diff --git a/sources/news/20221101.4 ⭐️⭐️ Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features.md b/sources/news/20221101.4 ⭐️⭐️ Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cc4268394e --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20221101.4 ⭐️⭐️ Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features.md @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +[#]: subject: "Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/kate-editor-22-12-features/" +[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features +====== + +KDE's feature-packed text editor is getting better and more useful! + +![Kate Editor is Getting Four New Awesome Features][1] + +[Kate Editor][2] is a constantly evolving and powerful open-source text editor that acts as a viable alternative to Microsoft's proprietary Visual Studio Code application. + +It is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. + +The code editor received a significant upgrade in 2021 potentially making it KDE's answer to Microsoft's offering. + +With the upcoming Kate and KWrite 22.12 release, they aim to add a number of much-needed features. + +Let's take a brief look at what we can expect from Kate. + +### 🆕 Kate Editor: New Feature Additions + +If you have been reading [Nate's blog][3] for KDE improvements, you probably know all about the upgrades coming to KDE Plasma and the applications. + +However, some exciting additions are coming to Kate 22.12 that I wanted to highlight: + +- **Support for Qt Widgets** +- **Updated Welcome Page** +- **Git Diff Viewer** +- **Configuration Tab** +- **Clipboard History** + +#### Welcome Page + +![kate 22.12 welcome page][4] + +Image Credits: KDE + +Like many other [KDE apps][5], Kate will now show a welcome page that will greet users with a welcome screen and include options like creating or opening a file, starting a new session, viewing recent documents, and more. + +For users who might not like this, an option will be provided on the welcome page to disable this behavior for a new window. + +#### Git Diff Viewer + +![kate 22.12 git diff support][6] + +Image Credits: KDE + +Kate will finally get support for viewing git-diff; users will be able to compare their code to check for differences and find those pesky bugs that are causing their application not to run correctly. + +Users will also be able to choose from a variety of views, such as unified, side-by-side, and raw. + +#### New Clipboard History Paste Dialog + +![kate 22.12 clipboard history][7] + +Image Credits: KDE + +A new dialog has been added to Kate, showing users a list of previous clipboard content while pasting. + +This can be helpful if you are juggling between multiple lines of code and don't want to lose track of the essential bits. + +#### Configuration Tab + +![kate 22.12 configuration tab][8] + +Image Credits: KDE + +Kate will also feature a configuration tab that lets users change significant settings and a search bar to quickly find specific settings. + +#### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements + +Some other notable improvements to be featured on Kate 22.12 are: + +- **Optimized Status Bar** +- **Improvements to the Build Plugin** +- **Moveable Sidebar Buttons** +- **Improvements to Window Handling** + +Kate is shaping to be a suitable alternative to Microsoft's [Visual Studio Code][9] and has come a long way since its major revamp in 2021. + +In Kate's [official blog post][10], you can learn more about these changes and watch them in action. + +💬 Are you looking forward to the release of Kate 22.12? Or do you prefer VS Code? + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/kate-editor-22-12-features/ + +作者:[Sourav Rudra][a] +选题:[lkxed][b] +译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w1200/2022/11/kate-4-new-features.jpg +[2]: https://kate-editor.org/ +[3]: https://pointieststick.com +[4]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/Kate_22.12_Welcome.png +[5]: https://apps.kde.org/ +[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/Kate_22.12_GitDiff-1.png +[7]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/Kate_22.12_Clipboard_Hist-1.png +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/11/Kate_22.12_Config-1.png +[9]: https://code.visualstudio.com/ +[10]: https://kate-editor.org/post/2022/2022-10-31-treats-for-kate/