On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 12:49 PM, Michal Srb <michal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to ask for hints/recommendations on how to implement a > feature for KTextEditor. > > My ultimate goal is to make a plugin for KDevelop that will show some > additional information in the code itself. For example names of > function arguments at call site. Something like this in intellij: > https://d3nmt5vlzunoa1.cloudfront.net/idea/files/2016/09/Screen-Shot-2016-09-27-at-10.29.15.png > > For this I would need a way to render something in the text, affecting > the layout of the line. It would be nice to be able to place any > general widget or image into the line, but even plain text would be > sufficient. It must behave differently than the "real" text around it, > such that it can not be edited, cursor skips it, copying does not copy > it, etc. > > So far I thought of adding something like `AnnotationViewInterface`, > which would allow to add this kind of immutable text on line+column > position. Then in `KateRenderer` it could take these into > consideration when layouting the line and render it in. It would be > visible in the text, but never become a real part of the text. > > Would you recommend some other approach, or is there perhaps a way to > do it without modifying KTextEditor?
Including kwrite-devel where many kate developers live. :) Looking forward to seeing your feature implemented in KDevelop! :D Aleix
