Bug 493521

Summary:	Sort Mode and Highlighting by initials instead of types
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	EpicTux123 <EpicTux123>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	christoph, waqar.17a
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.08.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description EpicTux123 2024-09-23 05:07:03 UTC

Currently, the "Tools -> Mode" and "Tools -> Highlighting" have an order by types (3D, Assembler etc.), and the types have submenus from which you can choose your desired options.

However, I think it would be much better if we just ordered by the initials of the type we want.

See https://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/WINDOWS3/large/Notepad++/Notepad++%20language%20menu.png for an example.

Also, what is the difference between Mode and Highlighting? Can't they just be in a single option ("Mode and Highlighting")?

Comment 1 Waqar Ahmed 2024-09-27 13:45:11 UTC

Unlikely that this will happen.

Comment 2 Waqar Ahmed 2024-10-08 08:58:59 UTC

We have a search function if you want to quickly set highlighting. Other than that I don't think we want to change this.

Comment 3 EpicTux123 2024-10-12 15:32:25 UTC

Would it be possible to add this as an optional feature (i.e. you can toggle the sort mode between the current mode and my proposed Initials mode)?

Comment 4 Christoph Cullmann 2024-10-12 16:08:33 UTC

(In reply to EpicTux123 from comment #3)
> Would it be possible to add this as an optional feature (i.e. you can toggle
> the sort mode between the current mode and my proposed Initials mode)?

I don't think that we want to work on that. There is the search for that.