Bug 417201

Summary:	When double-clicking on an associated file, a new instance of Kate is started rather than a new tab within an already-running instance. Furthermore, when the new instance is closed, a kate.exe process is left behind.
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Mark Gibb <mmegibb>
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED MOVED
Severity:	normal	CC:	christoph, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	19.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Mark Gibb 2020-02-05 17:41:50 UTC

SUMMARY
When double-clicking on an associated file, a new instance of Kate is started rather than a new tab within an already-running instance.  Furthermore, when the new instance is closed, a kate.exe process is left behind.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open a document in Kate
2. In File Explorer, double-click on a file associated with Kate
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
New Kate window and instance is started to display the second file.

EXPECTED RESULT
I would prefer the second document to open as a second tab within the current instance.  That is how Kate works when I am on Linux.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 10 Enterprise, version 1809, build 17763.973

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The version that works for me on Linux is very old, 3.14.8

Comment 1 Dominik Haumann 2020-02-06 23:05:46 UTC

I believe this was fixed 4 days ago:
https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/merge_requests/61

Comment 2 Mark Gibb 2020-02-08 22:47:03 UTC

Thank you Dominik.  It says it was merged into Master.  Does that mean it has been put into a release?  On Friday, I downloaded the most recent release build and the problem still occurred.

Comment 3 Christoph Cullmann 2020-02-09 15:00:36 UTC

Which build did you try?
Today e.g. the one on https://binary-factory.kde.org/view/Windows%2064-bit/job/Kate_Release_win64/ should contain the fix.

Comment 4 Mark Gibb 2020-02-10 01:13:01 UTC

Hi Christoph.  I don't remember the exact build for the case where I thought the bug was still there (not at that computer at the moment).  However, I downloaded 19.12.2-769 and the problem is fixed in that build.  So all good.

Thank you!

Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2020-02-10 08:24:44 UTC

Issue was reported and fixed, see https://invent.kde.org/kde/kate/issues/6