Bug 441695

Summary: Tool editor: cannot select Working directory
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: Christopher Yeleighton <giecrilj>
Component: generalAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: jpmbatrina01
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 21.08.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Christopher Yeleighton 2021-08-29 11:27:43 UTC
SUMMARY
Working directory selector selects files.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Tell Kate to add new tool!
2. Tell the new tool to select working directory!
3. Tell the directory selector to select directory /tmp!

OBSERVED RESULT
Huh?

EXPECTED RESULT
Working directory=/tmp

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20210826
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.85.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Workaround: select any file and delete the file name.  Does not work when the directory is empty.
Comment 1 Jan Paul Batrina 2021-08-29 14:38:32 UTC
Fixed with https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/479. Thanks for the bug report and fix MR!

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