Could you try

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/merge_requests/1618



On 2024-10-27 10:12, Allen Winter wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495419
> 
>             Bug ID: 495419
>            Summary: Tab order is not properly restored
>     Classification: Applications
>            Product: kate
>            Version: Git
>           Platform: Other
>                 OS: Linux
>             Status: REPORTED
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: NOR
>          Component: sessions
>           Assignee: kwrite-bugs-null@kde.org
>           Reporter: winter@kde.org
>   Target Milestone: ---
> 
> Using freshly built from git master today on Linux Fedora.
> 
> In a session, move a tab to the left-most position.
> quit kate
> start kate
> notice that the same tab is not restored to the left-most position
> 
> tab order in a session should be properly saved and restored

yes, that patch seems to work quite well

Git commit d04ee358b6324730366ff7f00d545acaf3b375e8 by Christoph Cullmann.
Committed on 27/10/2024 at 15:11.
Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.

ensure we keep the tab order on session restore

M  +48   -1    apps/lib/autotests/kate_view_mgmt_test2.cpp
M  +2    -1    apps/lib/katemainwindow.h
M  +3    -1    apps/lib/katetabbar.h
M  +26   -10   apps/lib/kateviewspace.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kate/-/commit/d04ee358b6324730366ff7f00d545acaf3b375e8

Thanks for testing!

*** Bug 495872 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 496180 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

This is still happening (or regressed)

I have a session with a 13 documents/tabs
I move one of those tabs to the second position (from left) . then restart kate.
now that tab is in position 13 instead or restored to position 2.

forgot to mention this is with today's kate from git with HEAD 77c61734ca359e9486b320f754198b64c6f2be3f

Hmmm, ok, bad. Not sure how that can happen, added some small test, too. That still works.