore_modal = PanelModal(
+        self.ignore_modal = Modal(
             panel,
             Translations["menu.edit.ignore_files"],
             is_savable=True,
@@ -862,7 +874,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
 
     def add_tag_action_callback(self):
         panel = BuildTagPanel(self.lib)
-        self.modal = PanelModal(
+        self.modal = Modal(
             panel,
             Translations["tag.new"],
             Translations["tag.create"],
@@ -881,6 +893,11 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
         )
         self.modal.show()
 
+    def search_for_tag_callback(self, tag_id: int) -> None:
+        """Callback to search for a given Tag ID."""
+        self.main_window.search_field.setText(f"tag_id:{tag_id}")
+        self.update_browsing_state(BrowsingState.from_tag_id(tag_id, self.browsing_history.current))
+
     def select_all_action_callback(self):
         """Set the selection to all visible items."""
         self.select_all()
@@ -954,7 +971,7 @@ class QtDriver(DriverMixin, QObject):
                 for i, tup in enumerate(pending):
                     e_id, f = tup
                     if (origin_path == f) or (not origin_path):
-                        self.main_window.preview_panel.preview_thumb.media_player.stop()
+                        self.main_window.preview_panel.stop_media_playback()
 
                     msg = Translations.format(
                         "status.deleting_file", i=i, count=len(pending), path=f

src/tagstudio/qt/views/edit_field_template_modal_view.py

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.clickable_label import ClickableLabel
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import checkbox_style
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class EditFieldTemplateModalView(PanelWidget):
+class EditFieldTemplateModalView(ModalContent):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__()
 

src/tagstudio/qt/views/edit_text_view.py

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 )
 
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.clickable_label import ClickableLabel
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import checkbox_style, title_line_edit_style
 
 
-class EditTextView(PanelWidget):
+class EditTextView(ModalContent):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.setMinimumSize(480, 240)

src/tagstudio/qt/views/field_template_search_panel_view.py

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-from typing import override
-
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
-from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_template_widget_controller import FieldTemplateWidget
-from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
-
-
-class FieldTemplateSearchPanelView(SearchPanelView):
-    def __init__(self, is_field_template_chooser: bool) -> None:
-        super().__init__(is_field_template_chooser)
-
-        self.search_field.setPlaceholderText(Translations["home.search_field_templates"])
-        self.create_button.setText(Translations["field_template.create"])
-
-    @override
-    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> FieldTemplateWidget:
-        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
-        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
-        if self._scroll_layout.count() <= index:
-            while self._scroll_layout.count() <= index:
-                pad_field_template_widget = FieldTemplateWidget()
-                pad_field_template_widget.setHidden(True)
-                self._scroll_layout.addWidget(pad_field_template_widget)
-
-        field_template_widget: QWidget = self._scroll_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
-        assert isinstance(field_template_widget, FieldTemplateWidget)
-        return field_template_widget

src/tagstudio/qt/views/field_template_widget_view.py

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import Signal
-from PySide6.QtGui import QColor
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+from PySide6.QtGui import QColor, Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
 from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, get_tag_color
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
     get_tag_highlight_color,
     get_tag_text_color,
     list_button_style,
+    tag_remove_button_style,
 )
 
+# TODO: These colors and logic should be moved to and reworked in the stylesheets file.
 primary_color: QColor = QColor(get_tag_color(ColorType.PRIMARY, TagColorEnum.DEFAULT))
 border_color: QColor = get_tag_border_color(primary_color)
 highlight_color: QColor = get_tag_highlight_color(primary_color)
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ class FieldTemplateWidgetView(QWidget):
 
         self.__root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         self.__root_layout.setObjectName("root_layout")
-
         self.__root_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
         # Background button
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ class FieldTemplateWidgetView(QWidget):
         self.__inner_layout.setObjectName("inner_layout")
         self._bg_button.setLayout(self.__inner_layout)
 
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum)
+
         self.__inner_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
         # Remove button
@@ -56,9 +59,12 @@ class FieldTemplateWidgetView(QWidget):
         self._delete_button.setHidden(True)
         self._delete_button.setMinimumSize(22, 22)
         self._delete_button.setMaximumSize(22, 22)
+        self._delete_button.setStyleSheet(
+            tag_remove_button_style(primary_color, text_color, border_color, highlight_color)
+        )
 
         self.__inner_layout.addWidget(self._delete_button)
-        self.__inner_layout.addStretch(1)
+        self.__inner_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft)
 
         self.__connect_callbacks()
 

src/tagstudio/qt/views/ignore_modal_view.py

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
 from tagstudio.core.constants import IGNORE_NAME
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class IgnoreModalView(PanelWidget):
+class IgnoreModalView(ModalContent):
     on_edit = Signal(Tag)
 
     def __init__(self, library: Library) -> None:

src/tagstudio/qt/views/main_window.py

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 import typing
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import override
 
 import structlog
 from PIL import Image, ImageQt
-from PySide6 import QtCore
+from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
 from PySide6.QtCore import QMetaObject, QSize, QStringListModel, Qt
 from PySide6.QtGui import QAction, QPixmap
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
@@ -182,10 +183,10 @@ class MainMenuBar(QMenuBar):
         self.new_tag_action.setShortcut(
             QtCore.QKeyCombination(
                 QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier(QtCore.Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier),
-                QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_T,
+                QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_N,
             )
         )
-        self.new_tag_action.setToolTip("Ctrl+T")
+        self.new_tag_action.setToolTip("Ctrl+N")
         self.new_tag_action.setEnabled(False)
         self.edit_menu.addAction(self.new_tag_action)
 
@@ -220,9 +221,8 @@ class MainMenuBar(QMenuBar):
 
         # Clear Selection
         self.clear_select_action = QAction(Translations["select.clear"], self)
-        self.clear_select_action.setShortcut(QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape)
-        self.clear_select_action.setToolTip("Esc")
         self.clear_select_action.setEnabled(False)
+        self.clear_select_action.setToolTip("Esc")
         self.edit_menu.addAction(self.clear_select_action)
 
         # Copy Fields
@@ -700,10 +700,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.content_splitter.addWidget(self.entry_list_container)
 
     def setup_preview_panel(self, driver: "QtDriver"):
-        self.preview_panel = PreviewPanel(driver.lib, driver)
+        self.preview_panel = PreviewPanel(driver)
         self.content_splitter.addWidget(self.preview_panel)
 
     def setup_status_bar(self):
+        # BUG: Clicking the status bar does not count as losing focus on other widgets
+        # (for example, the "Add Tag" line edit). Can this be fixed?
         self.status_bar = QStatusBar(self)
         self.status_bar.setObjectName("status_bar")
         status_bar_size_policy = QSizePolicy(
@@ -746,3 +748,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def show_hidden_entries(self) -> bool:
         """Whether to show entries tagged with hidden tags."""
         return self.show_hidden_entries_checkbox.isChecked()
+
+    @override
+    def keyPressEvent(self, event: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
+        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
+            self.menu_bar.clear_select_action.trigger()
+        return super().keyPressEvent(event)

src/tagstudio/qt/views/modal_view.py

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.modal_content import ModalContent
+from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import header
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ModalView(QVBoxLayout):
+    """A generic reusable modal panel widget."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        content_widget: ModalContent,
+        title: str = "",
+        is_savable: bool = False,
+        inline_title: bool = True,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.content_widget = content_widget
+        self.setContentsMargins(6, 6 if inline_title else 12, 6, 6)
+
+        self.button_container = QWidget()
+        self.button_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.button_container)
+        self.button_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
+        self.button_layout.addStretch(1)
+
+        # [Done]
+        # - OR -
+        # [Cancel] [Save]
+        if not is_savable:
+            done_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.done"])
+            done_button.setAutoDefault(True)
+            self.content_widget.done_button = done_button
+            self.button_layout.addWidget(done_button)
+        else:
+            cancel_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.cancel"])
+            self.content_widget.cancel_button = cancel_button
+            self.button_layout.addWidget(cancel_button)
+
+            save_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.save"])
+            save_button.setAutoDefault(True)
+            self.content_widget.save_button = save_button
+            self.button_layout.addWidget(save_button)
+
+        if inline_title:
+            self.title_label = QLabel()
+            self.title_label.setObjectName("fieldTitle")
+            self.title_label.setWordWrap(True)
+            self.title_label.setText(header(title, 3))
+            self.title_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+            self.addWidget(self.title_label)
+
+        self.addWidget(content_widget)
+        self.setStretch(1, 2)
+        self.addWidget(self.button_container)
+        content_widget.parent_post_init()

src/tagstudio/qt/views/panel_modal.py

@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-
-import contextlib
-from typing import Any, override
-
-import structlog
-from PySide6 import QtCore, QtGui
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
-
-from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-
-logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-
-
-class PanelModal(QWidget):
-    """A generic reusable modal panel widget."""
-
-    done = Signal()
-    saved = Signal()
-    saved_data = Signal(type(Any))
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        widget: "PanelWidget",
-        title: str = "",
-        window_title: str | None = None,
-        is_savable: bool = False,
-        inline_title: bool = True,
-    ):
-        # [Done]
-        # - OR -
-        # [Cancel] [Save]
-        super().__init__()
-        self.widget = widget
-        self.setWindowTitle(title if window_title is None else window_title)
-        self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
-        self.root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self.root_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 0 if inline_title else 12, 6, 6)
-
-        self.button_container = QWidget()
-        self.button_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.button_container)
-        self.button_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 6)
-        self.button_layout.addStretch(1)
-
-        if not is_savable:
-            self.done_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.done"])
-            self.done_button.setAutoDefault(True)
-            self.done_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
-            self.done_button.clicked.connect(self.done.emit)
-            self.widget.panel_done_button = self.done_button
-            self.button_layout.addWidget(self.done_button)
-        else:
-            self.cancel_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.cancel"])
-            self.cancel_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
-            self.cancel_button.clicked.connect(widget.reset)
-            self.widget.panel_cancel_button = self.cancel_button
-            self.button_layout.addWidget(self.cancel_button)
-
-            self.save_button = QPushButton(Translations["generic.save"])
-            self.save_button.setAutoDefault(True)
-            self.save_button.clicked.connect(self.hide)
-            self.save_button.clicked.connect(self.saved.emit)
-            self.save_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.saved_data.emit(widget.saved_data()))
-            self.widget.panel_save_button = self.save_button
-            self.button_layout.addWidget(self.save_button)
-
-        if inline_title:
-            self.title_widget = QLabel()
-            self.title_widget.setObjectName("fieldTitle")
-            self.title_widget.setWordWrap(True)
-            self.title_widget.setStyleSheet("font-weight:bold;font-size:14px;padding-top:6px")
-            self.title_widget.setText(title)
-            self.title_widget.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
-            self.root_layout.addWidget(self.title_widget)
-
-        self.root_layout.addWidget(widget)
-        widget.parent_modal = self
-        self.root_layout.setStretch(1, 2)
-        self.root_layout.addWidget(self.button_container)
-        widget.parent_post_init()
-
-    @override
-    def closeEvent(self, event: QtGui.QCloseEvent) -> None:
-        with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
-            self.cancel_button.click()
-        with contextlib.suppress(AttributeError):
-            self.done_button.click()
-        event.accept()
-
-
-class PanelWidget(QWidget):
-    """Used for widgets that go in a modal panel, ex. for editing or searching."""
-
-    parent_modal: PanelModal | None = None
-    panel_save_button: QPushButton | None = None
-    panel_cancel_button: QPushButton | None = None
-    panel_done_button: QPushButton | None = None
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
-
-    def saved_data(self) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
-        return None
-
-    def reset(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    def parent_post_init(self) -> None:
-        pass
-
-    @override
-    def keyPressEvent(self, event: QtGui.QKeyEvent) -> None:
-        if event.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key.Key_Escape:
-            if self.panel_cancel_button:
-                self.panel_cancel_button.click()
-            elif self.panel_done_button:
-                self.panel_done_button.click()
-        elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Return or event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Enter:
-            if self.panel_save_button:
-                self.panel_save_button.click()
-            elif self.panel_done_button:
-                self.panel_done_button.click()
-        else:  # Other key presses
-            super().keyPressEvent(event)

src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_panel_view.py

@@ -3,32 +3,24 @@
 
 
 import math
-import traceback
 import typing
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import structlog
 from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
 from PySide6.QtGui import QDesktopServices
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
-    QHBoxLayout,
-    QLabel,
-    QPushButton,
-    QSplitter,
-    QVBoxLayout,
-    QWidget,
-)
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QSplitter, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from tagstudio.core.constants import FFMPEG_HELP_URL
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
-from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.field_suggest_box import FieldSuggestBox
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.preview_thumb_controller import PreviewThumb
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.return_button import ReturnButton
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_suggest_box import TagSuggestBox
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.field_containers import FieldContainers
-from tagstudio.qt.mixed.file_attributes import FileAttributeData, FileAttributes
+from tagstudio.qt.mixed.file_attributes import FileAttributes
 from tagstudio.qt.resource_manager import ResourceManager
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import button_style, preview_warning_style
+from tagstudio.qt.views.suggest_box_view import SuggestBoxView
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
@@ -36,32 +28,44 @@ if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class PreviewPanelView(QWidget):
-    lib: Library
-
-    _selected: list[int]
-
-    def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
+class PreviewPanelView(QVBoxLayout):
+    def __init__(self, driver: "QtDriver", pixel_ratio: float) -> None:
         super().__init__()
-        self.lib = library
+        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.setSpacing(6)
         rm = ResourceManager()
 
-        self._thumb = PreviewThumb(self.lib, driver)
-        self._file_attrs = FileAttributes(self.lib, driver)
-        self._containers = FieldContainers(
-            self.lib, driver
-        )  # TODO: this should be name mangled, but is still needed on the controller side atm
+        def ph_text(key: str) -> str:
+            return " ".join([Translations[key], Translations["home.search.how_to_exit"]])
 
+        # Search/Create Boxes
+        self.field_search_box = FieldSuggestBox(
+            driver.lib,
+            driver.settings,
+            SuggestBoxView(placeholder_text=ph_text("home.search_or_create_fields")),
+        )
+        self.tag_search_box = TagSuggestBox(
+            driver.lib,
+            driver.settings,
+            SuggestBoxView(placeholder_text=ph_text("home.search_or_create_tags")),
+        )
+
+        self.preview_thumb = PreviewThumb(driver.lib, driver)
+        self.file_attrs = FileAttributes(driver.lib, driver)
+        self.containers = FieldContainers(driver.lib, driver)
+
+        # Visual Preview
         preview_section = QWidget()
         preview_layout = QVBoxLayout(preview_section)
         preview_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         preview_layout.setSpacing(6)
 
-        self._ffmpeg_warning_widget = QWidget()
-        self._ffmpeg_warning_widget.setObjectName("ffmpeg_widget")
-        ffmpeg_warning_layout = QHBoxLayout(self._ffmpeg_warning_widget)
+        # Warning Banner (Missing FFmpeg, etc.)
+        self.warning_banner = QWidget()
+        self.warning_banner.setObjectName("ffmpeg_widget")
+        ffmpeg_warning_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.warning_banner)
         ffmpeg_warning_layout.setContentsMargins(3, 3, 3, 3)
-        self._ffmpeg_warning_widget.setStyleSheet(preview_warning_style())
+        self.warning_banner.setStyleSheet(preview_warning_style())
         ffmpeg_warning_label = QLabel(
             Translations.format(
                 "preview.missing_module.multimedia",
@@ -74,16 +78,16 @@ class PreviewPanelView(QWidget):
         )
         warning_icon = QLabel()
         warning_icon_pixmap = rm.alert.scaled(
-            math.floor(20 * self.devicePixelRatio()), math.floor(20 * self.devicePixelRatio())
+            math.floor(20 * pixel_ratio), math.floor(20 * pixel_ratio)
         )
-        warning_icon_pixmap.setDevicePixelRatio(self.devicePixelRatio())
+        warning_icon_pixmap.setDevicePixelRatio(pixel_ratio)
         warning_icon.setPixmap(warning_icon_pixmap)
         ffmpeg_warning_layout.addWidget(warning_icon)
         ffmpeg_warning_layout.addWidget(ffmpeg_warning_label)
         ffmpeg_warning_layout.setStretch(1, 1)
+        self.warning_banner.hide()
 
-        self._ffmpeg_warning_widget.hide()
-
+        # File Information
         info_section = QWidget()
         info_layout = QVBoxLayout(info_section)
         info_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -93,129 +97,38 @@ class PreviewPanelView(QWidget):
         splitter.setOrientation(Qt.Orientation.Vertical)
         splitter.setHandleWidth(12)
 
+        # Add Tag/Field Buttons
         add_buttons_container = QWidget()
         add_buttons_layout = QHBoxLayout(add_buttons_container)
         add_buttons_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
         add_buttons_layout.setSpacing(6)
 
-        self.__add_tag_button = QPushButton(Translations["tag.add"])
-        self.__add_tag_button.setEnabled(False)
-        self.__add_tag_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
-        self.__add_tag_button.setMinimumHeight(28)
-        self.__add_tag_button.setStyleSheet(button_style())
+        self.add_tag_button = ReturnButton(Translations["tag.add"])
+        self.add_tag_button.setEnabled(False)
+        self.add_tag_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        self.add_tag_button.setMinimumHeight(30)
+        self.add_tag_button.setStyleSheet(button_style())
 
-        self.__add_field_button = QPushButton(Translations["field.add"])
-        self.__add_field_button.setEnabled(False)
-        self.__add_field_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
-        self.__add_field_button.setMinimumHeight(28)
-        self.__add_field_button.setStyleSheet(button_style())
+        self.add_field_button = ReturnButton(Translations["field.add"])
+        self.add_field_button.setEnabled(False)
+        self.add_field_button.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
+        self.add_field_button.setMinimumHeight(30)
+        self.add_field_button.setStyleSheet(button_style())
 
-        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.__add_tag_button)
-        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.__add_field_button)
+        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.add_tag_button)
+        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.add_field_button)
+        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.tag_search_box)
+        add_buttons_layout.addWidget(self.field_search_box)
 
-        preview_layout.addWidget(self._thumb)
-        info_layout.addWidget(self._ffmpeg_warning_widget)
-        info_layout.addWidget(self._file_attrs)
-        info_layout.addWidget(self._containers)
+        # Finalize Layout
+        preview_layout.addWidget(self.preview_thumb)
+        info_layout.addWidget(self.warning_banner)
+        info_layout.addWidget(self.file_attrs)
+        info_layout.addWidget(self.containers)
 
         splitter.addWidget(preview_section)
         splitter.addWidget(info_section)
         splitter.setStretchFactor(1, 2)
 
-        root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        root_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        root_layout.addWidget(splitter)
-        root_layout.addWidget(add_buttons_container)
-
-        self.__connect_callbacks()
-
-    def __connect_callbacks(self) -> None:
-        self.__add_field_button.clicked.connect(self._add_field_button_callback)
-        self.__add_tag_button.clicked.connect(self._add_tag_button_callback)
-
-    def _add_field_button_callback(self) -> None:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    def _add_tag_button_callback(self) -> None:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    def _set_selection_callback(self) -> None:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    def set_selection(self, selected: list[int], update_preview: bool = True) -> None:
-        """Render the panel widgets with the newest data from the Library.
-
-        Args:
-            selected  (list[int]): List of the IDs of the selected entries.
-            update_preview (bool): Should the file preview be updated?
-            (Only works with one or more items selected)
-        """
-        self._selected = selected
-        try:
-            # No Items Selected
-            if len(selected) == 0:
-                self._thumb.hide_preview()
-                self._file_attrs.update_stats()
-                self._file_attrs.update_date_label()
-                self._containers.hide_containers()
-
-                self.add_buttons_enabled = False
-
-            # One Item Selected
-            elif len(selected) == 1:
-                entry_id = selected[0]
-                entry: Entry = unwrap(self.lib.get_entry(entry_id))
-
-                filepath: Path = unwrap(self.lib.library_dir) / entry.path
-
-                if update_preview:
-                    stats: FileAttributeData = self._thumb.display_file(filepath)
-                    self._file_attrs.update_stats(filepath, stats)
-                self._file_attrs.update_date_label(filepath)
-                self._containers.update_from_entry(entry_id)
-
-                self._set_selection_callback()
-
-                self.add_buttons_enabled = True
-
-            # Multiple Selected Items
-            elif len(selected) > 1:
-                # items: list[Entry] = [self.lib.get_entry_full(x) for x in self.driver.selected]
-                self._thumb.hide_preview()  # TODO: Render mixed selection
-                self._file_attrs.update_multi_selection(len(selected))
-                self._file_attrs.update_date_label()
-                self._containers.hide_containers()  # TODO: Allow for mixed editing
-
-                self._set_selection_callback()
-
-                self.add_buttons_enabled = True
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error("[Preview Panel] Error updating selection", error=e)
-            traceback.print_exc()
-
-    @property
-    def add_buttons_enabled(self) -> bool:  # needed for the tests
-        field = self.__add_field_button.isEnabled()
-        tag = self.__add_tag_button.isEnabled()
-        assert field == tag
-        return field
-
-    @add_buttons_enabled.setter
-    def add_buttons_enabled(self, enabled: bool) -> None:
-        self.__add_field_button.setEnabled(enabled)
-        self.__add_tag_button.setEnabled(enabled)
-
-    @property
-    def _file_attributes_widget(self) -> FileAttributes:  # needed for the tests
-        """Getter for the file attributes widget."""
-        return self._file_attrs
-
-    @property
-    def field_containers_widget(self) -> FieldContainers:  # needed for the tests
-        """Getter for the field containers widget."""
-        return self._containers
-
-    @property
-    def preview_thumb(self) -> PreviewThumb:
-        return self._thumb
+        self.addWidget(splitter)
+        self.addWidget(add_buttons_container)

src/tagstudio/qt/views/preview_thumb_view.py

@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
     """The Preview Panel Widget."""
 
     check_ffmpeg = Signal(bool)
+    stats_updated = Signal(Path, FileAttributeData)
 
     __img_button_size: tuple[int, int]
     __image_ratio: float
 
-    __filepath: Path | None
+    _current_file: Path | None
+    __should_render_on_resize: bool
     __rendered_res: tuple[int, int]
 
     def __init__(self, library: Library, driver: "QtDriver") -> None:
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
         self.__img_button_size = (266, 266)
         self.__image_ratio = 1.0
 
+        self.__should_render_on_resize = False
+
         self.__image_layout = QStackedLayout(self)
         self.__image_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         self.__image_layout.setStackingMode(QStackedLayout.StackingMode.StackAll)
@@ -92,6 +96,10 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
         self.__media_player.addAction(open_file_action)
         self.__media_player.addAction(open_explorer_action)
         self.__media_player.addAction(delete_action)
+        # QMediaPlayer loads duration asynchronously after setSource().
+        self.__media_player.player.durationChanged.connect(
+            self.__media_player_duration_changed_callback
+        )
 
         # Need to watch for this to resize the player appropriately.
         self.__media_player.player.hasVideoChanged.connect(
@@ -128,6 +136,16 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
     def __media_player_video_changed_callback(self, video: bool) -> None:
         self.__update_image_size((self.size().width(), self.size().height()))
 
+    def __media_player_duration_changed_callback(self, duration_ms: int) -> None:
+        filepath = self.__media_player.filepath
+        if filepath is None or duration_ms <= 0:
+            return
+
+        self.stats_updated.emit(
+            filepath,
+            FileAttributeData(duration=duration_ms // 1000),
+        )
+
     def __thumb_renderer_updated_callback(
         self, _timestamp: float, img: QPixmap, _size: QSize, _path: Path
     ) -> None:
@@ -142,6 +160,7 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
         layout.addWidget(widget)
         layout.setAlignment(widget, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
         layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        widget.setCursor(Qt.CursorShape.PointingHandCursor)
         page.setLayout(layout)
 
     def __update_image_size(self, size: tuple[int, int]) -> None:
@@ -207,7 +226,8 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
             self.__preview_gif.hide()
 
     def __render_thumb(self, filepath: Path) -> None:
-        self.__filepath = filepath
+        self.__should_render_on_resize = True
+
         self.__rendered_res = (
             math.ceil(self.__img_button_size[0] * THUMB_SIZE_FACTOR),
             math.ceil(self.__img_button_size[1] * THUMB_SIZE_FACTOR),
@@ -221,17 +241,16 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
             update_on_ratio_change=True,
         )
 
-    def __update_media_player(self, filepath: Path) -> int:
-        """Display either audio or video.
-
-        Returns the duration of the audio / video.
-        """
+    def __update_media_player(self, filepath: Path) -> None:
+        """Display either audio or video."""
         self.__media_player.play(filepath)
-        return self.__media_player.player.duration() * 1000
 
     def _display_video(self, filepath: Path, size: QSize | None) -> FileAttributeData:
+        self.__should_render_on_resize = False
+
         self.__switch_preview(MediaType.VIDEO)
-        stats = FileAttributeData(duration=self.__update_media_player(filepath))
+        self.__update_media_player(filepath)
+        stats = FileAttributeData()
 
         if size is not None:
             stats.width = size.width()
@@ -250,10 +269,13 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
     def _display_audio(self, filepath: Path) -> FileAttributeData:
         self.__switch_preview(MediaType.AUDIO)
         self.__render_thumb(filepath)
-        return FileAttributeData(duration=self.__update_media_player(filepath))
+        self.__update_media_player(filepath)
+        return FileAttributeData()
 
     def _display_gif(self, gif_data: bytes, size: tuple[int, int]) -> FileAttributeData | None:
         """Update the animated image preview from a filepath."""
+        self.__should_render_on_resize = False
+
         stats = FileAttributeData()
 
         # Ensure that any movie and buffer from previous animations are cleared.
@@ -296,17 +318,26 @@ class PreviewThumbView(QWidget):
     def hide_preview(self) -> None:
         """Completely hide the file preview."""
         self.__switch_preview(None)
-        self.__filepath = None
+        self._current_file = None
+        self.__should_render_on_resize = False
 
     @override
     def resizeEvent(self, event: QResizeEvent) -> None:
         self.__update_image_size((self.size().width(), self.size().height()))
 
-        if self.__filepath is not None and self.__rendered_res < self.__img_button_size:
-            self.__render_thumb(self.__filepath)
+        if (
+            self._current_file is not None
+            and self.__should_render_on_resize
+            and self.__rendered_res < self.__img_button_size
+        ):
+            self.__render_thumb(self._current_file)
 
         return super().resizeEvent(event)
 
     @property
     def media_player(self) -> MediaPlayer:
         return self.__media_player
+
+    @property
+    def current_file(self) -> Path | None:
+        return self._current_file

src/tagstudio/qt/views/search_panel_view.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from PySide6.QtCore import QSize, Qt
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
@@ -16,144 +16,65 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.panel_modal import PanelWidget
 from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import list_button_style
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from tagstudio.qt.controllers.search_panel_controller import SearchPanel
+    pass
 
 
-class SearchPanelView(PanelWidget):
-    def __init__(self, is_chooser: bool) -> None:
+class SearchPanelView(QVBoxLayout):
+    def __init__(
+        self, placeholder_text: str, create_text: str = "", is_chooser: bool = True
+    ) -> None:
         self.is_chooser: bool = is_chooser
         super().__init__()
-
-        self.__root_layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
-        self.__root_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 0, 6, 0)
-        self.setMinimumSize(300, 400)
+        self.setContentsMargins(6, 0, 6, 0)
 
         # Limit container
-        self.__limit_container = QWidget()
-        self.__root_layout.addWidget(self.__limit_container)
-
-        self.__limit_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.__limit_container)
-        self.__limit_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        self.__limit_layout.setSpacing(12)
-        self.__limit_layout.addStretch(1)
-
-        self.__limit_title = QLabel(Translations["home.search.view_limit"])
-        self.__limit_layout.addWidget(self.__limit_title)
+        self.limit_container = QWidget()
+        self.limit_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.limit_container)
+        self.limit_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.limit_layout.setSpacing(12)
+        self.limit_layout.addStretch(1)
+        self.limit_title = QLabel(Translations["home.search.view_limit"])
+        self.limit_layout.addWidget(self.limit_title)
+        self.addWidget(self.limit_container)
 
         # Limit dropdown
         self.limit_combobox = QComboBox()
-        self.__limit_layout.addWidget(self.limit_combobox)
-        self.__limit_layout.addStretch(1)
-
+        self.limit_layout.addWidget(self.limit_combobox)
+        self.limit_layout.addStretch(1)
         self.limit_combobox.setEditable(False)
 
         # Search field
         self.search_field = QLineEdit()
+        self.search_field.setPlaceholderText(placeholder_text)
         self.search_field.setObjectName("search_field")
-        self.__root_layout.addWidget(self.search_field)
-
         self.search_field.setMinimumSize(QSize(0, 32))
+        self.addWidget(self.search_field)
 
         # Scroll area
-        self.__scroll_contents = QWidget()
-
-        self._scroll_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.__scroll_contents)
-        self._scroll_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 0, 6, 0)
-        self._scroll_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
-
-        self.__scroll_area = QScrollArea()
-        self.__scroll_area.setWidget(self.__scroll_contents)
-        self.__root_layout.addWidget(self.__scroll_area)
-
-        self.__scroll_area.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOn)
-        self.__scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
-        self.__scroll_area.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Shadow.Plain)
-        self.__scroll_area.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+        self.scroll_contents = QWidget()
+        self.scroll_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.scroll_contents)
+        self.scroll_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 0, 6, 0)
+        self.scroll_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
+        self.scroll_area = QScrollArea()
+        self.scroll_area.setWidget(self.scroll_contents)
+        self.scroll_area.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOn)
+        self.scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
+        self.scroll_area.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Shadow.Plain)
+        self.scroll_area.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+        self.addWidget(self.scroll_area)
 
         # Create button
-        self.create_button = QPushButton("")
-
+        self.create_button = QPushButton(create_text)
         if not self.is_chooser:
-            self.__root_layout.addWidget(self.create_button)
+            self.addWidget(self.create_button)
 
         # Create and add button
         self.create_and_add_button_in_layout: bool = False
-
         self.create_and_add_button = QPushButton()
         self.create_and_add_button.setFlat(True)
         self.create_and_add_button.setMinimumSize(22, 22)
         self.create_and_add_button.setStyleSheet(list_button_style(border_style="dashed"))
-
-    @property
-    def scroll_layout(self) -> QVBoxLayout:
-        return self._scroll_layout
-
-    @property
-    def scroll_area(self) -> QScrollArea:
-        return self.__scroll_area
-
-    def connect_callbacks(self, controller: "SearchPanel[Any]") -> None:  # pyright: ignore[reportExplicitAny]
-        self.limit_combobox.currentIndexChanged.connect(controller.on_limit_changed)
-
-        self.search_field.textChanged.connect(controller.on_search_query_changed)
-        self.search_field.returnPressed.connect(
-            lambda: controller.on_search_query_submitted(self.get_search_query())
-        )
-
-        self.create_button.clicked.connect(controller.on_item_create)
-        self.create_and_add_button.clicked.connect(
-            lambda: controller.on_item_create(add_to_entry=True)
-        )
-
-    def set_limit_items(self, limit_items: list[tuple[str, int]]) -> None:
-        # Remove existing limit items
-        for i in reversed(range(self.limit_combobox.count())):
-            self.limit_combobox.removeItem(i)
-
-        # Add new limit items
-        self.limit_combobox.addItems([limit_item[0] for limit_item in limit_items])
-
-    def get_limit_index(self) -> int:
-        return self.limit_combobox.currentIndex()
-
-    def set_limit_index(self, index: int) -> None:
-        self.limit_combobox.setCurrentIndex(index)
-
-    def focus_search_box(self, select_all: bool = False) -> None:
-        self.search_field.setFocus()
-        if select_all:
-            self.search_field.selectAll()
-
-    def get_search_query(self) -> str:
-        return self.search_field.text()
-
-    def clear_search_query(self) -> None:
-        self.search_field.setText("")
-        self.focus_search_box()
-
-    # Item list
-    def scroll_to(self, position: int) -> None:
-        self.__scroll_area.verticalScrollBar().setValue(position)
-
-    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> Any:  # pyright: ignore[reportUnusedParameter, reportExplicitAny]
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-    def add_create_and_add_button(self) -> None:
-        if self.create_and_add_button_in_layout:
-            return
-        self._scroll_layout.addWidget(self.create_and_add_button)
-        self.create_and_add_button.show()
-        self.create_and_add_button_in_layout = True
-
-    def remove_create_and_add_button(self) -> None:
-        if not self.create_and_add_button_in_layout:
-            return
-        self._scroll_layout.removeWidget(self.create_and_add_button)
-        self.create_and_add_button.hide()
-        self.create_and_add_button_in_layout = False

src/tagstudio/qt/views/stylesheets/stylesheets.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from PySide6.QtGui import QColor, QGuiApplication
 from tagstudio.core.enums import Theme
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.enums import TagColorEnum
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Tag
-from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, UiColor, get_tag_color, get_ui_color
+from tagstudio.qt.models.palette import ColorType, Palette, UiColor, get_tag_color, get_ui_color
 
 # TODO: There's plenty of good opportunities here to consolidate similar styles.
 # Work should be done to more closely use Qt's theming systems rather than override them.
@@ -53,18 +53,29 @@ def button_style() -> str:
         border-radius: 6px;
         font-weight: 500;
         text-align: center;
+        padding: 0px 12px;
     }}
     QPushButton::hover{{
         background-color: {Theme.COLOR_HOVER.value};
-        border-color: {get_ui_color(ColorType.BORDER, UiColor.THEME_DARK)};
         border-style: solid;
         border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {get_ui_color(ColorType.BORDER, UiColor.THEME_DARK)};
+        padding: 0px 8px;
     }}
     QPushButton::pressed{{
-        background-color: {Theme.COLOR_PRESSED.value};
-        border-color: {get_ui_color(ColorType.LIGHT_ACCENT, UiColor.THEME_DARK)};
+        outline: none;
+        background-color: palette(light);
         border-style: solid;
         border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {get_ui_color(ColorType.BORDER, UiColor.THEME_DARK)};
+        padding: 0px 8px;
+    }}
+    QPushButton::focus{{
+        outline: none;
+        border: solid;
+        border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {Palette.accent()};
+        padding: 0px 8px;
     }}
     QPushButton::disabled{{
         background-color: {Theme.COLOR_DISABLED_BG.value};
@@ -72,6 +83,40 @@ def button_style() -> str:
 """
 
 
+def line_edit_style_main() -> str:
+    """Style used for common QLineEdits."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QLineEdit{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-radius: 6px;
+        font-weight: 500;
+        text-align: center;
+        padding: 0px 4px;
+    }}
+    QLineEdit::hover{{
+        border-style: solid;
+        border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {get_ui_color(ColorType.BORDER, UiColor.THEME_DARK)};
+        padding: 0px 2px;
+    }}
+    QLineEdit::focus{{
+        border-style: solid;
+        border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {Palette.accent()};
+        padding: 0px 2px;
+    }}
+    QLineEdit::disabled{{
+        background-color: {Theme.COLOR_DISABLED_BG.value};
+    }}
+"""
+
+
 def checkbox_style() -> str:
     """Style used for QCheckBoxes."""
     primary_color = QColor(get_tag_color(ColorType.PRIMARY, TagColorEnum.DEFAULT))
@@ -229,6 +274,7 @@ def line_edit_style() -> str:
 def list_button_style(
     color: QColor | None = None,
     border_style: str = "solid",
+    italic: bool = False,
 ) -> str:
     """Style used for special QPushButtons found in lists."""
     if color is None:
@@ -243,6 +289,7 @@ def list_button_style(
         background: rgba{color.toTuple()};
         color: rgba{text_color.toTuple()};
         font-weight: 600;
+        {"font: italic;" if italic else ""}
         border-color: rgba{border_color.toTuple()};
         border-radius: 6px;
         border-style: {border_style};
@@ -310,9 +357,9 @@ def tag_style(
         border-radius: 6px;
         border-style: {border_style};
         border-width: 2px;
+        font-size: 13px;
         padding-right: 4px;
         padding-left: 4px;
-        font-size: 13px
     }}
     QPushButton::hover{{
         border-color: rgba{highlight_color.toTuple()};
@@ -323,12 +370,9 @@ def tag_style(
         border-color: rgba{primary_color.toTuple()};
     }}
     QPushButton::focus{{
-        padding-right: 0px;
-        padding-left: 0px;
-        outline-style: solid;
-        outline-width: 1px;
-        outline-radius: 4px;
-        outline-color: rgba{text_color.toTuple()};
+        outline: none;
+        border-width: 3px;
+        border-color: rgba{text_color.toTuple()};
     }}
     """
 
@@ -366,6 +410,13 @@ def tag_remove_button_style(
     """
 
 
+def widget_underline_style() -> str:
+    return f"""
+        background: {Palette.accent()};
+        border-radius: 2px;
+    """
+
+
 def title_line_edit_style() -> str:
     """Used to mimic an H3-like header style inside a QLineEdit."""
     return """
@@ -374,6 +425,110 @@ def title_line_edit_style() -> str:
     """
 
 
+def inset_container_style(object_name: str = "") -> str:
+    """Used for darkened inset areas."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QWidget{"#" + object_name if object_name else ""}{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-radius: 6px;
+        }}
+    """
+
+
+# TODO: Combine the autofill styles into one method?
+def autofill_scroll_top_style(object_name: str = "") -> str:
+    """Used autofill lists positioned on top of line edits."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QWidget{"#" + object_name if object_name else ""}{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-top-left-radius: 6px;
+        border-top-right-radius: 6px;
+        border: none;
+        }}
+    """
+
+
+def autofill_scroll_top_focus_style(object_name: str = "") -> str:
+    """Used autofill lists positioned on top of line edits."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QWidget{"#" + object_name if object_name else ""}{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-top-left-radius: 6px;
+        border-top-right-radius: 6px;
+        border: solid;
+        border-width: 2px 2px 0px 2px;
+        border-color: {Palette.accent()};
+        }}
+    """
+
+
+def autofill_line_edit_style() -> str:
+    """Used for QLineEdits."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QLineEdit{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-radius: 6px;
+        padding: 3px 6px;
+        }}
+    QLineEdit::focus{{
+        padding: 4px 4px;
+        border: solid;
+        border-width: 2px;
+        border-color: {Palette.accent()};
+        }}
+    """
+
+
+def autofill_line_edit_top_style() -> str:
+    """Used for QLineEdits when there's a top autofill section present."""
+    bg_color = (
+        Theme.COLOR_BG_DARK.value
+        if QGuiApplication.styleHints().colorScheme() is Qt.ColorScheme.Dark
+        else Theme.COLOR_BG_LIGHT.value
+    )
+
+    return f"""
+    QLineEdit{{
+        background: {bg_color};
+        border-top-left-radius: 0px;
+        border-top-right-radius: 0px;
+        border-bottom-left-radius: 6px;
+        border-bottom-right-radius: 6px;
+        padding: 0px 0px 2px 6px;
+        }}
+    QLineEdit::focus{{
+        padding: 4px 4px;
+        border: solid;
+        border-width: 0px 2px 2px 2px;
+        border-color: {Palette.accent()};
+        }}
+    """
+
+
 def preview_warning_style() -> str:
     return f"""
     QWidget#ffmpeg_widget {{

src/tagstudio/qt/views/suggest_box_view.py

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+import structlog
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QScrollArea, QSizePolicy, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.qt.controllers.autofill_line_edit import AutofillLineEdit
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import (
+    autofill_line_edit_style,
+    autofill_scroll_top_style,
+)
+
+logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class SuggestBoxView(QVBoxLayout):
+    def __init__(self, placeholder_text: str = "") -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.setSpacing(0)
+
+        # HACK: The transparent border allows for the focus border color to
+        # still show above the tags at the edges... sort of (overlaps on left when h-scrolling)
+        scroll_area_style = """
+        QScrollArea{
+            background: transparent;
+            border: solid;
+            border-color: transparent;
+            border-width: 0px 2px;
+            padding-left: -2px;
+            }
+        QScrollArea > QWidget > QWidget{
+            background: transparent;
+            }
+        """
+
+        # Autocomplete ScrollArea
+        contents = QWidget()
+        self.content_layout = QHBoxLayout(contents)
+        self.content_layout.setSpacing(6)
+        self.content_layout.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignBottom | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft)
+        self.content_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        scroll_area_container = QWidget()
+        scroll_area_container.setObjectName("container")
+        scroll_area_container_layout = QHBoxLayout(scroll_area_container)
+        scroll_area_container_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        scroll_area_container_layout.setSpacing(0)
+        scroll_area_container.setStyleSheet(autofill_scroll_top_style("container"))
+        self.scroll_area = QScrollArea()
+        self.scroll_area.setStyleSheet(scroll_area_style)
+        scroll_area_container_layout.addWidget(self.scroll_area)
+        self.scroll_area.setWidget(contents)
+        search_bar_height = 28
+        underline_padding = 7
+        self.scroll_area.setMaximumHeight(search_bar_height + underline_padding)
+        self.scroll_area.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
+        self.scroll_area.verticalScrollBar().setEnabled(False)
+        self.scroll_area.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.scroll_area.setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt.ScrollBarPolicy.ScrollBarAlwaysOff)
+        self.scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
+        self.scroll_area.setFrameShadow(QFrame.Shadow.Plain)
+        self.scroll_area.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.NoFrame)
+        self.scroll_area.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum)
+
+        # Search Field
+        self.search_field = AutofillLineEdit(scroll_area_container)
+        self.search_field.setStyleSheet(autofill_line_edit_style())
+        self.search_field.setObjectName("search_field")
+        self.search_field.setMinimumHeight(28)
+        self.search_field.setPlaceholderText(placeholder_text)
+        self.scroll_area.setFocusProxy(self.search_field)
+
+        # Finalize Layout
+        self.addWidget(scroll_area_container)
+        self.addWidget(self.search_field)

src/tagstudio/qt/views/tag_box_view.py

@@ -39,17 +39,12 @@ class TagBoxWidgetView(FieldWidget):
 
         for tag in tags_:
             tag_widget = TagWidget(tag, library=self.__lib, has_edit=True, has_remove=True)
-
             tag_widget.on_click.connect(lambda t=tag: self._on_click(t))
-
             tag_widget.on_remove.connect(lambda t=tag: self._on_remove(t))
-
             tag_widget.on_edit.connect(lambda t=tag: self._on_edit(t))
-
             tag_widget.search_for_tag_action.triggered.connect(
                 lambda checked=False, t=tag: self._on_search(t)
             )
-
             self.__root_layout.addWidget(tag_widget)
 
     def _on_click(self, tag: Tag) -> None:

src/tagstudio/qt/views/tag_search_panel_view.py

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
-
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
-
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
-from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import TagWidget
-from tagstudio.qt.translations import Translations
-from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
-
-
-class TagSearchPanelView(SearchPanelView):
-    def __init__(self, is_tag_chooser: bool) -> None:
-        super().__init__(is_tag_chooser)
-
-        self.search_field.setPlaceholderText(Translations["home.search_tags"])
-        self.create_button.setText(Translations["tag.create"])
-
-    def get_item_widget(self, index: int, library: Library | None) -> TagWidget:
-        """Gets the item widget at a specific index."""
-        # Create any new item widgets needed up to the given index
-        if self._scroll_layout.count() <= index:
-            while self._scroll_layout.count() <= index:
-                pad_tag_widget = TagWidget(
-                    tag=None, has_edit=True, has_remove=True, library=library
-                )
-                pad_tag_widget.setHidden(True)
-                self._scroll_layout.addWidget(pad_tag_widget)
-
-        tag_widget: QWidget = self._scroll_layout.itemAt(index).widget()
-        assert isinstance(tag_widget, TagWidget)
-        return tag_widget

src/tagstudio/qt/views/underlined_widget_view.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import Qt
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
+
+from tagstudio.qt.views.stylesheets.stylesheets import widget_underline_style
+
+
+class UnderlinedWidgetView(QVBoxLayout):
+    def __init__(self, widget: QWidget) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        self.setSpacing(3)
+        self.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
+
+        # HACK: I don't know why I can't just use a QFrame for the outline.
+        # The styling and sizing only seems to work if it's something like a QPushButton.
+        self.underline = QPushButton()
+        self.underline.setFlat(True)
+        self.underline.setDisabled(True)
+        self.underline.setMaximumHeight(4)
+        self.underline.setStyleSheet(widget_underline_style())
+
+        self.addWidget(widget)
+        self.addWidget(self.underline)

src/tagstudio/resources/translations/en.json

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
     "drop_import.description": "The following files match file paths that already exist in the library",
     "drop_import.duplicates_choice.plural": "The following {count} files match file paths that already exist in the library.",
     "drop_import.duplicates_choice.singular": "The following file matches a file path that already exists in the library.",
-    "drop_import.progress.label.initial": "Importing New Files...",
-    "drop_import.progress.label.plural": "Importing New Files...\n{count} Files Imported.{suffix}",
-    "drop_import.progress.label.singular": "Importing New Files...\n1 File imported.{suffix}",
+    "drop_import.progress.label.initial": "Importing New Files…",
+    "drop_import.progress.label.plural": "Importing New Files…\n{count} Files Imported.{suffix}",
+    "drop_import.progress.label.singular": "Importing New Files…\n1 File imported.{suffix}",
     "drop_import.progress.window_title": "Import Files",
     "drop_import.title": "Conflicting File(s)",
     "edit.color_manager": "Manage Tag Colors",
@@ -40,26 +40,26 @@
     "edit.paste_fields": "Paste Fields",
     "edit.tag_manager": "Manage Tags",
     "entries.duplicate.merge": "Merge Duplicate Entries",
-    "entries.duplicate.merge.label": "Merging Duplicate Entries...",
+    "entries.duplicate.merge.label": "Merging Duplicate Entries…",
     "entries.duplicate.refresh": "Refresh Duplicate Entries",
     "entries.duplicates.description": "Duplicate entries are defined as multiple entries which point to the same file on disk. Merging these will combine the tags and metadata from all duplicates into a single consolidated entry. These are not to be confused with \"duplicate files\", which are duplicates of your files themselves outside of TagStudio.",
     "entries.generic.refresh_alt": "&Refresh",
     "entries.generic.remove.removing": "Removing Entries",
-    "entries.generic.remove.removing_count": "Removing {count} Entries...",
+    "entries.generic.remove.removing_count": "Removing {count} Entries…",
     "entries.ignored.description": "File entries are considered to be \"ignored\" if they were added to the library before the user's ignore rules (via the '.ts_ignore' file) were updated to exclude it. Ignored files are kept in the library by default in order to prevent accidental data loss when updating ignore rules.",
     "entries.ignored.ignored_count": "Ignored Entries: {count}",
     "entries.ignored.remove": "Remove Ignored Entries",
     "entries.ignored.remove_alt": "Remo&ve Ignored Entries",
-    "entries.ignored.scanning": "Scanning Library for Ignored Entries...",
+    "entries.ignored.scanning": "Scanning Library for Ignored Entries…",
     "entries.ignored.title": "Fix Ignored Entries",
     "entries.mirror": "&Mirror",
     "entries.mirror.confirmation": "Are you sure you want to mirror the following {count} Entries?",
-    "entries.mirror.label": "Mirroring {idx}/{total} Entries...",
+    "entries.mirror.label": "Mirroring {idx}/{total} Entries…",
     "entries.mirror.title": "Mirroring Entries",
     "entries.mirror.window_title": "Mirror Entries",
     "entries.remove.plural.confirm": "Are you sure you want to remove these <b>{count}</b> entries from your library? No files on disk will be deleted.",
     "entries.remove.singular.confirm": "Are you sure you want to remove this entry from your library? No files on disk will be deleted.",
-    "entries.running.dialog.new_entries": "Adding {total} New File Entries...",
+    "entries.running.dialog.new_entries": "Adding {total} New File Entries…",
     "entries.running.dialog.title": "Adding New File Entries",
     "entries.tags": "Tags",
     "entries.unlinked.description": "Each library entry is linked to a file in one of your directories. If a file linked to an entry is moved or deleted outside of TagStudio, it is then considered unlinked.<br><br>Unlinked entries may be automatically relinked via searching your directories or deleted if desired.",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "entries.unlinked.relink.title": "Relinking Entries",
     "entries.unlinked.remove": "Remove Unlinked Entries",
     "entries.unlinked.remove_alt": "Remo&ve Unlinked Entries",
-    "entries.unlinked.scanning": "Scanning Library for Unlinked Entries...",
+    "entries.unlinked.scanning": "Scanning Library for Unlinked Entries…",
     "entries.unlinked.search_and_relink": "&Search && Relink",
     "entries.unlinked.title": "Fix Unlinked Entries",
     "entries.unlinked.unlinked_count": "Unlinked Entries: {count}",
@@ -161,9 +161,12 @@
     "generic.yes": "Yes",
     "home.search": "Search",
     "home.search_entries": "Search Entries",
-    "home.search_field_templates": "Search Field Templates",
+    "home.search_field_templates": "Search Field Templates…",
     "home.search_library": "Search Library",
-    "home.search_tags": "Search Tags",
+    "home.search_or_create_fields": "Search or Create Fields…",
+    "home.search_or_create_tags": "Search or Create Tags…",
+    "home.search_tags": "Search Tags…",
+    "home.search.how_to_exit": "(Esc to Exit)",
     "home.search.view_limit": "View Limit:",
     "home.show_hidden_entries": "Show Hidden Entries",
     "home.thumbnail_size": "Thumbnail Size",
@@ -173,8 +176,8 @@
     "home.thumbnail_size.mini": "Mini Thumbnails",
     "home.thumbnail_size.small": "Small Thumbnails",
     "ignore.open_file": "Show \"{ts_ignore}\" File on Disk",
-    "json_migration.checking_for_parity": "Checking for Parity...",
-    "json_migration.creating_database_tables": "Creating SQL Database Tables...",
+    "json_migration.checking_for_parity": "Checking for Parity…",
+    "json_migration.creating_database_tables": "Creating SQL Database Tables…",
     "json_migration.description": "<br>Start and preview the results of the library migration process. The converted library will <i>not</i> be used unless you click \"Finish Migration\". <br><br>Library data should either have matching values or feature a \"Matched\" label. Values that do not match will be displayed in red and feature a \"<b>(!)</b>\" symbol next to them.<br><center><i>This process may take up to several minutes for larger libraries.</i></center>",
     "json_migration.discrepancies_found": "Library Discrepancies Found",
     "json_migration.discrepancies_found.description": "Discrepancies were found between the original and converted library formats. Please review and choose to whether continue with the migration or to cancel.",
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@
     "json_migration.heading.paths": "Paths:",
     "json_migration.heading.shorthands": "Shorthands:",
     "json_migration.info.description": "Library save files created with TagStudio versions <b>9.4 and below</b> will need to be migrated to the new <b>v9.5+</b> format.<br><h2>What you need to know:</h2><ul><li>Your existing library save file will <b><i>NOT</i></b> be deleted</li><li>Your personal files will <b><i>NOT</i></b> be deleted, moved, or modified</li><li>The new v9.5+ save format can not be opened in earlier versions of TagStudio</li></ul><h3>What's changed:</h3><ul><li>\"Tag Fields\" have been replaced by \"Tag Categories\". Instead of adding tags to fields first, tags now get added directly to file entries. They're then automatically organized into categories based on parent tags marked with the new \"Is Category\" property in the tag editing menu. Any tag can be marked as a category, and child tags will sort themselves underneath parent tags marked as categories. The \"Favorite\" and \"Archived\" tags now inherit from a new \"Meta Tags\" tag which is marked as a category by default.</li><li>Tag colors have been tweaked and expanded upon. Some colors have been renamed or consolidated, however all tag colors will still convert to exact or close matches in v9.5.</li></ul><ul>",
-    "json_migration.migrating_files_entries": "Migrating {entries:,d} File Entries...",
+    "json_migration.migrating_files_entries": "Migrating {entries:,d} File Entries…",
     "json_migration.migration_complete": "Migration Complete!",
     "json_migration.migration_complete_with_discrepancies": "Migration Complete, Discrepancies Found",
     "json_migration.start_and_preview": "Start and Preview",
@@ -248,12 +251,12 @@
     "library_object.slug_required": "ID Slug (Required)",
     "library.missing": "Library Location is Missing",
     "library.name": "Library",
-    "library.refresh.scanning_preparing": "Scanning Directories for New Files...\nPreparing...",
-    "library.refresh.scanning.plural": "Scanning Directories for New Files...\n{searched_count} Files Searched, {found_count} New Files Found",
-    "library.refresh.scanning.singular": "Scanning Directories for New Files...\n{searched_count} File Searched, {found_count} New Files Found",
+    "library.refresh.scanning_preparing": "Scanning Directories for New Files…\nPreparing…",
+    "library.refresh.scanning.plural": "Scanning Directories for New Files…\n{searched_count} Files Searched, {found_count} New Files Found",
+    "library.refresh.scanning.singular": "Scanning Directories for New Files…\n{searched_count} File Searched, {found_count} New Files Found",
     "library.refresh.title": "Refreshing Directories",
     "library.scan_library.title": "Scanning Library",
-    "macros.running.dialog.new_entries": "Running Configured Macros on {count}/{total} New File Entries...",
+    "macros.running.dialog.new_entries": "Running Configured Macros on {count}/{total} New File Entries…",
     "macros.running.dialog.title": "Running Macros on New Entries",
     "media_player.autoplay": "Autoplay",
     "media_player.loop": "Loop",
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@
     "menu.macros": "&Macros",
     "menu.macros.folders_to_tags": "Folders to Tags",
     "menu.select": "Select",
-    "menu.settings": "Settings...",
+    "menu.settings": "Settings…",
     "menu.tools": "&Tools",
     "menu.tools.fix_duplicate_files": "Fix &Duplicate Files",
     "menu.tools.fix_ignored_entries": "Fix &Ignored Entries",
@@ -315,6 +318,8 @@
     "settings.dateformat.international": "International",
     "settings.dateformat.label": "Date Format",
     "settings.dateformat.system": "System",
+    "settings.edit_field_on_add": "Edit After Adding a Field",
+    "settings.edit_tag_on_create": "Edit After Creating a New Tag",
     "settings.filepath.label": "Filepath Visibility",
     "settings.filepath.option.full": "Show Full Paths",
     "settings.filepath.option.name": "Show Filenames Only",
@@ -354,18 +359,18 @@
     "sorting.direction.ascending": "Ascending",
     "sorting.direction.descending": "Descending",
     "sorting.mode.random": "Random",
-    "splash.opening_library": "Opening Library \"{library_path}\"...",
+    "splash.opening_library": "Opening Library \"{library_path}\"…",
     "status.deleted_file_plural": "Deleted {count} files!",
     "status.deleted_file_singular": "Deleted 1 file!",
     "status.deleted_none": "No files deleted.",
     "status.deleted_partial_warning": "Only deleted {count} file(s)! Check if any of the files are currently missing or in use.",
-    "status.deleting_file": "Deleting file [{i}/{count}]: \"{path}\"...",
-    "status.library_backup_in_progress": "Saving Library Backup...",
+    "status.deleting_file": "Deleting file [{i}/{count}]: \"{path}\"…",
+    "status.library_backup_in_progress": "Saving Library Backup…",
     "status.library_backup_success": "Library Backup Saved at: \"{path}\" ({time_span})",
     "status.library_closed": "Library Closed ({time_span})",
-    "status.library_closing": "Closing Library...",
+    "status.library_closing": "Closing Library…",
     "status.library_save_success": "Library Saved and Closed!",
-    "status.library_search_query": "Searching Library...",
+    "status.library_search_query": "Searching Library…",
     "status.library_version_expected": "Expected:",
     "status.library_version_found": "Found:",
     "status.library_version_mismatch": "Library Version Mismatch!",

tests/conftest.py

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ sys.path.insert(0, str(CWD.parent))
 from tagstudio.core.constants import THUMB_CACHE_NAME, TS_FOLDER_NAME
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry, Tag
-from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 from tagstudio.qt.thumb_grid_layout import ThumbGridLayout
 from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
@@ -36,22 +35,18 @@ def file_mediatypes_library():
 
     status = lib.open_library(Path(""), in_memory=True)
     assert status.success
-    folder = unwrap(lib.folder)
 
     entry1 = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("foo.png"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )
 
     entry2 = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("bar.png"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )
 
     entry3 = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("baz.apng"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )
@@ -87,7 +82,6 @@ def library(request, library_dir: Path):  # pyright: ignore
     lib = Library()
     status = lib.open_library(library_path, in_memory=True)
     assert status.success
-    folder = unwrap(lib.folder)
 
     tag = Tag(
         name="foo",
@@ -116,7 +110,6 @@ def library(request, library_dir: Path):  # pyright: ignore
     # default item with deterministic name
     entry = Entry(
         id=1,
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("foo.txt"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )
@@ -124,7 +117,6 @@ def library(request, library_dir: Path):  # pyright: ignore
 
     entry2 = Entry(
         id=2,
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("one/two/bar.md"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )

tests/macros/test_dupe_files.py

@@ -8,25 +8,21 @@ from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.fields import BaseField, TextField
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.registries.dupe_files_registry import DupeFilesRegistry
-from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 
 
 def test_refresh_dupe_files(library: Library):
     library.library_dir = Path("/tmp/")
-    folder = unwrap(library.folder)
 
     fields: list[BaseField] = [TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")]
 
     entry = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("bar/foo.txt"),
         fields=fields,
     )
 
     entry2 = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("foo/foo.txt"),
         fields=fields,
     )

tests/qt/test_build_tag_panel.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
+# pyright: reportPrivateUsage = false
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ def test_build_tag_panel_add_sub_tag_callback(
     panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(library, child)
     qtbot.addWidget(panel)
 
-    panel._add_parent_tag_callback(parent.id)  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    panel._add_parent_tag_callback(parent.id)
 
     assert len(panel.parent_ids) == 1
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def test_build_tag_panel_remove_subtag_callback(
     panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(library, child)
     qtbot.addWidget(panel)
 
-    panel._remove_parent_tag_callback(parent.id)  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    panel._remove_parent_tag_callback(parent.id)
 
     assert len(panel.parent_ids) == 0
 
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ def test_build_tag_panel_add_alias_callback(
     panel: BuildTagPanel = BuildTagPanel(library, tag)
     qtbot.addWidget(panel)
 
-    panel._create_alias_callback()  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    panel._create_alias_callback()
 
     assert panel.aliases_table.rowCount() == 1
 

tests/qt/test_field_containers.py

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
+# pyright: reportPrivateUsage=false
 
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry, Tag
 from tagstudio.core.utils.types import unwrap
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.preview_panel_controller import PreviewPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
 
-def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Clear the library selection (selecting 1 then unselecting 1)
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(1, append=False, bridge=False)
@@ -18,26 +18,26 @@ def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # FieldContainer should hide all containers
-    for container in panel.field_containers_widget.containers:
+    for container in panel.containers._containers:
         assert container.isHidden()
 
 
-def test_update_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_update_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Select the single entry
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(entry_full.id, append=False, bridge=False)
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # FieldContainer should show all applicable tags and field containers
-    for container in panel.field_containers_widget.containers:
+    for container in panel.containers._containers:
         assert not container.isHidden()
 
 
-def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
+def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver):
     # TODO: Implement mixed field editing. Currently these containers will be hidden,
     # same as the empty selection behavior.
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Select the multiple entries
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(1, append=False, bridge=False)
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # FieldContainer should show mixed field editing
-    for container in panel.field_containers_widget.containers:
+    for container in panel.containers._containers:
         assert container.isHidden()
 
 
-def test_add_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_add_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     assert {t.id for t in entry_full.tags} == {1000}
 
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ def test_add_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entr
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Add new tag
-    panel.field_containers_widget.add_tags_to_selected(2000)
+    panel.containers.add_tags_to_selected(2000)
 
     # Then reload entry
-    refreshed_entry: Entry = next(library.all_entries(with_joins=True))
+    refreshed_entry: Entry = next(qt_driver.lib.all_entries(with_joins=True))
     assert {t.id for t in refreshed_entry.tags} == {1000, 2000}
 
 
-def test_add_same_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_add_same_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     assert {t.id for t in entry_full.tags} == {1000}
 
@@ -76,16 +76,16 @@ def test_add_same_tag_to_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library,
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Add an existing tag
-    panel.field_containers_widget.add_tags_to_selected(1000)
+    panel.containers.add_tags_to_selected(1000)
 
     # Then reload entry
-    refreshed_entry = next(library.all_entries(with_joins=True))
+    refreshed_entry = next(qt_driver.lib.all_entries(with_joins=True))
     assert {t.id for t in refreshed_entry.tags} == {1000}
 
 
-def test_add_tag_to_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
-    all_entries = library.all_entries(with_joins=True)
+def test_add_tag_to_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
+    all_entries = qt_driver.lib.all_entries(with_joins=True)
 
     # We want to verify that tag 1000 is on some, but not all entries already.
     tag_present_on_some: bool = False
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ def test_add_tag_to_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     assert tag_absent_on_some
 
     # Select the multiple entries
-    for i, e in enumerate(library.all_entries(with_joins=True), start=0):
+    for i, e in enumerate(qt_driver.lib.all_entries(with_joins=True), start=0):
         qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(e.id, append=(True if i == 0 else False), bridge=False)  # noqa: SIM210
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Add new tag
-    panel.field_containers_widget.add_tags_to_selected(1000)
+    panel.containers.add_tags_to_selected(1000)
 
     # Then reload all entries and recheck the presence of tag 1000
-    refreshed_entries = library.all_entries(with_joins=True)
+    refreshed_entries = qt_driver.lib.all_entries(with_joins=True)
     tag_present_on_some = False
     tag_absent_on_some = False
 
@@ -123,23 +123,23 @@ def test_add_tag_to_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     assert not tag_absent_on_some
 
 
-def test_meta_tag_category(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_meta_tag_category(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Ensure the Favorite tag is on entry_full
-    library.add_tags_to_entries(1, entry_full.id)
+    qt_driver.lib.add_tags_to_entries(1, entry_full.id)
 
     # Select the single entry
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(entry_full.id, append=False, bridge=False)
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # FieldContainer should hide all containers
-    assert len(panel.field_containers_widget.containers) == 3
-    for i, container in enumerate(panel.field_containers_widget.containers):
+    assert len(panel.containers._containers) == 3
+    for i, container in enumerate(panel.containers._containers):
         match i:
             case 0:
                 # Check if the container is the Meta Tags category
-                tag: Tag = unwrap(library.get_tag(2))
+                tag: Tag = unwrap(qt_driver.lib.get_tag(2))
                 assert container.title == f"<h4>{tag.name}</h4>"
             case 1:
                 # Check if the container is the Tags category
@@ -151,30 +151,28 @@ def test_meta_tag_category(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: En
                 pass
 
 
-def test_custom_tag_category(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_custom_tag_category(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Set tag 1000 (foo) as a category
-    tag: Tag = unwrap(library.get_tag(1000))
+    tag: Tag = unwrap(qt_driver.lib.get_tag(1000))
     tag.is_category = True
-    library.update_tag(
-        tag,
-    )
+    qt_driver.lib.update_tag(tag)
 
     # Ensure the Favorite tag is on entry_full
-    library.add_tags_to_entries(1, entry_full.id)
+    qt_driver.lib.add_tags_to_entries(1, entry_full.id)
 
     # Select the single entry
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(entry_full.id, append=False, bridge=False)
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # FieldContainer should hide all containers
-    assert len(panel.field_containers_widget.containers) == 3
-    for i, container in enumerate(panel.field_containers_widget.containers):
+    assert len(panel.containers._containers) == 3
+    for i, container in enumerate(panel.containers._containers):
         match i:
             case 0:
                 # Check if the container is the Meta Tags category
-                tag_2: Tag = unwrap(library.get_tag(2))
+                tag_2: Tag = unwrap(qt_driver.lib.get_tag(2))
                 assert container.title == f"<h4>{tag_2.name}</h4>"
             case 1:
                 # Check if the container is the custom "foo" category

tests/qt/test_file_path_options.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
+# pyright: reportPrivateUsage=false, reportAttributeAccessIssue=false
 
 import os
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -8,9 +9,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
-from PySide6.QtGui import (
-    QAction,
-)
+from PySide6.QtGui import QAction
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QMenu, QMenuBar
 from pytestqt.qtbot import QtBot
 
@@ -60,11 +59,10 @@ def test_filepath_setting(qtbot: QtBot, qt_driver: QtDriver, filepath_option: Sh
 )
 def test_file_path_display(
     qt_driver: QtDriver,
-    library: Library,
     filepath_option: ShowFilepathOption,
     expected_path: Callable[[Library], Path],
 ):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Select 2
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(2, append=False, bridge=False)
@@ -73,15 +71,15 @@ def test_file_path_display(
     qt_driver.settings.show_filepath = filepath_option
 
     # Apply the mock value
-    entry = library.get_entry(2)
+    entry = qt_driver.lib.get_entry(2)
     assert isinstance(entry, Entry)
     filename = entry.path
-    panel._file_attributes_widget.update_stats(filepath=unwrap(library.library_dir) / filename)  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    panel.layout().file_attrs.update_stats(filepath=unwrap(qt_driver.lib.library_dir) / filename)
 
     # Generate the expected file string.
     # This is copied directly from the file_attributes.py file
     # can be imported as a function in the future
-    display_path: Path = expected_path(library)
+    display_path: Path = expected_path(qt_driver.lib)
     file_str: str = ""
     separator: str = f"<a style='color: #777777'><b>{os.path.sep}</a>"  # Gray
     for i, part in enumerate(display_path.parts):
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ def test_file_path_display(
             file_str += f"<b>{'\u200b'.join(part_)}</b>"
 
     # Assert the file path is displayed correctly
-    assert panel._file_attributes_widget.file_label.text() == file_str  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    assert panel.layout().file_attrs.file_label.text() == file_str
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ def test_title_update(
     qt_driver.main_window.menu_bar.folders_to_tags_action = QAction(menu_bar)
 
     # Trigger the update
-    qt_driver._init_library(library_dir, open_status)  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
+    qt_driver._init_library(library_dir, open_status)
 
     # Assert the title is updated correctly
-    qt_driver.main_window.setWindowTitle.assert_called_with(expected_title(library_dir, base_title))  # pyright: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
+    qt_driver.main_window.setWindowTitle.assert_called_with(expected_title(library_dir, base_title))

tests/qt/test_preview_panel.py

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) TagStudio Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
+# pyright: reportPrivateUsage=false
 
-from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.models import Entry
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.preview_panel_controller import PreviewPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
 
 
-def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Clear the library selection (selecting 1 then unselecting 1)
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(1, append=False, bridge=False)
@@ -17,22 +17,27 @@ def test_update_selection_empty(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Panel should disable UI that allows for entry modification
-    assert not panel.add_buttons_enabled
+    assert panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled() == panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()
+    assert (
+        not panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled()
+        and not panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()
+    )
 
 
-def test_update_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library, entry_full: Entry):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_update_selection_single(qt_driver: QtDriver, entry_full: Entry):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Select the single entry
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(entry_full.id, append=False, bridge=False)
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Panel should enable UI that allows for entry modification
-    assert panel.add_buttons_enabled
+    assert panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled() == panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()
+    assert panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled() and panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()
 
 
-def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
-    panel = PreviewPanel(library, qt_driver)
+def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver):
+    panel = PreviewPanel(qt_driver)
 
     # Select the multiple entries
     qt_driver.toggle_item_selection(1, append=False, bridge=False)
@@ -40,4 +45,5 @@ def test_update_selection_multiple(qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
     panel.set_selection(qt_driver.selected)
 
     # Panel should enable UI that allows for entry modification
-    assert panel.add_buttons_enabled
+    assert panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled() == panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()
+    assert panel.layout().add_tag_button.isEnabled() and panel.layout().add_field_button.isEnabled()

tests/qt/test_tag_panel.py

@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ def test_add_tag_callback(qt_driver: QtDriver):
     qt_driver.add_tag_action_callback()
 
     # When
-    assert isinstance(qt_driver.modal.widget, BuildTagPanel)
-    qt_driver.modal.widget.name_field.setText("xxx")
+    build_tag_panel = qt_driver.modal.layout().content_widget
+    assert isinstance(build_tag_panel, BuildTagPanel)
+    build_tag_panel.name_field.setText("xxx")
     # qt_driver.modal.widget.color_field.setCurrentIndex(1)
     qt_driver.modal.saved.emit()
 

tests/qt/test_tag_search_panel.py

@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ from pytestqt.qtbot import QtBot
 from tagstudio.core.library.alchemy.library import Library
 from tagstudio.qt.controllers.tag_search_panel_controller import TagSearchPanel
 from tagstudio.qt.mixed.tag_widget import TagWidget
-from tagstudio.qt.ts_qt import QtDriver
-from tagstudio.qt.views.tag_search_panel_view import TagSearchPanelView
+from tagstudio.qt.views.search_panel_view import SearchPanelView
 
 
 def test_update_tags(qtbot: QtBot, library: Library):
     # Given
-    panel = TagSearchPanel(library, view=TagSearchPanelView(is_tag_chooser=True))
+    panel = TagSearchPanel(library, view=SearchPanelView("", is_chooser=True))
 
     qtbot.addWidget(panel)
 
@@ -22,10 +21,9 @@ def test_update_tags(qtbot: QtBot, library: Library):
     panel.update_items()
 
 
-def test_tag_widget_actions_replaced_correctly(qtbot: QtBot, qt_driver: QtDriver, library: Library):
-    panel = TagSearchPanel(library, view=TagSearchPanelView(is_tag_chooser=True))
+def test_tag_widget_actions_replaced_correctly(qtbot: QtBot, library: Library):
+    panel = TagSearchPanel(library, view=SearchPanelView(""))
     qtbot.addWidget(panel)
-    panel.set_driver(qt_driver)
 
     # Set the widget
     tags = library.tags

tests/test_library.py

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ def test_library_add_file(library: Library):
     """Check Entry.path handling for insert vs lookup"""
     entry = Entry(
         path=Path("bar.txt"),
-        folder=unwrap(library.folder),
         fields=[TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title")],
     )
 
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@ def test_get_entry(library: Library, entry_min: Entry):
 
 
 def test_entries_count(library: Library):
-    folder = unwrap(library.folder)
-    entries = [Entry(path=Path(f"{x}.txt"), folder=folder, fields=[]) for x in range(10)]
+    entries = [Entry(path=Path(f"{x}.txt"), fields=[]) for x in range(10)]
     new_ids = library.add_entries(entries)
     assert len(new_ids) == 10
 
@@ -254,7 +252,6 @@ def test_update_entry_with_multiple_identical_text_fields(library: Library, entr
 def test_mirror_entry_fields(library: Library):
     # Create and add entries with fields
     entry_a = Entry(
-        folder=unwrap(library.folder),
         path=Path("title_and_date.txt"),
         fields=[
             TextField(name="Title", value="I'm a Test Title"),
@@ -262,7 +259,6 @@ def test_mirror_entry_fields(library: Library):
         ],
     )
     entry_b = Entry(
-        folder=unwrap(library.folder),
         path=Path("notes.txt"),
         fields=[
             TextField(name="Notes", value="These are my notes.\nNo peeking!", is_multiline=True),
@@ -270,7 +266,6 @@ def test_mirror_entry_fields(library: Library):
         ],
     )
     entry_c = Entry(
-        folder=unwrap(library.folder),
         path=Path("date_published.txt"),
         fields=[
             DatetimeField(name="Date Published", value="2000-01-01 12:00:00"),
@@ -319,14 +314,11 @@ def test_mirror_entry_fields(library: Library):
 
 
 def test_merge_entries(library: Library):
-    folder = unwrap(library.folder)
-
     tag_0: Tag = unwrap(library.add_tag(Tag(id=1010, name="tag_0")))
     tag_1: Tag = unwrap(library.add_tag(Tag(id=1011, name="tag_1")))
     tag_2: Tag = unwrap(library.add_tag(Tag(id=1012, name="tag_2")))
 
     entry_a = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("a"),
         fields=[
             TextField(name="Author", value="Author McAuthorson"),
@@ -334,7 +326,6 @@ def test_merge_entries(library: Library):
         ],
     )
     entry_b = Entry(
-        folder=folder,
         path=Path("b"),
         fields=[TextField(name="Notes", value="test note", is_multiline=True)],
     )