Bug 487775

Summary: Cannot delete directories from the projects panel
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: erentar2002
Component: generalAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: christoph
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/6bf0969460611c0ebd9e6fa3098a82badf2ef2e0 Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: No delete option for directories

Description erentar2002 2024-05-30 00:34:25 UTC 
Created attachment 169962 [details]
No delete option for directories

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SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open kate by running `kate .` from a code folder
2. create a directory by right-clicking on the projects pane
3. right click on the created directory, no delete option.

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-09-26 02:52:00 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/1895
Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2025-12-10 20:55:13 UTC 
Git commit 6bf0969460611c0ebd9e6fa3098a82badf2ef2e0 by Christoph Cullmann, on behalf of leia uwu.
Committed on 10/12/2025 at 20:48.
Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.

addons/project: allow deleting folders

also uses KIO::WidgetsAskUserActionHandler for the confirmation dialog

M  +37   -14   addons/project/kateprojecttreeviewcontextmenu.cpp
M  +17   -10   addons/project/kateprojectviewtree.cpp
M  +2    -2    addons/project/kateprojectviewtree.h

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/6bf0969460611c0ebd9e6fa3098a82badf2ef2e0