Bug 484224 - Apply relevant syntax highlighting after the execution of an External Tool (e.g. format JSON + apply JSON highlighting)
Summary: Apply relevant syntax highlighting after the execution of an External Tool (e...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kate
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 24.02.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWrite Developers
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Reported: 2024-03-22 09:08 UTC by Andrea Ippolito
Modified: 2024-03-23 15:02 UTC (History)
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Description Andrea Ippolito 2024-03-22 09:08:05 UTC 
I work a lot with JSON files, and I've bound the External Tool to JSON Format Full File to a keyboard shortcut.

I'd like to achieve the following: I paste some JSON (one liner) in Kate, then trigger the shortcut and I'd like to see the JSON file pretty printed + syntax highlighted.

The first part is working thanks to the External Tool, but the second one, I have to do manually (plus, can't be bound to a keyboard shortcut, if I understood correctly).

Could this capability be added? I'm not asking for a full macro recorder/player (although that would be even better!), but maybe some Kate command to be added before or after an External Tool has run, would be good enough already.

Thanks!
Comment 1 Andrea Ippolito 2024-03-22 09:10:20 UTC 
*** this is a feature request, but I can't seem to find a way to flag it as such ***
Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2024-03-23 15:02:15 UTC 
(In reply to Andrea Ippolito from comment #1)
> *** this is a feature request, but I can't seem to find a way to flag it as
> such ***

flagged as such