Kate - 21.12.3 - Open Documents Tab Order
"Ronald V. Popowich" <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Jul 2025 13:12:18 -0600
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Hello,
I am not the best versed on Kate GUI terminology, please bear with me.
Have been using Kate for years, last version 19.12.3, and have found the
Quick Open Listand Open Documents Tab Order to be critical to project
development.
Typical usage for my projects is 30+ documents open.
The Quick Open List order and the Open Documents Tab Order were
maintained in sync with the latest selected document being promoted to
the top of the Quick Open List and the left most Open Documents Tab Order.
I use this to keep the current documentsunder immediate development,
usually 2 to 6 documents, promoted to the left most Open Documents Tab
Order and thus visible on the tabs bar.
This is a CRITICAL advantage when having to suspend development for a time.
A simple Save Session very effectively captures the state of development
and allows a simple restore to such.
The above cements Kateas my editor of choice.
UNFORTUNATELY!!!
For version 21.12.3, the synchronization between Quick Open List order
and the Open Documents Tab Order is NO LONGER maintained by default,
with the Open Documents Tab Order NO LONGER matching the needed Quick
Open List order.
I have searched for an option to enable synchronization, but NOT have
found such.
I find myself having to drag the current document of interest tab to the
left, the following is typical with 30+ documentsopen:
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of screen;
Scroll tabs to right until current document of interest tab is at right
edge of screen;
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of screen;
Scroll tabs to right until current document of interest tab is at right
edge of screen;
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of screen;
Scroll tabs to right until current document of interest tab is at right
edge of screen;
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of screen;
Scroll tabs to right until current document of interest tab is at right
edge of screen;
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of screen;
Scroll tabs to right until current document of interest tab is at right
edge of screen.
Drag current document of interest tab to left edge of tabs BAR;
Executing the above for 6 documents is error prone and arduous at best.
Have I missed something?
When can the synchronization be restored as an option? (I am sure there
was a good reason to decouple)
Using Ubuntu 22.04, upgraded from 20.04.
Temporary solution to downgrade from 21.12.3 to 19.12.3?
How to downgrade (tried but 19.12.3 is NOT in the repository)?
Please advise.
Thank you,
Ronald V. Popowich
P.S. I do find the 21.12.3 simplification of dragging the document tabs
left and right and excellent improvement.
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<font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hello,<br>
<br>
I am not the best versed on Kate GUI terminology, please bear with
me.<br>
<br>
Have been using Kate for years, last version 19.12.3, and have
found the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Quick Open List</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> and Open Documents
Tab Order to be critical to project development.<br>
Typical usage for my projects is 30+ documents open.<br>
The Quick Open List order and the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open Documents Tab Order were
maintained in sync with the latest selected document being
promoted to the top of the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Quick Open List </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">and the left most </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open Documents Tab
Order.<br>
I use this to keep the current </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">documents</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> under immediate
development, usually 2 to 6 </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">documents</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">, promoted to the </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">left most </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open Documents Tab
Order and thus visible on the tabs bar.<br>
This is a CRITICAL advantage when having to suspend development
for a time.<br>
A simple Save Session very effectively captures the state of
development and allows a simple restore to such.<br>
The above cements </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Kate</font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> as my editor of choice.<br>
<br>
UNFORTUNATELY!!!<br>
For version 21.12.3, the synchronization between </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Quick Open List
order and the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open Documents Tab Order is
NO LONGER maintained by default,<br>
with the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Open Documents Tab Order NO
LONGER matching the needed </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Quick Open List order.</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I have searched
for an option to enable </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">synchronization, but NOT have
found such.<br>
I find myself having to drag the current document of interest tab
to the left, the following is typical with 30+ </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">documents</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> open:<br>
Drag </font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current
document of interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left edge of screen;<br>
Scroll tabs to right until </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of interest
tab is at right </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Drag </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of
interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
Scroll tabs to right until </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of interest
tab is at right </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Drag </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of
interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
Scroll tabs to right until </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of interest
tab is at right </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Drag </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of
interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
Scroll tabs to right until </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of interest
tab is at right </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Drag </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of
interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">;<br>
Scroll tabs to right until </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of interest
tab is at right </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">edge of screen</font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"></font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">.<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Drag </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">current document of
interest tab </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">to left edge of tabs BAR;</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Executing the
above for 6 </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">documents is error prone and
arduous at best.<br>
<br>
Have I missed something?<br>
When can the synchronization be restored as an option? (I am sure
there was a good reason to decouple)<br>
</font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
Using Ubuntu 22.04, upgraded from 20.04.<br>
Temporary solution to downgrade from </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">21.12.3 to </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">19.12.3?<br>
How to downgrade (tried but </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">19.12.3 is NOT in the
repository)?<br>
<br>
Please advise.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Ronald V. Popowich<br>
<br>
P.S. </font><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I
do find the </font><font size="4"
face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">21.12.3 </font><font
size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">simplification of
dragging the document tabs left and right and excellent
improvement.</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br>
</font>
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<br>
"Time just flies no matter what you do."<br>
Paul Brandt<br>
<br>
"I want to make a difference, with people who want to make a
difference, doing something that makes a difference."<br>
John C. Maxwell<br>
<br>
"Nothing is as hard as it looks; everything is more rewarding
than you expect; and if anything can go right, it will, and at
the best possible moment."<br>
Maxwell's Law<br>
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