Fixed multi-thread message window bug, mainwindow should not hang any more on...

Fixed multi-thread message window bug, mainwindow should not hang any more on message windows from comm threads

src/comm/MAVLinkProtocol.cc

@@ -164,13 +164,9 @@ void MAVLinkProtocol::receiveBytes(LinkInterface* link, QByteArray b)
                 if (heartbeat.mavlink_version != MAVLINK_VERSION)
                 {
                     // Bring up dialog to inform user
-                    QMessageBox msgBox(MainWindow::instance());
-                    msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
-                    msgBox.setText(tr("The MAVLink protocol version on the MAV and QGroundControl mismatch!"));
-                    msgBox.setInformativeText(tr("It is unsafe to use different MAVLink versions. QGroundControl therefore refuses to connect to system %1, which sends MAVLink version %2 (QGroundControl uses version %3).").arg(message.sysid).arg(heartbeat.mavlink_version).arg(MAVLINK_VERSION));
-                    msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
-                    msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
-                    msgBox.exec();
+                    MainWindow::instance()->showCriticalMessage(tr("The MAVLink protocol version on the MAV and QGroundControl mismatch!"),
+                                                                 tr("It is unsafe to use different MAVLink versions. QGroundControl therefore refuses to connect to system %1, which sends MAVLink version %2 (QGroundControl uses version %3).").arg(message.sysid).arg(heartbeat.mavlink_version).arg(MAVLINK_VERSION));
+
 
                     // Ignore this message and continue gracefully
                     continue;

src/ui/MainWindow.cc

@@ -882,17 +882,37 @@ void MainWindow::reloadStylesheet()
     delete styleSheet;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The status message will be overwritten if a new message is posted to this function
+ *
+ * @param status message text
+ * @param timeout how long the status should be displayed
+ */
 void MainWindow::showStatusMessage(const QString& status, int timeout)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(status);
-    Q_UNUSED(timeout);
-    //statusBar->showMessage(status, timeout);
+    statusBar->showMessage(status, timeout);
 }
 
+/**
+ * The status message will be overwritten if a new message is posted to this function.
+ * it will be automatically hidden after 5 seconds.
+ *
+ * @param status message text
+ */
 void MainWindow::showStatusMessage(const QString& status)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(status);
-    //statusBar->showMessage(status, 5);
+    statusBar->showMessage(status, 5);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::showCriticalMessage(const QString& title, const QString& message)
+{
+    QMessageBox msgBox(MainWindow::instance());
+    msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
+    msgBox.setText(title);
+    msgBox.setInformativeText(message);
+    msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
+    msgBox.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Ok);
+    msgBox.exec();
 }
 
 /**

src/ui/MainWindow.h

@@ -92,24 +92,13 @@ public slots:
 //    /** @brief Store the mainwindow settings */
 //    void storeSettings();
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar
-     *
-     * The status message will be overwritten if a new message is posted to this function
-     *
-     * @param status message text
-     * @param timeout how long the status should be displayed
-     */
+    /** @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar */
     void showStatusMessage(const QString& status, int timeout);
-    /**
-     * @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar
-     *
-     * The status message will be overwritten if a new message is posted to this function.
-     * it will be automatically hidden after 5 seconds.
-     *
-     * @param status message text
-     */
+    /** @brief Shows a status message on the bottom status bar */
     void showStatusMessage(const QString& status);
+    /** @brief Shows a critical message as popup or as widget */
+    void showCriticalMessage(const QString& title, const QString& message);
+
     void addLink();
     void addLink(LinkInterface* link);
     void configure();