qt history list: hide columns sooner

while wallet was starting up "hidden columns" were visible

electrum/gui/qt/address_dialog.py

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AddressDialog(WindowModalDialog):
         vbox.addWidget(QLabel(_("History")))
         addr_hist_model = AddressHistoryModel(self.parent, self.address)
         self.hw = HistoryList(self.parent, addr_hist_model)
-        addr_hist_model.view = self.hw
+        addr_hist_model.set_view(self.hw)
         vbox.addWidget(self.hw)
 
         vbox.addLayout(Buttons(CloseButton(self)))

electrum/gui/qt/history_list.py

@@ -76,10 +76,16 @@ class HistoryModel(QAbstractItemModel, PrintError):
     def __init__(self, parent):
         super().__init__(parent)
         self.parent = parent
-        self.view = None  # type: HistoryList  # set by caller! FIXME...
+        self.view = None  # type: HistoryList
         self.transactions = OrderedDictWithIndex()
         self.tx_status_cache = {}  # type: Dict[str, Tuple[int, str]]
 
+    def set_view(self, history_list: 'HistoryList'):
+        # FIXME HistoryModel and HistoryList mutually depend on each other.
+        # After constructing both, this method needs to be called.
+        self.view = history_list  # type: HistoryList
+        self.set_visibility_of_columns()
+
     def columnCount(self, parent: QModelIndex):
         return self.NUM_COLUMNS
 

electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py

@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, PrintError):
     def create_history_tab(self):
         self.history_model = HistoryModel(self)
         self.history_list = l = HistoryList(self, self.history_model)
-        self.history_model.view = self.history_list
+        self.history_model.set_view(self.history_list)
         l.searchable_list = l
         toolbar = l.create_toolbar(self.config)
         toolbar_shown = self.config.get('show_toolbar_history', False)