Bug 504757

Summary: Filesystem Browser plugin forgets configuration
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: pallaswept <pallaswept>
Component: generalAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: christoph
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 25.04.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/59ab7c73196b8f1ea3ce9426eadec14c507f03fa Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description pallaswept 2025-05-25 05:24:43 UTC 
SUMMARY

Kate recently got a new breadcrumb-style navigation in the filesystem browser, like Dolphin's. It's nice. Trouble is, I only ever want to use 'edit mode', and unlike Dolphin, Kate forgets that and puts me in breadcrumb mode every time it starts. This makes it difficult to select text from the path, which I do often.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Start Kate
2. Enable the filesystem browser plugin
3. Change to Edit mode (click the pencil icon next to the path)
4. Exit Kate
5. Start Kate

OBSERVED RESULT

Filesystem browser path reverts to 'breadcrumb mode'

EXPECTED RESULT

Filesystem browser path remains 'edit mode'

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20250515
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0
Kernel Version: 6.14.6-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Christoph Cullmann 2025-05-30 18:31:17 UTC 
That is not persistent, if one wants that, patches are welcome.
Comment 2 pallaswept 2025-05-31 05:35:56 UTC 
(In reply to Christoph Cullmann from comment #1)
> That is not persistent, if one wants that, patches are welcome.

Thanks Christoph. Looking at https://community.kde.org/index.php?title=Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging#Set_the_Severity_field it seems like since this (selecting text from the path) 'worked in the past, but is now broken', this should be filed as a regression, rather than a wishlist.

I noticed it when I tried to drag to select (which now does nothing - perhaps that could actually enter edit mode and start selecting?), and especially when I tried to doubleclick to select a single directory from the path, since that actually makes the path change, now (on the first click). The 'Back' button is there so it's not a huge problem, but still, it makes the new problem into two problems.
Comment 3 pallaswept 2025-06-12 07:26:55 UTC 
Hi Christoph, could you please fix this bug? It's been changed to wishlist but is a regression.
Comment 4 pallaswept 2025-06-25 20:03:22 UTC 
Hello, Christoph?
Comment 5 Christoph Cullmann 2025-06-25 21:12:02 UTC 
This is very low on my list. Unlikely I will work on that in the near future.
Comment 6 pallaswept 2025-06-25 21:22:44 UTC 
Fair enough, I guess it's even more relevant to file it correctly as a regression if we need someone else to pick it up?
Comment 7 Waqar Ahmed 2025-06-26 10:04:56 UTC 
Git commit 59ab7c73196b8f1ea3ce9426eadec14c507f03fa by Waqar Ahmed.
Committed on 26/06/2025 at 10:04.
Pushed by waqar into branch 'master'.

Save whether url navigator is editable or not

M  +2    -0    addons/filebrowser/katefilebrowser.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/59ab7c73196b8f1ea3ce9426eadec14c507f03fa
Comment 8 pallaswept 2025-06-26 10:56:33 UTC 
That, is impressive. Very elegant. 

I tried a build with the patch, it works just like dolphin. 

Thank you both :)