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Chapter 7. Menu Entries

The File Menu

File->New (Ctrl+N)

This command starts a new document in the editing window. In the Filelist on the left the new file is named Untitled.

File->Open (Ctrl+O)

This command does not open a file. It launches KDE's open file dialog box which waits for you to select the files you want to open.

The open file dialog box works like a simple version of Konqueror. Use your left mouse button to click on a file name to select it. Double-click on a file name to open that file. Once you've selected a file name, you can also press the OK button to open the file.

Tip

Select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl or the Shift key along with the left mouse button. Ctrl+Left click selects one file at a time. Shift+Left click selects a contiguous set of files.

Clicking on a folder name in the file selection window opens that folder and displays its contents. Clicking on a file name shows a thumbnail view of the file in the preview window to the right of the file system window.

Use the buttons and combo box on the toolbar above the file selection window to move through the file system or to adjust the properties of the open file dialog box.

Below the file selection window is the Location combo box. Type the name of the file you want to edit here. If you click the arrow on the right of the drop down box, you can choose from recently used files. Open several files at once by quoting each file name.

Below the Location combo box is the Filter combo box. Enter file masks here to filter the kinds of files shown in the selection window. For example, typing the filter *.txt and pressing Enter will limit the display to files with a .txt extension. The Filter combo contains a list of your most recently used filters.

File->Open Recent

This command allows you to open a file from a submenu that contains a list of recently edited files.

File->Save (Ctrl+S)

This command saves your file. Use it often. If the file is Untitled then Save becomes Save As.

File->Save As

Name and rename files with this command. It launches the save file dialog box. This dialog works just as the open file dialog box does. You can use it to navigate through your file system, preview existing files, or filter your file view with file masks.

Type the name you want to give the file you are saving in the Location combo box and press the OK button.

File->Save All (Ctrl+L)

This command saves all open files.

File->Reload (F5)

Reloads the active file from disk. This command is useful if another program or process has changed the file while you have it open in Kate

File->Open with

This command launches the open with dialog box that allows you to select another application to open the active file. Your file will still be open in Kate.

File->Print (Ctrl+P)

Print the active file.

File->Close (Ctrl+W)

Close the active file with this command. If you have made unsaved changes, you will be prompted to save the file before Kate closes it.

File->Close All

This command closes all the files you have open in Kate.

File->New Window

Opens another instance of Kate. The new instance will be identical to your previous instance.

File->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

This command closes Kate and any files you were editing. If you have made unsaved changes to any of the files you were editing, you will be prompted to save them.

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