https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=428110
Bug ID: 428110
Summary: Feature request: allow opening an arbitrary directory
as project
Product: kate
Version: 20.08.1
Platform: Manjaro
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: application
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
The problem
VSCode and pantheon-code (from elementaryOS) both have a feature allowing the
user to open a directory as a project. The problem is the former is a bloated,
slow mess, the latter lacks any useful features beyond that one. Kate on the
other hand has a project plugin, that allows creating projects with a
.kateproject file or a VCS system. This is not exactly user-friendly in my
opinion, because you can't set up arbitrary random directory as a project
easily.
The solution
When the Project plugin is active, add an option right under [File] -> [Open]
which would be something like "Open directory as project", to allow the user to
select a directory and in the selected directory create a .kateproject file
which would contain the following contents:
{
"name": "DIRNAME",
"files": [
{ "directory": ".", "recursive": 1 }
]
}
or something similarly generic.
Also, it would be good to always show ".kateproject" file in the Project's
sidepanel as it is an important part of the project.
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