move connection error to status bar only if there is a compression flag error

src/controller.cpp

@@ -604,11 +604,24 @@ void Controller::getInfoThenRefresh(bool force)
 
         // Prevent multiple dialog boxes, because these are called async
         static bool shown = false;
-        if (!shown && prevCallSucceeded) // show error only first time
+    if (!shown && prevCallSucceeded) 
     { 
         shown = true;
+
+        // Check if the error is a compression flag error
+        if (err.contains("compression")) {
+            QString statusBarMessage = QObject::tr("Compression error: ") + ":\n\n" + err;
+            ui->statusBar->showMessage(statusBarMessage, 5000);
+        } else {
+
             QString errorMessage = QObject::tr("There was an error connecting to the server. Please check your internet connection. The error was") + ": \n\n" + err;
-            ui->statusBar->showMessage(errorMessage, 5000);
+            QMessageBox::critical(
+                main,
+                QObject::tr("Connection Error"), 
+                errorMessage,
+                QMessageBox::StandardButton::Ok
+            );
+        }
 
         shown = false;
     }