Bug 442995

Summary:	Ctrl+W should close Kate window if only one file is open
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Alexander Potashev <aspotashev>
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	jpmbatrina01
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	21.08.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments:	Option to exit kate when last file is closed

Description Alexander Potashev 2021-09-26 19:50:03 UTC

SUMMARY
Ctrl+W should close Kate window if only one file is open. This is how Dolphin behaves, and I like this behavior.

I understand there may be users whose workflow is to
 1. work on a document
 2. close it
 3. expect a new fresh Untitled document to show up and start writing something new it.
To account for this workflow, we may want to consider only closing the Kate window if
 A. The users presses Ctrl+W twice in a row (assuming Kate only has 1 document open prior to the first Ctrl+W press)
 B. The currently open document is an empty Untitled document (this is mostly the same as option A, except for possibly some edge cases like pressing Ctrl+W immediately upon starting Kate.)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Jan Paul Batrina 2021-09-27 14:00:26 UTC

Hello, enabling the option `Settings > Session > Close Kate entirely when the last file is closed` should make kate behave like dolphin (see screenshot below)

Comment 2 Jan Paul Batrina 2021-09-27 14:01:12 UTC

Created attachment 141951 [details]
Option to exit kate when last file is closed

Comment 3 Alexander Potashev 2021-09-27 15:20:33 UTC

Thanks!