Bug 390728 - New Features And More Configurability Options For Kate
Summary: New Features And More Configurability Options For Kate
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kate
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 17.12.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWrite Developers
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Reported: 2018-02-19 11:26 UTC by Alberto Díaz López
Modified: 2018-02-19 18:40 UTC (History)
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Description Alberto Díaz López 2018-02-19 11:26:08 UTC
I'm trying to migrate from Sublime Text (non FOSS) to Kate, but i have a few features that i can't find on Kate and i would like to see on Kate in the future. I proceed to enumerate and briefly explain them.
1: Reopen last closed document. On Sublime Text, the key binding for this action is like on most web browsers, Ctrl-Shift-T, on Kate this action divides the screen or the document into one more part, for each time i use it. I would like there would be an option to do this.
2: Keep the zoom manually changed by the user. When i change the zoom/text size with the mousewheel or Ctrl and -/+ it's nice, but when i close Kate and reopen it, the zoom is restablished at its default value, this is kinda frustrating for me. It would be great if you add an option at the settings for the zoom would be maintained as the user establish it, not individual for each document, global i mean, Sublime does like this.
3: Keep documents which are not saved opened when Kate closes. On Sublime, (yeah i know, Sublime reference again), i usually create a new document, write whatever i need and i don't save that document/s, when i close Sublime Text and reopen it, the document is till there, the program doesn't ask the user if he wanna save, not save or cancel when he closes the program, i don't know if the developers keep it as a temporal file or what, but i really think this is a great feature.
4: Key Bindings. I really can't i'm gonna say this but i can't find this option at Kate, i mean, the option to customize every keyboard shortcut and its action, this option is available on Sublime Text and i miss it on Kate.
5: More configuration options. This is something i never would imaginate in a KDE Software, but i feel like Sublime has got more options to configurate than Kate, and specifically, i like the way that Sublime allows the user to edit the options, not GUI, it opens the documents to edit with Sublime itself, the configuration documents, i mean. And Themes, there is an option on the Sublime menus for change the theme for another one you have installed or downloaded.
Thank you so much for such a great software and keep working to improve Kate even more ^^. I would be very pleased if you can evaulate these few comments about Kate, i really think that would be great.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-02-19 17:45:03 UTC
Thanks for your suggestions! I know what you mean; Sublime Text is really nice.

However, bug reports with multiple issues/requests cannot be actionable; each bug report must track only a single issue or feature request. See https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting#Step_6:_File_a_high-quality_bug_report

Also, please search for existing bug reports before filing a new one (see https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting#Step_5:_Make_sure_it_hasn.27t_already_been_filed). Some of the requests here are already tracked by existing tickets. For example, #3 is Bug 353654.

for #4, you can customize the keybindings the same way you can in every KDE app: Settings > Configure shortcuts

for #5, such a general request cannot be actionable. Please file a separate ticket for every feature you would like to request.
Comment 2 Alberto Díaz López 2018-02-19 18:14:28 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> Thanks for your suggestions! I know what you mean; Sublime Text is really
> nice.
> 
> However, bug reports with multiple issues/requests cannot be actionable;
> each bug report must track only a single issue or feature request. See
> https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting#Step_6:_File_a_high-
> quality_bug_report
> 
> Also, please search for existing bug reports before filing a new one (see
> https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting#Step_5:
> _Make_sure_it_hasn.27t_already_been_filed). Some of the requests here are
> already tracked by existing tickets. For example, #3 is Bug 353654.
> 
> for #4, you can customize the keybindings the same way you can in every KDE
> app: Settings > Configure shortcuts
> 
> for #5, such a general request cannot be actionable. Please file a separate
> ticket for every feature you would like to request.

Ok Nate, thanks for your quick response, i'll do it better in the future, i'm starting to use bugs.kde.org, this isn't an excuse, but i received the same advice on others bugs or whislist i opened, as i said, i'm sorry for the inconveniences.
3: I read it, and that's right, i didn't search for it, i'm sorry again, but i think this hasn't solved yet, right?
4: Oh yes, sorry i need to try and search a little on the GUI before ask, but it isn't what i said at point 1, i can't find the option "restore last closed document".
5: I see, i'll probably open a new ticket for this request.
As i said, i'll do it better at the future tickets i open here, thanks and sorry for the inconveniences.
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-02-19 18:40:01 UTC
No problem! We were all beginners at one time.