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  • jwr1@kbin.earth
    4·
    9 months ago

    Thanks for the AUA and all the work on KDE, especially with plasma 6.

    It’s not really a question, more of a request, but is it possible you all could make the kwrite/kate situation less complicated? I don’t mind having options, but from what I understand, you can only have them both installed (or none), not one or the other. Also, if I want Kwrite to be the default editor, I have to go into every supported mime type (file association) and switch the default (instead of just once for all of them).

    My preference would be that there’s only one text editor (to cause less confusion; maybe just have a toggle button to switch between basic and advanced modes), and to make it easier to change file associations for common file types (like text files, video files, music, images, etc.); even if it’s technically a different file format, e.g. .mp4 vs .mkv for videos, I should only have to set the default app once.

    • Pointedstick@lemmy.kde.social
      6·
      9 months ago

      from what I understand, you can only have them both installed (or none), not one or the other

      You can have only one installed, and Fedora KDE ships this way. If your distro doesn’t offer that, it seems like a distro packaging issue.

      make it easier to change file associations for common file types

      That’s in Plasma 6. :)

      • jwr1@kbin.earth
        2·
        9 months ago

        You can have only one installed, and Fedora KDE ships this way. If your distro doesn’t offer that, it seems like a distro packaging issue.

        Thanks for the info; it does look like that’s how my distro packages it.

        make it easier to change file associations for common file types
        That’s in Plasma 6. :)

        That’s awesome to hear! It’s a problem I’ve had for a while, so I’m glad it’s being worked on.

        Anyway, I just want to say I really appreciate all the work y’all have done over the years; I’ve been using plasma for the past 6-7 years, and it’s a desktop environment like no other.