Kate Features for Programmers

Kate has several features that are useful for writing program code:

  • Line Numbers: Kate can add temporary line numbers to the beginning of each line in a file. Line numbers are useful for programmers when debugging a program. Click View. Select Show Line Numbers.

  • Syntax Highlighting: Kate highlights syntax for many programming languages, from C and C++ to HTML and JavaScript. Click Tools. Select Highlight Mode. By default, Normal mode is checked, which means no syntax highlighting. Select a category from Sources, Markup, Games, Scripts, or Other and select the language you are writing code in.

  • Word Wrap: Word wrap is on by default. You can turn it off by clicking Settings and selecting Configure Kate. Expand Editor ...

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