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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NO LONGER maintained by default,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>
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