almost done 1.5.0

src/analysis/participantfoldchannels.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class MultiProgressDialog(QDialog):
         self.setWindowModality(Qt.WindowModality.NonModal) 
         self.layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
         self.bars = {}
+        self.allow_closing = False
 
     def add_participant(self, label, total_steps):
         clean_key = str(label).strip()
@@ -51,6 +52,16 @@ class MultiProgressDialog(QDialog):
         if label in self.bars:
             # Force integers to prevent QProgressBar from breaking or flickering
             self.bars[label].setValue(int(value))
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        if self.allow_closing:
+            event.accept()
+        else:
+            event.ignore()
+
+    def force_close(self):
+        self.allow_closing = True
+        self.close()
           
 
 
@@ -945,7 +956,7 @@ class ParticipantFoldChannelsWidget(FlaresBaseWidget):
             
             # Close the custom multi-progress window
             if hasattr(self, 'multi_progress'):
-                self.multi_progress.close()
+                self.multi_progress.force_close()
             
             # Clean up processes
             for p in self.active_processes: