Bug 505767 - Use standard ctrl+tab to switch tabs as in Kate and other applications
Summary: Use standard ctrl+tab to switch tabs as in Kate and other applications
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: kate
Classification: Applications
Component: kwrite (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.2
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWrite Developers
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Reported: 2025-06-19 08:23 UTC by Riccardo Robecchi
Modified: 2025-06-19 10:36 UTC (History)
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Description Riccardo Robecchi 2025-06-19 08:23:55 UTC 
SUMMARY
KWrite uses a non-standard key combination to switch tabs rather than the usual ctrl+tab (or ctrl+shift+tab), which is used in virtually all other applications, including Kate itself. It would therefore probably be better, for consistency's sake, to use the standard ctrl+tab combination.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Open Kwrite
2. Create two new documents
3. Try to switch to a new one by pressing ctrl+tab

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens.

EXPECTED RESULT
The view switches to the second document.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Endeavour OS (Arch Linux)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.14.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Waqar Ahmed 2025-06-19 10:19:09 UTC 
The standard kde shortcut for tabs is "Ctrl+Page up", "Ctrl + Page down", which we support.
Comment 2 Riccardo Robecchi 2025-06-19 10:36:46 UTC 
That is undocumented, though, as the shortcut that are displayed in the "configure keyboard shortcuts" dialogue for "activate next tab" are "alt+right" as the main one and a mysterious "forward" as the alternate one. My point is that, in order to be more consistent with Kate and other applications, ctrl+tab should be supported by default.