Bug 360316

Summary:	Kate: sidebar does not appear under any circumstance
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Harout Hedeshian <harout>
Component:	part	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	harout, kare.sars
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://youtu.be/IhMXlW0XKZc
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Kate config files in ~/.config/kate*

Description Harout Hedeshian 2016-03-09 16:48:14 UTC

Kate version: 15.12.1

After launching a new session, or opening a saved session, kate sidebar with document list does not show. Selecting 'View'->'Tool Views'->'Show Sidebars' does nothing.

I don't see anything relevant in stdout/stderr if launched from command line.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch kate
2. Observe sidebar missing
3. Select sidebar option from menu
4. Observe sidebar still missing


Expected Results:  
Sidebar should appear when enabled from 'View' menu

Distro: Fedora
Release: 23
Desktop environment: XFCE
Packages:

[09:44:21][hhedeshian@hhedeshian-t450 src]$ rpm -qa | grep 'kate'
kate4-part-4.14.3-15.fc23.x86_64
kate-15.12.1-2.fc23.x86_64
[09:44:25][hhedeshian@hhedeshian-t450 src]$ rpm -qa | grep 'qt'
qt5-qtsvg-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
libmygpo-qt-1.0.8-4.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qttools-libs-designer-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
telepathy-logger-qt-15.04.0-2.fc23.x86_64
qt-mysql-4.8.7-5.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtwebkit-5.5.1-4.fc23.x86_64
qtwebkit-2.3.4-8.fc23.x86_64
dbusmenu-qt5-0.9.3-0.10.20150604.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qdbusviewer-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtscript-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtsensors-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt-4.8.7-5.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qttools-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qca-qt5-ossl-2.1.1-4.fc23.x86_64
qtsoap-2.7-11.fc23.x86_64
phonon-qt5-4.8.3-7.fc23.x86_64
telepathy-qt5-0.9.6.1-1.fc23.x86_64
qt-at-spi-0.3.1-9.fc23.x86_64
poppler-qt5-0.34.0-1.fc23.x86_64
appmenu-qt-0.2.6-8.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtdeclarative-5.5.1-4.fc23.x86_64
qt-mobility-sensors-1.2.2-0.21.20140317git169da60c.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtx11extras-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtlocation-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtmultimedia-5.5.1-4.fc23.x86_64
polkit-qt5-1-0.112.0-7.fc23.x86_64
qt-common-4.8.7-5.fc23.noarch
qt5-qtxmlpatterns-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qt-settings-23-11.fc23.noarch
qt5-qtbase-5.5.1-12.fc23.x86_64
qt-mobility-common-1.2.2-0.21.20140317git169da60c.fc23.x86_64
kf5-modemmanager-qt-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtbase-common-5.5.1-12.fc23.noarch
qt-gstreamer-1.2.0-8.fc23.x86_64
qt-mobility-location-1.2.2-0.21.20140317git169da60c.fc23.x86_64
qt-x11-4.8.7-5.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qttools-common-5.5.1-2.fc23.noarch
pinentry-qt-0.9.6-4.fc23.x86_64
libkscreen-qt5-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtgraphicaleffects-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
qca-qt5-2.1.1-4.fc23.x86_64
kf5-networkmanager-qt-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
phonon-qt5-backend-gstreamer-4.8.2-5.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtquickcontrols-5.5.1-2.fc23.x86_64
poppler-qt-0.34.0-1.fc23.x86_64
dbusmenu-qt-0.9.3-0.10.20150604.fc23.x86_64
qt5-qtbase-gui-5.5.1-12.fc23.x86_64
polkit-qt-0.112.0-7.fc23.x86_64
sni-qt-0.2.6-6.fc23.x86_64
kf5-bluez-qt-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
libaccounts-qt5-1.13-7.fc23.x86_64
qtscriptbindings-0.2.0-10.fc23.x86_64
[09:44:35][hhedeshian@hhedeshian-t450 src]$ rpm -qa | grep 'kde'
kde-partitionmanager-1.2.1-6.fc23.x86_64
kdeplasma-addons-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
kdepim-runtime-libs-4.14.10-6.fc23.x86_64
kdepasswd-15.12.2-1.fc23.x86_64
kde-runtime-15.12.2-1.fc23.x86_64
kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-15.12.1-3.fc23.x86_64
kdepim-libs-4.14.10-10.fc23.x86_64
python3-blockdev-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdesu-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
kf5-kdelibs4support-libs-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
kdelibs-common-4.14.17-1.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-mpath-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdegraphics-thumbnailers-15.04.2-2.fc23.x86_64
kde-baseapps-common-15.12.2-1.fc23.noarch
kde-settings-23-11.fc23.noarch
polkit-kde-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-lvm-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdegames-minimal-4.14.3-2.fc23.noarch
kde-filesystem-4-52.fc23.x86_64
kf5-kded-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
kde-runtime-libs-15.12.2-1.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
f23-backgrounds-kde-23.1.0-1.fc23.noarch
kde-platform-plugin-4.11.22-2.fc23.x86_64
kde-connect-libs-0.9-4.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-swap-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdelibs-ktexteditor-4.14.17-1.fc23.x86_64
kdepimlibs-4.14.10-8.fc23.x86_64
kdepim-runtime-4.14.10-6.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-kbd-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-btrfs-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kf5-kdesu-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
kde-connect-0.9-4.fc23.x86_64
ktp-kded-integration-module-15.12.1-1.fc23.x86_64
libkdegames-15.12.1-1.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-dm-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-plugins-all-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kde-settings-kdm-23-11.fc23.noarch
kdelibs-4.14.17-1.fc23.x86_64
kde-settings-pulseaudio-23-11.fc23.noarch
kdepimlibs-akonadi-4.14.10-8.fc23.x86_64
kdepim-common-4.14.10-10.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-mdraid-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kde-workspace-common-4.11.22-2.fc23.noarch
colord-kde-0.4.0-2.20150519git.fc23.x86_64
kde-l10n-15.08.3-2.fc23.noarch
kde-apps-rpm-macros-4.14.17-1.fc23.noarch
libblockdev-crypto-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-loop-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdelibs-webkit-4.14.17-1.fc23.x86_64
f23-kde-theme-23.0-4.fc23.noarch
kdepimlibs-kxmlrpcclient-4.14.10-8.fc23.x86_64
kde-cli-tools-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
kf5-kdelibs4support-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
kde-settings-plasma-23-11.fc23.noarch
xsettings-kde-0.12.3-11.fc23.x86_64
kdepimlibs-gpgme-4.14.10-8.fc23.x86_64
libkdegames4-14.12.3-11.fc23.x86_64
kde-style-breeze-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
lockdev-1.0.4-0.20.20111007git.fc23.x86_64
libblockdev-utils-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64
kdecoration-5.5.5-1.fc23.x86_64
kf5-kdeclarative-5.19.0-2.fc23.x86_64
kde-runtime-flags-15.12.2-1.fc23.noarch
kf5-kdewebkit-5.19.0-1.fc23.x86_64
python2-blockdev-1.3-5.fc23.x86_64

Comment 1 Harout Hedeshian 2016-03-09 16:56:23 UTC

Created attachment 97795 [details]
Kate config files in ~/.config/kate*

Comment 2 Kåre Särs 2016-03-09 19:49:55 UTC

What plugins do you have active in the session? 
The plugin list is in the corresponding session-file in ~/.local/share/kate/sessions/

Without plugins needing the sidebar you don't get it.

Comment 3 Harout Hedeshian 2016-03-09 20:05:46 UTC

You are absolutely correct. Thanks a lot for the fast response! It appears by default the plugins package is not installed, hence the lack of sidebar. The sidebar works as expected after installing the plugins package.

I downgraded the bug to 'wishlist' with the suggestion that the user be notified that there are no plugins (e.g.. the sidebar will appear but with a message "no plugins" or something like that).


Thanks again very much.