Bug#44908: kate needs a macro system

Package: kate
Version: 2.0 (using KDE 3.0.2 )
Severity: wishlist
Installed from:    Gentoo
Compiler:          gcc version 3.1
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.4.19-gentoo-r7
OS/Compiler notes: 

A macro system would be a great addition to Kate. If you've got access to a Windows machine, download Textpad (http://www.textpad.com) and try their macro system to get a feel for what I recommend. With Textpad you can select "Record Macro", and it will record your input (cursor movement, searches, replaces, etc). Click "Stop Recording" and you can assign a keystroke to the new macro and indicate if it should be applied once or if it should repeat to the end of the file.

I have found many uses for this feature over the years. Lacking it in KDE has been a bit of a bummer. I can struggle along with Sed but it would be much more elegant integrated with my favorite text editor :).

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