Bug 493521 - Sort Mode and Highlighting by initials instead of types
Summary: Sort Mode and Highlighting by initials instead of types
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kate
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 24.08.0
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWrite Developers
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Reported: 2024-09-23 05:07 UTC by EpicTux123
Modified: 2024-10-12 16:08 UTC (History)
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Description EpicTux123 2024-09-23 05:07:03 UTC 
Currently, the "Tools -> Mode" and "Tools -> Highlighting" have an order by types (3D, Assembler etc.), and the types have submenus from which you can choose your desired options.

However, I think it would be much better if we just ordered by the initials of the type we want.

See https://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/WINDOWS3/large/Notepad++/Notepad++%20language%20menu.png for an example.

Also, what is the difference between Mode and Highlighting? Can't they just be in a single option ("Mode and Highlighting")?
Comment 1 Waqar Ahmed 2024-09-27 13:45:11 UTC 
Unlikely that this will happen.
Comment 2 Waqar Ahmed 2024-10-08 08:58:59 UTC 
We have a search function if you want to quickly set highlighting. Other than that I don't think we want to change this.
Comment 3 EpicTux123 2024-10-12 15:32:25 UTC 
Would it be possible to add this as an optional feature (i.e. you can toggle the sort mode between the current mode and my proposed Initials mode)?
Comment 4 Christoph Cullmann 2024-10-12 16:08:33 UTC 
(In reply to EpicTux123 from comment #3)
> Would it be possible to add this as an optional feature (i.e. you can toggle
> the sort mode between the current mode and my proposed Initials mode)?

I don't think that we want to work on that. There is the search for that.