https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=434570
Bug ID: 434570
Summary: +100 is confusing
Product: kate
Version: 20.12.2
Platform: Archlinux Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: minor
Priority: NOR
Component: application
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: israeld...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
"Quick Open" has a button labeled '+100' which does not make sense. Then you
click it and your document goes away and you are presented with a hard to
comprehend screen. What is quick open supposed to accomplish? How is it
better than a file dialog (which actually shows you what it does).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install Kate
2. Use it
3. Look at the tab bar and think "What does +100 mean... sounds good! Oh crap
did I break it????"
OBSERVED RESULT
It makes novice users feel like they are breaking their programs. I got a
screen with a button saying "Untitled" since I had not saved my document. This
could seem extremely confusing to a new user. What is the purpose of this
random screen that has no functionality built into it?
EXPECTED RESULT
Some sort of "Quick Open" file dialog. Anything that resembles the word "Open"
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: (you should just say Linux kernel) 5.11.2-1-MANJARO
(available in About System) (this is actually called "System Information" now)
KDE Plasma Version:5.21.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I really like this program a whole lot. It is a breathe of fresh air getting
away from the now hideous Gedit. You really made an amazing text editor.
Don't take my criticism the wrong way. Kate absolutely owns the lightweight
full featured text editor. You have everything. The weird rabbit hole +100
button will frighten people away. It really just seems like you are breaking
Kate when you push the button. Please add a "recent files" or a file dialog or
something that makes that have a purpose, or just remove it. You have all the
file stuff on the left side anyway. Do you really need an ambiguous button
that does something that is rather ambiguous?
If this button is actually awesome and it just doesn't show new users what it
is for, please show us, we like your awesome text editor.
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