Bug 431456

Summary:	Adding a CLI Mode
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Nowshed H. Imran <now.im.627>
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	CLOSED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	christoph, nicolas.fella
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	20.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nowshed H. Imran 2021-01-11 18:36:08 UTC

SUMMARY
This is a far-reaching wishlist. Will it be possible where the core of Kate can be triggered by something like "kate-cli" in Terminal. The syntext can be either vim or nano like(maybe both can be toggled!).

What problem does it solve?
Editing system config file while terminal applications are preferred or in system emergency mode when GUI is not available.

Again, this is an extreme wish, but it will be a cool edition nonetheless.

Comment 1 Nicolas Fella 2021-01-11 18:45:07 UTC

What would the benefit over using something like vim or nano directly be?

Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2021-01-11 18:47:46 UTC

I am sorry, but this is out of scope.

This would require to more or less "redo" everything related to input and output.

I think, for such tasks, the existing command line editors are good enough, I myself use mcedit for such stuff, for the nice blue DOS feeling.

Comment 3 Nowshed H. Imran 2021-01-11 19:20:23 UTC

I just wanted to know it was possible or not. A complete rewrite is unnecessary though.
Thanks for your time!

Comment 4 Christoph Cullmann 2021-01-11 19:22:25 UTC

No problem ;)

Thanks that you are interested in Kate ;=)