Bug 338819

Summary:	Kate does not auto-select the only modified file on disk
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Martin <martin.ruessler>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	ilmari.lauhakangas
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	Git
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Chakra
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments:	Example of the grey »View difference« button with one changed file

Description Martin 2014-09-05 07:54:02 UTC

When one or multiple files which are opened in kate are modified kate opens a window which lets you reload the files, discard changes or view differences. When only one file has been modified kate should automatically select the file so that the option »View difference« is immediately clickable.
I have Version 3.14 (which has not been added so far to the version list).

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Martin 2014-09-05 07:55:53 UTC

Created attachment 88572 [details]
Example of the grey »View difference« button with one changed file

Comment 2 Buovjaga 2016-06-19 13:19:10 UTC

Now it behaves like this: when you have a couple of files open and only one is modified through some other editor, Kate opens the dialog when you click on the tab of the modified file. View difference is immediately clickable.

Martin: are you happy with this situation, or do you think it should pop up the dialog immediately when focusing on Kate and not only when focusing on the tab of the modified file?

Comment 3 Martin 2016-06-19 19:52:33 UTC

I think this is a very good solution: Kate is not intrusive and writing to another file does not get interrupted. Otherwise, e.g. log files would be really annoying. Can you add the version that contains the new behaviour?

Comment 4 Buovjaga 2016-06-20 06:14:17 UTC

Oops, sorry for not mentioning the version: it is 16.04.2
I'll set the status to WFM as we don't know the history of the change :)