Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.7.2) OS: Linux The only way to insert a control character ^L is to say ‘F7 "char 12"’. However, the command to achieve this remarkable feat is undocumented. (Note that the concept of the extended command line is barely mentioned in the handbook for KWrite). Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. F7 "help char" Actual Results: 1. No help for ‘char’ Expected Results: 1. This command allows you to insert literal characters by their numerical identifier, in decimal, octal or hexadecimal form. OS: Linux (x86_64) release 3.1.0-1.2-desktop Compiler: gcc
Updating the in-program help for the command line is on my TODO list for 4.9. In the meantime, the manual should be fully up-to-date: http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-baseapps/kate/advanced-editing-tools-commandline.html
CoreCommands, date and char support have now texts that are shown if the help command is invoked Texts are based on http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kde-baseapps/kate/advanced-editing-tools-commandline.html