Tweaks to add-on startup failure screen / update checks

- Add a Check for Updates button to the screen
- Make the update list screen non-modal, so that other modal pop-ups
at startup don't leave the user stuck
- When manually checking for updates, update Anki's last check time

ftl/qt/addons.ftl

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ addons-failed-to-load2 =
     The following add-ons failed to load:
     { $addons }
 
-    Use Tools>Add-ons to check for updates. For add-ons that don't have
+    They may need to be updated to support this version of Anki. Click the { addons-check-for-updates } button
-    an update available, you can disable or delete the add-on to prevent this
+    to see if any updates are available.
+
+    For add-ons that don't have an update available, you can disable or delete the add-on to prevent this
     message from appearing.
 addons-startup-failed = Add-on Startup Failed
 # Shown in the add-on configuration screen (Tools>Add-ons>Config), in the title bar

qt/aqt/addons.py

@@ -256,18 +256,33 @@ class AddonManager:
             )
             txt = f"# {tr.addons_startup_failed()}\n{error}"
             html2 = markdown.markdown(txt)
-            print(html2)
+            box: QDialogButtonBox
-            (diag, _) = showText(
+            (diag, box) = showText(
                 html2,
                 type="html",
                 copyBtn=True,
                 run=False,
             )
+            but = box.addButton(
+                tr.addons_check_for_updates(), QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole.ActionRole
+            )
+            but.clicked.connect(self.check_for_updates_after_load_failure)
             from aqt import mw
 
             # calling show immediately appears to crash
             mw.progress.single_shot(1000, diag.show)
 
+    def check_for_updates_after_load_failure(self) -> None:
+        from aqt import mw
+
+        tooltip(tr.addons_checking())
+
+        def on_done(log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
+            if not log:
+                tooltip(tr.addons_no_updates_available())
+
+        mw.check_for_addon_updates(by_user=True, on_done=on_done)
+
     def onAddonsDialog(self) -> None:
         aqt.dialogs.open("AddonsDialog", self)
 
@@ -1326,12 +1341,14 @@ class ChooseAddonsToUpdateList(QListWidget):
 
 
 class ChooseAddonsToUpdateDialog(QDialog):
+    _on_done: Callable[[list[int]], None]
+
     def __init__(
         self, parent: QWidget, mgr: AddonManager, updated_addons: list[AddonInfo]
     ) -> None:
         QDialog.__init__(self, parent)
         self.setWindowTitle(tr.addons_choose_update_window_title())
-        self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.WindowModal)
+        self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.NonModal)
         self.mgr = mgr
         self.updated_addons = updated_addons
         self.setup()
@@ -1358,15 +1375,15 @@ class ChooseAddonsToUpdateDialog(QDialog):
         layout.addWidget(button_box)
         self.setLayout(layout)
 
-    def ask(self) -> list[int]:
+    def ask(self, on_done: Callable[[list[int]], None]) -> None:
-        "Returns a list of selected addons' ids"
+        self._on_done = on_done
-        ret = self.exec()
+        self.show()
+
+    def accept(self) -> None:
         saveGeom(self, "addonsChooseUpdate")
         self.addons_list_widget.save_check_state()
-        if ret == QDialog.DialogCode.Accepted:
+        self._on_done(self.addons_list_widget.get_selected_addon_ids())
-            return self.addons_list_widget.get_selected_addon_ids()
+        QDialog.accept(self)
-        else:
-            return []
 
 
 def fetch_update_info(ids: list[int]) -> list[AddonInfo]:
@@ -1463,10 +1480,11 @@ def prompt_to_update(
         if not prompt_update:
             return
 
-    ids = ChooseAddonsToUpdateDialog(parent, mgr, updated_addons).ask()
+    def after_choosing(ids: list[int]) -> None:
-    if not ids:
+        if ids:
-        return
+            download_addons(parent, mgr, ids, on_done, client)
-    download_addons(parent, mgr, ids, on_done, client)
+
+    ChooseAddonsToUpdateDialog(parent, mgr, updated_addons).ask(after_choosing)
 
 
 # Editing config

qt/aqt/main.py

@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
             if onsuccess:
                 onsuccess()
             if not self.safeMode:
-                self.maybe_check_for_addon_updates(self.setupAutoUpdate)
+                self.maybe_check_for_addon_updates(self.setup_auto_update)
 
         self.maybe_auto_sync_on_open_close(_onsuccess)
 
@@ -963,26 +963,33 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
             self.addonManager.loadAddons()
 
     def maybe_check_for_addon_updates(
-        self, on_done: Callable[[], None] | None = None
+        self, on_done: Callable[[list[DownloadLogEntry]], None] | None = None
     ) -> None:
         last_check = self.pm.last_addon_update_check()
         elap = int_time() - last_check
 
+        if elap > 86_400 or self.pm.last_run_version != int_version():
+            self.check_for_addon_updates(by_user=False, on_done=on_done)
+        elif on_done:
+            on_done([])
+
+    def check_for_addon_updates(
+        self,
+        by_user: bool,
+        on_done: Callable[[list[DownloadLogEntry]], None] | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
         def wrap_on_updates_installed(log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
             self.on_updates_installed(log)
-            if on_done:
-                on_done()
-
-        if elap > 86_400 or self.pm.last_run_version != int_version():
-            check_and_prompt_for_updates(
-                self,
-                self.addonManager,
-                wrap_on_updates_installed,
-                requested_by_user=False,
-            )
             self.pm.set_last_addon_update_check(int_time())
-        elif on_done:
+            if on_done:
-            on_done()
+                on_done(log)
+
+        check_and_prompt_for_updates(
+            self,
+            self.addonManager,
+            wrap_on_updates_installed,
+            requested_by_user=by_user,
+        )
 
     def on_updates_installed(self, log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
         if log:
@@ -1413,7 +1420,7 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
     # Auto update
     ##########################################################################
 
-    def setupAutoUpdate(self) -> None:
+    def setup_auto_update(self, _log: list[DownloadLogEntry]) -> None:
         from aqt.update import check_for_update
 
         check_for_update()