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List:       kwrite-devel
Subject:    Re: Word Count for Kate
From:       Michal Humpula <michal.humpula () hudrydum ! cz>
Date:       2015-10-20 6:54:31
Message-ID: 10733552.KhUE75kIrl () amonsul
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Hi Alan,

the version of kate for KF5 frameworks already has a (rather primitive) word 
count. Are you using older version for KDE 4, or are you interested solely 
about plugable custom word counter?

Cheers
Michal

On Monday 19 of October 2015 13:44:58 Alan Whiteman wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It seems that Kate has evolved into a superb multi-purpose editor aimed
> at developers. Because it is bundled by default with most distros, it
> would follow that it is also used quite widely by mere mortals for
> various wordsmith purposes. The developers have done quite an excellent
> job to cater to this segment of their user base as evidenced by the many
> excellent features, such as the Spell Check.
> 
> Nevertheless, it seems that a glaring omission is sorely missed: A
> simple word count script.
> 
> I've googled severly for a way to integrate a home-brewed solution with
> a script. But the current implementation of Kate does not have the
> needed 'External Tools' plugin. So I looked into Pate Python- Way over
> my head, unfortunately.
> 
> While it is, of course, not a priority right now. It would have been
> nice if a word-count feature had made it sooner to round up an excellent
> feature set.

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