Re: Auto-save
Waqar Ahmed <[email protected]>
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Sorry, I meant to say *internal script, not external ;p On Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 12:31 AM Waqar Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I don't this is possible via our external script. However, it is doable > using a plugin and is really trivial to implement I think. One just needs a > timer that fires every x seconds and saves all open documents. Or > alternatively it can be implemented in the editor component. > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 11:39 PM Stefan Riha <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I switched from vscode a couple of months ago and I'm quite happy with kate. However, I miss is auto-save which saved me dozens of identical key presses per hour. Given that auto-save has apparently been a feature request for a decade [1] and not implemented, I assume it will not be implemented for some time. >> >> What I mean by 'auto-save': >> >> Currently I do this: >> >> 1) Edit e.g. a python script >> 2) Save a file with shortcut, e.g. Ctrl-s >> 3) Switch to a terminal and run the python script >> >> I want to do this >> >> 1) Edit e.g. a python script >> 2) Switch to a terminal and run the python script >> >> >> >> without having to press Ctrl-s. >> >> >> >> Having no idea about kwrite/kate (or Qt and KDE in general), I can think of the following options to solve my problem: >> >> *) Modifying the source code (difficult) >> *) Writing a plugin (don't know if possible/feasible?) >> *) automation via a shell script (don't know if possible/feasible?) >> >> I'd prefer the last option (shell script). Do you think this is feasible? >> >> Can I somehow run a background process that would trigger a save-action, >> e.g. in the event that a *.kate-swp file is created for that file? >> >> >> >> [1] https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=102258 >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help! >> >> >> >> Regards, Stefan >> >