Using latest kate version from Mint 17.1 KDE (3.14.2) and noticed that recently, there is no longer a warning when a file has been modified by another process. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open a file in Kate 2. Modify that file using another program, such as vim 3. Switch back to Kate Window and click on the opened file - you should be prompted with a warning asking if you want to reload the file because it changed Actual Results: Nothing. It is now possible to hit save and overwrite any changes that were made in the other program. (ex: coding remotely then coming back home to continue coding) Expected Results: There should be a prompt saying that the file changed, asking what to do with it All files are stored via NFS. It's worked before. On a side note, the "Disable swap files syncing" option also does not work and can make using KATE with NFS files unbearable if there is a backup job or other latency on the file server. I am wondering if there is a bigger issue here, perhaps none of the options are actually registering.
Do you mean the problem only appears with NFS storage?
I believed it was only doing it with NFS but I just tested again to confirm and it seems to be working now. It's possible it was fixed since the time I submitted the report. I'll close the report. The disable swap file syncing issue still exists though, but I will open a new bug report for that.